used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Do you know what kind of a mess you have got me into now?"
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Here I am."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PEACE GETS EVEN "Peace, come here, I want to talk with you," called Mr. Hartman, leaning over the fence and beckoning to the child at work in her melon patch, measuring the mottled green fruit thickly dotted through the vines.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading Peace looked her surprise, and answered saucily, "You don't fool me any more, my friend.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Peace looked her surprise, and answered saucily, "You don't fool me any more, my friend.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading PEACE GETS EVEN "Peace, come here, I want to talk with you," called Mr. Hartman, leaning over the fence and beckoning to the child at work in her melon patch, measuring the mottled green fruit thickly dotted through the vines.
beckoningverbUS /ˈbekənɪŋ/
-ing form of “beckon” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading PEACE GETS EVEN "Peace, come here, I want to talk with you," called Mr. Hartman, leaning over the fence and beckoning to the child at work in her melon patch, measuring the mottled green fruit thickly dotted through the vines.
brown-eyed
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From this reading "It's grown two inches since I measured it last," said the brown-eyed gardener to herself, leaving her task to see what the man wanted.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading PEACE GETS EVEN "Peace, come here, I want to talk with you," called Mr. Hartman, leaning over the fence and beckoning to the child at work in her melon patch, measuring the mottled green fruit thickly dotted through the vines.
a young person of either sex
From this reading PEACE GETS EVEN "Peace, come here, I want to talk with you," called Mr. Hartman, leaning over the fence and beckoning to the child at work in her melon patch, measuring the mottled green fruit thickly dotted through the vines.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading PEACE GETS EVEN "Peace, come here, I want to talk with you," called Mr. Hartman, leaning over the fence and beckoning to the child at work in her melon patch, measuring the mottled green fruit thickly dotted through the vines.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you know what kind of a mess you have got me into now?"
don't
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From this reading Peace looked her surprise, and answered saucily, "You don't fool me any more, my friend.
dottedadjectiveUS /ˈdɑːtəd/
having a pattern of dots
From this reading PEACE GETS EVEN "Peace, come here, I want to talk with you," called Mr. Hartman, leaning over the fence and beckoning to the child at work in her melon patch, measuring the mottled green fruit thickly dotted through the vines.
divisible by two
From this reading PEACE GETS EVEN "Peace, come here, I want to talk with you," called Mr. Hartman, leaning over the fence and beckoning to the child at work in her melon patch, measuring the mottled green fruit thickly dotted through the vines.
enclose with a fence
From this reading PEACE GETS EVEN "Peace, come here, I want to talk with you," called Mr. Hartman, leaning over the fence and beckoning to the child at work in her melon patch, measuring the mottled green fruit thickly dotted through the vines.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading Peace looked her surprise, and answered saucily, "You don't fool me any more, my friend.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Peace looked her surprise, and answered saucily, "You don't fool me any more, my friend.
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading PEACE GETS EVEN "Peace, come here, I want to talk with you," called Mr. Hartman, leaning over the fence and beckoning to the child at work in her melon patch, measuring the mottled green fruit thickly dotted through the vines.
gardenernounUS /ˈɡɑːrdənər/
someone who takes care of a garden
From this reading "It's grown two inches since I measured it last," said the brown-eyed gardener to herself, leaving her task to see what the man wanted.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading PEACE GETS EVEN "Peace, come here, I want to talk with you," called Mr. Hartman, leaning over the fence and beckoning to the child at work in her melon patch, measuring the mottled green fruit thickly dotted through the vines.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Do you know what kind of a mess you have got me into now?"
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading PEACE GETS EVEN "Peace, come here, I want to talk with you," called Mr. Hartman, leaning over the fence and beckoning to the child at work in her melon patch, measuring the mottled green fruit thickly dotted through the vines.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading "It's grown two inches since I measured it last," said the brown-eyed gardener to herself, leaving her task to see what the man wanted.
Hartman
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From this reading PEACE GETS EVEN "Peace, come here, I want to talk with you," called Mr. Hartman, leaning over the fence and beckoning to the child at work in her melon patch, measuring the mottled green fruit thickly dotted through the vines.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Do you know what kind of a mess you have got me into now?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading PEACE GETS EVEN "Peace, come here, I want to talk with you," called Mr. Hartman, leaning over the fence and beckoning to the child at work in her melon patch, measuring the mottled green fruit thickly dotted through the vines.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading PEACE GETS EVEN "Peace, come here, I want to talk with you," called Mr. Hartman, leaning over the fence and beckoning to the child at work in her melon patch, measuring the mottled green fruit thickly dotted through the vines.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "It's grown two inches since I measured it last," said the brown-eyed gardener to herself, leaving her task to see what the man wanted.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading PEACE GETS EVEN "Peace, come here, I want to talk with you," called Mr. Hartman, leaning over the fence and beckoning to the child at work in her melon patch, measuring the mottled green fruit thickly dotted through the vines.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PEACE GETS EVEN "Peace, come here, I want to talk with you," called Mr. Hartman, leaning over the fence and beckoning to the child at work in her melon patch, measuring the mottled green fruit thickly dotted through the vines.
inchesnounUS /ˈɪntʃəz/
plural of “inch” — a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading "It's grown two inches since I measured it last," said the brown-eyed gardener to herself, leaving her task to see what the man wanted.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Do you know what kind of a mess you have got me into now?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It's grown two inches since I measured it last," said the brown-eyed gardener to herself, leaving her task to see what the man wanted.
It's
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From this reading "It's grown two inches since I measured it last," said the brown-eyed gardener to herself, leaving her task to see what the man wanted.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading "Do you know what kind of a mess you have got me into now?"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Do you know what kind of a mess you have got me into now?"
immediately past
From this reading "It's grown two inches since I measured it last," said the brown-eyed gardener to herself, leaving her task to see what the man wanted.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading PEACE GETS EVEN "Peace, come here, I want to talk with you," called Mr. Hartman, leaning over the fence and beckoning to the child at work in her melon patch, measuring the mottled green fruit thickly dotted through the vines.
the act of departing
From this reading "It's grown two inches since I measured it last," said the brown-eyed gardener to herself, leaving her task to see what the man wanted.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Peace looked her surprise, and answered saucily, "You don't fool me any more, my friend.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "It's grown two inches since I measured it last," said the brown-eyed gardener to herself, leaving her task to see what the man wanted.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Do you know what kind of a mess you have got me into now?"
measuredadjectiveUS /ˈmeʒərd/
having notes of fixed rhythmic value
From this reading "It's grown two inches since I measured it last," said the brown-eyed gardener to herself, leaving her task to see what the man wanted.
measuringnounUS /ˈmeʒərɪŋ/
the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
From this reading PEACE GETS EVEN "Peace, come here, I want to talk with you," called Mr. Hartman, leaning over the fence and beckoning to the child at work in her melon patch, measuring the mottled green fruit thickly dotted through the vines.
melonnounUS /ˈmelən/
any of numerous fruits of the gourd family having a hard rind and sweet juicy flesh
From this reading PEACE GETS EVEN "Peace, come here, I want to talk with you," called Mr. Hartman, leaning over the fence and beckoning to the child at work in her melon patch, measuring the mottled green fruit thickly dotted through the vines.
messnounUS /mes/
a state of confusion and disorderliness
From this reading "Do you know what kind of a mess you have got me into now?"
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Peace looked her surprise, and answered saucily, "You don't fool me any more, my friend.
mottledadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːtəld/
having spots or patches of color
From this reading PEACE GETS EVEN "Peace, come here, I want to talk with you," called Mr. Hartman, leaning over the fence and beckoning to the child at work in her melon patch, measuring the mottled green fruit thickly dotted through the vines.
a form of address for a man
From this reading PEACE GETS EVEN "Peace, come here, I want to talk with you," called Mr. Hartman, leaning over the fence and beckoning to the child at work in her melon patch, measuring the mottled green fruit thickly dotted through the vines.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Peace looked her surprise, and answered saucily, "You don't fool me any more, my friend.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Do you know what kind of a mess you have got me into now?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Do you know what kind of a mess you have got me into now?"
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading PEACE GETS EVEN "Peace, come here, I want to talk with you," called Mr. Hartman, leaning over the fence and beckoning to the child at work in her melon patch, measuring the mottled green fruit thickly dotted through the vines.
patchnounUS /pætʃ/
a small contrasting part of something
From this reading PEACE GETS EVEN "Peace, come here, I want to talk with you," called Mr. Hartman, leaning over the fence and beckoning to the child at work in her melon patch, measuring the mottled green fruit thickly dotted through the vines.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading PEACE GETS EVEN "Peace, come here, I want to talk with you," called Mr. Hartman, leaning over the fence and beckoning to the child at work in her melon patch, measuring the mottled green fruit thickly dotted through the vines.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It's grown two inches since I measured it last," said the brown-eyed gardener to herself, leaving her task to see what the man wanted.
saucilyadverb
in an impudent or impertinent manner
From this reading Peace looked her surprise, and answered saucily, "You don't fool me any more, my friend.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "It's grown two inches since I measured it last," said the brown-eyed gardener to herself, leaving her task to see what the man wanted.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "It's grown two inches since I measured it last," said the brown-eyed gardener to herself, leaving her task to see what the man wanted.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading Peace looked her surprise, and answered saucily, "You don't fool me any more, my friend.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading PEACE GETS EVEN "Peace, come here, I want to talk with you," called Mr. Hartman, leaning over the fence and beckoning to the child at work in her melon patch, measuring the mottled green fruit thickly dotted through the vines.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading "It's grown two inches since I measured it last," said the brown-eyed gardener to herself, leaving her task to see what the man wanted.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PEACE GETS EVEN "Peace, come here, I want to talk with you," called Mr. Hartman, leaning over the fence and beckoning to the child at work in her melon patch, measuring the mottled green fruit thickly dotted through the vines.
thicklyadverbUS /ˈθɪkli/
spoken with poor articulation as if with a thick tongue
From this reading PEACE GETS EVEN "Peace, come here, I want to talk with you," called Mr. Hartman, leaning over the fence and beckoning to the child at work in her melon patch, measuring the mottled green fruit thickly dotted through the vines.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading PEACE GETS EVEN "Peace, come here, I want to talk with you," called Mr. Hartman, leaning over the fence and beckoning to the child at work in her melon patch, measuring the mottled green fruit thickly dotted through the vines.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PEACE GETS EVEN "Peace, come here, I want to talk with you," called Mr. Hartman, leaning over the fence and beckoning to the child at work in her melon patch, measuring the mottled green fruit thickly dotted through the vines.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "It's grown two inches since I measured it last," said the brown-eyed gardener to herself, leaving her task to see what the man wanted.
vinesnounUS /vaɪnz/
plural of “vine” — a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
From this reading PEACE GETS EVEN "Peace, come here, I want to talk with you," called Mr. Hartman, leaning over the fence and beckoning to the child at work in her melon patch, measuring the mottled green fruit thickly dotted through the vines.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading PEACE GETS EVEN "Peace, come here, I want to talk with you," called Mr. Hartman, leaning over the fence and beckoning to the child at work in her melon patch, measuring the mottled green fruit thickly dotted through the vines.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading "It's grown two inches since I measured it last," said the brown-eyed gardener to herself, leaving her task to see what the man wanted.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "It's grown two inches since I measured it last," said the brown-eyed gardener to herself, leaving her task to see what the man wanted.
in the company of; together with
From this reading PEACE GETS EVEN "Peace, come here, I want to talk with you," called Mr. Hartman, leaning over the fence and beckoning to the child at work in her melon patch, measuring the mottled green fruit thickly dotted through the vines.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading PEACE GETS EVEN "Peace, come here, I want to talk with you," called Mr. Hartman, leaning over the fence and beckoning to the child at work in her melon patch, measuring the mottled green fruit thickly dotted through the vines.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading PEACE GETS EVEN "Peace, come here, I want to talk with you," called Mr. Hartman, leaning over the fence and beckoning to the child at work in her melon patch, measuring the mottled green fruit thickly dotted through the vines.
