used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading But that was all they saw.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
react verbally
From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
blossomsnounUS /ˈblɑːsəmz/
plural of “blossom” — reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
bridaladjectiveUS /ˈbraɪdəl/
of or relating to a wedding
From this reading Well, did you make good harvest while it lasted? has Jeannot a fat bridal portion promised?"
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that was all they saw.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
Bébée
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From this reading People saw that Bébée had grown very quiet.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
cobbler'snounUS /ˈkɑːblərz/
possessive form of “cobbler” — a person who makes or repairs shoes
From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
Cour
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From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
crackverbUS /kræk/
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading Well, did you make good harvest while it lasted? has Jeannot a fat bridal portion promised?"
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
in a gradual manner
From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
a young female
From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
glowingadjectiveUS /ˈɡloʊɪŋ/
highly enthusiastic
From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Well, did you make good harvest while it lasted? has Jeannot a fat bridal portion promised?"
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading People saw that Bébée had grown very quiet.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading People saw that Bébée had grown very quiet.
harvestnounUS /ˈhɑːrvəst/
the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading Well, did you make good harvest while it lasted? has Jeannot a fat bridal portion promised?"
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Well, did you make good harvest while it lasted? has Jeannot a fat bridal portion promised?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
hootedverbUS /ˈhuːtɪd/
past form of “hoot” — to utter a loud clamorous shout
From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
hé
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From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Well, did you make good harvest while it lasted? has Jeannot a fat bridal portion promised?"
Jeannot
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From this reading Well, did you make good harvest while it lasted? has Jeannot a fat bridal portion promised?"
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
lastedverbUS /ˈlæstəd/
past form of “last” — persist for a specified period of time
From this reading Well, did you make good harvest while it lasted? has Jeannot a fat bridal portion promised?"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
engage in
From this reading Well, did you make good harvest while it lasted? has Jeannot a fat bridal portion promised?"
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
Montagne
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From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
nutsadjectiveUS /nʌts/
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
and nothing more
From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading People saw that Bébée had grown very quiet.
pinenounUS /paɪn/
a coniferous tree
From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
participate in games or sport
From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
play-time
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From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Well, did you make good harvest while it lasted? has Jeannot a fat bridal portion promised?"
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading Well, did you make good harvest while it lasted? has Jeannot a fat bridal portion promised?"
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading People saw that Bébée had grown very quiet.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
cut with a saw
From this reading People saw that Bébée had grown very quiet.
express in words
From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
seasonsnounUS /ˈsiːzənz/
plural of “season” — a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
in the near future
From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
stallnounUS /stɔːl/
a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
sugarnounUS /ˈʃʊɡər/
a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading People saw that Bébée had grown very quiet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But that was all they saw.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
Varnhart
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From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
precisely as stated
From this reading People saw that Bébée had grown very quiet.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But that was all they saw.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, did you make good harvest while it lasted? has Jeannot a fat bridal portion promised?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
at the time that
From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Well, did you make good harvest while it lasted? has Jeannot a fat bridal portion promised?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
