aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading --_Shakespere: "Hamlet."_ FARMERS WITH FOUR FEET Before we start this chapter--it's going to be about the farmers with four feet, you see--I want to say something, and that's this: _Don't let anybody tell you moles eat roots._ They don't!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading --_Shakespere: "Hamlet."_ FARMERS WITH FOUR FEET Before we start this chapter--it's going to be about the farmers with four feet, you see--I want to say something, and that's this: _Don't let anybody tell you moles eat roots._ They don't!
any person at all
From this reading --_Shakespere: "Hamlet."_ FARMERS WITH FOUR FEET Before we start this chapter--it's going to be about the farmers with four feet, you see--I want to say something, and that's this: _Don't let anybody tell you moles eat roots._ They don't!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading --_Shakespere: "Hamlet."_ FARMERS WITH FOUR FEET Before we start this chapter--it's going to be about the farmers with four feet, you see--I want to say something, and that's this: _Don't let anybody tell you moles eat roots._ They don't!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Haven't I been in mole runs often enough to know!
earlier than; in front of
From this reading --_Shakespere: "Hamlet."_ FARMERS WITH FOUR FEET Before we start this chapter--it's going to be about the farmers with four feet, you see--I want to say something, and that's this: _Don't let anybody tell you moles eat roots._ They don't!
Canstmodal verbUS /kænst/
an old form of “can”, used with “thou”
From this reading Canst work i' the earth so fast?
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading --_Shakespere: "Hamlet."_ FARMERS WITH FOUR FEET Before we start this chapter--it's going to be about the farmers with four feet, you see--I want to say something, and that's this: _Don't let anybody tell you moles eat roots._ They don't!
cutwormsnounUS /ˈkʌtwɜːrmz/
plural of “cutworm” — North American moth whose larvae feed on young plant stems cutting them off at the ground
From this reading They eat the cutworms that do eat the roots.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading They eat the cutworms that do eat the roots.
Don't
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From this reading --_Shakespere: "Hamlet."_ FARMERS WITH FOUR FEET Before we start this chapter--it's going to be about the farmers with four feet, you see--I want to say something, and that's this: _Don't let anybody tell you moles eat roots._ They don't!
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Canst work i' the earth so fast?
take in solid food
From this reading --_Shakespere: "Hamlet."_ FARMERS WITH FOUR FEET Before we start this chapter--it's going to be about the farmers with four feet, you see--I want to say something, and that's this: _Don't let anybody tell you moles eat roots._ They don't!
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Haven't I been in mole runs often enough to know!
FARMERSnounUS /ˈfɑːrmərz/
plural of “farmer” — a person who operates a farm
From this reading --_Shakespere: "Hamlet."_ FARMERS WITH FOUR FEET Before we start this chapter--it's going to be about the farmers with four feet, you see--I want to say something, and that's this: _Don't let anybody tell you moles eat roots._ They don't!
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading Canst work i' the earth so fast?
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading --_Shakespere: "Hamlet."_ FARMERS WITH FOUR FEET Before we start this chapter--it's going to be about the farmers with four feet, you see--I want to say something, and that's this: _Don't let anybody tell you moles eat roots._ They don't!
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading --_Shakespere: "Hamlet."_ FARMERS WITH FOUR FEET Before we start this chapter--it's going to be about the farmers with four feet, you see--I want to say something, and that's this: _Don't let anybody tell you moles eat roots._ They don't!
the act of departing
From this reading --_Shakespere: "Hamlet."_ FARMERS WITH FOUR FEET Before we start this chapter--it's going to be about the farmers with four feet, you see--I want to say something, and that's this: _Don't let anybody tell you moles eat roots._ They don't!
HamletnounUS /ˈhæmlət/
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading --_Shakespere: "Hamlet."_ FARMERS WITH FOUR FEET Before we start this chapter--it's going to be about the farmers with four feet, you see--I want to say something, and that's this: _Don't let anybody tell you moles eat roots._ They don't!
Haven't
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From this reading Haven't I been in mole runs often enough to know!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Canst work i' the earth so fast?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Haven't I been in mole runs often enough to know!
it's
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the month following June and preceding August
From this reading (JULY) Well said, old mole!
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Haven't I been in mole runs often enough to know!
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading --_Shakespere: "Hamlet."_ FARMERS WITH FOUR FEET Before we start this chapter--it's going to be about the farmers with four feet, you see--I want to say something, and that's this: _Don't let anybody tell you moles eat roots._ They don't!
molenounUS /moʊl/
the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading (JULY) Well said, old mole!
molesnounUS /moʊlz/
plural of “mole” — the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading --_Shakespere: "Hamlet."_ FARMERS WITH FOUR FEET Before we start this chapter--it's going to be about the farmers with four feet, you see--I want to say something, and that's this: _Don't let anybody tell you moles eat roots._ They don't!
many times at short intervals
From this reading Haven't I been in mole runs often enough to know!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading (JULY) Well said, old mole!
rootsnounUS /ruːts/
the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage
From this reading --_Shakespere: "Hamlet."_ FARMERS WITH FOUR FEET Before we start this chapter--it's going to be about the farmers with four feet, you see--I want to say something, and that's this: _Don't let anybody tell you moles eat roots._ They don't!
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading Haven't I been in mole runs often enough to know!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading (JULY) Well said, old mole!
express in words
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perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
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Shakespere
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for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Canst work i' the earth so fast?
a thing, without saying which
From this reading --_Shakespere: "Hamlet."_ FARMERS WITH FOUR FEET Before we start this chapter--it's going to be about the farmers with four feet, you see--I want to say something, and that's this: _Don't let anybody tell you moles eat roots._ They don't!
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading --_Shakespere: "Hamlet."_ FARMERS WITH FOUR FEET Before we start this chapter--it's going to be about the farmers with four feet, you see--I want to say something, and that's this: _Don't let anybody tell you moles eat roots._ They don't!
express in words
From this reading --_Shakespere: "Hamlet."_ FARMERS WITH FOUR FEET Before we start this chapter--it's going to be about the farmers with four feet, you see--I want to say something, and that's this: _Don't let anybody tell you moles eat roots._ They don't!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They eat the cutworms that do eat the roots.
that's
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Canst work i' the earth so fast?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading --_Shakespere: "Hamlet."_ FARMERS WITH FOUR FEET Before we start this chapter--it's going to be about the farmers with four feet, you see--I want to say something, and that's this: _Don't let anybody tell you moles eat roots._ They don't!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading --_Shakespere: "Hamlet."_ FARMERS WITH FOUR FEET Before we start this chapter--it's going to be about the farmers with four feet, you see--I want to say something, and that's this: _Don't let anybody tell you moles eat roots._ They don't!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading --_Shakespere: "Hamlet."_ FARMERS WITH FOUR FEET Before we start this chapter--it's going to be about the farmers with four feet, you see--I want to say something, and that's this: _Don't let anybody tell you moles eat roots._ They don't!
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading --_Shakespere: "Hamlet."_ FARMERS WITH FOUR FEET Before we start this chapter--it's going to be about the farmers with four feet, you see--I want to say something, and that's this: _Don't let anybody tell you moles eat roots._ They don't!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading --_Shakespere: "Hamlet."_ FARMERS WITH FOUR FEET Before we start this chapter--it's going to be about the farmers with four feet, you see--I want to say something, and that's this: _Don't let anybody tell you moles eat roots._ They don't!
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading (JULY) Well said, old mole!
in the company of; together with
From this reading --_Shakespere: "Hamlet."_ FARMERS WITH FOUR FEET Before we start this chapter--it's going to be about the farmers with four feet, you see--I want to say something, and that's this: _Don't let anybody tell you moles eat roots._ They don't!
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Canst work i' the earth so fast?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading --_Shakespere: "Hamlet."_ FARMERS WITH FOUR FEET Before we start this chapter--it's going to be about the farmers with four feet, you see--I want to say something, and that's this: _Don't let anybody tell you moles eat roots._ They don't!
