used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Coming at last to a tall pine-tree growing in the rock, he climbed it, pulled off all the green needles, and scattered them about, leaving the branches quite bare.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Coming at last to a tall pine-tree growing in the rock, he climbed it, pulled off all the green needles, and scattered them about, leaving the branches quite bare.
anew
From this reading Then he took to his heels again.
(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 Coming at last to a tall pine-tree growing in the rock, he climbed it, pulled off all the green needles, and scattered them about, leaving the branches quite bare.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Grasshopper had now come to the desert places, where there were few trees, and no signs of animal life.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Grasshopper had now come to the desert places, where there were few trees, and no signs of animal life.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Coming at last to a tall pine-tree growing in the rock, he climbed it, pulled off all the green needles, and scattered them about, leaving the branches quite bare.
completely unclothed
From this reading Coming at last to a tall pine-tree growing in the rock, he climbed it, pulled off all the green needles, and scattered them about, leaving the branches quite bare.
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading Coming at last to a tall pine-tree growing in the rock, he climbed it, pulled off all the green needles, and scattered them about, leaving the branches quite bare.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When Man-a-bo-zho came, the pine spoke to him, saying:
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading Coming at last to a tall pine-tree growing in the rock, he climbed it, pulled off all the green needles, and scattered them about, leaving the branches quite bare.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Grasshopper had now come to the desert places, where there were few trees, and no signs of animal life.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Coming at last to a tall pine-tree growing in the rock, he climbed it, pulled off all the green needles, and scattered them about, leaving the branches quite bare.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading Grasshopper had now come to the desert places, where there were few trees, and no signs of animal life.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Grasshopper had now come to the desert places, where there were few trees, and no signs of animal life.
gainingverbUS /ˈɡeɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading Man-abo-zho was gaining on him; he must play some new trick.
GrasshoppernounUS /ˈɡræshɑːpər/
terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping
From this reading Grasshopper had now come to the desert places, where there were few trees, and no signs of animal life.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Coming at last to a tall pine-tree growing in the rock, he climbed it, pulled off all the green needles, and scattered them about, leaving the branches quite bare.
(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 Coming at last to a tall pine-tree growing in the rock, he climbed it, pulled off all the green needles, and scattered them about, leaving the branches quite bare.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Grasshopper had now come to the desert places, where there were few trees, and no signs of animal life.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Man-abo-zho was gaining on him; he must play some new trick.
plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading Then he took to his heels again.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Man-abo-zho was gaining on him; he must play some new trick.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he took to his heels again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Coming at last to a tall pine-tree growing in the rock, he climbed it, pulled off all the green needles, and scattered them about, leaving the branches quite bare.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Coming at last to a tall pine-tree growing in the rock, he climbed it, pulled off all the green needles, and scattered them about, leaving the branches quite bare.
immediately past
From this reading Coming at last to a tall pine-tree growing in the rock, he climbed it, pulled off all the green needles, and scattered them about, leaving the branches quite bare.
the act of departing
From this reading Coming at last to a tall pine-tree growing in the rock, he climbed it, pulled off all the green needles, and scattered them about, leaving the branches quite bare.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Grasshopper had now come to the desert places, where there were few trees, and no signs of animal life.
Man-a-bo-zho
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From this reading When Man-a-bo-zho came, the pine spoke to him, saying:
Man-abo-zho
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From this reading Man-abo-zho was gaining on him; he must play some new trick.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Man-abo-zho was gaining on him; he must play some new trick.
needlesnounUS /ˈniːdəlz/
plural of “needle” — the leaf of a conifer
From this reading Coming at last to a tall pine-tree growing in the rock, he climbed it, pulled off all the green needles, and scattered them about, leaving the branches quite bare.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Man-abo-zho was gaining on him; he must play some new trick.
not any; not one
From this reading Grasshopper had now come to the desert places, where there were few trees, and no signs of animal life.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Grasshopper had now come to the desert places, where there were few trees, and no signs of animal life.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Grasshopper had now come to the desert places, where there were few trees, and no signs of animal life.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Coming at last to a tall pine-tree growing in the rock, he climbed it, pulled off all the green needles, and scattered them about, leaving the branches quite bare.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Man-abo-zho was gaining on him; he must play some new trick.
pinenounUS /paɪn/
a coniferous tree
From this reading When Man-a-bo-zho came, the pine spoke to him, saying:
pine-tree
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From this reading Coming at last to a tall pine-tree growing in the rock, he climbed it, pulled off all the green needles, and scattered them about, leaving the branches quite bare.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Grasshopper had now come to the desert places, where there were few trees, and no signs of animal life.
participate in games or sport
From this reading Man-abo-zho was gaining on him; he must play some new trick.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading Coming at last to a tall pine-tree growing in the rock, he climbed it, pulled off all the green needles, and scattered them about, leaving the branches quite bare.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Coming at last to a tall pine-tree growing in the rock, he climbed it, pulled off all the green needles, and scattered them about, leaving the branches quite bare.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Coming at last to a tall pine-tree growing in the rock, he climbed it, pulled off all the green needles, and scattered them about, leaving the branches quite bare.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading When Man-a-bo-zho came, the pine spoke to him, saying:
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading Coming at last to a tall pine-tree growing in the rock, he climbed it, pulled off all the green needles, and scattered them about, leaving the branches quite bare.
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading Grasshopper had now come to the desert places, where there were few trees, and no signs of animal life.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Man-abo-zho was gaining on him; he must play some new trick.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading When Man-a-bo-zho came, the pine spoke to him, saying:
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Coming at last to a tall pine-tree growing in the rock, he climbed it, pulled off all the green needles, and scattered them about, leaving the branches quite bare.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Grasshopper had now come to the desert places, where there were few trees, and no signs of animal life.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Coming at last to a tall pine-tree growing in the rock, he climbed it, pulled off all the green needles, and scattered them about, leaving the branches quite bare.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he took to his heels again.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Grasshopper had now come to the desert places, where there were few trees, and no signs of animal life.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Grasshopper had now come to the desert places, where there were few trees, and no signs of animal life.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Then he took to his heels again.
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 Grasshopper had now come to the desert places, where there were few trees, and no signs of animal life.
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading Man-abo-zho was gaining on him; he must play some new trick.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Man-abo-zho was gaining on him; he must play some new trick.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Grasshopper had now come to the desert places, where there were few trees, and no signs of animal life.
at the time that
From this reading When Man-a-bo-zho came, the pine spoke to him, saying:
in or at the place that
From this reading Grasshopper had now come to the desert places, where there were few trees, and no signs of animal life.
