used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Maybe it's somebody come to find out about a garden," added the little boy.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Maybe it's somebody come to find out about a garden," added the little boy.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading "Daddy knows lots about how to make things grow, and maybe, on account of the war, everybody's got to plant corn and beans and things."
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading "Maybe it's somebody come to find out about a garden," added the little boy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading UPSIDE DOWN BEANS "Let's wait and see who it is, Hal," whispered Mab to her brother as they stood on the stairs.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading UPSIDE DOWN BEANS "Let's wait and see who it is, Hal," whispered Mab to her brother as they stood on the stairs.
BEANSnounUS /biːnz/
plural of “bean” — any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food
From this reading UPSIDE DOWN BEANS "Let's wait and see who it is, Hal," whispered Mab to her brother as they stood on the stairs.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "I don't care when you play soldier, and make believe shoot your pop gun, but I don't like REAL guns.
BlakenounUS /bleɪk/
visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading "I don't like war and soldiers," spoke Mab, while Daddy Blake went to the front door.
a youthful male person
From this reading "Maybe it's somebody come to find out about a garden," added the little boy.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading UPSIDE DOWN BEANS "Let's wait and see who it is, Hal," whispered Mab to her brother as they stood on the stairs.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I don't care when you play soldier, and make believe shoot your pop gun, but I don't like REAL guns.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading "I don't care when you play soldier, and make believe shoot your pop gun, but I don't like REAL guns.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Maybe it's somebody come to find out about a garden," added the little boy.
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
From this reading "Daddy knows lots about how to make things grow, and maybe, on account of the war, everybody's got to plant corn and beans and things."
DaddynounUS /ˈdædi/
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading "Daddy knows lots about how to make things grow, and maybe, on account of the war, everybody's got to plant corn and beans and things."
don't
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From this reading "I don't like war and soldiers," spoke Mab, while Daddy Blake went to the front door.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading "I don't like war and soldiers," spoke Mab, while Daddy Blake went to the front door.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading UPSIDE DOWN BEANS "Let's wait and see who it is, Hal," whispered Mab to her brother as they stood on the stairs.
everybody's
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From this reading "Daddy knows lots about how to make things grow, and maybe, on account of the war, everybody's got to plant corn and beans and things."
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "Maybe it's somebody come to find out about a garden," added the little boy.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading "I don't like war and soldiers," spoke Mab, while Daddy Blake went to the front door.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading "Maybe it's somebody come to find out about a garden," added the little boy.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Daddy knows lots about how to make things grow, and maybe, on account of the war, everybody's got to plant corn and beans and things."
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading "Daddy knows lots about how to make things grow, and maybe, on account of the war, everybody's got to plant corn and beans and things."
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading "I don't care when you play soldier, and make believe shoot your pop gun, but I don't like REAL guns.
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading "I don't care when you play soldier, and make believe shoot your pop gun, but I don't like REAL guns.
Hal
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From this reading UPSIDE DOWN BEANS "Let's wait and see who it is, Hal," whispered Mab to her brother as they stood on the stairs.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading UPSIDE DOWN BEANS "Let's wait and see who it is, Hal," whispered Mab to her brother as they stood on the stairs.
how
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From this reading "Daddy knows lots about how to make things grow, and maybe, on account of the war, everybody's got to plant corn and beans and things."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't like war and soldiers," spoke Mab, while Daddy Blake went to the front door.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading UPSIDE DOWN BEANS "Let's wait and see who it is, Hal," whispered Mab to her brother as they stood on the stairs.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading UPSIDE DOWN BEANS "Let's wait and see who it is, Hal," whispered Mab to her brother as they stood on the stairs.
it's
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From this reading "Maybe it's somebody come to find out about a garden," added the little boy.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading "Daddy knows lots about how to make things grow, and maybe, on account of the war, everybody's got to plant corn and beans and things."
Let's
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From this reading UPSIDE DOWN BEANS "Let's wait and see who it is, Hal," whispered Mab to her brother as they stood on the stairs.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I don't like war and soldiers," spoke Mab, while Daddy Blake went to the front door.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Maybe it's somebody come to find out about a garden," added the little boy.
lotsnounUS /lɑːts/
a large number or amount
From this reading "Daddy knows lots about how to make things grow, and maybe, on account of the war, everybody's got to plant corn and beans and things."
Mab
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From this reading UPSIDE DOWN BEANS "Let's wait and see who it is, Hal," whispered Mab to her brother as they stood on the stairs.
engage in
From this reading "Daddy knows lots about how to make things grow, and maybe, on account of the war, everybody's got to plant corn and beans and things."
by chance
From this reading "Maybe it's somebody come to find out about a garden," added the little boy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Daddy knows lots about how to make things grow, and maybe, on account of the war, everybody's got to plant corn and beans and things."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading UPSIDE DOWN BEANS "Let's wait and see who it is, Hal," whispered Mab to her brother as they stood on the stairs.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Maybe it's somebody come to find out about a garden," added the little boy.
plantverbUS /plænt/
put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
From this reading "Daddy knows lots about how to make things grow, and maybe, on account of the war, everybody's got to plant corn and beans and things."
participate in games or sport
From this reading "I don't care when you play soldier, and make believe shoot your pop gun, but I don't like REAL guns.
popverbUS /pɑːp/
bulge outward
From this reading "I don't care when you play soldier, and make believe shoot your pop gun, but I don't like REAL guns.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading "I don't care when you play soldier, and make believe shoot your pop gun, but I don't like REAL guns.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading UPSIDE DOWN BEANS "Let's wait and see who it is, Hal," whispered Mab to her brother as they stood on the stairs.
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading "I don't care when you play soldier, and make believe shoot your pop gun, but I don't like REAL guns.
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading "I don't care when you play soldier, and make believe shoot your pop gun, but I don't like REAL guns.
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading "I don't like war and soldiers," spoke Mab, while Daddy Blake went to the front door.
a person, without saying who
From this reading "Maybe it's somebody come to find out about a garden," added the little boy.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading "I don't like war and soldiers," spoke Mab, while Daddy Blake went to the front door.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading UPSIDE DOWN BEANS "Let's wait and see who it is, Hal," whispered Mab to her brother as they stood on the stairs.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading UPSIDE DOWN BEANS "Let's wait and see who it is, Hal," whispered Mab to her brother as they stood on the stairs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UPSIDE DOWN BEANS "Let's wait and see who it is, Hal," whispered Mab to her brother as they stood on the stairs.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading UPSIDE DOWN BEANS "Let's wait and see who it is, Hal," whispered Mab to her brother as they stood on the stairs.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "Daddy knows lots about how to make things grow, and maybe, on account of the war, everybody's got to plant corn and beans and things."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading UPSIDE DOWN BEANS "Let's wait and see who it is, Hal," whispered Mab to her brother as they stood on the stairs.
UPSIDEnounUS /ˈʌpˈsaɪd/
the highest or uppermost side of anything
From this reading UPSIDE DOWN BEANS "Let's wait and see who it is, Hal," whispered Mab to her brother as they stood on the stairs.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading UPSIDE DOWN BEANS "Let's wait and see who it is, Hal," whispered Mab to her brother as they stood on the stairs.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading "Daddy knows lots about how to make things grow, and maybe, on account of the war, everybody's got to plant corn and beans and things."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I don't like war and soldiers," spoke Mab, while Daddy Blake went to the front door.
at the time that
From this reading "I don't care when you play soldier, and make believe shoot your pop gun, but I don't like REAL guns.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "I don't like war and soldiers," spoke Mab, while Daddy Blake went to the front door.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading UPSIDE DOWN BEANS "Let's wait and see who it is, Hal," whispered Mab to her brother as they stood on the stairs.
which person or people
From this reading UPSIDE DOWN BEANS "Let's wait and see who it is, Hal," whispered Mab to her brother as they stood on the stairs.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I don't care when you play soldier, and make believe shoot your pop gun, but I don't like REAL guns.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I don't care when you play soldier, and make believe shoot your pop gun, but I don't like REAL guns.
