used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And when he painted the runners yellow with a little blue edge running around them, and the seat bright red, with a white star on it, they decided it was the finest bobsled in the world.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading He fastened the other pair in the same way, and the affair began to look something like catamarans, those funny boats the geographies say folks use in Australasia.
(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 But when he nailed the big board on and attached the steering gear, it was easy to see what all the time the Toyman had been planning to make.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then he made little holes in them and nailed them with little nails, very neatly, on the four long curved pieces of wood.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading And when he painted the runners yellow with a little blue edge running around them, and the seat bright red, with a white star on it, they decided it was the finest bobsled in the world.
being joined in close association
From this reading But when he nailed the big board on and attached the steering gear, it was easy to see what all the time the Toyman had been planning to make.
AustralasianounUS /ˌɔːstrəˈleɪʒə/
Australia, New Zealand, and neighboring islands in the South Pacific
From this reading He fastened the other pair in the same way, and the affair began to look something like catamarans, those funny boats the geographies say folks use in Australasia.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But when he nailed the big board on and attached the steering gear, it was easy to see what all the time the Toyman had been planning to make.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He fastened the other pair in the same way, and the affair began to look something like catamarans, those funny boats the geographies say folks use in Australasia.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Then he fastened these curved pieces together by nailing the cross-pieces between.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But when he nailed the big board on and attached the steering gear, it was easy to see what all the time the Toyman had been planning to make.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading And when he painted the runners yellow with a little blue edge running around them, and the seat bright red, with a white star on it, they decided it was the finest bobsled in the world.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading But when he nailed the big board on and attached the steering gear, it was easy to see what all the time the Toyman had been planning to make.
plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading He fastened the other pair in the same way, and the affair began to look something like catamarans, those funny boats the geographies say folks use in Australasia.
bobslednounUS /ˈbɑːbsled/
formerly two short sleds coupled together
From this reading And when he painted the runners yellow with a little blue edge running around them, and the seat bright red, with a white star on it, they decided it was the finest bobsled in the world.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading And when he painted the runners yellow with a little blue edge running around them, and the seat bright red, with a white star on it, they decided it was the finest bobsled in the world.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when he nailed the big board on and attached the steering gear, it was easy to see what all the time the Toyman had been planning to make.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then he fastened these curved pieces together by nailing the cross-pieces between.
catamaransnounUS /kəˈtæmɜːrənz/
plural of “catamaran” — a boat with two parallel hulls held together by single deck
From this reading He fastened the other pair in the same way, and the affair began to look something like catamarans, those funny boats the geographies say folks use in Australasia.
cross-pieces
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From this reading Then he fastened these curved pieces together by nailing the cross-pieces between.
curvedadjectiveUS /kɜːrvd/
having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend
From this reading Then he made little holes in them and nailed them with little nails, very neatly, on the four long curved pieces of wood.
recognizable; marked
From this reading And when he painted the runners yellow with a little blue edge running around them, and the seat bright red, with a white star on it, they decided it was the finest bobsled in the world.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading But when he nailed the big board on and attached the steering gear, it was easy to see what all the time the Toyman had been planning to make.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading And when he painted the runners yellow with a little blue edge running around them, and the seat bright red, with a white star on it, they decided it was the finest bobsled in the world.
firmly closed or secured
From this reading Then he fastened these curved pieces together by nailing the cross-pieces between.
finestadjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnəst/
superlative of “fine” — being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading And when he painted the runners yellow with a little blue edge running around them, and the seat bright red, with a white star on it, they decided it was the finest bobsled in the world.
your parents
From this reading He fastened the other pair in the same way, and the affair began to look something like catamarans, those funny boats the geographies say folks use in Australasia.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Then he made little holes in them and nailed them with little nails, very neatly, on the four long curved pieces of wood.
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading He fastened the other pair in the same way, and the affair began to look something like catamarans, those funny boats the geographies say folks use in Australasia.
gearnounUS /ɡɪr/
a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
From this reading But when he nailed the big board on and attached the steering gear, it was easy to see what all the time the Toyman had been planning to make.
geographies
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From this reading He fastened the other pair in the same way, and the affair began to look something like catamarans, those funny boats the geographies say folks use in Australasia.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But when he nailed the big board on and attached the steering gear, it was easy to see what all the time the Toyman had been planning to make.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he made little holes in them and nailed them with little nails, very neatly, on the four long curved pieces of wood.
holesnounUS /hoʊlz/
plural of “hole” — an opening into or through something
From this reading Then he made little holes in them and nailed them with little nails, very neatly, on the four long curved pieces of wood.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then he made little holes in them and nailed them with little nails, very neatly, on the four long curved pieces of wood.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But when he nailed the big board on and attached the steering gear, it was easy to see what all the time the Toyman had been planning to make.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He fastened the other pair in the same way, and the affair began to look something like catamarans, those funny boats the geographies say folks use in Australasia.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Then he made little holes in them and nailed them with little nails, very neatly, on the four long curved pieces of wood.
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 Then he made little holes in them and nailed them with little nails, very neatly, on the four long curved pieces of wood.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He fastened the other pair in the same way, and the affair began to look something like catamarans, those funny boats the geographies say folks use in Australasia.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Then he made little holes in them and nailed them with little nails, very neatly, on the four long curved pieces of wood.
engage in
From this reading But when he nailed the big board on and attached the steering gear, it was easy to see what all the time the Toyman had been planning to make.
nailedverbUS /neɪld/
past form of “nail” — attach something somewhere by means of nails
From this reading Then he made little holes in them and nailed them with little nails, very neatly, on the four long curved pieces of wood.
nailingverbUS /ˈneɪlɪŋ/
-ing form of “nail” — attach something somewhere by means of nails
From this reading Then he fastened these curved pieces together by nailing the cross-pieces between.
nailsnounUS /neɪlz/
plural of “nail” — horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
From this reading Then he made little holes in them and nailed them with little nails, very neatly, on the four long curved pieces of wood.
neatlyadverbUS /ˈniːtli/
with neatness
From this reading Then he made little holes in them and nailed them with little nails, very neatly, on the four long curved pieces of wood.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then he made little holes in them and nailed them with little nails, very neatly, on the four long curved pieces of wood.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then he made little holes in them and nailed them with little nails, very neatly, on the four long curved pieces of wood.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading He fastened the other pair in the same way, and the affair began to look something like catamarans, those funny boats the geographies say folks use in Australasia.
coated with paint
From this reading And when he painted the runners yellow with a little blue edge running around them, and the seat bright red, with a white star on it, they decided it was the finest bobsled in the world.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading He fastened the other pair in the same way, and the affair began to look something like catamarans, those funny boats the geographies say folks use in Australasia.
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading Then he made little holes in them and nailed them with little nails, very neatly, on the four long curved pieces of wood.
planningnounUS /ˈplænɪŋ/
an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action
From this reading But when he nailed the big board on and attached the steering gear, it was easy to see what all the time the Toyman had been planning to make.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading And when he painted the runners yellow with a little blue edge running around them, and the seat bright red, with a white star on it, they decided it was the finest bobsled in the world.
runnersnounUS /ˈrʌnərz/
plural of “runner” — someone who imports or exports without paying duties
From this reading And when he painted the runners yellow with a little blue edge running around them, and the seat bright red, with a white star on it, they decided it was the finest bobsled in the world.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading And when he painted the runners yellow with a little blue edge running around them, and the seat bright red, with a white star on it, they decided it was the finest bobsled in the world.
Identical; not different.
From this reading He fastened the other pair in the same way, and the affair began to look something like catamarans, those funny boats the geographies say folks use in Australasia.
express in words
From this reading He fastened the other pair in the same way, and the affair began to look something like catamarans, those funny boats the geographies say folks use in Australasia.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading And when he painted the runners yellow with a little blue edge running around them, and the seat bright red, with a white star on it, they decided it was the finest bobsled in the world.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading But when he nailed the big board on and attached the steering gear, it was easy to see what all the time the Toyman had been planning to make.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He fastened the other pair in the same way, and the affair began to look something like catamarans, those funny boats the geographies say folks use in Australasia.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading And when he painted the runners yellow with a little blue edge running around them, and the seat bright red, with a white star on it, they decided it was the finest bobsled in the world.
steeringnounUS /ˈstɪrɪŋ/
the act of guiding or showing the way
From this reading But when he nailed the big board on and attached the steering gear, it was easy to see what all the time the Toyman had been planning to make.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then he made little holes in them and nailed them with little nails, very neatly, on the four long curved pieces of wood.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Then he made little holes in them and nailed them with little nails, very neatly, on the four long curved pieces of wood.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he made little holes in them and nailed them with little nails, very neatly, on the four long curved pieces of wood.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Then he fastened these curved pieces together by nailing the cross-pieces between.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And when he painted the runners yellow with a little blue edge running around them, and the seat bright red, with a white star on it, they decided it was the finest bobsled in the world.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He fastened the other pair in the same way, and the affair began to look something like catamarans, those funny boats the geographies say folks use in Australasia.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading But when he nailed the big board on and attached the steering gear, it was easy to see what all the time the Toyman had been planning to make.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He fastened the other pair in the same way, and the affair began to look something like catamarans, those funny boats the geographies say folks use in Australasia.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Then he fastened these curved pieces together by nailing the cross-pieces between.
Toyman
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From this reading But when he nailed the big board on and attached the steering gear, it was easy to see what all the time the Toyman had been planning to make.
the act of using
From this reading He fastened the other pair in the same way, and the affair began to look something like catamarans, those funny boats the geographies say folks use in Australasia.
precisely as stated
From this reading Then he made little holes in them and nailed them with little nails, very neatly, on the four long curved pieces of wood.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But when he nailed the big board on and attached the steering gear, it was easy to see what all the time the Toyman had been planning to make.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He fastened the other pair in the same way, and the affair began to look something like catamarans, those funny boats the geographies say folks use in Australasia.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But when he nailed the big board on and attached the steering gear, it was easy to see what all the time the Toyman had been planning to make.
at the time that
From this reading But when he nailed the big board on and attached the steering gear, it was easy to see what all the time the Toyman had been planning to make.
a Caucasian
From this reading And when he painted the runners yellow with a little blue edge running around them, and the seat bright red, with a white star on it, they decided it was the finest bobsled in the world.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then he made little holes in them and nailed them with little nails, very neatly, on the four long curved pieces of wood.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading Then he made little holes in them and nailed them with little nails, very neatly, on the four long curved pieces of wood.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading And when he painted the runners yellow with a little blue edge running around them, and the seat bright red, with a white star on it, they decided it was the finest bobsled in the world.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading And when he painted the runners yellow with a little blue edge running around them, and the seat bright red, with a white star on it, they decided it was the finest bobsled in the world.
