used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then a fat toad called out:
(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 she entered they all bid her welcome, and made her sit down.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then she took heart and knocked.
propose a payment
From this reading When she entered they all bid her welcome, and made her sit down.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Then a fat toad called out:
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And a little toad came forward and let her in.
crooknounUS /krʊk/
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
From this reading ‘Little green toad with leg like crook, Open wide the door, and look Who it was the latch that shook.’
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading ‘Little green toad with leg like crook, Open wide the door, and look Who it was the latch that shook.’
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading When she entered they all bid her welcome, and made her sit down.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading When she entered they all bid her welcome, and made her sit down.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading Then a fat toad called out:
at or to or toward the front
From this reading And a little toad came forward and let her in.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading ‘Little green toad with leg like crook, Open wide the door, and look Who it was the latch that shook.’
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Then she took heart and knocked.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And a little toad came forward and let her in.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And a little toad came forward and let her in.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘Little green toad with leg like crook, Open wide the door, and look Who it was the latch that shook.’
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading Then she took heart and knocked.
latchverbUS /lætʃ/
fasten with a latch
From this reading ‘Little green toad with leg like crook, Open wide the door, and look Who it was the latch that shook.’
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading ‘Little green toad with leg like crook, Open wide the door, and look Who it was the latch that shook.’
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading And a little toad came forward and let her in.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading ‘Little green toad with leg like crook, Open wide the door, and look Who it was the latch that shook.’
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading ‘Little green toad with leg like crook, Open wide the door, and look Who it was the latch that shook.’
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading ‘Little green toad with leg like crook, Open wide the door, and look Who it was the latch that shook.’
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading When she entered they all bid her welcome, and made her sit down.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading ‘Little green toad with leg like crook, Open wide the door, and look Who it was the latch that shook.’
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Then a fat toad called out:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she took heart and knocked.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading ‘Little green toad with leg like crook, Open wide the door, and look Who it was the latch that shook.’
be seated
From this reading When she entered they all bid her welcome, and made her sit down.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘Little green toad with leg like crook, Open wide the door, and look Who it was the latch that shook.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘Little green toad with leg like crook, Open wide the door, and look Who it was the latch that shook.’
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she took heart and knocked.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she entered they all bid her welcome, and made her sit down.
toadnounUS /toʊd/
any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
From this reading Then a fat toad called out:
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Then she took heart and knocked.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Little green toad with leg like crook, Open wide the door, and look Who it was the latch that shook.’
accept gladly
From this reading When she entered they all bid her welcome, and made her sit down.
at the time that
From this reading When she entered they all bid her welcome, and made her sit down.
which person or people
From this reading ‘Little green toad with leg like crook, Open wide the door, and look Who it was the latch that shook.’
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading ‘Little green toad with leg like crook, Open wide the door, and look Who it was the latch that shook.’
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘Little green toad with leg like crook, Open wide the door, and look Who it was the latch that shook.’
