used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And surely it would be a pleasure to go to Aunt Lu's city home.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading They always did this when they were happy over some pleasure that was coming.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ON THE GROCERY WAGON Bunny Brown and his sister Sue began to dance up and down, and to clap their fat little hands.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading And surely it would be a pleasure to go to Aunt Lu's city home.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And surely it would be a pleasure to go to Aunt Lu's city home.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading ON THE GROCERY WAGON Bunny Brown and his sister Sue began to dance up and down, and to clap their fat little hands.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading "Please say we can!" begged Sue.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading ON THE GROCERY WAGON Bunny Brown and his sister Sue began to dance up and down, and to clap their fat little hands.
BunnynounUS /ˈbʌni/
a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
From this reading ON THE GROCERY WAGON Bunny Brown and his sister Sue began to dance up and down, and to clap their fat little hands.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Please say we can!" begged Sue.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading And surely it would be a pleasure to go to Aunt Lu's city home.
clapverbUS /klæp/
put quickly or forcibly
From this reading ON THE GROCERY WAGON Bunny Brown and his sister Sue began to dance up and down, and to clap their fat little hands.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading They always did this when they were happy over some pleasure that was coming.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Oh, Mother, may we go?" cried Bunny.
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading ON THE GROCERY WAGON Bunny Brown and his sister Sue began to dance up and down, and to clap their fat little hands.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They always did this when they were happy over some pleasure that was coming.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading ON THE GROCERY WAGON Bunny Brown and his sister Sue began to dance up and down, and to clap their fat little hands.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading ON THE GROCERY WAGON Bunny Brown and his sister Sue began to dance up and down, and to clap their fat little hands.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And surely it would be a pleasure to go to Aunt Lu's city home.
GROCERYnounUS /ˈɡroʊsəri/
a marketplace where groceries are sold
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(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading ON THE GROCERY WAGON Bunny Brown and his sister Sue began to dance up and down, and to clap their fat little hands.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading They always did this when they were happy over some pleasure that was coming.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ON THE GROCERY WAGON Bunny Brown and his sister Sue began to dance up and down, and to clap their fat little hands.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading And surely it would be a pleasure to go to Aunt Lu's city home.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And surely it would be a pleasure to go to Aunt Lu's city home.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
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Lu's
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From this reading And surely it would be a pleasure to go to Aunt Lu's city home.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Oh, Mother, may we go?" cried Bunny.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Oh, Mother, may we go?" cried Bunny.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Mother, may we go?" cried Bunny.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE GROCERY WAGON Bunny Brown and his sister Sue began to dance up and down, and to clap their fat little hands.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They always did this when they were happy over some pleasure that was coming.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Please say we can!" begged Sue.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading They always did this when they were happy over some pleasure that was coming.
express in words
From this reading "Please say we can!" begged Sue.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading ON THE GROCERY WAGON Bunny Brown and his sister Sue began to dance up and down, and to clap their fat little hands.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading They always did this when they were happy over some pleasure that was coming.
SueverbUS /suː/
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
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definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading And surely it would be a pleasure to go to Aunt Lu's city home.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They always did this when they were happy over some pleasure that was coming.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE GROCERY WAGON Bunny Brown and his sister Sue began to dance up and down, and to clap their fat little hands.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading ON THE GROCERY WAGON Bunny Brown and his sister Sue began to dance up and down, and to clap their fat little hands.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They always did this when they were happy over some pleasure that was coming.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They always did this when they were happy over some pleasure that was coming.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ON THE GROCERY WAGON Bunny Brown and his sister Sue began to dance up and down, and to clap their fat little hands.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading ON THE GROCERY WAGON Bunny Brown and his sister Sue began to dance up and down, and to clap their fat little hands.
WAGONnounUS /ˈwæɡən/
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading ON THE GROCERY WAGON Bunny Brown and his sister Sue began to dance up and down, and to clap their fat little hands.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They always did this when they were happy over some pleasure that was coming.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Oh, Mother, may we go?" cried Bunny.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They always did this when they were happy over some pleasure that was coming.
at the time that
From this reading They always did this when they were happy over some pleasure that was coming.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And surely it would be a pleasure to go to Aunt Lu's city home.
