used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “This looks like a hard winter.
(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 My fur has come in lots thicker than last year, and the squirrels have all laid in their winter stores earlier.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My fur has come in lots thicker than last year, and the squirrels have all laid in their winter stores earlier.
any thing at all
From this reading I’ll bet you anything, once we get to sleep, we won’t want to wake up till spring!”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Chinook kept wishing as November’s chill came on.
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading I’ll bet you anything, once we get to sleep, we won’t want to wake up till spring!”
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE BIG ’QUAKE “How I wish Cougar would go somewhere else to make his home!”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Chinook kept wishing as November’s chill came on.
chillnounUS /tʃɪl/
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading Chinook kept wishing as November’s chill came on.
ChinooknounUS /ʃɪˈnʊk/
a warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rockies
From this reading Chinook kept wishing as November’s chill came on.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading My fur has come in lots thicker than last year, and the squirrels have all laid in their winter stores earlier.
CougarnounUS /ˈkuːɡər/
large American feline resembling a lion
From this reading THE BIG ’QUAKE “How I wish Cougar would go somewhere else to make his home!”
earlier in time; previously
From this reading My fur has come in lots thicker than last year, and the squirrels have all laid in their winter stores earlier.
else
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From this reading THE BIG ’QUAKE “How I wish Cougar would go somewhere else to make his home!”
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading My fur has come in lots thicker than last year, and the squirrels have all laid in their winter stores earlier.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I’ll bet you anything, once we get to sleep, we won’t want to wake up till spring!”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE BIG ’QUAKE “How I wish Cougar would go somewhere else to make his home!”
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “This looks like a hard winter.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My fur has come in lots thicker than last year, and the squirrels have all laid in their winter stores earlier.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My fur has come in lots thicker than last year, and the squirrels have all laid in their winter stores earlier.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE BIG ’QUAKE “How I wish Cougar would go somewhere else to make his home!”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading THE BIG ’QUAKE “How I wish Cougar would go somewhere else to make his home!”
How
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From this reading THE BIG ’QUAKE “How I wish Cougar would go somewhere else to make his home!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE BIG ’QUAKE “How I wish Cougar would go somewhere else to make his home!”
I'll
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From this reading I’ll bet you anything, once we get to sleep, we won’t want to wake up till spring!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My fur has come in lots thicker than last year, and the squirrels have all laid in their winter stores earlier.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading Chinook kept wishing as November’s chill came on.
set down according to a plan
From this reading My fur has come in lots thicker than last year, and the squirrels have all laid in their winter stores earlier.
immediately past
From this reading My fur has come in lots thicker than last year, and the squirrels have all laid in their winter stores earlier.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “This looks like a hard winter.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “This looks like a hard winter.
a large number or amount
From this reading My fur has come in lots thicker than last year, and the squirrels have all laid in their winter stores earlier.
engage in
From this reading THE BIG ’QUAKE “How I wish Cougar would go somewhere else to make his home!”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My fur has come in lots thicker than last year, and the squirrels have all laid in their winter stores earlier.
November'snounUS /noʊˈvembərz/
possessive form of “november” — the month following October and preceding December
From this reading Chinook kept wishing as November’s chill came on.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Chinook kept wishing as November’s chill came on.
on one occasion
From this reading I’ll bet you anything, once we get to sleep, we won’t want to wake up till spring!”
QUAKEverbUS /kweɪk/
shake with fast, tremulous movements
From this reading THE BIG ’QUAKE “How I wish Cougar would go somewhere else to make his home!”
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading I’ll bet you anything, once we get to sleep, we won’t want to wake up till spring!”
in or at or to some place
From this reading THE BIG ’QUAKE “How I wish Cougar would go somewhere else to make his home!”
the season of growth
From this reading I’ll bet you anything, once we get to sleep, we won’t want to wake up till spring!”
squirrelsnounUS /ˈskwɜːrəlz/
plural of “squirrel” — a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
From this reading My fur has come in lots thicker than last year, and the squirrels have all laid in their winter stores earlier.
storesnounUS /stɔːrz/
plural of “store” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading My fur has come in lots thicker than last year, and the squirrels have all laid in their winter stores earlier.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading My fur has come in lots thicker than last year, and the squirrels have all laid in their winter stores earlier.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BIG ’QUAKE “How I wish Cougar would go somewhere else to make his home!”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading My fur has come in lots thicker than last year, and the squirrels have all laid in their winter stores earlier.
thickeradjectiveUS /ˈθɪkər/
comparative of “thick” — not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading My fur has come in lots thicker than last year, and the squirrels have all laid in their winter stores earlier.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This looks like a hard winter.
up to a particular time
From this reading I’ll bet you anything, once we get to sleep, we won’t want to wake up till spring!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE BIG ’QUAKE “How I wish Cougar would go somewhere else to make his home!”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I’ll bet you anything, once we get to sleep, we won’t want to wake up till spring!”
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading I’ll bet you anything, once we get to sleep, we won’t want to wake up till spring!”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I’ll bet you anything, once we get to sleep, we won’t want to wake up till spring!”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I’ll bet you anything, once we get to sleep, we won’t want to wake up till spring!”
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading “This looks like a hard winter.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading THE BIG ’QUAKE “How I wish Cougar would go somewhere else to make his home!”
wishingnounUS /ˈwɪʃɪŋ/
a specific feeling of desire
From this reading Chinook kept wishing as November’s chill came on.
won't
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From this reading I’ll bet you anything, once we get to sleep, we won’t want to wake up till spring!”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading THE BIG ’QUAKE “How I wish Cougar would go somewhere else to make his home!”
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading My fur has come in lots thicker than last year, and the squirrels have all laid in their winter stores earlier.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I’ll bet you anything, once we get to sleep, we won’t want to wake up till spring!”
