used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Perhaps he had eaten a green apple.
(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 Sometimes he did that, and the tart juice puckered his mouth all up, and--what was worse--puckered his stomach all up, too.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were cooked oats, but then the Thirty White Horses, unlike Teddy and Hal and ole Methusaleh, prefer cooked oats to raw.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Any way, he felt tired and out-of-sorts; tired of his toys, tired of all the games, even such nice ones as "Duck-on-the-rock" and "Red Rover."
applenounUS /ˈæpəl/
fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
From this reading Perhaps he had eaten a green apple.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Any way, he felt tired and out-of-sorts; tired of his toys, tired of all the games, even such nice ones as "Duck-on-the-rock" and "Red Rover."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They were cooked oats, but then the Thirty White Horses, unlike Teddy and Hal and ole Methusaleh, prefer cooked oats to raw.
cookedadjectiveUS /kʊkt/
having been prepared for eating by the application of heat
From this reading They were cooked oats, but then the Thirty White Horses, unlike Teddy and Hal and ole Methusaleh, prefer cooked oats to raw.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Sometimes he did that, and the tart juice puckered his mouth all up, and--what was worse--puckered his stomach all up, too.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading There was nothing to do but sit on the fence.
Duck-on-the-rock
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From this reading Any way, he felt tired and out-of-sorts; tired of his toys, tired of all the games, even such nice ones as "Duck-on-the-rock" and "Red Rover."
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading Perhaps he had eaten a green apple.
divisible by two
From this reading Any way, he felt tired and out-of-sorts; tired of his toys, tired of all the games, even such nice ones as "Duck-on-the-rock" and "Red Rover."
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Any way, he felt tired and out-of-sorts; tired of his toys, tired of all the games, even such nice ones as "Duck-on-the-rock" and "Red Rover."
enclose with a fence
From this reading There was nothing to do but sit on the fence.
gamesnounUS /ɡeɪmz/
plural of “game” — a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading Any way, he felt tired and out-of-sorts; tired of his toys, tired of all the games, even such nice ones as "Duck-on-the-rock" and "Red Rover."
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Perhaps he had eaten a green apple.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Perhaps he had eaten a green apple.
Hal
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From this reading They were cooked oats, but then the Thirty White Horses, unlike Teddy and Hal and ole Methusaleh, prefer cooked oats to raw.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Perhaps he had eaten a green apple.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sometimes he did that, and the tart juice puckered his mouth all up, and--what was worse--puckered his stomach all up, too.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading They were cooked oats, but then the Thirty White Horses, unlike Teddy and Hal and ole Methusaleh, prefer cooked oats to raw.
juicenounUS /dʒuːs/
the liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue by squeezing or cooking
From this reading Sometimes he did that, and the tart juice puckered his mouth all up, and--what was worse--puckered his stomach all up, too.
Methusaleh
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From this reading They were cooked oats, but then the Thirty White Horses, unlike Teddy and Hal and ole Methusaleh, prefer cooked oats to raw.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading Sometimes he did that, and the tart juice puckered his mouth all up, and--what was worse--puckered his stomach all up, too.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading Any way, he felt tired and out-of-sorts; tired of his toys, tired of all the games, even such nice ones as "Duck-on-the-rock" and "Red Rover."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was nothing to do but sit on the fence.
oatsnounUS /oʊts/
plural of “oat” — annual grass of Europe and North Africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: “oats”)
From this reading They were cooked oats, but then the Thirty White Horses, unlike Teddy and Hal and ole Methusaleh, prefer cooked oats to raw.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Any way, he felt tired and out-of-sorts; tired of his toys, tired of all the games, even such nice ones as "Duck-on-the-rock" and "Red Rover."
ole
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From this reading They were cooked oats, but then the Thirty White Horses, unlike Teddy and Hal and ole Methusaleh, prefer cooked oats to raw.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was nothing to do but sit on the fence.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Any way, he felt tired and out-of-sorts; tired of his toys, tired of all the games, even such nice ones as "Duck-on-the-rock" and "Red Rover."
out-of-sorts
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From this reading Any way, he felt tired and out-of-sorts; tired of his toys, tired of all the games, even such nice ones as "Duck-on-the-rock" and "Red Rover."
by chance
From this reading Perhaps he had eaten a green apple.
like better; value more highly
From this reading They were cooked oats, but then the Thirty White Horses, unlike Teddy and Hal and ole Methusaleh, prefer cooked oats to raw.
puckered
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From this reading Sometimes he did that, and the tart juice puckered his mouth all up, and--what was worse--puckered his stomach all up, too.
rawadjectiveUS /rɑː/
(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
From this reading They were cooked oats, but then the Thirty White Horses, unlike Teddy and Hal and ole Methusaleh, prefer cooked oats to raw.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Any way, he felt tired and out-of-sorts; tired of his toys, tired of all the games, even such nice ones as "Duck-on-the-rock" and "Red Rover."
RovernounUS /ˈroʊvər/
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading Any way, he felt tired and out-of-sorts; tired of his toys, tired of all the games, even such nice ones as "Duck-on-the-rock" and "Red Rover."
be seated
From this reading There was nothing to do but sit on the fence.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Sometimes he did that, and the tart juice puckered his mouth all up, and--what was worse--puckered his stomach all up, too.
stomachnounUS /ˈstʌmək/
an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
From this reading Sometimes he did that, and the tart juice puckered his mouth all up, and--what was worse--puckered his stomach all up, too.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Any way, he felt tired and out-of-sorts; tired of his toys, tired of all the games, even such nice ones as "Duck-on-the-rock" and "Red Rover."
tartadjectiveUS /tɑːrt/
tasting sour like a lemon
From this reading Sometimes he did that, and the tart juice puckered his mouth all up, and--what was worse--puckered his stomach all up, too.
TeddynounUS /ˈtedi/
plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)
From this reading They were cooked oats, but then the Thirty White Horses, unlike Teddy and Hal and ole Methusaleh, prefer cooked oats to raw.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sometimes he did that, and the tart juice puckered his mouth all up, and--what was worse--puckered his stomach all up, too.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They were cooked oats, but then the Thirty White Horses, unlike Teddy and Hal and ole Methusaleh, prefer cooked oats to raw.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading They were cooked oats, but then the Thirty White Horses, unlike Teddy and Hal and ole Methusaleh, prefer cooked oats to raw.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was nothing to do but sit on the fence.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were cooked oats, but then the Thirty White Horses, unlike Teddy and Hal and ole Methusaleh, prefer cooked oats to raw.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading They were cooked oats, but then the Thirty White Horses, unlike Teddy and Hal and ole Methusaleh, prefer cooked oats to raw.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading Any way, he felt tired and out-of-sorts; tired of his toys, tired of all the games, even such nice ones as "Duck-on-the-rock" and "Red Rover."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were cooked oats, but then the Thirty White Horses, unlike Teddy and Hal and ole Methusaleh, prefer cooked oats to raw.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Sometimes he did that, and the tart juice puckered his mouth all up, and--what was worse--puckered his stomach all up, too.
toysnounUS /tɔɪz/
plural of “toy” — an artifact designed to be played with
From this reading Any way, he felt tired and out-of-sorts; tired of his toys, tired of all the games, even such nice ones as "Duck-on-the-rock" and "Red Rover."
unlikeadjectiveUS /ənˈlaɪk/
marked by dissimilarity
From this reading They were cooked oats, but then the Thirty White Horses, unlike Teddy and Hal and ole Methusaleh, prefer cooked oats to raw.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Sometimes he did that, and the tart juice puckered his mouth all up, and--what was worse--puckered his stomach all up, too.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sometimes he did that, and the tart juice puckered his mouth all up, and--what was worse--puckered his stomach all up, too.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Any way, he felt tired and out-of-sorts; tired of his toys, tired of all the games, even such nice ones as "Duck-on-the-rock" and "Red Rover."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were cooked oats, but then the Thirty White Horses, unlike Teddy and Hal and ole Methusaleh, prefer cooked oats to raw.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Sometimes he did that, and the tart juice puckered his mouth all up, and--what was worse--puckered his stomach all up, too.
a Caucasian
From this reading They were cooked oats, but then the Thirty White Horses, unlike Teddy and Hal and ole Methusaleh, prefer cooked oats to raw.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading Sometimes he did that, and the tart juice puckered his mouth all up, and--what was worse--puckered his stomach all up, too.
