used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MAKING LINCOLN A "SON OF MALTA."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When Jasper, some years later, again met Aunt Eastman, she had a yet more curious story to tell about Abraham.
AbrahamnounUS /ˈeɪbrəhæm/
the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son
From this reading When Jasper, some years later, again met Aunt Eastman, she had a yet more curious story to tell about Abraham.
anew
From this reading When Jasper, some years later, again met Aunt Eastman, she had a yet more curious story to tell about Abraham.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading In the yard a single apple-tree was red with blooms, which made fragrant the air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was spring, and the cherry-trees were in bloom and musical with bees.
Apple-seed
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From this reading "And here comes Johnnie Apple-seed!" said Aunt Olive.
apple-tree
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From this reading In the yard a single apple-tree was red with blooms, which made fragrant the air.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading When Jasper, some years later, again met Aunt Eastman, she had a yet more curious story to tell about Abraham.
beesnounUS /biːz/
plural of “bee” — any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading It was spring, and the cherry-trees were in bloom and musical with bees.
bloomnounUS /bluːm/
the organic process of bearing flowers
From this reading It was spring, and the cherry-trees were in bloom and musical with bees.
bloomsnounUS /bluːmz/
plural of “bloom” — the organic process of bearing flowers
From this reading In the yard a single apple-tree was red with blooms, which made fragrant the air.
cherry-trees
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From this reading It was spring, and the cherry-trees were in bloom and musical with bees.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading "And here comes Johnnie Apple-seed!" said Aunt Olive.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading When Jasper, some years later, again met Aunt Eastman, she had a yet more curious story to tell about Abraham.
EastmannounUS /ˈiːstmən/
United States inventor of a dry-plate process of developing photographic film and of flexible film (his firm introduced roll film) and of the box camera and of a process for color photography (1854-1932)
From this reading When Jasper, some years later, again met Aunt Eastman, she had a yet more curious story to tell about Abraham.
fragrantadjectiveUS /ˈfreɪɡrənt/
pleasant-smelling
From this reading In the yard a single apple-tree was red with blooms, which made fragrant the air.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Jasper, some years later, again met Aunt Eastman, she had a yet more curious story to tell about Abraham.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "And here comes Johnnie Apple-seed!" said Aunt Olive.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was spring, and the cherry-trees were in bloom and musical with bees.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was spring, and the cherry-trees were in bloom and musical with bees.
JaspernounUS /ˈdʒæspər/
an opaque form of quartz; red or yellow or brown or dark green in color; used for ornamentation or as a gemstone
From this reading When Jasper, some years later, again met Aunt Eastman, she had a yet more curious story to tell about Abraham.
Johnnie
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From this reading "And here comes Johnnie Apple-seed!" said Aunt Olive.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading When Jasper, some years later, again met Aunt Eastman, she had a yet more curious story to tell about Abraham.
LINCOLNnounUS /ˈlɪŋkən/
16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
From this reading MAKING LINCOLN A "SON OF MALTA."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading In the yard a single apple-tree was red with blooms, which made fragrant the air.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading MAKING LINCOLN A "SON OF MALTA."
MALTAnounUS /ˈmɔːltə/
a republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964
From this reading MAKING LINCOLN A "SON OF MALTA."
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading When Jasper, some years later, again met Aunt Eastman, she had a yet more curious story to tell about Abraham.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading When Jasper, some years later, again met Aunt Eastman, she had a yet more curious story to tell about Abraham.
musicaladjectiveUS /ˈmjuːzɪkəl/
characterized by or capable of producing music
From this reading It was spring, and the cherry-trees were in bloom and musical with bees.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MAKING LINCOLN A "SON OF MALTA."
OliveadjectiveUS /ˈɑːləv/
of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
From this reading "And here comes Johnnie Apple-seed!" said Aunt Olive.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading In the yard a single apple-tree was red with blooms, which made fragrant the air.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "And here comes Johnnie Apple-seed!" said Aunt Olive.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Jasper, some years later, again met Aunt Eastman, she had a yet more curious story to tell about Abraham.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading In the yard a single apple-tree was red with blooms, which made fragrant the air.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading When Jasper, some years later, again met Aunt Eastman, she had a yet more curious story to tell about Abraham.
a male human offspring
From this reading MAKING LINCOLN A "SON OF MALTA."
the season of growth
From this reading It was spring, and the cherry-trees were in bloom and musical with bees.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading When Jasper, some years later, again met Aunt Eastman, she had a yet more curious story to tell about Abraham.
express in words
From this reading When Jasper, some years later, again met Aunt Eastman, she had a yet more curious story to tell about Abraham.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was spring, and the cherry-trees were in bloom and musical with bees.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Jasper, some years later, again met Aunt Eastman, she had a yet more curious story to tell about Abraham.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was spring, and the cherry-trees were in bloom and musical with bees.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was spring, and the cherry-trees were in bloom and musical with bees.
at the time that
From this reading When Jasper, some years later, again met Aunt Eastman, she had a yet more curious story to tell about Abraham.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the yard a single apple-tree was red with blooms, which made fragrant the air.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was spring, and the cherry-trees were in bloom and musical with bees.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading In the yard a single apple-tree was red with blooms, which made fragrant the air.
a late time of life
From this reading When Jasper, some years later, again met Aunt Eastman, she had a yet more curious story to tell about Abraham.
but in spite of that
From this reading When Jasper, some years later, again met Aunt Eastman, she had a yet more curious story to tell about Abraham.
