Chapter IV · Chapter 4

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

From this reading Bobby Coon had found two traps set by Farmer Brown's boy, and Billy Mink had almost stepped in a third.

past form of “account” — be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something

From this reading So they all waited for the advice of Great-Grandfather Frog, who, you know, is accounted very, very wise.

a proposal for an appropriate course of action

From this reading So they all waited for the advice of Great-Grandfather Frog, who, you know, is accounted very, very wise.

(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 Early as he was, all the little people who live along the Laughing Brook and around the Smiling Pool were waiting for him.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading Bobby Coon had found two traps set by Farmer Brown's boy, and Billy Mink had almost stepped in a third.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Early as he was, all the little people who live along the Laughing Brook and around the Smiling Pool were waiting for him.

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

From this reading Just as Old Mother West Wind and her Merry Little Breezes came down from the Purple Hills, and jolly, round, red Mr. Sun threw his nightcap off and began his daily climb up in the blue sky, Great-Grandfather Frog climbed up on the Big Rock in the Smiling Pool.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading No one felt safe any more, yet no one knew what to do.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading Early as he was, all the little people who live along the Laughing Brook and around the Smiling Pool were waiting for him.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Just as Old Mother West Wind and her Merry Little Breezes came down from the Purple Hills, and jolly, round, red Mr. Sun threw his nightcap off and began his daily climb up in the blue sky, Great-Grandfather Frog climbed up on the Big Rock in the Smiling Pool.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Just as Old Mother West Wind and her Merry Little Breezes came down from the Purple Hills, and jolly, round, red Mr. Sun threw his nightcap off and began his daily climb up in the blue sky, Great-Grandfather Frog climbed up on the Big Rock in the Smiling Pool.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Just as Old Mother West Wind and her Merry Little Breezes came down from the Purple Hills, and jolly, round, red Mr. Sun threw his nightcap off and began his daily climb up in the blue sky, Great-Grandfather Frog climbed up on the Big Rock in the Smiling Pool.

a short stout club used primarily by policemen

From this reading Bobby Coon had found two traps set by Farmer Brown's boy, and Billy Mink had almost stepped in a third.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading Just as Old Mother West Wind and her Merry Little Breezes came down from the Purple Hills, and jolly, round, red Mr. Sun threw his nightcap off and began his daily climb up in the blue sky, Great-Grandfather Frog climbed up on the Big Rock in the Smiling Pool.

an informal term for a British policeman

From this reading Bobby Coon had found two traps set by Farmer Brown's boy, and Billy Mink had almost stepped in a third.

a youthful male person

From this reading Bobby Coon had found two traps set by Farmer Brown's boy, and Billy Mink had almost stepped in a third.

plural of “breeze” — a slight wind (usually refreshing)

From this reading Just as Old Mother West Wind and her Merry Little Breezes came down from the Purple Hills, and jolly, round, red Mr. Sun threw his nightcap off and began his daily climb up in the blue sky, Great-Grandfather Frog climbed up on the Big Rock in the Smiling Pool.

a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)

From this reading Early as he was, all the little people who live along the Laughing Brook and around the Smiling Pool were waiting for him.

possessive form of “brown” — an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading Bobby Coon had found two traps set by Farmer Brown's boy, and Billy Mink had almost stepped in a third.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Bobby Coon had found two traps set by Farmer Brown's boy, and Billy Mink had almost stepped in a third.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Just as Old Mother West Wind and her Merry Little Breezes came down from the Purple Hills, and jolly, round, red Mr. Sun threw his nightcap off and began his daily climb up in the blue sky, Great-Grandfather Frog climbed up on the Big Rock in the Smiling Pool.

go upward with gradual or continuous progress

From this reading Just as Old Mother West Wind and her Merry Little Breezes came down from the Purple Hills, and jolly, round, red Mr. Sun threw his nightcap off and began his daily climb up in the blue sky, Great-Grandfather Frog climbed up on the Big Rock in the Smiling Pool.

past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress

From this reading Just as Old Mother West Wind and her Merry Little Breezes came down from the Purple Hills, and jolly, round, red Mr. Sun threw his nightcap off and began his daily climb up in the blue sky, Great-Grandfather Frog climbed up on the Big Rock in the Smiling Pool.

an eccentric or undignified rustic

From this reading Bobby Coon had found two traps set by Farmer Brown's boy, and Billy Mink had almost stepped in a third.

every day; without missing a day

From this reading Just as Old Mother West Wind and her Merry Little Breezes came down from the Purple Hills, and jolly, round, red Mr. Sun threw his nightcap off and began his daily climb up in the blue sky, Great-Grandfather Frog climbed up on the Big Rock in the Smiling Pool.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading No one felt safe any more, yet no one knew what to do.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Just as Old Mother West Wind and her Merry Little Breezes came down from the Purple Hills, and jolly, round, red Mr. Sun threw his nightcap off and began his daily climb up in the blue sky, Great-Grandfather Frog climbed up on the Big Rock in the Smiling Pool.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading Early as he was, all the little people who live along the Laughing Brook and around the Smiling Pool were waiting for him.

a person who operates a farm

From this reading Bobby Coon had found two traps set by Farmer Brown's boy, and Billy Mink had almost stepped in a third.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading No one felt safe any more, yet no one knew what to do.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Early as he was, all the little people who live along the Laughing Brook and around the Smiling Pool were waiting for him.

set up or found

From this reading Bobby Coon had found two traps set by Farmer Brown's boy, and Billy Mink had almost stepped in a third.

any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species

From this reading Just as Old Mother West Wind and her Merry Little Breezes came down from the Purple Hills, and jolly, round, red Mr. Sun threw his nightcap off and began his daily climb up in the blue sky, Great-Grandfather Frog climbed up on the Big Rock in the Smiling Pool.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Just as Old Mother West Wind and her Merry Little Breezes came down from the Purple Hills, and jolly, round, red Mr. Sun threw his nightcap off and began his daily climb up in the blue sky, Great-Grandfather Frog climbed up on the Big Rock in the Smiling Pool.

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From this reading Just as Old Mother West Wind and her Merry Little Breezes came down from the Purple Hills, and jolly, round, red Mr. Sun threw his nightcap off and began his daily climb up in the blue sky, Great-Grandfather Frog climbed up on the Big Rock in the Smiling Pool.

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

From this reading Bobby Coon had found two traps set by Farmer Brown's boy, and Billy Mink had almost stepped in a third.

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

From this reading Early as he was, all the little people who live along the Laughing Brook and around the Smiling Pool were waiting for him.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Just as Old Mother West Wind and her Merry Little Breezes came down from the Purple Hills, and jolly, round, red Mr. Sun threw his nightcap off and began his daily climb up in the blue sky, Great-Grandfather Frog climbed up on the Big Rock in the Smiling Pool.

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading Just as Old Mother West Wind and her Merry Little Breezes came down from the Purple Hills, and jolly, round, red Mr. Sun threw his nightcap off and began his daily climb up in the blue sky, Great-Grandfather Frog climbed up on the Big Rock in the Smiling Pool.

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

From this reading Early as he was, all the little people who live along the Laughing Brook and around the Smiling Pool were waiting for him.

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

From this reading Just as Old Mother West Wind and her Merry Little Breezes came down from the Purple Hills, and jolly, round, red Mr. Sun threw his nightcap off and began his daily climb up in the blue sky, Great-Grandfather Frog climbed up on the Big Rock in the Smiling Pool.

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

From this reading Just as Old Mother West Wind and her Merry Little Breezes came down from the Purple Hills, and jolly, round, red Mr. Sun threw his nightcap off and began his daily climb up in the blue sky, Great-Grandfather Frog climbed up on the Big Rock in the Smiling Pool.

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

From this reading So they all waited for the advice of Great-Grandfather Frog, who, you know, is accounted very, very wise.

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

From this reading Just as Old Mother West Wind and her Merry Little Breezes came down from the Purple Hills, and jolly, round, red Mr. Sun threw his nightcap off and began his daily climb up in the blue sky, Great-Grandfather Frog climbed up on the Big Rock in the Smiling Pool.

and nothing more

From this reading Just as Old Mother West Wind and her Merry Little Breezes came down from the Purple Hills, and jolly, round, red Mr. Sun threw his nightcap off and began his daily climb up in the blue sky, Great-Grandfather Frog climbed up on the Big Rock in the Smiling Pool.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading No one felt safe any more, yet no one knew what to do.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading So they all waited for the advice of Great-Grandfather Frog, who, you know, is accounted very, very wise.

showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness

From this reading Early as he was, all the little people who live along the Laughing Brook and around the Smiling Pool were waiting for him.

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

From this reading Just as Old Mother West Wind and her Merry Little Breezes came down from the Purple Hills, and jolly, round, red Mr. Sun threw his nightcap off and began his daily climb up in the blue sky, Great-Grandfather Frog climbed up on the Big Rock in the Smiling Pool.

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading Early as he was, all the little people who live along the Laughing Brook and around the Smiling Pool were waiting for him.

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

From this reading Just as Old Mother West Wind and her Merry Little Breezes came down from the Purple Hills, and jolly, round, red Mr. Sun threw his nightcap off and began his daily climb up in the blue sky, Great-Grandfather Frog climbed up on the Big Rock in the Smiling Pool.

the expensive fur of a mink

From this reading Bobby Coon had found two traps set by Farmer Brown's boy, and Billy Mink had almost stepped in a third.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading No one felt safe any more, yet no one knew what to do.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading Just as Old Mother West Wind and her Merry Little Breezes came down from the Purple Hills, and jolly, round, red Mr. Sun threw his nightcap off and began his daily climb up in the blue sky, Great-Grandfather Frog climbed up on the Big Rock in the Smiling Pool.

a form of address for a man

From this reading Just as Old Mother West Wind and her Merry Little Breezes came down from the Purple Hills, and jolly, round, red Mr. Sun threw his nightcap off and began his daily climb up in the blue sky, Great-Grandfather Frog climbed up on the Big Rock in the Smiling Pool.

an alcoholic drink taken at bedtime; often alcoholic

From this reading Just as Old Mother West Wind and her Merry Little Breezes came down from the Purple Hills, and jolly, round, red Mr. Sun threw his nightcap off and began his daily climb up in the blue sky, Great-Grandfather Frog climbed up on the Big Rock in the Smiling Pool.

not any; not one

From this reading No one felt safe any more, yet no one knew what to do.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading So they all waited for the advice of Great-Grandfather Frog, who, you know, is accounted very, very wise.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Just as Old Mother West Wind and her Merry Little Breezes came down from the Purple Hills, and jolly, round, red Mr. Sun threw his nightcap off and began his daily climb up in the blue sky, Great-Grandfather Frog climbed up on the Big Rock in the Smiling Pool.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Just as Old Mother West Wind and her Merry Little Breezes came down from the Purple Hills, and jolly, round, red Mr. Sun threw his nightcap off and began his daily climb up in the blue sky, Great-Grandfather Frog climbed up on the Big Rock in the Smiling Pool.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Just as Old Mother West Wind and her Merry Little Breezes came down from the Purple Hills, and jolly, round, red Mr. Sun threw his nightcap off and began his daily climb up in the blue sky, Great-Grandfather Frog climbed up on the Big Rock in the Smiling Pool.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading No one felt safe any more, yet no one knew what to do.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading Early as he was, all the little people who live along the Laughing Brook and around the Smiling Pool were waiting for him.

an excavation that is (usually) filled with water

From this reading Just as Old Mother West Wind and her Merry Little Breezes came down from the Purple Hills, and jolly, round, red Mr. Sun threw his nightcap off and began his daily climb up in the blue sky, Great-Grandfather Frog climbed up on the Big Rock in the Smiling Pool.

a purple color or pigment

From this reading Just as Old Mother West Wind and her Merry Little Breezes came down from the Purple Hills, and jolly, round, red Mr. Sun threw his nightcap off and began his daily climb up in the blue sky, Great-Grandfather Frog climbed up on the Big Rock in the Smiling Pool.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading Just as Old Mother West Wind and her Merry Little Breezes came down from the Purple Hills, and jolly, round, red Mr. Sun threw his nightcap off and began his daily climb up in the blue sky, Great-Grandfather Frog climbed up on the Big Rock in the Smiling Pool.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading Just as Old Mother West Wind and her Merry Little Breezes came down from the Purple Hills, and jolly, round, red Mr. Sun threw his nightcap off and began his daily climb up in the blue sky, Great-Grandfather Frog climbed up on the Big Rock in the Smiling Pool.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading Just as Old Mother West Wind and her Merry Little Breezes came down from the Purple Hills, and jolly, round, red Mr. Sun threw his nightcap off and began his daily climb up in the blue sky, Great-Grandfather Frog climbed up on the Big Rock in the Smiling Pool.

free from danger or the risk of harm

From this reading No one felt safe any more, yet no one knew what to do.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Bobby Coon had found two traps set by Farmer Brown's boy, and Billy Mink had almost stepped in a third.

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading Just as Old Mother West Wind and her Merry Little Breezes came down from the Purple Hills, and jolly, round, red Mr. Sun threw his nightcap off and began his daily climb up in the blue sky, Great-Grandfather Frog climbed up on the Big Rock in the Smiling Pool.

a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement

From this reading Just as Old Mother West Wind and her Merry Little Breezes came down from the Purple Hills, and jolly, round, red Mr. Sun threw his nightcap off and began his daily climb up in the blue sky, Great-Grandfather Frog climbed up on the Big Rock in the Smiling Pool.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So they all waited for the advice of Great-Grandfather Frog, who, you know, is accounted very, very wise.

inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step

From this reading Bobby Coon had found two traps set by Farmer Brown's boy, and Billy Mink had almost stepped in a third.

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading Just as Old Mother West Wind and her Merry Little Breezes came down from the Purple Hills, and jolly, round, red Mr. Sun threw his nightcap off and began his daily climb up in the blue sky, Great-Grandfather Frog climbed up on the Big Rock in the Smiling Pool.

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

From this reading Just as Old Mother West Wind and her Merry Little Breezes came down from the Purple Hills, and jolly, round, red Mr. Sun threw his nightcap off and began his daily climb up in the blue sky, Great-Grandfather Frog climbed up on the Big Rock in the Smiling Pool.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading So they all waited for the advice of Great-Grandfather Frog, who, you know, is accounted very, very wise.

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading Bobby Coon had found two traps set by Farmer Brown's boy, and Billy Mink had almost stepped in a third.

inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air

From this reading Just as Old Mother West Wind and her Merry Little Breezes came down from the Purple Hills, and jolly, round, red Mr. Sun threw his nightcap off and began his daily climb up in the blue sky, Great-Grandfather Frog climbed up on the Big Rock in the Smiling Pool.

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

From this reading No one felt safe any more, yet no one knew what to do.

plural of “trap” — a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned

From this reading Bobby Coon had found two traps set by Farmer Brown's boy, and Billy Mink had almost stepped in a third.

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

From this reading Bobby Coon had found two traps set by Farmer Brown's boy, and Billy Mink had almost stepped in a third.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Just as Old Mother West Wind and her Merry Little Breezes came down from the Purple Hills, and jolly, round, red Mr. Sun threw his nightcap off and began his daily climb up in the blue sky, Great-Grandfather Frog climbed up on the Big Rock in the Smiling Pool.

precisely as stated

From this reading So they all waited for the advice of Great-Grandfather Frog, who, you know, is accounted very, very wise.

past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading So they all waited for the advice of Great-Grandfather Frog, who, you know, is accounted very, very wise.

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

From this reading Early as he was, all the little people who live along the Laughing Brook and around the Smiling Pool were waiting for him.

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

From this reading Early as he was, all the little people who live along the Laughing Brook and around the Smiling Pool were waiting for him.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Early as he was, all the little people who live along the Laughing Brook and around the Smiling Pool were waiting for him.

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading Just as Old Mother West Wind and her Merry Little Breezes came down from the Purple Hills, and jolly, round, red Mr. Sun threw his nightcap off and began his daily climb up in the blue sky, Great-Grandfather Frog climbed up on the Big Rock in the Smiling Pool.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading No one felt safe any more, yet no one knew what to do.

which person or people

From this reading Early as he was, all the little people who live along the Laughing Brook and around the Smiling Pool were waiting for him.

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading Just as Old Mother West Wind and her Merry Little Breezes came down from the Purple Hills, and jolly, round, red Mr. Sun threw his nightcap off and began his daily climb up in the blue sky, Great-Grandfather Frog climbed up on the Big Rock in the Smiling Pool.

having or prompted by wisdom or discernment

From this reading So they all waited for the advice of Great-Grandfather Frog, who, you know, is accounted very, very wise.

but in spite of that

From this reading No one felt safe any more, yet no one knew what to do.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading So they all waited for the advice of Great-Grandfather Frog, who, you know, is accounted very, very wise.