aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He flung both arms and legs about his branch to keep from falling, and clung there, gurgling.
anew
From this reading Once more the bull's eyes blazed, and again he shook his antlers in defiance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He flung both arms and legs about his branch to keep from falling, and clung there, gurgling.
antlersnounUS /ˈæntlərz/
plural of “antler” — deciduous horn of a member of the deer family
From this reading Once more the bull's eyes blazed, and again he shook his antlers in defiance.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading He flung both arms and legs about his branch to keep from falling, and clung there, gurgling.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At the strange sound of his laughter, the bull returned beneath the branch and gazed up at him, no longer, as it seemed to McLaggan, insolently, but reproachfully.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the strange sound of his laughter, the bull returned beneath the branch and gazed up at him, no longer, as it seemed to McLaggan, insolently, but reproachfully.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Go 'way, durn ye, or ye'll be the death o' me yet!" gasped McLaggan.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading At the strange sound of his laughter, the bull returned beneath the branch and gazed up at him, no longer, as it seemed to McLaggan, insolently, but reproachfully.
blazedverbUS /bleɪzd/
past form of “blaze” — shine brightly and intensively
From this reading Once more the bull's eyes blazed, and again he shook his antlers in defiance.
the two together, not just one
From this reading He flung both arms and legs about his branch to keep from falling, and clung there, gurgling.
a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading He flung both arms and legs about his branch to keep from falling, and clung there, gurgling.
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading At the strange sound of his laughter, the bull returned beneath the branch and gazed up at him, no longer, as it seemed to McLaggan, insolently, but reproachfully.
bull'snounUS /bʊlz/
possessive form of “bull” — uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading Once more the bull's eyes blazed, and again he shook his antlers in defiance.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At the strange sound of his laughter, the bull returned beneath the branch and gazed up at him, no longer, as it seemed to McLaggan, insolently, but reproachfully.
clungverbUS /klʌŋ/
inflected form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading He flung both arms and legs about his branch to keep from falling, and clung there, gurgling.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading "Go 'way, durn ye, or ye'll be the death o' me yet!" gasped McLaggan.
defiancenounUS /dɪˈfaɪəns/
intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude
From this reading Once more the bull's eyes blazed, and again he shook his antlers in defiance.
durn
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From this reading "Go 'way, durn ye, or ye'll be the death o' me yet!" gasped McLaggan.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Once more the bull's eyes blazed, and again he shook his antlers in defiance.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading He flung both arms and legs about his branch to keep from falling, and clung there, gurgling.
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading He flung both arms and legs about his branch to keep from falling, and clung there, gurgling.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He flung both arms and legs about his branch to keep from falling, and clung there, gurgling.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading "Go 'way, durn ye, or ye'll be the death o' me yet!" gasped McLaggan.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading At the strange sound of his laughter, the bull returned beneath the branch and gazed up at him, no longer, as it seemed to McLaggan, insolently, but reproachfully.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Go 'way, durn ye, or ye'll be the death o' me yet!" gasped McLaggan.
gurglingverbUS /ˈɡɜːrɡəlɪŋ/
-ing form of “gurgle” — flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise
From this reading He flung both arms and legs about his branch to keep from falling, and clung there, gurgling.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He flung both arms and legs about his branch to keep from falling, and clung there, gurgling.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At the strange sound of his laughter, the bull returned beneath the branch and gazed up at him, no longer, as it seemed to McLaggan, insolently, but reproachfully.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He flung both arms and legs about his branch to keep from falling, and clung there, gurgling.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Once more the bull's eyes blazed, and again he shook his antlers in defiance.
insolentlyadverb
in an insolent manner
From this reading At the strange sound of his laughter, the bull returned beneath the branch and gazed up at him, no longer, as it seemed to McLaggan, insolently, but reproachfully.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At the strange sound of his laughter, the bull returned beneath the branch and gazed up at him, no longer, as it seemed to McLaggan, insolently, but reproachfully.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading He flung both arms and legs about his branch to keep from falling, and clung there, gurgling.
the sound of laughing
From this reading At the strange sound of his laughter, the bull returned beneath the branch and gazed up at him, no longer, as it seemed to McLaggan, insolently, but reproachfully.
staying power
From this reading He flung both arms and legs about his branch to keep from falling, and clung there, gurgling.
for more time
From this reading At the strange sound of his laughter, the bull returned beneath the branch and gazed up at him, no longer, as it seemed to McLaggan, insolently, but reproachfully.
McLaggan
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From this reading McLaggan shrieked.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Go 'way, durn ye, or ye'll be the death o' me yet!" gasped McLaggan.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Once more the bull's eyes blazed, and again he shook his antlers in defiance.
not any; not one
From this reading At the strange sound of his laughter, the bull returned beneath the branch and gazed up at him, no longer, as it seemed to McLaggan, insolently, but reproachfully.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "Go 'way, durn ye, or ye'll be the death o' me yet!" gasped McLaggan.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the strange sound of his laughter, the bull returned beneath the branch and gazed up at him, no longer, as it seemed to McLaggan, insolently, but reproachfully.
on one occasion
From this reading Once more the bull's eyes blazed, and again he shook his antlers in defiance.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Go 'way, durn ye, or ye'll be the death o' me yet!" gasped McLaggan.
reproachfullyadverb
in a reproving or reproachful manner
From this reading At the strange sound of his laughter, the bull returned beneath the branch and gazed up at him, no longer, as it seemed to McLaggan, insolently, but reproachfully.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading At the strange sound of his laughter, the bull returned beneath the branch and gazed up at him, no longer, as it seemed to McLaggan, insolently, but reproachfully.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading At the strange sound of his laughter, the bull returned beneath the branch and gazed up at him, no longer, as it seemed to McLaggan, insolently, but reproachfully.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Once more the bull's eyes blazed, and again he shook his antlers in defiance.
shriekedadjectiveUS /ʃriːkt/
uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror
From this reading McLaggan shrieked.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading At the strange sound of his laughter, the bull returned beneath the branch and gazed up at him, no longer, as it seemed to McLaggan, insolently, but reproachfully.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading At the strange sound of his laughter, the bull returned beneath the branch and gazed up at him, no longer, as it seemed to McLaggan, insolently, but reproachfully.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the strange sound of his laughter, the bull returned beneath the branch and gazed up at him, no longer, as it seemed to McLaggan, insolently, but reproachfully.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He flung both arms and legs about his branch to keep from falling, and clung there, gurgling.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He flung both arms and legs about his branch to keep from falling, and clung there, gurgling.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading At the strange sound of his laughter, the bull returned beneath the branch and gazed up at him, no longer, as it seemed to McLaggan, insolently, but reproachfully.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Go 'way, durn ye, or ye'll be the death o' me yet!" gasped McLaggan.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Go 'way, durn ye, or ye'll be the death o' me yet!" gasped McLaggan.
ye'll
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From this reading "Go 'way, durn ye, or ye'll be the death o' me yet!" gasped McLaggan.
but in spite of that
From this reading "Go 'way, durn ye, or ye'll be the death o' me yet!" gasped McLaggan.
