used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When the last baby arrived, Billy had stood looking down at the small bundle and asked anxiously: "Are you goin' to have it fer a boy or a girl, ma?"
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading On this particular Sunday morning Mrs. Wiggs bustled about the kitchen in unusual haste.
(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 "I am goin' to make you all some nice Irish pertater soup fer dinner," she said, as she came in from the parlor, where she kept her potatoes and onions.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am goin' to make you all some nice Irish pertater soup fer dinner," she said, as she came in from the parlor, where she kept her potatoes and onions.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mrs. Wiggs had answered: "A girl, Billy, an' her name's Europena!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the last baby arrived, Billy had stood looking down at the small bundle and asked anxiously: "Are you goin' to have it fer a boy or a girl, ma?"
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading Mrs. Wiggs had answered: "A girl, Billy, an' her name's Europena!"
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading When the last baby arrived, Billy had stood looking down at the small bundle and asked anxiously: "Are you goin' to have it fer a boy or a girl, ma?"
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When the last baby arrived, Billy had stood looking down at the small bundle and asked anxiously: "Are you goin' to have it fer a boy or a girl, ma?"
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading When the last baby arrived, Billy had stood looking down at the small bundle and asked anxiously: "Are you goin' to have it fer a boy or a girl, ma?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I am goin' to make you all some nice Irish pertater soup fer dinner," she said, as she came in from the parlor, where she kept her potatoes and onions.
AsianounUS /ˈeɪʒə/
the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
From this reading It was Mrs. Wiggs's boast that her three little girls had geography names; first came Asia, then Australia.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading When the last baby arrived, Billy had stood looking down at the small bundle and asked anxiously: "Are you goin' to have it fer a boy or a girl, ma?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When the last baby arrived, Billy had stood looking down at the small bundle and asked anxiously: "Are you goin' to have it fer a boy or a girl, ma?"
AustralianounUS /ɔːˈstreɪljə/
a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
From this reading It was Mrs. Wiggs's boast that her three little girls had geography names; first came Asia, then Australia.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading When the last baby arrived, Billy had stood looking down at the small bundle and asked anxiously: "Are you goin' to have it fer a boy or a girl, ma?"
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading When the last baby arrived, Billy had stood looking down at the small bundle and asked anxiously: "Are you goin' to have it fer a boy or a girl, ma?"
boastverbUS /boʊst/
show off
From this reading It was Mrs. Wiggs's boast that her three little girls had geography names; first came Asia, then Australia.
a youthful male person
From this reading When the last baby arrived, Billy had stood looking down at the small bundle and asked anxiously: "Are you goin' to have it fer a boy or a girl, ma?"
bundlenounUS /ˈbʌndəl/
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading When the last baby arrived, Billy had stood looking down at the small bundle and asked anxiously: "Are you goin' to have it fer a boy or a girl, ma?"
bustled
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From this reading On this particular Sunday morning Mrs. Wiggs bustled about the kitchen in unusual haste.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It was Mrs. Wiggs's boast that her three little girls had geography names; first came Asia, then Australia.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading "I am goin' to make you all some nice Irish pertater soup fer dinner," she said, as she came in from the parlor, where she kept her potatoes and onions.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading When the last baby arrived, Billy had stood looking down at the small bundle and asked anxiously: "Are you goin' to have it fer a boy or a girl, ma?"
Europena
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From this reading Mrs. Wiggs had answered: "A girl, Billy, an' her name's Europena!"
fer
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From this reading When the last baby arrived, Billy had stood looking down at the small bundle and asked anxiously: "Are you goin' to have it fer a boy or a girl, ma?"
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It was Mrs. Wiggs's boast that her three little girls had geography names; first came Asia, then Australia.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I am goin' to make you all some nice Irish pertater soup fer dinner," she said, as she came in from the parlor, where she kept her potatoes and onions.
geographynounUS /dʒiˈɑːɡrəfi/
study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation
From this reading It was Mrs. Wiggs's boast that her three little girls had geography names; first came Asia, then Australia.
a young female
From this reading When the last baby arrived, Billy had stood looking down at the small bundle and asked anxiously: "Are you goin' to have it fer a boy or a girl, ma?"
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading It was Mrs. Wiggs's boast that her three little girls had geography names; first came Asia, then Australia.
goin
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From this reading When the last baby arrived, Billy had stood looking down at the small bundle and asked anxiously: "Are you goin' to have it fer a boy or a girl, ma?"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was Mrs. Wiggs's boast that her three little girls had geography names; first came Asia, then Australia.
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading On this particular Sunday morning Mrs. Wiggs bustled about the kitchen in unusual haste.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When the last baby arrived, Billy had stood looking down at the small bundle and asked anxiously: "Are you goin' to have it fer a boy or a girl, ma?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was Mrs. Wiggs's boast that her three little girls had geography names; first came Asia, then Australia.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am goin' to make you all some nice Irish pertater soup fer dinner," she said, as she came in from the parlor, where she kept her potatoes and onions.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On this particular Sunday morning Mrs. Wiggs bustled about the kitchen in unusual haste.
IrishnounUS /ˈaɪrɪʃ/
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
From this reading "I am goin' to make you all some nice Irish pertater soup fer dinner," she said, as she came in from the parlor, where she kept her potatoes and onions.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Mrs. Wiggs's boast that her three little girls had geography names; first came Asia, then Australia.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading "I am goin' to make you all some nice Irish pertater soup fer dinner," she said, as she came in from the parlor, where she kept her potatoes and onions.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading On this particular Sunday morning Mrs. Wiggs bustled about the kitchen in unusual haste.
immediately past
From this reading When the last baby arrived, Billy had stood looking down at the small bundle and asked anxiously: "Are you goin' to have it fer a boy or a girl, ma?"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was Mrs. Wiggs's boast that her three little girls had geography names; first came Asia, then Australia.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading When the last baby arrived, Billy had stood looking down at the small bundle and asked anxiously: "Are you goin' to have it fer a boy or a girl, ma?"
manounUS /mɑː/
informal terms for a mother
From this reading When the last baby arrived, Billy had stood looking down at the small bundle and asked anxiously: "Are you goin' to have it fer a boy or a girl, ma?"
engage in
From this reading "I am goin' to make you all some nice Irish pertater soup fer dinner," she said, as she came in from the parlor, where she kept her potatoes and onions.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading On this particular Sunday morning Mrs. Wiggs bustled about the kitchen in unusual haste.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading It was Mrs. Wiggs's boast that her three little girls had geography names; first came Asia, then Australia.
name'snounUS /neɪmz/
possessive form of “name” — a language unit by which a person or thing is known
From this reading Mrs. Wiggs had answered: "A girl, Billy, an' her name's Europena!"
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading It was Mrs. Wiggs's boast that her three little girls had geography names; first came Asia, then Australia.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading "I am goin' to make you all some nice Irish pertater soup fer dinner," she said, as she came in from the parlor, where she kept her potatoes and onions.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On this particular Sunday morning Mrs. Wiggs bustled about the kitchen in unusual haste.
onionsnounUS /ˈʌnjənz/
plural of “onion” — the bulb of an onion plant
From this reading "I am goin' to make you all some nice Irish pertater soup fer dinner," she said, as she came in from the parlor, where she kept her potatoes and onions.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When the last baby arrived, Billy had stood looking down at the small bundle and asked anxiously: "Are you goin' to have it fer a boy or a girl, ma?"
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading "I am goin' to make you all some nice Irish pertater soup fer dinner," she said, as she came in from the parlor, where she kept her potatoes and onions.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading On this particular Sunday morning Mrs. Wiggs bustled about the kitchen in unusual haste.
pertater
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From this reading "I am goin' to make you all some nice Irish pertater soup fer dinner," she said, as she came in from the parlor, where she kept her potatoes and onions.
potatoesnounUS /pəˈteɪtoʊz/
plural of “potato” — an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading "I am goin' to make you all some nice Irish pertater soup fer dinner," she said, as she came in from the parlor, where she kept her potatoes and onions.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I am goin' to make you all some nice Irish pertater soup fer dinner," she said, as she came in from the parlor, where she kept her potatoes and onions.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I am goin' to make you all some nice Irish pertater soup fer dinner," she said, as she came in from the parlor, where she kept her potatoes and onions.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading When the last baby arrived, Billy had stood looking down at the small bundle and asked anxiously: "Are you goin' to have it fer a boy or a girl, ma?"
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "I am goin' to make you all some nice Irish pertater soup fer dinner," she said, as she came in from the parlor, where she kept her potatoes and onions.
soupnounUS /suːp/
liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food
From this reading "I am goin' to make you all some nice Irish pertater soup fer dinner," she said, as she came in from the parlor, where she kept her potatoes and onions.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading When the last baby arrived, Billy had stood looking down at the small bundle and asked anxiously: "Are you goin' to have it fer a boy or a girl, ma?"
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading On this particular Sunday morning Mrs. Wiggs bustled about the kitchen in unusual haste.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was Mrs. Wiggs's boast that her three little girls had geography names; first came Asia, then Australia.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the last baby arrived, Billy had stood looking down at the small bundle and asked anxiously: "Are you goin' to have it fer a boy or a girl, ma?"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading It was Mrs. Wiggs's boast that her three little girls had geography names; first came Asia, then Australia.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On this particular Sunday morning Mrs. Wiggs bustled about the kitchen in unusual haste.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading It was Mrs. Wiggs's boast that her three little girls had geography names; first came Asia, then Australia.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the last baby arrived, Billy had stood looking down at the small bundle and asked anxiously: "Are you goin' to have it fer a boy or a girl, ma?"
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading On this particular Sunday morning Mrs. Wiggs bustled about the kitchen in unusual haste.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Mrs. Wiggs's boast that her three little girls had geography names; first came Asia, then Australia.
at the time that
From this reading When the last baby arrived, Billy had stood looking down at the small bundle and asked anxiously: "Are you goin' to have it fer a boy or a girl, ma?"
in or at the place that
From this reading "I am goin' to make you all some nice Irish pertater soup fer dinner," she said, as she came in from the parlor, where she kept her potatoes and onions.
Wiggs
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From this reading Mrs. Wiggs had answered: "A girl, Billy, an' her name's Europena!"
Wiggs's
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From this reading It was Mrs. Wiggs's boast that her three little girls had geography names; first came Asia, then Australia.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When the last baby arrived, Billy had stood looking down at the small bundle and asked anxiously: "Are you goin' to have it fer a boy or a girl, ma?"
