used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Twinkle Gets Thirsty AFTER they had seen the sights of the city the carriage turned into a broad highway that led into the country, and soon they began to pass fields of sugar corn and gardens of sugar cabbages and sugar beets and sugar potatoes.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading All the trees were sugar, and even the grass was sugar, while sugar grasshoppers hopped about in it.
AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Twinkle Gets Thirsty AFTER they had seen the sights of the city the carriage turned into a broad highway that led into the country, and soon they began to pass fields of sugar corn and gardens of sugar cabbages and sugar beets and sugar potatoes.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All the trees were sugar, and even the grass was sugar, while sugar grasshoppers hopped about in it.
in addition
From this reading There were also orchards of sugar plums and sugar apples and vineyards of sugar grapes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Twinkle Gets Thirsty AFTER they had seen the sights of the city the carriage turned into a broad highway that led into the country, and soon they began to pass fields of sugar corn and gardens of sugar cabbages and sugar beets and sugar potatoes.
any thing at all
From this reading Indeed, Chubbins decided that not a speck of anything beneath the dome of Sugar-Loaf Mountain was anything but pure sugar--unless the inside of the frosted man proved to be of a different material.
applesnounUS /ˈæpəlz/
plural of “apple” — fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
From this reading There were also orchards of sugar plums and sugar apples and vineyards of sugar grapes.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Indeed, Chubbins decided that not a speck of anything beneath the dome of Sugar-Loaf Mountain was anything but pure sugar--unless the inside of the frosted man proved to be of a different material.
beetsnounUS /biːts/
plural of “beet” — biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop
From this reading Twinkle Gets Thirsty AFTER they had seen the sights of the city the carriage turned into a broad highway that led into the country, and soon they began to pass fields of sugar corn and gardens of sugar cabbages and sugar beets and sugar potatoes.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Twinkle Gets Thirsty AFTER they had seen the sights of the city the carriage turned into a broad highway that led into the country, and soon they began to pass fields of sugar corn and gardens of sugar cabbages and sugar beets and sugar potatoes.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Indeed, Chubbins decided that not a speck of anything beneath the dome of Sugar-Loaf Mountain was anything but pure sugar--unless the inside of the frosted man proved to be of a different material.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Twinkle Gets Thirsty AFTER they had seen the sights of the city the carriage turned into a broad highway that led into the country, and soon they began to pass fields of sugar corn and gardens of sugar cabbages and sugar beets and sugar potatoes.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Indeed, Chubbins decided that not a speck of anything beneath the dome of Sugar-Loaf Mountain was anything but pure sugar--unless the inside of the frosted man proved to be of a different material.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By and by they reached a pretty villa, where they all left the carriage and followed the sugar king into the sugar house.
cabbagesnounUS /ˈkæbɪdʒɪz/
plural of “cabbage” — any of various types of cabbage
From this reading Twinkle Gets Thirsty AFTER they had seen the sights of the city the carriage turned into a broad highway that led into the country, and soon they began to pass fields of sugar corn and gardens of sugar cabbages and sugar beets and sugar potatoes.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading Twinkle Gets Thirsty AFTER they had seen the sights of the city the carriage turned into a broad highway that led into the country, and soon they began to pass fields of sugar corn and gardens of sugar cabbages and sugar beets and sugar potatoes.
Chubbins
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From this reading Indeed, Chubbins decided that not a speck of anything beneath the dome of Sugar-Loaf Mountain was anything but pure sugar--unless the inside of the frosted man proved to be of a different material.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Twinkle Gets Thirsty AFTER they had seen the sights of the city the carriage turned into a broad highway that led into the country, and soon they began to pass fields of sugar corn and gardens of sugar cabbages and sugar beets and sugar potatoes.
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
From this reading Twinkle Gets Thirsty AFTER they had seen the sights of the city the carriage turned into a broad highway that led into the country, and soon they began to pass fields of sugar corn and gardens of sugar cabbages and sugar beets and sugar potatoes.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Twinkle Gets Thirsty AFTER they had seen the sights of the city the carriage turned into a broad highway that led into the country, and soon they began to pass fields of sugar corn and gardens of sugar cabbages and sugar beets and sugar potatoes.
recognizable; marked
From this reading Indeed, Chubbins decided that not a speck of anything beneath the dome of Sugar-Loaf Mountain was anything but pure sugar--unless the inside of the frosted man proved to be of a different material.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading Indeed, Chubbins decided that not a speck of anything beneath the dome of Sugar-Loaf Mountain was anything but pure sugar--unless the inside of the frosted man proved to be of a different material.
domenounUS /doʊm/
a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward
From this reading Indeed, Chubbins decided that not a speck of anything beneath the dome of Sugar-Loaf Mountain was anything but pure sugar--unless the inside of the frosted man proved to be of a different material.
divisible by two
From this reading All the trees were sugar, and even the grass was sugar, while sugar grasshoppers hopped about in it.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading Twinkle Gets Thirsty AFTER they had seen the sights of the city the carriage turned into a broad highway that led into the country, and soon they began to pass fields of sugar corn and gardens of sugar cabbages and sugar beets and sugar potatoes.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading By and by they reached a pretty villa, where they all left the carriage and followed the sugar king into the sugar house.
frostedadjectiveUS /ˈfrɔːstəd/
(of glass) having a roughened coating resembling frost
From this reading Indeed, Chubbins decided that not a speck of anything beneath the dome of Sugar-Loaf Mountain was anything but pure sugar--unless the inside of the frosted man proved to be of a different material.
plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Twinkle Gets Thirsty AFTER they had seen the sights of the city the carriage turned into a broad highway that led into the country, and soon they began to pass fields of sugar corn and gardens of sugar cabbages and sugar beets and sugar potatoes.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading Twinkle Gets Thirsty AFTER they had seen the sights of the city the carriage turned into a broad highway that led into the country, and soon they began to pass fields of sugar corn and gardens of sugar cabbages and sugar beets and sugar potatoes.
grapesnounUS /ɡreɪps/
plural of “grape” — any of various juicy fruit of the genus Vitis with green or purple skins; grow in clusters
From this reading There were also orchards of sugar plums and sugar apples and vineyards of sugar grapes.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading All the trees were sugar, and even the grass was sugar, while sugar grasshoppers hopped about in it.
grasshoppersnounUS /ˈɡræshɑːpərz/
plural of “grasshopper” — terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping
From this reading All the trees were sugar, and even the grass was sugar, while sugar grasshoppers hopped about in it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Twinkle Gets Thirsty AFTER they had seen the sights of the city the carriage turned into a broad highway that led into the country, and soon they began to pass fields of sugar corn and gardens of sugar cabbages and sugar beets and sugar potatoes.
highwaynounUS /ˈhaɪweɪ/
a major road for any form of motor transport
From this reading Twinkle Gets Thirsty AFTER they had seen the sights of the city the carriage turned into a broad highway that led into the country, and soon they began to pass fields of sugar corn and gardens of sugar cabbages and sugar beets and sugar potatoes.
hoppedverbUS /hɑːpt/
inflected form of “hop” — jump lightly
From this reading All the trees were sugar, and even the grass was sugar, while sugar grasshoppers hopped about in it.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading By and by they reached a pretty villa, where they all left the carriage and followed the sugar king into the sugar house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All the trees were sugar, and even the grass was sugar, while sugar grasshoppers hopped about in it.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Indeed, Chubbins decided that not a speck of anything beneath the dome of Sugar-Loaf Mountain was anything but pure sugar--unless the inside of the frosted man proved to be of a different material.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading Indeed, Chubbins decided that not a speck of anything beneath the dome of Sugar-Loaf Mountain was anything but pure sugar--unless the inside of the frosted man proved to be of a different material.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Twinkle Gets Thirsty AFTER they had seen the sights of the city the carriage turned into a broad highway that led into the country, and soon they began to pass fields of sugar corn and gardens of sugar cabbages and sugar beets and sugar potatoes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading All the trees were sugar, and even the grass was sugar, while sugar grasshoppers hopped about in it.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading By and by they reached a pretty villa, where they all left the carriage and followed the sugar king into the sugar house.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Twinkle Gets Thirsty AFTER they had seen the sights of the city the carriage turned into a broad highway that led into the country, and soon they began to pass fields of sugar corn and gardens of sugar cabbages and sugar beets and sugar potatoes.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading By and by they reached a pretty villa, where they all left the carriage and followed the sugar king into the sugar house.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Indeed, Chubbins decided that not a speck of anything beneath the dome of Sugar-Loaf Mountain was anything but pure sugar--unless the inside of the frosted man proved to be of a different material.
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
From this reading Indeed, Chubbins decided that not a speck of anything beneath the dome of Sugar-Loaf Mountain was anything but pure sugar--unless the inside of the frosted man proved to be of a different material.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Indeed, Chubbins decided that not a speck of anything beneath the dome of Sugar-Loaf Mountain was anything but pure sugar--unless the inside of the frosted man proved to be of a different material.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Indeed, Chubbins decided that not a speck of anything beneath the dome of Sugar-Loaf Mountain was anything but pure sugar--unless the inside of the frosted man proved to be of a different material.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Twinkle Gets Thirsty AFTER they had seen the sights of the city the carriage turned into a broad highway that led into the country, and soon they began to pass fields of sugar corn and gardens of sugar cabbages and sugar beets and sugar potatoes.
orchardsnounUS /ˈɔːrtʃərdz/
plural of “orchard” — garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
From this reading There were also orchards of sugar plums and sugar apples and vineyards of sugar grapes.
go across or through
From this reading Twinkle Gets Thirsty AFTER they had seen the sights of the city the carriage turned into a broad highway that led into the country, and soon they began to pass fields of sugar corn and gardens of sugar cabbages and sugar beets and sugar potatoes.
plumsnounUS /plʌmz/
plural of “plum” — any of several trees producing edible oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single hard stone
From this reading There were also orchards of sugar plums and sugar apples and vineyards of sugar grapes.
potatoesnounUS /pəˈteɪtoʊz/
plural of “potato” — an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading Twinkle Gets Thirsty AFTER they had seen the sights of the city the carriage turned into a broad highway that led into the country, and soon they began to pass fields of sugar corn and gardens of sugar cabbages and sugar beets and sugar potatoes.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading By and by they reached a pretty villa, where they all left the carriage and followed the sugar king into the sugar house.
established beyond doubt
From this reading Indeed, Chubbins decided that not a speck of anything beneath the dome of Sugar-Loaf Mountain was anything but pure sugar--unless the inside of the frosted man proved to be of a different material.
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading Indeed, Chubbins decided that not a speck of anything beneath the dome of Sugar-Loaf Mountain was anything but pure sugar--unless the inside of the frosted man proved to be of a different material.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading By and by they reached a pretty villa, where they all left the carriage and followed the sugar king into the sugar house.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Twinkle Gets Thirsty AFTER they had seen the sights of the city the carriage turned into a broad highway that led into the country, and soon they began to pass fields of sugar corn and gardens of sugar cabbages and sugar beets and sugar potatoes.
sightsnounUS /saɪts/
an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument
From this reading Twinkle Gets Thirsty AFTER they had seen the sights of the city the carriage turned into a broad highway that led into the country, and soon they began to pass fields of sugar corn and gardens of sugar cabbages and sugar beets and sugar potatoes.
in the near future
From this reading Twinkle Gets Thirsty AFTER they had seen the sights of the city the carriage turned into a broad highway that led into the country, and soon they began to pass fields of sugar corn and gardens of sugar cabbages and sugar beets and sugar potatoes.
specknounUS /spek/
a very small spot
From this reading Indeed, Chubbins decided that not a speck of anything beneath the dome of Sugar-Loaf Mountain was anything but pure sugar--unless the inside of the frosted man proved to be of a different material.
sugarnounUS /ˈʃʊɡər/
a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
From this reading Twinkle Gets Thirsty AFTER they had seen the sights of the city the carriage turned into a broad highway that led into the country, and soon they began to pass fields of sugar corn and gardens of sugar cabbages and sugar beets and sugar potatoes.
Sugar-Loaf
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From this reading Indeed, Chubbins decided that not a speck of anything beneath the dome of Sugar-Loaf Mountain was anything but pure sugar--unless the inside of the frosted man proved to be of a different material.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Twinkle Gets Thirsty AFTER they had seen the sights of the city the carriage turned into a broad highway that led into the country, and soon they began to pass fields of sugar corn and gardens of sugar cabbages and sugar beets and sugar potatoes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Twinkle Gets Thirsty AFTER they had seen the sights of the city the carriage turned into a broad highway that led into the country, and soon they began to pass fields of sugar corn and gardens of sugar cabbages and sugar beets and sugar potatoes.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were also orchards of sugar plums and sugar apples and vineyards of sugar grapes.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Twinkle Gets Thirsty AFTER they had seen the sights of the city the carriage turned into a broad highway that led into the country, and soon they began to pass fields of sugar corn and gardens of sugar cabbages and sugar beets and sugar potatoes.
ThirstyadjectiveUS /ˈθɜːrsti/
needing moisture
From this reading Twinkle Gets Thirsty AFTER they had seen the sights of the city the carriage turned into a broad highway that led into the country, and soon they began to pass fields of sugar corn and gardens of sugar cabbages and sugar beets and sugar potatoes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Twinkle Gets Thirsty AFTER they had seen the sights of the city the carriage turned into a broad highway that led into the country, and soon they began to pass fields of sugar corn and gardens of sugar cabbages and sugar beets and sugar potatoes.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading All the trees were sugar, and even the grass was sugar, while sugar grasshoppers hopped about in it.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Twinkle Gets Thirsty AFTER they had seen the sights of the city the carriage turned into a broad highway that led into the country, and soon they began to pass fields of sugar corn and gardens of sugar cabbages and sugar beets and sugar potatoes.
TwinkleverbUS /ˈtwɪŋkəl/
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading Twinkle Gets Thirsty AFTER they had seen the sights of the city the carriage turned into a broad highway that led into the country, and soon they began to pass fields of sugar corn and gardens of sugar cabbages and sugar beets and sugar potatoes.
except if; if not
From this reading Indeed, Chubbins decided that not a speck of anything beneath the dome of Sugar-Loaf Mountain was anything but pure sugar--unless the inside of the frosted man proved to be of a different material.
villanounUS /ˈvɪlə/
Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)
From this reading By and by they reached a pretty villa, where they all left the carriage and followed the sugar king into the sugar house.
vineyardsnounUS /ˈvɪnjərdz/
plural of “vineyard” — a farm of grapevines where wine grapes are produced
From this reading There were also orchards of sugar plums and sugar apples and vineyards of sugar grapes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All the trees were sugar, and even the grass was sugar, while sugar grasshoppers hopped about in it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were also orchards of sugar plums and sugar apples and vineyards of sugar grapes.
in or at the place that
From this reading By and by they reached a pretty villa, where they all left the carriage and followed the sugar king into the sugar house.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading All the trees were sugar, and even the grass was sugar, while sugar grasshoppers hopped about in it.
