used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Merely, when that sleepy boy had stumbled away the night before to the spring for a drink of water, he had not returned to the right tree for the remainder of the night.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In his excitement in the morning, after discovering his loss, Sammy ran about a good deal (as Uncle Rufus would have said) "like a chicken wid de haid cut off."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading In his excitement in the morning, after discovering his loss, Sammy ran about a good deal (as Uncle Rufus would have said) "like a chicken wid de haid cut off."
(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 His extension-bag had not been stolen at all.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In his excitement in the morning, after discovering his loss, Sammy ran about a good deal (as Uncle Rufus would have said) "like a chicken wid de haid cut off."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His extension-bag had not been stolen at all.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Merely, when that sleepy boy had stumbled away the night before to the spring for a drink of water, he had not returned to the right tree for the remainder of the night.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The secret had now been revealed!
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Merely, when that sleepy boy had stumbled away the night before to the spring for a drink of water, he had not returned to the right tree for the remainder of the night.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading But of course it did not do Sammy Pinkney the least bit of good.
a youthful male person
From this reading Merely, when that sleepy boy had stumbled away the night before to the spring for a drink of water, he had not returned to the right tree for the remainder of the night.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But of course it did not do Sammy Pinkney the least bit of good.
chickennounUS /ˈtʃɪkən/
the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading In his excitement in the morning, after discovering his loss, Sammy ran about a good deal (as Uncle Rufus would have said) "like a chicken wid de haid cut off."
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading But of course it did not do Sammy Pinkney the least bit of good.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading In his excitement in the morning, after discovering his loss, Sammy ran about a good deal (as Uncle Rufus would have said) "like a chicken wid de haid cut off."
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading In his excitement in the morning, after discovering his loss, Sammy ran about a good deal (as Uncle Rufus would have said) "like a chicken wid de haid cut off."
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading In his excitement in the morning, after discovering his loss, Sammy ran about a good deal (as Uncle Rufus would have said) "like a chicken wid de haid cut off."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But of course it did not do Sammy Pinkney the least bit of good.
discoveringverbUS /dɪˈskʌvərɪŋ/
-ing form of “discover” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading In his excitement in the morning, after discovering his loss, Sammy ran about a good deal (as Uncle Rufus would have said) "like a chicken wid de haid cut off."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But of course it did not do Sammy Pinkney the least bit of good.
take in liquids
From this reading Merely, when that sleepy boy had stumbled away the night before to the spring for a drink of water, he had not returned to the right tree for the remainder of the night.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading In his excitement in the morning, after discovering his loss, Sammy ran about a good deal (as Uncle Rufus would have said) "like a chicken wid de haid cut off."
extension-bag
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From this reading His extension-bag had not been stolen at all.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Merely, when that sleepy boy had stumbled away the night before to the spring for a drink of water, he had not returned to the right tree for the remainder of the night.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading But of course it did not do Sammy Pinkney the least bit of good.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The secret had now been revealed!
haid
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From this reading In his excitement in the morning, after discovering his loss, Sammy ran about a good deal (as Uncle Rufus would have said) "like a chicken wid de haid cut off."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In his excitement in the morning, after discovering his loss, Sammy ran about a good deal (as Uncle Rufus would have said) "like a chicken wid de haid cut off."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Merely, when that sleepy boy had stumbled away the night before to the spring for a drink of water, he had not returned to the right tree for the remainder of the night.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His extension-bag had not been stolen at all.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In his excitement in the morning, after discovering his loss, Sammy ran about a good deal (as Uncle Rufus would have said) "like a chicken wid de haid cut off."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But of course it did not do Sammy Pinkney the least bit of good.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading But of course it did not do Sammy Pinkney the least bit of good.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading In his excitement in the morning, after discovering his loss, Sammy ran about a good deal (as Uncle Rufus would have said) "like a chicken wid de haid cut off."
something that is lost
From this reading In his excitement in the morning, after discovering his loss, Sammy ran about a good deal (as Uncle Rufus would have said) "like a chicken wid de haid cut off."
and nothing more
From this reading Merely, when that sleepy boy had stumbled away the night before to the spring for a drink of water, he had not returned to the right tree for the remainder of the night.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading In his excitement in the morning, after discovering his loss, Sammy ran about a good deal (as Uncle Rufus would have said) "like a chicken wid de haid cut off."
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Merely, when that sleepy boy had stumbled away the night before to the spring for a drink of water, he had not returned to the right tree for the remainder of the night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But of course it did not do Sammy Pinkney the least bit of good.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The secret had now been revealed!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But of course it did not do Sammy Pinkney the least bit of good.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading In his excitement in the morning, after discovering his loss, Sammy ran about a good deal (as Uncle Rufus would have said) "like a chicken wid de haid cut off."
Pinkney
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From this reading But of course it did not do Sammy Pinkney the least bit of good.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading In his excitement in the morning, after discovering his loss, Sammy ran about a good deal (as Uncle Rufus would have said) "like a chicken wid de haid cut off."
remaindernounUS /rɪˈmeɪndər/
something left after other parts have been taken away
From this reading Merely, when that sleepy boy had stumbled away the night before to the spring for a drink of water, he had not returned to the right tree for the remainder of the night.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Merely, when that sleepy boy had stumbled away the night before to the spring for a drink of water, he had not returned to the right tree for the remainder of the night.
past form of “reveal” — make visible
From this reading The secret had now been revealed!
precisely, exactly
From this reading Merely, when that sleepy boy had stumbled away the night before to the spring for a drink of water, he had not returned to the right tree for the remainder of the night.
Rufus
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From this reading In his excitement in the morning, after discovering his loss, Sammy ran about a good deal (as Uncle Rufus would have said) "like a chicken wid de haid cut off."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading In his excitement in the morning, after discovering his loss, Sammy ran about a good deal (as Uncle Rufus would have said) "like a chicken wid de haid cut off."
Sammy
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From this reading But of course it did not do Sammy Pinkney the least bit of good.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading The secret had now been revealed!
sleepyadjectiveUS /ˈsliːpi/
ready to fall asleep
From this reading Merely, when that sleepy boy had stumbled away the night before to the spring for a drink of water, he had not returned to the right tree for the remainder of the night.
the season of growth
From this reading Merely, when that sleepy boy had stumbled away the night before to the spring for a drink of water, he had not returned to the right tree for the remainder of the night.
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading His extension-bag had not been stolen at all.
stumbledverbUS /ˈstʌmbəld/
past form of “stumble” — walk unsteadily
From this reading Merely, when that sleepy boy had stumbled away the night before to the spring for a drink of water, he had not returned to the right tree for the remainder of the night.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Merely, when that sleepy boy had stumbled away the night before to the spring for a drink of water, he had not returned to the right tree for the remainder of the night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The secret had now been revealed!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Merely, when that sleepy boy had stumbled away the night before to the spring for a drink of water, he had not returned to the right tree for the remainder of the night.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Merely, when that sleepy boy had stumbled away the night before to the spring for a drink of water, he had not returned to the right tree for the remainder of the night.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading In his excitement in the morning, after discovering his loss, Sammy ran about a good deal (as Uncle Rufus would have said) "like a chicken wid de haid cut off."
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Merely, when that sleepy boy had stumbled away the night before to the spring for a drink of water, he had not returned to the right tree for the remainder of the night.
at the time that
From this reading Merely, when that sleepy boy had stumbled away the night before to the spring for a drink of water, he had not returned to the right tree for the remainder of the night.
wid
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From this reading In his excitement in the morning, after discovering his loss, Sammy ran about a good deal (as Uncle Rufus would have said) "like a chicken wid de haid cut off."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In his excitement in the morning, after discovering his loss, Sammy ran about a good deal (as Uncle Rufus would have said) "like a chicken wid de haid cut off."
