used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He had crept around among the rocks until he was way out on a ledge looking out over the great blue sea.
(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 HE GETS HIS HEAD THUMPED "Who put all those rocks there, I wonder?" mused Little White Fox, scratching his head and looking puzzled.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Little White Fox had climbed almost to the top of Cape Prince of Wales Mountain.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading He had crept around among the rocks until he was way out on a ledge looking out over the great blue sea.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HE GETS HIS HEAD THUMPED "Who put all those rocks there, I wonder?" mused Little White Fox, scratching his head and looking puzzled.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "They are white and all the same size.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He had crept around among the rocks until he was way out on a ledge looking out over the great blue sea.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading He had crept around among the rocks until he was way out on a ledge looking out over the great blue sea.
CapenounUS /keɪp/
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading Little White Fox had climbed almost to the top of Cape Prince of Wales Mountain.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading Little White Fox had climbed almost to the top of Cape Prince of Wales Mountain.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading He had crept around among the rocks until he was way out on a ledge looking out over the great blue sea.
alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
From this reading HE GETS HIS HEAD THUMPED "Who put all those rocks there, I wonder?" mused Little White Fox, scratching his head and looking puzzled.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading HE GETS HIS HEAD THUMPED "Who put all those rocks there, I wonder?" mused Little White Fox, scratching his head and looking puzzled.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading He had crept around among the rocks until he was way out on a ledge looking out over the great blue sea.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Little White Fox had climbed almost to the top of Cape Prince of Wales Mountain.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HE GETS HIS HEAD THUMPED "Who put all those rocks there, I wonder?" mused Little White Fox, scratching his head and looking puzzled.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading HE GETS HIS HEAD THUMPED "Who put all those rocks there, I wonder?" mused Little White Fox, scratching his head and looking puzzled.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HE GETS HIS HEAD THUMPED "Who put all those rocks there, I wonder?" mused Little White Fox, scratching his head and looking puzzled.
How
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From this reading How queer!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading HE GETS HIS HEAD THUMPED "Who put all those rocks there, I wonder?" mused Little White Fox, scratching his head and looking puzzled.
ledgenounUS /ledʒ/
a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
From this reading He had crept around among the rocks until he was way out on a ledge looking out over the great blue sea.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading HE GETS HIS HEAD THUMPED "Who put all those rocks there, I wonder?" mused Little White Fox, scratching his head and looking puzzled.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading HE GETS HIS HEAD THUMPED "Who put all those rocks there, I wonder?" mused Little White Fox, scratching his head and looking puzzled.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Little White Fox had climbed almost to the top of Cape Prince of Wales Mountain.
musedverbUS /mjuːzd/
past form of “muse” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading HE GETS HIS HEAD THUMPED "Who put all those rocks there, I wonder?" mused Little White Fox, scratching his head and looking puzzled.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Little White Fox had climbed almost to the top of Cape Prince of Wales Mountain.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had crept around among the rocks until he was way out on a ledge looking out over the great blue sea.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He had crept around among the rocks until he was way out on a ledge looking out over the great blue sea.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He had crept around among the rocks until he was way out on a ledge looking out over the great blue sea.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading Little White Fox had climbed almost to the top of Cape Prince of Wales Mountain.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading HE GETS HIS HEAD THUMPED "Who put all those rocks there, I wonder?" mused Little White Fox, scratching his head and looking puzzled.
filled with bewilderment
From this reading HE GETS HIS HEAD THUMPED "Who put all those rocks there, I wonder?" mused Little White Fox, scratching his head and looking puzzled.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading How queer!"
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading HE GETS HIS HEAD THUMPED "Who put all those rocks there, I wonder?" mused Little White Fox, scratching his head and looking puzzled.
Identical; not different.
From this reading "They are white and all the same size.
scratchingnounUS /ˈskrætʃɪŋ/
a harsh noise made by scraping
From this reading HE GETS HIS HEAD THUMPED "Who put all those rocks there, I wonder?" mused Little White Fox, scratching his head and looking puzzled.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading He had crept around among the rocks until he was way out on a ledge looking out over the great blue sea.
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading "They are white and all the same size.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "They are white and all the same size.
in or at that place or location
From this reading HE GETS HIS HEAD THUMPED "Who put all those rocks there, I wonder?" mused Little White Fox, scratching his head and looking puzzled.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They are white and all the same size.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading HE GETS HIS HEAD THUMPED "Who put all those rocks there, I wonder?" mused Little White Fox, scratching his head and looking puzzled.
THUMPEDverbUS /θʌmpt/
past form of “thump” — move rhythmically
From this reading HE GETS HIS HEAD THUMPED "Who put all those rocks there, I wonder?" mused Little White Fox, scratching his head and looking puzzled.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Little White Fox had climbed almost to the top of Cape Prince of Wales Mountain.
the upper part of anything
From this reading Little White Fox had climbed almost to the top of Cape Prince of Wales Mountain.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He had crept around among the rocks until he was way out on a ledge looking out over the great blue sea.
WalesnounUS /weɪlz/
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria
From this reading Little White Fox had climbed almost to the top of Cape Prince of Wales Mountain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had crept around among the rocks until he was way out on a ledge looking out over the great blue sea.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He had crept around among the rocks until he was way out on a ledge looking out over the great blue sea.
a Caucasian
From this reading HE GETS HIS HEAD THUMPED "Who put all those rocks there, I wonder?" mused Little White Fox, scratching his head and looking puzzled.
which person or people
From this reading HE GETS HIS HEAD THUMPED "Who put all those rocks there, I wonder?" mused Little White Fox, scratching his head and looking puzzled.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading HE GETS HIS HEAD THUMPED "Who put all those rocks there, I wonder?" mused Little White Fox, scratching his head and looking puzzled.
