used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The State Umbrella, which the Dodo had been carrying, fell to the ground with a crash, and so startled the Little Panjandrum that he jumped to his feet and nervously tried to run away.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Not a muscle moved, and the Little Panjandrum, after staring at him a moment, called out, angrily-- "Olla--balloo--calle--gablob?"
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The bird, with his beak in the air, and his gloves extended in a most grotesque attitude, was immovable and rigid as stone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The State Umbrella, which the Dodo had been carrying, fell to the ground with a crash, and so startled the Little Panjandrum that he jumped to his feet and nervously tried to run away.
angrilyadverbUS /ˈæŋɡrəli/
with anger
From this reading Not a muscle moved, and the Little Panjandrum, after staring at him a moment, called out, angrily-- "Olla--balloo--calle--gablob?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The bird, with his beak in the air, and his gloves extended in a most grotesque attitude, was immovable and rigid as stone.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Not a muscle moved, and the Little Panjandrum, after staring at him a moment, called out, angrily-- "Olla--balloo--calle--gablob?"
being joined in close association
From this reading The chains, however, by which the Dodo was attached to his girdle, prevented him from doing so.
a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
From this reading The bird, with his beak in the air, and his gloves extended in a most grotesque attitude, was immovable and rigid as stone.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The State Umbrella, which the Dodo had been carrying, fell to the ground with a crash, and so startled the Little Panjandrum that he jumped to his feet and nervously tried to run away.
balloo
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From this reading Not a muscle moved, and the Little Panjandrum, after staring at him a moment, called out, angrily-- "Olla--balloo--calle--gablob?"
beaknounUS /biːk/
beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles)
From this reading The bird, with his beak in the air, and his gloves extended in a most grotesque attitude, was immovable and rigid as stone.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The State Umbrella, which the Dodo had been carrying, fell to the ground with a crash, and so startled the Little Panjandrum that he jumped to his feet and nervously tried to run away.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading The bird, with his beak in the air, and his gloves extended in a most grotesque attitude, was immovable and rigid as stone.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The chains, however, by which the Dodo was attached to his girdle, prevented him from doing so.
calle
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From this reading Not a muscle moved, and the Little Panjandrum, after staring at him a moment, called out, angrily-- "Olla--balloo--calle--gablob?"
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Not a muscle moved, and the Little Panjandrum, after staring at him a moment, called out, angrily-- "Olla--balloo--calle--gablob?"
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading The State Umbrella, which the Dodo had been carrying, fell to the ground with a crash, and so startled the Little Panjandrum that he jumped to his feet and nervously tried to run away.
chainsnounUS /tʃeɪnz/
metal shackles; for hands or legs
From this reading The chains, however, by which the Dodo was attached to his girdle, prevented him from doing so.
crashverbUS /kræʃ/
fall or come down violently
From this reading The State Umbrella, which the Dodo had been carrying, fell to the ground with a crash, and so startled the Little Panjandrum that he jumped to his feet and nervously tried to run away.
DodonounUS /ˈdoʊdoʊ/
someone whose style is out of fashion
From this reading The State Umbrella, which the Dodo had been carrying, fell to the ground with a crash, and so startled the Little Panjandrum that he jumped to his feet and nervously tried to run away.
DODO'SnounUS /ˈdoʊdoʊz/
possessive form of “dodo” — someone whose style is out of fashion
From this reading THE DODO'S LITTLE RUSE.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading The chains, however, by which the Dodo was attached to his girdle, prevented him from doing so.
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading The bird, with his beak in the air, and his gloves extended in a most grotesque attitude, was immovable and rigid as stone.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The State Umbrella, which the Dodo had been carrying, fell to the ground with a crash, and so startled the Little Panjandrum that he jumped to his feet and nervously tried to run away.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading The State Umbrella, which the Dodo had been carrying, fell to the ground with a crash, and so startled the Little Panjandrum that he jumped to his feet and nervously tried to run away.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The chains, however, by which the Dodo was attached to his girdle, prevented him from doing so.
gablob
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From this reading Not a muscle moved, and the Little Panjandrum, after staring at him a moment, called out, angrily-- "Olla--balloo--calle--gablob?"
girdlenounUS /ˈɡɜːrdəl/
an encircling or ringlike structure
From this reading The chains, however, by which the Dodo was attached to his girdle, prevented him from doing so.
glovesnounUS /ɡlʌvz/
plural of “glove” — the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball
From this reading The bird, with his beak in the air, and his gloves extended in a most grotesque attitude, was immovable and rigid as stone.
grotesqueadjectiveUS /ɡroʊˈtesk/
distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous
From this reading The bird, with his beak in the air, and his gloves extended in a most grotesque attitude, was immovable and rigid as stone.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading The State Umbrella, which the Dodo had been carrying, fell to the ground with a crash, and so startled the Little Panjandrum that he jumped to his feet and nervously tried to run away.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The State Umbrella, which the Dodo had been carrying, fell to the ground with a crash, and so startled the Little Panjandrum that he jumped to his feet and nervously tried to run away.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The State Umbrella, which the Dodo had been carrying, fell to the ground with a crash, and so startled the Little Panjandrum that he jumped to his feet and nervously tried to run away.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The chains, however, by which the Dodo was attached to his girdle, prevented him from doing so.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The State Umbrella, which the Dodo had been carrying, fell to the ground with a crash, and so startled the Little Panjandrum that he jumped to his feet and nervously tried to run away.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The chains, however, by which the Dodo was attached to his girdle, prevented him from doing so.
immovablenounUS /ˌɪˈmuːvəbəl/
property consisting of houses and land
From this reading The bird, with his beak in the air, and his gloves extended in a most grotesque attitude, was immovable and rigid as stone.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The bird, with his beak in the air, and his gloves extended in a most grotesque attitude, was immovable and rigid as stone.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading The State Umbrella, which the Dodo had been carrying, fell to the ground with a crash, and so startled the Little Panjandrum that he jumped to his feet and nervously tried to run away.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE DODO'S LITTLE RUSE.
a particular point in time
From this reading Not a muscle moved, and the Little Panjandrum, after staring at him a moment, called out, angrily-- "Olla--balloo--calle--gablob?"
used to form the superlative
From this reading The bird, with his beak in the air, and his gloves extended in a most grotesque attitude, was immovable and rigid as stone.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Not a muscle moved, and the Little Panjandrum, after staring at him a moment, called out, angrily-- "Olla--balloo--calle--gablob?"
musclenounUS /ˈmʌsəl/
one of the contractile organs of the body
From this reading Not a muscle moved, and the Little Panjandrum, after staring at him a moment, called out, angrily-- "Olla--balloo--calle--gablob?"
nervouslyadverbUS /ˈnɜːrvəsli/
in an anxiously nervous manner
From this reading The State Umbrella, which the Dodo had been carrying, fell to the ground with a crash, and so startled the Little Panjandrum that he jumped to his feet and nervously tried to run away.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a muscle moved, and the Little Panjandrum, after staring at him a moment, called out, angrily-- "Olla--balloo--calle--gablob?"
Ollanoun
leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper
From this reading Not a muscle moved, and the Little Panjandrum, after staring at him a moment, called out, angrily-- "Olla--balloo--calle--gablob?"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Not a muscle moved, and the Little Panjandrum, after staring at him a moment, called out, angrily-- "Olla--balloo--calle--gablob?"
Panjandrumnoun
an important or influential (and often overbearing) person
From this reading The State Umbrella, which the Dodo had been carrying, fell to the ground with a crash, and so startled the Little Panjandrum that he jumped to his feet and nervously tried to run away.
preventedverbUS /prɪˈventɪd/
past form of “prevent” — keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading The chains, however, by which the Dodo was attached to his girdle, prevented him from doing so.
rigidadjectiveUS /ˈrɪdʒəd/
incapable of or resistant to bending
From this reading The bird, with his beak in the air, and his gloves extended in a most grotesque attitude, was immovable and rigid as stone.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The State Umbrella, which the Dodo had been carrying, fell to the ground with a crash, and so startled the Little Panjandrum that he jumped to his feet and nervously tried to run away.
RUSEnounUS /ruːz/
a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)
From this reading THE DODO'S LITTLE RUSE.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The State Umbrella, which the Dodo had been carrying, fell to the ground with a crash, and so startled the Little Panjandrum that he jumped to his feet and nervously tried to run away.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading Not a muscle moved, and the Little Panjandrum, after staring at him a moment, called out, angrily-- "Olla--balloo--calle--gablob?"
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading The State Umbrella, which the Dodo had been carrying, fell to the ground with a crash, and so startled the Little Panjandrum that he jumped to his feet and nervously tried to run away.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading The State Umbrella, which the Dodo had been carrying, fell to the ground with a crash, and so startled the Little Panjandrum that he jumped to his feet and nervously tried to run away.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The bird, with his beak in the air, and his gloves extended in a most grotesque attitude, was immovable and rigid as stone.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The State Umbrella, which the Dodo had been carrying, fell to the ground with a crash, and so startled the Little Panjandrum that he jumped to his feet and nervously tried to run away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DODO'S LITTLE RUSE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The State Umbrella, which the Dodo had been carrying, fell to the ground with a crash, and so startled the Little Panjandrum that he jumped to his feet and nervously tried to run away.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading The State Umbrella, which the Dodo had been carrying, fell to the ground with a crash, and so startled the Little Panjandrum that he jumped to his feet and nervously tried to run away.
UmbrellanounUS /əmˈbrelə/
a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy
From this reading The State Umbrella, which the Dodo had been carrying, fell to the ground with a crash, and so startled the Little Panjandrum that he jumped to his feet and nervously tried to run away.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The chains, however, by which the Dodo was attached to his girdle, prevented him from doing so.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The State Umbrella, which the Dodo had been carrying, fell to the ground with a crash, and so startled the Little Panjandrum that he jumped to his feet and nervously tried to run away.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The State Umbrella, which the Dodo had been carrying, fell to the ground with a crash, and so startled the Little Panjandrum that he jumped to his feet and nervously tried to run away.
