Chapter XXIX

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

From this reading MOTHER BROWN BEAR AND THE BULL FUZZY-WUZZ had grown by now to be as fine a yearling brown bear as you will find in the Sierras.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading When at last he came to the rapids where he had so nearly drowned, something about the place seemed familiar.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading The quaking aspens along the creek were beginning to turn scarlet when he yielded to a restless feeling that often came, and started on a journey that took him back over the way the Ranger had come the year before, when Fuzzy rode on top of the burro’s pack.

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

From this reading MOTHER BROWN BEAR AND THE BULL FUZZY-WUZZ had grown by now to be as fine a yearling brown bear as you will find in the Sierras.

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

From this reading MOTHER BROWN BEAR AND THE BULL FUZZY-WUZZ had grown by now to be as fine a yearling brown bear as you will find in the Sierras.

plural of “aspen” — any of several trees of the genus Populus having leaves on flattened stalks so that they flutter in the lightest wind

From this reading The quaking aspens along the creek were beginning to turn scarlet when he yielded to a restless feeling that often came, and started on a journey that took him back over the way the Ranger had come the year before, when Fuzzy rode on top of the burro’s pack.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading When at last he came to the rapids where he had so nearly drowned, something about the place seemed familiar.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading The quaking aspens along the creek were beginning to turn scarlet when he yielded to a restless feeling that often came, and started on a journey that took him back over the way the Ranger had come the year before, when Fuzzy rode on top of the burro’s pack.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading MOTHER BROWN BEAR AND THE BULL FUZZY-WUZZ had grown by now to be as fine a yearling brown bear as you will find in the Sierras.

have

From this reading MOTHER BROWN BEAR AND THE BULL FUZZY-WUZZ had grown by now to be as fine a yearling brown bear as you will find in the Sierras.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading The quaking aspens along the creek were beginning to turn scarlet when he yielded to a restless feeling that often came, and started on a journey that took him back over the way the Ranger had come the year before, when Fuzzy rode on top of the burro’s pack.

the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading The quaking aspens along the creek were beginning to turn scarlet when he yielded to a restless feeling that often came, and started on a journey that took him back over the way the Ranger had come the year before, when Fuzzy rode on top of the burro’s pack.

closed to traffic

From this reading As if repeating a lesson he had learned when he was very, very young, he turned and walked up the glacier-smoothed granite slope to where a giant bowlder blocked the mouth of the den.

a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin

From this reading As if repeating a lesson he had learned when he was very, very young, he turned and walked up the glacier-smoothed granite slope to where a giant bowlder blocked the mouth of the den.

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading MOTHER BROWN BEAR AND THE BULL FUZZY-WUZZ had grown by now to be as fine a yearling brown bear as you will find in the Sierras.

uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle

From this reading MOTHER BROWN BEAR AND THE BULL FUZZY-WUZZ had grown by now to be as fine a yearling brown bear as you will find in the Sierras.

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From this reading The quaking aspens along the creek were beginning to turn scarlet when he yielded to a restless feeling that often came, and started on a journey that took him back over the way the Ranger had come the year before, when Fuzzy rode on top of the burro’s pack.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading MOTHER BROWN BEAR AND THE BULL FUZZY-WUZZ had grown by now to be as fine a yearling brown bear as you will find in the Sierras.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading The quaking aspens along the creek were beginning to turn scarlet when he yielded to a restless feeling that often came, and started on a journey that took him back over the way the Ranger had come the year before, when Fuzzy rode on top of the burro’s pack.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading The quaking aspens along the creek were beginning to turn scarlet when he yielded to a restless feeling that often came, and started on a journey that took him back over the way the Ranger had come the year before, when Fuzzy rode on top of the burro’s pack.

a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)

From this reading The quaking aspens along the creek were beginning to turn scarlet when he yielded to a restless feeling that often came, and started on a journey that took him back over the way the Ranger had come the year before, when Fuzzy rode on top of the burro’s pack.

the habitation of wild animals

From this reading As if repeating a lesson he had learned when he was very, very young, he turned and walked up the glacier-smoothed granite slope to where a giant bowlder blocked the mouth of the den.

past form of “drown” — cover completely or make imperceptible

From this reading When at last he came to the rapids where he had so nearly drowned, something about the place seemed familiar.

well known or easily recognized

From this reading When at last he came to the rapids where he had so nearly drowned, something about the place seemed familiar.

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading The quaking aspens along the creek were beginning to turn scarlet when he yielded to a restless feeling that often came, and started on a journey that took him back over the way the Ranger had come the year before, when Fuzzy rode on top of the burro’s pack.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading MOTHER BROWN BEAR AND THE BULL FUZZY-WUZZ had grown by now to be as fine a yearling brown bear as you will find in the Sierras.

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading MOTHER BROWN BEAR AND THE BULL FUZZY-WUZZ had grown by now to be as fine a yearling brown bear as you will find in the Sierras.

covering with fine light hairs

From this reading The quaking aspens along the creek were beginning to turn scarlet when he yielded to a restless feeling that often came, and started on a journey that took him back over the way the Ranger had come the year before, when Fuzzy rode on top of the burro’s pack.

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From this reading MOTHER BROWN BEAR AND THE BULL FUZZY-WUZZ had grown by now to be as fine a yearling brown bear as you will find in the Sierras.

any creature of exceptional size

From this reading As if repeating a lesson he had learned when he was very, very young, he turned and walked up the glacier-smoothed granite slope to where a giant bowlder blocked the mouth of the den.

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

From this reading As if repeating a lesson he had learned when he was very, very young, he turned and walked up the glacier-smoothed granite slope to where a giant bowlder blocked the mouth of the den.

plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz

From this reading As if repeating a lesson he had learned when he was very, very young, he turned and walked up the glacier-smoothed granite slope to where a giant bowlder blocked the mouth of the den.

(of animals) fully developed

From this reading MOTHER BROWN BEAR AND THE BULL FUZZY-WUZZ had grown by now to be as fine a yearling brown bear as you will find in the Sierras.

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

From this reading MOTHER BROWN BEAR AND THE BULL FUZZY-WUZZ had grown by now to be as fine a yearling brown bear as you will find in the Sierras.

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

From this reading The quaking aspens along the creek were beginning to turn scarlet when he yielded to a restless feeling that often came, and started on a journey that took him back over the way the Ranger had come the year before, when Fuzzy rode on top of the burro’s pack.

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

From this reading The quaking aspens along the creek were beginning to turn scarlet when he yielded to a restless feeling that often came, and started on a journey that took him back over the way the Ranger had come the year before, when Fuzzy rode on top of the burro’s pack.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading As if repeating a lesson he had learned when he was very, very young, he turned and walked up the glacier-smoothed granite slope to where a giant bowlder blocked the mouth of the den.

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

From this reading MOTHER BROWN BEAR AND THE BULL FUZZY-WUZZ had grown by now to be as fine a yearling brown bear as you will find in the Sierras.

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading The quaking aspens along the creek were beginning to turn scarlet when he yielded to a restless feeling that often came, and started on a journey that took him back over the way the Ranger had come the year before, when Fuzzy rode on top of the burro’s pack.

immediately past

From this reading When at last he came to the rapids where he had so nearly drowned, something about the place seemed familiar.

having or showing profound knowledge

From this reading As if repeating a lesson he had learned when he was very, very young, he turned and walked up the glacier-smoothed granite slope to where a giant bowlder blocked the mouth of the den.

a unit of instruction

From this reading As if repeating a lesson he had learned when he was very, very young, he turned and walked up the glacier-smoothed granite slope to where a giant bowlder blocked the mouth of the den.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading MOTHER BROWN BEAR AND THE BULL FUZZY-WUZZ had grown by now to be as fine a yearling brown bear as you will find in the Sierras.

the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

From this reading As if repeating a lesson he had learned when he was very, very young, he turned and walked up the glacier-smoothed granite slope to where a giant bowlder blocked the mouth of the den.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading When at last he came to the rapids where he had so nearly drowned, something about the place seemed familiar.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading MOTHER BROWN BEAR AND THE BULL FUZZY-WUZZ had grown by now to be as fine a yearling brown bear as you will find in the Sierras.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The quaking aspens along the creek were beginning to turn scarlet when he yielded to a restless feeling that often came, and started on a journey that took him back over the way the Ranger had come the year before, when Fuzzy rode on top of the burro’s pack.

many times at short intervals

From this reading The quaking aspens along the creek were beginning to turn scarlet when he yielded to a restless feeling that often came, and started on a journey that took him back over the way the Ranger had come the year before, when Fuzzy rode on top of the burro’s pack.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The quaking aspens along the creek were beginning to turn scarlet when he yielded to a restless feeling that often came, and started on a journey that took him back over the way the Ranger had come the year before, when Fuzzy rode on top of the burro’s pack.

above and across; more than

From this reading The quaking aspens along the creek were beginning to turn scarlet when he yielded to a restless feeling that often came, and started on a journey that took him back over the way the Ranger had come the year before, when Fuzzy rode on top of the burro’s pack.

arrange in a container

From this reading The quaking aspens along the creek were beginning to turn scarlet when he yielded to a restless feeling that often came, and started on a journey that took him back over the way the Ranger had come the year before, when Fuzzy rode on top of the burro’s pack.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading When at last he came to the rapids where he had so nearly drowned, something about the place seemed familiar.

-ing form of “quake” — shake with fast, tremulous movements

From this reading The quaking aspens along the creek were beginning to turn scarlet when he yielded to a restless feeling that often came, and started on a journey that took him back over the way the Ranger had come the year before, when Fuzzy rode on top of the burro’s pack.

a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier

From this reading The quaking aspens along the creek were beginning to turn scarlet when he yielded to a restless feeling that often came, and started on a journey that took him back over the way the Ranger had come the year before, when Fuzzy rode on top of the burro’s pack.

plural of “rapid” — a part of a river where the current is very fast

From this reading When at last he came to the rapids where he had so nearly drowned, something about the place seemed familiar.

the act of doing or performing again

From this reading As if repeating a lesson he had learned when he was very, very young, he turned and walked up the glacier-smoothed granite slope to where a giant bowlder blocked the mouth of the den.

worried and uneasy

From this reading The quaking aspens along the creek were beginning to turn scarlet when he yielded to a restless feeling that often came, and started on a journey that took him back over the way the Ranger had come the year before, when Fuzzy rode on top of the burro’s pack.

inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading The quaking aspens along the creek were beginning to turn scarlet when he yielded to a restless feeling that often came, and started on a journey that took him back over the way the Ranger had come the year before, when Fuzzy rode on top of the burro’s pack.

a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge

From this reading The quaking aspens along the creek were beginning to turn scarlet when he yielded to a restless feeling that often came, and started on a journey that took him back over the way the Ranger had come the year before, when Fuzzy rode on top of the burro’s pack.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading When at last he came to the rapids where he had so nearly drowned, something about the place seemed familiar.

plural of “sierra” — a range of mountains (usually with jagged peaks and irregular outline)

From this reading MOTHER BROWN BEAR AND THE BULL FUZZY-WUZZ had grown by now to be as fine a yearling brown bear as you will find in the Sierras.

an elevated geological formation

From this reading As if repeating a lesson he had learned when he was very, very young, he turned and walked up the glacier-smoothed granite slope to where a giant bowlder blocked the mouth of the den.

past form of “sniff” — perceive by inhaling through the nose

From this reading He sniffed.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading When at last he came to the rapids where he had so nearly drowned, something about the place seemed familiar.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading When at last he came to the rapids where he had so nearly drowned, something about the place seemed familiar.

past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading The quaking aspens along the creek were beginning to turn scarlet when he yielded to a restless feeling that often came, and started on a journey that took him back over the way the Ranger had come the year before, when Fuzzy rode on top of the burro’s pack.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The quaking aspens along the creek were beginning to turn scarlet when he yielded to a restless feeling that often came, and started on a journey that took him back over the way the Ranger had come the year before, when Fuzzy rode on top of the burro’s pack.

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

From this reading MOTHER BROWN BEAR AND THE BULL FUZZY-WUZZ had grown by now to be as fine a yearling brown bear as you will find in the Sierras.

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

From this reading MOTHER BROWN BEAR AND THE BULL FUZZY-WUZZ had grown by now to be as fine a yearling brown bear as you will find in the Sierras.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading The quaking aspens along the creek were beginning to turn scarlet when he yielded to a restless feeling that often came, and started on a journey that took him back over the way the Ranger had come the year before, when Fuzzy rode on top of the burro’s pack.

the upper part of anything

From this reading The quaking aspens along the creek were beginning to turn scarlet when he yielded to a restless feeling that often came, and started on a journey that took him back over the way the Ranger had come the year before, when Fuzzy rode on top of the burro’s pack.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading The quaking aspens along the creek were beginning to turn scarlet when he yielded to a restless feeling that often came, and started on a journey that took him back over the way the Ranger had come the year before, when Fuzzy rode on top of the burro’s pack.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading As if repeating a lesson he had learned when he was very, very young, he turned and walked up the glacier-smoothed granite slope to where a giant bowlder blocked the mouth of the den.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading As if repeating a lesson he had learned when he was very, very young, he turned and walked up the glacier-smoothed granite slope to where a giant bowlder blocked the mouth of the den.

precisely as stated

From this reading As if repeating a lesson he had learned when he was very, very young, he turned and walked up the glacier-smoothed granite slope to where a giant bowlder blocked the mouth of the den.

past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

From this reading As if repeating a lesson he had learned when he was very, very young, he turned and walked up the glacier-smoothed granite slope to where a giant bowlder blocked the mouth of the den.

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

From this reading As if repeating a lesson he had learned when he was very, very young, he turned and walked up the glacier-smoothed granite slope to where a giant bowlder blocked the mouth of the den.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading The quaking aspens along the creek were beginning to turn scarlet when he yielded to a restless feeling that often came, and started on a journey that took him back over the way the Ranger had come the year before, when Fuzzy rode on top of the burro’s pack.

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

From this reading The quaking aspens along the creek were beginning to turn scarlet when he yielded to a restless feeling that often came, and started on a journey that took him back over the way the Ranger had come the year before, when Fuzzy rode on top of the burro’s pack.

at the time that

From this reading The quaking aspens along the creek were beginning to turn scarlet when he yielded to a restless feeling that often came, and started on a journey that took him back over the way the Ranger had come the year before, when Fuzzy rode on top of the burro’s pack.

in or at the place that

From this reading When at last he came to the rapids where he had so nearly drowned, something about the place seemed familiar.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading MOTHER BROWN BEAR AND THE BULL FUZZY-WUZZ had grown by now to be as fine a yearling brown bear as you will find in the Sierras.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading The quaking aspens along the creek were beginning to turn scarlet when he yielded to a restless feeling that often came, and started on a journey that took him back over the way the Ranger had come the year before, when Fuzzy rode on top of the burro’s pack.

a young child

From this reading MOTHER BROWN BEAR AND THE BULL FUZZY-WUZZ had grown by now to be as fine a yearling brown bear as you will find in the Sierras.

past form of “yield” — be the cause or source of

From this reading The quaking aspens along the creek were beginning to turn scarlet when he yielded to a restless feeling that often came, and started on a journey that took him back over the way the Ranger had come the year before, when Fuzzy rode on top of the burro’s pack.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading MOTHER BROWN BEAR AND THE BULL FUZZY-WUZZ had grown by now to be as fine a yearling brown bear as you will find in the Sierras.

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

From this reading As if repeating a lesson he had learned when he was very, very young, he turned and walked up the glacier-smoothed granite slope to where a giant bowlder blocked the mouth of the den.