used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "But I had lots of fun," said Russ, as he whistled a merry tune.
Alexis
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From this reading He had been in the yard, playing with Alexis, and his clothes were covered with grass, some of it green and some of it dried.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading THE SKATE WAGON While Rose and her mother were looking at the little girl's broken roller skate, Russ came along.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "Alexis always has on his old clothes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SKATE WAGON While Rose and her mother were looking at the little girl's broken roller skate, Russ came along.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "But I had lots of fun," said Russ, as he whistled a merry tune.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE SKATE WAGON While Rose and her mother were looking at the little girl's broken roller skate, Russ came along.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been in the yard, playing with Alexis, and his clothes were covered with grass, some of it green and some of it dried.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading THE SKATE WAGON While Rose and her mother were looking at the little girl's broken roller skate, Russ came along.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I had lots of fun," said Russ, as he whistled a merry tune.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE SKATE WAGON While Rose and her mother were looking at the little girl's broken roller skate, Russ came along.
clothing in general
From this reading He had been in the yard, playing with Alexis, and his clothes were covered with grass, some of it green and some of it dried.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading He had been in the yard, playing with Alexis, and his clothes were covered with grass, some of it green and some of it dried.
doesn't
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From this reading "And grass doesn't hurt my old clothes."
driedadjectiveUS /draɪd/
not still wet
From this reading He had been in the yard, playing with Alexis, and his clothes were covered with grass, some of it green and some of it dried.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading "But I had lots of fun," said Russ, as he whistled a merry tune.
girl'snounUS /ɡɜːrlz/
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading THE SKATE WAGON While Rose and her mother were looking at the little girl's broken roller skate, Russ came along.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading He had been in the yard, playing with Alexis, and his clothes were covered with grass, some of it green and some of it dried.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading He had been in the yard, playing with Alexis, and his clothes were covered with grass, some of it green and some of it dried.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been in the yard, playing with Alexis, and his clothes were covered with grass, some of it green and some of it dried.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Alexis always has on his old clothes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been in the yard, playing with Alexis, and his clothes were covered with grass, some of it green and some of it dried.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE SKATE WAGON While Rose and her mother were looking at the little girl's broken roller skate, Russ came along.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had been in the yard, playing with Alexis, and his clothes were covered with grass, some of it green and some of it dried.
be the source of pain
From this reading "And grass doesn't hurt my old clothes."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But I had lots of fun," said Russ, as he whistled a merry tune.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had been in the yard, playing with Alexis, and his clothes were covered with grass, some of it green and some of it dried.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had been in the yard, playing with Alexis, and his clothes were covered with grass, some of it green and some of it dried.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE SKATE WAGON While Rose and her mother were looking at the little girl's broken roller skate, Russ came along.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading THE SKATE WAGON While Rose and her mother were looking at the little girl's broken roller skate, Russ came along.
lotsnounUS /lɑːts/
a large number or amount
From this reading "But I had lots of fun," said Russ, as he whistled a merry tune.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading "But I had lots of fun," said Russ, as he whistled a merry tune.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading THE SKATE WAGON While Rose and her mother were looking at the little girl's broken roller skate, Russ came along.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "And grass doesn't hurt my old clothes."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had been in the yard, playing with Alexis, and his clothes were covered with grass, some of it green and some of it dried.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "And grass doesn't hurt my old clothes."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Alexis always has on his old clothes.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading He had been in the yard, playing with Alexis, and his clothes were covered with grass, some of it green and some of it dried.
rollernounUS /ˈroʊlər/
a grounder that rolls along the infield
From this reading THE SKATE WAGON While Rose and her mother were looking at the little girl's broken roller skate, Russ came along.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading THE SKATE WAGON While Rose and her mother were looking at the little girl's broken roller skate, Russ came along.
RussnounUS /rʌs/
plural of “rus” — the medieval Russian state established by Scandinavian traders in the 9th century; the capital was first in Novgorod and then in Kiev
From this reading THE SKATE WAGON While Rose and her mother were looking at the little girl's broken roller skate, Russ came along.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "But I had lots of fun," said Russ, as he whistled a merry tune.
SKATEnounUS /skeɪt/
sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs
From this reading THE SKATE WAGON While Rose and her mother were looking at the little girl's broken roller skate, Russ came along.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He had been in the yard, playing with Alexis, and his clothes were covered with grass, some of it green and some of it dried.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SKATE WAGON While Rose and her mother were looking at the little girl's broken roller skate, Russ came along.
tunenounUS /tuːn/
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading "But I had lots of fun," said Russ, as he whistled a merry tune.
WAGONnounUS /ˈwæɡən/
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading THE SKATE WAGON While Rose and her mother were looking at the little girl's broken roller skate, Russ came along.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE SKATE WAGON While Rose and her mother were looking at the little girl's broken roller skate, Russ came along.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading THE SKATE WAGON While Rose and her mother were looking at the little girl's broken roller skate, Russ came along.
whistledverbUS /ˈwɪsəld/
past form of “whistle” — make whistling sounds
From this reading "But I had lots of fun," said Russ, as he whistled a merry tune.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had been in the yard, playing with Alexis, and his clothes were covered with grass, some of it green and some of it dried.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading He had been in the yard, playing with Alexis, and his clothes were covered with grass, some of it green and some of it dried.
