used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I wish your lordship a very good morning.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Away flew the magpie, and she did not stop till she got to the cat's house.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The cat and the fox were at breakfast; they had cream, fricaseed chicken, stewed mice, fried oysters, boiled fish, roasted butterflies, baked grasshoppers, and frizzled frogs; a breakfast fit for a king.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Away flew the magpie, and she did not stop till she got to the cat's house.
bakedadjectiveUS /beɪkt/
dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
From this reading The cat and the fox were at breakfast; they had cream, fricaseed chicken, stewed mice, fried oysters, boiled fish, roasted butterflies, baked grasshoppers, and frizzled frogs; a breakfast fit for a king.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "'Oh my! not for the world; your lordship may be quite easy.
boiledadjectiveUS /bɔɪld/
cooked in hot water
From this reading The cat and the fox were at breakfast; they had cream, fricaseed chicken, stewed mice, fried oysters, boiled fish, roasted butterflies, baked grasshoppers, and frizzled frogs; a breakfast fit for a king.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading The cat and the fox were at breakfast; they had cream, fricaseed chicken, stewed mice, fried oysters, boiled fish, roasted butterflies, baked grasshoppers, and frizzled frogs; a breakfast fit for a king.
butterfliesnounUS /ˈbʌtərflaɪz/
plural of “butterfly” — diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
From this reading The cat and the fox were at breakfast; they had cream, fricaseed chicken, stewed mice, fried oysters, boiled fish, roasted butterflies, baked grasshoppers, and frizzled frogs; a breakfast fit for a king.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading The cat and the fox were at breakfast; they had cream, fricaseed chicken, stewed mice, fried oysters, boiled fish, roasted butterflies, baked grasshoppers, and frizzled frogs; a breakfast fit for a king.
cat'snounUS /kæts/
possessive form of “cat” — feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading "Away flew the magpie, and she did not stop till she got to the cat's house.
chickennounUS /ˈtʃɪkən/
the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading The cat and the fox were at breakfast; they had cream, fricaseed chicken, stewed mice, fried oysters, boiled fish, roasted butterflies, baked grasshoppers, and frizzled frogs; a breakfast fit for a king.
creamnounUS /kriːm/
the best people or things in a group
From this reading The cat and the fox were at breakfast; they had cream, fricaseed chicken, stewed mice, fried oysters, boiled fish, roasted butterflies, baked grasshoppers, and frizzled frogs; a breakfast fit for a king.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Away flew the magpie, and she did not stop till she got to the cat's house.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading "'Oh my! not for the world; your lordship may be quite easy.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading The cat and the fox were at breakfast; they had cream, fricaseed chicken, stewed mice, fried oysters, boiled fish, roasted butterflies, baked grasshoppers, and frizzled frogs; a breakfast fit for a king.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading The cat and the fox were at breakfast; they had cream, fricaseed chicken, stewed mice, fried oysters, boiled fish, roasted butterflies, baked grasshoppers, and frizzled frogs; a breakfast fit for a king.
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading "Away flew the magpie, and she did not stop till she got to the cat's house.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "'Oh my! not for the world; your lordship may be quite easy.
alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
From this reading The cat and the fox were at breakfast; they had cream, fricaseed chicken, stewed mice, fried oysters, boiled fish, roasted butterflies, baked grasshoppers, and frizzled frogs; a breakfast fit for a king.
fricaseed
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From this reading The cat and the fox were at breakfast; they had cream, fricaseed chicken, stewed mice, fried oysters, boiled fish, roasted butterflies, baked grasshoppers, and frizzled frogs; a breakfast fit for a king.
friedadjectiveUS /fraɪd/
cooked by frying in fat
From this reading The cat and the fox were at breakfast; they had cream, fricaseed chicken, stewed mice, fried oysters, boiled fish, roasted butterflies, baked grasshoppers, and frizzled frogs; a breakfast fit for a king.
frizzledverbUS /ˈfrɪzəld/
past form of “frizzle” — fry something until it curls and becomes crisp
From this reading The cat and the fox were at breakfast; they had cream, fricaseed chicken, stewed mice, fried oysters, boiled fish, roasted butterflies, baked grasshoppers, and frizzled frogs; a breakfast fit for a king.
frogsnounUS /frɑːɡz/
plural of “frog” — any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
From this reading The cat and the fox were at breakfast; they had cream, fricaseed chicken, stewed mice, fried oysters, boiled fish, roasted butterflies, baked grasshoppers, and frizzled frogs; a breakfast fit for a king.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I wish your lordship a very good morning.'
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Away flew the magpie, and she did not stop till she got to the cat's house.
grasshoppersnounUS /ˈɡræshɑːpərz/
plural of “grasshopper” — terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping
From this reading The cat and the fox were at breakfast; they had cream, fricaseed chicken, stewed mice, fried oysters, boiled fish, roasted butterflies, baked grasshoppers, and frizzled frogs; a breakfast fit for a king.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The cat and the fox were at breakfast; they had cream, fricaseed chicken, stewed mice, fried oysters, boiled fish, roasted butterflies, baked grasshoppers, and frizzled frogs; a breakfast fit for a king.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The fox was just making a tender speech, for he had his paw on his heart.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The fox was just making a tender speech, for he had his paw on his heart.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The fox was just making a tender speech, for he had his paw on his heart.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "Away flew the magpie, and she did not stop till she got to the cat's house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wish your lordship a very good morning.'
and nothing more
From this reading The fox was just making a tender speech, for he had his paw on his heart.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading The cat and the fox were at breakfast; they had cream, fricaseed chicken, stewed mice, fried oysters, boiled fish, roasted butterflies, baked grasshoppers, and frizzled frogs; a breakfast fit for a king.
lordshipnounUS /ˈlɔːrdʃɪp/
a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge
From this reading "'Oh my! not for the world; your lordship may be quite easy.
magpienounUS /ˈmæɡpaɪ/
long-tailed black-and-white crow that utters a raucous chattering call
From this reading "Away flew the magpie, and she did not stop till she got to the cat's house.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading The fox was just making a tender speech, for he had his paw on his heart.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "'Oh my! not for the world; your lordship may be quite easy.
micenounUS /maɪs/
plural of “mouse” — any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading The cat and the fox were at breakfast; they had cream, fricaseed chicken, stewed mice, fried oysters, boiled fish, roasted butterflies, baked grasshoppers, and frizzled frogs; a breakfast fit for a king.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading I wish your lordship a very good morning.'
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "'Oh my! not for the world; your lordship may be quite easy.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "'Oh my! not for the world; your lordship may be quite easy.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "'Oh my! not for the world; your lordship may be quite easy.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The fox was just making a tender speech, for he had his paw on his heart.
oystersnounUS /ˈɔɪstərz/
plural of “oyster” — marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters
From this reading The cat and the fox were at breakfast; they had cream, fricaseed chicken, stewed mice, fried oysters, boiled fish, roasted butterflies, baked grasshoppers, and frizzled frogs; a breakfast fit for a king.
pawverbUS /pɔː/
scrape with the paws
From this reading The fox was just making a tender speech, for he had his paw on his heart.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "'Oh my! not for the world; your lordship may be quite easy.
roastedadjectiveUS /ˈroʊstəd/
(meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven
From this reading The cat and the fox were at breakfast; they had cream, fricaseed chicken, stewed mice, fried oysters, boiled fish, roasted butterflies, baked grasshoppers, and frizzled frogs; a breakfast fit for a king.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Away flew the magpie, and she did not stop till she got to the cat's house.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading The fox was just making a tender speech, for he had his paw on his heart.
stewedadjectiveUS /stuːd/
cooked in hot water
From this reading The cat and the fox were at breakfast; they had cream, fricaseed chicken, stewed mice, fried oysters, boiled fish, roasted butterflies, baked grasshoppers, and frizzled frogs; a breakfast fit for a king.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading "Away flew the magpie, and she did not stop till she got to the cat's house.
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading The fox was just making a tender speech, for he had his paw on his heart.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "'Oh my! not for the world; your lordship may be quite easy.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The cat and the fox were at breakfast; they had cream, fricaseed chicken, stewed mice, fried oysters, boiled fish, roasted butterflies, baked grasshoppers, and frizzled frogs; a breakfast fit for a king.
up to a particular time
From this reading "Away flew the magpie, and she did not stop till she got to the cat's house.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Away flew the magpie, and she did not stop till she got to the cat's house.
precisely as stated
From this reading I wish your lordship a very good morning.'
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fox was just making a tender speech, for he had his paw on his heart.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The cat and the fox were at breakfast; they had cream, fricaseed chicken, stewed mice, fried oysters, boiled fish, roasted butterflies, baked grasshoppers, and frizzled frogs; a breakfast fit for a king.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I wish your lordship a very good morning.'
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "'Oh my! not for the world; your lordship may be quite easy.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "'Oh my! not for the world; your lordship may be quite easy.
