Chapter I

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading One morning little Miss Frizzle danced about her brother Preston, as he was starting for school, saying,-- "If a little boy had one poggit full o' pinnuts, and one poggit full o' canny, and one in his hands, how many would he be?"

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading One morning little Miss Frizzle danced about her brother Preston, as he was starting for school, saying,-- "If a little boy had one poggit full o' pinnuts, and one poggit full o' canny, and one in his hands, how many would he be?"

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading One morning little Miss Frizzle danced about her brother Preston, as he was starting for school, saying,-- "If a little boy had one poggit full o' pinnuts, and one poggit full o' canny, and one in his hands, how many would he be?"

react verbally

From this reading This was a question in arithmetic; and, though Preston was a large boy, he could not answer it.

the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations

From this reading This was a question in arithmetic; and, though Preston was a large boy, he could not answer it.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading One morning little Miss Frizzle danced about her brother Preston, as he was starting for school, saying,-- "If a little boy had one poggit full o' pinnuts, and one poggit full o' canny, and one in his hands, how many would he be?"

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading One morning little Miss Frizzle danced about her brother Preston, as he was starting for school, saying,-- "If a little boy had one poggit full o' pinnuts, and one poggit full o' canny, and one in his hands, how many would he be?"

a youthful male person

From this reading One morning little Miss Frizzle danced about her brother Preston, as he was starting for school, saying,-- "If a little boy had one poggit full o' pinnuts, and one poggit full o' canny, and one in his hands, how many would he be?"

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading One morning little Miss Frizzle danced about her brother Preston, as he was starting for school, saying,-- "If a little boy had one poggit full o' pinnuts, and one poggit full o' canny, and one in his hands, how many would he be?"

showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others

From this reading One morning little Miss Frizzle danced about her brother Preston, as he was starting for school, saying,-- "If a little boy had one poggit full o' pinnuts, and one poggit full o' canny, and one in his hands, how many would he be?"

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading This was a question in arithmetic; and, though Preston was a large boy, he could not answer it.

past form of “dance” — move in a graceful and rhythmical way

From this reading One morning little Miss Frizzle danced about her brother Preston, as he was starting for school, saying,-- "If a little boy had one poggit full o' pinnuts, and one poggit full o' canny, and one in his hands, how many would he be?"

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "He'd have fousands and fousands--as many as _four hundred_!" said Flaxie, promptly.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading One morning little Miss Frizzle danced about her brother Preston, as he was starting for school, saying,-- "If a little boy had one poggit full o' pinnuts, and one poggit full o' canny, and one in his hands, how many would he be?"

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading "He'd have fousands and fousands--as many as _four hundred_!" said Flaxie, promptly.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "He'd have fousands and fousands--as many as _four hundred_!" said Flaxie, promptly.

fry something until it curls and becomes crisp

From this reading One morning little Miss Frizzle danced about her brother Preston, as he was starting for school, saying,-- "If a little boy had one poggit full o' pinnuts, and one poggit full o' canny, and one in his hands, how many would he be?"

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading One morning little Miss Frizzle danced about her brother Preston, as he was starting for school, saying,-- "If a little boy had one poggit full o' pinnuts, and one poggit full o' canny, and one in his hands, how many would he be?"

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading One morning little Miss Frizzle danced about her brother Preston, as he was starting for school, saying,-- "If a little boy had one poggit full o' pinnuts, and one poggit full o' canny, and one in his hands, how many would he be?"

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading One morning little Miss Frizzle danced about her brother Preston, as he was starting for school, saying,-- "If a little boy had one poggit full o' pinnuts, and one poggit full o' canny, and one in his hands, how many would he be?"

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "He'd have fousands and fousands--as many as _four hundred_!" said Flaxie, promptly.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading One morning little Miss Frizzle danced about her brother Preston, as he was starting for school, saying,-- "If a little boy had one poggit full o' pinnuts, and one poggit full o' canny, and one in his hands, how many would he be?"

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "He'd have fousands and fousands--as many as _four hundred_!" said Flaxie, promptly.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading One morning little Miss Frizzle danced about her brother Preston, as he was starting for school, saying,-- "If a little boy had one poggit full o' pinnuts, and one poggit full o' canny, and one in his hands, how many would he be?"

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading One morning little Miss Frizzle danced about her brother Preston, as he was starting for school, saying,-- "If a little boy had one poggit full o' pinnuts, and one poggit full o' canny, and one in his hands, how many would he be?"

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading One morning little Miss Frizzle danced about her brother Preston, as he was starting for school, saying,-- "If a little boy had one poggit full o' pinnuts, and one poggit full o' canny, and one in his hands, how many would he be?"

ten 10s

From this reading "He'd have fousands and fousands--as many as _four hundred_!" said Flaxie, promptly.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading One morning little Miss Frizzle danced about her brother Preston, as he was starting for school, saying,-- "If a little boy had one poggit full o' pinnuts, and one poggit full o' canny, and one in his hands, how many would he be?"

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading One morning little Miss Frizzle danced about her brother Preston, as he was starting for school, saying,-- "If a little boy had one poggit full o' pinnuts, and one poggit full o' canny, and one in his hands, how many would he be?"

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading This was a question in arithmetic; and, though Preston was a large boy, he could not answer it.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading This was a question in arithmetic; and, though Preston was a large boy, he could not answer it.

showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness

From this reading "Answer it yourself," said he, laughing.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading One morning little Miss Frizzle danced about her brother Preston, as he was starting for school, saying,-- "If a little boy had one poggit full o' pinnuts, and one poggit full o' canny, and one in his hands, how many would he be?"

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading One morning little Miss Frizzle danced about her brother Preston, as he was starting for school, saying,-- "If a little boy had one poggit full o' pinnuts, and one poggit full o' canny, and one in his hands, how many would he be?"

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading One morning little Miss Frizzle danced about her brother Preston, as he was starting for school, saying,-- "If a little boy had one poggit full o' pinnuts, and one poggit full o' canny, and one in his hands, how many would he be?"

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading One morning little Miss Frizzle danced about her brother Preston, as he was starting for school, saying,-- "If a little boy had one poggit full o' pinnuts, and one poggit full o' canny, and one in his hands, how many would he be?"

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading This was a question in arithmetic; and, though Preston was a large boy, he could not answer it.

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading One morning little Miss Frizzle danced about her brother Preston, as he was starting for school, saying,-- "If a little boy had one poggit full o' pinnuts, and one poggit full o' canny, and one in his hands, how many would he be?"

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One morning little Miss Frizzle danced about her brother Preston, as he was starting for school, saying,-- "If a little boy had one poggit full o' pinnuts, and one poggit full o' canny, and one in his hands, how many would he be?"

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading One morning little Miss Frizzle danced about her brother Preston, as he was starting for school, saying,-- "If a little boy had one poggit full o' pinnuts, and one poggit full o' canny, and one in his hands, how many would he be?"

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading One morning little Miss Frizzle danced about her brother Preston, as he was starting for school, saying,-- "If a little boy had one poggit full o' pinnuts, and one poggit full o' canny, and one in his hands, how many would he be?"

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading One morning little Miss Frizzle danced about her brother Preston, as he was starting for school, saying,-- "If a little boy had one poggit full o' pinnuts, and one poggit full o' canny, and one in his hands, how many would he be?"

with little or no delay

From this reading "He'd have fousands and fousands--as many as _four hundred_!" said Flaxie, promptly.

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

From this reading This was a question in arithmetic; and, though Preston was a large boy, he could not answer it.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Answer it yourself," said he, laughing.

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

From this reading One morning little Miss Frizzle danced about her brother Preston, as he was starting for school, saying,-- "If a little boy had one poggit full o' pinnuts, and one poggit full o' canny, and one in his hands, how many would he be?"

an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds

From this reading THE SCARECROW SISTER.

an educational institution

From this reading One morning little Miss Frizzle danced about her brother Preston, as he was starting for school, saying,-- "If a little boy had one poggit full o' pinnuts, and one poggit full o' canny, and one in his hands, how many would he be?"

a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading THE SCARECROW SISTER.

(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear

From this reading One morning little Miss Frizzle danced about her brother Preston, as he was starting for school, saying,-- "If a little boy had one poggit full o' pinnuts, and one poggit full o' canny, and one in his hands, how many would he be?"

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE SCARECROW SISTER.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This was a question in arithmetic; and, though Preston was a large boy, he could not answer it.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading This was a question in arithmetic; and, though Preston was a large boy, he could not answer it.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading One morning little Miss Frizzle danced about her brother Preston, as he was starting for school, saying,-- "If a little boy had one poggit full o' pinnuts, and one poggit full o' canny, and one in his hands, how many would he be?"

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading One morning little Miss Frizzle danced about her brother Preston, as he was starting for school, saying,-- "If a little boy had one poggit full o' pinnuts, and one poggit full o' canny, and one in his hands, how many would he be?"

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading "Answer it yourself," said he, laughing.