a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading One of the most common of our American birds is the sparrow, of which there are as many as sixteen varieties.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The sparrows are among the earliest comers in the spring, and some of them stay with us through the winter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Those that we know the best are the field sparrow, the song sparrow, and the chipping sparrow, often called the chippy.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading One of the most common of our American birds is the sparrow, of which there are as many as sixteen varieties.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One of the most common of our American birds is the sparrow, of which there are as many as sixteen varieties.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Their nests may be found in hedges, under bushes, in thick grass tufts, and in low shrubs.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Those that we know the best are the field sparrow, the song sparrow, and the chipping sparrow, often called the chippy.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading One of the most common of our American birds is the sparrow, of which there are as many as sixteen varieties.
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading Their nests may be found in hedges, under bushes, in thick grass tufts, and in low shrubs.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Those that we know the best are the field sparrow, the song sparrow, and the chipping sparrow, often called the chippy.
chippingnounUS /ˈtʃɪpɪŋ/
the act of chipping something
From this reading Those that we know the best are the field sparrow, the song sparrow, and the chipping sparrow, often called the chippy.
chippy
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From this reading Those that we know the best are the field sparrow, the song sparrow, and the chipping sparrow, often called the chippy.
comersnounUS /ˈkʌmərz/
plural of “comer” — someone with a promising future
From this reading The sparrows are among the earliest comers in the spring, and some of them stay with us through the winter.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading One of the most common of our American birds is the sparrow, of which there are as many as sixteen varieties.
earliestadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrliəst/
(comparative and superlative of “early”) more early than; most early
From this reading The sparrows are among the earliest comers in the spring, and some of them stay with us through the winter.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading Those that we know the best are the field sparrow, the song sparrow, and the chipping sparrow, often called the chippy.
set up or found
From this reading Their nests may be found in hedges, under bushes, in thick grass tufts, and in low shrubs.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading Their nests may be found in hedges, under bushes, in thick grass tufts, and in low shrubs.
hedgesnounUS /ˈhedʒɪz/
plural of “hedge” — a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
From this reading Their nests may be found in hedges, under bushes, in thick grass tufts, and in low shrubs.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sparrows are among the earliest comers in the spring, and some of them stay with us through the winter.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One of the most common of our American birds is the sparrow, of which there are as many as sixteen varieties.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Those that we know the best are the field sparrow, the song sparrow, and the chipping sparrow, often called the chippy.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Their nests may be found in hedges, under bushes, in thick grass tufts, and in low shrubs.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading One of the most common of our American birds is the sparrow, of which there are as many as sixteen varieties.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Their nests may be found in hedges, under bushes, in thick grass tufts, and in low shrubs.
used to form the superlative
From this reading One of the most common of our American birds is the sparrow, of which there are as many as sixteen varieties.
nestsnounUS /nests/
plural of “nest” — a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
From this reading Their nests may be found in hedges, under bushes, in thick grass tufts, and in low shrubs.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of the most common of our American birds is the sparrow, of which there are as many as sixteen varieties.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Those that we know the best are the field sparrow, the song sparrow, and the chipping sparrow, often called the chippy.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the most common of our American birds is the sparrow, of which there are as many as sixteen varieties.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading One of the most common of our American birds is the sparrow, of which there are as many as sixteen varieties.
shrubsnounUS /ʃrʌbz/
plural of “shrub” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading Their nests may be found in hedges, under bushes, in thick grass tufts, and in low shrubs.
sixteenadjectiveUS /sɪkˈstiːn/
being one more than fifteen
From this reading One of the most common of our American birds is the sparrow, of which there are as many as sixteen varieties.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The sparrows are among the earliest comers in the spring, and some of them stay with us through the winter.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading Those that we know the best are the field sparrow, the song sparrow, and the chipping sparrow, often called the chippy.
SPARROWnounUS /ˈsperoʊ/
any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
From this reading THE SPARROW.
sparrowsnounUS /ˈsperoʊz/
plural of “sparrow” — any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
From this reading The sparrows are among the earliest comers in the spring, and some of them stay with us through the winter.
the season of growth
From this reading The sparrows are among the earliest comers in the spring, and some of them stay with us through the winter.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading The sparrows are among the earliest comers in the spring, and some of them stay with us through the winter.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Those that we know the best are the field sparrow, the song sparrow, and the chipping sparrow, often called the chippy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SPARROW.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their nests may be found in hedges, under bushes, in thick grass tufts, and in low shrubs.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The sparrows are among the earliest comers in the spring, and some of them stay with us through the winter.
in or at that place or location
From this reading One of the most common of our American birds is the sparrow, of which there are as many as sixteen varieties.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading Their nests may be found in hedges, under bushes, in thick grass tufts, and in low shrubs.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those that we know the best are the field sparrow, the song sparrow, and the chipping sparrow, often called the chippy.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The sparrows are among the earliest comers in the spring, and some of them stay with us through the winter.
tuftsnounUS /tʌfts/
plural of “tuft” — a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass
From this reading Their nests may be found in hedges, under bushes, in thick grass tufts, and in low shrubs.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Their nests may be found in hedges, under bushes, in thick grass tufts, and in low shrubs.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The sparrows are among the earliest comers in the spring, and some of them stay with us through the winter.
varietiesnounUS /vərˈaɪətiz/
plural of “variety” — a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
From this reading One of the most common of our American birds is the sparrow, of which there are as many as sixteen varieties.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Those that we know the best are the field sparrow, the song sparrow, and the chipping sparrow, often called the chippy.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading One of the most common of our American birds is the sparrow, of which there are as many as sixteen varieties.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading The sparrows are among the earliest comers in the spring, and some of them stay with us through the winter.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The sparrows are among the earliest comers in the spring, and some of them stay with us through the winter.
