used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A THANKSGIVING BARBECUE.
(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 Inside you can smell turkey and pies and all sorts of good spicy things.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Outdoors it's nearly always cold and gray, with everything covered with snow.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "This doesn't seem a bit like Thanksgiving Day, Marie," said Joyce, plaintively, as she sat up in bed to take the early breakfast that her maid brought in,--a cup of chocolate and a roll.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "This doesn't seem a bit like Thanksgiving Day, Marie," said Joyce, plaintively, as she sat up in bed to take the early breakfast that her maid brought in,--a cup of chocolate and a roll.
BARBECUEverbUS /ˈbɑːrbɪkjuː/
cook outdoors on a barbecue grill
From this reading A THANKSGIVING BARBECUE.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading "This doesn't seem a bit like Thanksgiving Day, Marie," said Joyce, plaintively, as she sat up in bed to take the early breakfast that her maid brought in,--a cup of chocolate and a roll.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "This doesn't seem a bit like Thanksgiving Day, Marie," said Joyce, plaintively, as she sat up in bed to take the early breakfast that her maid brought in,--a cup of chocolate and a roll.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading "This doesn't seem a bit like Thanksgiving Day, Marie," said Joyce, plaintively, as she sat up in bed to take the early breakfast that her maid brought in,--a cup of chocolate and a roll.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "This doesn't seem a bit like Thanksgiving Day, Marie," said Joyce, plaintively, as she sat up in bed to take the early breakfast that her maid brought in,--a cup of chocolate and a roll.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "In our country the very minute you wake up you can _feel_ that it is a holiday.
chocolatenounUS /ˈtʃɔːklət/
a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot
From this reading "This doesn't seem a bit like Thanksgiving Day, Marie," said Joyce, plaintively, as she sat up in bed to take the early breakfast that her maid brought in,--a cup of chocolate and a roll.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Outdoors it's nearly always cold and gray, with everything covered with snow.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading "In our country the very minute you wake up you can _feel_ that it is a holiday.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading Outdoors it's nearly always cold and gray, with everything covered with snow.
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading "This doesn't seem a bit like Thanksgiving Day, Marie," said Joyce, plaintively, as she sat up in bed to take the early breakfast that her maid brought in,--a cup of chocolate and a roll.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "This doesn't seem a bit like Thanksgiving Day, Marie," said Joyce, plaintively, as she sat up in bed to take the early breakfast that her maid brought in,--a cup of chocolate and a roll.
doesn't
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From this reading "This doesn't seem a bit like Thanksgiving Day, Marie," said Joyce, plaintively, as she sat up in bed to take the early breakfast that her maid brought in,--a cup of chocolate and a roll.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading "This doesn't seem a bit like Thanksgiving Day, Marie," said Joyce, plaintively, as she sat up in bed to take the early breakfast that her maid brought in,--a cup of chocolate and a roll.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Outdoors it's nearly always cold and gray, with everything covered with snow.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "In our country the very minute you wake up you can _feel_ that it is a holiday.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Inside you can smell turkey and pies and all sorts of good spicy things.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Outdoors it's nearly always cold and gray, with everything covered with snow.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "This doesn't seem a bit like Thanksgiving Day, Marie," said Joyce, plaintively, as she sat up in bed to take the early breakfast that her maid brought in,--a cup of chocolate and a roll.
holidaynounUS /ˈhɑːlədeɪ/
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading "In our country the very minute you wake up you can _feel_ that it is a holiday.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "This doesn't seem a bit like Thanksgiving Day, Marie," said Joyce, plaintively, as she sat up in bed to take the early breakfast that her maid brought in,--a cup of chocolate and a roll.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading Inside you can smell turkey and pies and all sorts of good spicy things.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "In our country the very minute you wake up you can _feel_ that it is a holiday.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "In our country the very minute you wake up you can _feel_ that it is a holiday.
it's
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From this reading Outdoors it's nearly always cold and gray, with everything covered with snow.
JoycenounUS /dʒɔɪs/
influential Irish writer noted for his many innovations (such as stream of consciousness writing) (1882-1941)
From this reading "This doesn't seem a bit like Thanksgiving Day, Marie," said Joyce, plaintively, as she sat up in bed to take the early breakfast that her maid brought in,--a cup of chocolate and a roll.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "This doesn't seem a bit like Thanksgiving Day, Marie," said Joyce, plaintively, as she sat up in bed to take the early breakfast that her maid brought in,--a cup of chocolate and a roll.
a female domestic
From this reading "This doesn't seem a bit like Thanksgiving Day, Marie," said Joyce, plaintively, as she sat up in bed to take the early breakfast that her maid brought in,--a cup of chocolate and a roll.
Marie
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From this reading "This doesn't seem a bit like Thanksgiving Day, Marie," said Joyce, plaintively, as she sat up in bed to take the early breakfast that her maid brought in,--a cup of chocolate and a roll.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "In our country the very minute you wake up you can _feel_ that it is a holiday.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Outdoors it's nearly always cold and gray, with everything covered with snow.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "This doesn't seem a bit like Thanksgiving Day, Marie," said Joyce, plaintively, as she sat up in bed to take the early breakfast that her maid brought in,--a cup of chocolate and a roll.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "In our country the very minute you wake up you can _feel_ that it is a holiday.
OutdoorsadverbUS /ˈaʊtˈdɔːrz/
outside a building
From this reading Outdoors it's nearly always cold and gray, with everything covered with snow.
piesnounUS /paɪz/
plural of “pie” — dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
From this reading Inside you can smell turkey and pies and all sorts of good spicy things.
plaintivelyadverbUS /ˈpleɪntaɪvli/
in a plaintive manner
From this reading "This doesn't seem a bit like Thanksgiving Day, Marie," said Joyce, plaintively, as she sat up in bed to take the early breakfast that her maid brought in,--a cup of chocolate and a roll.
move by turning over or rotating
From this reading "This doesn't seem a bit like Thanksgiving Day, Marie," said Joyce, plaintively, as she sat up in bed to take the early breakfast that her maid brought in,--a cup of chocolate and a roll.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "This doesn't seem a bit like Thanksgiving Day, Marie," said Joyce, plaintively, as she sat up in bed to take the early breakfast that her maid brought in,--a cup of chocolate and a roll.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading "This doesn't seem a bit like Thanksgiving Day, Marie," said Joyce, plaintively, as she sat up in bed to take the early breakfast that her maid brought in,--a cup of chocolate and a roll.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "This doesn't seem a bit like Thanksgiving Day, Marie," said Joyce, plaintively, as she sat up in bed to take the early breakfast that her maid brought in,--a cup of chocolate and a roll.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "This doesn't seem a bit like Thanksgiving Day, Marie," said Joyce, plaintively, as she sat up in bed to take the early breakfast that her maid brought in,--a cup of chocolate and a roll.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading Inside you can smell turkey and pies and all sorts of good spicy things.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Outdoors it's nearly always cold and gray, with everything covered with snow.
plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Inside you can smell turkey and pies and all sorts of good spicy things.
spicyadjectiveUS /ˈspaɪsi/
producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves
From this reading Inside you can smell turkey and pies and all sorts of good spicy things.
carry out
From this reading "This doesn't seem a bit like Thanksgiving Day, Marie," said Joyce, plaintively, as she sat up in bed to take the early breakfast that her maid brought in,--a cup of chocolate and a roll.
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 A THANKSGIVING BARBECUE.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "This doesn't seem a bit like Thanksgiving Day, Marie," said Joyce, plaintively, as she sat up in bed to take the early breakfast that her maid brought in,--a cup of chocolate and a roll.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "This doesn't seem a bit like Thanksgiving Day, Marie," said Joyce, plaintively, as she sat up in bed to take the early breakfast that her maid brought in,--a cup of chocolate and a roll.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Inside you can smell turkey and pies and all sorts of good spicy things.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This doesn't seem a bit like Thanksgiving Day, Marie," said Joyce, plaintively, as she sat up in bed to take the early breakfast that her maid brought in,--a cup of chocolate and a roll.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "This doesn't seem a bit like Thanksgiving Day, Marie," said Joyce, plaintively, as she sat up in bed to take the early breakfast that her maid brought in,--a cup of chocolate and a roll.
turkeynounUS /ˈtɜːrki/
large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
From this reading Inside you can smell turkey and pies and all sorts of good spicy things.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "This doesn't seem a bit like Thanksgiving Day, Marie," said Joyce, plaintively, as she sat up in bed to take the early breakfast that her maid brought in,--a cup of chocolate and a roll.
precisely as stated
From this reading "In our country the very minute you wake up you can _feel_ that it is a holiday.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading "In our country the very minute you wake up you can _feel_ that it is a holiday.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Outdoors it's nearly always cold and gray, with everything covered with snow.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "In our country the very minute you wake up you can _feel_ that it is a holiday.
