used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Happy and ed now, it was an event like a young girl's coming-out, when first these Squirrelets came forth from the nest "on their own," and crawling on their trembling legs, with watchful mother nigh.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading They one by one scrambled on to the roof of the home, and, with a general air of "Aren't we big; aren't we wonderful?" they stretched and basked in the bright warm morning sun.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Happy and ed now, it was an event like a young girl's coming-out, when first these Squirrelets came forth from the nest "on their own," and crawling on their trembling legs, with watchful mother nigh.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE COMING-OUT PARTY APRIL, the Green-grass Moon, was nearly gone, the Graycoats in their new high home were flourishing and growing.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading THE COMING-OUT PARTY APRIL, the Green-grass Moon, was nearly gone, the Graycoats in their new high home were flourishing and growing.
Aren't
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From this reading They one by one scrambled on to the roof of the home, and, with a general air of "Aren't we big; aren't we wonderful?" they stretched and basked in the bright warm morning sun.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was not hunting, for he wheeled and whistled as he wheeled.
baskedverbUS /bæskt/
past form of “bask” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading They one by one scrambled on to the roof of the home, and, with a general air of "Aren't we big; aren't we wonderful?" they stretched and basked in the bright warm morning sun.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They one by one scrambled on to the roof of the home, and, with a general air of "Aren't we big; aren't we wonderful?" they stretched and basked in the bright warm morning sun.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading They one by one scrambled on to the roof of the home, and, with a general air of "Aren't we big; aren't we wonderful?" they stretched and basked in the bright warm morning sun.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They one by one scrambled on to the roof of the home, and, with a general air of "Aren't we big; aren't we wonderful?" they stretched and basked in the bright warm morning sun.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Happy and ed now, it was an event like a young girl's coming-out, when first these Squirrelets came forth from the nest "on their own," and crawling on their trembling legs, with watchful mother nigh.
COMING-OUT
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From this reading THE COMING-OUT PARTY APRIL, the Green-grass Moon, was nearly gone, the Graycoats in their new high home were flourishing and growing.
crawlingnounUS /ˈkrɔːlɪŋ/
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading Happy and ed now, it was an event like a young girl's coming-out, when first these Squirrelets came forth from the nest "on their own," and crawling on their trembling legs, with watchful mother nigh.
ednounUS /ed/
impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis
From this reading Happy and ed now, it was an event like a young girl's coming-out, when first these Squirrelets came forth from the nest "on their own," and crawling on their trembling legs, with watchful mother nigh.
something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading Happy and ed now, it was an event like a young girl's coming-out, when first these Squirrelets came forth from the nest "on their own," and crawling on their trembling legs, with watchful mother nigh.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Happy and ed now, it was an event like a young girl's coming-out, when first these Squirrelets came forth from the nest "on their own," and crawling on their trembling legs, with watchful mother nigh.
flourishingadjectiveUS /ˈflɜːrɪʃɪŋ/
very lively and profitable
From this reading THE COMING-OUT PARTY APRIL, the Green-grass Moon, was nearly gone, the Graycoats in their new high home were flourishing and growing.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was not hunting, for he wheeled and whistled as he wheeled.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Happy and ed now, it was an event like a young girl's coming-out, when first these Squirrelets came forth from the nest "on their own," and crawling on their trembling legs, with watchful mother nigh.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Happy and ed now, it was an event like a young girl's coming-out, when first these Squirrelets came forth from the nest "on their own," and crawling on their trembling legs, with watchful mother nigh.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading They one by one scrambled on to the roof of the home, and, with a general air of "Aren't we big; aren't we wonderful?" they stretched and basked in the bright warm morning sun.
girl'snounUS /ɡɜːrlz/
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Happy and ed now, it was an event like a young girl's coming-out, when first these Squirrelets came forth from the nest "on their own," and crawling on their trembling legs, with watchful mother nigh.
destroyed or killed
From this reading THE COMING-OUT PARTY APRIL, the Green-grass Moon, was nearly gone, the Graycoats in their new high home were flourishing and growing.
Graycoats
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From this reading THE COMING-OUT PARTY APRIL, the Green-grass Moon, was nearly gone, the Graycoats in their new high home were flourishing and growing.
Green-grass
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From this reading THE COMING-OUT PARTY APRIL, the Green-grass Moon, was nearly gone, the Graycoats in their new high home were flourishing and growing.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading THE COMING-OUT PARTY APRIL, the Green-grass Moon, was nearly gone, the Graycoats in their new high home were flourishing and growing.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Happy and ed now, it was an event like a young girl's coming-out, when first these Squirrelets came forth from the nest "on their own," and crawling on their trembling legs, with watchful mother nigh.
HawknounUS /hɔːk/
diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
From this reading A Hawk came wheeling high over the tree tops.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was not hunting, for he wheeled and whistled as he wheeled.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading THE COMING-OUT PARTY APRIL, the Green-grass Moon, was nearly gone, the Graycoats in their new high home were flourishing and growing.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading THE COMING-OUT PARTY APRIL, the Green-grass Moon, was nearly gone, the Graycoats in their new high home were flourishing and growing.
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading He was not hunting, for he wheeled and whistled as he wheeled.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE COMING-OUT PARTY APRIL, the Green-grass Moon, was nearly gone, the Graycoats in their new high home were flourishing and growing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Happy and ed now, it was an event like a young girl's coming-out, when first these Squirrelets came forth from the nest "on their own," and crawling on their trembling legs, with watchful mother nigh.
staying power
From this reading Happy and ed now, it was an event like a young girl's coming-out, when first these Squirrelets came forth from the nest "on their own," and crawling on their trembling legs, with watchful mother nigh.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Happy and ed now, it was an event like a young girl's coming-out, when first these Squirrelets came forth from the nest "on their own," and crawling on their trembling legs, with watchful mother nigh.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading THE COMING-OUT PARTY APRIL, the Green-grass Moon, was nearly gone, the Graycoats in their new high home were flourishing and growing.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading They one by one scrambled on to the roof of the home, and, with a general air of "Aren't we big; aren't we wonderful?" they stretched and basked in the bright warm morning sun.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Happy and ed now, it was an event like a young girl's coming-out, when first these Squirrelets came forth from the nest "on their own," and crawling on their trembling legs, with watchful mother nigh.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading THE COMING-OUT PARTY APRIL, the Green-grass Moon, was nearly gone, the Graycoats in their new high home were flourishing and growing.
a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
From this reading Happy and ed now, it was an event like a young girl's coming-out, when first these Squirrelets came forth from the nest "on their own," and crawling on their trembling legs, with watchful mother nigh.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading THE COMING-OUT PARTY APRIL, the Green-grass Moon, was nearly gone, the Graycoats in their new high home were flourishing and growing.
nighadjectiveUS /naɪ/
not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
From this reading Happy and ed now, it was an event like a young girl's coming-out, when first these Squirrelets came forth from the nest "on their own," and crawling on their trembling legs, with watchful mother nigh.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not hunting, for he wheeled and whistled as he wheeled.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Happy and ed now, it was an event like a young girl's coming-out, when first these Squirrelets came forth from the nest "on their own," and crawling on their trembling legs, with watchful mother nigh.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They one by one scrambled on to the roof of the home, and, with a general air of "Aren't we big; aren't we wonderful?" they stretched and basked in the bright warm morning sun.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Happy and ed now, it was an event like a young girl's coming-out, when first these Squirrelets came forth from the nest "on their own," and crawling on their trembling legs, with watchful mother nigh.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They one by one scrambled on to the roof of the home, and, with a general air of "Aren't we big; aren't we wonderful?" they stretched and basked in the bright warm morning sun.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A Hawk came wheeling high over the tree tops.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Happy and ed now, it was an event like a young girl's coming-out, when first these Squirrelets came forth from the nest "on their own," and crawling on their trembling legs, with watchful mother nigh.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading THE COMING-OUT PARTY APRIL, the Green-grass Moon, was nearly gone, the Graycoats in their new high home were flourishing and growing.
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading They one by one scrambled on to the roof of the home, and, with a general air of "Aren't we big; aren't we wonderful?" they stretched and basked in the bright warm morning sun.
scrambledadjectiveUS /ˈskræmbəld/
thrown together in a disorderly fashion
From this reading They one by one scrambled on to the roof of the home, and, with a general air of "Aren't we big; aren't we wonderful?" they stretched and basked in the bright warm morning sun.
Squirrelets
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From this reading Happy and ed now, it was an event like a young girl's coming-out, when first these Squirrelets came forth from the nest "on their own," and crawling on their trembling legs, with watchful mother nigh.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading They one by one scrambled on to the roof of the home, and, with a general air of "Aren't we big; aren't we wonderful?" they stretched and basked in the bright warm morning sun.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading They one by one scrambled on to the roof of the home, and, with a general air of "Aren't we big; aren't we wonderful?" they stretched and basked in the bright warm morning sun.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COMING-OUT PARTY APRIL, the Green-grass Moon, was nearly gone, the Graycoats in their new high home were flourishing and growing.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE COMING-OUT PARTY APRIL, the Green-grass Moon, was nearly gone, the Graycoats in their new high home were flourishing and growing.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Happy and ed now, it was an event like a young girl's coming-out, when first these Squirrelets came forth from the nest "on their own," and crawling on their trembling legs, with watchful mother nigh.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They one by one scrambled on to the roof of the home, and, with a general air of "Aren't we big; aren't we wonderful?" they stretched and basked in the bright warm morning sun.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They one by one scrambled on to the roof of the home, and, with a general air of "Aren't we big; aren't we wonderful?" they stretched and basked in the bright warm morning sun.
topsadjectiveUS /tɑːps/
of the highest quality
From this reading A Hawk came wheeling high over the tree tops.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading A Hawk came wheeling high over the tree tops.
a shaky motion
From this reading Happy and ed now, it was an event like a young girl's coming-out, when first these Squirrelets came forth from the nest "on their own," and crawling on their trembling legs, with watchful mother nigh.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading They one by one scrambled on to the roof of the home, and, with a general air of "Aren't we big; aren't we wonderful?" they stretched and basked in the bright warm morning sun.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE COMING-OUT PARTY APRIL, the Green-grass Moon, was nearly gone, the Graycoats in their new high home were flourishing and growing.
watchfuladjectiveUS /ˈwɑːtʃfəl/
engaged in or accustomed to close observation
From this reading Happy and ed now, it was an event like a young girl's coming-out, when first these Squirrelets came forth from the nest "on their own," and crawling on their trembling legs, with watchful mother nigh.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading They one by one scrambled on to the roof of the home, and, with a general air of "Aren't we big; aren't we wonderful?" they stretched and basked in the bright warm morning sun.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE COMING-OUT PARTY APRIL, the Green-grass Moon, was nearly gone, the Graycoats in their new high home were flourishing and growing.
wheeledadjectiveUS /wiːld/
having wheels; often used in combination
From this reading He was not hunting, for he wheeled and whistled as he wheeled.
wheelingnounUS /ˈwiːlɪŋ/
a city in the northern panhandle of West Virginia on the Ohio river
From this reading A Hawk came wheeling high over the tree tops.
at the time that
From this reading Happy and ed now, it was an event like a young girl's coming-out, when first these Squirrelets came forth from the nest "on their own," and crawling on their trembling legs, with watchful mother nigh.
whistledverbUS /ˈwɪsəld/
past form of “whistle” — make whistling sounds
From this reading He was not hunting, for he wheeled and whistled as he wheeled.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Happy and ed now, it was an event like a young girl's coming-out, when first these Squirrelets came forth from the nest "on their own," and crawling on their trembling legs, with watchful mother nigh.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading They one by one scrambled on to the roof of the home, and, with a general air of "Aren't we big; aren't we wonderful?" they stretched and basked in the bright warm morning sun.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Happy and ed now, it was an event like a young girl's coming-out, when first these Squirrelets came forth from the nest "on their own," and crawling on their trembling legs, with watchful mother nigh.
