used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And it was in a garden with a grass-walk.
(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 And there a little old woman lived behind a lattice and crooned all day, "Little Old Lollypop Lived in a Stuffy Shop, Watching the Crickets Hop-pop, Hop-pop."
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading And at the bottom of the drive was a cottage among currant-bushes.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And there was a lawn under an elm with rooks, and a drive.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And it was in a garden with a grass-walk.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And at the bottom of the drive was a cottage among currant-bushes.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading And there a little old woman lived behind a lattice and crooned all day, "Little Old Lollypop Lived in a Stuffy Shop, Watching the Crickets Hop-pop, Hop-pop."
the lower side of anything
From this reading And at the bottom of the drive was a cottage among currant-bushes.
a small house with a single story
From this reading And at the bottom of the drive was a cottage among currant-bushes.
CricketsnounUS /ˈkrɪkəts/
plural of “cricket” — leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together
From this reading And there a little old woman lived behind a lattice and crooned all day, "Little Old Lollypop Lived in a Stuffy Shop, Watching the Crickets Hop-pop, Hop-pop."
crooned
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From this reading And there a little old woman lived behind a lattice and crooned all day, "Little Old Lollypop Lived in a Stuffy Shop, Watching the Crickets Hop-pop, Hop-pop."
currant-bushes
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From this reading And at the bottom of the drive was a cottage among currant-bushes.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading And there a little old woman lived behind a lattice and crooned all day, "Little Old Lollypop Lived in a Stuffy Shop, Watching the Crickets Hop-pop, Hop-pop."
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading And there was a lawn under an elm with rooks, and a drive.
elmnounUS /elm/
any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
From this reading And there was a lawn under an elm with rooks, and a drive.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading And it was in a garden with a grass-walk.
grass-walk
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From this reading And it was in a garden with a grass-walk.
Hop-pop
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From this reading And there a little old woman lived behind a lattice and crooned all day, "Little Old Lollypop Lived in a Stuffy Shop, Watching the Crickets Hop-pop, Hop-pop."
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading So they moved into the white house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And it was in a garden with a grass-walk.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading So they moved into the white house.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And it was in a garden with a grass-walk.
latticenounUS /ˈlætəs/
an arrangement of points or particles or objects in a regular periodic pattern in 2 or 3 dimensions
From this reading And there a little old woman lived behind a lattice and crooned all day, "Little Old Lollypop Lived in a Stuffy Shop, Watching the Crickets Hop-pop, Hop-pop."
lawnnounUS /lɔːn/
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading And there was a lawn under an elm with rooks, and a drive.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And there a little old woman lived behind a lattice and crooned all day, "Little Old Lollypop Lived in a Stuffy Shop, Watching the Crickets Hop-pop, Hop-pop."
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading And there a little old woman lived behind a lattice and crooned all day, "Little Old Lollypop Lived in a Stuffy Shop, Watching the Crickets Hop-pop, Hop-pop."
Lollypop
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From this reading And there a little old woman lived behind a lattice and crooned all day, "Little Old Lollypop Lived in a Stuffy Shop, Watching the Crickets Hop-pop, Hop-pop."
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading So they moved into the white house.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And at the bottom of the drive was a cottage among currant-bushes.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading And there a little old woman lived behind a lattice and crooned all day, "Little Old Lollypop Lived in a Stuffy Shop, Watching the Crickets Hop-pop, Hop-pop."
rooksnounUS /rʊks/
plural of “rook” — (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard
From this reading And there was a lawn under an elm with rooks, and a drive.
do one's shopping
From this reading And there a little old woman lived behind a lattice and crooned all day, "Little Old Lollypop Lived in a Stuffy Shop, Watching the Crickets Hop-pop, Hop-pop."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So they moved into the white house.
StuffyadjectiveUS /ˈstʌfi/
lacking fresh air
From this reading And there a little old woman lived behind a lattice and crooned all day, "Little Old Lollypop Lived in a Stuffy Shop, Watching the Crickets Hop-pop, Hop-pop."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So they moved into the white house.
in or at that place or location
From this reading And there was a lawn under an elm with rooks, and a drive.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So they moved into the white house.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading And there was a lawn under an elm with rooks, and a drive.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And it was in a garden with a grass-walk.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading And there a little old woman lived behind a lattice and crooned all day, "Little Old Lollypop Lived in a Stuffy Shop, Watching the Crickets Hop-pop, Hop-pop."
a Caucasian
From this reading So they moved into the white house.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And it was in a garden with a grass-walk.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading And there a little old woman lived behind a lattice and crooned all day, "Little Old Lollypop Lived in a Stuffy Shop, Watching the Crickets Hop-pop, Hop-pop."
