used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They were living in Pilot Taraldsen’s small yellow house, and he and his boy Eric had moved out into a sort of woodshed for the summer.
(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 Johnny Blossom had turned somersaults all over the field near the house for pure joy, on his first arrival at Oxen Bay.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hadn’t they come out to Oxen Bay for the whole summer, Mother and the three sisters and himself?
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading Johnny Blossom had turned somersaults all over the field near the house for pure joy, on his first arrival at Oxen Bay.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Johnny Blossom had turned somersaults all over the field near the house for pure joy, on his first arrival at Oxen Bay.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading Hadn’t they come out to Oxen Bay for the whole summer, Mother and the three sisters and himself?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Crab Fishing NOW there was going to be fun in plenty!
BlossomverbUS /ˈblɑːsəm/
produce or yield flowers
From this reading Johnny Blossom had turned somersaults all over the field near the house for pure joy, on his first arrival at Oxen Bay.
a youthful male person
From this reading They were living in Pilot Taraldsen’s small yellow house, and he and his boy Eric had moved out into a sort of woodshed for the summer.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Hadn’t they come out to Oxen Bay for the whole summer, Mother and the three sisters and himself?
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading And wasn’t Father coming every Saturday to spend Sunday?
CrabnounUS /kræb/
decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers
From this reading Crab Fishing NOW there was going to be fun in plenty!
Eric
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From this reading They were living in Pilot Taraldsen’s small yellow house, and he and his boy Eric had moved out into a sort of woodshed for the summer.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading And wasn’t Father coming every Saturday to spend Sunday?
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading And wasn’t Father coming every Saturday to spend Sunday?
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading Johnny Blossom had turned somersaults all over the field near the house for pure joy, on his first arrival at Oxen Bay.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Johnny Blossom had turned somersaults all over the field near the house for pure joy, on his first arrival at Oxen Bay.
FishingnounUS /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading Crab Fishing NOW there was going to be fun in plenty!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Hadn’t they come out to Oxen Bay for the whole summer, Mother and the three sisters and himself?
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading Crab Fishing NOW there was going to be fun in plenty!
the act of departing
From this reading Crab Fishing NOW there was going to be fun in plenty!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They were living in Pilot Taraldsen’s small yellow house, and he and his boy Eric had moved out into a sort of woodshed for the summer.
Hadn't
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From this reading Hadn’t they come out to Oxen Bay for the whole summer, Mother and the three sisters and himself?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were living in Pilot Taraldsen’s small yellow house, and he and his boy Eric had moved out into a sort of woodshed for the summer.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Hadn’t they come out to Oxen Bay for the whole summer, Mother and the three sisters and himself?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They were living in Pilot Taraldsen’s small yellow house, and he and his boy Eric had moved out into a sort of woodshed for the summer.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading They were living in Pilot Taraldsen’s small yellow house, and he and his boy Eric had moved out into a sort of woodshed for the summer.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Crab Fishing NOW there was going to be fun in plenty!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They were living in Pilot Taraldsen’s small yellow house, and he and his boy Eric had moved out into a sort of woodshed for the summer.
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading Johnny Blossom had turned somersaults all over the field near the house for pure joy, on his first arrival at Oxen Bay.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Johnny Blossom had turned somersaults all over the field near the house for pure joy, on his first arrival at Oxen Bay.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading They were living in Pilot Taraldsen’s small yellow house, and he and his boy Eric had moved out into a sort of woodshed for the summer.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Hadn’t they come out to Oxen Bay for the whole summer, Mother and the three sisters and himself?
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading They were living in Pilot Taraldsen’s small yellow house, and he and his boy Eric had moved out into a sort of woodshed for the summer.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Johnny Blossom had turned somersaults all over the field near the house for pure joy, on his first arrival at Oxen Bay.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Crab Fishing NOW there was going to be fun in plenty!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were living in Pilot Taraldsen’s small yellow house, and he and his boy Eric had moved out into a sort of woodshed for the summer.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Johnny Blossom had turned somersaults all over the field near the house for pure joy, on his first arrival at Oxen Bay.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Hadn’t they come out to Oxen Bay for the whole summer, Mother and the three sisters and himself?
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Johnny Blossom had turned somersaults all over the field near the house for pure joy, on his first arrival at Oxen Bay.
OxennounUS /ˈɑːksən/
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading Hadn’t they come out to Oxen Bay for the whole summer, Mother and the three sisters and himself?
PilotverbUS /ˈpaɪlət/
operate an airplane
From this reading They were living in Pilot Taraldsen’s small yellow house, and he and his boy Eric had moved out into a sort of woodshed for the summer.
a full supply
From this reading Crab Fishing NOW there was going to be fun in plenty!
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading Johnny Blossom had turned somersaults all over the field near the house for pure joy, on his first arrival at Oxen Bay.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading And wasn’t Father coming every Saturday to spend Sunday?
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Hadn’t they come out to Oxen Bay for the whole summer, Mother and the three sisters and himself?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They were living in Pilot Taraldsen’s small yellow house, and he and his boy Eric had moved out into a sort of woodshed for the summer.
somersaultsnounUS /ˈsʌmərsɔːlts/
plural of “somersault” — an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return
From this reading Johnny Blossom had turned somersaults all over the field near the house for pure joy, on his first arrival at Oxen Bay.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading They were living in Pilot Taraldsen’s small yellow house, and he and his boy Eric had moved out into a sort of woodshed for the summer.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading And wasn’t Father coming every Saturday to spend Sunday?
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Hadn’t they come out to Oxen Bay for the whole summer, Mother and the three sisters and himself?
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading And wasn’t Father coming every Saturday to spend Sunday?
Taraldsen's
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From this reading They were living in Pilot Taraldsen’s small yellow house, and he and his boy Eric had moved out into a sort of woodshed for the summer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hadn’t they come out to Oxen Bay for the whole summer, Mother and the three sisters and himself?
in or at that place or location
From this reading Crab Fishing NOW there was going to be fun in plenty!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hadn’t they come out to Oxen Bay for the whole summer, Mother and the three sisters and himself?
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Hadn’t they come out to Oxen Bay for the whole summer, Mother and the three sisters and himself?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Crab Fishing NOW there was going to be fun in plenty!
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Johnny Blossom had turned somersaults all over the field near the house for pure joy, on his first arrival at Oxen Bay.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Crab Fishing NOW there was going to be fun in plenty!
wasn't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And wasn’t Father coming every Saturday to spend Sunday?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were living in Pilot Taraldsen’s small yellow house, and he and his boy Eric had moved out into a sort of woodshed for the summer.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Hadn’t they come out to Oxen Bay for the whole summer, Mother and the three sisters and himself?
woodshednounUS /ˈwʊdʃed/
a shed for storing firewood or garden tools
From this reading They were living in Pilot Taraldsen’s small yellow house, and he and his boy Eric had moved out into a sort of woodshed for the summer.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading They were living in Pilot Taraldsen’s small yellow house, and he and his boy Eric had moved out into a sort of woodshed for the summer.
