used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Once upon a time, in a great house standing at the corner of Bond Street and Broadway, New York city, there lived a little girl.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She was named Julia, after her lovely young mother; but as she grew she showed no resemblance to that mother, with her great dark eyes and wealth of black ringlets.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Once upon a time, in a great house standing at the corner of Bond Street and Broadway, New York city, there lived a little girl.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was named Julia, after her lovely young mother; but as she grew she showed no resemblance to that mother, with her great dark eyes and wealth of black ringlets.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Once upon a time, in a great house standing at the corner of Bond Street and Broadway, New York city, there lived a little girl.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading She was named Julia, after her lovely young mother; but as she grew she showed no resemblance to that mother, with her great dark eyes and wealth of black ringlets.
BondnounUS /bɑːnd/
an electrical force linking atoms
From this reading Once upon a time, in a great house standing at the corner of Bond Street and Broadway, New York city, there lived a little girl.
BroadwaynounUS /ˈbrɔːdweɪ/
a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading Once upon a time, in a great house standing at the corner of Bond Street and Broadway, New York city, there lived a little girl.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was named Julia, after her lovely young mother; but as she grew she showed no resemblance to that mother, with her great dark eyes and wealth of black ringlets.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Once upon a time, in a great house standing at the corner of Bond Street and Broadway, New York city, there lived a little girl.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading Once upon a time, in a great house standing at the corner of Bond Street and Broadway, New York city, there lived a little girl.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading She was named Julia, after her lovely young mother; but as she grew she showed no resemblance to that mother, with her great dark eyes and wealth of black ringlets.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading This little girl had red hair, and that was a dreadful thing in those days.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading This little girl had red hair, and that was a dreadful thing in those days.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She was named Julia, after her lovely young mother; but as she grew she showed no resemblance to that mother, with her great dark eyes and wealth of black ringlets.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Very fine, soft hair it was, thick and wavy, but--it was red.
a young female
From this reading Once upon a time, in a great house standing at the corner of Bond Street and Broadway, New York city, there lived a little girl.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Once upon a time, in a great house standing at the corner of Bond Street and Broadway, New York city, there lived a little girl.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading She was named Julia, after her lovely young mother; but as she grew she showed no resemblance to that mother, with her great dark eyes and wealth of black ringlets.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This little girl had red hair, and that was a dreadful thing in those days.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading This little girl had red hair, and that was a dreadful thing in those days.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was named Julia, after her lovely young mother; but as she grew she showed no resemblance to that mother, with her great dark eyes and wealth of black ringlets.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Once upon a time, in a great house standing at the corner of Bond Street and Broadway, New York city, there lived a little girl.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Once upon a time, in a great house standing at the corner of Bond Street and Broadway, New York city, there lived a little girl.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Very fine, soft hair it was, thick and wavy, but--it was red.
JULIA
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JULIA WARD.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Once upon a time, in a great house standing at the corner of Bond Street and Broadway, New York city, there lived a little girl.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Once upon a time, in a great house standing at the corner of Bond Street and Broadway, New York city, there lived a little girl.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading She was named Julia, after her lovely young mother; but as she grew she showed no resemblance to that mother, with her great dark eyes and wealth of black ringlets.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading She was named Julia, after her lovely young mother; but as she grew she showed no resemblance to that mother, with her great dark eyes and wealth of black ringlets.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading She was named Julia, after her lovely young mother; but as she grew she showed no resemblance to that mother, with her great dark eyes and wealth of black ringlets.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Once upon a time, in a great house standing at the corner of Bond Street and Broadway, New York city, there lived a little girl.
not any; not one
From this reading She was named Julia, after her lovely young mother; but as she grew she showed no resemblance to that mother, with her great dark eyes and wealth of black ringlets.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Once upon a time, in a great house standing at the corner of Bond Street and Broadway, New York city, there lived a little girl.
on one occasion
From this reading Once upon a time, in a great house standing at the corner of Bond Street and Broadway, New York city, there lived a little girl.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading This little girl had red hair, and that was a dreadful thing in those days.
resemblancenounUS /rɪˈzembləns/
similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
From this reading She was named Julia, after her lovely young mother; but as she grew she showed no resemblance to that mother, with her great dark eyes and wealth of black ringlets.
ringlets
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was named Julia, after her lovely young mother; but as she grew she showed no resemblance to that mother, with her great dark eyes and wealth of black ringlets.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was named Julia, after her lovely young mother; but as she grew she showed no resemblance to that mother, with her great dark eyes and wealth of black ringlets.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading She was named Julia, after her lovely young mother; but as she grew she showed no resemblance to that mother, with her great dark eyes and wealth of black ringlets.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading Very fine, soft hair it was, thick and wavy, but--it was red.
having a supporting base
From this reading Once upon a time, in a great house standing at the corner of Bond Street and Broadway, New York city, there lived a little girl.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Once upon a time, in a great house standing at the corner of Bond Street and Broadway, New York city, there lived a little girl.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was named Julia, after her lovely young mother; but as she grew she showed no resemblance to that mother, with her great dark eyes and wealth of black ringlets.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Once upon a time, in a great house standing at the corner of Bond Street and Broadway, New York city, there lived a little girl.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Once upon a time, in a great house standing at the corner of Bond Street and Broadway, New York city, there lived a little girl.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading Very fine, soft hair it was, thick and wavy, but--it was red.
a special situation
From this reading This little girl had red hair, and that was a dreadful thing in those days.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This little girl had red hair, and that was a dreadful thing in those days.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading This little girl had red hair, and that was a dreadful thing in those days.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Once upon a time, in a great house standing at the corner of Bond Street and Broadway, New York city, there lived a little girl.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was named Julia, after her lovely young mother; but as she grew she showed no resemblance to that mother, with her great dark eyes and wealth of black ringlets.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Once upon a time, in a great house standing at the corner of Bond Street and Broadway, New York city, there lived a little girl.
precisely as stated
From this reading Very fine, soft hair it was, thick and wavy, but--it was red.
WARDnounUS /wɔːrd/
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading JULIA WARD.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was named Julia, after her lovely young mother; but as she grew she showed no resemblance to that mother, with her great dark eyes and wealth of black ringlets.
wavyadjectiveUS /ˈweɪvi/
(of hair) having waves
From this reading Very fine, soft hair it was, thick and wavy, but--it was red.
the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money
From this reading She was named Julia, after her lovely young mother; but as she grew she showed no resemblance to that mother, with her great dark eyes and wealth of black ringlets.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was named Julia, after her lovely young mother; but as she grew she showed no resemblance to that mother, with her great dark eyes and wealth of black ringlets.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading Once upon a time, in a great house standing at the corner of Bond Street and Broadway, New York city, there lived a little girl.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading She was named Julia, after her lovely young mother; but as she grew she showed no resemblance to that mother, with her great dark eyes and wealth of black ringlets.
