used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Reynard in the meantime had brought all his fish together and began eating some when up comes Bruin and asked for a share.
(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 Reynard in the meantime had brought all his fish together and began eating some when up comes Bruin and asked for a share.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Reynard in the meantime had brought all his fish together and began eating some when up comes Bruin and asked for a share.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Reynard in the meantime had brought all his fish together and began eating some when up comes Bruin and asked for a share.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading "I'll soon show you," said Reynard, and brought him down to the bank of the river, and pointed to a hole in the ice and said, "I put my tail in that, and the fish were so hungry I couldn't draw them up quick enough.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Reynard in the meantime had brought all his fish together and began eating some when up comes Bruin and asked for a share.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Reynard in the meantime had brought all his fish together and began eating some when up comes Bruin and asked for a share.
BruinnounUS /ˈbruːɪn/
a conventional name for a bear used in tales following usage in the old epic “Reynard the Fox”
From this reading Reynard in the meantime had brought all his fish together and began eating some when up comes Bruin and asked for a share.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Reynard in the meantime had brought all his fish together and began eating some when up comes Bruin and asked for a share.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Why, how could you fish for these? the water is all frozen over," said Bruin.
couldn't
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From this reading "I'll soon show you," said Reynard, and brought him down to the bank of the river, and pointed to a hole in the ice and said, "I put my tail in that, and the fish were so hungry I couldn't draw them up quick enough.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "I'll soon show you," said Reynard, and brought him down to the bank of the river, and pointed to a hole in the ice and said, "I put my tail in that, and the fish were so hungry I couldn't draw them up quick enough.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading "I'll soon show you," said Reynard, and brought him down to the bank of the river, and pointed to a hole in the ice and said, "I put my tail in that, and the fish were so hungry I couldn't draw them up quick enough.
the act of consuming food
From this reading Reynard in the meantime had brought all his fish together and began eating some when up comes Bruin and asked for a share.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "I'll soon show you," said Reynard, and brought him down to the bank of the river, and pointed to a hole in the ice and said, "I put my tail in that, and the fish were so hungry I couldn't draw them up quick enough.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading Reynard in the meantime had brought all his fish together and began eating some when up comes Bruin and asked for a share.
fishedverbUS /fɪʃt/
past form of “fish” — seek indirectly
From this reading I fished for these, you go and fish for others."
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading "No, no," said Reynard, "we only share food when we have shared work.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Reynard in the meantime had brought all his fish together and began eating some when up comes Bruin and asked for a share.
frozenadjectiveUS /ˈfroʊzən/
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading "Why, how could you fish for these? the water is all frozen over," said Bruin.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I fished for these, you go and fish for others."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Reynard in the meantime had brought all his fish together and began eating some when up comes Bruin and asked for a share.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "No, no," said Reynard, "we only share food when we have shared work.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I'll soon show you," said Reynard, and brought him down to the bank of the river, and pointed to a hole in the ice and said, "I put my tail in that, and the fish were so hungry I couldn't draw them up quick enough.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Reynard in the meantime had brought all his fish together and began eating some when up comes Bruin and asked for a share.
an opening into or through something
From this reading "I'll soon show you," said Reynard, and brought him down to the bank of the river, and pointed to a hole in the ice and said, "I put my tail in that, and the fish were so hungry I couldn't draw them up quick enough.
how
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From this reading "Why, how could you fish for these? the water is all frozen over," said Bruin.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading "I'll soon show you," said Reynard, and brought him down to the bank of the river, and pointed to a hole in the ice and said, "I put my tail in that, and the fish were so hungry I couldn't draw them up quick enough.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I fished for these, you go and fish for others."
I'll
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From this reading "I'll soon show you," said Reynard, and brought him down to the bank of the river, and pointed to a hole in the ice and said, "I put my tail in that, and the fish were so hungry I couldn't draw them up quick enough.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading "I'll soon show you," said Reynard, and brought him down to the bank of the river, and pointed to a hole in the ice and said, "I put my tail in that, and the fish were so hungry I couldn't draw them up quick enough.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Reynard in the meantime had brought all his fish together and began eating some when up comes Bruin and asked for a share.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Why, how could you fish for these? the water is all frozen over," said Bruin.
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading Reynard in the meantime had brought all his fish together and began eating some when up comes Bruin and asked for a share.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I'll soon show you," said Reynard, and brought him down to the bank of the river, and pointed to a hole in the ice and said, "I put my tail in that, and the fish were so hungry I couldn't draw them up quick enough.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, no," said Reynard, "we only share food when we have shared work.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I'll soon show you," said Reynard, and brought him down to the bank of the river, and pointed to a hole in the ice and said, "I put my tail in that, and the fish were so hungry I couldn't draw them up quick enough.
and nothing more
From this reading "No, no," said Reynard, "we only share food when we have shared work.
others
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From this reading I fished for these, you go and fish for others."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Why, how could you fish for these? the water is all frozen over," said Bruin.
having a point
From this reading "I'll soon show you," said Reynard, and brought him down to the bank of the river, and pointed to a hole in the ice and said, "I put my tail in that, and the fish were so hungry I couldn't draw them up quick enough.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "I'll soon show you," said Reynard, and brought him down to the bank of the river, and pointed to a hole in the ice and said, "I put my tail in that, and the fish were so hungry I couldn't draw them up quick enough.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading "I'll soon show you," said Reynard, and brought him down to the bank of the river, and pointed to a hole in the ice and said, "I put my tail in that, and the fish were so hungry I couldn't draw them up quick enough.
ReynardnounUS /ˈreɪnərd/
a conventional name for a fox used in tales following usage in the old epic “Reynard the Fox”
From this reading Reynard in the meantime had brought all his fish together and began eating some when up comes Bruin and asked for a share.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading "I'll soon show you," said Reynard, and brought him down to the bank of the river, and pointed to a hole in the ice and said, "I put my tail in that, and the fish were so hungry I couldn't draw them up quick enough.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "No, no," said Reynard, "we only share food when we have shared work.
have in common
From this reading Reynard in the meantime had brought all his fish together and began eating some when up comes Bruin and asked for a share.
sharedadjectiveUS /ʃerd/
have in common; held or experienced in common
From this reading "No, no," said Reynard, "we only share food when we have shared work.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "I'll soon show you," said Reynard, and brought him down to the bank of the river, and pointed to a hole in the ice and said, "I put my tail in that, and the fish were so hungry I couldn't draw them up quick enough.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I'll soon show you," said Reynard, and brought him down to the bank of the river, and pointed to a hole in the ice and said, "I put my tail in that, and the fish were so hungry I couldn't draw them up quick enough.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Reynard in the meantime had brought all his fish together and began eating some when up comes Bruin and asked for a share.
in the near future
From this reading "I'll soon show you," said Reynard, and brought him down to the bank of the river, and pointed to a hole in the ice and said, "I put my tail in that, and the fish were so hungry I couldn't draw them up quick enough.
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading "I'll soon show you," said Reynard, and brought him down to the bank of the river, and pointed to a hole in the ice and said, "I put my tail in that, and the fish were so hungry I couldn't draw them up quick enough.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I'll soon show you," said Reynard, and brought him down to the bank of the river, and pointed to a hole in the ice and said, "I put my tail in that, and the fish were so hungry I couldn't draw them up quick enough.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Reynard in the meantime had brought all his fish together and began eating some when up comes Bruin and asked for a share.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I'll soon show you," said Reynard, and brought him down to the bank of the river, and pointed to a hole in the ice and said, "I put my tail in that, and the fish were so hungry I couldn't draw them up quick enough.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I fished for these, you go and fish for others."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'll soon show you," said Reynard, and brought him down to the bank of the river, and pointed to a hole in the ice and said, "I put my tail in that, and the fish were so hungry I couldn't draw them up quick enough.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Reynard in the meantime had brought all his fish together and began eating some when up comes Bruin and asked for a share.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Reynard in the meantime had brought all his fish together and began eating some when up comes Bruin and asked for a share.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading "Why, how could you fish for these? the water is all frozen over," said Bruin.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "No, no," said Reynard, "we only share food when we have shared work.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I'll soon show you," said Reynard, and brought him down to the bank of the river, and pointed to a hole in the ice and said, "I put my tail in that, and the fish were so hungry I couldn't draw them up quick enough.
at the time that
From this reading Reynard in the meantime had brought all his fish together and began eating some when up comes Bruin and asked for a share.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, how could you fish for these? the water is all frozen over," said Bruin.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "No, no," said Reynard, "we only share food when we have shared work.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I fished for these, you go and fish for others."
