aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading _Mother Bear._ Now all the time that Boxer had been losing himself more and more and getting into more and more trouble, Mother Bear had been worrying about him, and she and his twin sister, Woof-Woof, had been everywhere but the right place looking for him.
(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 _Mother Bear._ Now all the time that Boxer had been losing himself more and more and getting into more and more trouble, Mother Bear had been worrying about him, and she and his twin sister, Woof-Woof, had been everywhere but the right place looking for him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Mother Bear._ Now all the time that Boxer had been losing himself more and more and getting into more and more trouble, Mother Bear had been worrying about him, and she and his twin sister, Woof-Woof, had been everywhere but the right place looking for him.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading You remember that Mother Bear and Woof-Woof had been away from home when Boxer decided to run away.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading WOOF-WOOF TURNS UP HER NOSE I pray you be not one of those Who boast the scornful turned-up nose.
have
From this reading _Mother Bear._ Now all the time that Boxer had been losing himself more and more and getting into more and more trouble, Mother Bear had been worrying about him, and she and his twin sister, Woof-Woof, had been everywhere but the right place looking for him.
Bear'snounUS /berz/
possessive form of “bear” — massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
From this reading When they returned, Boxer had been gone so long that Mother Bear’s nose failed to find enough of his scent to follow.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _Mother Bear._ Now all the time that Boxer had been losing himself more and more and getting into more and more trouble, Mother Bear had been worrying about him, and she and his twin sister, Woof-Woof, had been everywhere but the right place looking for him.
boastverbUS /boʊst/
show off
From this reading WOOF-WOOF TURNS UP HER NOSE I pray you be not one of those Who boast the scornful turned-up nose.
BoxernounUS /ˈbɑːksər/
someone who fights with his fists for sport
From this reading _Mother Bear._ Now all the time that Boxer had been losing himself more and more and getting into more and more trouble, Mother Bear had been worrying about him, and she and his twin sister, Woof-Woof, had been everywhere but the right place looking for him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Mother Bear._ Now all the time that Boxer had been losing himself more and more and getting into more and more trouble, Mother Bear had been worrying about him, and she and his twin sister, Woof-Woof, had been everywhere but the right place looking for him.
recognizable; marked
From this reading You remember that Mother Bear and Woof-Woof had been away from home when Boxer decided to run away.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading So when she started to look for him, she started in the wrong direction.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading When they returned, Boxer had been gone so long that Mother Bear’s nose failed to find enough of his scent to follow.
to or in any or all places
From this reading _Mother Bear._ Now all the time that Boxer had been losing himself more and more and getting into more and more trouble, Mother Bear had been worrying about him, and she and his twin sister, Woof-Woof, had been everywhere but the right place looking for him.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading When they returned, Boxer had been gone so long that Mother Bear’s nose failed to find enough of his scent to follow.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading When they returned, Boxer had been gone so long that Mother Bear’s nose failed to find enough of his scent to follow.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading When they returned, Boxer had been gone so long that Mother Bear’s nose failed to find enough of his scent to follow.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Mother Bear._ Now all the time that Boxer had been losing himself more and more and getting into more and more trouble, Mother Bear had been worrying about him, and she and his twin sister, Woof-Woof, had been everywhere but the right place looking for him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading You remember that Mother Bear and Woof-Woof had been away from home when Boxer decided to run away.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading _Mother Bear._ Now all the time that Boxer had been losing himself more and more and getting into more and more trouble, Mother Bear had been worrying about him, and she and his twin sister, Woof-Woof, had been everywhere but the right place looking for him.
destroyed or killed
From this reading When they returned, Boxer had been gone so long that Mother Bear’s nose failed to find enough of his scent to follow.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Mother Bear._ Now all the time that Boxer had been losing himself more and more and getting into more and more trouble, Mother Bear had been worrying about him, and she and his twin sister, Woof-Woof, had been everywhere but the right place looking for him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading WOOF-WOOF TURNS UP HER NOSE I pray you be not one of those Who boast the scornful turned-up nose.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Mother Bear._ Now all the time that Boxer had been losing himself more and more and getting into more and more trouble, Mother Bear had been worrying about him, and she and his twin sister, Woof-Woof, had been everywhere but the right place looking for him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading _Mother Bear._ Now all the time that Boxer had been losing himself more and more and getting into more and more trouble, Mother Bear had been worrying about him, and she and his twin sister, Woof-Woof, had been everywhere but the right place looking for him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Mother Bear._ Now all the time that Boxer had been losing himself more and more and getting into more and more trouble, Mother Bear had been worrying about him, and she and his twin sister, Woof-Woof, had been everywhere but the right place looking for him.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading You remember that Mother Bear and Woof-Woof had been away from home when Boxer decided to run away.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WOOF-WOOF TURNS UP HER NOSE I pray you be not one of those Who boast the scornful turned-up nose.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So when she started to look for him, she started in the wrong direction.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _Mother Bear._ Now all the time that Boxer had been losing himself more and more and getting into more and more trouble, Mother Bear had been worrying about him, and she and his twin sister, Woof-Woof, had been everywhere but the right place looking for him.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading When they returned, Boxer had been gone so long that Mother Bear’s nose failed to find enough of his scent to follow.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading So when she started to look for him, she started in the wrong direction.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading _Mother Bear._ Now all the time that Boxer had been losing himself more and more and getting into more and more trouble, Mother Bear had been worrying about him, and she and his twin sister, Woof-Woof, had been everywhere but the right place looking for him.
-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading _Mother Bear._ Now all the time that Boxer had been losing himself more and more and getting into more and more trouble, Mother Bear had been worrying about him, and she and his twin sister, Woof-Woof, had been everywhere but the right place looking for him.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading _Mother Bear._ Now all the time that Boxer had been losing himself more and more and getting into more and more trouble, Mother Bear had been worrying about him, and she and his twin sister, Woof-Woof, had been everywhere but the right place looking for him.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading _Mother Bear._ Now all the time that Boxer had been losing himself more and more and getting into more and more trouble, Mother Bear had been worrying about him, and she and his twin sister, Woof-Woof, had been everywhere but the right place looking for him.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading WOOF-WOOF TURNS UP HER NOSE I pray you be not one of those Who boast the scornful turned-up nose.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading WOOF-WOOF TURNS UP HER NOSE I pray you be not one of those Who boast the scornful turned-up nose.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading _Mother Bear._ Now all the time that Boxer had been losing himself more and more and getting into more and more trouble, Mother Bear had been worrying about him, and she and his twin sister, Woof-Woof, had been everywhere but the right place looking for him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WOOF-WOOF TURNS UP HER NOSE I pray you be not one of those Who boast the scornful turned-up nose.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading WOOF-WOOF TURNS UP HER NOSE I pray you be not one of those Who boast the scornful turned-up nose.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading _Mother Bear._ Now all the time that Boxer had been losing himself more and more and getting into more and more trouble, Mother Bear had been worrying about him, and she and his twin sister, Woof-Woof, had been everywhere but the right place looking for him.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading WOOF-WOOF TURNS UP HER NOSE I pray you be not one of those Who boast the scornful turned-up nose.
To recall to mind.
From this reading You remember that Mother Bear and Woof-Woof had been away from home when Boxer decided to run away.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading When they returned, Boxer had been gone so long that Mother Bear’s nose failed to find enough of his scent to follow.
precisely, exactly
From this reading _Mother Bear._ Now all the time that Boxer had been losing himself more and more and getting into more and more trouble, Mother Bear had been worrying about him, and she and his twin sister, Woof-Woof, had been everywhere but the right place looking for him.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading You remember that Mother Bear and Woof-Woof had been away from home when Boxer decided to run away.
scentnounUS /sɛnt/
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading When they returned, Boxer had been gone so long that Mother Bear’s nose failed to find enough of his scent to follow.
scornfuladjectiveUS /ˈskɔːrnfəl/
expressing extreme contempt
From this reading WOOF-WOOF TURNS UP HER NOSE I pray you be not one of those Who boast the scornful turned-up nose.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Mother Bear._ Now all the time that Boxer had been losing himself more and more and getting into more and more trouble, Mother Bear had been worrying about him, and she and his twin sister, Woof-Woof, had been everywhere but the right place looking for him.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading _Mother Bear._ Now all the time that Boxer had been losing himself more and more and getting into more and more trouble, Mother Bear had been worrying about him, and she and his twin sister, Woof-Woof, had been everywhere but the right place looking for him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When they returned, Boxer had been gone so long that Mother Bear’s nose failed to find enough of his scent to follow.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading So when she started to look for him, she started in the wrong direction.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Mother Bear._ Now all the time that Boxer had been losing himself more and more and getting into more and more trouble, Mother Bear had been worrying about him, and she and his twin sister, Woof-Woof, had been everywhere but the right place looking for him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WOOF-WOOF TURNS UP HER NOSE I pray you be not one of those Who boast the scornful turned-up nose.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they returned, Boxer had been gone so long that Mother Bear’s nose failed to find enough of his scent to follow.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading WOOF-WOOF TURNS UP HER NOSE I pray you be not one of those Who boast the scornful turned-up nose.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading _Mother Bear._ Now all the time that Boxer had been losing himself more and more and getting into more and more trouble, Mother Bear had been worrying about him, and she and his twin sister, Woof-Woof, had been everywhere but the right place looking for him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You remember that Mother Bear and Woof-Woof had been away from home when Boxer decided to run away.
a source of difficulty
From this reading _Mother Bear._ Now all the time that Boxer had been losing himself more and more and getting into more and more trouble, Mother Bear had been worrying about him, and she and his twin sister, Woof-Woof, had been everywhere but the right place looking for him.
turned-up
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From this reading WOOF-WOOF TURNS UP HER NOSE I pray you be not one of those Who boast the scornful turned-up nose.
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading WOOF-WOOF TURNS UP HER NOSE I pray you be not one of those Who boast the scornful turned-up nose.
twinnounUS /twɪn/
either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
From this reading _Mother Bear._ Now all the time that Boxer had been losing himself more and more and getting into more and more trouble, Mother Bear had been worrying about him, and she and his twin sister, Woof-Woof, had been everywhere but the right place looking for him.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading WOOF-WOOF TURNS UP HER NOSE I pray you be not one of those Who boast the scornful turned-up nose.
at the time that
From this reading You remember that Mother Bear and Woof-Woof had been away from home when Boxer decided to run away.
which person or people
From this reading WOOF-WOOF TURNS UP HER NOSE I pray you be not one of those Who boast the scornful turned-up nose.
WOOF-WOOF
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From this reading WOOF-WOOF TURNS UP HER NOSE I pray you be not one of those Who boast the scornful turned-up nose.
worryingnounUS /ˈwɜːriɪŋ/
the act of harassing someone
From this reading _Mother Bear._ Now all the time that Boxer had been losing himself more and more and getting into more and more trouble, Mother Bear had been worrying about him, and she and his twin sister, Woof-Woof, had been everywhere but the right place looking for him.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading So when she started to look for him, she started in the wrong direction.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading WOOF-WOOF TURNS UP HER NOSE I pray you be not one of those Who boast the scornful turned-up nose.
