(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 "Now don't you think," she continued, excitedly, "that it would be best for us just to swim quietly up to him, and catch hold of his legs; you see, he couldn't possibly get away then, and----" "All right," interrupted Dick.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Now don't you think," she continued, excitedly, "that it would be best for us just to swim quietly up to him, and catch hold of his legs; you see, he couldn't possibly get away then, and----" "All right," interrupted Dick.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE DODO AT LAST.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Now don't you think," she continued, excitedly, "that it would be best for us just to swim quietly up to him, and catch hold of his legs; you see, he couldn't possibly get away then, and----" "All right," interrupted Dick.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Now don't you think," she continued, excitedly, "that it would be best for us just to swim quietly up to him, and catch hold of his legs; you see, he couldn't possibly get away then, and----" "All right," interrupted Dick.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "I really believe it is the Dodo," said Dick.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading "Now don't you think," she continued, excitedly, "that it would be best for us just to swim quietly up to him, and catch hold of his legs; you see, he couldn't possibly get away then, and----" "All right," interrupted Dick.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading "Now don't you think," she continued, excitedly, "that it would be best for us just to swim quietly up to him, and catch hold of his legs; you see, he couldn't possibly get away then, and----" "All right," interrupted Dick.
without stop or interruption
From this reading "Now don't you think," she continued, excitedly, "that it would be best for us just to swim quietly up to him, and catch hold of his legs; you see, he couldn't possibly get away then, and----" "All right," interrupted Dick.
couldn't
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From this reading "Now don't you think," she continued, excitedly, "that it would be best for us just to swim quietly up to him, and catch hold of his legs; you see, he couldn't possibly get away then, and----" "All right," interrupted Dick.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading "Oh, I don't think they were," declared Marjorie.
someone who is a detective
From this reading "I really believe it is the Dodo," said Dick.
DODOnounUS /ˈdoʊdoʊ/
someone whose style is out of fashion
From this reading THE DODO AT LAST.
don't
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From this reading "Oh, I don't think they were," declared Marjorie.
excitedlyadverbUS /ɪkˈsaɪtədli/
with excitement; in an excited manner
From this reading "Now don't you think," she continued, excitedly, "that it would be best for us just to swim quietly up to him, and catch hold of his legs; you see, he couldn't possibly get away then, and----" "All right," interrupted Dick.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading "Only I'm not quite sure if his feet _were_ webbed."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Now don't you think," she continued, excitedly, "that it would be best for us just to swim quietly up to him, and catch hold of his legs; you see, he couldn't possibly get away then, and----" "All right," interrupted Dick.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Now don't you think," she continued, excitedly, "that it would be best for us just to swim quietly up to him, and catch hold of his legs; you see, he couldn't possibly get away then, and----" "All right," interrupted Dick.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Now don't you think," she continued, excitedly, "that it would be best for us just to swim quietly up to him, and catch hold of his legs; you see, he couldn't possibly get away then, and----" "All right," interrupted Dick.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Now don't you think," she continued, excitedly, "that it would be best for us just to swim quietly up to him, and catch hold of his legs; you see, he couldn't possibly get away then, and----" "All right," interrupted Dick.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Only I'm not quite sure if his feet _were_ webbed."
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Now don't you think," she continued, excitedly, "that it would be best for us just to swim quietly up to him, and catch hold of his legs; you see, he couldn't possibly get away then, and----" "All right," interrupted Dick.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I really believe it is the Dodo," said Dick.
I'm
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From this reading "Only I'm not quite sure if his feet _were_ webbed."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Only I'm not quite sure if his feet _were_ webbed."
discontinued temporarily
From this reading "Now don't you think," she continued, excitedly, "that it would be best for us just to swim quietly up to him, and catch hold of his legs; you see, he couldn't possibly get away then, and----" "All right," interrupted Dick.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I really believe it is the Dodo," said Dick.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I really believe it is the Dodo," said Dick.
and nothing more
From this reading "Now don't you think," she continued, excitedly, "that it would be best for us just to swim quietly up to him, and catch hold of his legs; you see, he couldn't possibly get away then, and----" "All right," interrupted Dick.
immediately past
From this reading THE DODO AT LAST.
staying power
From this reading "Now don't you think," she continued, excitedly, "that it would be best for us just to swim quietly up to him, and catch hold of his legs; you see, he couldn't possibly get away then, and----" "All right," interrupted Dick.
Marjorie
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From this reading "Oh, I don't think they were," declared Marjorie.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Only I'm not quite sure if his feet _were_ webbed."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now don't you think," she continued, excitedly, "that it would be best for us just to swim quietly up to him, and catch hold of his legs; you see, he couldn't possibly get away then, and----" "All right," interrupted Dick.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Now don't you think," she continued, excitedly, "that it would be best for us just to swim quietly up to him, and catch hold of his legs; you see, he couldn't possibly get away then, and----" "All right," interrupted Dick.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, I don't think they were," declared Marjorie.
and nothing more
From this reading "Only I'm not quite sure if his feet _were_ webbed."
by chance
From this reading "Now don't you think," she continued, excitedly, "that it would be best for us just to swim quietly up to him, and catch hold of his legs; you see, he couldn't possibly get away then, and----" "All right," interrupted Dick.
with low volume
From this reading "Now don't you think," she continued, excitedly, "that it would be best for us just to swim quietly up to him, and catch hold of his legs; you see, he couldn't possibly get away then, and----" "All right," interrupted Dick.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "Only I'm not quite sure if his feet _were_ webbed."
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "I really believe it is the Dodo," said Dick.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Now don't you think," she continued, excitedly, "that it would be best for us just to swim quietly up to him, and catch hold of his legs; you see, he couldn't possibly get away then, and----" "All right," interrupted Dick.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I really believe it is the Dodo," said Dick.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Now don't you think," she continued, excitedly, "that it would be best for us just to swim quietly up to him, and catch hold of his legs; you see, he couldn't possibly get away then, and----" "All right," interrupted Dick.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Now don't you think," she continued, excitedly, "that it would be best for us just to swim quietly up to him, and catch hold of his legs; you see, he couldn't possibly get away then, and----" "All right," interrupted Dick.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "Only I'm not quite sure if his feet _were_ webbed."
swimverbUS /swɪm/
travel through water
From this reading "Now don't you think," she continued, excitedly, "that it would be best for us just to swim quietly up to him, and catch hold of his legs; you see, he couldn't possibly get away then, and----" "All right," interrupted Dick.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Now don't you think," she continued, excitedly, "that it would be best for us just to swim quietly up to him, and catch hold of his legs; you see, he couldn't possibly get away then, and----" "All right," interrupted Dick.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DODO AT LAST.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Now don't you think," she continued, excitedly, "that it would be best for us just to swim quietly up to him, and catch hold of his legs; you see, he couldn't possibly get away then, and----" "All right," interrupted Dick.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, I don't think they were," declared Marjorie.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Oh, I don't think they were," declared Marjorie.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Now don't you think," she continued, excitedly, "that it would be best for us just to swim quietly up to him, and catch hold of his legs; you see, he couldn't possibly get away then, and----" "All right," interrupted Dick.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Now don't you think," she continued, excitedly, "that it would be best for us just to swim quietly up to him, and catch hold of his legs; you see, he couldn't possibly get away then, and----" "All right," interrupted Dick.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Now don't you think," she continued, excitedly, "that it would be best for us just to swim quietly up to him, and catch hold of his legs; you see, he couldn't possibly get away then, and----" "All right," interrupted Dick.
webbedadjectiveUS /webd/
(of the feet of some animals) having the digits connected by a thin fold of skin
From this reading "Only I'm not quite sure if his feet _were_ webbed."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Only I'm not quite sure if his feet _were_ webbed."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Now don't you think," she continued, excitedly, "that it would be best for us just to swim quietly up to him, and catch hold of his legs; you see, he couldn't possibly get away then, and----" "All right," interrupted Dick.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now don't you think," she continued, excitedly, "that it would be best for us just to swim quietly up to him, and catch hold of his legs; you see, he couldn't possibly get away then, and----" "All right," interrupted Dick.
