used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Perhaps I'd as lief be a squirrel as anything.
a-climbing
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From this reading I'm awfully fond o' nuts, and when I was a kid I used to spend half my time a-climbing trees.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I'm awfully fond o' nuts, and when I was a kid I used to spend half my time a-climbing trees.
any thing at all
From this reading "Perhaps I'd as lief be a squirrel as anything.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Well, I don't rightly know as I ever considered the point," said Lubin, passing his fingers through his drenched curls.
AustinnounUS /ˈɔːstən/
state capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the University of Texas
From this reading "What a splendid idea!" cried Austin, as they prepared to start.
awfullyadverbUS /ˈɑːfli/
used as intensifiers
From this reading I'm awfully fond o' nuts, and when I was a kid I used to spend half my time a-climbing trees.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Perhaps I'd as lief be a squirrel as anything.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading A squirrel must have rather a jolly life of it, when one comes to think."
carefully weighed
From this reading "Well, I don't rightly know as I ever considered the point," said Lubin, passing his fingers through his drenched curls.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "What a splendid idea!" cried Austin, as they prepared to start.
curlsnounUS /kɜːrlz/
plural of “curl” — a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
From this reading "Well, I don't rightly know as I ever considered the point," said Lubin, passing his fingers through his drenched curls.
don't
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From this reading "Well, I don't rightly know as I ever considered the point," said Lubin, passing his fingers through his drenched curls.
drenchedadjectiveUS /drentʃt/
abundantly covered or supplied with; often used in combination
From this reading "Well, I don't rightly know as I ever considered the point," said Lubin, passing his fingers through his drenched curls.
at any time
From this reading "Well, I don't rightly know as I ever considered the point," said Lubin, passing his fingers through his drenched curls.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading "Well, I don't rightly know as I ever considered the point," said Lubin, passing his fingers through his drenched curls.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading I'm awfully fond o' nuts, and when I was a kid I used to spend half my time a-climbing trees.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading I'm awfully fond o' nuts, and when I was a kid I used to spend half my time a-climbing trees.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A squirrel must have rather a jolly life of it, when one comes to think."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Well, I don't rightly know as I ever considered the point," said Lubin, passing his fingers through his drenched curls.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, I don't rightly know as I ever considered the point," said Lubin, passing his fingers through his drenched curls.
I'd
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From this reading "Perhaps I'd as lief be a squirrel as anything.
I'm
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From this reading I'm awfully fond o' nuts, and when I was a kid I used to spend half my time a-climbing trees.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "What a splendid idea!" cried Austin, as they prepared to start.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A squirrel must have rather a jolly life of it, when one comes to think."
jollyadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɑːli/
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading A squirrel must have rather a jolly life of it, when one comes to think."
kidverbUS /kɪd/
tell false information to for fun
From this reading I'm awfully fond o' nuts, and when I was a kid I used to spend half my time a-climbing trees.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Well, I don't rightly know as I ever considered the point," said Lubin, passing his fingers through his drenched curls.
liefadverbUS /liːf/
in a willing manner
From this reading "Perhaps I'd as lief be a squirrel as anything.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading A squirrel must have rather a jolly life of it, when one comes to think."
Lubin
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From this reading "Well, I don't rightly know as I ever considered the point," said Lubin, passing his fingers through his drenched curls.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading A squirrel must have rather a jolly life of it, when one comes to think."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I'm awfully fond o' nuts, and when I was a kid I used to spend half my time a-climbing trees.
nutsadjectiveUS /nʌts/
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading I'm awfully fond o' nuts, and when I was a kid I used to spend half my time a-climbing trees.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading I'm awfully fond o' nuts, and when I was a kid I used to spend half my time a-climbing trees.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A squirrel must have rather a jolly life of it, when one comes to think."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A squirrel must have rather a jolly life of it, when one comes to think."
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading "Well, I don't rightly know as I ever considered the point," said Lubin, passing his fingers through his drenched curls.
by chance
From this reading "Perhaps I'd as lief be a squirrel as anything.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading "Well, I don't rightly know as I ever considered the point," said Lubin, passing his fingers through his drenched curls.
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading "What a splendid idea!" cried Austin, as they prepared to start.
on the contrary
From this reading A squirrel must have rather a jolly life of it, when one comes to think."
rightlyadverbUS /ˈraɪtli/
with honesty
From this reading "Well, I don't rightly know as I ever considered the point," said Lubin, passing his fingers through his drenched curls.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well, I don't rightly know as I ever considered the point," said Lubin, passing his fingers through his drenched curls.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading I'm awfully fond o' nuts, and when I was a kid I used to spend half my time a-climbing trees.
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading "What a splendid idea!" cried Austin, as they prepared to start.
squirrelnounUS /ˈskwɜːrəl/
a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
From this reading "Perhaps I'd as lief be a squirrel as anything.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "What a splendid idea!" cried Austin, as they prepared to start.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, I don't rightly know as I ever considered the point," said Lubin, passing his fingers through his drenched curls.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What a splendid idea!" cried Austin, as they prepared to start.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading A squirrel must have rather a jolly life of it, when one comes to think."
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "Well, I don't rightly know as I ever considered the point," said Lubin, passing his fingers through his drenched curls.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I'm awfully fond o' nuts, and when I was a kid I used to spend half my time a-climbing trees.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I'm awfully fond o' nuts, and when I was a kid I used to spend half my time a-climbing trees.
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 I'm awfully fond o' nuts, and when I was a kid I used to spend half my time a-climbing trees.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading I'm awfully fond o' nuts, and when I was a kid I used to spend half my time a-climbing trees.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I'm awfully fond o' nuts, and when I was a kid I used to spend half my time a-climbing trees.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, I don't rightly know as I ever considered the point," said Lubin, passing his fingers through his drenched curls.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What a splendid idea!" cried Austin, as they prepared to start.
at the time that
From this reading I'm awfully fond o' nuts, and when I was a kid I used to spend half my time a-climbing trees.
