used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Ki-yi Coyote didn’t know what was going on, of course, so he just lay still, smacked his lips, and kept a sharp eye on Doctor Rabbit’s house.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Well, he was about the scaredest coyote that ever was.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a little work, Chatty Squirrel got the stone to the edge of the nest, and then just as Ki-yi Coyote stretched his head a little, Chatty pushed the big stone over.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading He yelped and sprang up in the air, and jumped all around.
(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 He yelped and sprang up in the air, and jumped all around.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ki-yi Coyote didn’t know what was going on, of course, so he just lay still, smacked his lips, and kept a sharp eye on Doctor Rabbit’s house.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He yelped and sprang up in the air, and jumped all around.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading After a little work, Chatty Squirrel got the stone to the edge of the nest, and then just as Ki-yi Coyote stretched his head a little, Chatty pushed the big stone over.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading After a little work, Chatty Squirrel got the stone to the edge of the nest, and then just as Ki-yi Coyote stretched his head a little, Chatty pushed the big stone over.
ChattyadjectiveUS /ˈtʃæti/
full of trivial conversation
From this reading After a little work, Chatty Squirrel got the stone to the edge of the nest, and then just as Ki-yi Coyote stretched his head a little, Chatty pushed the big stone over.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Ki-yi Coyote didn’t know what was going on, of course, so he just lay still, smacked his lips, and kept a sharp eye on Doctor Rabbit’s house.
CoyotenounUS /kaɪˈoʊti/
small wolf native to western North America
From this reading Ki-yi Coyote didn’t know what was going on, of course, so he just lay still, smacked his lips, and kept a sharp eye on Doctor Rabbit’s house.
didn't
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From this reading Ki-yi Coyote didn’t know what was going on, of course, so he just lay still, smacked his lips, and kept a sharp eye on Doctor Rabbit’s house.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Ki-yi Coyote didn’t know what was going on, of course, so he just lay still, smacked his lips, and kept a sharp eye on Doctor Rabbit’s house.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading _Kerplunk!_ the stone hit Ki-yi right on the ear!
the boundary of a surface
From this reading After a little work, Chatty Squirrel got the stone to the edge of the nest, and then just as Ki-yi Coyote stretched his head a little, Chatty pushed the big stone over.
at any time
From this reading Well, he was about the scaredest coyote that ever was.
the organ of sight
From this reading Ki-yi Coyote didn’t know what was going on, of course, so he just lay still, smacked his lips, and kept a sharp eye on Doctor Rabbit’s house.
the act of departing
From this reading Ki-yi Coyote didn’t know what was going on, of course, so he just lay still, smacked his lips, and kept a sharp eye on Doctor Rabbit’s house.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading After a little work, Chatty Squirrel got the stone to the edge of the nest, and then just as Ki-yi Coyote stretched his head a little, Chatty pushed the big stone over.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ki-yi Coyote didn’t know what was going on, of course, so he just lay still, smacked his lips, and kept a sharp eye on Doctor Rabbit’s house.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading After a little work, Chatty Squirrel got the stone to the edge of the nest, and then just as Ki-yi Coyote stretched his head a little, Chatty pushed the big stone over.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ki-yi Coyote didn’t know what was going on, of course, so he just lay still, smacked his lips, and kept a sharp eye on Doctor Rabbit’s house.
cause to move by striking
From this reading _Kerplunk!_ the stone hit Ki-yi right on the ear!
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Ki-yi Coyote didn’t know what was going on, of course, so he just lay still, smacked his lips, and kept a sharp eye on Doctor Rabbit’s house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He yelped and sprang up in the air, and jumped all around.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading He yelped and sprang up in the air, and jumped all around.
and nothing more
From this reading Ki-yi Coyote didn’t know what was going on, of course, so he just lay still, smacked his lips, and kept a sharp eye on Doctor Rabbit’s house.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading Ki-yi Coyote didn’t know what was going on, of course, so he just lay still, smacked his lips, and kept a sharp eye on Doctor Rabbit’s house.
Kerplunk
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From this reading _Kerplunk!_ the stone hit Ki-yi right on the ear!
Ki-yi
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From this reading Ki-yi Coyote didn’t know what was going on, of course, so he just lay still, smacked his lips, and kept a sharp eye on Doctor Rabbit’s house.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Ki-yi Coyote didn’t know what was going on, of course, so he just lay still, smacked his lips, and kept a sharp eye on Doctor Rabbit’s house.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Ki-yi Coyote didn’t know what was going on, of course, so he just lay still, smacked his lips, and kept a sharp eye on Doctor Rabbit’s house.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Ki-yi Coyote didn’t know what was going on, of course, so he just lay still, smacked his lips, and kept a sharp eye on Doctor Rabbit’s house.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading After a little work, Chatty Squirrel got the stone to the edge of the nest, and then just as Ki-yi Coyote stretched his head a little, Chatty pushed the big stone over.
a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
From this reading After a little work, Chatty Squirrel got the stone to the edge of the nest, and then just as Ki-yi Coyote stretched his head a little, Chatty pushed the big stone over.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ki-yi Coyote didn’t know what was going on, of course, so he just lay still, smacked his lips, and kept a sharp eye on Doctor Rabbit’s house.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ki-yi Coyote didn’t know what was going on, of course, so he just lay still, smacked his lips, and kept a sharp eye on Doctor Rabbit’s house.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading After a little work, Chatty Squirrel got the stone to the edge of the nest, and then just as Ki-yi Coyote stretched his head a little, Chatty pushed the big stone over.
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading After a little work, Chatty Squirrel got the stone to the edge of the nest, and then just as Ki-yi Coyote stretched his head a little, Chatty pushed the big stone over.
Rabbit's
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From this reading Ki-yi Coyote didn’t know what was going on, of course, so he just lay still, smacked his lips, and kept a sharp eye on Doctor Rabbit’s house.
precisely, exactly
From this reading _Kerplunk!_ the stone hit Ki-yi right on the ear!
scaredest
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From this reading Well, he was about the scaredest coyote that ever was.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading Ki-yi Coyote didn’t know what was going on, of course, so he just lay still, smacked his lips, and kept a sharp eye on Doctor Rabbit’s house.
smackedverbUS /smækt/
past form of “smack” — deliver a hard blow to
From this reading Ki-yi Coyote didn’t know what was going on, of course, so he just lay still, smacked his lips, and kept a sharp eye on Doctor Rabbit’s house.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Ki-yi Coyote didn’t know what was going on, of course, so he just lay still, smacked his lips, and kept a sharp eye on Doctor Rabbit’s house.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading He yelped and sprang up in the air, and jumped all around.
SquirrelnounUS /ˈskwɜːrəl/
a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
From this reading After a little work, Chatty Squirrel got the stone to the edge of the nest, and then just as Ki-yi Coyote stretched his head a little, Chatty pushed the big stone over.
not in physical motion
From this reading Ki-yi Coyote didn’t know what was going on, of course, so he just lay still, smacked his lips, and kept a sharp eye on Doctor Rabbit’s house.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading After a little work, Chatty Squirrel got the stone to the edge of the nest, and then just as Ki-yi Coyote stretched his head a little, Chatty pushed the big stone over.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading After a little work, Chatty Squirrel got the stone to the edge of the nest, and then just as Ki-yi Coyote stretched his head a little, Chatty pushed the big stone over.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Well, he was about the scaredest coyote that ever was.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After a little work, Chatty Squirrel got the stone to the edge of the nest, and then just as Ki-yi Coyote stretched his head a little, Chatty pushed the big stone over.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading After a little work, Chatty Squirrel got the stone to the edge of the nest, and then just as Ki-yi Coyote stretched his head a little, Chatty pushed the big stone over.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After a little work, Chatty Squirrel got the stone to the edge of the nest, and then just as Ki-yi Coyote stretched his head a little, Chatty pushed the big stone over.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He yelped and sprang up in the air, and jumped all around.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ki-yi Coyote didn’t know what was going on, of course, so he just lay still, smacked his lips, and kept a sharp eye on Doctor Rabbit’s house.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, he was about the scaredest coyote that ever was.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Ki-yi Coyote didn’t know what was going on, of course, so he just lay still, smacked his lips, and kept a sharp eye on Doctor Rabbit’s house.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading After a little work, Chatty Squirrel got the stone to the edge of the nest, and then just as Ki-yi Coyote stretched his head a little, Chatty pushed the big stone over.
yelpedverbUS /jelpd/
past form of “yelp” — bark in a high-pitched tone
From this reading He yelped and sprang up in the air, and jumped all around.
