used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When our meal was done, I got on a log in front of my sons, and we all sang a psalm we knew by heart.
(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 When our meal was done, I got on a log in front of my sons, and we all sang a psalm we knew by heart.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I told my wife and sons that as it was the Lord's day we would do no work.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I told my wife and sons that as it was the Lord's day we would do no work.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Our beasts and birds had first to be fed.
plural of “beast” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Our beasts and birds had first to be fed.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Our beasts and birds had first to be fed.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading This was done by my wife, who then brought us some hot milk, and made us sit down on the grass and take it.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This was done by my wife, who then brought us some hot milk, and made us sit down on the grass and take it.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading WE did not wake next day till the sun shone in upon us.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading WE did not wake next day till the sun shone in upon us.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I told my wife and sons that as it was the Lord's day we would do no work.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading This was done by my wife, who then brought us some hot milk, and made us sit down on the grass and take it.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading This was done by my wife, who then brought us some hot milk, and made us sit down on the grass and take it.
fednounUS /fed/
any federal law-enforcement officer
From this reading Our beasts and birds had first to be fed.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Our beasts and birds had first to be fed.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading When our meal was done, I got on a log in front of my sons, and we all sang a psalm we knew by heart.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading When our meal was done, I got on a log in front of my sons, and we all sang a psalm we knew by heart.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading This was done by my wife, who then brought us some hot milk, and made us sit down on the grass and take it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Our beasts and birds had first to be fed.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading When our meal was done, I got on a log in front of my sons, and we all sang a psalm we knew by heart.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading This was done by my wife, who then brought us some hot milk, and made us sit down on the grass and take it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I told my wife and sons that as it was the Lord's day we would do no work.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WE did not wake next day till the sun shone in upon us.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I told my wife and sons that as it was the Lord's day we would do no work.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading When our meal was done, I got on a log in front of my sons, and we all sang a psalm we knew by heart.
logverbUS /lɔːɡ/
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading When our meal was done, I got on a log in front of my sons, and we all sang a psalm we knew by heart.
Lord'snounUS /lɔːrdz/
possessive form of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading I told my wife and sons that as it was the Lord's day we would do no work.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading This was done by my wife, who then brought us some hot milk, and made us sit down on the grass and take it.
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading When our meal was done, I got on a log in front of my sons, and we all sang a psalm we knew by heart.
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading This was done by my wife, who then brought us some hot milk, and made us sit down on the grass and take it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I told my wife and sons that as it was the Lord's day we would do no work.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading WE did not wake next day till the sun shone in upon us.
not any; not one
From this reading I told my wife and sons that as it was the Lord's day we would do no work.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading WE did not wake next day till the sun shone in upon us.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When our meal was done, I got on a log in front of my sons, and we all sang a psalm we knew by heart.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This was done by my wife, who then brought us some hot milk, and made us sit down on the grass and take it.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our beasts and birds had first to be fed.
psalmnounUS /sɑːlm/
one of the 150 lyrical poems and prayers that comprise the Book of Psalms in the Old Testament; said to have been written by David
From this reading When our meal was done, I got on a log in front of my sons, and we all sang a psalm we knew by heart.
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading When our meal was done, I got on a log in front of my sons, and we all sang a psalm we knew by heart.
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading WE did not wake next day till the sun shone in upon us.
be seated
From this reading This was done by my wife, who then brought us some hot milk, and made us sit down on the grass and take it.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading This was done by my wife, who then brought us some hot milk, and made us sit down on the grass and take it.
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading I told my wife and sons that as it was the Lord's day we would do no work.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading WE did not wake next day till the sun shone in upon us.
carry out
From this reading This was done by my wife, who then brought us some hot milk, and made us sit down on the grass and take it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I told my wife and sons that as it was the Lord's day we would do no work.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WE did not wake next day till the sun shone in upon us.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading This was done by my wife, who then brought us some hot milk, and made us sit down on the grass and take it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was done by my wife, who then brought us some hot milk, and made us sit down on the grass and take it.
up to a particular time
From this reading WE did not wake next day till the sun shone in upon us.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Our beasts and birds had first to be fed.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I told my wife and sons that as it was the Lord's day we would do no work.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading WE did not wake next day till the sun shone in upon us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WE did not wake next day till the sun shone in upon us.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading WE did not wake next day till the sun shone in upon us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I told my wife and sons that as it was the Lord's day we would do no work.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WE did not wake next day till the sun shone in upon us.
at the time that
From this reading When our meal was done, I got on a log in front of my sons, and we all sang a psalm we knew by heart.
which person or people
From this reading This was done by my wife, who then brought us some hot milk, and made us sit down on the grass and take it.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading I told my wife and sons that as it was the Lord's day we would do no work.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading I told my wife and sons that as it was the Lord's day we would do no work.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I told my wife and sons that as it was the Lord's day we would do no work.
