used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading All along the medley of crowded wagons rose confused sounds of activity at a hundred similar firesides.
activitynounUS /ækˈtɪvəti/
any specific behavior
From this reading All along the medley of crowded wagons rose confused sounds of activity at a hundred similar firesides.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Her and Jed is off after the cattle.
(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 WHEN ALL THE WORLD WAS YOUNG Molly Wingate kneeled by her cooking fire the following morning, her husband meantime awaiting the morning meal impatiently.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading All along the medley of crowded wagons rose confused sounds of activity at a hundred similar firesides.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We got to be up and coming."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All along the medley of crowded wagons rose confused sounds of activity at a hundred similar firesides.
awaitingverbUS /əˈweɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading WHEN ALL THE WORLD WAS YOUNG Molly Wingate kneeled by her cooking fire the following morning, her husband meantime awaiting the morning meal impatiently.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "We got to be up and coming."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading WHEN ALL THE WORLD WAS YOUNG Molly Wingate kneeled by her cooking fire the following morning, her husband meantime awaiting the morning meal impatiently.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading "Her and Jed is off after the cattle.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "We got to be up and coming."
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading All along the medley of crowded wagons rose confused sounds of activity at a hundred similar firesides.
cookingnounUS /ˈkʊkɪŋ/
the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
From this reading WHEN ALL THE WORLD WAS YOUNG Molly Wingate kneeled by her cooking fire the following morning, her husband meantime awaiting the morning meal impatiently.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading All along the medley of crowded wagons rose confused sounds of activity at a hundred similar firesides.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading "Where's Little Molly?" demanded Wingate.
start firing a weapon
From this reading WHEN ALL THE WORLD WAS YOUNG Molly Wingate kneeled by her cooking fire the following morning, her husband meantime awaiting the morning meal impatiently.
firesides
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From this reading All along the medley of crowded wagons rose confused sounds of activity at a hundred similar firesides.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading WHEN ALL THE WORLD WAS YOUNG Molly Wingate kneeled by her cooking fire the following morning, her husband meantime awaiting the morning meal impatiently.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "We got to be up and coming."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading WHEN ALL THE WORLD WAS YOUNG Molly Wingate kneeled by her cooking fire the following morning, her husband meantime awaiting the morning meal impatiently.
ten 10s
From this reading All along the medley of crowded wagons rose confused sounds of activity at a hundred similar firesides.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading WHEN ALL THE WORLD WAS YOUNG Molly Wingate kneeled by her cooking fire the following morning, her husband meantime awaiting the morning meal impatiently.
impatientlyadverbUS /ˌɪmˈpeɪʃəntli/
with impatience; in an impatient manner
From this reading WHEN ALL THE WORLD WAS YOUNG Molly Wingate kneeled by her cooking fire the following morning, her husband meantime awaiting the morning meal impatiently.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Her and Jed is off after the cattle.
Jed
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From this reading "Her and Jed is off after the cattle.
kneeled
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From this reading WHEN ALL THE WORLD WAS YOUNG Molly Wingate kneeled by her cooking fire the following morning, her husband meantime awaiting the morning meal impatiently.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Where's Little Molly?" demanded Wingate.
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading WHEN ALL THE WORLD WAS YOUNG Molly Wingate kneeled by her cooking fire the following morning, her husband meantime awaiting the morning meal impatiently.
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading WHEN ALL THE WORLD WAS YOUNG Molly Wingate kneeled by her cooking fire the following morning, her husband meantime awaiting the morning meal impatiently.
medleynounUS /ˈmedli/
a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources
From this reading All along the medley of crowded wagons rose confused sounds of activity at a hundred similar firesides.
MollynounUS /ˈmɑːli/
popular aquarium fish
From this reading WHEN ALL THE WORLD WAS YOUNG Molly Wingate kneeled by her cooking fire the following morning, her husband meantime awaiting the morning meal impatiently.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading WHEN ALL THE WORLD WAS YOUNG Molly Wingate kneeled by her cooking fire the following morning, her husband meantime awaiting the morning meal impatiently.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All along the medley of crowded wagons rose confused sounds of activity at a hundred similar firesides.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Her and Jed is off after the cattle.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading All along the medley of crowded wagons rose confused sounds of activity at a hundred similar firesides.
marked by correspondence or resemblance
From this reading All along the medley of crowded wagons rose confused sounds of activity at a hundred similar firesides.
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading All along the medley of crowded wagons rose confused sounds of activity at a hundred similar firesides.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEN ALL THE WORLD WAS YOUNG Molly Wingate kneeled by her cooking fire the following morning, her husband meantime awaiting the morning meal impatiently.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We got to be up and coming."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "We got to be up and coming."
wagonsnounUS /ˈwæɡənz/
plural of “wagon” — any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading All along the medley of crowded wagons rose confused sounds of activity at a hundred similar firesides.
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHEN ALL THE WORLD WAS YOUNG Molly Wingate kneeled by her cooking fire the following morning, her husband meantime awaiting the morning meal impatiently.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We got to be up and coming."
at the time that
From this reading WHEN ALL THE WORLD WAS YOUNG Molly Wingate kneeled by her cooking fire the following morning, her husband meantime awaiting the morning meal impatiently.
Where's
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From this reading "Where's Little Molly?" demanded Wingate.
Wingate
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From this reading WHEN ALL THE WORLD WAS YOUNG Molly Wingate kneeled by her cooking fire the following morning, her husband meantime awaiting the morning meal impatiently.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading WHEN ALL THE WORLD WAS YOUNG Molly Wingate kneeled by her cooking fire the following morning, her husband meantime awaiting the morning meal impatiently.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading WHEN ALL THE WORLD WAS YOUNG Molly Wingate kneeled by her cooking fire the following morning, her husband meantime awaiting the morning meal impatiently.
