used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "THERE'S a woodchuck over on the side hill that is eating my clover," said Twinkle's father, who was a farmer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So, when the midday dinner was over, the farmer went to the barn and got a steel trap, and carried it over to the clover-field on the hillside.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "I believe I will," answered the man.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Why don't you set a trap for it?" asked Twinkle's mother.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Twinkle wanted very much to go with him, but she had to help mamma wash the dishes and put them away, and then brush up the dining-room and put it in order.
barnnounUS /bɑːrn/
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading So, when the midday dinner was over, the farmer went to the barn and got a steel trap, and carried it over to the clover-field on the hillside.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "I believe I will," answered the man.
brushverbUS /brʌʃ/
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
From this reading Twinkle wanted very much to go with him, but she had to help mamma wash the dishes and put them away, and then brush up the dining-room and put it in order.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Twinkle wanted very much to go with him, but she had to help mamma wash the dishes and put them away, and then brush up the dining-room and put it in order.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading So, when the midday dinner was over, the farmer went to the barn and got a steel trap, and carried it over to the clover-field on the hillside.
clovernounUS /ˈkloʊvər/
a plant of the genus Trifolium
From this reading "THERE'S a woodchuck over on the side hill that is eating my clover," said Twinkle's father, who was a farmer.
clover-field
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From this reading So, when the midday dinner was over, the farmer went to the barn and got a steel trap, and carried it over to the clover-field on the hillside.
dining-roomnoun
a room used for dining
From this reading Twinkle wanted very much to go with him, but she had to help mamma wash the dishes and put them away, and then brush up the dining-room and put it in order.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading So, when the midday dinner was over, the farmer went to the barn and got a steel trap, and carried it over to the clover-field on the hillside.
dishesnounUS /ˈdɪʃəz/
plural of “dish” — a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
From this reading Twinkle wanted very much to go with him, but she had to help mamma wash the dishes and put them away, and then brush up the dining-room and put it in order.
don't
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From this reading "Why don't you set a trap for it?" asked Twinkle's mother.
the act of consuming food
From this reading "THERE'S a woodchuck over on the side hill that is eating my clover," said Twinkle's father, who was a farmer.
a person who operates a farm
From this reading "THERE'S a woodchuck over on the side hill that is eating my clover," said Twinkle's father, who was a farmer.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "THERE'S a woodchuck over on the side hill that is eating my clover," said Twinkle's father, who was a farmer.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Why don't you set a trap for it?" asked Twinkle's mother.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Twinkle wanted very much to go with him, but she had to help mamma wash the dishes and put them away, and then brush up the dining-room and put it in order.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading So, when the midday dinner was over, the farmer went to the barn and got a steel trap, and carried it over to the clover-field on the hillside.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Twinkle wanted very much to go with him, but she had to help mamma wash the dishes and put them away, and then brush up the dining-room and put it in order.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Twinkle wanted very much to go with him, but she had to help mamma wash the dishes and put them away, and then brush up the dining-room and put it in order.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading "THERE'S a woodchuck over on the side hill that is eating my clover," said Twinkle's father, who was a farmer.
hillsidenounUS /ˈhɪlsaɪd/
the side or slope of a hill
From this reading So, when the midday dinner was over, the farmer went to the barn and got a steel trap, and carried it over to the clover-field on the hillside.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Twinkle wanted very much to go with him, but she had to help mamma wash the dishes and put them away, and then brush up the dining-room and put it in order.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I believe I will," answered the man.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Twinkle wanted very much to go with him, but she had to help mamma wash the dishes and put them away, and then brush up the dining-room and put it in order.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "THERE'S a woodchuck over on the side hill that is eating my clover," said Twinkle's father, who was a farmer.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Why don't you set a trap for it?" asked Twinkle's mother.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading Twinkle wanted very much to go with him, but she had to help mamma wash the dishes and put them away, and then brush up the dining-room and put it in order.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "I believe I will," answered the man.
middaynounUS /ˈmɪddeɪ/
the middle of the day
From this reading So, when the midday dinner was over, the farmer went to the barn and got a steel trap, and carried it over to the clover-field on the hillside.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Why don't you set a trap for it?" asked Twinkle's mother.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Twinkle wanted very much to go with him, but she had to help mamma wash the dishes and put them away, and then brush up the dining-room and put it in order.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "THERE'S a woodchuck over on the side hill that is eating my clover," said Twinkle's father, who was a farmer.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "THERE'S a woodchuck over on the side hill that is eating my clover," said Twinkle's father, who was a farmer.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading Twinkle wanted very much to go with him, but she had to help mamma wash the dishes and put them away, and then brush up the dining-room and put it in order.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "THERE'S a woodchuck over on the side hill that is eating my clover," said Twinkle's father, who was a farmer.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Twinkle wanted very much to go with him, but she had to help mamma wash the dishes and put them away, and then brush up the dining-room and put it in order.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "THERE'S a woodchuck over on the side hill that is eating my clover," said Twinkle's father, who was a farmer.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Why don't you set a trap for it?" asked Twinkle's mother.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Twinkle wanted very much to go with him, but she had to help mamma wash the dishes and put them away, and then brush up the dining-room and put it in order.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading "THERE'S a woodchuck over on the side hill that is eating my clover," said Twinkle's father, who was a farmer.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, when the midday dinner was over, the farmer went to the barn and got a steel trap, and carried it over to the clover-field on the hillside.
an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
From this reading So, when the midday dinner was over, the farmer went to the barn and got a steel trap, and carried it over to the clover-field on the hillside.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "THERE'S a woodchuck over on the side hill that is eating my clover," said Twinkle's father, who was a farmer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "THERE'S a woodchuck over on the side hill that is eating my clover," said Twinkle's father, who was a farmer.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Twinkle wanted very much to go with him, but she had to help mamma wash the dishes and put them away, and then brush up the dining-room and put it in order.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Twinkle wanted very much to go with him, but she had to help mamma wash the dishes and put them away, and then brush up the dining-room and put it in order.
THERE'S
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From this reading "THERE'S a woodchuck over on the side hill that is eating my clover," said Twinkle's father, who was a farmer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So, when the midday dinner was over, the farmer went to the barn and got a steel trap, and carried it over to the clover-field on the hillside.
trapnounUS /træp/
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading "Why don't you set a trap for it?" asked Twinkle's mother.
TwinkleverbUS /ˈtwɪŋkəl/
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading Twinkle wanted very much to go with him, but she had to help mamma wash the dishes and put them away, and then brush up the dining-room and put it in order.
Twinkle's
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From this reading "THERE'S a woodchuck over on the side hill that is eating my clover," said Twinkle's father, who was a farmer.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Twinkle wanted very much to go with him, but she had to help mamma wash the dishes and put them away, and then brush up the dining-room and put it in order.
precisely as stated
From this reading Twinkle wanted very much to go with him, but she had to help mamma wash the dishes and put them away, and then brush up the dining-room and put it in order.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading Twinkle wanted very much to go with him, but she had to help mamma wash the dishes and put them away, and then brush up the dining-room and put it in order.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "THERE'S a woodchuck over on the side hill that is eating my clover," said Twinkle's father, who was a farmer.
washverbUS /wɑːʃ/
clean with some chemical process
From this reading Twinkle wanted very much to go with him, but she had to help mamma wash the dishes and put them away, and then brush up the dining-room and put it in order.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading So, when the midday dinner was over, the farmer went to the barn and got a steel trap, and carried it over to the clover-field on the hillside.
at the time that
From this reading So, when the midday dinner was over, the farmer went to the barn and got a steel trap, and carried it over to the clover-field on the hillside.
which person or people
From this reading "THERE'S a woodchuck over on the side hill that is eating my clover," said Twinkle's father, who was a farmer.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why don't you set a trap for it?" asked Twinkle's mother.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I believe I will," answered the man.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Twinkle wanted very much to go with him, but she had to help mamma wash the dishes and put them away, and then brush up the dining-room and put it in order.
woodchucknounUS /ˈwʊdtʃʌk/
reddish brown North American marmot
From this reading "THERE'S a woodchuck over on the side hill that is eating my clover," said Twinkle's father, who was a farmer.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why don't you set a trap for it?" asked Twinkle's mother.
