used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One morning when Little Jack Rabbit met the Squirrel Brothers, Featherhead, the naughty gray squirrel, asked him to stop and play a game of marbles.
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 Never stop upon your way, Just to fool around and play.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Made in the United States of America Never stop upon your way, Just to fool around and play.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Where are your marbles?" asked the little rabbit.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
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past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading One morning when Little Jack Rabbit met the Squirrel Brothers, Featherhead, the naughty gray squirrel, asked him to stop and play a game of marbles.
terminate
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plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading One morning when Little Jack Rabbit met the Squirrel Brothers, Featherhead, the naughty gray squirrel, asked him to stop and play a game of marbles.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, oh dear me.
dearly loved
From this reading But, oh dear me.
Featherhead
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From this reading One morning when Little Jack Rabbit met the Squirrel Brothers, Featherhead, the naughty gray squirrel, asked him to stop and play a game of marbles.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading Made in the United States of America Never stop upon your way, Just to fool around and play.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading One morning when Little Jack Rabbit met the Squirrel Brothers, Featherhead, the naughty gray squirrel, asked him to stop and play a game of marbles.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
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a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading One morning when Little Jack Rabbit met the Squirrel Brothers, Featherhead, the naughty gray squirrel, asked him to stop and play a game of marbles.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One morning when Little Jack Rabbit met the Squirrel Brothers, Featherhead, the naughty gray squirrel, asked him to stop and play a game of marbles.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Made in the United States of America Never stop upon your way, Just to fool around and play.
a small worthless amount
From this reading One morning when Little Jack Rabbit met the Squirrel Brothers, Featherhead, the naughty gray squirrel, asked him to stop and play a game of marbles.
and nothing more
From this reading Made in the United States of America Never stop upon your way, Just to fool around and play.
gain knowledge or skills
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limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading One morning when Little Jack Rabbit met the Squirrel Brothers, Featherhead, the naughty gray squirrel, asked him to stop and play a game of marbles.
produced by a manufacturing process
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marblesnounUS /ˈmɑːrbəlz/
a children's game played with little balls made of a hard substance (as glass)
From this reading One morning when Little Jack Rabbit met the Squirrel Brothers, Featherhead, the naughty gray squirrel, asked him to stop and play a game of marbles.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But, oh dear me.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading One morning when Little Jack Rabbit met the Squirrel Brothers, Featherhead, the naughty gray squirrel, asked him to stop and play a game of marbles.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading One morning when Little Jack Rabbit met the Squirrel Brothers, Featherhead, the naughty gray squirrel, asked him to stop and play a game of marbles.
naughtyadjectiveUS /ˈnɔːti/
suggestive of sexual impropriety
From this reading One morning when Little Jack Rabbit met the Squirrel Brothers, Featherhead, the naughty gray squirrel, asked him to stop and play a game of marbles.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Made in the United States of America Never stop upon your way, Just to fool around and play.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Made in the United States of America Never stop upon your way, Just to fool around and play.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading But, oh dear me.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One morning when Little Jack Rabbit met the Squirrel Brothers, Featherhead, the naughty gray squirrel, asked him to stop and play a game of marbles.
participate in games or sport
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with speed
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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
From this reading One morning when Little Jack Rabbit met the Squirrel Brothers, Featherhead, the naughty gray squirrel, asked him to stop and play a game of marbles.
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
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an educational institution
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SquirrelnounUS /ˈskwɜːrəl/
a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
From this reading One morning when Little Jack Rabbit met the Squirrel Brothers, Featherhead, the naughty gray squirrel, asked him to stop and play a game of marbles.
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 Never stop upon your way, Just to fool around and play.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading Made in the United States of America Never stop upon your way, Just to fool around and play.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Made in the United States of America Never stop upon your way, Just to fool around and play.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Made in the United States of America Never stop upon your way, Just to fool around and play.
UnitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading Made in the United States of America Never stop upon your way, Just to fool around and play.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Made in the United States of America Never stop upon your way, Just to fool around and play.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Made in the United States of America Never stop upon your way, Just to fool around and play.
at the time that
From this reading One morning when Little Jack Rabbit met the Squirrel Brothers, Featherhead, the naughty gray squirrel, asked him to stop and play a game of marbles.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where are your marbles?" asked the little rabbit.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Made in the United States of America Never stop upon your way, Just to fool around and play.
