used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Not once upon a time but just now, in a white house by the side of a road, live three happy children.
(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 Their names are all written in the big family Bible,--Jehosophat Green, Marmaduke Green, and Hepzebiah Green.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Their mother and father gave them very odd names, for two old uncles and one aunt, which pleased the old people very much.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Their names are all written in the big family Bible,--Jehosophat Green, Marmaduke Green, and Hepzebiah Green.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Their mother and father gave them very odd names, for two old uncles and one aunt, which pleased the old people very much.
the sacred writings of the Christian religions
From this reading Their names are all written in the big family Bible,--Jehosophat Green, Marmaduke Green, and Hepzebiah Green.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Their names are all written in the big family Bible,--Jehosophat Green, Marmaduke Green, and Hepzebiah Green.
birthdaynounUS /ˈbɜːrθdeɪ/
an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading His birthday comes on Thanksgiving Day this year.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not once upon a time but just now, in a white house by the side of a road, live three happy children.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Not once upon a time but just now, in a white house by the side of a road, live three happy children.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Not once upon a time but just now, in a white house by the side of a road, live three happy children.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading His birthday comes on Thanksgiving Day this year.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading His birthday comes on Thanksgiving Day this year.
a social unit living together
From this reading Their names are all written in the big family Bible,--Jehosophat Green, Marmaduke Green, and Hepzebiah Green.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Their mother and father gave them very odd names, for two old uncles and one aunt, which pleased the old people very much.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Their mother and father gave them very odd names, for two old uncles and one aunt, which pleased the old people very much.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Their mother and father gave them very odd names, for two old uncles and one aunt, which pleased the old people very much.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Their names are all written in the big family Bible,--Jehosophat Green, Marmaduke Green, and Hepzebiah Green.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Not once upon a time but just now, in a white house by the side of a road, live three happy children.
Hepzebiah
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From this reading Their names are all written in the big family Bible,--Jehosophat Green, Marmaduke Green, and Hepzebiah Green.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His birthday comes on Thanksgiving Day this year.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Not once upon a time but just now, in a white house by the side of a road, live three happy children.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Not once upon a time but just now, in a white house by the side of a road, live three happy children.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jehosophat is just seven years old.
Jehosophat
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From this reading Their names are all written in the big family Bible,--Jehosophat Green, Marmaduke Green, and Hepzebiah Green.
and nothing more
From this reading Not once upon a time but just now, in a white house by the side of a road, live three happy children.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Not once upon a time but just now, in a white house by the side of a road, live three happy children.
Marmaduke
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From this reading Their names are all written in the big family Bible,--Jehosophat Green, Marmaduke Green, and Hepzebiah Green.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Their mother and father gave them very odd names, for two old uncles and one aunt, which pleased the old people very much.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Their mother and father gave them very odd names, for two old uncles and one aunt, which pleased the old people very much.
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading Their mother and father gave them very odd names, for two old uncles and one aunt, which pleased the old people very much.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not once upon a time but just now, in a white house by the side of a road, live three happy children.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Not once upon a time but just now, in a white house by the side of a road, live three happy children.
not divisible by two
From this reading Their mother and father gave them very odd names, for two old uncles and one aunt, which pleased the old people very much.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Not once upon a time but just now, in a white house by the side of a road, live three happy children.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Their mother and father gave them very odd names, for two old uncles and one aunt, which pleased the old people very much.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His birthday comes on Thanksgiving Day this year.
on one occasion
From this reading Not once upon a time but just now, in a white house by the side of a road, live three happy children.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Their mother and father gave them very odd names, for two old uncles and one aunt, which pleased the old people very much.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Their mother and father gave them very odd names, for two old uncles and one aunt, which pleased the old people very much.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading Their mother and father gave them very odd names, for two old uncles and one aunt, which pleased the old people very much.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Not once upon a time but just now, in a white house by the side of a road, live three happy children.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading Jehosophat is just seven years old.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Not once upon a time but just now, in a white house by the side of a road, live three happy children.
ThanksgivingnounUS /ˌθæŋksˈɡɪvɪŋ/
fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag
From this reading His birthday comes on Thanksgiving Day this year.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Not once upon a time but just now, in a white house by the side of a road, live three happy children.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their mother and father gave them very odd names, for two old uncles and one aunt, which pleased the old people very much.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Their mother and father gave them very odd names, for two old uncles and one aunt, which pleased the old people very much.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading His birthday comes on Thanksgiving Day this year.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Not once upon a time but just now, in a white house by the side of a road, live three happy children.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Not once upon a time but just now, in a white house by the side of a road, live three happy children.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Their mother and father gave them very odd names, for two old uncles and one aunt, which pleased the old people very much.
unclesnounUS /ˈʌŋkəlz/
plural of “uncle” — the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Their mother and father gave them very odd names, for two old uncles and one aunt, which pleased the old people very much.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Not once upon a time but just now, in a white house by the side of a road, live three happy children.
precisely as stated
From this reading Their mother and father gave them very odd names, for two old uncles and one aunt, which pleased the old people very much.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Their mother and father gave them very odd names, for two old uncles and one aunt, which pleased the old people very much.
a Caucasian
From this reading Not once upon a time but just now, in a white house by the side of a road, live three happy children.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading Their names are all written in the big family Bible,--Jehosophat Green, Marmaduke Green, and Hepzebiah Green.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading His birthday comes on Thanksgiving Day this year.
a late time of life
From this reading Jehosophat is just seven years old.
