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From this reading ROBIN _Frontispiece_ "THE LITTLE WHITE COTTAGE IN NEW JERSEY," 19 "ROBIN FOLLOWED HIM EVERYWHERE" 21 "STEVEN WOULD COAX HIM OVER IN A CORNER TO LOOK AT THE BOOK" 23 "THE BLACK DANCING BEAR HAD ALWAYS TO BE PUT TO BED" 26 "ONCE HE TOOK A BALL OF YARN TO ROLL AFTER THE WHITE KITTEN" 29 "HE WANTED TO GET AWAY FROM THE HOUSE," ETC.
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From this reading ROBIN _Frontispiece_ "THE LITTLE WHITE COTTAGE IN NEW JERSEY," 19 "ROBIN FOLLOWED HIM EVERYWHERE" 21 "STEVEN WOULD COAX HIM OVER IN A CORNER TO LOOK AT THE BOOK" 23 "THE BLACK DANCING BEAR HAD ALWAYS TO BE PUT TO BED" 26 "ONCE HE TOOK A BALL OF YARN TO ROLL AFTER THE WHITE KITTEN" 29 "HE WANTED TO GET AWAY FROM THE HOUSE," ETC.
23
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From this reading ROBIN _Frontispiece_ "THE LITTLE WHITE COTTAGE IN NEW JERSEY," 19 "ROBIN FOLLOWED HIM EVERYWHERE" 21 "STEVEN WOULD COAX HIM OVER IN A CORNER TO LOOK AT THE BOOK" 23 "THE BLACK DANCING BEAR HAD ALWAYS TO BE PUT TO BED" 26 "ONCE HE TOOK A BALL OF YARN TO ROLL AFTER THE WHITE KITTEN" 29 "HE WANTED TO GET AWAY FROM THE HOUSE," ETC.
26
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From this reading ROBIN _Frontispiece_ "THE LITTLE WHITE COTTAGE IN NEW JERSEY," 19 "ROBIN FOLLOWED HIM EVERYWHERE" 21 "STEVEN WOULD COAX HIM OVER IN A CORNER TO LOOK AT THE BOOK" 23 "THE BLACK DANCING BEAR HAD ALWAYS TO BE PUT TO BED" 26 "ONCE HE TOOK A BALL OF YARN TO ROLL AFTER THE WHITE KITTEN" 29 "HE WANTED TO GET AWAY FROM THE HOUSE," ETC.
29
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From this reading ROBIN _Frontispiece_ "THE LITTLE WHITE COTTAGE IN NEW JERSEY," 19 "ROBIN FOLLOWED HIM EVERYWHERE" 21 "STEVEN WOULD COAX HIM OVER IN A CORNER TO LOOK AT THE BOOK" 23 "THE BLACK DANCING BEAR HAD ALWAYS TO BE PUT TO BED" 26 "ONCE HE TOOK A BALL OF YARN TO ROLL AFTER THE WHITE KITTEN" 29 "HE WANTED TO GET AWAY FROM THE HOUSE," ETC.
43
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From this reading 43 "THEY COMMENCED TO BUILD A SNOW MAN" 54 BIG BROTHER.
54
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From this reading 43 "THEY COMMENCED TO BUILD A SNOW MAN" 54 BIG BROTHER.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ROBIN _Frontispiece_ "THE LITTLE WHITE COTTAGE IN NEW JERSEY," 19 "ROBIN FOLLOWED HIM EVERYWHERE" 21 "STEVEN WOULD COAX HIM OVER IN A CORNER TO LOOK AT THE BOOK" 23 "THE BLACK DANCING BEAR HAD ALWAYS TO BE PUT TO BED" 26 "ONCE HE TOOK A BALL OF YARN TO ROLL AFTER THE WHITE KITTEN" 29 "HE WANTED TO GET AWAY FROM THE HOUSE," ETC.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Dust and smoke poured in at the windows and even the breeze seemed hot as it blew across the prairie cornfields burning in the July sun.
AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading ROBIN _Frontispiece_ "THE LITTLE WHITE COTTAGE IN NEW JERSEY," 19 "ROBIN FOLLOWED HIM EVERYWHERE" 21 "STEVEN WOULD COAX HIM OVER IN A CORNER TO LOOK AT THE BOOK" 23 "THE BLACK DANCING BEAR HAD ALWAYS TO BE PUT TO BED" 26 "ONCE HE TOOK A BALL OF YARN TO ROLL AFTER THE WHITE KITTEN" 29 "HE WANTED TO GET AWAY FROM THE HOUSE," ETC.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading ROBIN _Frontispiece_ "THE LITTLE WHITE COTTAGE IN NEW JERSEY," 19 "ROBIN FOLLOWED HIM EVERYWHERE" 21 "STEVEN WOULD COAX HIM OVER IN A CORNER TO LOOK AT THE BOOK" 23 "THE BLACK DANCING BEAR HAD ALWAYS TO BE PUT TO BED" 26 "ONCE HE TOOK A BALL OF YARN TO ROLL AFTER THE WHITE KITTEN" 29 "HE WANTED TO GET AWAY FROM THE HOUSE," ETC.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dust and smoke poured in at the windows and even the breeze seemed hot as it blew across the prairie cornfields burning in the July sun.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dust and smoke poured in at the windows and even the breeze seemed hot as it blew across the prairie cornfields burning in the July sun.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ROBIN _Frontispiece_ "THE LITTLE WHITE COTTAGE IN NEW JERSEY," 19 "ROBIN FOLLOWED HIM EVERYWHERE" 21 "STEVEN WOULD COAX HIM OVER IN A CORNER TO LOOK AT THE BOOK" 23 "THE BLACK DANCING BEAR HAD ALWAYS TO BE PUT TO BED" 26 "ONCE HE TOOK A BALL OF YARN TO ROLL AFTER THE WHITE KITTEN" 29 "HE WANTED TO GET AWAY FROM THE HOUSE," ETC.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading ROBIN _Frontispiece_ "THE LITTLE WHITE COTTAGE IN NEW JERSEY," 19 "ROBIN FOLLOWED HIM EVERYWHERE" 21 "STEVEN WOULD COAX HIM OVER IN A CORNER TO LOOK AT THE BOOK" 23 "THE BLACK DANCING BEAR HAD ALWAYS TO BE PUT TO BED" 26 "ONCE HE TOOK A BALL OF YARN TO ROLL AFTER THE WHITE KITTEN" 29 "HE WANTED TO GET AWAY FROM THE HOUSE," ETC.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading ROBIN _Frontispiece_ "THE LITTLE WHITE COTTAGE IN NEW JERSEY," 19 "ROBIN FOLLOWED HIM EVERYWHERE" 21 "STEVEN WOULD COAX HIM OVER IN A CORNER TO LOOK AT THE BOOK" 23 "THE BLACK DANCING BEAR HAD ALWAYS TO BE PUT TO BED" 26 "ONCE HE TOOK A BALL OF YARN TO ROLL AFTER THE WHITE KITTEN" 29 "HE WANTED TO GET AWAY FROM THE HOUSE," ETC.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ROBIN _Frontispiece_ "THE LITTLE WHITE COTTAGE IN NEW JERSEY," 19 "ROBIN FOLLOWED HIM EVERYWHERE" 21 "STEVEN WOULD COAX HIM OVER IN A CORNER TO LOOK AT THE BOOK" 23 "THE BLACK DANCING BEAR HAD ALWAYS TO BE PUT TO BED" 26 "ONCE HE TOOK A BALL OF YARN TO ROLL AFTER THE WHITE KITTEN" 29 "HE WANTED TO GET AWAY FROM THE HOUSE," ETC.
have
From this reading ROBIN _Frontispiece_ "THE LITTLE WHITE COTTAGE IN NEW JERSEY," 19 "ROBIN FOLLOWED HIM EVERYWHERE" 21 "STEVEN WOULD COAX HIM OVER IN A CORNER TO LOOK AT THE BOOK" 23 "THE BLACK DANCING BEAR HAD ALWAYS TO BE PUT TO BED" 26 "ONCE HE TOOK A BALL OF YARN TO ROLL AFTER THE WHITE KITTEN" 29 "HE WANTED TO GET AWAY FROM THE HOUSE," ETC.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading ROBIN _Frontispiece_ "THE LITTLE WHITE COTTAGE IN NEW JERSEY," 19 "ROBIN FOLLOWED HIM EVERYWHERE" 21 "STEVEN WOULD COAX HIM OVER IN A CORNER TO LOOK AT THE BOOK" 23 "THE BLACK DANCING BEAR HAD ALWAYS TO BE PUT TO BED" 26 "ONCE HE TOOK A BALL OF YARN TO ROLL AFTER THE WHITE KITTEN" 29 "HE WANTED TO GET AWAY FROM THE HOUSE," ETC.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading 43 "THEY COMMENCED TO BUILD A SNOW MAN" 54 BIG BROTHER.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading ROBIN _Frontispiece_ "THE LITTLE WHITE COTTAGE IN NEW JERSEY," 19 "ROBIN FOLLOWED HIM EVERYWHERE" 21 "STEVEN WOULD COAX HIM OVER IN A CORNER TO LOOK AT THE BOOK" 23 "THE BLACK DANCING BEAR HAD ALWAYS TO BE PUT TO BED" 26 "ONCE HE TOOK A BALL OF YARN TO ROLL AFTER THE WHITE KITTEN" 29 "HE WANTED TO GET AWAY FROM THE HOUSE," ETC.
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading Dust and smoke poured in at the windows and even the breeze seemed hot as it blew across the prairie cornfields burning in the July sun.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading ROBIN _Frontispiece_ "THE LITTLE WHITE COTTAGE IN NEW JERSEY," 19 "ROBIN FOLLOWED HIM EVERYWHERE" 21 "STEVEN WOULD COAX HIM OVER IN A CORNER TO LOOK AT THE BOOK" 23 "THE BLACK DANCING BEAR HAD ALWAYS TO BE PUT TO BED" 26 "ONCE HE TOOK A BALL OF YARN TO ROLL AFTER THE WHITE KITTEN" 29 "HE WANTED TO GET AWAY FROM THE HOUSE," ETC.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading Dust and smoke poured in at the windows and even the breeze seemed hot as it blew across the prairie cornfields burning in the July sun.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading 43 "THEY COMMENCED TO BUILD A SNOW MAN" 54 BIG BROTHER.
make by combining materials and parts
From this reading 43 "THEY COMMENCED TO BUILD A SNOW MAN" 54 BIG BROTHER.
the act of burning something
From this reading Dust and smoke poured in at the windows and even the breeze seemed hot as it blew across the prairie cornfields burning in the July sun.
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading Every coach on the long western-bound train was crowded with passengers.
COAXverbUS /koʊks/
influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
From this reading ROBIN _Frontispiece_ "THE LITTLE WHITE COTTAGE IN NEW JERSEY," 19 "ROBIN FOLLOWED HIM EVERYWHERE" 21 "STEVEN WOULD COAX HIM OVER IN A CORNER TO LOOK AT THE BOOK" 23 "THE BLACK DANCING BEAR HAD ALWAYS TO BE PUT TO BED" 26 "ONCE HE TOOK A BALL OF YARN TO ROLL AFTER THE WHITE KITTEN" 29 "HE WANTED TO GET AWAY FROM THE HOUSE," ETC.
COMMENCEDverbUS /kəˈmenst/
past form of “commence” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading 43 "THEY COMMENCED TO BUILD A SNOW MAN" 54 BIG BROTHER.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading ROBIN _Frontispiece_ "THE LITTLE WHITE COTTAGE IN NEW JERSEY," 19 "ROBIN FOLLOWED HIM EVERYWHERE" 21 "STEVEN WOULD COAX HIM OVER IN A CORNER TO LOOK AT THE BOOK" 23 "THE BLACK DANCING BEAR HAD ALWAYS TO BE PUT TO BED" 26 "ONCE HE TOOK A BALL OF YARN TO ROLL AFTER THE WHITE KITTEN" 29 "HE WANTED TO GET AWAY FROM THE HOUSE," ETC.
cornfieldsnounUS /ˈkɔːrnˈfiːldz/
plural of “cornfield” — a field planted with corn
From this reading Dust and smoke poured in at the windows and even the breeze seemed hot as it blew across the prairie cornfields burning in the July sun.
a small house with a single story
From this reading ROBIN _Frontispiece_ "THE LITTLE WHITE COTTAGE IN NEW JERSEY," 19 "ROBIN FOLLOWED HIM EVERYWHERE" 21 "STEVEN WOULD COAX HIM OVER IN A CORNER TO LOOK AT THE BOOK" 23 "THE BLACK DANCING BEAR HAD ALWAYS TO BE PUT TO BED" 26 "ONCE HE TOOK A BALL OF YARN TO ROLL AFTER THE WHITE KITTEN" 29 "HE WANTED TO GET AWAY FROM THE HOUSE," ETC.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading Every coach on the long western-bound train was crowded with passengers.
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
From this reading ROBIN _Frontispiece_ "THE LITTLE WHITE COTTAGE IN NEW JERSEY," 19 "ROBIN FOLLOWED HIM EVERYWHERE" 21 "STEVEN WOULD COAX HIM OVER IN A CORNER TO LOOK AT THE BOOK" 23 "THE BLACK DANCING BEAR HAD ALWAYS TO BE PUT TO BED" 26 "ONCE HE TOOK A BALL OF YARN TO ROLL AFTER THE WHITE KITTEN" 29 "HE WANTED TO GET AWAY FROM THE HOUSE," ETC.
depotnounUS /ˈdiːpoʊ/
station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
From this reading It was a relief when the engine stopped at last in front of a small village depot.
remove the dust from
From this reading Dust and smoke poured in at the windows and even the breeze seemed hot as it blew across the prairie cornfields burning in the July sun.
enginenounUS /ˈendʒən/
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading It was a relief when the engine stopped at last in front of a small village depot.
ETC
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From this reading ROBIN _Frontispiece_ "THE LITTLE WHITE COTTAGE IN NEW JERSEY," 19 "ROBIN FOLLOWED HIM EVERYWHERE" 21 "STEVEN WOULD COAX HIM OVER IN A CORNER TO LOOK AT THE BOOK" 23 "THE BLACK DANCING BEAR HAD ALWAYS TO BE PUT TO BED" 26 "ONCE HE TOOK A BALL OF YARN TO ROLL AFTER THE WHITE KITTEN" 29 "HE WANTED TO GET AWAY FROM THE HOUSE," ETC.
divisible by two
From this reading Dust and smoke poured in at the windows and even the breeze seemed hot as it blew across the prairie cornfields burning in the July sun.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every coach on the long western-bound train was crowded with passengers.
to or in any or all places
From this reading ROBIN _Frontispiece_ "THE LITTLE WHITE COTTAGE IN NEW JERSEY," 19 "ROBIN FOLLOWED HIM EVERYWHERE" 21 "STEVEN WOULD COAX HIM OVER IN A CORNER TO LOOK AT THE BOOK" 23 "THE BLACK DANCING BEAR HAD ALWAYS TO BE PUT TO BED" 26 "ONCE HE TOOK A BALL OF YARN TO ROLL AFTER THE WHITE KITTEN" 29 "HE WANTED TO GET AWAY FROM THE HOUSE," ETC.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading ROBIN _Frontispiece_ "THE LITTLE WHITE COTTAGE IN NEW JERSEY," 19 "ROBIN FOLLOWED HIM EVERYWHERE" 21 "STEVEN WOULD COAX HIM OVER IN A CORNER TO LOOK AT THE BOOK" 23 "THE BLACK DANCING BEAR HAD ALWAYS TO BE PUT TO BED" 26 "ONCE HE TOOK A BALL OF YARN TO ROLL AFTER THE WHITE KITTEN" 29 "HE WANTED TO GET AWAY FROM THE HOUSE," ETC.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ROBIN _Frontispiece_ "THE LITTLE WHITE COTTAGE IN NEW JERSEY," 19 "ROBIN FOLLOWED HIM EVERYWHERE" 21 "STEVEN WOULD COAX HIM OVER IN A CORNER TO LOOK AT THE BOOK" 23 "THE BLACK DANCING BEAR HAD ALWAYS TO BE PUT TO BED" 26 "ONCE HE TOOK A BALL OF YARN TO ROLL AFTER THE WHITE KITTEN" 29 "HE WANTED TO GET AWAY FROM THE HOUSE," ETC.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading It was a relief when the engine stopped at last in front of a small village depot.
Frontispiecenoun
an ornamental facade
From this reading ROBIN _Frontispiece_ "THE LITTLE WHITE COTTAGE IN NEW JERSEY," 19 "ROBIN FOLLOWED HIM EVERYWHERE" 21 "STEVEN WOULD COAX HIM OVER IN A CORNER TO LOOK AT THE BOOK" 23 "THE BLACK DANCING BEAR HAD ALWAYS TO BE PUT TO BED" 26 "ONCE HE TOOK A BALL OF YARN TO ROLL AFTER THE WHITE KITTEN" 29 "HE WANTED TO GET AWAY FROM THE HOUSE," ETC.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading ROBIN _Frontispiece_ "THE LITTLE WHITE COTTAGE IN NEW JERSEY," 19 "ROBIN FOLLOWED HIM EVERYWHERE" 21 "STEVEN WOULD COAX HIM OVER IN A CORNER TO LOOK AT THE BOOK" 23 "THE BLACK DANCING BEAR HAD ALWAYS TO BE PUT TO BED" 26 "ONCE HE TOOK A BALL OF YARN TO ROLL AFTER THE WHITE KITTEN" 29 "HE WANTED TO GET AWAY FROM THE HOUSE," ETC.
HADauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ROBIN _Frontispiece_ "THE LITTLE WHITE COTTAGE IN NEW JERSEY," 19 "ROBIN FOLLOWED HIM EVERYWHERE" 21 "STEVEN WOULD COAX HIM OVER IN A CORNER TO LOOK AT THE BOOK" 23 "THE BLACK DANCING BEAR HAD ALWAYS TO BE PUT TO BED" 26 "ONCE HE TOOK A BALL OF YARN TO ROLL AFTER THE WHITE KITTEN" 29 "HE WANTED TO GET AWAY FROM THE HOUSE," ETC.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ROBIN _Frontispiece_ "THE LITTLE WHITE COTTAGE IN NEW JERSEY," 19 "ROBIN FOLLOWED HIM EVERYWHERE" 21 "STEVEN WOULD COAX HIM OVER IN A CORNER TO LOOK AT THE BOOK" 23 "THE BLACK DANCING BEAR HAD ALWAYS TO BE PUT TO BED" 26 "ONCE HE TOOK A BALL OF YARN TO ROLL AFTER THE WHITE KITTEN" 29 "HE WANTED TO GET AWAY FROM THE HOUSE," ETC.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ROBIN _Frontispiece_ "THE LITTLE WHITE COTTAGE IN NEW JERSEY," 19 "ROBIN FOLLOWED HIM EVERYWHERE" 21 "STEVEN WOULD COAX HIM OVER IN A CORNER TO LOOK AT THE BOOK" 23 "THE BLACK DANCING BEAR HAD ALWAYS TO BE PUT TO BED" 26 "ONCE HE TOOK A BALL OF YARN TO ROLL AFTER THE WHITE KITTEN" 29 "HE WANTED TO GET AWAY FROM THE HOUSE," ETC.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading Dust and smoke poured in at the windows and even the breeze seemed hot as it blew across the prairie cornfields burning in the July sun.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading ROBIN _Frontispiece_ "THE LITTLE WHITE COTTAGE IN NEW JERSEY," 19 "ROBIN FOLLOWED HIM EVERYWHERE" 21 "STEVEN WOULD COAX HIM OVER IN A CORNER TO LOOK AT THE BOOK" 23 "THE BLACK DANCING BEAR HAD ALWAYS TO BE PUT TO BED" 26 "ONCE HE TOOK A BALL OF YARN TO ROLL AFTER THE WHITE KITTEN" 29 "HE WANTED TO GET AWAY FROM THE HOUSE," ETC.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ROBIN _Frontispiece_ "THE LITTLE WHITE COTTAGE IN NEW JERSEY," 19 "ROBIN FOLLOWED HIM EVERYWHERE" 21 "STEVEN WOULD COAX HIM OVER IN A CORNER TO LOOK AT THE BOOK" 23 "THE BLACK DANCING BEAR HAD ALWAYS TO BE PUT TO BED" 26 "ONCE HE TOOK A BALL OF YARN TO ROLL AFTER THE WHITE KITTEN" 29 "HE WANTED TO GET AWAY FROM THE HOUSE," ETC.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Dust and smoke poured in at the windows and even the breeze seemed hot as it blew across the prairie cornfields burning in the July sun.
JERSEYnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrzi/
a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading ROBIN _Frontispiece_ "THE LITTLE WHITE COTTAGE IN NEW JERSEY," 19 "ROBIN FOLLOWED HIM EVERYWHERE" 21 "STEVEN WOULD COAX HIM OVER IN A CORNER TO LOOK AT THE BOOK" 23 "THE BLACK DANCING BEAR HAD ALWAYS TO BE PUT TO BED" 26 "ONCE HE TOOK A BALL OF YARN TO ROLL AFTER THE WHITE KITTEN" 29 "HE WANTED TO GET AWAY FROM THE HOUSE," ETC.
JulynounUS /ˌdʒuːˈlaɪ/
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading Dust and smoke poured in at the windows and even the breeze seemed hot as it blew across the prairie cornfields burning in the July sun.
KITTENnounUS /ˈkɪtən/
young domestic cat
From this reading ROBIN _Frontispiece_ "THE LITTLE WHITE COTTAGE IN NEW JERSEY," 19 "ROBIN FOLLOWED HIM EVERYWHERE" 21 "STEVEN WOULD COAX HIM OVER IN A CORNER TO LOOK AT THE BOOK" 23 "THE BLACK DANCING BEAR HAD ALWAYS TO BE PUT TO BED" 26 "ONCE HE TOOK A BALL OF YARN TO ROLL AFTER THE WHITE KITTEN" 29 "HE WANTED TO GET AWAY FROM THE HOUSE," ETC.
immediately past
From this reading It was a relief when the engine stopped at last in front of a small village depot.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading ROBIN _Frontispiece_ "THE LITTLE WHITE COTTAGE IN NEW JERSEY," 19 "ROBIN FOLLOWED HIM EVERYWHERE" 21 "STEVEN WOULD COAX HIM OVER IN A CORNER TO LOOK AT THE BOOK" 23 "THE BLACK DANCING BEAR HAD ALWAYS TO BE PUT TO BED" 26 "ONCE HE TOOK A BALL OF YARN TO ROLL AFTER THE WHITE KITTEN" 29 "HE WANTED TO GET AWAY FROM THE HOUSE," ETC.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Every coach on the long western-bound train was crowded with passengers.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading ROBIN _Frontispiece_ "THE LITTLE WHITE COTTAGE IN NEW JERSEY," 19 "ROBIN FOLLOWED HIM EVERYWHERE" 21 "STEVEN WOULD COAX HIM OVER IN A CORNER TO LOOK AT THE BOOK" 23 "THE BLACK DANCING BEAR HAD ALWAYS TO BE PUT TO BED" 26 "ONCE HE TOOK A BALL OF YARN TO ROLL AFTER THE WHITE KITTEN" 29 "HE WANTED TO GET AWAY FROM THE HOUSE," ETC.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading 43 "THEY COMMENCED TO BUILD A SNOW MAN" 54 BIG BROTHER.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading ROBIN _Frontispiece_ "THE LITTLE WHITE COTTAGE IN NEW JERSEY," 19 "ROBIN FOLLOWED HIM EVERYWHERE" 21 "STEVEN WOULD COAX HIM OVER IN A CORNER TO LOOK AT THE BOOK" 23 "THE BLACK DANCING BEAR HAD ALWAYS TO BE PUT TO BED" 26 "ONCE HE TOOK A BALL OF YARN TO ROLL AFTER THE WHITE KITTEN" 29 "HE WANTED TO GET AWAY FROM THE HOUSE," ETC.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ROBIN _Frontispiece_ "THE LITTLE WHITE COTTAGE IN NEW JERSEY," 19 "ROBIN FOLLOWED HIM EVERYWHERE" 21 "STEVEN WOULD COAX HIM OVER IN A CORNER TO LOOK AT THE BOOK" 23 "THE BLACK DANCING BEAR HAD ALWAYS TO BE PUT TO BED" 26 "ONCE HE TOOK A BALL OF YARN TO ROLL AFTER THE WHITE KITTEN" 29 "HE WANTED TO GET AWAY FROM THE HOUSE," ETC.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Every coach on the long western-bound train was crowded with passengers.
on one occasion
From this reading ROBIN _Frontispiece_ "THE LITTLE WHITE COTTAGE IN NEW JERSEY," 19 "ROBIN FOLLOWED HIM EVERYWHERE" 21 "STEVEN WOULD COAX HIM OVER IN A CORNER TO LOOK AT THE BOOK" 23 "THE BLACK DANCING BEAR HAD ALWAYS TO BE PUT TO BED" 26 "ONCE HE TOOK A BALL OF YARN TO ROLL AFTER THE WHITE KITTEN" 29 "HE WANTED TO GET AWAY FROM THE HOUSE," ETC.
OVERprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading ROBIN _Frontispiece_ "THE LITTLE WHITE COTTAGE IN NEW JERSEY," 19 "ROBIN FOLLOWED HIM EVERYWHERE" 21 "STEVEN WOULD COAX HIM OVER IN A CORNER TO LOOK AT THE BOOK" 23 "THE BLACK DANCING BEAR HAD ALWAYS TO BE PUT TO BED" 26 "ONCE HE TOOK A BALL OF YARN TO ROLL AFTER THE WHITE KITTEN" 29 "HE WANTED TO GET AWAY FROM THE HOUSE," ETC.
passengersnounUS /ˈpæsəndʒərz/
plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading Every coach on the long western-bound train was crowded with passengers.
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading Dust and smoke poured in at the windows and even the breeze seemed hot as it blew across the prairie cornfields burning in the July sun.
prairienounUS /ˈpreri/
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading Dust and smoke poured in at the windows and even the breeze seemed hot as it blew across the prairie cornfields burning in the July sun.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading ROBIN _Frontispiece_ "THE LITTLE WHITE COTTAGE IN NEW JERSEY," 19 "ROBIN FOLLOWED HIM EVERYWHERE" 21 "STEVEN WOULD COAX HIM OVER IN A CORNER TO LOOK AT THE BOOK" 23 "THE BLACK DANCING BEAR HAD ALWAYS TO BE PUT TO BED" 26 "ONCE HE TOOK A BALL OF YARN TO ROLL AFTER THE WHITE KITTEN" 29 "HE WANTED TO GET AWAY FROM THE HOUSE," ETC.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading It was a relief when the engine stopped at last in front of a small village depot.
ROBINnounUS /ˈrɑːbən/
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading ROBIN _Frontispiece_ "THE LITTLE WHITE COTTAGE IN NEW JERSEY," 19 "ROBIN FOLLOWED HIM EVERYWHERE" 21 "STEVEN WOULD COAX HIM OVER IN A CORNER TO LOOK AT THE BOOK" 23 "THE BLACK DANCING BEAR HAD ALWAYS TO BE PUT TO BED" 26 "ONCE HE TOOK A BALL OF YARN TO ROLL AFTER THE WHITE KITTEN" 29 "HE WANTED TO GET AWAY FROM THE HOUSE," ETC.
move by turning over or rotating
From this reading ROBIN _Frontispiece_ "THE LITTLE WHITE COTTAGE IN NEW JERSEY," 19 "ROBIN FOLLOWED HIM EVERYWHERE" 21 "STEVEN WOULD COAX HIM OVER IN A CORNER TO LOOK AT THE BOOK" 23 "THE BLACK DANCING BEAR HAD ALWAYS TO BE PUT TO BED" 26 "ONCE HE TOOK A BALL OF YARN TO ROLL AFTER THE WHITE KITTEN" 29 "HE WANTED TO GET AWAY FROM THE HOUSE," ETC.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Dust and smoke poured in at the windows and even the breeze seemed hot as it blew across the prairie cornfields burning in the July sun.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was a relief when the engine stopped at last in front of a small village depot.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading Dust and smoke poured in at the windows and even the breeze seemed hot as it blew across the prairie cornfields burning in the July sun.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading 43 "THEY COMMENCED TO BUILD A SNOW MAN" 54 BIG BROTHER.
STEVEN
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ROBIN _Frontispiece_ "THE LITTLE WHITE COTTAGE IN NEW JERSEY," 19 "ROBIN FOLLOWED HIM EVERYWHERE" 21 "STEVEN WOULD COAX HIM OVER IN A CORNER TO LOOK AT THE BOOK" 23 "THE BLACK DANCING BEAR HAD ALWAYS TO BE PUT TO BED" 26 "ONCE HE TOOK A BALL OF YARN TO ROLL AFTER THE WHITE KITTEN" 29 "HE WANTED TO GET AWAY FROM THE HOUSE," ETC.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading It was a relief when the engine stopped at last in front of a small village depot.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Dust and smoke poured in at the windows and even the breeze seemed hot as it blew across the prairie cornfields burning in the July sun.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ROBIN _Frontispiece_ "THE LITTLE WHITE COTTAGE IN NEW JERSEY," 19 "ROBIN FOLLOWED HIM EVERYWHERE" 21 "STEVEN WOULD COAX HIM OVER IN A CORNER TO LOOK AT THE BOOK" 23 "THE BLACK DANCING BEAR HAD ALWAYS TO BE PUT TO BED" 26 "ONCE HE TOOK A BALL OF YARN TO ROLL AFTER THE WHITE KITTEN" 29 "HE WANTED TO GET AWAY FROM THE HOUSE," ETC.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 43 "THEY COMMENCED TO BUILD A SNOW MAN" 54 BIG BROTHER.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ROBIN _Frontispiece_ "THE LITTLE WHITE COTTAGE IN NEW JERSEY," 19 "ROBIN FOLLOWED HIM EVERYWHERE" 21 "STEVEN WOULD COAX HIM OVER IN A CORNER TO LOOK AT THE BOOK" 23 "THE BLACK DANCING BEAR HAD ALWAYS TO BE PUT TO BED" 26 "ONCE HE TOOK A BALL OF YARN TO ROLL AFTER THE WHITE KITTEN" 29 "HE WANTED TO GET AWAY FROM THE HOUSE," ETC.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading ROBIN _Frontispiece_ "THE LITTLE WHITE COTTAGE IN NEW JERSEY," 19 "ROBIN FOLLOWED HIM EVERYWHERE" 21 "STEVEN WOULD COAX HIM OVER IN A CORNER TO LOOK AT THE BOOK" 23 "THE BLACK DANCING BEAR HAD ALWAYS TO BE PUT TO BED" 26 "ONCE HE TOOK A BALL OF YARN TO ROLL AFTER THE WHITE KITTEN" 29 "HE WANTED TO GET AWAY FROM THE HOUSE," ETC.
create by training and teaching
From this reading Every coach on the long western-bound train was crowded with passengers.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading It was a relief when the engine stopped at last in front of a small village depot.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading ROBIN _Frontispiece_ "THE LITTLE WHITE COTTAGE IN NEW JERSEY," 19 "ROBIN FOLLOWED HIM EVERYWHERE" 21 "STEVEN WOULD COAX HIM OVER IN A CORNER TO LOOK AT THE BOOK" 23 "THE BLACK DANCING BEAR HAD ALWAYS TO BE PUT TO BED" 26 "ONCE HE TOOK A BALL OF YARN TO ROLL AFTER THE WHITE KITTEN" 29 "HE WANTED TO GET AWAY FROM THE HOUSE," ETC.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Every coach on the long western-bound train was crowded with passengers.
western-bound
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From this reading Every coach on the long western-bound train was crowded with passengers.
at the time that
From this reading It was a relief when the engine stopped at last in front of a small village depot.
a Caucasian
From this reading ROBIN _Frontispiece_ "THE LITTLE WHITE COTTAGE IN NEW JERSEY," 19 "ROBIN FOLLOWED HIM EVERYWHERE" 21 "STEVEN WOULD COAX HIM OVER IN A CORNER TO LOOK AT THE BOOK" 23 "THE BLACK DANCING BEAR HAD ALWAYS TO BE PUT TO BED" 26 "ONCE HE TOOK A BALL OF YARN TO ROLL AFTER THE WHITE KITTEN" 29 "HE WANTED TO GET AWAY FROM THE HOUSE," ETC.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading Dust and smoke poured in at the windows and even the breeze seemed hot as it blew across the prairie cornfields burning in the July sun.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Every coach on the long western-bound train was crowded with passengers.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ROBIN _Frontispiece_ "THE LITTLE WHITE COTTAGE IN NEW JERSEY," 19 "ROBIN FOLLOWED HIM EVERYWHERE" 21 "STEVEN WOULD COAX HIM OVER IN A CORNER TO LOOK AT THE BOOK" 23 "THE BLACK DANCING BEAR HAD ALWAYS TO BE PUT TO BED" 26 "ONCE HE TOOK A BALL OF YARN TO ROLL AFTER THE WHITE KITTEN" 29 "HE WANTED TO GET AWAY FROM THE HOUSE," ETC.
YARNnounUS /jɑːrn/
the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
From this reading ROBIN _Frontispiece_ "THE LITTLE WHITE COTTAGE IN NEW JERSEY," 19 "ROBIN FOLLOWED HIM EVERYWHERE" 21 "STEVEN WOULD COAX HIM OVER IN A CORNER TO LOOK AT THE BOOK" 23 "THE BLACK DANCING BEAR HAD ALWAYS TO BE PUT TO BED" 26 "ONCE HE TOOK A BALL OF YARN TO ROLL AFTER THE WHITE KITTEN" 29 "HE WANTED TO GET AWAY FROM THE HOUSE," ETC.
