used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The general name for the great squirrel family is _Sciurus_, a compound of two pretty Greek words signifying shadow and tail, the beautiful bushy tail being a universal family characteristic.
(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 The most graceful of all the little inhabitants of the forest is the squirrel.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading It is to be found in nearly every country, and is always the same merry, frisky little creature.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SQUIRRELS AND WILD-CATS.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Of the many varieties found in our Northern woods the most common of all is the little chipmunk, a beautiful creature of brownish-gray, with stripes of black and yellow on its back, and a snowy white throat.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is to be found in nearly every country, and is always the same merry, frisky little creature.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading The general name for the great squirrel family is _Sciurus_, a compound of two pretty Greek words signifying shadow and tail, the beautiful bushy tail being a universal family characteristic.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The general name for the great squirrel family is _Sciurus_, a compound of two pretty Greek words signifying shadow and tail, the beautiful bushy tail being a universal family characteristic.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Of the many varieties found in our Northern woods the most common of all is the little chipmunk, a beautiful creature of brownish-gray, with stripes of black and yellow on its back, and a snowy white throat.
brownish-grayadjective
of grey tinged with brown
From this reading Of the many varieties found in our Northern woods the most common of all is the little chipmunk, a beautiful creature of brownish-gray, with stripes of black and yellow on its back, and a snowy white throat.
bushyadjectiveUS /ˈbʊʃi/
used of hair; thick and poorly groomed
From this reading The general name for the great squirrel family is _Sciurus_, a compound of two pretty Greek words signifying shadow and tail, the beautiful bushy tail being a universal family characteristic.
characteristicnounUS /ˌkerəktərˈɪstɪk/
a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading The general name for the great squirrel family is _Sciurus_, a compound of two pretty Greek words signifying shadow and tail, the beautiful bushy tail being a universal family characteristic.
chipmunknounUS /ˈtʃɪpməŋk/
a burrowing ground squirrel of western America and Asia; has cheek pouches and a light and dark stripe running down the body
From this reading Of the many varieties found in our Northern woods the most common of all is the little chipmunk, a beautiful creature of brownish-gray, with stripes of black and yellow on its back, and a snowy white throat.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading Of the many varieties found in our Northern woods the most common of all is the little chipmunk, a beautiful creature of brownish-gray, with stripes of black and yellow on its back, and a snowy white throat.
compoundnounUS /ˈkɑːmpaʊnd/
a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts
From this reading The general name for the great squirrel family is _Sciurus_, a compound of two pretty Greek words signifying shadow and tail, the beautiful bushy tail being a universal family characteristic.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading It is to be found in nearly every country, and is always the same merry, frisky little creature.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading It is to be found in nearly every country, and is always the same merry, frisky little creature.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It is to be found in nearly every country, and is always the same merry, frisky little creature.
a social unit living together
From this reading The general name for the great squirrel family is _Sciurus_, a compound of two pretty Greek words signifying shadow and tail, the beautiful bushy tail being a universal family characteristic.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The general name for the great squirrel family is _Sciurus_, a compound of two pretty Greek words signifying shadow and tail, the beautiful bushy tail being a universal family characteristic.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading The most graceful of all the little inhabitants of the forest is the squirrel.
set up or found
From this reading It is to be found in nearly every country, and is always the same merry, frisky little creature.
friskyadjectiveUS /ˈfrɪski/
playful like a lively kitten
From this reading It is to be found in nearly every country, and is always the same merry, frisky little creature.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading The general name for the great squirrel family is _Sciurus_, a compound of two pretty Greek words signifying shadow and tail, the beautiful bushy tail being a universal family characteristic.
characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution
From this reading The most graceful of all the little inhabitants of the forest is the squirrel.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The general name for the great squirrel family is _Sciurus_, a compound of two pretty Greek words signifying shadow and tail, the beautiful bushy tail being a universal family characteristic.
the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
From this reading The general name for the great squirrel family is _Sciurus_, a compound of two pretty Greek words signifying shadow and tail, the beautiful bushy tail being a universal family characteristic.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is to be found in nearly every country, and is always the same merry, frisky little creature.
plural of “inhabitant” — a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading The most graceful of all the little inhabitants of the forest is the squirrel.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The most graceful of all the little inhabitants of the forest is the squirrel.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is to be found in nearly every country, and is always the same merry, frisky little creature.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Of the many varieties found in our Northern woods the most common of all is the little chipmunk, a beautiful creature of brownish-gray, with stripes of black and yellow on its back, and a snowy white throat.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The most graceful of all the little inhabitants of the forest is the squirrel.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Of the many varieties found in our Northern woods the most common of all is the little chipmunk, a beautiful creature of brownish-gray, with stripes of black and yellow on its back, and a snowy white throat.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading It is to be found in nearly every country, and is always the same merry, frisky little creature.
used to form the superlative
From this reading The most graceful of all the little inhabitants of the forest is the squirrel.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The general name for the great squirrel family is _Sciurus_, a compound of two pretty Greek words signifying shadow and tail, the beautiful bushy tail being a universal family characteristic.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading It is to be found in nearly every country, and is always the same merry, frisky little creature.
NorthernadjectiveUS /ˈnɔːrðərn/
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Of the many varieties found in our Northern woods the most common of all is the little chipmunk, a beautiful creature of brownish-gray, with stripes of black and yellow on its back, and a snowy white throat.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The most graceful of all the little inhabitants of the forest is the squirrel.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Of the many varieties found in our Northern woods the most common of all is the little chipmunk, a beautiful creature of brownish-gray, with stripes of black and yellow on its back, and a snowy white throat.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Of the many varieties found in our Northern woods the most common of all is the little chipmunk, a beautiful creature of brownish-gray, with stripes of black and yellow on its back, and a snowy white throat.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading The general name for the great squirrel family is _Sciurus_, a compound of two pretty Greek words signifying shadow and tail, the beautiful bushy tail being a universal family characteristic.
Identical; not different.
From this reading It is to be found in nearly every country, and is always the same merry, frisky little creature.
Sciurusnoun
type genus of the Sciuridae; typical moderate-sized arboreal squirrels
From this reading The general name for the great squirrel family is _Sciurus_, a compound of two pretty Greek words signifying shadow and tail, the beautiful bushy tail being a universal family characteristic.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading The general name for the great squirrel family is _Sciurus_, a compound of two pretty Greek words signifying shadow and tail, the beautiful bushy tail being a universal family characteristic.
signifyingverbUS /ˈsɪɡnəfaɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “signify” — denote or connote
From this reading The general name for the great squirrel family is _Sciurus_, a compound of two pretty Greek words signifying shadow and tail, the beautiful bushy tail being a universal family characteristic.
snowyadjectiveUS /ˈsnoʊi/
marked by the presence of snow
From this reading Of the many varieties found in our Northern woods the most common of all is the little chipmunk, a beautiful creature of brownish-gray, with stripes of black and yellow on its back, and a snowy white throat.
squirrelnounUS /ˈskwɜːrəl/
a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
From this reading The most graceful of all the little inhabitants of the forest is the squirrel.
SQUIRRELSnounUS /ˈskwɜːrəlz/
plural of “squirrel” — a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
From this reading SQUIRRELS AND WILD-CATS.
stripesnounUS /straɪps/
V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service
From this reading Of the many varieties found in our Northern woods the most common of all is the little chipmunk, a beautiful creature of brownish-gray, with stripes of black and yellow on its back, and a snowy white throat.
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 general name for the great squirrel family is _Sciurus_, a compound of two pretty Greek words signifying shadow and tail, the beautiful bushy tail being a universal family characteristic.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The most graceful of all the little inhabitants of the forest is the squirrel.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading Of the many varieties found in our Northern woods the most common of all is the little chipmunk, a beautiful creature of brownish-gray, with stripes of black and yellow on its back, and a snowy white throat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is to be found in nearly every country, and is always the same merry, frisky little creature.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The general name for the great squirrel family is _Sciurus_, a compound of two pretty Greek words signifying shadow and tail, the beautiful bushy tail being a universal family characteristic.
universaladjectiveUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəl/
of worldwide scope or applicability
From this reading The general name for the great squirrel family is _Sciurus_, a compound of two pretty Greek words signifying shadow and tail, the beautiful bushy tail being a universal family characteristic.
varietiesnounUS /vərˈaɪətiz/
plural of “variety” — a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
From this reading Of the many varieties found in our Northern woods the most common of all is the little chipmunk, a beautiful creature of brownish-gray, with stripes of black and yellow on its back, and a snowy white throat.
a Caucasian
From this reading Of the many varieties found in our Northern woods the most common of all is the little chipmunk, a beautiful creature of brownish-gray, with stripes of black and yellow on its back, and a snowy white throat.
WILD-CATS
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From this reading SQUIRRELS AND WILD-CATS.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Of the many varieties found in our Northern woods the most common of all is the little chipmunk, a beautiful creature of brownish-gray, with stripes of black and yellow on its back, and a snowy white throat.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Of the many varieties found in our Northern woods the most common of all is the little chipmunk, a beautiful creature of brownish-gray, with stripes of black and yellow on its back, and a snowy white throat.
the words that are spoken
From this reading The general name for the great squirrel family is _Sciurus_, a compound of two pretty Greek words signifying shadow and tail, the beautiful bushy tail being a universal family characteristic.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading Of the many varieties found in our Northern woods the most common of all is the little chipmunk, a beautiful creature of brownish-gray, with stripes of black and yellow on its back, and a snowy white throat.
