used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading From the captains themselves down to Jack and Gill, the Shetland ponies, and the little mongrel seal that the boys had made a pet of.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From the captains themselves down to Jack and Gill, the Shetland ponies, and the little mongrel seal that the boys had made a pet of.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The bears wanted to go on prowl at once.
bearsnounUS /berz/
plural of “bear” — massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
From this reading The bears wanted to go on prowl at once.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading From the captains themselves down to Jack and Gill, the Shetland ponies, and the little mongrel seal that the boys had made a pet of.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading THE CAMP--SLEDGING ON THE TABLELAND Yes, everybody was busy.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Gruff, Grumpey, Growley, and Meg were excited by the shimmer of the snow.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading THE CAMP--SLEDGING ON THE TABLELAND Yes, everybody was busy.
captainsnounUS /ˈkæptənz/
plural of “captain” — an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading From the captains themselves down to Jack and Gill, the Shetland ponies, and the little mongrel seal that the boys had made a pet of.
clothing in general
From this reading The Eskimo dogs had got their summer clothes on; the Eskimos themselves, especially Slap-dash, were very lively.
plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading The Eskimo dogs had got their summer clothes on; the Eskimos themselves, especially Slap-dash, were very lively.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading From the captains themselves down to Jack and Gill, the Shetland ponies, and the little mongrel seal that the boys had made a pet of.
EskimonounUS /ˈeskəmoʊ/
a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the Algonquians called them Eskimo (“eaters of raw flesh”) but they call themselves the Inuit (“the people”)
From this reading The Eskimo dogs had got their summer clothes on; the Eskimos themselves, especially Slap-dash, were very lively.
EskimosnounUS /ˈeskəmoʊz/
plural of “eskimo” — a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the Algonquians called them Eskimo (“eaters of raw flesh”) but they call themselves the Inuit (“the people”)
From this reading The Eskimo dogs had got their summer clothes on; the Eskimos themselves, especially Slap-dash, were very lively.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading The Eskimo dogs had got their summer clothes on; the Eskimos themselves, especially Slap-dash, were very lively.
every person
From this reading THE CAMP--SLEDGING ON THE TABLELAND Yes, everybody was busy.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading Gruff, Grumpey, Growley, and Meg were excited by the shimmer of the snow.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the captains themselves down to Jack and Gill, the Shetland ponies, and the little mongrel seal that the boys had made a pet of.
GillnounUS /ɡɪl/
a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters
From this reading From the captains themselves down to Jack and Gill, the Shetland ponies, and the little mongrel seal that the boys had made a pet of.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The bears wanted to go on prowl at once.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The Eskimo dogs had got their summer clothes on; the Eskimos themselves, especially Slap-dash, were very lively.
Growley
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From this reading Gruff, Grumpey, Growley, and Meg were excited by the shimmer of the snow.
GruffadjectiveUS /ɡrʌf/
brusque and surly and forbidding
From this reading Gruff, Grumpey, Growley, and Meg were excited by the shimmer of the snow.
Grumpey
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From this reading Gruff, Grumpey, Growley, and Meg were excited by the shimmer of the snow.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading From the captains themselves down to Jack and Gill, the Shetland ponies, and the little mongrel seal that the boys had made a pet of.
a small worthless amount
From this reading From the captains themselves down to Jack and Gill, the Shetland ponies, and the little mongrel seal that the boys had made a pet of.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading From the captains themselves down to Jack and Gill, the Shetland ponies, and the little mongrel seal that the boys had made a pet of.
full of life and energy
From this reading The Eskimo dogs had got their summer clothes on; the Eskimos themselves, especially Slap-dash, were very lively.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading From the captains themselves down to Jack and Gill, the Shetland ponies, and the little mongrel seal that the boys had made a pet of.
MegnounUS /meɡ/
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading Gruff, Grumpey, Growley, and Meg were excited by the shimmer of the snow.
mongrelnoun
derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin
From this reading From the captains themselves down to Jack and Gill, the Shetland ponies, and the little mongrel seal that the boys had made a pet of.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From the captains themselves down to Jack and Gill, the Shetland ponies, and the little mongrel seal that the boys had made a pet of.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE CAMP--SLEDGING ON THE TABLELAND Yes, everybody was busy.
on one occasion
From this reading The bears wanted to go on prowl at once.
petnounUS /pet/
a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
From this reading From the captains themselves down to Jack and Gill, the Shetland ponies, and the little mongrel seal that the boys had made a pet of.
poniesnounUS /ˈpoʊniz/
plural of “pony” — a range horse of the western United States
From this reading From the captains themselves down to Jack and Gill, the Shetland ponies, and the little mongrel seal that the boys had made a pet of.
prowlverbUS /praʊl/
move about in or as if in a predatory manner
From this reading The bears wanted to go on prowl at once.
sealverbUS /siːl/
make tight; secure against leakage
From this reading From the captains themselves down to Jack and Gill, the Shetland ponies, and the little mongrel seal that the boys had made a pet of.
ShetlandnounUS /ˈʃetlənd/
an archipelago of about 100 islands in the North Atlantic off the north coast of Scotland
From this reading From the captains themselves down to Jack and Gill, the Shetland ponies, and the little mongrel seal that the boys had made a pet of.
shimmerverbUS /ˈʃɪmər/
shine with a weak or fitful light
From this reading Gruff, Grumpey, Growley, and Meg were excited by the shimmer of the snow.
Slap-dash
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From this reading The Eskimo dogs had got their summer clothes on; the Eskimos themselves, especially Slap-dash, were very lively.
SLEDGING
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From this reading THE CAMP--SLEDGING ON THE TABLELAND Yes, everybody was busy.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Gruff, Grumpey, Growley, and Meg were excited by the shimmer of the snow.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading The Eskimo dogs had got their summer clothes on; the Eskimos themselves, especially Slap-dash, were very lively.
TABLELANDnoun
a relatively flat highland
From this reading THE CAMP--SLEDGING ON THE TABLELAND Yes, everybody was busy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From the captains themselves down to Jack and Gill, the Shetland ponies, and the little mongrel seal that the boys had made a pet of.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CAMP--SLEDGING ON THE TABLELAND Yes, everybody was busy.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Eskimo dogs had got their summer clothes on; the Eskimos themselves, especially Slap-dash, were very lively.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading From the captains themselves down to Jack and Gill, the Shetland ponies, and the little mongrel seal that the boys had made a pet of.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From the captains themselves down to Jack and Gill, the Shetland ponies, and the little mongrel seal that the boys had made a pet of.
precisely as stated
From this reading The Eskimo dogs had got their summer clothes on; the Eskimos themselves, especially Slap-dash, were very lively.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading The bears wanted to go on prowl at once.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE CAMP--SLEDGING ON THE TABLELAND Yes, everybody was busy.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Eskimo dogs had got their summer clothes on; the Eskimos themselves, especially Slap-dash, were very lively.
an affirmative
From this reading THE CAMP--SLEDGING ON THE TABLELAND Yes, everybody was busy.
