used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Everything was quiet, except for a faint ripple of the water.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The bright silver moon made the night almost as light as day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And they have not forgotten it to this day.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The bright silver moon made the night almost as light as day.
BEAVERSnounUS /ˈbiːvərz/
plural of “beaver” — the soft brown fur of the beaver
From this reading THE BUSY BEAVERS One evening Father Thrift was sitting by the brook, looking into the water.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading The bright silver moon made the night almost as light as day.
brooknounUS /brʊk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading THE BUSY BEAVERS One evening Father Thrift was sitting by the brook, looking into the water.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading THE BUSY BEAVERS One evening Father Thrift was sitting by the brook, looking into the water.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE BUSY BEAVERS One evening Father Thrift was sitting by the brook, looking into the water.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading And they have not forgotten it to this day.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading THE BUSY BEAVERS One evening Father Thrift was sitting by the brook, looking into the water.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything was quiet, except for a faint ripple of the water.
apart from; not including
From this reading Everything was quiet, except for a faint ripple of the water.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading Everything was quiet, except for a faint ripple of the water.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading THE BUSY BEAVERS One evening Father Thrift was sitting by the brook, looking into the water.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Everything was quiet, except for a faint ripple of the water.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading And they have not forgotten it to this day.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading So, while the woodpeckers helped Little Gray Squirrel out of his trouble, they helped themselves into the good habit of learning to save.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading So, while the woodpeckers helped Little Gray Squirrel out of his trouble, they helped themselves into the good habit of learning to save.
an established custom
From this reading So, while the woodpeckers helped Little Gray Squirrel out of his trouble, they helped themselves into the good habit of learning to save.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And they have not forgotten it to this day.
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading So, while the woodpeckers helped Little Gray Squirrel out of his trouble, they helped themselves into the good habit of learning to save.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So, while the woodpeckers helped Little Gray Squirrel out of his trouble, they helped themselves into the good habit of learning to save.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading So, while the woodpeckers helped Little Gray Squirrel out of his trouble, they helped themselves into the good habit of learning to save.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And they have not forgotten it to this day.
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
From this reading So, while the woodpeckers helped Little Gray Squirrel out of his trouble, they helped themselves into the good habit of learning to save.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The bright silver moon made the night almost as light as day.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading So, while the woodpeckers helped Little Gray Squirrel out of his trouble, they helped themselves into the good habit of learning to save.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading THE BUSY BEAVERS One evening Father Thrift was sitting by the brook, looking into the water.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The bright silver moon made the night almost as light as day.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading The bright silver moon made the night almost as light as day.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The bright silver moon made the night almost as light as day.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And they have not forgotten it to this day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So, while the woodpeckers helped Little Gray Squirrel out of his trouble, they helped themselves into the good habit of learning to save.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE BUSY BEAVERS One evening Father Thrift was sitting by the brook, looking into the water.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading So, while the woodpeckers helped Little Gray Squirrel out of his trouble, they helped themselves into the good habit of learning to save.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading Everything was quiet, except for a faint ripple of the water.
ripplenounUS /ˈrɪpəl/
a small wave on the surface of a liquid
From this reading Everything was quiet, except for a faint ripple of the water.
except for; apart from
From this reading So, while the woodpeckers helped Little Gray Squirrel out of his trouble, they helped themselves into the good habit of learning to save.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading The bright silver moon made the night almost as light as day.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading THE BUSY BEAVERS One evening Father Thrift was sitting by the brook, looking into the water.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, while the woodpeckers helped Little Gray Squirrel out of his trouble, they helped themselves into the good habit of learning to save.
SquirrelnounUS /ˈskwɜːrəl/
a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
From this reading So, while the woodpeckers helped Little Gray Squirrel out of his trouble, they helped themselves into the good habit of learning to save.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So, while the woodpeckers helped Little Gray Squirrel out of his trouble, they helped themselves into the good habit of learning to save.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading So, while the woodpeckers helped Little Gray Squirrel out of his trouble, they helped themselves into the good habit of learning to save.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So, while the woodpeckers helped Little Gray Squirrel out of his trouble, they helped themselves into the good habit of learning to save.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And they have not forgotten it to this day.
ThriftnounUS /θrɪft/
any of numerous sun-loving low-growing evergreens of the genus Armeria having round heads of pink or white flowers
From this reading THE BUSY BEAVERS One evening Father Thrift was sitting by the brook, looking into the water.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So, while the woodpeckers helped Little Gray Squirrel out of his trouble, they helped themselves into the good habit of learning to save.
a source of difficulty
From this reading So, while the woodpeckers helped Little Gray Squirrel out of his trouble, they helped themselves into the good habit of learning to save.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BUSY BEAVERS One evening Father Thrift was sitting by the brook, looking into the water.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading THE BUSY BEAVERS One evening Father Thrift was sitting by the brook, looking into the water.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading So, while the woodpeckers helped Little Gray Squirrel out of his trouble, they helped themselves into the good habit of learning to save.
woodpeckersnounUS /ˈwʊdpekərz/
plural of “woodpecker” — bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects
From this reading So, while the woodpeckers helped Little Gray Squirrel out of his trouble, they helped themselves into the good habit of learning to save.
