used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The driver of the wagon swaying through forest and swamp of the Ohio wilderness was a ragged girl of fourteen.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Her father lay shrinking with fever on the floor of the wagon-box, and about him played her brothers and sisters, dirty brats, tattered brats, hilarious brats.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The driver of the wagon swaying through forest and swamp of the Ohio wilderness was a ragged girl of fourteen.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She halted at the fork in the grassy road, and the sick man quavered, “Emmy, ye better turn down towards Cincinnati.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Her mother they had buried near the Monongahela--the girl herself had heaped with torn sods the grave beside the river of the beautiful name.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Her mother they had buried near the Monongahela--the girl herself had heaped with torn sods the grave beside the river of the beautiful name.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading She halted at the fork in the grassy road, and the sick man quavered, “Emmy, ye better turn down towards Cincinnati.
bratsnounUS /bræts/
plural of “brat” — a very troublesome child
From this reading Her father lay shrinking with fever on the floor of the wagon-box, and about him played her brothers and sisters, dirty brats, tattered brats, hilarious brats.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Her father lay shrinking with fever on the floor of the wagon-box, and about him played her brothers and sisters, dirty brats, tattered brats, hilarious brats.
placed in a grave
From this reading Her mother they had buried near the Monongahela--the girl herself had heaped with torn sods the grave beside the river of the beautiful name.
CincinnatinounUS /ˌsɪnsəˈnæti/
a city in southern Ohio on the Ohio river
From this reading She halted at the fork in the grassy road, and the sick man quavered, “Emmy, ye better turn down towards Cincinnati.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If we could find your Uncle Ed, I guess he’d take us in.”
dirtyadjectiveUS /ˈdɜːrti/
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading Her father lay shrinking with fever on the floor of the wagon-box, and about him played her brothers and sisters, dirty brats, tattered brats, hilarious brats.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She halted at the fork in the grassy road, and the sick man quavered, “Emmy, ye better turn down towards Cincinnati.
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading The driver of the wagon swaying through forest and swamp of the Ohio wilderness was a ragged girl of fourteen.
EdnounUS /ed/
impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis
From this reading If we could find your Uncle Ed, I guess he’d take us in.”
EmmynounUS /ˈemi/
an annual award by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for outstanding achievements in television
From this reading She halted at the fork in the grassy road, and the sick man quavered, “Emmy, ye better turn down towards Cincinnati.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Her father lay shrinking with fever on the floor of the wagon-box, and about him played her brothers and sisters, dirty brats, tattered brats, hilarious brats.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading Her father lay shrinking with fever on the floor of the wagon-box, and about him played her brothers and sisters, dirty brats, tattered brats, hilarious brats.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading If we could find your Uncle Ed, I guess he’d take us in.”
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Her father lay shrinking with fever on the floor of the wagon-box, and about him played her brothers and sisters, dirty brats, tattered brats, hilarious brats.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading The driver of the wagon swaying through forest and swamp of the Ohio wilderness was a ragged girl of fourteen.
forknounUS /fɔːrk/
cutlery used for serving and eating food
From this reading She halted at the fork in the grassy road, and the sick man quavered, “Emmy, ye better turn down towards Cincinnati.
fourteennounUS /ˈfɔːrˈtiːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one
From this reading The driver of the wagon swaying through forest and swamp of the Ohio wilderness was a ragged girl of fourteen.
a young female
From this reading The driver of the wagon swaying through forest and swamp of the Ohio wilderness was a ragged girl of fourteen.
grassyadjectiveUS /ˈɡræsi/
abounding in grass
From this reading She halted at the fork in the grassy road, and the sick man quavered, “Emmy, ye better turn down towards Cincinnati.
death of a person
From this reading Her mother they had buried near the Monongahela--the girl herself had heaped with torn sods the grave beside the river of the beautiful name.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading If we could find your Uncle Ed, I guess he’d take us in.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her mother they had buried near the Monongahela--the girl herself had heaped with torn sods the grave beside the river of the beautiful name.
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading She halted at the fork in the grassy road, and the sick man quavered, “Emmy, ye better turn down towards Cincinnati.
he'd
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If we could find your Uncle Ed, I guess he’d take us in.”
heapedverbUS /hiːpt/
past form of “heap” — bestow in large quantities
From this reading Her mother they had buried near the Monongahela--the girl herself had heaped with torn sods the grave beside the river of the beautiful name.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her mother they had buried near the Monongahela--the girl herself had heaped with torn sods the grave beside the river of the beautiful name.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Her mother they had buried near the Monongahela--the girl herself had heaped with torn sods the grave beside the river of the beautiful name.
hilariousadjectiveUS /hɪˈleriəs/
marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter
From this reading Her father lay shrinking with fever on the floor of the wagon-box, and about him played her brothers and sisters, dirty brats, tattered brats, hilarious brats.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her father lay shrinking with fever on the floor of the wagon-box, and about him played her brothers and sisters, dirty brats, tattered brats, hilarious brats.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If we could find your Uncle Ed, I guess he’d take us in.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If we could find your Uncle Ed, I guess he’d take us in.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She halted at the fork in the grassy road, and the sick man quavered, “Emmy, ye better turn down towards Cincinnati.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Her father lay shrinking with fever on the floor of the wagon-box, and about him played her brothers and sisters, dirty brats, tattered brats, hilarious brats.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading She halted at the fork in the grassy road, and the sick man quavered, “Emmy, ye better turn down towards Cincinnati.
MonongahelanounUS /məˌnɔːŋɡəˈheɪlə/
a river that rises in northern West Virginia and flows north into Pennsylvania where it joins the Allegheny River at Pittsburgh to form the Ohio River
From this reading Her mother they had buried near the Monongahela--the girl herself had heaped with torn sods the grave beside the river of the beautiful name.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Her mother they had buried near the Monongahela--the girl herself had heaped with torn sods the grave beside the river of the beautiful name.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Her mother they had buried near the Monongahela--the girl herself had heaped with torn sods the grave beside the river of the beautiful name.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Her mother they had buried near the Monongahela--the girl herself had heaped with torn sods the grave beside the river of the beautiful name.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The driver of the wagon swaying through forest and swamp of the Ohio wilderness was a ragged girl of fourteen.
OhionounUS /oʊˈhaɪoʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading The driver of the wagon swaying through forest and swamp of the Ohio wilderness was a ragged girl of fourteen.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her father lay shrinking with fever on the floor of the wagon-box, and about him played her brothers and sisters, dirty brats, tattered brats, hilarious brats.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading Her father lay shrinking with fever on the floor of the wagon-box, and about him played her brothers and sisters, dirty brats, tattered brats, hilarious brats.
quaveredverbUS /ˈkweɪvərd/
past form of “quaver” — give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency
From this reading She halted at the fork in the grassy road, and the sick man quavered, “Emmy, ye better turn down towards Cincinnati.
raggedadjectiveUS /ˈræɡəd/
being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn
From this reading The driver of the wagon swaying through forest and swamp of the Ohio wilderness was a ragged girl of fourteen.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Her mother they had buried near the Monongahela--the girl herself had heaped with torn sods the grave beside the river of the beautiful name.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading She halted at the fork in the grassy road, and the sick man quavered, “Emmy, ye better turn down towards Cincinnati.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She halted at the fork in the grassy road, and the sick man quavered, “Emmy, ye better turn down towards Cincinnati.
shrinkingnounUS /ˈʃrɪŋkɪŋ/
process or result of becoming less or smaller
From this reading Her father lay shrinking with fever on the floor of the wagon-box, and about him played her brothers and sisters, dirty brats, tattered brats, hilarious brats.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading She halted at the fork in the grassy road, and the sick man quavered, “Emmy, ye better turn down towards Cincinnati.
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Her father lay shrinking with fever on the floor of the wagon-box, and about him played her brothers and sisters, dirty brats, tattered brats, hilarious brats.
sods
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her mother they had buried near the Monongahela--the girl herself had heaped with torn sods the grave beside the river of the beautiful name.
swampverbUS /swɑːmp/
drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
From this reading The driver of the wagon swaying through forest and swamp of the Ohio wilderness was a ragged girl of fourteen.
swayingverbUS /ˈsweɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “sway” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading The driver of the wagon swaying through forest and swamp of the Ohio wilderness was a ragged girl of fourteen.
carry out
From this reading If we could find your Uncle Ed, I guess he’d take us in.”
tatteredadjectiveUS /ˈtætərd/
worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing
From this reading Her father lay shrinking with fever on the floor of the wagon-box, and about him played her brothers and sisters, dirty brats, tattered brats, hilarious brats.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The driver of the wagon swaying through forest and swamp of the Ohio wilderness was a ragged girl of fourteen.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her mother they had buried near the Monongahela--the girl herself had heaped with torn sods the grave beside the river of the beautiful name.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The driver of the wagon swaying through forest and swamp of the Ohio wilderness was a ragged girl of fourteen.
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading Her mother they had buried near the Monongahela--the girl herself had heaped with torn sods the grave beside the river of the beautiful name.
in the direction of
From this reading She halted at the fork in the grassy road, and the sick man quavered, “Emmy, ye better turn down towards Cincinnati.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading She halted at the fork in the grassy road, and the sick man quavered, “Emmy, ye better turn down towards Cincinnati.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading If we could find your Uncle Ed, I guess he’d take us in.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If we could find your Uncle Ed, I guess he’d take us in.”
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading The driver of the wagon swaying through forest and swamp of the Ohio wilderness was a ragged girl of fourteen.
wagon-box
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her father lay shrinking with fever on the floor of the wagon-box, and about him played her brothers and sisters, dirty brats, tattered brats, hilarious brats.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The driver of the wagon swaying through forest and swamp of the Ohio wilderness was a ragged girl of fourteen.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If we could find your Uncle Ed, I guess he’d take us in.”
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading The driver of the wagon swaying through forest and swamp of the Ohio wilderness was a ragged girl of fourteen.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her mother they had buried near the Monongahela--the girl herself had heaped with torn sods the grave beside the river of the beautiful name.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading She halted at the fork in the grassy road, and the sick man quavered, “Emmy, ye better turn down towards Cincinnati.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If we could find your Uncle Ed, I guess he’d take us in.”
