used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading All of a sudden in the hollow of the tree trunk he saw something shining like a will o’ the wisp.
(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 All of a sudden in the hollow of the tree trunk he saw something shining like a will o’ the wisp.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HEN once the voice of Rumble was lost in the distance, Johnny climbed out of the tree and found that none of his bones were broken.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ‘Here’s luck at last,’ says Johnny, ‘I’ve lost a maid and found a golden goose!
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading I’ll have it roasted this very night,’ and off he went to the best inn in the village.
(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
From this reading HEN once the voice of Rumble was lost in the distance, Johnny climbed out of the tree and found that none of his bones were broken.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading HEN once the voice of Rumble was lost in the distance, Johnny climbed out of the tree and found that none of his bones were broken.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading HEN once the voice of Rumble was lost in the distance, Johnny climbed out of the tree and found that none of his bones were broken.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading HEN once the voice of Rumble was lost in the distance, Johnny climbed out of the tree and found that none of his bones were broken.
FeathersnounUS /ˈfeðərz/
plural of “feather” — the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
From this reading He put in his hands and pulled out A Goose with Golden Feathers!
set up or found
From this reading HEN once the voice of Rumble was lost in the distance, Johnny climbed out of the tree and found that none of his bones were broken.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading He put in his hands and pulled out A Goose with Golden Feathers!
GoosenounUS /ɡuːs/
web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
From this reading He put in his hands and pulled out A Goose with Golden Feathers!
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading He put in his hands and pulled out A Goose with Golden Feathers!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I’ll have it roasted this very night,’ and off he went to the best inn in the village.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All of a sudden in the hollow of the tree trunk he saw something shining like a will o’ the wisp.
HENnounUS /hen/
adult female chicken
From this reading HEN once the voice of Rumble was lost in the distance, Johnny climbed out of the tree and found that none of his bones were broken.
Here's
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From this reading ‘Here’s luck at last,’ says Johnny, ‘I’ve lost a maid and found a golden goose!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HEN once the voice of Rumble was lost in the distance, Johnny climbed out of the tree and found that none of his bones were broken.
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading All of a sudden in the hollow of the tree trunk he saw something shining like a will o’ the wisp.
I'll
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From this reading I’ll have it roasted this very night,’ and off he went to the best inn in the village.
I've
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From this reading ‘Here’s luck at last,’ says Johnny, ‘I’ve lost a maid and found a golden goose!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HEN once the voice of Rumble was lost in the distance, Johnny climbed out of the tree and found that none of his bones were broken.
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading I’ll have it roasted this very night,’ and off he went to the best inn in the village.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I’ll have it roasted this very night,’ and off he went to the best inn in the village.
“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 HEN once the voice of Rumble was lost in the distance, Johnny climbed out of the tree and found that none of his bones were broken.
immediately past
From this reading ‘Here’s luck at last,’ says Johnny, ‘I’ve lost a maid and found a golden goose!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading All of a sudden in the hollow of the tree trunk he saw something shining like a will o’ the wisp.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading HEN once the voice of Rumble was lost in the distance, Johnny climbed out of the tree and found that none of his bones were broken.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading ‘Here’s luck at last,’ says Johnny, ‘I’ve lost a maid and found a golden goose!
a female domestic
From this reading ‘Here’s luck at last,’ says Johnny, ‘I’ve lost a maid and found a golden goose!
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I’ll have it roasted this very night,’ and off he went to the best inn in the village.
not one, and not any
From this reading HEN once the voice of Rumble was lost in the distance, Johnny climbed out of the tree and found that none of his bones were broken.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading All of a sudden in the hollow of the tree trunk he saw something shining like a will o’ the wisp.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HEN once the voice of Rumble was lost in the distance, Johnny climbed out of the tree and found that none of his bones were broken.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I’ll have it roasted this very night,’ and off he went to the best inn in the village.
on one occasion
From this reading HEN once the voice of Rumble was lost in the distance, Johnny climbed out of the tree and found that none of his bones were broken.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading HEN once the voice of Rumble was lost in the distance, Johnny climbed out of the tree and found that none of his bones were broken.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading He put in his hands and pulled out A Goose with Golden Feathers!
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He put in his hands and pulled out A Goose with Golden Feathers!
roastedadjectiveUS /ˈroʊstəd/
(meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven
From this reading I’ll have it roasted this very night,’ and off he went to the best inn in the village.
RumbleverbUS /ˈrʌmbəl/
make a low noise
From this reading HEN once the voice of Rumble was lost in the distance, Johnny climbed out of the tree and found that none of his bones were broken.
cut with a saw
From this reading All of a sudden in the hollow of the tree trunk he saw something shining like a will o’ the wisp.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading ‘Here’s luck at last,’ says Johnny, ‘I’ve lost a maid and found a golden goose!
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading All of a sudden in the hollow of the tree trunk he saw something shining like a will o’ the wisp.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading All of a sudden in the hollow of the tree trunk he saw something shining like a will o’ the wisp.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading All of a sudden in the hollow of the tree trunk he saw something shining like a will o’ the wisp.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading HEN once the voice of Rumble was lost in the distance, Johnny climbed out of the tree and found that none of his bones were broken.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HEN once the voice of Rumble was lost in the distance, Johnny climbed out of the tree and found that none of his bones were broken.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I’ll have it roasted this very night,’ and off he went to the best inn in the village.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I’ll have it roasted this very night,’ and off he went to the best inn in the village.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading HEN once the voice of Rumble was lost in the distance, Johnny climbed out of the tree and found that none of his bones were broken.
the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
From this reading All of a sudden in the hollow of the tree trunk he saw something shining like a will o’ the wisp.
precisely as stated
From this reading I’ll have it roasted this very night,’ and off he went to the best inn in the village.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading I’ll have it roasted this very night,’ and off he went to the best inn in the village.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading HEN once the voice of Rumble was lost in the distance, Johnny climbed out of the tree and found that none of his bones were broken.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HEN once the voice of Rumble was lost in the distance, Johnny climbed out of the tree and found that none of his bones were broken.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I’ll have it roasted this very night,’ and off he went to the best inn in the village.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading HEN once the voice of Rumble was lost in the distance, Johnny climbed out of the tree and found that none of his bones were broken.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading All of a sudden in the hollow of the tree trunk he saw something shining like a will o’ the wisp.
wispnounUS /wɪsp/
a small tuft or lock
From this reading All of a sudden in the hollow of the tree trunk he saw something shining like a will o’ the wisp.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He put in his hands and pulled out A Goose with Golden Feathers!
