used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A SNOWSHOE RACE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At once they turned in their tracks and sped for home to carry out their plan.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Well, what's the matter with making one?" answered John, the ever-ready.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "It would be great; this crust is smooth as glass; we'd just fly."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At once they turned in their tracks and sped for home to carry out their plan.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It would be great; this crust is smooth as glass; we'd just fly."
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading "I tell you what," said Ben, one day when the boys were off on their skees, "if we only had a sled, what fun we'd have down these hills!"
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "I tell you what," said Ben, one day when the boys were off on their skees, "if we only had a sled, what fun we'd have down these hills!"
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading At once they turned in their tracks and sped for home to carry out their plan.
crustnounUS /krʌst/
the outer layer of the Earth
From this reading "It would be great; this crust is smooth as glass; we'd just fly."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "I tell you what," said Ben, one day when the boys were off on their skees, "if we only had a sled, what fun we'd have down these hills!"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "I tell you what," said Ben, one day when the boys were off on their skees, "if we only had a sled, what fun we'd have down these hills!"
ever-ready
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From this reading "Well, what's the matter with making one?" answered John, the ever-ready.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading "It would be great; this crust is smooth as glass; we'd just fly."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At once they turned in their tracks and sped for home to carry out their plan.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading "I tell you what," said Ben, one day when the boys were off on their skees, "if we only had a sled, what fun we'd have down these hills!"
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading "It would be great; this crust is smooth as glass; we'd just fly."
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "It would be great; this crust is smooth as glass; we'd just fly."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I tell you what," said Ben, one day when the boys were off on their skees, "if we only had a sled, what fun we'd have down these hills!"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I tell you what," said Ben, one day when the boys were off on their skees, "if we only had a sled, what fun we'd have down these hills!"
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading "I tell you what," said Ben, one day when the boys were off on their skees, "if we only had a sled, what fun we'd have down these hills!"
where you live at a particular time
From this reading At once they turned in their tracks and sped for home to carry out their plan.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I tell you what," said Ben, one day when the boys were off on their skees, "if we only had a sled, what fun we'd have down these hills!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I tell you what," said Ben, one day when the boys were off on their skees, "if we only had a sled, what fun we'd have down these hills!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At once they turned in their tracks and sped for home to carry out their plan.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It would be great; this crust is smooth as glass; we'd just fly."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It would be great; this crust is smooth as glass; we'd just fly."
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading "Well, what's the matter with making one?" answered John, the ever-ready.
and nothing more
From this reading "It would be great; this crust is smooth as glass; we'd just fly."
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading "Well, what's the matter with making one?" answered John, the ever-ready.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "Well, what's the matter with making one?" answered John, the ever-ready.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "I tell you what," said Ben, one day when the boys were off on their skees, "if we only had a sled, what fun we'd have down these hills!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I tell you what," said Ben, one day when the boys were off on their skees, "if we only had a sled, what fun we'd have down these hills!"
on one occasion
From this reading At once they turned in their tracks and sped for home to carry out their plan.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I tell you what," said Ben, one day when the boys were off on their skees, "if we only had a sled, what fun we'd have down these hills!"
and nothing more
From this reading "I tell you what," said Ben, one day when the boys were off on their skees, "if we only had a sled, what fun we'd have down these hills!"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading At once they turned in their tracks and sped for home to carry out their plan.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading At once they turned in their tracks and sped for home to carry out their plan.
any competition
From this reading A SNOWSHOE RACE.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I tell you what," said Ben, one day when the boys were off on their skees, "if we only had a sled, what fun we'd have down these hills!"
skees
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From this reading "I tell you what," said Ben, one day when the boys were off on their skees, "if we only had a sled, what fun we'd have down these hills!"
slednounUS /sled/
a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
From this reading "I tell you what," said Ben, one day when the boys were off on their skees, "if we only had a sled, what fun we'd have down these hills!"
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading "It would be great; this crust is smooth as glass; we'd just fly."
SNOWSHOEnounUS /ˈsnoʊʃuː/
a device to help you walk on deep snow; a lightweight frame shaped like a racquet is strengthened with cross pieces and contains a network of thongs; one is worn on each foot
From this reading A SNOWSHOE RACE.
spedverbUS /sped/
inflected form of “speed” — move hurridly
From this reading At once they turned in their tracks and sped for home to carry out their plan.
express in words
From this reading "I tell you what," said Ben, one day when the boys were off on their skees, "if we only had a sled, what fun we'd have down these hills!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I tell you what," said Ben, one day when the boys were off on their skees, "if we only had a sled, what fun we'd have down these hills!"
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "I tell you what," said Ben, one day when the boys were off on their skees, "if we only had a sled, what fun we'd have down these hills!"
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "I tell you what," said Ben, one day when the boys were off on their skees, "if we only had a sled, what fun we'd have down these hills!"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At once they turned in their tracks and sped for home to carry out their plan.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "It would be great; this crust is smooth as glass; we'd just fly."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At once they turned in their tracks and sped for home to carry out their plan.
tracksnounUS /træks/
plural of “track” — a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading At once they turned in their tracks and sped for home to carry out their plan.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading At once they turned in their tracks and sped for home to carry out their plan.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I tell you what," said Ben, one day when the boys were off on their skees, "if we only had a sled, what fun we'd have down these hills!"
we'd
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From this reading "I tell you what," said Ben, one day when the boys were off on their skees, "if we only had a sled, what fun we'd have down these hills!"
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, what's the matter with making one?" answered John, the ever-ready.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I tell you what," said Ben, one day when the boys were off on their skees, "if we only had a sled, what fun we'd have down these hills!"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I tell you what," said Ben, one day when the boys were off on their skees, "if we only had a sled, what fun we'd have down these hills!"
what's
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From this reading "Well, what's the matter with making one?" answered John, the ever-ready.
at the time that
From this reading "I tell you what," said Ben, one day when the boys were off on their skees, "if we only had a sled, what fun we'd have down these hills!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Well, what's the matter with making one?" answered John, the ever-ready.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "It would be great; this crust is smooth as glass; we'd just fly."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I tell you what," said Ben, one day when the boys were off on their skees, "if we only had a sled, what fun we'd have down these hills!"
