used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I ran calling one morning soon after breakfast, down to the barn, to the spring, and back to the house, but I could not find the boy; then I thrust my fingers into my mouth and blew a loud robin call, and the answer came from under a tree up on the hillside.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I ran calling one morning soon after breakfast, down to the barn, to the spring, and back to the house, but I could not find the boy; then I thrust my fingers into my mouth and blew a loud robin call, and the answer came from under a tree up on the hillside.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I ran calling one morning soon after breakfast, down to the barn, to the spring, and back to the house, but I could not find the boy; then I thrust my fingers into my mouth and blew a loud robin call, and the answer came from under a tree up on the hillside.
react verbally
From this reading I ran calling one morning soon after breakfast, down to the barn, to the spring, and back to the house, but I could not find the boy; then I thrust my fingers into my mouth and blew a loud robin call, and the answer came from under a tree up on the hillside.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I ran calling one morning soon after breakfast, down to the barn, to the spring, and back to the house, but I could not find the boy; then I thrust my fingers into my mouth and blew a loud robin call, and the answer came from under a tree up on the hillside.
barnnounUS /bɑːrn/
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading I ran calling one morning soon after breakfast, down to the barn, to the spring, and back to the house, but I could not find the boy; then I thrust my fingers into my mouth and blew a loud robin call, and the answer came from under a tree up on the hillside.
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading I ran calling one morning soon after breakfast, down to the barn, to the spring, and back to the house, but I could not find the boy; then I thrust my fingers into my mouth and blew a loud robin call, and the answer came from under a tree up on the hillside.
a youthful male person
From this reading I ran calling one morning soon after breakfast, down to the barn, to the spring, and back to the house, but I could not find the boy; then I thrust my fingers into my mouth and blew a loud robin call, and the answer came from under a tree up on the hillside.
terminate
From this reading The Break "Brush!
eat an early morning meal
From this reading I ran calling one morning soon after breakfast, down to the barn, to the spring, and back to the house, but I could not find the boy; then I thrust my fingers into my mouth and blew a loud robin call, and the answer came from under a tree up on the hillside.
BrushverbUS /brʌʃ/
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
From this reading The Break "Brush!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I ran calling one morning soon after breakfast, down to the barn, to the spring, and back to the house, but I could not find the boy; then I thrust my fingers into my mouth and blew a loud robin call, and the answer came from under a tree up on the hillside.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I ran calling one morning soon after breakfast, down to the barn, to the spring, and back to the house, but I could not find the boy; then I thrust my fingers into my mouth and blew a loud robin call, and the answer came from under a tree up on the hillside.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading I ran calling one morning soon after breakfast, down to the barn, to the spring, and back to the house, but I could not find the boy; then I thrust my fingers into my mouth and blew a loud robin call, and the answer came from under a tree up on the hillside.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I ran calling one morning soon after breakfast, down to the barn, to the spring, and back to the house, but I could not find the boy; then I thrust my fingers into my mouth and blew a loud robin call, and the answer came from under a tree up on the hillside.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I ran calling one morning soon after breakfast, down to the barn, to the spring, and back to the house, but I could not find the boy; then I thrust my fingers into my mouth and blew a loud robin call, and the answer came from under a tree up on the hillside.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I ran calling one morning soon after breakfast, down to the barn, to the spring, and back to the house, but I could not find the boy; then I thrust my fingers into my mouth and blew a loud robin call, and the answer came from under a tree up on the hillside.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I ran calling one morning soon after breakfast, down to the barn, to the spring, and back to the house, but I could not find the boy; then I thrust my fingers into my mouth and blew a loud robin call, and the answer came from under a tree up on the hillside.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading I ran calling one morning soon after breakfast, down to the barn, to the spring, and back to the house, but I could not find the boy; then I thrust my fingers into my mouth and blew a loud robin call, and the answer came from under a tree up on the hillside.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I ran calling one morning soon after breakfast, down to the barn, to the spring, and back to the house, but I could not find the boy; then I thrust my fingers into my mouth and blew a loud robin call, and the answer came from under a tree up on the hillside.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading I ran hurriedly to the place; there lay Brush in the shade on the green grass reading.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading I ran hurriedly to the place; there lay Brush in the shade on the green grass reading.
hillsidenounUS /ˈhɪlsaɪd/
the side or slope of a hill
From this reading I ran calling one morning soon after breakfast, down to the barn, to the spring, and back to the house, but I could not find the boy; then I thrust my fingers into my mouth and blew a loud robin call, and the answer came from under a tree up on the hillside.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading I ran calling one morning soon after breakfast, down to the barn, to the spring, and back to the house, but I could not find the boy; then I thrust my fingers into my mouth and blew a loud robin call, and the answer came from under a tree up on the hillside.
hurriedlyadverbUS /ˈhɜːridli/
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading I ran hurriedly to the place; there lay Brush in the shade on the green grass reading.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I ran calling one morning soon after breakfast, down to the barn, to the spring, and back to the house, but I could not find the boy; then I thrust my fingers into my mouth and blew a loud robin call, and the answer came from under a tree up on the hillside.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I ran hurriedly to the place; there lay Brush in the shade on the green grass reading.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I ran calling one morning soon after breakfast, down to the barn, to the spring, and back to the house, but I could not find the boy; then I thrust my fingers into my mouth and blew a loud robin call, and the answer came from under a tree up on the hillside.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I ran hurriedly to the place; there lay Brush in the shade on the green grass reading.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading I ran calling one morning soon after breakfast, down to the barn, to the spring, and back to the house, but I could not find the boy; then I thrust my fingers into my mouth and blew a loud robin call, and the answer came from under a tree up on the hillside.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading I ran calling one morning soon after breakfast, down to the barn, to the spring, and back to the house, but I could not find the boy; then I thrust my fingers into my mouth and blew a loud robin call, and the answer came from under a tree up on the hillside.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading I ran calling one morning soon after breakfast, down to the barn, to the spring, and back to the house, but I could not find the boy; then I thrust my fingers into my mouth and blew a loud robin call, and the answer came from under a tree up on the hillside.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I ran calling one morning soon after breakfast, down to the barn, to the spring, and back to the house, but I could not find the boy; then I thrust my fingers into my mouth and blew a loud robin call, and the answer came from under a tree up on the hillside.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I ran calling one morning soon after breakfast, down to the barn, to the spring, and back to the house, but I could not find the boy; then I thrust my fingers into my mouth and blew a loud robin call, and the answer came from under a tree up on the hillside.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I ran calling one morning soon after breakfast, down to the barn, to the spring, and back to the house, but I could not find the boy; then I thrust my fingers into my mouth and blew a loud robin call, and the answer came from under a tree up on the hillside.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I ran calling one morning soon after breakfast, down to the barn, to the spring, and back to the house, but I could not find the boy; then I thrust my fingers into my mouth and blew a loud robin call, and the answer came from under a tree up on the hillside.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I ran hurriedly to the place; there lay Brush in the shade on the green grass reading.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading I ran calling one morning soon after breakfast, down to the barn, to the spring, and back to the house, but I could not find the boy; then I thrust my fingers into my mouth and blew a loud robin call, and the answer came from under a tree up on the hillside.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading I ran hurriedly to the place; there lay Brush in the shade on the green grass reading.
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading I ran calling one morning soon after breakfast, down to the barn, to the spring, and back to the house, but I could not find the boy; then I thrust my fingers into my mouth and blew a loud robin call, and the answer came from under a tree up on the hillside.
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading I ran hurriedly to the place; there lay Brush in the shade on the green grass reading.
in the near future
From this reading I ran calling one morning soon after breakfast, down to the barn, to the spring, and back to the house, but I could not find the boy; then I thrust my fingers into my mouth and blew a loud robin call, and the answer came from under a tree up on the hillside.
the season of growth
From this reading I ran calling one morning soon after breakfast, down to the barn, to the spring, and back to the house, but I could not find the boy; then I thrust my fingers into my mouth and blew a loud robin call, and the answer came from under a tree up on the hillside.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Break "Brush!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I ran calling one morning soon after breakfast, down to the barn, to the spring, and back to the house, but I could not find the boy; then I thrust my fingers into my mouth and blew a loud robin call, and the answer came from under a tree up on the hillside.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I ran hurriedly to the place; there lay Brush in the shade on the green grass reading.
push forcefully
From this reading I ran calling one morning soon after breakfast, down to the barn, to the spring, and back to the house, but I could not find the boy; then I thrust my fingers into my mouth and blew a loud robin call, and the answer came from under a tree up on the hillside.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I ran calling one morning soon after breakfast, down to the barn, to the spring, and back to the house, but I could not find the boy; then I thrust my fingers into my mouth and blew a loud robin call, and the answer came from under a tree up on the hillside.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading I ran calling one morning soon after breakfast, down to the barn, to the spring, and back to the house, but I could not find the boy; then I thrust my fingers into my mouth and blew a loud robin call, and the answer came from under a tree up on the hillside.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I ran calling one morning soon after breakfast, down to the barn, to the spring, and back to the house, but I could not find the boy; then I thrust my fingers into my mouth and blew a loud robin call, and the answer came from under a tree up on the hillside.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I ran calling one morning soon after breakfast, down to the barn, to the spring, and back to the house, but I could not find the boy; then I thrust my fingers into my mouth and blew a loud robin call, and the answer came from under a tree up on the hillside.
