used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "What can it be?" exclaimed the children, gathering around their aunt who untied the string of the damp parcel, unwrapped it and disclosed to view a huge lobster, fiery red, and still warm from recent boiling.
AdanounUS /ˈeɪdə/
an enzyme found in mammals that can catalyze the deamination of adenosine into inosine and ammonia
From this reading "Isn't he a monster?" exclaimed Miss Ada.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "What can it be?" exclaimed the children, gathering around their aunt who untied the string of the damp parcel, unwrapped it and disclosed to view a huge lobster, fiery red, and still warm from recent boiling.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "What can it be?" exclaimed the children, gathering around their aunt who untied the string of the damp parcel, unwrapped it and disclosed to view a huge lobster, fiery red, and still warm from recent boiling.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading "What can it be?" exclaimed the children, gathering around their aunt who untied the string of the damp parcel, unwrapped it and disclosed to view a huge lobster, fiery red, and still warm from recent boiling.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "What can it be?" exclaimed the children, gathering around their aunt who untied the string of the damp parcel, unwrapped it and disclosed to view a huge lobster, fiery red, and still warm from recent boiling.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "I don't believe I ever saw a larger.
boilingnounUS /ˈbɔɪlɪŋ/
the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas
From this reading "What can it be?" exclaimed the children, gathering around their aunt who untied the string of the damp parcel, unwrapped it and disclosed to view a huge lobster, fiery red, and still warm from recent boiling.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "What can it be?" exclaimed the children, gathering around their aunt who untied the string of the damp parcel, unwrapped it and disclosed to view a huge lobster, fiery red, and still warm from recent boiling.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading "What can it be?" exclaimed the children, gathering around their aunt who untied the string of the damp parcel, unwrapped it and disclosed to view a huge lobster, fiery red, and still warm from recent boiling.
couldn't
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From this reading I hope you took half the salmon to Mrs. Wharton, for we couldn't eat that and this, too.
dampadjectiveUS /dæmp/
slightly wet
From this reading "What can it be?" exclaimed the children, gathering around their aunt who untied the string of the damp parcel, unwrapped it and disclosed to view a huge lobster, fiery red, and still warm from recent boiling.
disclosedadjectiveUS /dɪˈskloʊzd/
made known (especially something secret or concealed)
From this reading "What can it be?" exclaimed the children, gathering around their aunt who untied the string of the damp parcel, unwrapped it and disclosed to view a huge lobster, fiery red, and still warm from recent boiling.
don't
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From this reading "I don't believe I ever saw a larger.
take in solid food
From this reading I hope you took half the salmon to Mrs. Wharton, for we couldn't eat that and this, too.
at any time
From this reading "I don't believe I ever saw a larger.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "What can it be?" exclaimed the children, gathering around their aunt who untied the string of the damp parcel, unwrapped it and disclosed to view a huge lobster, fiery red, and still warm from recent boiling.
fieryadjectiveUS /ˈfaɪəri/
characterized by intense emotion
From this reading "What can it be?" exclaimed the children, gathering around their aunt who untied the string of the damp parcel, unwrapped it and disclosed to view a huge lobster, fiery red, and still warm from recent boiling.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We'll have him for supper, Luella.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "What can it be?" exclaimed the children, gathering around their aunt who untied the string of the damp parcel, unwrapped it and disclosed to view a huge lobster, fiery red, and still warm from recent boiling.
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading "What can it be?" exclaimed the children, gathering around their aunt who untied the string of the damp parcel, unwrapped it and disclosed to view a huge lobster, fiery red, and still warm from recent boiling.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading I hope you took half the salmon to Mrs. Wharton, for we couldn't eat that and this, too.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We'll have him for supper, Luella.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Isn't he a monster?" exclaimed Miss Ada.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We'll have him for supper, Luella.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I hope you took half the salmon to Mrs. Wharton, for we couldn't eat that and this, too.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading "What can it be?" exclaimed the children, gathering around their aunt who untied the string of the damp parcel, unwrapped it and disclosed to view a huge lobster, fiery red, and still warm from recent boiling.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't believe I ever saw a larger.
Isn't
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From this reading "Isn't he a monster?" exclaimed Miss Ada.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "What can it be?" exclaimed the children, gathering around their aunt who untied the string of the damp parcel, unwrapped it and disclosed to view a huge lobster, fiery red, and still warm from recent boiling.
large or big relative to something else
From this reading "I don't believe I ever saw a larger.
lobsternounUS /ˈlɑːbstər/
flesh of a lobster
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Luella
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From this reading We'll have him for supper, Luella.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Isn't he a monster?" exclaimed Miss Ada.
monsternounUS /ˈmɑːnstər/
an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
From this reading "Isn't he a monster?" exclaimed Miss Ada.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading I hope you took half the salmon to Mrs. Wharton, for we couldn't eat that and this, too.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What can it be?" exclaimed the children, gathering around their aunt who untied the string of the damp parcel, unwrapped it and disclosed to view a huge lobster, fiery red, and still warm from recent boiling.
parcelnounUS /ˈpɑːrsəl/
a wrapped container
From this reading "What can it be?" exclaimed the children, gathering around their aunt who untied the string of the damp parcel, unwrapped it and disclosed to view a huge lobster, fiery red, and still warm from recent boiling.
recentadjectiveUS /ˈriːsənt/
new
From this reading "What can it be?" exclaimed the children, gathering around their aunt who untied the string of the damp parcel, unwrapped it and disclosed to view a huge lobster, fiery red, and still warm from recent boiling.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading "What can it be?" exclaimed the children, gathering around their aunt who untied the string of the damp parcel, unwrapped it and disclosed to view a huge lobster, fiery red, and still warm from recent boiling.
salmonnounUS /ˈsæmən/
any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn
From this reading I hope you took half the salmon to Mrs. Wharton, for we couldn't eat that and this, too.
cut with a saw
From this reading "I don't believe I ever saw a larger.
not in physical motion
From this reading "What can it be?" exclaimed the children, gathering around their aunt who untied the string of the damp parcel, unwrapped it and disclosed to view a huge lobster, fiery red, and still warm from recent boiling.
a lightweight cord
From this reading "What can it be?" exclaimed the children, gathering around their aunt who untied the string of the damp parcel, unwrapped it and disclosed to view a huge lobster, fiery red, and still warm from recent boiling.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading We'll have him for supper, Luella.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I hope you took half the salmon to Mrs. Wharton, for we couldn't eat that and this, too.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What can it be?" exclaimed the children, gathering around their aunt who untied the string of the damp parcel, unwrapped it and disclosed to view a huge lobster, fiery red, and still warm from recent boiling.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "What can it be?" exclaimed the children, gathering around their aunt who untied the string of the damp parcel, unwrapped it and disclosed to view a huge lobster, fiery red, and still warm from recent boiling.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I hope you took half the salmon to Mrs. Wharton, for we couldn't eat that and this, too.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What can it be?" exclaimed the children, gathering around their aunt who untied the string of the damp parcel, unwrapped it and disclosed to view a huge lobster, fiery red, and still warm from recent boiling.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I hope you took half the salmon to Mrs. Wharton, for we couldn't eat that and this, too.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading I hope you took half the salmon to Mrs. Wharton, for we couldn't eat that and this, too.
untiedadjectiveUS /ənˈtaɪd/
not tied
From this reading "What can it be?" exclaimed the children, gathering around their aunt who untied the string of the damp parcel, unwrapped it and disclosed to view a huge lobster, fiery red, and still warm from recent boiling.
unwrappedadjectiveUS /ənˈræpt/
not yet wrapped or having the wrapping removed
From this reading "What can it be?" exclaimed the children, gathering around their aunt who untied the string of the damp parcel, unwrapped it and disclosed to view a huge lobster, fiery red, and still warm from recent boiling.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading "What can it be?" exclaimed the children, gathering around their aunt who untied the string of the damp parcel, unwrapped it and disclosed to view a huge lobster, fiery red, and still warm from recent boiling.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading "What can it be?" exclaimed the children, gathering around their aunt who untied the string of the damp parcel, unwrapped it and disclosed to view a huge lobster, fiery red, and still warm from recent boiling.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I hope you took half the salmon to Mrs. Wharton, for we couldn't eat that and this, too.
We'll
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From this reading We'll have him for supper, Luella.
WhartonnounUS /ˈwɔːrtən/
United States novelist (1862-1937)
From this reading I hope you took half the salmon to Mrs. Wharton, for we couldn't eat that and this, too.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What can it be?" exclaimed the children, gathering around their aunt who untied the string of the damp parcel, unwrapped it and disclosed to view a huge lobster, fiery red, and still warm from recent boiling.
which person or people
From this reading "What can it be?" exclaimed the children, gathering around their aunt who untied the string of the damp parcel, unwrapped it and disclosed to view a huge lobster, fiery red, and still warm from recent boiling.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I hope you took half the salmon to Mrs. Wharton, for we couldn't eat that and this, too.
