Chapter V

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading ‘Come with me, and I shall ask mother to give you some bread-and-butter and a glass of milk,’ said Little Lasse.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading ‘Shall we land here?’ asked the dream-boy, and he blinked his blue eyes roguishly.

make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading ‘Come with me, and I shall ask mother to give you some bread-and-butter and a glass of milk,’ said Little Lasse.

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading ‘Shall we land here?’ asked the dream-boy, and he blinked his blue eyes roguishly.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading ‘Perhaps we should sail back to Polynesia now?’ said the happy dream-boy.

strike against forcefully

From this reading And now Little Lasse saw that the kitchen door was open, and from within there was heard a low, pleasant frizzling, like that which is heard when one whisks yellow batter with a wooden ladle into a hot frying-pan.

past form of “blink” — briefly shut the eyes

From this reading ‘Shall we land here?’ asked the dream-boy, and he blinked his blue eyes roguishly.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading ‘Shall we land here?’ asked the dream-boy, and he blinked his blue eyes roguishly.

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From this reading ‘Come with me, and I shall ask mother to give you some bread-and-butter and a glass of milk,’ said Little Lasse.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading ‘Come with me, and I shall ask mother to give you some bread-and-butter and a glass of milk,’ said Little Lasse.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading And now Little Lasse saw that the kitchen door was open, and from within there was heard a low, pleasant frizzling, like that which is heard when one whisks yellow batter with a wooden ladle into a hot frying-pan.

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From this reading ‘Shall we land here?’ asked the dream-boy, and he blinked his blue eyes roguishly.

opinion or judgment

From this reading ‘Shall we land here?’ asked the dream-boy, and he blinked his blue eyes roguishly.

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From this reading And now Little Lasse saw that the kitchen door was open, and from within there was heard a low, pleasant frizzling, like that which is heard when one whisks yellow batter with a wooden ladle into a hot frying-pan.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading And now Little Lasse saw that the kitchen door was open, and from within there was heard a low, pleasant frizzling, like that which is heard when one whisks yellow batter with a wooden ladle into a hot frying-pan.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading And now Little Lasse saw that the kitchen door was open, and from within there was heard a low, pleasant frizzling, like that which is heard when one whisks yellow batter with a wooden ladle into a hot frying-pan.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading ‘Come with me, and I shall ask mother to give you some bread-and-butter and a glass of milk,’ said Little Lasse.

a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure

From this reading ‘Come with me, and I shall ask mother to give you some bread-and-butter and a glass of milk,’ said Little Lasse.

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading ‘Perhaps we should sail back to Polynesia now?’ said the happy dream-boy.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading ‘Shall we land here?’ asked the dream-boy, and he blinked his blue eyes roguishly.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading And now Little Lasse saw that the kitchen door was open, and from within there was heard a low, pleasant frizzling, like that which is heard when one whisks yellow batter with a wooden ladle into a hot frying-pan.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading ‘Shall we land here?’ asked the dream-boy, and he blinked his blue eyes roguishly.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading ‘Shall we land here?’ asked the dream-boy, and he blinked his blue eyes roguishly.

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading And now Little Lasse saw that the kitchen door was open, and from within there was heard a low, pleasant frizzling, like that which is heard when one whisks yellow batter with a wooden ladle into a hot frying-pan.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading ‘Come with me, and I shall ask mother to give you some bread-and-butter and a glass of milk,’ said Little Lasse.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading And now Little Lasse saw that the kitchen door was open, and from within there was heard a low, pleasant frizzling, like that which is heard when one whisks yellow batter with a wooden ladle into a hot frying-pan.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading And now Little Lasse saw that the kitchen door was open, and from within there was heard a low, pleasant frizzling, like that which is heard when one whisks yellow batter with a wooden ladle into a hot frying-pan.

a room equipped for preparing meals

From this reading And now Little Lasse saw that the kitchen door was open, and from within there was heard a low, pleasant frizzling, like that which is heard when one whisks yellow batter with a wooden ladle into a hot frying-pan.

put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle

From this reading And now Little Lasse saw that the kitchen door was open, and from within there was heard a low, pleasant frizzling, like that which is heard when one whisks yellow batter with a wooden ladle into a hot frying-pan.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading ‘Shall we land here?’ asked the dream-boy, and he blinked his blue eyes roguishly.

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From this reading ‘Come with me, and I shall ask mother to give you some bread-and-butter and a glass of milk,’ said Little Lasse.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading And now Little Lasse saw that the kitchen door was open, and from within there was heard a low, pleasant frizzling, like that which is heard when one whisks yellow batter with a wooden ladle into a hot frying-pan.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading ‘Come with me, and I shall ask mother to give you some bread-and-butter and a glass of milk,’ said Little Lasse.

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading And now Little Lasse saw that the kitchen door was open, and from within there was heard a low, pleasant frizzling, like that which is heard when one whisks yellow batter with a wooden ladle into a hot frying-pan.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading ‘Come with me, and I shall ask mother to give you some bread-and-butter and a glass of milk,’ said Little Lasse.

a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings

From this reading ‘Come with me, and I shall ask mother to give you some bread-and-butter and a glass of milk,’ said Little Lasse.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading ‘Come with me, and I shall ask mother to give you some bread-and-butter and a glass of milk,’ said Little Lasse.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading And now Little Lasse saw that the kitchen door was open, and from within there was heard a low, pleasant frizzling, like that which is heard when one whisks yellow batter with a wooden ladle into a hot frying-pan.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading ‘Come with me, and I shall ask mother to give you some bread-and-butter and a glass of milk,’ said Little Lasse.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading And now Little Lasse saw that the kitchen door was open, and from within there was heard a low, pleasant frizzling, like that which is heard when one whisks yellow batter with a wooden ladle into a hot frying-pan.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading And now Little Lasse saw that the kitchen door was open, and from within there was heard a low, pleasant frizzling, like that which is heard when one whisks yellow batter with a wooden ladle into a hot frying-pan.

by chance

From this reading ‘Perhaps we should sail back to Polynesia now?’ said the happy dream-boy.

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

From this reading And now Little Lasse saw that the kitchen door was open, and from within there was heard a low, pleasant frizzling, like that which is heard when one whisks yellow batter with a wooden ladle into a hot frying-pan.

the islands in the eastern part of Oceania

From this reading ‘Perhaps we should sail back to Polynesia now?’ said the happy dream-boy.

like a dishonest rogue

From this reading ‘Shall we land here?’ asked the dream-boy, and he blinked his blue eyes roguishly.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading ‘Come with me, and I shall ask mother to give you some bread-and-butter and a glass of milk,’ said Little Lasse.

traverse or travel on (a body of water)

From this reading ‘Perhaps we should sail back to Polynesia now?’ said the happy dream-boy.

cut with a saw

From this reading And now Little Lasse saw that the kitchen door was open, and from within there was heard a low, pleasant frizzling, like that which is heard when one whisks yellow batter with a wooden ladle into a hot frying-pan.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading ‘Shall we land here?’ asked the dream-boy, and he blinked his blue eyes roguishly.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading ‘Perhaps we should sail back to Polynesia now?’ said the happy dream-boy.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading ‘Come with me, and I shall ask mother to give you some bread-and-butter and a glass of milk,’ said Little Lasse.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading And now Little Lasse saw that the kitchen door was open, and from within there was heard a low, pleasant frizzling, like that which is heard when one whisks yellow batter with a wooden ladle into a hot frying-pan.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading ‘Shall we land here?’ asked the dream-boy, and he blinked his blue eyes roguishly.

in or at that place or location

From this reading And now Little Lasse saw that the kitchen door was open, and from within there was heard a low, pleasant frizzling, like that which is heard when one whisks yellow batter with a wooden ladle into a hot frying-pan.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading ‘Come with me, and I shall ask mother to give you some bread-and-butter and a glass of milk,’ said Little Lasse.

stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading ‘Wait a little,’ said the dream-boy.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading And now Little Lasse saw that the kitchen door was open, and from within there was heard a low, pleasant frizzling, like that which is heard when one whisks yellow batter with a wooden ladle into a hot frying-pan.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading ‘Shall we land here?’ asked the dream-boy, and he blinked his blue eyes roguishly.

at the time that

From this reading And now Little Lasse saw that the kitchen door was open, and from within there was heard a low, pleasant frizzling, like that which is heard when one whisks yellow batter with a wooden ladle into a hot frying-pan.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading And now Little Lasse saw that the kitchen door was open, and from within there was heard a low, pleasant frizzling, like that which is heard when one whisks yellow batter with a wooden ladle into a hot frying-pan.

plural of “whisk” — a mixer incorporating a coil of wires; used for whipping eggs or cream

From this reading And now Little Lasse saw that the kitchen door was open, and from within there was heard a low, pleasant frizzling, like that which is heard when one whisks yellow batter with a wooden ladle into a hot frying-pan.

in the company of; together with

From this reading ‘Come with me, and I shall ask mother to give you some bread-and-butter and a glass of milk,’ said Little Lasse.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading And now Little Lasse saw that the kitchen door was open, and from within there was heard a low, pleasant frizzling, like that which is heard when one whisks yellow batter with a wooden ladle into a hot frying-pan.

made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood

From this reading And now Little Lasse saw that the kitchen door was open, and from within there was heard a low, pleasant frizzling, like that which is heard when one whisks yellow batter with a wooden ladle into a hot frying-pan.

of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk

From this reading And now Little Lasse saw that the kitchen door was open, and from within there was heard a low, pleasant frizzling, like that which is heard when one whisks yellow batter with a wooden ladle into a hot frying-pan.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading ‘Come with me, and I shall ask mother to give you some bread-and-butter and a glass of milk,’ said Little Lasse.