(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 “In three days more,” said she, “you will be ready to fly, and you look more like your father all the time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “In three days more,” said she, “you will be ready to fly, and you look more like your father all the time.
eagerly desirous
From this reading You can imagine how anxious the young Swift was during those three days, and how small he tried to be when Silvertip was around.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading You can imagine how anxious the young Swift was during those three days, and how small he tried to be when Silvertip was around.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When at last he was ready for flight, Silvertip was under the snowball bush near by.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “In three days more,” said she, “you will be ready to fly, and you look more like your father all the time.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Surely,” he thought, “the sun and moon were never before so slow in marking off the time.”
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading When at last he was ready for flight, Silvertip was under the snowball bush near by.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When at last he was ready for flight, Silvertip was under the snowball bush near by.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You can imagine how anxious the young Swift was during those three days, and how small he tried to be when Silvertip was around.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading “In three days more,” said she, “you will be ready to fly, and you look more like your father all the time.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading You can imagine how anxious the young Swift was during those three days, and how small he tried to be when Silvertip was around.
eatsnounUS /iːts/
informal terms for a meal
From this reading In three days more,” she said, “if nobody eats you up.”
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “In three days more,” said she, “you will be ready to fly, and you look more like your father all the time.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading When at last he was ready for flight, Silvertip was under the snowball bush near by.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading “In three days more,” said she, “you will be ready to fly, and you look more like your father all the time.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When at last he was ready for flight, Silvertip was under the snowball bush near by.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You can imagine how anxious the young Swift was during those three days, and how small he tried to be when Silvertip was around.
how
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From this reading You can imagine how anxious the young Swift was during those three days, and how small he tried to be when Silvertip was around.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading In three days more,” she said, “if nobody eats you up.”
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading You can imagine how anxious the young Swift was during those three days, and how small he tried to be when Silvertip was around.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “In three days more,” said she, “you will be ready to fly, and you look more like your father all the time.
immediately past
From this reading When at last he was ready for flight, Silvertip was under the snowball bush near by.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “In three days more,” said she, “you will be ready to fly, and you look more like your father all the time.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “In three days more,” said she, “you will be ready to fly, and you look more like your father all the time.
markingnounUS /ˈmɑːrkɪŋ/
a distinguishing symbol
From this reading “Surely,” he thought, “the sun and moon were never before so slow in marking off the time.”
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading “Surely,” he thought, “the sun and moon were never before so slow in marking off the time.”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “In three days more,” said she, “you will be ready to fly, and you look more like your father all the time.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading When at last he was ready for flight, Silvertip was under the snowball bush near by.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “Surely,” he thought, “the sun and moon were never before so slow in marking off the time.”
no person; not anyone
From this reading In three days more,” she said, “if nobody eats you up.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Surely,” he thought, “the sun and moon were never before so slow in marking off the time.”
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading “In three days more,” said she, “you will be ready to fly, and you look more like your father all the time.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “In three days more,” said she, “you will be ready to fly, and you look more like your father all the time.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “In three days more,” said she, “you will be ready to fly, and you look more like your father all the time.
Silvertipnoun
powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America
From this reading You can imagine how anxious the young Swift was during those three days, and how small he tried to be when Silvertip was around.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading “Surely,” he thought, “the sun and moon were never before so slow in marking off the time.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading You can imagine how anxious the young Swift was during those three days, and how small he tried to be when Silvertip was around.
snowballnounUS /ˈsnoʊbɔːl/
plant having heads of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers; grows in sandy arid regions
From this reading When at last he was ready for flight, Silvertip was under the snowball bush near by.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Surely,” he thought, “the sun and moon were never before so slow in marking off the time.”
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading “Surely,” he thought, “the sun and moon were never before so slow in marking off the time.”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “Surely,” he thought, “the sun and moon were never before so slow in marking off the time.”
moving very fast
From this reading You can imagine how anxious the young Swift was during those three days, and how small he tried to be when Silvertip was around.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “In three days more,” said she, “you will be ready to fly, and you look more like your father all the time.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading You can imagine how anxious the young Swift was during those three days, and how small he tried to be when Silvertip was around.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Surely,” he thought, “the sun and moon were never before so slow in marking off the time.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “In three days more,” said she, “you will be ready to fly, and you look more like your father all the time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “In three days more,” said she, “you will be ready to fly, and you look more like your father all the time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “In three days more,” said she, “you will be ready to fly, and you look more like your father all the time.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading You can imagine how anxious the young Swift was during those three days, and how small he tried to be when Silvertip was around.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading When at last he was ready for flight, Silvertip was under the snowball bush near by.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading In three days more,” she said, “if nobody eats you up.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You can imagine how anxious the young Swift was during those three days, and how small he tried to be when Silvertip was around.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Surely,” he thought, “the sun and moon were never before so slow in marking off the time.”
at the time that
From this reading You can imagine how anxious the young Swift was during those three days, and how small he tried to be when Silvertip was around.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “In three days more,” said she, “you will be ready to fly, and you look more like your father all the time.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “In three days more,” said she, “you will be ready to fly, and you look more like your father all the time.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading You can imagine how anxious the young Swift was during those three days, and how small he tried to be when Silvertip was around.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “In three days more,” said she, “you will be ready to fly, and you look more like your father all the time.
