used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Drifting down, a fire-tail, the aëroplane truly was.
acknowledgesverbUS /ækˈnɑːlɪdʒɪz/
third-person singular of “acknowledge” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading The author acknowledges her indebtedness to Nawadaha of the Camp Fire (Ethel V. Smart) for the songs and rhymes, and for some helpful collaboration.
(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 say, this is a little bit of all right—isn’t it?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The author acknowledges her indebtedness to Nawadaha of the Camp Fire (Ethel V. Smart) for the songs and rhymes, and for some helpful collaboration.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading The author acknowledges her indebtedness to Nawadaha of the Camp Fire (Ethel V. Smart) for the songs and rhymes, and for some helpful collaboration.
aërial
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From this reading Pemrose was standing with her aërial out to a gnarled pine-tree.
aëroplane
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From this reading Drifting down, a fire-tail, the aëroplane truly was.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “We’ve got to ride on—your own horse is here—to where you and I can be together.”
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading I say, this is a little bit of all right—isn’t it?”
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading The author acknowledges her indebtedness to Nawadaha of the Camp Fire (Ethel V. Smart) for the songs and rhymes, and for some helpful collaboration.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “We’ve got to ride on—your own horse is here—to where you and I can be together.”
collaborationnounUS /kəˌlæbərˈeɪʃən/
act of working jointly
From this reading The author acknowledges her indebtedness to Nawadaha of the Camp Fire (Ethel V. Smart) for the songs and rhymes, and for some helpful collaboration.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Drifting down, a fire-tail, the aëroplane truly was.
DriftingnounUS /ˈdrɪftɪŋ/
aimless wandering from place to place
From this reading Drifting down, a fire-tail, the aëroplane truly was.
Ethel
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From this reading The author acknowledges her indebtedness to Nawadaha of the Camp Fire (Ethel V. Smart) for the songs and rhymes, and for some helpful collaboration.
start firing a weapon
From this reading The author acknowledges her indebtedness to Nawadaha of the Camp Fire (Ethel V. Smart) for the songs and rhymes, and for some helpful collaboration.
fire-tail
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From this reading Drifting down, a fire-tail, the aëroplane truly was.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The author acknowledges her indebtedness to Nawadaha of the Camp Fire (Ethel V. Smart) for the songs and rhymes, and for some helpful collaboration.
gnarledadjectiveUS /nɑːrld/
used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots
From this reading Pemrose was standing with her aërial out to a gnarled pine-tree.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “We’ve got to ride on—your own horse is here—to where you and I can be together.”
helpfuladjectiveUS /ˈhelpfəl/
providing assistance or serving a useful function
From this reading The author acknowledges her indebtedness to Nawadaha of the Camp Fire (Ethel V. Smart) for the songs and rhymes, and for some helpful collaboration.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The author acknowledges her indebtedness to Nawadaha of the Camp Fire (Ethel V. Smart) for the songs and rhymes, and for some helpful collaboration.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “We’ve got to ride on—your own horse is here—to where you and I can be together.”
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “We’ve got to ride on—your own horse is here—to where you and I can be together.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “We’ve got to ride on—your own horse is here—to where you and I can be together.”
indebtednessnounUS /ˌɪnˈdetɪdnɪs/
an obligation to pay money to another party
From this reading The author acknowledges her indebtedness to Nawadaha of the Camp Fire (Ethel V. Smart) for the songs and rhymes, and for some helpful collaboration.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “We’ve got to ride on—your own horse is here—to where you and I can be together.”
isn't
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From this reading I say, this is a little bit of all right—isn’t it?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I say, this is a little bit of all right—isn’t it?”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I say, this is a little bit of all right—isn’t it?”
Nawadaha
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From this reading The author acknowledges her indebtedness to Nawadaha of the Camp Fire (Ethel V. Smart) for the songs and rhymes, and for some helpful collaboration.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The author acknowledges her indebtedness to Nawadaha of the Camp Fire (Ethel V. Smart) for the songs and rhymes, and for some helpful collaboration.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “We’ve got to ride on—your own horse is here—to where you and I can be together.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Pemrose was standing with her aërial out to a gnarled pine-tree.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading “We’ve got to ride on—your own horse is here—to where you and I can be together.”
Pemrose
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From this reading Pemrose was standing with her aërial out to a gnarled pine-tree.
pine-tree
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From this reading Pemrose was standing with her aërial out to a gnarled pine-tree.
rhymesnounUS /raɪmz/
plural of “rhyme” — correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)
From this reading The author acknowledges her indebtedness to Nawadaha of the Camp Fire (Ethel V. Smart) for the songs and rhymes, and for some helpful collaboration.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “We’ve got to ride on—your own horse is here—to where you and I can be together.”
precisely, exactly
From this reading I say, this is a little bit of all right—isn’t it?”
express in words
From this reading I say, this is a little bit of all right—isn’t it?”
SmartadjectiveUS /smɑːrt/
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading The author acknowledges her indebtedness to Nawadaha of the Camp Fire (Ethel V. Smart) for the songs and rhymes, and for some helpful collaboration.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The author acknowledges her indebtedness to Nawadaha of the Camp Fire (Ethel V. Smart) for the songs and rhymes, and for some helpful collaboration.
plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words
From this reading The author acknowledges her indebtedness to Nawadaha of the Camp Fire (Ethel V. Smart) for the songs and rhymes, and for some helpful collaboration.
having a supporting base
From this reading Pemrose was standing with her aërial out to a gnarled pine-tree.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The author acknowledges her indebtedness to Nawadaha of the Camp Fire (Ethel V. Smart) for the songs and rhymes, and for some helpful collaboration.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I say, this is a little bit of all right—isn’t it?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The author acknowledges her indebtedness to Nawadaha of the Camp Fire (Ethel V. Smart) for the songs and rhymes, and for some helpful collaboration.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading “We’ve got to ride on—your own horse is here—to where you and I can be together.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Drifting down, a fire-tail, the aëroplane truly was.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading The author acknowledges her indebtedness to Nawadaha of the Camp Fire (Ethel V. Smart) for the songs and rhymes, and for some helpful collaboration.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Drifting down, a fire-tail, the aëroplane truly was.
We've
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From this reading “We’ve got to ride on—your own horse is here—to where you and I can be together.”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well!
in or at the place that
From this reading “We’ve got to ride on—your own horse is here—to where you and I can be together.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Pemrose was standing with her aërial out to a gnarled pine-tree.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “We’ve got to ride on—your own horse is here—to where you and I can be together.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “We’ve got to ride on—your own horse is here—to where you and I can be together.”
