used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading CHUMMY’S OPINIONS “That year Jennie and I had a lovely lot of young ones, quite early in June,” said Chummy.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading “Why, I thought you said he could not get up that sheer wall,” I remarked, looking at it as it stretched above and below us, for we had moved back to Chummy’s front doorway.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading “We dropped our loads and flew madly through the air.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CHUMMY’S OPINIONS “That year Jennie and I had a lovely lot of young ones, quite early in June,” said Chummy.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Why, I thought you said he could not get up that sheer wall,” I remarked, looking at it as it stretched above and below us, for we had moved back to Chummy’s front doorway.
make certain of
From this reading “One day we were out getting brown-tail moths, for I assure you we sparrows do eat lots of insect pests.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Why, I thought you said he could not get up that sheer wall,” I remarked, looking at it as it stretched above and below us, for we had moved back to Chummy’s front doorway.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading We were just hurrying back to our hole in the wall with our beaks full, when a friendly warbler who was flying by said, ‘Wee-chee chee, chee, hurry, hurry, Squirrie is coming out of your hole licking red paws.’
beaksnounUS /biːks/
plural of “beak” — beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles)
From this reading We were just hurrying back to our hole in the wall with our beaks full, when a friendly warbler who was flying by said, ‘Wee-chee chee, chee, hurry, hurry, Squirrie is coming out of your hole licking red paws.’
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “Why, I thought you said he could not get up that sheer wall,” I remarked, looking at it as it stretched above and below us, for we had moved back to Chummy’s front doorway.
brown-tail
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From this reading “One day we were out getting brown-tail moths, for I assure you we sparrows do eat lots of insect pests.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We were just hurrying back to our hole in the wall with our beaks full, when a friendly warbler who was flying by said, ‘Wee-chee chee, chee, hurry, hurry, Squirrie is coming out of your hole licking red paws.’
chee
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From this reading We were just hurrying back to our hole in the wall with our beaks full, when a friendly warbler who was flying by said, ‘Wee-chee chee, chee, hurry, hurry, Squirrie is coming out of your hole licking red paws.’
ChummyadjectiveUS /ˈtʃʌmi/
(used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals
From this reading CHUMMY’S OPINIONS “That year Jennie and I had a lovely lot of young ones, quite early in June,” said Chummy.
CHUMMY'S
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From this reading CHUMMY’S OPINIONS “That year Jennie and I had a lovely lot of young ones, quite early in June,” said Chummy.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading We were just hurrying back to our hole in the wall with our beaks full, when a friendly warbler who was flying by said, ‘Wee-chee chee, chee, hurry, hurry, Squirrie is coming out of your hole licking red paws.’
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Why, I thought you said he could not get up that sheer wall,” I remarked, looking at it as it stretched above and below us, for we had moved back to Chummy’s front doorway.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “One day we were out getting brown-tail moths, for I assure you we sparrows do eat lots of insect pests.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “One day we were out getting brown-tail moths, for I assure you we sparrows do eat lots of insect pests.
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading “Why, I thought you said he could not get up that sheer wall,” I remarked, looking at it as it stretched above and below us, for we had moved back to Chummy’s front doorway.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading “We dropped our loads and flew madly through the air.”
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading CHUMMY’S OPINIONS “That year Jennie and I had a lovely lot of young ones, quite early in June,” said Chummy.
take in solid food
From this reading “One day we were out getting brown-tail moths, for I assure you we sparrows do eat lots of insect pests.
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading “We dropped our loads and flew madly through the air.”
moving swiftly
From this reading We were just hurrying back to our hole in the wall with our beaks full, when a friendly warbler who was flying by said, ‘Wee-chee chee, chee, hurry, hurry, Squirrie is coming out of your hole licking red paws.’
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “One day we were out getting brown-tail moths, for I assure you we sparrows do eat lots of insect pests.
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading We were just hurrying back to our hole in the wall with our beaks full, when a friendly warbler who was flying by said, ‘Wee-chee chee, chee, hurry, hurry, Squirrie is coming out of your hole licking red paws.’
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading “Why, I thought you said he could not get up that sheer wall,” I remarked, looking at it as it stretched above and below us, for we had moved back to Chummy’s front doorway.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading We were just hurrying back to our hole in the wall with our beaks full, when a friendly warbler who was flying by said, ‘Wee-chee chee, chee, hurry, hurry, Squirrie is coming out of your hole licking red paws.’
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Why, I thought you said he could not get up that sheer wall,” I remarked, looking at it as it stretched above and below us, for we had moved back to Chummy’s front doorway.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “One day we were out getting brown-tail moths, for I assure you we sparrows do eat lots of insect pests.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading CHUMMY’S OPINIONS “That year Jennie and I had a lovely lot of young ones, quite early in June,” said Chummy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Why, I thought you said he could not get up that sheer wall,” I remarked, looking at it as it stretched above and below us, for we had moved back to Chummy’s front doorway.
an opening into or through something
From this reading We were just hurrying back to our hole in the wall with our beaks full, when a friendly warbler who was flying by said, ‘Wee-chee chee, chee, hurry, hurry, Squirrie is coming out of your hole licking red paws.’
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading We were just hurrying back to our hole in the wall with our beaks full, when a friendly warbler who was flying by said, ‘Wee-chee chee, chee, hurry, hurry, Squirrie is coming out of your hole licking red paws.’
hurryingadjectiveUS /ˈhɜːriɪŋ/
moving with great haste
From this reading We were just hurrying back to our hole in the wall with our beaks full, when a friendly warbler who was flying by said, ‘Wee-chee chee, chee, hurry, hurry, Squirrie is coming out of your hole licking red paws.’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading CHUMMY’S OPINIONS “That year Jennie and I had a lovely lot of young ones, quite early in June,” said Chummy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CHUMMY’S OPINIONS “That year Jennie and I had a lovely lot of young ones, quite early in June,” said Chummy.
insectnounUS /ˈɪnsekt/
small air-breathing arthropod
From this reading “One day we were out getting brown-tail moths, for I assure you we sparrows do eat lots of insect pests.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We were just hurrying back to our hole in the wall with our beaks full, when a friendly warbler who was flying by said, ‘Wee-chee chee, chee, hurry, hurry, Squirrie is coming out of your hole licking red paws.’
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Why, I thought you said he could not get up that sheer wall,” I remarked, looking at it as it stretched above and below us, for we had moved back to Chummy’s front doorway.
Jennie
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From this reading CHUMMY’S OPINIONS “That year Jennie and I had a lovely lot of young ones, quite early in June,” said Chummy.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading CHUMMY’S OPINIONS “That year Jennie and I had a lovely lot of young ones, quite early in June,” said Chummy.
and nothing more
From this reading We were just hurrying back to our hole in the wall with our beaks full, when a friendly warbler who was flying by said, ‘Wee-chee chee, chee, hurry, hurry, Squirrie is coming out of your hole licking red paws.’
lickingnounUS /ˈlɪkɪŋ/
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
From this reading We were just hurrying back to our hole in the wall with our beaks full, when a friendly warbler who was flying by said, ‘Wee-chee chee, chee, hurry, hurry, Squirrie is coming out of your hole licking red paws.’
loadsnounUS /loʊdz/
a large number or amount
From this reading “We dropped our loads and flew madly through the air.”
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “Why, I thought you said he could not get up that sheer wall,” I remarked, looking at it as it stretched above and below us, for we had moved back to Chummy’s front doorway.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading CHUMMY’S OPINIONS “That year Jennie and I had a lovely lot of young ones, quite early in June,” said Chummy.
a large number or amount
From this reading “One day we were out getting brown-tail moths, for I assure you we sparrows do eat lots of insect pests.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading CHUMMY’S OPINIONS “That year Jennie and I had a lovely lot of young ones, quite early in June,” said Chummy.
madlyadverbUS /ˈmædli/
in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading “We dropped our loads and flew madly through the air.”
mothsnounUS /mɔːθs/
plural of “moth” — typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae
From this reading “One day we were out getting brown-tail moths, for I assure you we sparrows do eat lots of insect pests.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading “Why, I thought you said he could not get up that sheer wall,” I remarked, looking at it as it stretched above and below us, for we had moved back to Chummy’s front doorway.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Why, I thought you said he could not get up that sheer wall,” I remarked, looking at it as it stretched above and below us, for we had moved back to Chummy’s front doorway.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CHUMMY’S OPINIONS “That year Jennie and I had a lovely lot of young ones, quite early in June,” said Chummy.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One day we were out getting brown-tail moths, for I assure you we sparrows do eat lots of insect pests.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading CHUMMY’S OPINIONS “That year Jennie and I had a lovely lot of young ones, quite early in June,” said Chummy.
OPINIONSnounUS /əˈpɪnjənz/
plural of “opinion” — a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading CHUMMY’S OPINIONS “That year Jennie and I had a lovely lot of young ones, quite early in June,” said Chummy.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We were just hurrying back to our hole in the wall with our beaks full, when a friendly warbler who was flying by said, ‘Wee-chee chee, chee, hurry, hurry, Squirrie is coming out of your hole licking red paws.’
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “One day we were out getting brown-tail moths, for I assure you we sparrows do eat lots of insect pests.
pawsnounUS /pɔːz/
plural of “paw” — a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped
From this reading We were just hurrying back to our hole in the wall with our beaks full, when a friendly warbler who was flying by said, ‘Wee-chee chee, chee, hurry, hurry, Squirrie is coming out of your hole licking red paws.’
pestsnounUS /pests/
plural of “pest” — a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
From this reading “One day we were out getting brown-tail moths, for I assure you we sparrows do eat lots of insect pests.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading CHUMMY’S OPINIONS “That year Jennie and I had a lovely lot of young ones, quite early in June,” said Chummy.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading We were just hurrying back to our hole in the wall with our beaks full, when a friendly warbler who was flying by said, ‘Wee-chee chee, chee, hurry, hurry, Squirrie is coming out of your hole licking red paws.’
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “Why, I thought you said he could not get up that sheer wall,” I remarked, looking at it as it stretched above and below us, for we had moved back to Chummy’s front doorway.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading CHUMMY’S OPINIONS “That year Jennie and I had a lovely lot of young ones, quite early in June,” said Chummy.
sheeradjectiveUS /ʃɪr/
complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “Why, I thought you said he could not get up that sheer wall,” I remarked, looking at it as it stretched above and below us, for we had moved back to Chummy’s front doorway.
sparrowsnounUS /ˈsperoʊz/
plural of “sparrow” — any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
From this reading “One day we were out getting brown-tail moths, for I assure you we sparrows do eat lots of insect pests.
Squirrie
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From this reading We were just hurrying back to our hole in the wall with our beaks full, when a friendly warbler who was flying by said, ‘Wee-chee chee, chee, hurry, hurry, Squirrie is coming out of your hole licking red paws.’
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading “Why, I thought you said he could not get up that sheer wall,” I remarked, looking at it as it stretched above and below us, for we had moved back to Chummy’s front doorway.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading CHUMMY’S OPINIONS “That year Jennie and I had a lovely lot of young ones, quite early in June,” said Chummy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We were just hurrying back to our hole in the wall with our beaks full, when a friendly warbler who was flying by said, ‘Wee-chee chee, chee, hurry, hurry, Squirrie is coming out of your hole licking red paws.’
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Why, I thought you said he could not get up that sheer wall,” I remarked, looking at it as it stretched above and below us, for we had moved back to Chummy’s front doorway.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading “We dropped our loads and flew madly through the air.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We were just hurrying back to our hole in the wall with our beaks full, when a friendly warbler who was flying by said, ‘Wee-chee chee, chee, hurry, hurry, Squirrie is coming out of your hole licking red paws.’
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Why, I thought you said he could not get up that sheer wall,” I remarked, looking at it as it stretched above and below us, for we had moved back to Chummy’s front doorway.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Why, I thought you said he could not get up that sheer wall,” I remarked, looking at it as it stretched above and below us, for we had moved back to Chummy’s front doorway.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading We were just hurrying back to our hole in the wall with our beaks full, when a friendly warbler who was flying by said, ‘Wee-chee chee, chee, hurry, hurry, Squirrie is coming out of your hole licking red paws.’
warblernounUS /ˈwɔːrblər/
a singer; usually a singer who adds embellishments to the song
From this reading We were just hurrying back to our hole in the wall with our beaks full, when a friendly warbler who was flying by said, ‘Wee-chee chee, chee, hurry, hurry, Squirrie is coming out of your hole licking red paws.’
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We were just hurrying back to our hole in the wall with our beaks full, when a friendly warbler who was flying by said, ‘Wee-chee chee, chee, hurry, hurry, Squirrie is coming out of your hole licking red paws.’
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “One day we were out getting brown-tail moths, for I assure you we sparrows do eat lots of insect pests.
Wee-chee
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From this reading We were just hurrying back to our hole in the wall with our beaks full, when a friendly warbler who was flying by said, ‘Wee-chee chee, chee, hurry, hurry, Squirrie is coming out of your hole licking red paws.’
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “One day we were out getting brown-tail moths, for I assure you we sparrows do eat lots of insect pests.
at the time that
From this reading We were just hurrying back to our hole in the wall with our beaks full, when a friendly warbler who was flying by said, ‘Wee-chee chee, chee, hurry, hurry, Squirrie is coming out of your hole licking red paws.’
which person or people
From this reading We were just hurrying back to our hole in the wall with our beaks full, when a friendly warbler who was flying by said, ‘Wee-chee chee, chee, hurry, hurry, Squirrie is coming out of your hole licking red paws.’
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, I thought you said he could not get up that sheer wall,” I remarked, looking at it as it stretched above and below us, for we had moved back to Chummy’s front doorway.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We were just hurrying back to our hole in the wall with our beaks full, when a friendly warbler who was flying by said, ‘Wee-chee chee, chee, hurry, hurry, Squirrie is coming out of your hole licking red paws.’
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading CHUMMY’S OPINIONS “That year Jennie and I had a lovely lot of young ones, quite early in June,” said Chummy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “One day we were out getting brown-tail moths, for I assure you we sparrows do eat lots of insect pests.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading CHUMMY’S OPINIONS “That year Jennie and I had a lovely lot of young ones, quite early in June,” said Chummy.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We were just hurrying back to our hole in the wall with our beaks full, when a friendly warbler who was flying by said, ‘Wee-chee chee, chee, hurry, hurry, Squirrie is coming out of your hole licking red paws.’
