used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the eaves of the barn they found a swallow's nest, but the baby birds had flown away.
(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 All that day and part of the next and the next and the next the children hunted and hunted but no Brown Betty and no turkey eggs could they find.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All that day and part of the next and the next and the next the children hunted and hunted but no Brown Betty and no turkey eggs could they find.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading In the eaves of the barn they found a swallow's nest, but the baby birds had flown away.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading In the eaves of the barn they found a swallow's nest, but the baby birds had flown away.
barnnounUS /bɑːrn/
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading In the eaves of the barn they found a swallow's nest, but the baby birds had flown away.
Betty
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From this reading All that day and part of the next and the next and the next the children hunted and hunted but no Brown Betty and no turkey eggs could they find.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading In the eaves of the barn they found a swallow's nest, but the baby birds had flown away.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading One bright June morning Mary said, "Let's go into the woods to play."
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading All that day and part of the next and the next and the next the children hunted and hunted but no Brown Betty and no turkey eggs could they find.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In the eaves of the barn they found a swallow's nest, but the baby birds had flown away.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading All that day and part of the next and the next and the next the children hunted and hunted but no Brown Betty and no turkey eggs could they find.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading All that day and part of the next and the next and the next the children hunted and hunted but no Brown Betty and no turkey eggs could they find.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading All that day and part of the next and the next and the next the children hunted and hunted but no Brown Betty and no turkey eggs could they find.
eavesnounUS /iːvz/
the overhang at the lower edge of a roof
From this reading In the eaves of the barn they found a swallow's nest, but the baby birds had flown away.
eggsnounUS /eɡz/
oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
From this reading All that day and part of the next and the next and the next the children hunted and hunted but no Brown Betty and no turkey eggs could they find.
eggshellnounUS /ˈeɡʃel/
the exterior covering of a bird's egg
From this reading Only some pieces of eggshell were left.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading All that day and part of the next and the next and the next the children hunted and hunted but no Brown Betty and no turkey eggs could they find.
flownverbUS /floʊn/
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading In the eaves of the barn they found a swallow's nest, but the baby birds had flown away.
set up or found
From this reading In the eaves of the barn they found a swallow's nest, but the baby birds had flown away.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading One bright June morning Mary said, "Let's go into the woods to play."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the eaves of the barn they found a swallow's nest, but the baby birds had flown away.
huntedadjectiveUS /ˈhʌntəd/
reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted
From this reading All that day and part of the next and the next and the next the children hunted and hunted but no Brown Betty and no turkey eggs could they find.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the eaves of the barn they found a swallow's nest, but the baby birds had flown away.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading One bright June morning Mary said, "Let's go into the woods to play."
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading One bright June morning Mary said, "Let's go into the woods to play."
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 Only some pieces of eggshell were left.
Let's
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From this reading One bright June morning Mary said, "Let's go into the woods to play."
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading One bright June morning Mary said, "Let's go into the woods to play."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Oh, may we?"
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading One bright June morning Mary said, "Let's go into the woods to play."
nestnounUS /nest/
a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
From this reading In the eaves of the barn they found a swallow's nest, but the baby birds had flown away.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading All that day and part of the next and the next and the next the children hunted and hunted but no Brown Betty and no turkey eggs could they find.
not any; not one
From this reading All that day and part of the next and the next and the next the children hunted and hunted but no Brown Betty and no turkey eggs could they find.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the eaves of the barn they found a swallow's nest, but the baby birds had flown away.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, may we?"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One bright June morning Mary said, "Let's go into the woods to play."
and nothing more
From this reading Only some pieces of eggshell were left.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading All that day and part of the next and the next and the next the children hunted and hunted but no Brown Betty and no turkey eggs could they find.
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading Only some pieces of eggshell were left.
participate in games or sport
From this reading One bright June morning Mary said, "Let's go into the woods to play."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading One bright June morning Mary said, "Let's go into the woods to play."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Only some pieces of eggshell were left.
swallow's
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From this reading In the eaves of the barn they found a swallow's nest, but the baby birds had flown away.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All that day and part of the next and the next and the next the children hunted and hunted but no Brown Betty and no turkey eggs could they find.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the eaves of the barn they found a swallow's nest, but the baby birds had flown away.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the eaves of the barn they found a swallow's nest, but the baby birds had flown away.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One bright June morning Mary said, "Let's go into the woods to play."
turkeynounUS /ˈtɜːrki/
large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
From this reading All that day and part of the next and the next and the next the children hunted and hunted but no Brown Betty and no turkey eggs could they find.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Oh, may we?"
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Only some pieces of eggshell were left.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading One bright June morning Mary said, "Let's go into the woods to play."
