used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading DISCIPLINE "Oh, we had a perfectly glorious time, Doris," cried Rosalie, skipping into the manse with her face fairly glowing.
(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 We thought we had twice too much lunch, but we ate it all, and were tempted to raid the orchards coming home, we were so ravenous.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am so hungry.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It is such a lovely crowd, and we have such laughing times together--and we got whole sacks full of hickory nuts, and Bert gave me his share, too.
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading We thought we had twice too much lunch, but we ate it all, and were tempted to raid the orchards coming home, we were so ravenous.
Bert
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From this reading "It is such a lovely crowd, and we have such laughing times together--and we got whole sacks full of hickory nuts, and Bert gave me his share, too.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We thought we had twice too much lunch, but we ate it all, and were tempted to raid the orchards coming home, we were so ravenous.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading We thought we had twice too much lunch, but we ate it all, and were tempted to raid the orchards coming home, we were so ravenous.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading DISCIPLINE "Oh, we had a perfectly glorious time, Doris," cried Rosalie, skipping into the manse with her face fairly glowing.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading "It is such a lovely crowd, and we have such laughing times together--and we got whole sacks full of hickory nuts, and Bert gave me his share, too.
DISCIPLINEnounUS /ˈdɪsəplən/
a branch of knowledge
From this reading DISCIPLINE "Oh, we had a perfectly glorious time, Doris," cried Rosalie, skipping into the manse with her face fairly glowing.
DorisnounUS /ˈdɔːrəs/
(Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids
From this reading DISCIPLINE "Oh, we had a perfectly glorious time, Doris," cried Rosalie, skipping into the manse with her face fairly glowing.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading DISCIPLINE "Oh, we had a perfectly glorious time, Doris," cried Rosalie, skipping into the manse with her face fairly glowing.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading DISCIPLINE "Oh, we had a perfectly glorious time, Doris," cried Rosalie, skipping into the manse with her face fairly glowing.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading "It is such a lovely crowd, and we have such laughing times together--and we got whole sacks full of hickory nuts, and Bert gave me his share, too.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "It is such a lovely crowd, and we have such laughing times together--and we got whole sacks full of hickory nuts, and Bert gave me his share, too.
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading DISCIPLINE "Oh, we had a perfectly glorious time, Doris," cried Rosalie, skipping into the manse with her face fairly glowing.
glowingadjectiveUS /ˈɡloʊɪŋ/
highly enthusiastic
From this reading DISCIPLINE "Oh, we had a perfectly glorious time, Doris," cried Rosalie, skipping into the manse with her face fairly glowing.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "It is such a lovely crowd, and we have such laughing times together--and we got whole sacks full of hickory nuts, and Bert gave me his share, too.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading DISCIPLINE "Oh, we had a perfectly glorious time, Doris," cried Rosalie, skipping into the manse with her face fairly glowing.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "It is such a lovely crowd, and we have such laughing times together--and we got whole sacks full of hickory nuts, and Bert gave me his share, too.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading DISCIPLINE "Oh, we had a perfectly glorious time, Doris," cried Rosalie, skipping into the manse with her face fairly glowing.
hickorynounUS /ˈhɪkəri/
valuable tough heavy hardwood from various hickory trees
From this reading "It is such a lovely crowd, and we have such laughing times together--and we got whole sacks full of hickory nuts, and Bert gave me his share, too.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "It is such a lovely crowd, and we have such laughing times together--and we got whole sacks full of hickory nuts, and Bert gave me his share, too.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading We thought we had twice too much lunch, but we ate it all, and were tempted to raid the orchards coming home, we were so ravenous.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading I am so hungry.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am so hungry.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading DISCIPLINE "Oh, we had a perfectly glorious time, Doris," cried Rosalie, skipping into the manse with her face fairly glowing.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is such a lovely crowd, and we have such laughing times together--and we got whole sacks full of hickory nuts, and Bert gave me his share, too.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is such a lovely crowd, and we have such laughing times together--and we got whole sacks full of hickory nuts, and Bert gave me his share, too.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading "It is such a lovely crowd, and we have such laughing times together--and we got whole sacks full of hickory nuts, and Bert gave me his share, too.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading "It is such a lovely crowd, and we have such laughing times together--and we got whole sacks full of hickory nuts, and Bert gave me his share, too.
take the midday meal
From this reading We thought we had twice too much lunch, but we ate it all, and were tempted to raid the orchards coming home, we were so ravenous.
mansenoun
a large and imposing house
From this reading DISCIPLINE "Oh, we had a perfectly glorious time, Doris," cried Rosalie, skipping into the manse with her face fairly glowing.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It is such a lovely crowd, and we have such laughing times together--and we got whole sacks full of hickory nuts, and Bert gave me his share, too.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading We thought we had twice too much lunch, but we ate it all, and were tempted to raid the orchards coming home, we were so ravenous.
nutsadjectiveUS /nʌts/
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading "It is such a lovely crowd, and we have such laughing times together--and we got whole sacks full of hickory nuts, and Bert gave me his share, too.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It is such a lovely crowd, and we have such laughing times together--and we got whole sacks full of hickory nuts, and Bert gave me his share, too.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading DISCIPLINE "Oh, we had a perfectly glorious time, Doris," cried Rosalie, skipping into the manse with her face fairly glowing.
orchardsnounUS /ˈɔːrtʃərdz/
plural of “orchard” — garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
From this reading We thought we had twice too much lunch, but we ate it all, and were tempted to raid the orchards coming home, we were so ravenous.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading DISCIPLINE "Oh, we had a perfectly glorious time, Doris," cried Rosalie, skipping into the manse with her face fairly glowing.
raidverbUS /reɪd/
search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
From this reading We thought we had twice too much lunch, but we ate it all, and were tempted to raid the orchards coming home, we were so ravenous.
ravenousadjectiveUS /ˈrævənəs/
extremely hungry
From this reading We thought we had twice too much lunch, but we ate it all, and were tempted to raid the orchards coming home, we were so ravenous.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Is supper ready?
Rosalie
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From this reading DISCIPLINE "Oh, we had a perfectly glorious time, Doris," cried Rosalie, skipping into the manse with her face fairly glowing.
sacksnounUS /sæks/
plural of “sack” — a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
From this reading "It is such a lovely crowd, and we have such laughing times together--and we got whole sacks full of hickory nuts, and Bert gave me his share, too.
have in common
From this reading "It is such a lovely crowd, and we have such laughing times together--and we got whole sacks full of hickory nuts, and Bert gave me his share, too.
skippingverbUS /ˈskɪpɪŋ/
inflected form of “skip” — bypass
From this reading DISCIPLINE "Oh, we had a perfectly glorious time, Doris," cried Rosalie, skipping into the manse with her face fairly glowing.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I am so hungry.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "It is such a lovely crowd, and we have such laughing times together--and we got whole sacks full of hickory nuts, and Bert gave me his share, too.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading Is supper ready?
temptedverbUS /ˈtemptɪd/
past form of “tempt” — dispose or incline or entice to
From this reading We thought we had twice too much lunch, but we ate it all, and were tempted to raid the orchards coming home, we were so ravenous.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DISCIPLINE "Oh, we had a perfectly glorious time, Doris," cried Rosalie, skipping into the manse with her face fairly glowing.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading We thought we had twice too much lunch, but we ate it all, and were tempted to raid the orchards coming home, we were so ravenous.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading DISCIPLINE "Oh, we had a perfectly glorious time, Doris," cried Rosalie, skipping into the manse with her face fairly glowing.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading "It is such a lovely crowd, and we have such laughing times together--and we got whole sacks full of hickory nuts, and Bert gave me his share, too.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We thought we had twice too much lunch, but we ate it all, and were tempted to raid the orchards coming home, we were so ravenous.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading "It is such a lovely crowd, and we have such laughing times together--and we got whole sacks full of hickory nuts, and Bert gave me his share, too.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "It is such a lovely crowd, and we have such laughing times together--and we got whole sacks full of hickory nuts, and Bert gave me his share, too.
two times
From this reading We thought we had twice too much lunch, but we ate it all, and were tempted to raid the orchards coming home, we were so ravenous.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading DISCIPLINE "Oh, we had a perfectly glorious time, Doris," cried Rosalie, skipping into the manse with her face fairly glowing.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We thought we had twice too much lunch, but we ate it all, and were tempted to raid the orchards coming home, we were so ravenous.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading "It is such a lovely crowd, and we have such laughing times together--and we got whole sacks full of hickory nuts, and Bert gave me his share, too.
in the company of; together with
From this reading DISCIPLINE "Oh, we had a perfectly glorious time, Doris," cried Rosalie, skipping into the manse with her face fairly glowing.
