used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Doesn’t that look like a little cyclone cloud?” indicating the cloud with a “tail” that seemed to be gathering color and speed as the buckboard traveled on.
AllennounUS /ˈælən/
United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
From this reading Shall we try it, sister?” to Miss Allen who was, as a rule, rather timid of the storms that sprung up so suddenly on the plains.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Doesn’t that look like a little cyclone cloud?” indicating the cloud with a “tail” that seemed to be gathering color and speed as the buckboard traveled on.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “Old Squatty’s cabin would be as good a place as any in a blow,” her father replied.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “If we get one, we could put the horses in shelter around there, and maybe the lightning might give the old lady a real glimpse into the beyond.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Doesn’t that look like a little cyclone cloud?” indicating the cloud with a “tail” that seemed to be gathering color and speed as the buckboard traveled on.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Can we make it, Daddy?” asked Jane.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Doesn’t that look like a little cyclone cloud?” indicating the cloud with a “tail” that seemed to be gathering color and speed as the buckboard traveled on.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “If we get one, we could put the horses in shelter around there, and maybe the lightning might give the old lady a real glimpse into the beyond.
exhale hard
From this reading “Old Squatty’s cabin would be as good a place as any in a blow,” her father replied.
buckboardnoun
an open horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; has a seat attached to a flexible board between the two axles
From this reading “Doesn’t that look like a little cyclone cloud?” indicating the cloud with a “tail” that seemed to be gathering color and speed as the buckboard traveled on.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading “Old Squatty’s cabin would be as good a place as any in a blow,” her father replied.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Can we make it, Daddy?” asked Jane.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading “Doesn’t that look like a little cyclone cloud?” indicating the cloud with a “tail” that seemed to be gathering color and speed as the buckboard traveled on.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading “Doesn’t that look like a little cyclone cloud?” indicating the cloud with a “tail” that seemed to be gathering color and speed as the buckboard traveled on.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “If we get one, we could put the horses in shelter around there, and maybe the lightning might give the old lady a real glimpse into the beyond.
cyclonenounUS /sɪˈkloʊn/
(meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern
From this reading “Doesn’t that look like a little cyclone cloud?” indicating the cloud with a “tail” that seemed to be gathering color and speed as the buckboard traveled on.
DaddynounUS /ˈdædi/
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “Can we make it, Daddy?” asked Jane.
Doesn't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Doesn’t that look like a little cyclone cloud?” indicating the cloud with a “tail” that seemed to be gathering color and speed as the buckboard traveled on.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Old Squatty’s cabin would be as good a place as any in a blow,” her father replied.
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading “Doesn’t that look like a little cyclone cloud?” indicating the cloud with a “tail” that seemed to be gathering color and speed as the buckboard traveled on.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “If we get one, we could put the horses in shelter around there, and maybe the lightning might give the old lady a real glimpse into the beyond.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “If we get one, we could put the horses in shelter around there, and maybe the lightning might give the old lady a real glimpse into the beyond.
a quick look
From this reading “If we get one, we could put the horses in shelter around there, and maybe the lightning might give the old lady a real glimpse into the beyond.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Old Squatty’s cabin would be as good a place as any in a blow,” her father replied.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Old Squatty’s cabin would be as good a place as any in a blow,” her father replied.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “If we get one, we could put the horses in shelter around there, and maybe the lightning might give the old lady a real glimpse into the beyond.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If we get one, we could put the horses in shelter around there, and maybe the lightning might give the old lady a real glimpse into the beyond.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Old Squatty’s cabin would be as good a place as any in a blow,” her father replied.
indicatingverbUS /ˈɪndəkeɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “indicate” — be a signal for or a symptom of
From this reading “Doesn’t that look like a little cyclone cloud?” indicating the cloud with a “tail” that seemed to be gathering color and speed as the buckboard traveled on.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “If we get one, we could put the horses in shelter around there, and maybe the lightning might give the old lady a real glimpse into the beyond.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Can we make it, Daddy?” asked Jane.
Jane
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Can we make it, Daddy?” asked Jane.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “If we get one, we could put the horses in shelter around there, and maybe the lightning might give the old lady a real glimpse into the beyond.
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading “If we get one, we could put the horses in shelter around there, and maybe the lightning might give the old lady a real glimpse into the beyond.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Doesn’t that look like a little cyclone cloud?” indicating the cloud with a “tail” that seemed to be gathering color and speed as the buckboard traveled on.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Doesn’t that look like a little cyclone cloud?” indicating the cloud with a “tail” that seemed to be gathering color and speed as the buckboard traveled on.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Doesn’t that look like a little cyclone cloud?” indicating the cloud with a “tail” that seemed to be gathering color and speed as the buckboard traveled on.
engage in
From this reading “Can we make it, Daddy?” asked Jane.
by chance
From this reading “If we get one, we could put the horses in shelter around there, and maybe the lightning might give the old lady a real glimpse into the beyond.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “If we get one, we could put the horses in shelter around there, and maybe the lightning might give the old lady a real glimpse into the beyond.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Shall we try it, sister?” to Miss Allen who was, as a rule, rather timid of the storms that sprung up so suddenly on the plains.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Shall we try it, sister?” to Miss Allen who was, as a rule, rather timid of the storms that sprung up so suddenly on the plains.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Old Squatty’s cabin would be as good a place as any in a blow,” her father replied.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Doesn’t that look like a little cyclone cloud?” indicating the cloud with a “tail” that seemed to be gathering color and speed as the buckboard traveled on.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “If we get one, we could put the horses in shelter around there, and maybe the lightning might give the old lady a real glimpse into the beyond.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “Old Squatty’s cabin would be as good a place as any in a blow,” her father replied.
plainsnounUS /pleɪnz/
plural of “plain” — extensive tract of level open land
From this reading Shall we try it, sister?” to Miss Allen who was, as a rule, rather timid of the storms that sprung up so suddenly on the plains.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “If we get one, we could put the horses in shelter around there, and maybe the lightning might give the old lady a real glimpse into the beyond.
on the contrary
From this reading Shall we try it, sister?” to Miss Allen who was, as a rule, rather timid of the storms that sprung up so suddenly on the plains.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading “If we get one, we could put the horses in shelter around there, and maybe the lightning might give the old lady a real glimpse into the beyond.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “Old Squatty’s cabin would be as good a place as any in a blow,” her father replied.
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading Shall we try it, sister?” to Miss Allen who was, as a rule, rather timid of the storms that sprung up so suddenly on the plains.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “Doesn’t that look like a little cyclone cloud?” indicating the cloud with a “tail” that seemed to be gathering color and speed as the buckboard traveled on.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Shall we try it, sister?” to Miss Allen who was, as a rule, rather timid of the storms that sprung up so suddenly on the plains.
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading “If we get one, we could put the horses in shelter around there, and maybe the lightning might give the old lady a real glimpse into the beyond.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Shall we try it, sister?” to Miss Allen who was, as a rule, rather timid of the storms that sprung up so suddenly on the plains.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Shall we try it, sister?” to Miss Allen who was, as a rule, rather timid of the storms that sprung up so suddenly on the plains.
move hurridly
From this reading “Doesn’t that look like a little cyclone cloud?” indicating the cloud with a “tail” that seemed to be gathering color and speed as the buckboard traveled on.
sprungverbUS /sprʌŋ/
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Shall we try it, sister?” to Miss Allen who was, as a rule, rather timid of the storms that sprung up so suddenly on the plains.
Squatty's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Old Squatty’s cabin would be as good a place as any in a blow,” her father replied.
stormsnounUS /stɔːrmz/
plural of “storm” — a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
From this reading Shall we try it, sister?” to Miss Allen who was, as a rule, rather timid of the storms that sprung up so suddenly on the plains.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Shall we try it, sister?” to Miss Allen who was, as a rule, rather timid of the storms that sprung up so suddenly on the plains.
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading “Doesn’t that look like a little cyclone cloud?” indicating the cloud with a “tail” that seemed to be gathering color and speed as the buckboard traveled on.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Doesn’t that look like a little cyclone cloud?” indicating the cloud with a “tail” that seemed to be gathering color and speed as the buckboard traveled on.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Doesn’t that look like a little cyclone cloud?” indicating the cloud with a “tail” that seemed to be gathering color and speed as the buckboard traveled on.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “If we get one, we could put the horses in shelter around there, and maybe the lightning might give the old lady a real glimpse into the beyond.
timidadjectiveUS /ˈtɪmɪd/
showing fear and lack of confidence
From this reading Shall we try it, sister?” to Miss Allen who was, as a rule, rather timid of the storms that sprung up so suddenly on the plains.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Doesn’t that look like a little cyclone cloud?” indicating the cloud with a “tail” that seemed to be gathering color and speed as the buckboard traveled on.
traveledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
traveled over or through; sometimes used as a combining term
From this reading “Doesn’t that look like a little cyclone cloud?” indicating the cloud with a “tail” that seemed to be gathering color and speed as the buckboard traveled on.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading Shall we try it, sister?” to Miss Allen who was, as a rule, rather timid of the storms that sprung up so suddenly on the plains.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Shall we try it, sister?” to Miss Allen who was, as a rule, rather timid of the storms that sprung up so suddenly on the plains.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Shall we try it, sister?” to Miss Allen who was, as a rule, rather timid of the storms that sprung up so suddenly on the plains.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Can we make it, Daddy?” asked Jane.
which person or people
From this reading Shall we try it, sister?” to Miss Allen who was, as a rule, rather timid of the storms that sprung up so suddenly on the plains.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Doesn’t that look like a little cyclone cloud?” indicating the cloud with a “tail” that seemed to be gathering color and speed as the buckboard traveled on.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Old Squatty’s cabin would be as good a place as any in a blow,” her father replied.
