used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Little White Fox had just come around a bunch of muckluck grass and spied them, all very much interested in something they had found.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading WHEN LITTLE FOXES QUARREL There apparently were more little Foxes together on the tundra that afternoon than there ever had been before.
(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 Little White Fox had just come around a bunch of muckluck grass and spied them, all very much interested in something they had found.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Little White Fox had just come around a bunch of muckluck grass and spied them, all very much interested in something they had found.
from appearances alone
From this reading WHEN LITTLE FOXES QUARREL There apparently were more little Foxes together on the tundra that afternoon than there ever had been before.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Little White Fox had just come around a bunch of muckluck grass and spied them, all very much interested in something they had found.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading WHEN LITTLE FOXES QUARREL There apparently were more little Foxes together on the tundra that afternoon than there ever had been before.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading WHEN LITTLE FOXES QUARREL There apparently were more little Foxes together on the tundra that afternoon than there ever had been before.
bunchnounUS /bʌntʃ/
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading Little White Fox had just come around a bunch of muckluck grass and spied them, all very much interested in something they had found.
chuckledverbUS /ˈtʃʌkəld/
past form of “chuckle” — laugh quietly or with restraint
From this reading Ha!" chuckled Little White Fox to himself.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Little White Fox had just come around a bunch of muckluck grass and spied them, all very much interested in something they had found.
at any time
From this reading WHEN LITTLE FOXES QUARREL There apparently were more little Foxes together on the tundra that afternoon than there ever had been before.
set up or found
From this reading Little White Fox had just come around a bunch of muckluck grass and spied them, all very much interested in something they had found.
alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
From this reading Little White Fox had just come around a bunch of muckluck grass and spied them, all very much interested in something they had found.
FOXESnounUS /ˈfɑːksəz/
plural of “fox” — alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
From this reading WHEN LITTLE FOXES QUARREL There apparently were more little Foxes together on the tundra that afternoon than there ever had been before.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "They'll get their heads pecked good and hard pretty soon!"
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "They'll get their heads pecked good and hard pretty soon!"
shoot down, of birds
From this reading Little White Fox had just come around a bunch of muckluck grass and spied them, all very much interested in something they had found.
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading "Ha!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WHEN LITTLE FOXES QUARREL There apparently were more little Foxes together on the tundra that afternoon than there ever had been before.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "They'll get their heads pecked good and hard pretty soon!"
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "They'll get their heads pecked good and hard pretty soon!"
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Ha!" chuckled Little White Fox to himself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Little White Fox had just come around a bunch of muckluck grass and spied them, all very much interested in something they had found.
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading Little White Fox had just come around a bunch of muckluck grass and spied them, all very much interested in something they had found.
and nothing more
From this reading Little White Fox had just come around a bunch of muckluck grass and spied them, all very much interested in something they had found.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading WHEN LITTLE FOXES QUARREL There apparently were more little Foxes together on the tundra that afternoon than there ever had been before.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading WHEN LITTLE FOXES QUARREL There apparently were more little Foxes together on the tundra that afternoon than there ever had been before.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Little White Fox had just come around a bunch of muckluck grass and spied them, all very much interested in something they had found.
muckluck
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From this reading Little White Fox had just come around a bunch of muckluck grass and spied them, all very much interested in something they had found.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Little White Fox had just come around a bunch of muckluck grass and spied them, all very much interested in something they had found.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WHEN LITTLE FOXES QUARREL There apparently were more little Foxes together on the tundra that afternoon than there ever had been before.
pecked
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From this reading "They'll get their heads pecked good and hard pretty soon!"
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "They'll get their heads pecked good and hard pretty soon!"
an angry dispute
From this reading WHEN LITTLE FOXES QUARREL There apparently were more little Foxes together on the tundra that afternoon than there ever had been before.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Little White Fox had just come around a bunch of muckluck grass and spied them, all very much interested in something they had found.
in the near future
From this reading "They'll get their heads pecked good and hard pretty soon!"
spiedverbUS /spaɪd/
inflected form of “spy” — catch sight of
From this reading Little White Fox had just come around a bunch of muckluck grass and spied them, all very much interested in something they had found.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading WHEN LITTLE FOXES QUARREL There apparently were more little Foxes together on the tundra that afternoon than there ever had been before.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WHEN LITTLE FOXES QUARREL There apparently were more little Foxes together on the tundra that afternoon than there ever had been before.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEN LITTLE FOXES QUARREL There apparently were more little Foxes together on the tundra that afternoon than there ever had been before.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "They'll get their heads pecked good and hard pretty soon!"
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Little White Fox had just come around a bunch of muckluck grass and spied them, all very much interested in something they had found.
in or at that place or location
From this reading WHEN LITTLE FOXES QUARREL There apparently were more little Foxes together on the tundra that afternoon than there ever had been before.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Little White Fox had just come around a bunch of muckluck grass and spied them, all very much interested in something they had found.
They'll
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From this reading "They'll get their heads pecked good and hard pretty soon!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ha!" chuckled Little White Fox to himself.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading WHEN LITTLE FOXES QUARREL There apparently were more little Foxes together on the tundra that afternoon than there ever had been before.
tundranounUS /ˈtʌndrə/
a vast treeless plain in the Arctic regions where the subsoil is permanently frozen
From this reading WHEN LITTLE FOXES QUARREL There apparently were more little Foxes together on the tundra that afternoon than there ever had been before.
precisely as stated
From this reading Little White Fox had just come around a bunch of muckluck grass and spied them, all very much interested in something they had found.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading WHEN LITTLE FOXES QUARREL There apparently were more little Foxes together on the tundra that afternoon than there ever had been before.
at the time that
From this reading WHEN LITTLE FOXES QUARREL There apparently were more little Foxes together on the tundra that afternoon than there ever had been before.
a Caucasian
From this reading Little White Fox had just come around a bunch of muckluck grass and spied them, all very much interested in something they had found.
