used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading JOHNNY-CAKE Once upon a time there was an old man, and an old woman, and a little boy.
(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 But he didn't watch it all the time, and all of a sudden he heard a noise, and he looked up and the oven door popped open, and out of the oven jumped Johnny-cake, and went rolling along end over end, towards the open door of the house.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading But he didn't watch it all the time, and all of a sudden he heard a noise, and he looked up and the oven door popped open, and out of the oven jumped Johnny-cake, and went rolling along end over end, towards the open door of the house.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading JOHNNY-CAKE Once upon a time there was an old man, and an old woman, and a little boy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JOHNNY-CAKE Once upon a time there was an old man, and an old woman, and a little boy.
bakeverbUS /beɪk/
cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven
From this reading One morning the old woman made a Johnny-cake, and put it in the oven to bake.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading So the old man and the old woman went out and began to hoe potatoes, and left the little boy to tend the oven.
a youthful male person
From this reading JOHNNY-CAKE Once upon a time there was an old man, and an old woman, and a little boy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he didn't watch it all the time, and all of a sudden he heard a noise, and he looked up and the oven door popped open, and out of the oven jumped Johnny-cake, and went rolling along end over end, towards the open door of the house.
didn't
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From this reading But he didn't watch it all the time, and all of a sudden he heard a noise, and he looked up and the oven door popped open, and out of the oven jumped Johnny-cake, and went rolling along end over end, towards the open door of the house.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading But he didn't watch it all the time, and all of a sudden he heard a noise, and he looked up and the oven door popped open, and out of the oven jumped Johnny-cake, and went rolling along end over end, towards the open door of the house.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading But he didn't watch it all the time, and all of a sudden he heard a noise, and he looked up and the oven door popped open, and out of the oven jumped Johnny-cake, and went rolling along end over end, towards the open door of the house.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “You watch the Johnny-cake while your father and I go out to work in the garden.”
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading “You watch the Johnny-cake while your father and I go out to work in the garden.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “You watch the Johnny-cake while your father and I go out to work in the garden.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he didn't watch it all the time, and all of a sudden he heard a noise, and he looked up and the oven door popped open, and out of the oven jumped Johnny-cake, and went rolling along end over end, towards the open door of the house.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading But he didn't watch it all the time, and all of a sudden he heard a noise, and he looked up and the oven door popped open, and out of the oven jumped Johnny-cake, and went rolling along end over end, towards the open door of the house.
hoenounUS /hoʊ/
a tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle
From this reading So the old man and the old woman went out and began to hoe potatoes, and left the little boy to tend the oven.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading But he didn't watch it all the time, and all of a sudden he heard a noise, and he looked up and the oven door popped open, and out of the oven jumped Johnny-cake, and went rolling along end over end, towards the open door of the house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You watch the Johnny-cake while your father and I go out to work in the garden.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One morning the old woman made a Johnny-cake, and put it in the oven to bake.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One morning the old woman made a Johnny-cake, and put it in the oven to bake.
JOHNNY-CAKE
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From this reading JOHNNY-CAKE Once upon a time there was an old man, and an old woman, and a little boy.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading But he didn't watch it all the time, and all of a sudden he heard a noise, and he looked up and the oven door popped open, and out of the oven jumped Johnny-cake, and went rolling along end over end, towards the open door of the house.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading So the old man and the old woman went out and began to hoe potatoes, and left the little boy to tend the oven.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading JOHNNY-CAKE Once upon a time there was an old man, and an old woman, and a little boy.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading But he didn't watch it all the time, and all of a sudden he heard a noise, and he looked up and the oven door popped open, and out of the oven jumped Johnny-cake, and went rolling along end over end, towards the open door of the house.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading One morning the old woman made a Johnny-cake, and put it in the oven to bake.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading JOHNNY-CAKE Once upon a time there was an old man, and an old woman, and a little boy.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading One morning the old woman made a Johnny-cake, and put it in the oven to bake.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading But he didn't watch it all the time, and all of a sudden he heard a noise, and he looked up and the oven door popped open, and out of the oven jumped Johnny-cake, and went rolling along end over end, towards the open door of the house.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But he didn't watch it all the time, and all of a sudden he heard a noise, and he looked up and the oven door popped open, and out of the oven jumped Johnny-cake, and went rolling along end over end, towards the open door of the house.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading JOHNNY-CAKE Once upon a time there was an old man, and an old woman, and a little boy.
on one occasion
From this reading JOHNNY-CAKE Once upon a time there was an old man, and an old woman, and a little boy.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One morning the old woman made a Johnny-cake, and put it in the oven to bake.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading But he didn't watch it all the time, and all of a sudden he heard a noise, and he looked up and the oven door popped open, and out of the oven jumped Johnny-cake, and went rolling along end over end, towards the open door of the house.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “You watch the Johnny-cake while your father and I go out to work in the garden.”
ovennounUS /ˈʌvən/
kitchen appliance used for baking or roasting
From this reading One morning the old woman made a Johnny-cake, and put it in the oven to bake.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But he didn't watch it all the time, and all of a sudden he heard a noise, and he looked up and the oven door popped open, and out of the oven jumped Johnny-cake, and went rolling along end over end, towards the open door of the house.
poppedverbUS /pɑːpt/
inflected form of “pop” — bulge outward
From this reading But he didn't watch it all the time, and all of a sudden he heard a noise, and he looked up and the oven door popped open, and out of the oven jumped Johnny-cake, and went rolling along end over end, towards the open door of the house.
potatoesnounUS /pəˈteɪtoʊz/
plural of “potato” — an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading So the old man and the old woman went out and began to hoe potatoes, and left the little boy to tend the oven.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading One morning the old woman made a Johnny-cake, and put it in the oven to bake.
uttered with a trill
From this reading But he didn't watch it all the time, and all of a sudden he heard a noise, and he looked up and the oven door popped open, and out of the oven jumped Johnny-cake, and went rolling along end over end, towards the open door of the house.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So the old man and the old woman went out and began to hoe potatoes, and left the little boy to tend the oven.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading But he didn't watch it all the time, and all of a sudden he heard a noise, and he looked up and the oven door popped open, and out of the oven jumped Johnny-cake, and went rolling along end over end, towards the open door of the house.
tendverbUS /tend/
have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
From this reading So the old man and the old woman went out and began to hoe potatoes, and left the little boy to tend the oven.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One morning the old woman made a Johnny-cake, and put it in the oven to bake.
in or at that place or location
From this reading JOHNNY-CAKE Once upon a time there was an old man, and an old woman, and a little boy.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading JOHNNY-CAKE Once upon a time there was an old man, and an old woman, and a little boy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One morning the old woman made a Johnny-cake, and put it in the oven to bake.
in the direction of
From this reading But he didn't watch it all the time, and all of a sudden he heard a noise, and he looked up and the oven door popped open, and out of the oven jumped Johnny-cake, and went rolling along end over end, towards the open door of the house.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading But he didn't watch it all the time, and all of a sudden he heard a noise, and he looked up and the oven door popped open, and out of the oven jumped Johnny-cake, and went rolling along end over end, towards the open door of the house.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading JOHNNY-CAKE Once upon a time there was an old man, and an old woman, and a little boy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JOHNNY-CAKE Once upon a time there was an old man, and an old woman, and a little boy.
look attentively
From this reading “You watch the Johnny-cake while your father and I go out to work in the garden.”
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading So the old man and the old woman went out and began to hoe potatoes, and left the little boy to tend the oven.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “You watch the Johnny-cake while your father and I go out to work in the garden.”
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading JOHNNY-CAKE Once upon a time there was an old man, and an old woman, and a little boy.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “You watch the Johnny-cake while your father and I go out to work in the garden.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You watch the Johnny-cake while your father and I go out to work in the garden.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You watch the Johnny-cake while your father and I go out to work in the garden.”
