used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And you know all about how Old Mother Pig sent them forth to seek their fortunes, don't you?
(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 _More Stories of the Three Pigs_ You have all heard of the three little pigs.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And you know all about how Old Mother Pig sent them forth to seek their fortunes, don't you?
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading You remember, too, how the Wandering Wolf frightened the one in the straw house and "ate up that poor little pig."
COnounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
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an institution created to conduct business
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education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course you do!
DANSVILLE
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used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Of course you do!
don't
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a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
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from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And you know all about how Old Mother Pig sent them forth to seek their fortunes, don't you?
fortunesnounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənz/
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
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made afraid
From this reading You remember, too, how the Wandering Wolf frightened the one in the straw house and "ate up that poor little pig."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _More Stories of the Three Pigs_ You have all heard of the three little pigs.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading _More Stories of the Three Pigs_ You have all heard of the three little pigs.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
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how
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading And you know all about how Old Mother Pig sent them forth to seek their fortunes, don't you?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading _More Stories of the Three Pigs_ You have all heard of the three little pigs.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
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a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
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a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading You remember, too, how the Wandering Wolf frightened the one in the straw house and "ate up that poor little pig."
OWENnounUS /ˈoʊən/
Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)
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PignounUS /pɪɡ/
domestic swine
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PigsnounUS /pɪɡz/
plural of “pig” — domestic swine
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deserving or inciting pity
From this reading You remember, too, how the Wandering Wolf frightened the one in the straw house and "ate up that poor little pig."
PUBLISHINGnounUS /ˈpʌblɪʃɪŋ/
the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution
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To recall to mind.
From this reading You remember, too, how the Wandering Wolf frightened the one in the straw house and "ate up that poor little pig."
try to get or reach
From this reading And you know all about how Old Mother Pig sent them forth to seek their fortunes, don't you?
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading And you know all about how Old Mother Pig sent them forth to seek their fortunes, don't you?
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
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plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder
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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You remember, too, how the Wandering Wolf frightened the one in the straw house and "ate up that poor little pig."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And you know all about how Old Mother Pig sent them forth to seek their fortunes, don't you?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And you know all about how Old Mother Pig sent them forth to seek their fortunes, don't you?
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And you know all about how Old Mother Pig sent them forth to seek their fortunes, don't you?
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading You remember, too, how the Wandering Wolf frightened the one in the straw house and "ate up that poor little pig."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading You remember, too, how the Wandering Wolf frightened the one in the straw house and "ate up that poor little pig."
migratory
From this reading You remember, too, how the Wandering Wolf frightened the one in the straw house and "ate up that poor little pig."
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading You remember, too, how the Wandering Wolf frightened the one in the straw house and "ate up that poor little pig."
YnounUS /waɪ/
a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
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the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _More Stories of the Three Pigs_ You have all heard of the three little pigs.
