used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A PARTY AND A PICNIC Gertie looked wistful.
adoptedadjectiveUS /əˈdɑːptɪd/
acquired as your own by free choice
From this reading She went out to the chicken yard, where nine of the young prairie chickens were flourishing under the care of a much-deceived hen, who had adopted them with the mistaken notion that they were her own egg kin.
Alice
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From this reading Dick and Alice were going on to Denver that morning to return a month later for the little girls.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All three were to drive into town with Dr. Morton to see them off.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A PARTY AND A PICNIC Gertie looked wistful.
any person at all
From this reading The mere thought of anyone going away made Gertie a little homesick.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The mere thought of anyone going away made Gertie a little homesick.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading She went out to the chicken yard, where nine of the young prairie chickens were flourishing under the care of a much-deceived hen, who had adopted them with the mistaken notion that they were her own egg kin.
chickennounUS /ˈtʃɪkən/
the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading She went out to the chicken yard, where nine of the young prairie chickens were flourishing under the care of a much-deceived hen, who had adopted them with the mistaken notion that they were her own egg kin.
chickensnounUS /ˈtʃɪkənz/
plural of “chicken” — the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading She went out to the chicken yard, where nine of the young prairie chickens were flourishing under the care of a much-deceived hen, who had adopted them with the mistaken notion that they were her own egg kin.
DenvernounUS /ˈdenvər/
the state capital and largest city of Colorado; located in central Colorado on the South Platte river
From this reading Dick and Alice were going on to Denver that morning to return a month later for the little girls.
someone who is a detective
From this reading Dick and Alice were going on to Denver that morning to return a month later for the little girls.
Dr
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From this reading All three were to drive into town with Dr. Morton to see them off.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading All three were to drive into town with Dr. Morton to see them off.
eggnounUS /eɡ/
animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
From this reading She went out to the chicken yard, where nine of the young prairie chickens were flourishing under the care of a much-deceived hen, who had adopted them with the mistaken notion that they were her own egg kin.
flourishingadjectiveUS /ˈflɜːrɪʃɪŋ/
very lively and profitable
From this reading She went out to the chicken yard, where nine of the young prairie chickens were flourishing under the care of a much-deceived hen, who had adopted them with the mistaken notion that they were her own egg kin.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Dick and Alice were going on to Denver that morning to return a month later for the little girls.
Gertie
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From this reading A PARTY AND A PICNIC Gertie looked wistful.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Dick and Alice were going on to Denver that morning to return a month later for the little girls.
the act of departing
From this reading Dick and Alice were going on to Denver that morning to return a month later for the little girls.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She went out to the chicken yard, where nine of the young prairie chickens were flourishing under the care of a much-deceived hen, who had adopted them with the mistaken notion that they were her own egg kin.
hennounUS /hen/
adult female chicken
From this reading She went out to the chicken yard, where nine of the young prairie chickens were flourishing under the care of a much-deceived hen, who had adopted them with the mistaken notion that they were her own egg kin.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She went out to the chicken yard, where nine of the young prairie chickens were flourishing under the care of a much-deceived hen, who had adopted them with the mistaken notion that they were her own egg kin.
homesickadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊmsɪk/
longing to return home
From this reading The mere thought of anyone going away made Gertie a little homesick.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading All three were to drive into town with Dr. Morton to see them off.
kinnounUS /kɪn/
a person having kinship with another or others
From this reading She went out to the chicken yard, where nine of the young prairie chickens were flourishing under the care of a much-deceived hen, who had adopted them with the mistaken notion that they were her own egg kin.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Dick and Alice were going on to Denver that morning to return a month later for the little girls.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Dick and Alice were going on to Denver that morning to return a month later for the little girls.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading A PARTY AND A PICNIC Gertie looked wistful.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The mere thought of anyone going away made Gertie a little homesick.
being nothing more than specified
From this reading The mere thought of anyone going away made Gertie a little homesick.
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading She went out to the chicken yard, where nine of the young prairie chickens were flourishing under the care of a much-deceived hen, who had adopted them with the mistaken notion that they were her own egg kin.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Dick and Alice were going on to Denver that morning to return a month later for the little girls.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Dick and Alice were going on to Denver that morning to return a month later for the little girls.
MortonnounUS /ˈmɔːrtən/
United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
From this reading All three were to drive into town with Dr. Morton to see them off.
much-deceived
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From this reading She went out to the chicken yard, where nine of the young prairie chickens were flourishing under the care of a much-deceived hen, who had adopted them with the mistaken notion that they were her own egg kin.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading She went out to the chicken yard, where nine of the young prairie chickens were flourishing under the care of a much-deceived hen, who had adopted them with the mistaken notion that they were her own egg kin.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading She went out to the chicken yard, where nine of the young prairie chickens were flourishing under the care of a much-deceived hen, who had adopted them with the mistaken notion that they were her own egg kin.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The mere thought of anyone going away made Gertie a little homesick.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading All three were to drive into town with Dr. Morton to see them off.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Dick and Alice were going on to Denver that morning to return a month later for the little girls.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She went out to the chicken yard, where nine of the young prairie chickens were flourishing under the care of a much-deceived hen, who had adopted them with the mistaken notion that they were her own egg kin.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading She went out to the chicken yard, where nine of the young prairie chickens were flourishing under the care of a much-deceived hen, who had adopted them with the mistaken notion that they were her own egg kin.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading A PARTY AND A PICNIC Gertie looked wistful.
PICNICnounUS /ˈpɪknɪk/
a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
From this reading A PARTY AND A PICNIC Gertie looked wistful.
prairienounUS /ˈpreri/
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading She went out to the chicken yard, where nine of the young prairie chickens were flourishing under the care of a much-deceived hen, who had adopted them with the mistaken notion that they were her own egg kin.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Dick and Alice were going on to Denver that morning to return a month later for the little girls.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading All three were to drive into town with Dr. Morton to see them off.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She went out to the chicken yard, where nine of the young prairie chickens were flourishing under the care of a much-deceived hen, who had adopted them with the mistaken notion that they were her own egg kin.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dick and Alice were going on to Denver that morning to return a month later for the little girls.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dick and Alice were going on to Denver that morning to return a month later for the little girls.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading All three were to drive into town with Dr. Morton to see them off.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She went out to the chicken yard, where nine of the young prairie chickens were flourishing under the care of a much-deceived hen, who had adopted them with the mistaken notion that they were her own egg kin.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The mere thought of anyone going away made Gertie a little homesick.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading All three were to drive into town with Dr. Morton to see them off.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dick and Alice were going on to Denver that morning to return a month later for the little girls.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading All three were to drive into town with Dr. Morton to see them off.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She went out to the chicken yard, where nine of the young prairie chickens were flourishing under the care of a much-deceived hen, who had adopted them with the mistaken notion that they were her own egg kin.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She went out to the chicken yard, where nine of the young prairie chickens were flourishing under the care of a much-deceived hen, who had adopted them with the mistaken notion that they were her own egg kin.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Dick and Alice were going on to Denver that morning to return a month later for the little girls.
in or at the place that
From this reading She went out to the chicken yard, where nine of the young prairie chickens were flourishing under the care of a much-deceived hen, who had adopted them with the mistaken notion that they were her own egg kin.
which person or people
From this reading She went out to the chicken yard, where nine of the young prairie chickens were flourishing under the care of a much-deceived hen, who had adopted them with the mistaken notion that they were her own egg kin.
wistfuladjectiveUS /ˈwɪstfəl/
showing pensive sadness
From this reading A PARTY AND A PICNIC Gertie looked wistful.
in the company of; together with
From this reading All three were to drive into town with Dr. Morton to see them off.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading She went out to the chicken yard, where nine of the young prairie chickens were flourishing under the care of a much-deceived hen, who had adopted them with the mistaken notion that they were her own egg kin.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading She went out to the chicken yard, where nine of the young prairie chickens were flourishing under the care of a much-deceived hen, who had adopted them with the mistaken notion that they were her own egg kin.
