used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They wanted to go for a row, and Mrs. Brown had said they could if Tom was along, so there was no trouble this time.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading They wanted to go for a row, and Mrs. Brown had said they could if Tom was along, so there was no trouble this time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE NIGHT MEETING Bunny and Sue, as soon as they had finished their breakfast, went down to the edge of the lake to play.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "You won't get any fish here," said Tom.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE NIGHT MEETING Bunny and Sue, as soon as they had finished their breakfast, went down to the edge of the lake to play.
baitedverbUS /ˈbeɪtɪd/
past form of “bait” — harass with persistent criticism or carping
From this reading Then Bunny brought out his fishing line and pole, baited the hook with some worms he had dug, and began to fish.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Then Bunny brought out his fishing line and pole, baited the hook with some worms he had dug, and began to fish.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading THE NIGHT MEETING Bunny and Sue, as soon as they had finished their breakfast, went down to the edge of the lake to play.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Then Bunny brought out his fishing line and pole, baited the hook with some worms he had dug, and began to fish.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading They wanted to go for a row, and Mrs. Brown had said they could if Tom was along, so there was no trouble this time.
BunnynounUS /ˈbʌni/
a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
From this reading THE NIGHT MEETING Bunny and Sue, as soon as they had finished their breakfast, went down to the edge of the lake to play.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Out on the water, where the sun was shining on the waves, Tom rowed the children.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They wanted to go for a row, and Mrs. Brown had said they could if Tom was along, so there was no trouble this time.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading THE NIGHT MEETING Bunny and Sue, as soon as they had finished their breakfast, went down to the edge of the lake to play.
dugnounUS /dʌɡ/
an udder or breast or teat
From this reading Then Bunny brought out his fishing line and pole, baited the hook with some worms he had dug, and began to fish.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading THE NIGHT MEETING Bunny and Sue, as soon as they had finished their breakfast, went down to the edge of the lake to play.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading THE NIGHT MEETING Bunny and Sue, as soon as they had finished their breakfast, went down to the edge of the lake to play.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading Then Bunny brought out his fishing line and pole, baited the hook with some worms he had dug, and began to fish.
fishingnounUS /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading Then Bunny brought out his fishing line and pole, baited the hook with some worms he had dug, and began to fish.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They wanted to go for a row, and Mrs. Brown had said they could if Tom was along, so there was no trouble this time.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "You won't get any fish here," said Tom.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They wanted to go for a row, and Mrs. Brown had said they could if Tom was along, so there was no trouble this time.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE NIGHT MEETING Bunny and Sue, as soon as they had finished their breakfast, went down to the edge of the lake to play.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then Bunny brought out his fishing line and pole, baited the hook with some worms he had dug, and began to fish.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "You won't get any fish here," said Tom.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then Bunny brought out his fishing line and pole, baited the hook with some worms he had dug, and began to fish.
hookverbUS /hʊk/
fasten with a hook
From this reading Then Bunny brought out his fishing line and pole, baited the hook with some worms he had dug, and began to fish.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading They wanted to go for a row, and Mrs. Brown had said they could if Tom was along, so there was no trouble this time.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading THE NIGHT MEETING Bunny and Sue, as soon as they had finished their breakfast, went down to the edge of the lake to play.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Then Bunny brought out his fishing line and pole, baited the hook with some worms he had dug, and began to fish.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading THE NIGHT MEETING Bunny and Sue, as soon as they had finished their breakfast, went down to the edge of the lake to play.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading They wanted to go for a row, and Mrs. Brown had said they could if Tom was along, so there was no trouble this time.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE NIGHT MEETING Bunny and Sue, as soon as they had finished their breakfast, went down to the edge of the lake to play.
not any; not one
From this reading They wanted to go for a row, and Mrs. Brown had said they could if Tom was along, so there was no trouble this time.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE NIGHT MEETING Bunny and Sue, as soon as they had finished their breakfast, went down to the edge of the lake to play.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Out on the water, where the sun was shining on the waves, Tom rowed the children.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Out on the water, where the sun was shining on the waves, Tom rowed the children.
participate in games or sport
From this reading THE NIGHT MEETING Bunny and Sue, as soon as they had finished their breakfast, went down to the edge of the lake to play.
polenounUS /poʊl/
a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading Then Bunny brought out his fishing line and pole, baited the hook with some worms he had dug, and began to fish.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading They wanted to go for a row, and Mrs. Brown had said they could if Tom was along, so there was no trouble this time.
rowedverbUS /roʊd/
past form of “row” — propel with oars
From this reading Out on the water, where the sun was shining on the waves, Tom rowed the children.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading They wanted to go for a row, and Mrs. Brown had said they could if Tom was along, so there was no trouble this time.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading Out on the water, where the sun was shining on the waves, Tom rowed the children.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They wanted to go for a row, and Mrs. Brown had said they could if Tom was along, so there was no trouble this time.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Then Bunny brought out his fishing line and pole, baited the hook with some worms he had dug, and began to fish.
in the near future
From this reading THE NIGHT MEETING Bunny and Sue, as soon as they had finished their breakfast, went down to the edge of the lake to play.
SueverbUS /suː/
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading THE NIGHT MEETING Bunny and Sue, as soon as they had finished their breakfast, went down to the edge of the lake to play.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Out on the water, where the sun was shining on the waves, Tom rowed the children.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NIGHT MEETING Bunny and Sue, as soon as they had finished their breakfast, went down to the edge of the lake to play.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE NIGHT MEETING Bunny and Sue, as soon as they had finished their breakfast, went down to the edge of the lake to play.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Bunny brought out his fishing line and pole, baited the hook with some worms he had dug, and began to fish.
in or at that place or location
From this reading They wanted to go for a row, and Mrs. Brown had said they could if Tom was along, so there was no trouble this time.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE NIGHT MEETING Bunny and Sue, as soon as they had finished their breakfast, went down to the edge of the lake to play.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They wanted to go for a row, and Mrs. Brown had said they could if Tom was along, so there was no trouble this time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading They wanted to go for a row, and Mrs. Brown had said they could if Tom was along, so there was no trouble this time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE NIGHT MEETING Bunny and Sue, as soon as they had finished their breakfast, went down to the edge of the lake to play.
male cat
From this reading They wanted to go for a row, and Mrs. Brown had said they could if Tom was along, so there was no trouble this time.
a source of difficulty
From this reading They wanted to go for a row, and Mrs. Brown had said they could if Tom was along, so there was no trouble this time.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading They wanted to go for a row, and Mrs. Brown had said they could if Tom was along, so there was no trouble this time.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They wanted to go for a row, and Mrs. Brown had said they could if Tom was along, so there was no trouble this time.
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 Out on the water, where the sun was shining on the waves, Tom rowed the children.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading Out on the water, where the sun was shining on the waves, Tom rowed the children.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE NIGHT MEETING Bunny and Sue, as soon as they had finished their breakfast, went down to the edge of the lake to play.
in or at the place that
From this reading Out on the water, where the sun was shining on the waves, Tom rowed the children.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then Bunny brought out his fishing line and pole, baited the hook with some worms he had dug, and began to fish.
won't
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From this reading "You won't get any fish here," said Tom.
wormsnounUS /wɜːrmz/
plural of “worm” — any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
From this reading Then Bunny brought out his fishing line and pole, baited the hook with some worms he had dug, and began to fish.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You won't get any fish here," said Tom.
