used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading Made in the United States of America One day as Little Jack Rabbit was hopping home to the Old Bramble Patch, he came across something sweet.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading Author of Little Jack Rabbit's Adventures, Little Jack Rabbit and Danny Fox, Little Jack Rabbit and the Squirrel Brothers, Little Jack Rabbit and the Big Brown Bear.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading Made in the United States of America One day as Little Jack Rabbit was hopping home to the Old Bramble Patch, he came across something sweet.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Author of Little Jack Rabbit's Adventures, Little Jack Rabbit and Danny Fox, Little Jack Rabbit and the Squirrel Brothers, Little Jack Rabbit and the Big Brown Bear.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Made in the United States of America One day as Little Jack Rabbit was hopping home to the Old Bramble Patch, he came across something sweet.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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have
From this reading Author of Little Jack Rabbit's Adventures, Little Jack Rabbit and Danny Fox, Little Jack Rabbit and the Squirrel Brothers, Little Jack Rabbit and the Big Brown Bear.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
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BramblenounUS /ˈbræmbəl/
any of various rough thorny shrubs or vines
From this reading Made in the United States of America One day as Little Jack Rabbit was hopping home to the Old Bramble Patch, he came across something sweet.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
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an orange of low brightness and saturation
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used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "My, but it tastes good," he said, holding his mouth under the spout to let the sap drip onto his little red tongue.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Made in the United States of America One day as Little Jack Rabbit was hopping home to the Old Bramble Patch, he came across something sweet.
Danny
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time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Made in the United States of America One day as Little Jack Rabbit was hopping home to the Old Bramble Patch, he came across something sweet.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And what do you suppose it was?
dripverbUS /drɪp/
fall in drops
From this reading "My, but it tastes good," he said, holding his mouth under the spout to let the sap drip onto his little red tongue.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading Why, a big tin pail half full of lollypop juice, standing under a little spout that was driven into a yellow lollypop tree.
alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
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containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Why, a big tin pail half full of lollypop juice, standing under a little spout that was driven into a yellow lollypop tree.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "My, but it tastes good," he said, holding his mouth under the spout to let the sap drip onto his little red tongue.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Why, a big tin pail half full of lollypop juice, standing under a little spout that was driven into a yellow lollypop tree.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Made in the United States of America One day as Little Jack Rabbit was hopping home to the Old Bramble Patch, he came across something sweet.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "My, but it tastes good," he said, holding his mouth under the spout to let the sap drip onto his little red tongue.
the act of retaining something
From this reading "My, but it tastes good," he said, holding his mouth under the spout to let the sap drip onto his little red tongue.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Made in the United States of America One day as Little Jack Rabbit was hopping home to the Old Bramble Patch, he came across something sweet.
hoppingverbUS /ˈhɑːpɪŋ/
inflected form of “hop” — jump lightly
From this reading Made in the United States of America One day as Little Jack Rabbit was hopping home to the Old Bramble Patch, he came across something sweet.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Made in the United States of America One day as Little Jack Rabbit was hopping home to the Old Bramble Patch, he came across something sweet.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And what do you suppose it was?
a small worthless amount
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juicenounUS /dʒuːs/
the liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue by squeezing or cooking
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letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "My, but it tastes good," he said, holding his mouth under the spout to let the sap drip onto his little red tongue.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
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lollypop
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From this reading Why, a big tin pail half full of lollypop juice, standing under a little spout that was driven into a yellow lollypop tree.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Made in the United States of America One day as Little Jack Rabbit was hopping home to the Old Bramble Patch, he came across something sweet.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading "My, but it tastes good," he said, holding his mouth under the spout to let the sap drip onto his little red tongue.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My, but it tastes good," he said, holding his mouth under the spout to let the sap drip onto his little red tongue.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of Little Jack Rabbit's Adventures, Little Jack Rabbit and Danny Fox, Little Jack Rabbit and the Squirrel Brothers, Little Jack Rabbit and the Big Brown Bear.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Made in the United States of America One day as Little Jack Rabbit was hopping home to the Old Bramble Patch, he came across something sweet.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Made in the United States of America One day as Little Jack Rabbit was hopping home to the Old Bramble Patch, he came across something sweet.
ontoprepositionUS /ˈɑːntuː/
moving to a position on a surface
From this reading "My, but it tastes good," he said, holding his mouth under the spout to let the sap drip onto his little red tongue.
pailnounUS /peɪl/
a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading Why, a big tin pail half full of lollypop juice, standing under a little spout that was driven into a yellow lollypop tree.
PatchnounUS /pætʃ/
a small contrasting part of something
From this reading Made in the United States of America One day as Little Jack Rabbit was hopping home to the Old Bramble Patch, he came across something sweet.
RabbitnounUS /ˈræbət/
any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
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Rabbit's
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red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading "My, but it tastes good," he said, holding his mouth under the spout to let the sap drip onto his little red tongue.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "My, but it tastes good," he said, holding his mouth under the spout to let the sap drip onto his little red tongue.
sapverbUS /sæp/
deplete
From this reading "My, but it tastes good," he said, holding his mouth under the spout to let the sap drip onto his little red tongue.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Made in the United States of America One day as Little Jack Rabbit was hopping home to the Old Bramble Patch, he came across something sweet.
spoutverbUS /spaʊt/
gush forth in a sudden stream or jet
From this reading Why, a big tin pail half full of lollypop juice, standing under a little spout that was driven into a yellow lollypop tree.
SquirrelnounUS /ˈskwɜːrəl/
a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
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having a supporting base
From this reading Why, a big tin pail half full of lollypop juice, standing under a little spout that was driven into a yellow lollypop tree.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Made in the United States of America One day as Little Jack Rabbit was hopping home to the Old Bramble Patch, he came across something sweet.
express a supposition
From this reading And what do you suppose it was?
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Made in the United States of America One day as Little Jack Rabbit was hopping home to the Old Bramble Patch, he came across something sweet.
tastesnounUS /teɪsts/
plural of “taste” — the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus
From this reading "My, but it tastes good," he said, holding his mouth under the spout to let the sap drip onto his little red tongue.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Why, a big tin pail half full of lollypop juice, standing under a little spout that was driven into a yellow lollypop tree.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of Little Jack Rabbit's Adventures, Little Jack Rabbit and Danny Fox, Little Jack Rabbit and the Squirrel Brothers, Little Jack Rabbit and the Big Brown Bear.
tinnounUS /tɪn/
a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
From this reading Why, a big tin pail half full of lollypop juice, standing under a little spout that was driven into a yellow lollypop tree.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Made in the United States of America One day as Little Jack Rabbit was hopping home to the Old Bramble Patch, he came across something sweet.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading "My, but it tastes good," he said, holding his mouth under the spout to let the sap drip onto his little red tongue.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Why, a big tin pail half full of lollypop juice, standing under a little spout that was driven into a yellow lollypop tree.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Why, a big tin pail half full of lollypop juice, standing under a little spout that was driven into a yellow lollypop tree.
UnitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading Made in the United States of America One day as Little Jack Rabbit was hopping home to the Old Bramble Patch, he came across something sweet.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Made in the United States of America One day as Little Jack Rabbit was hopping home to the Old Bramble Patch, he came across something sweet.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And what do you suppose it was?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, a big tin pail half full of lollypop juice, standing under a little spout that was driven into a yellow lollypop tree.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading Why, a big tin pail half full of lollypop juice, standing under a little spout that was driven into a yellow lollypop tree.
the person or people being spoken to
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