used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A COUNTRY BOY IN WINTER.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The wind may blow the snow about, For all I care, says Jack, And I don't mind how cold it grows, For then the ice won't crack.
(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 wind may blow the snow about, For all I care, says Jack, And I don't mind how cold it grows, For then the ice won't crack.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The wind may blow the snow about, For all I care, says Jack, And I don't mind how cold it grows, For then the ice won't crack.
exhale hard
From this reading The wind may blow the snow about, For all I care, says Jack, And I don't mind how cold it grows, For then the ice won't crack.
boastverbUS /boʊst/
show off
From this reading Far down the long snow-covered hills It is such fun to coast, So clear the road! the fastest sled There is in school I boast.
a youthful male person
From this reading A COUNTRY BOY IN WINTER.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Old folks may shiver all day long, But I shall never freeze; What cares a jolly boy like me For winter days like these?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY SARAH O. JEWETT.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading The wind may blow the snow about, For all I care, says Jack, And I don't mind how cold it grows, For then the ice won't crack.
caresnounUS /kerz/
plural of “care” — the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Old folks may shiver all day long, But I shall never freeze; What cares a jolly boy like me For winter days like these?
rid of obstructions
From this reading Far down the long snow-covered hills It is such fun to coast, So clear the road! the fastest sled There is in school I boast.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading Far down the long snow-covered hills It is such fun to coast, So clear the road! the fastest sled There is in school I boast.
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 The wind may blow the snow about, For all I care, says Jack, And I don't mind how cold it grows, For then the ice won't crack.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading A COUNTRY BOY IN WINTER.
crackverbUS /kræk/
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
From this reading The wind may blow the snow about, For all I care, says Jack, And I don't mind how cold it grows, For then the ice won't crack.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Old folks may shiver all day long, But I shall never freeze; What cares a jolly boy like me For winter days like these?
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Old folks may shiver all day long, But I shall never freeze; What cares a jolly boy like me For winter days like these?
don't
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From this reading The wind may blow the snow about, For all I care, says Jack, And I don't mind how cold it grows, For then the ice won't crack.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Far down the long snow-covered hills It is such fun to coast, So clear the road! the fastest sled There is in school I boast.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Far down the long snow-covered hills It is such fun to coast, So clear the road! the fastest sled There is in school I boast.
fastestadverbUS /ˈfæstəst/
most quickly
From this reading Far down the long snow-covered hills It is such fun to coast, So clear the road! the fastest sled There is in school I boast.
your parents
From this reading Old folks may shiver all day long, But I shall never freeze; What cares a jolly boy like me For winter days like these?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The wind may blow the snow about, For all I care, says Jack, And I don't mind how cold it grows, For then the ice won't crack.
freezeverbUS /friːz/
stop moving or become immobilized
From this reading Old folks may shiver all day long, But I shall never freeze; What cares a jolly boy like me For winter days like these?
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading Far down the long snow-covered hills It is such fun to coast, So clear the road! the fastest sled There is in school I boast.
growsverbUS /ɡroʊz/
third-person singular of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading The wind may blow the snow about, For all I care, says Jack, And I don't mind how cold it grows, For then the ice won't crack.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Far down the long snow-covered hills It is such fun to coast, So clear the road! the fastest sled There is in school I boast.
how
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From this reading The wind may blow the snow about, For all I care, says Jack, And I don't mind how cold it grows, For then the ice won't crack.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The wind may blow the snow about, For all I care, says Jack, And I don't mind how cold it grows, For then the ice won't crack.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading The wind may blow the snow about, For all I care, says Jack, And I don't mind how cold it grows, For then the ice won't crack.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A COUNTRY BOY IN WINTER.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Far down the long snow-covered hills It is such fun to coast, So clear the road! the fastest sled There is in school I boast.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The wind may blow the snow about, For all I care, says Jack, And I don't mind how cold it grows, For then the ice won't crack.
a small worthless amount
From this reading The wind may blow the snow about, For all I care, says Jack, And I don't mind how cold it grows, For then the ice won't crack.
JEWETT
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From this reading BY SARAH O. JEWETT.
jollyadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɑːli/
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading Old folks may shiver all day long, But I shall never freeze; What cares a jolly boy like me For winter days like these?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Old folks may shiver all day long, But I shall never freeze; What cares a jolly boy like me For winter days like these?
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 Old folks may shiver all day long, But I shall never freeze; What cares a jolly boy like me For winter days like these?
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The wind may blow the snow about, For all I care, says Jack, And I don't mind how cold it grows, For then the ice won't crack.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Old folks may shiver all day long, But I shall never freeze; What cares a jolly boy like me For winter days like these?
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The wind may blow the snow about, For all I care, says Jack, And I don't mind how cold it grows, For then the ice won't crack.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Old folks may shiver all day long, But I shall never freeze; What cares a jolly boy like me For winter days like these?
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 BY SARAH O. JEWETT.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Old folks may shiver all day long, But I shall never freeze; What cares a jolly boy like me For winter days like these?
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Far down the long snow-covered hills It is such fun to coast, So clear the road! the fastest sled There is in school I boast.
SARAHnounUS /ˈserə/
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading BY SARAH O. JEWETT.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading The wind may blow the snow about, For all I care, says Jack, And I don't mind how cold it grows, For then the ice won't crack.
an educational institution
From this reading Far down the long snow-covered hills It is such fun to coast, So clear the road! the fastest sled There is in school I boast.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Old folks may shiver all day long, But I shall never freeze; What cares a jolly boy like me For winter days like these?
shiververbUS /ˈʃɪvər/
tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading Old folks may shiver all day long, But I shall never freeze; What cares a jolly boy like me For winter days like these?
slednounUS /sled/
a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
From this reading Far down the long snow-covered hills It is such fun to coast, So clear the road! the fastest sled There is in school I boast.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading The wind may blow the snow about, For all I care, says Jack, And I don't mind how cold it grows, For then the ice won't crack.
snow-coveredadjective
covered with snow
From this reading Far down the long snow-covered hills It is such fun to coast, So clear the road! the fastest sled There is in school I boast.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Far down the long snow-covered hills It is such fun to coast, So clear the road! the fastest sled There is in school I boast.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Far down the long snow-covered hills It is such fun to coast, So clear the road! the fastest sled There is in school I boast.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The wind may blow the snow about, For all I care, says Jack, And I don't mind how cold it grows, For then the ice won't crack.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The wind may blow the snow about, For all I care, says Jack, And I don't mind how cold it grows, For then the ice won't crack.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Far down the long snow-covered hills It is such fun to coast, So clear the road! the fastest sled There is in school I boast.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Old folks may shiver all day long, But I shall never freeze; What cares a jolly boy like me For winter days like these?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Far down the long snow-covered hills It is such fun to coast, So clear the road! the fastest sled There is in school I boast.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Old folks may shiver all day long, But I shall never freeze; What cares a jolly boy like me For winter days like these?
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The wind may blow the snow about, For all I care, says Jack, And I don't mind how cold it grows, For then the ice won't crack.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading A COUNTRY BOY IN WINTER.
won't
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From this reading The wind may blow the snow about, For all I care, says Jack, And I don't mind how cold it grows, For then the ice won't crack.
