used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I wish I had a spade.”
(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 The discovery which Jack had made filled all three of the cadets with excitement, and they gazed at the rock and tree-root in wonder and expectation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The discovery which Jack had made filled all three of the cadets with excitement, and they gazed at the rock and tree-root in wonder and expectation.
Andy
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From this reading “Oh, I hope the pot of gold is really there!” cried Andy.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The discovery which Jack had made filled all three of the cadets with excitement, and they gazed at the rock and tree-root in wonder and expectation.
cadetsnounUS /kəˈdets/
plural of “cadet” — a military trainee (as at a military academy)
From this reading The discovery which Jack had made filled all three of the cadets with excitement, and they gazed at the rock and tree-root in wonder and expectation.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come on!
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Oh, I hope the pot of gold is really there!” cried Andy.
digverbUS /dɪɡ/
turn up, loosen, or remove earth
From this reading “We’ll have to dig for it,” returned Pepper.
the act of discovering something
From this reading The discovery which Jack had made filled all three of the cadets with excitement, and they gazed at the rock and tree-root in wonder and expectation.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading The discovery which Jack had made filled all three of the cadets with excitement, and they gazed at the rock and tree-root in wonder and expectation.
expectationnounUS /ˌekspekˈteɪʃən/
belief about (or mental picture of) the future
From this reading The discovery which Jack had made filled all three of the cadets with excitement, and they gazed at the rock and tree-root in wonder and expectation.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading The discovery which Jack had made filled all three of the cadets with excitement, and they gazed at the rock and tree-root in wonder and expectation.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “We’ll have to dig for it,” returned Pepper.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading The discovery which Jack had made filled all three of the cadets with excitement, and they gazed at the rock and tree-root in wonder and expectation.
coins made of gold
From this reading “Oh, I hope the pot of gold is really there!” cried Andy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The discovery which Jack had made filled all three of the cadets with excitement, and they gazed at the rock and tree-root in wonder and expectation.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We’ll have to dig for it,” returned Pepper.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “Oh, I hope the pot of gold is really there!” cried Andy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh, I hope the pot of gold is really there!” cried Andy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The discovery which Jack had made filled all three of the cadets with excitement, and they gazed at the rock and tree-root in wonder and expectation.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, I hope the pot of gold is really there!” cried Andy.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “We’ll have to dig for it,” returned Pepper.
a small worthless amount
From this reading The discovery which Jack had made filled all three of the cadets with excitement, and they gazed at the rock and tree-root in wonder and expectation.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The discovery which Jack had made filled all three of the cadets with excitement, and they gazed at the rock and tree-root in wonder and expectation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The discovery which Jack had made filled all three of the cadets with excitement, and they gazed at the rock and tree-root in wonder and expectation.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, I hope the pot of gold is really there!” cried Andy.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Come on!
PepperverbUS /ˈpepər/
add pepper to
From this reading “We’ll have to dig for it,” returned Pepper.
potnounUS /pɑːt/
metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid
From this reading “Oh, I hope the pot of gold is really there!” cried Andy.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “Oh, I hope the pot of gold is really there!” cried Andy.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “We’ll have to dig for it,” returned Pepper.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The discovery which Jack had made filled all three of the cadets with excitement, and they gazed at the rock and tree-root in wonder and expectation.
spadenounUS /speɪd/
a playing card in the major suit that has one or more black figures on it
From this reading I wish I had a spade.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The discovery which Jack had made filled all three of the cadets with excitement, and they gazed at the rock and tree-root in wonder and expectation.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Oh, I hope the pot of gold is really there!” cried Andy.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The discovery which Jack had made filled all three of the cadets with excitement, and they gazed at the rock and tree-root in wonder and expectation.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The discovery which Jack had made filled all three of the cadets with excitement, and they gazed at the rock and tree-root in wonder and expectation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “We’ll have to dig for it,” returned Pepper.
tree-root
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From this reading The discovery which Jack had made filled all three of the cadets with excitement, and they gazed at the rock and tree-root in wonder and expectation.
We'll
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From this reading “We’ll have to dig for it,” returned Pepper.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The discovery which Jack had made filled all three of the cadets with excitement, and they gazed at the rock and tree-root in wonder and expectation.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I wish I had a spade.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading The discovery which Jack had made filled all three of the cadets with excitement, and they gazed at the rock and tree-root in wonder and expectation.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading The discovery which Jack had made filled all three of the cadets with excitement, and they gazed at the rock and tree-root in wonder and expectation.
