used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Dear, kind, good Mr. Lion, if you'll only let me go home, I'll bend the knife all up, an' I won't ever shoot a single pea, except at the side of our barn, where they can't hurt anybody.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading _Do_ let me go, 'cause I'm afraid I didn't get the milk for mother before I came here."
anew
From this reading "I'll never come out here again, an' I'll always do everything mother wants me to," pleaded Jack, but all in vain.
(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 "Dear, kind, good Mr. Lion, if you'll only let me go home, I'll bend the knife all up, an' I won't ever shoot a single pea, except at the side of our barn, where they can't hurt anybody.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "I'll never come out here again, an' I'll always do everything mother wants me to," pleaded Jack, but all in vain.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Dear, kind, good Mr. Lion, if you'll only let me go home, I'll bend the knife all up, an' I won't ever shoot a single pea, except at the side of our barn, where they can't hurt anybody.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jack, who was more frightened than ever before, had had no chance to speak since his trial began, but now he commenced to cry and plead his cause at the same time.
any person at all
From this reading "Dear, kind, good Mr. Lion, if you'll only let me go home, I'll bend the knife all up, an' I won't ever shoot a single pea, except at the side of our barn, where they can't hurt anybody.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "If you neglected to do the errands for your mother, your punishment must be all the more severe," said the judge, and his wife nodded her head as if to say she thought that decision exactly correct.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jack, who was more frightened than ever before, had had no chance to speak since his trial began, but now he commenced to cry and plead his cause at the same time.
barnnounUS /bɑːrn/
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading "Dear, kind, good Mr. Lion, if you'll only let me go home, I'll bend the knife all up, an' I won't ever shoot a single pea, except at the side of our barn, where they can't hurt anybody.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "If you neglected to do the errands for your mother, your punishment must be all the more severe," said the judge, and his wife nodded her head as if to say she thought that decision exactly correct.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Jack, who was more frightened than ever before, had had no chance to speak since his trial began, but now he commenced to cry and plead his cause at the same time.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Jack, who was more frightened than ever before, had had no chance to speak since his trial began, but now he commenced to cry and plead his cause at the same time.
bendverbUS /bend/
form a curve
From this reading "Dear, kind, good Mr. Lion, if you'll only let me go home, I'll bend the knife all up, an' I won't ever shoot a single pea, except at the side of our barn, where they can't hurt anybody.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Jack, who was more frightened than ever before, had had no chance to speak since his trial began, but now he commenced to cry and plead his cause at the same time.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _Do_ let me go, 'cause I'm afraid I didn't get the milk for mother before I came here."
can't
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From this reading "Dear, kind, good Mr. Lion, if you'll only let me go home, I'll bend the knife all up, an' I won't ever shoot a single pea, except at the side of our barn, where they can't hurt anybody.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading Jack, who was more frightened than ever before, had had no chance to speak since his trial began, but now he commenced to cry and plead his cause at the same time.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Jack, who was more frightened than ever before, had had no chance to speak since his trial began, but now he commenced to cry and plead his cause at the same time.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I'll never come out here again, an' I'll always do everything mother wants me to," pleaded Jack, but all in vain.
past form of “commence” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Jack, who was more frightened than ever before, had had no chance to speak since his trial began, but now he commenced to cry and plead his cause at the same time.
make right or correct
From this reading "If you neglected to do the errands for your mother, your punishment must be all the more severe," said the judge, and his wife nodded her head as if to say she thought that decision exactly correct.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Jack, who was more frightened than ever before, had had no chance to speak since his trial began, but now he commenced to cry and plead his cause at the same time.
dearly loved
From this reading "Dear, kind, good Mr. Lion, if you'll only let me go home, I'll bend the knife all up, an' I won't ever shoot a single pea, except at the side of our barn, where they can't hurt anybody.
the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading "If you neglected to do the errands for your mother, your punishment must be all the more severe," said the judge, and his wife nodded her head as if to say she thought that decision exactly correct.
didn't
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From this reading _Do_ let me go, 'cause I'm afraid I didn't get the milk for mother before I came here."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _Do_ let me go, 'cause I'm afraid I didn't get the milk for mother before I came here."
errandsnounUS /ˈerəndz/
plural of “errand” — a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission
From this reading "If you neglected to do the errands for your mother, your punishment must be all the more severe," said the judge, and his wife nodded her head as if to say she thought that decision exactly correct.
at any time
From this reading Jack, who was more frightened than ever before, had had no chance to speak since his trial began, but now he commenced to cry and plead his cause at the same time.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "I'll never come out here again, an' I'll always do everything mother wants me to," pleaded Jack, but all in vain.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading "If you neglected to do the errands for your mother, your punishment must be all the more severe," said the judge, and his wife nodded her head as if to say she thought that decision exactly correct.
apart from; not including
From this reading "Dear, kind, good Mr. Lion, if you'll only let me go home, I'll bend the knife all up, an' I won't ever shoot a single pea, except at the side of our barn, where they can't hurt anybody.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Do_ let me go, 'cause I'm afraid I didn't get the milk for mother before I came here."
made afraid
From this reading Jack, who was more frightened than ever before, had had no chance to speak since his trial began, but now he commenced to cry and plead his cause at the same time.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading _Do_ let me go, 'cause I'm afraid I didn't get the milk for mother before I came here."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Dear, kind, good Mr. Lion, if you'll only let me go home, I'll bend the knife all up, an' I won't ever shoot a single pea, except at the side of our barn, where they can't hurt anybody.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Dear, kind, good Mr. Lion, if you'll only let me go home, I'll bend the knife all up, an' I won't ever shoot a single pea, except at the side of our barn, where they can't hurt anybody.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jack, who was more frightened than ever before, had had no chance to speak since his trial began, but now he commenced to cry and plead his cause at the same time.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jack, who was more frightened than ever before, had had no chance to speak since his trial began, but now he commenced to cry and plead his cause at the same time.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "If you neglected to do the errands for your mother, your punishment must be all the more severe," said the judge, and his wife nodded her head as if to say she thought that decision exactly correct.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "If you neglected to do the errands for your mother, your punishment must be all the more severe," said the judge, and his wife nodded her head as if to say she thought that decision exactly correct.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading _Do_ let me go, 'cause I'm afraid I didn't get the milk for mother before I came here."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jack, who was more frightened than ever before, had had no chance to speak since his trial began, but now he commenced to cry and plead his cause at the same time.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Dear, kind, good Mr. Lion, if you'll only let me go home, I'll bend the knife all up, an' I won't ever shoot a single pea, except at the side of our barn, where they can't hurt anybody.
be the source of pain
From this reading "Dear, kind, good Mr. Lion, if you'll only let me go home, I'll bend the knife all up, an' I won't ever shoot a single pea, except at the side of our barn, where they can't hurt anybody.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Dear, kind, good Mr. Lion, if you'll only let me go home, I'll bend the knife all up, an' I won't ever shoot a single pea, except at the side of our barn, where they can't hurt anybody.
I'll
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From this reading "Dear, kind, good Mr. Lion, if you'll only let me go home, I'll bend the knife all up, an' I won't ever shoot a single pea, except at the side of our barn, where they can't hurt anybody.
I'm
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From this reading _Do_ let me go, 'cause I'm afraid I didn't get the milk for mother before I came here."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Dear, kind, good Mr. Lion, if you'll only let me go home, I'll bend the knife all up, an' I won't ever shoot a single pea, except at the side of our barn, where they can't hurt anybody.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I'll never come out here again, an' I'll always do everything mother wants me to," pleaded Jack, but all in vain.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Jack, who was more frightened than ever before, had had no chance to speak since his trial began, but now he commenced to cry and plead his cause at the same time.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading "If you neglected to do the errands for your mother, your punishment must be all the more severe," said the judge, and his wife nodded her head as if to say she thought that decision exactly correct.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading "Dear, kind, good Mr. Lion, if you'll only let me go home, I'll bend the knife all up, an' I won't ever shoot a single pea, except at the side of our barn, where they can't hurt anybody.
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading "Dear, kind, good Mr. Lion, if you'll only let me go home, I'll bend the knife all up, an' I won't ever shoot a single pea, except at the side of our barn, where they can't hurt anybody.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Dear, kind, good Mr. Lion, if you'll only let me go home, I'll bend the knife all up, an' I won't ever shoot a single pea, except at the side of our barn, where they can't hurt anybody.
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading "Dear, kind, good Mr. Lion, if you'll only let me go home, I'll bend the knife all up, an' I won't ever shoot a single pea, except at the side of our barn, where they can't hurt anybody.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Dear, kind, good Mr. Lion, if you'll only let me go home, I'll bend the knife all up, an' I won't ever shoot a single pea, except at the side of our barn, where they can't hurt anybody.
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading _Do_ let me go, 'cause I'm afraid I didn't get the milk for mother before I came here."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Jack, who was more frightened than ever before, had had no chance to speak since his trial began, but now he commenced to cry and plead his cause at the same time.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading _Do_ let me go, 'cause I'm afraid I didn't get the milk for mother before I came here."
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Dear, kind, good Mr. Lion, if you'll only let me go home, I'll bend the knife all up, an' I won't ever shoot a single pea, except at the side of our barn, where they can't hurt anybody.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "If you neglected to do the errands for your mother, your punishment must be all the more severe," said the judge, and his wife nodded her head as if to say she thought that decision exactly correct.
neglectedadjectiveUS /nəˈɡlektəd/
disregarded
From this reading "If you neglected to do the errands for your mother, your punishment must be all the more severe," said the judge, and his wife nodded her head as if to say she thought that decision exactly correct.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I'll never come out here again, an' I'll always do everything mother wants me to," pleaded Jack, but all in vain.
not any; not one
From this reading Jack, who was more frightened than ever before, had had no chance to speak since his trial began, but now he commenced to cry and plead his cause at the same time.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading "If you neglected to do the errands for your mother, your punishment must be all the more severe," said the judge, and his wife nodded her head as if to say she thought that decision exactly correct.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Jack, who was more frightened than ever before, had had no chance to speak since his trial began, but now he commenced to cry and plead his cause at the same time.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Dear, kind, good Mr. Lion, if you'll only let me go home, I'll bend the knife all up, an' I won't ever shoot a single pea, except at the side of our barn, where they can't hurt anybody.
and nothing more
From this reading "Dear, kind, good Mr. Lion, if you'll only let me go home, I'll bend the knife all up, an' I won't ever shoot a single pea, except at the side of our barn, where they can't hurt anybody.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Dear, kind, good Mr. Lion, if you'll only let me go home, I'll bend the knife all up, an' I won't ever shoot a single pea, except at the side of our barn, where they can't hurt anybody.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "I'll never come out here again, an' I'll always do everything mother wants me to," pleaded Jack, but all in vain.
peanounUS /piː/
seed of a pea plant used for food
From this reading "Dear, kind, good Mr. Lion, if you'll only let me go home, I'll bend the knife all up, an' I won't ever shoot a single pea, except at the side of our barn, where they can't hurt anybody.
pleadverbUS /pliːd/
appeal or request earnestly
From this reading Jack, who was more frightened than ever before, had had no chance to speak since his trial began, but now he commenced to cry and plead his cause at the same time.
pleadedverbUS /ˈpliːdɪd/
past form of “plead” — appeal or request earnestly
From this reading "I'll never come out here again, an' I'll always do everything mother wants me to," pleaded Jack, but all in vain.
the act of punishing
From this reading "If you neglected to do the errands for your mother, your punishment must be all the more severe," said the judge, and his wife nodded her head as if to say she thought that decision exactly correct.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "If you neglected to do the errands for your mother, your punishment must be all the more severe," said the judge, and his wife nodded her head as if to say she thought that decision exactly correct.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Jack, who was more frightened than ever before, had had no chance to speak since his trial began, but now he commenced to cry and plead his cause at the same time.
express in words
From this reading "If you neglected to do the errands for your mother, your punishment must be all the more severe," said the judge, and his wife nodded her head as if to say she thought that decision exactly correct.
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading "If you neglected to do the errands for your mother, your punishment must be all the more severe," said the judge, and his wife nodded her head as if to say she thought that decision exactly correct.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "If you neglected to do the errands for your mother, your punishment must be all the more severe," said the judge, and his wife nodded her head as if to say she thought that decision exactly correct.
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading "Dear, kind, good Mr. Lion, if you'll only let me go home, I'll bend the knife all up, an' I won't ever shoot a single pea, except at the side of our barn, where they can't hurt anybody.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading "Dear, kind, good Mr. Lion, if you'll only let me go home, I'll bend the knife all up, an' I won't ever shoot a single pea, except at the side of our barn, where they can't hurt anybody.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Jack, who was more frightened than ever before, had had no chance to speak since his trial began, but now he commenced to cry and plead his cause at the same time.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading "Dear, kind, good Mr. Lion, if you'll only let me go home, I'll bend the knife all up, an' I won't ever shoot a single pea, except at the side of our barn, where they can't hurt anybody.
express in speech
From this reading Jack, who was more frightened than ever before, had had no chance to speak since his trial began, but now he commenced to cry and plead his cause at the same time.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Jack, who was more frightened than ever before, had had no chance to speak since his trial began, but now he commenced to cry and plead his cause at the same time.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "If you neglected to do the errands for your mother, your punishment must be all the more severe," said the judge, and his wife nodded her head as if to say she thought that decision exactly correct.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jack, who was more frightened than ever before, had had no chance to speak since his trial began, but now he commenced to cry and plead his cause at the same time.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Dear, kind, good Mr. Lion, if you'll only let me go home, I'll bend the knife all up, an' I won't ever shoot a single pea, except at the side of our barn, where they can't hurt anybody.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "If you neglected to do the errands for your mother, your punishment must be all the more severe," said the judge, and his wife nodded her head as if to say she thought that decision exactly correct.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Jack, who was more frightened than ever before, had had no chance to speak since his trial began, but now he commenced to cry and plead his cause at the same time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jack, who was more frightened than ever before, had had no chance to speak since his trial began, but now he commenced to cry and plead his cause at the same time.
the act of testing something
From this reading Jack, who was more frightened than ever before, had had no chance to speak since his trial began, but now he commenced to cry and plead his cause at the same time.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Dear, kind, good Mr. Lion, if you'll only let me go home, I'll bend the knife all up, an' I won't ever shoot a single pea, except at the side of our barn, where they can't hurt anybody.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading "I'll never come out here again, an' I'll always do everything mother wants me to," pleaded Jack, but all in vain.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading "I'll never come out here again, an' I'll always do everything mother wants me to," pleaded Jack, but all in vain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jack, who was more frightened than ever before, had had no chance to speak since his trial began, but now he commenced to cry and plead his cause at the same time.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Dear, kind, good Mr. Lion, if you'll only let me go home, I'll bend the knife all up, an' I won't ever shoot a single pea, except at the side of our barn, where they can't hurt anybody.
which person or people
From this reading Jack, who was more frightened than ever before, had had no chance to speak since his trial began, but now he commenced to cry and plead his cause at the same time.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "If you neglected to do the errands for your mother, your punishment must be all the more severe," said the judge, and his wife nodded her head as if to say she thought that decision exactly correct.
won't
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From this reading "Dear, kind, good Mr. Lion, if you'll only let me go home, I'll bend the knife all up, an' I won't ever shoot a single pea, except at the side of our barn, where they can't hurt anybody.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you neglected to do the errands for your mother, your punishment must be all the more severe," said the judge, and his wife nodded her head as if to say she thought that decision exactly correct.
you'll
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From this reading "Dear, kind, good Mr. Lion, if you'll only let me go home, I'll bend the knife all up, an' I won't ever shoot a single pea, except at the side of our barn, where they can't hurt anybody.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you neglected to do the errands for your mother, your punishment must be all the more severe," said the judge, and his wife nodded her head as if to say she thought that decision exactly correct.
