used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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anew
From this reading "How do you make a bay window?" demanded Twaddles, whom no amount of pushing out of the way could subdue for long; he simply came in again.
AkronnounUS /ˈækrən/
a city in northeastern Ohio; the heart of the United States rubber industry
From this reading The Saalfield Publishing Company Akron, Ohio--New York Four Little Blossoms at Oak Hill School Made in the United States of America "Let's make a bay window for the front," suggested Bobby, dragging up a rocking-chair and tumbling his younger brother, Twaddles, out of the way.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading The Saalfield Publishing Company Akron, Ohio--New York Four Little Blossoms at Oak Hill School Made in the United States of America "Let's make a bay window for the front," suggested Bobby, dragging up a rocking-chair and tumbling his younger brother, Twaddles, out of the way.
a quantity of money
From this reading "How do you make a bay window?" demanded Twaddles, whom no amount of pushing out of the way could subdue for long; he simply came in again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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in or near a particular place or position
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He tipped the rocking-chair over on its side and turned the curved back so that it fenced in a space between two straight chairs.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading The Saalfield Publishing Company Akron, Ohio--New York Four Little Blossoms at Oak Hill School Made in the United States of America "Let's make a bay window for the front," suggested Bobby, dragging up a rocking-chair and tumbling his younger brother, Twaddles, out of the way.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He tipped the rocking-chair over on its side and turned the curved back so that it fenced in a space between two straight chairs.
BlossomsnounUS /ˈblɑːsəmz/
plural of “blossom” — reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
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BobbynounUS /ˈbɑːbi/
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading The Saalfield Publishing Company Akron, Ohio--New York Four Little Blossoms at Oak Hill School Made in the United States of America "Let's make a bay window for the front," suggested Bobby, dragging up a rocking-chair and tumbling his younger brother, Twaddles, out of the way.
Brookside
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a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading The Saalfield Publishing Company Akron, Ohio--New York Four Little Blossoms at Oak Hill School Made in the United States of America "Let's make a bay window for the front," suggested Bobby, dragging up a rocking-chair and tumbling his younger brother, Twaddles, out of the way.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "How do you make a bay window?" demanded Twaddles, whom no amount of pushing out of the way could subdue for long; he simply came in again.
plural of “chair” — a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading He tipped the rocking-chair over on its side and turned the curved back so that it fenced in a space between two straight chairs.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading The Saalfield Publishing Company Akron, Ohio--New York Four Little Blossoms at Oak Hill School Made in the United States of America "Let's make a bay window for the front," suggested Bobby, dragging up a rocking-chair and tumbling his younger brother, Twaddles, out of the way.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "How do you make a bay window?" demanded Twaddles, whom no amount of pushing out of the way could subdue for long; he simply came in again.
curvedadjectiveUS /kɜːrvd/
having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend
From this reading He tipped the rocking-chair over on its side and turned the curved back so that it fenced in a space between two straight chairs.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading "How do you make a bay window?" demanded Twaddles, whom no amount of pushing out of the way could subdue for long; he simply came in again.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "How do you make a bay window?" demanded Twaddles, whom no amount of pushing out of the way could subdue for long; he simply came in again.
draggingadjectiveUS /ˈdræɡɪŋ/
marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner
From this reading The Saalfield Publishing Company Akron, Ohio--New York Four Little Blossoms at Oak Hill School Made in the United States of America "Let's make a bay window for the front," suggested Bobby, dragging up a rocking-chair and tumbling his younger brother, Twaddles, out of the way.
Etc
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be a farmer; work as a farmer
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fencedverbUS /fenst/
past form of “fence” — enclose with a fence
From this reading He tipped the rocking-chair over on its side and turned the curved back so that it fenced in a space between two straight chairs.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Saalfield Publishing Company Akron, Ohio--New York Four Little Blossoms at Oak Hill School Made in the United States of America "Let's make a bay window for the front," suggested Bobby, dragging up a rocking-chair and tumbling his younger brother, Twaddles, out of the way.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
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the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading The Saalfield Publishing Company Akron, Ohio--New York Four Little Blossoms at Oak Hill School Made in the United States of America "Let's make a bay window for the front," suggested Bobby, dragging up a rocking-chair and tumbling his younger brother, Twaddles, out of the way.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
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a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "How do you make a bay window?" demanded Twaddles, whom no amount of pushing out of the way could subdue for long; he simply came in again.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading The Saalfield Publishing Company Akron, Ohio--New York Four Little Blossoms at Oak Hill School Made in the United States of America "Let's make a bay window for the front," suggested Bobby, dragging up a rocking-chair and tumbling his younger brother, Twaddles, out of the way.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Saalfield Publishing Company Akron, Ohio--New York Four Little Blossoms at Oak Hill School Made in the United States of America "Let's make a bay window for the front," suggested Bobby, dragging up a rocking-chair and tumbling his younger brother, Twaddles, out of the way.
How
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From this reading "How do you make a bay window?" demanded Twaddles, whom no amount of pushing out of the way could subdue for long; he simply came in again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Saalfield Publishing Company Akron, Ohio--New York Four Little Blossoms at Oak Hill School Made in the United States of America "Let's make a bay window for the front," suggested Bobby, dragging up a rocking-chair and tumbling his younger brother, Twaddles, out of the way.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He tipped the rocking-chair over on its side and turned the curved back so that it fenced in a space between two straight chairs.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He tipped the rocking-chair over on its side and turned the curved back so that it fenced in a space between two straight chairs.
Let's
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limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
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primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "How do you make a bay window?" demanded Twaddles, whom no amount of pushing out of the way could subdue for long; he simply came in again.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The Saalfield Publishing Company Akron, Ohio--New York Four Little Blossoms at Oak Hill School Made in the United States of America "Let's make a bay window for the front," suggested Bobby, dragging up a rocking-chair and tumbling his younger brother, Twaddles, out of the way.
engage in
From this reading The Saalfield Publishing Company Akron, Ohio--New York Four Little Blossoms at Oak Hill School Made in the United States of America "Let's make a bay window for the front," suggested Bobby, dragging up a rocking-chair and tumbling his younger brother, Twaddles, out of the way.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The Saalfield Publishing Company Akron, Ohio--New York Four Little Blossoms at Oak Hill School Made in the United States of America "Let's make a bay window for the front," suggested Bobby, dragging up a rocking-chair and tumbling his younger brother, Twaddles, out of the way.
not any; not one
From this reading "How do you make a bay window?" demanded Twaddles, whom no amount of pushing out of the way could subdue for long; he simply came in again.
OaknounUS /oʊk/
the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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OhionounUS /oʊˈhaɪoʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading The Saalfield Publishing Company Akron, Ohio--New York Four Little Blossoms at Oak Hill School Made in the United States of America "Let's make a bay window for the front," suggested Bobby, dragging up a rocking-chair and tumbling his younger brother, Twaddles, out of the way.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He tipped the rocking-chair over on its side and turned the curved back so that it fenced in a space between two straight chairs.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The Saalfield Publishing Company Akron, Ohio--New York Four Little Blossoms at Oak Hill School Made in the United States of America "Let's make a bay window for the front," suggested Bobby, dragging up a rocking-chair and tumbling his younger brother, Twaddles, out of the way.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He tipped the rocking-chair over on its side and turned the curved back so that it fenced in a space between two straight chairs.
PublishingnounUS /ˈpʌblɪʃɪŋ/
the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution
From this reading The Saalfield Publishing Company Akron, Ohio--New York Four Little Blossoms at Oak Hill School Made in the United States of America "Let's make a bay window for the front," suggested Bobby, dragging up a rocking-chair and tumbling his younger brother, Twaddles, out of the way.
pushingnounUS /ˈpʊʃɪŋ/
the act of applying force in order to move something away
From this reading "How do you make a bay window?" demanded Twaddles, whom no amount of pushing out of the way could subdue for long; he simply came in again.
rocking-chair
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From this reading The Saalfield Publishing Company Akron, Ohio--New York Four Little Blossoms at Oak Hill School Made in the United States of America "Let's make a bay window for the front," suggested Bobby, dragging up a rocking-chair and tumbling his younger brother, Twaddles, out of the way.
Saalfield
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being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "This way," said Bobby.
an educational institution
From this reading The Saalfield Publishing Company Akron, Ohio--New York Four Little Blossoms at Oak Hill School Made in the United States of America "Let's make a bay window for the front," suggested Bobby, dragging up a rocking-chair and tumbling his younger brother, Twaddles, out of the way.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading He tipped the rocking-chair over on its side and turned the curved back so that it fenced in a space between two straight chairs.
and nothing more
From this reading "How do you make a bay window?" demanded Twaddles, whom no amount of pushing out of the way could subdue for long; he simply came in again.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He tipped the rocking-chair over on its side and turned the curved back so that it fenced in a space between two straight chairs.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading He tipped the rocking-chair over on its side and turned the curved back so that it fenced in a space between two straight chairs.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading The Saalfield Publishing Company Akron, Ohio--New York Four Little Blossoms at Oak Hill School Made in the United States of America "Let's make a bay window for the front," suggested Bobby, dragging up a rocking-chair and tumbling his younger brother, Twaddles, out of the way.
successive (without a break)
From this reading He tipped the rocking-chair over on its side and turned the curved back so that it fenced in a space between two straight chairs.
subdueverbUS /səbˈduː/
put down by force or intimidation
From this reading "How do you make a bay window?" demanded Twaddles, whom no amount of pushing out of the way could subdue for long; he simply came in again.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading The Saalfield Publishing Company Akron, Ohio--New York Four Little Blossoms at Oak Hill School Made in the United States of America "Let's make a bay window for the front," suggested Bobby, dragging up a rocking-chair and tumbling his younger brother, Twaddles, out of the way.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He tipped the rocking-chair over on its side and turned the curved back so that it fenced in a space between two straight chairs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Saalfield Publishing Company Akron, Ohio--New York Four Little Blossoms at Oak Hill School Made in the United States of America "Let's make a bay window for the front," suggested Bobby, dragging up a rocking-chair and tumbling his younger brother, Twaddles, out of the way.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Author of "Four Little Blossoms at Brookside Farm," "Four Little Blossoms and Their Winter Fun," Etc.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This way," said Bobby.
tippedadjectiveUS /tɪpt/
having a tip; or having a tip as specified (used in combination)
From this reading He tipped the rocking-chair over on its side and turned the curved back so that it fenced in a space between two straight chairs.
tumblingnounUS /ˈtʌmbəlɪŋ/
the gymnastic moves of an acrobat
From this reading The Saalfield Publishing Company Akron, Ohio--New York Four Little Blossoms at Oak Hill School Made in the United States of America "Let's make a bay window for the front," suggested Bobby, dragging up a rocking-chair and tumbling his younger brother, Twaddles, out of the way.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He tipped the rocking-chair over on its side and turned the curved back so that it fenced in a space between two straight chairs.
Twaddles
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From this reading The Saalfield Publishing Company Akron, Ohio--New York Four Little Blossoms at Oak Hill School Made in the United States of America "Let's make a bay window for the front," suggested Bobby, dragging up a rocking-chair and tumbling his younger brother, Twaddles, out of the way.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading He tipped the rocking-chair over on its side and turned the curved back so that it fenced in a space between two straight chairs.
UnitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading The Saalfield Publishing Company Akron, Ohio--New York Four Little Blossoms at Oak Hill School Made in the United States of America "Let's make a bay window for the front," suggested Bobby, dragging up a rocking-chair and tumbling his younger brother, Twaddles, out of the way.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The Saalfield Publishing Company Akron, Ohio--New York Four Little Blossoms at Oak Hill School Made in the United States of America "Let's make a bay window for the front," suggested Bobby, dragging up a rocking-chair and tumbling his younger brother, Twaddles, out of the way.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The Saalfield Publishing Company Akron, Ohio--New York Four Little Blossoms at Oak Hill School Made in the United States of America "Let's make a bay window for the front," suggested Bobby, dragging up a rocking-chair and tumbling his younger brother, Twaddles, out of the way.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "How do you make a bay window?" demanded Twaddles, whom no amount of pushing out of the way could subdue for long; he simply came in again.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading The Saalfield Publishing Company Akron, Ohio--New York Four Little Blossoms at Oak Hill School Made in the United States of America "Let's make a bay window for the front," suggested Bobby, dragging up a rocking-chair and tumbling his younger brother, Twaddles, out of the way.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
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the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading The Saalfield Publishing Company Akron, Ohio--New York Four Little Blossoms at Oak Hill School Made in the United States of America "Let's make a bay window for the front," suggested Bobby, dragging up a rocking-chair and tumbling his younger brother, Twaddles, out of the way.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How do you make a bay window?" demanded Twaddles, whom no amount of pushing out of the way could subdue for long; he simply came in again.
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading The Saalfield Publishing Company Akron, Ohio--New York Four Little Blossoms at Oak Hill School Made in the United States of America "Let's make a bay window for the front," suggested Bobby, dragging up a rocking-chair and tumbling his younger brother, Twaddles, out of the way.
