used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading PIPPIN SETS BREAD AND LAYS A PLAN The Baxters received Pippin with open arms.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading No such great hurry, though of course 'twas _about_ time-- "Gimme five minutes," said Pippin, "and then just watch me!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PIPPIN SETS BREAD AND LAYS A PLAN The Baxters received Pippin with open arms.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading PIPPIN SETS BREAD AND LAYS A PLAN The Baxters received Pippin with open arms.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading 'Peared like he had been away a week, they said, instead of just over night.
Baxters
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From this reading PIPPIN SETS BREAD AND LAYS A PLAN The Baxters received Pippin with open arms.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading 'Peared like he had been away a week, they said, instead of just over night.
(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 No, they hadn't set the dough yet: they were just thinking of it, but they thought likely--well, hadn't he better have his supper first?
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading PIPPIN SETS BREAD AND LAYS A PLAN The Baxters received Pippin with open arms.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading No, they hadn't set the dough yet: they were just thinking of it, but they thought likely--well, hadn't he better have his supper first?
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading They certainly had missed him.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading No such great hurry, though of course 'twas _about_ time-- "Gimme five minutes," said Pippin, "and then just watch me!"
doughnounUS /doʊ/
a flour mixture stiff enough to knead or roll
From this reading No, they hadn't set the dough yet: they were just thinking of it, but they thought likely--well, hadn't he better have his supper first?
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading No, they hadn't set the dough yet: they were just thinking of it, but they thought likely--well, hadn't he better have his supper first?
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading No such great hurry, though of course 'twas _about_ time-- "Gimme five minutes," said Pippin, "and then just watch me!"
Gimme
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From this reading No such great hurry, though of course 'twas _about_ time-- "Gimme five minutes," said Pippin, "and then just watch me!"
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading No such great hurry, though of course 'twas _about_ time-- "Gimme five minutes," said Pippin, "and then just watch me!"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 'Peared like he had been away a week, they said, instead of just over night.
hadn't
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From this reading No, they hadn't set the dough yet: they were just thinking of it, but they thought likely--well, hadn't he better have his supper first?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading No, they hadn't set the dough yet: they were just thinking of it, but they thought likely--well, hadn't he better have his supper first?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Peared like he had been away a week, they said, instead of just over night.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They certainly had missed him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading No, they hadn't set the dough yet: they were just thinking of it, but they thought likely--well, hadn't he better have his supper first?
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading No such great hurry, though of course 'twas _about_ time-- "Gimme five minutes," said Pippin, "and then just watch me!"
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading 'Peared like he had been away a week, they said, instead of just over night.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No, they hadn't set the dough yet: they were just thinking of it, but they thought likely--well, hadn't he better have his supper first?
and nothing more
From this reading 'Peared like he had been away a week, they said, instead of just over night.
LAYSnounUS /leɪz/
plural of “lay” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading PIPPIN SETS BREAD AND LAYS A PLAN The Baxters received Pippin with open arms.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading 'Peared like he had been away a week, they said, instead of just over night.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading No, they hadn't set the dough yet: they were just thinking of it, but they thought likely--well, hadn't he better have his supper first?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No such great hurry, though of course 'twas _about_ time-- "Gimme five minutes," said Pippin, "and then just watch me!"
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading No such great hurry, though of course 'twas _about_ time-- "Gimme five minutes," said Pippin, "and then just watch me!"
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading They certainly had missed him.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading 'Peared like he had been away a week, they said, instead of just over night.
not any; not one
From this reading No, they hadn't set the dough yet: they were just thinking of it, but they thought likely--well, hadn't he better have his supper first?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Peared like he had been away a week, they said, instead of just over night.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading PIPPIN SETS BREAD AND LAYS A PLAN The Baxters received Pippin with open arms.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading 'Peared like he had been away a week, they said, instead of just over night.
Peared
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From this reading 'Peared like he had been away a week, they said, instead of just over night.
PIPPINnounUS /ˈpɪpɪn/
any of numerous superior eating apples with yellow or greenish yellow skin flushed with red
From this reading PIPPIN SETS BREAD AND LAYS A PLAN The Baxters received Pippin with open arms.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading PIPPIN SETS BREAD AND LAYS A PLAN The Baxters received Pippin with open arms.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading PIPPIN SETS BREAD AND LAYS A PLAN The Baxters received Pippin with open arms.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'Peared like he had been away a week, they said, instead of just over night.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading No, they hadn't set the dough yet: they were just thinking of it, but they thought likely--well, hadn't he better have his supper first?
SETSnounUS /sets/
plural of “set” — a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
From this reading PIPPIN SETS BREAD AND LAYS A PLAN The Baxters received Pippin with open arms.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading No such great hurry, though of course 'twas _about_ time-- "Gimme five minutes," said Pippin, "and then just watch me!"
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading No, they hadn't set the dough yet: they were just thinking of it, but they thought likely--well, hadn't he better have his supper first?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PIPPIN SETS BREAD AND LAYS A PLAN The Baxters received Pippin with open arms.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading No such great hurry, though of course 'twas _about_ time-- "Gimme five minutes," said Pippin, "and then just watch me!"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Peared like he had been away a week, they said, instead of just over night.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading No, they hadn't set the dough yet: they were just thinking of it, but they thought likely--well, hadn't he better have his supper first?
in spite of the fact that
From this reading No such great hurry, though of course 'twas _about_ time-- "Gimme five minutes," said Pippin, "and then just watch me!"
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading No, they hadn't set the dough yet: they were just thinking of it, but they thought likely--well, hadn't he better have his supper first?
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading No such great hurry, though of course 'twas _about_ time-- "Gimme five minutes," said Pippin, "and then just watch me!"
twas
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From this reading No such great hurry, though of course 'twas _about_ time-- "Gimme five minutes," said Pippin, "and then just watch me!"
look attentively
From this reading No such great hurry, though of course 'twas _about_ time-- "Gimme five minutes," said Pippin, "and then just watch me!"
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading 'Peared like he had been away a week, they said, instead of just over night.
(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 No, they hadn't set the dough yet: they were just thinking of it, but they thought likely--well, hadn't he better have his supper first?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading No, they hadn't set the dough yet: they were just thinking of it, but they thought likely--well, hadn't he better have his supper first?
in the company of; together with
From this reading PIPPIN SETS BREAD AND LAYS A PLAN The Baxters received Pippin with open arms.
but in spite of that
From this reading No, they hadn't set the dough yet: they were just thinking of it, but they thought likely--well, hadn't he better have his supper first?
