the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Peace panted breathlessly one warm Saturday afternoon late in May.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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one or some or every or all without specification
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any thing at all
From this reading GARDENS AND GOPHERS "Have you got any more corn or potatoes to drop, or onion sets to cover, or radishes and beans and turnips to plant, or wheat or barley to scatter, or--or anything else to do?"
awhileadverbUS /əˈwaɪl/
for a short time
From this reading "You girls have worked faithfully all day, and now you can rest awhile.
barleynounUS /ˈbɑːrli/
a grain of barley
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beansnounUS /biːnz/
plural of “bean” — any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food
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breathlesslyadverbUS /ˈbreθləsli/
in a breathless manner
From this reading Peace panted breathlessly one warm Saturday afternoon late in May.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
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the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Mike is coming next week to finish the planting."
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
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provide with a covering or cause to be covered
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time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
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used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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being or moving lower in position or less in some value
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let fall to the ground
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else
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the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "No," smiled Gail, looking tenderly down into the flushed, perspiring face.
faithfullyadverbUS /ˈfeɪθfəli/
in a faithful manner
From this reading "You girls have worked faithfully all day, and now you can rest awhile.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading Mike is coming next week to finish the planting."
having the pinkish flush of health
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Gail
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plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
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plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading "You girls have worked faithfully all day, and now you can rest awhile.
GOPHERSnounUS /ˈɡoʊfərz/
plural of “gopher” — a zealously energetic person (especially a salesman)
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inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
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Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Peace panted breathlessly one warm Saturday afternoon late in May.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
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the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mike is coming next week to finish the planting."
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Peace panted breathlessly one warm Saturday afternoon late in May.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "No," smiled Gail, looking tenderly down into the flushed, perspiring face.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Peace panted breathlessly one warm Saturday afternoon late in May.
MikenounUS /maɪk/
device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
From this reading Mike is coming next week to finish the planting."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
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immediately following in time or order
From this reading Mike is coming next week to finish the planting."
not any; not one
From this reading "No," smiled Gail, looking tenderly down into the flushed, perspiring face.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "You girls have worked faithfully all day, and now you can rest awhile.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Peace panted breathlessly one warm Saturday afternoon late in May.
onionnounUS /ˈʌnjən/
the bulb of an onion plant
From this reading GARDENS AND GOPHERS "Have you got any more corn or potatoes to drop, or onion sets to cover, or radishes and beans and turnips to plant, or wheat or barley to scatter, or--or anything else to do?"
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading GARDENS AND GOPHERS "Have you got any more corn or potatoes to drop, or onion sets to cover, or radishes and beans and turnips to plant, or wheat or barley to scatter, or--or anything else to do?"
pantedverbUS /ˈpæntɪd/
past form of “pant” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading Peace panted breathlessly one warm Saturday afternoon late in May.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading Peace panted breathlessly one warm Saturday afternoon late in May.
perspiringverbUS /pərˈspaɪrɪŋ/
-ing form of “perspire” — excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin
From this reading "No," smiled Gail, looking tenderly down into the flushed, perspiring face.
plantverbUS /plænt/
put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
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plantingnounUS /ˈplæntɪŋ/
the act of fixing firmly in place
From this reading Mike is coming next week to finish the planting."
potatoesnounUS /pəˈteɪtoʊz/
plural of “potato” — an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading GARDENS AND GOPHERS "Have you got any more corn or potatoes to drop, or onion sets to cover, or radishes and beans and turnips to plant, or wheat or barley to scatter, or--or anything else to do?"
radishesnounUS /ˈrædɪʃɪz/
plural of “radish” — pungent fleshy edible root
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not move; be in a resting position
From this reading "You girls have worked faithfully all day, and now you can rest awhile.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Peace panted breathlessly one warm Saturday afternoon late in May.
scatterverbUS /ˈskætər/
to cause to separate and go in different directions
From this reading GARDENS AND GOPHERS "Have you got any more corn or potatoes to drop, or onion sets to cover, or radishes and beans and turnips to plant, or wheat or barley to scatter, or--or anything else to do?"
setsnounUS /sets/
plural of “set” — a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
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past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "No," smiled Gail, looking tenderly down into the flushed, perspiring face.
tenderlyadverbUS /ˈtendərli/
with tenderness; in a tender manner
From this reading "No," smiled Gail, looking tenderly down into the flushed, perspiring face.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "No," smiled Gail, looking tenderly down into the flushed, perspiring face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GARDENS AND GOPHERS "Have you got any more corn or potatoes to drop, or onion sets to cover, or radishes and beans and turnips to plant, or wheat or barley to scatter, or--or anything else to do?"
turnipsnounUS /ˈtɜːrnəps/
plural of “turnip” — widely cultivated plant having a large fleshy edible white or yellow root
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having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading Peace panted breathlessly one warm Saturday afternoon late in May.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Mike is coming next week to finish the planting."
wheatnounUS /wiːt/
annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains
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past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "You girls have worked faithfully all day, and now you can rest awhile.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading GARDENS AND GOPHERS "Have you got any more corn or potatoes to drop, or onion sets to cover, or radishes and beans and turnips to plant, or wheat or barley to scatter, or--or anything else to do?"
