used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Riding out in grandpa’s sleigh, We all will gladly go, For Thanksgiving brings such joys To the waiting girls and boys; I heard the Ink-Bottle Babies sigh, “Please give us a piece of pumpkin pie!”
(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 Riding out in grandpa’s sleigh, We all will gladly go, For Thanksgiving brings such joys To the waiting girls and boys; I heard the Ink-Bottle Babies sigh, “Please give us a piece of pumpkin pie!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Riding out in grandpa’s sleigh, We all will gladly go, For Thanksgiving brings such joys To the waiting girls and boys; I heard the Ink-Bottle Babies sigh, “Please give us a piece of pumpkin pie!”
BabiesnounUS /ˈbeɪbiz/
plural of “baby” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading Riding out in grandpa’s sleigh, We all will gladly go, For Thanksgiving brings such joys To the waiting girls and boys; I heard the Ink-Bottle Babies sigh, “Please give us a piece of pumpkin pie!”
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Riding out in grandpa’s sleigh, We all will gladly go, For Thanksgiving brings such joys To the waiting girls and boys; I heard the Ink-Bottle Babies sigh, “Please give us a piece of pumpkin pie!”
third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Riding out in grandpa’s sleigh, We all will gladly go, For Thanksgiving brings such joys To the waiting girls and boys; I heard the Ink-Bottle Babies sigh, “Please give us a piece of pumpkin pie!”
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading THANKSGIVING DINNER Old November’s come once more; Children, see the snow!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THANKSGIVING DINNER Old November’s come once more; Children, see the snow!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Next day the farmer hitched up his horses and took all the Ink-Bottle Babies home.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading THANKSGIVING DINNER Old November’s come once more; Children, see the snow!
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Oh Ma, we will go to school every day!”
a person who operates a farm
From this reading Next day the farmer hitched up his horses and took all the Ink-Bottle Babies home.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Riding out in grandpa’s sleigh, We all will gladly go, For Thanksgiving brings such joys To the waiting girls and boys; I heard the Ink-Bottle Babies sigh, “Please give us a piece of pumpkin pie!”
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Riding out in grandpa’s sleigh, We all will gladly go, For Thanksgiving brings such joys To the waiting girls and boys; I heard the Ink-Bottle Babies sigh, “Please give us a piece of pumpkin pie!”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Riding out in grandpa’s sleigh, We all will gladly go, For Thanksgiving brings such joys To the waiting girls and boys; I heard the Ink-Bottle Babies sigh, “Please give us a piece of pumpkin pie!”
gladlyadverbUS /ˈɡlædli/
in a willing manner
From this reading Riding out in grandpa’s sleigh, We all will gladly go, For Thanksgiving brings such joys To the waiting girls and boys; I heard the Ink-Bottle Babies sigh, “Please give us a piece of pumpkin pie!”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Riding out in grandpa’s sleigh, We all will gladly go, For Thanksgiving brings such joys To the waiting girls and boys; I heard the Ink-Bottle Babies sigh, “Please give us a piece of pumpkin pie!”
grandpa'snounUS /ˈɡrænpɑːz/
possessive form of “grandpa” — the father of your father or mother
From this reading Riding out in grandpa’s sleigh, We all will gladly go, For Thanksgiving brings such joys To the waiting girls and boys; I heard the Ink-Bottle Babies sigh, “Please give us a piece of pumpkin pie!”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Riding out in grandpa’s sleigh, We all will gladly go, For Thanksgiving brings such joys To the waiting girls and boys; I heard the Ink-Bottle Babies sigh, “Please give us a piece of pumpkin pie!”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Next day the farmer hitched up his horses and took all the Ink-Bottle Babies home.
hitchedverbUS /hɪtʃt/
past form of “hitch” — to hook or entangle
From this reading Next day the farmer hitched up his horses and took all the Ink-Bottle Babies home.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Next day the farmer hitched up his horses and took all the Ink-Bottle Babies home.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Next day the farmer hitched up his horses and took all the Ink-Bottle Babies home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Riding out in grandpa’s sleigh, We all will gladly go, For Thanksgiving brings such joys To the waiting girls and boys; I heard the Ink-Bottle Babies sigh, “Please give us a piece of pumpkin pie!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Riding out in grandpa’s sleigh, We all will gladly go, For Thanksgiving brings such joys To the waiting girls and boys; I heard the Ink-Bottle Babies sigh, “Please give us a piece of pumpkin pie!”
Ink-Bottle
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From this reading Riding out in grandpa’s sleigh, We all will gladly go, For Thanksgiving brings such joys To the waiting girls and boys; I heard the Ink-Bottle Babies sigh, “Please give us a piece of pumpkin pie!”
joysnounUS /dʒɔɪz/
plural of “joy” — the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Riding out in grandpa’s sleigh, We all will gladly go, For Thanksgiving brings such joys To the waiting girls and boys; I heard the Ink-Bottle Babies sigh, “Please give us a piece of pumpkin pie!”
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading They said, “Oh Ma, we want to learn to read.
ManounUS /mɑː/
informal terms for a mother
From this reading They said, “Oh Ma, we want to learn to read.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading THANKSGIVING DINNER Old November’s come once more; Children, see the snow!
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Next day the farmer hitched up his horses and took all the Ink-Bottle Babies home.
November'snounUS /noʊˈvembərz/
possessive form of “november” — the month following October and preceding December
From this reading THANKSGIVING DINNER Old November’s come once more; Children, see the snow!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Riding out in grandpa’s sleigh, We all will gladly go, For Thanksgiving brings such joys To the waiting girls and boys; I heard the Ink-Bottle Babies sigh, “Please give us a piece of pumpkin pie!”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading They said, “Oh Ma, we want to learn to read.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading THANKSGIVING DINNER Old November’s come once more; Children, see the snow!
on one occasion
From this reading THANKSGIVING DINNER Old November’s come once more; Children, see the snow!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Riding out in grandpa’s sleigh, We all will gladly go, For Thanksgiving brings such joys To the waiting girls and boys; I heard the Ink-Bottle Babies sigh, “Please give us a piece of pumpkin pie!”
pienounUS /paɪ/
dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
From this reading Riding out in grandpa’s sleigh, We all will gladly go, For Thanksgiving brings such joys To the waiting girls and boys; I heard the Ink-Bottle Babies sigh, “Please give us a piece of pumpkin pie!”
a separate part of a whole
From this reading Riding out in grandpa’s sleigh, We all will gladly go, For Thanksgiving brings such joys To the waiting girls and boys; I heard the Ink-Bottle Babies sigh, “Please give us a piece of pumpkin pie!”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Riding out in grandpa’s sleigh, We all will gladly go, For Thanksgiving brings such joys To the waiting girls and boys; I heard the Ink-Bottle Babies sigh, “Please give us a piece of pumpkin pie!”
pumpkinnounUS /ˈpʌmpkɪn/
a coarse vine widely cultivated for its large pulpy round orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seeds; subspecies of Cucurbita pepo include the summer squashes and a few autumn squashes
From this reading Riding out in grandpa’s sleigh, We all will gladly go, For Thanksgiving brings such joys To the waiting girls and boys; I heard the Ink-Bottle Babies sigh, “Please give us a piece of pumpkin pie!”
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading They said, “Oh Ma, we want to learn to read.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading Riding out in grandpa’s sleigh, We all will gladly go, For Thanksgiving brings such joys To the waiting girls and boys; I heard the Ink-Bottle Babies sigh, “Please give us a piece of pumpkin pie!”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading They said, “Oh Ma, we want to learn to read.
an educational institution
From this reading Oh Ma, we will go to school every day!”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading THANKSGIVING DINNER Old November’s come once more; Children, see the snow!
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading Riding out in grandpa’s sleigh, We all will gladly go, For Thanksgiving brings such joys To the waiting girls and boys; I heard the Ink-Bottle Babies sigh, “Please give us a piece of pumpkin pie!”
sleighnounUS /sleɪ/
a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
From this reading Riding out in grandpa’s sleigh, We all will gladly go, For Thanksgiving brings such joys To the waiting girls and boys; I heard the Ink-Bottle Babies sigh, “Please give us a piece of pumpkin pie!”
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading THANKSGIVING DINNER Old November’s come once more; Children, see the snow!
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Riding out in grandpa’s sleigh, We all will gladly go, For Thanksgiving brings such joys To the waiting girls and boys; I heard the Ink-Bottle Babies sigh, “Please give us a piece of pumpkin pie!”
THANKSGIVINGnounUS /ˌθæŋksˈɡɪvɪŋ/
fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag
From this reading THANKSGIVING DINNER Old November’s come once more; Children, see the snow!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THANKSGIVING DINNER Old November’s come once more; Children, see the snow!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They said, “Oh Ma, we want to learn to read.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Riding out in grandpa’s sleigh, We all will gladly go, For Thanksgiving brings such joys To the waiting girls and boys; I heard the Ink-Bottle Babies sigh, “Please give us a piece of pumpkin pie!”
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Next day the farmer hitched up his horses and took all the Ink-Bottle Babies home.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Next day the farmer hitched up his horses and took all the Ink-Bottle Babies home.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Riding out in grandpa’s sleigh, We all will gladly go, For Thanksgiving brings such joys To the waiting girls and boys; I heard the Ink-Bottle Babies sigh, “Please give us a piece of pumpkin pie!”
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Riding out in grandpa’s sleigh, We all will gladly go, For Thanksgiving brings such joys To the waiting girls and boys; I heard the Ink-Bottle Babies sigh, “Please give us a piece of pumpkin pie!”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading They said, “Oh Ma, we want to learn to read.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Riding out in grandpa’s sleigh, We all will gladly go, For Thanksgiving brings such joys To the waiting girls and boys; I heard the Ink-Bottle Babies sigh, “Please give us a piece of pumpkin pie!”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Riding out in grandpa’s sleigh, We all will gladly go, For Thanksgiving brings such joys To the waiting girls and boys; I heard the Ink-Bottle Babies sigh, “Please give us a piece of pumpkin pie!”
