used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The sun was high when they finally arose, and tumbled out into the ice-cold water of the creek for a good scrub with soap.
achesnounUS /eɪks/
plural of “ache” — a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
From this reading The aches of the night before had somehow vanished, though their lips were still cracked and their noses were peeling.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the bath, and a hot breakfast, they all felt cheerful and fairly fit again.
anew
From this reading After the bath, and a hot breakfast, they all felt cheerful and fairly fit again.
(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 After the bath, and a hot breakfast, they all felt cheerful and fairly fit again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The doctor and Mr. Stone let the boys sleep late the next morning.
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading The sun was high when they finally arose, and tumbled out into the ice-cold water of the creek for a good scrub with soap.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “By Jiminy,” said Bennie, as he scraped the breakfast plates to feed Jeff, “I believe I’d like to climb the old mountain again, after all.
bathnounUS /bæθ/
a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
From this reading After the bath, and a hot breakfast, they all felt cheerful and fairly fit again.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The aches of the night before had somehow vanished, though their lips were still cracked and their noses were peeling.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “By Jiminy,” said Bennie, as he scraped the breakfast plates to feed Jeff, “I believe I’d like to climb the old mountain again, after all.
BennienounUS /ˈbeni/
a form of amphetamine
From this reading “By Jiminy,” said Bennie, as he scraped the breakfast plates to feed Jeff, “I believe I’d like to climb the old mountain again, after all.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The doctor and Mr. Stone let the boys sleep late the next morning.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading After the bath, and a hot breakfast, they all felt cheerful and fairly fit again.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “By Jiminy,” said Bennie, as he scraped the breakfast plates to feed Jeff, “I believe I’d like to climb the old mountain again, after all.
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading After the bath, and a hot breakfast, they all felt cheerful and fairly fit again.
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading “By Jiminy,” said Bennie, as he scraped the breakfast plates to feed Jeff, “I believe I’d like to climb the old mountain again, after all.
crackedadjectiveUS /krækt/
used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure
From this reading The aches of the night before had somehow vanished, though their lips were still cracked and their noses were peeling.
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading The sun was high when they finally arose, and tumbled out into the ice-cold water of the creek for a good scrub with soap.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The doctor and Mr. Stone let the boys sleep late the next morning.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading After the bath, and a hot breakfast, they all felt cheerful and fairly fit again.
provide as food
From this reading “By Jiminy,” said Bennie, as he scraped the breakfast plates to feed Jeff, “I believe I’d like to climb the old mountain again, after all.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading After the bath, and a hot breakfast, they all felt cheerful and fairly fit again.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading The sun was high when they finally arose, and tumbled out into the ice-cold water of the creek for a good scrub with soap.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading After the bath, and a hot breakfast, they all felt cheerful and fairly fit again.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The sun was high when they finally arose, and tumbled out into the ice-cold water of the creek for a good scrub with soap.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The sun was high when they finally arose, and tumbled out into the ice-cold water of the creek for a good scrub with soap.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The aches of the night before had somehow vanished, though their lips were still cracked and their noses were peeling.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “By Jiminy,” said Bennie, as he scraped the breakfast plates to feed Jeff, “I believe I’d like to climb the old mountain again, after all.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The sun was high when they finally arose, and tumbled out into the ice-cold water of the creek for a good scrub with soap.
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 After the bath, and a hot breakfast, they all felt cheerful and fairly fit again.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “By Jiminy,” said Bennie, as he scraped the breakfast plates to feed Jeff, “I believe I’d like to climb the old mountain again, after all.
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From this reading “By Jiminy,” said Bennie, as he scraped the breakfast plates to feed Jeff, “I believe I’d like to climb the old mountain again, after all.
ice-coldadjective
as cold as ice
From this reading The sun was high when they finally arose, and tumbled out into the ice-cold water of the creek for a good scrub with soap.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The sun was high when they finally arose, and tumbled out into the ice-cold water of the creek for a good scrub with soap.
Jeff
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From this reading “By Jiminy,” said Bennie, as he scraped the breakfast plates to feed Jeff, “I believe I’d like to climb the old mountain again, after all.
Jiminy
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From this reading “By Jiminy,” said Bennie, as he scraped the breakfast plates to feed Jeff, “I believe I’d like to climb the old mountain again, after all.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading The doctor and Mr. Stone let the boys sleep late the next morning.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The doctor and Mr. Stone let the boys sleep late the next morning.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “By Jiminy,” said Bennie, as he scraped the breakfast plates to feed Jeff, “I believe I’d like to climb the old mountain again, after all.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading The aches of the night before had somehow vanished, though their lips were still cracked and their noses were peeling.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The doctor and Mr. Stone let the boys sleep late the next morning.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading “By Jiminy,” said Bennie, as he scraped the breakfast plates to feed Jeff, “I believe I’d like to climb the old mountain again, after all.
a form of address for a man
From this reading The doctor and Mr. Stone let the boys sleep late the next morning.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The doctor and Mr. Stone let the boys sleep late the next morning.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The aches of the night before had somehow vanished, though their lips were still cracked and their noses were peeling.
nosesnounUS /ˈnoʊzɪz/
plural of “nose” — the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading The aches of the night before had somehow vanished, though their lips were still cracked and their noses were peeling.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sun was high when they finally arose, and tumbled out into the ice-cold water of the creek for a good scrub with soap.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “By Jiminy,” said Bennie, as he scraped the breakfast plates to feed Jeff, “I believe I’d like to climb the old mountain again, after all.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The sun was high when they finally arose, and tumbled out into the ice-cold water of the creek for a good scrub with soap.
peelingnounUS /ˈpiːlɪŋ/
loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales
From this reading The aches of the night before had somehow vanished, though their lips were still cracked and their noses were peeling.
platesnounUS /pleɪts/
plural of “plate” — (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading “By Jiminy,” said Bennie, as he scraped the breakfast plates to feed Jeff, “I believe I’d like to climb the old mountain again, after all.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “By Jiminy,” said Bennie, as he scraped the breakfast plates to feed Jeff, “I believe I’d like to climb the old mountain again, after all.
scrapedverbUS /skreɪpt/
past form of “scrape” — scratch repeatedly
From this reading “By Jiminy,” said Bennie, as he scraped the breakfast plates to feed Jeff, “I believe I’d like to climb the old mountain again, after all.
scrubverbUS /skrʌb/
clean with hard rubbing
From this reading The sun was high when they finally arose, and tumbled out into the ice-cold water of the creek for a good scrub with soap.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading The doctor and Mr. Stone let the boys sleep late the next morning.
soapnounUS /soʊp/
a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats
From this reading The sun was high when they finally arose, and tumbled out into the ice-cold water of the creek for a good scrub with soap.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading The aches of the night before had somehow vanished, though their lips were still cracked and their noses were peeling.
not in physical motion
From this reading The aches of the night before had somehow vanished, though their lips were still cracked and their noses were peeling.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The doctor and Mr. Stone let the boys sleep late the next morning.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun was high when they finally arose, and tumbled out into the ice-cold water of the creek for a good scrub with soap.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The doctor and Mr. Stone let the boys sleep late the next morning.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The aches of the night before had somehow vanished, though their lips were still cracked and their noses were peeling.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The sun was high when they finally arose, and tumbled out into the ice-cold water of the creek for a good scrub with soap.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The aches of the night before had somehow vanished, though their lips were still cracked and their noses were peeling.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “By Jiminy,” said Bennie, as he scraped the breakfast plates to feed Jeff, “I believe I’d like to climb the old mountain again, after all.
tumbledverbUS /ˈtʌmbəld/
past form of “tumble” — fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading The sun was high when they finally arose, and tumbled out into the ice-cold water of the creek for a good scrub with soap.
having passed out of existence
From this reading The aches of the night before had somehow vanished, though their lips were still cracked and their noses were peeling.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sun was high when they finally arose, and tumbled out into the ice-cold water of the creek for a good scrub with soap.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The sun was high when they finally arose, and tumbled out into the ice-cold water of the creek for a good scrub with soap.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The aches of the night before had somehow vanished, though their lips were still cracked and their noses were peeling.
at the time that
From this reading The sun was high when they finally arose, and tumbled out into the ice-cold water of the creek for a good scrub with soap.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The sun was high when they finally arose, and tumbled out into the ice-cold water of the creek for a good scrub with soap.
