used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading GUMDROPS "Not a red gum drop was cast!" cried Laura as she jumped lightly from the garden wall and joined Alene, who for some time had been pacing the orchard impatiently with Prince jumping beside her.
Alene
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From this reading GUMDROPS "Not a red gum drop was cast!" cried Laura as she jumped lightly from the garden wall and joined Alene, who for some time had been pacing the orchard impatiently with Prince jumping beside her.
Alene's
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From this reading Alene's look of pleased anticipation changed to dismay.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GUMDROPS "Not a red gum drop was cast!" cried Laura as she jumped lightly from the garden wall and joined Alene, who for some time had been pacing the orchard impatiently with Prince jumping beside her.
anticipationnounUS /ænˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən/
an expectation
From this reading Alene's look of pleased anticipation changed to dismay.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading GUMDROPS "Not a red gum drop was cast!" cried Laura as she jumped lightly from the garden wall and joined Alene, who for some time had been pacing the orchard impatiently with Prince jumping beside her.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading GUMDROPS "Not a red gum drop was cast!" cried Laura as she jumped lightly from the garden wall and joined Alene, who for some time had been pacing the orchard impatiently with Prince jumping beside her.
next to; at the side of
From this reading GUMDROPS "Not a red gum drop was cast!" cried Laura as she jumped lightly from the garden wall and joined Alene, who for some time had been pacing the orchard impatiently with Prince jumping beside her.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading "Why, Uncle Fred would have given me money to buy some, if I knew you wanted them!"
put or send forth
From this reading GUMDROPS "Not a red gum drop was cast!" cried Laura as she jumped lightly from the garden wall and joined Alene, who for some time had been pacing the orchard impatiently with Prince jumping beside her.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading Alene's look of pleased anticipation changed to dismay.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading GUMDROPS "Not a red gum drop was cast!" cried Laura as she jumped lightly from the garden wall and joined Alene, who for some time had been pacing the orchard impatiently with Prince jumping beside her.
dismaynounUS /dɪˈsmeɪ/
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading Alene's look of pleased anticipation changed to dismay.
let fall to the ground
From this reading GUMDROPS "Not a red gum drop was cast!" cried Laura as she jumped lightly from the garden wall and joined Alene, who for some time had been pacing the orchard impatiently with Prince jumping beside her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading GUMDROPS "Not a red gum drop was cast!" cried Laura as she jumped lightly from the garden wall and joined Alene, who for some time had been pacing the orchard impatiently with Prince jumping beside her.
Fred
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From this reading "Why, Uncle Fred would have given me money to buy some, if I knew you wanted them!"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading GUMDROPS "Not a red gum drop was cast!" cried Laura as she jumped lightly from the garden wall and joined Alene, who for some time had been pacing the orchard impatiently with Prince jumping beside her.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading GUMDROPS "Not a red gum drop was cast!" cried Laura as she jumped lightly from the garden wall and joined Alene, who for some time had been pacing the orchard impatiently with Prince jumping beside her.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading "Why, Uncle Fred would have given me money to buy some, if I knew you wanted them!"
gumnounUS /ɡʌm/
a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing
From this reading GUMDROPS "Not a red gum drop was cast!" cried Laura as she jumped lightly from the garden wall and joined Alene, who for some time had been pacing the orchard impatiently with Prince jumping beside her.
GUMDROPS
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From this reading GUMDROPS "Not a red gum drop was cast!" cried Laura as she jumped lightly from the garden wall and joined Alene, who for some time had been pacing the orchard impatiently with Prince jumping beside her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading GUMDROPS "Not a red gum drop was cast!" cried Laura as she jumped lightly from the garden wall and joined Alene, who for some time had been pacing the orchard impatiently with Prince jumping beside her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Why, Uncle Fred would have given me money to buy some, if I knew you wanted them!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading GUMDROPS "Not a red gum drop was cast!" cried Laura as she jumped lightly from the garden wall and joined Alene, who for some time had been pacing the orchard impatiently with Prince jumping beside her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Why, Uncle Fred would have given me money to buy some, if I knew you wanted them!"
I'm
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From this reading "I'm so sorry!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Why, Uncle Fred would have given me money to buy some, if I knew you wanted them!"
impatientlyadverbUS /ˌɪmˈpeɪʃəntli/
with impatience; in an impatient manner
From this reading GUMDROPS "Not a red gum drop was cast!" cried Laura as she jumped lightly from the garden wall and joined Alene, who for some time had been pacing the orchard impatiently with Prince jumping beside her.
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading GUMDROPS "Not a red gum drop was cast!" cried Laura as she jumped lightly from the garden wall and joined Alene, who for some time had been pacing the orchard impatiently with Prince jumping beside her.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading GUMDROPS "Not a red gum drop was cast!" cried Laura as she jumped lightly from the garden wall and joined Alene, who for some time had been pacing the orchard impatiently with Prince jumping beside her.
jumpingnounUS /ˈdʒʌmpɪŋ/
the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump
From this reading GUMDROPS "Not a red gum drop was cast!" cried Laura as she jumped lightly from the garden wall and joined Alene, who for some time had been pacing the orchard impatiently with Prince jumping beside her.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Why, Uncle Fred would have given me money to buy some, if I knew you wanted them!"
Laura
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From this reading GUMDROPS "Not a red gum drop was cast!" cried Laura as she jumped lightly from the garden wall and joined Alene, who for some time had been pacing the orchard impatiently with Prince jumping beside her.
without good reason
From this reading GUMDROPS "Not a red gum drop was cast!" cried Laura as she jumped lightly from the garden wall and joined Alene, who for some time had been pacing the orchard impatiently with Prince jumping beside her.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Alene's look of pleased anticipation changed to dismay.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Why, Uncle Fred would have given me money to buy some, if I knew you wanted them!"
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading "Why, Uncle Fred would have given me money to buy some, if I knew you wanted them!"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading GUMDROPS "Not a red gum drop was cast!" cried Laura as she jumped lightly from the garden wall and joined Alene, who for some time had been pacing the orchard impatiently with Prince jumping beside her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Alene's look of pleased anticipation changed to dismay.
orchardnounUS /ˈɔːrtʃərd/
garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
From this reading GUMDROPS "Not a red gum drop was cast!" cried Laura as she jumped lightly from the garden wall and joined Alene, who for some time had been pacing the orchard impatiently with Prince jumping beside her.
pacingnounUS /ˈpeɪsɪŋ/
(music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
From this reading GUMDROPS "Not a red gum drop was cast!" cried Laura as she jumped lightly from the garden wall and joined Alene, who for some time had been pacing the orchard impatiently with Prince jumping beside her.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading Alene's look of pleased anticipation changed to dismay.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading GUMDROPS "Not a red gum drop was cast!" cried Laura as she jumped lightly from the garden wall and joined Alene, who for some time had been pacing the orchard impatiently with Prince jumping beside her.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading GUMDROPS "Not a red gum drop was cast!" cried Laura as she jumped lightly from the garden wall and joined Alene, who for some time had been pacing the orchard impatiently with Prince jumping beside her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading GUMDROPS "Not a red gum drop was cast!" cried Laura as she jumped lightly from the garden wall and joined Alene, who for some time had been pacing the orchard impatiently with Prince jumping beside her.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I'm so sorry!"
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading GUMDROPS "Not a red gum drop was cast!" cried Laura as she jumped lightly from the garden wall and joined Alene, who for some time had been pacing the orchard impatiently with Prince jumping beside her.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "I'm so sorry!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GUMDROPS "Not a red gum drop was cast!" cried Laura as she jumped lightly from the garden wall and joined Alene, who for some time had been pacing the orchard impatiently with Prince jumping beside her.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Why, Uncle Fred would have given me money to buy some, if I knew you wanted them!"
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading GUMDROPS "Not a red gum drop was cast!" cried Laura as she jumped lightly from the garden wall and joined Alene, who for some time had been pacing the orchard impatiently with Prince jumping beside her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Alene's look of pleased anticipation changed to dismay.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading "Why, Uncle Fred would have given me money to buy some, if I knew you wanted them!"
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading GUMDROPS "Not a red gum drop was cast!" cried Laura as she jumped lightly from the garden wall and joined Alene, who for some time had been pacing the orchard impatiently with Prince jumping beside her.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading "Why, Uncle Fred would have given me money to buy some, if I knew you wanted them!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GUMDROPS "Not a red gum drop was cast!" cried Laura as she jumped lightly from the garden wall and joined Alene, who for some time had been pacing the orchard impatiently with Prince jumping beside her.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What for?"
which person or people
From this reading GUMDROPS "Not a red gum drop was cast!" cried Laura as she jumped lightly from the garden wall and joined Alene, who for some time had been pacing the orchard impatiently with Prince jumping beside her.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, Uncle Fred would have given me money to buy some, if I knew you wanted them!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading GUMDROPS "Not a red gum drop was cast!" cried Laura as she jumped lightly from the garden wall and joined Alene, who for some time had been pacing the orchard impatiently with Prince jumping beside her.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Why, Uncle Fred would have given me money to buy some, if I knew you wanted them!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why, Uncle Fred would have given me money to buy some, if I knew you wanted them!"
