used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The sun set in a glow, but it made him feel only more lonely, and all his sore spots seemed to ache.
acheverbUS /eɪk/
feel physical pain
From this reading The sun set in a glow, but it made him feel only more lonely, and all his sore spots seemed to ache.
Ah
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From this reading Ah, but the Ant did not like to see the sun go down that night!
(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 The sun set in a glow, but it made him feel only more lonely, and all his sore spots seemed to ache.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Clover Lodge was so lonely and cold and blue without that nice old fubbly gentleman Bumblebee.
AntnounUS /ænt/
social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
From this reading Ah, but the Ant did not like to see the sun go down that night!
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Oh, if only the nice old fubbly gentleman Bumblebee would come back!
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Clover Lodge was so lonely and cold and blue without that nice old fubbly gentleman Bumblebee.
BumblebeenounUS /ˈbʌmbəlbiː/
robust hairy social bee of temperate regions
From this reading Clover Lodge was so lonely and cold and blue without that nice old fubbly gentleman Bumblebee.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Ah, but the Ant did not like to see the sun go down that night!
ClovernounUS /ˈkloʊvər/
a plant of the genus Trifolium
From this reading Clover Lodge was so lonely and cold and blue without that nice old fubbly gentleman Bumblebee.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Clover Lodge was so lonely and cold and blue without that nice old fubbly gentleman Bumblebee.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Oh, if only the nice old fubbly gentleman Bumblebee would come back!
crawlverbUS /krɔːl/
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading What if that jumpy Spider should crawl up Clover Lodge’s ladderway in the night and grab him!
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Ah, but the Ant did not like to see the sun go down that night!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Ah, but the Ant did not like to see the sun go down that night!
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading The sun set in a glow, but it made him feel only more lonely, and all his sore spots seemed to ache.
fubbly
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From this reading Clover Lodge was so lonely and cold and blue without that nice old fubbly gentleman Bumblebee.
a man of refinement
From this reading Clover Lodge was so lonely and cold and blue without that nice old fubbly gentleman Bumblebee.
an alert and refreshed state
From this reading The sun set in a glow, but it made him feel only more lonely, and all his sore spots seemed to ache.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Ah, but the Ant did not like to see the sun go down that night!
grabverbUS /ɡræb/
take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
From this reading What if that jumpy Spider should crawl up Clover Lodge’s ladderway in the night and grab him!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The sun set in a glow, but it made him feel only more lonely, and all his sore spots seemed to ache.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The sun set in a glow, but it made him feel only more lonely, and all his sore spots seemed to ache.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading What if that jumpy Spider should crawl up Clover Lodge’s ladderway in the night and grab him!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sun set in a glow, but it made him feel only more lonely, and all his sore spots seemed to ache.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The sun set in a glow, but it made him feel only more lonely, and all his sore spots seemed to ache.
jumpyadjectiveUS /ˈdʒʌmpi/
being in a tense state
From this reading What if that jumpy Spider should crawl up Clover Lodge’s ladderway in the night and grab him!
ladderway
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From this reading What if that jumpy Spider should crawl up Clover Lodge’s ladderway in the night and grab him!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Ah, but the Ant did not like to see the sun go down that night!
LodgeverbUS /lɑːdʒ/
be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading Clover Lodge was so lonely and cold and blue without that nice old fubbly gentleman Bumblebee.
Lodge'snounUS /ˈlɑːdʒɪz/
possessive form of “lodge” — English physicist who studied electromagnetic radiation and was a pioneer of radiotelegraphy (1851-1940)
From this reading What if that jumpy Spider should crawl up Clover Lodge’s ladderway in the night and grab him!
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading Clover Lodge was so lonely and cold and blue without that nice old fubbly gentleman Bumblebee.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The sun set in a glow, but it made him feel only more lonely, and all his sore spots seemed to ache.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The sun set in a glow, but it made him feel only more lonely, and all his sore spots seemed to ache.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading Clover Lodge was so lonely and cold and blue without that nice old fubbly gentleman Bumblebee.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Ah, but the Ant did not like to see the sun go down that night!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Ah, but the Ant did not like to see the sun go down that night!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, if only the nice old fubbly gentleman Bumblebee would come back!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Clover Lodge was so lonely and cold and blue without that nice old fubbly gentleman Bumblebee.
and nothing more
From this reading The sun set in a glow, but it made him feel only more lonely, and all his sore spots seemed to ache.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Ah, but the Ant did not like to see the sun go down that night!
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The sun set in a glow, but it made him feel only more lonely, and all his sore spots seemed to ache.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The sun set in a glow, but it made him feel only more lonely, and all his sore spots seemed to ache.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading What if that jumpy Spider should crawl up Clover Lodge’s ladderway in the night and grab him!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Clover Lodge was so lonely and cold and blue without that nice old fubbly gentleman Bumblebee.
hurting
From this reading The sun set in a glow, but it made him feel only more lonely, and all his sore spots seemed to ache.
SpidernounUS /ˈspaɪdər/
predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey
From this reading What if that jumpy Spider should crawl up Clover Lodge’s ladderway in the night and grab him!
spotsnounUS /spɑːts/
spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens
From this reading The sun set in a glow, but it made him feel only more lonely, and all his sore spots seemed to ache.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Ah, but the Ant did not like to see the sun go down that night!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ah, but the Ant did not like to see the sun go down that night!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ah, but the Ant did not like to see the sun go down that night!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ah, but the Ant did not like to see the sun go down that night!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading What if that jumpy Spider should crawl up Clover Lodge’s ladderway in the night and grab him!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Clover Lodge was so lonely and cold and blue without that nice old fubbly gentleman Bumblebee.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What if that jumpy Spider should crawl up Clover Lodge’s ladderway in the night and grab him!
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Clover Lodge was so lonely and cold and blue without that nice old fubbly gentleman Bumblebee.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Oh, if only the nice old fubbly gentleman Bumblebee would come back!
