alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Don’t make so much noise!” begged Nan, while she wondered how Bert was getting along with cutting off the tree branch.
in addition
From this reading AUNT SALLIE IS WORSE While Nan Bobbsey was putting breakfast on the table for Flossie and Freddie, and also for herself and Bert, the smaller twins were amusing themselves by running to and fro in the house.
amusingadjectiveUS /əˈmjuːzɪŋ/
providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining
From this reading AUNT SALLIE IS WORSE While Nan Bobbsey was putting breakfast on the table for Flossie and Freddie, and also for herself and Bert, the smaller twins were amusing themselves by running to and fro in the house.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AUNT SALLIE IS WORSE While Nan Bobbsey was putting breakfast on the table for Flossie and Freddie, and also for herself and Bert, the smaller twins were amusing themselves by running to and fro in the house.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They ran into the front room, up to the windows, out of which they looked at the storm, and then they ran back into the dining room.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading AUNT SALLIE IS WORSE While Nan Bobbsey was putting breakfast on the table for Flossie and Freddie, and also for herself and Bert, the smaller twins were amusing themselves by running to and fro in the house.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading They ran into the front room, up to the windows, out of which they looked at the storm, and then they ran back into the dining room.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “Don’t make so much noise!” begged Nan, while she wondered how Bert was getting along with cutting off the tree branch.
Bert
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From this reading AUNT SALLIE IS WORSE While Nan Bobbsey was putting breakfast on the table for Flossie and Freddie, and also for herself and Bert, the smaller twins were amusing themselves by running to and fro in the house.
Bobbsey
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From this reading AUNT SALLIE IS WORSE While Nan Bobbsey was putting breakfast on the table for Flossie and Freddie, and also for herself and Bert, the smaller twins were amusing themselves by running to and fro in the house.
a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading “Don’t make so much noise!” begged Nan, while she wondered how Bert was getting along with cutting off the tree branch.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading AUNT SALLIE IS WORSE While Nan Bobbsey was putting breakfast on the table for Flossie and Freddie, and also for herself and Bert, the smaller twins were amusing themselves by running to and fro in the house.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading AUNT SALLIE IS WORSE While Nan Bobbsey was putting breakfast on the table for Flossie and Freddie, and also for herself and Bert, the smaller twins were amusing themselves by running to and fro in the house.
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
From this reading “Don’t make so much noise!” begged Nan, while she wondered how Bert was getting along with cutting off the tree branch.
diningnounUS /ˈdaɪnɪŋ/
the act of eating dinner
From this reading They ran into the front room, up to the windows, out of which they looked at the storm, and then they ran back into the dining room.
Don't
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From this reading “Don’t make so much noise!” begged Nan, while she wondered how Bert was getting along with cutting off the tree branch.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “We’re playing horse,” explained Freddie.
Flossie
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From this reading AUNT SALLIE IS WORSE While Nan Bobbsey was putting breakfast on the table for Flossie and Freddie, and also for herself and Bert, the smaller twins were amusing themselves by running to and fro in the house.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading AUNT SALLIE IS WORSE While Nan Bobbsey was putting breakfast on the table for Flossie and Freddie, and also for herself and Bert, the smaller twins were amusing themselves by running to and fro in the house.
Freddie
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From this reading AUNT SALLIE IS WORSE While Nan Bobbsey was putting breakfast on the table for Flossie and Freddie, and also for herself and Bert, the smaller twins were amusing themselves by running to and fro in the house.
fro
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From this reading AUNT SALLIE IS WORSE While Nan Bobbsey was putting breakfast on the table for Flossie and Freddie, and also for herself and Bert, the smaller twins were amusing themselves by running to and fro in the house.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading They ran into the front room, up to the windows, out of which they looked at the storm, and then they ran back into the dining room.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “Don’t make so much noise!” begged Nan, while she wondered how Bert was getting along with cutting off the tree branch.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Horses have to make noise.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading AUNT SALLIE IS WORSE While Nan Bobbsey was putting breakfast on the table for Flossie and Freddie, and also for herself and Bert, the smaller twins were amusing themselves by running to and fro in the house.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “We’re playing horse,” explained Freddie.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “Horses have to make noise.”
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading AUNT SALLIE IS WORSE While Nan Bobbsey was putting breakfast on the table for Flossie and Freddie, and also for herself and Bert, the smaller twins were amusing themselves by running to and fro in the house.
how
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From this reading “Don’t make so much noise!” begged Nan, while she wondered how Bert was getting along with cutting off the tree branch.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AUNT SALLIE IS WORSE While Nan Bobbsey was putting breakfast on the table for Flossie and Freddie, and also for herself and Bert, the smaller twins were amusing themselves by running to and fro in the house.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They ran into the front room, up to the windows, out of which they looked at the storm, and then they ran back into the dining room.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AUNT SALLIE IS WORSE While Nan Bobbsey was putting breakfast on the table for Flossie and Freddie, and also for herself and Bert, the smaller twins were amusing themselves by running to and fro in the house.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading They ran into the front room, up to the windows, out of which they looked at the storm, and then they ran back into the dining room.
engage in
From this reading “Don’t make so much noise!” begged Nan, while she wondered how Bert was getting along with cutting off the tree branch.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “Don’t make so much noise!” begged Nan, while she wondered how Bert was getting along with cutting off the tree branch.
NannounUS /næn/
your grandmother
From this reading AUNT SALLIE IS WORSE While Nan Bobbsey was putting breakfast on the table for Flossie and Freddie, and also for herself and Bert, the smaller twins were amusing themselves by running to and fro in the house.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading “Don’t make so much noise!” begged Nan, while she wondered how Bert was getting along with cutting off the tree branch.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They ran into the front room, up to the windows, out of which they looked at the storm, and then they ran back into the dining room.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Don’t make so much noise!” begged Nan, while she wondered how Bert was getting along with cutting off the tree branch.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AUNT SALLIE IS WORSE While Nan Bobbsey was putting breakfast on the table for Flossie and Freddie, and also for herself and Bert, the smaller twins were amusing themselves by running to and fro in the house.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading They ran into the front room, up to the windows, out of which they looked at the storm, and then they ran back into the dining room.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading “We’re playing horse,” explained Freddie.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading AUNT SALLIE IS WORSE While Nan Bobbsey was putting breakfast on the table for Flossie and Freddie, and also for herself and Bert, the smaller twins were amusing themselves by running to and fro in the house.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading They ran into the front room, up to the windows, out of which they looked at the storm, and then they ran back into the dining room.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading They ran into the front room, up to the windows, out of which they looked at the storm, and then they ran back into the dining room.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading AUNT SALLIE IS WORSE While Nan Bobbsey was putting breakfast on the table for Flossie and Freddie, and also for herself and Bert, the smaller twins were amusing themselves by running to and fro in the house.
SALLIE
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From this reading AUNT SALLIE IS WORSE While Nan Bobbsey was putting breakfast on the table for Flossie and Freddie, and also for herself and Bert, the smaller twins were amusing themselves by running to and fro in the house.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Don’t make so much noise!” begged Nan, while she wondered how Bert was getting along with cutting off the tree branch.
small or little relative to something else
From this reading AUNT SALLIE IS WORSE While Nan Bobbsey was putting breakfast on the table for Flossie and Freddie, and also for herself and Bert, the smaller twins were amusing themselves by running to and fro in the house.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Don’t make so much noise!” begged Nan, while she wondered how Bert was getting along with cutting off the tree branch.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading They ran into the front room, up to the windows, out of which they looked at the storm, and then they ran back into the dining room.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading AUNT SALLIE IS WORSE While Nan Bobbsey was putting breakfast on the table for Flossie and Freddie, and also for herself and Bert, the smaller twins were amusing themselves by running to and fro in the house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUNT SALLIE IS WORSE While Nan Bobbsey was putting breakfast on the table for Flossie and Freddie, and also for herself and Bert, the smaller twins were amusing themselves by running to and fro in the house.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading AUNT SALLIE IS WORSE While Nan Bobbsey was putting breakfast on the table for Flossie and Freddie, and also for herself and Bert, the smaller twins were amusing themselves by running to and fro in the house.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading They ran into the front room, up to the windows, out of which they looked at the storm, and then they ran back into the dining room.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They ran into the front room, up to the windows, out of which they looked at the storm, and then they ran back into the dining room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AUNT SALLIE IS WORSE While Nan Bobbsey was putting breakfast on the table for Flossie and Freddie, and also for herself and Bert, the smaller twins were amusing themselves by running to and fro in the house.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading “Don’t make so much noise!” begged Nan, while she wondered how Bert was getting along with cutting off the tree branch.
twinsnounUS /twɪnz/
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading AUNT SALLIE IS WORSE While Nan Bobbsey was putting breakfast on the table for Flossie and Freddie, and also for herself and Bert, the smaller twins were amusing themselves by running to and fro in the house.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading They ran into the front room, up to the windows, out of which they looked at the storm, and then they ran back into the dining room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AUNT SALLIE IS WORSE While Nan Bobbsey was putting breakfast on the table for Flossie and Freddie, and also for herself and Bert, the smaller twins were amusing themselves by running to and fro in the house.
We're
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From this reading “We’re playing horse,” explained Freddie.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading AUNT SALLIE IS WORSE While Nan Bobbsey was putting breakfast on the table for Flossie and Freddie, and also for herself and Bert, the smaller twins were amusing themselves by running to and fro in the house.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They ran into the front room, up to the windows, out of which they looked at the storm, and then they ran back into the dining room.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading AUNT SALLIE IS WORSE While Nan Bobbsey was putting breakfast on the table for Flossie and Freddie, and also for herself and Bert, the smaller twins were amusing themselves by running to and fro in the house.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading They ran into the front room, up to the windows, out of which they looked at the storm, and then they ran back into the dining room.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Don’t make so much noise!” begged Nan, while she wondered how Bert was getting along with cutting off the tree branch.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading “Don’t make so much noise!” begged Nan, while she wondered how Bert was getting along with cutting off the tree branch.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading AUNT SALLIE IS WORSE While Nan Bobbsey was putting breakfast on the table for Flossie and Freddie, and also for herself and Bert, the smaller twins were amusing themselves by running to and fro in the house.
