used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A NEW FRIEND "It's morning!"
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And Anne sat up and looked about with surprised eyes.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Little flecks of sunshine came through the sheltering branches of the tall pine, squirrels ran up and down its trunk, and there were chirpings and calls of birds among the near-by trees.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Anne sat up and looked about with surprised eyes.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading And Anne sat up and looked about with surprised eyes.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Little flecks of sunshine came through the sheltering branches of the tall pine, squirrels ran up and down its trunk, and there were chirpings and calls of birds among the near-by trees.
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading Little flecks of sunshine came through the sheltering branches of the tall pine, squirrels ran up and down its trunk, and there were chirpings and calls of birds among the near-by trees.
bundlenounUS /ˈbʌndəl/
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading She picked up her bundle and "Martha Stoddard" and started on.
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading Little flecks of sunshine came through the sheltering branches of the tall pine, squirrels ran up and down its trunk, and there were chirpings and calls of birds among the near-by trees.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Little flecks of sunshine came through the sheltering branches of the tall pine, squirrels ran up and down its trunk, and there were chirpings and calls of birds among the near-by trees.
chirpings
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From this reading Little flecks of sunshine came through the sheltering branches of the tall pine, squirrels ran up and down its trunk, and there were chirpings and calls of birds among the near-by trees.
without stop or interruption
From this reading "And I'm not half-way to the top," continued Anne, shaking off the feeling of drowsiness, and springing up from the soft moss.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Little flecks of sunshine came through the sheltering branches of the tall pine, squirrels ran up and down its trunk, and there were chirpings and calls of birds among the near-by trees.
drowsinessnounUS /ˈdraʊzinəs/
a very sleepy state
From this reading "And I'm not half-way to the top," continued Anne, shaking off the feeling of drowsiness, and springing up from the soft moss.
opinion or judgment
From this reading And Anne sat up and looked about with surprised eyes.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading "And I'm not half-way to the top," continued Anne, shaking off the feeling of drowsiness, and springing up from the soft moss.
flecksnounUS /fleks/
plural of “fleck” — a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
From this reading Little flecks of sunshine came through the sheltering branches of the tall pine, squirrels ran up and down its trunk, and there were chirpings and calls of birds among the near-by trees.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading A NEW FRIEND "It's morning!"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "And I'm not half-way to the top," continued Anne, shaking off the feeling of drowsiness, and springing up from the soft moss.
half-way
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From this reading "And I'm not half-way to the top," continued Anne, shaking off the feeling of drowsiness, and springing up from the soft moss.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She picked up her bundle and "Martha Stoddard" and started on.
I'm
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From this reading "And I'm not half-way to the top," continued Anne, shaking off the feeling of drowsiness, and springing up from the soft moss.
It's
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From this reading A NEW FRIEND "It's morning!"
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Little flecks of sunshine came through the sheltering branches of the tall pine, squirrels ran up and down its trunk, and there were chirpings and calls of birds among the near-by trees.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Little flecks of sunshine came through the sheltering branches of the tall pine, squirrels ran up and down its trunk, and there were chirpings and calls of birds among the near-by trees.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading And Anne sat up and looked about with surprised eyes.
Martha
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From this reading She picked up her bundle and "Martha Stoddard" and started on.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading A NEW FRIEND "It's morning!"
mossnounUS /mɔːs/
tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
From this reading "And I'm not half-way to the top," continued Anne, shaking off the feeling of drowsiness, and springing up from the soft moss.
near-by
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From this reading Little flecks of sunshine came through the sheltering branches of the tall pine, squirrels ran up and down its trunk, and there were chirpings and calls of birds among the near-by trees.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A NEW FRIEND "It's morning!"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "And I'm not half-way to the top," continued Anne, shaking off the feeling of drowsiness, and springing up from the soft moss.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Little flecks of sunshine came through the sheltering branches of the tall pine, squirrels ran up and down its trunk, and there were chirpings and calls of birds among the near-by trees.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "And I'm not half-way to the top," continued Anne, shaking off the feeling of drowsiness, and springing up from the soft moss.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She picked up her bundle and "Martha Stoddard" and started on.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading She picked up her bundle and "Martha Stoddard" and started on.
pinenounUS /paɪn/
a coniferous tree
From this reading Little flecks of sunshine came through the sheltering branches of the tall pine, squirrels ran up and down its trunk, and there were chirpings and calls of birds among the near-by trees.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Little flecks of sunshine came through the sheltering branches of the tall pine, squirrels ran up and down its trunk, and there were chirpings and calls of birds among the near-by trees.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading And Anne sat up and looked about with surprised eyes.
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading "And I'm not half-way to the top," continued Anne, shaking off the feeling of drowsiness, and springing up from the soft moss.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She picked up her bundle and "Martha Stoddard" and started on.
shelteringverbUS /ˈʃeltərɪŋ/
-ing form of “shelter” — provide shelter for
From this reading Little flecks of sunshine came through the sheltering branches of the tall pine, squirrels ran up and down its trunk, and there were chirpings and calls of birds among the near-by trees.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading "And I'm not half-way to the top," continued Anne, shaking off the feeling of drowsiness, and springing up from the soft moss.
springingverbUS /ˈsprɪŋɪŋ/
-ing form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading "And I'm not half-way to the top," continued Anne, shaking off the feeling of drowsiness, and springing up from the soft moss.
squirrelsnounUS /ˈskwɜːrəlz/
plural of “squirrel” — a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
From this reading Little flecks of sunshine came through the sheltering branches of the tall pine, squirrels ran up and down its trunk, and there were chirpings and calls of birds among the near-by trees.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading She picked up her bundle and "Martha Stoddard" and started on.
Stoddard
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From this reading She picked up her bundle and "Martha Stoddard" and started on.
the rays of the sun
From this reading Little flecks of sunshine came through the sheltering branches of the tall pine, squirrels ran up and down its trunk, and there were chirpings and calls of birds among the near-by trees.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading And Anne sat up and looked about with surprised eyes.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Little flecks of sunshine came through the sheltering branches of the tall pine, squirrels ran up and down its trunk, and there were chirpings and calls of birds among the near-by trees.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Little flecks of sunshine came through the sheltering branches of the tall pine, squirrels ran up and down its trunk, and there were chirpings and calls of birds among the near-by trees.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Little flecks of sunshine came through the sheltering branches of the tall pine, squirrels ran up and down its trunk, and there were chirpings and calls of birds among the near-by trees.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Little flecks of sunshine came through the sheltering branches of the tall pine, squirrels ran up and down its trunk, and there were chirpings and calls of birds among the near-by trees.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And I'm not half-way to the top," continued Anne, shaking off the feeling of drowsiness, and springing up from the soft moss.
the upper part of anything
From this reading "And I'm not half-way to the top," continued Anne, shaking off the feeling of drowsiness, and springing up from the soft moss.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Little flecks of sunshine came through the sheltering branches of the tall pine, squirrels ran up and down its trunk, and there were chirpings and calls of birds among the near-by trees.
the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
From this reading Little flecks of sunshine came through the sheltering branches of the tall pine, squirrels ran up and down its trunk, and there were chirpings and calls of birds among the near-by trees.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading And Anne sat up and looked about with surprised eyes.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Little flecks of sunshine came through the sheltering branches of the tall pine, squirrels ran up and down its trunk, and there were chirpings and calls of birds among the near-by trees.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And Anne sat up and looked about with surprised eyes.
