used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She wore her brown gingham frock with the yellow daisies on it, and the daisy-wreathed hat, and in her hands she held a great yellow bowl full of yellow corn.
afieldadverbUS /əˈfiːld/
far away from home or one's usual surroundings
From this reading So bright a picture she made that Farmer Hartley, driving the oxen afield, stopped for pure pleasure to look at her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She wore her brown gingham frock with the yellow daisies on it, and the daisy-wreathed hat, and in her hands she held a great yellow bowl full of yellow corn.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading Around her the ducks and hens were fighting and squabbling, quacking, clucking, and gobbling, and she flung the corn in golden showers on their heads and backs, making them nearly frantic with greedy anxiety.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Around her the ducks and hens were fighting and squabbling, quacking, clucking, and gobbling, and she flung the corn in golden showers on their heads and backs, making them nearly frantic with greedy anxiety.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One lovely morning Hildegarde stood at the back door, feeding the fowls.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading One lovely morning Hildegarde stood at the back door, feeding the fowls.
backsnounUS /bæks/
plural of “back” — the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
From this reading Around her the ducks and hens were fighting and squabbling, quacking, clucking, and gobbling, and she flung the corn in golden showers on their heads and backs, making them nearly frantic with greedy anxiety.
bowlnounUS /boʊl/
a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids
From this reading She wore her brown gingham frock with the yellow daisies on it, and the daisy-wreathed hat, and in her hands she held a great yellow bowl full of yellow corn.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading So bright a picture she made that Farmer Hartley, driving the oxen afield, stopped for pure pleasure to look at her.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading She wore her brown gingham frock with the yellow daisies on it, and the daisy-wreathed hat, and in her hands she held a great yellow bowl full of yellow corn.
CHIRKverb
make a shrill creaking, squeaking, or noise, as of a door, mouse, or bird
From this reading PINK CHIRK.
cluckingnounUS /ˈklʌkɪŋ/
the sound made by a hen (as in calling her chicks)
From this reading Around her the ducks and hens were fighting and squabbling, quacking, clucking, and gobbling, and she flung the corn in golden showers on their heads and backs, making them nearly frantic with greedy anxiety.
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
From this reading She wore her brown gingham frock with the yellow daisies on it, and the daisy-wreathed hat, and in her hands she held a great yellow bowl full of yellow corn.
daisiesnounUS /ˈdeɪziz/
plural of “daisy” — any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
From this reading She wore her brown gingham frock with the yellow daisies on it, and the daisy-wreathed hat, and in her hands she held a great yellow bowl full of yellow corn.
daisy-wreathed
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From this reading She wore her brown gingham frock with the yellow daisies on it, and the daisy-wreathed hat, and in her hands she held a great yellow bowl full of yellow corn.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading One lovely morning Hildegarde stood at the back door, feeding the fowls.
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading So bright a picture she made that Farmer Hartley, driving the oxen afield, stopped for pure pleasure to look at her.
ducksnounUS /dʌks/
plural of “duck” — small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
From this reading Around her the ducks and hens were fighting and squabbling, quacking, clucking, and gobbling, and she flung the corn in golden showers on their heads and backs, making them nearly frantic with greedy anxiety.
a person who operates a farm
From this reading So bright a picture she made that Farmer Hartley, driving the oxen afield, stopped for pure pleasure to look at her.
feedingnounUS /ˈfiːdɪŋ/
the act of consuming food
From this reading One lovely morning Hildegarde stood at the back door, feeding the fowls.
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading Around her the ducks and hens were fighting and squabbling, quacking, clucking, and gobbling, and she flung the corn in golden showers on their heads and backs, making them nearly frantic with greedy anxiety.
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading Around her the ducks and hens were fighting and squabbling, quacking, clucking, and gobbling, and she flung the corn in golden showers on their heads and backs, making them nearly frantic with greedy anxiety.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So bright a picture she made that Farmer Hartley, driving the oxen afield, stopped for pure pleasure to look at her.
fowls
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From this reading One lovely morning Hildegarde stood at the back door, feeding the fowls.
franticadjectiveUS /ˈfræntɪk/
excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion
From this reading Around her the ducks and hens were fighting and squabbling, quacking, clucking, and gobbling, and she flung the corn in golden showers on their heads and backs, making them nearly frantic with greedy anxiety.
frocknounUS /frɑːk/
a long, loose outer garment
From this reading She wore her brown gingham frock with the yellow daisies on it, and the daisy-wreathed hat, and in her hands she held a great yellow bowl full of yellow corn.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading She wore her brown gingham frock with the yellow daisies on it, and the daisy-wreathed hat, and in her hands she held a great yellow bowl full of yellow corn.
ginghamnounUS /ˈɡɪŋəm/
a clothing fabric in a plaid weave
From this reading She wore her brown gingham frock with the yellow daisies on it, and the daisy-wreathed hat, and in her hands she held a great yellow bowl full of yellow corn.
gobblingverbUS /ˈɡɑːbəlɪŋ/
-ing form of “gobble” — eat hastily without proper chewing
From this reading Around her the ducks and hens were fighting and squabbling, quacking, clucking, and gobbling, and she flung the corn in golden showers on their heads and backs, making them nearly frantic with greedy anxiety.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading Around her the ducks and hens were fighting and squabbling, quacking, clucking, and gobbling, and she flung the corn in golden showers on their heads and backs, making them nearly frantic with greedy anxiety.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading She wore her brown gingham frock with the yellow daisies on it, and the daisy-wreathed hat, and in her hands she held a great yellow bowl full of yellow corn.
greedyadjectiveUS /ˈɡriːdi/
immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
From this reading Around her the ducks and hens were fighting and squabbling, quacking, clucking, and gobbling, and she flung the corn in golden showers on their heads and backs, making them nearly frantic with greedy anxiety.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading She wore her brown gingham frock with the yellow daisies on it, and the daisy-wreathed hat, and in her hands she held a great yellow bowl full of yellow corn.
HartleynounUS /ˈhɑːrtli/
English philosopher who introduced the theory of the association of ideas (1705-1757)
From this reading So bright a picture she made that Farmer Hartley, driving the oxen afield, stopped for pure pleasure to look at her.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading She wore her brown gingham frock with the yellow daisies on it, and the daisy-wreathed hat, and in her hands she held a great yellow bowl full of yellow corn.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Around her the ducks and hens were fighting and squabbling, quacking, clucking, and gobbling, and she flung the corn in golden showers on their heads and backs, making them nearly frantic with greedy anxiety.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading She wore her brown gingham frock with the yellow daisies on it, and the daisy-wreathed hat, and in her hands she held a great yellow bowl full of yellow corn.
hensnounUS /henz/
plural of “hen” — adult female chicken
From this reading Around her the ducks and hens were fighting and squabbling, quacking, clucking, and gobbling, and she flung the corn in golden showers on their heads and backs, making them nearly frantic with greedy anxiety.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She wore her brown gingham frock with the yellow daisies on it, and the daisy-wreathed hat, and in her hands she held a great yellow bowl full of yellow corn.
Hildegarde
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From this reading One lovely morning Hildegarde stood at the back door, feeding the fowls.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She wore her brown gingham frock with the yellow daisies on it, and the daisy-wreathed hat, and in her hands she held a great yellow bowl full of yellow corn.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She wore her brown gingham frock with the yellow daisies on it, and the daisy-wreathed hat, and in her hands she held a great yellow bowl full of yellow corn.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading So bright a picture she made that Farmer Hartley, driving the oxen afield, stopped for pure pleasure to look at her.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading One lovely morning Hildegarde stood at the back door, feeding the fowls.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading So bright a picture she made that Farmer Hartley, driving the oxen afield, stopped for pure pleasure to look at her.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Around her the ducks and hens were fighting and squabbling, quacking, clucking, and gobbling, and she flung the corn in golden showers on their heads and backs, making them nearly frantic with greedy anxiety.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading One lovely morning Hildegarde stood at the back door, feeding the fowls.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Around her the ducks and hens were fighting and squabbling, quacking, clucking, and gobbling, and she flung the corn in golden showers on their heads and backs, making them nearly frantic with greedy anxiety.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She wore her brown gingham frock with the yellow daisies on it, and the daisy-wreathed hat, and in her hands she held a great yellow bowl full of yellow corn.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She wore her brown gingham frock with the yellow daisies on it, and the daisy-wreathed hat, and in her hands she held a great yellow bowl full of yellow corn.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One lovely morning Hildegarde stood at the back door, feeding the fowls.
oxennounUS /ˈɑːksən/
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading So bright a picture she made that Farmer Hartley, driving the oxen afield, stopped for pure pleasure to look at her.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading So bright a picture she made that Farmer Hartley, driving the oxen afield, stopped for pure pleasure to look at her.
a light shade of red
From this reading PINK CHIRK.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading So bright a picture she made that Farmer Hartley, driving the oxen afield, stopped for pure pleasure to look at her.
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading So bright a picture she made that Farmer Hartley, driving the oxen afield, stopped for pure pleasure to look at her.
quacking
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From this reading Around her the ducks and hens were fighting and squabbling, quacking, clucking, and gobbling, and she flung the corn in golden showers on their heads and backs, making them nearly frantic with greedy anxiety.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wore her brown gingham frock with the yellow daisies on it, and the daisy-wreathed hat, and in her hands she held a great yellow bowl full of yellow corn.
showersnounUS /ˈʃaʊərz/
plural of “shower” — a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you
From this reading Around her the ducks and hens were fighting and squabbling, quacking, clucking, and gobbling, and she flung the corn in golden showers on their heads and backs, making them nearly frantic with greedy anxiety.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So bright a picture she made that Farmer Hartley, driving the oxen afield, stopped for pure pleasure to look at her.
squabblingverbUS /ˈskwɑːbəlɪŋ/
-ing form of “squabble” — argue over petty things
From this reading Around her the ducks and hens were fighting and squabbling, quacking, clucking, and gobbling, and she flung the corn in golden showers on their heads and backs, making them nearly frantic with greedy anxiety.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading One lovely morning Hildegarde stood at the back door, feeding the fowls.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading So bright a picture she made that Farmer Hartley, driving the oxen afield, stopped for pure pleasure to look at her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So bright a picture she made that Farmer Hartley, driving the oxen afield, stopped for pure pleasure to look at her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One lovely morning Hildegarde stood at the back door, feeding the fowls.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Around her the ducks and hens were fighting and squabbling, quacking, clucking, and gobbling, and she flung the corn in golden showers on their heads and backs, making them nearly frantic with greedy anxiety.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Around her the ducks and hens were fighting and squabbling, quacking, clucking, and gobbling, and she flung the corn in golden showers on their heads and backs, making them nearly frantic with greedy anxiety.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So bright a picture she made that Farmer Hartley, driving the oxen afield, stopped for pure pleasure to look at her.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Around her the ducks and hens were fighting and squabbling, quacking, clucking, and gobbling, and she flung the corn in golden showers on their heads and backs, making them nearly frantic with greedy anxiety.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She wore her brown gingham frock with the yellow daisies on it, and the daisy-wreathed hat, and in her hands she held a great yellow bowl full of yellow corn.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading She wore her brown gingham frock with the yellow daisies on it, and the daisy-wreathed hat, and in her hands she held a great yellow bowl full of yellow corn.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading She wore her brown gingham frock with the yellow daisies on it, and the daisy-wreathed hat, and in her hands she held a great yellow bowl full of yellow corn.
