used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It would seem that a little white fox is hungry most of the time.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He was sniffing about there when he spied a door right in the ground near the ice roof of the river.
anew
From this reading LITTLE WHITE FOX GOES FISHING Little White Fox was hungry again.
(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 went wandering all over the tundra, looking for something to eat.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last he came to the bank of the river.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading At last he came to the bank of the river.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading At last he came to the bank of the river.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading He was sniffing about there when he spied a door right in the ground near the ice roof of the river.
take in solid food
From this reading He went wandering all over the tundra, looking for something to eat.
FISHINGnounUS /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading LITTLE WHITE FOX GOES FISHING Little White Fox was hungry again.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He went wandering all over the tundra, looking for something to eat.
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 GOES FISHING Little White Fox was hungry again.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading LITTLE WHITE FOX GOES FISHING Little White Fox was hungry again.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading He was sniffing about there when he spied a door right in the ground near the ice roof of the river.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He went wandering all over the tundra, looking for something to eat.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading LITTLE WHITE FOX GOES FISHING Little White Fox was hungry again.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading He was sniffing about there when he spied a door right in the ground near the ice roof of the river.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was sniffing about there when he spied a door right in the ground near the ice roof of the river.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It would seem that a little white fox is hungry most of the time.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would seem that a little white fox is hungry most of the time.
immediately past
From this reading At last he came to the bank of the river.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading LITTLE WHITE FOX GOES FISHING Little White Fox was hungry again.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading He went wandering all over the tundra, looking for something to eat.
used to form the superlative
From this reading It would seem that a little white fox is hungry most of the time.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading He was sniffing about there when he spied a door right in the ground near the ice roof of the river.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It would seem that a little white fox is hungry most of the time.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He went wandering all over the tundra, looking for something to eat.
precisely, exactly
From this reading He was sniffing about there when he spied a door right in the ground near the ice roof of the river.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading At last he came to the bank of the river.
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading He was sniffing about there when he spied a door right in the ground near the ice roof of the river.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It would seem that a little white fox is hungry most of the time.
sniffingverbUS /ˈsnɪfɪŋ/
-ing form of “sniff” — perceive by inhaling through the nose
From this reading He was sniffing about there when he spied a door right in the ground near the ice roof of the river.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He went wandering all over the tundra, looking for something to eat.
spiedverbUS /spaɪd/
inflected form of “spy” — catch sight of
From this reading He was sniffing about there when he spied a door right in the ground near the ice roof of the river.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It would seem that a little white fox is hungry most of the time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It would seem that a little white fox is hungry most of the time.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He was sniffing about there when he spied a door right in the ground near the ice roof of the river.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It would seem that a little white fox is hungry most of the time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He went wandering all over the tundra, looking for something to eat.
tundranounUS /ˈtʌndrə/
a vast treeless plain in the Arctic regions where the subsoil is permanently frozen
From this reading He went wandering all over the tundra, looking for something to eat.
migratory
From this reading He went wandering all over the tundra, looking for something to eat.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LITTLE WHITE FOX GOES FISHING Little White Fox was hungry again.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He went wandering all over the tundra, looking for something to eat.
at the time that
From this reading He was sniffing about there when he spied a door right in the ground near the ice roof of the river.
a Caucasian
From this reading LITTLE WHITE FOX GOES FISHING Little White Fox was hungry again.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would seem that a little white fox is hungry most of the time.
