used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At first glimpse he thought it was a black snake that went gliding through the scarlet fire-weed.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The weasel was after a mouse, when the little bear first saw him, and so slim was he that he could follow that unhappy victim straight down into his hole.
(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 FUZZY AND THE WEASEL OF all the curious furry folk that Fuzzy saw that summer, the weasel was the most curious looking little beast.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The long, humped body with its flat, almost earless head and long neck ended in a tail nearly as long.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FUZZY AND THE WEASEL OF all the curious furry folk that Fuzzy saw that summer, the weasel was the most curious looking little beast.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The long, humped body with its flat, almost earless head and long neck ended in a tail nearly as long.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first glimpse he thought it was a black snake that went gliding through the scarlet fire-weed.
have
From this reading The weasel was after a mouse, when the little bear first saw him, and so slim was he that he could follow that unhappy victim straight down into his hole.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading FUZZY AND THE WEASEL OF all the curious furry folk that Fuzzy saw that summer, the weasel was the most curious looking little beast.
BehindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind the pointed nose, the blood-thirsty villain’s red eyes glowed cruelly.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading At first glimpse he thought it was a black snake that went gliding through the scarlet fire-weed.
blood-thirsty
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From this reading Behind the pointed nose, the blood-thirsty villain’s red eyes glowed cruelly.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading The long, humped body with its flat, almost earless head and long neck ended in a tail nearly as long.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The weasel was after a mouse, when the little bear first saw him, and so slim was he that he could follow that unhappy victim straight down into his hole.
cruellyadverbUS /ˈkruːli/
excessively
From this reading Behind the pointed nose, the blood-thirsty villain’s red eyes glowed cruelly.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading FUZZY AND THE WEASEL OF all the curious furry folk that Fuzzy saw that summer, the weasel was the most curious looking little beast.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The weasel was after a mouse, when the little bear first saw him, and so slim was he that he could follow that unhappy victim straight down into his hole.
earlessadjectiveUS /ˈɪrləs/
lacking external ears
From this reading The long, humped body with its flat, almost earless head and long neck ended in a tail nearly as long.
endedadjectiveUS /ˈendəd/
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading The long, humped body with its flat, almost earless head and long neck ended in a tail nearly as long.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Behind the pointed nose, the blood-thirsty villain’s red eyes glowed cruelly.
fire-weed
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From this reading At first glimpse he thought it was a black snake that went gliding through the scarlet fire-weed.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At first glimpse he thought it was a black snake that went gliding through the scarlet fire-weed.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading The long, humped body with its flat, almost earless head and long neck ended in a tail nearly as long.
people in general (often used in the plural)
From this reading FUZZY AND THE WEASEL OF all the curious furry folk that Fuzzy saw that summer, the weasel was the most curious looking little beast.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The weasel was after a mouse, when the little bear first saw him, and so slim was he that he could follow that unhappy victim straight down into his hole.
furryadjectiveUS /ˈfɜːri/
covered with a dense coat of fine silky hairs
From this reading FUZZY AND THE WEASEL OF all the curious furry folk that Fuzzy saw that summer, the weasel was the most curious looking little beast.
FUZZYadjectiveUS /ˈfʌzi/
covering with fine light hairs
From this reading FUZZY AND THE WEASEL OF all the curious furry folk that Fuzzy saw that summer, the weasel was the most curious looking little beast.
glidingnounUS /ˈɡlaɪdɪŋ/
the activity of flying a glider
From this reading At first glimpse he thought it was a black snake that went gliding through the scarlet fire-weed.
a quick look
From this reading At first glimpse he thought it was a black snake that went gliding through the scarlet fire-weed.
glowedverbUS /ɡloʊd/
past form of “glow” — emit a steady even light without flames
From this reading Behind the pointed nose, the blood-thirsty villain’s red eyes glowed cruelly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At first glimpse he thought it was a black snake that went gliding through the scarlet fire-weed.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The long, humped body with its flat, almost earless head and long neck ended in a tail nearly as long.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The weasel was after a mouse, when the little bear first saw him, and so slim was he that he could follow that unhappy victim straight down into his hole.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The weasel was after a mouse, when the little bear first saw him, and so slim was he that he could follow that unhappy victim straight down into his hole.
an opening into or through something
From this reading The weasel was after a mouse, when the little bear first saw him, and so slim was he that he could follow that unhappy victim straight down into his hole.
humpedadjectiveUS /hʌmpt/
characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column
From this reading The long, humped body with its flat, almost earless head and long neck ended in a tail nearly as long.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The long, humped body with its flat, almost earless head and long neck ended in a tail nearly as long.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The weasel was after a mouse, when the little bear first saw him, and so slim was he that he could follow that unhappy victim straight down into his hole.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At first glimpse he thought it was a black snake that went gliding through the scarlet fire-weed.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The long, humped body with its flat, almost earless head and long neck ended in a tail nearly as long.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading FUZZY AND THE WEASEL OF all the curious furry folk that Fuzzy saw that summer, the weasel was the most curious looking little beast.
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 The long, humped body with its flat, almost earless head and long neck ended in a tail nearly as long.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading FUZZY AND THE WEASEL OF all the curious furry folk that Fuzzy saw that summer, the weasel was the most curious looking little beast.
used to form the superlative
From this reading FUZZY AND THE WEASEL OF all the curious furry folk that Fuzzy saw that summer, the weasel was the most curious looking little beast.
mousenounUS /maʊs/
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading The weasel was after a mouse, when the little bear first saw him, and so slim was he that he could follow that unhappy victim straight down into his hole.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The long, humped body with its flat, almost earless head and long neck ended in a tail nearly as long.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading The long, humped body with its flat, almost earless head and long neck ended in a tail nearly as long.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading Behind the pointed nose, the blood-thirsty villain’s red eyes glowed cruelly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FUZZY AND THE WEASEL OF all the curious furry folk that Fuzzy saw that summer, the weasel was the most curious looking little beast.
having a point
From this reading Behind the pointed nose, the blood-thirsty villain’s red eyes glowed cruelly.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Behind the pointed nose, the blood-thirsty villain’s red eyes glowed cruelly.
cut with a saw
From this reading FUZZY AND THE WEASEL OF all the curious furry folk that Fuzzy saw that summer, the weasel was the most curious looking little beast.
scarletnounUS /ˈskɑːrlət/
a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
From this reading At first glimpse he thought it was a black snake that went gliding through the scarlet fire-weed.
slimadjectiveUS /slɪm/
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading The weasel was after a mouse, when the little bear first saw him, and so slim was he that he could follow that unhappy victim straight down into his hole.
snakenounUS /sneɪk/
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading At first glimpse he thought it was a black snake that went gliding through the scarlet fire-weed.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The weasel was after a mouse, when the little bear first saw him, and so slim was he that he could follow that unhappy victim straight down into his hole.
successive (without a break)
From this reading The weasel was after a mouse, when the little bear first saw him, and so slim was he that he could follow that unhappy victim straight down into his hole.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading FUZZY AND THE WEASEL OF all the curious furry folk that Fuzzy saw that summer, the weasel was the most curious looking little beast.
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 The long, humped body with its flat, almost earless head and long neck ended in a tail nearly as long.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading FUZZY AND THE WEASEL OF all the curious furry folk that Fuzzy saw that summer, the weasel was the most curious looking little beast.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FUZZY AND THE WEASEL OF all the curious furry folk that Fuzzy saw that summer, the weasel was the most curious looking little beast.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading At first glimpse he thought it was a black snake that went gliding through the scarlet fire-weed.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading At first glimpse he thought it was a black snake that went gliding through the scarlet fire-weed.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading The weasel was after a mouse, when the little bear first saw him, and so slim was he that he could follow that unhappy victim straight down into his hole.
an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
From this reading The weasel was after a mouse, when the little bear first saw him, and so slim was he that he could follow that unhappy victim straight down into his hole.
villain's
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From this reading Behind the pointed nose, the blood-thirsty villain’s red eyes glowed cruelly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FUZZY AND THE WEASEL OF all the curious furry folk that Fuzzy saw that summer, the weasel was the most curious looking little beast.
WEASELnounUS /ˈwiːzəl/
a person who is regarded as treacherous or sneaky
From this reading FUZZY AND THE WEASEL OF all the curious furry folk that Fuzzy saw that summer, the weasel was the most curious looking little beast.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading At first glimpse he thought it was a black snake that went gliding through the scarlet fire-weed.
at the time that
From this reading The weasel was after a mouse, when the little bear first saw him, and so slim was he that he could follow that unhappy victim straight down into his hole.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The long, humped body with its flat, almost earless head and long neck ended in a tail nearly as long.
