used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE CIRCUS When they were all packed in to the big Parrott coach, ready to start for the day at Cherryville, things couldn’t have been better for a beginning.
(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 THE CIRCUS When they were all packed in to the big Parrott coach, ready to start for the day at Cherryville, things couldn’t have been better for a beginning.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was Mrs. Pepper with Phronsie on her lap, then Davie next, and in the corner, Jimmy fixed up in the jacket his mother had worked on as to patches, up to the last moment.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was Mrs. Pepper with Phronsie on her lap, then Davie next, and in the corner, Jimmy fixed up in the jacket his mother had worked on as to patches, up to the last moment.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE CIRCUS When they were all packed in to the big Parrott coach, ready to start for the day at Cherryville, things couldn’t have been better for a beginning.
Badgertown
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From this reading And over on the other seat were Polly and Joel and Ben--just a good half-dozen and one of Badgertown folks going to their first circus.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE CIRCUS When they were all packed in to the big Parrott coach, ready to start for the day at Cherryville, things couldn’t have been better for a beginning.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading THE CIRCUS When they were all packed in to the big Parrott coach, ready to start for the day at Cherryville, things couldn’t have been better for a beginning.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading And over on the other seat were Polly and Joel and Ben--just a good half-dozen and one of Badgertown folks going to their first circus.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading THE CIRCUS When they were all packed in to the big Parrott coach, ready to start for the day at Cherryville, things couldn’t have been better for a beginning.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE CIRCUS When they were all packed in to the big Parrott coach, ready to start for the day at Cherryville, things couldn’t have been better for a beginning.
Cherryville
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From this reading THE CIRCUS When they were all packed in to the big Parrott coach, ready to start for the day at Cherryville, things couldn’t have been better for a beginning.
CIRCUSnounUS /ˈsɜːrkəs/
a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
From this reading THE CIRCUS When they were all packed in to the big Parrott coach, ready to start for the day at Cherryville, things couldn’t have been better for a beginning.
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading THE CIRCUS When they were all packed in to the big Parrott coach, ready to start for the day at Cherryville, things couldn’t have been better for a beginning.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading There was Mrs. Pepper with Phronsie on her lap, then Davie next, and in the corner, Jimmy fixed up in the jacket his mother had worked on as to patches, up to the last moment.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading For once Joel could say nothing.
couldn't
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From this reading THE CIRCUS When they were all packed in to the big Parrott coach, ready to start for the day at Cherryville, things couldn’t have been better for a beginning.
Davie
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From this reading There was Mrs. Pepper with Phronsie on her lap, then Davie next, and in the corner, Jimmy fixed up in the jacket his mother had worked on as to patches, up to the last moment.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE CIRCUS When they were all packed in to the big Parrott coach, ready to start for the day at Cherryville, things couldn’t have been better for a beginning.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading The wonderful expedition had stunned him, and he sat with folded hands, and eyes big with suppressed excitement.
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading The wonderful expedition had stunned him, and he sat with folded hands, and eyes big with suppressed excitement.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The wonderful expedition had stunned him, and he sat with folded hands, and eyes big with suppressed excitement.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading And over on the other seat were Polly and Joel and Ben--just a good half-dozen and one of Badgertown folks going to their first circus.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading There was Mrs. Pepper with Phronsie on her lap, then Davie next, and in the corner, Jimmy fixed up in the jacket his mother had worked on as to patches, up to the last moment.
past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other
From this reading The wonderful expedition had stunned him, and he sat with folded hands, and eyes big with suppressed excitement.
your parents
From this reading And over on the other seat were Polly and Joel and Ben--just a good half-dozen and one of Badgertown folks going to their first circus.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE CIRCUS When they were all packed in to the big Parrott coach, ready to start for the day at Cherryville, things couldn’t have been better for a beginning.
the act of departing
From this reading And over on the other seat were Polly and Joel and Ben--just a good half-dozen and one of Badgertown folks going to their first circus.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading And over on the other seat were Polly and Joel and Ben--just a good half-dozen and one of Badgertown folks going to their first circus.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was Mrs. Pepper with Phronsie on her lap, then Davie next, and in the corner, Jimmy fixed up in the jacket his mother had worked on as to patches, up to the last moment.
half-dozenadjectiveUS /ˈhæfdʌzən/
denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units
From this reading And over on the other seat were Polly and Joel and Ben--just a good half-dozen and one of Badgertown folks going to their first circus.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The wonderful expedition had stunned him, and he sat with folded hands, and eyes big with suppressed excitement.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE CIRCUS When they were all packed in to the big Parrott coach, ready to start for the day at Cherryville, things couldn’t have been better for a beginning.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The wonderful expedition had stunned him, and he sat with folded hands, and eyes big with suppressed excitement.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was Mrs. Pepper with Phronsie on her lap, then Davie next, and in the corner, Jimmy fixed up in the jacket his mother had worked on as to patches, up to the last moment.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The wonderful expedition had stunned him, and he sat with folded hands, and eyes big with suppressed excitement.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was Mrs. Pepper with Phronsie on her lap, then Davie next, and in the corner, Jimmy fixed up in the jacket his mother had worked on as to patches, up to the last moment.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CIRCUS When they were all packed in to the big Parrott coach, ready to start for the day at Cherryville, things couldn’t have been better for a beginning.
jacketnounUS /ˈdʒækət/
a short coat
From this reading There was Mrs. Pepper with Phronsie on her lap, then Davie next, and in the corner, Jimmy fixed up in the jacket his mother had worked on as to patches, up to the last moment.
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading There was Mrs. Pepper with Phronsie on her lap, then Davie next, and in the corner, Jimmy fixed up in the jacket his mother had worked on as to patches, up to the last moment.
JoelnounUS /ˈdʒoʊəl/
a Hebrew minor prophet
From this reading And over on the other seat were Polly and Joel and Ben--just a good half-dozen and one of Badgertown folks going to their first circus.
and nothing more
From this reading And over on the other seat were Polly and Joel and Ben--just a good half-dozen and one of Badgertown folks going to their first circus.
lapverbUS /læp/
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading There was Mrs. Pepper with Phronsie on her lap, then Davie next, and in the corner, Jimmy fixed up in the jacket his mother had worked on as to patches, up to the last moment.
immediately past
From this reading There was Mrs. Pepper with Phronsie on her lap, then Davie next, and in the corner, Jimmy fixed up in the jacket his mother had worked on as to patches, up to the last moment.
a particular point in time
From this reading There was Mrs. Pepper with Phronsie on her lap, then Davie next, and in the corner, Jimmy fixed up in the jacket his mother had worked on as to patches, up to the last moment.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading There was Mrs. Pepper with Phronsie on her lap, then Davie next, and in the corner, Jimmy fixed up in the jacket his mother had worked on as to patches, up to the last moment.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading There was Mrs. Pepper with Phronsie on her lap, then Davie next, and in the corner, Jimmy fixed up in the jacket his mother had worked on as to patches, up to the last moment.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading There was Mrs. Pepper with Phronsie on her lap, then Davie next, and in the corner, Jimmy fixed up in the jacket his mother had worked on as to patches, up to the last moment.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading For once Joel could say nothing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And over on the other seat were Polly and Joel and Ben--just a good half-dozen and one of Badgertown folks going to their first circus.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was Mrs. Pepper with Phronsie on her lap, then Davie next, and in the corner, Jimmy fixed up in the jacket his mother had worked on as to patches, up to the last moment.
on one occasion
From this reading For once Joel could say nothing.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And over on the other seat were Polly and Joel and Ben--just a good half-dozen and one of Badgertown folks going to their first circus.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading And over on the other seat were Polly and Joel and Ben--just a good half-dozen and one of Badgertown folks going to their first circus.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And over on the other seat were Polly and Joel and Ben--just a good half-dozen and one of Badgertown folks going to their first circus.
packedadjectiveUS /pækt/
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading THE CIRCUS When they were all packed in to the big Parrott coach, ready to start for the day at Cherryville, things couldn’t have been better for a beginning.
Parrott
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From this reading THE CIRCUS When they were all packed in to the big Parrott coach, ready to start for the day at Cherryville, things couldn’t have been better for a beginning.
patchesnounUS /ˈpætʃəz/
plural of “patch” — a small contrasting part of something
From this reading There was Mrs. Pepper with Phronsie on her lap, then Davie next, and in the corner, Jimmy fixed up in the jacket his mother had worked on as to patches, up to the last moment.
PepperverbUS /ˈpepər/
add pepper to
From this reading There was Mrs. Pepper with Phronsie on her lap, then Davie next, and in the corner, Jimmy fixed up in the jacket his mother had worked on as to patches, up to the last moment.
Phronsie
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From this reading There was Mrs. Pepper with Phronsie on her lap, then Davie next, and in the corner, Jimmy fixed up in the jacket his mother had worked on as to patches, up to the last moment.
Polly
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From this reading And over on the other seat were Polly and Joel and Ben--just a good half-dozen and one of Badgertown folks going to their first circus.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading THE CIRCUS When they were all packed in to the big Parrott coach, ready to start for the day at Cherryville, things couldn’t have been better for a beginning.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The wonderful expedition had stunned him, and he sat with folded hands, and eyes big with suppressed excitement.
express in words
From this reading For once Joel could say nothing.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading And over on the other seat were Polly and Joel and Ben--just a good half-dozen and one of Badgertown folks going to their first circus.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading THE CIRCUS When they were all packed in to the big Parrott coach, ready to start for the day at Cherryville, things couldn’t have been better for a beginning.
stunnedadjectiveUS /stʌnd/
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading The wonderful expedition had stunned him, and he sat with folded hands, and eyes big with suppressed excitement.
suppressedadjectiveUS /səˈprest/
kept from public knowledge by various means
From this reading The wonderful expedition had stunned him, and he sat with folded hands, and eyes big with suppressed excitement.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CIRCUS When they were all packed in to the big Parrott coach, ready to start for the day at Cherryville, things couldn’t have been better for a beginning.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And over on the other seat were Polly and Joel and Ben--just a good half-dozen and one of Badgertown folks going to their first circus.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading There was Mrs. Pepper with Phronsie on her lap, then Davie next, and in the corner, Jimmy fixed up in the jacket his mother had worked on as to patches, up to the last moment.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was Mrs. Pepper with Phronsie on her lap, then Davie next, and in the corner, Jimmy fixed up in the jacket his mother had worked on as to patches, up to the last moment.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE CIRCUS When they were all packed in to the big Parrott coach, ready to start for the day at Cherryville, things couldn’t have been better for a beginning.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading THE CIRCUS When they were all packed in to the big Parrott coach, ready to start for the day at Cherryville, things couldn’t have been better for a beginning.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE CIRCUS When they were all packed in to the big Parrott coach, ready to start for the day at Cherryville, things couldn’t have been better for a beginning.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading There was Mrs. Pepper with Phronsie on her lap, then Davie next, and in the corner, Jimmy fixed up in the jacket his mother had worked on as to patches, up to the last moment.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was Mrs. Pepper with Phronsie on her lap, then Davie next, and in the corner, Jimmy fixed up in the jacket his mother had worked on as to patches, up to the last moment.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE CIRCUS When they were all packed in to the big Parrott coach, ready to start for the day at Cherryville, things couldn’t have been better for a beginning.
at the time that
From this reading THE CIRCUS When they were all packed in to the big Parrott coach, ready to start for the day at Cherryville, things couldn’t have been better for a beginning.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was Mrs. Pepper with Phronsie on her lap, then Davie next, and in the corner, Jimmy fixed up in the jacket his mother had worked on as to patches, up to the last moment.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading The wonderful expedition had stunned him, and he sat with folded hands, and eyes big with suppressed excitement.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading There was Mrs. Pepper with Phronsie on her lap, then Davie next, and in the corner, Jimmy fixed up in the jacket his mother had worked on as to patches, up to the last moment.
