used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To-day they got a talking about potatoes.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading To-day they got a talking about potatoes.
(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 Dorry told him that down in Maine you could stand on top the potato-hills and look all round the country, they were so high; and he asked W. B. how they planted ’em in Jersey, with their eyes up or down?
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Then Dorry told him the Yankees always planted potatoes eyes up, so they could see which way to grow.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Old Wonder Boy said that down in Jersey they grow so big you have to pry ’em up out of the hill, and it don’t take much more than two to make a peck.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Dorry told him that down in Maine you could stand on top the potato-hills and look all round the country, they were so high; and he asked W. B. how they planted ’em in Jersey, with their eyes up or down?
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading Dorry told him that down in Maine you could stand on top the potato-hills and look all round the country, they were so high; and he asked W. B. how they planted ’em in Jersey, with their eyes up or down?
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Old Wonder Boy said that down in Jersey they grow so big you have to pry ’em up out of the hill, and it don’t take much more than two to make a peck.
a youthful male person
From this reading Old Wonder Boy said that down in Jersey they grow so big you have to pry ’em up out of the hill, and it don’t take much more than two to make a peck.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Dorry told him that down in Maine you could stand on top the potato-hills and look all round the country, they were so high; and he asked W. B. how they planted ’em in Jersey, with their eyes up or down?
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Dorry told him that down in Maine you could stand on top the potato-hills and look all round the country, they were so high; and he asked W. B. how they planted ’em in Jersey, with their eyes up or down?
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He said he didn’t know which way they did turn their eyes.
didn't
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From this reading He said he didn’t know which way they did turn their eyes.
don't
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From this reading Old Wonder Boy said that down in Jersey they grow so big you have to pry ’em up out of the hill, and it don’t take much more than two to make a peck.
Dorry
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From this reading Dorry told him that down in Maine you could stand on top the potato-hills and look all round the country, they were so high; and he asked W. B. how they planted ’em in Jersey, with their eyes up or down?
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Old Wonder Boy said that down in Jersey they grow so big you have to pry ’em up out of the hill, and it don’t take much more than two to make a peck.
a quad with a square body
From this reading Old Wonder Boy said that down in Jersey they grow so big you have to pry ’em up out of the hill, and it don’t take much more than two to make a peck.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Dorry told him that down in Maine you could stand on top the potato-hills and look all round the country, they were so high; and he asked W. B. how they planted ’em in Jersey, with their eyes up or down?
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading To-day they got a talking about potatoes.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Old Wonder Boy said that down in Jersey they grow so big you have to pry ’em up out of the hill, and it don’t take much more than two to make a peck.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Old Wonder Boy said that down in Jersey they grow so big you have to pry ’em up out of the hill, and it don’t take much more than two to make a peck.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dorry told him that down in Maine you could stand on top the potato-hills and look all round the country, they were so high; and he asked W. B. how they planted ’em in Jersey, with their eyes up or down?
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Dorry told him that down in Maine you could stand on top the potato-hills and look all round the country, they were so high; and he asked W. B. how they planted ’em in Jersey, with their eyes up or down?
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Old Wonder Boy said that down in Jersey they grow so big you have to pry ’em up out of the hill, and it don’t take much more than two to make a peck.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dorry told him that down in Maine you could stand on top the potato-hills and look all round the country, they were so high; and he asked W. B. how they planted ’em in Jersey, with their eyes up or down?
how
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From this reading Dorry told him that down in Maine you could stand on top the potato-hills and look all round the country, they were so high; and he asked W. B. how they planted ’em in Jersey, with their eyes up or down?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Old Wonder Boy said that down in Jersey they grow so big you have to pry ’em up out of the hill, and it don’t take much more than two to make a peck.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Old Wonder Boy said that down in Jersey they grow so big you have to pry ’em up out of the hill, and it don’t take much more than two to make a peck.
JerseynounUS /ˈdʒɜːrzi/
a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Old Wonder Boy said that down in Jersey they grow so big you have to pry ’em up out of the hill, and it don’t take much more than two to make a peck.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He said he didn’t know which way they did turn their eyes.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Dorry told him that down in Maine you could stand on top the potato-hills and look all round the country, they were so high; and he asked W. B. how they planted ’em in Jersey, with their eyes up or down?
MainenounUS /meɪn/
a state in New England
From this reading Dorry told him that down in Maine you could stand on top the potato-hills and look all round the country, they were so high; and he asked W. B. how they planted ’em in Jersey, with their eyes up or down?
engage in
From this reading Old Wonder Boy said that down in Jersey they grow so big you have to pry ’em up out of the hill, and it don’t take much more than two to make a peck.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Old Wonder Boy said that down in Jersey they grow so big you have to pry ’em up out of the hill, and it don’t take much more than two to make a peck.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Old Wonder Boy said that down in Jersey they grow so big you have to pry ’em up out of the hill, and it don’t take much more than two to make a peck.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Old Wonder Boy said that down in Jersey they grow so big you have to pry ’em up out of the hill, and it don’t take much more than two to make a peck.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Old Wonder Boy said that down in Jersey they grow so big you have to pry ’em up out of the hill, and it don’t take much more than two to make a peck.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Dorry told him that down in Maine you could stand on top the potato-hills and look all round the country, they were so high; and he asked W. B. how they planted ’em in Jersey, with their eyes up or down?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Dorry told him that down in Maine you could stand on top the potato-hills and look all round the country, they were so high; and he asked W. B. how they planted ’em in Jersey, with their eyes up or down?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Old Wonder Boy said that down in Jersey they grow so big you have to pry ’em up out of the hill, and it don’t take much more than two to make a peck.
peckverbUS /pek/
hit lightly with a picking motion
From this reading Old Wonder Boy said that down in Jersey they grow so big you have to pry ’em up out of the hill, and it don’t take much more than two to make a peck.
plantedadjectiveUS /ˈplæntɪd/
(used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held
From this reading Dorry told him that down in Maine you could stand on top the potato-hills and look all round the country, they were so high; and he asked W. B. how they planted ’em in Jersey, with their eyes up or down?
potato-hills
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dorry told him that down in Maine you could stand on top the potato-hills and look all round the country, they were so high; and he asked W. B. how they planted ’em in Jersey, with their eyes up or down?
potatoesnounUS /pəˈteɪtoʊz/
plural of “potato” — an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading To-day they got a talking about potatoes.
pryverbUS /praɪ/
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading Old Wonder Boy said that down in Jersey they grow so big you have to pry ’em up out of the hill, and it don’t take much more than two to make a peck.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Dorry told him that down in Maine you could stand on top the potato-hills and look all round the country, they were so high; and he asked W. B. how they planted ’em in Jersey, with their eyes up or down?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Old Wonder Boy said that down in Jersey they grow so big you have to pry ’em up out of the hill, and it don’t take much more than two to make a peck.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Then Dorry told him the Yankees always planted potatoes eyes up, so they could see which way to grow.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Old Wonder Boy said that down in Jersey they grow so big you have to pry ’em up out of the hill, and it don’t take much more than two to make a peck.
be standing; be upright
From this reading Dorry told him that down in Maine you could stand on top the potato-hills and look all round the country, they were so high; and he asked W. B. how they planted ’em in Jersey, with their eyes up or down?
carry out
From this reading Old Wonder Boy said that down in Jersey they grow so big you have to pry ’em up out of the hill, and it don’t take much more than two to make a peck.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading To-day they got a talking about potatoes.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Old Wonder Boy said that down in Jersey they grow so big you have to pry ’em up out of the hill, and it don’t take much more than two to make a peck.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Old Wonder Boy said that down in Jersey they grow so big you have to pry ’em up out of the hill, and it don’t take much more than two to make a peck.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Old Wonder Boy said that down in Jersey they grow so big you have to pry ’em up out of the hill, and it don’t take much more than two to make a peck.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Dorry told him that down in Maine you could stand on top the potato-hills and look all round the country, they were so high; and he asked W. B. how they planted ’em in Jersey, with their eyes up or down?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Dorry told him the Yankees always planted potatoes eyes up, so they could see which way to grow.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To-day they got a talking about potatoes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Old Wonder Boy said that down in Jersey they grow so big you have to pry ’em up out of the hill, and it don’t take much more than two to make a peck.
To-day
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From this reading To-day they got a talking about potatoes.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Dorry told him that down in Maine you could stand on top the potato-hills and look all round the country, they were so high; and he asked W. B. how they planted ’em in Jersey, with their eyes up or down?
the upper part of anything
From this reading Dorry told him that down in Maine you could stand on top the potato-hills and look all round the country, they were so high; and he asked W. B. how they planted ’em in Jersey, with their eyes up or down?
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading He said he didn’t know which way they did turn their eyes.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Old Wonder Boy said that down in Jersey they grow so big you have to pry ’em up out of the hill, and it don’t take much more than two to make a peck.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Old Wonder Boy said that down in Jersey they grow so big you have to pry ’em up out of the hill, and it don’t take much more than two to make a peck.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading Dorry told him that down in Maine you could stand on top the potato-hills and look all round the country, they were so high; and he asked W. B. how they planted ’em in Jersey, with their eyes up or down?
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He said he didn’t know which way they did turn their eyes.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Dorry told him that down in Maine you could stand on top the potato-hills and look all round the country, they were so high; and he asked W. B. how they planted ’em in Jersey, with their eyes up or down?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He said he didn’t know which way they did turn their eyes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dorry told him that down in Maine you could stand on top the potato-hills and look all round the country, they were so high; and he asked W. B. how they planted ’em in Jersey, with their eyes up or down?
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading Old Wonder Boy said that down in Jersey they grow so big you have to pry ’em up out of the hill, and it don’t take much more than two to make a peck.
YankeesnounUS /ˈjæŋkiz/
plural of “yankee” — an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
From this reading Then Dorry told him the Yankees always planted potatoes eyes up, so they could see which way to grow.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Old Wonder Boy said that down in Jersey they grow so big you have to pry ’em up out of the hill, and it don’t take much more than two to make a peck.
