used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Picnic ON the great western prairies of Dakota is a little town called Edgeley, because it is on the edge of civilization--a very big word which means some folks have found a better way to live than other folks.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The Edgeley people have a good way to live, for there are almost seventeen wooden houses there, and among them is a school-house, a church, a store and a blacksmith-shop.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The Edgeley people have a good way to live, for there are almost seventeen wooden houses there, and among them is a school-house, a church, a store and a blacksmith-shop.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Edgeley people have a good way to live, for there are almost seventeen wooden houses there, and among them is a school-house, a church, a store and a blacksmith-shop.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Edgeley people have a good way to live, for there are almost seventeen wooden houses there, and among them is a school-house, a church, a store and a blacksmith-shop.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading If people walked out their front doors they were upon the little street; if they walked out the back doors they were on the broad prairies.
for the reason that
From this reading The Picnic ON the great western prairies of Dakota is a little town called Edgeley, because it is on the edge of civilization--a very big word which means some folks have found a better way to live than other folks.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading The Picnic ON the great western prairies of Dakota is a little town called Edgeley, because it is on the edge of civilization--a very big word which means some folks have found a better way to live than other folks.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The Picnic ON the great western prairies of Dakota is a little town called Edgeley, because it is on the edge of civilization--a very big word which means some folks have found a better way to live than other folks.
blacksmith-shop
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From this reading The Edgeley people have a good way to live, for there are almost seventeen wooden houses there, and among them is a school-house, a church, a store and a blacksmith-shop.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading If people walked out their front doors they were upon the little street; if they walked out the back doors they were on the broad prairies.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The Picnic ON the great western prairies of Dakota is a little town called Edgeley, because it is on the edge of civilization--a very big word which means some folks have found a better way to live than other folks.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading The Edgeley people have a good way to live, for there are almost seventeen wooden houses there, and among them is a school-house, a church, a store and a blacksmith-shop.
civilizationnounUS /ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃən/
a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)
From this reading The Picnic ON the great western prairies of Dakota is a little town called Edgeley, because it is on the edge of civilization--a very big word which means some folks have found a better way to live than other folks.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading That was why Twinkle, who was a farmer's little girl, lived so near the town that she could easily walk to school.
DakotanounUS /dəˈkoʊtə/
a member of the Siouan people of the northern Mississippi valley; commonly called the Sioux
From this reading The Picnic ON the great western prairies of Dakota is a little town called Edgeley, because it is on the edge of civilization--a very big word which means some folks have found a better way to live than other folks.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading If people walked out their front doors they were upon the little street; if they walked out the back doors they were on the broad prairies.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading That was why Twinkle, who was a farmer's little girl, lived so near the town that she could easily walk to school.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading The Picnic ON the great western prairies of Dakota is a little town called Edgeley, because it is on the edge of civilization--a very big word which means some folks have found a better way to live than other folks.
Edgeley
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From this reading The Picnic ON the great western prairies of Dakota is a little town called Edgeley, because it is on the edge of civilization--a very big word which means some folks have found a better way to live than other folks.
every person
From this reading She was a pretty, rosy-cheeked little thing, with long, fluffy hair, and big round eyes that everybody smiled into when they saw them.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She was a pretty, rosy-cheeked little thing, with long, fluffy hair, and big round eyes that everybody smiled into when they saw them.
farmer'snounUS /ˈfɑːrmərz/
possessive form of “farmer” — a person who operates a farm
From this reading That was why Twinkle, who was a farmer's little girl, lived so near the town that she could easily walk to school.
fluffyadjectiveUS /ˈflʌfi/
like down or as soft as down
From this reading She was a pretty, rosy-cheeked little thing, with long, fluffy hair, and big round eyes that everybody smiled into when they saw them.
your parents
From this reading The Picnic ON the great western prairies of Dakota is a little town called Edgeley, because it is on the edge of civilization--a very big word which means some folks have found a better way to live than other folks.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Edgeley people have a good way to live, for there are almost seventeen wooden houses there, and among them is a school-house, a church, a store and a blacksmith-shop.
set up or found
From this reading The Picnic ON the great western prairies of Dakota is a little town called Edgeley, because it is on the edge of civilization--a very big word which means some folks have found a better way to live than other folks.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading If people walked out their front doors they were upon the little street; if they walked out the back doors they were on the broad prairies.
a young female
From this reading That was why Twinkle, who was a farmer's little girl, lived so near the town that she could easily walk to school.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The Edgeley people have a good way to live, for there are almost seventeen wooden houses there, and among them is a school-house, a church, a store and a blacksmith-shop.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The Picnic ON the great western prairies of Dakota is a little town called Edgeley, because it is on the edge of civilization--a very big word which means some folks have found a better way to live than other folks.
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 She was a pretty, rosy-cheeked little thing, with long, fluffy hair, and big round eyes that everybody smiled into when they saw them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Picnic ON the great western prairies of Dakota is a little town called Edgeley, because it is on the edge of civilization--a very big word which means some folks have found a better way to live than other folks.
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The Edgeley people have a good way to live, for there are almost seventeen wooden houses there, and among them is a school-house, a church, a store and a blacksmith-shop.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If people walked out their front doors they were upon the little street; if they walked out the back doors they were on the broad prairies.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She was a pretty, rosy-cheeked little thing, with long, fluffy hair, and big round eyes that everybody smiled into when they saw them.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Picnic ON the great western prairies of Dakota is a little town called Edgeley, because it is on the edge of civilization--a very big word which means some folks have found a better way to live than other folks.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Picnic ON the great western prairies of Dakota is a little town called Edgeley, because it is on the edge of civilization--a very big word which means some folks have found a better way to live than other folks.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The Picnic ON the great western prairies of Dakota is a little town called Edgeley, because it is on the edge of civilization--a very big word which means some folks have found a better way to live than other folks.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading The Picnic ON the great western prairies of Dakota is a little town called Edgeley, because it is on the edge of civilization--a very big word which means some folks have found a better way to live than other folks.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading That was why Twinkle, who was a farmer's little girl, lived so near the town that she could easily walk to school.
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 She was a pretty, rosy-cheeked little thing, with long, fluffy hair, and big round eyes that everybody smiled into when they saw them.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading The Picnic ON the great western prairies of Dakota is a little town called Edgeley, because it is on the edge of civilization--a very big word which means some folks have found a better way to live than other folks.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading That was why Twinkle, who was a farmer's little girl, lived so near the town that she could easily walk to school.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Picnic ON the great western prairies of Dakota is a little town called Edgeley, because it is on the edge of civilization--a very big word which means some folks have found a better way to live than other folks.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Picnic ON the great western prairies of Dakota is a little town called Edgeley, because it is on the edge of civilization--a very big word which means some folks have found a better way to live than other folks.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The Picnic ON the great western prairies of Dakota is a little town called Edgeley, because it is on the edge of civilization--a very big word which means some folks have found a better way to live than other folks.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading If people walked out their front doors they were upon the little street; if they walked out the back doors they were on the broad prairies.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The Edgeley people have a good way to live, for there are almost seventeen wooden houses there, and among them is a school-house, a church, a store and a blacksmith-shop.
PicnicnounUS /ˈpɪknɪk/
a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
From this reading The Picnic ON the great western prairies of Dakota is a little town called Edgeley, because it is on the edge of civilization--a very big word which means some folks have found a better way to live than other folks.
prairiesnounUS /ˈpreɪriz/
plural of “prairie” — a treeless grassy plain
From this reading The Picnic ON the great western prairies of Dakota is a little town called Edgeley, because it is on the edge of civilization--a very big word which means some folks have found a better way to live than other folks.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading She was a pretty, rosy-cheeked little thing, with long, fluffy hair, and big round eyes that everybody smiled into when they saw them.
rosy-cheekedadjective
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading She was a pretty, rosy-cheeked little thing, with long, fluffy hair, and big round eyes that everybody smiled into when they saw them.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading She was a pretty, rosy-cheeked little thing, with long, fluffy hair, and big round eyes that everybody smiled into when they saw them.
cut with a saw
From this reading She was a pretty, rosy-cheeked little thing, with long, fluffy hair, and big round eyes that everybody smiled into when they saw them.
an educational institution
From this reading That was why Twinkle, who was a farmer's little girl, lived so near the town that she could easily walk to school.
school-house
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From this reading The Edgeley people have a good way to live, for there are almost seventeen wooden houses there, and among them is a school-house, a church, a store and a blacksmith-shop.
seventeenadjectiveUS /ˈsevənˈtiːn/
being one more than sixteen
From this reading The Edgeley people have a good way to live, for there are almost seventeen wooden houses there, and among them is a school-house, a church, a store and a blacksmith-shop.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That was why Twinkle, who was a farmer's little girl, lived so near the town that she could easily walk to school.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading She was a pretty, rosy-cheeked little thing, with long, fluffy hair, and big round eyes that everybody smiled into when they saw them.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading That was why Twinkle, who was a farmer's little girl, lived so near the town that she could easily walk to school.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The Picnic ON the great western prairies of Dakota is a little town called Edgeley, because it is on the edge of civilization--a very big word which means some folks have found a better way to live than other folks.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading The Edgeley people have a good way to live, for there are almost seventeen wooden houses there, and among them is a school-house, a church, a store and a blacksmith-shop.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading If people walked out their front doors they were upon the little street; if they walked out the back doors they were on the broad prairies.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The Picnic ON the great western prairies of Dakota is a little town called Edgeley, because it is on the edge of civilization--a very big word which means some folks have found a better way to live than other folks.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was why Twinkle, who was a farmer's little girl, lived so near the town that she could easily walk to school.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Picnic ON the great western prairies of Dakota is a little town called Edgeley, because it is on the edge of civilization--a very big word which means some folks have found a better way to live than other folks.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading If people walked out their front doors they were upon the little street; if they walked out the back doors they were on the broad prairies.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Edgeley people have a good way to live, for there are almost seventeen wooden houses there, and among them is a school-house, a church, a store and a blacksmith-shop.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The Edgeley people have a good way to live, for there are almost seventeen wooden houses there, and among them is a school-house, a church, a store and a blacksmith-shop.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If people walked out their front doors they were upon the little street; if they walked out the back doors they were on the broad prairies.
a special situation
From this reading She was a pretty, rosy-cheeked little thing, with long, fluffy hair, and big round eyes that everybody smiled into when they saw them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Picnic ON the great western prairies of Dakota is a little town called Edgeley, because it is on the edge of civilization--a very big word which means some folks have found a better way to live than other folks.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The Picnic ON the great western prairies of Dakota is a little town called Edgeley, because it is on the edge of civilization--a very big word which means some folks have found a better way to live than other folks.
TwinkleverbUS /ˈtwɪŋkəl/
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading That was why Twinkle, who was a farmer's little girl, lived so near the town that she could easily walk to school.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading If people walked out their front doors they were upon the little street; if they walked out the back doors they were on the broad prairies.
precisely as stated
From this reading The Picnic ON the great western prairies of Dakota is a little town called Edgeley, because it is on the edge of civilization--a very big word which means some folks have found a better way to live than other folks.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading That was why Twinkle, who was a farmer's little girl, lived so near the town that she could easily walk to school.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading If people walked out their front doors they were upon the little street; if they walked out the back doors they were on the broad prairies.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was why Twinkle, who was a farmer's little girl, lived so near the town that she could easily walk to school.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The Picnic ON the great western prairies of Dakota is a little town called Edgeley, because it is on the edge of civilization--a very big word which means some folks have found a better way to live than other folks.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If people walked out their front doors they were upon the little street; if they walked out the back doors they were on the broad prairies.
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading The Picnic ON the great western prairies of Dakota is a little town called Edgeley, because it is on the edge of civilization--a very big word which means some folks have found a better way to live than other folks.
at the time that
From this reading She was a pretty, rosy-cheeked little thing, with long, fluffy hair, and big round eyes that everybody smiled into when they saw them.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Picnic ON the great western prairies of Dakota is a little town called Edgeley, because it is on the edge of civilization--a very big word which means some folks have found a better way to live than other folks.
which person or people
From this reading That was why Twinkle, who was a farmer's little girl, lived so near the town that she could easily walk to school.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading That was why Twinkle, who was a farmer's little girl, lived so near the town that she could easily walk to school.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was a pretty, rosy-cheeked little thing, with long, fluffy hair, and big round eyes that everybody smiled into when they saw them.
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
From this reading The Edgeley people have a good way to live, for there are almost seventeen wooden houses there, and among them is a school-house, a church, a store and a blacksmith-shop.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading The Picnic ON the great western prairies of Dakota is a little town called Edgeley, because it is on the edge of civilization--a very big word which means some folks have found a better way to live than other folks.
