used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WOES OF A NATURALIST Sid Henderson was of a very hopeful disposition, otherwise he never would have undertaken to get a picture of that fox after it had once been alarmed.
farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading The footing became more and more treacherous as he advanced, and he had to go slowly, looking here and there for grass hummocks to support him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading WOES OF A NATURALIST Sid Henderson was of a very hopeful disposition, otherwise he never would have undertaken to get a picture of that fox after it had once been alarmed.
experiencing a sudden sense of danger
From this reading WOES OF A NATURALIST Sid Henderson was of a very hopeful disposition, otherwise he never would have undertaken to get a picture of that fox after it had once been alarmed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But he fancied he could trail it to its burrow, and he wanted very much to get a photograph of the animal in its home surroundings.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading But he fancied he could trail it to its burrow, and he wanted very much to get a photograph of the animal in its home surroundings.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The footing became more and more treacherous as he advanced, and he had to go slowly, looking here and there for grass hummocks to support him.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The footing became more and more treacherous as he advanced, and he had to go slowly, looking here and there for grass hummocks to support him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading WOES OF A NATURALIST Sid Henderson was of a very hopeful disposition, otherwise he never would have undertaken to get a picture of that fox after it had once been alarmed.
burrownounUS /ˈbɜːroʊ/
a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter
From this reading But he fancied he could trail it to its burrow, and he wanted very much to get a photograph of the animal in its home surroundings.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he fancied he could trail it to its burrow, and he wanted very much to get a photograph of the animal in its home surroundings.
cameranounUS /ˈkæmərə/
equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)
From this reading His camera, too, was a handicap.
chumsnounUS /tʃʌmz/
plural of “chum” — a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading So, unmindful of the desertion of his chums, he plunged on into the swamp.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But he fancied he could trail it to its burrow, and he wanted very much to get a photograph of the animal in its home surroundings.
desertionnounUS /dɪˈzɜːrʃən/
withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
From this reading So, unmindful of the desertion of his chums, he plunged on into the swamp.
dispositionnounUS /ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/
your usual mood
From this reading WOES OF A NATURALIST Sid Henderson was of a very hopeful disposition, otherwise he never would have undertaken to get a picture of that fox after it had once been alarmed.
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading But he fancied he could trail it to its burrow, and he wanted very much to get a photograph of the animal in its home surroundings.
footingnounUS /ˈfʊtɪŋ/
status with respect to the relations between people or groups
From this reading The footing became more and more treacherous as he advanced, and he had to go slowly, looking here and there for grass hummocks to support him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The footing became more and more treacherous as he advanced, and he had to go slowly, looking here and there for grass hummocks to support him.
alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
From this reading WOES OF A NATURALIST Sid Henderson was of a very hopeful disposition, otherwise he never would have undertaken to get a picture of that fox after it had once been alarmed.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading WOES OF A NATURALIST Sid Henderson was of a very hopeful disposition, otherwise he never would have undertaken to get a picture of that fox after it had once been alarmed.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The footing became more and more treacherous as he advanced, and he had to go slowly, looking here and there for grass hummocks to support him.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading The footing became more and more treacherous as he advanced, and he had to go slowly, looking here and there for grass hummocks to support him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WOES OF A NATURALIST Sid Henderson was of a very hopeful disposition, otherwise he never would have undertaken to get a picture of that fox after it had once been alarmed.
handicapnounUS /ˈhændikæp/
the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness
From this reading His camera, too, was a handicap.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading WOES OF A NATURALIST Sid Henderson was of a very hopeful disposition, otherwise he never would have undertaken to get a picture of that fox after it had once been alarmed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WOES OF A NATURALIST Sid Henderson was of a very hopeful disposition, otherwise he never would have undertaken to get a picture of that fox after it had once been alarmed.
Henderson
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From this reading WOES OF A NATURALIST Sid Henderson was of a very hopeful disposition, otherwise he never would have undertaken to get a picture of that fox after it had once been alarmed.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading The footing became more and more treacherous as he advanced, and he had to go slowly, looking here and there for grass hummocks to support him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The footing became more and more treacherous as he advanced, and he had to go slowly, looking here and there for grass hummocks to support him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So, unmindful of the desertion of his chums, he plunged on into the swamp.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading But he fancied he could trail it to its burrow, and he wanted very much to get a photograph of the animal in its home surroundings.
hopefuladjectiveUS /ˈhoʊpfəl/
having or manifesting hope
From this reading WOES OF A NATURALIST Sid Henderson was of a very hopeful disposition, otherwise he never would have undertaken to get a picture of that fox after it had once been alarmed.
hummocks
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From this reading The footing became more and more treacherous as he advanced, and he had to go slowly, looking here and there for grass hummocks to support him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But he fancied he could trail it to its burrow, and he wanted very much to get a photograph of the animal in its home surroundings.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading So, unmindful of the desertion of his chums, he plunged on into the swamp.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WOES OF A NATURALIST Sid Henderson was of a very hopeful disposition, otherwise he never would have undertaken to get a picture of that fox after it had once been alarmed.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But he fancied he could trail it to its burrow, and he wanted very much to get a photograph of the animal in its home surroundings.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading The footing became more and more treacherous as he advanced, and he had to go slowly, looking here and there for grass hummocks to support him.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The footing became more and more treacherous as he advanced, and he had to go slowly, looking here and there for grass hummocks to support him.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading But he fancied he could trail it to its burrow, and he wanted very much to get a photograph of the animal in its home surroundings.
NATURALISTnounUS /ˈnætʃərələst/
an advocate of the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms
From this reading WOES OF A NATURALIST Sid Henderson was of a very hopeful disposition, otherwise he never would have undertaken to get a picture of that fox after it had once been alarmed.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading WOES OF A NATURALIST Sid Henderson was of a very hopeful disposition, otherwise he never would have undertaken to get a picture of that fox after it had once been alarmed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WOES OF A NATURALIST Sid Henderson was of a very hopeful disposition, otherwise he never would have undertaken to get a picture of that fox after it had once been alarmed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So, unmindful of the desertion of his chums, he plunged on into the swamp.
on one occasion
From this reading WOES OF A NATURALIST Sid Henderson was of a very hopeful disposition, otherwise he never would have undertaken to get a picture of that fox after it had once been alarmed.
in other respects or ways
From this reading WOES OF A NATURALIST Sid Henderson was of a very hopeful disposition, otherwise he never would have undertaken to get a picture of that fox after it had once been alarmed.
photographverbUS /ˈfoʊtəɡræf/
record on photographic film
From this reading But he fancied he could trail it to its burrow, and he wanted very much to get a photograph of the animal in its home surroundings.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading WOES OF A NATURALIST Sid Henderson was of a very hopeful disposition, otherwise he never would have undertaken to get a picture of that fox after it had once been alarmed.
past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading So, unmindful of the desertion of his chums, he plunged on into the swamp.
Sid
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From this reading WOES OF A NATURALIST Sid Henderson was of a very hopeful disposition, otherwise he never would have undertaken to get a picture of that fox after it had once been alarmed.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading The footing became more and more treacherous as he advanced, and he had to go slowly, looking here and there for grass hummocks to support him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, unmindful of the desertion of his chums, he plunged on into the swamp.
the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
From this reading The footing became more and more treacherous as he advanced, and he had to go slowly, looking here and there for grass hummocks to support him.
surroundingsnounUS /sərˈaʊndɪŋz/
the environmental condition
From this reading But he fancied he could trail it to its burrow, and he wanted very much to get a photograph of the animal in its home surroundings.
swampverbUS /swɑːmp/
drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
From this reading So, unmindful of the desertion of his chums, he plunged on into the swamp.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WOES OF A NATURALIST Sid Henderson was of a very hopeful disposition, otherwise he never would have undertaken to get a picture of that fox after it had once been alarmed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But he fancied he could trail it to its burrow, and he wanted very much to get a photograph of the animal in its home surroundings.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The footing became more and more treacherous as he advanced, and he had to go slowly, looking here and there for grass hummocks to support him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WOES OF A NATURALIST Sid Henderson was of a very hopeful disposition, otherwise he never would have undertaken to get a picture of that fox after it had once been alarmed.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading His camera, too, was a handicap.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading But he fancied he could trail it to its burrow, and he wanted very much to get a photograph of the animal in its home surroundings.
treacherousadjectiveUS /ˈtretʃərəs/
dangerously unstable and unpredictable
From this reading The footing became more and more treacherous as he advanced, and he had to go slowly, looking here and there for grass hummocks to support him.
undertakenverbUS /ˈʌndərteɪkən/
inflected form of “undertake” — enter upon an activity or enterprise
From this reading WOES OF A NATURALIST Sid Henderson was of a very hopeful disposition, otherwise he never would have undertaken to get a picture of that fox after it had once been alarmed.
unmindfuladjective
not mindful or attentive
From this reading So, unmindful of the desertion of his chums, he plunged on into the swamp.
precisely as stated
From this reading WOES OF A NATURALIST Sid Henderson was of a very hopeful disposition, otherwise he never would have undertaken to get a picture of that fox after it had once been alarmed.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading But he fancied he could trail it to its burrow, and he wanted very much to get a photograph of the animal in its home surroundings.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WOES OF A NATURALIST Sid Henderson was of a very hopeful disposition, otherwise he never would have undertaken to get a picture of that fox after it had once been alarmed.
WOESnounUS /woʊz/
plural of “woe” — misery resulting from affliction
From this reading WOES OF A NATURALIST Sid Henderson was of a very hopeful disposition, otherwise he never would have undertaken to get a picture of that fox after it had once been alarmed.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading WOES OF A NATURALIST Sid Henderson was of a very hopeful disposition, otherwise he never would have undertaken to get a picture of that fox after it had once been alarmed.
