aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Say, Sam!" said Roy Tyler, as the two boys were driving old Brindle home from pasture the next evening, "don't you wish she'd tell us some stories about horses?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There's just such an old cat round our barn, catchin' chickens and suckin' eggs.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I'm tired of hearing about cats and ants."
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Well, I don't know," Sammy answered; "'twas funny about old Robber Grim.
antsnounUS /ænts/
plural of “ant” — social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
From this reading I'm tired of hearing about cats and ants."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Say, Sam!" said Roy Tyler, as the two boys were driving old Brindle home from pasture the next evening, "don't you wish she'd tell us some stories about horses?
barnnounUS /bɑːrn/
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading There's just such an old cat round our barn, catchin' chickens and suckin' eggs.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "Say, Sam!" said Roy Tyler, as the two boys were driving old Brindle home from pasture the next evening, "don't you wish she'd tell us some stories about horses?
BrindleadjectiveUS /ˈbrɪndəl/
having a grey or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats
From this reading "Say, Sam!" said Roy Tyler, as the two boys were driving old Brindle home from pasture the next evening, "don't you wish she'd tell us some stories about horses?
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading There's just such an old cat round our barn, catchin' chickens and suckin' eggs.
catchin
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From this reading There's just such an old cat round our barn, catchin' chickens and suckin' eggs.
catsnounUS /kæts/
plural of “cat” — feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading I'm tired of hearing about cats and ants."
chickensnounUS /ˈtʃɪkənz/
plural of “chicken” — the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading There's just such an old cat round our barn, catchin' chickens and suckin' eggs.
don't
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From this reading "Say, Sam!" said Roy Tyler, as the two boys were driving old Brindle home from pasture the next evening, "don't you wish she'd tell us some stories about horses?
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading "Say, Sam!" said Roy Tyler, as the two boys were driving old Brindle home from pasture the next evening, "don't you wish she'd tell us some stories about horses?
eggsnounUS /eɡz/
oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
From this reading There's just such an old cat round our barn, catchin' chickens and suckin' eggs.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading "Say, Sam!" said Roy Tyler, as the two boys were driving old Brindle home from pasture the next evening, "don't you wish she'd tell us some stories about horses?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Say, Sam!" said Roy Tyler, as the two boys were driving old Brindle home from pasture the next evening, "don't you wish she'd tell us some stories about horses?
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading "Well, I don't know," Sammy answered; "'twas funny about old Robber Grim.
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading "Well, I don't know," Sammy answered; "'twas funny about old Robber Grim.
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading I'm tired of hearing about cats and ants."
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Say, Sam!" said Roy Tyler, as the two boys were driving old Brindle home from pasture the next evening, "don't you wish she'd tell us some stories about horses?
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "Say, Sam!" said Roy Tyler, as the two boys were driving old Brindle home from pasture the next evening, "don't you wish she'd tell us some stories about horses?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, I don't know," Sammy answered; "'twas funny about old Robber Grim.
I'm
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From this reading I'm tired of hearing about cats and ants."
and nothing more
From this reading There's just such an old cat round our barn, catchin' chickens and suckin' eggs.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Well, I don't know," Sammy answered; "'twas funny about old Robber Grim.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "Say, Sam!" said Roy Tyler, as the two boys were driving old Brindle home from pasture the next evening, "don't you wish she'd tell us some stories about horses?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE STORY OF OLD STAR.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading THE STORY OF OLD STAR.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading There's just such an old cat round our barn, catchin' chickens and suckin' eggs.
pasturenounUS /ˈpæstʃər/
a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
From this reading "Say, Sam!" said Roy Tyler, as the two boys were driving old Brindle home from pasture the next evening, "don't you wish she'd tell us some stories about horses?
RobbernounUS /ˈrɑːbər/
a thief who steals from someone by threatening violence
From this reading "Well, I don't know," Sammy answered; "'twas funny about old Robber Grim.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading There's just such an old cat round our barn, catchin' chickens and suckin' eggs.
Roy
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From this reading "Say, Sam!" said Roy Tyler, as the two boys were driving old Brindle home from pasture the next evening, "don't you wish she'd tell us some stories about horses?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Say, Sam!" said Roy Tyler, as the two boys were driving old Brindle home from pasture the next evening, "don't you wish she'd tell us some stories about horses?
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading "Say, Sam!" said Roy Tyler, as the two boys were driving old Brindle home from pasture the next evening, "don't you wish she'd tell us some stories about horses?
Sammy
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From this reading "Well, I don't know," Sammy answered; "'twas funny about old Robber Grim.
express in words
From this reading "Say, Sam!" said Roy Tyler, as the two boys were driving old Brindle home from pasture the next evening, "don't you wish she'd tell us some stories about horses?
she'd
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From this reading "Say, Sam!" said Roy Tyler, as the two boys were driving old Brindle home from pasture the next evening, "don't you wish she'd tell us some stories about horses?
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Say, Sam!" said Roy Tyler, as the two boys were driving old Brindle home from pasture the next evening, "don't you wish she'd tell us some stories about horses?
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading THE STORY OF OLD STAR.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading "Say, Sam!" said Roy Tyler, as the two boys were driving old Brindle home from pasture the next evening, "don't you wish she'd tell us some stories about horses?
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading THE STORY OF OLD STAR.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading There's just such an old cat round our barn, catchin' chickens and suckin' eggs.
suckin
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From this reading There's just such an old cat round our barn, catchin' chickens and suckin' eggs.
express in words
From this reading "Say, Sam!" said Roy Tyler, as the two boys were driving old Brindle home from pasture the next evening, "don't you wish she'd tell us some stories about horses?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STORY OF OLD STAR.
There's
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From this reading There's just such an old cat round our barn, catchin' chickens and suckin' eggs.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading I'm tired of hearing about cats and ants."
twas
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From this reading "Well, I don't know," Sammy answered; "'twas funny about old Robber Grim.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Say, Sam!" said Roy Tyler, as the two boys were driving old Brindle home from pasture the next evening, "don't you wish she'd tell us some stories about horses?
TylernounUS /ˈtaɪlər/
elected vice president and became the 10th President of the United States when Harrison died (1790-1862)
From this reading "Say, Sam!" said Roy Tyler, as the two boys were driving old Brindle home from pasture the next evening, "don't you wish she'd tell us some stories about horses?
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Say, Sam!" said Roy Tyler, as the two boys were driving old Brindle home from pasture the next evening, "don't you wish she'd tell us some stories about horses?
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, I don't know," Sammy answered; "'twas funny about old Robber Grim.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Say, Sam!" said Roy Tyler, as the two boys were driving old Brindle home from pasture the next evening, "don't you wish she'd tell us some stories about horses?
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "Say, Sam!" said Roy Tyler, as the two boys were driving old Brindle home from pasture the next evening, "don't you wish she'd tell us some stories about horses?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Say, Sam!" said Roy Tyler, as the two boys were driving old Brindle home from pasture the next evening, "don't you wish she'd tell us some stories about horses?
