used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Little Wild Man "Not yet, not yet," protested Samuel Salt as Ato made a clumsy attempt to mount the hippopotamus.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Drawing in his breath, Ato made a flying leap at Nikobo, and this time managing an ear hold, pulled himself determinedly up on her moist, slippery back.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We can't go without seeing these Leopard Men and this strange boy who speaks our language."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A Little Wild Man "Not yet, not yet," protested Samuel Salt as Ato made a clumsy attempt to mount the hippopotamus.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Drawing in his breath, Ato made a flying leap at Nikobo, and this time managing an ear hold, pulled himself determinedly up on her moist, slippery back.
Ato
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From this reading A Little Wild Man "Not yet, not yet," protested Samuel Salt as Ato made a clumsy attempt to mount the hippopotamus.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading A Little Wild Man "Not yet, not yet," protested Samuel Salt as Ato made a clumsy attempt to mount the hippopotamus.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Drawing in his breath, Ato made a flying leap at Nikobo, and this time managing an ear hold, pulled himself determinedly up on her moist, slippery back.
a youthful male person
From this reading We can't go without seeing these Leopard Men and this strange boy who speaks our language."
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Drawing in his breath, Ato made a flying leap at Nikobo, and this time managing an ear hold, pulled himself determinedly up on her moist, slippery back.
can't
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From this reading We can't go without seeing these Leopard Men and this strange boy who speaks our language."
clumsyadjectiveUS /ˈklʌmzi/
lacking grace in movement or posture
From this reading A Little Wild Man "Not yet, not yet," protested Samuel Salt as Ato made a clumsy attempt to mount the hippopotamus.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Why, we've only just come, Mate.
determinedlyadverbUS /dəˈtɜːrmənədli/
with determination; in a determined manner
From this reading Drawing in his breath, Ato made a flying leap at Nikobo, and this time managing an ear hold, pulled himself determinedly up on her moist, slippery back.
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading Drawing in his breath, Ato made a flying leap at Nikobo, and this time managing an ear hold, pulled himself determinedly up on her moist, slippery back.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Drawing in his breath, Ato made a flying leap at Nikobo, and this time managing an ear hold, pulled himself determinedly up on her moist, slippery back.
moving swiftly
From this reading Drawing in his breath, Ato made a flying leap at Nikobo, and this time managing an ear hold, pulled himself determinedly up on her moist, slippery back.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We can't go without seeing these Leopard Men and this strange boy who speaks our language."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Drawing in his breath, Ato made a flying leap at Nikobo, and this time managing an ear hold, pulled himself determinedly up on her moist, slippery back.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Drawing in his breath, Ato made a flying leap at Nikobo, and this time managing an ear hold, pulled himself determinedly up on her moist, slippery back.
hippopotamusnounUS /ˌhɪpəˈpɑːtəməs/
massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa
From this reading A Little Wild Man "Not yet, not yet," protested Samuel Salt as Ato made a clumsy attempt to mount the hippopotamus.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Drawing in his breath, Ato made a flying leap at Nikobo, and this time managing an ear hold, pulled himself determinedly up on her moist, slippery back.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Drawing in his breath, Ato made a flying leap at Nikobo, and this time managing an ear hold, pulled himself determinedly up on her moist, slippery back.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Drawing in his breath, Ato made a flying leap at Nikobo, and this time managing an ear hold, pulled himself determinedly up on her moist, slippery back.
and nothing more
From this reading "Why, we've only just come, Mate.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading We can't go without seeing these Leopard Men and this strange boy who speaks our language."
leapnounUS /liːp/
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading Drawing in his breath, Ato made a flying leap at Nikobo, and this time managing an ear hold, pulled himself determinedly up on her moist, slippery back.
LeopardnounUS /ˈlepərd/
the pelt of a leopard
From this reading We can't go without seeing these Leopard Men and this strange boy who speaks our language."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A Little Wild Man "Not yet, not yet," protested Samuel Salt as Ato made a clumsy attempt to mount the hippopotamus.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading A Little Wild Man "Not yet, not yet," protested Samuel Salt as Ato made a clumsy attempt to mount the hippopotamus.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A Little Wild Man "Not yet, not yet," protested Samuel Salt as Ato made a clumsy attempt to mount the hippopotamus.
managingverbUS /ˈmænədʒɪŋ/
-ing form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading Drawing in his breath, Ato made a flying leap at Nikobo, and this time managing an ear hold, pulled himself determinedly up on her moist, slippery back.
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading "Why, we've only just come, Mate.
the force of workers available
From this reading We can't go without seeing these Leopard Men and this strange boy who speaks our language."
moistadjectiveUS /mɔɪst/
slightly wet
From this reading Drawing in his breath, Ato made a flying leap at Nikobo, and this time managing an ear hold, pulled himself determinedly up on her moist, slippery back.
attach to a support
From this reading A Little Wild Man "Not yet, not yet," protested Samuel Salt as Ato made a clumsy attempt to mount the hippopotamus.
Nikobo
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From this reading Drawing in his breath, Ato made a flying leap at Nikobo, and this time managing an ear hold, pulled himself determinedly up on her moist, slippery back.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A Little Wild Man "Not yet, not yet," protested Samuel Salt as Ato made a clumsy attempt to mount the hippopotamus.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, CAN'T we?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Drawing in his breath, Ato made a flying leap at Nikobo, and this time managing an ear hold, pulled himself determinedly up on her moist, slippery back.
and nothing more
From this reading "Why, we've only just come, Mate.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We can't go without seeing these Leopard Men and this strange boy who speaks our language."
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading A Little Wild Man "Not yet, not yet," protested Samuel Salt as Ato made a clumsy attempt to mount the hippopotamus.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading Drawing in his breath, Ato made a flying leap at Nikobo, and this time managing an ear hold, pulled himself determinedly up on her moist, slippery back.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading A Little Wild Man "Not yet, not yet," protested Samuel Salt as Ato made a clumsy attempt to mount the hippopotamus.
SamuelnounUS /ˈsæmjuːl/
(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
From this reading A Little Wild Man "Not yet, not yet," protested Samuel Salt as Ato made a clumsy attempt to mount the hippopotamus.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading We can't go without seeing these Leopard Men and this strange boy who speaks our language."
slipperyadjectiveUS /ˈslɪpəri/
causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide
From this reading Drawing in his breath, Ato made a flying leap at Nikobo, and this time managing an ear hold, pulled himself determinedly up on her moist, slippery back.
speaksverbUS /spiːks/
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading We can't go without seeing these Leopard Men and this strange boy who speaks our language."
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading We can't go without seeing these Leopard Men and this strange boy who speaks our language."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Little Wild Man "Not yet, not yet," protested Samuel Salt as Ato made a clumsy attempt to mount the hippopotamus.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading We can't go without seeing these Leopard Men and this strange boy who speaks our language."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We can't go without seeing these Leopard Men and this strange boy who speaks our language."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Drawing in his breath, Ato made a flying leap at Nikobo, and this time managing an ear hold, pulled himself determinedly up on her moist, slippery back.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A Little Wild Man "Not yet, not yet," protested Samuel Salt as Ato made a clumsy attempt to mount the hippopotamus.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Drawing in his breath, Ato made a flying leap at Nikobo, and this time managing an ear hold, pulled himself determinedly up on her moist, slippery back.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We can't go without seeing these Leopard Men and this strange boy who speaks our language."
we've
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From this reading "Why, we've only just come, Mate.
which person or people
From this reading We can't go without seeing these Leopard Men and this strange boy who speaks our language."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, we've only just come, Mate.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading A Little Wild Man "Not yet, not yet," protested Samuel Salt as Ato made a clumsy attempt to mount the hippopotamus.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading We can't go without seeing these Leopard Men and this strange boy who speaks our language."
but in spite of that
From this reading A Little Wild Man "Not yet, not yet," protested Samuel Salt as Ato made a clumsy attempt to mount the hippopotamus.
