aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Now, in the next story I'm going to tell you about Jacko and the paper bag--that is, if the sofa cushion doesn't get tangled up in the lamp chimney and spoil the pudding for supper.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now, in the next story I'm going to tell you about Jacko and the paper bag--that is, if the sofa cushion doesn't get tangled up in the lamp chimney and spoil the pudding for supper.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading STORY VI JACKO AND THE PAPER BAG "Well, what shall we do today?" asked Jumpo of his brother, as the two monkey boys slid down out of the tree-house one Saturday morning.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading STORY VI JACKO AND THE PAPER BAG "Well, what shall we do today?" asked Jumpo of his brother, as the two monkey boys slid down out of the tree-house one Saturday morning.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading Now, in the next story I'm going to tell you about Jacko and the paper bag--that is, if the sofa cushion doesn't get tangled up in the lamp chimney and spoil the pudding for supper.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading STORY VI JACKO AND THE PAPER BAG "Well, what shall we do today?" asked Jumpo of his brother, as the two monkey boys slid down out of the tree-house one Saturday morning.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading STORY VI JACKO AND THE PAPER BAG "Well, what shall we do today?" asked Jumpo of his brother, as the two monkey boys slid down out of the tree-house one Saturday morning.
chimneynounUS /ˈtʃɪmni/
a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading Now, in the next story I'm going to tell you about Jacko and the paper bag--that is, if the sofa cushion doesn't get tangled up in the lamp chimney and spoil the pudding for supper.
cushionnounUS /ˈkʊʃən/
a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
From this reading Now, in the next story I'm going to tell you about Jacko and the paper bag--that is, if the sofa cushion doesn't get tangled up in the lamp chimney and spoil the pudding for supper.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading STORY VI JACKO AND THE PAPER BAG "Well, what shall we do today?" asked Jumpo of his brother, as the two monkey boys slid down out of the tree-house one Saturday morning.
doesn't
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don't
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From this reading "We don't have to go to school," spoke Jacko, "and I'm glad of it.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading STORY VI JACKO AND THE PAPER BAG "Well, what shall we do today?" asked Jumpo of his brother, as the two monkey boys slid down out of the tree-house one Saturday morning.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now, in the next story I'm going to tell you about Jacko and the paper bag--that is, if the sofa cushion doesn't get tangled up in the lamp chimney and spoil the pudding for supper.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Now, in the next story I'm going to tell you about Jacko and the paper bag--that is, if the sofa cushion doesn't get tangled up in the lamp chimney and spoil the pudding for supper.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "We don't have to go to school," spoke Jacko, "and I'm glad of it.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "We don't have to go to school," spoke Jacko, "and I'm glad of it.
the act of departing
From this reading Now, in the next story I'm going to tell you about Jacko and the paper bag--that is, if the sofa cushion doesn't get tangled up in the lamp chimney and spoil the pudding for supper.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading I'll let you shoot me, if you don't do it too hard."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We don't have to go to school," spoke Jacko, "and I'm glad of it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading STORY VI JACKO AND THE PAPER BAG "Well, what shall we do today?" asked Jumpo of his brother, as the two monkey boys slid down out of the tree-house one Saturday morning.
I'll
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From this reading I'll let you shoot me, if you don't do it too hard."
I'm
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on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Now, in the next story I'm going to tell you about Jacko and the paper bag--that is, if the sofa cushion doesn't get tangled up in the lamp chimney and spoil the pudding for supper.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now, in the next story I'm going to tell you about Jacko and the paper bag--that is, if the sofa cushion doesn't get tangled up in the lamp chimney and spoil the pudding for supper.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now, in the next story I'm going to tell you about Jacko and the paper bag--that is, if the sofa cushion doesn't get tangled up in the lamp chimney and spoil the pudding for supper.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "We don't have to go to school," spoke Jacko, "and I'm glad of it.
Jacko
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Jumpo
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From this reading STORY VI JACKO AND THE PAPER BAG "Well, what shall we do today?" asked Jumpo of his brother, as the two monkey boys slid down out of the tree-house one Saturday morning.
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading Now, in the next story I'm going to tell you about Jacko and the paper bag--that is, if the sofa cushion doesn't get tangled up in the lamp chimney and spoil the pudding for supper.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I'll let you shoot me, if you don't do it too hard."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I'll let you shoot me, if you don't do it too hard."
monkeynounUS /ˈmʌŋki/
any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
From this reading STORY VI JACKO AND THE PAPER BAG "Well, what shall we do today?" asked Jumpo of his brother, as the two monkey boys slid down out of the tree-house one Saturday morning.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading STORY VI JACKO AND THE PAPER BAG "Well, what shall we do today?" asked Jumpo of his brother, as the two monkey boys slid down out of the tree-house one Saturday morning.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Now, in the next story I'm going to tell you about Jacko and the paper bag--that is, if the sofa cushion doesn't get tangled up in the lamp chimney and spoil the pudding for supper.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, in the next story I'm going to tell you about Jacko and the paper bag--that is, if the sofa cushion doesn't get tangled up in the lamp chimney and spoil the pudding for supper.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading STORY VI JACKO AND THE PAPER BAG "Well, what shall we do today?" asked Jumpo of his brother, as the two monkey boys slid down out of the tree-house one Saturday morning.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading STORY VI JACKO AND THE PAPER BAG "Well, what shall we do today?" asked Jumpo of his brother, as the two monkey boys slid down out of the tree-house one Saturday morning.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading STORY VI JACKO AND THE PAPER BAG "Well, what shall we do today?" asked Jumpo of his brother, as the two monkey boys slid down out of the tree-house one Saturday morning.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading Now, in the next story I'm going to tell you about Jacko and the paper bag--that is, if the sofa cushion doesn't get tangled up in the lamp chimney and spoil the pudding for supper.
participate in games or sport
From this reading Suppose we play soldier.
puddingnounUS /ˈpʊdɪŋ/
any of various soft thick unsweetened baked dishes
From this reading Now, in the next story I'm going to tell you about Jacko and the paper bag--that is, if the sofa cushion doesn't get tangled up in the lamp chimney and spoil the pudding for supper.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading STORY VI JACKO AND THE PAPER BAG "Well, what shall we do today?" asked Jumpo of his brother, as the two monkey boys slid down out of the tree-house one Saturday morning.
an educational institution
From this reading "We don't have to go to school," spoke Jacko, "and I'm glad of it.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading STORY VI JACKO AND THE PAPER BAG "Well, what shall we do today?" asked Jumpo of his brother, as the two monkey boys slid down out of the tree-house one Saturday morning.
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading I'll let you shoot me, if you don't do it too hard."
slidverbUS /slɪd/
inflected form of “slide” — move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading STORY VI JACKO AND THE PAPER BAG "Well, what shall we do today?" asked Jumpo of his brother, as the two monkey boys slid down out of the tree-house one Saturday morning.
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading Now, in the next story I'm going to tell you about Jacko and the paper bag--that is, if the sofa cushion doesn't get tangled up in the lamp chimney and spoil the pudding for supper.
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading Suppose we play soldier.
spoilverbUS /spɔɪl/
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
From this reading Now, in the next story I'm going to tell you about Jacko and the paper bag--that is, if the sofa cushion doesn't get tangled up in the lamp chimney and spoil the pudding for supper.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading "We don't have to go to school," spoke Jacko, "and I'm glad of it.
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 Now, in the next story I'm going to tell you about Jacko and the paper bag--that is, if the sofa cushion doesn't get tangled up in the lamp chimney and spoil the pudding for supper.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading Now, in the next story I'm going to tell you about Jacko and the paper bag--that is, if the sofa cushion doesn't get tangled up in the lamp chimney and spoil the pudding for supper.
express a supposition
From this reading Suppose we play soldier.
tangledadjectiveUS /ˈtæŋɡəld/
in a confused mass
From this reading Now, in the next story I'm going to tell you about Jacko and the paper bag--that is, if the sofa cushion doesn't get tangled up in the lamp chimney and spoil the pudding for supper.
express in words
From this reading Now, in the next story I'm going to tell you about Jacko and the paper bag--that is, if the sofa cushion doesn't get tangled up in the lamp chimney and spoil the pudding for supper.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now, in the next story I'm going to tell you about Jacko and the paper bag--that is, if the sofa cushion doesn't get tangled up in the lamp chimney and spoil the pudding for supper.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now, in the next story I'm going to tell you about Jacko and the paper bag--that is, if the sofa cushion doesn't get tangled up in the lamp chimney and spoil the pudding for supper.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now, in the next story I'm going to tell you about Jacko and the paper bag--that is, if the sofa cushion doesn't get tangled up in the lamp chimney and spoil the pudding for supper.
todaynounUS /təˈdeɪ/
the present time or age
From this reading STORY VI JACKO AND THE PAPER BAG "Well, what shall we do today?" asked Jumpo of his brother, as the two monkey boys slid down out of the tree-house one Saturday morning.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I'll let you shoot me, if you don't do it too hard."
tree-house
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From this reading STORY VI JACKO AND THE PAPER BAG "Well, what shall we do today?" asked Jumpo of his brother, as the two monkey boys slid down out of the tree-house one Saturday morning.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading STORY VI JACKO AND THE PAPER BAG "Well, what shall we do today?" asked Jumpo of his brother, as the two monkey boys slid down out of the tree-house one Saturday morning.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Now, in the next story I'm going to tell you about Jacko and the paper bag--that is, if the sofa cushion doesn't get tangled up in the lamp chimney and spoil the pudding for supper.
VInounUS /vaɪ/
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading STORY VI JACKO AND THE PAPER BAG "Well, what shall we do today?" asked Jumpo of his brother, as the two monkey boys slid down out of the tree-house one Saturday morning.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading STORY VI JACKO AND THE PAPER BAG "Well, what shall we do today?" asked Jumpo of his brother, as the two monkey boys slid down out of the tree-house one Saturday morning.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading STORY VI JACKO AND THE PAPER BAG "Well, what shall we do today?" asked Jumpo of his brother, as the two monkey boys slid down out of the tree-house one Saturday morning.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading STORY VI JACKO AND THE PAPER BAG "Well, what shall we do today?" asked Jumpo of his brother, as the two monkey boys slid down out of the tree-house one Saturday morning.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now, in the next story I'm going to tell you about Jacko and the paper bag--that is, if the sofa cushion doesn't get tangled up in the lamp chimney and spoil the pudding for supper.
