used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading See Fishy-Winkle drive in state Across the shining sand; With Yama-Guchi yoked in front, A Twin on either hand!
from one side of something to the other
From this reading See Fishy-Winkle drive in state Across the shining sand; With Yama-Guchi yoked in front, A Twin on either hand!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At last they reach a cavern cool, And sit down in a bunch, Declaring they won't budge an inch, Till they have had some lunch.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But soon each weary back is humped, And bowed each jetty pate; For Fishy, though he looks so small, Is _not_ a feather-weight!
third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Right in the middle there appears An unexpected guest; Who kindly makes himself at home, And feeds upon the best.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The food-stuffs are a trifle mixed, From joggling in the cart; There's jam spread on the slim sardine, Salt on the pumpkin tart!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last they reach a cavern cool, And sit down in a bunch, Declaring they won't budge an inch, Till they have had some lunch.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading But soon each weary back is humped, And bowed each jetty pate; For Fishy, though he looks so small, Is _not_ a feather-weight!
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Right in the middle there appears An unexpected guest; Who kindly makes himself at home, And feeds upon the best.
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading But soon each weary back is humped, And bowed each jetty pate; For Fishy, though he looks so small, Is _not_ a feather-weight!
budgeverbUS /bʌdʒ/
move very slightly
From this reading At last they reach a cavern cool, And sit down in a bunch, Declaring they won't budge an inch, Till they have had some lunch.
bunchnounUS /bʌntʃ/
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading At last they reach a cavern cool, And sit down in a bunch, Declaring they won't budge an inch, Till they have had some lunch.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But soon each weary back is humped, And bowed each jetty pate; For Fishy, though he looks so small, Is _not_ a feather-weight!
cartnounUS /kɑːrt/
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading The food-stuffs are a trifle mixed, From joggling in the cart; There's jam spread on the slim sardine, Salt on the pumpkin tart!
cavernnounUS /ˈkæv.ərn/
A large, vast underground cave, often filled with forgotten ancient treasures.
From this reading At last they reach a cavern cool, And sit down in a bunch, Declaring they won't budge an inch, Till they have had some lunch.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading At last they reach a cavern cool, And sit down in a bunch, Declaring they won't budge an inch, Till they have had some lunch.
DeclaringverbUS /dɪˈklerɪŋ/
-ing form of “declare” — state emphatically and authoritatively
From this reading At last they reach a cavern cool, And sit down in a bunch, Declaring they won't budge an inch, Till they have had some lunch.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading At last they reach a cavern cool, And sit down in a bunch, Declaring they won't budge an inch, Till they have had some lunch.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading See Fishy-Winkle drive in state Across the shining sand; With Yama-Guchi yoked in front, A Twin on either hand!
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading But soon each weary back is humped, And bowed each jetty pate; For Fishy, though he looks so small, Is _not_ a feather-weight!
one or the other of two
From this reading See Fishy-Winkle drive in state Across the shining sand; With Yama-Guchi yoked in front, A Twin on either hand!
feather-weight
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From this reading But soon each weary back is humped, And bowed each jetty pate; For Fishy, though he looks so small, Is _not_ a feather-weight!
feedsnounUS /fiːdz/
plural of “feed” — food for domestic livestock
From this reading Right in the middle there appears An unexpected guest; Who kindly makes himself at home, And feeds upon the best.
FishyadjectiveUS /ˈfɪʃi/
of or relating to or resembling fish
From this reading But soon each weary back is humped, And bowed each jetty pate; For Fishy, though he looks so small, Is _not_ a feather-weight!
Fishy-Winkle
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From this reading See Fishy-Winkle drive in state Across the shining sand; With Yama-Guchi yoked in front, A Twin on either hand!
food-stuffs
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From this reading The food-stuffs are a trifle mixed, From joggling in the cart; There's jam spread on the slim sardine, Salt on the pumpkin tart!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But soon each weary back is humped, And bowed each jetty pate; For Fishy, though he looks so small, Is _not_ a feather-weight!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The food-stuffs are a trifle mixed, From joggling in the cart; There's jam spread on the slim sardine, Salt on the pumpkin tart!
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading See Fishy-Winkle drive in state Across the shining sand; With Yama-Guchi yoked in front, A Twin on either hand!
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading Right in the middle there appears An unexpected guest; Who kindly makes himself at home, And feeds upon the best.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At last they reach a cavern cool, And sit down in a bunch, Declaring they won't budge an inch, Till they have had some lunch.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading See Fishy-Winkle drive in state Across the shining sand; With Yama-Guchi yoked in front, A Twin on either hand!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At last they reach a cavern cool, And sit down in a bunch, Declaring they won't budge an inch, Till they have had some lunch.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But soon each weary back is humped, And bowed each jetty pate; For Fishy, though he looks so small, Is _not_ a feather-weight!
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Right in the middle there appears An unexpected guest; Who kindly makes himself at home, And feeds upon the best.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Right in the middle there appears An unexpected guest; Who kindly makes himself at home, And feeds upon the best.
humpedadjectiveUS /hʌmpt/
characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column
From this reading But soon each weary back is humped, And bowed each jetty pate; For Fishy, though he looks so small, Is _not_ a feather-weight!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading See Fishy-Winkle drive in state Across the shining sand; With Yama-Guchi yoked in front, A Twin on either hand!
inchnounUS /ɪntʃ/
a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading At last they reach a cavern cool, And sit down in a bunch, Declaring they won't budge an inch, Till they have had some lunch.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But soon each weary back is humped, And bowed each jetty pate; For Fishy, though he looks so small, Is _not_ a feather-weight!
jamverbUS /dʒæm/
press tightly together or cram
From this reading The food-stuffs are a trifle mixed, From joggling in the cart; There's jam spread on the slim sardine, Salt on the pumpkin tart!
jettynounUS /ˈdʒeti/
a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
From this reading But soon each weary back is humped, And bowed each jetty pate; For Fishy, though he looks so small, Is _not_ a feather-weight!
joggling
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From this reading The food-stuffs are a trifle mixed, From joggling in the cart; There's jam spread on the slim sardine, Salt on the pumpkin tart!
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading Right in the middle there appears An unexpected guest; Who kindly makes himself at home, And feeds upon the best.
immediately past
From this reading At last they reach a cavern cool, And sit down in a bunch, Declaring they won't budge an inch, Till they have had some lunch.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading But soon each weary back is humped, And bowed each jetty pate; For Fishy, though he looks so small, Is _not_ a feather-weight!
take the midday meal
From this reading At last they reach a cavern cool, And sit down in a bunch, Declaring they won't budge an inch, Till they have had some lunch.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading Right in the middle there appears An unexpected guest; Who kindly makes himself at home, And feeds upon the best.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading Right in the middle there appears An unexpected guest; Who kindly makes himself at home, And feeds upon the best.
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading The food-stuffs are a trifle mixed, From joggling in the cart; There's jam spread on the slim sardine, Salt on the pumpkin tart!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But soon each weary back is humped, And bowed each jetty pate; For Fishy, though he looks so small, Is _not_ a feather-weight!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading See Fishy-Winkle drive in state Across the shining sand; With Yama-Guchi yoked in front, A Twin on either hand!
patenounUS /peɪt/
liver or meat or fowl finely minced or ground and variously seasoned
From this reading But soon each weary back is humped, And bowed each jetty pate; For Fishy, though he looks so small, Is _not_ a feather-weight!
pumpkinnounUS /ˈpʌmpkɪn/
a coarse vine widely cultivated for its large pulpy round orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seeds; subspecies of Cucurbita pepo include the summer squashes and a few autumn squashes
From this reading The food-stuffs are a trifle mixed, From joggling in the cart; There's jam spread on the slim sardine, Salt on the pumpkin tart!
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading At last they reach a cavern cool, And sit down in a bunch, Declaring they won't budge an inch, Till they have had some lunch.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Right in the middle there appears An unexpected guest; Who kindly makes himself at home, And feeds upon the best.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading The food-stuffs are a trifle mixed, From joggling in the cart; There's jam spread on the slim sardine, Salt on the pumpkin tart!
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading See Fishy-Winkle drive in state Across the shining sand; With Yama-Guchi yoked in front, A Twin on either hand!
sardinenounUS /sɑːrˈdiːn/
small fatty fish usually canned
From this reading The food-stuffs are a trifle mixed, From joggling in the cart; There's jam spread on the slim sardine, Salt on the pumpkin tart!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See Fishy-Winkle drive in state Across the shining sand; With Yama-Guchi yoked in front, A Twin on either hand!
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading See Fishy-Winkle drive in state Across the shining sand; With Yama-Guchi yoked in front, A Twin on either hand!
be seated
From this reading At last they reach a cavern cool, And sit down in a bunch, Declaring they won't budge an inch, Till they have had some lunch.
slimadjectiveUS /slɪm/
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading The food-stuffs are a trifle mixed, From joggling in the cart; There's jam spread on the slim sardine, Salt on the pumpkin tart!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But soon each weary back is humped, And bowed each jetty pate; For Fishy, though he looks so small, Is _not_ a feather-weight!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But soon each weary back is humped, And bowed each jetty pate; For Fishy, though he looks so small, Is _not_ a feather-weight!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading At last they reach a cavern cool, And sit down in a bunch, Declaring they won't budge an inch, Till they have had some lunch.
in the near future
From this reading But soon each weary back is humped, And bowed each jetty pate; For Fishy, though he looks so small, Is _not_ a feather-weight!
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading The food-stuffs are a trifle mixed, From joggling in the cart; There's jam spread on the slim sardine, Salt on the pumpkin tart!
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading See Fishy-Winkle drive in state Across the shining sand; With Yama-Guchi yoked in front, A Twin on either hand!
tartadjectiveUS /tɑːrt/
tasting sour like a lemon
From this reading The food-stuffs are a trifle mixed, From joggling in the cart; There's jam spread on the slim sardine, Salt on the pumpkin tart!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading See Fishy-Winkle drive in state Across the shining sand; With Yama-Guchi yoked in front, A Twin on either hand!
in or at that place or location
From this reading Right in the middle there appears An unexpected guest; Who kindly makes himself at home, And feeds upon the best.
There's
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From this reading The food-stuffs are a trifle mixed, From joggling in the cart; There's jam spread on the slim sardine, Salt on the pumpkin tart!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At last they reach a cavern cool, And sit down in a bunch, Declaring they won't budge an inch, Till they have had some lunch.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But soon each weary back is humped, And bowed each jetty pate; For Fishy, though he looks so small, Is _not_ a feather-weight!
up to a particular time
From this reading At last they reach a cavern cool, And sit down in a bunch, Declaring they won't budge an inch, Till they have had some lunch.
a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate
From this reading The food-stuffs are a trifle mixed, From joggling in the cart; There's jam spread on the slim sardine, Salt on the pumpkin tart!
TwinnounUS /twɪn/
either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
From this reading See Fishy-Winkle drive in state Across the shining sand; With Yama-Guchi yoked in front, A Twin on either hand!
not expected or anticipated
From this reading Right in the middle there appears An unexpected guest; Who kindly makes himself at home, And feeds upon the best.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Right in the middle there appears An unexpected guest; Who kindly makes himself at home, And feeds upon the best.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading But soon each weary back is humped, And bowed each jetty pate; For Fishy, though he looks so small, Is _not_ a feather-weight!
which person or people
From this reading Right in the middle there appears An unexpected guest; Who kindly makes himself at home, And feeds upon the best.
in the company of; together with
From this reading See Fishy-Winkle drive in state Across the shining sand; With Yama-Guchi yoked in front, A Twin on either hand!
won't
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From this reading At last they reach a cavern cool, And sit down in a bunch, Declaring they won't budge an inch, Till they have had some lunch.
Yama-Guchi
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From this reading See Fishy-Winkle drive in state Across the shining sand; With Yama-Guchi yoked in front, A Twin on either hand!
yokedverbUS /joʊkt/
past form of “yoke” — become joined or linked together
From this reading See Fishy-Winkle drive in state Across the shining sand; With Yama-Guchi yoked in front, A Twin on either hand!
