used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I had made a coffin out of a cigar box, and put glass in for a window to look through at the doll's face, and we had just got the grave filled.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They were big boys about fourteen and knew a lot of things we didn't.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next day as I was helpin' Myrtle bury her doll, Mitch came by and whistled.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The next day as I was helpin' Myrtle bury her doll, Mitch came by and whistled.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I had made a coffin out of a cigar box, and put glass in for a window to look through at the doll's face, and we had just got the grave filled.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They were big boys about fourteen and knew a lot of things we didn't.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading I had made a coffin out of a cigar box, and put glass in for a window to look through at the doll's face, and we had just got the grave filled.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading They were big boys about fourteen and knew a lot of things we didn't.
buryverbUS /ˈberi/
cover from sight
From this reading The next day as I was helpin' Myrtle bury her doll, Mitch came by and whistled.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The next day as I was helpin' Myrtle bury her doll, Mitch came by and whistled.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The next day as I was helpin' Myrtle bury her doll, Mitch came by and whistled.
Charley
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From this reading I went out to the front gate and there was Charley King and George Heigold with Mitch.
chickensnounUS /ˈtʃɪkənz/
plural of “chicken” — the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading They hunted with real guns and roasted chickens they hooked over in Fillmore's woods.
cigarnounUS /sɪˈɡɑːr/
a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading I had made a coffin out of a cigar box, and put glass in for a window to look through at the doll's face, and we had just got the grave filled.
coffinnounUS /ˈkɔːfɪn/
box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
From this reading I had made a coffin out of a cigar box, and put glass in for a window to look through at the doll's face, and we had just got the grave filled.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The next day as I was helpin' Myrtle bury her doll, Mitch came by and whistled.
didn't
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From this reading They were big boys about fourteen and knew a lot of things we didn't.
dollnounUS /dɑːl/
a small replica of a person; used as a toy
From this reading The next day as I was helpin' Myrtle bury her doll, Mitch came by and whistled.
doll'snounUS /dɑːlz/
possessive form of “doll” — a small replica of a person; used as a toy
From this reading I had made a coffin out of a cigar box, and put glass in for a window to look through at the doll's face, and we had just got the grave filled.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading I had made a coffin out of a cigar box, and put glass in for a window to look through at the doll's face, and we had just got the grave filled.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading I had made a coffin out of a cigar box, and put glass in for a window to look through at the doll's face, and we had just got the grave filled.
Fillmore's
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From this reading They hunted with real guns and roasted chickens they hooked over in Fillmore's woods.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I had made a coffin out of a cigar box, and put glass in for a window to look through at the doll's face, and we had just got the grave filled.
fourteennounUS /ˈfɔːrˈtiːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one
From this reading They were big boys about fourteen and knew a lot of things we didn't.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading I went out to the front gate and there was Charley King and George Heigold with Mitch.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading I went out to the front gate and there was Charley King and George Heigold with Mitch.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading I went out to the front gate and there was Charley King and George Heigold with Mitch.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading I had made a coffin out of a cigar box, and put glass in for a window to look through at the doll's face, and we had just got the grave filled.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I had made a coffin out of a cigar box, and put glass in for a window to look through at the doll's face, and we had just got the grave filled.
death of a person
From this reading I had made a coffin out of a cigar box, and put glass in for a window to look through at the doll's face, and we had just got the grave filled.
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading They hunted with real guns and roasted chickens they hooked over in Fillmore's woods.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had made a coffin out of a cigar box, and put glass in for a window to look through at the doll's face, and we had just got the grave filled.
Heigold
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From this reading I went out to the front gate and there was Charley King and George Heigold with Mitch.
helpin
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From this reading The next day as I was helpin' Myrtle bury her doll, Mitch came by and whistled.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The next day as I was helpin' Myrtle bury her doll, Mitch came by and whistled.
hookedadjectiveUS /hʊkt/
curved down like an eagle's beak
From this reading They hunted with real guns and roasted chickens they hooked over in Fillmore's woods.
huntedadjectiveUS /ˈhʌntəd/
reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted
From this reading They hunted with real guns and roasted chickens they hooked over in Fillmore's woods.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The next day as I was helpin' Myrtle bury her doll, Mitch came by and whistled.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I had made a coffin out of a cigar box, and put glass in for a window to look through at the doll's face, and we had just got the grave filled.
and nothing more
From this reading I had made a coffin out of a cigar box, and put glass in for a window to look through at the doll's face, and we had just got the grave filled.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading I went out to the front gate and there was Charley King and George Heigold with Mitch.
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 They were big boys about fourteen and knew a lot of things we didn't.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I had made a coffin out of a cigar box, and put glass in for a window to look through at the doll's face, and we had just got the grave filled.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading They were big boys about fourteen and knew a lot of things we didn't.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I had made a coffin out of a cigar box, and put glass in for a window to look through at the doll's face, and we had just got the grave filled.
Mitch
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From this reading The next day as I was helpin' Myrtle bury her doll, Mitch came by and whistled.
MyrtlenounUS /ˈmɜːrtəl/
widely cultivated as a groundcover for its dark green shiny leaves and usually blue-violet flowers
From this reading The next day as I was helpin' Myrtle bury her doll, Mitch came by and whistled.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next day as I was helpin' Myrtle bury her doll, Mitch came by and whistled.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had made a coffin out of a cigar box, and put glass in for a window to look through at the doll's face, and we had just got the grave filled.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I had made a coffin out of a cigar box, and put glass in for a window to look through at the doll's face, and we had just got the grave filled.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They hunted with real guns and roasted chickens they hooked over in Fillmore's woods.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I had made a coffin out of a cigar box, and put glass in for a window to look through at the doll's face, and we had just got the grave filled.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading They hunted with real guns and roasted chickens they hooked over in Fillmore's woods.
roastedadjectiveUS /ˈroʊstəd/
(meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven
From this reading They hunted with real guns and roasted chickens they hooked over in Fillmore's woods.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day as I was helpin' Myrtle bury her doll, Mitch came by and whistled.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I went out to the front gate and there was Charley King and George Heigold with Mitch.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were big boys about fourteen and knew a lot of things we didn't.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading They were big boys about fourteen and knew a lot of things we didn't.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I had made a coffin out of a cigar box, and put glass in for a window to look through at the doll's face, and we had just got the grave filled.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had made a coffin out of a cigar box, and put glass in for a window to look through at the doll's face, and we had just got the grave filled.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next day as I was helpin' Myrtle bury her doll, Mitch came by and whistled.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I had made a coffin out of a cigar box, and put glass in for a window to look through at the doll's face, and we had just got the grave filled.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I went out to the front gate and there was Charley King and George Heigold with Mitch.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were big boys about fourteen and knew a lot of things we didn't.
whistledverbUS /ˈwɪsəld/
past form of “whistle” — make whistling sounds
From this reading The next day as I was helpin' Myrtle bury her doll, Mitch came by and whistled.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading I had made a coffin out of a cigar box, and put glass in for a window to look through at the doll's face, and we had just got the grave filled.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I went out to the front gate and there was Charley King and George Heigold with Mitch.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading They hunted with real guns and roasted chickens they hooked over in Fillmore's woods.
