(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 All now were intently listening.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Has the mother skunk put her little ones to sleep in their kennel and gone out to seek for the pipit's nest?
armadillonounUS /ˌɑːrməˈdɪloʊ/
burrowing chiefly nocturnal mammal with body covered with strong horny plates
From this reading Have fox and armadillo met to challenge each other to fresh trials of strength and cunning?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then said Gregory, "Tell us, Niño, what voices, fine as the trumpet of the smallest fly, do you hear coming from that great silence?
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading What is the owl saying this moment to his mistress in praise of her big green eyes?"
challengeverbUS /ˈtʃæləndʒ/
take exception to
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the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Then said Gregory, "Tell us, Niño, what voices, fine as the trumpet of the smallest fly, do you hear coming from that great silence?
cunningadjectiveUS /ˈkʌnɪŋ/
attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
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used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Then said Gregory, "Tell us, Niño, what voices, fine as the trumpet of the smallest fly, do you hear coming from that great silence?
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
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opinion or judgment
From this reading What is the owl saying this moment to his mistress in praise of her big green eyes?"
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Then said Gregory, "Tell us, Niño, what voices, fine as the trumpet of the smallest fly, do you hear coming from that great silence?
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading Then said Gregory, "Tell us, Niño, what voices, fine as the trumpet of the smallest fly, do you hear coming from that great silence?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
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recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading Have fox and armadillo met to challenge each other to fresh trials of strength and cunning?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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destroyed or killed
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relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Then said Gregory, "Tell us, Niño, what voices, fine as the trumpet of the smallest fly, do you hear coming from that great silence?
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading What is the owl saying this moment to his mistress in praise of her big green eyes?"
GregorynounUS /ˈɡreɡəri/
(Roman Catholic Church) a church father known for his constant fight against perceived heresies; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-391)
From this reading Then said Gregory, "Tell us, Niño, what voices, fine as the trumpet of the smallest fly, do you hear coming from that great silence?
Hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Then said Gregory, "Tell us, Niño, what voices, fine as the trumpet of the smallest fly, do you hear coming from that great silence?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Has the mother skunk put her little ones to sleep in their kennel and gone out to seek for the pipit's nest?
intentlyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈtentli/
with strained or eager attention
From this reading All now were intently listening.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is the owl saying this moment to his mistress in praise of her big green eyes?"
kennelnounUS /ˈkenəl/
outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog
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the act of hearing attentively
From this reading All now were intently listening.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
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inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Have fox and armadillo met to challenge each other to fresh trials of strength and cunning?
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
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a particular point in time
From this reading What is the owl saying this moment to his mistress in praise of her big green eyes?"
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Has the mother skunk put her little ones to sleep in their kennel and gone out to seek for the pipit's nest?
a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
From this reading Has the mother skunk put her little ones to sleep in their kennel and gone out to seek for the pipit's nest?
Niño
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From this reading Then said Gregory, "Tell us, Niño, what voices, fine as the trumpet of the smallest fly, do you hear coming from that great silence?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading All now were intently listening.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then said Gregory, "Tell us, Niño, what voices, fine as the trumpet of the smallest fly, do you hear coming from that great silence?
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
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not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
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not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Has the mother skunk put her little ones to sleep in their kennel and gone out to seek for the pipit's nest?
owlnounUS /aʊl/
nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
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pipit's
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an expression of approval and commendation
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put into a certain place or abstract location
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being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then said Gregory, "Tell us, Niño, what voices, fine as the trumpet of the smallest fly, do you hear coming from that great silence?
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading What is the owl saying this moment to his mistress in praise of her big green eyes?"
try to get or reach
From this reading Has the mother skunk put her little ones to sleep in their kennel and gone out to seek for the pipit's nest?
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Then said Gregory, "Tell us, Niño, what voices, fine as the trumpet of the smallest fly, do you hear coming from that great silence?
skunknounUS /skʌŋk/
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
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a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Has the mother skunk put her little ones to sleep in their kennel and gone out to seek for the pipit's nest?
smallestadjectiveUS /ˈsmɔːləst/
superlative of “small” — limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
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the property of being physically or mentally strong
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express in words
From this reading Then said Gregory, "Tell us, Niño, what voices, fine as the trumpet of the smallest fly, do you hear coming from that great silence?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then said Gregory, "Tell us, Niño, what voices, fine as the trumpet of the smallest fly, do you hear coming from that great silence?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then said Gregory, "Tell us, Niño, what voices, fine as the trumpet of the smallest fly, do you hear coming from that great silence?
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Has the mother skunk put her little ones to sleep in their kennel and gone out to seek for the pipit's nest?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then said Gregory, "Tell us, Niño, what voices, fine as the trumpet of the smallest fly, do you hear coming from that great silence?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What is the owl saying this moment to his mistress in praise of her big green eyes?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Has the mother skunk put her little ones to sleep in their kennel and gone out to seek for the pipit's nest?
trialsnounUS /ˈtraɪəlz/
plural of “trial” — the act of testing something
From this reading Have fox and armadillo met to challenge each other to fresh trials of strength and cunning?
trumpetverbUS /ˈtrʌmpət/
proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet
From this reading Then said Gregory, "Tell us, Niño, what voices, fine as the trumpet of the smallest fly, do you hear coming from that great silence?
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then said Gregory, "Tell us, Niño, what voices, fine as the trumpet of the smallest fly, do you hear coming from that great silence?
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Then said Gregory, "Tell us, Niño, what voices, fine as the trumpet of the smallest fly, do you hear coming from that great silence?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All now were intently listening.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Then said Gregory, "Tell us, Niño, what voices, fine as the trumpet of the smallest fly, do you hear coming from that great silence?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then said Gregory, "Tell us, Niño, what voices, fine as the trumpet of the smallest fly, do you hear coming from that great silence?
