used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then they saw ever so many more children running along and in a little while they were at the seashore.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "How do you think I had better go about it, Mr. Grasshopper?"
anew
From this reading "Well, now to look for my fortune," said the rabbit, as he watched the waves rush up on the sand with a big noise and lots of foam, and then they would tumble out to the sea again.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Then they saw ever so many more children running along and in a little while they were at the seashore.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pretty soon they heard the noise of the waves pounding on the sandy shores, and they could smell the salt breeze and it made them hungry for clam chowder and lobsters and crabs and things like that.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Well, now to look for my fortune," said the rabbit, as he watched the waves rush up on the sand with a big noise and lots of foam, and then they would tumble out to the sea again.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then they saw ever so many more children running along and in a little while they were at the seashore.
(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 "How do you think I had better go about it, Mr. Grasshopper?"
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Well, now to look for my fortune," said the rabbit, as he watched the waves rush up on the sand with a big noise and lots of foam, and then they would tumble out to the sea again.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading Pretty soon they heard the noise of the waves pounding on the sandy shores, and they could smell the salt breeze and it made them hungry for clam chowder and lobsters and crabs and things like that.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Then they saw ever so many more children running along and in a little while they were at the seashore.
chowdernounUS /ˈtʃaʊdər/
a thick soup or stew made with milk and bacon and onions and potatoes
From this reading Pretty soon they heard the noise of the waves pounding on the sandy shores, and they could smell the salt breeze and it made them hungry for clam chowder and lobsters and crabs and things like that.
clamnounUS /klæm/
burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness
From this reading Pretty soon they heard the noise of the waves pounding on the sandy shores, and they could smell the salt breeze and it made them hungry for clam chowder and lobsters and crabs and things like that.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Pretty soon they heard the noise of the waves pounding on the sandy shores, and they could smell the salt breeze and it made them hungry for clam chowder and lobsters and crabs and things like that.
crabsnounUS /kræbz/
infestation of the pubic hair by crab lice
From this reading Pretty soon they heard the noise of the waves pounding on the sandy shores, and they could smell the salt breeze and it made them hungry for clam chowder and lobsters and crabs and things like that.
digverbUS /dɪɡ/
turn up, loosen, or remove earth
From this reading "If I were you I would dig in the sand," said the grasshopper.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "How do you think I had better go about it, Mr. Grasshopper?"
at any time
From this reading Then they saw ever so many more children running along and in a little while they were at the seashore.
foamnounUS /foʊm/
a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
From this reading "Well, now to look for my fortune," said the rabbit, as he watched the waves rush up on the sand with a big noise and lots of foam, and then they would tumble out to the sea again.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Pretty soon they heard the noise of the waves pounding on the sandy shores, and they could smell the salt breeze and it made them hungry for clam chowder and lobsters and crabs and things like that.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading "Well, now to look for my fortune," said the rabbit, as he watched the waves rush up on the sand with a big noise and lots of foam, and then they would tumble out to the sea again.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "How do you think I had better go about it, Mr. Grasshopper?"
GrasshoppernounUS /ˈɡræshɑːpər/
terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping
From this reading "How do you think I had better go about it, Mr. Grasshopper?"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "How do you think I had better go about it, Mr. Grasshopper?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, now to look for my fortune," said the rabbit, as he watched the waves rush up on the sand with a big noise and lots of foam, and then they would tumble out to the sea again.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Pretty soon they heard the noise of the waves pounding on the sandy shores, and they could smell the salt breeze and it made them hungry for clam chowder and lobsters and crabs and things like that.
How
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From this reading "How do you think I had better go about it, Mr. Grasshopper?"
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading Pretty soon they heard the noise of the waves pounding on the sandy shores, and they could smell the salt breeze and it made them hungry for clam chowder and lobsters and crabs and things like that.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "How do you think I had better go about it, Mr. Grasshopper?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If I were you I would dig in the sand," said the grasshopper.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then they saw ever so many more children running along and in a little while they were at the seashore.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Pretty soon they heard the noise of the waves pounding on the sandy shores, and they could smell the salt breeze and it made them hungry for clam chowder and lobsters and crabs and things like that.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Pretty soon they heard the noise of the waves pounding on the sandy shores, and they could smell the salt breeze and it made them hungry for clam chowder and lobsters and crabs and things like that.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Then they saw ever so many more children running along and in a little while they were at the seashore.
lobstersnounUS /ˈlɑːbstərz/
plural of “lobster” — flesh of a lobster
From this reading Pretty soon they heard the noise of the waves pounding on the sandy shores, and they could smell the salt breeze and it made them hungry for clam chowder and lobsters and crabs and things like that.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Well, now to look for my fortune," said the rabbit, as he watched the waves rush up on the sand with a big noise and lots of foam, and then they would tumble out to the sea again.
a large number or amount
From this reading "Well, now to look for my fortune," said the rabbit, as he watched the waves rush up on the sand with a big noise and lots of foam, and then they would tumble out to the sea again.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Pretty soon they heard the noise of the waves pounding on the sandy shores, and they could smell the salt breeze and it made them hungry for clam chowder and lobsters and crabs and things like that.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Then they saw ever so many more children running along and in a little while they were at the seashore.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Then they saw ever so many more children running along and in a little while they were at the seashore.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "How do you think I had better go about it, Mr. Grasshopper?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Well, now to look for my fortune," said the rabbit, as he watched the waves rush up on the sand with a big noise and lots of foam, and then they would tumble out to the sea again.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading Pretty soon they heard the noise of the waves pounding on the sandy shores, and they could smell the salt breeze and it made them hungry for clam chowder and lobsters and crabs and things like that.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Well, now to look for my fortune," said the rabbit, as he watched the waves rush up on the sand with a big noise and lots of foam, and then they would tumble out to the sea again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Pretty soon they heard the noise of the waves pounding on the sandy shores, and they could smell the salt breeze and it made them hungry for clam chowder and lobsters and crabs and things like that.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Pretty soon they heard the noise of the waves pounding on the sandy shores, and they could smell the salt breeze and it made them hungry for clam chowder and lobsters and crabs and things like that.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Well, now to look for my fortune," said the rabbit, as he watched the waves rush up on the sand with a big noise and lots of foam, and then they would tumble out to the sea again.
poundingnounUS /ˈpaʊndɪŋ/
repeated heavy blows
From this reading Pretty soon they heard the noise of the waves pounding on the sandy shores, and they could smell the salt breeze and it made them hungry for clam chowder and lobsters and crabs and things like that.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Pretty soon they heard the noise of the waves pounding on the sandy shores, and they could smell the salt breeze and it made them hungry for clam chowder and lobsters and crabs and things like that.
rabbitnounUS /ˈræbət/
any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
From this reading "Well, now to look for my fortune," said the rabbit, as he watched the waves rush up on the sand with a big noise and lots of foam, and then they would tumble out to the sea again.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading Then they saw ever so many more children running along and in a little while they were at the seashore.
move hurridly
From this reading "Well, now to look for my fortune," said the rabbit, as he watched the waves rush up on the sand with a big noise and lots of foam, and then they would tumble out to the sea again.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well, now to look for my fortune," said the rabbit, as he watched the waves rush up on the sand with a big noise and lots of foam, and then they would tumble out to the sea again.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading Pretty soon they heard the noise of the waves pounding on the sandy shores, and they could smell the salt breeze and it made them hungry for clam chowder and lobsters and crabs and things like that.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading "Well, now to look for my fortune," said the rabbit, as he watched the waves rush up on the sand with a big noise and lots of foam, and then they would tumble out to the sea again.
sandyadjectiveUS /ˈsændi/
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading Pretty soon they heard the noise of the waves pounding on the sandy shores, and they could smell the salt breeze and it made them hungry for clam chowder and lobsters and crabs and things like that.
cut with a saw
From this reading Then they saw ever so many more children running along and in a little while they were at the seashore.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading "Well, now to look for my fortune," said the rabbit, as he watched the waves rush up on the sand with a big noise and lots of foam, and then they would tumble out to the sea again.
seashorenounUS /ˈsiːʃɔːr/
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading Then they saw ever so many more children running along and in a little while they were at the seashore.
shoresnounUS /ʃɔːrz/
plural of “shore” — the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Pretty soon they heard the noise of the waves pounding on the sandy shores, and they could smell the salt breeze and it made them hungry for clam chowder and lobsters and crabs and things like that.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading Pretty soon they heard the noise of the waves pounding on the sandy shores, and they could smell the salt breeze and it made them hungry for clam chowder and lobsters and crabs and things like that.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Then they saw ever so many more children running along and in a little while they were at the seashore.
in the near future
From this reading Pretty soon they heard the noise of the waves pounding on the sandy shores, and they could smell the salt breeze and it made them hungry for clam chowder and lobsters and crabs and things like that.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Pretty soon they heard the noise of the waves pounding on the sandy shores, and they could smell the salt breeze and it made them hungry for clam chowder and lobsters and crabs and things like that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pretty soon they heard the noise of the waves pounding on the sandy shores, and they could smell the salt breeze and it made them hungry for clam chowder and lobsters and crabs and things like that.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Pretty soon they heard the noise of the waves pounding on the sandy shores, and they could smell the salt breeze and it made them hungry for clam chowder and lobsters and crabs and things like that.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then they saw ever so many more children running along and in a little while they were at the seashore.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pretty soon they heard the noise of the waves pounding on the sandy shores, and they could smell the salt breeze and it made them hungry for clam chowder and lobsters and crabs and things like that.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Pretty soon they heard the noise of the waves pounding on the sandy shores, and they could smell the salt breeze and it made them hungry for clam chowder and lobsters and crabs and things like that.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "How do you think I had better go about it, Mr. Grasshopper?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, now to look for my fortune," said the rabbit, as he watched the waves rush up on the sand with a big noise and lots of foam, and then they would tumble out to the sea again.
tumbleverbUS /ˈtʌmbəl/
fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading "Well, now to look for my fortune," said the rabbit, as he watched the waves rush up on the sand with a big noise and lots of foam, and then they would tumble out to the sea again.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Well, now to look for my fortune," said the rabbit, as he watched the waves rush up on the sand with a big noise and lots of foam, and then they would tumble out to the sea again.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading "Well, now to look for my fortune," said the rabbit, as he watched the waves rush up on the sand with a big noise and lots of foam, and then they would tumble out to the sea again.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading Pretty soon they heard the noise of the waves pounding on the sandy shores, and they could smell the salt breeze and it made them hungry for clam chowder and lobsters and crabs and things like that.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, now to look for my fortune," said the rabbit, as he watched the waves rush up on the sand with a big noise and lots of foam, and then they would tumble out to the sea again.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then they saw ever so many more children running along and in a little while they were at the seashore.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Then they saw ever so many more children running along and in a little while they were at the seashore.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Well, now to look for my fortune," said the rabbit, as he watched the waves rush up on the sand with a big noise and lots of foam, and then they would tumble out to the sea again.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Well, now to look for my fortune," said the rabbit, as he watched the waves rush up on the sand with a big noise and lots of foam, and then they would tumble out to the sea again.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How do you think I had better go about it, Mr. Grasshopper?"
