used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mother Gray said: "My son, you have had a very wonderful experience, but please be careful what you do and where you go.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When Pinkie Whiskers reached home, he told Mother and Father Gray all about how he chopped down the tree and how the beautiful Tree-Fairy was freed from her prison.
(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 When Pinkie Whiskers reached home, he told Mother and Father Gray all about how he chopped down the tree and how the beautiful Tree-Fairy was freed from her prison.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Pinkie Whiskers reached home, he told Mother and Father Gray all about how he chopped down the tree and how the beautiful Tree-Fairy was freed from her prison.
any person at all
From this reading "Yes, mother, I will be careful, but I want to do everything that anyone else does," replied Pinkie Whiskers.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Country life is very different from city life and you are very young."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mother Gray said: "My son, you have had a very wonderful experience, but please be careful what you do and where you go.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading When Pinkie Whiskers reached home, he told Mother and Father Gray all about how he chopped down the tree and how the beautiful Tree-Fairy was freed from her prison.
a youthful male person
From this reading "Now, now," spoke Uncle Whiskers, "let the boy have his way.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mother Gray said: "My son, you have had a very wonderful experience, but please be careful what you do and where you go.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading Mother Gray said: "My son, you have had a very wonderful experience, but please be careful what you do and where you go.
choppedadjectiveUS /tʃɑːpt/
prepared by cutting
From this reading When Pinkie Whiskers reached home, he told Mother and Father Gray all about how he chopped down the tree and how the beautiful Tree-Fairy was freed from her prison.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Country life is very different from city life and you are very young."
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Country life is very different from city life and you are very young."
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading Country life is very different from city life and you are very young."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Mother Gray said: "My son, you have had a very wonderful experience, but please be careful what you do and where you go.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes, mother, I will be careful, but I want to do everything that anyone else does," replied Pinkie Whiskers.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading When Pinkie Whiskers reached home, he told Mother and Father Gray all about how he chopped down the tree and how the beautiful Tree-Fairy was freed from her prison.
else
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, mother, I will be careful, but I want to do everything that anyone else does," replied Pinkie Whiskers.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "Yes, mother, I will be careful, but I want to do everything that anyone else does," replied Pinkie Whiskers.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading Mother Gray said: "My son, you have had a very wonderful experience, but please be careful what you do and where you go.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading When Pinkie Whiskers reached home, he told Mother and Father Gray all about how he chopped down the tree and how the beautiful Tree-Fairy was freed from her prison.
freedverbUS /friːd/
past form of “free” — grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading When Pinkie Whiskers reached home, he told Mother and Father Gray all about how he chopped down the tree and how the beautiful Tree-Fairy was freed from her prison.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When Pinkie Whiskers reached home, he told Mother and Father Gray all about how he chopped down the tree and how the beautiful Tree-Fairy was freed from her prison.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Mother Gray said: "My son, you have had a very wonderful experience, but please be careful what you do and where you go.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading When Pinkie Whiskers reached home, he told Mother and Father Gray all about how he chopped down the tree and how the beautiful Tree-Fairy was freed from her prison.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mother Gray said: "My son, you have had a very wonderful experience, but please be careful what you do and where you go.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Mother Gray said: "My son, you have had a very wonderful experience, but please be careful what you do and where you go.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Pinkie Whiskers reached home, he told Mother and Father Gray all about how he chopped down the tree and how the beautiful Tree-Fairy was freed from her prison.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Pinkie Whiskers reached home, he told Mother and Father Gray all about how he chopped down the tree and how the beautiful Tree-Fairy was freed from her prison.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Now, now," spoke Uncle Whiskers, "let the boy have his way.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading When Pinkie Whiskers reached home, he told Mother and Father Gray all about how he chopped down the tree and how the beautiful Tree-Fairy was freed from her prison.
how
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Pinkie Whiskers reached home, he told Mother and Father Gray all about how he chopped down the tree and how the beautiful Tree-Fairy was freed from her prison.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, mother, I will be careful, but I want to do everything that anyone else does," replied Pinkie Whiskers.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Country life is very different from city life and you are very young."
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Now, now," spoke Uncle Whiskers, "let the boy have his way.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Country life is very different from city life and you are very young."
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading When Pinkie Whiskers reached home, he told Mother and Father Gray all about how he chopped down the tree and how the beautiful Tree-Fairy was freed from her prison.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Mother Gray said: "My son, you have had a very wonderful experience, but please be careful what you do and where you go.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now, now," spoke Uncle Whiskers, "let the boy have his way.
PinkienounUS /ˈpɪŋki/
the finger farthest from the thumb
From this reading When Pinkie Whiskers reached home, he told Mother and Father Gray all about how he chopped down the tree and how the beautiful Tree-Fairy was freed from her prison.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Mother Gray said: "My son, you have had a very wonderful experience, but please be careful what you do and where you go.
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading When Pinkie Whiskers reached home, he told Mother and Father Gray all about how he chopped down the tree and how the beautiful Tree-Fairy was freed from her prison.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading When Pinkie Whiskers reached home, he told Mother and Father Gray all about how he chopped down the tree and how the beautiful Tree-Fairy was freed from her prison.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Yes, mother, I will be careful, but I want to do everything that anyone else does," replied Pinkie Whiskers.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Mother Gray said: "My son, you have had a very wonderful experience, but please be careful what you do and where you go.
a male human offspring
From this reading Mother Gray said: "My son, you have had a very wonderful experience, but please be careful what you do and where you go.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading "Now, now," spoke Uncle Whiskers, "let the boy have his way.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Yes, mother, I will be careful, but I want to do everything that anyone else does," replied Pinkie Whiskers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Pinkie Whiskers reached home, he told Mother and Father Gray all about how he chopped down the tree and how the beautiful Tree-Fairy was freed from her prison.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Yes, mother, I will be careful, but I want to do everything that anyone else does," replied Pinkie Whiskers.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading When Pinkie Whiskers reached home, he told Mother and Father Gray all about how he chopped down the tree and how the beautiful Tree-Fairy was freed from her prison.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading When Pinkie Whiskers reached home, he told Mother and Father Gray all about how he chopped down the tree and how the beautiful Tree-Fairy was freed from her prison.
Tree-Fairy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Pinkie Whiskers reached home, he told Mother and Father Gray all about how he chopped down the tree and how the beautiful Tree-Fairy was freed from her prison.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading "Now, now," spoke Uncle Whiskers, "let the boy have his way.
precisely as stated
From this reading Mother Gray said: "My son, you have had a very wonderful experience, but please be careful what you do and where you go.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Yes, mother, I will be careful, but I want to do everything that anyone else does," replied Pinkie Whiskers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Pinkie Whiskers reached home, he told Mother and Father Gray all about how he chopped down the tree and how the beautiful Tree-Fairy was freed from her prison.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Now, now," spoke Uncle Whiskers, "let the boy have his way.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Mother Gray said: "My son, you have had a very wonderful experience, but please be careful what you do and where you go.
at the time that
From this reading When Pinkie Whiskers reached home, he told Mother and Father Gray all about how he chopped down the tree and how the beautiful Tree-Fairy was freed from her prison.
in or at the place that
From this reading Mother Gray said: "My son, you have had a very wonderful experience, but please be careful what you do and where you go.
WhiskersnounUS /ˈwɪskərz/
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading When Pinkie Whiskers reached home, he told Mother and Father Gray all about how he chopped down the tree and how the beautiful Tree-Fairy was freed from her prison.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Yes, mother, I will be careful, but I want to do everything that anyone else does," replied Pinkie Whiskers.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading Mother Gray said: "My son, you have had a very wonderful experience, but please be careful what you do and where you go.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, mother, I will be careful, but I want to do everything that anyone else does," replied Pinkie Whiskers.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Mother Gray said: "My son, you have had a very wonderful experience, but please be careful what you do and where you go.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Country life is very different from city life and you are very young."
