used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading Harry Donnelle said we had to be careful, because the woods were infested with poets and authors and artists, but I should worry, who’s afraid of a poet?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Harry Donnelle said we had to be careful, because the woods were infested with poets and authors and artists, but I should worry, who’s afraid of a poet?
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading But anyway, Harry said they were harmless.
artistsnounUS /ˈɑːrtɪsts/
plural of “artist” — a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading Harry Donnelle said we had to be careful, because the woods were infested with poets and authors and artists, but I should worry, who’s afraid of a poet?
authorsnounUS /ˈɔːθərz/
plural of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Harry Donnelle said we had to be careful, because the woods were infested with poets and authors and artists, but I should worry, who’s afraid of a poet?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Harry Donnelle said we had to be careful, because the woods were infested with poets and authors and artists, but I should worry, who’s afraid of a poet?
for the reason that
From this reading Harry Donnelle said we had to be careful, because the woods were infested with poets and authors and artists, but I should worry, who’s afraid of a poet?
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We saw a lot of them and they wore funny big neckties and long hair.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Harry Donnelle said we had to be careful, because the woods were infested with poets and authors and artists, but I should worry, who’s afraid of a poet?
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading Harry Donnelle said we had to be careful, because the woods were infested with poets and authors and artists, but I should worry, who’s afraid of a poet?
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
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Donnelle
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From this reading Harry Donnelle said we had to be careful, because the woods were infested with poets and authors and artists, but I should worry, who’s afraid of a poet?
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading We saw a lot of them and they wore funny big neckties and long hair.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Harry Donnelle said we had to be careful, because the woods were infested with poets and authors and artists, but I should worry, who’s afraid of a poet?
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading We saw a lot of them and they wore funny big neckties and long hair.
harmlessadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrmləs/
not causing or capable of causing harm
From this reading But anyway, Harry said they were harmless.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Harry Donnelle said we had to be careful, because the woods were infested with poets and authors and artists, but I should worry, who’s afraid of a poet?
hikedverbUS /haɪkt/
past form of “hike” — increase
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Harry Donnelle said we had to be careful, because the woods were infested with poets and authors and artists, but I should worry, who’s afraid of a poet?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They live in little shacks.
infestedverbUS /ˌɪnˈfestɪd/
past form of “infest” — invade in great numbers
From this reading Harry Donnelle said we had to be careful, because the woods were infested with poets and authors and artists, but I should worry, who’s afraid of a poet?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They live in little shacks.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading They live in little shacks.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading We saw a lot of them and they wore funny big neckties and long hair.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading We saw a lot of them and they wore funny big neckties and long hair.
necktiesnounUS /ˈnektaɪz/
plural of “necktie” — neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
From this reading We saw a lot of them and they wore funny big neckties and long hair.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Harry Donnelle said we had to be careful, because the woods were infested with poets and authors and artists, but I should worry, who’s afraid of a poet?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
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a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading Harry Donnelle said we had to be careful, because the woods were infested with poets and authors and artists, but I should worry, who’s afraid of a poet?
poetsnounUS /ˈpoʊəts/
plural of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading Harry Donnelle said we had to be careful, because the woods were infested with poets and authors and artists, but I should worry, who’s afraid of a poet?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Harry Donnelle said we had to be careful, because the woods were infested with poets and authors and artists, but I should worry, who’s afraid of a poet?
Identical; not different.
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cut with a saw
From this reading We saw a lot of them and they wore funny big neckties and long hair.
shacksnounUS /ʃæks/
plural of “shack” — small crude shelter used as a dwelling
From this reading They live in little shacks.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Harry Donnelle said we had to be careful, because the woods were infested with poets and authors and artists, but I should worry, who’s afraid of a poet?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A GOOD IDEA That same day we hiked out through Woodstock.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Harry Donnelle said we had to be careful, because the woods were infested with poets and authors and artists, but I should worry, who’s afraid of a poet?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We saw a lot of them and they wore funny big neckties and long hair.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We saw a lot of them and they wore funny big neckties and long hair.
from one end or side of something to the other
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Harry Donnelle said we had to be careful, because the woods were infested with poets and authors and artists, but I should worry, who’s afraid of a poet?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A GOOD IDEA That same day we hiked out through Woodstock.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Harry Donnelle said we had to be careful, because the woods were infested with poets and authors and artists, but I should worry, who’s afraid of a poet?
who's
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From this reading Harry Donnelle said we had to be careful, because the woods were infested with poets and authors and artists, but I should worry, who’s afraid of a poet?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Harry Donnelle said we had to be careful, because the woods were infested with poets and authors and artists, but I should worry, who’s afraid of a poet?
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Harry Donnelle said we had to be careful, because the woods were infested with poets and authors and artists, but I should worry, who’s afraid of a poet?
Woodstock
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inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading We saw a lot of them and they wore funny big neckties and long hair.
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading Harry Donnelle said we had to be careful, because the woods were infested with poets and authors and artists, but I should worry, who’s afraid of a poet?
