used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “There was a girl in Central High And she was wondrous wise, When she wasn’t rigging thunderstorms She was making strawberry pies!
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Black Jinny, the Belding’s cook, chuckled inordinately—as she always did whenever Bobby Hargrew showed her face at the Belding’s kitchen window, and shuffled two of the still warm dainties onto a plate and passed them with a fork to the visitor.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “There was a girl in Central High And she was wondrous wise, When she wasn’t rigging thunderstorms She was making strawberry pies!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Black Jinny, the Belding’s cook, chuckled inordinately—as she always did whenever Bobby Hargrew showed her face at the Belding’s kitchen window, and shuffled two of the still warm dainties onto a plate and passed them with a fork to the visitor.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Black Jinny, the Belding’s cook, chuckled inordinately—as she always did whenever Bobby Hargrew showed her face at the Belding’s kitchen window, and shuffled two of the still warm dainties onto a plate and passed them with a fork to the visitor.
Belding's
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being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
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BobbynounUS /ˈbɑːbi/
an informal term for a British policeman
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CentraladjectiveUS /ˈsentrəl/
serving as an essential component
From this reading “There was a girl in Central High And she was wondrous wise, When she wasn’t rigging thunderstorms She was making strawberry pies!
chuckledverbUS /ˈtʃʌkəld/
past form of “chuckle” — laugh quietly or with restraint
From this reading Black Jinny, the Belding’s cook, chuckled inordinately—as she always did whenever Bobby Hargrew showed her face at the Belding’s kitchen window, and shuffled two of the still warm dainties onto a plate and passed them with a fork to the visitor.
prepare a hot meal
From this reading Black Jinny, the Belding’s cook, chuckled inordinately—as she always did whenever Bobby Hargrew showed her face at the Belding’s kitchen window, and shuffled two of the still warm dainties onto a plate and passed them with a fork to the visitor.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading “Now, Jinny, you’ll spoil the count.
dainties
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From this reading Black Jinny, the Belding’s cook, chuckled inordinately—as she always did whenever Bobby Hargrew showed her face at the Belding’s kitchen window, and shuffled two of the still warm dainties onto a plate and passed them with a fork to the visitor.
deliciousadjectiveUS /dɪˈlɪʃəs/
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading “Gee, Laura! those tarts smell delicious!
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do give a feller one?”
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
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fellernounUS /ˈfelər/
a person who fells trees
From this reading Do give a feller one?”
forknounUS /fɔːrk/
cutlery used for serving and eating food
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GeenounUS /dʒiː/
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading “Gee, Laura! those tarts smell delicious!
a young female
From this reading “There was a girl in Central High And she was wondrous wise, When she wasn’t rigging thunderstorms She was making strawberry pies!
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Do give a feller one?”
Hargrew
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belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading “There was a girl in Central High And she was wondrous wise, When she wasn’t rigging thunderstorms She was making strawberry pies!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “There was a girl in Central High And she was wondrous wise, When she wasn’t rigging thunderstorms She was making strawberry pies!
inordinatelyadverbUS /ˌɪˈnɔːrdənətli/
extremely
From this reading Black Jinny, the Belding’s cook, chuckled inordinately—as she always did whenever Bobby Hargrew showed her face at the Belding’s kitchen window, and shuffled two of the still warm dainties onto a plate and passed them with a fork to the visitor.
Jinny
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a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading Black Jinny, the Belding’s cook, chuckled inordinately—as she always did whenever Bobby Hargrew showed her face at the Belding’s kitchen window, and shuffled two of the still warm dainties onto a plate and passed them with a fork to the visitor.
Laura
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the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading “There was a girl in Central High And she was wondrous wise, When she wasn’t rigging thunderstorms She was making strawberry pies!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now, Jinny, you’ll spoil the count.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Do give a feller one?”
ontoprepositionUS /ˈɑːntuː/
moving to a position on a surface
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past form of “pass” — go across or through
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piesnounUS /paɪz/
plural of “pie” — dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
From this reading “There was a girl in Central High And she was wondrous wise, When she wasn’t rigging thunderstorms She was making strawberry pies!
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading Black Jinny, the Belding’s cook, chuckled inordinately—as she always did whenever Bobby Hargrew showed her face at the Belding’s kitchen window, and shuffled two of the still warm dainties onto a plate and passed them with a fork to the visitor.
riggingnounUS /ˈrɪɡɪŋ/
gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails
From this reading “There was a girl in Central High And she was wondrous wise, When she wasn’t rigging thunderstorms She was making strawberry pies!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “There was a girl in Central High And she was wondrous wise, When she wasn’t rigging thunderstorms She was making strawberry pies!
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Black Jinny, the Belding’s cook, chuckled inordinately—as she always did whenever Bobby Hargrew showed her face at the Belding’s kitchen window, and shuffled two of the still warm dainties onto a plate and passed them with a fork to the visitor.
shuffledverbUS /ˈʃʌfəld/
past form of “shuffle” — walk by dragging one's feet
From this reading Black Jinny, the Belding’s cook, chuckled inordinately—as she always did whenever Bobby Hargrew showed her face at the Belding’s kitchen window, and shuffled two of the still warm dainties onto a plate and passed them with a fork to the visitor.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading “Gee, Laura! those tarts smell delicious!
spoilverbUS /spɔɪl/
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
From this reading “Now, Jinny, you’ll spoil the count.
not in physical motion
From this reading Black Jinny, the Belding’s cook, chuckled inordinately—as she always did whenever Bobby Hargrew showed her face at the Belding’s kitchen window, and shuffled two of the still warm dainties onto a plate and passed them with a fork to the visitor.
strawberrynounUS /ˈstrɔːberi/
sweet fleshy red fruit
From this reading “There was a girl in Central High And she was wondrous wise, When she wasn’t rigging thunderstorms She was making strawberry pies!
tartsnounUS /tɑːrts/
plural of “tart” — a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
From this reading “Gee, Laura! those tarts smell delicious!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Black Jinny, the Belding’s cook, chuckled inordinately—as she always did whenever Bobby Hargrew showed her face at the Belding’s kitchen window, and shuffled two of the still warm dainties onto a plate and passed them with a fork to the visitor.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Black Jinny, the Belding’s cook, chuckled inordinately—as she always did whenever Bobby Hargrew showed her face at the Belding’s kitchen window, and shuffled two of the still warm dainties onto a plate and passed them with a fork to the visitor.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There was a girl in Central High And she was wondrous wise, When she wasn’t rigging thunderstorms She was making strawberry pies!
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Gee, Laura! those tarts smell delicious!
thunderstormsnounUS /ˈθʌndərstɔːrmz/
plural of “thunderstorm” — a storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning
From this reading “There was a girl in Central High And she was wondrous wise, When she wasn’t rigging thunderstorms She was making strawberry pies!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Black Jinny, the Belding’s cook, chuckled inordinately—as she always did whenever Bobby Hargrew showed her face at the Belding’s kitchen window, and shuffled two of the still warm dainties onto a plate and passed them with a fork to the visitor.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Black Jinny, the Belding’s cook, chuckled inordinately—as she always did whenever Bobby Hargrew showed her face at the Belding’s kitchen window, and shuffled two of the still warm dainties onto a plate and passed them with a fork to the visitor.
someone who visits
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having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading Black Jinny, the Belding’s cook, chuckled inordinately—as she always did whenever Bobby Hargrew showed her face at the Belding’s kitchen window, and shuffled two of the still warm dainties onto a plate and passed them with a fork to the visitor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There was a girl in Central High And she was wondrous wise, When she wasn’t rigging thunderstorms She was making strawberry pies!
wasn't
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From this reading “There was a girl in Central High And she was wondrous wise, When she wasn’t rigging thunderstorms She was making strawberry pies!
at the time that
From this reading “There was a girl in Central High And she was wondrous wise, When she wasn’t rigging thunderstorms She was making strawberry pies!
at any time that; every time that
From this reading Black Jinny, the Belding’s cook, chuckled inordinately—as she always did whenever Bobby Hargrew showed her face at the Belding’s kitchen window, and shuffled two of the still warm dainties onto a plate and passed them with a fork to the visitor.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
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having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading “There was a girl in Central High And she was wondrous wise, When she wasn’t rigging thunderstorms She was making strawberry pies!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Black Jinny, the Belding’s cook, chuckled inordinately—as she always did whenever Bobby Hargrew showed her face at the Belding’s kitchen window, and shuffled two of the still warm dainties onto a plate and passed them with a fork to the visitor.
wondrousadjectiveUS /ˈwʌndrəs/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “There was a girl in Central High And she was wondrous wise, When she wasn’t rigging thunderstorms She was making strawberry pies!
you'll
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From this reading “Now, Jinny, you’ll spoil the count.
