used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "But the cheekiest thing I ever did with a bear was one night over in Devil's Gulch.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A big storm come up just about dark an' I found a sort o' cave to crawl into.
alongsideadverbUS /əˈlɔːŋˈsaɪd/
side by side
From this reading A big tree, a _Pinus Lamberteeny_" (another sly glance at the professor), "had fell alongside o' some rocks an' made a fine dry den.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A big storm come up just about dark an' I found a sort o' cave to crawl into.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading A big tree, a _Pinus Lamberteeny_" (another sly glance at the professor), "had fell alongside o' some rocks an' made a fine dry den.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A big tree, a _Pinus Lamberteeny_" (another sly glance at the professor), "had fell alongside o' some rocks an' made a fine dry den.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Wonder whether it 'll be a brown or a grizzly.'
have
From this reading "But the cheekiest thing I ever did with a bear was one night over in Devil's Gulch.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading A lot of dry leaves was made into a bed, an' I says to Sunday: 'Reckon we 'll have company before long.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A lot of dry leaves was made into a bed, an' I says to Sunday: 'Reckon we 'll have company before long.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A big storm come up just about dark an' I found a sort o' cave to crawl into.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading Wonder whether it 'll be a brown or a grizzly.'
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But the cheekiest thing I ever did with a bear was one night over in Devil's Gulch.
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading A big storm come up just about dark an' I found a sort o' cave to crawl into.
cheekiest
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From this reading "But the cheekiest thing I ever did with a bear was one night over in Devil's Gulch.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A big storm come up just about dark an' I found a sort o' cave to crawl into.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading A lot of dry leaves was made into a bed, an' I says to Sunday: 'Reckon we 'll have company before long.
crawlverbUS /krɔːl/
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading A big storm come up just about dark an' I found a sort o' cave to crawl into.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading A big storm come up just about dark an' I found a sort o' cave to crawl into.
dennounUS /den/
the habitation of wild animals
From this reading A big tree, a _Pinus Lamberteeny_" (another sly glance at the professor), "had fell alongside o' some rocks an' made a fine dry den.
Devil'snounUS /ˈdevəlz/
possessive form of “devil” — (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading "But the cheekiest thing I ever did with a bear was one night over in Devil's Gulch.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "But the cheekiest thing I ever did with a bear was one night over in Devil's Gulch.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading A big tree, a _Pinus Lamberteeny_" (another sly glance at the professor), "had fell alongside o' some rocks an' made a fine dry den.
at any time
From this reading "But the cheekiest thing I ever did with a bear was one night over in Devil's Gulch.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading A big tree, a _Pinus Lamberteeny_" (another sly glance at the professor), "had fell alongside o' some rocks an' made a fine dry den.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading A big tree, a _Pinus Lamberteeny_" (another sly glance at the professor), "had fell alongside o' some rocks an' made a fine dry den.
set up or found
From this reading A big storm come up just about dark an' I found a sort o' cave to crawl into.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading A big tree, a _Pinus Lamberteeny_" (another sly glance at the professor), "had fell alongside o' some rocks an' made a fine dry den.
grizzlynounUS /ˈɡrɪzli/
powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America
From this reading Wonder whether it 'll be a brown or a grizzly.'
GulchnounUS /ɡʌltʃ/
a narrow gorge with a stream running through it
From this reading "But the cheekiest thing I ever did with a bear was one night over in Devil's Gulch.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A big tree, a _Pinus Lamberteeny_" (another sly glance at the professor), "had fell alongside o' some rocks an' made a fine dry den.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A lot of dry leaves was made into a bed, an' I says to Sunday: 'Reckon we 'll have company before long.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But the cheekiest thing I ever did with a bear was one night over in Devil's Gulch.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "But the cheekiest thing I ever did with a bear was one night over in Devil's Gulch.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A big storm come up just about dark an' I found a sort o' cave to crawl into.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Wonder whether it 'll be a brown or a grizzly.'
and nothing more
From this reading A big storm come up just about dark an' I found a sort o' cave to crawl into.
Lamberteeny
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From this reading A big tree, a _Pinus Lamberteeny_" (another sly glance at the professor), "had fell alongside o' some rocks an' made a fine dry den.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading A lot of dry leaves was made into a bed, an' I says to Sunday: 'Reckon we 'll have company before long.
ll
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From this reading A lot of dry leaves was made into a bed, an' I says to Sunday: 'Reckon we 'll have company before long.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading A lot of dry leaves was made into a bed, an' I says to Sunday: 'Reckon we 'll have company before long.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading A lot of dry leaves was made into a bed, an' I says to Sunday: 'Reckon we 'll have company before long.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading A big tree, a _Pinus Lamberteeny_" (another sly glance at the professor), "had fell alongside o' some rocks an' made a fine dry den.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "But the cheekiest thing I ever did with a bear was one night over in Devil's Gulch.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading A big storm come up just about dark an' I found a sort o' cave to crawl into.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A lot of dry leaves was made into a bed, an' I says to Sunday: 'Reckon we 'll have company before long.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "But the cheekiest thing I ever did with a bear was one night over in Devil's Gulch.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Wonder whether it 'll be a brown or a grizzly.'
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "But the cheekiest thing I ever did with a bear was one night over in Devil's Gulch.
Pinusnoun
type genus of the Pinaceae: large genus of true pines
From this reading A big tree, a _Pinus Lamberteeny_" (another sly glance at the professor), "had fell alongside o' some rocks an' made a fine dry den.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading A big tree, a _Pinus Lamberteeny_" (another sly glance at the professor), "had fell alongside o' some rocks an' made a fine dry den.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading A lot of dry leaves was made into a bed, an' I says to Sunday: 'Reckon we 'll have company before long.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading A big tree, a _Pinus Lamberteeny_" (another sly glance at the professor), "had fell alongside o' some rocks an' made a fine dry den.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading A lot of dry leaves was made into a bed, an' I says to Sunday: 'Reckon we 'll have company before long.
slyadjectiveUS /slaɪ/
marked by skill in deception
From this reading A big tree, a _Pinus Lamberteeny_" (another sly glance at the professor), "had fell alongside o' some rocks an' made a fine dry den.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading A big tree, a _Pinus Lamberteeny_" (another sly glance at the professor), "had fell alongside o' some rocks an' made a fine dry den.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading A big storm come up just about dark an' I found a sort o' cave to crawl into.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading A big storm come up just about dark an' I found a sort o' cave to crawl into.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading A lot of dry leaves was made into a bed, an' I says to Sunday: 'Reckon we 'll have company before long.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "But the cheekiest thing I ever did with a bear was one night over in Devil's Gulch.
a special situation
From this reading "But the cheekiest thing I ever did with a bear was one night over in Devil's Gulch.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A big storm come up just about dark an' I found a sort o' cave to crawl into.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading A big tree, a _Pinus Lamberteeny_" (another sly glance at the professor), "had fell alongside o' some rocks an' made a fine dry den.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A big storm come up just about dark an' I found a sort o' cave to crawl into.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But the cheekiest thing I ever did with a bear was one night over in Devil's Gulch.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A lot of dry leaves was made into a bed, an' I says to Sunday: 'Reckon we 'll have company before long.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Wonder whether it 'll be a brown or a grizzly.'
in the company of; together with
From this reading "But the cheekiest thing I ever did with a bear was one night over in Devil's Gulch.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading Wonder whether it 'll be a brown or a grizzly.'
