used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Father Frog swam on and on until they came to the mouth of the creek and the creek flowed into a great, rushing river.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Pinkie Whiskers struck the water, he closed his mouth and his eyes tight.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Father Frog let loose of the reed and as Pinkie Whiskers fell off from his back, said:
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Father Frog let loose of the reed and as Pinkie Whiskers fell off from his back, said:
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He kicked and kicked, but the green reed held him so fast that he could not free himself.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Father Frog swam on and on until they came to the mouth of the creek and the creek flowed into a great, rushing river.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading When Pinkie Whiskers struck the water, he closed his mouth and his eyes tight.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He kicked and kicked, but the green reed held him so fast that he could not free himself.
creeknounUS /kriːk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading He did not open his eyes until he felt Father Frog swimming rapidly down the creek and he wondered where they were going.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not open his eyes until he felt Father Frog swimming rapidly down the creek and he wondered where they were going.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He did not open his eyes until he felt Father Frog swimming rapidly down the creek and he wondered where they were going.
opinion or judgment
From this reading When Pinkie Whiskers struck the water, he closed his mouth and his eyes tight.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading He kicked and kicked, but the green reed held him so fast that he could not free himself.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading He did not open his eyes until he felt Father Frog swimming rapidly down the creek and he wondered where they were going.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Father Frog let loose of the reed and as Pinkie Whiskers fell off from his back, said:
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He did not open his eyes until he felt Father Frog swimming rapidly down the creek and he wondered where they were going.
flowedverbUS /floʊd/
past form of “flow” — move or progress freely as if in a stream
From this reading Father Frog swam on and on until they came to the mouth of the creek and the creek flowed into a great, rushing river.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading He kicked and kicked, but the green reed held him so fast that he could not free himself.
FrognounUS /frɑːɡ/
any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
From this reading He did not open his eyes until he felt Father Frog swimming rapidly down the creek and he wondered where they were going.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Father Frog let loose of the reed and as Pinkie Whiskers fell off from his back, said:
the act of departing
From this reading He did not open his eyes until he felt Father Frog swimming rapidly down the creek and he wondered where they were going.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Father Frog swam on and on until they came to the mouth of the creek and the creek flowed into a great, rushing river.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading He kicked and kicked, but the green reed held him so fast that he could not free himself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Pinkie Whiskers struck the water, he closed his mouth and his eyes tight.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading He kicked and kicked, but the green reed held him so fast that he could not free himself.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He kicked and kicked, but the green reed held him so fast that he could not free himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He kicked and kicked, but the green reed held him so fast that he could not free himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Pinkie Whiskers struck the water, he closed his mouth and his eyes tight.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Father Frog swam on and on until they came to the mouth of the creek and the creek flowed into a great, rushing river.
kickedverbUS /kɪkt/
past form of “kick” — drive or propel with the foot
From this reading He kicked and kicked, but the green reed held him so fast that he could not free himself.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Father Frog let loose of the reed and as Pinkie Whiskers fell off from his back, said:
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading Father Frog let loose of the reed and as Pinkie Whiskers fell off from his back, said:
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading When Pinkie Whiskers struck the water, he closed his mouth and his eyes tight.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not open his eyes until he felt Father Frog swimming rapidly down the creek and he wondered where they were going.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Father Frog swam on and on until they came to the mouth of the creek and the creek flowed into a great, rushing river.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Father Frog let loose of the reed and as Pinkie Whiskers fell off from his back, said:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Father Frog swam on and on until they came to the mouth of the creek and the creek flowed into a great, rushing river.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He did not open his eyes until he felt Father Frog swimming rapidly down the creek and he wondered where they were going.
PinkienounUS /ˈpɪŋki/
the finger farthest from the thumb
From this reading When Pinkie Whiskers struck the water, he closed his mouth and his eyes tight.
with speed
From this reading He did not open his eyes until he felt Father Frog swimming rapidly down the creek and he wondered where they were going.
reednounUS /riːd/
tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites
From this reading He kicked and kicked, but the green reed held him so fast that he could not free himself.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Father Frog swam on and on until they came to the mouth of the creek and the creek flowed into a great, rushing river.
rushingnounUS /ˈrʌʃɪŋ/
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
From this reading Father Frog swam on and on until they came to the mouth of the creek and the creek flowed into a great, rushing river.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Father Frog let loose of the reed and as Pinkie Whiskers fell off from his back, said:
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He kicked and kicked, but the green reed held him so fast that he could not free himself.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading When Pinkie Whiskers struck the water, he closed his mouth and his eyes tight.
swamverbUS /swæm/
inflected form of “swim” — travel through water
From this reading Father Frog swam on and on until they came to the mouth of the creek and the creek flowed into a great, rushing river.
swimmingnounUS /ˈswɪmɪŋ/
the act of swimming
From this reading He did not open his eyes until he felt Father Frog swimming rapidly down the creek and he wondered where they were going.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He kicked and kicked, but the green reed held him so fast that he could not free himself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Pinkie Whiskers struck the water, he closed his mouth and his eyes tight.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not open his eyes until he felt Father Frog swimming rapidly down the creek and he wondered where they were going.
tightadjectiveUS /taɪt/
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading When Pinkie Whiskers struck the water, he closed his mouth and his eyes tight.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Father Frog swam on and on until they came to the mouth of the creek and the creek flowed into a great, rushing river.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He did not open his eyes until he felt Father Frog swimming rapidly down the creek and he wondered where they were going.
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 When Pinkie Whiskers struck the water, he closed his mouth and his eyes tight.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He did not open his eyes until he felt Father Frog swimming rapidly down the creek and he wondered where they were going.
at the time that
From this reading When Pinkie Whiskers struck the water, he closed his mouth and his eyes tight.
in or at the place that
From this reading He did not open his eyes until he felt Father Frog swimming rapidly down the creek and he wondered where they were going.
WhiskersnounUS /ˈwɪskərz/
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading When Pinkie Whiskers struck the water, he closed his mouth and his eyes tight.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading He did not open his eyes until he felt Father Frog swimming rapidly down the creek and he wondered where they were going.
