afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading No one recalled seeing it after that.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading Everyone agreed that Miss Gordon had left it lying under the oak tree.
(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 “Pickers went to and from the orchard all day,” Miss Gordon declared.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Pickers went to and from the orchard all day,” Miss Gordon declared.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Pa Hooper’s Trunk Next morning at the orchard, the main topic of conversation was the loss of the crazy quilt.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “Oh, dear, it was careless of me not to have locked it in the car.
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
From this reading “Oh, dear, it was careless of me not to have locked it in the car.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading Pa Hooper’s Trunk Next morning at the orchard, the main topic of conversation was the loss of the crazy quilt.
crazyadjectiveUS /ˈkreɪzi/
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading Pa Hooper’s Trunk Next morning at the orchard, the main topic of conversation was the loss of the crazy quilt.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “Pickers went to and from the orchard all day,” Miss Gordon declared.
dearly loved
From this reading “Oh, dear, it was careless of me not to have locked it in the car.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “Pickers went to and from the orchard all day,” Miss Gordon declared.
every person
From this reading Everyone agreed that Miss Gordon had left it lying under the oak tree.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Pickers went to and from the orchard all day,” Miss Gordon declared.
Gordon
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From this reading Everyone agreed that Miss Gordon had left it lying under the oak tree.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Everyone agreed that Miss Gordon had left it lying under the oak tree.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Oh, dear, it was careless of me not to have locked it in the car.
Hooper's
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From this reading Pa Hooper’s Trunk Next morning at the orchard, the main topic of conversation was the loss of the crazy quilt.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Oh, dear, it was careless of me not to have locked it in the car.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Everyone agreed that Miss Gordon had left it lying under the oak tree.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Everyone agreed that Miss Gordon had left it lying under the oak tree.
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading “Oh, dear, it was careless of me not to have locked it in the car.
something that is lost
From this reading Pa Hooper’s Trunk Next morning at the orchard, the main topic of conversation was the loss of the crazy quilt.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading Everyone agreed that Miss Gordon had left it lying under the oak tree.
most important element
From this reading Pa Hooper’s Trunk Next morning at the orchard, the main topic of conversation was the loss of the crazy quilt.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh, dear, it was careless of me not to have locked it in the car.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Everyone agreed that Miss Gordon had left it lying under the oak tree.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Pa Hooper’s Trunk Next morning at the orchard, the main topic of conversation was the loss of the crazy quilt.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Pa Hooper’s Trunk Next morning at the orchard, the main topic of conversation was the loss of the crazy quilt.
not any; not one
From this reading No one recalled seeing it after that.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Oh, dear, it was careless of me not to have locked it in the car.
the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading Everyone agreed that Miss Gordon had left it lying under the oak tree.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Pa Hooper’s Trunk Next morning at the orchard, the main topic of conversation was the loss of the crazy quilt.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, dear, it was careless of me not to have locked it in the car.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one recalled seeing it after that.
orchardnounUS /ˈɔːrtʃərd/
garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
From this reading Pa Hooper’s Trunk Next morning at the orchard, the main topic of conversation was the loss of the crazy quilt.
PanounUS /pɑː/
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading Pa Hooper’s Trunk Next morning at the orchard, the main topic of conversation was the loss of the crazy quilt.
PickersnounUS /ˈpɪkərz/
plural of “picker” — a person who chooses or selects out
From this reading “Pickers went to and from the orchard all day,” Miss Gordon declared.
quiltnounUS /kwɪlt/
bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
From this reading Pa Hooper’s Trunk Next morning at the orchard, the main topic of conversation was the loss of the crazy quilt.
past form of “recall” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading No one recalled seeing it after that.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading No one recalled seeing it after that.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Everyone agreed that Miss Gordon had left it lying under the oak tree.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pa Hooper’s Trunk Next morning at the orchard, the main topic of conversation was the loss of the crazy quilt.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Pickers went to and from the orchard all day,” Miss Gordon declared.
topicnounUS /ˈtɑːpɪk/
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading Pa Hooper’s Trunk Next morning at the orchard, the main topic of conversation was the loss of the crazy quilt.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Everyone agreed that Miss Gordon had left it lying under the oak tree.
the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
From this reading Pa Hooper’s Trunk Next morning at the orchard, the main topic of conversation was the loss of the crazy quilt.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Everyone agreed that Miss Gordon had left it lying under the oak tree.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Pa Hooper’s Trunk Next morning at the orchard, the main topic of conversation was the loss of the crazy quilt.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Pickers went to and from the orchard all day,” Miss Gordon declared.
