used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was when he was a weenty baby, before he was big enough to have a porridge bowl of his own, or a tiny chair, or a wee bed upstairs.
anew
From this reading He was wide awake, but while he lay there watching the fire in the big fireplace and listening to the teakettle singing and the porridge bubbling, he fell asleep again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It happened this way: When middle-sized Mother Bear came down one morning to get breakfast, she carried Baby Bear in her arms and put him in his wooden cradle with the rockers.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading It happened this way: When middle-sized Mother Bear came down one morning to get breakfast, she carried Baby Bear in her arms and put him in his wooden cradle with the rockers.
in a state of sleep
From this reading He was wide awake, but while he lay there watching the fire in the big fireplace and listening to the teakettle singing and the porridge bubbling, he fell asleep again.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading _By_ FRANCES MARGARET FOX _Author of "Doings of Little Bear"_ One time Little Bear came near being carried away to town.
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading He was wide awake, but while he lay there watching the fire in the big fireplace and listening to the teakettle singing and the porridge bubbling, he fell asleep again.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading _By_ FRANCES MARGARET FOX _Author of "Doings of Little Bear"_ One time Little Bear came near being carried away to town.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading It was when he was a weenty baby, before he was big enough to have a porridge bowl of his own, or a tiny chair, or a wee bed upstairs.
have
From this reading _By_ FRANCES MARGARET FOX _Author of "Doings of Little Bear"_ One time Little Bear came near being carried away to town.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading It was when he was a weenty baby, before he was big enough to have a porridge bowl of his own, or a tiny chair, or a wee bed upstairs.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was when he was a weenty baby, before he was big enough to have a porridge bowl of his own, or a tiny chair, or a wee bed upstairs.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading _By_ FRANCES MARGARET FOX _Author of "Doings of Little Bear"_ One time Little Bear came near being carried away to town.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was when he was a weenty baby, before he was big enough to have a porridge bowl of his own, or a tiny chair, or a wee bed upstairs.
bowlnounUS /boʊl/
a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids
From this reading It was when he was a weenty baby, before he was big enough to have a porridge bowl of his own, or a tiny chair, or a wee bed upstairs.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading It happened this way: When middle-sized Mother Bear came down one morning to get breakfast, she carried Baby Bear in her arms and put him in his wooden cradle with the rockers.
bubblingadjectiveUS /ˈbʌbəlɪŋ/
emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation
From this reading He was wide awake, but while he lay there watching the fire in the big fireplace and listening to the teakettle singing and the porridge bubbling, he fell asleep again.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was wide awake, but while he lay there watching the fire in the big fireplace and listening to the teakettle singing and the porridge bubbling, he fell asleep again.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _By_ FRANCES MARGARET FOX _Author of "Doings of Little Bear"_ One time Little Bear came near being carried away to town.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _By_ FRANCES MARGARET FOX _Author of "Doings of Little Bear"_ One time Little Bear came near being carried away to town.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading _By_ FRANCES MARGARET FOX _Author of "Doings of Little Bear"_ One time Little Bear came near being carried away to town.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading It was when he was a weenty baby, before he was big enough to have a porridge bowl of his own, or a tiny chair, or a wee bed upstairs.
cradlenounUS /ˈkreɪdəl/
a baby bed with sides and rockers
From this reading It happened this way: When middle-sized Mother Bear came down one morning to get breakfast, she carried Baby Bear in her arms and put him in his wooden cradle with the rockers.
DoingsnounUS /ˈduːɪŋz/
manner of acting or controlling yourself
From this reading _By_ FRANCES MARGARET FOX _Author of "Doings of Little Bear"_ One time Little Bear came near being carried away to town.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading It happened this way: When middle-sized Mother Bear came down one morning to get breakfast, she carried Baby Bear in her arms and put him in his wooden cradle with the rockers.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading It was when he was a weenty baby, before he was big enough to have a porridge bowl of his own, or a tiny chair, or a wee bed upstairs.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading He was wide awake, but while he lay there watching the fire in the big fireplace and listening to the teakettle singing and the porridge bubbling, he fell asleep again.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading Quietly Mother Bear filled the big, big porridge bowl and the middle-sized porridge bowl.
start firing a weapon
From this reading He was wide awake, but while he lay there watching the fire in the big fireplace and listening to the teakettle singing and the porridge bubbling, he fell asleep again.
fireplacenounUS /ˈfaɪərpleɪs/
an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
From this reading He was wide awake, but while he lay there watching the fire in the big fireplace and listening to the teakettle singing and the porridge bubbling, he fell asleep again.
alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
From this reading _By_ FRANCES MARGARET FOX _Author of "Doings of Little Bear"_ One time Little Bear came near being carried away to town.
FRANCESnounUS /ˈfrænsɪs/
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading _By_ FRANCES MARGARET FOX _Author of "Doings of Little Bear"_ One time Little Bear came near being carried away to town.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It happened this way: When middle-sized Mother Bear came down one morning to get breakfast, she carried Baby Bear in her arms and put him in his wooden cradle with the rockers.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading It happened this way: When middle-sized Mother Bear came down one morning to get breakfast, she carried Baby Bear in her arms and put him in his wooden cradle with the rockers.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was when he was a weenty baby, before he was big enough to have a porridge bowl of his own, or a tiny chair, or a wee bed upstairs.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was when he was a weenty baby, before he was big enough to have a porridge bowl of his own, or a tiny chair, or a wee bed upstairs.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It happened this way: When middle-sized Mother Bear came down one morning to get breakfast, she carried Baby Bear in her arms and put him in his wooden cradle with the rockers.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It happened this way: When middle-sized Mother Bear came down one morning to get breakfast, she carried Baby Bear in her arms and put him in his wooden cradle with the rockers.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was when he was a weenty baby, before he was big enough to have a porridge bowl of his own, or a tiny chair, or a wee bed upstairs.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It happened this way: When middle-sized Mother Bear came down one morning to get breakfast, she carried Baby Bear in her arms and put him in his wooden cradle with the rockers.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was when he was a weenty baby, before he was big enough to have a porridge bowl of his own, or a tiny chair, or a wee bed upstairs.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He was wide awake, but while he lay there watching the fire in the big fireplace and listening to the teakettle singing and the porridge bubbling, he fell asleep again.
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading He was wide awake, but while he lay there watching the fire in the big fireplace and listening to the teakettle singing and the porridge bubbling, he fell asleep again.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading _By_ FRANCES MARGARET FOX _Author of "Doings of Little Bear"_ One time Little Bear came near being carried away to town.
MARGARET
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From this reading _By_ FRANCES MARGARET FOX _Author of "Doings of Little Bear"_ One time Little Bear came near being carried away to town.
middle-sized
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From this reading It happened this way: When middle-sized Mother Bear came down one morning to get breakfast, she carried Baby Bear in her arms and put him in his wooden cradle with the rockers.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It happened this way: When middle-sized Mother Bear came down one morning to get breakfast, she carried Baby Bear in her arms and put him in his wooden cradle with the rockers.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading It happened this way: When middle-sized Mother Bear came down one morning to get breakfast, she carried Baby Bear in her arms and put him in his wooden cradle with the rockers.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading _By_ FRANCES MARGARET FOX _Author of "Doings of Little Bear"_ One time Little Bear came near being carried away to town.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _By_ FRANCES MARGARET FOX _Author of "Doings of Little Bear"_ One time Little Bear came near being carried away to town.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _By_ FRANCES MARGARET FOX _Author of "Doings of Little Bear"_ One time Little Bear came near being carried away to town.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was when he was a weenty baby, before he was big enough to have a porridge bowl of his own, or a tiny chair, or a wee bed upstairs.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading It was when he was a weenty baby, before he was big enough to have a porridge bowl of his own, or a tiny chair, or a wee bed upstairs.
porridgenounUS /ˈpɔːrədʒ/
soft food made by boiling oatmeal or other meal or legumes in water or milk until thick
From this reading It was when he was a weenty baby, before he was big enough to have a porridge bowl of his own, or a tiny chair, or a wee bed upstairs.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It happened this way: When middle-sized Mother Bear came down one morning to get breakfast, she carried Baby Bear in her arms and put him in his wooden cradle with the rockers.
with low volume
From this reading Quietly Mother Bear filled the big, big porridge bowl and the middle-sized porridge bowl.
rockersnounUS /ˈrɑːkərz/
originally a British youth subculture that evolved out of the teddy boys in the 1960s; wore black leather jackets and jeans and boots; had greased hair and rode motorcycles and listened to rock'n'roll; were largely unskilled manual laborers
From this reading It happened this way: When middle-sized Mother Bear came down one morning to get breakfast, she carried Baby Bear in her arms and put him in his wooden cradle with the rockers.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It happened this way: When middle-sized Mother Bear came down one morning to get breakfast, she carried Baby Bear in her arms and put him in his wooden cradle with the rockers.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading He was wide awake, but while he lay there watching the fire in the big fireplace and listening to the teakettle singing and the porridge bubbling, he fell asleep again.
teakettlenoun
kettle for boiling water to make tea
From this reading He was wide awake, but while he lay there watching the fire in the big fireplace and listening to the teakettle singing and the porridge bubbling, he fell asleep again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It happened this way: When middle-sized Mother Bear came down one morning to get breakfast, she carried Baby Bear in her arms and put him in his wooden cradle with the rockers.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He was wide awake, but while he lay there watching the fire in the big fireplace and listening to the teakettle singing and the porridge bubbling, he fell asleep again.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It happened this way: When middle-sized Mother Bear came down one morning to get breakfast, she carried Baby Bear in her arms and put him in his wooden cradle with the rockers.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading _By_ FRANCES MARGARET FOX _Author of "Doings of Little Bear"_ One time Little Bear came near being carried away to town.
very small
From this reading It was when he was a weenty baby, before he was big enough to have a porridge bowl of his own, or a tiny chair, or a wee bed upstairs.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _By_ FRANCES MARGARET FOX _Author of "Doings of Little Bear"_ One time Little Bear came near being carried away to town.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading _By_ FRANCES MARGARET FOX _Author of "Doings of Little Bear"_ One time Little Bear came near being carried away to town.
on a floor above
From this reading It was when he was a weenty baby, before he was big enough to have a porridge bowl of his own, or a tiny chair, or a wee bed upstairs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was when he was a weenty baby, before he was big enough to have a porridge bowl of his own, or a tiny chair, or a wee bed upstairs.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading He was wide awake, but while he lay there watching the fire in the big fireplace and listening to the teakettle singing and the porridge bubbling, he fell asleep again.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It happened this way: When middle-sized Mother Bear came down one morning to get breakfast, she carried Baby Bear in her arms and put him in his wooden cradle with the rockers.
weeadjectiveUS /wiː/
(used informally) very small
From this reading It was when he was a weenty baby, before he was big enough to have a porridge bowl of his own, or a tiny chair, or a wee bed upstairs.
weenty
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From this reading It was when he was a weenty baby, before he was big enough to have a porridge bowl of his own, or a tiny chair, or a wee bed upstairs.
at the time that
From this reading It was when he was a weenty baby, before he was big enough to have a porridge bowl of his own, or a tiny chair, or a wee bed upstairs.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He was wide awake, but while he lay there watching the fire in the big fireplace and listening to the teakettle singing and the porridge bubbling, he fell asleep again.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading He was wide awake, but while he lay there watching the fire in the big fireplace and listening to the teakettle singing and the porridge bubbling, he fell asleep again.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It happened this way: When middle-sized Mother Bear came down one morning to get breakfast, she carried Baby Bear in her arms and put him in his wooden cradle with the rockers.
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
From this reading It happened this way: When middle-sized Mother Bear came down one morning to get breakfast, she carried Baby Bear in her arms and put him in his wooden cradle with the rockers.
