used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _----James Whitcomb Riley._ OUT in the poplar grove behind the house, on a fine, sunshiny Saturday, afternoon, Pearl Watson and Billy were busy making a hammock under Aunt Kate's directions.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading PERKINS'S TURN Tell you what I like the best Long about knee-deep in June ...
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Some afternoon Just to git out and rest And not work at nothing else.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They had found an old barrel in the scrub, and Aunt Kate was showing them how, with the staves, they could make the loveliest hammock by boring two auger holes in each end and running ropes thro' the holes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Some afternoon Just to git out and rest And not work at nothing else.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Some afternoon Just to git out and rest And not work at nothing else.
augernounUS /ˈɔːɡər/
a long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes
From this reading They had found an old barrel in the scrub, and Aunt Kate was showing them how, with the staves, they could make the loveliest hammock by boring two auger holes in each end and running ropes thro' the holes.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading _----James Whitcomb Riley._ OUT in the poplar grove behind the house, on a fine, sunshiny Saturday, afternoon, Pearl Watson and Billy were busy making a hammock under Aunt Kate's directions.
barrelnounUS /ˈbærəl/
a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
From this reading They had found an old barrel in the scrub, and Aunt Kate was showing them how, with the staves, they could make the loveliest hammock by boring two auger holes in each end and running ropes thro' the holes.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading _----James Whitcomb Riley._ OUT in the poplar grove behind the house, on a fine, sunshiny Saturday, afternoon, Pearl Watson and Billy were busy making a hammock under Aunt Kate's directions.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading PERKINS'S TURN Tell you what I like the best Long about knee-deep in June ...
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading _----James Whitcomb Riley._ OUT in the poplar grove behind the house, on a fine, sunshiny Saturday, afternoon, Pearl Watson and Billy were busy making a hammock under Aunt Kate's directions.
boringadjectiveUS /ˈbɔːrɪŋ/
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading They had found an old barrel in the scrub, and Aunt Kate was showing them how, with the staves, they could make the loveliest hammock by boring two auger holes in each end and running ropes thro' the holes.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading _----James Whitcomb Riley._ OUT in the poplar grove behind the house, on a fine, sunshiny Saturday, afternoon, Pearl Watson and Billy were busy making a hammock under Aunt Kate's directions.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They had found an old barrel in the scrub, and Aunt Kate was showing them how, with the staves, they could make the loveliest hammock by boring two auger holes in each end and running ropes thro' the holes.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They had found an old barrel in the scrub, and Aunt Kate was showing them how, with the staves, they could make the loveliest hammock by boring two auger holes in each end and running ropes thro' the holes.
plural of “direction” — a line leading to a place or point
From this reading _----James Whitcomb Riley._ OUT in the poplar grove behind the house, on a fine, sunshiny Saturday, afternoon, Pearl Watson and Billy were busy making a hammock under Aunt Kate's directions.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They had found an old barrel in the scrub, and Aunt Kate was showing them how, with the staves, they could make the loveliest hammock by boring two auger holes in each end and running ropes thro' the holes.
else
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From this reading Some afternoon Just to git out and rest And not work at nothing else.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading They had found an old barrel in the scrub, and Aunt Kate was showing them how, with the staves, they could make the loveliest hammock by boring two auger holes in each end and running ropes thro' the holes.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading _----James Whitcomb Riley._ OUT in the poplar grove behind the house, on a fine, sunshiny Saturday, afternoon, Pearl Watson and Billy were busy making a hammock under Aunt Kate's directions.
set up or found
From this reading They had found an old barrel in the scrub, and Aunt Kate was showing them how, with the staves, they could make the loveliest hammock by boring two auger holes in each end and running ropes thro' the holes.
gitnounUS /ɡɪt/
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading Some afternoon Just to git out and rest And not work at nothing else.
grovenounUS /ɡroʊv/
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading _----James Whitcomb Riley._ OUT in the poplar grove behind the house, on a fine, sunshiny Saturday, afternoon, Pearl Watson and Billy were busy making a hammock under Aunt Kate's directions.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had found an old barrel in the scrub, and Aunt Kate was showing them how, with the staves, they could make the loveliest hammock by boring two auger holes in each end and running ropes thro' the holes.
hammocknounUS /ˈhæmək/
a small natural hill
From this reading _----James Whitcomb Riley._ OUT in the poplar grove behind the house, on a fine, sunshiny Saturday, afternoon, Pearl Watson and Billy were busy making a hammock under Aunt Kate's directions.
holesnounUS /hoʊlz/
plural of “hole” — an opening into or through something
From this reading They had found an old barrel in the scrub, and Aunt Kate was showing them how, with the staves, they could make the loveliest hammock by boring two auger holes in each end and running ropes thro' the holes.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading _----James Whitcomb Riley._ OUT in the poplar grove behind the house, on a fine, sunshiny Saturday, afternoon, Pearl Watson and Billy were busy making a hammock under Aunt Kate's directions.
how
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From this reading They had found an old barrel in the scrub, and Aunt Kate was showing them how, with the staves, they could make the loveliest hammock by boring two auger holes in each end and running ropes thro' the holes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading PERKINS'S TURN Tell you what I like the best Long about knee-deep in June ...
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PERKINS'S TURN Tell you what I like the best Long about knee-deep in June ...
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading _----James Whitcomb Riley._ OUT in the poplar grove behind the house, on a fine, sunshiny Saturday, afternoon, Pearl Watson and Billy were busy making a hammock under Aunt Kate's directions.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading PERKINS'S TURN Tell you what I like the best Long about knee-deep in June ...
and nothing more
From this reading Some afternoon Just to git out and rest And not work at nothing else.
Kate
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From this reading They had found an old barrel in the scrub, and Aunt Kate was showing them how, with the staves, they could make the loveliest hammock by boring two auger holes in each end and running ropes thro' the holes.
Kate's
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From this reading _----James Whitcomb Riley._ OUT in the poplar grove behind the house, on a fine, sunshiny Saturday, afternoon, Pearl Watson and Billy were busy making a hammock under Aunt Kate's directions.
knee-deepadjective
coming only to the ankle or knee
From this reading PERKINS'S TURN Tell you what I like the best Long about knee-deep in June ...
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading PERKINS'S TURN Tell you what I like the best Long about knee-deep in June ...
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading PERKINS'S TURN Tell you what I like the best Long about knee-deep in June ...
loveliest
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From this reading They had found an old barrel in the scrub, and Aunt Kate was showing them how, with the staves, they could make the loveliest hammock by boring two auger holes in each end and running ropes thro' the holes.
engage in
From this reading They had found an old barrel in the scrub, and Aunt Kate was showing them how, with the staves, they could make the loveliest hammock by boring two auger holes in each end and running ropes thro' the holes.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading _----James Whitcomb Riley._ OUT in the poplar grove behind the house, on a fine, sunshiny Saturday, afternoon, Pearl Watson and Billy were busy making a hammock under Aunt Kate's directions.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Some afternoon Just to git out and rest And not work at nothing else.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Some afternoon Just to git out and rest And not work at nothing else.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading They had found an old barrel in the scrub, and Aunt Kate was showing them how, with the staves, they could make the loveliest hammock by boring two auger holes in each end and running ropes thro' the holes.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _----James Whitcomb Riley._ OUT in the poplar grove behind the house, on a fine, sunshiny Saturday, afternoon, Pearl Watson and Billy were busy making a hammock under Aunt Kate's directions.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Some afternoon Just to git out and rest And not work at nothing else.
PearlnounUS /pɜːrl/
a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
From this reading _----James Whitcomb Riley._ OUT in the poplar grove behind the house, on a fine, sunshiny Saturday, afternoon, Pearl Watson and Billy were busy making a hammock under Aunt Kate's directions.
PERKINS'S
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From this reading PERKINS'S TURN Tell you what I like the best Long about knee-deep in June ...
poplarnounUS /ˈpɑːplər/
soft light-colored non-durable wood of the poplar
From this reading _----James Whitcomb Riley._ OUT in the poplar grove behind the house, on a fine, sunshiny Saturday, afternoon, Pearl Watson and Billy were busy making a hammock under Aunt Kate's directions.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Some afternoon Just to git out and rest And not work at nothing else.
RileynounUS /ˈraɪli/
United States poet (1849-1916)
From this reading _----James Whitcomb Riley._ OUT in the poplar grove behind the house, on a fine, sunshiny Saturday, afternoon, Pearl Watson and Billy were busy making a hammock under Aunt Kate's directions.
ropesnounUS /roʊps/
plural of “rope” — a strong line
From this reading They had found an old barrel in the scrub, and Aunt Kate was showing them how, with the staves, they could make the loveliest hammock by boring two auger holes in each end and running ropes thro' the holes.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading They had found an old barrel in the scrub, and Aunt Kate was showing them how, with the staves, they could make the loveliest hammock by boring two auger holes in each end and running ropes thro' the holes.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading _----James Whitcomb Riley._ OUT in the poplar grove behind the house, on a fine, sunshiny Saturday, afternoon, Pearl Watson and Billy were busy making a hammock under Aunt Kate's directions.
scrubverbUS /skrʌb/
clean with hard rubbing
From this reading They had found an old barrel in the scrub, and Aunt Kate was showing them how, with the staves, they could make the loveliest hammock by boring two auger holes in each end and running ropes thro' the holes.
the display of a motion picture
From this reading They had found an old barrel in the scrub, and Aunt Kate was showing them how, with the staves, they could make the loveliest hammock by boring two auger holes in each end and running ropes thro' the holes.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some afternoon Just to git out and rest And not work at nothing else.
stavesnounUS /steɪvz/
plural of “stave” — (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written
From this reading They had found an old barrel in the scrub, and Aunt Kate was showing them how, with the staves, they could make the loveliest hammock by boring two auger holes in each end and running ropes thro' the holes.
sunshiny
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From this reading _----James Whitcomb Riley._ OUT in the poplar grove behind the house, on a fine, sunshiny Saturday, afternoon, Pearl Watson and Billy were busy making a hammock under Aunt Kate's directions.
express in words
From this reading PERKINS'S TURN Tell you what I like the best Long about knee-deep in June ...
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PERKINS'S TURN Tell you what I like the best Long about knee-deep in June ...
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They had found an old barrel in the scrub, and Aunt Kate was showing them how, with the staves, they could make the loveliest hammock by boring two auger holes in each end and running ropes thro' the holes.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had found an old barrel in the scrub, and Aunt Kate was showing them how, with the staves, they could make the loveliest hammock by boring two auger holes in each end and running ropes thro' the holes.
thro
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From this reading They had found an old barrel in the scrub, and Aunt Kate was showing them how, with the staves, they could make the loveliest hammock by boring two auger holes in each end and running ropes thro' the holes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some afternoon Just to git out and rest And not work at nothing else.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading PERKINS'S TURN Tell you what I like the best Long about knee-deep in June ...
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading They had found an old barrel in the scrub, and Aunt Kate was showing them how, with the staves, they could make the loveliest hammock by boring two auger holes in each end and running ropes thro' the holes.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading _----James Whitcomb Riley._ OUT in the poplar grove behind the house, on a fine, sunshiny Saturday, afternoon, Pearl Watson and Billy were busy making a hammock under Aunt Kate's directions.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They had found an old barrel in the scrub, and Aunt Kate was showing them how, with the staves, they could make the loveliest hammock by boring two auger holes in each end and running ropes thro' the holes.
WatsonnounUS /ˈwɑːtsən/
United States telephone engineer who assisted Alexander Graham Bell in his experiments (1854-1934)
From this reading _----James Whitcomb Riley._ OUT in the poplar grove behind the house, on a fine, sunshiny Saturday, afternoon, Pearl Watson and Billy were busy making a hammock under Aunt Kate's directions.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _----James Whitcomb Riley._ OUT in the poplar grove behind the house, on a fine, sunshiny Saturday, afternoon, Pearl Watson and Billy were busy making a hammock under Aunt Kate's directions.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading PERKINS'S TURN Tell you what I like the best Long about knee-deep in June ...
Whitcomb
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From this reading _----James Whitcomb Riley._ OUT in the poplar grove behind the house, on a fine, sunshiny Saturday, afternoon, Pearl Watson and Billy were busy making a hammock under Aunt Kate's directions.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They had found an old barrel in the scrub, and Aunt Kate was showing them how, with the staves, they could make the loveliest hammock by boring two auger holes in each end and running ropes thro' the holes.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Some afternoon Just to git out and rest And not work at nothing else.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading PERKINS'S TURN Tell you what I like the best Long about knee-deep in June ...
