Chapter III · Chapter 3

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading WASHINGTON AND HIS HATCHET It was Ar-bor Day in the Mos-sy Hill School, Johnny Little-john had to speak a piece that had some-thing to do with trees.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading He thought it would be a good plan to say some-thing about the little cherry tree that Washington spoiled with his hatch-et, when he was a little boy.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading WASHINGTON AND HIS HATCHET It was Ar-bor Day in the Mos-sy Hill School, Johnny Little-john had to speak a piece that had some-thing to do with trees.

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From this reading WASHINGTON AND HIS HATCHET It was Ar-bor Day in the Mos-sy Hill School, Johnny Little-john had to speak a piece that had some-thing to do with trees.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading He thought it would be a good plan to say some-thing about the little cherry tree that Washington spoiled with his hatch-et, when he was a little boy.

a youthful male person

From this reading He thought it would be a good plan to say some-thing about the little cherry tree that Washington spoiled with his hatch-et, when he was a little boy.

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading This is what he said: He had a hatch-et—little George— A hatch-et bright and new, And sharp enough to cut a stick— A little stick—in two.

the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)

From this reading This time the men saw him come out, bringing the dead wolf.

wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry

From this reading He thought it would be a good plan to say some-thing about the little cherry tree that Washington spoiled with his hatch-et, when he was a little boy.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading This time the men saw him come out, bringing the dead wolf.

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading This is what he said: He had a hatch-et—little George— A hatch-et bright and new, And sharp enough to cut a stick— A little stick—in two.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading WASHINGTON AND HIS HATCHET It was Ar-bor Day in the Mos-sy Hill School, Johnny Little-john had to speak a piece that had some-thing to do with trees.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading This time the men saw him come out, bringing the dead wolf.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading WASHINGTON AND HIS HATCHET It was Ar-bor Day in the Mos-sy Hill School, Johnny Little-john had to speak a piece that had some-thing to do with trees.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading This is what he said: He had a hatch-et—little George— A hatch-et bright and new, And sharp enough to cut a stick— A little stick—in two.

Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

From this reading This is what he said: He had a hatch-et—little George— A hatch-et bright and new, And sharp enough to cut a stick— A little stick—in two.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading He thought it would be a good plan to say some-thing about the little cherry tree that Washington spoiled with his hatch-et, when he was a little boy.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading WASHINGTON AND HIS HATCHET It was Ar-bor Day in the Mos-sy Hill School, Johnny Little-john had to speak a piece that had some-thing to do with trees.

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From this reading He thought it would be a good plan to say some-thing about the little cherry tree that Washington spoiled with his hatch-et, when he was a little boy.

weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American Indians

From this reading WASHINGTON AND HIS HATCHET It was Ar-bor Day in the Mos-sy Hill School, Johnny Little-john had to speak a piece that had some-thing to do with trees.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Now the sheep would have some peace.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He thought it would be a good plan to say some-thing about the little cherry tree that Washington spoiled with his hatch-et, when he was a little boy.

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading WASHINGTON AND HIS HATCHET It was Ar-bor Day in the Mos-sy Hill School, Johnny Little-john had to speak a piece that had some-thing to do with trees.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading This time the men saw him come out, bringing the dead wolf.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading WASHINGTON AND HIS HATCHET It was Ar-bor Day in the Mos-sy Hill School, Johnny Little-john had to speak a piece that had some-thing to do with trees.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading WASHINGTON AND HIS HATCHET It was Ar-bor Day in the Mos-sy Hill School, Johnny Little-john had to speak a piece that had some-thing to do with trees.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading This is what he said: He had a hatch-et—little George— A hatch-et bright and new, And sharp enough to cut a stick— A little stick—in two.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading WASHINGTON AND HIS HATCHET It was Ar-bor Day in the Mos-sy Hill School, Johnny Little-john had to speak a piece that had some-thing to do with trees.

“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms

From this reading WASHINGTON AND HIS HATCHET It was Ar-bor Day in the Mos-sy Hill School, Johnny Little-john had to speak a piece that had some-thing to do with trees.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading He thought it would be a good plan to say some-thing about the little cherry tree that Washington spoiled with his hatch-et, when he was a little boy.

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From this reading WASHINGTON AND HIS HATCHET It was Ar-bor Day in the Mos-sy Hill School, Johnny Little-john had to speak a piece that had some-thing to do with trees.

the force of workers available

From this reading This time the men saw him come out, bringing the dead wolf.

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From this reading WASHINGTON AND HIS HATCHET It was Ar-bor Day in the Mos-sy Hill School, Johnny Little-john had to speak a piece that had some-thing to do with trees.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading This is what he said: He had a hatch-et—little George— A hatch-et bright and new, And sharp enough to cut a stick— A little stick—in two.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Now the sheep would have some peace.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading This time the men saw him come out, bringing the dead wolf.

the state prevailing during the absence of war

From this reading Now the sheep would have some peace.

a separate part of a whole

From this reading WASHINGTON AND HIS HATCHET It was Ar-bor Day in the Mos-sy Hill School, Johnny Little-john had to speak a piece that had some-thing to do with trees.

have the will and intention to carry out some action

From this reading He thought it would be a good plan to say some-thing about the little cherry tree that Washington spoiled with his hatch-et, when he was a little boy.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading This is what he said: He had a hatch-et—little George— A hatch-et bright and new, And sharp enough to cut a stick— A little stick—in two.

cut with a saw

From this reading This time the men saw him come out, bringing the dead wolf.

express in words

From this reading He thought it would be a good plan to say some-thing about the little cherry tree that Washington spoiled with his hatch-et, when he was a little boy.

an educational institution

From this reading WASHINGTON AND HIS HATCHET It was Ar-bor Day in the Mos-sy Hill School, Johnny Little-john had to speak a piece that had some-thing to do with trees.

(of something seen or heard) clearly defined

From this reading This is what he said: He had a hatch-et—little George— A hatch-et bright and new, And sharp enough to cut a stick— A little stick—in two.

woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat

From this reading Now the sheep would have some peace.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Now the sheep would have some peace.

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From this reading WASHINGTON AND HIS HATCHET It was Ar-bor Day in the Mos-sy Hill School, Johnny Little-john had to speak a piece that had some-thing to do with trees.

express in speech

From this reading WASHINGTON AND HIS HATCHET It was Ar-bor Day in the Mos-sy Hill School, Johnny Little-john had to speak a piece that had some-thing to do with trees.

having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention

From this reading He thought it would be a good plan to say some-thing about the little cherry tree that Washington spoiled with his hatch-et, when he was a little boy.

put, fix, force, or implant

From this reading This is what he said: He had a hatch-et—little George— A hatch-et bright and new, And sharp enough to cut a stick— A little stick—in two.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading WASHINGTON AND HIS HATCHET It was Ar-bor Day in the Mos-sy Hill School, Johnny Little-john had to speak a piece that had some-thing to do with trees.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading This time the men saw him come out, bringing the dead wolf.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This time the men saw him come out, bringing the dead wolf.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading He thought it would be a good plan to say some-thing about the little cherry tree that Washington spoiled with his hatch-et, when he was a little boy.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading This time the men saw him come out, bringing the dead wolf.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading WASHINGTON AND HIS HATCHET It was Ar-bor Day in the Mos-sy Hill School, Johnny Little-john had to speak a piece that had some-thing to do with trees.

a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading He thought it would be a good plan to say some-thing about the little cherry tree that Washington spoiled with his hatch-et, when he was a little boy.

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading WASHINGTON AND HIS HATCHET It was Ar-bor Day in the Mos-sy Hill School, Johnny Little-john had to speak a piece that had some-thing to do with trees.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading This is what he said: He had a hatch-et—little George— A hatch-et bright and new, And sharp enough to cut a stick— A little stick—in two.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading WASHINGTON AND HIS HATCHET It was Ar-bor Day in the Mos-sy Hill School, Johnny Little-john had to speak a piece that had some-thing to do with trees.

the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791

From this reading WASHINGTON AND HIS HATCHET It was Ar-bor Day in the Mos-sy Hill School, Johnny Little-john had to speak a piece that had some-thing to do with trees.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading This is what he said: He had a hatch-et—little George— A hatch-et bright and new, And sharp enough to cut a stick— A little stick—in two.

at the time that

From this reading He thought it would be a good plan to say some-thing about the little cherry tree that Washington spoiled with his hatch-et, when he was a little boy.

in the company of; together with

From this reading WASHINGTON AND HIS HATCHET It was Ar-bor Day in the Mos-sy Hill School, Johnny Little-john had to speak a piece that had some-thing to do with trees.

any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs

From this reading This time the men saw him come out, bringing the dead wolf.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Now the sheep would have some peace.