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Chapter XIII
“The Fairy Queen wore the costume of the American Beauty Rose, and her wand was one tall, tall rose, very full and big and splendid. “They had dancing and games and all the elves, the brownies and many of the wood creatures had been invited. But one of the funniest things happened you can imagine. Some of the fairies had dressed themselves as honey-suckles. They kept together and danced together so they would look like a vine.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““They had dancing and games and all the elves, the brownies and many of the wood creatures had been invited.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But one of the funniest things happened you can imagine.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They kept together and danced together so they would look like a vine.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““The Fairy Queen wore the costume of the American Beauty Rose, and her wand was one tall, tall rose, very full and big and splendid.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “Some of the fairies had dressed themselves as honey-suckles.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “They kept together and danced together so they would look like a vine.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They kept together and danced together so they would look like a vine.
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From this reading “They had dancing and games and all the elves, the brownies and many of the wood creatures had been invited.
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From this reading “The Fairy Queen wore the costume of the American Beauty Rose, and her wand was one tall, tall rose, very full and big and splendid.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The Fairy Queen wore the costume of the American Beauty Rose, and her wand was one tall, tall rose, very full and big and splendid.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Some of the fairies had dressed themselves as honey-suckles.
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From this reading “The Fairy Queen wore the costume of the American Beauty Rose, and her wand was one tall, tall rose, very full and big and splendid.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “They had dancing and games and all the elves, the brownies and many of the wood creatures had been invited.
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From this reading “The Fairy Queen wore the costume of the American Beauty Rose, and her wand was one tall, tall rose, very full and big and splendid.
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From this reading “They had dancing and games and all the elves, the brownies and many of the wood creatures had been invited.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But one of the funniest things happened you can imagine.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading But one of the funniest things happened you can imagine.
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From this reading “The Fairy Queen wore the costume of the American Beauty Rose, and her wand was one tall, tall rose, very full and big and splendid.
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From this reading “They had dancing and games and all the elves, the brownies and many of the wood creatures had been invited.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They kept together and danced together so they would look like a vine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They had dancing and games and all the elves, the brownies and many of the wood creatures had been invited.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some of the fairies had dressed themselves as honey-suckles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They had dancing and games and all the elves, the brownies and many of the wood creatures had been invited.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some of the fairies had dressed themselves as honey-suckles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The Fairy Queen wore the costume of the American Beauty Rose, and her wand was one tall, tall rose, very full and big and splendid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The Fairy Queen wore the costume of the American Beauty Rose, and her wand was one tall, tall rose, very full and big and splendid.
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From this reading But one of the funniest things happened you can imagine.
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From this reading “They had dancing and games and all the elves, the brownies and many of the wood creatures had been invited.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “They had dancing and games and all the elves, the brownies and many of the wood creatures had been invited.
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From this reading But one of the funniest things happened you can imagine.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “The Fairy Queen wore the costume of the American Beauty Rose, and her wand was one tall, tall rose, very full and big and splendid.
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From this reading Some of the fairies had dressed themselves as honey-suckles.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But one of the funniest things happened you can imagine.
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From this reading “They had dancing and games and all the elves, the brownies and many of the wood creatures had been invited.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They kept together and danced together so they would look like a vine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They kept together and danced together so they would look like a vine.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They kept together and danced together so they would look like a vine.
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From this reading “They had dancing and games and all the elves, the brownies and many of the wood creatures had been invited.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “The Fairy Queen wore the costume of the American Beauty Rose, and her wand was one tall, tall rose, very full and big and splendid.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The Fairy Queen wore the costume of the American Beauty Rose, and her wand was one tall, tall rose, very full and big and splendid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The Fairy Queen wore the costume of the American Beauty Rose, and her wand was one tall, tall rose, very full and big and splendid.
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From this reading “The Fairy Queen wore the costume of the American Beauty Rose, and her wand was one tall, tall rose, very full and big and splendid.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They kept together and danced together so they would look like a vine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some of the fairies had dressed themselves as honey-suckles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The Fairy Queen wore the costume of the American Beauty Rose, and her wand was one tall, tall rose, very full and big and splendid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The Fairy Queen wore the costume of the American Beauty Rose, and her wand was one tall, tall rose, very full and big and splendid.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The Fairy Queen wore the costume of the American Beauty Rose, and her wand was one tall, tall rose, very full and big and splendid.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Some of the fairies had dressed themselves as honey-suckles.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They had dancing and games and all the elves, the brownies and many of the wood creatures had been invited.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But one of the funniest things happened you can imagine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They kept together and danced together so they would look like a vine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The Fairy Queen wore the costume of the American Beauty Rose, and her wand was one tall, tall rose, very full and big and splendid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They kept together and danced together so they would look like a vine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The Fairy Queen wore the costume of the American Beauty Rose, and her wand was one tall, tall rose, very full and big and splendid.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The Fairy Queen wore the costume of the American Beauty Rose, and her wand was one tall, tall rose, very full and big and splendid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They had dancing and games and all the elves, the brownies and many of the wood creatures had been invited.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The Fairy Queen wore the costume of the American Beauty Rose, and her wand was one tall, tall rose, very full and big and splendid.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They kept together and danced together so they would look like a vine.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But one of the funniest things happened you can imagine.
