Chapter V · Chapter 5

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "I'm hungry now," said Sue, "I wish I had a jam tart, Mother."

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading "Oh, we ought to get there about noon," she answered.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading PUTTING UP THE TENTS "How long will it take us to get to Lake Wanda, Mother?" asked Bunny Brown, as, with Sue and Uncle Tad, he and his mother sat in the back of the big car that rumbled along the road.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading PUTTING UP THE TENTS "How long will it take us to get to Lake Wanda, Mother?" asked Bunny Brown, as, with Sue and Uncle Tad, he and his mother sat in the back of the big car that rumbled along the road.

past form of “answer” — react verbally

From this reading "Oh, we ought to get there about noon," she answered.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading PUTTING UP THE TENTS "How long will it take us to get to Lake Wanda, Mother?" asked Bunny Brown, as, with Sue and Uncle Tad, he and his mother sat in the back of the big car that rumbled along the road.

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading PUTTING UP THE TENTS "How long will it take us to get to Lake Wanda, Mother?" asked Bunny Brown, as, with Sue and Uncle Tad, he and his mother sat in the back of the big car that rumbled along the road.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading PUTTING UP THE TENTS "How long will it take us to get to Lake Wanda, Mother?" asked Bunny Brown, as, with Sue and Uncle Tad, he and his mother sat in the back of the big car that rumbled along the road.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "I suppose you children will be good and hungry, too."

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading PUTTING UP THE TENTS "How long will it take us to get to Lake Wanda, Mother?" asked Bunny Brown, as, with Sue and Uncle Tad, he and his mother sat in the back of the big car that rumbled along the road.

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading PUTTING UP THE TENTS "How long will it take us to get to Lake Wanda, Mother?" asked Bunny Brown, as, with Sue and Uncle Tad, he and his mother sat in the back of the big car that rumbled along the road.

a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit

From this reading PUTTING UP THE TENTS "How long will it take us to get to Lake Wanda, Mother?" asked Bunny Brown, as, with Sue and Uncle Tad, he and his mother sat in the back of the big car that rumbled along the road.

a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

From this reading PUTTING UP THE TENTS "How long will it take us to get to Lake Wanda, Mother?" asked Bunny Brown, as, with Sue and Uncle Tad, he and his mother sat in the back of the big car that rumbled along the road.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading "I suppose you children will be good and hungry, too."

take in solid food

From this reading "Just in time to eat," said Uncle Tad.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading PUTTING UP THE TENTS "How long will it take us to get to Lake Wanda, Mother?" asked Bunny Brown, as, with Sue and Uncle Tad, he and his mother sat in the back of the big car that rumbled along the road.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading "I suppose you children will be good and hungry, too."

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading "I'm hungry now," said Sue, "I wish I had a jam tart, Mother."

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading PUTTING UP THE TENTS "How long will it take us to get to Lake Wanda, Mother?" asked Bunny Brown, as, with Sue and Uncle Tad, he and his mother sat in the back of the big car that rumbled along the road.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading PUTTING UP THE TENTS "How long will it take us to get to Lake Wanda, Mother?" asked Bunny Brown, as, with Sue and Uncle Tad, he and his mother sat in the back of the big car that rumbled along the road.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading PUTTING UP THE TENTS "How long will it take us to get to Lake Wanda, Mother?" asked Bunny Brown, as, with Sue and Uncle Tad, he and his mother sat in the back of the big car that rumbled along the road.

feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food

From this reading "I suppose you children will be good and hungry, too."

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I suppose you children will be good and hungry, too."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I'm hungry now," said Sue, "I wish I had a jam tart, Mother."

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading PUTTING UP THE TENTS "How long will it take us to get to Lake Wanda, Mother?" asked Bunny Brown, as, with Sue and Uncle Tad, he and his mother sat in the back of the big car that rumbled along the road.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading PUTTING UP THE TENTS "How long will it take us to get to Lake Wanda, Mother?" asked Bunny Brown, as, with Sue and Uncle Tad, he and his mother sat in the back of the big car that rumbled along the road.

press tightly together or cram

From this reading "I'm hungry now," said Sue, "I wish I had a jam tart, Mother."

and nothing more

From this reading "Just in time to eat," said Uncle Tad.

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading PUTTING UP THE TENTS "How long will it take us to get to Lake Wanda, Mother?" asked Bunny Brown, as, with Sue and Uncle Tad, he and his mother sat in the back of the big car that rumbled along the road.

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 PUTTING UP THE TENTS "How long will it take us to get to Lake Wanda, Mother?" asked Bunny Brown, as, with Sue and Uncle Tad, he and his mother sat in the back of the big car that rumbled along the road.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading PUTTING UP THE TENTS "How long will it take us to get to Lake Wanda, Mother?" asked Bunny Brown, as, with Sue and Uncle Tad, he and his mother sat in the back of the big car that rumbled along the road.

the middle of the day

From this reading "Oh, we ought to get there about noon," she answered.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading "I'm hungry now," said Sue, "I wish I had a jam tart, Mother."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading PUTTING UP THE TENTS "How long will it take us to get to Lake Wanda, Mother?" asked Bunny Brown, as, with Sue and Uncle Tad, he and his mother sat in the back of the big car that rumbled along the road.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading "Oh, we ought to get there about noon," she answered.

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading "Oh, we ought to get there about noon," she answered.

hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter

From this reading PUTTING UP THE TENTS "How long will it take us to get to Lake Wanda, Mother?" asked Bunny Brown, as, with Sue and Uncle Tad, he and his mother sat in the back of the big car that rumbled along the road.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading PUTTING UP THE TENTS "How long will it take us to get to Lake Wanda, Mother?" asked Bunny Brown, as, with Sue and Uncle Tad, he and his mother sat in the back of the big car that rumbled along the road.

past form of “rumble” — make a low noise

From this reading PUTTING UP THE TENTS "How long will it take us to get to Lake Wanda, Mother?" asked Bunny Brown, as, with Sue and Uncle Tad, he and his mother sat in the back of the big car that rumbled along the road.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Just in time to eat," said Uncle Tad.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading PUTTING UP THE TENTS "How long will it take us to get to Lake Wanda, Mother?" asked Bunny Brown, as, with Sue and Uncle Tad, he and his mother sat in the back of the big car that rumbled along the road.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Oh, we ought to get there about noon," she answered.

institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against

From this reading PUTTING UP THE TENTS "How long will it take us to get to Lake Wanda, Mother?" asked Bunny Brown, as, with Sue and Uncle Tad, he and his mother sat in the back of the big car that rumbled along the road.

express a supposition

From this reading "I suppose you children will be good and hungry, too."

a slight amount or degree of difference

From this reading PUTTING UP THE TENTS "How long will it take us to get to Lake Wanda, Mother?" asked Bunny Brown, as, with Sue and Uncle Tad, he and his mother sat in the back of the big car that rumbled along the road.

carry out

From this reading PUTTING UP THE TENTS "How long will it take us to get to Lake Wanda, Mother?" asked Bunny Brown, as, with Sue and Uncle Tad, he and his mother sat in the back of the big car that rumbled along the road.

tasting sour like a lemon

From this reading "I'm hungry now," said Sue, "I wish I had a jam tart, Mother."

plural of “tent” — a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)

From this reading PUTTING UP THE TENTS "How long will it take us to get to Lake Wanda, Mother?" asked Bunny Brown, as, with Sue and Uncle Tad, he and his mother sat in the back of the big car that rumbled along the road.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading PUTTING UP THE TENTS "How long will it take us to get to Lake Wanda, Mother?" asked Bunny Brown, as, with Sue and Uncle Tad, he and his mother sat in the back of the big car that rumbled along the road.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading PUTTING UP THE TENTS "How long will it take us to get to Lake Wanda, Mother?" asked Bunny Brown, as, with Sue and Uncle Tad, he and his mother sat in the back of the big car that rumbled along the road.

in or at that place or location

From this reading "Oh, we ought to get there about noon," she answered.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading "Just in time to eat," said Uncle Tad.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading PUTTING UP THE TENTS "How long will it take us to get to Lake Wanda, Mother?" asked Bunny Brown, as, with Sue and Uncle Tad, he and his mother sat in the back of the big car that rumbled along the road.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading "I suppose you children will be good and hungry, too."

the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

From this reading PUTTING UP THE TENTS "How long will it take us to get to Lake Wanda, Mother?" asked Bunny Brown, as, with Sue and Uncle Tad, he and his mother sat in the back of the big car that rumbled along the road.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading PUTTING UP THE TENTS "How long will it take us to get to Lake Wanda, Mother?" asked Bunny Brown, as, with Sue and Uncle Tad, he and his mother sat in the back of the big car that rumbled along the road.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading PUTTING UP THE TENTS "How long will it take us to get to Lake Wanda, Mother?" asked Bunny Brown, as, with Sue and Uncle Tad, he and his mother sat in the back of the big car that rumbled along the road.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading PUTTING UP THE TENTS "How long will it take us to get to Lake Wanda, Mother?" asked Bunny Brown, as, with Sue and Uncle Tad, he and his mother sat in the back of the big car that rumbled along the road.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "Oh, we ought to get there about noon," she answered.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading PUTTING UP THE TENTS "How long will it take us to get to Lake Wanda, Mother?" asked Bunny Brown, as, with Sue and Uncle Tad, he and his mother sat in the back of the big car that rumbled along the road.

hope for; have a wish

From this reading "I'm hungry now," said Sue, "I wish I had a jam tart, Mother."

in the company of; together with

From this reading PUTTING UP THE TENTS "How long will it take us to get to Lake Wanda, Mother?" asked Bunny Brown, as, with Sue and Uncle Tad, he and his mother sat in the back of the big car that rumbled along the road.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "I suppose you children will be good and hungry, too."