aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The turtle swam about, pushing his head against the bars in several places; and when he found that he could not get out, he remained quietly in the middle.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The turtle swam about, pushing his head against the bars in several places; and when he found that he could not get out, he remained quietly in the middle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The turtle swam about, pushing his head against the bars in several places; and when he found that he could not get out, he remained quietly in the middle.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading Now I wish Miss Anne would come down here, and see him.
barsnounUS /bɑːrz/
gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights
From this reading The turtle swam about, pushing his head against the bars in several places; and when he found that he could not get out, he remained quietly in the middle.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When he was fairly in, Royal drove down the last stake in the vacant space which had been left.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Now I wish Miss Anne would come down here, and see him.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The turtle swam about, pushing his head against the bars in several places; and when he found that he could not get out, he remained quietly in the middle.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “There,” said Royal, “that will do.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading When he was fairly in, Royal drove down the last stake in the vacant space which had been left.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading When he was fairly in, Royal drove down the last stake in the vacant space which had been left.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading When he was fairly in, Royal drove down the last stake in the vacant space which had been left.
set up or found
From this reading The turtle swam about, pushing his head against the bars in several places; and when he found that he could not get out, he remained quietly in the middle.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The turtle swam about, pushing his head against the bars in several places; and when he found that he could not get out, he remained quietly in the middle.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When he was fairly in, Royal drove down the last stake in the vacant space which had been left.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he was fairly in, Royal drove down the last stake in the vacant space which had been left.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The turtle swam about, pushing his head against the bars in several places; and when he found that he could not get out, he remained quietly in the middle.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Now I wish Miss Anne would come down here, and see him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now I wish Miss Anne would come down here, and see him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The turtle swam about, pushing his head against the bars in several places; and when he found that he could not get out, he remained quietly in the middle.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now I wish Miss Anne would come down here, and see him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When he was fairly in, Royal drove down the last stake in the vacant space which had been left.
immediately past
From this reading When he was fairly in, Royal drove down the last stake in the vacant space which had been left.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading When he was fairly in, Royal drove down the last stake in the vacant space which had been left.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I should like to see what she would say.”
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading The turtle swam about, pushing his head against the bars in several places; and when he found that he could not get out, he remained quietly in the middle.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Now I wish Miss Anne would come down here, and see him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The turtle swam about, pushing his head against the bars in several places; and when he found that he could not get out, he remained quietly in the middle.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now I wish Miss Anne would come down here, and see him.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The turtle swam about, pushing his head against the bars in several places; and when he found that he could not get out, he remained quietly in the middle.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The turtle swam about, pushing his head against the bars in several places; and when he found that he could not get out, he remained quietly in the middle.
pushingnounUS /ˈpʊʃɪŋ/
the act of applying force in order to move something away
From this reading The turtle swam about, pushing his head against the bars in several places; and when he found that he could not get out, he remained quietly in the middle.
with low volume
From this reading The turtle swam about, pushing his head against the bars in several places; and when he found that he could not get out, he remained quietly in the middle.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading The turtle swam about, pushing his head against the bars in several places; and when he found that he could not get out, he remained quietly in the middle.
RoyaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading When he was fairly in, Royal drove down the last stake in the vacant space which had been left.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “There,” said Royal, “that will do.
express in words
From this reading I should like to see what she would say.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Now I wish Miss Anne would come down here, and see him.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading The turtle swam about, pushing his head against the bars in several places; and when he found that he could not get out, he remained quietly in the middle.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I should like to see what she would say.”
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should like to see what she would say.”
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading When he was fairly in, Royal drove down the last stake in the vacant space which had been left.
stakenounUS /steɪk/
(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
From this reading When he was fairly in, Royal drove down the last stake in the vacant space which had been left.
swamverbUS /swæm/
inflected form of “swim” — travel through water
From this reading The turtle swam about, pushing his head against the bars in several places; and when he found that he could not get out, he remained quietly in the middle.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The turtle swam about, pushing his head against the bars in several places; and when he found that he could not get out, he remained quietly in the middle.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When he was fairly in, Royal drove down the last stake in the vacant space which had been left.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There,” said Royal, “that will do.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I should like to see what she would say.”
turtlenounUS /ˈtɜːrtəl/
a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar
From this reading The turtle swam about, pushing his head against the bars in several places; and when he found that he could not get out, he remained quietly in the middle.
vacantadjectiveUS /ˈveɪkənt/
void of intelligence or thought
From this reading When he was fairly in, Royal drove down the last stake in the vacant space which had been left.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When he was fairly in, Royal drove down the last stake in the vacant space which had been left.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I should like to see what she would say.”
at the time that
From this reading When he was fairly in, Royal drove down the last stake in the vacant space which had been left.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When he was fairly in, Royal drove down the last stake in the vacant space which had been left.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “There,” said Royal, “that will do.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading Now I wish Miss Anne would come down here, and see him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Now I wish Miss Anne would come down here, and see him.
