from one side of something to the other
From this reading SKATING Chicken Little watched Ernest tie his red muffler around his neck and sling his skates across his shoulder, enviously.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "But the pond is too far away for you to go without some older person to look after you."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SKATING Chicken Little watched Ernest tie his red muffler around his neck and sling his skates across his shoulder, enviously.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading SKATING Chicken Little watched Ernest tie his red muffler around his neck and sling his skates across his shoulder, enviously.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "But the pond is too far away for you to go without some older person to look after you."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But the pond is too far away for you to go without some older person to look after you."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "You shall some day, dear," said her mother, who was sitting sewing by the open fire.
CarolnounUS /ˈkærəl/
joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ
From this reading "I don't see why Ernest and Carol couldn't look after me."
ChickennounUS /ˈtʃɪkən/
the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading SKATING Chicken Little watched Ernest tie his red muffler around his neck and sling his skates across his shoulder, enviously.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I wish I could go skating," she sighed.
couldn't
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From this reading "I don't see why Ernest and Carol couldn't look after me."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "You shall some day, dear," said her mother, who was sitting sewing by the open fire.
dearly loved
From this reading "You shall some day, dear," said her mother, who was sitting sewing by the open fire.
don't
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From this reading "I don't see why Ernest and Carol couldn't look after me."
enviouslyadverbUS /ˈenviəsli/
with jealousy; in an envious manner
From this reading SKATING Chicken Little watched Ernest tie his red muffler around his neck and sling his skates across his shoulder, enviously.
Ernest
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From this reading SKATING Chicken Little watched Ernest tie his red muffler around his neck and sling his skates across his shoulder, enviously.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading "But the pond is too far away for you to go without some older person to look after you."
start firing a weapon
From this reading "You shall some day, dear," said her mother, who was sitting sewing by the open fire.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "But the pond is too far away for you to go without some older person to look after you."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I wish I could go skating," she sighed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "You shall some day, dear," said her mother, who was sitting sewing by the open fire.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SKATING Chicken Little watched Ernest tie his red muffler around his neck and sling his skates across his shoulder, enviously.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wish I could go skating," she sighed.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But the pond is too far away for you to go without some older person to look after you."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading SKATING Chicken Little watched Ernest tie his red muffler around his neck and sling his skates across his shoulder, enviously.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "But the pond is too far away for you to go without some older person to look after you."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I don't see why Ernest and Carol couldn't look after me."
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "You shall some day, dear," said her mother, who was sitting sewing by the open fire.
mufflernounUS /ˈmʌflər/
a tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system that is designed to reduce noise
From this reading SKATING Chicken Little watched Ernest tie his red muffler around his neck and sling his skates across his shoulder, enviously.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading SKATING Chicken Little watched Ernest tie his red muffler around his neck and sling his skates across his shoulder, enviously.
olderadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldər/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading "But the pond is too far away for you to go without some older person to look after you."
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "You shall some day, dear," said her mother, who was sitting sewing by the open fire.
a human being
From this reading "But the pond is too far away for you to go without some older person to look after you."
pondnounUS /pɑːnd/
a small lake
From this reading "But the pond is too far away for you to go without some older person to look after you."
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading SKATING Chicken Little watched Ernest tie his red muffler around his neck and sling his skates across his shoulder, enviously.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You shall some day, dear," said her mother, who was sitting sewing by the open fire.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I don't see why Ernest and Carol couldn't look after me."
sewingnounUS /ˈsoʊɪŋ/
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading "You shall some day, dear," said her mother, who was sitting sewing by the open fire.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "You shall some day, dear," said her mother, who was sitting sewing by the open fire.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I wish I could go skating," she sighed.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading SKATING Chicken Little watched Ernest tie his red muffler around his neck and sling his skates across his shoulder, enviously.
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading "I wish I could go skating," she sighed.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading "You shall some day, dear," said her mother, who was sitting sewing by the open fire.
skatesnounUS /skeɪts/
plural of “skate” — sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs
From this reading SKATING Chicken Little watched Ernest tie his red muffler around his neck and sling his skates across his shoulder, enviously.
SKATINGnounUS /ˈskeɪtɪŋ/
the sport of gliding on skates
From this reading SKATING Chicken Little watched Ernest tie his red muffler around his neck and sling his skates across his shoulder, enviously.
slingverbUS /slɪŋ/
hurl as if with a sling
From this reading SKATING Chicken Little watched Ernest tie his red muffler around his neck and sling his skates across his shoulder, enviously.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "You shall some day, dear," said her mother, who was sitting sewing by the open fire.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You shall some day, dear," said her mother, who was sitting sewing by the open fire.
tienounUS /taɪ/
neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
From this reading SKATING Chicken Little watched Ernest tie his red muffler around his neck and sling his skates across his shoulder, enviously.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "But the pond is too far away for you to go without some older person to look after you."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "But the pond is too far away for you to go without some older person to look after you."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You shall some day, dear," said her mother, who was sitting sewing by the open fire.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading SKATING Chicken Little watched Ernest tie his red muffler around his neck and sling his skates across his shoulder, enviously.
which person or people
From this reading "You shall some day, dear," said her mother, who was sitting sewing by the open fire.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "I don't see why Ernest and Carol couldn't look after me."
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "I wish I could go skating," she sighed.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "But the pond is too far away for you to go without some older person to look after you."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You shall some day, dear," said her mother, who was sitting sewing by the open fire.
