used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Billy Mink._ There was a great deal of uneasiness in the big barn where the robber Rats lived.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Would Billy Mink return or had he just made a chance visit and gone on somewhere else?
eagerly desirous
From this reading He was too anxious to eat, and you know when a Rat’s appetite fails he must be very much disturbed indeed.
appetitenounUS /ˈæpətaɪt/
a feeling of craving something
From this reading He was too anxious to eat, and you know when a Rat’s appetite fails he must be very much disturbed indeed.
barnnounUS /bɑːrn/
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading _Billy Mink._ There was a great deal of uneasiness in the big barn where the robber Rats lived.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was too anxious to eat, and you know when a Rat’s appetite fails he must be very much disturbed indeed.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading _Billy Mink._ There was a great deal of uneasiness in the big barn where the robber Rats lived.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading _Billy Mink._ There was a great deal of uneasiness in the big barn where the robber Rats lived.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The evil-minded fear the light, But love the darkness of the night.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Would Billy Mink return or had he just made a chance visit and gone on somewhere else?
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The evil-minded fear the light, But love the darkness of the night.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading _Billy Mink._ There was a great deal of uneasiness in the big barn where the robber Rats lived.
having the place or position changed
From this reading He was too anxious to eat, and you know when a Rat’s appetite fails he must be very much disturbed indeed.
take in solid food
From this reading He was too anxious to eat, and you know when a Rat’s appetite fails he must be very much disturbed indeed.
else
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From this reading Would Billy Mink return or had he just made a chance visit and gone on somewhere else?
evil-mindedadjective
having evil thoughts or intentions
From this reading The evil-minded fear the light, But love the darkness of the night.
failsverbUS /feɪlz/
third-person singular of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading He was too anxious to eat, and you know when a Rat’s appetite fails he must be very much disturbed indeed.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading The evil-minded fear the light, But love the darkness of the night.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading The gray old leader of the Rats felt sure that Billy would return.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Would Billy Mink return or had he just made a chance visit and gone on somewhere else?
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading The gray old leader of the Rats felt sure that Billy would return.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading _Billy Mink._ There was a great deal of uneasiness in the big barn where the robber Rats lived.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Would Billy Mink return or had he just made a chance visit and gone on somewhere else?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Would Billy Mink return or had he just made a chance visit and gone on somewhere else?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Billy Mink._ There was a great deal of uneasiness in the big barn where the robber Rats lived.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading He was too anxious to eat, and you know when a Rat’s appetite fails he must be very much disturbed indeed.
and nothing more
From this reading Would Billy Mink return or had he just made a chance visit and gone on somewhere else?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He was too anxious to eat, and you know when a Rat’s appetite fails he must be very much disturbed indeed.
a person who rules or guides or inspires others
From this reading The gray old leader of the Rats felt sure that Billy would return.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The evil-minded fear the light, But love the darkness of the night.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading _Billy Mink._ There was a great deal of uneasiness in the big barn where the robber Rats lived.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading The evil-minded fear the light, But love the darkness of the night.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Would Billy Mink return or had he just made a chance visit and gone on somewhere else?
MinknounUS /mɪŋk/
the expensive fur of a mink
From this reading _Billy Mink._ There was a great deal of uneasiness in the big barn where the robber Rats lived.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading He was too anxious to eat, and you know when a Rat’s appetite fails he must be very much disturbed indeed.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He was too anxious to eat, and you know when a Rat’s appetite fails he must be very much disturbed indeed.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The evil-minded fear the light, But love the darkness of the night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The evil-minded fear the light, But love the darkness of the night.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The gray old leader of the Rats felt sure that Billy would return.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Would Billy Mink return or had he just made a chance visit and gone on somewhere else?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Would Billy Mink return or had he just made a chance visit and gone on somewhere else?
Rat'snounUS /ræts/
possessive form of “rat” — any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading He was too anxious to eat, and you know when a Rat’s appetite fails he must be very much disturbed indeed.
RatsnounUS /ræts/
plural of “rat” — any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading _Billy Mink._ There was a great deal of uneasiness in the big barn where the robber Rats lived.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Would Billy Mink return or had he just made a chance visit and gone on somewhere else?
robbernounUS /ˈrɑːbər/
a thief who steals from someone by threatening violence
From this reading _Billy Mink._ There was a great deal of uneasiness in the big barn where the robber Rats lived.
in or at or to some place
From this reading Would Billy Mink return or had he just made a chance visit and gone on somewhere else?
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading The gray old leader of the Rats felt sure that Billy would return.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The gray old leader of the Rats felt sure that Billy would return.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The evil-minded fear the light, But love the darkness of the night.
in or at that place or location
From this reading _Billy Mink._ There was a great deal of uneasiness in the big barn where the robber Rats lived.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was too anxious to eat, and you know when a Rat’s appetite fails he must be very much disturbed indeed.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading He was too anxious to eat, and you know when a Rat’s appetite fails he must be very much disturbed indeed.
uneasinessnounUS /ˌʌˈniːzinəs/
feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
From this reading _Billy Mink._ There was a great deal of uneasiness in the big barn where the robber Rats lived.
precisely as stated
From this reading He was too anxious to eat, and you know when a Rat’s appetite fails he must be very much disturbed indeed.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Would Billy Mink return or had he just made a chance visit and gone on somewhere else?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Billy Mink._ There was a great deal of uneasiness in the big barn where the robber Rats lived.
at the time that
From this reading He was too anxious to eat, and you know when a Rat’s appetite fails he must be very much disturbed indeed.
in or at the place that
From this reading _Billy Mink._ There was a great deal of uneasiness in the big barn where the robber Rats lived.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would Billy Mink return or had he just made a chance visit and gone on somewhere else?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He was too anxious to eat, and you know when a Rat’s appetite fails he must be very much disturbed indeed.
