anew
From this reading THE QUEER BOX AGAIN Ted and Janet, as well as Lola and Tom, heard what Uncle Ben and Mr. Martin said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE QUEER BOX AGAIN Ted and Janet, as well as Lola and Tom, heard what Uncle Ben and Mr. Martin said.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “We couldn’t think of it, my boy,” answered his father.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE QUEER BOX AGAIN Ted and Janet, as well as Lola and Tom, heard what Uncle Ben and Mr. Martin said.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “There may be hard work in getting those men out of the water, and besides, in this storm I couldn’t dream of taking you little children out on the lake; could we, Uncle Ben?”
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “Oh, take us with you!” begged Teddy.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading THE QUEER BOX AGAIN Ted and Janet, as well as Lola and Tom, heard what Uncle Ben and Mr. Martin said.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading “There may be hard work in getting those men out of the water, and besides, in this storm I couldn’t dream of taking you little children out on the lake; could we, Uncle Ben?”
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading THE QUEER BOX AGAIN Ted and Janet, as well as Lola and Tom, heard what Uncle Ben and Mr. Martin said.
a youthful male person
From this reading “We couldn’t think of it, my boy,” answered his father.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And the same thought came to the Curlytops and their friends.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “There may be hard work in getting those men out of the water, and besides, in this storm I couldn’t dream of taking you little children out on the lake; could we, Uncle Ben?”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “There may be hard work in getting those men out of the water, and besides, in this storm I couldn’t dream of taking you little children out on the lake; could we, Uncle Ben?”
couldn't
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From this reading “We couldn’t think of it, my boy,” answered his father.
Curlytops
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From this reading And the same thought came to the Curlytops and their friends.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “There may be hard work in getting those men out of the water, and besides, in this storm I couldn’t dream of taking you little children out on the lake; could we, Uncle Ben?”
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “We couldn’t think of it, my boy,” answered his father.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading And the same thought came to the Curlytops and their friends.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “There may be hard work in getting those men out of the water, and besides, in this storm I couldn’t dream of taking you little children out on the lake; could we, Uncle Ben?”
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “There may be hard work in getting those men out of the water, and besides, in this storm I couldn’t dream of taking you little children out on the lake; could we, Uncle Ben?”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading THE QUEER BOX AGAIN Ted and Janet, as well as Lola and Tom, heard what Uncle Ben and Mr. Martin said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “We couldn’t think of it, my boy,” answered his father.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “There may be hard work in getting those men out of the water, and besides, in this storm I couldn’t dream of taking you little children out on the lake; could we, Uncle Ben?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “There may be hard work in getting those men out of the water, and besides, in this storm I couldn’t dream of taking you little children out on the lake; could we, Uncle Ben?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “We couldn’t think of it, my boy,” answered his father.
Janet
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From this reading THE QUEER BOX AGAIN Ted and Janet, as well as Lola and Tom, heard what Uncle Ben and Mr. Martin said.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading “There may be hard work in getting those men out of the water, and besides, in this storm I couldn’t dream of taking you little children out on the lake; could we, Uncle Ben?”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “There may be hard work in getting those men out of the water, and besides, in this storm I couldn’t dream of taking you little children out on the lake; could we, Uncle Ben?”
Lola
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From this reading THE QUEER BOX AGAIN Ted and Janet, as well as Lola and Tom, heard what Uncle Ben and Mr. Martin said.
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading THE QUEER BOX AGAIN Ted and Janet, as well as Lola and Tom, heard what Uncle Ben and Mr. Martin said.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “There may be hard work in getting those men out of the water, and besides, in this storm I couldn’t dream of taking you little children out on the lake; could we, Uncle Ben?”
the force of workers available
From this reading “There may be hard work in getting those men out of the water, and besides, in this storm I couldn’t dream of taking you little children out on the lake; could we, Uncle Ben?”
a form of address for a man
From this reading THE QUEER BOX AGAIN Ted and Janet, as well as Lola and Tom, heard what Uncle Ben and Mr. Martin said.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “We couldn’t think of it, my boy,” answered his father.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “We couldn’t think of it, my boy,” answered his father.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, take us with you!” begged Teddy.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “There may be hard work in getting those men out of the water, and besides, in this storm I couldn’t dream of taking you little children out on the lake; could we, Uncle Ben?”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “There may be hard work in getting those men out of the water, and besides, in this storm I couldn’t dream of taking you little children out on the lake; could we, Uncle Ben?”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading THE QUEER BOX AGAIN Ted and Janet, as well as Lola and Tom, heard what Uncle Ben and Mr. Martin said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE QUEER BOX AGAIN Ted and Janet, as well as Lola and Tom, heard what Uncle Ben and Mr. Martin said.
Identical; not different.
From this reading And the same thought came to the Curlytops and their friends.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading “There may be hard work in getting those men out of the water, and besides, in this storm I couldn’t dream of taking you little children out on the lake; could we, Uncle Ben?”
carry out
From this reading “Oh, take us with you!” begged Teddy.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading “There may be hard work in getting those men out of the water, and besides, in this storm I couldn’t dream of taking you little children out on the lake; could we, Uncle Ben?”
TednounUS /ted/
a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes
From this reading THE QUEER BOX AGAIN Ted and Janet, as well as Lola and Tom, heard what Uncle Ben and Mr. Martin said.
TeddynounUS /ˈtedi/
plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)
From this reading “Oh, take us with you!” begged Teddy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE QUEER BOX AGAIN Ted and Janet, as well as Lola and Tom, heard what Uncle Ben and Mr. Martin said.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And the same thought came to the Curlytops and their friends.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There may be hard work in getting those men out of the water, and besides, in this storm I couldn’t dream of taking you little children out on the lake; could we, Uncle Ben?”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “We couldn’t think of it, my boy,” answered his father.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “There may be hard work in getting those men out of the water, and besides, in this storm I couldn’t dream of taking you little children out on the lake; could we, Uncle Ben?”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “There may be hard work in getting those men out of the water, and besides, in this storm I couldn’t dream of taking you little children out on the lake; could we, Uncle Ben?”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading And the same thought came to the Curlytops and their friends.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And the same thought came to the Curlytops and their friends.
male cat
From this reading THE QUEER BOX AGAIN Ted and Janet, as well as Lola and Tom, heard what Uncle Ben and Mr. Martin said.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading THE QUEER BOX AGAIN Ted and Janet, as well as Lola and Tom, heard what Uncle Ben and Mr. Martin said.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh, take us with you!” begged Teddy.
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 “There may be hard work in getting those men out of the water, and besides, in this storm I couldn’t dream of taking you little children out on the lake; could we, Uncle Ben?”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We couldn’t think of it, my boy,” answered his father.
(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 THE QUEER BOX AGAIN Ted and Janet, as well as Lola and Tom, heard what Uncle Ben and Mr. Martin said.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE QUEER BOX AGAIN Ted and Janet, as well as Lola and Tom, heard what Uncle Ben and Mr. Martin said.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Oh, take us with you!” begged Teddy.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “There may be hard work in getting those men out of the water, and besides, in this storm I couldn’t dream of taking you little children out on the lake; could we, Uncle Ben?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, take us with you!” begged Teddy.
