used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The horses through "Black Beauty"; now I wish to give the chickens a chance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have written this little chicken book in the past few months, and now on my eleventh birthday the story is finished.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Most of them I write of are members of my own family, so I know them well.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading The horses through "Black Beauty"; now I wish to give the chickens a chance.
birthdaynounUS /ˈbɜːrθdeɪ/
an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading I have written this little chicken book in the past few months, and now on my eleventh birthday the story is finished.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The horses through "Black Beauty"; now I wish to give the chickens a chance.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading I have written this little chicken book in the past few months, and now on my eleventh birthday the story is finished.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading The horses through "Black Beauty"; now I wish to give the chickens a chance.
chickennounUS /ˈtʃɪkən/
the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading I have written this little chicken book in the past few months, and now on my eleventh birthday the story is finished.
chickensnounUS /ˈtʃɪkənz/
plural of “chicken” — the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading The horses through "Black Beauty"; now I wish to give the chickens a chance.
crittersnounUS /ˈkrɪtərz/
plural of “critter” — a regional term for “creature” (especially for domestic animals)
From this reading The "other critters" have talked to the world through "Uncle Remus."
eleventhadjectiveUS /ɪˈlevənθ/
coming next after the tenth and just before the twelfth in position
From this reading I have written this little chicken book in the past few months, and now on my eleventh birthday the story is finished.
a social unit living together
From this reading Most of them I write of are members of my own family, so I know them well.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading I have written this little chicken book in the past few months, and now on my eleventh birthday the story is finished.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading I have written this little chicken book in the past few months, and now on my eleventh birthday the story is finished.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The horses through "Black Beauty"; now I wish to give the chickens a chance.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have written this little chicken book in the past few months, and now on my eleventh birthday the story is finished.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The horses through "Black Beauty"; now I wish to give the chickens a chance.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have written this little chicken book in the past few months, and now on my eleventh birthday the story is finished.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have written this little chicken book in the past few months, and now on my eleventh birthday the story is finished.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have written this little chicken book in the past few months, and now on my eleventh birthday the story is finished.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Most of them I write of are members of my own family, so I know them well.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I have written this little chicken book in the past few months, and now on my eleventh birthday the story is finished.
plural of “member” — one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading Most of them I write of are members of my own family, so I know them well.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading I have written this little chicken book in the past few months, and now on my eleventh birthday the story is finished.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Most of them I write of are members of my own family, so I know them well.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have written this little chicken book in the past few months, and now on my eleventh birthday the story is finished.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I have written this little chicken book in the past few months, and now on my eleventh birthday the story is finished.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Most of them I write of are members of my own family, so I know them well.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I have written this little chicken book in the past few months, and now on my eleventh birthday the story is finished.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The "other critters" have talked to the world through "Uncle Remus."
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Most of them I write of are members of my own family, so I know them well.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading I have written this little chicken book in the past few months, and now on my eleventh birthday the story is finished.
PREFACEnounUS /ˈprefəs/
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading PREFACE.
RemusnounUS /ˈriːməs/
(Roman mythology) the twin brother of Romulus
From this reading The "other critters" have talked to the world through "Uncle Remus."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Most of them I write of are members of my own family, so I know them well.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading I have written this little chicken book in the past few months, and now on my eleventh birthday the story is finished.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading The "other critters" have talked to the world through "Uncle Remus."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have written this little chicken book in the past few months, and now on my eleventh birthday the story is finished.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Most of them I write of are members of my own family, so I know them well.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I have written this little chicken book in the past few months, and now on my eleventh birthday the story is finished.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The "other critters" have talked to the world through "Uncle Remus."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The "other critters" have talked to the world through "Uncle Remus."
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading The "other critters" have talked to the world through "Uncle Remus."
(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 Most of them I write of are members of my own family, so I know them well.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading The horses through "Black Beauty"; now I wish to give the chickens a chance.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The "other critters" have talked to the world through "Uncle Remus."
produce a literary work
From this reading Most of them I write of are members of my own family, so I know them well.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading I have written this little chicken book in the past few months, and now on my eleventh birthday the story is finished.
