used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That afternoon I went up the mountain sides for a short distance and found some good reeds that would make a basket.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading That afternoon I went up the mountain sides for a short distance and found some good reeds that would make a basket.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That afternoon I went up the mountain sides for a short distance and found some good reeds that would make a basket.
a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading That afternoon I went up the mountain sides for a short distance and found some good reeds that would make a basket.
the lower side of anything
From this reading I made a basket five feet long by two and a half feet wide, and put a false bottom in it, leaving a compartment underneath deep enough for me to crawl into.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I made a basket five feet long by two and a half feet wide, and put a false bottom in it, leaving a compartment underneath deep enough for me to crawl into.
compartmentnounUS /kəmˈpɑːrtmənt/
a space into which an area is subdivided
From this reading I made a basket five feet long by two and a half feet wide, and put a false bottom in it, leaving a compartment underneath deep enough for me to crawl into.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I put a hinge on the side of this bottom compartment so that I could let the side up and down, and lock it from the inside.
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading When the basket was finished I wove a strong openwork cover for the top, leaving spaces just a little smaller than a peach, and fastened it securely to the basket.
crawlverbUS /krɔːl/
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading I made a basket five feet long by two and a half feet wide, and put a false bottom in it, leaving a compartment underneath deep enough for me to crawl into.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading It took me several days to weave what I wanted.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading I made a basket five feet long by two and a half feet wide, and put a false bottom in it, leaving a compartment underneath deep enough for me to crawl into.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading That afternoon I went up the mountain sides for a short distance and found some good reeds that would make a basket.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I put a hinge on the side of this bottom compartment so that I could let the side up and down, and lock it from the inside.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading I made a basket five feet long by two and a half feet wide, and put a false bottom in it, leaving a compartment underneath deep enough for me to crawl into.
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading I made a basket five feet long by two and a half feet wide, and put a false bottom in it, leaving a compartment underneath deep enough for me to crawl into.
firmly closed or secured
From this reading When the basket was finished I wove a strong openwork cover for the top, leaving spaces just a little smaller than a peach, and fastened it securely to the basket.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading I made a basket five feet long by two and a half feet wide, and put a false bottom in it, leaving a compartment underneath deep enough for me to crawl into.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading When the basket was finished I wove a strong openwork cover for the top, leaving spaces just a little smaller than a peach, and fastened it securely to the basket.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading I made a basket five feet long by two and a half feet wide, and put a false bottom in it, leaving a compartment underneath deep enough for me to crawl into.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That afternoon I went up the mountain sides for a short distance and found some good reeds that would make a basket.
set up or found
From this reading That afternoon I went up the mountain sides for a short distance and found some good reeds that would make a basket.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I put a hinge on the side of this bottom compartment so that I could let the side up and down, and lock it from the inside.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading That afternoon I went up the mountain sides for a short distance and found some good reeds that would make a basket.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading I made a basket five feet long by two and a half feet wide, and put a false bottom in it, leaving a compartment underneath deep enough for me to crawl into.
hingenounUS /hɪndʒ/
a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
From this reading I put a hinge on the side of this bottom compartment so that I could let the side up and down, and lock it from the inside.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That afternoon I went up the mountain sides for a short distance and found some good reeds that would make a basket.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I made a basket five feet long by two and a half feet wide, and put a false bottom in it, leaving a compartment underneath deep enough for me to crawl into.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading I put a hinge on the side of this bottom compartment so that I could let the side up and down, and lock it from the inside.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I made a basket five feet long by two and a half feet wide, and put a false bottom in it, leaving a compartment underneath deep enough for me to crawl into.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It took me several days to weave what I wanted.
and nothing more
From this reading When the basket was finished I wove a strong openwork cover for the top, leaving spaces just a little smaller than a peach, and fastened it securely to the basket.
the act of departing
From this reading I made a basket five feet long by two and a half feet wide, and put a false bottom in it, leaving a compartment underneath deep enough for me to crawl into.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I put a hinge on the side of this bottom compartment so that I could let the side up and down, and lock it from the inside.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading When the basket was finished I wove a strong openwork cover for the top, leaving spaces just a little smaller than a peach, and fastened it securely to the basket.
fasten with a lock
From this reading I put a hinge on the side of this bottom compartment so that I could let the side up and down, and lock it from the inside.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading I made a basket five feet long by two and a half feet wide, and put a false bottom in it, leaving a compartment underneath deep enough for me to crawl into.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I made a basket five feet long by two and a half feet wide, and put a false bottom in it, leaving a compartment underneath deep enough for me to crawl into.
engage in
From this reading That afternoon I went up the mountain sides for a short distance and found some good reeds that would make a basket.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It took me several days to weave what I wanted.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading That afternoon I went up the mountain sides for a short distance and found some good reeds that would make a basket.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I put a hinge on the side of this bottom compartment so that I could let the side up and down, and lock it from the inside.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I put a hinge on the side of this bottom compartment so that I could let the side up and down, and lock it from the inside.
openworknounUS /ˈoʊpənwɜːrk/
ornamental work (such as embroidery or latticework) having a pattern of openings
From this reading When the basket was finished I wove a strong openwork cover for the top, leaving spaces just a little smaller than a peach, and fastened it securely to the basket.
peachnounUS /piːtʃ/
cultivated in temperate regions
From this reading When the basket was finished I wove a strong openwork cover for the top, leaving spaces just a little smaller than a peach, and fastened it securely to the basket.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I made a basket five feet long by two and a half feet wide, and put a false bottom in it, leaving a compartment underneath deep enough for me to crawl into.
reedsnounUS /riːdz/
plural of “reed” — tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites
From this reading That afternoon I went up the mountain sides for a short distance and found some good reeds that would make a basket.
securelyadverbUS /sɪˈkjʊrli/
in a secure manner; in a manner free from danger
From this reading When the basket was finished I wove a strong openwork cover for the top, leaving spaces just a little smaller than a peach, and fastened it securely to the basket.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading It took me several days to weave what I wanted.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading That afternoon I went up the mountain sides for a short distance and found some good reeds that would make a basket.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading I put a hinge on the side of this bottom compartment so that I could let the side up and down, and lock it from the inside.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading That afternoon I went up the mountain sides for a short distance and found some good reeds that would make a basket.
smalleradjectiveUS /ˈsmɔːlər/
small or little relative to something else
From this reading When the basket was finished I wove a strong openwork cover for the top, leaving spaces just a little smaller than a peach, and fastened it securely to the basket.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I put a hinge on the side of this bottom compartment so that I could let the side up and down, and lock it from the inside.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading That afternoon I went up the mountain sides for a short distance and found some good reeds that would make a basket.
spacesnounUS /ˈspeɪsəz/
plural of “space” — the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading When the basket was finished I wove a strong openwork cover for the top, leaving spaces just a little smaller than a peach, and fastened it securely to the basket.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading When the basket was finished I wove a strong openwork cover for the top, leaving spaces just a little smaller than a peach, and fastened it securely to the basket.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading When the basket was finished I wove a strong openwork cover for the top, leaving spaces just a little smaller than a peach, and fastened it securely to the basket.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That afternoon I went up the mountain sides for a short distance and found some good reeds that would make a basket.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That afternoon I went up the mountain sides for a short distance and found some good reeds that would make a basket.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I put a hinge on the side of this bottom compartment so that I could let the side up and down, and lock it from the inside.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It took me several days to weave what I wanted.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading It took me several days to weave what I wanted.
the upper part of anything
From this reading When the basket was finished I wove a strong openwork cover for the top, leaving spaces just a little smaller than a peach, and fastened it securely to the basket.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I made a basket five feet long by two and a half feet wide, and put a false bottom in it, leaving a compartment underneath deep enough for me to crawl into.
underneathprepositionUS /ˌʌndərˈniːθ/
directly under, often hidden by what is above
From this reading I made a basket five feet long by two and a half feet wide, and put a false bottom in it, leaving a compartment underneath deep enough for me to crawl into.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading That afternoon I went up the mountain sides for a short distance and found some good reeds that would make a basket.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading It took me several days to weave what I wanted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the basket was finished I wove a strong openwork cover for the top, leaving spaces just a little smaller than a peach, and fastened it securely to the basket.
weaveverbUS /wiːv/
interlace by or as if by weaving
From this reading It took me several days to weave what I wanted.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading That afternoon I went up the mountain sides for a short distance and found some good reeds that would make a basket.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It took me several days to weave what I wanted.
at the time that
From this reading When the basket was finished I wove a strong openwork cover for the top, leaving spaces just a little smaller than a peach, and fastened it securely to the basket.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading I made a basket five feet long by two and a half feet wide, and put a false bottom in it, leaving a compartment underneath deep enough for me to crawl into.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading That afternoon I went up the mountain sides for a short distance and found some good reeds that would make a basket.
woveverbUS /woʊv/
inflected form of “weave” — interlace by or as if by weaving
From this reading When the basket was finished I wove a strong openwork cover for the top, leaving spaces just a little smaller than a peach, and fastened it securely to the basket.
