used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It had full, bright, black eyes, a small head, and a brownish-gray face and legs.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In another book, about Minnie's pet pony, I have already given you some account of Nannie, her pet lamb.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading In another book, about Minnie's pet pony, I have already given you some account of Nannie, her pet lamb.
(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 This had all the peculiarities of the South Down, to which breed of sheep it belonged.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading In another book, about Minnie's pet pony, I have already given you some account of Nannie, her pet lamb.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NANNIE AND THE PONY.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading In another book, about Minnie's pet pony, I have already given you some account of Nannie, her pet lamb.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Its back was straight and wide, and covered with fine, short wool, which protected it from the cold.
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading This had all the peculiarities of the South Down, to which breed of sheep it belonged.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading It had full, bright, black eyes, a small head, and a brownish-gray face and legs.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading In another book, about Minnie's pet pony, I have already given you some account of Nannie, her pet lamb.
breedverbUS /briːd/
call forth
From this reading This had all the peculiarities of the South Down, to which breed of sheep it belonged.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading It had full, bright, black eyes, a small head, and a brownish-gray face and legs.
brownish-grayadjective
of grey tinged with brown
From this reading It had full, bright, black eyes, a small head, and a brownish-gray face and legs.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Its back was straight and wide, and covered with fine, short wool, which protected it from the cold.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading Its back was straight and wide, and covered with fine, short wool, which protected it from the cold.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading This had all the peculiarities of the South Down, to which breed of sheep it belonged.
opinion or judgment
From this reading It had full, bright, black eyes, a small head, and a brownish-gray face and legs.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading It had full, bright, black eyes, a small head, and a brownish-gray face and legs.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Its back was straight and wide, and covered with fine, short wool, which protected it from the cold.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Its back was straight and wide, and covered with fine, short wool, which protected it from the cold.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading It had full, bright, black eyes, a small head, and a brownish-gray face and legs.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading In another book, about Minnie's pet pony, I have already given you some account of Nannie, her pet lamb.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This had all the peculiarities of the South Down, to which breed of sheep it belonged.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In another book, about Minnie's pet pony, I have already given you some account of Nannie, her pet lamb.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading It had full, bright, black eyes, a small head, and a brownish-gray face and legs.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In another book, about Minnie's pet pony, I have already given you some account of Nannie, her pet lamb.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In another book, about Minnie's pet pony, I have already given you some account of Nannie, her pet lamb.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In another book, about Minnie's pet pony, I have already given you some account of Nannie, her pet lamb.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This had all the peculiarities of the South Down, to which breed of sheep it belonged.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its back was straight and wide, and covered with fine, short wool, which protected it from the cold.
lambnounUS /læm/
young sheep
From this reading In another book, about Minnie's pet pony, I have already given you some account of Nannie, her pet lamb.
staying power
From this reading It had full, bright, black eyes, a small head, and a brownish-gray face and legs.
Minnie's
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From this reading In another book, about Minnie's pet pony, I have already given you some account of Nannie, her pet lamb.
NANNIE
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From this reading NANNIE AND THE PONY.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In another book, about Minnie's pet pony, I have already given you some account of Nannie, her pet lamb.
peculiaritiesnounUS /pɪˌkjuːliˈerətiz/
plural of “peculiarity” — an odd or unusual characteristic
From this reading This had all the peculiarities of the South Down, to which breed of sheep it belonged.
petnounUS /pet/
a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
From this reading In another book, about Minnie's pet pony, I have already given you some account of Nannie, her pet lamb.
PONYnounUS /ˈpoʊniː/
a range horse of the western United States
From this reading NANNIE AND THE PONY.
protectedadjectiveUS /prəˈtektɪd/
kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss
From this reading Its back was straight and wide, and covered with fine, short wool, which protected it from the cold.
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading This had all the peculiarities of the South Down, to which breed of sheep it belonged.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Its back was straight and wide, and covered with fine, short wool, which protected it from the cold.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It had full, bright, black eyes, a small head, and a brownish-gray face and legs.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading In another book, about Minnie's pet pony, I have already given you some account of Nannie, her pet lamb.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading This had all the peculiarities of the South Down, to which breed of sheep it belonged.
successive (without a break)
From this reading Its back was straight and wide, and covered with fine, short wool, which protected it from the cold.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NANNIE AND THE PONY.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This had all the peculiarities of the South Down, to which breed of sheep it belonged.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This had all the peculiarities of the South Down, to which breed of sheep it belonged.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Its back was straight and wide, and covered with fine, short wool, which protected it from the cold.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This had all the peculiarities of the South Down, to which breed of sheep it belonged.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Its back was straight and wide, and covered with fine, short wool, which protected it from the cold.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Its back was straight and wide, and covered with fine, short wool, which protected it from the cold.
woolnounUS /wʊl/
a fabric made from the hair of sheep
From this reading Its back was straight and wide, and covered with fine, short wool, which protected it from the cold.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading In another book, about Minnie's pet pony, I have already given you some account of Nannie, her pet lamb.
