used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading What people are those in the cart?' demanded Yellow-cap, rising in his stirrups to get a better view.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading 'It is quite a mistake their coming here; they should have been taken to another theatre.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What people are those in the cart?' demanded Yellow-cap, rising in his stirrups to get a better view.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading 'It is quite a mistake their coming here; they should have been taken to another theatre.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading What people are those in the cart?' demanded Yellow-cap, rising in his stirrups to get a better view.
cartnounUS /kɑːrt/
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading What people are those in the cart?' demanded Yellow-cap, rising in his stirrups to get a better view.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading 'It is quite a mistake their coming here; they should have been taken to another theatre.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading What people are those in the cart?' demanded Yellow-cap, rising in his stirrups to get a better view.
DoggerelnounUS /ˈdɑːɡərəl/
a comic verse of irregular measure
From this reading 'Please your Majesty they are prisoners of State,' said the Home Doggerel, who had turned rather pale.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading What people are those in the cart?' demanded Yellow-cap, rising in his stirrups to get a better view.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading THE GRAND TRANSFORMATION SCENE.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 'Please your Majesty they are prisoners of State,' said the Home Doggerel, who had turned rather pale.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'It is quite a mistake their coming here; they should have been taken to another theatre.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading 'It is quite a mistake their coming here; they should have been taken to another theatre.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading What people are those in the cart?' demanded Yellow-cap, rising in his stirrups to get a better view.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading 'Please your Majesty they are prisoners of State,' said the Home Doggerel, who had turned rather pale.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What people are those in the cart?' demanded Yellow-cap, rising in his stirrups to get a better view.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'What is that?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'It is quite a mistake their coming here; they should have been taken to another theatre.
impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading 'Please your Majesty they are prisoners of State,' said the Home Doggerel, who had turned rather pale.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading 'It is quite a mistake their coming here; they should have been taken to another theatre.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Please your Majesty they are prisoners of State,' said the Home Doggerel, who had turned rather pale.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading 'Please your Majesty they are prisoners of State,' said the Home Doggerel, who had turned rather pale.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading What people are those in the cart?' demanded Yellow-cap, rising in his stirrups to get a better view.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading 'Please your Majesty they are prisoners of State,' said the Home Doggerel, who had turned rather pale.
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading 'Please your Majesty they are prisoners of State,' said the Home Doggerel, who had turned rather pale.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading 'It is quite a mistake their coming here; they should have been taken to another theatre.
on the contrary
From this reading 'Please your Majesty they are prisoners of State,' said the Home Doggerel, who had turned rather pale.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading What people are those in the cart?' demanded Yellow-cap, rising in his stirrups to get a better view.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'Please your Majesty they are prisoners of State,' said the Home Doggerel, who had turned rather pale.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading THE GRAND TRANSFORMATION SCENE.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading 'It is quite a mistake their coming here; they should have been taken to another theatre.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading 'Please your Majesty they are prisoners of State,' said the Home Doggerel, who had turned rather pale.
stirrupsnounUS /ˈstɜːrəps/
plural of “stirrup” — support consisting of metal loops into which rider's feet go
From this reading What people are those in the cart?' demanded Yellow-cap, rising in his stirrups to get a better view.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading 'It is quite a mistake their coming here; they should have been taken to another theatre.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'What is that?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GRAND TRANSFORMATION SCENE.
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading 'It is quite a mistake their coming here; they should have been taken to another theatre.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading 'It is quite a mistake their coming here; they should have been taken to another theatre.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Please your Majesty they are prisoners of State,' said the Home Doggerel, who had turned rather pale.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading What people are those in the cart?' demanded Yellow-cap, rising in his stirrups to get a better view.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What people are those in the cart?' demanded Yellow-cap, rising in his stirrups to get a better view.
TRANSFORMATIONnounUS /ˌtrænsfərˈmeɪʃən/
a qualitative change
From this reading THE GRAND TRANSFORMATION SCENE.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading 'Please your Majesty they are prisoners of State,' said the Home Doggerel, who had turned rather pale.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading What people are those in the cart?' demanded Yellow-cap, rising in his stirrups to get a better view.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'What is that?
which person or people
From this reading 'Please your Majesty they are prisoners of State,' said the Home Doggerel, who had turned rather pale.
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From this reading What people are those in the cart?' demanded Yellow-cap, rising in his stirrups to get a better view.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Please your Majesty they are prisoners of State,' said the Home Doggerel, who had turned rather pale.
