used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mother Brown, who had been up early, made some wonderful Christmas pies and a pudding before Toad and Chuck were awake.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CHUCK'S RUDE AWAKENING The day before Christmas dawned bright and cold.
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading Mother Brown, who had been up early, made some wonderful Christmas pies and a pudding before Toad and Chuck were awake.
AWAKENINGnounUS /əˈweɪkənɪŋ/
the act of waking
From this reading CHUCK'S RUDE AWAKENING The day before Christmas dawned bright and cold.
awfullyadverbUS /ˈɑːfli/
used as intensifiers
From this reading My, but something smells awfully good.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading "What's the use of getting up," he thought, "I'm so warm and comfortable here in bed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mother Brown, who had been up early, made some wonderful Christmas pies and a pudding before Toad and Chuck were awake.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading CHUCK'S RUDE AWAKENING The day before Christmas dawned bright and cold.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading CHUCK'S RUDE AWAKENING The day before Christmas dawned bright and cold.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading Mother Brown, who had been up early, made some wonderful Christmas pies and a pudding before Toad and Chuck were awake.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My, but something smells awfully good.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading CHUCK'S RUDE AWAKENING The day before Christmas dawned bright and cold.
ChuckverbUS /tʃʌk/
throw carelessly
From this reading Mother Brown, who had been up early, made some wonderful Christmas pies and a pudding before Toad and Chuck were awake.
CHUCK'SnounUS /tʃʌks/
possessive form of “chuck” — informal terms for a meal
From this reading CHUCK'S RUDE AWAKENING The day before Christmas dawned bright and cold.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading CHUCK'S RUDE AWAKENING The day before Christmas dawned bright and cold.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading "What's the use of getting up," he thought, "I'm so warm and comfortable here in bed.
dawnedverbUS /dɔːnd/
past form of “dawn” — become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
From this reading CHUCK'S RUDE AWAKENING The day before Christmas dawned bright and cold.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading CHUCK'S RUDE AWAKENING The day before Christmas dawned bright and cold.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Mother Brown, who had been up early, made some wonderful Christmas pies and a pudding before Toad and Chuck were awake.
being one more than seven
From this reading It was eight o'clock before Toad opened one eye.
the organ of sight
From this reading It was eight o'clock before Toad opened one eye.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading "What's the use of getting up," he thought, "I'm so warm and comfortable here in bed.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading My, but something smells awfully good.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mother Brown, who had been up early, made some wonderful Christmas pies and a pudding before Toad and Chuck were awake.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What's the use of getting up," he thought, "I'm so warm and comfortable here in bed.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "What's the use of getting up," he thought, "I'm so warm and comfortable here in bed.
I'm
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From this reading "What's the use of getting up," he thought, "I'm so warm and comfortable here in bed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "What's the use of getting up," he thought, "I'm so warm and comfortable here in bed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was eight o'clock before Toad opened one eye.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Mother Brown, who had been up early, made some wonderful Christmas pies and a pudding before Toad and Chuck were awake.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Mother Brown, who had been up early, made some wonderful Christmas pies and a pudding before Toad and Chuck were awake.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My, but something smells awfully good.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading It was eight o'clock before Toad opened one eye.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What's the use of getting up," he thought, "I'm so warm and comfortable here in bed.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was eight o'clock before Toad opened one eye.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading It was eight o'clock before Toad opened one eye.
piesnounUS /paɪz/
plural of “pie” — dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
From this reading Mother Brown, who had been up early, made some wonderful Christmas pies and a pudding before Toad and Chuck were awake.
puddingnounUS /ˈpʊdɪŋ/
any of various soft thick unsweetened baked dishes
From this reading Mother Brown, who had been up early, made some wonderful Christmas pies and a pudding before Toad and Chuck were awake.
socially incorrect in behavior
From this reading CHUCK'S RUDE AWAKENING The day before Christmas dawned bright and cold.
smellsnounUS /smelz/
plural of “smell” — the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading My, but something smells awfully good.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "What's the use of getting up," he thought, "I'm so warm and comfortable here in bed.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Mother Brown, who had been up early, made some wonderful Christmas pies and a pudding before Toad and Chuck were awake.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading My, but something smells awfully good.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CHUCK'S RUDE AWAKENING The day before Christmas dawned bright and cold.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "What's the use of getting up," he thought, "I'm so warm and comfortable here in bed.
ToadnounUS /toʊd/
any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
From this reading Mother Brown, who had been up early, made some wonderful Christmas pies and a pudding before Toad and Chuck were awake.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Mother Brown, who had been up early, made some wonderful Christmas pies and a pudding before Toad and Chuck were awake.
the act of using
From this reading "What's the use of getting up," he thought, "I'm so warm and comfortable here in bed.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading "What's the use of getting up," he thought, "I'm so warm and comfortable here in bed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was eight o'clock before Toad opened one eye.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mother Brown, who had been up early, made some wonderful Christmas pies and a pudding before Toad and Chuck were awake.
What's
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From this reading "What's the use of getting up," he thought, "I'm so warm and comfortable here in bed.
which person or people
From this reading Mother Brown, who had been up early, made some wonderful Christmas pies and a pudding before Toad and Chuck were awake.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading Mother Brown, who had been up early, made some wonderful Christmas pies and a pudding before Toad and Chuck were awake.
