used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When he returned a few moments later he carried a large tin dish-pan in his hands with an inch of flour in the bottom of it.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading "Fine," agreed Father, "and I'll go to get the pan."
(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 THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When he returned a few moments later he carried a large tin dish-pan in his hands with an inch of flour in the bottom of it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Toad thought the floor the best place for this trick, the pan was placed there.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "How do you do it?" asked Reddy, standing with his back to the fire.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading As Toad thought the floor the best place for this trick, the pan was placed there.
the lower side of anything
From this reading When he returned a few moments later he carried a large tin dish-pan in his hands with an inch of flour in the bottom of it.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
candynounUS /ˈkændi/
a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading When he returned a few moments later he carried a large tin dish-pan in his hands with an inch of flour in the bottom of it.
COINverbUS /kɔɪn/
make up
From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
dimenounUS /daɪm/
a United States coin worth one tenth of a dollar
From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
dish-pan
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When he returned a few moments later he carried a large tin dish-pan in his hands with an inch of flour in the bottom of it.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "How do you do it?" asked Reddy, standing with his back to the fire.
Fat's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading When he returned a few moments later he carried a large tin dish-pan in his hands with an inch of flour in the bottom of it.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading "Fine," agreed Father, "and I'll go to get the pan."
start firing a weapon
From this reading "How do you do it?" asked Reddy, standing with his back to the fire.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading As Toad thought the floor the best place for this trick, the pan was placed there.
flournounUS /ˈflaʊər/
fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain
From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
set up or found
From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Fine," agreed Father, "and I'll go to get the pan."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Fine," agreed Father, "and I'll go to get the pan."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading When he returned a few moments later he carried a large tin dish-pan in his hands with an inch of flour in the bottom of it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he returned a few moments later he carried a large tin dish-pan in his hands with an inch of flour in the bottom of it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When he returned a few moments later he carried a large tin dish-pan in his hands with an inch of flour in the bottom of it.
How
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How do you do it?" asked Reddy, standing with his back to the fire.
I'll
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Fine," agreed Father, "and I'll go to get the pan."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
inchnounUS /ɪntʃ/
a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading When he returned a few moments later he carried a large tin dish-pan in his hands with an inch of flour in the bottom of it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading When he returned a few moments later he carried a large tin dish-pan in his hands with an inch of flour in the bottom of it.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading When he returned a few moments later he carried a large tin dish-pan in his hands with an inch of flour in the bottom of it.
likingnounUS /ˈlaɪkɪŋ/
a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment
From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading When he returned a few moments later he carried a large tin dish-pan in his hands with an inch of flour in the bottom of it.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
panverbUS /pæn/
make a sweeping movement
From this reading "Fine," agreed Father, "and I'll go to get the pan."
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading As Toad thought the floor the best place for this trick, the pan was placed there.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading As Toad thought the floor the best place for this trick, the pan was placed there.
Reddy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How do you do it?" asked Reddy, standing with his back to the fire.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading When he returned a few moments later he carried a large tin dish-pan in his hands with an inch of flour in the bottom of it.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
having a supporting base
From this reading "How do you do it?" asked Reddy, standing with his back to the fire.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
in or at that place or location
From this reading As Toad thought the floor the best place for this trick, the pan was placed there.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As Toad thought the floor the best place for this trick, the pan was placed there.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading As Toad thought the floor the best place for this trick, the pan was placed there.
tinnounUS /tɪn/
a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
From this reading When he returned a few moments later he carried a large tin dish-pan in his hands with an inch of flour in the bottom of it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
ToadnounUS /toʊd/
any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading As Toad thought the floor the best place for this trick, the pan was placed there.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
precisely as stated
From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As Toad thought the floor the best place for this trick, the pan was placed there.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
at the time that
From this reading When he returned a few moments later he carried a large tin dish-pan in his hands with an inch of flour in the bottom of it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When he returned a few moments later he carried a large tin dish-pan in his hands with an inch of flour in the bottom of it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How do you do it?" asked Reddy, standing with his back to the fire.
