used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Lew Veazie was a sorry sight when he got up from the ground.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And here and there on his face and hands were red spots made by the bee stings.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Gene Skelding was flailing at some bees that did not seem to have discovered that the queen was captured and their rightful domicile was the farmer's pail.
beenounUS /biː/
any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading And here and there on his face and hands were red spots made by the bee stings.
beesnounUS /biːz/
plural of “bee” — any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading Gene Skelding was flailing at some bees that did not seem to have discovered that the queen was captured and their rightful domicile was the farmer's pail.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And here and there on his face and hands were red spots made by the bee stings.
capturedverbUS /ˈkæptʃərd/
past form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading Gene Skelding was flailing at some bees that did not seem to have discovered that the queen was captured and their rightful domicile was the farmer's pail.
convertedverbUS /kənˈvɜːrtɪd/
past form of “convert” — change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy
From this reading The water had converted the soil into mud, which plastered him now from head to foot.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Gene Skelding was flailing at some bees that did not seem to have discovered that the queen was captured and their rightful domicile was the farmer's pail.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading Gene Skelding was flailing at some bees that did not seem to have discovered that the queen was captured and their rightful domicile was the farmer's pail.
domicilenoun
(law) the residence where you have your permanent home or principal establishment and to where, whenever you are absent, you intend to return; every person is compelled to have one and only one domicile at a time
From this reading Gene Skelding was flailing at some bees that did not seem to have discovered that the queen was captured and their rightful domicile was the farmer's pail.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading And here and there on his face and hands were red spots made by the bee stings.
farmer'snounUS /ˈfɑːrmərz/
possessive form of “farmer” — a person who operates a farm
From this reading Gene Skelding was flailing at some bees that did not seem to have discovered that the queen was captured and their rightful domicile was the farmer's pail.
flailingverbUS /ˈfleɪlɪŋ/
-ing form of “flail” — give a thrashing to; beat hard
From this reading Gene Skelding was flailing at some bees that did not seem to have discovered that the queen was captured and their rightful domicile was the farmer's pail.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The water had converted the soil into mud, which plastered him now from head to foot.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Lew Veazie was a sorry sight when he got up from the ground.
GenenounUS /dʒiːn/
(genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity
From this reading Gene Skelding was flailing at some bees that did not seem to have discovered that the queen was captured and their rightful domicile was the farmer's pail.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Lew Veazie was a sorry sight when he got up from the ground.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Lew Veazie was a sorry sight when he got up from the ground.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The water had converted the soil into mud, which plastered him now from head to foot.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading And here and there on his face and hands were red spots made by the bee stings.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Gene Skelding was flailing at some bees that did not seem to have discovered that the queen was captured and their rightful domicile was the farmer's pail.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lew Veazie was a sorry sight when he got up from the ground.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The water had converted the soil into mud, which plastered him now from head to foot.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading And here and there on his face and hands were red spots made by the bee stings.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The water had converted the soil into mud, which plastered him now from head to foot.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And here and there on his face and hands were red spots made by the bee stings.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The water had converted the soil into mud, which plastered him now from head to foot.
Lew
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From this reading Lew Veazie was a sorry sight when he got up from the ground.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading And here and there on his face and hands were red spots made by the bee stings.
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading The water had converted the soil into mud, which plastered him now from head to foot.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Gene Skelding was flailing at some bees that did not seem to have discovered that the queen was captured and their rightful domicile was the farmer's pail.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The water had converted the soil into mud, which plastered him now from head to foot.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And here and there on his face and hands were red spots made by the bee stings.
pailnounUS /peɪl/
a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading Gene Skelding was flailing at some bees that did not seem to have discovered that the queen was captured and their rightful domicile was the farmer's pail.
plasteredadjectiveUS /ˈplæstərd/
(of hair) made smooth by applying a sticky or glossy substance
From this reading The water had converted the soil into mud, which plastered him now from head to foot.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading Gene Skelding was flailing at some bees that did not seem to have discovered that the queen was captured and their rightful domicile was the farmer's pail.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading And here and there on his face and hands were red spots made by the bee stings.
rightfuladjectiveUS /ˈraɪtfəl/
legally valid
From this reading Gene Skelding was flailing at some bees that did not seem to have discovered that the queen was captured and their rightful domicile was the farmer's pail.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Gene Skelding was flailing at some bees that did not seem to have discovered that the queen was captured and their rightful domicile was the farmer's pail.
SHOOTINGnounUS /ˈʃuːtɪŋ/
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading SHOOTING.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Lew Veazie was a sorry sight when he got up from the ground.
Skelding
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From this reading Gene Skelding was flailing at some bees that did not seem to have discovered that the queen was captured and their rightful domicile was the farmer's pail.
the state of being covered with unclean things
From this reading The water had converted the soil into mud, which plastered him now from head to foot.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Gene Skelding was flailing at some bees that did not seem to have discovered that the queen was captured and their rightful domicile was the farmer's pail.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading Lew Veazie was a sorry sight when he got up from the ground.
spotsnounUS /spɑːts/
spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens
From this reading And here and there on his face and hands were red spots made by the bee stings.
stingsnounUS /stɪŋz/
plural of “sting” — a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
From this reading And here and there on his face and hands were red spots made by the bee stings.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Gene Skelding was flailing at some bees that did not seem to have discovered that the queen was captured and their rightful domicile was the farmer's pail.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lew Veazie was a sorry sight when he got up from the ground.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Gene Skelding was flailing at some bees that did not seem to have discovered that the queen was captured and their rightful domicile was the farmer's pail.
in or at that place or location
From this reading And here and there on his face and hands were red spots made by the bee stings.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The water had converted the soil into mud, which plastered him now from head to foot.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Lew Veazie was a sorry sight when he got up from the ground.
Veazie
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From this reading Lew Veazie was a sorry sight when he got up from the ground.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lew Veazie was a sorry sight when he got up from the ground.
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 water had converted the soil into mud, which plastered him now from head to foot.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And here and there on his face and hands were red spots made by the bee stings.
at the time that
From this reading Lew Veazie was a sorry sight when he got up from the ground.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The water had converted the soil into mud, which plastered him now from head to foot.
