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The children tried very hard, but they could not pull the beard out, it was caught too fast. “I will run and fetch some one,” said Rose-red. “You senseless goose!” snarled the dwarf; “why should you fetch some one? You are already two too many for me; can you not think of something better?” “Don’t be impatient,” said Snow-white, “I will help you,” and she pulled her scissors out of her pocket, and cut off the end of the beard.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You are already two too many for me; can you not think of something better?””
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “The children tried very hard, but they could not pull the beard out, it was caught too fast.”
in traditional stories, a small humanlike being with magical qualities
From this reading ““You senseless goose!” snarled the dwarf; “why should you fetch some one?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Don’t be impatient,” said Snow-white, “I will help you,” and she pulled her scissors out of her pocket, and cut off the end of the beard.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““I will run and fetch some one,” said Rose-red.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Don’t be impatient,” said Snow-white, “I will help you,” and she pulled her scissors out of her pocket, and cut off the end of the beard.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “You are already two too many for me; can you not think of something better?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You are already two too many for me; can you not think of something better?””
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You are already two too many for me; can you not think of something better?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I will run and fetch some one,” said Rose-red.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are already two too many for me; can you not think of something better?”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Don’t be impatient,” said Snow-white, “I will help you,” and she pulled her scissors out of her pocket, and cut off the end of the beard.
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From this reading The children tried very hard, but they could not pull the beard out, it was caught too fast.
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From this reading You are already two too many for me; can you not think of something better?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The children tried very hard, but they could not pull the beard out, it was caught too fast.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You are already two too many for me; can you not think of something better?”
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From this reading The children tried very hard, but they could not pull the beard out, it was caught too fast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The children tried very hard, but they could not pull the beard out, it was caught too fast.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The children tried very hard, but they could not pull the beard out, it was caught too fast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t be impatient,” said Snow-white, “I will help you,” and she pulled her scissors out of her pocket, and cut off the end of the beard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t be impatient,” said Snow-white, “I will help you,” and she pulled her scissors out of her pocket, and cut off the end of the beard.
in traditional stories, a small humanlike being with magical qualities
From this reading “You senseless goose!” snarled the dwarf; “why should you fetch some one?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t be impatient,” said Snow-white, “I will help you,” and she pulled her scissors out of her pocket, and cut off the end of the beard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The children tried very hard, but they could not pull the beard out, it was caught too fast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I will run and fetch some one,” said Rose-red.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You are already two too many for me; can you not think of something better?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You senseless goose!” snarled the dwarf; “why should you fetch some one?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The children tried very hard, but they could not pull the beard out, it was caught too fast.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Don’t be impatient,” said Snow-white, “I will help you,” and she pulled her scissors out of her pocket, and cut off the end of the beard.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Don’t be impatient,” said Snow-white, “I will help you,” and she pulled her scissors out of her pocket, and cut off the end of the beard.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I will run and fetch some one,” said Rose-red.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t be impatient,” said Snow-white, “I will help you,” and she pulled her scissors out of her pocket, and cut off the end of the beard.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The children tried very hard, but they could not pull the beard out, it was caught too fast.
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From this reading You are already two too many for me; can you not think of something better?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You are already two too many for me; can you not think of something better?”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The children tried very hard, but they could not pull the beard out, it was caught too fast.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You are already two too many for me; can you not think of something better?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t be impatient,” said Snow-white, “I will help you,” and she pulled her scissors out of her pocket, and cut off the end of the beard.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I will run and fetch some one,” said Rose-red.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The children tried very hard, but they could not pull the beard out, it was caught too fast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t be impatient,” said Snow-white, “I will help you,” and she pulled her scissors out of her pocket, and cut off the end of the beard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The children tried very hard, but they could not pull the beard out, it was caught too fast.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Don’t be impatient,” said Snow-white, “I will help you,” and she pulled her scissors out of her pocket, and cut off the end of the beard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I will run and fetch some one,” said Rose-red.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I will run and fetch some one,” said Rose-red.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I will run and fetch some one,” said Rose-red.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t be impatient,” said Snow-white, “I will help you,” and she pulled her scissors out of her pocket, and cut off the end of the beard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You senseless goose!” snarled the dwarf; “why should you fetch some one?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Don’t be impatient,” said Snow-white, “I will help you,” and she pulled her scissors out of her pocket, and cut off the end of the beard.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “You senseless goose!” snarled the dwarf; “why should you fetch some one?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You senseless goose!” snarled the dwarf; “why should you fetch some one?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t be impatient,” said Snow-white, “I will help you,” and she pulled her scissors out of her pocket, and cut off the end of the beard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I will run and fetch some one,” said Rose-red.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading You are already two too many for me; can you not think of something better?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The children tried very hard, but they could not pull the beard out, it was caught too fast.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The children tried very hard, but they could not pull the beard out, it was caught too fast.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You are already two too many for me; can you not think of something better?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The children tried very hard, but they could not pull the beard out, it was caught too fast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The children tried very hard, but they could not pull the beard out, it was caught too fast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You are already two too many for me; can you not think of something better?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The children tried very hard, but they could not pull the beard out, it was caught too fast.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The children tried very hard, but they could not pull the beard out, it was caught too fast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You senseless goose!” snarled the dwarf; “why should you fetch some one?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I will run and fetch some one,” said Rose-red.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You senseless goose!” snarled the dwarf; “why should you fetch some one?
