Chapter XXIV

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

From this reading GREEN-PEA TOYS AND A GREEN-PEA DESIGN PRESS your thumb on the rounded edge of a fresh, fat green pea-pod, and, pop! it goes splitting open at the top.

anew

From this reading And you know that the next thing to do when the pod is open is to run that same little thumb down again and scoop out all those round green peas, letting them fall with a patter into the pan in your lap.

(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 And you know that the next thing to do when the pod is open is to run that same little thumb down again and scoop out all those round green peas, letting them fall with a patter into the pan in your lap.

in addition

From this reading Now as a reward for such helpfulness suppose you ask mother or the cook to give you a good big handful of peas which have not been shelled, and ask also for some wooden toothpicks such as are used in the kitchen for fastening meat together; or a number of nice, straight, strong broom-straws if there are no wooden toothpicks.

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

From this reading GREEN-PEA TOYS AND A GREEN-PEA DESIGN PRESS your thumb on the rounded edge of a fresh, fat green pea-pod, and, pop! it goes splitting open at the top.

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

From this reading Now as a reward for such helpfulness suppose you ask mother or the cook to give you a good big handful of peas which have not been shelled, and ask also for some wooden toothpicks such as are used in the kitchen for fastening meat together; or a number of nice, straight, strong broom-straws if there are no wooden toothpicks.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Now as a reward for such helpfulness suppose you ask mother or the cook to give you a good big handful of peas which have not been shelled, and ask also for some wooden toothpicks such as are used in the kitchen for fastening meat together; or a number of nice, straight, strong broom-straws if there are no wooden toothpicks.

make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading Now as a reward for such helpfulness suppose you ask mother or the cook to give you a good big handful of peas which have not been shelled, and ask also for some wooden toothpicks such as are used in the kitchen for fastening meat together; or a number of nice, straight, strong broom-straws if there are no wooden toothpicks.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading GREEN-PEA TOYS AND A GREEN-PEA DESIGN PRESS your thumb on the rounded edge of a fresh, fat green pea-pod, and, pop! it goes splitting open at the top.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Now as a reward for such helpfulness suppose you ask mother or the cook to give you a good big handful of peas which have not been shelled, and ask also for some wooden toothpicks such as are used in the kitchen for fastening meat together; or a number of nice, straight, strong broom-straws if there are no wooden toothpicks.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Now as a reward for such helpfulness suppose you ask mother or the cook to give you a good big handful of peas which have not been shelled, and ask also for some wooden toothpicks such as are used in the kitchen for fastening meat together; or a number of nice, straight, strong broom-straws if there are no wooden toothpicks.

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From this reading Now as a reward for such helpfulness suppose you ask mother or the cook to give you a good big handful of peas which have not been shelled, and ask also for some wooden toothpicks such as are used in the kitchen for fastening meat together; or a number of nice, straight, strong broom-straws if there are no wooden toothpicks.

an occurrence of something

From this reading Then push your thumb into the opening, run it down the pod and the two halves separate, showing a row of fine, large peas that look like great green pearls in a soft, silk-lined case made expressly for them.

prepare a hot meal

From this reading Now as a reward for such helpfulness suppose you ask mother or the cook to give you a good big handful of peas which have not been shelled, and ask also for some wooden toothpicks such as are used in the kitchen for fastening meat together; or a number of nice, straight, strong broom-straws if there are no wooden toothpicks.

the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)

From this reading GREEN-PEA TOYS AND A GREEN-PEA DESIGN PRESS your thumb on the rounded edge of a fresh, fat green pea-pod, and, pop! it goes splitting open at the top.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading And you know that the next thing to do when the pod is open is to run that same little thumb down again and scoop out all those round green peas, letting them fall with a patter into the pan in your lap.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading You have done this ever so many times when helping mother, haven't you?

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Then push your thumb into the opening, run it down the pod and the two halves separate, showing a row of fine, large peas that look like great green pearls in a soft, silk-lined case made expressly for them.

the boundary of a surface

From this reading GREEN-PEA TOYS AND A GREEN-PEA DESIGN PRESS your thumb on the rounded edge of a fresh, fat green pea-pod, and, pop! it goes splitting open at the top.

at any time

From this reading You have done this ever so many times when helping mother, haven't you?

with specific intentions; for the express purpose

From this reading Then push your thumb into the opening, run it down the pod and the two halves separate, showing a row of fine, large peas that look like great green pearls in a soft, silk-lined case made expressly for them.

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading And you know that the next thing to do when the pod is open is to run that same little thumb down again and scoop out all those round green peas, letting them fall with a patter into the pan in your lap.

restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place

From this reading Now as a reward for such helpfulness suppose you ask mother or the cook to give you a good big handful of peas which have not been shelled, and ask also for some wooden toothpicks such as are used in the kitchen for fastening meat together; or a number of nice, straight, strong broom-straws if there are no wooden toothpicks.

having an (over)abundance of flesh

From this reading GREEN-PEA TOYS AND A GREEN-PEA DESIGN PRESS your thumb on the rounded edge of a fresh, fat green pea-pod, and, pop! it goes splitting open at the top.

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading Then push your thumb into the opening, run it down the pod and the two halves separate, showing a row of fine, large peas that look like great green pearls in a soft, silk-lined case made expressly for them.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Then push your thumb into the opening, run it down the pod and the two halves separate, showing a row of fine, large peas that look like great green pearls in a soft, silk-lined case made expressly for them.

recently made, produced, or harvested

From this reading GREEN-PEA TOYS AND A GREEN-PEA DESIGN PRESS your thumb on the rounded edge of a fresh, fat green pea-pod, and, pop! it goes splitting open at the top.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Now as a reward for such helpfulness suppose you ask mother or the cook to give you a good big handful of peas which have not been shelled, and ask also for some wooden toothpicks such as are used in the kitchen for fastening meat together; or a number of nice, straight, strong broom-straws if there are no wooden toothpicks.

plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

From this reading GREEN-PEA TOYS AND A GREEN-PEA DESIGN PRESS your thumb on the rounded edge of a fresh, fat green pea-pod, and, pop! it goes splitting open at the top.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Now as a reward for such helpfulness suppose you ask mother or the cook to give you a good big handful of peas which have not been shelled, and ask also for some wooden toothpicks such as are used in the kitchen for fastening meat together; or a number of nice, straight, strong broom-straws if there are no wooden toothpicks.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Then push your thumb into the opening, run it down the pod and the two halves separate, showing a row of fine, large peas that look like great green pearls in a soft, silk-lined case made expressly for them.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading GREEN-PEA TOYS AND A GREEN-PEA DESIGN PRESS your thumb on the rounded edge of a fresh, fat green pea-pod, and, pop! it goes splitting open at the top.

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From this reading GREEN-PEA TOYS AND A GREEN-PEA DESIGN PRESS your thumb on the rounded edge of a fresh, fat green pea-pod, and, pop! it goes splitting open at the top.

plural of “half” — one of two equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading Then push your thumb into the opening, run it down the pod and the two halves separate, showing a row of fine, large peas that look like great green pearls in a soft, silk-lined case made expressly for them.

a small number or amount

From this reading Now as a reward for such helpfulness suppose you ask mother or the cook to give you a good big handful of peas which have not been shelled, and ask also for some wooden toothpicks such as are used in the kitchen for fastening meat together; or a number of nice, straight, strong broom-straws if there are no wooden toothpicks.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading You have done this ever so many times when helping mother, haven't you?

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From this reading You have done this ever so many times when helping mother, haven't you?

the property of providing useful assistance

From this reading Now as a reward for such helpfulness suppose you ask mother or the cook to give you a good big handful of peas which have not been shelled, and ask also for some wooden toothpicks such as are used in the kitchen for fastening meat together; or a number of nice, straight, strong broom-straws if there are no wooden toothpicks.

an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal

From this reading You have done this ever so many times when helping mother, haven't you?

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Now as a reward for such helpfulness suppose you ask mother or the cook to give you a good big handful of peas which have not been shelled, and ask also for some wooden toothpicks such as are used in the kitchen for fastening meat together; or a number of nice, straight, strong broom-straws if there are no wooden toothpicks.

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

From this reading Then push your thumb into the opening, run it down the pod and the two halves separate, showing a row of fine, large peas that look like great green pearls in a soft, silk-lined case made expressly for them.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Then push your thumb into the opening, run it down the pod and the two halves separate, showing a row of fine, large peas that look like great green pearls in a soft, silk-lined case made expressly for them.

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

From this reading And you know that the next thing to do when the pod is open is to run that same little thumb down again and scoop out all those round green peas, letting them fall with a patter into the pan in your lap.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading GREEN-PEA TOYS AND A GREEN-PEA DESIGN PRESS your thumb on the rounded edge of a fresh, fat green pea-pod, and, pop! it goes splitting open at the top.

a room equipped for preparing meals

From this reading Now as a reward for such helpfulness suppose you ask mother or the cook to give you a good big handful of peas which have not been shelled, and ask also for some wooden toothpicks such as are used in the kitchen for fastening meat together; or a number of nice, straight, strong broom-straws if there are no wooden toothpicks.

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

From this reading And you know that the next thing to do when the pod is open is to run that same little thumb down again and scoop out all those round green peas, letting them fall with a patter into the pan in your lap.

lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another

From this reading And you know that the next thing to do when the pod is open is to run that same little thumb down again and scoop out all those round green peas, letting them fall with a patter into the pan in your lap.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Then push your thumb into the opening, run it down the pod and the two halves separate, showing a row of fine, large peas that look like great green pearls in a soft, silk-lined case made expressly for them.

property that is leased or rented out or let

From this reading And you know that the next thing to do when the pod is open is to run that same little thumb down again and scoop out all those round green peas, letting them fall with a patter into the pan in your lap.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Then push your thumb into the opening, run it down the pod and the two halves separate, showing a row of fine, large peas that look like great green pearls in a soft, silk-lined case made expressly for them.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading And you know that the next thing to do when the pod is open is to run that same little thumb down again and scoop out all those round green peas, letting them fall with a patter into the pan in your lap.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Then push your thumb into the opening, run it down the pod and the two halves separate, showing a row of fine, large peas that look like great green pearls in a soft, silk-lined case made expressly for them.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Then push your thumb into the opening, run it down the pod and the two halves separate, showing a row of fine, large peas that look like great green pearls in a soft, silk-lined case made expressly for them.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading You have done this ever so many times when helping mother, haven't you?

the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food

From this reading Now as a reward for such helpfulness suppose you ask mother or the cook to give you a good big handful of peas which have not been shelled, and ask also for some wooden toothpicks such as are used in the kitchen for fastening meat together; or a number of nice, straight, strong broom-straws if there are no wooden toothpicks.

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

From this reading You have done this ever so many times when helping mother, haven't you?

immediately following in time or order

From this reading And you know that the next thing to do when the pod is open is to run that same little thumb down again and scoop out all those round green peas, letting them fall with a patter into the pan in your lap.

pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance

From this reading Now as a reward for such helpfulness suppose you ask mother or the cook to give you a good big handful of peas which have not been shelled, and ask also for some wooden toothpicks such as are used in the kitchen for fastening meat together; or a number of nice, straight, strong broom-straws if there are no wooden toothpicks.

not any; not one

From this reading Now as a reward for such helpfulness suppose you ask mother or the cook to give you a good big handful of peas which have not been shelled, and ask also for some wooden toothpicks such as are used in the kitchen for fastening meat together; or a number of nice, straight, strong broom-straws if there are no wooden toothpicks.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Now as a reward for such helpfulness suppose you ask mother or the cook to give you a good big handful of peas which have not been shelled, and ask also for some wooden toothpicks such as are used in the kitchen for fastening meat together; or a number of nice, straight, strong broom-straws if there are no wooden toothpicks.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Now as a reward for such helpfulness suppose you ask mother or the cook to give you a good big handful of peas which have not been shelled, and ask also for some wooden toothpicks such as are used in the kitchen for fastening meat together; or a number of nice, straight, strong broom-straws if there are no wooden toothpicks.

the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals

From this reading Now as a reward for such helpfulness suppose you ask mother or the cook to give you a good big handful of peas which have not been shelled, and ask also for some wooden toothpicks such as are used in the kitchen for fastening meat together; or a number of nice, straight, strong broom-straws if there are no wooden toothpicks.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading GREEN-PEA TOYS AND A GREEN-PEA DESIGN PRESS your thumb on the rounded edge of a fresh, fat green pea-pod, and, pop! it goes splitting open at the top.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading GREEN-PEA TOYS AND A GREEN-PEA DESIGN PRESS your thumb on the rounded edge of a fresh, fat green pea-pod, and, pop! it goes splitting open at the top.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading GREEN-PEA TOYS AND A GREEN-PEA DESIGN PRESS your thumb on the rounded edge of a fresh, fat green pea-pod, and, pop! it goes splitting open at the top.

an open or empty space in or between things

From this reading Then push your thumb into the opening, run it down the pod and the two halves separate, showing a row of fine, large peas that look like great green pearls in a soft, silk-lined case made expressly for them.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Now as a reward for such helpfulness suppose you ask mother or the cook to give you a good big handful of peas which have not been shelled, and ask also for some wooden toothpicks such as are used in the kitchen for fastening meat together; or a number of nice, straight, strong broom-straws if there are no wooden toothpicks.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading And you know that the next thing to do when the pod is open is to run that same little thumb down again and scoop out all those round green peas, letting them fall with a patter into the pan in your lap.

make a sweeping movement

From this reading And you know that the next thing to do when the pod is open is to run that same little thumb down again and scoop out all those round green peas, letting them fall with a patter into the pan in your lap.

plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)

From this reading And you know that the next thing to do when the pod is open is to run that same little thumb down again and scoop out all those round green peas, letting them fall with a patter into the pan in your lap.

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

From this reading GREEN-PEA TOYS AND A GREEN-PEA DESIGN PRESS your thumb on the rounded edge of a fresh, fat green pea-pod, and, pop! it goes splitting open at the top.

plural of “pearl” — a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel

From this reading Then push your thumb into the opening, run it down the pod and the two halves separate, showing a row of fine, large peas that look like great green pearls in a soft, silk-lined case made expressly for them.

plural of “pea” — seed of a pea plant used for food

From this reading Then push your thumb into the opening, run it down the pod and the two halves separate, showing a row of fine, large peas that look like great green pearls in a soft, silk-lined case made expressly for them.

the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)

From this reading Then push your thumb into the opening, run it down the pod and the two halves separate, showing a row of fine, large peas that look like great green pearls in a soft, silk-lined case made expressly for them.

bulge outward

From this reading GREEN-PEA TOYS AND A GREEN-PEA DESIGN PRESS your thumb on the rounded edge of a fresh, fat green pea-pod, and, pop! it goes splitting open at the top.

exert pressure or force to or upon

From this reading GREEN-PEA TOYS AND A GREEN-PEA DESIGN PRESS your thumb on the rounded edge of a fresh, fat green pea-pod, and, pop! it goes splitting open at the top.

move with force

From this reading Then push your thumb into the opening, run it down the pod and the two halves separate, showing a row of fine, large peas that look like great green pearls in a soft, silk-lined case made expressly for them.

a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing

From this reading Now as a reward for such helpfulness suppose you ask mother or the cook to give you a good big handful of peas which have not been shelled, and ask also for some wooden toothpicks such as are used in the kitchen for fastening meat together; or a number of nice, straight, strong broom-straws if there are no wooden toothpicks.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading And you know that the next thing to do when the pod is open is to run that same little thumb down again and scoop out all those round green peas, letting them fall with a patter into the pan in your lap.

curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged

From this reading GREEN-PEA TOYS AND A GREEN-PEA DESIGN PRESS your thumb on the rounded edge of a fresh, fat green pea-pod, and, pop! it goes splitting open at the top.

an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line

From this reading Then push your thumb into the opening, run it down the pod and the two halves separate, showing a row of fine, large peas that look like great green pearls in a soft, silk-lined case made expressly for them.

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading Then push your thumb into the opening, run it down the pod and the two halves separate, showing a row of fine, large peas that look like great green pearls in a soft, silk-lined case made expressly for them.

Identical; not different.

From this reading And you know that the next thing to do when the pod is open is to run that same little thumb down again and scoop out all those round green peas, letting them fall with a patter into the pan in your lap.

the quantity a scoop will hold

From this reading And you know that the next thing to do when the pod is open is to run that same little thumb down again and scoop out all those round green peas, letting them fall with a patter into the pan in your lap.

act as a barrier between; stand between

From this reading Then push your thumb into the opening, run it down the pod and the two halves separate, showing a row of fine, large peas that look like great green pearls in a soft, silk-lined case made expressly for them.

of animals or fruits that have a shell

From this reading Now as a reward for such helpfulness suppose you ask mother or the cook to give you a good big handful of peas which have not been shelled, and ask also for some wooden toothpicks such as are used in the kitchen for fastening meat together; or a number of nice, straight, strong broom-straws if there are no wooden toothpicks.

the display of a motion picture

From this reading Then push your thumb into the opening, run it down the pod and the two halves separate, showing a row of fine, large peas that look like great green pearls in a soft, silk-lined case made expressly for them.

having a silk lining

From this reading Then push your thumb into the opening, run it down the pod and the two halves separate, showing a row of fine, large peas that look like great green pearls in a soft, silk-lined case made expressly for them.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading You have done this ever so many times when helping mother, haven't you?

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading Then push your thumb into the opening, run it down the pod and the two halves separate, showing a row of fine, large peas that look like great green pearls in a soft, silk-lined case made expressly for them.

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

From this reading Now as a reward for such helpfulness suppose you ask mother or the cook to give you a good big handful of peas which have not been shelled, and ask also for some wooden toothpicks such as are used in the kitchen for fastening meat together; or a number of nice, straight, strong broom-straws if there are no wooden toothpicks.

resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree

From this reading GREEN-PEA TOYS AND A GREEN-PEA DESIGN PRESS your thumb on the rounded edge of a fresh, fat green pea-pod, and, pop! it goes splitting open at the top.

successive (without a break)

From this reading Now as a reward for such helpfulness suppose you ask mother or the cook to give you a good big handful of peas which have not been shelled, and ask also for some wooden toothpicks such as are used in the kitchen for fastening meat together; or a number of nice, straight, strong broom-straws if there are no wooden toothpicks.

having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading Now as a reward for such helpfulness suppose you ask mother or the cook to give you a good big handful of peas which have not been shelled, and ask also for some wooden toothpicks such as are used in the kitchen for fastening meat together; or a number of nice, straight, strong broom-straws if there are no wooden toothpicks.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Now as a reward for such helpfulness suppose you ask mother or the cook to give you a good big handful of peas which have not been shelled, and ask also for some wooden toothpicks such as are used in the kitchen for fastening meat together; or a number of nice, straight, strong broom-straws if there are no wooden toothpicks.

express a supposition

From this reading Now as a reward for such helpfulness suppose you ask mother or the cook to give you a good big handful of peas which have not been shelled, and ask also for some wooden toothpicks such as are used in the kitchen for fastening meat together; or a number of nice, straight, strong broom-straws if there are no wooden toothpicks.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Then push your thumb into the opening, run it down the pod and the two halves separate, showing a row of fine, large peas that look like great green pearls in a soft, silk-lined case made expressly for them.

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

From this reading GREEN-PEA TOYS AND A GREEN-PEA DESIGN PRESS your thumb on the rounded edge of a fresh, fat green pea-pod, and, pop! it goes splitting open at the top.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Then push your thumb into the opening, run it down the pod and the two halves separate, showing a row of fine, large peas that look like great green pearls in a soft, silk-lined case made expressly for them.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then push your thumb into the opening, run it down the pod and the two halves separate, showing a row of fine, large peas that look like great green pearls in a soft, silk-lined case made expressly for them.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Now as a reward for such helpfulness suppose you ask mother or the cook to give you a good big handful of peas which have not been shelled, and ask also for some wooden toothpicks such as are used in the kitchen for fastening meat together; or a number of nice, straight, strong broom-straws if there are no wooden toothpicks.

a special situation

From this reading And you know that the next thing to do when the pod is open is to run that same little thumb down again and scoop out all those round green peas, letting them fall with a patter into the pan in your lap.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading You have done this ever so many times when helping mother, haven't you?

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading And you know that the next thing to do when the pod is open is to run that same little thumb down again and scoop out all those round green peas, letting them fall with a patter into the pan in your lap.

the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb

From this reading GREEN-PEA TOYS AND A GREEN-PEA DESIGN PRESS your thumb on the rounded edge of a fresh, fat green pea-pod, and, pop! it goes splitting open at the top.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading You have done this ever so many times when helping mother, haven't you?

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

From this reading And you know that the next thing to do when the pod is open is to run that same little thumb down again and scoop out all those round green peas, letting them fall with a patter into the pan in your lap.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading Now as a reward for such helpfulness suppose you ask mother or the cook to give you a good big handful of peas which have not been shelled, and ask also for some wooden toothpicks such as are used in the kitchen for fastening meat together; or a number of nice, straight, strong broom-straws if there are no wooden toothpicks.

plural of “toothpick” — pick consisting of a small strip of wood or plastic; used to pick food from between the teeth

From this reading Now as a reward for such helpfulness suppose you ask mother or the cook to give you a good big handful of peas which have not been shelled, and ask also for some wooden toothpicks such as are used in the kitchen for fastening meat together; or a number of nice, straight, strong broom-straws if there are no wooden toothpicks.

the upper part of anything

From this reading GREEN-PEA TOYS AND A GREEN-PEA DESIGN PRESS your thumb on the rounded edge of a fresh, fat green pea-pod, and, pop! it goes splitting open at the top.

plural of “toy” — an artifact designed to be played with

From this reading GREEN-PEA TOYS AND A GREEN-PEA DESIGN PRESS your thumb on the rounded edge of a fresh, fat green pea-pod, and, pop! it goes splitting open at the top.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Then push your thumb into the opening, run it down the pod and the two halves separate, showing a row of fine, large peas that look like great green pearls in a soft, silk-lined case made expressly for them.

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading Now as a reward for such helpfulness suppose you ask mother or the cook to give you a good big handful of peas which have not been shelled, and ask also for some wooden toothpicks such as are used in the kitchen for fastening meat together; or a number of nice, straight, strong broom-straws if there are no wooden toothpicks.

at the time that

From this reading You have done this ever so many times when helping mother, haven't you?

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Now as a reward for such helpfulness suppose you ask mother or the cook to give you a good big handful of peas which have not been shelled, and ask also for some wooden toothpicks such as are used in the kitchen for fastening meat together; or a number of nice, straight, strong broom-straws if there are no wooden toothpicks.

in the company of; together with

From this reading And you know that the next thing to do when the pod is open is to run that same little thumb down again and scoop out all those round green peas, letting them fall with a patter into the pan in your lap.

made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood

From this reading Now as a reward for such helpfulness suppose you ask mother or the cook to give you a good big handful of peas which have not been shelled, and ask also for some wooden toothpicks such as are used in the kitchen for fastening meat together; or a number of nice, straight, strong broom-straws if there are no wooden toothpicks.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You have done this ever so many times when helping mother, haven't you?

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading GREEN-PEA TOYS AND A GREEN-PEA DESIGN PRESS your thumb on the rounded edge of a fresh, fat green pea-pod, and, pop! it goes splitting open at the top.