used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BY CHARLES H. SYLVESTER Author of English and American Literature Last spring I found a pumpkin seed, And thought that I would go And plant it in a secret place, That no one else would know, And watch all summer long to see It grow, and grow, and grow, And maybe raise a pumpkin for A Jack-a-lantern show.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I used to carry water there, When no one was about, And every day I'd count to see How many leaves were out.
(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 BY CHARLES H. SYLVESTER Author of English and American Literature Last spring I found a pumpkin seed, And thought that I would go And plant it in a secret place, That no one else would know, And watch all summer long to see It grow, and grow, and grow, And maybe raise a pumpkin for A Jack-a-lantern show.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading BY CHARLES H. SYLVESTER Author of English and American Literature Last spring I found a pumpkin seed, And thought that I would go And plant it in a secret place, That no one else would know, And watch all summer long to see It grow, and grow, and grow, And maybe raise a pumpkin for A Jack-a-lantern show.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BY CHARLES H. SYLVESTER Author of English and American Literature Last spring I found a pumpkin seed, And thought that I would go And plant it in a secret place, That no one else would know, And watch all summer long to see It grow, and grow, and grow, And maybe raise a pumpkin for A Jack-a-lantern show.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading BY CHARLES H. SYLVESTER Author of English and American Literature Last spring I found a pumpkin seed, And thought that I would go And plant it in a secret place, That no one else would know, And watch all summer long to see It grow, and grow, and grow, And maybe raise a pumpkin for A Jack-a-lantern show.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading I knew I'd have to wait So long to have my fun, Before that small green ball could be A great big yellow one.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I knew I'd have to wait So long to have my fun, Before that small green ball could be A great big yellow one.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I knew I'd have to wait So long to have my fun, Before that small green ball could be A great big yellow one.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Till by and by there came a flower The color of the sun, Which withered up, and then I saw The pumpkin was begun; But oh!
next to; at the side of
From this reading I stuck a stick beside the seed, And thought that I should shout One morning when I stooped and saw The greenest little sprout!
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I knew I'd have to wait So long to have my fun, Before that small green ball could be A great big yellow one.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Till by and by there came a flower The color of the sun, Which withered up, and then I saw The pumpkin was begun; But oh!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY CHARLES H. SYLVESTER Author of English and American Literature Last spring I found a pumpkin seed, And thought that I would go And plant it in a secret place, That no one else would know, And watch all summer long to see It grow, and grow, and grow, And maybe raise a pumpkin for A Jack-a-lantern show.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Till by and by there came a flower The color of the sun, Which withered up, and then I saw The pumpkin was begun; But oh!
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading I used to carry water there, When no one was about, And every day I'd count to see How many leaves were out.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading BY CHARLES H. SYLVESTER Author of English and American Literature Last spring I found a pumpkin seed, And thought that I would go And plant it in a secret place, That no one else would know, And watch all summer long to see It grow, and grow, and grow, And maybe raise a pumpkin for A Jack-a-lantern show.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading Till by and by there came a flower The color of the sun, Which withered up, and then I saw The pumpkin was begun; But oh!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I knew I'd have to wait So long to have my fun, Before that small green ball could be A great big yellow one.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading I used to carry water there, When no one was about, And every day I'd count to see How many leaves were out.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I used to carry water there, When no one was about, And every day I'd count to see How many leaves were out.
else
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From this reading BY CHARLES H. SYLVESTER Author of English and American Literature Last spring I found a pumpkin seed, And thought that I would go And plant it in a secret place, That no one else would know, And watch all summer long to see It grow, and grow, and grow, And maybe raise a pumpkin for A Jack-a-lantern show.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading BY CHARLES H. SYLVESTER Author of English and American Literature Last spring I found a pumpkin seed, And thought that I would go And plant it in a secret place, That no one else would know, And watch all summer long to see It grow, and grow, and grow, And maybe raise a pumpkin for A Jack-a-lantern show.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I used to carry water there, When no one was about, And every day I'd count to see How many leaves were out.
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading Till by and by there came a flower The color of the sun, Which withered up, and then I saw The pumpkin was begun; But oh!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading BY CHARLES H. SYLVESTER Author of English and American Literature Last spring I found a pumpkin seed, And thought that I would go And plant it in a secret place, That no one else would know, And watch all summer long to see It grow, and grow, and grow, And maybe raise a pumpkin for A Jack-a-lantern show.
set up or found
From this reading BY CHARLES H. SYLVESTER Author of English and American Literature Last spring I found a pumpkin seed, And thought that I would go And plant it in a secret place, That no one else would know, And watch all summer long to see It grow, and grow, and grow, And maybe raise a pumpkin for A Jack-a-lantern show.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading I knew I'd have to wait So long to have my fun, Before that small green ball could be A great big yellow one.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading BY CHARLES H. SYLVESTER Author of English and American Literature Last spring I found a pumpkin seed, And thought that I would go And plant it in a secret place, That no one else would know, And watch all summer long to see It grow, and grow, and grow, And maybe raise a pumpkin for A Jack-a-lantern show.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I knew I'd have to wait So long to have my fun, Before that small green ball could be A great big yellow one.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading I knew I'd have to wait So long to have my fun, Before that small green ball could be A great big yellow one.
greenestadjectiveUS /ˈɡriːnɪst/
superlative of “green” — of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass
From this reading I stuck a stick beside the seed, And thought that I should shout One morning when I stooped and saw The greenest little sprout!
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading BY CHARLES H. SYLVESTER Author of English and American Literature Last spring I found a pumpkin seed, And thought that I would go And plant it in a secret place, That no one else would know, And watch all summer long to see It grow, and grow, and grow, And maybe raise a pumpkin for A Jack-a-lantern show.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading BY CHARLES H. SYLVESTER Author of English and American Literature Last spring I found a pumpkin seed, And thought that I would go And plant it in a secret place, That no one else would know, And watch all summer long to see It grow, and grow, and grow, And maybe raise a pumpkin for A Jack-a-lantern show.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I knew I'd have to wait So long to have my fun, Before that small green ball could be A great big yellow one.
How
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From this reading I used to carry water there, When no one was about, And every day I'd count to see How many leaves were out.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading BY CHARLES H. SYLVESTER Author of English and American Literature Last spring I found a pumpkin seed, And thought that I would go And plant it in a secret place, That no one else would know, And watch all summer long to see It grow, and grow, and grow, And maybe raise a pumpkin for A Jack-a-lantern show.
I'd
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From this reading I used to carry water there, When no one was about, And every day I'd count to see How many leaves were out.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BY CHARLES H. SYLVESTER Author of English and American Literature Last spring I found a pumpkin seed, And thought that I would go And plant it in a secret place, That no one else would know, And watch all summer long to see It grow, and grow, and grow, And maybe raise a pumpkin for A Jack-a-lantern show.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading BY CHARLES H. SYLVESTER Author of English and American Literature Last spring I found a pumpkin seed, And thought that I would go And plant it in a secret place, That no one else would know, And watch all summer long to see It grow, and grow, and grow, And maybe raise a pumpkin for A Jack-a-lantern show.
Jack-a-lanternnoun
a large poisonous agaric with orange caps and narrow clustered stalks; the gills are luminescent
From this reading BY CHARLES H. SYLVESTER Author of English and American Literature Last spring I found a pumpkin seed, And thought that I would go And plant it in a secret place, That no one else would know, And watch all summer long to see It grow, and grow, and grow, And maybe raise a pumpkin for A Jack-a-lantern show.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I knew I'd have to wait So long to have my fun, Before that small green ball could be A great big yellow one.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading BY CHARLES H. SYLVESTER Author of English and American Literature Last spring I found a pumpkin seed, And thought that I would go And plant it in a secret place, That no one else would know, And watch all summer long to see It grow, and grow, and grow, And maybe raise a pumpkin for A Jack-a-lantern show.
immediately past
From this reading BY CHARLES H. SYLVESTER Author of English and American Literature Last spring I found a pumpkin seed, And thought that I would go And plant it in a secret place, That no one else would know, And watch all summer long to see It grow, and grow, and grow, And maybe raise a pumpkin for A Jack-a-lantern show.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading I used to carry water there, When no one was about, And every day I'd count to see How many leaves were out.
creative writing of recognized artistic value
From this reading BY CHARLES H. SYLVESTER Author of English and American Literature Last spring I found a pumpkin seed, And thought that I would go And plant it in a secret place, That no one else would know, And watch all summer long to see It grow, and grow, and grow, And maybe raise a pumpkin for A Jack-a-lantern show.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I stuck a stick beside the seed, And thought that I should shout One morning when I stooped and saw The greenest little sprout!
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading BY CHARLES H. SYLVESTER Author of English and American Literature Last spring I found a pumpkin seed, And thought that I would go And plant it in a secret place, That no one else would know, And watch all summer long to see It grow, and grow, and grow, And maybe raise a pumpkin for A Jack-a-lantern show.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading I used to carry water there, When no one was about, And every day I'd count to see How many leaves were out.
by chance
From this reading BY CHARLES H. SYLVESTER Author of English and American Literature Last spring I found a pumpkin seed, And thought that I would go And plant it in a secret place, That no one else would know, And watch all summer long to see It grow, and grow, and grow, And maybe raise a pumpkin for A Jack-a-lantern show.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading I stuck a stick beside the seed, And thought that I should shout One morning when I stooped and saw The greenest little sprout!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I knew I'd have to wait So long to have my fun, Before that small green ball could be A great big yellow one.
not any; not one
From this reading BY CHARLES H. SYLVESTER Author of English and American Literature Last spring I found a pumpkin seed, And thought that I would go And plant it in a secret place, That no one else would know, And watch all summer long to see It grow, and grow, and grow, And maybe raise a pumpkin for A Jack-a-lantern show.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BY CHARLES H. SYLVESTER Author of English and American Literature Last spring I found a pumpkin seed, And thought that I would go And plant it in a secret place, That no one else would know, And watch all summer long to see It grow, and grow, and grow, And maybe raise a pumpkin for A Jack-a-lantern show.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Till by and by there came a flower The color of the sun, Which withered up, and then I saw The pumpkin was begun; But oh!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading BY CHARLES H. SYLVESTER Author of English and American Literature Last spring I found a pumpkin seed, And thought that I would go And plant it in a secret place, That no one else would know, And watch all summer long to see It grow, and grow, and grow, And maybe raise a pumpkin for A Jack-a-lantern show.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I used to carry water there, When no one was about, And every day I'd count to see How many leaves were out.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading BY CHARLES H. SYLVESTER Author of English and American Literature Last spring I found a pumpkin seed, And thought that I would go And plant it in a secret place, That no one else would know, And watch all summer long to see It grow, and grow, and grow, And maybe raise a pumpkin for A Jack-a-lantern show.
plantverbUS /plænt/
put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
From this reading BY CHARLES H. SYLVESTER Author of English and American Literature Last spring I found a pumpkin seed, And thought that I would go And plant it in a secret place, That no one else would know, And watch all summer long to see It grow, and grow, and grow, And maybe raise a pumpkin for A Jack-a-lantern show.
pumpkinnounUS /ˈpʌmpkɪn/
a coarse vine widely cultivated for its large pulpy round orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seeds; subspecies of Cucurbita pepo include the summer squashes and a few autumn squashes
From this reading BY CHARLES H. SYLVESTER Author of English and American Literature Last spring I found a pumpkin seed, And thought that I would go And plant it in a secret place, That no one else would know, And watch all summer long to see It grow, and grow, and grow, And maybe raise a pumpkin for A Jack-a-lantern show.
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading BY CHARLES H. SYLVESTER Author of English and American Literature Last spring I found a pumpkin seed, And thought that I would go And plant it in a secret place, That no one else would know, And watch all summer long to see It grow, and grow, and grow, And maybe raise a pumpkin for A Jack-a-lantern show.
cut with a saw
From this reading I stuck a stick beside the seed, And thought that I should shout One morning when I stooped and saw The greenest little sprout!
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading BY CHARLES H. SYLVESTER Author of English and American Literature Last spring I found a pumpkin seed, And thought that I would go And plant it in a secret place, That no one else would know, And watch all summer long to see It grow, and grow, and grow, And maybe raise a pumpkin for A Jack-a-lantern show.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading BY CHARLES H. SYLVESTER Author of English and American Literature Last spring I found a pumpkin seed, And thought that I would go And plant it in a secret place, That no one else would know, And watch all summer long to see It grow, and grow, and grow, And maybe raise a pumpkin for A Jack-a-lantern show.
seednounUS /siːd/
a small hard fruit
From this reading BY CHARLES H. SYLVESTER Author of English and American Literature Last spring I found a pumpkin seed, And thought that I would go And plant it in a secret place, That no one else would know, And watch all summer long to see It grow, and grow, and grow, And maybe raise a pumpkin for A Jack-a-lantern show.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I stuck a stick beside the seed, And thought that I should shout One morning when I stooped and saw The greenest little sprout!
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading I stuck a stick beside the seed, And thought that I should shout One morning when I stooped and saw The greenest little sprout!
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading BY CHARLES H. SYLVESTER Author of English and American Literature Last spring I found a pumpkin seed, And thought that I would go And plant it in a secret place, That no one else would know, And watch all summer long to see It grow, and grow, and grow, And maybe raise a pumpkin for A Jack-a-lantern show.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I knew I'd have to wait So long to have my fun, Before that small green ball could be A great big yellow one.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I knew I'd have to wait So long to have my fun, Before that small green ball could be A great big yellow one.
the season of growth
From this reading BY CHARLES H. SYLVESTER Author of English and American Literature Last spring I found a pumpkin seed, And thought that I would go And plant it in a secret place, That no one else would know, And watch all summer long to see It grow, and grow, and grow, And maybe raise a pumpkin for A Jack-a-lantern show.
sproutverbUS /spraʊt/
produce buds, branches, or germinate
From this reading I stuck a stick beside the seed, And thought that I should shout One morning when I stooped and saw The greenest little sprout!
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading I stuck a stick beside the seed, And thought that I should shout One morning when I stooped and saw The greenest little sprout!
stoopedadjectiveUS /stuːpt/
having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
From this reading I stuck a stick beside the seed, And thought that I should shout One morning when I stooped and saw The greenest little sprout!
caught or fixed
From this reading I stuck a stick beside the seed, And thought that I should shout One morning when I stooped and saw The greenest little sprout!
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading BY CHARLES H. SYLVESTER Author of English and American Literature Last spring I found a pumpkin seed, And thought that I would go And plant it in a secret place, That no one else would know, And watch all summer long to see It grow, and grow, and grow, And maybe raise a pumpkin for A Jack-a-lantern show.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Till by and by there came a flower The color of the sun, Which withered up, and then I saw The pumpkin was begun; But oh!
SYLVESTER
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From this reading BY CHARLES H. SYLVESTER Author of English and American Literature Last spring I found a pumpkin seed, And thought that I would go And plant it in a secret place, That no one else would know, And watch all summer long to see It grow, and grow, and grow, And maybe raise a pumpkin for A Jack-a-lantern show.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading BY CHARLES H. SYLVESTER Author of English and American Literature Last spring I found a pumpkin seed, And thought that I would go And plant it in a secret place, That no one else would know, And watch all summer long to see It grow, and grow, and grow, And maybe raise a pumpkin for A Jack-a-lantern show.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I stuck a stick beside the seed, And thought that I should shout One morning when I stooped and saw The greenest little sprout!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Till by and by there came a flower The color of the sun, Which withered up, and then I saw The pumpkin was begun; But oh!
in or at that place or location
From this reading I used to carry water there, When no one was about, And every day I'd count to see How many leaves were out.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading BY CHARLES H. SYLVESTER Author of English and American Literature Last spring I found a pumpkin seed, And thought that I would go And plant it in a secret place, That no one else would know, And watch all summer long to see It grow, and grow, and grow, And maybe raise a pumpkin for A Jack-a-lantern show.
up to a particular time
From this reading Till by and by there came a flower The color of the sun, Which withered up, and then I saw The pumpkin was begun; But oh!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BY CHARLES H. SYLVESTER Author of English and American Literature Last spring I found a pumpkin seed, And thought that I would go And plant it in a secret place, That no one else would know, And watch all summer long to see It grow, and grow, and grow, And maybe raise a pumpkin for A Jack-a-lantern show.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Till by and by there came a flower The color of the sun, Which withered up, and then I saw The pumpkin was begun; But oh!
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading I used to carry water there, When no one was about, And every day I'd count to see How many leaves were out.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading I knew I'd have to wait So long to have my fun, Before that small green ball could be A great big yellow one.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I used to carry water there, When no one was about, And every day I'd count to see How many leaves were out.
look attentively
From this reading BY CHARLES H. SYLVESTER Author of English and American Literature Last spring I found a pumpkin seed, And thought that I would go And plant it in a secret place, That no one else would know, And watch all summer long to see It grow, and grow, and grow, And maybe raise a pumpkin for A Jack-a-lantern show.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading I used to carry water there, When no one was about, And every day I'd count to see How many leaves were out.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I used to carry water there, When no one was about, And every day I'd count to see How many leaves were out.
at the time that
From this reading I stuck a stick beside the seed, And thought that I should shout One morning when I stooped and saw The greenest little sprout!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Till by and by there came a flower The color of the sun, Which withered up, and then I saw The pumpkin was begun; But oh!
witheredadjectiveUS /ˈwɪðərd/
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
From this reading Till by and by there came a flower The color of the sun, Which withered up, and then I saw The pumpkin was begun; But oh!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading BY CHARLES H. SYLVESTER Author of English and American Literature Last spring I found a pumpkin seed, And thought that I would go And plant it in a secret place, That no one else would know, And watch all summer long to see It grow, and grow, and grow, And maybe raise a pumpkin for A Jack-a-lantern show.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading I knew I'd have to wait So long to have my fun, Before that small green ball could be A great big yellow one.
