used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HUCKLEBERRIES AND NEW FRIENDS Grandfather came out of the north door and shaded his eyes with his hand.
any thing at all
From this reading "I thought if I see anything of those two girls I'd ask them to go huckleberrying, but I s'pose they've gone off down to the shore, or somewhere."
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "I thought if I see anything of those two girls I'd ask them to go huckleberrying, but I s'pose they've gone off down to the shore, or somewhere."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He gazed searchingly at Elizabeth's favourite tree by the gate under which she and Peggy were sitting with their embroidery.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I thought if I see anything of those two girls I'd ask them to go huckleberrying, but I s'pose they've gone off down to the shore, or somewhere."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He gazed searchingly at Elizabeth's favourite tree by the gate under which she and Peggy were sitting with their embroidery.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading HUCKLEBERRIES AND NEW FRIENDS Grandfather came out of the north door and shaded his eyes with his hand.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Oh, do ask us to go huckleberrying," Elizabeth cried.
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading "Well, well, I'm disappointed," he murmured to himself.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Oh, do ask us to go huckleberrying," Elizabeth cried.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading HUCKLEBERRIES AND NEW FRIENDS Grandfather came out of the north door and shaded his eyes with his hand.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "I thought if I see anything of those two girls I'd ask them to go huckleberrying, but I s'pose they've gone off down to the shore, or somewhere."
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading "Oh, do ask us to go huckleberrying," Elizabeth cried.
Elizabeth'snounUS /ɪˈlɪzəbəθs/
possessive form of “elizabeth” — daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading He gazed searchingly at Elizabeth's favourite tree by the gate under which she and Peggy were sitting with their embroidery.
embroiderynounUS /emˈbrɔɪdəri/
elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail
From this reading He gazed searchingly at Elizabeth's favourite tree by the gate under which she and Peggy were sitting with their embroidery.
opinion or judgment
From this reading HUCKLEBERRIES AND NEW FRIENDS Grandfather came out of the north door and shaded his eyes with his hand.
a competitor thought likely to win
From this reading He gazed searchingly at Elizabeth's favourite tree by the gate under which she and Peggy were sitting with their embroidery.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading HUCKLEBERRIES AND NEW FRIENDS Grandfather came out of the north door and shaded his eyes with his hand.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading He gazed searchingly at Elizabeth's favourite tree by the gate under which she and Peggy were sitting with their embroidery.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading He gazed searchingly at Elizabeth's favourite tree by the gate under which she and Peggy were sitting with their embroidery.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading "I thought if I see anything of those two girls I'd ask them to go huckleberrying, but I s'pose they've gone off down to the shore, or somewhere."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I thought if I see anything of those two girls I'd ask them to go huckleberrying, but I s'pose they've gone off down to the shore, or somewhere."
destroyed or killed
From this reading "I thought if I see anything of those two girls I'd ask them to go huckleberrying, but I s'pose they've gone off down to the shore, or somewhere."
the father of your father or mother
From this reading HUCKLEBERRIES AND NEW FRIENDS Grandfather came out of the north door and shaded his eyes with his hand.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading HUCKLEBERRIES AND NEW FRIENDS Grandfather came out of the north door and shaded his eyes with his hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He gazed searchingly at Elizabeth's favourite tree by the gate under which she and Peggy were sitting with their embroidery.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Well, well, I'm disappointed," he murmured to himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HUCKLEBERRIES AND NEW FRIENDS Grandfather came out of the north door and shaded his eyes with his hand.
HUCKLEBERRIES
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From this reading HUCKLEBERRIES AND NEW FRIENDS Grandfather came out of the north door and shaded his eyes with his hand.
huckleberrying
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From this reading "I thought if I see anything of those two girls I'd ask them to go huckleberrying, but I s'pose they've gone off down to the shore, or somewhere."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thought if I see anything of those two girls I'd ask them to go huckleberrying, but I s'pose they've gone off down to the shore, or somewhere."
I'd
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From this reading "I thought if I see anything of those two girls I'd ask them to go huckleberrying, but I s'pose they've gone off down to the shore, or somewhere."
I'm
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From this reading "Well, well, I'm disappointed," he murmured to himself.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I thought if I see anything of those two girls I'd ask them to go huckleberrying, but I s'pose they've gone off down to the shore, or somewhere."
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading "Well, well, I'm disappointed," he murmured to himself.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading HUCKLEBERRIES AND NEW FRIENDS Grandfather came out of the north door and shaded his eyes with his hand.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading HUCKLEBERRIES AND NEW FRIENDS Grandfather came out of the north door and shaded his eyes with his hand.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HUCKLEBERRIES AND NEW FRIENDS Grandfather came out of the north door and shaded his eyes with his hand.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "I thought if I see anything of those two girls I'd ask them to go huckleberrying, but I s'pose they've gone off down to the shore, or somewhere."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, do ask us to go huckleberrying," Elizabeth cried.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "I thought if I see anything of those two girls I'd ask them to go huckleberrying, but I s'pose they've gone off down to the shore, or somewhere."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading HUCKLEBERRIES AND NEW FRIENDS Grandfather came out of the north door and shaded his eyes with his hand.
Peggy
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From this reading He gazed searchingly at Elizabeth's favourite tree by the gate under which she and Peggy were sitting with their embroidery.
s'pose
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From this reading "I thought if I see anything of those two girls I'd ask them to go huckleberrying, but I s'pose they've gone off down to the shore, or somewhere."
searchinglyadverb
in a searching manner
From this reading He gazed searchingly at Elizabeth's favourite tree by the gate under which she and Peggy were sitting with their embroidery.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I thought if I see anything of those two girls I'd ask them to go huckleberrying, but I s'pose they've gone off down to the shore, or somewhere."
shadedadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪdɪd/
protected from heat and light with shade or shadow
From this reading HUCKLEBERRIES AND NEW FRIENDS Grandfather came out of the north door and shaded his eyes with his hand.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He gazed searchingly at Elizabeth's favourite tree by the gate under which she and Peggy were sitting with their embroidery.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading "I thought if I see anything of those two girls I'd ask them to go huckleberrying, but I s'pose they've gone off down to the shore, or somewhere."
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading He gazed searchingly at Elizabeth's favourite tree by the gate under which she and Peggy were sitting with their embroidery.
in or at or to some place
From this reading "I thought if I see anything of those two girls I'd ask them to go huckleberrying, but I s'pose they've gone off down to the shore, or somewhere."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HUCKLEBERRIES AND NEW FRIENDS Grandfather came out of the north door and shaded his eyes with his hand.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He gazed searchingly at Elizabeth's favourite tree by the gate under which she and Peggy were sitting with their embroidery.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I thought if I see anything of those two girls I'd ask them to go huckleberrying, but I s'pose they've gone off down to the shore, or somewhere."
they've
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From this reading "I thought if I see anything of those two girls I'd ask them to go huckleberrying, but I s'pose they've gone off down to the shore, or somewhere."
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "I thought if I see anything of those two girls I'd ask them to go huckleberrying, but I s'pose they've gone off down to the shore, or somewhere."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I thought if I see anything of those two girls I'd ask them to go huckleberrying, but I s'pose they've gone off down to the shore, or somewhere."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, well, I'm disappointed," he murmured to himself.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading He gazed searchingly at Elizabeth's favourite tree by the gate under which she and Peggy were sitting with their embroidery.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "I thought if I see anything of those two girls I'd ask them to go huckleberrying, but I s'pose they've gone off down to the shore, or somewhere."
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He gazed searchingly at Elizabeth's favourite tree by the gate under which she and Peggy were sitting with their embroidery.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, do ask us to go huckleberrying," Elizabeth cried.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, well, I'm disappointed," he murmured to himself.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He gazed searchingly at Elizabeth's favourite tree by the gate under which she and Peggy were sitting with their embroidery.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He gazed searchingly at Elizabeth's favourite tree by the gate under which she and Peggy were sitting with their embroidery.
in the company of; together with
From this reading HUCKLEBERRIES AND NEW FRIENDS Grandfather came out of the north door and shaded his eyes with his hand.
