used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On the way an idea popped all of a sudden into his mind.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He found them all gathered about Danny, hungrily watching him eat a green apple.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After playing with Kathleen until Mother 'Larkey put her in the crib for her afternoon nap, he wandered out towards the woodshed from behind which he heard the voices of Danny and Celia Jane.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading After playing with Kathleen until Mother 'Larkey put her in the crib for her afternoon nap, he wandered out towards the woodshed from behind which he heard the voices of Danny and Celia Jane.
(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 THE WIDTH OF AN ELEPHANT'S TAIL Jerry tried all the next day and the next to think what it was that the picture of the elephant jumping the fence almost made him remember, but it just wouldn't come and finally he gave up trying.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading THE WIDTH OF AN ELEPHANT'S TAIL Jerry tried all the next day and the next to think what it was that the picture of the elephant jumping the fence almost made him remember, but it just wouldn't come and finally he gave up trying.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE WIDTH OF AN ELEPHANT'S TAIL Jerry tried all the next day and the next to think what it was that the picture of the elephant jumping the fence almost made him remember, but it just wouldn't come and finally he gave up trying.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE WIDTH OF AN ELEPHANT'S TAIL Jerry tried all the next day and the next to think what it was that the picture of the elephant jumping the fence almost made him remember, but it just wouldn't come and finally he gave up trying.
applenounUS /ˈæpəl/
fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
From this reading He found them all gathered about Danny, hungrily watching him eat a green apple.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading After playing with Kathleen until Mother 'Larkey put her in the crib for her afternoon nap, he wandered out towards the woodshed from behind which he heard the voices of Danny and Celia Jane.
breathlesslyadverbUS /ˈbreθləsli/
in a breathless manner
From this reading The dazzling splendor of it first brought him to a dead halt and then set him running breathlessly to join the Mullarkey children.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The dazzling splendor of it first brought him to a dead halt and then set him running breathlessly to join the Mullarkey children.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE WIDTH OF AN ELEPHANT'S TAIL Jerry tried all the next day and the next to think what it was that the picture of the elephant jumping the fence almost made him remember, but it just wouldn't come and finally he gave up trying.
Celia
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From this reading After playing with Kathleen until Mother 'Larkey put her in the crib for her afternoon nap, he wandered out towards the woodshed from behind which he heard the voices of Danny and Celia Jane.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The dazzling splendor of it first brought him to a dead halt and then set him running breathlessly to join the Mullarkey children.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE WIDTH OF AN ELEPHANT'S TAIL Jerry tried all the next day and the next to think what it was that the picture of the elephant jumping the fence almost made him remember, but it just wouldn't come and finally he gave up trying.
cribnounUS /krɪb/
baby bed with high sides made of slats
From this reading After playing with Kathleen until Mother 'Larkey put her in the crib for her afternoon nap, he wandered out towards the woodshed from behind which he heard the voices of Danny and Celia Jane.
Danny
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From this reading After playing with Kathleen until Mother 'Larkey put her in the crib for her afternoon nap, he wandered out towards the woodshed from behind which he heard the voices of Danny and Celia Jane.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE WIDTH OF AN ELEPHANT'S TAIL Jerry tried all the next day and the next to think what it was that the picture of the elephant jumping the fence almost made him remember, but it just wouldn't come and finally he gave up trying.
dazzlingadjectiveUS /ˈdæzəlɪŋ/
amazingly impressive; suggestive of the flashing of lightning
From this reading The dazzling splendor of it first brought him to a dead halt and then set him running breathlessly to join the Mullarkey children.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading The dazzling splendor of it first brought him to a dead halt and then set him running breathlessly to join the Mullarkey children.
take in solid food
From this reading He found them all gathered about Danny, hungrily watching him eat a green apple.
elephantnounUS /ˈeləfənt/
five-toed pachyderm
From this reading THE WIDTH OF AN ELEPHANT'S TAIL Jerry tried all the next day and the next to think what it was that the picture of the elephant jumping the fence almost made him remember, but it just wouldn't come and finally he gave up trying.
ELEPHANT'SnounUS /ˈeləfənts/
possessive form of “elephant” — five-toed pachyderm
From this reading THE WIDTH OF AN ELEPHANT'S TAIL Jerry tried all the next day and the next to think what it was that the picture of the elephant jumping the fence almost made him remember, but it just wouldn't come and finally he gave up trying.
enclose with a fence
From this reading THE WIDTH OF AN ELEPHANT'S TAIL Jerry tried all the next day and the next to think what it was that the picture of the elephant jumping the fence almost made him remember, but it just wouldn't come and finally he gave up trying.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading THE WIDTH OF AN ELEPHANT'S TAIL Jerry tried all the next day and the next to think what it was that the picture of the elephant jumping the fence almost made him remember, but it just wouldn't come and finally he gave up trying.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The dazzling splendor of it first brought him to a dead halt and then set him running breathlessly to join the Mullarkey children.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After playing with Kathleen until Mother 'Larkey put her in the crib for her afternoon nap, he wandered out towards the woodshed from behind which he heard the voices of Danny and Celia Jane.
set up or found
From this reading He found them all gathered about Danny, hungrily watching him eat a green apple.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading After playing with Kathleen until Mother 'Larkey put her in the crib for her afternoon nap, he wandered out towards the woodshed from behind which he heard the voices of Danny and Celia Jane.
brought together in one place
From this reading He found them all gathered about Danny, hungrily watching him eat a green apple.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading THE WIDTH OF AN ELEPHANT'S TAIL Jerry tried all the next day and the next to think what it was that the picture of the elephant jumping the fence almost made him remember, but it just wouldn't come and finally he gave up trying.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading He found them all gathered about Danny, hungrily watching him eat a green apple.
haltverbUS /hɔːlt/
cause to stop
From this reading The dazzling splendor of it first brought him to a dead halt and then set him running breathlessly to join the Mullarkey children.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE WIDTH OF AN ELEPHANT'S TAIL Jerry tried all the next day and the next to think what it was that the picture of the elephant jumping the fence almost made him remember, but it just wouldn't come and finally he gave up trying.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading After playing with Kathleen until Mother 'Larkey put her in the crib for her afternoon nap, he wandered out towards the woodshed from behind which he heard the voices of Danny and Celia Jane.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After playing with Kathleen until Mother 'Larkey put her in the crib for her afternoon nap, he wandered out towards the woodshed from behind which he heard the voices of Danny and Celia Jane.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE WIDTH OF AN ELEPHANT'S TAIL Jerry tried all the next day and the next to think what it was that the picture of the elephant jumping the fence almost made him remember, but it just wouldn't come and finally he gave up trying.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the way an idea popped all of a sudden into his mind.
hungrilyadverbUS /ˈhʌŋɡrəli/
in the manner of someone who is very hungry
From this reading He found them all gathered about Danny, hungrily watching him eat a green apple.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading On the way an idea popped all of a sudden into his mind.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After playing with Kathleen until Mother 'Larkey put her in the crib for her afternoon nap, he wandered out towards the woodshed from behind which he heard the voices of Danny and Celia Jane.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading On the way an idea popped all of a sudden into his mind.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE WIDTH OF AN ELEPHANT'S TAIL Jerry tried all the next day and the next to think what it was that the picture of the elephant jumping the fence almost made him remember, but it just wouldn't come and finally he gave up trying.
Jane
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From this reading After playing with Kathleen until Mother 'Larkey put her in the crib for her afternoon nap, he wandered out towards the woodshed from behind which he heard the voices of Danny and Celia Jane.
JerrynounUS /ˈdʒeri/
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading THE WIDTH OF AN ELEPHANT'S TAIL Jerry tried all the next day and the next to think what it was that the picture of the elephant jumping the fence almost made him remember, but it just wouldn't come and finally he gave up trying.
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading The dazzling splendor of it first brought him to a dead halt and then set him running breathlessly to join the Mullarkey children.
jumpingnounUS /ˈdʒʌmpɪŋ/
the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump
From this reading THE WIDTH OF AN ELEPHANT'S TAIL Jerry tried all the next day and the next to think what it was that the picture of the elephant jumping the fence almost made him remember, but it just wouldn't come and finally he gave up trying.
and nothing more
From this reading THE WIDTH OF AN ELEPHANT'S TAIL Jerry tried all the next day and the next to think what it was that the picture of the elephant jumping the fence almost made him remember, but it just wouldn't come and finally he gave up trying.
Kathleen
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From this reading After playing with Kathleen until Mother 'Larkey put her in the crib for her afternoon nap, he wandered out towards the woodshed from behind which he heard the voices of Danny and Celia Jane.
Larkey
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From this reading After playing with Kathleen until Mother 'Larkey put her in the crib for her afternoon nap, he wandered out towards the woodshed from behind which he heard the voices of Danny and Celia Jane.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading THE WIDTH OF AN ELEPHANT'S TAIL Jerry tried all the next day and the next to think what it was that the picture of the elephant jumping the fence almost made him remember, but it just wouldn't come and finally he gave up trying.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading On the way an idea popped all of a sudden into his mind.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading After playing with Kathleen until Mother 'Larkey put her in the crib for her afternoon nap, he wandered out towards the woodshed from behind which he heard the voices of Danny and Celia Jane.
Mullarkey
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From this reading The dazzling splendor of it first brought him to a dead halt and then set him running breathlessly to join the Mullarkey children.
napnounUS /næp/
a period of time spent sleeping
From this reading After playing with Kathleen until Mother 'Larkey put her in the crib for her afternoon nap, he wandered out towards the woodshed from behind which he heard the voices of Danny and Celia Jane.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading THE WIDTH OF AN ELEPHANT'S TAIL Jerry tried all the next day and the next to think what it was that the picture of the elephant jumping the fence almost made him remember, but it just wouldn't come and finally he gave up trying.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WIDTH OF AN ELEPHANT'S TAIL Jerry tried all the next day and the next to think what it was that the picture of the elephant jumping the fence almost made him remember, but it just wouldn't come and finally he gave up trying.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the way an idea popped all of a sudden into his mind.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading After playing with Kathleen until Mother 'Larkey put her in the crib for her afternoon nap, he wandered out towards the woodshed from behind which he heard the voices of Danny and Celia Jane.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading THE WIDTH OF AN ELEPHANT'S TAIL Jerry tried all the next day and the next to think what it was that the picture of the elephant jumping the fence almost made him remember, but it just wouldn't come and finally he gave up trying.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading After playing with Kathleen until Mother 'Larkey put her in the crib for her afternoon nap, he wandered out towards the woodshed from behind which he heard the voices of Danny and Celia Jane.
poppedverbUS /pɑːpt/
inflected form of “pop” — bulge outward
From this reading On the way an idea popped all of a sudden into his mind.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading After playing with Kathleen until Mother 'Larkey put her in the crib for her afternoon nap, he wandered out towards the woodshed from behind which he heard the voices of Danny and Celia Jane.
To recall to mind.
From this reading THE WIDTH OF AN ELEPHANT'S TAIL Jerry tried all the next day and the next to think what it was that the picture of the elephant jumping the fence almost made him remember, but it just wouldn't come and finally he gave up trying.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading The dazzling splendor of it first brought him to a dead halt and then set him running breathlessly to join the Mullarkey children.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The dazzling splendor of it first brought him to a dead halt and then set him running breathlessly to join the Mullarkey children.
splendornounUS /ˈsplen.dər/
Magnificent and splendid appearance; grandeur and brilliance.
From this reading The dazzling splendor of it first brought him to a dead halt and then set him running breathlessly to join the Mullarkey children.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading On the way an idea popped all of a sudden into his mind.
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading THE WIDTH OF AN ELEPHANT'S TAIL Jerry tried all the next day and the next to think what it was that the picture of the elephant jumping the fence almost made him remember, but it just wouldn't come and finally he gave up trying.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE WIDTH OF AN ELEPHANT'S TAIL Jerry tried all the next day and the next to think what it was that the picture of the elephant jumping the fence almost made him remember, but it just wouldn't come and finally he gave up trying.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WIDTH OF AN ELEPHANT'S TAIL Jerry tried all the next day and the next to think what it was that the picture of the elephant jumping the fence almost made him remember, but it just wouldn't come and finally he gave up trying.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He found them all gathered about Danny, hungrily watching him eat a green apple.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The dazzling splendor of it first brought him to a dead halt and then set him running breathlessly to join the Mullarkey children.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading THE WIDTH OF AN ELEPHANT'S TAIL Jerry tried all the next day and the next to think what it was that the picture of the elephant jumping the fence almost made him remember, but it just wouldn't come and finally he gave up trying.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WIDTH OF AN ELEPHANT'S TAIL Jerry tried all the next day and the next to think what it was that the picture of the elephant jumping the fence almost made him remember, but it just wouldn't come and finally he gave up trying.
in the direction of
From this reading After playing with Kathleen until Mother 'Larkey put her in the crib for her afternoon nap, he wandered out towards the woodshed from behind which he heard the voices of Danny and Celia Jane.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading THE WIDTH OF AN ELEPHANT'S TAIL Jerry tried all the next day and the next to think what it was that the picture of the elephant jumping the fence almost made him remember, but it just wouldn't come and finally he gave up trying.
hard to endure
From this reading THE WIDTH OF AN ELEPHANT'S TAIL Jerry tried all the next day and the next to think what it was that the picture of the elephant jumping the fence almost made him remember, but it just wouldn't come and finally he gave up trying.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading After playing with Kathleen until Mother 'Larkey put her in the crib for her afternoon nap, he wandered out towards the woodshed from behind which he heard the voices of Danny and Celia Jane.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE WIDTH OF AN ELEPHANT'S TAIL Jerry tried all the next day and the next to think what it was that the picture of the elephant jumping the fence almost made him remember, but it just wouldn't come and finally he gave up trying.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading After playing with Kathleen until Mother 'Larkey put her in the crib for her afternoon nap, he wandered out towards the woodshed from behind which he heard the voices of Danny and Celia Jane.
past form of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading After playing with Kathleen until Mother 'Larkey put her in the crib for her afternoon nap, he wandered out towards the woodshed from behind which he heard the voices of Danny and Celia Jane.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE WIDTH OF AN ELEPHANT'S TAIL Jerry tried all the next day and the next to think what it was that the picture of the elephant jumping the fence almost made him remember, but it just wouldn't come and finally he gave up trying.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading He found them all gathered about Danny, hungrily watching him eat a green apple.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading On the way an idea popped all of a sudden into his mind.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE WIDTH OF AN ELEPHANT'S TAIL Jerry tried all the next day and the next to think what it was that the picture of the elephant jumping the fence almost made him remember, but it just wouldn't come and finally he gave up trying.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading After playing with Kathleen until Mother 'Larkey put her in the crib for her afternoon nap, he wandered out towards the woodshed from behind which he heard the voices of Danny and Celia Jane.
WIDTHnounUS /wɪdθ/
the extent of something from side to side
From this reading THE WIDTH OF AN ELEPHANT'S TAIL Jerry tried all the next day and the next to think what it was that the picture of the elephant jumping the fence almost made him remember, but it just wouldn't come and finally he gave up trying.
in the company of; together with
From this reading After playing with Kathleen until Mother 'Larkey put her in the crib for her afternoon nap, he wandered out towards the woodshed from behind which he heard the voices of Danny and Celia Jane.
woodshednounUS /ˈwʊdʃed/
a shed for storing firewood or garden tools
From this reading After playing with Kathleen until Mother 'Larkey put her in the crib for her afternoon nap, he wandered out towards the woodshed from behind which he heard the voices of Danny and Celia Jane.
wouldn't
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From this reading THE WIDTH OF AN ELEPHANT'S TAIL Jerry tried all the next day and the next to think what it was that the picture of the elephant jumping the fence almost made him remember, but it just wouldn't come and finally he gave up trying.
