used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," &c Frederick Warne & Co., Inc. New York What a funny sight it is to see a brood of ducklings with a hen!
(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 "I wish to hatch my own eggs; I will hatch them all by myself," quacked Jemima Puddle-duck.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her sister-in-law, Mrs. Rebeccah Puddle-duck, was perfectly willing to leave the hatching to some one else--"I have not the patience to sit on a nest for twenty-eight days; and no more have you, Jemima.
annoyedadjectiveUS /əˈnɔɪd/
aroused to impatience or anger
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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for the reason that
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broodverbUS /bruːd/
think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," &c Frederick Warne & Co., Inc. New York What a funny sight it is to see a brood of ducklings with a hen!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "I wish to hatch my own eggs; I will hatch them all by myself," quacked Jemima Puddle-duck.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," &c Frederick Warne & Co., Inc. New York What a funny sight it is to see a brood of ducklings with a hen!
ConounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," &c Frederick Warne & Co., Inc. New York What a funny sight it is to see a brood of ducklings with a hen!
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 You would let them go cold; you know you would!"
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Her sister-in-law, Mrs. Rebeccah Puddle-duck, was perfectly willing to leave the hatching to some one else--"I have not the patience to sit on a nest for twenty-eight days; and no more have you, Jemima.
ducklingsnounUS /ˈdʌklɪŋz/
plural of “duckling” — flesh of a young domestic duck
From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," &c Frederick Warne & Co., Inc. New York What a funny sight it is to see a brood of ducklings with a hen!
eggsnounUS /eɡz/
oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
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else
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From this reading Her sister-in-law, Mrs. Rebeccah Puddle-duck, was perfectly willing to leave the hatching to some one else--"I have not the patience to sit on a nest for twenty-eight days; and no more have you, Jemima.
farmer'snounUS /ˈfɑːrmərz/
possessive form of “farmer” — a person who operates a farm
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her sister-in-law, Mrs. Rebeccah Puddle-duck, was perfectly willing to leave the hatching to some one else--"I have not the patience to sit on a nest for twenty-eight days; and no more have you, Jemima.
FredericknounUS /ˈfredrɪk/
a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore
From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," &c Frederick Warne & Co., Inc. New York What a funny sight it is to see a brood of ducklings with a hen!
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," &c Frederick Warne & Co., Inc. New York What a funny sight it is to see a brood of ducklings with a hen!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading You would let them go cold; you know you would!"
hatchverbUS /hætʃ/
emerge from the eggs
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hatchingnounUS /ˈhætʃɪŋ/
the production of young from an egg
From this reading Her sister-in-law, Mrs. Rebeccah Puddle-duck, was perfectly willing to leave the hatching to some one else--"I have not the patience to sit on a nest for twenty-eight days; and no more have you, Jemima.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Her sister-in-law, Mrs. Rebeccah Puddle-duck, was perfectly willing to leave the hatching to some one else--"I have not the patience to sit on a nest for twenty-eight days; and no more have you, Jemima.
hennounUS /hen/
adult female chicken
From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," &c Frederick Warne & Co., Inc. New York What a funny sight it is to see a brood of ducklings with a hen!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading --Listen to the story of Jemima Puddle-duck, who was annoyed because the farmer's wife would not let her hatch her own eggs.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Her sister-in-law, Mrs. Rebeccah Puddle-duck, was perfectly willing to leave the hatching to some one else--"I have not the patience to sit on a nest for twenty-eight days; and no more have you, Jemima.
IncnounUS /ɪŋk/
a heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to Saddam Hussein's government of Iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of Sunni and Shiite Arabs and Kurds who hope to build a new government
From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," &c Frederick Warne & Co., Inc. New York What a funny sight it is to see a brood of ducklings with a hen!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," &c Frederick Warne & Co., Inc. New York What a funny sight it is to see a brood of ducklings with a hen!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," &c Frederick Warne & Co., Inc. New York What a funny sight it is to see a brood of ducklings with a hen!
Jemima
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be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You would let them go cold; you know you would!"
go away from a place
From this reading Her sister-in-law, Mrs. Rebeccah Puddle-duck, was perfectly willing to leave the hatching to some one else--"I have not the patience to sit on a nest for twenty-eight days; and no more have you, Jemima.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
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hear with intention
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(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Her sister-in-law, Mrs. Rebeccah Puddle-duck, was perfectly willing to leave the hatching to some one else--"I have not the patience to sit on a nest for twenty-eight days; and no more have you, Jemima.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Her sister-in-law, Mrs. Rebeccah Puddle-duck, was perfectly willing to leave the hatching to some one else--"I have not the patience to sit on a nest for twenty-eight days; and no more have you, Jemima.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I wish to hatch my own eggs; I will hatch them all by myself," quacked Jemima Puddle-duck.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "I wish to hatch my own eggs; I will hatch them all by myself," quacked Jemima Puddle-duck.
nestnounUS /nest/
a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
From this reading Her sister-in-law, Mrs. Rebeccah Puddle-duck, was perfectly willing to leave the hatching to some one else--"I have not the patience to sit on a nest for twenty-eight days; and no more have you, Jemima.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," &c Frederick Warne & Co., Inc. New York What a funny sight it is to see a brood of ducklings with a hen!
not any; not one
From this reading Her sister-in-law, Mrs. Rebeccah Puddle-duck, was perfectly willing to leave the hatching to some one else--"I have not the patience to sit on a nest for twenty-eight days; and no more have you, Jemima.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading --Listen to the story of Jemima Puddle-duck, who was annoyed because the farmer's wife would not let her hatch her own eggs.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," &c Frederick Warne & Co., Inc. New York What a funny sight it is to see a brood of ducklings with a hen!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her sister-in-law, Mrs. Rebeccah Puddle-duck, was perfectly willing to leave the hatching to some one else--"I have not the patience to sit on a nest for twenty-eight days; and no more have you, Jemima.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Her sister-in-law, Mrs. Rebeccah Puddle-duck, was perfectly willing to leave the hatching to some one else--"I have not the patience to sit on a nest for twenty-eight days; and no more have you, Jemima.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading --Listen to the story of Jemima Puddle-duck, who was annoyed because the farmer's wife would not let her hatch her own eggs.
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading Her sister-in-law, Mrs. Rebeccah Puddle-duck, was perfectly willing to leave the hatching to some one else--"I have not the patience to sit on a nest for twenty-eight days; and no more have you, Jemima.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Her sister-in-law, Mrs. Rebeccah Puddle-duck, was perfectly willing to leave the hatching to some one else--"I have not the patience to sit on a nest for twenty-eight days; and no more have you, Jemima.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," &c Frederick Warne & Co., Inc. New York What a funny sight it is to see a brood of ducklings with a hen!
Puddle-duck
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quacked
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From this reading "I wish to hatch my own eggs; I will hatch them all by myself," quacked Jemima Puddle-duck.
RabbitnounUS /ˈræbət/
any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," &c Frederick Warne & Co., Inc. New York What a funny sight it is to see a brood of ducklings with a hen!
Rebeccah
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From this reading Her sister-in-law, Mrs. Rebeccah Puddle-duck, was perfectly willing to leave the hatching to some one else--"I have not the patience to sit on a nest for twenty-eight days; and no more have you, Jemima.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," &c Frederick Warne & Co., Inc. New York What a funny sight it is to see a brood of ducklings with a hen!
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," &c Frederick Warne & Co., Inc. New York What a funny sight it is to see a brood of ducklings with a hen!
sister-in-lawnounUS /ˈsɪstərɪnlɔː/
the sister of your spouse
From this reading Her sister-in-law, Mrs. Rebeccah Puddle-duck, was perfectly willing to leave the hatching to some one else--"I have not the patience to sit on a nest for twenty-eight days; and no more have you, Jemima.
be seated
From this reading Her sister-in-law, Mrs. Rebeccah Puddle-duck, was perfectly willing to leave the hatching to some one else--"I have not the patience to sit on a nest for twenty-eight days; and no more have you, Jemima.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Her sister-in-law, Mrs. Rebeccah Puddle-duck, was perfectly willing to leave the hatching to some one else--"I have not the patience to sit on a nest for twenty-eight days; and no more have you, Jemima.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
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a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," &c Frederick Warne & Co., Inc. New York What a funny sight it is to see a brood of ducklings with a hen!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," &c Frederick Warne & Co., Inc. New York What a funny sight it is to see a brood of ducklings with a hen!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading You would let them go cold; you know you would!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," &c Frederick Warne & Co., Inc. New York What a funny sight it is to see a brood of ducklings with a hen!
twenty-eightnoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-seven and one
From this reading Her sister-in-law, Mrs. Rebeccah Puddle-duck, was perfectly willing to leave the hatching to some one else--"I have not the patience to sit on a nest for twenty-eight days; and no more have you, Jemima.
Warne
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From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," &c Frederick Warne & Co., Inc. New York What a funny sight it is to see a brood of ducklings with a hen!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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used to ask for information about something
From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," &c Frederick Warne & Co., Inc. New York What a funny sight it is to see a brood of ducklings with a hen!
which person or people
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a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading --Listen to the story of Jemima Puddle-duck, who was annoyed because the farmer's wife would not let her hatch her own eggs.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I wish to hatch my own eggs; I will hatch them all by myself," quacked Jemima Puddle-duck.
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading Her sister-in-law, Mrs. Rebeccah Puddle-duck, was perfectly willing to leave the hatching to some one else--"I have not the patience to sit on a nest for twenty-eight days; and no more have you, Jemima.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "I wish to hatch my own eggs; I will hatch them all by myself," quacked Jemima Puddle-duck.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," &c Frederick Warne & Co., Inc. New York What a funny sight it is to see a brood of ducklings with a hen!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading --Listen to the story of Jemima Puddle-duck, who was annoyed because the farmer's wife would not let her hatch her own eggs.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," &c Frederick Warne & Co., Inc. New York What a funny sight it is to see a brood of ducklings with a hen!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Her sister-in-law, Mrs. Rebeccah Puddle-duck, was perfectly willing to leave the hatching to some one else--"I have not the patience to sit on a nest for twenty-eight days; and no more have you, Jemima.
