used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It took Whitefoot a long time to make her believe that he really couldn't live without her.
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading Little Miss Dainty, the most beautiful and wonderful Wood Mouse in all the Great World, according to Whitefoot, was very shy and very timid.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading When all is said and all is done 'Tis only love of two makes one.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When all is said and all is done 'Tis only love of two makes one.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At least, she pretended not to believe it.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Little Miss Dainty, the most beautiful and wonderful Wood Mouse in all the Great World, according to Whitefoot, was very shy and very timid.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading It took Whitefoot a long time to make her believe that he really couldn't live without her.
couldn't
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From this reading It took Whitefoot a long time to make her believe that he really couldn't live without her.
DaintyadjectiveUS /ˈdeɪnti/
delicately beautiful
From this reading Little Miss Dainty, the most beautiful and wonderful Wood Mouse in all the Great World, according to Whitefoot, was very shy and very timid.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading When all is said and all is done 'Tis only love of two makes one.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Little Miss Dainty, the most beautiful and wonderful Wood Mouse in all the Great World, according to Whitefoot, was very shy and very timid.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It took Whitefoot a long time to make her believe that he really couldn't live without her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It took Whitefoot a long time to make her believe that he really couldn't live without her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Little Miss Dainty, the most beautiful and wonderful Wood Mouse in all the Great World, according to Whitefoot, was very shy and very timid.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When all is said and all is done 'Tis only love of two makes one.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It took Whitefoot a long time to make her believe that he really couldn't live without her.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading At least, she pretended not to believe it.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Little Miss Dainty, the most beautiful and wonderful Wood Mouse in all the Great World, according to Whitefoot, was very shy and very timid.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading It took Whitefoot a long time to make her believe that he really couldn't live without her.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It took Whitefoot a long time to make her believe that he really couldn't live without her.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading When all is said and all is done 'Tis only love of two makes one.
engage in
From this reading It took Whitefoot a long time to make her believe that he really couldn't live without her.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading When all is said and all is done 'Tis only love of two makes one.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Little Miss Dainty, the most beautiful and wonderful Wood Mouse in all the Great World, according to Whitefoot, was very shy and very timid.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Little Miss Dainty, the most beautiful and wonderful Wood Mouse in all the Great World, according to Whitefoot, was very shy and very timid.
MousenounUS /maʊs/
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading Little Miss Dainty, the most beautiful and wonderful Wood Mouse in all the Great World, according to Whitefoot, was very shy and very timid.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At least, she pretended not to believe it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When all is said and all is done 'Tis only love of two makes one.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When all is said and all is done 'Tis only love of two makes one.
and nothing more
From this reading When all is said and all is done 'Tis only love of two makes one.
pretendedadjectiveUS /priˈtendɪd/
adopted in order to deceive
From this reading At least, she pretended not to believe it.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading It took Whitefoot a long time to make her believe that he really couldn't live without her.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading When all is said and all is done 'Tis only love of two makes one.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At least, she pretended not to believe it.
shyverbUS /ʃaɪ/
start suddenly, as from fright
From this reading Little Miss Dainty, the most beautiful and wonderful Wood Mouse in all the Great World, according to Whitefoot, was very shy and very timid.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It took Whitefoot a long time to make her believe that he really couldn't live without her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Little Miss Dainty, the most beautiful and wonderful Wood Mouse in all the Great World, according to Whitefoot, was very shy and very timid.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It took Whitefoot a long time to make her believe that he really couldn't live without her.
timidadjectiveUS /ˈtɪmɪd/
showing fear and lack of confidence
From this reading Little Miss Dainty, the most beautiful and wonderful Wood Mouse in all the Great World, according to Whitefoot, was very shy and very timid.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading When all is said and all is done 'Tis only love of two makes one.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Little Miss Dainty, the most beautiful and wonderful Wood Mouse in all the Great World, according to Whitefoot, was very shy and very timid.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading It took Whitefoot a long time to make her believe that he really couldn't live without her.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading When all is said and all is done 'Tis only love of two makes one.
precisely as stated
From this reading Little Miss Dainty, the most beautiful and wonderful Wood Mouse in all the Great World, according to Whitefoot, was very shy and very timid.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Little Miss Dainty, the most beautiful and wonderful Wood Mouse in all the Great World, according to Whitefoot, was very shy and very timid.
at the time that
From this reading When all is said and all is done 'Tis only love of two makes one.
Whitefoot
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From this reading --Whitefoot.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It took Whitefoot a long time to make her believe that he really couldn't live without her.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading Little Miss Dainty, the most beautiful and wonderful Wood Mouse in all the Great World, according to Whitefoot, was very shy and very timid.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading Little Miss Dainty, the most beautiful and wonderful Wood Mouse in all the Great World, according to Whitefoot, was very shy and very timid.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Little Miss Dainty, the most beautiful and wonderful Wood Mouse in all the Great World, according to Whitefoot, was very shy and very timid.
