used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That made Friday a very busy time for Maida and the other members of the W.M.N.T. In the afternoon, they all worked like beavers making jack-o’-lanterns of the dozen pumpkins that Granny had ordered.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading That made Friday a very busy time for Maida and the other members of the W.M.N.T. In the afternoon, they all worked like beavers making jack-o’-lanterns of the dozen pumpkins that Granny had ordered.
(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 That made Friday a very busy time for Maida and the other members of the W.M.N.T. In the afternoon, they all worked like beavers making jack-o’-lanterns of the dozen pumpkins that Granny had ordered.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That made Friday a very busy time for Maida and the other members of the W.M.N.T. In the afternoon, they all worked like beavers making jack-o’-lanterns of the dozen pumpkins that Granny had ordered.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading Arthur did all the hard work—the cutting out of the features, the putting-in of candle-holders.
beaversnounUS /ˈbiːvərz/
plural of “beaver” — the soft brown fur of the beaver
From this reading That made Friday a very busy time for Maida and the other members of the W.M.N.T. In the afternoon, they all worked like beavers making jack-o’-lanterns of the dozen pumpkins that Granny had ordered.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading That made Friday a very busy time for Maida and the other members of the W.M.N.T. In the afternoon, they all worked like beavers making jack-o’-lanterns of the dozen pumpkins that Granny had ordered.
candle-holders
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From this reading Arthur did all the hard work—the cutting out of the features, the putting-in of candle-holders.
cuttingnounUS /ˈkʌtɪŋ/
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
From this reading Arthur did all the hard work—the cutting out of the features, the putting-in of candle-holders.
decorationnounUS /ˌdekərˈeɪʃən/
something used to beautify
From this reading These pumpkin lanterns were for decoration.
DickynounUS /ˈdɪki/
a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater
From this reading Maida and Rosie and Dicky hollowed and scraped them.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Arthur did all the hard work—the cutting out of the features, the putting-in of candle-holders.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading That made Friday a very busy time for Maida and the other members of the W.M.N.T. In the afternoon, they all worked like beavers making jack-o’-lanterns of the dozen pumpkins that Granny had ordered.
plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading Arthur did all the hard work—the cutting out of the features, the putting-in of candle-holders.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Halloween fell on Saturday that year.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That made Friday a very busy time for Maida and the other members of the W.M.N.T. In the afternoon, they all worked like beavers making jack-o’-lanterns of the dozen pumpkins that Granny had ordered.
FridaynounUS /ˈfraɪdi/
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
From this reading That made Friday a very busy time for Maida and the other members of the W.M.N.T. In the afternoon, they all worked like beavers making jack-o’-lanterns of the dozen pumpkins that Granny had ordered.
GrannynounUS /ˈɡræni/
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading That made Friday a very busy time for Maida and the other members of the W.M.N.T. In the afternoon, they all worked like beavers making jack-o’-lanterns of the dozen pumpkins that Granny had ordered.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That made Friday a very busy time for Maida and the other members of the W.M.N.T. In the afternoon, they all worked like beavers making jack-o’-lanterns of the dozen pumpkins that Granny had ordered.
HalloweennounUS /ˌhæləˈwiːn/
the evening before All Saints' Day; often devoted to pranks played by young people
From this reading Halloween fell on Saturday that year.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Arthur did all the hard work—the cutting out of the features, the putting-in of candle-holders.
hollowedverbUS /ˈhɑːloʊd/
past form of “hollow” — remove the inner part or the core of
From this reading Maida and Rosie and Dicky hollowed and scraped them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That made Friday a very busy time for Maida and the other members of the W.M.N.T. In the afternoon, they all worked like beavers making jack-o’-lanterns of the dozen pumpkins that Granny had ordered.
jack-o
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From this reading That made Friday a very busy time for Maida and the other members of the W.M.N.T. In the afternoon, they all worked like beavers making jack-o’-lanterns of the dozen pumpkins that Granny had ordered.
lanternsnounUS /ˈlæntərnz/
plural of “lantern” — light in a transparent protective case
From this reading That made Friday a very busy time for Maida and the other members of the W.M.N.T. In the afternoon, they all worked like beavers making jack-o’-lanterns of the dozen pumpkins that Granny had ordered.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading That made Friday a very busy time for Maida and the other members of the W.M.N.T. In the afternoon, they all worked like beavers making jack-o’-lanterns of the dozen pumpkins that Granny had ordered.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading That made Friday a very busy time for Maida and the other members of the W.M.N.T. In the afternoon, they all worked like beavers making jack-o’-lanterns of the dozen pumpkins that Granny had ordered.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading That made Friday a very busy time for Maida and the other members of the W.M.N.T. In the afternoon, they all worked like beavers making jack-o’-lanterns of the dozen pumpkins that Granny had ordered.
Maida
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From this reading That made Friday a very busy time for Maida and the other members of the W.M.N.T. In the afternoon, they all worked like beavers making jack-o’-lanterns of the dozen pumpkins that Granny had ordered.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading That made Friday a very busy time for Maida and the other members of the W.M.N.T. In the afternoon, they all worked like beavers making jack-o’-lanterns of the dozen pumpkins that Granny had ordered.
plural of “member” — one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading That made Friday a very busy time for Maida and the other members of the W.M.N.T. In the afternoon, they all worked like beavers making jack-o’-lanterns of the dozen pumpkins that Granny had ordered.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading That made Friday a very busy time for Maida and the other members of the W.M.N.T. In the afternoon, they all worked like beavers making jack-o’-lanterns of the dozen pumpkins that Granny had ordered.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That made Friday a very busy time for Maida and the other members of the W.M.N.T. In the afternoon, they all worked like beavers making jack-o’-lanterns of the dozen pumpkins that Granny had ordered.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Halloween fell on Saturday that year.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading That made Friday a very busy time for Maida and the other members of the W.M.N.T. In the afternoon, they all worked like beavers making jack-o’-lanterns of the dozen pumpkins that Granny had ordered.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading That made Friday a very busy time for Maida and the other members of the W.M.N.T. In the afternoon, they all worked like beavers making jack-o’-lanterns of the dozen pumpkins that Granny had ordered.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Arthur did all the hard work—the cutting out of the features, the putting-in of candle-holders.
pumpkinnounUS /ˈpʌmpkɪn/
a coarse vine widely cultivated for its large pulpy round orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seeds; subspecies of Cucurbita pepo include the summer squashes and a few autumn squashes
From this reading These pumpkin lanterns were for decoration.
pumpkinsnounUS /ˈpʌmpkənz/
plural of “pumpkin” — a coarse vine widely cultivated for its large pulpy round orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seeds; subspecies of Cucurbita pepo include the summer squashes and a few autumn squashes
From this reading That made Friday a very busy time for Maida and the other members of the W.M.N.T. In the afternoon, they all worked like beavers making jack-o’-lanterns of the dozen pumpkins that Granny had ordered.
putting-in
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From this reading Arthur did all the hard work—the cutting out of the features, the putting-in of candle-holders.
Rosie
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From this reading Maida and Rosie and Dicky hollowed and scraped them.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Halloween fell on Saturday that year.
scrapedverbUS /skreɪpt/
past form of “scrape” — scratch repeatedly
From this reading Maida and Rosie and Dicky hollowed and scraped them.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading That made Friday a very busy time for Maida and the other members of the W.M.N.T. In the afternoon, they all worked like beavers making jack-o’-lanterns of the dozen pumpkins that Granny had ordered.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Halloween fell on Saturday that year.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That made Friday a very busy time for Maida and the other members of the W.M.N.T. In the afternoon, they all worked like beavers making jack-o’-lanterns of the dozen pumpkins that Granny had ordered.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Maida and Rosie and Dicky hollowed and scraped them.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These pumpkin lanterns were for decoration.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That made Friday a very busy time for Maida and the other members of the W.M.N.T. In the afternoon, they all worked like beavers making jack-o’-lanterns of the dozen pumpkins that Granny had ordered.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading That made Friday a very busy time for Maida and the other members of the W.M.N.T. In the afternoon, they all worked like beavers making jack-o’-lanterns of the dozen pumpkins that Granny had ordered.
precisely as stated
From this reading That made Friday a very busy time for Maida and the other members of the W.M.N.T. In the afternoon, they all worked like beavers making jack-o’-lanterns of the dozen pumpkins that Granny had ordered.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading That made Friday a very busy time for Maida and the other members of the W.M.N.T. In the afternoon, they all worked like beavers making jack-o’-lanterns of the dozen pumpkins that Granny had ordered.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These pumpkin lanterns were for decoration.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Arthur did all the hard work—the cutting out of the features, the putting-in of candle-holders.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading That made Friday a very busy time for Maida and the other members of the W.M.N.T. In the afternoon, they all worked like beavers making jack-o’-lanterns of the dozen pumpkins that Granny had ordered.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Halloween fell on Saturday that year.
