used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She was out again in a moment with two light wicker baskets.
anew
From this reading She was out again in a moment with two light wicker baskets.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Run down to Farmer Flynn's to meet Danny, and tell him to bring some home with him."
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN SHAMROCK "Look, Kathleen," said Grandmother Barry, as the two children reached the cottage door, "there's not another sod of peat in the house.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN SHAMROCK "Look, Kathleen," said Grandmother Barry, as the two children reached the cottage door, "there's not another sod of peat in the house.
Barry
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From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN SHAMROCK "Look, Kathleen," said Grandmother Barry, as the two children reached the cottage door, "there's not another sod of peat in the house.
basketsnounUS /ˈbæskəts/
plural of “basket” — a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading She was out again in a moment with two light wicker baskets.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Run down to Farmer Flynn's to meet Danny, and tell him to bring some home with him."
taking care or paying attention
From this reading "Here's your creel, too, Mary Ellen," she said, and hung it carefully over her sister's shoulders.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN SHAMROCK "Look, Kathleen," said Grandmother Barry, as the two children reached the cottage door, "there's not another sod of peat in the house.
a small house with a single story
From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN SHAMROCK "Look, Kathleen," said Grandmother Barry, as the two children reached the cottage door, "there's not another sod of peat in the house.
creelnounUS /kriːl/
a wicker basket used by anglers to hold fish
From this reading "I'll get the small creel Danny made for me, and bring some home myself," said Kathleen, running into the cottage.
Danny
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From this reading Run down to Farmer Flynn's to meet Danny, and tell him to bring some home with him."
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN SHAMROCK "Look, Kathleen," said Grandmother Barry, as the two children reached the cottage door, "there's not another sod of peat in the house.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Run down to Farmer Flynn's to meet Danny, and tell him to bring some home with him."
Ellen
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From this reading "Here's your creel, too, Mary Ellen," she said, and hung it carefully over her sister's shoulders.
a person who operates a farm
From this reading Run down to Farmer Flynn's to meet Danny, and tell him to bring some home with him."
Flynn's
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From this reading Run down to Farmer Flynn's to meet Danny, and tell him to bring some home with him."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I'll get the small creel Danny made for me, and bring some home myself," said Kathleen, running into the cottage.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I'll get the small creel Danny made for me, and bring some home myself," said Kathleen, running into the cottage.
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN SHAMROCK "Look, Kathleen," said Grandmother Barry, as the two children reached the cottage door, "there's not another sod of peat in the house.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN SHAMROCK "Look, Kathleen," said Grandmother Barry, as the two children reached the cottage door, "there's not another sod of peat in the house.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Here's your creel, too, Mary Ellen," she said, and hung it carefully over her sister's shoulders.
Here's
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From this reading "Here's your creel, too, Mary Ellen," she said, and hung it carefully over her sister's shoulders.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Run down to Farmer Flynn's to meet Danny, and tell him to bring some home with him."
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Run down to Farmer Flynn's to meet Danny, and tell him to bring some home with him."
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN SHAMROCK "Look, Kathleen," said Grandmother Barry, as the two children reached the cottage door, "there's not another sod of peat in the house.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading "Here's your creel, too, Mary Ellen," she said, and hung it carefully over her sister's shoulders.
I'll
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From this reading "I'll get the small creel Danny made for me, and bring some home myself," said Kathleen, running into the cottage.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN SHAMROCK "Look, Kathleen," said Grandmother Barry, as the two children reached the cottage door, "there's not another sod of peat in the house.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "I'll get the small creel Danny made for me, and bring some home myself," said Kathleen, running into the cottage.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Here's your creel, too, Mary Ellen," she said, and hung it carefully over her sister's shoulders.
Kathleen
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From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN SHAMROCK "Look, Kathleen," said Grandmother Barry, as the two children reached the cottage door, "there's not another sod of peat in the house.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading She was out again in a moment with two light wicker baskets.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN SHAMROCK "Look, Kathleen," said Grandmother Barry, as the two children reached the cottage door, "there's not another sod of peat in the house.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN SHAMROCK "Look, Kathleen," said Grandmother Barry, as the two children reached the cottage door, "there's not another sod of peat in the house.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "I'll get the small creel Danny made for me, and bring some home myself," said Kathleen, running into the cottage.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading "Here's your creel, too, Mary Ellen," she said, and hung it carefully over her sister's shoulders.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I'll get the small creel Danny made for me, and bring some home myself," said Kathleen, running into the cottage.
come together
From this reading Run down to Farmer Flynn's to meet Danny, and tell him to bring some home with him."
a particular point in time
From this reading She was out again in a moment with two light wicker baskets.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "I'll get the small creel Danny made for me, and bring some home myself," said Kathleen, running into the cottage.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN SHAMROCK "Look, Kathleen," said Grandmother Barry, as the two children reached the cottage door, "there's not another sod of peat in the house.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN SHAMROCK "Look, Kathleen," said Grandmother Barry, as the two children reached the cottage door, "there's not another sod of peat in the house.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She was out again in a moment with two light wicker baskets.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Here's your creel, too, Mary Ellen," she said, and hung it carefully over her sister's shoulders.
peatnounUS /piːt/
partially carbonized vegetable matter saturated with water; can be used as a fuel when dried
From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN SHAMROCK "Look, Kathleen," said Grandmother Barry, as the two children reached the cottage door, "there's not another sod of peat in the house.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN SHAMROCK "Look, Kathleen," said Grandmother Barry, as the two children reached the cottage door, "there's not another sod of peat in the house.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Run down to Farmer Flynn's to meet Danny, and tell him to bring some home with him."
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading "I'll get the small creel Danny made for me, and bring some home myself," said Kathleen, running into the cottage.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN SHAMROCK "Look, Kathleen," said Grandmother Barry, as the two children reached the cottage door, "there's not another sod of peat in the house.
SHAMROCKnounUS /ˈʃæmrɑːk/
creeping European clover having white to pink flowers and bright green leaves; naturalized in United States; widely grown for forage
From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN SHAMROCK "Look, Kathleen," said Grandmother Barry, as the two children reached the cottage door, "there's not another sod of peat in the house.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was out again in a moment with two light wicker baskets.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading "Here's your creel, too, Mary Ellen," she said, and hung it carefully over her sister's shoulders.
sister'snounUS /ˈsɪstərz/
possessive form of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading "Here's your creel, too, Mary Ellen," she said, and hung it carefully over her sister's shoulders.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "I'll get the small creel Danny made for me, and bring some home myself," said Kathleen, running into the cottage.
sodnounUS /sɑːd/
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN SHAMROCK "Look, Kathleen," said Grandmother Barry, as the two children reached the cottage door, "there's not another sod of peat in the house.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Run down to Farmer Flynn's to meet Danny, and tell him to bring some home with him."
express in words
From this reading Run down to Farmer Flynn's to meet Danny, and tell him to bring some home with him."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN SHAMROCK "Look, Kathleen," said Grandmother Barry, as the two children reached the cottage door, "there's not another sod of peat in the house.
there's
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From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN SHAMROCK "Look, Kathleen," said Grandmother Barry, as the two children reached the cottage door, "there's not another sod of peat in the house.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Run down to Farmer Flynn's to meet Danny, and tell him to bring some home with him."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Here's your creel, too, Mary Ellen," she said, and hung it carefully over her sister's shoulders.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN SHAMROCK "Look, Kathleen," said Grandmother Barry, as the two children reached the cottage door, "there's not another sod of peat in the house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was out again in a moment with two light wicker baskets.
wickernounUS /ˈwɪkər/
slender flexible branches or twigs (especially of willow or some canes); used for wickerwork
From this reading She was out again in a moment with two light wicker baskets.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Run down to Farmer Flynn's to meet Danny, and tell him to bring some home with him."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Here's your creel, too, Mary Ellen," she said, and hung it carefully over her sister's shoulders.
