used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading COUSIN MAY'S PARTY Chicken Little found Pete Parrot a great joy and a great nuisance.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Dr. Morton was right about his reproaching her if she neglected him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading COUSIN MAY'S PARTY Chicken Little found Pete Parrot a great joy and a great nuisance.
appetitenounUS /ˈæpətaɪt/
a feeling of craving something
From this reading Pete had a wonderful appetite.
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading He ate when he was hungry and he ate when he was lonesome and he ate when he was bored.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading When Pete began to call "Chicken Little," Mrs. Morton would exclaim, "Why, Jane, haven't you fed Pete today?"
boredadjectiveUS /bɔːrd/
tired of the world
From this reading He ate when he was hungry and he ate when he was lonesome and he ate when he was bored.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading When Pete began to call "Chicken Little," Mrs. Morton would exclaim, "Why, Jane, haven't you fed Pete today?"
ChickennounUS /ˈtʃɪkən/
the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading COUSIN MAY'S PARTY Chicken Little found Pete Parrot a great joy and a great nuisance.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading COUSIN MAY'S PARTY Chicken Little found Pete Parrot a great joy and a great nuisance.
Dr
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From this reading Dr. Morton was right about his reproaching her if she neglected him.
exclaimverbUS /ɪkˈskleɪm/
utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading When Pete began to call "Chicken Little," Mrs. Morton would exclaim, "Why, Jane, haven't you fed Pete today?"
fednounUS /fed/
any federal law-enforcement officer
From this reading When Pete began to call "Chicken Little," Mrs. Morton would exclaim, "Why, Jane, haven't you fed Pete today?"
set up or found
From this reading COUSIN MAY'S PARTY Chicken Little found Pete Parrot a great joy and a great nuisance.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading COUSIN MAY'S PARTY Chicken Little found Pete Parrot a great joy and a great nuisance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Pete had a wonderful appetite.
haven't
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From this reading When Pete began to call "Chicken Little," Mrs. Morton would exclaim, "Why, Jane, haven't you fed Pete today?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He ate when he was hungry and he ate when he was lonesome and he ate when he was bored.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dr. Morton was right about his reproaching her if she neglected him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dr. Morton was right about his reproaching her if she neglected him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dr. Morton was right about his reproaching her if she neglected him.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading He ate when he was hungry and he ate when he was lonesome and he ate when he was bored.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Dr. Morton was right about his reproaching her if she neglected him.
Jane
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From this reading When Pete began to call "Chicken Little," Mrs. Morton would exclaim, "Why, Jane, haven't you fed Pete today?"
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading COUSIN MAY'S PARTY Chicken Little found Pete Parrot a great joy and a great nuisance.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading COUSIN MAY'S PARTY Chicken Little found Pete Parrot a great joy and a great nuisance.
lonesomeadjectiveUS /ˈloʊnsəm/
being the only one; single and isolated from others
From this reading He ate when he was hungry and he ate when he was lonesome and he ate when he was bored.
MAY'SnounUS /meɪz/
possessive form of “may” — the month following April and preceding June
From this reading COUSIN MAY'S PARTY Chicken Little found Pete Parrot a great joy and a great nuisance.
MortonnounUS /ˈmɔːrtən/
United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
From this reading Dr. Morton was right about his reproaching her if she neglected him.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading When Pete began to call "Chicken Little," Mrs. Morton would exclaim, "Why, Jane, haven't you fed Pete today?"
neglectedadjectiveUS /nəˈɡlektəd/
disregarded
From this reading Dr. Morton was right about his reproaching her if she neglected him.
nuisancenounUS /ˈnuːsəns/
(law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive
From this reading COUSIN MAY'S PARTY Chicken Little found Pete Parrot a great joy and a great nuisance.
ParrotnounUS /ˈperət/
usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
From this reading COUSIN MAY'S PARTY Chicken Little found Pete Parrot a great joy and a great nuisance.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading COUSIN MAY'S PARTY Chicken Little found Pete Parrot a great joy and a great nuisance.
Pete
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From this reading COUSIN MAY'S PARTY Chicken Little found Pete Parrot a great joy and a great nuisance.
reproaching
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From this reading Dr. Morton was right about his reproaching her if she neglected him.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Dr. Morton was right about his reproaching her if she neglected him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dr. Morton was right about his reproaching her if she neglected him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Pete began to call "Chicken Little," Mrs. Morton would exclaim, "Why, Jane, haven't you fed Pete today?"
todaynounUS /təˈdeɪ/
the present time or age
From this reading When Pete began to call "Chicken Little," Mrs. Morton would exclaim, "Why, Jane, haven't you fed Pete today?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dr. Morton was right about his reproaching her if she neglected him.
at the time that
From this reading When Pete began to call "Chicken Little," Mrs. Morton would exclaim, "Why, Jane, haven't you fed Pete today?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading When Pete began to call "Chicken Little," Mrs. Morton would exclaim, "Why, Jane, haven't you fed Pete today?"
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading Pete had a wonderful appetite.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When Pete began to call "Chicken Little," Mrs. Morton would exclaim, "Why, Jane, haven't you fed Pete today?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When Pete began to call "Chicken Little," Mrs. Morton would exclaim, "Why, Jane, haven't you fed Pete today?"
