used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Thou, like a little curious fly That fusses through the air, Dost pry and pry With thy keen inquisitive eye.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Thou, like a little curious fly That fusses through the air, Dost pry and pry With thy keen inquisitive eye.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And with many questions, ever Rippling like a restless river, Puzzling many an older brain Dost thou hour by hour increase thy store Of marvelous lore.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thou, like a little curious fly That fusses through the air, Dost pry and pry With thy keen inquisitive eye.
autumnaladjectiveUS /ɔːˈtʌmnəl/
of or characteristic of or occurring in autumn
From this reading Thus a squirrel, darting deftly, Up and down autumnal trees, Sees its hoard of chestnuts growing swiftly In a heap upon the leaf-strewn leas.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading And with many questions, ever Rippling like a restless river, Puzzling many an older brain Dost thou hour by hour increase thy store Of marvelous lore.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And with many questions, ever Rippling like a restless river, Puzzling many an older brain Dost thou hour by hour increase thy store Of marvelous lore.
chestnutsnounUS /ˈtʃesnəts/
plural of “chestnut” — wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea
From this reading Thus a squirrel, darting deftly, Up and down autumnal trees, Sees its hoard of chestnuts growing swiftly In a heap upon the leaf-strewn leas.
CLAUDE
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From this reading CLAUDE LAKE.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Thou, like a little curious fly That fusses through the air, Dost pry and pry With thy keen inquisitive eye.
dartingverbUS /ˈdɑːrtɪŋ/
-ing form of “dart” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading Thus a squirrel, darting deftly, Up and down autumnal trees, Sees its hoard of chestnuts growing swiftly In a heap upon the leaf-strewn leas.
deftlyadverbUS /ˈdeftli/
with dexterity; in a dexterous manner
From this reading Thus a squirrel, darting deftly, Up and down autumnal trees, Sees its hoard of chestnuts growing swiftly In a heap upon the leaf-strewn leas.
Dostauxiliary verbUS /dɑːst/
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading Thou, like a little curious fly That fusses through the air, Dost pry and pry With thy keen inquisitive eye.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Thus a squirrel, darting deftly, Up and down autumnal trees, Sees its hoard of chestnuts growing swiftly In a heap upon the leaf-strewn leas.
at any time
From this reading And with many questions, ever Rippling like a restless river, Puzzling many an older brain Dost thou hour by hour increase thy store Of marvelous lore.
the organ of sight
From this reading Thou, like a little curious fly That fusses through the air, Dost pry and pry With thy keen inquisitive eye.
FLUFFnounUS /flʌf/
any light downy material
From this reading FLUFF GOES TO SEE GRANDPAPA.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading Thou, like a little curious fly That fusses through the air, Dost pry and pry With thy keen inquisitive eye.
fussesnounUS /ˈfʌsɪz/
plural of “fuss” — an excited state of agitation
From this reading Thou, like a little curious fly That fusses through the air, Dost pry and pry With thy keen inquisitive eye.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading FLUFF GOES TO SEE GRANDPAPA.
GRANDPAPA
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From this reading FLUFF GOES TO SEE GRANDPAPA.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Thus a squirrel, darting deftly, Up and down autumnal trees, Sees its hoard of chestnuts growing swiftly In a heap upon the leaf-strewn leas.
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading Thus a squirrel, darting deftly, Up and down autumnal trees, Sees its hoard of chestnuts growing swiftly In a heap upon the leaf-strewn leas.
hoardverbUS /hɔːrd/
save up as for future use
From this reading Thus a squirrel, darting deftly, Up and down autumnal trees, Sees its hoard of chestnuts growing swiftly In a heap upon the leaf-strewn leas.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading And with many questions, ever Rippling like a restless river, Puzzling many an older brain Dost thou hour by hour increase thy store Of marvelous lore.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thus a squirrel, darting deftly, Up and down autumnal trees, Sees its hoard of chestnuts growing swiftly In a heap upon the leaf-strewn leas.
increasenounUS /ˌɪnˈkriːs/
a quantity that is added
From this reading And with many questions, ever Rippling like a restless river, Puzzling many an older brain Dost thou hour by hour increase thy store Of marvelous lore.
inquisitiveadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkwɪzɪtɪv/
showing curiosity
From this reading Thou, like a little curious fly That fusses through the air, Dost pry and pry With thy keen inquisitive eye.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Thus a squirrel, darting deftly, Up and down autumnal trees, Sees its hoard of chestnuts growing swiftly In a heap upon the leaf-strewn leas.
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading Thou, like a little curious fly That fusses through the air, Dost pry and pry With thy keen inquisitive eye.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading CLAUDE LAKE.
leaf-strewn
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From this reading Thus a squirrel, darting deftly, Up and down autumnal trees, Sees its hoard of chestnuts growing swiftly In a heap upon the leaf-strewn leas.
leasnounUS /liːz/
plural of “lea” — a unit of length of thread or yarn
From this reading Thus a squirrel, darting deftly, Up and down autumnal trees, Sees its hoard of chestnuts growing swiftly In a heap upon the leaf-strewn leas.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Thou, like a little curious fly That fusses through the air, Dost pry and pry With thy keen inquisitive eye.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Thou, like a little curious fly That fusses through the air, Dost pry and pry With thy keen inquisitive eye.
lorenounUS /lɔːr/
knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote
From this reading And with many questions, ever Rippling like a restless river, Puzzling many an older brain Dost thou hour by hour increase thy store Of marvelous lore.
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 And with many questions, ever Rippling like a restless river, Puzzling many an older brain Dost thou hour by hour increase thy store Of marvelous lore.
marvelousadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːrvələs/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading And with many questions, ever Rippling like a restless river, Puzzling many an older brain Dost thou hour by hour increase thy store Of marvelous lore.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And with many questions, ever Rippling like a restless river, Puzzling many an older brain Dost thou hour by hour increase thy store Of marvelous lore.
olderadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldər/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading And with many questions, ever Rippling like a restless river, Puzzling many an older brain Dost thou hour by hour increase thy store Of marvelous lore.
pryverbUS /praɪ/
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading Thou, like a little curious fly That fusses through the air, Dost pry and pry With thy keen inquisitive eye.
PuzzlingadjectiveUS /ˈpʌzəlɪŋ/
not clear to the understanding
From this reading And with many questions, ever Rippling like a restless river, Puzzling many an older brain Dost thou hour by hour increase thy store Of marvelous lore.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading And with many questions, ever Rippling like a restless river, Puzzling many an older brain Dost thou hour by hour increase thy store Of marvelous lore.
worried and uneasy
From this reading And with many questions, ever Rippling like a restless river, Puzzling many an older brain Dost thou hour by hour increase thy store Of marvelous lore.
RipplingnounUS /ˈrɪpəlɪŋ/
a small wave on the surface of a liquid
From this reading And with many questions, ever Rippling like a restless river, Puzzling many an older brain Dost thou hour by hour increase thy store Of marvelous lore.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading And with many questions, ever Rippling like a restless river, Puzzling many an older brain Dost thou hour by hour increase thy store Of marvelous lore.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading FLUFF GOES TO SEE GRANDPAPA.
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading Thus a squirrel, darting deftly, Up and down autumnal trees, Sees its hoard of chestnuts growing swiftly In a heap upon the leaf-strewn leas.
squirrelnounUS /ˈskwɜːrəl/
a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
From this reading Thus a squirrel, darting deftly, Up and down autumnal trees, Sees its hoard of chestnuts growing swiftly In a heap upon the leaf-strewn leas.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading And with many questions, ever Rippling like a restless river, Puzzling many an older brain Dost thou hour by hour increase thy store Of marvelous lore.
in a swift manner
From this reading Thus a squirrel, darting deftly, Up and down autumnal trees, Sees its hoard of chestnuts growing swiftly In a heap upon the leaf-strewn leas.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Thou, like a little curious fly That fusses through the air, Dost pry and pry With thy keen inquisitive eye.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thou, like a little curious fly That fusses through the air, Dost pry and pry With thy keen inquisitive eye.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Thou, like a little curious fly That fusses through the air, Dost pry and pry With thy keen inquisitive eye.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Thou, like a little curious fly That fusses through the air, Dost pry and pry With thy keen inquisitive eye.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus a squirrel, darting deftly, Up and down autumnal trees, Sees its hoard of chestnuts growing swiftly In a heap upon the leaf-strewn leas.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Thou, like a little curious fly That fusses through the air, Dost pry and pry With thy keen inquisitive eye.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FLUFF GOES TO SEE GRANDPAPA.
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 Thus a squirrel, darting deftly, Up and down autumnal trees, Sees its hoard of chestnuts growing swiftly In a heap upon the leaf-strewn leas.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Thus a squirrel, darting deftly, Up and down autumnal trees, Sees its hoard of chestnuts growing swiftly In a heap upon the leaf-strewn leas.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Thus a squirrel, darting deftly, Up and down autumnal trees, Sees its hoard of chestnuts growing swiftly In a heap upon the leaf-strewn leas.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thou, like a little curious fly That fusses through the air, Dost pry and pry With thy keen inquisitive eye.
