used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading KETTLE ACTS HIS OWN ILIAD It was, on the whole, a happy, though solitary winter, and a very comfortable one to others at Holly Lodge, besides Betty.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The comfort was to a great degree brought about by Kettle.
highly skilled
From this reading The first thing had been to provide him with some warm clothes, and by the united efforts of Betty and Aunt Tulip this had been accomplished.
ACTSnounUS /ækts/
a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
From this reading KETTLE ACTS HIS OWN ILIAD It was, on the whole, a happy, though solitary winter, and a very comfortable one to others at Holly Lodge, besides Betty.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading KETTLE ACTS HIS OWN ILIAD It was, on the whole, a happy, though solitary winter, and a very comfortable one to others at Holly Lodge, besides Betty.
any person at all
From this reading Then, one bitter day, when there was nobody to go for the mail to the village post-office, two miles away, Kettle, without saying a word to anybody, slipped off.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading KETTLE ACTS HIS OWN ILIAD It was, on the whole, a happy, though solitary winter, and a very comfortable one to others at Holly Lodge, besides Betty.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading The boy not only picked up chips and made the fires, and churned, and milked the one cow, but was helpful at every turn to Uncle Cesar and Aunt Tulip.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Then, one bitter day, when there was nobody to go for the mail to the village post-office, two miles away, Kettle, without saying a word to anybody, slipped off.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The first thing had been to provide him with some warm clothes, and by the united efforts of Betty and Aunt Tulip this had been accomplished.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading KETTLE ACTS HIS OWN ILIAD It was, on the whole, a happy, though solitary winter, and a very comfortable one to others at Holly Lodge, besides Betty.
Betty
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From this reading KETTLE ACTS HIS OWN ILIAD It was, on the whole, a happy, though solitary winter, and a very comfortable one to others at Holly Lodge, besides Betty.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading Then, one bitter day, when there was nobody to go for the mail to the village post-office, two miles away, Kettle, without saying a word to anybody, slipped off.
a youthful male person
From this reading The boy not only picked up chips and made the fires, and churned, and milked the one cow, but was helpful at every turn to Uncle Cesar and Aunt Tulip.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The comfort was to a great degree brought about by Kettle.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The boy not only picked up chips and made the fires, and churned, and milked the one cow, but was helpful at every turn to Uncle Cesar and Aunt Tulip.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The comfort was to a great degree brought about by Kettle.
Cesar
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From this reading The boy not only picked up chips and made the fires, and churned, and milked the one cow, but was helpful at every turn to Uncle Cesar and Aunt Tulip.
chipsnounUS /tʃɪps/
strips of potato fried in deep fat
From this reading The boy not only picked up chips and made the fires, and churned, and milked the one cow, but was helpful at every turn to Uncle Cesar and Aunt Tulip.
churnedverbUS /tʃɜːrnd/
past form of “churn” — stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter
From this reading The boy not only picked up chips and made the fires, and churned, and milked the one cow, but was helpful at every turn to Uncle Cesar and Aunt Tulip.
clothing in general
From this reading The first thing had been to provide him with some warm clothes, and by the united efforts of Betty and Aunt Tulip this had been accomplished.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading The comfort was to a great degree brought about by Kettle.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading KETTLE ACTS HIS OWN ILIAD It was, on the whole, a happy, though solitary winter, and a very comfortable one to others at Holly Lodge, besides Betty.
cownounUS /kaʊ/
female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"
From this reading The boy not only picked up chips and made the fires, and churned, and milked the one cow, but was helpful at every turn to Uncle Cesar and Aunt Tulip.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Then, one bitter day, when there was nobody to go for the mail to the village post-office, two miles away, Kettle, without saying a word to anybody, slipped off.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading The comfort was to a great degree brought about by Kettle.
plural of “effort” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading The first thing had been to provide him with some warm clothes, and by the united efforts of Betty and Aunt Tulip this had been accomplished.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The boy not only picked up chips and made the fires, and churned, and milked the one cow, but was helpful at every turn to Uncle Cesar and Aunt Tulip.
plural of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)
From this reading The boy not only picked up chips and made the fires, and churned, and milked the one cow, but was helpful at every turn to Uncle Cesar and Aunt Tulip.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first thing had been to provide him with some warm clothes, and by the united efforts of Betty and Aunt Tulip this had been accomplished.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then, one bitter day, when there was nobody to go for the mail to the village post-office, two miles away, Kettle, without saying a word to anybody, slipped off.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Then, one bitter day, when there was nobody to go for the mail to the village post-office, two miles away, Kettle, without saying a word to anybody, slipped off.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The comfort was to a great degree brought about by Kettle.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The first thing had been to provide him with some warm clothes, and by the united efforts of Betty and Aunt Tulip this had been accomplished.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading KETTLE ACTS HIS OWN ILIAD It was, on the whole, a happy, though solitary winter, and a very comfortable one to others at Holly Lodge, besides Betty.
helpfuladjectiveUS /ˈhelpfəl/
providing assistance or serving a useful function
From this reading The boy not only picked up chips and made the fires, and churned, and milked the one cow, but was helpful at every turn to Uncle Cesar and Aunt Tulip.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The first thing had been to provide him with some warm clothes, and by the united efforts of Betty and Aunt Tulip this had been accomplished.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading KETTLE ACTS HIS OWN ILIAD It was, on the whole, a happy, though solitary winter, and a very comfortable one to others at Holly Lodge, besides Betty.
HollynounUS /ˈhɑːli/
any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex having red berries and shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges
From this reading KETTLE ACTS HIS OWN ILIAD It was, on the whole, a happy, though solitary winter, and a very comfortable one to others at Holly Lodge, besides Betty.
ILIADnounUS /ˈɪliəd/
a Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the siege of Troy
From this reading KETTLE ACTS HIS OWN ILIAD It was, on the whole, a happy, though solitary winter, and a very comfortable one to others at Holly Lodge, besides Betty.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading KETTLE ACTS HIS OWN ILIAD It was, on the whole, a happy, though solitary winter, and a very comfortable one to others at Holly Lodge, besides Betty.
KETTLEnounUS /ˈketəl/
a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid
From this reading KETTLE ACTS HIS OWN ILIAD It was, on the whole, a happy, though solitary winter, and a very comfortable one to others at Holly Lodge, besides Betty.
LodgeverbUS /lɑːdʒ/
be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading KETTLE ACTS HIS OWN ILIAD It was, on the whole, a happy, though solitary winter, and a very comfortable one to others at Holly Lodge, besides Betty.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The boy not only picked up chips and made the fires, and churned, and milked the one cow, but was helpful at every turn to Uncle Cesar and Aunt Tulip.
mailnounUS /meɪl/
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading Then, one bitter day, when there was nobody to go for the mail to the village post-office, two miles away, Kettle, without saying a word to anybody, slipped off.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Then, one bitter day, when there was nobody to go for the mail to the village post-office, two miles away, Kettle, without saying a word to anybody, slipped off.
milkedverbUS /mɪlkt/
past form of “milk” — take milk from female mammals
From this reading The boy not only picked up chips and made the fires, and churned, and milked the one cow, but was helpful at every turn to Uncle Cesar and Aunt Tulip.
no person; not anyone
From this reading Then, one bitter day, when there was nobody to go for the mail to the village post-office, two miles away, Kettle, without saying a word to anybody, slipped off.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The boy not only picked up chips and made the fires, and churned, and milked the one cow, but was helpful at every turn to Uncle Cesar and Aunt Tulip.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The first thing had been to provide him with some warm clothes, and by the united efforts of Betty and Aunt Tulip this had been accomplished.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Then, one bitter day, when there was nobody to go for the mail to the village post-office, two miles away, Kettle, without saying a word to anybody, slipped off.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading KETTLE ACTS HIS OWN ILIAD It was, on the whole, a happy, though solitary winter, and a very comfortable one to others at Holly Lodge, besides Betty.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading KETTLE ACTS HIS OWN ILIAD It was, on the whole, a happy, though solitary winter, and a very comfortable one to others at Holly Lodge, besides Betty.
and nothing more
From this reading The boy not only picked up chips and made the fires, and churned, and milked the one cow, but was helpful at every turn to Uncle Cesar and Aunt Tulip.
others
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From this reading KETTLE ACTS HIS OWN ILIAD It was, on the whole, a happy, though solitary winter, and a very comfortable one to others at Holly Lodge, besides Betty.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading KETTLE ACTS HIS OWN ILIAD It was, on the whole, a happy, though solitary winter, and a very comfortable one to others at Holly Lodge, besides Betty.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading The boy not only picked up chips and made the fires, and churned, and milked the one cow, but was helpful at every turn to Uncle Cesar and Aunt Tulip.
post-office
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From this reading Then, one bitter day, when there was nobody to go for the mail to the village post-office, two miles away, Kettle, without saying a word to anybody, slipped off.
provideverbUS /prəˈvaɪd/
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading The first thing had been to provide him with some warm clothes, and by the united efforts of Betty and Aunt Tulip this had been accomplished.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading Then, one bitter day, when there was nobody to go for the mail to the village post-office, two miles away, Kettle, without saying a word to anybody, slipped off.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading Then, one bitter day, when there was nobody to go for the mail to the village post-office, two miles away, Kettle, without saying a word to anybody, slipped off.
characterized by or preferring solitude
From this reading KETTLE ACTS HIS OWN ILIAD It was, on the whole, a happy, though solitary winter, and a very comfortable one to others at Holly Lodge, besides Betty.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The first thing had been to provide him with some warm clothes, and by the united efforts of Betty and Aunt Tulip this had been accomplished.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading KETTLE ACTS HIS OWN ILIAD It was, on the whole, a happy, though solitary winter, and a very comfortable one to others at Holly Lodge, besides Betty.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, one bitter day, when there was nobody to go for the mail to the village post-office, two miles away, Kettle, without saying a word to anybody, slipped off.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Then, one bitter day, when there was nobody to go for the mail to the village post-office, two miles away, Kettle, without saying a word to anybody, slipped off.
a special situation
From this reading The first thing had been to provide him with some warm clothes, and by the united efforts of Betty and Aunt Tulip this had been accomplished.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The first thing had been to provide him with some warm clothes, and by the united efforts of Betty and Aunt Tulip this had been accomplished.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading KETTLE ACTS HIS OWN ILIAD It was, on the whole, a happy, though solitary winter, and a very comfortable one to others at Holly Lodge, besides Betty.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading KETTLE ACTS HIS OWN ILIAD It was, on the whole, a happy, though solitary winter, and a very comfortable one to others at Holly Lodge, besides Betty.
TulipnounUS /ˈtuːləp/
any of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy flower
From this reading The boy not only picked up chips and made the fires, and churned, and milked the one cow, but was helpful at every turn to Uncle Cesar and Aunt Tulip.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading The boy not only picked up chips and made the fires, and churned, and milked the one cow, but was helpful at every turn to Uncle Cesar and Aunt Tulip.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Then, one bitter day, when there was nobody to go for the mail to the village post-office, two miles away, Kettle, without saying a word to anybody, slipped off.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading The boy not only picked up chips and made the fires, and churned, and milked the one cow, but was helpful at every turn to Uncle Cesar and Aunt Tulip.
unitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading The first thing had been to provide him with some warm clothes, and by the united efforts of Betty and Aunt Tulip this had been accomplished.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The boy not only picked up chips and made the fires, and churned, and milked the one cow, but was helpful at every turn to Uncle Cesar and Aunt Tulip.
precisely as stated
From this reading KETTLE ACTS HIS OWN ILIAD It was, on the whole, a happy, though solitary winter, and a very comfortable one to others at Holly Lodge, besides Betty.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading Then, one bitter day, when there was nobody to go for the mail to the village post-office, two miles away, Kettle, without saying a word to anybody, slipped off.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading The first thing had been to provide him with some warm clothes, and by the united efforts of Betty and Aunt Tulip this had been accomplished.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading KETTLE ACTS HIS OWN ILIAD It was, on the whole, a happy, though solitary winter, and a very comfortable one to others at Holly Lodge, besides Betty.
at the time that
From this reading Then, one bitter day, when there was nobody to go for the mail to the village post-office, two miles away, Kettle, without saying a word to anybody, slipped off.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading KETTLE ACTS HIS OWN ILIAD It was, on the whole, a happy, though solitary winter, and a very comfortable one to others at Holly Lodge, besides Betty.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading KETTLE ACTS HIS OWN ILIAD It was, on the whole, a happy, though solitary winter, and a very comfortable one to others at Holly Lodge, besides Betty.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The first thing had been to provide him with some warm clothes, and by the united efforts of Betty and Aunt Tulip this had been accomplished.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Then, one bitter day, when there was nobody to go for the mail to the village post-office, two miles away, Kettle, without saying a word to anybody, slipped off.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Then, one bitter day, when there was nobody to go for the mail to the village post-office, two miles away, Kettle, without saying a word to anybody, slipped off.
