used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ON THE DELAWARE I thought I'd never get tired of having a river at our back door, but one day I nearly hated the Delaware.
(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 She would pretend not to know any language but "glub-glub," and so I had to teach her the names of things and she would shake all her hair down and dance a war-dance, when I got her to understand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This is how it happened: Aunty Edith had a rowboat with a place in the stern where you could fix a big sketching-umbrella, and go sketching without getting too sunburnt; and when I was very good, 'specially good, I could go with her.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading She would pretend not to know any language but "glub-glub," and so I had to teach her the names of things and she would shake all her hair down and dance a war-dance, when I got her to understand.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ON THE DELAWARE I thought I'd never get tired of having a river at our back door, but one day I nearly hated the Delaware.
Auntynoun
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading This is how it happened: Aunty Edith had a rowboat with a place in the stern where you could fix a big sketching-umbrella, and go sketching without getting too sunburnt; and when I was very good, 'specially good, I could go with her.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading ON THE DELAWARE I thought I'd never get tired of having a river at our back door, but one day I nearly hated the Delaware.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading This is how it happened: Aunty Edith had a rowboat with a place in the stern where you could fix a big sketching-umbrella, and go sketching without getting too sunburnt; and when I was very good, 'specially good, I could go with her.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading When I was just ordinary good, and Aunty Edith wasn't using the boat, Aunty May and I used to borrow it and play "Robinson Crusoe," and Aunty May made the funniest "Man Friday" you ever saw.
borrowverbUS /ˈbɑːroʊ/
get temporarily
From this reading When I was just ordinary good, and Aunty Edith wasn't using the boat, Aunty May and I used to borrow it and play "Robinson Crusoe," and Aunty May made the funniest "Man Friday" you ever saw.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ON THE DELAWARE I thought I'd never get tired of having a river at our back door, but one day I nearly hated the Delaware.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading This is how it happened: Aunty Edith had a rowboat with a place in the stern where you could fix a big sketching-umbrella, and go sketching without getting too sunburnt; and when I was very good, 'specially good, I could go with her.
Crusoe
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From this reading When I was just ordinary good, and Aunty Edith wasn't using the boat, Aunty May and I used to borrow it and play "Robinson Crusoe," and Aunty May made the funniest "Man Friday" you ever saw.
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading She would pretend not to know any language but "glub-glub," and so I had to teach her the names of things and she would shake all her hair down and dance a war-dance, when I got her to understand.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading ON THE DELAWARE I thought I'd never get tired of having a river at our back door, but one day I nearly hated the Delaware.
DELAWAREnounUS /ˈdeləwer/
a river that rises in the Catskills in southeastern New York and flows southward along the border of Pennsylvania with New York and New Jersey to northern Delaware where it empties into Delaware Bay
From this reading ON THE DELAWARE I thought I'd never get tired of having a river at our back door, but one day I nearly hated the Delaware.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading ON THE DELAWARE I thought I'd never get tired of having a river at our back door, but one day I nearly hated the Delaware.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She would pretend not to know any language but "glub-glub," and so I had to teach her the names of things and she would shake all her hair down and dance a war-dance, when I got her to understand.
Edith
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From this reading This is how it happened: Aunty Edith had a rowboat with a place in the stern where you could fix a big sketching-umbrella, and go sketching without getting too sunburnt; and when I was very good, 'specially good, I could go with her.
at any time
From this reading When I was just ordinary good, and Aunty Edith wasn't using the boat, Aunty May and I used to borrow it and play "Robinson Crusoe," and Aunty May made the funniest "Man Friday" you ever saw.
fixverbUS /fɪks/
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading This is how it happened: Aunty Edith had a rowboat with a place in the stern where you could fix a big sketching-umbrella, and go sketching without getting too sunburnt; and when I was very good, 'specially good, I could go with her.
FridaynounUS /ˈfraɪdi/
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
From this reading When I was just ordinary good, and Aunty Edith wasn't using the boat, Aunty May and I used to borrow it and play "Robinson Crusoe," and Aunty May made the funniest "Man Friday" you ever saw.
funniestadjectiveUS /ˈfʌniəst/
superlative of “funny” — arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading When I was just ordinary good, and Aunty Edith wasn't using the boat, Aunty May and I used to borrow it and play "Robinson Crusoe," and Aunty May made the funniest "Man Friday" you ever saw.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading ON THE DELAWARE I thought I'd never get tired of having a river at our back door, but one day I nearly hated the Delaware.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading This is how it happened: Aunty Edith had a rowboat with a place in the stern where you could fix a big sketching-umbrella, and go sketching without getting too sunburnt; and when I was very good, 'specially good, I could go with her.
glub-glub
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From this reading She would pretend not to know any language but "glub-glub," and so I had to teach her the names of things and she would shake all her hair down and dance a war-dance, when I got her to understand.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading This is how it happened: Aunty Edith had a rowboat with a place in the stern where you could fix a big sketching-umbrella, and go sketching without getting too sunburnt; and when I was very good, 'specially good, I could go with her.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading This is how it happened: Aunty Edith had a rowboat with a place in the stern where you could fix a big sketching-umbrella, and go sketching without getting too sunburnt; and when I was very good, 'specially good, I could go with her.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She would pretend not to know any language but "glub-glub," and so I had to teach her the names of things and she would shake all her hair down and dance a war-dance, when I got her to understand.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This is how it happened: Aunty Edith had a rowboat with a place in the stern where you could fix a big sketching-umbrella, and go sketching without getting too sunburnt; and when I was very good, 'specially good, I could go with her.
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 would pretend not to know any language but "glub-glub," and so I had to teach her the names of things and she would shake all her hair down and dance a war-dance, when I got her to understand.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading This is how it happened: Aunty Edith had a rowboat with a place in the stern where you could fix a big sketching-umbrella, and go sketching without getting too sunburnt; and when I was very good, 'specially good, I could go with her.
hatedadjectiveUS /ˈheɪtəd/
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading ON THE DELAWARE I thought I'd never get tired of having a river at our back door, but one day I nearly hated the Delaware.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading ON THE DELAWARE I thought I'd never get tired of having a river at our back door, but one day I nearly hated the Delaware.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This is how it happened: Aunty Edith had a rowboat with a place in the stern where you could fix a big sketching-umbrella, and go sketching without getting too sunburnt; and when I was very good, 'specially good, I could go with her.
how
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From this reading This is how it happened: Aunty Edith had a rowboat with a place in the stern where you could fix a big sketching-umbrella, and go sketching without getting too sunburnt; and when I was very good, 'specially good, I could go with her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ON THE DELAWARE I thought I'd never get tired of having a river at our back door, but one day I nearly hated the Delaware.
I'd
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From this reading ON THE DELAWARE I thought I'd never get tired of having a river at our back door, but one day I nearly hated the Delaware.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This is how it happened: Aunty Edith had a rowboat with a place in the stern where you could fix a big sketching-umbrella, and go sketching without getting too sunburnt; and when I was very good, 'specially good, I could go with her.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is how it happened: Aunty Edith had a rowboat with a place in the stern where you could fix a big sketching-umbrella, and go sketching without getting too sunburnt; and when I was very good, 'specially good, I could go with her.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading This was when we'd reached our Island.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This is how it happened: Aunty Edith had a rowboat with a place in the stern where you could fix a big sketching-umbrella, and go sketching without getting too sunburnt; and when I was very good, 'specially good, I could go with her.
and nothing more
From this reading When I was just ordinary good, and Aunty Edith wasn't using the boat, Aunty May and I used to borrow it and play "Robinson Crusoe," and Aunty May made the funniest "Man Friday" you ever saw.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She would pretend not to know any language but "glub-glub," and so I had to teach her the names of things and she would shake all her hair down and dance a war-dance, when I got her to understand.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading She would pretend not to know any language but "glub-glub," and so I had to teach her the names of things and she would shake all her hair down and dance a war-dance, when I got her to understand.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading When I was just ordinary good, and Aunty Edith wasn't using the boat, Aunty May and I used to borrow it and play "Robinson Crusoe," and Aunty May made the funniest "Man Friday" you ever saw.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading When I was just ordinary good, and Aunty Edith wasn't using the boat, Aunty May and I used to borrow it and play "Robinson Crusoe," and Aunty May made the funniest "Man Friday" you ever saw.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading When I was just ordinary good, and Aunty Edith wasn't using the boat, Aunty May and I used to borrow it and play "Robinson Crusoe," and Aunty May made the funniest "Man Friday" you ever saw.
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading She would pretend not to know any language but "glub-glub," and so I had to teach her the names of things and she would shake all her hair down and dance a war-dance, when I got her to understand.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading ON THE DELAWARE I thought I'd never get tired of having a river at our back door, but one day I nearly hated the Delaware.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading ON THE DELAWARE I thought I'd never get tired of having a river at our back door, but one day I nearly hated the Delaware.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She would pretend not to know any language but "glub-glub," and so I had to teach her the names of things and she would shake all her hair down and dance a war-dance, when I got her to understand.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ON THE DELAWARE I thought I'd never get tired of having a river at our back door, but one day I nearly hated the Delaware.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE DELAWARE I thought I'd never get tired of having a river at our back door, but one day I nearly hated the Delaware.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ON THE DELAWARE I thought I'd never get tired of having a river at our back door, but one day I nearly hated the Delaware.
a judge of a probate court
From this reading When I was just ordinary good, and Aunty Edith wasn't using the boat, Aunty May and I used to borrow it and play "Robinson Crusoe," and Aunty May made the funniest "Man Friday" you ever saw.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading ON THE DELAWARE I thought I'd never get tired of having a river at our back door, but one day I nearly hated the Delaware.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading This is how it happened: Aunty Edith had a rowboat with a place in the stern where you could fix a big sketching-umbrella, and go sketching without getting too sunburnt; and when I was very good, 'specially good, I could go with her.
participate in games or sport
From this reading When I was just ordinary good, and Aunty Edith wasn't using the boat, Aunty May and I used to borrow it and play "Robinson Crusoe," and Aunty May made the funniest "Man Friday" you ever saw.
pretendverbUS /priˈtend/
make believe with the intent to deceive
From this reading She would pretend not to know any language but "glub-glub," and so I had to teach her the names of things and she would shake all her hair down and dance a war-dance, when I got her to understand.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading This was when we'd reached our Island.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading ON THE DELAWARE I thought I'd never get tired of having a river at our back door, but one day I nearly hated the Delaware.
RobinsonnounUS /ˈrɑːbənsən/
English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)
From this reading When I was just ordinary good, and Aunty Edith wasn't using the boat, Aunty May and I used to borrow it and play "Robinson Crusoe," and Aunty May made the funniest "Man Friday" you ever saw.
rowboatnounUS /ˈroʊboʊt/
a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled
From this reading This is how it happened: Aunty Edith had a rowboat with a place in the stern where you could fix a big sketching-umbrella, and go sketching without getting too sunburnt; and when I was very good, 'specially good, I could go with her.
cut with a saw
From this reading When I was just ordinary good, and Aunty Edith wasn't using the boat, Aunty May and I used to borrow it and play "Robinson Crusoe," and Aunty May made the funniest "Man Friday" you ever saw.
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading She would pretend not to know any language but "glub-glub," and so I had to teach her the names of things and she would shake all her hair down and dance a war-dance, when I got her to understand.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She would pretend not to know any language but "glub-glub," and so I had to teach her the names of things and she would shake all her hair down and dance a war-dance, when I got her to understand.
sketchingverbUS /ˈsketʃɪŋ/
-ing form of “sketch” — make a sketch of
From this reading This is how it happened: Aunty Edith had a rowboat with a place in the stern where you could fix a big sketching-umbrella, and go sketching without getting too sunburnt; and when I was very good, 'specially good, I could go with her.
sketching-umbrella
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From this reading This is how it happened: Aunty Edith had a rowboat with a place in the stern where you could fix a big sketching-umbrella, and go sketching without getting too sunburnt; and when I was very good, 'specially good, I could go with her.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She would pretend not to know any language but "glub-glub," and so I had to teach her the names of things and she would shake all her hair down and dance a war-dance, when I got her to understand.
speciallyadverbUS /ˈspeʃəli/
in a special manner
From this reading This is how it happened: Aunty Edith had a rowboat with a place in the stern where you could fix a big sketching-umbrella, and go sketching without getting too sunburnt; and when I was very good, 'specially good, I could go with her.
sternadjectiveUS /stɜːrn/
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading This is how it happened: Aunty Edith had a rowboat with a place in the stern where you could fix a big sketching-umbrella, and go sketching without getting too sunburnt; and when I was very good, 'specially good, I could go with her.
sunburntadjective
suffering from overexposure to direct sunlight
From this reading This is how it happened: Aunty Edith had a rowboat with a place in the stern where you could fix a big sketching-umbrella, and go sketching without getting too sunburnt; and when I was very good, 'specially good, I could go with her.
impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading She would pretend not to know any language but "glub-glub," and so I had to teach her the names of things and she would shake all her hair down and dance a war-dance, when I got her to understand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE DELAWARE I thought I'd never get tired of having a river at our back door, but one day I nearly hated the Delaware.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading She would pretend not to know any language but "glub-glub," and so I had to teach her the names of things and she would shake all her hair down and dance a war-dance, when I got her to understand.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is how it happened: Aunty Edith had a rowboat with a place in the stern where you could fix a big sketching-umbrella, and go sketching without getting too sunburnt; and when I was very good, 'specially good, I could go with her.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading ON THE DELAWARE I thought I'd never get tired of having a river at our back door, but one day I nearly hated the Delaware.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading ON THE DELAWARE I thought I'd never get tired of having a river at our back door, but one day I nearly hated the Delaware.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When I was just ordinary good, and Aunty Edith wasn't using the boat, Aunty May and I used to borrow it and play "Robinson Crusoe," and Aunty May made the funniest "Man Friday" you ever saw.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading This is how it happened: Aunty Edith had a rowboat with a place in the stern where you could fix a big sketching-umbrella, and go sketching without getting too sunburnt; and when I was very good, 'specially good, I could go with her.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading She would pretend not to know any language but "glub-glub," and so I had to teach her the names of things and she would shake all her hair down and dance a war-dance, when I got her to understand.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading When I was just ordinary good, and Aunty Edith wasn't using the boat, Aunty May and I used to borrow it and play "Robinson Crusoe," and Aunty May made the funniest "Man Friday" you ever saw.
usingnounUS /ˈjuːzɪŋ/
an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
From this reading When I was just ordinary good, and Aunty Edith wasn't using the boat, Aunty May and I used to borrow it and play "Robinson Crusoe," and Aunty May made the funniest "Man Friday" you ever saw.
precisely as stated
From this reading This is how it happened: Aunty Edith had a rowboat with a place in the stern where you could fix a big sketching-umbrella, and go sketching without getting too sunburnt; and when I was very good, 'specially good, I could go with her.
war-dance
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From this reading She would pretend not to know any language but "glub-glub," and so I had to teach her the names of things and she would shake all her hair down and dance a war-dance, when I got her to understand.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is how it happened: Aunty Edith had a rowboat with a place in the stern where you could fix a big sketching-umbrella, and go sketching without getting too sunburnt; and when I was very good, 'specially good, I could go with her.
wasn't
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From this reading When I was just ordinary good, and Aunty Edith wasn't using the boat, Aunty May and I used to borrow it and play "Robinson Crusoe," and Aunty May made the funniest "Man Friday" you ever saw.
we'd
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From this reading This was when we'd reached our Island.
at the time that
From this reading This is how it happened: Aunty Edith had a rowboat with a place in the stern where you could fix a big sketching-umbrella, and go sketching without getting too sunburnt; and when I was very good, 'specially good, I could go with her.
in or at the place that
From this reading This is how it happened: Aunty Edith had a rowboat with a place in the stern where you could fix a big sketching-umbrella, and go sketching without getting too sunburnt; and when I was very good, 'specially good, I could go with her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading This is how it happened: Aunty Edith had a rowboat with a place in the stern where you could fix a big sketching-umbrella, and go sketching without getting too sunburnt; and when I was very good, 'specially good, I could go with her.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading This is how it happened: Aunty Edith had a rowboat with a place in the stern where you could fix a big sketching-umbrella, and go sketching without getting too sunburnt; and when I was very good, 'specially good, I could go with her.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would pretend not to know any language but "glub-glub," and so I had to teach her the names of things and she would shake all her hair down and dance a war-dance, when I got her to understand.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading This is how it happened: Aunty Edith had a rowboat with a place in the stern where you could fix a big sketching-umbrella, and go sketching without getting too sunburnt; and when I was very good, 'specially good, I could go with her.
