used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was a tall, good-natured looking boy of sixteen, with dark eyes and dark, curly hair.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was a tall, good-natured looking boy of sixteen, with dark eyes and dark, curly hair.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “One more week of school and then hurrah for a long vacation in the country!” he murmured to himself as he mounted the piazza steps.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading FRANK AT HOME FRANK HARDY came up the short garden path whistling merrily to himself.
barksnounUS /bɑːrks/
plural of “bark” — tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
From this reading His little dog Frisky was at the door to greet him with short, sharp barks of pleasure.
a youthful male person
From this reading He was a tall, good-natured looking boy of sixteen, with dark eyes and dark, curly hair.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Oh, but won’t we have a dandy time swimming and fishing when we get to Cloverdale!”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading FRANK AT HOME FRANK HARDY came up the short garden path whistling merrily to himself.
Cloverdale
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From this reading “Oh, but won’t we have a dandy time swimming and fishing when we get to Cloverdale!”
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “One more week of school and then hurrah for a long vacation in the country!” he murmured to himself as he mounted the piazza steps.
curlyadjectiveUS /ˈkɜːrli/
(of hair) having curls or waves
From this reading He was a tall, good-natured looking boy of sixteen, with dark eyes and dark, curly hair.
dandynounUS /ˈdændi/
a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
From this reading “Oh, but won’t we have a dandy time swimming and fishing when we get to Cloverdale!”
absence of light or illumination
From this reading He was a tall, good-natured looking boy of sixteen, with dark eyes and dark, curly hair.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading His little dog Frisky was at the door to greet him with short, sharp barks of pleasure.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading His little dog Frisky was at the door to greet him with short, sharp barks of pleasure.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He was a tall, good-natured looking boy of sixteen, with dark eyes and dark, curly hair.
fishingnounUS /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading “Oh, but won’t we have a dandy time swimming and fishing when we get to Cloverdale!”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “One more week of school and then hurrah for a long vacation in the country!” he murmured to himself as he mounted the piazza steps.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading FRANK AT HOME FRANK HARDY came up the short garden path whistling merrily to himself.
FriskyadjectiveUS /ˈfrɪski/
playful like a lively kitten
From this reading His little dog Frisky was at the door to greet him with short, sharp barks of pleasure.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading FRANK AT HOME FRANK HARDY came up the short garden path whistling merrily to himself.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Oh, but won’t we have a dandy time swimming and fishing when we get to Cloverdale!”
good-naturedadjective
having an easygoing and cheerful disposition
From this reading He was a tall, good-natured looking boy of sixteen, with dark eyes and dark, curly hair.
greetverbUS /ɡriːt/
express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading His little dog Frisky was at the door to greet him with short, sharp barks of pleasure.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading He was a tall, good-natured looking boy of sixteen, with dark eyes and dark, curly hair.
HARDYadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrdi/
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
From this reading FRANK AT HOME FRANK HARDY came up the short garden path whistling merrily to himself.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Oh, but won’t we have a dandy time swimming and fishing when we get to Cloverdale!”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a tall, good-natured looking boy of sixteen, with dark eyes and dark, curly hair.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His little dog Frisky was at the door to greet him with short, sharp barks of pleasure.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading FRANK AT HOME FRANK HARDY came up the short garden path whistling merrily to himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His little dog Frisky was at the door to greet him with short, sharp barks of pleasure.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading FRANK AT HOME FRANK HARDY came up the short garden path whistling merrily to himself.
hurrahnounUS /hʊˈrɑː/
a victory cheer
From this reading “One more week of school and then hurrah for a long vacation in the country!” he murmured to himself as he mounted the piazza steps.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “One more week of school and then hurrah for a long vacation in the country!” he murmured to himself as he mounted the piazza steps.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading His little dog Frisky was at the door to greet him with short, sharp barks of pleasure.
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 “One more week of school and then hurrah for a long vacation in the country!” he murmured to himself as he mounted the piazza steps.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading He was a tall, good-natured looking boy of sixteen, with dark eyes and dark, curly hair.
merrilyadverbUS /ˈmerəli/
in a joyous manner
From this reading FRANK AT HOME FRANK HARDY came up the short garden path whistling merrily to himself.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “One more week of school and then hurrah for a long vacation in the country!” he murmured to himself as he mounted the piazza steps.
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading “One more week of school and then hurrah for a long vacation in the country!” he murmured to himself as he mounted the piazza steps.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “One more week of school and then hurrah for a long vacation in the country!” he murmured to himself as he mounted the piazza steps.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was a tall, good-natured looking boy of sixteen, with dark eyes and dark, curly hair.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, but won’t we have a dandy time swimming and fishing when we get to Cloverdale!”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One more week of school and then hurrah for a long vacation in the country!” he murmured to himself as he mounted the piazza steps.
a course of conduct
From this reading FRANK AT HOME FRANK HARDY came up the short garden path whistling merrily to himself.
piazzanounUS /piˈæzə/
a public square with room for pedestrians
From this reading “One more week of school and then hurrah for a long vacation in the country!” he murmured to himself as he mounted the piazza steps.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading His little dog Frisky was at the door to greet him with short, sharp barks of pleasure.
an educational institution
From this reading “One more week of school and then hurrah for a long vacation in the country!” he murmured to himself as he mounted the piazza steps.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading His little dog Frisky was at the door to greet him with short, sharp barks of pleasure.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading FRANK AT HOME FRANK HARDY came up the short garden path whistling merrily to himself.
sixteenadjectiveUS /sɪkˈstiːn/
being one more than fifteen
From this reading He was a tall, good-natured looking boy of sixteen, with dark eyes and dark, curly hair.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “One more week of school and then hurrah for a long vacation in the country!” he murmured to himself as he mounted the piazza steps.
swimmingnounUS /ˈswɪmɪŋ/
the act of swimming
From this reading “Oh, but won’t we have a dandy time swimming and fishing when we get to Cloverdale!”
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading He was a tall, good-natured looking boy of sixteen, with dark eyes and dark, curly hair.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FRANK AT HOME FRANK HARDY came up the short garden path whistling merrily to himself.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “One more week of school and then hurrah for a long vacation in the country!” he murmured to himself as he mounted the piazza steps.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “Oh, but won’t we have a dandy time swimming and fishing when we get to Cloverdale!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FRANK AT HOME FRANK HARDY came up the short garden path whistling merrily to himself.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading FRANK AT HOME FRANK HARDY came up the short garden path whistling merrily to himself.
vacationnounUS /veɪˈkeɪʃən/
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading “One more week of school and then hurrah for a long vacation in the country!” he murmured to himself as he mounted the piazza steps.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a tall, good-natured looking boy of sixteen, with dark eyes and dark, curly hair.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Oh, but won’t we have a dandy time swimming and fishing when we get to Cloverdale!”
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “One more week of school and then hurrah for a long vacation in the country!” he murmured to himself as he mounted the piazza steps.
at the time that
From this reading “Oh, but won’t we have a dandy time swimming and fishing when we get to Cloverdale!”
whistlingnounUS /ˈwɪslɪŋ/
the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
From this reading FRANK AT HOME FRANK HARDY came up the short garden path whistling merrily to himself.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was a tall, good-natured looking boy of sixteen, with dark eyes and dark, curly hair.
won't
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From this reading “Oh, but won’t we have a dandy time swimming and fishing when we get to Cloverdale!”
