used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Farmer Brown laughed a big, hearty laugh.
(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 "God made all the little people who wear fur, and they must have some place in his great plan," said Mrs. Brown.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "God made all the little people who wear fur, and they must have some place in his great plan," said Mrs. Brown.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I believe it would be just the same with the ugliest old rat that ever lived.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "I believe it would be just the same with the ugliest old rat that ever lived.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Farmer Brown laughed a big, hearty laugh.
a youthful male person
From this reading "Isn't that just like Mother?" cried Farmer Brown's boy.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading "God made all the little people who wear fur, and they must have some place in his great plan," said Mrs. Brown.
Brown'snounUS /braʊnz/
possessive form of “brown” — an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading "Isn't that just like Mother?" cried Farmer Brown's boy.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Isn't that just like Mother?" cried Farmer Brown's boy.
at any time
From this reading "I believe it would be just the same with the ugliest old rat that ever lived.
accept an excuse for
From this reading She would try to think of some excuse for letting it go."
a person who operates a farm
From this reading "Isn't that just like Mother?" cried Farmer Brown's boy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She would try to think of some excuse for letting it go."
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading "God made all the little people who wear fur, and they must have some place in his great plan," said Mrs. Brown.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She would try to think of some excuse for letting it go."
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "God made all the little people who wear fur, and they must have some place in his great plan," said Mrs. Brown.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "God made all the little people who wear fur, and they must have some place in his great plan," said Mrs. Brown.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "God made all the little people who wear fur, and they must have some place in his great plan," said Mrs. Brown.
heartyadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrti/
showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
From this reading Farmer Brown laughed a big, hearty laugh.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "God made all the little people who wear fur, and they must have some place in his great plan," said Mrs. Brown.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I believe it would be just the same with the ugliest old rat that ever lived.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "God made all the little people who wear fur, and they must have some place in his great plan," said Mrs. Brown.
Isn't
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From this reading "Isn't that just like Mother?" cried Farmer Brown's boy.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I believe it would be just the same with the ugliest old rat that ever lived.
and nothing more
From this reading "Isn't that just like Mother?" cried Farmer Brown's boy.
the sound of laughing
From this reading Farmer Brown laughed a big, hearty laugh.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Farmer Brown laughed a big, hearty laugh.
property that is leased or rented out or let
From this reading She would try to think of some excuse for letting it go."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Isn't that just like Mother?" cried Farmer Brown's boy.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "God made all the little people who wear fur, and they must have some place in his great plan," said Mrs. Brown.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "I believe it would be just the same with the ugliest old rat that ever lived.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "God made all the little people who wear fur, and they must have some place in his great plan," said Mrs. Brown.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Isn't that just like Mother?" cried Farmer Brown's boy.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "God made all the little people who wear fur, and they must have some place in his great plan," said Mrs. Brown.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "God made all the little people who wear fur, and they must have some place in his great plan," said Mrs. Brown.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She would try to think of some excuse for letting it go."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "I believe it would be just the same with the ugliest old rat that ever lived.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "God made all the little people who wear fur, and they must have some place in his great plan," said Mrs. Brown.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "God made all the little people who wear fur, and they must have some place in his great plan," said Mrs. Brown.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading "God made all the little people who wear fur, and they must have some place in his great plan," said Mrs. Brown.
ratnounUS /ræt/
any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading "I believe it would be just the same with the ugliest old rat that ever lived.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "God made all the little people who wear fur, and they must have some place in his great plan," said Mrs. Brown.
Identical; not different.
From this reading "I believe it would be just the same with the ugliest old rat that ever lived.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She would try to think of some excuse for letting it go."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She would try to think of some excuse for letting it go."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Isn't that just like Mother?" cried Farmer Brown's boy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I believe it would be just the same with the ugliest old rat that ever lived.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "God made all the little people who wear fur, and they must have some place in his great plan," said Mrs. Brown.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading She would try to think of some excuse for letting it go."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She would try to think of some excuse for letting it go."
make an effort or attempt
From this reading She would try to think of some excuse for letting it go."
ugliestadjectiveUS /ˈʌɡliəst/
superlative of “ugly” — displeasing to the senses
From this reading "I believe it would be just the same with the ugliest old rat that ever lived.
be dressed in
From this reading "God made all the little people who wear fur, and they must have some place in his great plan," said Mrs. Brown.
which person or people
From this reading "God made all the little people who wear fur, and they must have some place in his great plan," said Mrs. Brown.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I believe it would be just the same with the ugliest old rat that ever lived.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I believe it would be just the same with the ugliest old rat that ever lived.
