used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading CHUNKY IN THE MUD Poor Chunky was having a dreadful time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There some of the big animals might have seen him and they would have helped him.
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading There some of the big animals might have seen him and they would have helped him.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading It would not have been so bad, he thought in his hippo way, if it had happened on top of the water.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Never before had he been caught by a crocodile.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Never before had he been caught by a crocodile.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There some of the big animals might have seen him and they would have helped him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But down under the muddy river――who could help him there?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Never before had he been caught by a crocodile.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Never before had he been caught by a crocodile.
CHUNKYadjectiveUS /ˈtʃʌŋki/
like or containing small sticky lumps
From this reading CHUNKY IN THE MUD Poor Chunky was having a dreadful time.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But down under the muddy river――who could help him there?
crocodilenounUS /ˈkrɑːkədaɪl/
large voracious aquatic reptile having a long snout with massive jaws and sharp teeth and a body covered with bony plates; of sluggish tropical waters
From this reading Never before had he been caught by a crocodile.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading But down under the muddy river――who could help him there?
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading CHUNKY IN THE MUD Poor Chunky was having a dreadful time.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Never before had he been caught by a crocodile.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading It would not have been so bad, he thought in his hippo way, if it had happened on top of the water.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It would not have been so bad, he thought in his hippo way, if it had happened on top of the water.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading CHUNKY IN THE MUD Poor Chunky was having a dreadful time.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Never before had he been caught by a crocodile.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading But down under the muddy river――who could help him there?
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading There some of the big animals might have seen him and they would have helped him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There some of the big animals might have seen him and they would have helped him.
hipponounUS /ˈhɪpoʊ/
an ancient Numidian town in northwestern Africa adjoining present-day Annaba in northeastern Algeria
From this reading It would not have been so bad, he thought in his hippo way, if it had happened on top of the water.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It would not have been so bad, he thought in his hippo way, if it had happened on top of the water.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It would not have been so bad, he thought in his hippo way, if it had happened on top of the water.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CHUNKY IN THE MUD Poor Chunky was having a dreadful time.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would not have been so bad, he thought in his hippo way, if it had happened on top of the water.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading There some of the big animals might have seen him and they would have helped him.
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading CHUNKY IN THE MUD Poor Chunky was having a dreadful time.
muddyadjectiveUS /ˈmʌdi/
(of soil) soft and watery
From this reading But down under the muddy river――who could help him there?
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Never before had he been caught by a crocodile.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It would not have been so bad, he thought in his hippo way, if it had happened on top of the water.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It would not have been so bad, he thought in his hippo way, if it had happened on top of the water.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It would not have been so bad, he thought in his hippo way, if it had happened on top of the water.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading CHUNKY IN THE MUD Poor Chunky was having a dreadful time.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading But down under the muddy river――who could help him there?
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading There some of the big animals might have seen him and they would have helped him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It would not have been so bad, he thought in his hippo way, if it had happened on top of the water.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There some of the big animals might have seen him and they would have helped him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CHUNKY IN THE MUD Poor Chunky was having a dreadful time.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There some of the big animals might have seen him and they would have helped him.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There some of the big animals might have seen him and they would have helped him.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading It would not have been so bad, he thought in his hippo way, if it had happened on top of the water.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading CHUNKY IN THE MUD Poor Chunky was having a dreadful time.
the upper part of anything
From this reading It would not have been so bad, he thought in his hippo way, if it had happened on top of the water.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading But down under the muddy river――who could help him there?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CHUNKY IN THE MUD Poor Chunky was having a dreadful time.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading It would not have been so bad, he thought in his hippo way, if it had happened on top of the water.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It would not have been so bad, he thought in his hippo way, if it had happened on top of the water.
which person or people
From this reading But down under the muddy river――who could help him there?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would not have been so bad, he thought in his hippo way, if it had happened on top of the water.
