used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE BLACK SHEEP We all went over and watched the dancing a little while and then we started home.
(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 THE BLACK SHEEP We all went over and watched the dancing a little while and then we started home.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BLACK SHEEP We all went over and watched the dancing a little while and then we started home.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading THE BLACK SHEEP We all went over and watched the dancing a little while and then we started home.
BrentnounUS /brent/
small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
From this reading Pee-wee never saw her more—that’s what Brent said.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Pee-wee’s vamp (that’s what we called her) disappeared forever in the wild and woolly dancing pavilion.
carnivalnounUS /ˈkɑːrnəvəl/
a festival marked by merrymaking and processions
From this reading “I wonder how the sharpy happened to miss the carnival,” Warde said.
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
From this reading THE BLACK SHEEP We all went over and watched the dancing a little while and then we started home.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “He’ll die of shock when he hears there was dancing there.”
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading Pee-wee’s vamp (that’s what we called her) disappeared forever in the wild and woolly dancing pavilion.
for a limitless time
From this reading Pee-wee’s vamp (that’s what we called her) disappeared forever in the wild and woolly dancing pavilion.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “I wonder how the sharpy happened to miss the carnival,” Warde said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He’ll die of shock when he hears there was dancing there.”
He'll
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From this reading “He’ll die of shock when he hears there was dancing there.”
hearsverbUS /hiːrz/
third-person singular of “hear” — perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “He’ll die of shock when he hears there was dancing there.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Pee-wee’s vamp (that’s what we called her) disappeared forever in the wild and woolly dancing pavilion.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading THE BLACK SHEEP We all went over and watched the dancing a little while and then we started home.
how
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From this reading “I wonder how the sharpy happened to miss the carnival,” Warde said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wonder how the sharpy happened to miss the carnival,” Warde said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Pee-wee’s vamp (that’s what we called her) disappeared forever in the wild and woolly dancing pavilion.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE BLACK SHEEP We all went over and watched the dancing a little while and then we started home.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “I wonder how the sharpy happened to miss the carnival,” Warde said.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Pee-wee never saw her more—that’s what Brent said.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Pee-wee never saw her more—that’s what Brent said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “He’ll die of shock when he hears there was dancing there.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THE BLACK SHEEP We all went over and watched the dancing a little while and then we started home.
pavilionnounUS /pəˈvɪljən/
large and often sumptuous tent
From this reading Pee-wee’s vamp (that’s what we called her) disappeared forever in the wild and woolly dancing pavilion.
Pee-wee
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From this reading Pee-wee never saw her more—that’s what Brent said.
Pee-wee's
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From this reading Pee-wee’s vamp (that’s what we called her) disappeared forever in the wild and woolly dancing pavilion.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Pee-wee never saw her more—that’s what Brent said.
cut with a saw
From this reading Pee-wee never saw her more—that’s what Brent said.
sharpynounUS /ˈʃɑːrpi/
an alert and energetic person
From this reading “I wonder how the sharpy happened to miss the carnival,” Warde said.
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading THE BLACK SHEEP We all went over and watched the dancing a little while and then we started home.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading “He’ll die of shock when he hears there was dancing there.”
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading THE BLACK SHEEP We all went over and watched the dancing a little while and then we started home.
that's
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From this reading Pee-wee’s vamp (that’s what we called her) disappeared forever in the wild and woolly dancing pavilion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BLACK SHEEP We all went over and watched the dancing a little while and then we started home.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading THE BLACK SHEEP We all went over and watched the dancing a little while and then we started home.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “He’ll die of shock when he hears there was dancing there.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I wonder how the sharpy happened to miss the carnival,” Warde said.
vampverbUS /væmp/
make up
From this reading Pee-wee’s vamp (that’s what we called her) disappeared forever in the wild and woolly dancing pavilion.
Warde
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From this reading “I wonder how the sharpy happened to miss the carnival,” Warde said.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He’ll die of shock when he hears there was dancing there.”
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading THE BLACK SHEEP We all went over and watched the dancing a little while and then we started home.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE BLACK SHEEP We all went over and watched the dancing a little while and then we started home.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE BLACK SHEEP We all went over and watched the dancing a little while and then we started home.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Pee-wee’s vamp (that’s what we called her) disappeared forever in the wild and woolly dancing pavilion.
at the time that
From this reading “He’ll die of shock when he hears there was dancing there.”
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading THE BLACK SHEEP We all went over and watched the dancing a little while and then we started home.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Pee-wee’s vamp (that’s what we called her) disappeared forever in the wild and woolly dancing pavilion.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “I wonder how the sharpy happened to miss the carnival,” Warde said.
woollyadjectiveUS /ˈwʊli/
having a fluffy character or appearance
From this reading Pee-wee’s vamp (that’s what we called her) disappeared forever in the wild and woolly dancing pavilion.
