Chapter XII · Chapter 12

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A young and giddy Comet had got his tail twisted round one of my mountain-peaks, and could not disentangle it, and this was a pretty piece of work, as you may imagine.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading I was very anxious about my little Puff, though I had so much to attend to during the rest of that afternoon, that I could not even look in my glass to see how things were going at the Mouse-trap.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading I was very anxious about my little Puff, though I had so much to attend to during the rest of that afternoon, that I could not even look in my glass to see how things were going at the Mouse-trap.

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

From this reading A young and giddy Comet had got his tail twisted round one of my mountain-peaks, and could not disentangle it, and this was a pretty piece of work, as you may imagine.

eagerly desirous

From this reading I was very anxious about my little Puff, though I had so much to attend to during the rest of that afternoon, that I could not even look in my glass to see how things were going at the Mouse-trap.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading A young and giddy Comet had got his tail twisted round one of my mountain-peaks, and could not disentangle it, and this was a pretty piece of work, as you may imagine.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I was very anxious about my little Puff, though I had so much to attend to during the rest of that afternoon, that I could not even look in my glass to see how things were going at the Mouse-trap.

be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.

From this reading I was very anxious about my little Puff, though I had so much to attend to during the rest of that afternoon, that I could not even look in my glass to see how things were going at the Mouse-trap.

to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws

From this reading He wriggled and flounced about in a truly disgraceful manner, and it was only by making Bmfkgth bite his nose _very_ hard indeed that I was enabled to get him free, and send him off to his grandmother with a good scolding.

inflected form of “bite” — to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws

From this reading (A comet cannot move his tail when his nose is bitten.

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From this reading He wriggled and flounced about in a truly disgraceful manner, and it was only by making Bmfkgth bite his nose _very_ hard indeed that I was enabled to get him free, and send him off to his grandmother with a good scolding.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading He wriggled and flounced about in a truly disgraceful manner, and it was only by making Bmfkgth bite his nose _very_ hard indeed that I was enabled to get him free, and send him off to his grandmother with a good scolding.

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From this reading (A comet cannot move his tail when his nose is bitten.

(astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit

From this reading A young and giddy Comet had got his tail twisted round one of my mountain-peaks, and could not disentangle it, and this was a pretty piece of work, as you may imagine.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading I was very anxious about my little Puff, though I had so much to attend to during the rest of that afternoon, that I could not even look in my glass to see how things were going at the Mouse-trap.

release from entanglement of difficulty

From this reading A young and giddy Comet had got his tail twisted round one of my mountain-peaks, and could not disentangle it, and this was a pretty piece of work, as you may imagine.

giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation

From this reading He wriggled and flounced about in a truly disgraceful manner, and it was only by making Bmfkgth bite his nose _very_ hard indeed that I was enabled to get him free, and send him off to his grandmother with a good scolding.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading I was very anxious about my little Puff, though I had so much to attend to during the rest of that afternoon, that I could not even look in my glass to see how things were going at the Mouse-trap.

past form of “enable” — render capable or able for some task

From this reading He wriggled and flounced about in a truly disgraceful manner, and it was only by making Bmfkgth bite his nose _very_ hard indeed that I was enabled to get him free, and send him off to his grandmother with a good scolding.

divisible by two

From this reading I was very anxious about my little Puff, though I had so much to attend to during the rest of that afternoon, that I could not even look in my glass to see how things were going at the Mouse-trap.

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From this reading He wriggled and flounced about in a truly disgraceful manner, and it was only by making Bmfkgth bite his nose _very_ hard indeed that I was enabled to get him free, and send him off to his grandmother with a good scolding.

grant freedom to; free from confinement

From this reading He wriggled and flounced about in a truly disgraceful manner, and it was only by making Bmfkgth bite his nose _very_ hard indeed that I was enabled to get him free, and send him off to his grandmother with a good scolding.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading He wriggled and flounced about in a truly disgraceful manner, and it was only by making Bmfkgth bite his nose _very_ hard indeed that I was enabled to get him free, and send him off to his grandmother with a good scolding.

having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling

From this reading A young and giddy Comet had got his tail twisted round one of my mountain-peaks, and could not disentangle it, and this was a pretty piece of work, as you may imagine.

a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure

From this reading I was very anxious about my little Puff, though I had so much to attend to during the rest of that afternoon, that I could not even look in my glass to see how things were going at the Mouse-trap.

the act of departing

From this reading I was very anxious about my little Puff, though I had so much to attend to during the rest of that afternoon, that I could not even look in my glass to see how things were going at the Mouse-trap.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading He wriggled and flounced about in a truly disgraceful manner, and it was only by making Bmfkgth bite his nose _very_ hard indeed that I was enabled to get him free, and send him off to his grandmother with a good scolding.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading A young and giddy Comet had got his tail twisted round one of my mountain-peaks, and could not disentangle it, and this was a pretty piece of work, as you may imagine.

the mother of your father or mother

From this reading He wriggled and flounced about in a truly disgraceful manner, and it was only by making Bmfkgth bite his nose _very_ hard indeed that I was enabled to get him free, and send him off to his grandmother with a good scolding.

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

From this reading I was very anxious about my little Puff, though I had so much to attend to during the rest of that afternoon, that I could not even look in my glass to see how things were going at the Mouse-trap.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading He wriggled and flounced about in a truly disgraceful manner, and it was only by making Bmfkgth bite his nose _very_ hard indeed that I was enabled to get him free, and send him off to his grandmother with a good scolding.

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

From this reading He wriggled and flounced about in a truly disgraceful manner, and it was only by making Bmfkgth bite his nose _very_ hard indeed that I was enabled to get him free, and send him off to his grandmother with a good scolding.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He wriggled and flounced about in a truly disgraceful manner, and it was only by making Bmfkgth bite his nose _very_ hard indeed that I was enabled to get him free, and send him off to his grandmother with a good scolding.

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

From this reading A young and giddy Comet had got his tail twisted round one of my mountain-peaks, and could not disentangle it, and this was a pretty piece of work, as you may imagine.

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From this reading I was very anxious about my little Puff, though I had so much to attend to during the rest of that afternoon, that I could not even look in my glass to see how things were going at the Mouse-trap.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I was very anxious about my little Puff, though I had so much to attend to during the rest of that afternoon, that I could not even look in my glass to see how things were going at the Mouse-trap.

form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

From this reading A young and giddy Comet had got his tail twisted round one of my mountain-peaks, and could not disentangle it, and this was a pretty piece of work, as you may imagine.

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

From this reading SICKNESS IN THE MOUSE-TRAP.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading He wriggled and flounced about in a truly disgraceful manner, and it was only by making Bmfkgth bite his nose _very_ hard indeed that I was enabled to get him free, and send him off to his grandmother with a good scolding.

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

From this reading (A comet cannot move his tail when his nose is bitten.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading A young and giddy Comet had got his tail twisted round one of my mountain-peaks, and could not disentangle it, and this was a pretty piece of work, as you may imagine.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading I was very anxious about my little Puff, though I had so much to attend to during the rest of that afternoon, that I could not even look in my glass to see how things were going at the Mouse-trap.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading I was very anxious about my little Puff, though I had so much to attend to during the rest of that afternoon, that I could not even look in my glass to see how things were going at the Mouse-trap.

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading He wriggled and flounced about in a truly disgraceful manner, and it was only by making Bmfkgth bite his nose _very_ hard indeed that I was enabled to get him free, and send him off to his grandmother with a good scolding.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading He wriggled and flounced about in a truly disgraceful manner, and it was only by making Bmfkgth bite his nose _very_ hard indeed that I was enabled to get him free, and send him off to his grandmother with a good scolding.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading A young and giddy Comet had got his tail twisted round one of my mountain-peaks, and could not disentangle it, and this was a pretty piece of work, as you may imagine.

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

From this reading A young and giddy Comet had got his tail twisted round one of my mountain-peaks, and could not disentangle it, and this was a pretty piece of work, as you may imagine.

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

From this reading SICKNESS IN THE MOUSE-TRAP.

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

From this reading (A comet cannot move his tail when his nose is bitten.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading I was very anxious about my little Puff, though I had so much to attend to during the rest of that afternoon, that I could not even look in my glass to see how things were going at the Mouse-trap.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I was very anxious about my little Puff, though I had so much to attend to during the rest of that afternoon, that I could not even look in my glass to see how things were going at the Mouse-trap.

the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals

From this reading He wriggled and flounced about in a truly disgraceful manner, and it was only by making Bmfkgth bite his nose _very_ hard indeed that I was enabled to get him free, and send him off to his grandmother with a good scolding.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I was very anxious about my little Puff, though I had so much to attend to during the rest of that afternoon, that I could not even look in my glass to see how things were going at the Mouse-trap.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I was very anxious about my little Puff, though I had so much to attend to during the rest of that afternoon, that I could not even look in my glass to see how things were going at the Mouse-trap.

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

From this reading He wriggled and flounced about in a truly disgraceful manner, and it was only by making Bmfkgth bite his nose _very_ hard indeed that I was enabled to get him free, and send him off to his grandmother with a good scolding.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading A young and giddy Comet had got his tail twisted round one of my mountain-peaks, and could not disentangle it, and this was a pretty piece of work, as you may imagine.

and nothing more

From this reading He wriggled and flounced about in a truly disgraceful manner, and it was only by making Bmfkgth bite his nose _very_ hard indeed that I was enabled to get him free, and send him off to his grandmother with a good scolding.

a separate part of a whole

From this reading A young and giddy Comet had got his tail twisted round one of my mountain-peaks, and could not disentangle it, and this was a pretty piece of work, as you may imagine.

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading A young and giddy Comet had got his tail twisted round one of my mountain-peaks, and could not disentangle it, and this was a pretty piece of work, as you may imagine.

smoke and exhale strongly

From this reading I was very anxious about my little Puff, though I had so much to attend to during the rest of that afternoon, that I could not even look in my glass to see how things were going at the Mouse-trap.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading I was very anxious about my little Puff, though I had so much to attend to during the rest of that afternoon, that I could not even look in my glass to see how things were going at the Mouse-trap.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading A young and giddy Comet had got his tail twisted round one of my mountain-peaks, and could not disentangle it, and this was a pretty piece of work, as you may imagine.

rebuking a person harshly

From this reading He wriggled and flounced about in a truly disgraceful manner, and it was only by making Bmfkgth bite his nose _very_ hard indeed that I was enabled to get him free, and send him off to his grandmother with a good scolding.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading I was very anxious about my little Puff, though I had so much to attend to during the rest of that afternoon, that I could not even look in my glass to see how things were going at the Mouse-trap.

cause to go somewhere

From this reading He wriggled and flounced about in a truly disgraceful manner, and it was only by making Bmfkgth bite his nose _very_ hard indeed that I was enabled to get him free, and send him off to his grandmother with a good scolding.

impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism

From this reading SICKNESS IN THE MOUSE-TRAP.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I was very anxious about my little Puff, though I had so much to attend to during the rest of that afternoon, that I could not even look in my glass to see how things were going at the Mouse-trap.

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 A young and giddy Comet had got his tail twisted round one of my mountain-peaks, and could not disentangle it, and this was a pretty piece of work, as you may imagine.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I was very anxious about my little Puff, though I had so much to attend to during the rest of that afternoon, that I could not even look in my glass to see how things were going at the Mouse-trap.

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

From this reading SICKNESS IN THE MOUSE-TRAP.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading I was very anxious about my little Puff, though I had so much to attend to during the rest of that afternoon, that I could not even look in my glass to see how things were going at the Mouse-trap.

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

From this reading A young and giddy Comet had got his tail twisted round one of my mountain-peaks, and could not disentangle it, and this was a pretty piece of work, as you may imagine.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading I was very anxious about my little Puff, though I had so much to attend to during the rest of that afternoon, that I could not even look in my glass to see how things were going at the Mouse-trap.

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

From this reading I was very anxious about my little Puff, though I had so much to attend to during the rest of that afternoon, that I could not even look in my glass to see how things were going at the Mouse-trap.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading He wriggled and flounced about in a truly disgraceful manner, and it was only by making Bmfkgth bite his nose _very_ hard indeed that I was enabled to get him free, and send him off to his grandmother with a good scolding.

having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented

From this reading A young and giddy Comet had got his tail twisted round one of my mountain-peaks, and could not disentangle it, and this was a pretty piece of work, as you may imagine.

precisely as stated

From this reading I was very anxious about my little Puff, though I had so much to attend to during the rest of that afternoon, that I could not even look in my glass to see how things were going at the Mouse-trap.

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

From this reading I was very anxious about my little Puff, though I had so much to attend to during the rest of that afternoon, that I could not even look in my glass to see how things were going at the Mouse-trap.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading I was very anxious about my little Puff, though I had so much to attend to during the rest of that afternoon, that I could not even look in my glass to see how things were going at the Mouse-trap.

at the time that

From this reading (A comet cannot move his tail when his nose is bitten.

in the company of; together with

From this reading He wriggled and flounced about in a truly disgraceful manner, and it was only by making Bmfkgth bite his nose _very_ hard indeed that I was enabled to get him free, and send him off to his grandmother with a good scolding.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading A young and giddy Comet had got his tail twisted round one of my mountain-peaks, and could not disentangle it, and this was a pretty piece of work, as you may imagine.

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

From this reading He wriggled and flounced about in a truly disgraceful manner, and it was only by making Bmfkgth bite his nose _very_ hard indeed that I was enabled to get him free, and send him off to his grandmother with a good scolding.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading A young and giddy Comet had got his tail twisted round one of my mountain-peaks, and could not disentangle it, and this was a pretty piece of work, as you may imagine.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading A young and giddy Comet had got his tail twisted round one of my mountain-peaks, and could not disentangle it, and this was a pretty piece of work, as you may imagine.