used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading JELLY CONES The way we fixed it was to cut a piece of birch bark off a tree and slip it between Hervey’s wristlet and the nest.
(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 Then we fastened it down tight and bound it all around every which way with fishline.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JELLY CONES The way we fixed it was to cut a piece of birch bark off a tree and slip it between Hervey’s wristlet and the nest.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading One wasp got out, but he didn’t do any harm.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Then we fastened it down tight and bound it all around every which way with fishline.
barknounUS /bɑːrk/
tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
From this reading JELLY CONES The way we fixed it was to cut a piece of birch bark off a tree and slip it between Hervey’s wristlet and the nest.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He seemed to be in a hurry, so we didn’t bother him.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading JELLY CONES The way we fixed it was to cut a piece of birch bark off a tree and slip it between Hervey’s wristlet and the nest.
birchnounUS /bɜːrtʃ/
hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood
From this reading JELLY CONES The way we fixed it was to cut a piece of birch bark off a tree and slip it between Hervey’s wristlet and the nest.
botherverbUS /ˈbɑːðər/
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading He seemed to be in a hurry, so we didn’t bother him.
confined by bonds
From this reading Then we fastened it down tight and bound it all around every which way with fishline.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading One wasp got out, but he didn’t do any harm.
CONESnounUS /koʊnz/
plural of “cone” — any cone-shaped artifact
From this reading JELLY CONES The way we fixed it was to cut a piece of birch bark off a tree and slip it between Hervey’s wristlet and the nest.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading JELLY CONES The way we fixed it was to cut a piece of birch bark off a tree and slip it between Hervey’s wristlet and the nest.
didn't
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From this reading One wasp got out, but he didn’t do any harm.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading One wasp got out, but he didn’t do any harm.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Then we fastened it down tight and bound it all around every which way with fishline.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Then we fastened it down tight and bound it all around every which way with fishline.
firmly closed or secured
From this reading Then we fastened it down tight and bound it all around every which way with fishline.
fishline
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From this reading Then we fastened it down tight and bound it all around every which way with fishline.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading JELLY CONES The way we fixed it was to cut a piece of birch bark off a tree and slip it between Hervey’s wristlet and the nest.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading One wasp got out, but he didn’t do any harm.
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading One wasp got out, but he didn’t do any harm.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One wasp got out, but he didn’t do any harm.
Hervey's
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From this reading JELLY CONES The way we fixed it was to cut a piece of birch bark off a tree and slip it between Hervey’s wristlet and the nest.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He seemed to be in a hurry, so we didn’t bother him.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading He seemed to be in a hurry, so we didn’t bother him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He seemed to be in a hurry, so we didn’t bother him.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then we threw the nest out into the lake.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading JELLY CONES The way we fixed it was to cut a piece of birch bark off a tree and slip it between Hervey’s wristlet and the nest.
JELLYnounUS /ˈdʒeli/
an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods
From this reading JELLY CONES The way we fixed it was to cut a piece of birch bark off a tree and slip it between Hervey’s wristlet and the nest.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading Then we threw the nest out into the lake.
a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
From this reading JELLY CONES The way we fixed it was to cut a piece of birch bark off a tree and slip it between Hervey’s wristlet and the nest.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JELLY CONES The way we fixed it was to cut a piece of birch bark off a tree and slip it between Hervey’s wristlet and the nest.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading JELLY CONES The way we fixed it was to cut a piece of birch bark off a tree and slip it between Hervey’s wristlet and the nest.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One wasp got out, but he didn’t do any harm.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading One wasp got out, but he didn’t do any harm.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading JELLY CONES The way we fixed it was to cut a piece of birch bark off a tree and slip it between Hervey’s wristlet and the nest.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He seemed to be in a hurry, so we didn’t bother him.
move stealthily
From this reading JELLY CONES The way we fixed it was to cut a piece of birch bark off a tree and slip it between Hervey’s wristlet and the nest.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He seemed to be in a hurry, so we didn’t bother him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JELLY CONES The way we fixed it was to cut a piece of birch bark off a tree and slip it between Hervey’s wristlet and the nest.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then we fastened it down tight and bound it all around every which way with fishline.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading Then we threw the nest out into the lake.
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading Then we fastened it down tight and bound it all around every which way with fishline.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JELLY CONES The way we fixed it was to cut a piece of birch bark off a tree and slip it between Hervey’s wristlet and the nest.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading JELLY CONES The way we fixed it was to cut a piece of birch bark off a tree and slip it between Hervey’s wristlet and the nest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JELLY CONES The way we fixed it was to cut a piece of birch bark off a tree and slip it between Hervey’s wristlet and the nest.
waspnounUS /wɑːsp/
a white person of Anglo-Saxon ancestry who belongs to a Protestant denomination
From this reading One wasp got out, but he didn’t do any harm.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading JELLY CONES The way we fixed it was to cut a piece of birch bark off a tree and slip it between Hervey’s wristlet and the nest.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading JELLY CONES The way we fixed it was to cut a piece of birch bark off a tree and slip it between Hervey’s wristlet and the nest.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then we fastened it down tight and bound it all around every which way with fishline.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then we fastened it down tight and bound it all around every which way with fishline.
wristletnoun
a band or bracelet worn around the wrist
From this reading JELLY CONES The way we fixed it was to cut a piece of birch bark off a tree and slip it between Hervey’s wristlet and the nest.
