Chapter V

filled with fear or apprehension

From this reading Don crouched down in the bushes to hide away, for, though he had not been afraid of the big, black bull, this queer beast was much larger, and so different.

anew

From this reading “Don’t be afraid,” said Squinty, again.

in addition

From this reading DON RUNS AWAY Don, who had been barking and growling to make Squinty, the comical pig, go back to his pen, stopped suddenly, and grew very quiet when he saw the funny, hairy, four-handed animal, and also the one that seemed to have two tails.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading DON RUNS AWAY Don, who had been barking and growling to make Squinty, the comical pig, go back to his pen, stopped suddenly, and grew very quiet when he saw the funny, hairy, four-handed animal, and also the one that seemed to have two tails.

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading DON RUNS AWAY Don, who had been barking and growling to make Squinty, the comical pig, go back to his pen, stopped suddenly, and grew very quiet when he saw the funny, hairy, four-handed animal, and also the one that seemed to have two tails.

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading “What do you mean――Tum Tum?” asked Don.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading DON RUNS AWAY Don, who had been barking and growling to make Squinty, the comical pig, go back to his pen, stopped suddenly, and grew very quiet when he saw the funny, hairy, four-handed animal, and also the one that seemed to have two tails.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading DON RUNS AWAY Don, who had been barking and growling to make Squinty, the comical pig, go back to his pen, stopped suddenly, and grew very quiet when he saw the funny, hairy, four-handed animal, and also the one that seemed to have two tails.

-ing form of “bark” — speak in an unfriendly tone

From this reading DON RUNS AWAY Don, who had been barking and growling to make Squinty, the comical pig, go back to his pen, stopped suddenly, and grew very quiet when he saw the funny, hairy, four-handed animal, and also the one that seemed to have two tails.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading “Don’t be afraid,” said Squinty, again.

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading Don crouched down in the bushes to hide away, for, though he had not been afraid of the big, black bull, this queer beast was much larger, and so different.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading DON RUNS AWAY Don, who had been barking and growling to make Squinty, the comical pig, go back to his pen, stopped suddenly, and grew very quiet when he saw the funny, hairy, four-handed animal, and also the one that seemed to have two tails.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Don crouched down in the bushes to hide away, for, though he had not been afraid of the big, black bull, this queer beast was much larger, and so different.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading Don crouched down in the bushes to hide away, for, though he had not been afraid of the big, black bull, this queer beast was much larger, and so different.

uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle

From this reading Don crouched down in the bushes to hide away, for, though he had not been afraid of the big, black bull, this queer beast was much larger, and so different.

plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

From this reading Don crouched down in the bushes to hide away, for, though he had not been afraid of the big, black bull, this queer beast was much larger, and so different.

arousing or provoking laughter

From this reading DON RUNS AWAY Don, who had been barking and growling to make Squinty, the comical pig, go back to his pen, stopped suddenly, and grew very quiet when he saw the funny, hairy, four-handed animal, and also the one that seemed to have two tails.

past form of “crouch” — bend one's back forward from the waist on down

From this reading Don crouched down in the bushes to hide away, for, though he had not been afraid of the big, black bull, this queer beast was much larger, and so different.

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading Don crouched down in the bushes to hide away, for, though he had not been afraid of the big, black bull, this queer beast was much larger, and so different.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading “What do you mean――Tum Tum?” asked Don.

a Spanish gentleman or nobleman

From this reading DON RUNS AWAY Don, who had been barking and growling to make Squinty, the comical pig, go back to his pen, stopped suddenly, and grew very quiet when he saw the funny, hairy, four-handed animal, and also the one that seemed to have two tails.

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From this reading “Don’t be afraid,” said Squinty, again.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Don crouched down in the bushes to hide away, for, though he had not been afraid of the big, black bull, this queer beast was much larger, and so different.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Don crouched down in the bushes to hide away, for, though he had not been afraid of the big, black bull, this queer beast was much larger, and so different.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading DON RUNS AWAY Don, who had been barking and growling to make Squinty, the comical pig, go back to his pen, stopped suddenly, and grew very quiet when he saw the funny, hairy, four-handed animal, and also the one that seemed to have two tails.

arousing or provoking laughter

From this reading DON RUNS AWAY Don, who had been barking and growling to make Squinty, the comical pig, go back to his pen, stopped suddenly, and grew very quiet when he saw the funny, hairy, four-handed animal, and also the one that seemed to have two tails.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading DON RUNS AWAY Don, who had been barking and growling to make Squinty, the comical pig, go back to his pen, stopped suddenly, and grew very quiet when he saw the funny, hairy, four-handed animal, and also the one that seemed to have two tails.

inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading DON RUNS AWAY Don, who had been barking and growling to make Squinty, the comical pig, go back to his pen, stopped suddenly, and grew very quiet when he saw the funny, hairy, four-handed animal, and also the one that seemed to have two tails.

a gruff or angry utterance (suggestive of the growling of an animal)

From this reading DON RUNS AWAY Don, who had been barking and growling to make Squinty, the comical pig, go back to his pen, stopped suddenly, and grew very quiet when he saw the funny, hairy, four-handed animal, and also the one that seemed to have two tails.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading DON RUNS AWAY Don, who had been barking and growling to make Squinty, the comical pig, go back to his pen, stopped suddenly, and grew very quiet when he saw the funny, hairy, four-handed animal, and also the one that seemed to have two tails.

having or covered with hair

From this reading DON RUNS AWAY Don, who had been barking and growling to make Squinty, the comical pig, go back to his pen, stopped suddenly, and grew very quiet when he saw the funny, hairy, four-handed animal, and also the one that seemed to have two tails.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading DON RUNS AWAY Don, who had been barking and growling to make Squinty, the comical pig, go back to his pen, stopped suddenly, and grew very quiet when he saw the funny, hairy, four-handed animal, and also the one that seemed to have two tails.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading DON RUNS AWAY Don, who had been barking and growling to make Squinty, the comical pig, go back to his pen, stopped suddenly, and grew very quiet when he saw the funny, hairy, four-handed animal, and also the one that seemed to have two tails.

prevent from being seen or discovered

From this reading Don crouched down in the bushes to hide away, for, though he had not been afraid of the big, black bull, this queer beast was much larger, and so different.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading DON RUNS AWAY Don, who had been barking and growling to make Squinty, the comical pig, go back to his pen, stopped suddenly, and grew very quiet when he saw the funny, hairy, four-handed animal, and also the one that seemed to have two tails.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Don crouched down in the bushes to hide away, for, though he had not been afraid of the big, black bull, this queer beast was much larger, and so different.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “That is only Tum Tum.”

large or big relative to something else

From this reading Don crouched down in the bushes to hide away, for, though he had not been afraid of the big, black bull, this queer beast was much larger, and so different.

engage in

From this reading DON RUNS AWAY Don, who had been barking and growling to make Squinty, the comical pig, go back to his pen, stopped suddenly, and grew very quiet when he saw the funny, hairy, four-handed animal, and also the one that seemed to have two tails.

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading “What do you mean――Tum Tum?” asked Don.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Don crouched down in the bushes to hide away, for, though he had not been afraid of the big, black bull, this queer beast was much larger, and so different.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Don crouched down in the bushes to hide away, for, though he had not been afraid of the big, black bull, this queer beast was much larger, and so different.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Don crouched down in the bushes to hide away, for, though he had not been afraid of the big, black bull, this queer beast was much larger, and so different.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading DON RUNS AWAY Don, who had been barking and growling to make Squinty, the comical pig, go back to his pen, stopped suddenly, and grew very quiet when he saw the funny, hairy, four-handed animal, and also the one that seemed to have two tails.

and nothing more

From this reading “That is only Tum Tum.”

a writing implement with a point from which ink flows

From this reading DON RUNS AWAY Don, who had been barking and growling to make Squinty, the comical pig, go back to his pen, stopped suddenly, and grew very quiet when he saw the funny, hairy, four-handed animal, and also the one that seemed to have two tails.

domestic swine

From this reading DON RUNS AWAY Don, who had been barking and growling to make Squinty, the comical pig, go back to his pen, stopped suddenly, and grew very quiet when he saw the funny, hairy, four-handed animal, and also the one that seemed to have two tails.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading Don crouched down in the bushes to hide away, for, though he had not been afraid of the big, black bull, this queer beast was much larger, and so different.

characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

From this reading DON RUNS AWAY Don, who had been barking and growling to make Squinty, the comical pig, go back to his pen, stopped suddenly, and grew very quiet when he saw the funny, hairy, four-handed animal, and also the one that seemed to have two tails.

plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely

From this reading DON RUNS AWAY Don, who had been barking and growling to make Squinty, the comical pig, go back to his pen, stopped suddenly, and grew very quiet when he saw the funny, hairy, four-handed animal, and also the one that seemed to have two tails.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “Don’t be afraid,” said Squinty, again.

cut with a saw

From this reading DON RUNS AWAY Don, who had been barking and growling to make Squinty, the comical pig, go back to his pen, stopped suddenly, and grew very quiet when he saw the funny, hairy, four-handed animal, and also the one that seemed to have two tails.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading DON RUNS AWAY Don, who had been barking and growling to make Squinty, the comical pig, go back to his pen, stopped suddenly, and grew very quiet when he saw the funny, hairy, four-handed animal, and also the one that seemed to have two tails.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Don crouched down in the bushes to hide away, for, though he had not been afraid of the big, black bull, this queer beast was much larger, and so different.

characterized by squinting

From this reading DON RUNS AWAY Don, who had been barking and growling to make Squinty, the comical pig, go back to his pen, stopped suddenly, and grew very quiet when he saw the funny, hairy, four-handed animal, and also the one that seemed to have two tails.

(of a nose) blocked

From this reading DON RUNS AWAY Don, who had been barking and growling to make Squinty, the comical pig, go back to his pen, stopped suddenly, and grew very quiet when he saw the funny, hairy, four-handed animal, and also the one that seemed to have two tails.

happening unexpectedly

From this reading DON RUNS AWAY Don, who had been barking and growling to make Squinty, the comical pig, go back to his pen, stopped suddenly, and grew very quiet when he saw the funny, hairy, four-handed animal, and also the one that seemed to have two tails.

formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men

From this reading DON RUNS AWAY Don, who had been barking and growling to make Squinty, the comical pig, go back to his pen, stopped suddenly, and grew very quiet when he saw the funny, hairy, four-handed animal, and also the one that seemed to have two tails.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading DON RUNS AWAY Don, who had been barking and growling to make Squinty, the comical pig, go back to his pen, stopped suddenly, and grew very quiet when he saw the funny, hairy, four-handed animal, and also the one that seemed to have two tails.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading DON RUNS AWAY Don, who had been barking and growling to make Squinty, the comical pig, go back to his pen, stopped suddenly, and grew very quiet when he saw the funny, hairy, four-handed animal, and also the one that seemed to have two tails.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Don crouched down in the bushes to hide away, for, though he had not been afraid of the big, black bull, this queer beast was much larger, and so different.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Don crouched down in the bushes to hide away, for, though he had not been afraid of the big, black bull, this queer beast was much larger, and so different.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading DON RUNS AWAY Don, who had been barking and growling to make Squinty, the comical pig, go back to his pen, stopped suddenly, and grew very quiet when he saw the funny, hairy, four-handed animal, and also the one that seemed to have two tails.

an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion

From this reading “That is only Tum Tum.”

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading DON RUNS AWAY Don, who had been barking and growling to make Squinty, the comical pig, go back to his pen, stopped suddenly, and grew very quiet when he saw the funny, hairy, four-handed animal, and also the one that seemed to have two tails.

precisely as stated

From this reading DON RUNS AWAY Don, who had been barking and growling to make Squinty, the comical pig, go back to his pen, stopped suddenly, and grew very quiet when he saw the funny, hairy, four-handed animal, and also the one that seemed to have two tails.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Don crouched down in the bushes to hide away, for, though he had not been afraid of the big, black bull, this queer beast was much larger, and so different.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “What do you mean――Tum Tum?” asked Don.

at the time that

From this reading DON RUNS AWAY Don, who had been barking and growling to make Squinty, the comical pig, go back to his pen, stopped suddenly, and grew very quiet when he saw the funny, hairy, four-handed animal, and also the one that seemed to have two tails.

which person or people

From this reading DON RUNS AWAY Don, who had been barking and growling to make Squinty, the comical pig, go back to his pen, stopped suddenly, and grew very quiet when he saw the funny, hairy, four-handed animal, and also the one that seemed to have two tails.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “What do you mean――Tum Tum?” asked Don.