used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Stories Told on a Cellar-door.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I for one resolved that the next time I came to the rainbow with one foot in the valley and the other in the mountain.
blownadjectiveUS /bloʊn/
being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor
From this reading But I don't think it was the Panjandrum's house that got blown up, but we ourselves, for we found ourselves outside in the woods going home from Shuteyetown.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I don't think it was the Panjandrum's house that got blown up, but we ourselves, for we found ourselves outside in the woods going home from Shuteyetown.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I for one resolved that the next time I came to the rainbow with one foot in the valley and the other in the mountain.
Cellar-door
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From this reading Stories Told on a Cellar-door.
climbverbUS /klaɪm/
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading I should climb to the upper end of it.
don't
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From this reading But I don't think it was the Panjandrum's house that got blown up, but we ourselves, for we found ourselves outside in the woods going home from Shuteyetown.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading I should climb to the upper end of it.
FLUTTER-WHEEL
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From this reading THE STORY OF A FLUTTER-WHEEL.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading I for one resolved that the next time I came to the rainbow with one foot in the valley and the other in the mountain.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But I don't think it was the Panjandrum's house that got blown up, but we ourselves, for we found ourselves outside in the woods going home from Shuteyetown.
set up or found
From this reading But I don't think it was the Panjandrum's house that got blown up, but we ourselves, for we found ourselves outside in the woods going home from Shuteyetown.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But I don't think it was the Panjandrum's house that got blown up, but we ourselves, for we found ourselves outside in the woods going home from Shuteyetown.
the act of departing
From this reading But I don't think it was the Panjandrum's house that got blown up, but we ourselves, for we found ourselves outside in the woods going home from Shuteyetown.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But I don't think it was the Panjandrum's house that got blown up, but we ourselves, for we found ourselves outside in the woods going home from Shuteyetown.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading But I don't think it was the Panjandrum's house that got blown up, but we ourselves, for we found ourselves outside in the woods going home from Shuteyetown.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading But I don't think it was the Panjandrum's house that got blown up, but we ourselves, for we found ourselves outside in the woods going home from Shuteyetown.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I don't think it was the Panjandrum's house that got blown up, but we ourselves, for we found ourselves outside in the woods going home from Shuteyetown.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But I don't think it was the Panjandrum's house that got blown up, but we ourselves, for we found ourselves outside in the woods going home from Shuteyetown.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But I don't think it was the Panjandrum's house that got blown up, but we ourselves, for we found ourselves outside in the woods going home from Shuteyetown.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading I for one resolved that the next time I came to the rainbow with one foot in the valley and the other in the mountain.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading I for one resolved that the next time I came to the rainbow with one foot in the valley and the other in the mountain.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I should climb to the upper end of it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Stories Told on a Cellar-door.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I for one resolved that the next time I came to the rainbow with one foot in the valley and the other in the mountain.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I for one resolved that the next time I came to the rainbow with one foot in the valley and the other in the mountain.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading But I don't think it was the Panjandrum's house that got blown up, but we ourselves, for we found ourselves outside in the woods going home from Shuteyetown.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading But I don't think it was the Panjandrum's house that got blown up, but we ourselves, for we found ourselves outside in the woods going home from Shuteyetown.
Panjandrum's
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From this reading But I don't think it was the Panjandrum's house that got blown up, but we ourselves, for we found ourselves outside in the woods going home from Shuteyetown.
rainbownounUS /ˈreɪnboʊ/
an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
From this reading I for one resolved that the next time I came to the rainbow with one foot in the valley and the other in the mountain.
determined
From this reading I for one resolved that the next time I came to the rainbow with one foot in the valley and the other in the mountain.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should climb to the upper end of it.
Shuteyetown
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From this reading But I don't think it was the Panjandrum's house that got blown up, but we ourselves, for we found ourselves outside in the woods going home from Shuteyetown.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Stories Told on a Cellar-door.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading THE STORY OF A FLUTTER-WHEEL.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But I don't think it was the Panjandrum's house that got blown up, but we ourselves, for we found ourselves outside in the woods going home from Shuteyetown.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But I don't think it was the Panjandrum's house that got blown up, but we ourselves, for we found ourselves outside in the woods going home from Shuteyetown.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading But I don't think it was the Panjandrum's house that got blown up, but we ourselves, for we found ourselves outside in the woods going home from Shuteyetown.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I for one resolved that the next time I came to the rainbow with one foot in the valley and the other in the mountain.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I for one resolved that the next time I came to the rainbow with one foot in the valley and the other in the mountain.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Stories Told on a Cellar-door.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading But I don't think it was the Panjandrum's house that got blown up, but we ourselves, for we found ourselves outside in the woods going home from Shuteyetown.
the topmost one of two
From this reading I should climb to the upper end of it.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading I for one resolved that the next time I came to the rainbow with one foot in the valley and the other in the mountain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But I don't think it was the Panjandrum's house that got blown up, but we ourselves, for we found ourselves outside in the woods going home from Shuteyetown.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But I don't think it was the Panjandrum's house that got blown up, but we ourselves, for we found ourselves outside in the woods going home from Shuteyetown.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I for one resolved that the next time I came to the rainbow with one foot in the valley and the other in the mountain.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading But I don't think it was the Panjandrum's house that got blown up, but we ourselves, for we found ourselves outside in the woods going home from Shuteyetown.
