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From this reading Beaver Creek, Joy Co., Animal Kingdom, May 1, ----.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Almost every day a messenger pigeon brought him a letter, which he read with great pleasure.
(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 My Dear Mother: While you were sleeping away the long, cold winter, I was studying with all my might, trying to keep at the head of my class.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Almost every day a messenger pigeon brought him a letter, which he read with great pleasure.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Tiny learned to write letters, he spent many happy hours corresponding with his mother and his friends at Squirreltown.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Beaver Creek, Joy Co., Animal Kingdom, May 1, ----.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here are a few of these letters that passed between Beaver Creek and Squirreltown:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Tiny learned to write letters, he spent many happy hours corresponding with his mother and his friends at Squirreltown.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading My Dear Mother: While you were sleeping away the long, cold winter, I was studying with all my might, trying to keep at the head of my class.
BeavernounUS /ˈbiːvər/
the soft brown fur of the beaver
From this reading Here are a few of these letters that passed between Beaver Creek and Squirreltown:
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Here are a few of these letters that passed between Beaver Creek and Squirreltown:
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Almost every day a messenger pigeon brought him a letter, which he read with great pleasure.
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading My Dear Mother: While you were sleeping away the long, cold winter, I was studying with all my might, trying to keep at the head of my class.
ConounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading Beaver Creek, Joy Co., Animal Kingdom, May 1, ----.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading My Dear Mother: While you were sleeping away the long, cold winter, I was studying with all my might, trying to keep at the head of my class.
correspondingadjectiveUS /ˌkɔːrəˈspɑːndɪŋ/
accompanying
From this reading When Tiny learned to write letters, he spent many happy hours corresponding with his mother and his friends at Squirreltown.
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading Here are a few of these letters that passed between Beaver Creek and Squirreltown:
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Almost every day a messenger pigeon brought him a letter, which he read with great pleasure.
dearly loved
From this reading My Dear Mother: While you were sleeping away the long, cold winter, I was studying with all my might, trying to keep at the head of my class.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Almost every day a messenger pigeon brought him a letter, which he read with great pleasure.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Here are a few of these letters that passed between Beaver Creek and Squirreltown:
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading When Tiny learned to write letters, he spent many happy hours corresponding with his mother and his friends at Squirreltown.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Almost every day a messenger pigeon brought him a letter, which he read with great pleasure.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading When Tiny learned to write letters, he spent many happy hours corresponding with his mother and his friends at Squirreltown.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Tiny learned to write letters, he spent many happy hours corresponding with his mother and his friends at Squirreltown.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading My Dear Mother: While you were sleeping away the long, cold winter, I was studying with all my might, trying to keep at the head of my class.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here are a few of these letters that passed between Beaver Creek and Squirreltown:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Almost every day a messenger pigeon brought him a letter, which he read with great pleasure.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Tiny learned to write letters, he spent many happy hours corresponding with his mother and his friends at Squirreltown.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading When Tiny learned to write letters, he spent many happy hours corresponding with his mother and his friends at Squirreltown.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My Dear Mother: While you were sleeping away the long, cold winter, I was studying with all my might, trying to keep at the head of my class.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Beaver Creek, Joy Co., Animal Kingdom, May 1, ----.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading My Dear Mother: While you were sleeping away the long, cold winter, I was studying with all my might, trying to keep at the head of my class.
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading Beaver Creek, Joy Co., Animal Kingdom, May 1, ----.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading When Tiny learned to write letters, he spent many happy hours corresponding with his mother and his friends at Squirreltown.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Almost every day a messenger pigeon brought him a letter, which he read with great pleasure.
the literary culture
From this reading When Tiny learned to write letters, he spent many happy hours corresponding with his mother and his friends at Squirreltown.
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 My Dear Mother: While you were sleeping away the long, cold winter, I was studying with all my might, trying to keep at the head of my class.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading When Tiny learned to write letters, he spent many happy hours corresponding with his mother and his friends at Squirreltown.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Beaver Creek, Joy Co., Animal Kingdom, May 1, ----.
a person who carries a message
From this reading Almost every day a messenger pigeon brought him a letter, which he read with great pleasure.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading My Dear Mother: While you were sleeping away the long, cold winter, I was studying with all my might, trying to keep at the head of my class.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading When Tiny learned to write letters, he spent many happy hours corresponding with his mother and his friends at Squirreltown.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My Dear Mother: While you were sleeping away the long, cold winter, I was studying with all my might, trying to keep at the head of my class.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Here are a few of these letters that passed between Beaver Creek and Squirreltown:
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Here are a few of these letters that passed between Beaver Creek and Squirreltown:
pigeonnounUS /ˈpɪdʒən/
wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs
From this reading Almost every day a messenger pigeon brought him a letter, which he read with great pleasure.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Almost every day a messenger pigeon brought him a letter, which he read with great pleasure.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Almost every day a messenger pigeon brought him a letter, which he read with great pleasure.
the state of being asleep
From this reading My Dear Mother: While you were sleeping away the long, cold winter, I was studying with all my might, trying to keep at the head of my class.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading When Tiny learned to write letters, he spent many happy hours corresponding with his mother and his friends at Squirreltown.
Squirreltown
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From this reading When Tiny learned to write letters, he spent many happy hours corresponding with his mother and his friends at Squirreltown.
studyingnounUS /ˈstʌdiɪŋ/
reading carefully with intent to remember
From this reading My Dear Mother: While you were sleeping away the long, cold winter, I was studying with all my might, trying to keep at the head of my class.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Here are a few of these letters that passed between Beaver Creek and Squirreltown:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My Dear Mother: While you were sleeping away the long, cold winter, I was studying with all my might, trying to keep at the head of my class.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Here are a few of these letters that passed between Beaver Creek and Squirreltown:
very small
From this reading When Tiny learned to write letters, he spent many happy hours corresponding with his mother and his friends at Squirreltown.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Tiny learned to write letters, he spent many happy hours corresponding with his mother and his friends at Squirreltown.
hard to endure
From this reading My Dear Mother: While you were sleeping away the long, cold winter, I was studying with all my might, trying to keep at the head of my class.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My Dear Mother: While you were sleeping away the long, cold winter, I was studying with all my might, trying to keep at the head of my class.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My Dear Mother: While you were sleeping away the long, cold winter, I was studying with all my might, trying to keep at the head of my class.
at the time that
From this reading When Tiny learned to write letters, he spent many happy hours corresponding with his mother and his friends at Squirreltown.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Almost every day a messenger pigeon brought him a letter, which he read with great pleasure.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading My Dear Mother: While you were sleeping away the long, cold winter, I was studying with all my might, trying to keep at the head of my class.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading My Dear Mother: While you were sleeping away the long, cold winter, I was studying with all my might, trying to keep at the head of my class.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Tiny learned to write letters, he spent many happy hours corresponding with his mother and his friends at Squirreltown.
produce a literary work
From this reading When Tiny learned to write letters, he spent many happy hours corresponding with his mother and his friends at Squirreltown.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My Dear Mother: While you were sleeping away the long, cold winter, I was studying with all my might, trying to keep at the head of my class.
