Chapter III

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading In the silence that followed he turned on his face and wriggled unostentatiously through the fern, as a Scout should, till he could see that bold man without attracting The Prawn’s notice.

speak to

From this reading William had never heard any one address The Prawn in these tones, and somehow it cheered him.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading The Prawn, visibly ill at ease, was shifting from one sinewy leg to the other, while an enormously fat little man with a pointed grey beard and arms like the fins of a fish investigated a couple of pots that hung on properly crutched sticks over the small fire that William had lighted in the cooking-place.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading William had never heard any one address The Prawn in these tones, and somehow it cheered him.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading William had never heard any one address The Prawn in these tones, and somehow it cheered him.

weapons considered collectively

From this reading The Prawn, visibly ill at ease, was shifting from one sinewy leg to the other, while an enormously fat little man with a pointed grey beard and arms like the fins of a fish investigated a couple of pots that hung on properly crutched sticks over the small fire that William had lighted in the cooking-place.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading In the silence that followed he turned on his face and wriggled unostentatiously through the fern, as a Scout should, till he could see that bold man without attracting The Prawn’s notice.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The Prawn, visibly ill at ease, was shifting from one sinewy leg to the other, while an enormously fat little man with a pointed grey beard and arms like the fins of a fish investigated a couple of pots that hung on properly crutched sticks over the small fire that William had lighted in the cooking-place.

-ing form of “attract” — direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes

From this reading In the silence that followed he turned on his face and wriggled unostentatiously through the fern, as a Scout should, till he could see that bold man without attracting The Prawn’s notice.

the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face

From this reading The Prawn, visibly ill at ease, was shifting from one sinewy leg to the other, while an enormously fat little man with a pointed grey beard and arms like the fins of a fish investigated a couple of pots that hung on properly crutched sticks over the small fire that William had lighted in the cooking-place.

fearless and daring

From this reading In the silence that followed he turned on his face and wriggled unostentatiously through the fern, as a Scout should, till he could see that bold man without attracting The Prawn’s notice.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading And this, too, was the first time that William had ever profited by the instruction of his Scoutmaster or the example of his comrades.

past form of “cheer” — give encouragement to

From this reading William had never heard any one address The Prawn in these tones, and somehow it cheered him.

plural of “comrade” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another

From this reading And this, too, was the first time that William had ever profited by the instruction of his Scoutmaster or the example of his comrades.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The Prawn, visibly ill at ease, was shifting from one sinewy leg to the other, while an enormously fat little man with a pointed grey beard and arms like the fins of a fish investigated a couple of pots that hung on properly crutched sticks over the small fire that William had lighted in the cooking-place.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading In the silence that followed he turned on his face and wriggled unostentatiously through the fern, as a Scout should, till he could see that bold man without attracting The Prawn’s notice.

a pair who associate with one another

From this reading The Prawn, visibly ill at ease, was shifting from one sinewy leg to the other, while an enormously fat little man with a pointed grey beard and arms like the fins of a fish investigated a couple of pots that hung on properly crutched sticks over the small fire that William had lighted in the cooking-place.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The Prawn, visibly ill at ease, was shifting from one sinewy leg to the other, while an enormously fat little man with a pointed grey beard and arms like the fins of a fish investigated a couple of pots that hung on properly crutched sticks over the small fire that William had lighted in the cooking-place.

move gently or carefully

From this reading The Prawn, visibly ill at ease, was shifting from one sinewy leg to the other, while an enormously fat little man with a pointed grey beard and arms like the fins of a fish investigated a couple of pots that hung on properly crutched sticks over the small fire that William had lighted in the cooking-place.

extremely

From this reading The Prawn, visibly ill at ease, was shifting from one sinewy leg to the other, while an enormously fat little man with a pointed grey beard and arms like the fins of a fish investigated a couple of pots that hung on properly crutched sticks over the small fire that William had lighted in the cooking-place.

at any time

From this reading And this, too, was the first time that William had ever profited by the instruction of his Scoutmaster or the example of his comrades.

an item of information that is typical of a class or group

From this reading And this, too, was the first time that William had ever profited by the instruction of his Scoutmaster or the example of his comrades.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading In the silence that followed he turned on his face and wriggled unostentatiously through the fern, as a Scout should, till he could see that bold man without attracting The Prawn’s notice.

having an (over)abundance of flesh

From this reading The Prawn, visibly ill at ease, was shifting from one sinewy leg to the other, while an enormously fat little man with a pointed grey beard and arms like the fins of a fish investigated a couple of pots that hung on properly crutched sticks over the small fire that William had lighted in the cooking-place.

any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores

From this reading In the silence that followed he turned on his face and wriggled unostentatiously through the fern, as a Scout should, till he could see that bold man without attracting The Prawn’s notice.

plural of “fin” — the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading The Prawn, visibly ill at ease, was shifting from one sinewy leg to the other, while an enormously fat little man with a pointed grey beard and arms like the fins of a fish investigated a couple of pots that hung on properly crutched sticks over the small fire that William had lighted in the cooking-place.

start firing a weapon

From this reading The Prawn, visibly ill at ease, was shifting from one sinewy leg to the other, while an enormously fat little man with a pointed grey beard and arms like the fins of a fish investigated a couple of pots that hung on properly crutched sticks over the small fire that William had lighted in the cooking-place.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading And this, too, was the first time that William had ever profited by the instruction of his Scoutmaster or the example of his comrades.

any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills

From this reading The Prawn, visibly ill at ease, was shifting from one sinewy leg to the other, while an enormously fat little man with a pointed grey beard and arms like the fins of a fish investigated a couple of pots that hung on properly crutched sticks over the small fire that William had lighted in the cooking-place.

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading In the silence that followed he turned on his face and wriggled unostentatiously through the fern, as a Scout should, till he could see that bold man without attracting The Prawn’s notice.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The Prawn, visibly ill at ease, was shifting from one sinewy leg to the other, while an enormously fat little man with a pointed grey beard and arms like the fins of a fish investigated a couple of pots that hung on properly crutched sticks over the small fire that William had lighted in the cooking-place.

of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

From this reading The Prawn, visibly ill at ease, was shifting from one sinewy leg to the other, while an enormously fat little man with a pointed grey beard and arms like the fins of a fish investigated a couple of pots that hung on properly crutched sticks over the small fire that William had lighted in the cooking-place.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading William had never heard any one address The Prawn in these tones, and somehow it cheered him.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading In the silence that followed he turned on his face and wriggled unostentatiously through the fern, as a Scout should, till he could see that bold man without attracting The Prawn’s notice.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading William had never heard any one address The Prawn in these tones, and somehow it cheered him.

relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven

From this reading Heavenly sights rewarded him.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading William had never heard any one address The Prawn in these tones, and somehow it cheered him.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading In the silence that followed he turned on his face and wriggled unostentatiously through the fern, as a Scout should, till he could see that bold man without attracting The Prawn’s notice.

inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging

From this reading The Prawn, visibly ill at ease, was shifting from one sinewy leg to the other, while an enormously fat little man with a pointed grey beard and arms like the fins of a fish investigated a couple of pots that hung on properly crutched sticks over the small fire that William had lighted in the cooking-place.

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading The Prawn, visibly ill at ease, was shifting from one sinewy leg to the other, while an enormously fat little man with a pointed grey beard and arms like the fins of a fish investigated a couple of pots that hung on properly crutched sticks over the small fire that William had lighted in the cooking-place.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading William had never heard any one address The Prawn in these tones, and somehow it cheered him.

a message describing how something is to be done

From this reading And this, too, was the first time that William had ever profited by the instruction of his Scoutmaster or the example of his comrades.

past form of “investigate” — investigate scientifically

From this reading The Prawn, visibly ill at ease, was shifting from one sinewy leg to the other, while an enormously fat little man with a pointed grey beard and arms like the fins of a fish investigated a couple of pots that hung on properly crutched sticks over the small fire that William had lighted in the cooking-place.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading William had never heard any one address The Prawn in these tones, and somehow it cheered him.

a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle

From this reading The Prawn, visibly ill at ease, was shifting from one sinewy leg to the other, while an enormously fat little man with a pointed grey beard and arms like the fins of a fish investigated a couple of pots that hung on properly crutched sticks over the small fire that William had lighted in the cooking-place.

set afire or burning

From this reading The Prawn, visibly ill at ease, was shifting from one sinewy leg to the other, while an enormously fat little man with a pointed grey beard and arms like the fins of a fish investigated a couple of pots that hung on properly crutched sticks over the small fire that William had lighted in the cooking-place.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading The Prawn, visibly ill at ease, was shifting from one sinewy leg to the other, while an enormously fat little man with a pointed grey beard and arms like the fins of a fish investigated a couple of pots that hung on properly crutched sticks over the small fire that William had lighted in the cooking-place.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The Prawn, visibly ill at ease, was shifting from one sinewy leg to the other, while an enormously fat little man with a pointed grey beard and arms like the fins of a fish investigated a couple of pots that hung on properly crutched sticks over the small fire that William had lighted in the cooking-place.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading In the silence that followed he turned on his face and wriggled unostentatiously through the fern, as a Scout should, till he could see that bold man without attracting The Prawn’s notice.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading William had never heard any one address The Prawn in these tones, and somehow it cheered him.

an announcement containing information about an event

From this reading In the silence that followed he turned on his face and wriggled unostentatiously through the fern, as a Scout should, till he could see that bold man without attracting The Prawn’s notice.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading And this, too, was the first time that William had ever profited by the instruction of his Scoutmaster or the example of his comrades.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading In the silence that followed he turned on his face and wriggled unostentatiously through the fern, as a Scout should, till he could see that bold man without attracting The Prawn’s notice.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading William had never heard any one address The Prawn in these tones, and somehow it cheered him.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading And this, too, was the first time that William had ever profited by the instruction of his Scoutmaster or the example of his comrades.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading The Prawn, visibly ill at ease, was shifting from one sinewy leg to the other, while an enormously fat little man with a pointed grey beard and arms like the fins of a fish investigated a couple of pots that hung on properly crutched sticks over the small fire that William had lighted in the cooking-place.

above and across; more than

From this reading The Prawn, visibly ill at ease, was shifting from one sinewy leg to the other, while an enormously fat little man with a pointed grey beard and arms like the fins of a fish investigated a couple of pots that hung on properly crutched sticks over the small fire that William had lighted in the cooking-place.

having a point

From this reading The Prawn, visibly ill at ease, was shifting from one sinewy leg to the other, while an enormously fat little man with a pointed grey beard and arms like the fins of a fish investigated a couple of pots that hung on properly crutched sticks over the small fire that William had lighted in the cooking-place.

plural of “pot” — metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid

From this reading The Prawn, visibly ill at ease, was shifting from one sinewy leg to the other, while an enormously fat little man with a pointed grey beard and arms like the fins of a fish investigated a couple of pots that hung on properly crutched sticks over the small fire that William had lighted in the cooking-place.

any of various edible decapod crustaceans

From this reading William had never heard any one address The Prawn in these tones, and somehow it cheered him.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In the silence that followed he turned on his face and wriggled unostentatiously through the fern, as a Scout should, till he could see that bold man without attracting The Prawn’s notice.

past form of “profit” — derive a benefit from

From this reading And this, too, was the first time that William had ever profited by the instruction of his Scoutmaster or the example of his comrades.

in the right manner; correctly; suitably

From this reading The Prawn, visibly ill at ease, was shifting from one sinewy leg to the other, while an enormously fat little man with a pointed grey beard and arms like the fins of a fish investigated a couple of pots that hung on properly crutched sticks over the small fire that William had lighted in the cooking-place.

past form of “reward” — bestow honor or rewards upon

From this reading Heavenly sights rewarded him.

a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

From this reading In the silence that followed he turned on his face and wriggled unostentatiously through the fern, as a Scout should, till he could see that bold man without attracting The Prawn’s notice.

the leader of a troop of Scouts

From this reading And this, too, was the first time that William had ever profited by the instruction of his Scoutmaster or the example of his comrades.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading In the silence that followed he turned on his face and wriggled unostentatiously through the fern, as a Scout should, till he could see that bold man without attracting The Prawn’s notice.

continuously varying

From this reading The Prawn, visibly ill at ease, was shifting from one sinewy leg to the other, while an enormously fat little man with a pointed grey beard and arms like the fins of a fish investigated a couple of pots that hung on properly crutched sticks over the small fire that William had lighted in the cooking-place.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading In the silence that followed he turned on his face and wriggled unostentatiously through the fern, as a Scout should, till he could see that bold man without attracting The Prawn’s notice.

an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument

From this reading Heavenly sights rewarded him.

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading In the silence that followed he turned on his face and wriggled unostentatiously through the fern, as a Scout should, till he could see that bold man without attracting The Prawn’s notice.

(of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew

From this reading The Prawn, visibly ill at ease, was shifting from one sinewy leg to the other, while an enormously fat little man with a pointed grey beard and arms like the fins of a fish investigated a couple of pots that hung on properly crutched sticks over the small fire that William had lighted in the cooking-place.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The Prawn, visibly ill at ease, was shifting from one sinewy leg to the other, while an enormously fat little man with a pointed grey beard and arms like the fins of a fish investigated a couple of pots that hung on properly crutched sticks over the small fire that William had lighted in the cooking-place.

in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means

From this reading William had never heard any one address The Prawn in these tones, and somehow it cheered him.

plural of “stick” — an implement consisting of a length of wood

From this reading The Prawn, visibly ill at ease, was shifting from one sinewy leg to the other, while an enormously fat little man with a pointed grey beard and arms like the fins of a fish investigated a couple of pots that hung on properly crutched sticks over the small fire that William had lighted in the cooking-place.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading In the silence that followed he turned on his face and wriggled unostentatiously through the fern, as a Scout should, till he could see that bold man without attracting The Prawn’s notice.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading William had never heard any one address The Prawn in these tones, and somehow it cheered him.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading William had never heard any one address The Prawn in these tones, and somehow it cheered him.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading And this, too, was the first time that William had ever profited by the instruction of his Scoutmaster or the example of his comrades.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading In the silence that followed he turned on his face and wriggled unostentatiously through the fern, as a Scout should, till he could see that bold man without attracting The Prawn’s notice.

up to a particular time

From this reading In the silence that followed he turned on his face and wriggled unostentatiously through the fern, as a Scout should, till he could see that bold man without attracting The Prawn’s notice.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading And this, too, was the first time that William had ever profited by the instruction of his Scoutmaster or the example of his comrades.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The Prawn, visibly ill at ease, was shifting from one sinewy leg to the other, while an enormously fat little man with a pointed grey beard and arms like the fins of a fish investigated a couple of pots that hung on properly crutched sticks over the small fire that William had lighted in the cooking-place.

plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice

From this reading William had never heard any one address The Prawn in these tones, and somehow it cheered him.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading And this, too, was the first time that William had ever profited by the instruction of his Scoutmaster or the example of his comrades.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading In the silence that followed he turned on his face and wriggled unostentatiously through the fern, as a Scout should, till he could see that bold man without attracting The Prawn’s notice.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In the silence that followed he turned on his face and wriggled unostentatiously through the fern, as a Scout should, till he could see that bold man without attracting The Prawn’s notice.

in a visible manner

From this reading The Prawn, visibly ill at ease, was shifting from one sinewy leg to the other, while an enormously fat little man with a pointed grey beard and arms like the fins of a fish investigated a couple of pots that hung on properly crutched sticks over the small fire that William had lighted in the cooking-place.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading And this, too, was the first time that William had ever profited by the instruction of his Scoutmaster or the example of his comrades.

during the time that

From this reading The Prawn, visibly ill at ease, was shifting from one sinewy leg to the other, while an enormously fat little man with a pointed grey beard and arms like the fins of a fish investigated a couple of pots that hung on properly crutched sticks over the small fire that William had lighted in the cooking-place.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading William had never heard any one address The Prawn in these tones, and somehow it cheered him.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The Prawn, visibly ill at ease, was shifting from one sinewy leg to the other, while an enormously fat little man with a pointed grey beard and arms like the fins of a fish investigated a couple of pots that hung on properly crutched sticks over the small fire that William had lighted in the cooking-place.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading In the silence that followed he turned on his face and wriggled unostentatiously through the fern, as a Scout should, till he could see that bold man without attracting The Prawn’s notice.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In the silence that followed he turned on his face and wriggled unostentatiously through the fern, as a Scout should, till he could see that bold man without attracting The Prawn’s notice.