used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Katherine Maynadier Browne The Cautious Cat by D.K. Stevens A Cautious Cat And a Reckless Rat Went to sea with an Innocent Lamb.
(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 They sailed in a yawl With nothing at all To eat but a Sugar-cured Ham.
in addition
From this reading The wind blew low, And the wind also Blew a little bit in between-- Just a little bit in between.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Katherine Maynadier Browne The Cautious Cat by D.K. Stevens A Cautious Cat And a Reckless Rat Went to sea with an Innocent Lamb.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Katherine Maynadier Browne The Cautious Cat by D.K. Stevens A Cautious Cat And a Reckless Rat Went to sea with an Innocent Lamb.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They sailed in a yawl With nothing at all To eat but a Sugar-cured Ham.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Said the Cautious Cat To the Reckless Rat, Likewise to the Innocent Lamb: "We'll tack this smack And sail right back To send a Mar-coni-o-gram.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The wind blew low, And the wind also Blew a little bit in between-- Just a little bit in between.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading The wind blew low, And the wind also Blew a little bit in between-- Just a little bit in between.
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading The wind blew high In a sky-blue sky, At a rate they had never foreseen.
BrownenounUS /braʊn/
English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels (1815-1882)
From this reading Katherine Maynadier Browne The Cautious Cat by D.K. Stevens A Cautious Cat And a Reckless Rat Went to sea with an Innocent Lamb.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They sailed in a yawl With nothing at all To eat but a Sugar-cured Ham.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Katherine Maynadier Browne The Cautious Cat by D.K. Stevens A Cautious Cat And a Reckless Rat Went to sea with an Innocent Lamb.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading Katherine Maynadier Browne The Cautious Cat by D.K. Stevens A Cautious Cat And a Reckless Rat Went to sea with an Innocent Lamb.
CautiousadjectiveUS /ˈkɔːʃəs/
showing careful forethought
From this reading Katherine Maynadier Browne The Cautious Cat by D.K. Stevens A Cautious Cat And a Reckless Rat Went to sea with an Innocent Lamb.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading Katherine Maynadier Browne The Cautious Cat by D.K. Stevens A Cautious Cat And a Reckless Rat Went to sea with an Innocent Lamb.
take in solid food
From this reading They sailed in a yawl With nothing at all To eat but a Sugar-cured Ham.
foreseenverbUS /ˌfɔːrˈsiːn/
inflected form of “foresee” — realize beforehand
From this reading The wind blew high In a sky-blue sky, At a rate they had never foreseen.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The wind blew high In a sky-blue sky, At a rate they had never foreseen.
HamnounUS /hæm/
meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
From this reading They sailed in a yawl With nothing at all To eat but a Sugar-cured Ham.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The wind blew high In a sky-blue sky, At a rate they had never foreseen.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They sailed in a yawl With nothing at all To eat but a Sugar-cured Ham.
free from evil or guilt
From this reading Katherine Maynadier Browne The Cautious Cat by D.K. Stevens A Cautious Cat And a Reckless Rat Went to sea with an Innocent Lamb.
and nothing more
From this reading The wind blew low, And the wind also Blew a little bit in between-- Just a little bit in between.
KnounUS /keɪ/
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Katherine Maynadier Browne The Cautious Cat by D.K. Stevens A Cautious Cat And a Reckless Rat Went to sea with an Innocent Lamb.
Katherine
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From this reading Katherine Maynadier Browne The Cautious Cat by D.K. Stevens A Cautious Cat And a Reckless Rat Went to sea with an Innocent Lamb.
LambnounUS /læm/
young sheep
From this reading Katherine Maynadier Browne The Cautious Cat by D.K. Stevens A Cautious Cat And a Reckless Rat Went to sea with an Innocent Lamb.
in like or similar manner
From this reading Said the Cautious Cat To the Reckless Rat, Likewise to the Innocent Lamb: "We'll tack this smack And sail right back To send a Mar-coni-o-gram.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The wind blew low, And the wind also Blew a little bit in between-- Just a little bit in between.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The wind blew low, And the wind also Blew a little bit in between-- Just a little bit in between.
Mar-coni-o-gram
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From this reading Said the Cautious Cat To the Reckless Rat, Likewise to the Innocent Lamb: "We'll tack this smack And sail right back To send a Mar-coni-o-gram.
Maynadier
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From this reading Katherine Maynadier Browne The Cautious Cat by D.K. Stevens A Cautious Cat And a Reckless Rat Went to sea with an Innocent Lamb.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The wind blew high In a sky-blue sky, At a rate they had never foreseen.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading They sailed in a yawl With nothing at all To eat but a Sugar-cured Ham.
RatnounUS /ræt/
any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading Katherine Maynadier Browne The Cautious Cat by D.K. Stevens A Cautious Cat And a Reckless Rat Went to sea with an Innocent Lamb.
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading The wind blew high In a sky-blue sky, At a rate they had never foreseen.
RecklessadjectiveUS /ˈrekləs/
marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences
From this reading Katherine Maynadier Browne The Cautious Cat by D.K. Stevens A Cautious Cat And a Reckless Rat Went to sea with an Innocent Lamb.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Said the Cautious Cat To the Reckless Rat, Likewise to the Innocent Lamb: "We'll tack this smack And sail right back To send a Mar-coni-o-gram.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Said the Cautious Cat To the Reckless Rat, Likewise to the Innocent Lamb: "We'll tack this smack And sail right back To send a Mar-coni-o-gram.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading Said the Cautious Cat To the Reckless Rat, Likewise to the Innocent Lamb: "We'll tack this smack And sail right back To send a Mar-coni-o-gram.
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading They sailed in a yawl With nothing at all To eat but a Sugar-cured Ham.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Katherine Maynadier Browne The Cautious Cat by D.K. Stevens A Cautious Cat And a Reckless Rat Went to sea with an Innocent Lamb.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading Said the Cautious Cat To the Reckless Rat, Likewise to the Innocent Lamb: "We'll tack this smack And sail right back To send a Mar-coni-o-gram.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The wind blew high In a sky-blue sky, At a rate they had never foreseen.
sky-bluenoun
a light shade of blue
From this reading The wind blew high In a sky-blue sky, At a rate they had never foreseen.
smackverbUS /smæk/
deliver a hard blow to
From this reading Said the Cautious Cat To the Reckless Rat, Likewise to the Innocent Lamb: "We'll tack this smack And sail right back To send a Mar-coni-o-gram.
StevensnounUS /ˈstiːvənz/
United States psychologist and psychophysicist who proposed Stevens' power law to replace Fechner's law (1906-1973)
From this reading Katherine Maynadier Browne The Cautious Cat by D.K. Stevens A Cautious Cat And a Reckless Rat Went to sea with an Innocent Lamb.
Sugar-cured
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From this reading They sailed in a yawl With nothing at all To eat but a Sugar-cured Ham.
tackverbUS /tæk/
fasten with tacks
From this reading Said the Cautious Cat To the Reckless Rat, Likewise to the Innocent Lamb: "We'll tack this smack And sail right back To send a Mar-coni-o-gram.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Katherine Maynadier Browne The Cautious Cat by D.K. Stevens A Cautious Cat And a Reckless Rat Went to sea with an Innocent Lamb.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They sailed in a yawl With nothing at all To eat but a Sugar-cured Ham.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Said the Cautious Cat To the Reckless Rat, Likewise to the Innocent Lamb: "We'll tack this smack And sail right back To send a Mar-coni-o-gram.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Katherine Maynadier Browne The Cautious Cat by D.K. Stevens A Cautious Cat And a Reckless Rat Went to sea with an Innocent Lamb.
We'll
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From this reading Said the Cautious Cat To the Reckless Rat, Likewise to the Innocent Lamb: "We'll tack this smack And sail right back To send a Mar-coni-o-gram.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Katherine Maynadier Browne The Cautious Cat by D.K. Stevens A Cautious Cat And a Reckless Rat Went to sea with an Innocent Lamb.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The wind blew high In a sky-blue sky, At a rate they had never foreseen.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Katherine Maynadier Browne The Cautious Cat by D.K. Stevens A Cautious Cat And a Reckless Rat Went to sea with an Innocent Lamb.
yawlnoun
a ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars)
From this reading They sailed in a yawl With nothing at all To eat but a Sugar-cured Ham.
