at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading We walked right into the yard like we always do, now that Jethro thinks we’re working for him, but Rock wasn’t in sight.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Next morning Mark and Plunk and I went out to the Wigglesworth farm to see Rock.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He was fussing around the side yard and we walked over to where he was.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We walked right into the yard like we always do, now that Jethro thinks we’re working for him, but Rock wasn’t in sight.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading We walked right into the yard like we always do, now that Jethro thinks we’re working for him, but Rock wasn’t in sight.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “Howdy, Jethro!” says Mark, and Jethro turned his face toward us.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading Next morning Mark and Plunk and I went out to the Wigglesworth farm to see Rock.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We walked right into the yard like we always do, now that Jethro thinks we’re working for him, but Rock wasn’t in sight.
fussingverbUS /ˈfʌsɪŋ/
-ing form of “fuss” — worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading He was fussing around the side yard and we walked over to where he was.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was fussing around the side yard and we walked over to where he was.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We walked right into the yard like we always do, now that Jethro thinks we’re working for him, but Rock wasn’t in sight.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Howdy, Jethro!” says Mark, and Jethro turned his face toward us.
HowdynounUS /ˈhaʊdi/
an expression of greeting
From this reading “Howdy, Jethro!” says Mark, and Jethro turned his face toward us.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Next morning Mark and Plunk and I went out to the Wigglesworth farm to see Rock.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We walked right into the yard like we always do, now that Jethro thinks we’re working for him, but Rock wasn’t in sight.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We walked right into the yard like we always do, now that Jethro thinks we’re working for him, but Rock wasn’t in sight.
Jethro
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From this reading We walked right into the yard like we always do, now that Jethro thinks we’re working for him, but Rock wasn’t in sight.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading We walked right into the yard like we always do, now that Jethro thinks we’re working for him, but Rock wasn’t in sight.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading Next morning Mark and Plunk and I went out to the Wigglesworth farm to see Rock.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Next morning Mark and Plunk and I went out to the Wigglesworth farm to see Rock.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Next morning Mark and Plunk and I went out to the Wigglesworth farm to see Rock.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We walked right into the yard like we always do, now that Jethro thinks we’re working for him, but Rock wasn’t in sight.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Next morning Mark and Plunk and I went out to the Wigglesworth farm to see Rock.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He was fussing around the side yard and we walked over to where he was.
PlunkverbUS /plʌŋk/
make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
From this reading Next morning Mark and Plunk and I went out to the Wigglesworth farm to see Rock.
precisely, exactly
From this reading We walked right into the yard like we always do, now that Jethro thinks we’re working for him, but Rock wasn’t in sight.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Next morning Mark and Plunk and I went out to the Wigglesworth farm to see Rock.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “Howdy, Jethro!” says Mark, and Jethro turned his face toward us.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Next morning Mark and Plunk and I went out to the Wigglesworth farm to see Rock.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading He was fussing around the side yard and we walked over to where he was.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading We walked right into the yard like we always do, now that Jethro thinks we’re working for him, but Rock wasn’t in sight.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We walked right into the yard like we always do, now that Jethro thinks we’re working for him, but Rock wasn’t in sight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Next morning Mark and Plunk and I went out to the Wigglesworth farm to see Rock.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading We walked right into the yard like we always do, now that Jethro thinks we’re working for him, but Rock wasn’t in sight.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Jethro was, though.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Next morning Mark and Plunk and I went out to the Wigglesworth farm to see Rock.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading “Howdy, Jethro!” says Mark, and Jethro turned his face toward us.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading “Howdy, Jethro!” says Mark, and Jethro turned his face toward us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Howdy, Jethro!” says Mark, and Jethro turned his face toward us.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading We walked right into the yard like we always do, now that Jethro thinks we’re working for him, but Rock wasn’t in sight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jethro was, though.
wasn't
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From this reading We walked right into the yard like we always do, now that Jethro thinks we’re working for him, but Rock wasn’t in sight.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We walked right into the yard like we always do, now that Jethro thinks we’re working for him, but Rock wasn’t in sight.
we're
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From this reading We walked right into the yard like we always do, now that Jethro thinks we’re working for him, but Rock wasn’t in sight.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Next morning Mark and Plunk and I went out to the Wigglesworth farm to see Rock.
in or at the place that
From this reading He was fussing around the side yard and we walked over to where he was.
Wigglesworth
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From this reading Next morning Mark and Plunk and I went out to the Wigglesworth farm to see Rock.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading We walked right into the yard like we always do, now that Jethro thinks we’re working for him, but Rock wasn’t in sight.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading We walked right into the yard like we always do, now that Jethro thinks we’re working for him, but Rock wasn’t in sight.
