used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They had water-lily pancakes with birch bark syrup on, and winter-green muffins with maple sugar, and their mamma, Mrs. Flat-tail, also put them up a nice lunch of watercress bread with willow bark jam in between the slices.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Some day you may, my dear," said Mrs. Flat-tail, as she hurried about the kitchen, making some nice warm ginger-root soup for Grandpa Whackum.
in addition
From this reading They had water-lily pancakes with birch bark syrup on, and winter-green muffins with maple sugar, and their mamma, Mrs. Flat-tail, also put them up a nice lunch of watercress bread with willow bark jam in between the slices.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Quickly they washed their faces and paws in the water of the beaver pond, and then they were ready for breakfast.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Some day you may, my dear," said Mrs. Flat-tail, as she hurried about the kitchen, making some nice warm ginger-root soup for Grandpa Whackum.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading "I wish I could go to school," said Crackie, the little beaver girl baby, whom the two boys had found in a hollow stump one day.
barknounUS /bɑːrk/
tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
From this reading They had water-lily pancakes with birch bark syrup on, and winter-green muffins with maple sugar, and their mamma, Mrs. Flat-tail, also put them up a nice lunch of watercress bread with willow bark jam in between the slices.
beavernounUS /ˈbiːvər/
the soft brown fur of the beaver
From this reading Quickly they washed their faces and paws in the water of the beaver pond, and then they were ready for breakfast.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading They had water-lily pancakes with birch bark syrup on, and winter-green muffins with maple sugar, and their mamma, Mrs. Flat-tail, also put them up a nice lunch of watercress bread with willow bark jam in between the slices.
birchnounUS /bɜːrtʃ/
hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood
From this reading They had water-lily pancakes with birch bark syrup on, and winter-green muffins with maple sugar, and their mamma, Mrs. Flat-tail, also put them up a nice lunch of watercress bread with willow bark jam in between the slices.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "I wish I could go to school," said Crackie, the little beaver girl baby, whom the two boys had found in a hollow stump one day.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading They had water-lily pancakes with birch bark syrup on, and winter-green muffins with maple sugar, and their mamma, Mrs. Flat-tail, also put them up a nice lunch of watercress bread with willow bark jam in between the slices.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Quickly they washed their faces and paws in the water of the beaver pond, and then they were ready for breakfast.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I wish I could go to school," said Crackie, the little beaver girl baby, whom the two boys had found in a hollow stump one day.
Crackie
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From this reading "I wish I could go to school," said Crackie, the little beaver girl baby, whom the two boys had found in a hollow stump one day.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "I wish I could go to school," said Crackie, the little beaver girl baby, whom the two boys had found in a hollow stump one day.
dearly loved
From this reading "Some day you may, my dear," said Mrs. Flat-tail, as she hurried about the kitchen, making some nice warm ginger-root soup for Grandpa Whackum.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Quickly they washed their faces and paws in the water of the beaver pond, and then they were ready for breakfast.
Flat-tail
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From this reading They had water-lily pancakes with birch bark syrup on, and winter-green muffins with maple sugar, and their mamma, Mrs. Flat-tail, also put them up a nice lunch of watercress bread with willow bark jam in between the slices.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Quickly they washed their faces and paws in the water of the beaver pond, and then they were ready for breakfast.
set up or found
From this reading "I wish I could go to school," said Crackie, the little beaver girl baby, whom the two boys had found in a hollow stump one day.
ginger-root
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From this reading "Some day you may, my dear," said Mrs. Flat-tail, as she hurried about the kitchen, making some nice warm ginger-root soup for Grandpa Whackum.
a young female
From this reading "I wish I could go to school," said Crackie, the little beaver girl baby, whom the two boys had found in a hollow stump one day.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I wish I could go to school," said Crackie, the little beaver girl baby, whom the two boys had found in a hollow stump one day.
GrandpanounUS /ˈɡrændpɑː/
the father of your father or mother
From this reading "Some day you may, my dear," said Mrs. Flat-tail, as she hurried about the kitchen, making some nice warm ginger-root soup for Grandpa Whackum.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had water-lily pancakes with birch bark syrup on, and winter-green muffins with maple sugar, and their mamma, Mrs. Flat-tail, also put them up a nice lunch of watercress bread with willow bark jam in between the slices.
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading "I wish I could go to school," said Crackie, the little beaver girl baby, whom the two boys had found in a hollow stump one day.
how
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From this reading "I'd like to go and learn how to make mud pies."
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading "Some day you may, my dear," said Mrs. Flat-tail, as she hurried about the kitchen, making some nice warm ginger-root soup for Grandpa Whackum.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wish I could go to school," said Crackie, the little beaver girl baby, whom the two boys had found in a hollow stump one day.
I'd
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From this reading "I'd like to go and learn how to make mud pies."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Quickly they washed their faces and paws in the water of the beaver pond, and then they were ready for breakfast.
jamverbUS /dʒæm/
press tightly together or cram
From this reading They had water-lily pancakes with birch bark syrup on, and winter-green muffins with maple sugar, and their mamma, Mrs. Flat-tail, also put them up a nice lunch of watercress bread with willow bark jam in between the slices.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading "Some day you may, my dear," said Mrs. Flat-tail, as she hurried about the kitchen, making some nice warm ginger-root soup for Grandpa Whackum.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading "I'd like to go and learn how to make mud pies."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I'd like to go and learn how to make mud pies."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "I wish I could go to school," said Crackie, the little beaver girl baby, whom the two boys had found in a hollow stump one day.
take the midday meal
From this reading They had water-lily pancakes with birch bark syrup on, and winter-green muffins with maple sugar, and their mamma, Mrs. Flat-tail, also put them up a nice lunch of watercress bread with willow bark jam in between the slices.
engage in
From this reading "I'd like to go and learn how to make mud pies."
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading "Some day you may, my dear," said Mrs. Flat-tail, as she hurried about the kitchen, making some nice warm ginger-root soup for Grandpa Whackum.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading They had water-lily pancakes with birch bark syrup on, and winter-green muffins with maple sugar, and their mamma, Mrs. Flat-tail, also put them up a nice lunch of watercress bread with willow bark jam in between the slices.
maplenounUS /ˈmeɪpəl/
wood of any of various maple trees; especially the hard close-grained wood of the sugar maple; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading They had water-lily pancakes with birch bark syrup on, and winter-green muffins with maple sugar, and their mamma, Mrs. Flat-tail, also put them up a nice lunch of watercress bread with willow bark jam in between the slices.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Some day you may, my dear," said Mrs. Flat-tail, as she hurried about the kitchen, making some nice warm ginger-root soup for Grandpa Whackum.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading They had water-lily pancakes with birch bark syrup on, and winter-green muffins with maple sugar, and their mamma, Mrs. Flat-tail, also put them up a nice lunch of watercress bread with willow bark jam in between the slices.
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading "I'd like to go and learn how to make mud pies."
muffinsnounUS /ˈmʌfənz/
plural of “muffin” — a sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped pan
From this reading They had water-lily pancakes with birch bark syrup on, and winter-green muffins with maple sugar, and their mamma, Mrs. Flat-tail, also put them up a nice lunch of watercress bread with willow bark jam in between the slices.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Some day you may, my dear," said Mrs. Flat-tail, as she hurried about the kitchen, making some nice warm ginger-root soup for Grandpa Whackum.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading They had water-lily pancakes with birch bark syrup on, and winter-green muffins with maple sugar, and their mamma, Mrs. Flat-tail, also put them up a nice lunch of watercress bread with willow bark jam in between the slices.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Quickly they washed their faces and paws in the water of the beaver pond, and then they were ready for breakfast.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They had water-lily pancakes with birch bark syrup on, and winter-green muffins with maple sugar, and their mamma, Mrs. Flat-tail, also put them up a nice lunch of watercress bread with willow bark jam in between the slices.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I wish I could go to school," said Crackie, the little beaver girl baby, whom the two boys had found in a hollow stump one day.
pancakesnounUS /ˈpænkeɪks/
plural of “pancake” — a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle
From this reading They had water-lily pancakes with birch bark syrup on, and winter-green muffins with maple sugar, and their mamma, Mrs. Flat-tail, also put them up a nice lunch of watercress bread with willow bark jam in between the slices.
pawsnounUS /pɔːz/
plural of “paw” — a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped
From this reading Quickly they washed their faces and paws in the water of the beaver pond, and then they were ready for breakfast.
piesnounUS /paɪz/
plural of “pie” — dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
From this reading "I'd like to go and learn how to make mud pies."
pondnounUS /pɑːnd/
a small lake
From this reading Quickly they washed their faces and paws in the water of the beaver pond, and then they were ready for breakfast.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading They had water-lily pancakes with birch bark syrup on, and winter-green muffins with maple sugar, and their mamma, Mrs. Flat-tail, also put them up a nice lunch of watercress bread with willow bark jam in between the slices.
with speed
From this reading Quickly they washed their faces and paws in the water of the beaver pond, and then they were ready for breakfast.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Quickly they washed their faces and paws in the water of the beaver pond, and then they were ready for breakfast.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I wish I could go to school," said Crackie, the little beaver girl baby, whom the two boys had found in a hollow stump one day.
an educational institution
From this reading "I wish I could go to school," said Crackie, the little beaver girl baby, whom the two boys had found in a hollow stump one day.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Some day you may, my dear," said Mrs. Flat-tail, as she hurried about the kitchen, making some nice warm ginger-root soup for Grandpa Whackum.
slicesnounUS /ˈslaɪsəz/
plural of “slice” — a share of something
From this reading They had water-lily pancakes with birch bark syrup on, and winter-green muffins with maple sugar, and their mamma, Mrs. Flat-tail, also put them up a nice lunch of watercress bread with willow bark jam in between the slices.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Some day you may, my dear," said Mrs. Flat-tail, as she hurried about the kitchen, making some nice warm ginger-root soup for Grandpa Whackum.
soupnounUS /suːp/
liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food
From this reading "Some day you may, my dear," said Mrs. Flat-tail, as she hurried about the kitchen, making some nice warm ginger-root soup for Grandpa Whackum.
stumpnounUS /stʌmp/
the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled
From this reading "I wish I could go to school," said Crackie, the little beaver girl baby, whom the two boys had found in a hollow stump one day.
sugarnounUS /ˈʃʊɡər/
a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
From this reading They had water-lily pancakes with birch bark syrup on, and winter-green muffins with maple sugar, and their mamma, Mrs. Flat-tail, also put them up a nice lunch of watercress bread with willow bark jam in between the slices.
syrupnounUS /ˈsɜːrəp/
a thick sweet sticky liquid
From this reading They had water-lily pancakes with birch bark syrup on, and winter-green muffins with maple sugar, and their mamma, Mrs. Flat-tail, also put them up a nice lunch of watercress bread with willow bark jam in between the slices.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Quickly they washed their faces and paws in the water of the beaver pond, and then they were ready for breakfast.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Quickly they washed their faces and paws in the water of the beaver pond, and then they were ready for breakfast.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They had water-lily pancakes with birch bark syrup on, and winter-green muffins with maple sugar, and their mamma, Mrs. Flat-tail, also put them up a nice lunch of watercress bread with willow bark jam in between the slices.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Quickly they washed their faces and paws in the water of the beaver pond, and then they were ready for breakfast.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Quickly they washed their faces and paws in the water of the beaver pond, and then they were ready for breakfast.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I wish I could go to school," said Crackie, the little beaver girl baby, whom the two boys had found in a hollow stump one day.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "I wish I could go to school," said Crackie, the little beaver girl baby, whom the two boys had found in a hollow stump one day.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading They had water-lily pancakes with birch bark syrup on, and winter-green muffins with maple sugar, and their mamma, Mrs. Flat-tail, also put them up a nice lunch of watercress bread with willow bark jam in between the slices.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading "Some day you may, my dear," said Mrs. Flat-tail, as she hurried about the kitchen, making some nice warm ginger-root soup for Grandpa Whackum.
clean by virtue of having been washed in water
From this reading Quickly they washed their faces and paws in the water of the beaver pond, and then they were ready for breakfast.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Quickly they washed their faces and paws in the water of the beaver pond, and then they were ready for breakfast.
water-lily
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From this reading They had water-lily pancakes with birch bark syrup on, and winter-green muffins with maple sugar, and their mamma, Mrs. Flat-tail, also put them up a nice lunch of watercress bread with willow bark jam in between the slices.
watercressnounUS /ˈwɔːtərkres/
any of several water-loving cresses
From this reading They had water-lily pancakes with birch bark syrup on, and winter-green muffins with maple sugar, and their mamma, Mrs. Flat-tail, also put them up a nice lunch of watercress bread with willow bark jam in between the slices.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Quickly they washed their faces and paws in the water of the beaver pond, and then they were ready for breakfast.
Whackum
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From this reading "Some day you may, my dear," said Mrs. Flat-tail, as she hurried about the kitchen, making some nice warm ginger-root soup for Grandpa Whackum.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I wish I could go to school," said Crackie, the little beaver girl baby, whom the two boys had found in a hollow stump one day.
willownounUS /ˈwɪloʊ/
any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
From this reading They had water-lily pancakes with birch bark syrup on, and winter-green muffins with maple sugar, and their mamma, Mrs. Flat-tail, also put them up a nice lunch of watercress bread with willow bark jam in between the slices.
winter-green
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From this reading They had water-lily pancakes with birch bark syrup on, and winter-green muffins with maple sugar, and their mamma, Mrs. Flat-tail, also put them up a nice lunch of watercress bread with willow bark jam in between the slices.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "I wish I could go to school," said Crackie, the little beaver girl baby, whom the two boys had found in a hollow stump one day.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They had water-lily pancakes with birch bark syrup on, and winter-green muffins with maple sugar, and their mamma, Mrs. Flat-tail, also put them up a nice lunch of watercress bread with willow bark jam in between the slices.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Some day you may, my dear," said Mrs. Flat-tail, as she hurried about the kitchen, making some nice warm ginger-root soup for Grandpa Whackum.
