afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading JOHN CABOT AND THE CODFISH That same night after the children had gone to bed Lucy was just falling asleep when Joe called out:
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "I say, Lucy, I wonder why our country isn't always called Columbia instead of America."
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading "I say, Lucy, I wonder why our country isn't always called Columbia instead of America."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JOHN CABOT AND THE CODFISH That same night after the children had gone to bed Lucy was just falling asleep when Joe called out:
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading I was so nice and sleepy and now you have waked me up," answered his sister.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "You can ask Uncle Sam the next time you see him."
in a state of sleep
From this reading JOHN CABOT AND THE CODFISH That same night after the children had gone to bed Lucy was just falling asleep when Joe called out:
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading JOHN CABOT AND THE CODFISH That same night after the children had gone to bed Lucy was just falling asleep when Joe called out:
CABOTnounUS /ˈkæbət/
son of John Cabot who was born in Italy and who led an English expedition in search of the Northwest Passage and a Spanish expedition that explored the La Plata region of Brazil; in 1544 he published a map of the world (1476-1557)
From this reading JOHN CABOT AND THE CODFISH That same night after the children had gone to bed Lucy was just falling asleep when Joe called out:
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading JOHN CABOT AND THE CODFISH That same night after the children had gone to bed Lucy was just falling asleep when Joe called out:
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "You can ask Uncle Sam the next time you see him."
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading JOHN CABOT AND THE CODFISH That same night after the children had gone to bed Lucy was just falling asleep when Joe called out:
CODFISHnoun
lean white flesh of important North Atlantic food fish; usually baked or poached
From this reading JOHN CABOT AND THE CODFISH That same night after the children had gone to bed Lucy was just falling asleep when Joe called out:
ColumbianounUS /kəˈlʌmbiə/
a North American river; rises in southwestern Canada and flows southward across Washington to form the border between Washington and Oregon before emptying into the Pacific; known for its salmon runs in the spring
From this reading "I say, Lucy, I wonder why our country isn't always called Columbia instead of America."
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading "I say, Lucy, I wonder why our country isn't always called Columbia instead of America."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do keep still, Joe.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading JOHN CABOT AND THE CODFISH That same night after the children had gone to bed Lucy was just falling asleep when Joe called out:
destroyed or killed
From this reading JOHN CABOT AND THE CODFISH That same night after the children had gone to bed Lucy was just falling asleep when Joe called out:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading JOHN CABOT AND THE CODFISH That same night after the children had gone to bed Lucy was just falling asleep when Joe called out:
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I was so nice and sleepy and now you have waked me up," answered his sister.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You can ask Uncle Sam the next time you see him."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I was so nice and sleepy and now you have waked me up," answered his sister.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I say, Lucy, I wonder why our country isn't always called Columbia instead of America."
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading "I say, Lucy, I wonder why our country isn't always called Columbia instead of America."
isn't
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From this reading "I say, Lucy, I wonder why our country isn't always called Columbia instead of America."
Joe
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From this reading JOHN CABOT AND THE CODFISH That same night after the children had gone to bed Lucy was just falling asleep when Joe called out:
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading JOHN CABOT AND THE CODFISH That same night after the children had gone to bed Lucy was just falling asleep when Joe called out:
and nothing more
From this reading JOHN CABOT AND THE CODFISH That same night after the children had gone to bed Lucy was just falling asleep when Joe called out:
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Do keep still, Joe.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading JOHN CABOT AND THE CODFISH That same night after the children had gone to bed Lucy was just falling asleep when Joe called out:
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was so nice and sleepy and now you have waked me up," answered his sister.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "You can ask Uncle Sam the next time you see him."
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading I was so nice and sleepy and now you have waked me up," answered his sister.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading JOHN CABOT AND THE CODFISH That same night after the children had gone to bed Lucy was just falling asleep when Joe called out:
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I was so nice and sleepy and now you have waked me up," answered his sister.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I say, Lucy, I wonder why our country isn't always called Columbia instead of America."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "I say, Lucy, I wonder why our country isn't always called Columbia instead of America."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading JOHN CABOT AND THE CODFISH That same night after the children had gone to bed Lucy was just falling asleep when Joe called out:
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading "You can ask Uncle Sam the next time you see him."
Identical; not different.
From this reading JOHN CABOT AND THE CODFISH That same night after the children had gone to bed Lucy was just falling asleep when Joe called out:
express in words
From this reading "I say, Lucy, I wonder why our country isn't always called Columbia instead of America."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "You can ask Uncle Sam the next time you see him."
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading I was so nice and sleepy and now you have waked me up," answered his sister.
sleepyadjectiveUS /ˈsliːpi/
ready to fall asleep
From this reading I was so nice and sleepy and now you have waked me up," answered his sister.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I was so nice and sleepy and now you have waked me up," answered his sister.
not in physical motion
From this reading "Do keep still, Joe.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading JOHN CABOT AND THE CODFISH That same night after the children had gone to bed Lucy was just falling asleep when Joe called out:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JOHN CABOT AND THE CODFISH That same night after the children had gone to bed Lucy was just falling asleep when Joe called out:
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "You can ask Uncle Sam the next time you see him."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JOHN CABOT AND THE CODFISH That same night after the children had gone to bed Lucy was just falling asleep when Joe called out:
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading "You can ask Uncle Sam the next time you see him."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I was so nice and sleepy and now you have waked me up," answered his sister.
waked
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From this reading I was so nice and sleepy and now you have waked me up," answered his sister.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JOHN CABOT AND THE CODFISH That same night after the children had gone to bed Lucy was just falling asleep when Joe called out:
at the time that
From this reading JOHN CABOT AND THE CODFISH That same night after the children had gone to bed Lucy was just falling asleep when Joe called out:
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "I say, Lucy, I wonder why our country isn't always called Columbia instead of America."
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading "I say, Lucy, I wonder why our country isn't always called Columbia instead of America."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I was so nice and sleepy and now you have waked me up," answered his sister.
