used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Someone’s Desperate Plight The weeks of winter wore on, and Christmas passed in quite a whirl of hard work and social activities.
activitiesnounUS /ækˈtɪvətiz/
plural of “activity” — any specific behavior
From this reading Someone’s Desperate Plight The weeks of winter wore on, and Christmas passed in quite a whirl of hard work and social activities.
in addition
From this reading There were also bees for making lard, but they were not so interesting.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Someone’s Desperate Plight The weeks of winter wore on, and Christmas passed in quite a whirl of hard work and social activities.
applesnounUS /ˈæpəlz/
plural of “apple” — fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
From this reading There were packing bees, when everyone worked with perspiring energy at packing apples in boxes and barrels for sending to the cities.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There were packing bees, when everyone worked with perspiring energy at packing apples in boxes and barrels for sending to the cities.
barrelsnounUS /ˈbærəlz/
the amount that many barrels might hold
From this reading There were packing bees, when everyone worked with perspiring energy at packing apples in boxes and barrels for sending to the cities.
beesnounUS /biːz/
plural of “bee” — any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading There were packing bees, when everyone worked with perspiring energy at packing apples in boxes and barrels for sending to the cities.
boiledadjectiveUS /bɔɪld/
cooked in hot water
From this reading The fat portions of several pigs were cut into small squares, and boiled down in great pans, then strained.
boxesnounUS /ˈbɑːksəz/
plural of “box” — a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading There were packing bees, when everyone worked with perspiring energy at packing apples in boxes and barrels for sending to the cities.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There were also bees for making lard, but they were not so interesting.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading Someone’s Desperate Plight The weeks of winter wore on, and Christmas passed in quite a whirl of hard work and social activities.
citiesnounUS /ˈsɪtiz/
plural of “city” — a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading There were packing bees, when everyone worked with perspiring energy at packing apples in boxes and barrels for sending to the cities.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading The fat portions of several pigs were cut into small squares, and boiled down in great pans, then strained.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading Someone’s Desperate Plight The weeks of winter wore on, and Christmas passed in quite a whirl of hard work and social activities.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The fat portions of several pigs were cut into small squares, and boiled down in great pans, then strained.
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading There were packing bees, when everyone worked with perspiring energy at packing apples in boxes and barrels for sending to the cities.
every person
From this reading There were packing bees, when everyone worked with perspiring energy at packing apples in boxes and barrels for sending to the cities.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading The fat portions of several pigs were cut into small squares, and boiled down in great pans, then strained.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There were packing bees, when everyone worked with perspiring energy at packing apples in boxes and barrels for sending to the cities.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The fat portions of several pigs were cut into small squares, and boiled down in great pans, then strained.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Someone’s Desperate Plight The weeks of winter wore on, and Christmas passed in quite a whirl of hard work and social activities.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Pam liked that work; the apples reminded her of summer, and they linked her up with warmth and sunshine.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Someone’s Desperate Plight The weeks of winter wore on, and Christmas passed in quite a whirl of hard work and social activities.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading There were also bees for making lard, but they were not so interesting.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The fat portions of several pigs were cut into small squares, and boiled down in great pans, then strained.
lardverbUS /lɑːrd/
prepare or cook with lard
From this reading There were also bees for making lard, but they were not so interesting.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading Pam liked that work; the apples reminded her of summer, and they linked her up with warmth and sunshine.
linkedadjectiveUS /lɪŋkt/
connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucks
From this reading Pam liked that work; the apples reminded her of summer, and they linked her up with warmth and sunshine.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading There were also bees for making lard, but they were not so interesting.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There were also bees for making lard, but they were not so interesting.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Someone’s Desperate Plight The weeks of winter wore on, and Christmas passed in quite a whirl of hard work and social activities.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Someone’s Desperate Plight The weeks of winter wore on, and Christmas passed in quite a whirl of hard work and social activities.
packingnounUS /ˈpækɪŋ/
any material used especially to protect something
From this reading There were packing bees, when everyone worked with perspiring energy at packing apples in boxes and barrels for sending to the cities.
Pam
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From this reading Pam liked that work; the apples reminded her of summer, and they linked her up with warmth and sunshine.
pansnounUS /pænz/
plural of “pan” — cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel
From this reading The fat portions of several pigs were cut into small squares, and boiled down in great pans, then strained.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Someone’s Desperate Plight The weeks of winter wore on, and Christmas passed in quite a whirl of hard work and social activities.
perspiringverbUS /pərˈspaɪrɪŋ/
-ing form of “perspire” — excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin
From this reading There were packing bees, when everyone worked with perspiring energy at packing apples in boxes and barrels for sending to the cities.
pigsnounUS /pɪɡz/
plural of “pig” — domestic swine
From this reading The fat portions of several pigs were cut into small squares, and boiled down in great pans, then strained.
PlightnounUS /plaɪt/
a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
From this reading Someone’s Desperate Plight The weeks of winter wore on, and Christmas passed in quite a whirl of hard work and social activities.
portionsnounUS /ˈpɔːrʃənz/
plural of “portion” — something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading The fat portions of several pigs were cut into small squares, and boiled down in great pans, then strained.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Someone’s Desperate Plight The weeks of winter wore on, and Christmas passed in quite a whirl of hard work and social activities.
past form of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading Pam liked that work; the apples reminded her of summer, and they linked her up with warmth and sunshine.
the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
From this reading There were packing bees, when everyone worked with perspiring energy at packing apples in boxes and barrels for sending to the cities.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading The fat portions of several pigs were cut into small squares, and boiled down in great pans, then strained.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The fat portions of several pigs were cut into small squares, and boiled down in great pans, then strained.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There were also bees for making lard, but they were not so interesting.
relating to human society and its members
From this reading Someone’s Desperate Plight The weeks of winter wore on, and Christmas passed in quite a whirl of hard work and social activities.
Someone'snounUS /ˈsʌmwʌnz/
possessive form of “someone” — a human being
From this reading Someone’s Desperate Plight The weeks of winter wore on, and Christmas passed in quite a whirl of hard work and social activities.
squaresnounUS /skwerz/
plural of “square” — (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
From this reading The fat portions of several pigs were cut into small squares, and boiled down in great pans, then strained.
strainedadjectiveUS /streɪnd/
lacking natural ease
From this reading The fat portions of several pigs were cut into small squares, and boiled down in great pans, then strained.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Pam liked that work; the apples reminded her of summer, and they linked her up with warmth and sunshine.
the rays of the sun
From this reading Pam liked that work; the apples reminded her of summer, and they linked her up with warmth and sunshine.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Pam liked that work; the apples reminded her of summer, and they linked her up with warmth and sunshine.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Someone’s Desperate Plight The weeks of winter wore on, and Christmas passed in quite a whirl of hard work and social activities.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The fat portions of several pigs were cut into small squares, and boiled down in great pans, then strained.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were packing bees, when everyone worked with perspiring energy at packing apples in boxes and barrels for sending to the cities.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pam liked that work; the apples reminded her of summer, and they linked her up with warmth and sunshine.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There were packing bees, when everyone worked with perspiring energy at packing apples in boxes and barrels for sending to the cities.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Pam liked that work; the apples reminded her of summer, and they linked her up with warmth and sunshine.
warmthnounUS /wɔːrmθ/
the sensation caused by heat energy
From this reading Pam liked that work; the apples reminded her of summer, and they linked her up with warmth and sunshine.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Someone’s Desperate Plight The weeks of winter wore on, and Christmas passed in quite a whirl of hard work and social activities.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were packing bees, when everyone worked with perspiring energy at packing apples in boxes and barrels for sending to the cities.
at the time that
From this reading There were packing bees, when everyone worked with perspiring energy at packing apples in boxes and barrels for sending to the cities.
whirlverbUS /wɜːrl/
turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading Someone’s Desperate Plight The weeks of winter wore on, and Christmas passed in quite a whirl of hard work and social activities.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Someone’s Desperate Plight The weeks of winter wore on, and Christmas passed in quite a whirl of hard work and social activities.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There were packing bees, when everyone worked with perspiring energy at packing apples in boxes and barrels for sending to the cities.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading Someone’s Desperate Plight The weeks of winter wore on, and Christmas passed in quite a whirl of hard work and social activities.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Someone’s Desperate Plight The weeks of winter wore on, and Christmas passed in quite a whirl of hard work and social activities.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading There were packing bees, when everyone worked with perspiring energy at packing apples in boxes and barrels for sending to the cities.
