used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading |IN THE grove before the log schoolhouse, the Teacher was playing a game with the 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 They all sang as they marched some verses of a mountain song, ending with the line, “An' catch the one that you love best.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They all sang as they marched some verses of a mountain song, ending with the line, “An' catch the one that you love best.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Two, standing opposite, with raised arms and the fingers linked, formed a sore of arch, through which the others passed in a circle, holding one another's hands.
another's
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From this reading Two, standing opposite, with raised arms and the fingers linked, formed a sore of arch, through which the others passed in a circle, holding one another's hands.
archnounUS /ɑːrtʃ/
a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
From this reading Two, standing opposite, with raised arms and the fingers linked, formed a sore of arch, through which the others passed in a circle, holding one another's hands.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Two, standing opposite, with raised arms and the fingers linked, formed a sore of arch, through which the others passed in a circle, holding one another's hands.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They all sang as they marched some verses of a mountain song, ending with the line, “An' catch the one that you love best.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When the song came to this line, those forming the arch brought their arms down over the head of the child passing at that moment, and he left the circle and took the place of one of those forming the arch.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading |IN THE grove before the log schoolhouse, the Teacher was playing a game with the children.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading They all sang as they marched some verses of a mountain song, ending with the line, “An' catch the one that you love best.”
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading When the song came to this line, those forming the arch brought their arms down over the head of the child passing at that moment, and he left the circle and took the place of one of those forming the arch.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When the song came to this line, those forming the arch brought their arms down over the head of the child passing at that moment, and he left the circle and took the place of one of those forming the arch.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading They all sang as they marched some verses of a mountain song, ending with the line, “An' catch the one that you love best.”
a young person of either sex
From this reading It was a game in which every child to the tiniest one could join.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading |IN THE grove before the log schoolhouse, the Teacher was playing a game with the children.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading Two, standing opposite, with raised arms and the fingers linked, formed a sore of arch, through which the others passed in a circle, holding one another's hands.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was a game in which every child to the tiniest one could join.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading When the song came to this line, those forming the arch brought their arms down over the head of the child passing at that moment, and he left the circle and took the place of one of those forming the arch.
endingnounUS /ˈendɪŋ/
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
From this reading They all sang as they marched some verses of a mountain song, ending with the line, “An' catch the one that you love best.”
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It was a game in which every child to the tiniest one could join.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading Two, standing opposite, with raised arms and the fingers linked, formed a sore of arch, through which the others passed in a circle, holding one another's hands.
having or given a form or shape
From this reading Two, standing opposite, with raised arms and the fingers linked, formed a sore of arch, through which the others passed in a circle, holding one another's hands.
formingverbUS /ˈfɔːrmɪŋ/
-ing form of “form” — create (as an entity)
From this reading When the song came to this line, those forming the arch brought their arms down over the head of the child passing at that moment, and he left the circle and took the place of one of those forming the arch.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading |IN THE grove before the log schoolhouse, the Teacher was playing a game with the children.
grovenounUS /ɡroʊv/
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading |IN THE grove before the log schoolhouse, the Teacher was playing a game with the children.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Two, standing opposite, with raised arms and the fingers linked, formed a sore of arch, through which the others passed in a circle, holding one another's hands.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the song came to this line, those forming the arch brought their arms down over the head of the child passing at that moment, and he left the circle and took the place of one of those forming the arch.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading When the song came to this line, those forming the arch brought their arms down over the head of the child passing at that moment, and he left the circle and took the place of one of those forming the arch.
the act of retaining something
From this reading Two, standing opposite, with raised arms and the fingers linked, formed a sore of arch, through which the others passed in a circle, holding one another's hands.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading |IN THE grove before the log schoolhouse, the Teacher was playing a game with the children.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a game in which every child to the tiniest one could join.
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading It was a game in which every child to the tiniest one could join.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading When the song came to this line, those forming the arch brought their arms down over the head of the child passing at that moment, and he left the circle and took the place of one of those forming the arch.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading They all sang as they marched some verses of a mountain song, ending with the line, “An' catch the one that you love best.”
linkedadjectiveUS /lɪŋkt/
connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucks
From this reading Two, standing opposite, with raised arms and the fingers linked, formed a sore of arch, through which the others passed in a circle, holding one another's hands.
logverbUS /lɔːɡ/
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading |IN THE grove before the log schoolhouse, the Teacher was playing a game with the children.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading They all sang as they marched some verses of a mountain song, ending with the line, “An' catch the one that you love best.”
past form of “march” — march in a procession
From this reading They all sang as they marched some verses of a mountain song, ending with the line, “An' catch the one that you love best.”
a particular point in time
From this reading When the song came to this line, those forming the arch brought their arms down over the head of the child passing at that moment, and he left the circle and took the place of one of those forming the arch.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading They all sang as they marched some verses of a mountain song, ending with the line, “An' catch the one that you love best.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Two, standing opposite, with raised arms and the fingers linked, formed a sore of arch, through which the others passed in a circle, holding one another's hands.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was a game in which every child to the tiniest one could join.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading Two, standing opposite, with raised arms and the fingers linked, formed a sore of arch, through which the others passed in a circle, holding one another's hands.
others
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From this reading Two, standing opposite, with raised arms and the fingers linked, formed a sore of arch, through which the others passed in a circle, holding one another's hands.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When the song came to this line, those forming the arch brought their arms down over the head of the child passing at that moment, and he left the circle and took the place of one of those forming the arch.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Two, standing opposite, with raised arms and the fingers linked, formed a sore of arch, through which the others passed in a circle, holding one another's hands.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading When the song came to this line, those forming the arch brought their arms down over the head of the child passing at that moment, and he left the circle and took the place of one of those forming the arch.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading When the song came to this line, those forming the arch brought their arms down over the head of the child passing at that moment, and he left the circle and took the place of one of those forming the arch.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading |IN THE grove before the log schoolhouse, the Teacher was playing a game with the children.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Two, standing opposite, with raised arms and the fingers linked, formed a sore of arch, through which the others passed in a circle, holding one another's hands.
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading They all sang as they marched some verses of a mountain song, ending with the line, “An' catch the one that you love best.”
schoolhousenounUS /ˈskuːlhaʊs/
a building where young people receive education
From this reading |IN THE grove before the log schoolhouse, the Teacher was playing a game with the children.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading They all sang as they marched some verses of a mountain song, ending with the line, “An' catch the one that you love best.”
a short musical composition with words
From this reading They all sang as they marched some verses of a mountain song, ending with the line, “An' catch the one that you love best.”
hurting
From this reading Two, standing opposite, with raised arms and the fingers linked, formed a sore of arch, through which the others passed in a circle, holding one another's hands.
having a supporting base
From this reading Two, standing opposite, with raised arms and the fingers linked, formed a sore of arch, through which the others passed in a circle, holding one another's hands.
a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading |IN THE grove before the log schoolhouse, the Teacher was playing a game with the children.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They all sang as they marched some verses of a mountain song, ending with the line, “An' catch the one that you love best.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading |IN THE grove before the log schoolhouse, the Teacher was playing a game with the children.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When the song came to this line, those forming the arch brought their arms down over the head of the child passing at that moment, and he left the circle and took the place of one of those forming the arch.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They all sang as they marched some verses of a mountain song, ending with the line, “An' catch the one that you love best.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading When the song came to this line, those forming the arch brought their arms down over the head of the child passing at that moment, and he left the circle and took the place of one of those forming the arch.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading When the song came to this line, those forming the arch brought their arms down over the head of the child passing at that moment, and he left the circle and took the place of one of those forming the arch.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Two, standing opposite, with raised arms and the fingers linked, formed a sore of arch, through which the others passed in a circle, holding one another's hands.
tiniestadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪniəst/
superlative of “tiny” — very small
From this reading It was a game in which every child to the tiniest one could join.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a game in which every child to the tiniest one could join.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading When the song came to this line, those forming the arch brought their arms down over the head of the child passing at that moment, and he left the circle and took the place of one of those forming the arch.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two, standing opposite, with raised arms and the fingers linked, formed a sore of arch, through which the others passed in a circle, holding one another's hands.
versesnounUS /ˈvɜːrsəz/
plural of “verse” — literature in metrical form
From this reading They all sang as they marched some verses of a mountain song, ending with the line, “An' catch the one that you love best.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading |IN THE grove before the log schoolhouse, the Teacher was playing a game with the children.
at the time that
From this reading When the song came to this line, those forming the arch brought their arms down over the head of the child passing at that moment, and he left the circle and took the place of one of those forming the arch.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a game in which every child to the tiniest one could join.
in the company of; together with
From this reading |IN THE grove before the log schoolhouse, the Teacher was playing a game with the children.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading They all sang as they marched some verses of a mountain song, ending with the line, “An' catch the one that you love best.”
