used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The lapwings have a trick in spring-time of pretending they have a broken wing when you go near the nest.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They fall down in front of you, and pretend they can't get away fast, and you run to catch them and forget all about the nest.
(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 They fall down in front of you, and pretend they can't get away fast, and you run to catch them and forget all about the nest.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They fall down in front of you, and pretend they can't get away fast, and you run to catch them and forget all about the nest.
Archie
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From this reading This is a very clever trick, and has deceived many, but Archie used to shake his yellow hair and laugh at the lapwing.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This is a very clever trick, and has deceived many, but Archie used to shake his yellow hair and laugh at the lapwing.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading They fall down in front of you, and pretend they can't get away fast, and you run to catch them and forget all about the nest.
a youthful male person
From this reading "I'm not a town's boy."
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading The lapwings have a trick in spring-time of pretending they have a broken wing when you go near the nest.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This is a very clever trick, and has deceived many, but Archie used to shake his yellow hair and laugh at the lapwing.
can't
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From this reading They fall down in front of you, and pretend they can't get away fast, and you run to catch them and forget all about the nest.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading They fall down in front of you, and pretend they can't get away fast, and you run to catch them and forget all about the nest.
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading This is a very clever trick, and has deceived many, but Archie used to shake his yellow hair and laugh at the lapwing.
deceivedverbUS /dɪˈsiːvd/
past form of “deceive” — be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading This is a very clever trick, and has deceived many, but Archie used to shake his yellow hair and laugh at the lapwing.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading They fall down in front of you, and pretend they can't get away fast, and you run to catch them and forget all about the nest.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading They fall down in front of you, and pretend they can't get away fast, and you run to catch them and forget all about the nest.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading They fall down in front of you, and pretend they can't get away fast, and you run to catch them and forget all about the nest.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading They fall down in front of you, and pretend they can't get away fast, and you run to catch them and forget all about the nest.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading They fall down in front of you, and pretend they can't get away fast, and you run to catch them and forget all about the nest.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading They fall down in front of you, and pretend they can't get away fast, and you run to catch them and forget all about the nest.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The lapwings have a trick in spring-time of pretending they have a broken wing when you go near the nest.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading This is a very clever trick, and has deceived many, but Archie used to shake his yellow hair and laugh at the lapwing.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is a very clever trick, and has deceived many, but Archie used to shake his yellow hair and laugh at the lapwing.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The lapwings have a trick in spring-time of pretending they have a broken wing when you go near the nest.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This is a very clever trick, and has deceived many, but Archie used to shake his yellow hair and laugh at the lapwing.
I'm
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From this reading "I'm not a town's boy."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The lapwings have a trick in spring-time of pretending they have a broken wing when you go near the nest.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is a very clever trick, and has deceived many, but Archie used to shake his yellow hair and laugh at the lapwing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is too thin," Archie would say.
lapwingnoun
large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs
From this reading This is a very clever trick, and has deceived many, but Archie used to shake his yellow hair and laugh at the lapwing.
lapwings
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From this reading The lapwings have a trick in spring-time of pretending they have a broken wing when you go near the nest.
the sound of laughing
From this reading This is a very clever trick, and has deceived many, but Archie used to shake his yellow hair and laugh at the lapwing.
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 This is a very clever trick, and has deceived many, but Archie used to shake his yellow hair and laugh at the lapwing.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading The lapwings have a trick in spring-time of pretending they have a broken wing when you go near the nest.
a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
From this reading The lapwings have a trick in spring-time of pretending they have a broken wing when you go near the nest.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I'm not a town's boy."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The lapwings have a trick in spring-time of pretending they have a broken wing when you go near the nest.
pretendverbUS /priˈtend/
make believe with the intent to deceive
From this reading They fall down in front of you, and pretend they can't get away fast, and you run to catch them and forget all about the nest.
pretendingnounUS /priˈtendɪŋ/
the act of giving a false appearance
From this reading The lapwings have a trick in spring-time of pretending they have a broken wing when you go near the nest.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading They fall down in front of you, and pretend they can't get away fast, and you run to catch them and forget all about the nest.
express in words
From this reading "It is too thin," Archie would say.
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading This is a very clever trick, and has deceived many, but Archie used to shake his yellow hair and laugh at the lapwing.
spring-time
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From this reading The lapwings have a trick in spring-time of pretending they have a broken wing when you go near the nest.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The lapwings have a trick in spring-time of pretending they have a broken wing when you go near the nest.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They fall down in front of you, and pretend they can't get away fast, and you run to catch them and forget all about the nest.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The lapwings have a trick in spring-time of pretending they have a broken wing when you go near the nest.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading "It is too thin," Archie would say.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is a very clever trick, and has deceived many, but Archie used to shake his yellow hair and laugh at the lapwing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They fall down in front of you, and pretend they can't get away fast, and you run to catch them and forget all about the nest.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "It is too thin," Archie would say.
town'snounUS /taʊnz/
possessive form of “town” — an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading "I'm not a town's boy."
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading The lapwings have a trick in spring-time of pretending they have a broken wing when you go near the nest.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading This is a very clever trick, and has deceived many, but Archie used to shake his yellow hair and laugh at the lapwing.
precisely as stated
From this reading This is a very clever trick, and has deceived many, but Archie used to shake his yellow hair and laugh at the lapwing.
at the time that
From this reading The lapwings have a trick in spring-time of pretending they have a broken wing when you go near the nest.
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading The lapwings have a trick in spring-time of pretending they have a broken wing when you go near the nest.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "It is too thin," Archie would say.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading This is a very clever trick, and has deceived many, but Archie used to shake his yellow hair and laugh at the lapwing.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The lapwings have a trick in spring-time of pretending they have a broken wing when you go near the nest.
