used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On the other side of the forest, as I told you, was Boy and Girl Land, and in one of the houses lived a brother and a sister.
anew
From this reading Come again some other day!
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading They, too, stood at the window, pressing their noses against the glass as the rain beat down, and they were not happy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the other side of the forest, as I told you, was Boy and Girl Land, and in one of the houses lived a brother and a sister.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But not everyone was as happy as Uncle Wiggily in this storm.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They, too, stood at the window, pressing their noses against the glass as the rain beat down, and they were not happy.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Rain, rain, go away!
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading They, too, stood at the window, pressing their noses against the glass as the rain beat down, and they were not happy.
a youthful male person
From this reading On the other side of the forest, as I told you, was Boy and Girl Land, and in one of the houses lived a brother and a sister.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading On the other side of the forest, as I told you, was Boy and Girl Land, and in one of the houses lived a brother and a sister.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But not everyone was as happy as Uncle Wiggily in this storm.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come again some other day!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Come again some other day!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading They, too, stood at the window, pressing their noses against the glass as the rain beat down, and they were not happy.
every person
From this reading But not everyone was as happy as Uncle Wiggily in this storm.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading On the other side of the forest, as I told you, was Boy and Girl Land, and in one of the houses lived a brother and a sister.
a young female
From this reading On the other side of the forest, as I told you, was Boy and Girl Land, and in one of the houses lived a brother and a sister.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading They, too, stood at the window, pressing their noses against the glass as the rain beat down, and they were not happy.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Rain, rain, go away!
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading But not everyone was as happy as Uncle Wiggily in this storm.
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading On the other side of the forest, as I told you, was Boy and Girl Land, and in one of the houses lived a brother and a sister.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading On the other side of the forest, as I told you, was Boy and Girl Land, and in one of the houses lived a brother and a sister.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But not everyone was as happy as Uncle Wiggily in this storm.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading On the other side of the forest, as I told you, was Boy and Girl Land, and in one of the houses lived a brother and a sister.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading On the other side of the forest, as I told you, was Boy and Girl Land, and in one of the houses lived a brother and a sister.
nosesnounUS /ˈnoʊzɪz/
plural of “nose” — the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading They, too, stood at the window, pressing their noses against the glass as the rain beat down, and they were not happy.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But not everyone was as happy as Uncle Wiggily in this storm.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the other side of the forest, as I told you, was Boy and Girl Land, and in one of the houses lived a brother and a sister.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the other side of the forest, as I told you, was Boy and Girl Land, and in one of the houses lived a brother and a sister.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On the other side of the forest, as I told you, was Boy and Girl Land, and in one of the houses lived a brother and a sister.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading On the other side of the forest, as I told you, was Boy and Girl Land, and in one of the houses lived a brother and a sister.
pressingnounUS /ˈpresɪŋ/
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
From this reading They, too, stood at the window, pressing their noses against the glass as the rain beat down, and they were not happy.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading They, too, stood at the window, pressing their noses against the glass as the rain beat down, and they were not happy.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading On the other side of the forest, as I told you, was Boy and Girl Land, and in one of the houses lived a brother and a sister.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading On the other side of the forest, as I told you, was Boy and Girl Land, and in one of the houses lived a brother and a sister.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Come again some other day!
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading They, too, stood at the window, pressing their noses against the glass as the rain beat down, and they were not happy.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading But not everyone was as happy as Uncle Wiggily in this storm.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the other side of the forest, as I told you, was Boy and Girl Land, and in one of the houses lived a brother and a sister.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They, too, stood at the window, pressing their noses against the glass as the rain beat down, and they were not happy.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They, too, stood at the window, pressing their noses against the glass as the rain beat down, and they were not happy.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But not everyone was as happy as Uncle Wiggily in this storm.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading On the other side of the forest, as I told you, was Boy and Girl Land, and in one of the houses lived a brother and a sister.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading They, too, stood at the window, pressing their noses against the glass as the rain beat down, and they were not happy.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading But not everyone was as happy as Uncle Wiggily in this storm.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But not everyone was as happy as Uncle Wiggily in this storm.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They, too, stood at the window, pressing their noses against the glass as the rain beat down, and they were not happy.
Wiggily
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From this reading But not everyone was as happy as Uncle Wiggily in this storm.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading They, too, stood at the window, pressing their noses against the glass as the rain beat down, and they were not happy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading On the other side of the forest, as I told you, was Boy and Girl Land, and in one of the houses lived a brother and a sister.
