used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A queer sort of crow, I'd say.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Tom took one quick look, and then a startled expression flitted across his face.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Looks more to me like the blue-rock pigeons Sam Becker used to raise at home," and so saying Jack held up the still quivering bunch of feathers.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Looks more to me like the blue-rock pigeons Sam Becker used to raise at home," and so saying Jack held up the still quivering bunch of feathers.
Becker
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From this reading Looks more to me like the blue-rock pigeons Sam Becker used to raise at home," and so saying Jack held up the still quivering bunch of feathers.
blue-rock
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From this reading Looks more to me like the blue-rock pigeons Sam Becker used to raise at home," and so saying Jack held up the still quivering bunch of feathers.
bunchnounUS /bʌntʃ/
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading Looks more to me like the blue-rock pigeons Sam Becker used to raise at home," and so saying Jack held up the still quivering bunch of feathers.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading THE WINGED MESSENGER "What do you call this, Tom?
crowverbUS /kroʊ/
dwell on with satisfaction
From this reading A queer sort of crow, I'd say.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE WINGED MESSENGER "What do you call this, Tom?
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Tom took one quick look, and then a startled expression flitted across his face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Tom took one quick look, and then a startled expression flitted across his face.
feathersnounUS /ˈfeðərz/
plural of “feather” — the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
From this reading Looks more to me like the blue-rock pigeons Sam Becker used to raise at home," and so saying Jack held up the still quivering bunch of feathers.
flitted
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From this reading Tom took one quick look, and then a startled expression flitted across his face.
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading "Just what it is, Jack!" he hastened to say.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Just what it is, Jack!" he hastened to say.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Looks more to me like the blue-rock pigeons Sam Becker used to raise at home," and so saying Jack held up the still quivering bunch of feathers.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tom took one quick look, and then a startled expression flitted across his face.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Looks more to me like the blue-rock pigeons Sam Becker used to raise at home," and so saying Jack held up the still quivering bunch of feathers.
I'd
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From this reading A queer sort of crow, I'd say.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Just what it is, Jack!" he hastened to say.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Just what it is, Jack!" he hastened to say.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Looks more to me like the blue-rock pigeons Sam Becker used to raise at home," and so saying Jack held up the still quivering bunch of feathers.
and nothing more
From this reading "Just what it is, Jack!" he hastened to say.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Looks more to me like the blue-rock pigeons Sam Becker used to raise at home," and so saying Jack held up the still quivering bunch of feathers.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Tom took one quick look, and then a startled expression flitted across his face.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Looks more to me like the blue-rock pigeons Sam Becker used to raise at home," and so saying Jack held up the still quivering bunch of feathers.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Looks more to me like the blue-rock pigeons Sam Becker used to raise at home," and so saying Jack held up the still quivering bunch of feathers.
a person who carries a message
From this reading THE WINGED MESSENGER "What do you call this, Tom?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Looks more to me like the blue-rock pigeons Sam Becker used to raise at home," and so saying Jack held up the still quivering bunch of feathers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A queer sort of crow, I'd say.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Tom took one quick look, and then a startled expression flitted across his face.
pigeonsnounUS /ˈpɪdʒənz/
plural of “pigeon” — wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs
From this reading Looks more to me like the blue-rock pigeons Sam Becker used to raise at home," and so saying Jack held up the still quivering bunch of feathers.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading A queer sort of crow, I'd say.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading Tom took one quick look, and then a startled expression flitted across his face.
quiveringnounUS /ˈkwɪvərɪŋ/
a shaky motion
From this reading Looks more to me like the blue-rock pigeons Sam Becker used to raise at home," and so saying Jack held up the still quivering bunch of feathers.
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading Looks more to me like the blue-rock pigeons Sam Becker used to raise at home," and so saying Jack held up the still quivering bunch of feathers.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading Looks more to me like the blue-rock pigeons Sam Becker used to raise at home," and so saying Jack held up the still quivering bunch of feathers.
express in words
From this reading A queer sort of crow, I'd say.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading Looks more to me like the blue-rock pigeons Sam Becker used to raise at home," and so saying Jack held up the still quivering bunch of feathers.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Looks more to me like the blue-rock pigeons Sam Becker used to raise at home," and so saying Jack held up the still quivering bunch of feathers.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading A queer sort of crow, I'd say.
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading Tom took one quick look, and then a startled expression flitted across his face.
not in physical motion
From this reading Looks more to me like the blue-rock pigeons Sam Becker used to raise at home," and so saying Jack held up the still quivering bunch of feathers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WINGED MESSENGER "What do you call this, Tom?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Tom took one quick look, and then a startled expression flitted across his face.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE WINGED MESSENGER "What do you call this, Tom?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Looks more to me like the blue-rock pigeons Sam Becker used to raise at home," and so saying Jack held up the still quivering bunch of feathers.
male cat
From this reading THE WINGED MESSENGER "What do you call this, Tom?
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Tom took one quick look, and then a startled expression flitted across his face.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Looks more to me like the blue-rock pigeons Sam Becker used to raise at home," and so saying Jack held up the still quivering bunch of feathers.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Looks more to me like the blue-rock pigeons Sam Becker used to raise at home," and so saying Jack held up the still quivering bunch of feathers.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE WINGED MESSENGER "What do you call this, Tom?
WINGEDadjectiveUS /wɪŋd/
having wings or as if having wings of a specified kind
From this reading THE WINGED MESSENGER "What do you call this, Tom?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE WINGED MESSENGER "What do you call this, Tom?
