Chapter VI · Chapter 6

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading AUNT EMELINE When Bert Bobbsey reached home that afternoon, having stopped his play on the lumber piles with Charley and Danny earlier than usual, the small boy saw his father and mother talking together on the side porch.

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

From this reading AUNT EMELINE When Bert Bobbsey reached home that afternoon, having stopped his play on the lumber piles with Charley and Danny earlier than usual, the small boy saw his father and mother talking together on the side porch.

any thing at all

From this reading "Well, I don't see anything for us to do except to go out West," Bert heard his father saying.

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

From this reading "Are we going out West where there are Indians and cowboys and ponies and mountains and--and everything?"

the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading AUNT EMELINE When Bert Bobbsey reached home that afternoon, having stopped his play on the lumber piles with Charley and Danny earlier than usual, the small boy saw his father and mother talking together on the side porch.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading AUNT EMELINE When Bert Bobbsey reached home that afternoon, having stopped his play on the lumber piles with Charley and Danny earlier than usual, the small boy saw his father and mother talking together on the side porch.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading AUNT EMELINE When Bert Bobbsey reached home that afternoon, having stopped his play on the lumber piles with Charley and Danny earlier than usual, the small boy saw his father and mother talking together on the side porch.

a youthful male person

From this reading AUNT EMELINE When Bert Bobbsey reached home that afternoon, having stopped his play on the lumber piles with Charley and Danny earlier than usual, the small boy saw his father and mother talking together on the side porch.

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From this reading AUNT EMELINE When Bert Bobbsey reached home that afternoon, having stopped his play on the lumber piles with Charley and Danny earlier than usual, the small boy saw his father and mother talking together on the side porch.

plural of “cowboy” — a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback

From this reading "Are we going out West where there are Indians and cowboys and ponies and mountains and--and everything?"

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading "Oh, do you really mean that?" cried the boy.

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From this reading AUNT EMELINE When Bert Bobbsey reached home that afternoon, having stopped his play on the lumber piles with Charley and Danny earlier than usual, the small boy saw his father and mother talking together on the side porch.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "Well, I don't see anything for us to do except to go out West," Bert heard his father saying.

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From this reading "Well, I don't see anything for us to do except to go out West," Bert heard his father saying.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Nan, Nellie Parks, and Grace Lavine were down in the yard under the shady grapevine playing.

earlier in time; previously

From this reading AUNT EMELINE When Bert Bobbsey reached home that afternoon, having stopped his play on the lumber piles with Charley and Danny earlier than usual, the small boy saw his father and mother talking together on the side porch.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading AUNT EMELINE When Bert Bobbsey reached home that afternoon, having stopped his play on the lumber piles with Charley and Danny earlier than usual, the small boy saw his father and mother talking together on the side porch.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading "Are we going out West where there are Indians and cowboys and ponies and mountains and--and everything?"

apart from; not including

From this reading "Well, I don't see anything for us to do except to go out West," Bert heard his father saying.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading AUNT EMELINE When Bert Bobbsey reached home that afternoon, having stopped his play on the lumber piles with Charley and Danny earlier than usual, the small boy saw his father and mother talking together on the side porch.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "Well, I don't see anything for us to do except to go out West," Bert heard his father saying.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading "Well, I don't see anything for us to do except to go out West," Bert heard his father saying.

the act of departing

From this reading "Are we going out West where there are Indians and cowboys and ponies and mountains and--and everything?"

(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence

From this reading Nan, Nellie Parks, and Grace Lavine were down in the yard under the shady grapevine playing.

gossip spread by spoken communication

From this reading Nan, Nellie Parks, and Grace Lavine were down in the yard under the shady grapevine playing.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading AUNT EMELINE When Bert Bobbsey reached home that afternoon, having stopped his play on the lumber piles with Charley and Danny earlier than usual, the small boy saw his father and mother talking together on the side porch.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading "Well, I don't see anything for us to do except to go out West," Bert heard his father saying.

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

From this reading AUNT EMELINE When Bert Bobbsey reached home that afternoon, having stopped his play on the lumber piles with Charley and Danny earlier than usual, the small boy saw his father and mother talking together on the side porch.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading AUNT EMELINE When Bert Bobbsey reached home that afternoon, having stopped his play on the lumber piles with Charley and Danny earlier than usual, the small boy saw his father and mother talking together on the side porch.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "Well, I don't see anything for us to do except to go out West," Bert heard his father saying.

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

From this reading Nan, Nellie Parks, and Grace Lavine were down in the yard under the shady grapevine playing.

plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India

From this reading "Are we going out West where there are Indians and cowboys and ponies and mountains and--and everything?"

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Nan, Nellie Parks, and Grace Lavine were down in the yard under the shady grapevine playing.

the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material

From this reading AUNT EMELINE When Bert Bobbsey reached home that afternoon, having stopped his play on the lumber piles with Charley and Danny earlier than usual, the small boy saw his father and mother talking together on the side porch.

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading "Oh, do you really mean that?" cried the boy.

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

From this reading AUNT EMELINE When Bert Bobbsey reached home that afternoon, having stopped his play on the lumber piles with Charley and Danny earlier than usual, the small boy saw his father and mother talking together on the side porch.

plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading "Are we going out West where there are Indians and cowboys and ponies and mountains and--and everything?"

your grandmother

From this reading Nan, Nellie Parks, and Grace Lavine were down in the yard under the shady grapevine playing.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Nan, Nellie Parks, and Grace Lavine were down in the yard under the shady grapevine playing.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading "Oh, do you really mean that?" cried the boy.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading AUNT EMELINE When Bert Bobbsey reached home that afternoon, having stopped his play on the lumber piles with Charley and Danny earlier than usual, the small boy saw his father and mother talking together on the side porch.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading "Well, I don't see anything for us to do except to go out West," Bert heard his father saying.

United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery (Alabama) and so triggered the national Civil Rights movement (born in 1913)

From this reading Nan, Nellie Parks, and Grace Lavine were down in the yard under the shady grapevine playing.

venous swelling external or internal to the anal sphincter

From this reading AUNT EMELINE When Bert Bobbsey reached home that afternoon, having stopped his play on the lumber piles with Charley and Danny earlier than usual, the small boy saw his father and mother talking together on the side porch.

participate in games or sport

From this reading AUNT EMELINE When Bert Bobbsey reached home that afternoon, having stopped his play on the lumber piles with Charley and Danny earlier than usual, the small boy saw his father and mother talking together on the side porch.

the act of playing a musical instrument

From this reading Nan, Nellie Parks, and Grace Lavine were down in the yard under the shady grapevine playing.

plural of “pony” — a range horse of the western United States

From this reading "Are we going out West where there are Indians and cowboys and ponies and mountains and--and everything?"

a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance

From this reading AUNT EMELINE When Bert Bobbsey reached home that afternoon, having stopped his play on the lumber piles with Charley and Danny earlier than usual, the small boy saw his father and mother talking together on the side porch.

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading AUNT EMELINE When Bert Bobbsey reached home that afternoon, having stopped his play on the lumber piles with Charley and Danny earlier than usual, the small boy saw his father and mother talking together on the side porch.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading "Oh, do you really mean that?" cried the boy.

cut with a saw

From this reading AUNT EMELINE When Bert Bobbsey reached home that afternoon, having stopped his play on the lumber piles with Charley and Danny earlier than usual, the small boy saw his father and mother talking together on the side porch.

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

From this reading "Well, I don't see anything for us to do except to go out West," Bert heard his father saying.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading "Well, I don't see anything for us to do except to go out West," Bert heard his father saying.

quiet, dark, or concealed

From this reading Nan, Nellie Parks, and Grace Lavine were down in the yard under the shady grapevine playing.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading AUNT EMELINE When Bert Bobbsey reached home that afternoon, having stopped his play on the lumber piles with Charley and Danny earlier than usual, the small boy saw his father and mother talking together on the side porch.

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

From this reading AUNT EMELINE When Bert Bobbsey reached home that afternoon, having stopped his play on the lumber piles with Charley and Danny earlier than usual, the small boy saw his father and mother talking together on the side porch.

(of a nose) blocked

From this reading AUNT EMELINE When Bert Bobbsey reached home that afternoon, having stopped his play on the lumber piles with Charley and Danny earlier than usual, the small boy saw his father and mother talking together on the side porch.

an exchange of ideas via conversation

From this reading AUNT EMELINE When Bert Bobbsey reached home that afternoon, having stopped his play on the lumber piles with Charley and Danny earlier than usual, the small boy saw his father and mother talking together on the side porch.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading AUNT EMELINE When Bert Bobbsey reached home that afternoon, having stopped his play on the lumber piles with Charley and Danny earlier than usual, the small boy saw his father and mother talking together on the side porch.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading AUNT EMELINE When Bert Bobbsey reached home that afternoon, having stopped his play on the lumber piles with Charley and Danny earlier than usual, the small boy saw his father and mother talking together on the side porch.

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

From this reading AUNT EMELINE When Bert Bobbsey reached home that afternoon, having stopped his play on the lumber piles with Charley and Danny earlier than usual, the small boy saw his father and mother talking together on the side porch.

in or at that place or location

From this reading "Are we going out West where there are Indians and cowboys and ponies and mountains and--and everything?"

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

From this reading "Well, I don't see anything for us to do except to go out West," Bert heard his father saying.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading AUNT EMELINE When Bert Bobbsey reached home that afternoon, having stopped his play on the lumber piles with Charley and Danny earlier than usual, the small boy saw his father and mother talking together on the side porch.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Nan, Nellie Parks, and Grace Lavine were down in the yard under the shady grapevine playing.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Well, I don't see anything for us to do except to go out West," Bert heard his father saying.

occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure

From this reading AUNT EMELINE When Bert Bobbsey reached home that afternoon, having stopped his play on the lumber piles with Charley and Danny earlier than usual, the small boy saw his father and mother talking together on the side porch.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "Are we going out West where there are Indians and cowboys and ponies and mountains and--and everything?"

(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 "Well, I don't see anything for us to do except to go out West," Bert heard his father saying.

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

From this reading Nan, Nellie Parks, and Grace Lavine were down in the yard under the shady grapevine playing.

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

From this reading "Well, I don't see anything for us to do except to go out West," Bert heard his father saying.

at the time that

From this reading AUNT EMELINE When Bert Bobbsey reached home that afternoon, having stopped his play on the lumber piles with Charley and Danny earlier than usual, the small boy saw his father and mother talking together on the side porch.

in or at the place that

From this reading "Are we going out West where there are Indians and cowboys and ponies and mountains and--and everything?"

in the company of; together with

From this reading AUNT EMELINE When Bert Bobbsey reached home that afternoon, having stopped his play on the lumber piles with Charley and Danny earlier than usual, the small boy saw his father and mother talking together on the side porch.

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 Nan, Nellie Parks, and Grace Lavine were down in the yard under the shady grapevine playing.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Oh, do you really mean that?" cried the boy.