(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 Then the old goose and the gander and all the little goslings started slowly along the road for home, saying cross words in Goose talk all the way!
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Then the old goose and the gander and all the little goslings started slowly along the road for home, saying cross words in Goose talk all the way!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Vrouw Vedder set her pails down in the road and came up behind, flapping her apron.
apronnounUS /ˈeɪprən/
a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing
From this reading Vrouw Vedder set her pails down in the road and came up behind, flapping her apron.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Vrouw Vedder set her pails down in the road and came up behind, flapping her apron.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Vrouw Vedder set her pails down in the road and came up behind, flapping her apron.
travel across or pass over
From this reading Then the old goose and the gander and all the little goslings started slowly along the road for home, saying cross words in Goose talk all the way!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Vrouw Vedder set her pails down in the road and came up behind, flapping her apron.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Father Vedder was working in the garden, when the procession came down the road.
FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading First came the geese, looking very indignant, and the goslings.
flappingnounUS /ˈflæpɪŋ/
the motion made by flapping up and down
From this reading Vrouw Vedder set her pails down in the road and came up behind, flapping her apron.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then the old goose and the gander and all the little goslings started slowly along the road for home, saying cross words in Goose talk all the way!
gandernounUS /ˈɡændər/
mature male goose
From this reading Then the old goose and the gander and all the little goslings started slowly along the road for home, saying cross words in Goose talk all the way!
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Father Vedder was working in the garden, when the procession came down the road.
geesenounUS /ɡiːs/
plural of “goose” — web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
From this reading First came the geese, looking very indignant, and the goslings.
goosenounUS /ɡuːs/
web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
From this reading Then the old goose and the gander and all the little goslings started slowly along the road for home, saying cross words in Goose talk all the way!
goslings
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From this reading Then the old goose and the gander and all the little goslings started slowly along the road for home, saying cross words in Goose talk all the way!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Vrouw Vedder set her pails down in the road and came up behind, flapping her apron.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then came Kit with the leaves all whipped off his willow switches.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Then the old goose and the gander and all the little goslings started slowly along the road for home, saying cross words in Goose talk all the way!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Vrouw Vedder set her pails down in the road and came up behind, flapping her apron.
indignantadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈdɪɡnənt/
angered at something unjust or wrong
From this reading First came the geese, looking very indignant, and the goslings.
KitnounUS /kɪt/
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading Then came Kit with the leaves all whipped off his willow switches.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading Then came Kit with the leaves all whipped off his willow switches.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Then the old goose and the gander and all the little goslings started slowly along the road for home, saying cross words in Goose talk all the way!
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading First came the geese, looking very indignant, and the goslings.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Then came Kit with the leaves all whipped off his willow switches.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Then the old goose and the gander and all the little goslings started slowly along the road for home, saying cross words in Goose talk all the way!
pailsnounUS /peɪlz/
plural of “pail” — a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading Vrouw Vedder set her pails down in the road and came up behind, flapping her apron.
(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
From this reading Father Vedder was working in the garden, when the procession came down the road.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Vrouw Vedder set her pails down in the road and came up behind, flapping her apron.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading Then the old goose and the gander and all the little goslings started slowly along the road for home, saying cross words in Goose talk all the way!
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Vrouw Vedder set her pails down in the road and came up behind, flapping her apron.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Then the old goose and the gander and all the little goslings started slowly along the road for home, saying cross words in Goose talk all the way!
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Then the old goose and the gander and all the little goslings started slowly along the road for home, saying cross words in Goose talk all the way!
switchesnounUS /ˈswɪtʃəz/
plural of “switch” — control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
From this reading Then came Kit with the leaves all whipped off his willow switches.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Then the old goose and the gander and all the little goslings started slowly along the road for home, saying cross words in Goose talk all the way!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Vrouw Vedder set her pails down in the road and came up behind, flapping her apron.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the old goose and the gander and all the little goslings started slowly along the road for home, saying cross words in Goose talk all the way!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Vrouw Vedder set her pails down in the road and came up behind, flapping her apron.
Vedder
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From this reading Vrouw Vedder set her pails down in the road and came up behind, flapping her apron.
precisely as stated
From this reading First came the geese, looking very indignant, and the goslings.
Vrouw
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From this reading Vrouw Vedder set her pails down in the road and came up behind, flapping her apron.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Father Vedder was working in the garden, when the procession came down the road.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Then the old goose and the gander and all the little goslings started slowly along the road for home, saying cross words in Goose talk all the way!
at the time that
From this reading Father Vedder was working in the garden, when the procession came down the road.
whippedverbUS /wɪpt/
inflected form of “whip” — beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading Then came Kit with the leaves all whipped off his willow switches.
willownounUS /ˈwɪloʊ/
any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
From this reading Then came Kit with the leaves all whipped off his willow switches.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then came Kit with the leaves all whipped off his willow switches.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Then the old goose and the gander and all the little goslings started slowly along the road for home, saying cross words in Goose talk all the way!
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading Father Vedder was working in the garden, when the procession came down the road.
