used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was food to be cooked and there were clothes to be washed, and it all made a very pleasant bustle.
(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 There was food to be cooked and there were clothes to be washed, and it all made a very pleasant bustle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GETTING READY It was very interesting in the little boy's house the next day, for the mother was getting ready for the journey and the sisters were helping.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading At any rate, he was in a state of most delightful excitement.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At any rate, he was in a state of most delightful excitement.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was food to be cooked and there were clothes to be washed, and it all made a very pleasant bustle.
a youthful male person
From this reading The little boy was in the thick of it all.
boy'snounUS /bɔɪz/
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading GETTING READY It was very interesting in the little boy's house the next day, for the mother was getting ready for the journey and the sisters were helping.
bustlenounUS /ˈbʌsəl/
a rapid active commotion
From this reading There was food to be cooked and there were clothes to be washed, and it all made a very pleasant bustle.
clothing in general
From this reading There was food to be cooked and there were clothes to be washed, and it all made a very pleasant bustle.
cookedadjectiveUS /kʊkt/
having been prepared for eating by the application of heat
From this reading There was food to be cooked and there were clothes to be washed, and it all made a very pleasant bustle.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading GETTING READY It was very interesting in the little boy's house the next day, for the mother was getting ready for the journey and the sisters were helping.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading At any rate, he was in a state of most delightful excitement.
differentlyadverbUS /ˈdɪfrəntli/
in another and different manner
From this reading He thought he was helping, though perhaps the others thought differently.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading At any rate, he was in a state of most delightful excitement.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading There was food to be cooked and there were clothes to be washed, and it all made a very pleasant bustle.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading GETTING READY It was very interesting in the little boy's house the next day, for the mother was getting ready for the journey and the sisters were helping.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading GETTING READY It was very interesting in the little boy's house the next day, for the mother was getting ready for the journey and the sisters were helping.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He thought he was helping, though perhaps the others thought differently.
helpingnounUS /ˈhelpɪŋ/
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading GETTING READY It was very interesting in the little boy's house the next day, for the mother was getting ready for the journey and the sisters were helping.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading GETTING READY It was very interesting in the little boy's house the next day, for the mother was getting ready for the journey and the sisters were helping.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GETTING READY It was very interesting in the little boy's house the next day, for the mother was getting ready for the journey and the sisters were helping.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading GETTING READY It was very interesting in the little boy's house the next day, for the mother was getting ready for the journey and the sisters were helping.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading GETTING READY It was very interesting in the little boy's house the next day, for the mother was getting ready for the journey and the sisters were helping.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading GETTING READY It was very interesting in the little boy's house the next day, for the mother was getting ready for the journey and the sisters were helping.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading GETTING READY It was very interesting in the little boy's house the next day, for the mother was getting ready for the journey and the sisters were helping.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading There was food to be cooked and there were clothes to be washed, and it all made a very pleasant bustle.
used to form the superlative
From this reading At any rate, he was in a state of most delightful excitement.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading GETTING READY It was very interesting in the little boy's house the next day, for the mother was getting ready for the journey and the sisters were helping.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading GETTING READY It was very interesting in the little boy's house the next day, for the mother was getting ready for the journey and the sisters were helping.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The little boy was in the thick of it all.
others
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From this reading He thought he was helping, though perhaps the others thought differently.
by chance
From this reading He thought he was helping, though perhaps the others thought differently.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading There was food to be cooked and there were clothes to be washed, and it all made a very pleasant bustle.
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading At any rate, he was in a state of most delightful excitement.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading GETTING READY It was very interesting in the little boy's house the next day, for the mother was getting ready for the journey and the sisters were helping.
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading GETTING READY It was very interesting in the little boy's house the next day, for the mother was getting ready for the journey and the sisters were helping.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading At any rate, he was in a state of most delightful excitement.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GETTING READY It was very interesting in the little boy's house the next day, for the mother was getting ready for the journey and the sisters were helping.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was food to be cooked and there were clothes to be washed, and it all made a very pleasant bustle.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading The little boy was in the thick of it all.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He thought he was helping, though perhaps the others thought differently.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He thought he was helping, though perhaps the others thought differently.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was food to be cooked and there were clothes to be washed, and it all made a very pleasant bustle.
precisely as stated
From this reading GETTING READY It was very interesting in the little boy's house the next day, for the mother was getting ready for the journey and the sisters were helping.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GETTING READY It was very interesting in the little boy's house the next day, for the mother was getting ready for the journey and the sisters were helping.
clean by virtue of having been washed in water
From this reading There was food to be cooked and there were clothes to be washed, and it all made a very pleasant bustle.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading GETTING READY It was very interesting in the little boy's house the next day, for the mother was getting ready for the journey and the sisters were helping.
