--- title: D — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 48 description: The 1197 words of the English dictionary under D, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/page/48/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / D # D — The English dictionary · page 48 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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meaning 1:* A dome is a round roof shaped like half of a ball.[↗](../../dome/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A dome is anything shaped like half a ball, such as a rounded hill or the top of a head.[↗](../../dome/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The cathedral has a huge golden dome.[↗](../../dome/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We looked up at the painted ceiling inside the dome.[↗](../../dome/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · An igloo is a dome made of snow blocks.[↗](../../dome/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The tent was shaped like a dome.[↗](../../dome/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A dome is a strong shape because it spreads the weight all round.[↗](../../dome/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The baby's head felt like a soft little dome.[↗](../../dome/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The cake was covered with a clear plastic dome.[↗](../../dome/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · He went in, and there was a round cave, like the dome of St. Paul's.[↗](../../dome/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **domestic** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To do with the home or family (domestic jobs like cooking and cleaning).[↗](../../domestic/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Tame and kept by people, not wild (domestic animals such as cats, dogs and cows).[↗](../../domestic/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Inside one country, not foreign (domestic flights, domestic news).[↗](../../domestic/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (UK informal) A quarrel at home, especially one the police are called to.[↗](../../domestic/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* (old) A servant who works in a house.[↗](../../domestic/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Cats and dogs are domestic animals.[↗](../../domestic/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We took a domestic flight from Sydney to Perth.[↗](../../domestic/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Washing up is a domestic chore.[↗](../../domestic/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Cows were domestic animals long ago.[↗](../../domestic/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The washing machine is a domestic appliance.[↗](../../domestic/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The news covered domestic and world events.[↗](../../domestic/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · (UK informal) The neighbours were having a domestic.[↗](../../domestic/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **domesticated** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A domesticated animal or plant has been tamed and bred by people over many generations to live with them or be useful, like dogs, cows, sheep and wheat.[↗](../../domesticated/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Domesticated is the past of «domesticate»: tamed and bred for human use.[↗](../../domesticated/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (humorous) A domesticated person likes or is good at housework and cooking.[↗](../../domesticated/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Dogs were the first domesticated animals.[↗](../../domesticated/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · People domesticated sheep for wool and meat.[↗](../../domesticated/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Wheat was domesticated thousands of years ago.[↗](../../domesticated/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A cat is domesticated, but a fox is wild.[↗](../../domesticated/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Horses were domesticated on the grasslands of Asia.[↗](../../domesticated/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad's become very domesticated — he even irons now\![↗](../../domesticated/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Domesticated pigs come from wild boar.[↗](../../domesticated/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **domestication** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Domestication is the long process by which people tamed wild animals and plants over many generations, so they live with or are farmed by people.[↗](../../domestication/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The domestication of the dog began thousands of years ago.[↗](../../domestication/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Domestication of wheat helped people settle in villages.[↗](../../domestication/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Horses changed life after their domestication.[↗](../../domestication/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Cats may have chosen domestication themselves, by living near farms.[↗](../../domestication/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Domestication made cows calmer than their wild ancestors.[↗](../../domestication/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") **domesticity** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Domesticity is home life, the everyday work and comfort of looking after a house and family: he enjoyed domesticity after years of travel.[↗](../../domesticity/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She found great joy in domesticity, baking bread for her children.[↗](../../domesticity/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The wizard longed for domesticity, a cosy house and a warm fire.[↗](../../domesticity/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Their domesticity was calm and happy.[↗](../../domesticity/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **dominance** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Dominance is having more power, control or importance than others.[↗](../../dominance/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In sport, dominance means being much better than other teams over a long time.[↗](../../dominance/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (science) In genetics, dominance is when one version of a gene shows instead of another.[↗](../../dominance/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The team showed its dominance by winning every match.[↗](../../dominance/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Wolves show dominance with body language.[↗](../../dominance/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The dominance of the empire lasted for centuries.[↗](../../dominance/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Hand dominance means whether you are left- or right-handed.[↗](../../dominance/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The gene for brown eyes shows dominance over the gene for blue eyes.[↗](../../dominance/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The big dog tried to show dominance over the puppy.[↗](../../dominance/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **dominant** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Dominant means the strongest, most important or most powerful in a group.[↗](../../dominant/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Dominant can mean the most noticeable, the thing you see most, like a dominant colour.[↗](../../dominant/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (science) A dominant gene is one whose feature shows up even if you got it from only one parent.[↗](../../dominant/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (music) The dominant is the fifth note of a scale.[↗](../../dominant/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Lions are the dominant animals on the savannah.[↗](../../dominant/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My dominant hand is my left hand.[↗](../../dominant/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Red is the dominant colour in the painting.[↗](../../dominant/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The dominant wolf eats first.[↗](../../dominant/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Our team was dominant in the second half.[↗](../../dominant/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The gene for brown eyes is usually dominant.[↗](../../dominant/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · English is the dominant language on the internet.[↗](../../dominant/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **dominate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To have power or control over someone or something.[↗](../../dominate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To be the biggest, strongest or most important part of something.[↗](../../dominate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (sport) To play much better than the other team for most of a game.[↗](../../dominate/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To be the tallest or most noticeable thing in a place.[↗](../../dominate/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The castle dominated the little town.[↗](../../dominate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Our team dominated the match but still lost 1–0.[↗](../../dominate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · One loud boy tried to dominate the group.[↗](../../dominate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The story of the flood dominated the news.[↗](../../dominate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Rome dominated much of Europe for centuries.[↗](../../dominate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Bright red dominates the painting.[↗](../../dominate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Lions dominate the African grassland food chain.[↗](../../dominate/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **dominated** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Controlled or ruled by someone more powerful, as in «The country was dominated by its neighbour».[↗](../../dominated/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Was the strongest or best in something, as in «Our team dominated the match».[↗](../../dominated/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Was the biggest or most noticeable thing, as in «The castle dominated the skyline».[↗](../../dominated/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (adjective) Mostly made of or run by one group, as in «a male-dominated job».[↗](../../dominated/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Romans dominated much of Europe.[↗](../../dominated/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Our team dominated the second half.[↗](../../dominated/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The news was dominated by the storm.[↗](../../dominated/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A tall church dominated the little village.[↗](../../dominated/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Engineering used to be a male-dominated job.[↗](../../dominated/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · One loud boy dominated the group discussion.[↗](../../dominated/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Weeds dominated the old garden.[↗](../../dominated/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **domineering** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Domineering describes someone who tries to control other people all the time and tells them what to do without listening.[↗](../../domineering/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* It means bossy in a strong, unpleasant way.[↗](../../domineering/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The domineering captain never let anyone else choose the game.[↗](../../domineering/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Her domineering older cousin decided everything.[↗](../../domineering/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In the story the domineering queen ruled with fear.[↗](../../domineering/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Nobody liked working with the domineering boy.[↗](../../domineering/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He realised he was being domineering and asked what others thought.[↗](../../domineering/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A domineering friend can make you feel small.[↗](../../domineering/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **dominican** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (a name of a country) From or connected with the Dominican Republic, a country in the Caribbean sharing an island with Haiti; also a person from there.[↗](../../dominican/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (a name of a country) From or connected with Dominica, a small different island country in the Caribbean.[↗](../../dominican/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (church) A Dominican is a friar or nun of the Dominican Order, a Catholic religious order started by Saint Dominic in the 1200s.[↗](../../dominican/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Dominican Republic is on the island of Hispaniola.[↗](../../dominican/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Many famous baseball players are Dominican.[↗](../../dominican/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Dominica and the Dominican Republic are two different countries.[↗](../../dominican/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A Dominican friar wears a white habit with a black cloak.[↗](../../dominican/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Our neighbour is Dominican and speaks Spanish at home.[↗](../../dominican/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The Dominicans were founded to preach and teach.[↗](../../dominican/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **dominion** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Power or control over people, land or things: «have dominion over».[↗](../../dominion/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A land or territory ruled by a king or government.[↗](../../dominion/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (history) «Dominion» was the name for some self-governing countries of the British Empire, such as Canada, Australia and New Zealand.[↗](../../dominion/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (Bible) In Genesis, God gives people dominion over the animals, which many Christians understand as a duty to care for creation.[↗](../../dominion/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The king had dominion over all the land.[↗](../../dominion/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · In Genesis, God gives people dominion over the fish, birds and animals.[↗](../../dominion/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Many Christians believe dominion means caring for creation, not harming it.[↗](../../dominion/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Canada was once called a Dominion.[↗](../../dominion/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The emperor's dominions stretched across the sea.[↗](../../dominion/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The dragon held dominion over the mountain.[↗](../../dominion/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · And out of Jacob shall one have dominion, and shall destroy the remnant from the city.[↗](../../dominion/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.24.19, JPS 1917)[↗](../../dominion/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And his brethren said to him: 'Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us?'[↗](../../dominion/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.[↗](../../dominion/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.37.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../dominion/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Seven \[34\] double letters, ,בגד כפרת shall, as it were, symbolize wisdom, wealth, fruitfulness, life, dominion, peace and beauty.[↗](../../dominion/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../dominion/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Judah became His sanctuary, Israel His dominion.[↗](../../dominion/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.114.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../dominion/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Canst thou establish the dominion thereof in the earth?[↗](../../dominion/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.38.33, JPS 1917)[↗](../../dominion/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Dominion and fear are with Him; He maketh peace in His high places.[↗](../../dominion/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.25.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../dominion/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") **domino** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A small flat rectangular tile with spots (0 to 6) on each half, used in a game.[↗](../../domino/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* dominoes: the game played with these tiles.[↗](../../domino/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* domino effect: when one event causes a chain of other events, like a line of falling dominoes.[↗](../../domino/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A domino is also a loose hooded cloak worn with a mask at a masked party.[↗](../../domino/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Grandpa and I play dominoes after tea.[↗](../../domino/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We set up 500 dominoes and knocked them all down.[↗](../../domino/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Add the spots on each domino to find the total.[↗](../../domino/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · One late bus caused a domino effect, and everyone was late.[↗](../../domino/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A full domino set has 28 tiles.[↗](../../domino/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The dominoes fell one after the other.[↗](../../domino/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Match the domino ends with the same number.[↗](../../domino/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The domino raised his mask, and it was George.[↗](../../domino/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **dominoes** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Dominoes are small flat rectangular tiles, each with two halves marked with spots from 0 to 6.[↗](../../dominoes/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Dominoes is the game played with these tiles, matching ends.[↗](../../dominoes/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Dominoes stood up in a row can be knocked over one after another.[↗](../../dominoes/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We played dominoes after dinner.[↗](../../dominoes/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Line up the dominoes and push the first one.[↗](../../dominoes/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The dominoes fell one after another.[↗](../../dominoes/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · This domino has three spots on one side and five on the other.[↗](../../dominoes/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Add the spots on the domino to find the total.[↗](../../dominoes/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A standard set has 28 dominoes.[↗](../../dominoes/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · One late bus caused a domino effect of late trains.[↗](../../dominoes/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **don** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* In this dictionary «don» usually comes from «don't» split at the apostrophe: «don't» = «do not».[↗](../../don/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To don clothes is an old-fashioned way to say put them on.[↗](../../don/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Don is a man's name, and a «don» is a teacher at Oxford or Cambridge University.[↗](../../don/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Don't touch the hot oven.[↗](../../don/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · I don't like spinach.[↗](../../don/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't forget your lunch box.[↗](../../don/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The knight donned his helmet.[↗](../../don/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She donned her raincoat and went out.[↗](../../don/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Don is my uncle's name.[↗](../../don/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · "I don't like dancing," he said.[↗](../../don/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **donate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To donate is to give money, things or time to help people, a charity or a school, without being paid back.[↗](../../donate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To donate blood or an organ is to let doctors take it so it can save someone else.[↗](../../donate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Our class donated tins of food to the food bank.[↗](../../donate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum donates blood twice a year.[↗](../../donate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · I donated my old bike to a younger cousin.[↗](../../donate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The shop donated a prize for the school raffle.[↗](../../donate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · People donated money to help the families after the flood.[↗](../../donate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Can we donate these clothes that are too small?[↗](../../donate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Each pupil donated two dollars, so the class raised forty dollars.[↗](../../donate/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **donation** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A donation is something you give to help others, like money, food, clothes or toys, without being paid.[↗](../../donation/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A donation can be giving blood or an organ to help someone else.[↗](../../donation/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We made a donation to the animal shelter.[↗](../../donation/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Put your coins in the donation box.[↗](../../donation/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Our class collected tins of food as donations.[↗](../../donation/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Thank you for your kind donation\![↗](../../donation/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad gives blood donations to help people in hospital.[↗](../../donation/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We collected 25 dollars on Monday and 30 on Tuesday, so the donations total 55 dollars.[↗](../../donation/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **dong** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A dong is the deep ringing sound of a large bell.[↗](../../dong/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The dong is the money of Vietnam.[↗](../../dong/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The doorbell went ding-dong.[↗](../../dong/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The church bell rang: dong, dong, dong.[↗](../../dong/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The big clock struck twelve dongs at midnight.[↗](../../dong/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · In Vietnam, people pay with dong.[↗](../../dong/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Ding, dong, merrily on high\![↗](../../dong/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The heavy bell made a deep dong.[↗](../../dong/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Not even now, for the bell is ringing and singing its loud Ding-dong, ding-dong!'[↗](../../dong/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **donkey** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An animal like a small horse with long ears and a loud bray, used to carry loads or give rides.[↗](../../donkey/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal, mildly rude) A silly or stupid person.[↗](../../donkey/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* Don't be a donkey\![↗](../../donkey/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* «donkey's years» (UK, informal) = a very long time.[↗](../../donkey/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We had a donkey ride on the beach.[↗](../../donkey/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The donkey carried bags of rice up the hill.[↗](../../donkey/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A donkey says «hee-haw».[↗](../../donkey/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · I haven't seen her in donkey's years.[↗](../../donkey/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Who does all the donkey work around here?[↗](../../donkey/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Three donkeys have 12 legs altogether.[↗](../../donkey/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · You silly donkey, you've put your shoes on the wrong feet\![↗](../../donkey/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · ‘Here on the shoulders of a donkey.’[↗](../../donkey/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **donna** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (a name) Donna is a woman's first name.[↗](../../donna/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (Italian) The Italian word for «woman» or «lady», and an old title of respect for a lady, like «Madam».[↗](../../donna/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In the phrase «prima donna»: the main woman singer in an opera, and (informal) a person who is vain and expects special treatment.[↗](../../donna/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Donna is my mum's best friend.[↗](../../donna/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Stop acting like a prima donna and help tidy up\![↗](../../donna/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The prima donna sang the final song beautifully.[↗](../../donna/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · In Italian, «donna» means woman.[↗](../../donna/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Madonna, which means «my lady», is a name for Mary in Christian art.[↗](../../donna/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He threw a prima-donna tantrum when he lost the game.[↗](../../donna/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The 'prima donna' would only act when the lights were red, for she declared that a blue light did not suit her 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