Chapter VIII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading THE FLOWER SHOW “’Tis very jolly fun, you know, To travel to a Flower Show, So come and join us, every one; We’re off and away with Old Mother Bun.”

filled with fear or apprehension

From this reading Old Father Bun said, “Wait until my Scarecrow is made; The crows are in the corn, I’m afraid.”

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THE FLOWER SHOW “’Tis very jolly fun, you know, To travel to a Flower Show, So come and join us, every one; We’re off and away with Old Mother Bun.”

with anxiety or apprehension

From this reading Old Mother Bun called anxiously, “You’ll bring on yourself some disaster, If you step on my bed of asters!”

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Old Father Bun said, “Wait until my Scarecrow is made; The crows are in the corn, I’m afraid.”

plural of “aster” — any of various chiefly fall-blooming herbs of the genus Aster with showy daisylike flowers

From this reading Old Mother Bun called anxiously, “You’ll bring on yourself some disaster, If you step on my bed of asters!”

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading THE FLOWER SHOW “’Tis very jolly fun, you know, To travel to a Flower Show, So come and join us, every one; We’re off and away with Old Mother Bun.”

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading Old Mother Bun called anxiously, “You’ll bring on yourself some disaster, If you step on my bed of asters!”

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading Old Mother Bun called anxiously, “You’ll bring on yourself some disaster, If you step on my bed of asters!”

small rounded bread either plain or sweet

From this reading THE FLOWER SHOW “’Tis very jolly fun, you know, To travel to a Flower Show, So come and join us, every one; We’re off and away with Old Mother Bun.”

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Old Mother Bun called anxiously, “You’ll bring on yourself some disaster, If you step on my bed of asters!”

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading One fall day Old Mother Bun said, “Off and away we soon will go To the City Flower Show.”

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading THE FLOWER SHOW “’Tis very jolly fun, you know, To travel to a Flower Show, So come and join us, every one; We’re off and away with Old Mother Bun.”

tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times

From this reading Old Father Bun said, “Wait until my Scarecrow is made; The crows are in the corn, I’m afraid.”

plural of “crow” — black birds having a raucous call

From this reading Old Father Bun said, “Wait until my Scarecrow is made; The crows are in the corn, I’m afraid.”

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading One fall day Old Mother Bun said, “Off and away we soon will go To the City Flower Show.”

a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune

From this reading Old Mother Bun called anxiously, “You’ll bring on yourself some disaster, If you step on my bed of asters!”

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading THE FLOWER SHOW “’Tis very jolly fun, you know, To travel to a Flower Show, So come and join us, every one; We’re off and away with Old Mother Bun.”

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading One fall day Old Mother Bun said, “Off and away we soon will go To the City Flower Show.”

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading Old Father Bun said, “Wait until my Scarecrow is made; The crows are in the corn, I’m afraid.”

a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading THE FLOWER SHOW “’Tis very jolly fun, you know, To travel to a Flower Show, So come and join us, every one; We’re off and away with Old Mother Bun.”

activities that are enjoyable or amusing

From this reading THE FLOWER SHOW “’Tis very jolly fun, you know, To travel to a Flower Show, So come and join us, every one; We’re off and away with Old Mother Bun.”

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading One fall day Old Mother Bun said, “Off and away we soon will go To the City Flower Show.”

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He went out to make a Scarecrow.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Old Father Bun said, “Wait until my Scarecrow is made; The crows are in the corn, I’m afraid.”

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Old Mother Bun called anxiously, “You’ll bring on yourself some disaster, If you step on my bed of asters!”

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Old Father Bun said, “Wait until my Scarecrow is made; The crows are in the corn, I’m afraid.”

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Old Father Bun said, “Wait until my Scarecrow is made; The crows are in the corn, I’m afraid.”

become part of; become a member of a group or organization

From this reading THE FLOWER SHOW “’Tis very jolly fun, you know, To travel to a Flower Show, So come and join us, every one; We’re off and away with Old Mother Bun.”

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

From this reading THE FLOWER SHOW “’Tis very jolly fun, you know, To travel to a Flower Show, So come and join us, every one; We’re off and away with Old Mother Bun.”

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading THE FLOWER SHOW “’Tis very jolly fun, you know, To travel to a Flower Show, So come and join us, every one; We’re off and away with Old Mother Bun.”

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Old Father Bun said, “Wait until my Scarecrow is made; The crows are in the corn, I’m afraid.”

engage in

From this reading He went out to make a Scarecrow.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading THE FLOWER SHOW “’Tis very jolly fun, you know, To travel to a Flower Show, So come and join us, every one; We’re off and away with Old Mother Bun.”

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Old Father Bun said, “Wait until my Scarecrow is made; The crows are in the corn, I’m afraid.”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Old Mother Bun called anxiously, “You’ll bring on yourself some disaster, If you step on my bed of asters!”

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading THE FLOWER SHOW “’Tis very jolly fun, you know, To travel to a Flower Show, So come and join us, every one; We’re off and away with Old Mother Bun.”

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading THE FLOWER SHOW “’Tis very jolly fun, you know, To travel to a Flower Show, So come and join us, every one; We’re off and away with Old Mother Bun.”

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Old Mother Bun called anxiously, “You’ll bring on yourself some disaster, If you step on my bed of asters!”

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading THE FLOWER SHOW “’Tis very jolly fun, you know, To travel to a Flower Show, So come and join us, every one; We’re off and away with Old Mother Bun.”

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading He went out to make a Scarecrow.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading One fall day Old Mother Bun said, “Off and away we soon will go To the City Flower Show.”

an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds

From this reading Old Father Bun said, “Wait until my Scarecrow is made; The crows are in the corn, I’m afraid.”

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading THE FLOWER SHOW “’Tis very jolly fun, you know, To travel to a Flower Show, So come and join us, every one; We’re off and away with Old Mother Bun.”

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading THE FLOWER SHOW “’Tis very jolly fun, you know, To travel to a Flower Show, So come and join us, every one; We’re off and away with Old Mother Bun.”

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Old Mother Bun called anxiously, “You’ll bring on yourself some disaster, If you step on my bed of asters!”

in the near future

From this reading One fall day Old Mother Bun said, “Off and away we soon will go To the City Flower Show.”

any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

From this reading Old Mother Bun called anxiously, “You’ll bring on yourself some disaster, If you step on my bed of asters!”

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE FLOWER SHOW “’Tis very jolly fun, you know, To travel to a Flower Show, So come and join us, every one; We’re off and away with Old Mother Bun.”

plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite

From this reading THE FLOWER SHOW “’Tis very jolly fun, you know, To travel to a Flower Show, So come and join us, every one; We’re off and away with Old Mother Bun.”

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading THE FLOWER SHOW “’Tis very jolly fun, you know, To travel to a Flower Show, So come and join us, every one; We’re off and away with Old Mother Bun.”

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading THE FLOWER SHOW “’Tis very jolly fun, you know, To travel to a Flower Show, So come and join us, every one; We’re off and away with Old Mother Bun.”

up to a particular time

From this reading Old Father Bun said, “Wait until my Scarecrow is made; The crows are in the corn, I’m afraid.”

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading THE FLOWER SHOW “’Tis very jolly fun, you know, To travel to a Flower Show, So come and join us, every one; We’re off and away with Old Mother Bun.”

precisely as stated

From this reading THE FLOWER SHOW “’Tis very jolly fun, you know, To travel to a Flower Show, So come and join us, every one; We’re off and away with Old Mother Bun.”

stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading Old Father Bun said, “Wait until my Scarecrow is made; The crows are in the corn, I’m afraid.”

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading One fall day Old Mother Bun said, “Off and away we soon will go To the City Flower Show.”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE FLOWER SHOW “’Tis very jolly fun, you know, To travel to a Flower Show, So come and join us, every one; We’re off and away with Old Mother Bun.”

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading He went out to make a Scarecrow.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading One fall day Old Mother Bun said, “Off and away we soon will go To the City Flower Show.”

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE FLOWER SHOW “’Tis very jolly fun, you know, To travel to a Flower Show, So come and join us, every one; We’re off and away with Old Mother Bun.”

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading THE FLOWER SHOW “’Tis very jolly fun, you know, To travel to a Flower Show, So come and join us, every one; We’re off and away with Old Mother Bun.”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Old Mother Bun called anxiously, “You’ll bring on yourself some disaster, If you step on my bed of asters!”

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading Old Mother Bun called anxiously, “You’ll bring on yourself some disaster, If you step on my bed of asters!”