used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading STRAWBERRY PICKING THE strawberry gathering was a great success.
Alice
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From this reading Hope said with ecstasy: "It has everything we want, Aunt Alice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a long walk, but when at last they reached the spot, and found a sloping and rather uncultivated piece of ground covered with red strawberries, the children screamed with delight.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was a long walk, but when at last they reached the spot, and found a sloping and rather uncultivated piece of ground covered with red strawberries, the children screamed with delight.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Hope said with ecstasy: "It has everything we want, Aunt Alice.
boilverbUS /bɔɪl/
come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor
From this reading We can get wood to light a fire, and water for the kettle to boil."
the lower side of anything
From this reading There was a stream at the bottom, and a wood on the upper side.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was a long walk, but when at last they reached the spot, and found a sloping and rather uncultivated piece of ground covered with red strawberries, the children screamed with delight.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We can get wood to light a fire, and water for the kettle to boil."
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading It was a long walk, but when at last they reached the spot, and found a sloping and rather uncultivated piece of ground covered with red strawberries, the children screamed with delight.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading It was a long walk, but when at last they reached the spot, and found a sloping and rather uncultivated piece of ground covered with red strawberries, the children screamed with delight.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading It was a long walk, but when at last they reached the spot, and found a sloping and rather uncultivated piece of ground covered with red strawberries, the children screamed with delight.
ecstasynounUS /ˈekstəsi/
a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
From this reading Hope said with ecstasy: "It has everything we want, Aunt Alice.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Hope said with ecstasy: "It has everything we want, Aunt Alice.
start firing a weapon
From this reading We can get wood to light a fire, and water for the kettle to boil."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We can get wood to light a fire, and water for the kettle to boil."
set up or found
From this reading It was a long walk, but when at last they reached the spot, and found a sloping and rather uncultivated piece of ground covered with red strawberries, the children screamed with delight.
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading STRAWBERRY PICKING THE strawberry gathering was a great success.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We can get wood to light a fire, and water for the kettle to boil."
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading STRAWBERRY PICKING THE strawberry gathering was a great success.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading It was a long walk, but when at last they reached the spot, and found a sloping and rather uncultivated piece of ground covered with red strawberries, the children screamed with delight.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hope said with ecstasy: "It has everything we want, Aunt Alice.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Hope said with ecstasy: "It has everything we want, Aunt Alice.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a long walk, but when at last they reached the spot, and found a sloping and rather uncultivated piece of ground covered with red strawberries, the children screamed with delight.
kettlenounUS /ˈketəl/
a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid
From this reading We can get wood to light a fire, and water for the kettle to boil."
immediately past
From this reading It was a long walk, but when at last they reached the spot, and found a sloping and rather uncultivated piece of ground covered with red strawberries, the children screamed with delight.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading We can get wood to light a fire, and water for the kettle to boil."
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 It was a long walk, but when at last they reached the spot, and found a sloping and rather uncultivated piece of ground covered with red strawberries, the children screamed with delight.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a long walk, but when at last they reached the spot, and found a sloping and rather uncultivated piece of ground covered with red strawberries, the children screamed with delight.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was a stream at the bottom, and a wood on the upper side.
PICKINGnounUS /ˈpɪkɪŋ/
the quantity of a crop that is harvested
From this reading STRAWBERRY PICKING THE strawberry gathering was a great success.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading It was a long walk, but when at last they reached the spot, and found a sloping and rather uncultivated piece of ground covered with red strawberries, the children screamed with delight.
on the contrary
From this reading It was a long walk, but when at last they reached the spot, and found a sloping and rather uncultivated piece of ground covered with red strawberries, the children screamed with delight.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading It was a long walk, but when at last they reached the spot, and found a sloping and rather uncultivated piece of ground covered with red strawberries, the children screamed with delight.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading It was a long walk, but when at last they reached the spot, and found a sloping and rather uncultivated piece of ground covered with red strawberries, the children screamed with delight.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Hope said with ecstasy: "It has everything we want, Aunt Alice.
screamedverbUS /skriːmd/
past form of “scream” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading It was a long walk, but when at last they reached the spot, and found a sloping and rather uncultivated piece of ground covered with red strawberries, the children screamed with delight.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading There was a stream at the bottom, and a wood on the upper side.
slopingadjectiveUS /ˈsloʊpɪŋ/
having an oblique or slanted direction
From this reading It was a long walk, but when at last they reached the spot, and found a sloping and rather uncultivated piece of ground covered with red strawberries, the children screamed with delight.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It was a long walk, but when at last they reached the spot, and found a sloping and rather uncultivated piece of ground covered with red strawberries, the children screamed with delight.
strawberriesnounUS /ˈstrɔːberiz/
plural of “strawberry” — sweet fleshy red fruit
From this reading It was a long walk, but when at last they reached the spot, and found a sloping and rather uncultivated piece of ground covered with red strawberries, the children screamed with delight.
STRAWBERRYnounUS /ˈstrɔːberi/
sweet fleshy red fruit
From this reading STRAWBERRY PICKING THE strawberry gathering was a great success.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading There was a stream at the bottom, and a wood on the upper side.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading STRAWBERRY PICKING THE strawberry gathering was a great success.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading STRAWBERRY PICKING THE strawberry gathering was a great success.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a stream at the bottom, and a wood on the upper side.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was a long walk, but when at last they reached the spot, and found a sloping and rather uncultivated piece of ground covered with red strawberries, the children screamed with delight.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We can get wood to light a fire, and water for the kettle to boil."
uncultivatedadjective
(of land or fields) not prepared for raising crops
From this reading It was a long walk, but when at last they reached the spot, and found a sloping and rather uncultivated piece of ground covered with red strawberries, the children screamed with delight.
the topmost one of two
From this reading There was a stream at the bottom, and a wood on the upper side.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading It was a long walk, but when at last they reached the spot, and found a sloping and rather uncultivated piece of ground covered with red strawberries, the children screamed with delight.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Hope said with ecstasy: "It has everything we want, Aunt Alice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading STRAWBERRY PICKING THE strawberry gathering was a great success.
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 We can get wood to light a fire, and water for the kettle to boil."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Hope said with ecstasy: "It has everything we want, Aunt Alice.
at the time that
From this reading It was a long walk, but when at last they reached the spot, and found a sloping and rather uncultivated piece of ground covered with red strawberries, the children screamed with delight.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a long walk, but when at last they reached the spot, and found a sloping and rather uncultivated piece of ground covered with red strawberries, the children screamed with delight.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading There was a stream at the bottom, and a wood on the upper side.
