used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Travels of Fuzz and Buzz GERALDINE MOCKLER Author of "The Four Miss Whittingtons" "Best of Intentions" "A Boy Cousin" "The Little Girl from Next Door" &c.
acornsnounUS /ˈeɪkɔːrnz/
plural of “acorn” — fruit of the oak tree: a smooth thin-walled nut in a woody cup-shaped base
From this reading In the summer, and in the spring and autumn too, field-mice have a very nice time indeed; but in the winter, when the ground is frozen, and the nuts and acorns and berries are gone from the trees and bushes, their life is not quite so happy.
anew
From this reading And then, if the father-mouse has not laid in a good store of food they have not enough to eat, and are often very hungry until the spring comes round again.
in the past
From this reading ONCE, not so very long ago, a family of field-mice lived in the middle of a big wood.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Travels of Fuzz and Buzz GERALDINE MOCKLER Author of "The Four Miss Whittingtons" "Best of Intentions" "A Boy Cousin" "The Little Girl from Next Door" &c.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the summer, and in the spring and autumn too, field-mice have a very nice time indeed; but in the winter, when the ground is frozen, and the nuts and acorns and berries are gone from the trees and bushes, their life is not quite so happy.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading The Travels of Fuzz and Buzz GERALDINE MOCKLER Author of "The Four Miss Whittingtons" "Best of Intentions" "A Boy Cousin" "The Little Girl from Next Door" &c.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading In the summer, and in the spring and autumn too, field-mice have a very nice time indeed; but in the winter, when the ground is frozen, and the nuts and acorns and berries are gone from the trees and bushes, their life is not quite so happy.
berriesnounUS /ˈberiz/
plural of “berry” — any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves
From this reading In the summer, and in the spring and autumn too, field-mice have a very nice time indeed; but in the winter, when the ground is frozen, and the nuts and acorns and berries are gone from the trees and bushes, their life is not quite so happy.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading The Travels of Fuzz and Buzz GERALDINE MOCKLER Author of "The Four Miss Whittingtons" "Best of Intentions" "A Boy Cousin" "The Little Girl from Next Door" &c.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading ONCE, not so very long ago, a family of field-mice lived in the middle of a big wood.
a youthful male person
From this reading The Travels of Fuzz and Buzz GERALDINE MOCKLER Author of "The Four Miss Whittingtons" "Best of Intentions" "A Boy Cousin" "The Little Girl from Next Door" &c.
boy-mouse
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From this reading There was Mr. Brownie, the father-mouse, and Mrs. Brownie, the mother mouse, and their two children, a boy-mouse and a girl-mouse, whose names were Fuzz and Buzz.
BrownienounUS /ˈbraʊni/
a junior Girl Scout
From this reading There was Mr. Brownie, the father-mouse, and Mrs. Brownie, the mother mouse, and their two children, a boy-mouse and a girl-mouse, whose names were Fuzz and Buzz.
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading In the summer, and in the spring and autumn too, field-mice have a very nice time indeed; but in the winter, when the ground is frozen, and the nuts and acorns and berries are gone from the trees and bushes, their life is not quite so happy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In the summer, and in the spring and autumn too, field-mice have a very nice time indeed; but in the winter, when the ground is frozen, and the nuts and acorns and berries are gone from the trees and bushes, their life is not quite so happy.
BuzzverbUS /bʌz/
make a buzzing sound
From this reading The Travels of Fuzz and Buzz GERALDINE MOCKLER Author of "The Four Miss Whittingtons" "Best of Intentions" "A Boy Cousin" "The Little Girl from Next Door" &c.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading The Travels of Fuzz and Buzz GERALDINE MOCKLER Author of "The Four Miss Whittingtons" "Best of Intentions" "A Boy Cousin" "The Little Girl from Next Door" &c.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading There was Mr. Brownie, the father-mouse, and Mrs. Brownie, the mother mouse, and their two children, a boy-mouse and a girl-mouse, whose names were Fuzz and Buzz.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading And then, if the father-mouse has not laid in a good store of food they have not enough to eat, and are often very hungry until the spring comes round again.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading The Travels of Fuzz and Buzz GERALDINE MOCKLER Author of "The Four Miss Whittingtons" "Best of Intentions" "A Boy Cousin" "The Little Girl from Next Door" &c.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The Travels of Fuzz and Buzz GERALDINE MOCKLER Author of "The Four Miss Whittingtons" "Best of Intentions" "A Boy Cousin" "The Little Girl from Next Door" &c.
take in solid food
From this reading And then, if the father-mouse has not laid in a good store of food they have not enough to eat, and are often very hungry until the spring comes round again.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading And then, if the father-mouse has not laid in a good store of food they have not enough to eat, and are often very hungry until the spring comes round again.
a social unit living together
From this reading ONCE, not so very long ago, a family of field-mice lived in the middle of a big wood.
father-mouse
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From this reading There was Mr. Brownie, the father-mouse, and Mrs. Brownie, the mother mouse, and their two children, a boy-mouse and a girl-mouse, whose names were Fuzz and Buzz.
field-mice
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From this reading ONCE, not so very long ago, a family of field-mice lived in the middle of a big wood.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading And then, if the father-mouse has not laid in a good store of food they have not enough to eat, and are often very hungry until the spring comes round again.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading The Travels of Fuzz and Buzz GERALDINE MOCKLER Author of "The Four Miss Whittingtons" "Best of Intentions" "A Boy Cousin" "The Little Girl from Next Door" &c.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Travels of Fuzz and Buzz GERALDINE MOCKLER Author of "The Four Miss Whittingtons" "Best of Intentions" "A Boy Cousin" "The Little Girl from Next Door" &c.
frozenadjectiveUS /ˈfroʊzən/
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading In the summer, and in the spring and autumn too, field-mice have a very nice time indeed; but in the winter, when the ground is frozen, and the nuts and acorns and berries are gone from the trees and bushes, their life is not quite so happy.
FuzznounUS /fʌz/
filamentous hairlike growth on a plant
From this reading The Travels of Fuzz and Buzz GERALDINE MOCKLER Author of "The Four Miss Whittingtons" "Best of Intentions" "A Boy Cousin" "The Little Girl from Next Door" &c.
GERALDINE
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From this reading The Travels of Fuzz and Buzz GERALDINE MOCKLER Author of "The Four Miss Whittingtons" "Best of Intentions" "A Boy Cousin" "The Little Girl from Next Door" &c.
a young female
From this reading The Travels of Fuzz and Buzz GERALDINE MOCKLER Author of "The Four Miss Whittingtons" "Best of Intentions" "A Boy Cousin" "The Little Girl from Next Door" &c.
girl-mouse
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From this reading There was Mr. Brownie, the father-mouse, and Mrs. Brownie, the mother mouse, and their two children, a boy-mouse and a girl-mouse, whose names were Fuzz and Buzz.
destroyed or killed
From this reading In the summer, and in the spring and autumn too, field-mice have a very nice time indeed; but in the winter, when the ground is frozen, and the nuts and acorns and berries are gone from the trees and bushes, their life is not quite so happy.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading And then, if the father-mouse has not laid in a good store of food they have not enough to eat, and are often very hungry until the spring comes round again.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading In the summer, and in the spring and autumn too, field-mice have a very nice time indeed; but in the winter, when the ground is frozen, and the nuts and acorns and berries are gone from the trees and bushes, their life is not quite so happy.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading In the summer, and in the spring and autumn too, field-mice have a very nice time indeed; but in the winter, when the ground is frozen, and the nuts and acorns and berries are gone from the trees and bushes, their life is not quite so happy.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And then, if the father-mouse has not laid in a good store of food they have not enough to eat, and are often very hungry until the spring comes round again.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In the summer, and in the spring and autumn too, field-mice have a very nice time indeed; but in the winter, when the ground is frozen, and the nuts and acorns and berries are gone from the trees and bushes, their life is not quite so happy.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading And then, if the father-mouse has not laid in a good store of food they have not enough to eat, and are often very hungry until the spring comes round again.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And then, if the father-mouse has not laid in a good store of food they have not enough to eat, and are often very hungry until the spring comes round again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ONCE, not so very long ago, a family of field-mice lived in the middle of a big wood.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading In the summer, and in the spring and autumn too, field-mice have a very nice time indeed; but in the winter, when the ground is frozen, and the nuts and acorns and berries are gone from the trees and bushes, their life is not quite so happy.
IntentionsnounUS /ˌɪnˈtentʃənz/
plural of “intention” — an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading The Travels of Fuzz and Buzz GERALDINE MOCKLER Author of "The Four Miss Whittingtons" "Best of Intentions" "A Boy Cousin" "The Little Girl from Next Door" &c.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the summer, and in the spring and autumn too, field-mice have a very nice time indeed; but in the winter, when the ground is frozen, and the nuts and acorns and berries are gone from the trees and bushes, their life is not quite so happy.
set down according to a plan
From this reading And then, if the father-mouse has not laid in a good store of food they have not enough to eat, and are often very hungry until the spring comes round again.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading In the summer, and in the spring and autumn too, field-mice have a very nice time indeed; but in the winter, when the ground is frozen, and the nuts and acorns and berries are gone from the trees and bushes, their life is not quite so happy.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The Travels of Fuzz and Buzz GERALDINE MOCKLER Author of "The Four Miss Whittingtons" "Best of Intentions" "A Boy Cousin" "The Little Girl from Next Door" &c.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading ONCE, not so very long ago, a family of field-mice lived in the middle of a big wood.
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 ONCE, not so very long ago, a family of field-mice lived in the middle of a big wood.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading ONCE, not so very long ago, a family of field-mice lived in the middle of a big wood.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading The Travels of Fuzz and Buzz GERALDINE MOCKLER Author of "The Four Miss Whittingtons" "Best of Intentions" "A Boy Cousin" "The Little Girl from Next Door" &c.
MOCKLER
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From this reading The Travels of Fuzz and Buzz GERALDINE MOCKLER Author of "The Four Miss Whittingtons" "Best of Intentions" "A Boy Cousin" "The Little Girl from Next Door" &c.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading There was Mr. Brownie, the father-mouse, and Mrs. Brownie, the mother mouse, and their two children, a boy-mouse and a girl-mouse, whose names were Fuzz and Buzz.
mousenounUS /maʊs/
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading There was Mr. Brownie, the father-mouse, and Mrs. Brownie, the mother mouse, and their two children, a boy-mouse and a girl-mouse, whose names were Fuzz and Buzz.
a form of address for a man
From this reading There was Mr. Brownie, the father-mouse, and Mrs. Brownie, the mother mouse, and their two children, a boy-mouse and a girl-mouse, whose names were Fuzz and Buzz.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading There was Mr. Brownie, the father-mouse, and Mrs. Brownie, the mother mouse, and their two children, a boy-mouse and a girl-mouse, whose names were Fuzz and Buzz.
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading There was Mr. Brownie, the father-mouse, and Mrs. Brownie, the mother mouse, and their two children, a boy-mouse and a girl-mouse, whose names were Fuzz and Buzz.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The Travels of Fuzz and Buzz GERALDINE MOCKLER Author of "The Four Miss Whittingtons" "Best of Intentions" "A Boy Cousin" "The Little Girl from Next Door" &c.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading In the summer, and in the spring and autumn too, field-mice have a very nice time indeed; but in the winter, when the ground is frozen, and the nuts and acorns and berries are gone from the trees and bushes, their life is not quite so happy.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ONCE, not so very long ago, a family of field-mice lived in the middle of a big wood.
nutsadjectiveUS /nʌts/
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading In the summer, and in the spring and autumn too, field-mice have a very nice time indeed; but in the winter, when the ground is frozen, and the nuts and acorns and berries are gone from the trees and bushes, their life is not quite so happy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Travels of Fuzz and Buzz GERALDINE MOCKLER Author of "The Four Miss Whittingtons" "Best of Intentions" "A Boy Cousin" "The Little Girl from Next Door" &c.
many times at short intervals
From this reading And then, if the father-mouse has not laid in a good store of food they have not enough to eat, and are often very hungry until the spring comes round again.
on one occasion
From this reading ONCE, not so very long ago, a family of field-mice lived in the middle of a big wood.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading In the summer, and in the spring and autumn too, field-mice have a very nice time indeed; but in the winter, when the ground is frozen, and the nuts and acorns and berries are gone from the trees and bushes, their life is not quite so happy.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading And then, if the father-mouse has not laid in a good store of food they have not enough to eat, and are often very hungry until the spring comes round again.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading ONCE, not so very long ago, a family of field-mice lived in the middle of a big wood.
the season of growth
From this reading In the summer, and in the spring and autumn too, field-mice have a very nice time indeed; but in the winter, when the ground is frozen, and the nuts and acorns and berries are gone from the trees and bushes, their life is not quite so happy.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading And then, if the father-mouse has not laid in a good store of food they have not enough to eat, and are often very hungry until the spring comes round again.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading In the summer, and in the spring and autumn too, field-mice have a very nice time indeed; but in the winter, when the ground is frozen, and the nuts and acorns and berries are gone from the trees and bushes, their life is not quite so happy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Travels of Fuzz and Buzz GERALDINE MOCKLER Author of "The Four Miss Whittingtons" "Best of Intentions" "A Boy Cousin" "The Little Girl from Next Door" &c.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There was Mr. Brownie, the father-mouse, and Mrs. Brownie, the mother mouse, and their two children, a boy-mouse and a girl-mouse, whose names were Fuzz and Buzz.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then, if the father-mouse has not laid in a good store of food they have not enough to eat, and are often very hungry until the spring comes round again.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was Mr. Brownie, the father-mouse, and Mrs. Brownie, the mother mouse, and their two children, a boy-mouse and a girl-mouse, whose names were Fuzz and Buzz.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And then, if the father-mouse has not laid in a good store of food they have not enough to eat, and are often very hungry until the spring comes round again.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading In the summer, and in the spring and autumn too, field-mice have a very nice time indeed; but in the winter, when the ground is frozen, and the nuts and acorns and berries are gone from the trees and bushes, their life is not quite so happy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And then, if the father-mouse has not laid in a good store of food they have not enough to eat, and are often very hungry until the spring comes round again.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading In the summer, and in the spring and autumn too, field-mice have a very nice time indeed; but in the winter, when the ground is frozen, and the nuts and acorns and berries are gone from the trees and bushes, their life is not quite so happy.
TravelsnounUS /ˈtrævəlz/
plural of “travel” — the act of going from one place to another
From this reading The Travels of Fuzz and Buzz GERALDINE MOCKLER Author of "The Four Miss Whittingtons" "Best of Intentions" "A Boy Cousin" "The Little Girl from Next Door" &c.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading In the summer, and in the spring and autumn too, field-mice have a very nice time indeed; but in the winter, when the ground is frozen, and the nuts and acorns and berries are gone from the trees and bushes, their life is not quite so happy.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading There was Mr. Brownie, the father-mouse, and Mrs. Brownie, the mother mouse, and their two children, a boy-mouse and a girl-mouse, whose names were Fuzz and Buzz.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading And then, if the father-mouse has not laid in a good store of food they have not enough to eat, and are often very hungry until the spring comes round again.
precisely as stated
From this reading ONCE, not so very long ago, a family of field-mice lived in the middle of a big wood.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was Mr. Brownie, the father-mouse, and Mrs. Brownie, the mother mouse, and their two children, a boy-mouse and a girl-mouse, whose names were Fuzz and Buzz.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There was Mr. Brownie, the father-mouse, and Mrs. Brownie, the mother mouse, and their two children, a boy-mouse and a girl-mouse, whose names were Fuzz and Buzz.
at the time that
From this reading In the summer, and in the spring and autumn too, field-mice have a very nice time indeed; but in the winter, when the ground is frozen, and the nuts and acorns and berries are gone from the trees and bushes, their life is not quite so happy.
Whittingtons
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From this reading The Travels of Fuzz and Buzz GERALDINE MOCKLER Author of "The Four Miss Whittingtons" "Best of Intentions" "A Boy Cousin" "The Little Girl from Next Door" &c.
belonging to which person
From this reading There was Mr. Brownie, the father-mouse, and Mrs. Brownie, the mother mouse, and their two children, a boy-mouse and a girl-mouse, whose names were Fuzz and Buzz.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading In the summer, and in the spring and autumn too, field-mice have a very nice time indeed; but in the winter, when the ground is frozen, and the nuts and acorns and berries are gone from the trees and bushes, their life is not quite so happy.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading ONCE, not so very long ago, a family of field-mice lived in the middle of a big wood.
