Chapter V · Chapter 5

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading AUNT EMMA'S PICNIC Instead of taking them straight into the house, however, Aunt Emma took the children up a little shady path which very soon brought them to a white cottage covered with honeysuckle and climbing roses.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading AUNT EMMA'S PICNIC Instead of taking them straight into the house, however, Aunt Emma took the children up a little shady path which very soon brought them to a white cottage covered with honeysuckle and climbing roses.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "This is where my coachman's wife lives," said Aunt Emma, "and she owns a small boy who might perhaps find you a pair of stockings, Olly, to put on while your own are washed."

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Olly opened his brown eyes very wide at the idea of wearing some other little boy's stockings, but he said nothing.

the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading AUNT EMMA'S PICNIC Instead of taking them straight into the house, however, Aunt Emma took the children up a little shady path which very soon brought them to a white cottage covered with honeysuckle and climbing roses.

a youthful male person

From this reading "This is where my coachman's wife lives," said Aunt Emma, "and she owns a small boy who might perhaps find you a pair of stockings, Olly, to put on while your own are washed."

possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading Olly opened his brown eyes very wide at the idea of wearing some other little boy's stockings, but he said nothing.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading AUNT EMMA'S PICNIC Instead of taking them straight into the house, however, Aunt Emma took the children up a little shady path which very soon brought them to a white cottage covered with honeysuckle and climbing roses.

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading Olly opened his brown eyes very wide at the idea of wearing some other little boy's stockings, but he said nothing.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Olly opened his brown eyes very wide at the idea of wearing some other little boy's stockings, but he said nothing.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Aunt Emma tapped at the door, and out came a stout kind-looking woman.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading AUNT EMMA'S PICNIC Instead of taking them straight into the house, however, Aunt Emma took the children up a little shady path which very soon brought them to a white cottage covered with honeysuckle and climbing roses.

an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)

From this reading AUNT EMMA'S PICNIC Instead of taking them straight into the house, however, Aunt Emma took the children up a little shady path which very soon brought them to a white cottage covered with honeysuckle and climbing roses.

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From this reading "This is where my coachman's wife lives," said Aunt Emma, "and she owns a small boy who might perhaps find you a pair of stockings, Olly, to put on while your own are washed."

a small house with a single story

From this reading AUNT EMMA'S PICNIC Instead of taking them straight into the house, however, Aunt Emma took the children up a little shady path which very soon brought them to a white cottage covered with honeysuckle and climbing roses.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading "Mrs. Tyson, do you think your Johnny could lend my little nephew a pair of his stockings while we get his own washed?

overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

From this reading AUNT EMMA'S PICNIC Instead of taking them straight into the house, however, Aunt Emma took the children up a little shady path which very soon brought them to a white cottage covered with honeysuckle and climbing roses.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "Mrs. Tyson, do you think your Johnny could lend my little nephew a pair of his stockings while we get his own washed?

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading Aunt Emma tapped at the door, and out came a stout kind-looking woman.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading AUNT EMMA'S PICNIC Instead of taking them straight into the house, however, Aunt Emma took the children up a little shady path which very soon brought them to a white cottage covered with honeysuckle and climbing roses.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading AUNT EMMA'S PICNIC Instead of taking them straight into the house, however, Aunt Emma took the children up a little shady path which very soon brought them to a white cottage covered with honeysuckle and climbing roses.

opinion or judgment

From this reading Olly opened his brown eyes very wide at the idea of wearing some other little boy's stockings, but he said nothing.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading "This is where my coachman's wife lives," said Aunt Emma, "and she owns a small boy who might perhaps find you a pair of stockings, Olly, to put on while your own are washed."

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading "Mrs. Tyson, do you think your Johnny could lend my little nephew a pair of his stockings while we get his own washed?

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Olly opened his brown eyes very wide at the idea of wearing some other little boy's stockings, but he said nothing.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Olly opened his brown eyes very wide at the idea of wearing some other little boy's stockings, but he said nothing.

shrub or vine of the genus Lonicera

From this reading AUNT EMMA'S PICNIC Instead of taking them straight into the house, however, Aunt Emma took the children up a little shady path which very soon brought them to a white cottage covered with honeysuckle and climbing roses.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading AUNT EMMA'S PICNIC Instead of taking them straight into the house, however, Aunt Emma took the children up a little shady path which very soon brought them to a white cottage covered with honeysuckle and climbing roses.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading AUNT EMMA'S PICNIC Instead of taking them straight into the house, however, Aunt Emma took the children up a little shady path which very soon brought them to a white cottage covered with honeysuckle and climbing roses.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Olly opened his brown eyes very wide at the idea of wearing some other little boy's stockings, but he said nothing.

in place of, or as an alternative to

From this reading AUNT EMMA'S PICNIC Instead of taking them straight into the house, however, Aunt Emma took the children up a little shady path which very soon brought them to a white cottage covered with honeysuckle and climbing roses.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading AUNT EMMA'S PICNIC Instead of taking them straight into the house, however, Aunt Emma took the children up a little shady path which very soon brought them to a white cottage covered with honeysuckle and climbing roses.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "This is where my coachman's wife lives," said Aunt Emma, "and she owns a small boy who might perhaps find you a pair of stockings, Olly, to put on while your own are washed."

“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms

From this reading "Mrs. Tyson, do you think your Johnny could lend my little nephew a pair of his stockings while we get his own washed?

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Aunt Emma tapped at the door, and out came a stout kind-looking woman.

bestow a quality on

From this reading "Mrs. Tyson, do you think your Johnny could lend my little nephew a pair of his stockings while we get his own washed?

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading AUNT EMMA'S PICNIC Instead of taking them straight into the house, however, Aunt Emma took the children up a little shady path which very soon brought them to a white cottage covered with honeysuckle and climbing roses.

plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading "This is where my coachman's wife lives," said Aunt Emma, "and she owns a small boy who might perhaps find you a pair of stockings, Olly, to put on while your own are washed."

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading "This is where my coachman's wife lives," said Aunt Emma, "and she owns a small boy who might perhaps find you a pair of stockings, Olly, to put on while your own are washed."

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading "Mrs. Tyson, do you think your Johnny could lend my little nephew a pair of his stockings while we get his own washed?

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "This is where my coachman's wife lives," said Aunt Emma, "and she owns a small boy who might perhaps find you a pair of stockings, Olly, to put on while your own are washed."

a son of your brother or sister

From this reading "Mrs. Tyson, do you think your Johnny could lend my little nephew a pair of his stockings while we get his own washed?

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Olly opened his brown eyes very wide at the idea of wearing some other little boy's stockings, but he said nothing.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading AUNT EMMA'S PICNIC Instead of taking them straight into the house, however, Aunt Emma took the children up a little shady path which very soon brought them to a white cottage covered with honeysuckle and climbing roses.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "This is where my coachman's wife lives," said Aunt Emma, "and she owns a small boy who might perhaps find you a pair of stockings, Olly, to put on while your own are washed."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "This is where my coachman's wife lives," said Aunt Emma, "and she owns a small boy who might perhaps find you a pair of stockings, Olly, to put on while your own are washed."

used of mouth or eyes

From this reading Olly opened his brown eyes very wide at the idea of wearing some other little boy's stockings, but he said nothing.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Olly opened his brown eyes very wide at the idea of wearing some other little boy's stockings, but he said nothing.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Aunt Emma tapped at the door, and out came a stout kind-looking woman.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading "This is where my coachman's wife lives," said Aunt Emma, "and she owns a small boy who might perhaps find you a pair of stockings, Olly, to put on while your own are washed."

third-person singular of “own” — have ownership or possession of

From this reading "This is where my coachman's wife lives," said Aunt Emma, "and she owns a small boy who might perhaps find you a pair of stockings, Olly, to put on while your own are washed."

a set of two similar things considered as a unit

From this reading "This is where my coachman's wife lives," said Aunt Emma, "and she owns a small boy who might perhaps find you a pair of stockings, Olly, to put on while your own are washed."

a course of conduct

From this reading AUNT EMMA'S PICNIC Instead of taking them straight into the house, however, Aunt Emma took the children up a little shady path which very soon brought them to a white cottage covered with honeysuckle and climbing roses.

by chance

From this reading "This is where my coachman's wife lives," said Aunt Emma, "and she owns a small boy who might perhaps find you a pair of stockings, Olly, to put on while your own are washed."

a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering

From this reading AUNT EMMA'S PICNIC Instead of taking them straight into the house, however, Aunt Emma took the children up a little shady path which very soon brought them to a white cottage covered with honeysuckle and climbing roses.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading "This is where my coachman's wife lives," said Aunt Emma, "and she owns a small boy who might perhaps find you a pair of stockings, Olly, to put on while your own are washed."

plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading AUNT EMMA'S PICNIC Instead of taking them straight into the house, however, Aunt Emma took the children up a little shady path which very soon brought them to a white cottage covered with honeysuckle and climbing roses.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "This is where my coachman's wife lives," said Aunt Emma, "and she owns a small boy who might perhaps find you a pair of stockings, Olly, to put on while your own are washed."

quiet, dark, or concealed

From this reading AUNT EMMA'S PICNIC Instead of taking them straight into the house, however, Aunt Emma took the children up a little shady path which very soon brought them to a white cottage covered with honeysuckle and climbing roses.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "This is where my coachman's wife lives," said Aunt Emma, "and she owns a small boy who might perhaps find you a pair of stockings, Olly, to put on while your own are washed."

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading "This is where my coachman's wife lives," said Aunt Emma, "and she owns a small boy who might perhaps find you a pair of stockings, Olly, to put on while your own are washed."

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Olly opened his brown eyes very wide at the idea of wearing some other little boy's stockings, but he said nothing.

in the near future

From this reading AUNT EMMA'S PICNIC Instead of taking them straight into the house, however, Aunt Emma took the children up a little shady path which very soon brought them to a white cottage covered with honeysuckle and climbing roses.

plural of “stocking” — close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural)

From this reading "This is where my coachman's wife lives," said Aunt Emma, "and she owns a small boy who might perhaps find you a pair of stockings, Olly, to put on while your own are washed."

dependable

From this reading Aunt Emma tapped at the door, and out came a stout kind-looking woman.

successive (without a break)

From this reading AUNT EMMA'S PICNIC Instead of taking them straight into the house, however, Aunt Emma took the children up a little shady path which very soon brought them to a white cottage covered with honeysuckle and climbing roses.

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

From this reading AUNT EMMA'S PICNIC Instead of taking them straight into the house, however, Aunt Emma took the children up a little shady path which very soon brought them to a white cottage covered with honeysuckle and climbing roses.

in a condition for letting out liquid drawn out as by piercing or drawing a plug

From this reading Aunt Emma tapped at the door, and out came a stout kind-looking woman.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading AUNT EMMA'S PICNIC Instead of taking them straight into the house, however, Aunt Emma took the children up a little shady path which very soon brought them to a white cottage covered with honeysuckle and climbing roses.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading AUNT EMMA'S PICNIC Instead of taking them straight into the house, however, Aunt Emma took the children up a little shady path which very soon brought them to a white cottage covered with honeysuckle and climbing roses.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading "Mrs. Tyson, do you think your Johnny could lend my little nephew a pair of his stockings while we get his own washed?

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "This is where my coachman's wife lives," said Aunt Emma, "and she owns a small boy who might perhaps find you a pair of stockings, Olly, to put on while your own are washed."

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading AUNT EMMA'S PICNIC Instead of taking them straight into the house, however, Aunt Emma took the children up a little shady path which very soon brought them to a white cottage covered with honeysuckle and climbing roses.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading AUNT EMMA'S PICNIC Instead of taking them straight into the house, however, Aunt Emma took the children up a little shady path which very soon brought them to a white cottage covered with honeysuckle and climbing roses.

United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion (born in 1966)

From this reading "Mrs. Tyson, do you think your Johnny could lend my little nephew a pair of his stockings while we get his own washed?

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading AUNT EMMA'S PICNIC Instead of taking them straight into the house, however, Aunt Emma took the children up a little shady path which very soon brought them to a white cottage covered with honeysuckle and climbing roses.

precisely as stated

From this reading AUNT EMMA'S PICNIC Instead of taking them straight into the house, however, Aunt Emma took the children up a little shady path which very soon brought them to a white cottage covered with honeysuckle and climbing roses.

clean by virtue of having been washed in water

From this reading "This is where my coachman's wife lives," said Aunt Emma, "and she owns a small boy who might perhaps find you a pair of stockings, Olly, to put on while your own are washed."

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "Mrs. Tyson, do you think your Johnny could lend my little nephew a pair of his stockings while we get his own washed?

(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)

From this reading Olly opened his brown eyes very wide at the idea of wearing some other little boy's stockings, but he said nothing.

in or at the place that

From this reading "This is where my coachman's wife lives," said Aunt Emma, "and she owns a small boy who might perhaps find you a pair of stockings, Olly, to put on while your own are washed."

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading AUNT EMMA'S PICNIC Instead of taking them straight into the house, however, Aunt Emma took the children up a little shady path which very soon brought them to a white cottage covered with honeysuckle and climbing roses.

during the time that

From this reading "This is where my coachman's wife lives," said Aunt Emma, "and she owns a small boy who might perhaps find you a pair of stockings, Olly, to put on while your own are washed."

a Caucasian

From this reading AUNT EMMA'S PICNIC Instead of taking them straight into the house, however, Aunt Emma took the children up a little shady path which very soon brought them to a white cottage covered with honeysuckle and climbing roses.

which person or people

From this reading "This is where my coachman's wife lives," said Aunt Emma, "and she owns a small boy who might perhaps find you a pair of stockings, Olly, to put on while your own are washed."

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading Olly opened his brown eyes very wide at the idea of wearing some other little boy's stockings, but he said nothing.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading "This is where my coachman's wife lives," said Aunt Emma, "and she owns a small boy who might perhaps find you a pair of stockings, Olly, to put on while your own are washed."

in the company of; together with

From this reading AUNT EMMA'S PICNIC Instead of taking them straight into the house, however, Aunt Emma took the children up a little shady path which very soon brought them to a white cottage covered with honeysuckle and climbing roses.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading Aunt Emma tapped at the door, and out came a stout kind-looking woman.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "This is where my coachman's wife lives," said Aunt Emma, "and she owns a small boy who might perhaps find you a pair of stockings, Olly, to put on while your own are washed."

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "This is where my coachman's wife lives," said Aunt Emma, "and she owns a small boy who might perhaps find you a pair of stockings, Olly, to put on while your own are washed."