used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Billy Mink._ Bobby Coon walked slowly down the bank of the Laughing Brook to the little fence with the little opening in it where he knew a trap was hidden.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He didn’t know much about traps.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading If he had known more about them than he did, he would have been less afraid.
(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 Bobby was not at all easy in his mind.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sense and reason take to flight In the face of sudden fright.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Bobby was not at all easy in his mind.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading _Billy Mink._ Bobby Coon walked slowly down the bank of the Laughing Brook to the little fence with the little opening in it where he knew a trap was hidden.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If he had known more about them than he did, he would have been less afraid.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading _Billy Mink._ Bobby Coon walked slowly down the bank of the Laughing Brook to the little fence with the little opening in it where he knew a trap was hidden.
BobbynounUS /ˈbɑːbi/
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading _Billy Mink._ Bobby Coon walked slowly down the bank of the Laughing Brook to the little fence with the little opening in it where he knew a trap was hidden.
BrooknounUS /brʊk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading _Billy Mink._ Bobby Coon walked slowly down the bank of the Laughing Brook to the little fence with the little opening in it where he knew a trap was hidden.
CoonnounUS /kuːn/
an eccentric or undignified rustic
From this reading _Billy Mink._ Bobby Coon walked slowly down the bank of the Laughing Brook to the little fence with the little opening in it where he knew a trap was hidden.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading If he had known more about them than he did, he would have been less afraid.
didn't
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From this reading He didn’t know much about traps.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading _Billy Mink._ Bobby Coon walked slowly down the bank of the Laughing Brook to the little fence with the little opening in it where he knew a trap was hidden.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading Bobby was not at all easy in his mind.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Sense and reason take to flight In the face of sudden fright.
enclose with a fence
From this reading _Billy Mink._ Bobby Coon walked slowly down the bank of the Laughing Brook to the little fence with the little opening in it where he knew a trap was hidden.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading Sense and reason take to flight In the face of sudden fright.
frightnounUS /fraɪt/
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading Sense and reason take to flight In the face of sudden fright.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If he had known more about them than he did, he would have been less afraid.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If he had known more about them than he did, he would have been less afraid.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Billy Mink._ Bobby Coon walked slowly down the bank of the Laughing Brook to the little fence with the little opening in it where he knew a trap was hidden.
not accessible to view
From this reading _Billy Mink._ Bobby Coon walked slowly down the bank of the Laughing Brook to the little fence with the little opening in it where he knew a trap was hidden.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bobby was not at all easy in his mind.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he had known more about them than he did, he would have been less afraid.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sense and reason take to flight In the face of sudden fright.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Billy Mink._ Bobby Coon walked slowly down the bank of the Laughing Brook to the little fence with the little opening in it where he knew a trap was hidden.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading _Billy Mink._ Bobby Coon walked slowly down the bank of the Laughing Brook to the little fence with the little opening in it where he knew a trap was hidden.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He didn’t know much about traps.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading If he had known more about them than he did, he would have been less afraid.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading _Billy Mink._ Bobby Coon walked slowly down the bank of the Laughing Brook to the little fence with the little opening in it where he knew a trap was hidden.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading If he had known more about them than he did, he would have been less afraid.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading _Billy Mink._ Bobby Coon walked slowly down the bank of the Laughing Brook to the little fence with the little opening in it where he knew a trap was hidden.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Bobby was not at all easy in his mind.
MinknounUS /mɪŋk/
the expensive fur of a mink
From this reading _Billy Mink._ Bobby Coon walked slowly down the bank of the Laughing Brook to the little fence with the little opening in it where he knew a trap was hidden.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading If he had known more about them than he did, he would have been less afraid.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading He didn’t know much about traps.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Bobby was not at all easy in his mind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sense and reason take to flight In the face of sudden fright.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading _Billy Mink._ Bobby Coon walked slowly down the bank of the Laughing Brook to the little fence with the little opening in it where he knew a trap was hidden.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading Sense and reason take to flight In the face of sudden fright.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Sense and reason take to flight In the face of sudden fright.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading _Billy Mink._ Bobby Coon walked slowly down the bank of the Laughing Brook to the little fence with the little opening in it where he knew a trap was hidden.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading Sense and reason take to flight In the face of sudden fright.
carry out
From this reading Sense and reason take to flight In the face of sudden fright.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading If he had known more about them than he did, he would have been less afraid.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sense and reason take to flight In the face of sudden fright.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading If he had known more about them than he did, he would have been less afraid.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sense and reason take to flight In the face of sudden fright.
trapnounUS /træp/
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading _Billy Mink._ Bobby Coon walked slowly down the bank of the Laughing Brook to the little fence with the little opening in it where he knew a trap was hidden.
trapsnounUS /træps/
plural of “trap” — a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading He didn’t know much about traps.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading _Billy Mink._ Bobby Coon walked slowly down the bank of the Laughing Brook to the little fence with the little opening in it where he knew a trap was hidden.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Billy Mink._ Bobby Coon walked slowly down the bank of the Laughing Brook to the little fence with the little opening in it where he knew a trap was hidden.
in or at the place that
From this reading _Billy Mink._ Bobby Coon walked slowly down the bank of the Laughing Brook to the little fence with the little opening in it where he knew a trap was hidden.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Billy Mink._ Bobby Coon walked slowly down the bank of the Laughing Brook to the little fence with the little opening in it where he knew a trap was hidden.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If he had known more about them than he did, he would have been less afraid.
