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From this reading TALE 30 The Green Fairy with the Long Train Some fairies are Brownies and some are Greenies, and of all that really and truly dance in the moonlight right here in America, Luna Greenie seems the most wonderful; and this is her history:
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 there was a seed pearl that dropped from the robe of a green fairy.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It stuck on the leaf of a butternut tree till one warm day Mother Carey, who knows all the wild things and loves them all, touched it with her magic wand, called Hatch-awake, and out of the seed pearl came an extraordinarily ugly little dwarf, crawling about on many legs.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He was just as greedy as he was ugly, and he ate leaf after leaf of the butternut tree, and grew so fat that he burst his skin.
(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 TALE 30 The Green Fairy with the Long Train Some fairies are Brownies and some are Greenies, and of all that really and truly dance in the moonlight right here in America, Luna Greenie seems the most wonderful; and this is her history:
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading TALE 30 The Green Fairy with the Long Train Some fairies are Brownies and some are Greenies, and of all that really and truly dance in the moonlight right here in America, Luna Greenie seems the most wonderful; and this is her history:
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It stuck on the leaf of a butternut tree till one warm day Mother Carey, who knows all the wild things and loves them all, touched it with her magic wand, called Hatch-awake, and out of the seed pearl came an extraordinarily ugly little dwarf, crawling about on many legs.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TALE 30 The Green Fairy with the Long Train Some fairies are Brownies and some are Greenies, and of all that really and truly dance in the moonlight right here in America, Luna Greenie seems the most wonderful; and this is her history:
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading TALE 30 The Green Fairy with the Long Train Some fairies are Brownies and some are Greenies, and of all that really and truly dance in the moonlight right here in America, Luna Greenie seems the most wonderful; and this is her history:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was just as greedy as he was ugly, and he ate leaf after leaf of the butternut tree, and grew so fat that he burst his skin.
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading He was just as greedy as he was ugly, and he ate leaf after leaf of the butternut tree, and grew so fat that he burst his skin.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Then a new skin grew, and he kept on eating and bursting until he was quite big.
BrowniesnounUS /ˈbraʊniz/
plural of “brownie” — a junior Girl Scout
From this reading TALE 30 The Green Fairy with the Long Train Some fairies are Brownies and some are Greenies, and of all that really and truly dance in the moonlight right here in America, Luna Greenie seems the most wonderful; and this is her history:
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading He was just as greedy as he was ugly, and he ate leaf after leaf of the butternut tree, and grew so fat that he burst his skin.
burstingverbUS /ˈbɜːrstɪŋ/
-ing form of “burst” — come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading Then a new skin grew, and he kept on eating and bursting until he was quite big.
butternutnoun
North American walnut tree having light-brown wood and edible nuts; source of a light-brown dye
From this reading It stuck on the leaf of a butternut tree till one warm day Mother Carey, who knows all the wild things and loves them all, touched it with her magic wand, called Hatch-awake, and out of the seed pearl came an extraordinarily ugly little dwarf, crawling about on many legs.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading It stuck on the leaf of a butternut tree till one warm day Mother Carey, who knows all the wild things and loves them all, touched it with her magic wand, called Hatch-awake, and out of the seed pearl came an extraordinarily ugly little dwarf, crawling about on many legs.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It stuck on the leaf of a butternut tree till one warm day Mother Carey, who knows all the wild things and loves them all, touched it with her magic wand, called Hatch-awake, and out of the seed pearl came an extraordinarily ugly little dwarf, crawling about on many legs.
Carey
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From this reading It stuck on the leaf of a butternut tree till one warm day Mother Carey, who knows all the wild things and loves them all, touched it with her magic wand, called Hatch-awake, and out of the seed pearl came an extraordinarily ugly little dwarf, crawling about on many legs.
crawlingnounUS /ˈkrɔːlɪŋ/
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading It stuck on the leaf of a butternut tree till one warm day Mother Carey, who knows all the wild things and loves them all, touched it with her magic wand, called Hatch-awake, and out of the seed pearl came an extraordinarily ugly little dwarf, crawling about on many legs.
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading TALE 30 The Green Fairy with the Long Train Some fairies are Brownies and some are Greenies, and of all that really and truly dance in the moonlight right here in America, Luna Greenie seems the most wonderful; and this is her history:
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It stuck on the leaf of a butternut tree till one warm day Mother Carey, who knows all the wild things and loves them all, touched it with her magic wand, called Hatch-awake, and out of the seed pearl came an extraordinarily ugly little dwarf, crawling about on many legs.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading Once upon a time there was a seed pearl that dropped from the robe of a green fairy.
dwarfnounUS /dwɔːrf/
a person who is markedly small
From this reading It stuck on the leaf of a butternut tree till one warm day Mother Carey, who knows all the wild things and loves them all, touched it with her magic wand, called Hatch-awake, and out of the seed pearl came an extraordinarily ugly little dwarf, crawling about on many legs.
the act of consuming food
From this reading Then a new skin grew, and he kept on eating and bursting until he was quite big.
extraordinarilyadverbUS /ekˌstrɔːrdəˈnerəli/
extremely
From this reading It stuck on the leaf of a butternut tree till one warm day Mother Carey, who knows all the wild things and loves them all, touched it with her magic wand, called Hatch-awake, and out of the seed pearl came an extraordinarily ugly little dwarf, crawling about on many legs.
fairiesnounUS /ˈferiz/
plural of “fairy” — a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading TALE 30 The Green Fairy with the Long Train Some fairies are Brownies and some are Greenies, and of all that really and truly dance in the moonlight right here in America, Luna Greenie seems the most wonderful; and this is her history:
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading TALE 30 The Green Fairy with the Long Train Some fairies are Brownies and some are Greenies, and of all that really and truly dance in the moonlight right here in America, Luna Greenie seems the most wonderful; and this is her history:
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading He was just as greedy as he was ugly, and he ate leaf after leaf of the butternut tree, and grew so fat that he burst his skin.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Once upon a time there was a seed pearl that dropped from the robe of a green fairy.
greedyadjectiveUS /ˈɡriːdi/
immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
From this reading He was just as greedy as he was ugly, and he ate leaf after leaf of the butternut tree, and grew so fat that he burst his skin.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading TALE 30 The Green Fairy with the Long Train Some fairies are Brownies and some are Greenies, and of all that really and truly dance in the moonlight right here in America, Luna Greenie seems the most wonderful; and this is her history:
Greenie
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From this reading TALE 30 The Green Fairy with the Long Train Some fairies are Brownies and some are Greenies, and of all that really and truly dance in the moonlight right here in America, Luna Greenie seems the most wonderful; and this is her history:
Greenies
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From this reading TALE 30 The Green Fairy with the Long Train Some fairies are Brownies and some are Greenies, and of all that really and truly dance in the moonlight right here in America, Luna Greenie seems the most wonderful; and this is her history:
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading He was just as greedy as he was ugly, and he ate leaf after leaf of the butternut tree, and grew so fat that he burst his skin.
Hatch-awake
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From this reading It stuck on the leaf of a butternut tree till one warm day Mother Carey, who knows all the wild things and loves them all, touched it with her magic wand, called Hatch-awake, and out of the seed pearl came an extraordinarily ugly little dwarf, crawling about on many legs.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was just as greedy as he was ugly, and he ate leaf after leaf of the butternut tree, and grew so fat that he burst his skin.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading TALE 30 The Green Fairy with the Long Train Some fairies are Brownies and some are Greenies, and of all that really and truly dance in the moonlight right here in America, Luna Greenie seems the most wonderful; and this is her history:
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading TALE 30 The Green Fairy with the Long Train Some fairies are Brownies and some are Greenies, and of all that really and truly dance in the moonlight right here in America, Luna Greenie seems the most wonderful; and this is her history:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was just as greedy as he was ugly, and he ate leaf after leaf of the butternut tree, and grew so fat that he burst his skin.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading TALE 30 The Green Fairy with the Long Train Some fairies are Brownies and some are Greenies, and of all that really and truly dance in the moonlight right here in America, Luna Greenie seems the most wonderful; and this is her history:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TALE 30 The Green Fairy with the Long Train Some fairies are Brownies and some are Greenies, and of all that really and truly dance in the moonlight right here in America, Luna Greenie seems the most wonderful; and this is her history:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TALE 30 The Green Fairy with the Long Train Some fairies are Brownies and some are Greenies, and of all that really and truly dance in the moonlight right here in America, Luna Greenie seems the most wonderful; and this is her history:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It stuck on the leaf of a butternut tree till one warm day Mother Carey, who knows all the wild things and loves them all, touched it with her magic wand, called Hatch-awake, and out of the seed pearl came an extraordinarily ugly little dwarf, crawling about on many legs.
and nothing more
From this reading He was just as greedy as he was ugly, and he ate leaf after leaf of the butternut tree, and grew so fat that he burst his skin.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading Then a new skin grew, and he kept on eating and bursting until he was quite big.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading It stuck on the leaf of a butternut tree till one warm day Mother Carey, who knows all the wild things and loves them all, touched it with her magic wand, called Hatch-awake, and out of the seed pearl came an extraordinarily ugly little dwarf, crawling about on many legs.
leafnounUS /liːf/
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading It stuck on the leaf of a butternut tree till one warm day Mother Carey, who knows all the wild things and loves them all, touched it with her magic wand, called Hatch-awake, and out of the seed pearl came an extraordinarily ugly little dwarf, crawling about on many legs.
staying power
From this reading It stuck on the leaf of a butternut tree till one warm day Mother Carey, who knows all the wild things and loves them all, touched it with her magic wand, called Hatch-awake, and out of the seed pearl came an extraordinarily ugly little dwarf, crawling about on many legs.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It stuck on the leaf of a butternut tree till one warm day Mother Carey, who knows all the wild things and loves them all, touched it with her magic wand, called Hatch-awake, and out of the seed pearl came an extraordinarily ugly little dwarf, crawling about on many legs.
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 TALE 30 The Green Fairy with the Long Train Some fairies are Brownies and some are Greenies, and of all that really and truly dance in the moonlight right here in America, Luna Greenie seems the most wonderful; and this is her history:
plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading It stuck on the leaf of a butternut tree till one warm day Mother Carey, who knows all the wild things and loves them all, touched it with her magic wand, called Hatch-awake, and out of the seed pearl came an extraordinarily ugly little dwarf, crawling about on many legs.
LunanounUS /ˈluːnə/
(Roman mythology) the goddess of the Moon; counterpart of Greek Selene
From this reading TALE 30 The Green Fairy with the Long Train Some fairies are Brownies and some are Greenies, and of all that really and truly dance in the moonlight right here in America, Luna Greenie seems the most wonderful; and this is her history:
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading It stuck on the leaf of a butternut tree till one warm day Mother Carey, who knows all the wild things and loves them all, touched it with her magic wand, called Hatch-awake, and out of the seed pearl came an extraordinarily ugly little dwarf, crawling about on many legs.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading It stuck on the leaf of a butternut tree till one warm day Mother Carey, who knows all the wild things and loves them all, touched it with her magic wand, called Hatch-awake, and out of the seed pearl came an extraordinarily ugly little dwarf, crawling about on many legs.
the light of the Moon
From this reading TALE 30 The Green Fairy with the Long Train Some fairies are Brownies and some are Greenies, and of all that really and truly dance in the moonlight right here in America, Luna Greenie seems the most wonderful; and this is her history:
used to form the superlative
From this reading TALE 30 The Green Fairy with the Long Train Some fairies are Brownies and some are Greenies, and of all that really and truly dance in the moonlight right here in America, Luna Greenie seems the most wonderful; and this is her history:
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading It stuck on the leaf of a butternut tree till one warm day Mother Carey, who knows all the wild things and loves them all, touched it with her magic wand, called Hatch-awake, and out of the seed pearl came an extraordinarily ugly little dwarf, crawling about on many legs.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Then a new skin grew, and he kept on eating and bursting until he was quite big.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TALE 30 The Green Fairy with the Long Train Some fairies are Brownies and some are Greenies, and of all that really and truly dance in the moonlight right here in America, Luna Greenie seems the most wonderful; and this is her history:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It stuck on the leaf of a butternut tree till one warm day Mother Carey, who knows all the wild things and loves them all, touched it with her magic wand, called Hatch-awake, and out of the seed pearl came an extraordinarily ugly little dwarf, crawling about on many legs.
on one occasion
From this reading Once upon a time there was a seed pearl that dropped from the robe of a green fairy.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It stuck on the leaf of a butternut tree till one warm day Mother Carey, who knows all the wild things and loves them all, touched it with her magic wand, called Hatch-awake, and out of the seed pearl came an extraordinarily ugly little dwarf, crawling about on many legs.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It stuck on the leaf of a butternut tree till one warm day Mother Carey, who knows all the wild things and loves them all, touched it with her magic wand, called Hatch-awake, and out of the seed pearl came an extraordinarily ugly little dwarf, crawling about on many legs.
pearlnounUS /pɜːrl/
a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
From this reading Once upon a time there was a seed pearl that dropped from the robe of a green fairy.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Then a new skin grew, and he kept on eating and bursting until he was quite big.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading TALE 30 The Green Fairy with the Long Train Some fairies are Brownies and some are Greenies, and of all that really and truly dance in the moonlight right here in America, Luna Greenie seems the most wonderful; and this is her history:
precisely, exactly
From this reading TALE 30 The Green Fairy with the Long Train Some fairies are Brownies and some are Greenies, and of all that really and truly dance in the moonlight right here in America, Luna Greenie seems the most wonderful; and this is her history:
robenounUS /roʊb/
any loose flowing garment
From this reading Once upon a time there was a seed pearl that dropped from the robe of a green fairy.
seednounUS /siːd/
a small hard fruit
From this reading Once upon a time there was a seed pearl that dropped from the robe of a green fairy.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading TALE 30 The Green Fairy with the Long Train Some fairies are Brownies and some are Greenies, and of all that really and truly dance in the moonlight right here in America, Luna Greenie seems the most wonderful; and this is her history:
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading He was just as greedy as he was ugly, and he ate leaf after leaf of the butternut tree, and grew so fat that he burst his skin.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was just as greedy as he was ugly, and he ate leaf after leaf of the butternut tree, and grew so fat that he burst his skin.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading TALE 30 The Green Fairy with the Long Train Some fairies are Brownies and some are Greenies, and of all that really and truly dance in the moonlight right here in America, Luna Greenie seems the most wonderful; and this is her history:
caught or fixed
From this reading It stuck on the leaf of a butternut tree till one warm day Mother Carey, who knows all the wild things and loves them all, touched it with her magic wand, called Hatch-awake, and out of the seed pearl came an extraordinarily ugly little dwarf, crawling about on many legs.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading TALE 30 The Green Fairy with the Long Train Some fairies are Brownies and some are Greenies, and of all that really and truly dance in the moonlight right here in America, Luna Greenie seems the most wonderful; and this is her history:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading TALE 30 The Green Fairy with the Long Train Some fairies are Brownies and some are Greenies, and of all that really and truly dance in the moonlight right here in America, Luna Greenie seems the most wonderful; and this is her history:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TALE 30 The Green Fairy with the Long Train Some fairies are Brownies and some are Greenies, and of all that really and truly dance in the moonlight right here in America, Luna Greenie seems the most wonderful; and this is her history:
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It stuck on the leaf of a butternut tree till one warm day Mother Carey, who knows all the wild things and loves them all, touched it with her magic wand, called Hatch-awake, and out of the seed pearl came an extraordinarily ugly little dwarf, crawling about on many legs.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then a new skin grew, and he kept on eating and bursting until he was quite big.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Once upon a time there was a seed pearl that dropped from the robe of a green fairy.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading It stuck on the leaf of a butternut tree till one warm day Mother Carey, who knows all the wild things and loves them all, touched it with her magic wand, called Hatch-awake, and out of the seed pearl came an extraordinarily ugly little dwarf, crawling about on many legs.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading TALE 30 The Green Fairy with the Long Train Some fairies are Brownies and some are Greenies, and of all that really and truly dance in the moonlight right here in America, Luna Greenie seems the most wonderful; and this is her history:
up to a particular time
From this reading It stuck on the leaf of a butternut tree till one warm day Mother Carey, who knows all the wild things and loves them all, touched it with her magic wand, called Hatch-awake, and out of the seed pearl came an extraordinarily ugly little dwarf, crawling about on many legs.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Once upon a time there was a seed pearl that dropped from the robe of a green fairy.
having come into contact
From this reading It stuck on the leaf of a butternut tree till one warm day Mother Carey, who knows all the wild things and loves them all, touched it with her magic wand, called Hatch-awake, and out of the seed pearl came an extraordinarily ugly little dwarf, crawling about on many legs.
create by training and teaching
From this reading TALE 30 The Green Fairy with the Long Train Some fairies are Brownies and some are Greenies, and of all that really and truly dance in the moonlight right here in America, Luna Greenie seems the most wonderful; and this is her history:
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading It stuck on the leaf of a butternut tree till one warm day Mother Carey, who knows all the wild things and loves them all, touched it with her magic wand, called Hatch-awake, and out of the seed pearl came an extraordinarily ugly little dwarf, crawling about on many legs.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading TALE 30 The Green Fairy with the Long Train Some fairies are Brownies and some are Greenies, and of all that really and truly dance in the moonlight right here in America, Luna Greenie seems the most wonderful; and this is her history:
displeasing to the senses
From this reading It stuck on the leaf of a butternut tree till one warm day Mother Carey, who knows all the wild things and loves them all, touched it with her magic wand, called Hatch-awake, and out of the seed pearl came an extraordinarily ugly little dwarf, crawling about on many legs.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Then a new skin grew, and he kept on eating and bursting until he was quite big.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Once upon a time there was a seed pearl that dropped from the robe of a green fairy.
wandnounUS /wɑːnd/
a rod used by a magician or water diviner
From this reading It stuck on the leaf of a butternut tree till one warm day Mother Carey, who knows all the wild things and loves them all, touched it with her magic wand, called Hatch-awake, and out of the seed pearl came an extraordinarily ugly little dwarf, crawling about on many legs.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading It stuck on the leaf of a butternut tree till one warm day Mother Carey, who knows all the wild things and loves them all, touched it with her magic wand, called Hatch-awake, and out of the seed pearl came an extraordinarily ugly little dwarf, crawling about on many legs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Once upon a time there was a seed pearl that dropped from the robe of a green fairy.
which person or people
From this reading It stuck on the leaf of a butternut tree till one warm day Mother Carey, who knows all the wild things and loves them all, touched it with her magic wand, called Hatch-awake, and out of the seed pearl came an extraordinarily ugly little dwarf, crawling about on many legs.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading It stuck on the leaf of a butternut tree till one warm day Mother Carey, who knows all the wild things and loves them all, touched it with her magic wand, called Hatch-awake, and out of the seed pearl came an extraordinarily ugly little dwarf, crawling about on many legs.
in the company of; together with
From this reading TALE 30 The Green Fairy with the Long Train Some fairies are Brownies and some are Greenies, and of all that really and truly dance in the moonlight right here in America, Luna Greenie seems the most wonderful; and this is her history:
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading TALE 30 The Green Fairy with the Long Train Some fairies are Brownies and some are Greenies, and of all that really and truly dance in the moonlight right here in America, Luna Greenie seems the most wonderful; and this is her history:
