used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A letter preceded by a caret (example: ^o) was superscripted in the original.
(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 This is the story of the grasshopper who fiddled all summer and didn't have any place to go when the cold winter wind began to blow.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This is the story of the grasshopper who fiddled all summer and didn't have any place to go when the cold winter wind began to blow.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading This is another one of the Sunny Books, made for the special delight of children by authors and artists who know and love them, and who leave out fear, mischief, and cruelty.
antnounUS /ænt/
social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
From this reading "No, you can't live in my house this winter," said the hard-hearted ant, but a family of field mice took in Grasshopper Green and gave him gooseberry syrup for his cough and made him very comfortable.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading This is the story of the grasshopper who fiddled all summer and didn't have any place to go when the cold winter wind began to blow.
artistsnounUS /ˈɑːrtɪsts/
plural of “artist” — a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading This is another one of the Sunny Books, made for the special delight of children by authors and artists who know and love them, and who leave out fear, mischief, and cruelty.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Eyes will grow big at the exciting climax of the story, when Grasshopper Green saves the mice children from a big black cat.
authorsnounUS /ˈɔːθərz/
plural of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading This is another one of the Sunny Books, made for the special delight of children by authors and artists who know and love them, and who leave out fear, mischief, and cruelty.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading This is the story of the grasshopper who fiddled all summer and didn't have any place to go when the cold winter wind began to blow.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Eyes will grow big at the exciting climax of the story, when Grasshopper Green saves the mice children from a big black cat.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Eyes will grow big at the exciting climax of the story, when Grasshopper Green saves the mice children from a big black cat.
exhale hard
From this reading This is the story of the grasshopper who fiddled all summer and didn't have any place to go when the cold winter wind began to blow.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading This is another one of the Sunny Books, made for the special delight of children by authors and artists who know and love them, and who leave out fear, mischief, and cruelty.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "No, you can't live in my house this winter," said the hard-hearted ant, but a family of field mice took in Grasshopper Green and gave him gooseberry syrup for his cough and made him very comfortable.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A letter preceded by a caret (example: ^o) was superscripted in the original.
can't
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From this reading "No, you can't live in my house this winter," said the hard-hearted ant, but a family of field mice took in Grasshopper Green and gave him gooseberry syrup for his cough and made him very comfortable.
caretnoun
a mark used by an author or editor to indicate where something is to be inserted into a text
From this reading A letter preceded by a caret (example: ^o) was superscripted in the original.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading Eyes will grow big at the exciting climax of the story, when Grasshopper Green saves the mice children from a big black cat.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Eyes will grow big at the exciting climax of the story, when Grasshopper Green saves the mice children from a big black cat.
climaxnounUS /ˈklaɪmæks/
the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding
From this reading Eyes will grow big at the exciting climax of the story, when Grasshopper Green saves the mice children from a big black cat.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading This is the story of the grasshopper who fiddled all summer and didn't have any place to go when the cold winter wind began to blow.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading "No, you can't live in my house this winter," said the hard-hearted ant, but a family of field mice took in Grasshopper Green and gave him gooseberry syrup for his cough and made him very comfortable.
coughverbUS /kɑːf/
exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion
From this reading "No, you can't live in my house this winter," said the hard-hearted ant, but a family of field mice took in Grasshopper Green and gave him gooseberry syrup for his cough and made him very comfortable.
crueltynounUS /ˈkruːlti/
a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering
From this reading This is another one of the Sunny Books, made for the special delight of children by authors and artists who know and love them, and who leave out fear, mischief, and cruelty.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading This is another one of the Sunny Books, made for the special delight of children by authors and artists who know and love them, and who leave out fear, mischief, and cruelty.
didn't
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From this reading This is the story of the grasshopper who fiddled all summer and didn't have any place to go when the cold winter wind began to blow.
an item of information that is typical of a class or group
From this reading A letter preceded by a caret (example: ^o) was superscripted in the original.
excitingadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/
creating or arousing excitement
From this reading Eyes will grow big at the exciting climax of the story, when Grasshopper Green saves the mice children from a big black cat.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Eyes will grow big at the exciting climax of the story, when Grasshopper Green saves the mice children from a big black cat.
a social unit living together
From this reading "No, you can't live in my house this winter," said the hard-hearted ant, but a family of field mice took in Grasshopper Green and gave him gooseberry syrup for his cough and made him very comfortable.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading This is another one of the Sunny Books, made for the special delight of children by authors and artists who know and love them, and who leave out fear, mischief, and cruelty.
fiddledverbUS /ˈfɪdəld/
past form of “fiddle” — avoid (one's assigned duties)
From this reading This is the story of the grasshopper who fiddled all summer and didn't have any place to go when the cold winter wind began to blow.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading "No, you can't live in my house this winter," said the hard-hearted ant, but a family of field mice took in Grasshopper Green and gave him gooseberry syrup for his cough and made him very comfortable.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "No, you can't live in my house this winter," said the hard-hearted ant, but a family of field mice took in Grasshopper Green and gave him gooseberry syrup for his cough and made him very comfortable.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Eyes will grow big at the exciting climax of the story, when Grasshopper Green saves the mice children from a big black cat.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "No, you can't live in my house this winter," said the hard-hearted ant, but a family of field mice took in Grasshopper Green and gave him gooseberry syrup for his cough and made him very comfortable.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading This is the story of the grasshopper who fiddled all summer and didn't have any place to go when the cold winter wind began to blow.
gooseberrynounUS /ˈɡuːsberi/
spiny Eurasian shrub having greenish purple-tinged flowers and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berries
From this reading "No, you can't live in my house this winter," said the hard-hearted ant, but a family of field mice took in Grasshopper Green and gave him gooseberry syrup for his cough and made him very comfortable.
grasshoppernounUS /ˈɡræshɑːpər/
terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping
From this reading This is the story of the grasshopper who fiddled all summer and didn't have any place to go when the cold winter wind began to blow.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading "No, you can't live in my house this winter," said the hard-hearted ant, but a family of field mice took in Grasshopper Green and gave him gooseberry syrup for his cough and made him very comfortable.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Eyes will grow big at the exciting climax of the story, when Grasshopper Green saves the mice children from a big black cat.
hard-hearted
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From this reading "No, you can't live in my house this winter," said the hard-hearted ant, but a family of field mice took in Grasshopper Green and gave him gooseberry syrup for his cough and made him very comfortable.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This is the story of the grasshopper who fiddled all summer and didn't have any place to go when the cold winter wind began to blow.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "No, you can't live in my house this winter," said the hard-hearted ant, but a family of field mice took in Grasshopper Green and gave him gooseberry syrup for his cough and made him very comfortable.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "No, you can't live in my house this winter," said the hard-hearted ant, but a family of field mice took in Grasshopper Green and gave him gooseberry syrup for his cough and made him very comfortable.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "No, you can't live in my house this winter," said the hard-hearted ant, but a family of field mice took in Grasshopper Green and gave him gooseberry syrup for his cough and made him very comfortable.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A letter preceded by a caret (example: ^o) was superscripted in the original.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is the story of the grasshopper who fiddled all summer and didn't have any place to go when the cold winter wind began to blow.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading This is another one of the Sunny Books, made for the special delight of children by authors and artists who know and love them, and who leave out fear, mischief, and cruelty.
go away from a place
From this reading This is another one of the Sunny Books, made for the special delight of children by authors and artists who know and love them, and who leave out fear, mischief, and cruelty.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading A letter preceded by a caret (example: ^o) was superscripted in the original.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "No, you can't live in my house this winter," said the hard-hearted ant, but a family of field mice took in Grasshopper Green and gave him gooseberry syrup for his cough and made him very comfortable.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading This is another one of the Sunny Books, made for the special delight of children by authors and artists who know and love them, and who leave out fear, mischief, and cruelty.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "No, you can't live in my house this winter," said the hard-hearted ant, but a family of field mice took in Grasshopper Green and gave him gooseberry syrup for his cough and made him very comfortable.
micenounUS /maɪs/
plural of “mouse” — any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading "No, you can't live in my house this winter," said the hard-hearted ant, but a family of field mice took in Grasshopper Green and gave him gooseberry syrup for his cough and made him very comfortable.
reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
From this reading This is another one of the Sunny Books, made for the special delight of children by authors and artists who know and love them, and who leave out fear, mischief, and cruelty.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "No, you can't live in my house this winter," said the hard-hearted ant, but a family of field mice took in Grasshopper Green and gave him gooseberry syrup for his cough and made him very comfortable.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, you can't live in my house this winter," said the hard-hearted ant, but a family of field mice took in Grasshopper Green and gave him gooseberry syrup for his cough and made him very comfortable.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading A letter preceded by a caret (example: ^o) was superscripted in the original.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This is the story of the grasshopper who fiddled all summer and didn't have any place to go when the cold winter wind began to blow.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This is another one of the Sunny Books, made for the special delight of children by authors and artists who know and love them, and who leave out fear, mischief, and cruelty.
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading A letter preceded by a caret (example: ^o) was superscripted in the original.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading This is another one of the Sunny Books, made for the special delight of children by authors and artists who know and love them, and who leave out fear, mischief, and cruelty.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading This is the story of the grasshopper who fiddled all summer and didn't have any place to go when the cold winter wind began to blow.
precededverbUS /prɪˈsiːdɪd/
past form of “precede” — be earlier in time; go back further
From this reading A letter preceded by a caret (example: ^o) was superscripted in the original.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "No, you can't live in my house this winter," said the hard-hearted ant, but a family of field mice took in Grasshopper Green and gave him gooseberry syrup for his cough and made him very comfortable.
savesnounUS /seɪvz/
plural of “save” — (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring
From this reading Eyes will grow big at the exciting climax of the story, when Grasshopper Green saves the mice children from a big black cat.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading This is another one of the Sunny Books, made for the special delight of children by authors and artists who know and love them, and who leave out fear, mischief, and cruelty.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading This is the story of the grasshopper who fiddled all summer and didn't have any place to go when the cold winter wind began to blow.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading This is the story of the grasshopper who fiddled all summer and didn't have any place to go when the cold winter wind began to blow.
SunnyadjectiveUS /ˈsʌni/
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading This is another one of the Sunny Books, made for the special delight of children by authors and artists who know and love them, and who leave out fear, mischief, and cruelty.
superscripted
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From this reading A letter preceded by a caret (example: ^o) was superscripted in the original.
syrupnounUS /ˈsɜːrəp/
a thick sweet sticky liquid
From this reading "No, you can't live in my house this winter," said the hard-hearted ant, but a family of field mice took in Grasshopper Green and gave him gooseberry syrup for his cough and made him very comfortable.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A letter preceded by a caret (example: ^o) was superscripted in the original.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading This is another one of the Sunny Books, made for the special delight of children by authors and artists who know and love them, and who leave out fear, mischief, and cruelty.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is the story of the grasshopper who fiddled all summer and didn't have any place to go when the cold winter wind began to blow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This is the story of the grasshopper who fiddled all summer and didn't have any place to go when the cold winter wind began to blow.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading "No, you can't live in my house this winter," said the hard-hearted ant, but a family of field mice took in Grasshopper Green and gave him gooseberry syrup for his cough and made him very comfortable.
precisely as stated
From this reading "No, you can't live in my house this winter," said the hard-hearted ant, but a family of field mice took in Grasshopper Green and gave him gooseberry syrup for his cough and made him very comfortable.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A letter preceded by a caret (example: ^o) was superscripted in the original.
at the time that
From this reading This is the story of the grasshopper who fiddled all summer and didn't have any place to go when the cold winter wind began to blow.
which person or people
From this reading This is the story of the grasshopper who fiddled all summer and didn't have any place to go when the cold winter wind began to blow.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Eyes will grow big at the exciting climax of the story, when Grasshopper Green saves the mice children from a big black cat.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading This is the story of the grasshopper who fiddled all summer and didn't have any place to go when the cold winter wind began to blow.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading This is the story of the grasshopper who fiddled all summer and didn't have any place to go when the cold winter wind began to blow.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "No, you can't live in my house this winter," said the hard-hearted ant, but a family of field mice took in Grasshopper Green and gave him gooseberry syrup for his cough and made him very comfortable.
