alenounUS /eɪl/
a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
From this reading And then for drink, there are beer and ale, which are made from barley.
(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 _Geo._ Ay, and milk, for you know cows live on grass and hay—so there’s cheese and butter and all things that are made of milk.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading _Geo._ Then I am sure we are very much obliged to the grasses.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Geo._ Ay, and milk, for you know cows live on grass and hay—so there’s cheese and butter and all things that are made of milk.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Geo._ Ay, and milk, for you know cows live on grass and hay—so there’s cheese and butter and all things that are made of milk.
Ay
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From this reading _Geo._ Ay, and milk, for you know cows live on grass and hay—so there’s cheese and butter and all things that are made of milk.
barleynounUS /ˈbɑːrli/
a grain of barley
From this reading And then for drink, there are beer and ale, which are made from barley.
beernounUS /bɪr/
a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops
From this reading And then for drink, there are beer and ale, which are made from barley.
butternounUS /ˈbʌtər/
an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use
From this reading _Geo._ Ay, and milk, for you know cows live on grass and hay—so there’s cheese and butter and all things that are made of milk.
cheesenounUS /tʃiːz/
a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk
From this reading _Geo._ Ay, and milk, for you know cows live on grass and hay—so there’s cheese and butter and all things that are made of milk.
chieflyadverbUS /ˈtʃiːfli/
for the most part
From this reading For all these we are chiefly indebted to _the grasses_.
cowsnounUS /kaʊz/
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading _Geo._ Ay, and milk, for you know cows live on grass and hay—so there’s cheese and butter and all things that are made of milk.
take in liquids
From this reading And then for drink, there are beer and ale, which are made from barley.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Geo._ Ay, and milk, for you know cows live on grass and hay—so there’s cheese and butter and all things that are made of milk.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And then for drink, there are beer and ale, which are made from barley.
Geo
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From this reading _Geo._ Ay, and milk, for you know cows live on grass and hay—so there’s cheese and butter and all things that are made of milk.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading _Geo._ Ay, and milk, for you know cows live on grass and hay—so there’s cheese and butter and all things that are made of milk.
grassesnounUS /ˈɡræsəz/
plural of “grass” — narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay
From this reading For all these we are chiefly indebted to _the grasses_.
haynounUS /heɪ/
grass mowed and cured for use as fodder
From this reading _Geo._ Ay, and milk, for you know cows live on grass and hay—so there’s cheese and butter and all things that are made of milk.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Geo._ Then I am sure we are very much obliged to the grasses.
indebtedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈdetɪd/
owing gratitude or recognition to another for help or favors etc
From this reading For all these we are chiefly indebted to _the grasses_.
plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading _Tut._ And are there not all kinds of meat too, and poultry?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading _Geo._ Ay, and milk, for you know cows live on grass and hay—so there’s cheese and butter and all things that are made of milk.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading _Geo._ Ay, and milk, for you know cows live on grass and hay—so there’s cheese and butter and all things that are made of milk.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading _Geo._ Ay, and milk, for you know cows live on grass and hay—so there’s cheese and butter and all things that are made of milk.
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading _Tut._ And are there not all kinds of meat too, and poultry?
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading _Geo._ Ay, and milk, for you know cows live on grass and hay—so there’s cheese and butter and all things that are made of milk.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading _Geo._ Then I am sure we are very much obliged to the grasses.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Tut._ And are there not all kinds of meat too, and poultry?
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading _Geo._ Then I am sure we are very much obliged to the grasses.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Geo._ Ay, and milk, for you know cows live on grass and hay—so there’s cheese and butter and all things that are made of milk.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Geo._ Ay, and milk, for you know cows live on grass and hay—so there’s cheese and butter and all things that are made of milk.
poultrynounUS /ˈpoʊltri/
a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
From this reading _Tut._ And are there not all kinds of meat too, and poultry?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _Geo._ Ay, and milk, for you know cows live on grass and hay—so there’s cheese and butter and all things that are made of milk.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading _Geo._ Then I am sure we are very much obliged to the grasses.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Geo._ Ay, and milk, for you know cows live on grass and hay—so there’s cheese and butter and all things that are made of milk.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For all these we are chiefly indebted to _the grasses_.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then for drink, there are beer and ale, which are made from barley.
in or at that place or location
From this reading _Tut._ And are there not all kinds of meat too, and poultry?
there's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Geo._ Ay, and milk, for you know cows live on grass and hay—so there’s cheese and butter and all things that are made of milk.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading For all these we are chiefly indebted to _the grasses_.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading _Geo._ Ay, and milk, for you know cows live on grass and hay—so there’s cheese and butter and all things that are made of milk.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For all these we are chiefly indebted to _the grasses_.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading _Tut._ And are there not all kinds of meat too, and poultry?
TutverbUS /tʌt/
utter “tsk,” “tut,” or “tut-tut,” as in disapproval
From this reading _Tut._ And are there not all kinds of meat too, and poultry?
precisely as stated
From this reading _Geo._ Then I am sure we are very much obliged to the grasses.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading For all these we are chiefly indebted to _the grasses_.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And then for drink, there are beer and ale, which are made from barley.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Geo._ Ay, and milk, for you know cows live on grass and hay—so there’s cheese and butter and all things that are made of milk.
