used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The THE SAALFIELD PUBLISHING COMPANY The Little Red Hen A Little Red Hen lived in a barnyard.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She spent almost all of her time walking about the barnyard in her picketty-pecketty fashion, scratching everywhere for worms.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading She dearly loved fat, delicious worms and felt they were absolutely necessary to the health of her children.
(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 She spent almost all of her time walking about the barnyard in her picketty-pecketty fashion, scratching everywhere for worms.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading She spent almost all of her time walking about the barnyard in her picketty-pecketty fashion, scratching everywhere for worms.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She dearly loved fat, delicious worms and felt they were absolutely necessary to the health of her children.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As often as she found a worm she would call "Chuck-chuck-chuck!" to her chickies.
barnyardnounUS /ˈbɑːrnjɑːrd/
a yard adjoining a barn
From this reading The THE SAALFIELD PUBLISHING COMPANY The Little Red Hen A Little Red Hen lived in a barnyard.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading As often as she found a worm she would call "Chuck-chuck-chuck!" to her chickies.
chickies
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As often as she found a worm she would call "Chuck-chuck-chuck!" to her chickies.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading She dearly loved fat, delicious worms and felt they were absolutely necessary to the health of her children.
the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading When they were gathered about her, she would distribute choice morsels of her tid-bit.
Chuck-chuck-chuck
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As often as she found a worm she would call "Chuck-chuck-chuck!" to her chickies.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading The THE SAALFIELD PUBLISHING COMPANY The Little Red Hen A Little Red Hen lived in a barnyard.
dearlyadverbUS /ˈdɪrli/
in a sincere and heartfelt manner
From this reading She dearly loved fat, delicious worms and felt they were absolutely necessary to the health of her children.
deliciousadjectiveUS /dɪˈlɪʃəs/
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading She dearly loved fat, delicious worms and felt they were absolutely necessary to the health of her children.
distributeverbUS /dɪˈstrɪbjuːt/
administer or bestow, as in small portions
From this reading When they were gathered about her, she would distribute choice morsels of her tid-bit.
to or in any or all places
From this reading She spent almost all of her time walking about the barnyard in her picketty-pecketty fashion, scratching everywhere for worms.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading She spent almost all of her time walking about the barnyard in her picketty-pecketty fashion, scratching everywhere for worms.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading She dearly loved fat, delicious worms and felt they were absolutely necessary to the health of her children.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She dearly loved fat, delicious worms and felt they were absolutely necessary to the health of her children.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She spent almost all of her time walking about the barnyard in her picketty-pecketty fashion, scratching everywhere for worms.
set up or found
From this reading As often as she found a worm she would call "Chuck-chuck-chuck!" to her chickies.
brought together in one place
From this reading When they were gathered about her, she would distribute choice morsels of her tid-bit.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading She dearly loved fat, delicious worms and felt they were absolutely necessary to the health of her children.
HennounUS /hen/
adult female chicken
From this reading The THE SAALFIELD PUBLISHING COMPANY The Little Red Hen A Little Red Hen lived in a barnyard.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She spent almost all of her time walking about the barnyard in her picketty-pecketty fashion, scratching everywhere for worms.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The THE SAALFIELD PUBLISHING COMPANY The Little Red Hen A Little Red Hen lived in a barnyard.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The THE SAALFIELD PUBLISHING COMPANY The Little Red Hen A Little Red Hen lived in a barnyard.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading The THE SAALFIELD PUBLISHING COMPANY The Little Red Hen A Little Red Hen lived in a barnyard.
held dear
From this reading She dearly loved fat, delicious worms and felt they were absolutely necessary to the health of her children.
morselsnounUS /ˈmɔːrsəlz/
plural of “morsel” — a small quantity of anything
From this reading When they were gathered about her, she would distribute choice morsels of her tid-bit.
absolutely essential
From this reading She dearly loved fat, delicious worms and felt they were absolutely necessary to the health of her children.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She spent almost all of her time walking about the barnyard in her picketty-pecketty fashion, scratching everywhere for worms.
many times at short intervals
From this reading As often as she found a worm she would call "Chuck-chuck-chuck!" to her chickies.
picketty-pecketty
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She spent almost all of her time walking about the barnyard in her picketty-pecketty fashion, scratching everywhere for worms.
PUBLISHINGnounUS /ˈpʌblɪʃɪŋ/
the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution
From this reading The THE SAALFIELD PUBLISHING COMPANY The Little Red Hen A Little Red Hen lived in a barnyard.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading The THE SAALFIELD PUBLISHING COMPANY The Little Red Hen A Little Red Hen lived in a barnyard.
SAALFIELD
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The THE SAALFIELD PUBLISHING COMPANY The Little Red Hen A Little Red Hen lived in a barnyard.
scratchingnounUS /ˈskrætʃɪŋ/
a harsh noise made by scraping
From this reading She spent almost all of her time walking about the barnyard in her picketty-pecketty fashion, scratching everywhere for worms.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She spent almost all of her time walking about the barnyard in her picketty-pecketty fashion, scratching everywhere for worms.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading She spent almost all of her time walking about the barnyard in her picketty-pecketty fashion, scratching everywhere for worms.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The THE SAALFIELD PUBLISHING COMPANY The Little Red Hen A Little Red Hen lived in a barnyard.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She dearly loved fat, delicious worms and felt they were absolutely necessary to the health of her children.
tid-bit
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When they were gathered about her, she would distribute choice morsels of her tid-bit.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She spent almost all of her time walking about the barnyard in her picketty-pecketty fashion, scratching everywhere for worms.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She dearly loved fat, delicious worms and felt they were absolutely necessary to the health of her children.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading She spent almost all of her time walking about the barnyard in her picketty-pecketty fashion, scratching everywhere for worms.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She dearly loved fat, delicious worms and felt they were absolutely necessary to the health of her children.
at the time that
From this reading When they were gathered about her, she would distribute choice morsels of her tid-bit.
wormnounUS /wɜːrm/
any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
From this reading As often as she found a worm she would call "Chuck-chuck-chuck!" to her chickies.
wormsnounUS /wɜːrmz/
plural of “worm” — any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
From this reading She spent almost all of her time walking about the barnyard in her picketty-pecketty fashion, scratching everywhere for worms.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As often as she found a worm she would call "Chuck-chuck-chuck!" to her chickies.
