Chapter V

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

From this reading Mike was good to him, and often brought him some lumps of salt, or a bit of carrot or turnip, for though goats like to eat grass, and even bits of paper and other queer things, they like nice things too, like sweet vegetables.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “I wonder what that is?” thought Lightfoot to himself, for goats and other animals wonder and are curious about things, as you can tell by holding out something in your hand to your dog or cat.

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

From this reading LIGHTFOOT IN THE PARK Lightfoot, the leaping goat, who was cropping the sweet grass on top of the rocks from which he had once made his great jump, looked down in the yard near the shanty and saw his master Mike busy over something new.

plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading “I wonder what that is?” thought Lightfoot to himself, for goats and other animals wonder and are curious about things, as you can tell by holding out something in your hand to your dog or cat.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading “I wonder what that is?” thought Lightfoot to himself, for goats and other animals wonder and are curious about things, as you can tell by holding out something in your hand to your dog or cat.

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

From this reading “I wonder what that is?” thought Lightfoot to himself, for goats and other animals wonder and are curious about things, as you can tell by holding out something in your hand to your dog or cat.

a small piece or quantity of something

From this reading Mike was good to him, and often brought him some lumps of salt, or a bit of carrot or turnip, for though goats like to eat grass, and even bits of paper and other queer things, they like nice things too, like sweet vegetables.

plural of “bit” — a small piece or quantity of something

From this reading Mike was good to him, and often brought him some lumps of salt, or a bit of carrot or turnip, for though goats like to eat grass, and even bits of paper and other queer things, they like nice things too, like sweet vegetables.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading Mike was good to him, and often brought him some lumps of salt, or a bit of carrot or turnip, for though goats like to eat grass, and even bits of paper and other queer things, they like nice things too, like sweet vegetables.

actively or fully engaged or occupied

From this reading LIGHTFOOT IN THE PARK Lightfoot, the leaping goat, who was cropping the sweet grass on top of the rocks from which he had once made his great jump, looked down in the yard near the shanty and saw his master Mike busy over something new.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading “I wonder what that is?” thought Lightfoot to himself, for goats and other animals wonder and are curious about things, as you can tell by holding out something in your hand to your dog or cat.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading “I wonder what that is?” thought Lightfoot to himself, for goats and other animals wonder and are curious about things, as you can tell by holding out something in your hand to your dog or cat.

deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant

From this reading Mike was good to him, and often brought him some lumps of salt, or a bit of carrot or turnip, for though goats like to eat grass, and even bits of paper and other queer things, they like nice things too, like sweet vegetables.

feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats

From this reading “I wonder what that is?” thought Lightfoot to himself, for goats and other animals wonder and are curious about things, as you can tell by holding out something in your hand to your dog or cat.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading They will come up to it and smell it, to see if it is good to eat.

inflected form of “crop” — cut short

From this reading LIGHTFOOT IN THE PARK Lightfoot, the leaping goat, who was cropping the sweet grass on top of the rocks from which he had once made his great jump, looked down in the yard near the shanty and saw his master Mike busy over something new.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading “I wonder what that is?” thought Lightfoot to himself, for goats and other animals wonder and are curious about things, as you can tell by holding out something in your hand to your dog or cat.

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 “I wonder what that is?” thought Lightfoot to himself, for goats and other animals wonder and are curious about things, as you can tell by holding out something in your hand to your dog or cat.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading LIGHTFOOT IN THE PARK Lightfoot, the leaping goat, who was cropping the sweet grass on top of the rocks from which he had once made his great jump, looked down in the yard near the shanty and saw his master Mike busy over something new.

take in solid food

From this reading They will come up to it and smell it, to see if it is good to eat.

divisible by two

From this reading Mike was good to him, and often brought him some lumps of salt, or a bit of carrot or turnip, for though goats like to eat grass, and even bits of paper and other queer things, they like nice things too, like sweet vegetables.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “I wonder what that is?” thought Lightfoot to himself, for goats and other animals wonder and are curious about things, as you can tell by holding out something in your hand to your dog or cat.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading LIGHTFOOT IN THE PARK Lightfoot, the leaping goat, who was cropping the sweet grass on top of the rocks from which he had once made his great jump, looked down in the yard near the shanty and saw his master Mike busy over something new.

any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns

From this reading LIGHTFOOT IN THE PARK Lightfoot, the leaping goat, who was cropping the sweet grass on top of the rocks from which he had once made his great jump, looked down in the yard near the shanty and saw his master Mike busy over something new.

plural of “goat” — any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns

From this reading “I wonder what that is?” thought Lightfoot to himself, for goats and other animals wonder and are curious about things, as you can tell by holding out something in your hand to your dog or cat.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading They will come up to it and smell it, to see if it is good to eat.

shoot down, of birds

From this reading LIGHTFOOT IN THE PARK Lightfoot, the leaping goat, who was cropping the sweet grass on top of the rocks from which he had once made his great jump, looked down in the yard near the shanty and saw his master Mike busy over something new.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading LIGHTFOOT IN THE PARK Lightfoot, the leaping goat, who was cropping the sweet grass on top of the rocks from which he had once made his great jump, looked down in the yard near the shanty and saw his master Mike busy over something new.

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

From this reading LIGHTFOOT IN THE PARK Lightfoot, the leaping goat, who was cropping the sweet grass on top of the rocks from which he had once made his great jump, looked down in the yard near the shanty and saw his master Mike busy over something new.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading “I wonder what that is?” thought Lightfoot to himself, for goats and other animals wonder and are curious about things, as you can tell by holding out something in your hand to your dog or cat.

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

From this reading LIGHTFOOT IN THE PARK Lightfoot, the leaping goat, who was cropping the sweet grass on top of the rocks from which he had once made his great jump, looked down in the yard near the shanty and saw his master Mike busy over something new.

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

From this reading Mike was good to him, and often brought him some lumps of salt, or a bit of carrot or turnip, for though goats like to eat grass, and even bits of paper and other queer things, they like nice things too, like sweet vegetables.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “I wonder what that is?” thought Lightfoot to himself, for goats and other animals wonder and are curious about things, as you can tell by holding out something in your hand to your dog or cat.

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

From this reading LIGHTFOOT IN THE PARK Lightfoot, the leaping goat, who was cropping the sweet grass on top of the rocks from which he had once made his great jump, looked down in the yard near the shanty and saw his master Mike busy over something new.

the act of retaining something

From this reading “I wonder what that is?” thought Lightfoot to himself, for goats and other animals wonder and are curious about things, as you can tell by holding out something in your hand to your dog or cat.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “I wonder what that is?” thought Lightfoot to himself, for goats and other animals wonder and are curious about things, as you can tell by holding out something in your hand to your dog or cat.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading They will come up to it and smell it, to see if it is good to eat.

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

From this reading LIGHTFOOT IN THE PARK Lightfoot, the leaping goat, who was cropping the sweet grass on top of the rocks from which he had once made his great jump, looked down in the yard near the shanty and saw his master Mike busy over something new.

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

From this reading “I wonder what that is?” thought Lightfoot to himself, for goats and other animals wonder and are curious about things, as you can tell by holding out something in your hand to your dog or cat.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading They will come up to it and smell it, to see if it is good to eat.

move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading LIGHTFOOT IN THE PARK Lightfoot, the leaping goat, who was cropping the sweet grass on top of the rocks from which he had once made his great jump, looked down in the yard near the shanty and saw his master Mike busy over something new.

a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

From this reading LIGHTFOOT IN THE PARK Lightfoot, the leaping goat, who was cropping the sweet grass on top of the rocks from which he had once made his great jump, looked down in the yard near the shanty and saw his master Mike busy over something new.

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From this reading LIGHTFOOT IN THE PARK Lightfoot, the leaping goat, who was cropping the sweet grass on top of the rocks from which he had once made his great jump, looked down in the yard near the shanty and saw his master Mike busy over something new.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Mike was good to him, and often brought him some lumps of salt, or a bit of carrot or turnip, for though goats like to eat grass, and even bits of paper and other queer things, they like nice things too, like sweet vegetables.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading LIGHTFOOT IN THE PARK Lightfoot, the leaping goat, who was cropping the sweet grass on top of the rocks from which he had once made his great jump, looked down in the yard near the shanty and saw his master Mike busy over something new.

plural of “lump” — a compact mass

From this reading Mike was good to him, and often brought him some lumps of salt, or a bit of carrot or turnip, for though goats like to eat grass, and even bits of paper and other queer things, they like nice things too, like sweet vegetables.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading LIGHTFOOT IN THE PARK Lightfoot, the leaping goat, who was cropping the sweet grass on top of the rocks from which he had once made his great jump, looked down in the yard near the shanty and saw his master Mike busy over something new.

an artist of consummate skill

From this reading LIGHTFOOT IN THE PARK Lightfoot, the leaping goat, who was cropping the sweet grass on top of the rocks from which he had once made his great jump, looked down in the yard near the shanty and saw his master Mike busy over something new.

device for converting sound waves into electrical energy

From this reading LIGHTFOOT IN THE PARK Lightfoot, the leaping goat, who was cropping the sweet grass on top of the rocks from which he had once made his great jump, looked down in the yard near the shanty and saw his master Mike busy over something new.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading LIGHTFOOT IN THE PARK Lightfoot, the leaping goat, who was cropping the sweet grass on top of the rocks from which he had once made his great jump, looked down in the yard near the shanty and saw his master Mike busy over something new.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading LIGHTFOOT IN THE PARK Lightfoot, the leaping goat, who was cropping the sweet grass on top of the rocks from which he had once made his great jump, looked down in the yard near the shanty and saw his master Mike busy over something new.

pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance

From this reading Mike was good to him, and often brought him some lumps of salt, or a bit of carrot or turnip, for though goats like to eat grass, and even bits of paper and other queer things, they like nice things too, like sweet vegetables.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading LIGHTFOOT IN THE PARK Lightfoot, the leaping goat, who was cropping the sweet grass on top of the rocks from which he had once made his great jump, looked down in the yard near the shanty and saw his master Mike busy over something new.

many times at short intervals

From this reading Mike was good to him, and often brought him some lumps of salt, or a bit of carrot or turnip, for though goats like to eat grass, and even bits of paper and other queer things, they like nice things too, like sweet vegetables.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading LIGHTFOOT IN THE PARK Lightfoot, the leaping goat, who was cropping the sweet grass on top of the rocks from which he had once made his great jump, looked down in the yard near the shanty and saw his master Mike busy over something new.

on one occasion

From this reading LIGHTFOOT IN THE PARK Lightfoot, the leaping goat, who was cropping the sweet grass on top of the rocks from which he had once made his great jump, looked down in the yard near the shanty and saw his master Mike busy over something new.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading “I wonder what that is?” thought Lightfoot to himself, for goats and other animals wonder and are curious about things, as you can tell by holding out something in your hand to your dog or cat.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading “I wonder what that is?” thought Lightfoot to himself, for goats and other animals wonder and are curious about things, as you can tell by holding out something in your hand to your dog or cat.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading “I wonder what that is?” thought Lightfoot to himself, for goats and other animals wonder and are curious about things, as you can tell by holding out something in your hand to your dog or cat.

above and across; more than

From this reading LIGHTFOOT IN THE PARK Lightfoot, the leaping goat, who was cropping the sweet grass on top of the rocks from which he had once made his great jump, looked down in the yard near the shanty and saw his master Mike busy over something new.

a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses

From this reading Mike was good to him, and often brought him some lumps of salt, or a bit of carrot or turnip, for though goats like to eat grass, and even bits of paper and other queer things, they like nice things too, like sweet vegetables.

a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property

From this reading LIGHTFOOT IN THE PARK Lightfoot, the leaping goat, who was cropping the sweet grass on top of the rocks from which he had once made his great jump, looked down in the yard near the shanty and saw his master Mike busy over something new.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading Mike was good to him, and often brought him some lumps of salt, or a bit of carrot or turnip, for though goats like to eat grass, and even bits of paper and other queer things, they like nice things too, like sweet vegetables.

plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading LIGHTFOOT IN THE PARK Lightfoot, the leaping goat, who was cropping the sweet grass on top of the rocks from which he had once made his great jump, looked down in the yard near the shanty and saw his master Mike busy over something new.

a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)

From this reading Mike was good to him, and often brought him some lumps of salt, or a bit of carrot or turnip, for though goats like to eat grass, and even bits of paper and other queer things, they like nice things too, like sweet vegetables.

cut with a saw

From this reading LIGHTFOOT IN THE PARK Lightfoot, the leaping goat, who was cropping the sweet grass on top of the rocks from which he had once made his great jump, looked down in the yard near the shanty and saw his master Mike busy over something new.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading They will come up to it and smell it, to see if it is good to eat.

small crude shelter used as a dwelling

From this reading LIGHTFOOT IN THE PARK Lightfoot, the leaping goat, who was cropping the sweet grass on top of the rocks from which he had once made his great jump, looked down in the yard near the shanty and saw his master Mike busy over something new.

the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form

From this reading They will come up to it and smell it, to see if it is good to eat.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading And so Lightfoot wondered.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Mike was good to him, and often brought him some lumps of salt, or a bit of carrot or turnip, for though goats like to eat grass, and even bits of paper and other queer things, they like nice things too, like sweet vegetables.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading LIGHTFOOT IN THE PARK Lightfoot, the leaping goat, who was cropping the sweet grass on top of the rocks from which he had once made his great jump, looked down in the yard near the shanty and saw his master Mike busy over something new.

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading LIGHTFOOT IN THE PARK Lightfoot, the leaping goat, who was cropping the sweet grass on top of the rocks from which he had once made his great jump, looked down in the yard near the shanty and saw his master Mike busy over something new.

express in words

From this reading “I wonder what that is?” thought Lightfoot to himself, for goats and other animals wonder and are curious about things, as you can tell by holding out something in your hand to your dog or cat.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “I wonder what that is?” thought Lightfoot to himself, for goats and other animals wonder and are curious about things, as you can tell by holding out something in your hand to your dog or cat.

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

From this reading LIGHTFOOT IN THE PARK Lightfoot, the leaping goat, who was cropping the sweet grass on top of the rocks from which he had once made his great jump, looked down in the yard near the shanty and saw his master Mike busy over something new.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They will come up to it and smell it, to see if it is good to eat.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading “I wonder what that is?” thought Lightfoot to himself, for goats and other animals wonder and are curious about things, as you can tell by holding out something in your hand to your dog or cat.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Mike was good to him, and often brought him some lumps of salt, or a bit of carrot or turnip, for though goats like to eat grass, and even bits of paper and other queer things, they like nice things too, like sweet vegetables.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading “I wonder what that is?” thought Lightfoot to himself, for goats and other animals wonder and are curious about things, as you can tell by holding out something in your hand to your dog or cat.

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

From this reading “I wonder what that is?” thought Lightfoot to himself, for goats and other animals wonder and are curious about things, as you can tell by holding out something in your hand to your dog or cat.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Mike was good to him, and often brought him some lumps of salt, or a bit of carrot or turnip, for though goats like to eat grass, and even bits of paper and other queer things, they like nice things too, like sweet vegetables.

the upper part of anything

From this reading LIGHTFOOT IN THE PARK Lightfoot, the leaping goat, who was cropping the sweet grass on top of the rocks from which he had once made his great jump, looked down in the yard near the shanty and saw his master Mike busy over something new.

widely cultivated plant having a large fleshy edible white or yellow root

From this reading Mike was good to him, and often brought him some lumps of salt, or a bit of carrot or turnip, for though goats like to eat grass, and even bits of paper and other queer things, they like nice things too, like sweet vegetables.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading They will come up to it and smell it, to see if it is good to eat.

plural of “vegetable” — edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant

From this reading Mike was good to him, and often brought him some lumps of salt, or a bit of carrot or turnip, for though goats like to eat grass, and even bits of paper and other queer things, they like nice things too, like sweet vegetables.

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

From this reading LIGHTFOOT IN THE PARK Lightfoot, the leaping goat, who was cropping the sweet grass on top of the rocks from which he had once made his great jump, looked down in the yard near the shanty and saw his master Mike busy over something new.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “I wonder what that is?” thought Lightfoot to himself, for goats and other animals wonder and are curious about things, as you can tell by holding out something in your hand to your dog or cat.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading LIGHTFOOT IN THE PARK Lightfoot, the leaping goat, who was cropping the sweet grass on top of the rocks from which he had once made his great jump, looked down in the yard near the shanty and saw his master Mike busy over something new.

which person or people

From this reading LIGHTFOOT IN THE PARK Lightfoot, the leaping goat, who was cropping the sweet grass on top of the rocks from which he had once made his great jump, looked down in the yard near the shanty and saw his master Mike busy over something new.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading They will come up to it and smell it, to see if it is good to eat.

the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading “I wonder what that is?” thought Lightfoot to himself, for goats and other animals wonder and are curious about things, as you can tell by holding out something in your hand to your dog or cat.

past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something

From this reading And so Lightfoot wondered.

a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride

From this reading LIGHTFOOT IN THE PARK Lightfoot, the leaping goat, who was cropping the sweet grass on top of the rocks from which he had once made his great jump, looked down in the yard near the shanty and saw his master Mike busy over something new.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “I wonder what that is?” thought Lightfoot to himself, for goats and other animals wonder and are curious about things, as you can tell by holding out something in your hand to your dog or cat.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “I wonder what that is?” thought Lightfoot to himself, for goats and other animals wonder and are curious about things, as you can tell by holding out something in your hand to your dog or cat.