used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE TURKEY GOBBLER Bunny Brown had seen some of the older boys, near his house, build a sort of wall across a brook, so that the water was held back, making a little pond.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading THE TURKEY GOBBLER Bunny Brown had seen some of the older boys, near his house, build a sort of wall across a brook, so that the water was held back, making a little pond.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then, when the pond was full, the water ran over the top of the mud wall, and down on the other side.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading THE TURKEY GOBBLER Bunny Brown had seen some of the older boys, near his house, build a sort of wall across a brook, so that the water was held back, making a little pond.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading THE TURKEY GOBBLER Bunny Brown had seen some of the older boys, near his house, build a sort of wall across a brook, so that the water was held back, making a little pond.
brooknounUS /brʊk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading THE TURKEY GOBBLER Bunny Brown had seen some of the older boys, near his house, build a sort of wall across a brook, so that the water was held back, making a little pond.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading THE TURKEY GOBBLER Bunny Brown had seen some of the older boys, near his house, build a sort of wall across a brook, so that the water was held back, making a little pond.
make by combining materials and parts
From this reading THE TURKEY GOBBLER Bunny Brown had seen some of the older boys, near his house, build a sort of wall across a brook, so that the water was held back, making a little pond.
BunnynounUS /ˈbʌni/
a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
From this reading THE TURKEY GOBBLER Bunny Brown had seen some of the older boys, near his house, build a sort of wall across a brook, so that the water was held back, making a little pond.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading That was why it was called a "waterfall."
dirtnounUS /dɜːrt/
the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
From this reading "You get some pieces of grass, with the dirt on the roots, and put them on top of the stones.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading And then, when the pond was full, the water ran over the top of the mud wall, and down on the other side.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading "Now I'll put some stones down first," Bunny explained to Sue.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "Now I'll put some stones down first," Bunny explained to Sue.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading And then, when the pond was full, the water ran over the top of the mud wall, and down on the other side.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "You get some pieces of grass, with the dirt on the roots, and put them on top of the stones.
GOBBLERnounUS /ˈɡɑːbələr/
a hasty eater who swallows large mouthfuls
From this reading THE TURKEY GOBBLER Bunny Brown had seen some of the older boys, near his house, build a sort of wall across a brook, so that the water was held back, making a little pond.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading "You get some pieces of grass, with the dirt on the roots, and put them on top of the stones.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE TURKEY GOBBLER Bunny Brown had seen some of the older boys, near his house, build a sort of wall across a brook, so that the water was held back, making a little pond.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading THE TURKEY GOBBLER Bunny Brown had seen some of the older boys, near his house, build a sort of wall across a brook, so that the water was held back, making a little pond.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE TURKEY GOBBLER Bunny Brown had seen some of the older boys, near his house, build a sort of wall across a brook, so that the water was held back, making a little pond.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading THE TURKEY GOBBLER Bunny Brown had seen some of the older boys, near his house, build a sort of wall across a brook, so that the water was held back, making a little pond.
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From this reading "Now I'll put some stones down first," Bunny explained to Sue.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That was why it was called a "waterfall."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE TURKEY GOBBLER Bunny Brown had seen some of the older boys, near his house, build a sort of wall across a brook, so that the water was held back, making a little pond.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading THE TURKEY GOBBLER Bunny Brown had seen some of the older boys, near his house, build a sort of wall across a brook, so that the water was held back, making a little pond.
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading And then, when the pond was full, the water ran over the top of the mud wall, and down on the other side.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading THE TURKEY GOBBLER Bunny Brown had seen some of the older boys, near his house, build a sort of wall across a brook, so that the water was held back, making a little pond.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now I'll put some stones down first," Bunny explained to Sue.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TURKEY GOBBLER Bunny Brown had seen some of the older boys, near his house, build a sort of wall across a brook, so that the water was held back, making a little pond.
olderadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldər/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading THE TURKEY GOBBLER Bunny Brown had seen some of the older boys, near his house, build a sort of wall across a brook, so that the water was held back, making a little pond.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And then, when the pond was full, the water ran over the top of the mud wall, and down on the other side.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading And then, when the pond was full, the water ran over the top of the mud wall, and down on the other side.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And then, when the pond was full, the water ran over the top of the mud wall, and down on the other side.
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading "You get some pieces of grass, with the dirt on the roots, and put them on top of the stones.
pondnounUS /pɑːnd/
a small lake
From this reading THE TURKEY GOBBLER Bunny Brown had seen some of the older boys, near his house, build a sort of wall across a brook, so that the water was held back, making a little pond.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Now I'll put some stones down first," Bunny explained to Sue.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading And then, when the pond was full, the water ran over the top of the mud wall, and down on the other side.
rootsnounUS /ruːts/
the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage
From this reading "You get some pieces of grass, with the dirt on the roots, and put them on top of the stones.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading THE TURKEY GOBBLER Bunny Brown had seen some of the older boys, near his house, build a sort of wall across a brook, so that the water was held back, making a little pond.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading And then, when the pond was full, the water ran over the top of the mud wall, and down on the other side.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE TURKEY GOBBLER Bunny Brown had seen some of the older boys, near his house, build a sort of wall across a brook, so that the water was held back, making a little pond.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading THE TURKEY GOBBLER Bunny Brown had seen some of the older boys, near his house, build a sort of wall across a brook, so that the water was held back, making a little pond.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading THE TURKEY GOBBLER Bunny Brown had seen some of the older boys, near his house, build a sort of wall across a brook, so that the water was held back, making a little pond.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading "Now I'll put some stones down first," Bunny explained to Sue.
SueverbUS /suː/
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading "Now I'll put some stones down first," Bunny explained to Sue.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE TURKEY GOBBLER Bunny Brown had seen some of the older boys, near his house, build a sort of wall across a brook, so that the water was held back, making a little pond.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TURKEY GOBBLER Bunny Brown had seen some of the older boys, near his house, build a sort of wall across a brook, so that the water was held back, making a little pond.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "You get some pieces of grass, with the dirt on the roots, and put them on top of the stones.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then, when the pond was full, the water ran over the top of the mud wall, and down on the other side.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Now I'll put some stones down first," Bunny explained to Sue.
the upper part of anything
From this reading And then, when the pond was full, the water ran over the top of the mud wall, and down on the other side.
TURKEYnounUS /ˈtɜːrki/
large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
From this reading THE TURKEY GOBBLER Bunny Brown had seen some of the older boys, near his house, build a sort of wall across a brook, so that the water was held back, making a little pond.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading THE TURKEY GOBBLER Bunny Brown had seen some of the older boys, near his house, build a sort of wall across a brook, so that the water was held back, making a little pond.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE TURKEY GOBBLER Bunny Brown had seen some of the older boys, near his house, build a sort of wall across a brook, so that the water was held back, making a little pond.
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 TURKEY GOBBLER Bunny Brown had seen some of the older boys, near his house, build a sort of wall across a brook, so that the water was held back, making a little pond.
waterfallnounUS /ˈwɔːtərfɔːl/
a steep descent of the water of a river
From this reading That was why it was called a "waterfall."
at the time that
From this reading And then, when the pond was full, the water ran over the top of the mud wall, and down on the other side.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading That was why it was called a "waterfall."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You get some pieces of grass, with the dirt on the roots, and put them on top of the stones.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You get some pieces of grass, with the dirt on the roots, and put them on top of the stones.
