used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You know how--dilute a little canned milk, and a little baking powder, stir in your flour--and it's wheat mixed with rye, and bully flour for flapjacks--and fry 'em thick.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "It's already about noon.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading "It's already about noon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You know how--dilute a little canned milk, and a little baking powder, stir in your flour--and it's wheat mixed with rye, and bully flour for flapjacks--and fry 'em thick.
bakingnounUS /ˈbeɪkɪŋ/
making bread or cake or pastry etc.
From this reading You know how--dilute a little canned milk, and a little baking powder, stir in your flour--and it's wheat mixed with rye, and bully flour for flapjacks--and fry 'em thick.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But it would be very nice if you'd do the cooking while I cut the night's fuel.
boilverbUS /bɔɪl/
come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor
From this reading Set water to boil and we'll have coffee, too."
eat an early morning meal
From this reading "Not breakfast--lunch," he corrected.
bullynounUS /ˈbʊli/
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading You know how--dilute a little canned milk, and a little baking powder, stir in your flour--and it's wheat mixed with rye, and bully flour for flapjacks--and fry 'em thick.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it would be very nice if you'd do the cooking while I cut the night's fuel.
cannedadjectiveUS /kænd/
recorded for broadcast
From this reading You know how--dilute a little canned milk, and a little baking powder, stir in your flour--and it's wheat mixed with rye, and bully flour for flapjacks--and fry 'em thick.
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading Set water to boil and we'll have coffee, too."
cookingnounUS /ˈkʊkɪŋ/
the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
From this reading But it would be very nice if you'd do the cooking while I cut the night's fuel.
correctedadjectiveUS /kərˈektəd/
having something undesirable neutralized
From this reading "Not breakfast--lunch," he corrected.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading But it would be very nice if you'd do the cooking while I cut the night's fuel.
diluteverbUS /daɪˈluːt/
lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
From this reading You know how--dilute a little canned milk, and a little baking powder, stir in your flour--and it's wheat mixed with rye, and bully flour for flapjacks--and fry 'em thick.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But it would be very nice if you'd do the cooking while I cut the night's fuel.
a quad with a square body
From this reading You know how--dilute a little canned milk, and a little baking powder, stir in your flour--and it's wheat mixed with rye, and bully flour for flapjacks--and fry 'em thick.
flapjacksnounUS /ˈflæpdʒæks/
plural of “flapjack” — a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle
From this reading You know how--dilute a little canned milk, and a little baking powder, stir in your flour--and it's wheat mixed with rye, and bully flour for flapjacks--and fry 'em thick.
flournounUS /ˈflaʊər/
fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain
From this reading You know how--dilute a little canned milk, and a little baking powder, stir in your flour--and it's wheat mixed with rye, and bully flour for flapjacks--and fry 'em thick.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You know how--dilute a little canned milk, and a little baking powder, stir in your flour--and it's wheat mixed with rye, and bully flour for flapjacks--and fry 'em thick.
fryverbUS /fraɪ/
be excessively hot
From this reading You know how--dilute a little canned milk, and a little baking powder, stir in your flour--and it's wheat mixed with rye, and bully flour for flapjacks--and fry 'em thick.
fuelverbUS /ˈfjuːəl/
provide with a combustible substance that provides energy
From this reading But it would be very nice if you'd do the cooking while I cut the night's fuel.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Set water to boil and we'll have coffee, too."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Not breakfast--lunch," he corrected.
how
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From this reading You know how--dilute a little canned milk, and a little baking powder, stir in your flour--and it's wheat mixed with rye, and bully flour for flapjacks--and fry 'em thick.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But it would be very nice if you'd do the cooking while I cut the night's fuel.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But it would be very nice if you'd do the cooking while I cut the night's fuel.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You know how--dilute a little canned milk, and a little baking powder, stir in your flour--and it's wheat mixed with rye, and bully flour for flapjacks--and fry 'em thick.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it would be very nice if you'd do the cooking while I cut the night's fuel.
It's
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From this reading "It's already about noon.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You know how--dilute a little canned milk, and a little baking powder, stir in your flour--and it's wheat mixed with rye, and bully flour for flapjacks--and fry 'em thick.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading You know how--dilute a little canned milk, and a little baking powder, stir in your flour--and it's wheat mixed with rye, and bully flour for flapjacks--and fry 'em thick.
take the midday meal
From this reading "Not breakfast--lunch," he corrected.
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading You know how--dilute a little canned milk, and a little baking powder, stir in your flour--and it's wheat mixed with rye, and bully flour for flapjacks--and fry 'em thick.
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading You know how--dilute a little canned milk, and a little baking powder, stir in your flour--and it's wheat mixed with rye, and bully flour for flapjacks--and fry 'em thick.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading But it would be very nice if you'd do the cooking while I cut the night's fuel.
night'snounUS /naɪts/
possessive form of “night” — the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading But it would be very nice if you'd do the cooking while I cut the night's fuel.
the middle of the day
From this reading "It's already about noon.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not breakfast--lunch," he corrected.
powdernounUS /ˈpaʊdər/
a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
From this reading You know how--dilute a little canned milk, and a little baking powder, stir in your flour--and it's wheat mixed with rye, and bully flour for flapjacks--and fry 'em thick.
ryenounUS /raɪ/
the seed of the cereal grass
From this reading You know how--dilute a little canned milk, and a little baking powder, stir in your flour--and it's wheat mixed with rye, and bully flour for flapjacks--and fry 'em thick.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Set water to boil and we'll have coffee, too."
move an implement through
From this reading You know how--dilute a little canned milk, and a little baking powder, stir in your flour--and it's wheat mixed with rye, and bully flour for flapjacks--and fry 'em thick.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But it would be very nice if you'd do the cooking while I cut the night's fuel.
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 You know how--dilute a little canned milk, and a little baking powder, stir in your flour--and it's wheat mixed with rye, and bully flour for flapjacks--and fry 'em thick.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Set water to boil and we'll have coffee, too."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Set water to boil and we'll have coffee, too."
precisely as stated
From this reading But it would be very nice if you'd do the cooking while I cut the night's fuel.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Set water to boil and we'll have coffee, too."
we'll
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From this reading Set water to boil and we'll have coffee, too."
wheatnounUS /wiːt/
annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains
From this reading You know how--dilute a little canned milk, and a little baking powder, stir in your flour--and it's wheat mixed with rye, and bully flour for flapjacks--and fry 'em thick.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading But it would be very nice if you'd do the cooking while I cut the night's fuel.
in the company of; together with
From this reading You know how--dilute a little canned milk, and a little baking powder, stir in your flour--and it's wheat mixed with rye, and bully flour for flapjacks--and fry 'em thick.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But it would be very nice if you'd do the cooking while I cut the night's fuel.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You know how--dilute a little canned milk, and a little baking powder, stir in your flour--and it's wheat mixed with rye, and bully flour for flapjacks--and fry 'em thick.
you'd
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From this reading But it would be very nice if you'd do the cooking while I cut the night's fuel.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You know how--dilute a little canned milk, and a little baking powder, stir in your flour--and it's wheat mixed with rye, and bully flour for flapjacks--and fry 'em thick.
