Chapter VIII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading TEAM WORK As the three bears crossed the shallow head of the river, whose course they had been following up the mountainsides, from the grass almost under their feet leapt what at first glimpse they took to be a mammoth mouse.

(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 Instead of scuttling along on all fours, with its long tail streaming out behind, this one gave mammoth leaps, and its tail was just a bunch of brown fur.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading TEAM WORK As the three bears crossed the shallow head of the river, whose course they had been following up the mountainsides, from the grass almost under their feet leapt what at first glimpse they took to be a mammoth mouse.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Instead of scuttling along on all fours, with its long tail streaming out behind, this one gave mammoth leaps, and its tail was just a bunch of brown fur.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Instead of scuttling along on all fours, with its long tail streaming out behind, this one gave mammoth leaps, and its tail was just a bunch of brown fur.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading TEAM WORK As the three bears crossed the shallow head of the river, whose course they had been following up the mountainsides, from the grass almost under their feet leapt what at first glimpse they took to be a mammoth mouse.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading TEAM WORK As the three bears crossed the shallow head of the river, whose course they had been following up the mountainsides, from the grass almost under their feet leapt what at first glimpse they took to be a mammoth mouse.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading TEAM WORK As the three bears crossed the shallow head of the river, whose course they had been following up the mountainsides, from the grass almost under their feet leapt what at first glimpse they took to be a mammoth mouse.

plural of “bear” — massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws

From this reading TEAM WORK As the three bears crossed the shallow head of the river, whose course they had been following up the mountainsides, from the grass almost under their feet leapt what at first glimpse they took to be a mammoth mouse.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading TEAM WORK As the three bears crossed the shallow head of the river, whose course they had been following up the mountainsides, from the grass almost under their feet leapt what at first glimpse they took to be a mammoth mouse.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading Instead of scuttling along on all fours, with its long tail streaming out behind, this one gave mammoth leaps, and its tail was just a bunch of brown fur.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading Then they noticed what long ears it had, and what broad hind feet.

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading Instead of scuttling along on all fours, with its long tail streaming out behind, this one gave mammoth leaps, and its tail was just a bunch of brown fur.

a grouping of a number of similar things

From this reading Instead of scuttling along on all fours, with its long tail streaming out behind, this one gave mammoth leaps, and its tail was just a bunch of brown fur.

a person who is being chased

From this reading Of course they chased it.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading TEAM WORK As the three bears crossed the shallow head of the river, whose course they had been following up the mountainsides, from the grass almost under their feet leapt what at first glimpse they took to be a mammoth mouse.

placed crosswise

From this reading TEAM WORK As the three bears crossed the shallow head of the river, whose course they had been following up the mountainsides, from the grass almost under their feet leapt what at first glimpse they took to be a mammoth mouse.

in another and different manner

From this reading Soon they noticed that it ran very differently from the mice they had known.

plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

From this reading Then they noticed what long ears it had, and what broad hind feet.

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading TEAM WORK As the three bears crossed the shallow head of the river, whose course they had been following up the mountainsides, from the grass almost under their feet leapt what at first glimpse they took to be a mammoth mouse.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading TEAM WORK As the three bears crossed the shallow head of the river, whose course they had been following up the mountainsides, from the grass almost under their feet leapt what at first glimpse they took to be a mammoth mouse.

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading TEAM WORK As the three bears crossed the shallow head of the river, whose course they had been following up the mountainsides, from the grass almost under their feet leapt what at first glimpse they took to be a mammoth mouse.

plural of “four” — the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading Instead of scuttling along on all fours, with its long tail streaming out behind, this one gave mammoth leaps, and its tail was just a bunch of brown fur.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading TEAM WORK As the three bears crossed the shallow head of the river, whose course they had been following up the mountainsides, from the grass almost under their feet leapt what at first glimpse they took to be a mammoth mouse.

the dressed hairy coat of a mammal

From this reading Instead of scuttling along on all fours, with its long tail streaming out behind, this one gave mammoth leaps, and its tail was just a bunch of brown fur.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Instead of scuttling along on all fours, with its long tail streaming out behind, this one gave mammoth leaps, and its tail was just a bunch of brown fur.

a quick look

From this reading TEAM WORK As the three bears crossed the shallow head of the river, whose course they had been following up the mountainsides, from the grass almost under their feet leapt what at first glimpse they took to be a mammoth mouse.

shoot down, of birds

From this reading TEAM WORK As the three bears crossed the shallow head of the river, whose course they had been following up the mountainsides, from the grass almost under their feet leapt what at first glimpse they took to be a mammoth mouse.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading TEAM WORK As the three bears crossed the shallow head of the river, whose course they had been following up the mountainsides, from the grass almost under their feet leapt what at first glimpse they took to be a mammoth mouse.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading TEAM WORK As the three bears crossed the shallow head of the river, whose course they had been following up the mountainsides, from the grass almost under their feet leapt what at first glimpse they took to be a mammoth mouse.

any of several mostly spotted fishes that resemble groupers

From this reading Then they noticed what long ears it had, and what broad hind feet.

in place of, or as an alternative to

From this reading Instead of scuttling along on all fours, with its long tail streaming out behind, this one gave mammoth leaps, and its tail was just a bunch of brown fur.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Of course they chased it.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Instead of scuttling along on all fours, with its long tail streaming out behind, this one gave mammoth leaps, and its tail was just a bunch of brown fur.

and nothing more

From this reading Instead of scuttling along on all fours, with its long tail streaming out behind, this one gave mammoth leaps, and its tail was just a bunch of brown fur.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading Soon they noticed that it ran very differently from the mice they had known.

plural of “leap” — a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

From this reading Instead of scuttling along on all fours, with its long tail streaming out behind, this one gave mammoth leaps, and its tail was just a bunch of brown fur.

inflected form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading TEAM WORK As the three bears crossed the shallow head of the river, whose course they had been following up the mountainsides, from the grass almost under their feet leapt what at first glimpse they took to be a mammoth mouse.

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 Instead of scuttling along on all fours, with its long tail streaming out behind, this one gave mammoth leaps, and its tail was just a bunch of brown fur.

so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth

From this reading TEAM WORK As the three bears crossed the shallow head of the river, whose course they had been following up the mountainsides, from the grass almost under their feet leapt what at first glimpse they took to be a mammoth mouse.

plural of “mouse” — any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails

From this reading Soon they noticed that it ran very differently from the mice they had known.

plural of “mountainside” — the side or slope of a mountain

From this reading TEAM WORK As the three bears crossed the shallow head of the river, whose course they had been following up the mountainsides, from the grass almost under their feet leapt what at first glimpse they took to be a mammoth mouse.

any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails

From this reading TEAM WORK As the three bears crossed the shallow head of the river, whose course they had been following up the mountainsides, from the grass almost under their feet leapt what at first glimpse they took to be a mammoth mouse.

being perceived or observed

From this reading Soon they noticed that it ran very differently from the mice they had known.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading TEAM WORK As the three bears crossed the shallow head of the river, whose course they had been following up the mountainsides, from the grass almost under their feet leapt what at first glimpse they took to be a mammoth mouse.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Instead of scuttling along on all fours, with its long tail streaming out behind, this one gave mammoth leaps, and its tail was just a bunch of brown fur.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Instead of scuttling along on all fours, with its long tail streaming out behind, this one gave mammoth leaps, and its tail was just a bunch of brown fur.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Instead of scuttling along on all fours, with its long tail streaming out behind, this one gave mammoth leaps, and its tail was just a bunch of brown fur.

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading Soon they noticed that it ran very differently from the mice they had known.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading TEAM WORK As the three bears crossed the shallow head of the river, whose course they had been following up the mountainsides, from the grass almost under their feet leapt what at first glimpse they took to be a mammoth mouse.

-ing form of “scuttle” — to move about or proceed hurriedly

From this reading Instead of scuttling along on all fours, with its long tail streaming out behind, this one gave mammoth leaps, and its tail was just a bunch of brown fur.

lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center

From this reading TEAM WORK As the three bears crossed the shallow head of the river, whose course they had been following up the mountainsides, from the grass almost under their feet leapt what at first glimpse they took to be a mammoth mouse.

in the near future

From this reading Soon they noticed that it ran very differently from the mice they had known.

exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts

From this reading Instead of scuttling along on all fours, with its long tail streaming out behind, this one gave mammoth leaps, and its tail was just a bunch of brown fur.

the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body

From this reading Instead of scuttling along on all fours, with its long tail streaming out behind, this one gave mammoth leaps, and its tail was just a bunch of brown fur.

a cooperative unit (especially in sports)

From this reading TEAM WORK As the three bears crossed the shallow head of the river, whose course they had been following up the mountainsides, from the grass almost under their feet leapt what at first glimpse they took to be a mammoth mouse.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Soon they noticed that it ran very differently from the mice they had known.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading TEAM WORK As the three bears crossed the shallow head of the river, whose course they had been following up the mountainsides, from the grass almost under their feet leapt what at first glimpse they took to be a mammoth mouse.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading TEAM WORK As the three bears crossed the shallow head of the river, whose course they had been following up the mountainsides, from the grass almost under their feet leapt what at first glimpse they took to be a mammoth mouse.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then they noticed what long ears it had, and what broad hind feet.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading TEAM WORK As the three bears crossed the shallow head of the river, whose course they had been following up the mountainsides, from the grass almost under their feet leapt what at first glimpse they took to be a mammoth mouse.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Instead of scuttling along on all fours, with its long tail streaming out behind, this one gave mammoth leaps, and its tail was just a bunch of brown fur.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading TEAM WORK As the three bears crossed the shallow head of the river, whose course they had been following up the mountainsides, from the grass almost under their feet leapt what at first glimpse they took to be a mammoth mouse.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading TEAM WORK As the three bears crossed the shallow head of the river, whose course they had been following up the mountainsides, from the grass almost under their feet leapt what at first glimpse they took to be a mammoth mouse.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading TEAM WORK As the three bears crossed the shallow head of the river, whose course they had been following up the mountainsides, from the grass almost under their feet leapt what at first glimpse they took to be a mammoth mouse.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading TEAM WORK As the three bears crossed the shallow head of the river, whose course they had been following up the mountainsides, from the grass almost under their feet leapt what at first glimpse they took to be a mammoth mouse.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading TEAM WORK As the three bears crossed the shallow head of the river, whose course they had been following up the mountainsides, from the grass almost under their feet leapt what at first glimpse they took to be a mammoth mouse.

precisely as stated

From this reading Soon they noticed that it ran very differently from the mice they had known.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Instead of scuttling along on all fours, with its long tail streaming out behind, this one gave mammoth leaps, and its tail was just a bunch of brown fur.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading TEAM WORK As the three bears crossed the shallow head of the river, whose course they had been following up the mountainsides, from the grass almost under their feet leapt what at first glimpse they took to be a mammoth mouse.

belonging to which person

From this reading TEAM WORK As the three bears crossed the shallow head of the river, whose course they had been following up the mountainsides, from the grass almost under their feet leapt what at first glimpse they took to be a mammoth mouse.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Instead of scuttling along on all fours, with its long tail streaming out behind, this one gave mammoth leaps, and its tail was just a bunch of brown fur.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading TEAM WORK As the three bears crossed the shallow head of the river, whose course they had been following up the mountainsides, from the grass almost under their feet leapt what at first glimpse they took to be a mammoth mouse.