used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading After I met Mitch and after we saw the fight and the wedding, we went out to Montgomery's woods a few times in the afternoon when school was over.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We had to get the idea into our heads better; at least I did, because now we was about to carry out what Tom had done and wrote about--or what Mark Twain had wrote about for him.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After I met Mitch and after we saw the fight and the wedding, we went out to Montgomery's woods a few times in the afternoon when school was over.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading After I met Mitch and after we saw the fight and the wedding, we went out to Montgomery's woods a few times in the afternoon when school was over.
(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 One evening it began to rain and then thunder and lightnin', and we stood in a kind of shed for a bit, when all of a sudden I felt creepy and tingly, and saw a flash, followed by awful thunder; and of course I knew I had got a shock.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading But we couldn't do much, because first we read "Tom Sawyer" along settin' on stumps and logs.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After I met Mitch and after we saw the fight and the wedding, we went out to Montgomery's woods a few times in the afternoon when school was over.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We had to get the idea into our heads better; at least I did, because now we was about to carry out what Tom had done and wrote about--or what Mark Twain had wrote about for him.
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading One evening it began to rain and then thunder and lightnin', and we stood in a kind of shed for a bit, when all of a sudden I felt creepy and tingly, and saw a flash, followed by awful thunder; and of course I knew I had got a shock.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading So we'd no sooner dig a few spadefuls than it would be gettin' dark, and we'd have to go home.
for the reason that
From this reading But we couldn't do much, because first we read "Tom Sawyer" along settin' on stumps and logs.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading One evening it began to rain and then thunder and lightnin', and we stood in a kind of shed for a bit, when all of a sudden I felt creepy and tingly, and saw a flash, followed by awful thunder; and of course I knew I had got a shock.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading We had to get the idea into our heads better; at least I did, because now we was about to carry out what Tom had done and wrote about--or what Mark Twain had wrote about for him.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading One evening it began to rain and then thunder and lightnin', and we stood in a kind of shed for a bit, when all of a sudden I felt creepy and tingly, and saw a flash, followed by awful thunder; and of course I knew I had got a shock.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But we couldn't do much, because first we read "Tom Sawyer" along settin' on stumps and logs.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One evening it began to rain and then thunder and lightnin', and we stood in a kind of shed for a bit, when all of a sudden I felt creepy and tingly, and saw a flash, followed by awful thunder; and of course I knew I had got a shock.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading We had to get the idea into our heads better; at least I did, because now we was about to carry out what Tom had done and wrote about--or what Mark Twain had wrote about for him.
couldn't
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From this reading But we couldn't do much, because first we read "Tom Sawyer" along settin' on stumps and logs.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading One evening it began to rain and then thunder and lightnin', and we stood in a kind of shed for a bit, when all of a sudden I felt creepy and tingly, and saw a flash, followed by awful thunder; and of course I knew I had got a shock.
creepyadjectiveUS /ˈkriːpi/
annoying and unpleasant
From this reading One evening it began to rain and then thunder and lightnin', and we stood in a kind of shed for a bit, when all of a sudden I felt creepy and tingly, and saw a flash, followed by awful thunder; and of course I knew I had got a shock.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading So we'd no sooner dig a few spadefuls than it would be gettin' dark, and we'd have to go home.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading We had to get the idea into our heads better; at least I did, because now we was about to carry out what Tom had done and wrote about--or what Mark Twain had wrote about for him.
digverbUS /dɪɡ/
turn up, loosen, or remove earth
From this reading So we'd no sooner dig a few spadefuls than it would be gettin' dark, and we'd have to go home.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But we couldn't do much, because first we read "Tom Sawyer" along settin' on stumps and logs.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading We had to get the idea into our heads better; at least I did, because now we was about to carry out what Tom had done and wrote about--or what Mark Twain had wrote about for him.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading One evening it began to rain and then thunder and lightnin', and we stood in a kind of shed for a bit, when all of a sudden I felt creepy and tingly, and saw a flash, followed by awful thunder; and of course I knew I had got a shock.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading One evening it began to rain and then thunder and lightnin', and we stood in a kind of shed for a bit, when all of a sudden I felt creepy and tingly, and saw a flash, followed by awful thunder; and of course I knew I had got a shock.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading After I met Mitch and after we saw the fight and the wedding, we went out to Montgomery's woods a few times in the afternoon when school was over.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading After I met Mitch and after we saw the fight and the wedding, we went out to Montgomery's woods a few times in the afternoon when school was over.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading But we couldn't do much, because first we read "Tom Sawyer" along settin' on stumps and logs.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading One evening it began to rain and then thunder and lightnin', and we stood in a kind of shed for a bit, when all of a sudden I felt creepy and tingly, and saw a flash, followed by awful thunder; and of course I knew I had got a shock.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading One evening it began to rain and then thunder and lightnin', and we stood in a kind of shed for a bit, when all of a sudden I felt creepy and tingly, and saw a flash, followed by awful thunder; and of course I knew I had got a shock.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We had to get the idea into our heads better; at least I did, because now we was about to carry out what Tom had done and wrote about--or what Mark Twain had wrote about for him.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We had to get the idea into our heads better; at least I did, because now we was about to carry out what Tom had done and wrote about--or what Mark Twain had wrote about for him.
gettin
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From this reading So we'd no sooner dig a few spadefuls than it would be gettin' dark, and we'd have to go home.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading So we'd no sooner dig a few spadefuls than it would be gettin' dark, and we'd have to go home.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading One evening it began to rain and then thunder and lightnin', and we stood in a kind of shed for a bit, when all of a sudden I felt creepy and tingly, and saw a flash, followed by awful thunder; and of course I knew I had got a shock.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had to get the idea into our heads better; at least I did, because now we was about to carry out what Tom had done and wrote about--or what Mark Twain had wrote about for him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading So we'd no sooner dig a few spadefuls than it would be gettin' dark, and we'd have to go home.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading We had to get the idea into our heads better; at least I did, because now we was about to carry out what Tom had done and wrote about--or what Mark Twain had wrote about for him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We had to get the idea into our heads better; at least I did, because now we was about to carry out what Tom had done and wrote about--or what Mark Twain had wrote about for him.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading So we'd no sooner dig a few spadefuls than it would be gettin' dark, and we'd have to go home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading After I met Mitch and after we saw the fight and the wedding, we went out to Montgomery's woods a few times in the afternoon when school was over.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading We had to get the idea into our heads better; at least I did, because now we was about to carry out what Tom had done and wrote about--or what Mark Twain had wrote about for him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After I met Mitch and after we saw the fight and the wedding, we went out to Montgomery's woods a few times in the afternoon when school was over.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We had to get the idea into our heads better; at least I did, because now we was about to carry out what Tom had done and wrote about--or what Mark Twain had wrote about for him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So we'd no sooner dig a few spadefuls than it would be gettin' dark, and we'd have to go home.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading One evening it began to rain and then thunder and lightnin', and we stood in a kind of shed for a bit, when all of a sudden I felt creepy and tingly, and saw a flash, followed by awful thunder; and of course I knew I had got a shock.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading One evening it began to rain and then thunder and lightnin', and we stood in a kind of shed for a bit, when all of a sudden I felt creepy and tingly, and saw a flash, followed by awful thunder; and of course I knew I had got a shock.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading We had to get the idea into our heads better; at least I did, because now we was about to carry out what Tom had done and wrote about--or what Mark Twain had wrote about for him.
lightnin
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From this reading One evening it began to rain and then thunder and lightnin', and we stood in a kind of shed for a bit, when all of a sudden I felt creepy and tingly, and saw a flash, followed by awful thunder; and of course I knew I had got a shock.
logsnounUS /lɔːɡz/
plural of “log” — a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
From this reading But we couldn't do much, because first we read "Tom Sawyer" along settin' on stumps and logs.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading We had to get the idea into our heads better; at least I did, because now we was about to carry out what Tom had done and wrote about--or what Mark Twain had wrote about for him.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading After I met Mitch and after we saw the fight and the wedding, we went out to Montgomery's woods a few times in the afternoon when school was over.
Mitch
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From this reading After I met Mitch and after we saw the fight and the wedding, we went out to Montgomery's woods a few times in the afternoon when school was over.
Montgomery'snounUS /mɑːntˈɡʌmriz/
possessive form of “montgomery” — Canadian novelist (1874-1942)
From this reading After I met Mitch and after we saw the fight and the wedding, we went out to Montgomery's woods a few times in the afternoon when school was over.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading But we couldn't do much, because first we read "Tom Sawyer" along settin' on stumps and logs.
not any; not one
From this reading So we'd no sooner dig a few spadefuls than it would be gettin' dark, and we'd have to go home.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We had to get the idea into our heads better; at least I did, because now we was about to carry out what Tom had done and wrote about--or what Mark Twain had wrote about for him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One evening it began to rain and then thunder and lightnin', and we stood in a kind of shed for a bit, when all of a sudden I felt creepy and tingly, and saw a flash, followed by awful thunder; and of course I knew I had got a shock.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But we couldn't do much, because first we read "Tom Sawyer" along settin' on stumps and logs.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One evening it began to rain and then thunder and lightnin', and we stood in a kind of shed for a bit, when all of a sudden I felt creepy and tingly, and saw a flash, followed by awful thunder; and of course I knew I had got a shock.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We had to get the idea into our heads better; at least I did, because now we was about to carry out what Tom had done and wrote about--or what Mark Twain had wrote about for him.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We had to get the idea into our heads better; at least I did, because now we was about to carry out what Tom had done and wrote about--or what Mark Twain had wrote about for him.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading After I met Mitch and after we saw the fight and the wedding, we went out to Montgomery's woods a few times in the afternoon when school was over.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading After I met Mitch and after we saw the fight and the wedding, we went out to Montgomery's woods a few times in the afternoon when school was over.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading One evening it began to rain and then thunder and lightnin', and we stood in a kind of shed for a bit, when all of a sudden I felt creepy and tingly, and saw a flash, followed by awful thunder; and of course I knew I had got a shock.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading But we couldn't do much, because first we read "Tom Sawyer" along settin' on stumps and logs.
cut with a saw
From this reading After I met Mitch and after we saw the fight and the wedding, we went out to Montgomery's woods a few times in the afternoon when school was over.
SawyernounUS /ˈsɔːjər/
one who is employed to saw wood
From this reading But we couldn't do much, because first we read "Tom Sawyer" along settin' on stumps and logs.
an educational institution
From this reading After I met Mitch and after we saw the fight and the wedding, we went out to Montgomery's woods a few times in the afternoon when school was over.
settin
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From this reading But we couldn't do much, because first we read "Tom Sawyer" along settin' on stumps and logs.
get rid of
From this reading One evening it began to rain and then thunder and lightnin', and we stood in a kind of shed for a bit, when all of a sudden I felt creepy and tingly, and saw a flash, followed by awful thunder; and of course I knew I had got a shock.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading One evening it began to rain and then thunder and lightnin', and we stood in a kind of shed for a bit, when all of a sudden I felt creepy and tingly, and saw a flash, followed by awful thunder; and of course I knew I had got a shock.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So we'd no sooner dig a few spadefuls than it would be gettin' dark, and we'd have to go home.
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading So we'd no sooner dig a few spadefuls than it would be gettin' dark, and we'd have to go home.
spadefuls
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From this reading So we'd no sooner dig a few spadefuls than it would be gettin' dark, and we'd have to go home.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading One evening it began to rain and then thunder and lightnin', and we stood in a kind of shed for a bit, when all of a sudden I felt creepy and tingly, and saw a flash, followed by awful thunder; and of course I knew I had got a shock.
stumpsnounUS /stʌmps/
plural of “stump” — the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled
From this reading But we couldn't do much, because first we read "Tom Sawyer" along settin' on stumps and logs.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading One evening it began to rain and then thunder and lightnin', and we stood in a kind of shed for a bit, when all of a sudden I felt creepy and tingly, and saw a flash, followed by awful thunder; and of course I knew I had got a shock.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading So we'd no sooner dig a few spadefuls than it would be gettin' dark, and we'd have to go home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After I met Mitch and after we saw the fight and the wedding, we went out to Montgomery's woods a few times in the afternoon when school was over.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading One evening it began to rain and then thunder and lightnin', and we stood in a kind of shed for a bit, when all of a sudden I felt creepy and tingly, and saw a flash, followed by awful thunder; and of course I knew I had got a shock.
move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading One evening it began to rain and then thunder and lightnin', and we stood in a kind of shed for a bit, when all of a sudden I felt creepy and tingly, and saw a flash, followed by awful thunder; and of course I knew I had got a shock.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading After I met Mitch and after we saw the fight and the wedding, we went out to Montgomery's woods a few times in the afternoon when school was over.
tingly
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From this reading One evening it began to rain and then thunder and lightnin', and we stood in a kind of shed for a bit, when all of a sudden I felt creepy and tingly, and saw a flash, followed by awful thunder; and of course I knew I had got a shock.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After I met Mitch and after we saw the fight and the wedding, we went out to Montgomery's woods a few times in the afternoon when school was over.
male cat
From this reading But we couldn't do much, because first we read "Tom Sawyer" along settin' on stumps and logs.
TwainnounUS /tweɪn/
two items of the same kind
From this reading We had to get the idea into our heads better; at least I did, because now we was about to carry out what Tom had done and wrote about--or what Mark Twain had wrote about for him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After I met Mitch and after we saw the fight and the wedding, we went out to Montgomery's woods a few times in the afternoon when school was over.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading After I met Mitch and after we saw the fight and the wedding, we went out to Montgomery's woods a few times in the afternoon when school was over.
we'd
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From this reading So we'd no sooner dig a few spadefuls than it would be gettin' dark, and we'd have to go home.
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading After I met Mitch and after we saw the fight and the wedding, we went out to Montgomery's woods a few times in the afternoon when school was over.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading After I met Mitch and after we saw the fight and the wedding, we went out to Montgomery's woods a few times in the afternoon when school was over.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading We had to get the idea into our heads better; at least I did, because now we was about to carry out what Tom had done and wrote about--or what Mark Twain had wrote about for him.
at the time that
From this reading After I met Mitch and after we saw the fight and the wedding, we went out to Montgomery's woods a few times in the afternoon when school was over.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading After I met Mitch and after we saw the fight and the wedding, we went out to Montgomery's woods a few times in the afternoon when school was over.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading So we'd no sooner dig a few spadefuls than it would be gettin' dark, and we'd have to go home.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading We had to get the idea into our heads better; at least I did, because now we was about to carry out what Tom had done and wrote about--or what Mark Twain had wrote about for him.
