used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mother Wa-poose sprang out of her hiding place and went down the slope ten feet at a bound.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mother Wa-poose sprang out of her hiding place and went down the slope ten feet at a bound.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mother Wa-poose sprang out of her hiding place and went down the slope ten feet at a bound.
barsnounUS /bɑːrz/
gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights
From this reading She crossed her old track near the pasture bars and hopped slowly on to the edge of the blackberry patch.
blackberrynounUS /ˈblækberi/
large sweet black or very dark purple edible aggregate fruit of any of various bushes of the genus Rubus
From this reading She crossed her old track near the pasture bars and hopped slowly on to the edge of the blackberry patch.
confined by bonds
From this reading Mother Wa-poose sprang out of her hiding place and went down the slope ten feet at a bound.
Boze
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There she sat till she was sure that Old Boze had found her new trail.
briarnounUS /ˈbraɪər/
Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips
From this reading Then she skipped here and there through the briar patch till she came out on the other side.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then she skipped here and there through the briar patch till she came out on the other side.
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading With a great leap she cleared the fence and ran on down through the cornfield.
cornfieldnounUS /ˈkɔːrnfiːld/
a field planted with corn
From this reading With a great leap she cleared the fence and ran on down through the cornfield.
placed crosswise
From this reading She crossed her old track near the pasture bars and hopped slowly on to the edge of the blackberry patch.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Mother Wa-poose sprang out of her hiding place and went down the slope ten feet at a bound.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading She crossed her old track near the pasture bars and hopped slowly on to the edge of the blackberry patch.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Mother Wa-poose sprang out of her hiding place and went down the slope ten feet at a bound.
enclose with a fence
From this reading With a great leap she cleared the fence and ran on down through the cornfield.
set up or found
From this reading There she sat till she was sure that Old Boze had found her new trail.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading With a great leap she cleared the fence and ran on down through the cornfield.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There she sat till she was sure that Old Boze had found her new trail.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mother Wa-poose sprang out of her hiding place and went down the slope ten feet at a bound.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Then she skipped here and there through the briar patch till she came out on the other side.
hidingnounUS /ˈhaɪdɪŋ/
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading Mother Wa-poose sprang out of her hiding place and went down the slope ten feet at a bound.
hoppedverbUS /hɑːpt/
inflected form of “hop” — jump lightly
From this reading She crossed her old track near the pasture bars and hopped slowly on to the edge of the blackberry patch.
leapnounUS /liːp/
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading With a great leap she cleared the fence and ran on down through the cornfield.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Mother Wa-poose sprang out of her hiding place and went down the slope ten feet at a bound.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading She crossed her old track near the pasture bars and hopped slowly on to the edge of the blackberry patch.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading There she sat till she was sure that Old Boze had found her new trail.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mother Wa-poose sprang out of her hiding place and went down the slope ten feet at a bound.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading She crossed her old track near the pasture bars and hopped slowly on to the edge of the blackberry patch.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She crossed her old track near the pasture bars and hopped slowly on to the edge of the blackberry patch.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Then she skipped here and there through the briar patch till she came out on the other side.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Mother Wa-poose sprang out of her hiding place and went down the slope ten feet at a bound.
pasturenounUS /ˈpæstʃər/
a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
From this reading She crossed her old track near the pasture bars and hopped slowly on to the edge of the blackberry patch.
patchnounUS /pætʃ/
a small contrasting part of something
From this reading She crossed her old track near the pasture bars and hopped slowly on to the edge of the blackberry patch.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Mother Wa-poose sprang out of her hiding place and went down the slope ten feet at a bound.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading With a great leap she cleared the fence and ran on down through the cornfield.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading There she sat till she was sure that Old Boze had found her new trail.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She crossed her old track near the pasture bars and hopped slowly on to the edge of the blackberry patch.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Then she skipped here and there through the briar patch till she came out on the other side.
skippedverbUS /skɪpt/
inflected form of “skip” — bypass
From this reading Then she skipped here and there through the briar patch till she came out on the other side.
an elevated geological formation
From this reading Mother Wa-poose sprang out of her hiding place and went down the slope ten feet at a bound.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading She crossed her old track near the pasture bars and hopped slowly on to the edge of the blackberry patch.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Mother Wa-poose sprang out of her hiding place and went down the slope ten feet at a bound.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading There she sat till she was sure that Old Boze had found her new trail.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Mother Wa-poose sprang out of her hiding place and went down the slope ten feet at a bound.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There she sat till she was sure that Old Boze had found her new trail.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mother Wa-poose sprang out of her hiding place and went down the slope ten feet at a bound.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she skipped here and there through the briar patch till she came out on the other side.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There she sat till she was sure that Old Boze had found her new trail.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Then she skipped here and there through the briar patch till she came out on the other side.
up to a particular time
From this reading There she sat till she was sure that Old Boze had found her new trail.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She crossed her old track near the pasture bars and hopped slowly on to the edge of the blackberry patch.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading She crossed her old track near the pasture bars and hopped slowly on to the edge of the blackberry patch.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading There she sat till she was sure that Old Boze had found her new trail.
Wa-poose
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mother Wa-poose sprang out of her hiding place and went down the slope ten feet at a bound.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There she sat till she was sure that Old Boze had found her new trail.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Mother Wa-poose sprang out of her hiding place and went down the slope ten feet at a bound.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a great leap she cleared the fence and ran on down through the cornfield.
