used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading All of a sudden the tiger growled, and Mappo shivered still more.
anew
From this reading MAPPO ON THE SHIP Mappo, who had taken his paws down from his eyes long enough to look at the striped tiger, now blind-folded himself, with his paws again, and shivered.
(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 All of a sudden the tiger growled, and Mappo shivered still more.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MAPPO ON THE SHIP Mappo, who had taken his paws down from his eyes long enough to look at the striped tiger, now blind-folded himself, with his paws again, and shivered.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Growl and roar as much as you like!" called one of the black natives.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MAPPO ON THE SHIP Mappo, who had taken his paws down from his eyes long enough to look at the striped tiger, now blind-folded himself, with his paws again, and shivered.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Growl and roar as much as you like!" called one of the black natives.
blind-folded
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From this reading MAPPO ON THE SHIP Mappo, who had taken his paws down from his eyes long enough to look at the striped tiger, now blind-folded himself, with his paws again, and shivered.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Growl and roar as much as you like!" called one of the black natives.
can't
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From this reading "You can't get out of there, Sharp-Tooth!"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading MAPPO ON THE SHIP Mappo, who had taken his paws down from his eyes long enough to look at the striped tiger, now blind-folded himself, with his paws again, and shivered.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading MAPPO ON THE SHIP Mappo, who had taken his paws down from his eyes long enough to look at the striped tiger, now blind-folded himself, with his paws again, and shivered.
opinion or judgment
From this reading MAPPO ON THE SHIP Mappo, who had taken his paws down from his eyes long enough to look at the striped tiger, now blind-folded himself, with his paws again, and shivered.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading MAPPO ON THE SHIP Mappo, who had taken his paws down from his eyes long enough to look at the striped tiger, now blind-folded himself, with his paws again, and shivered.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "You can't get out of there, Sharp-Tooth!"
GrowlnounUS /ɡraʊl/
the sound of growling (as made by animals)
From this reading Growl and roar as much as you like!" called one of the black natives.
growledverbUS /ɡraʊld/
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading All of a sudden the tiger growled, and Mappo shivered still more.
(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 MAPPO ON THE SHIP Mappo, who had taken his paws down from his eyes long enough to look at the striped tiger, now blind-folded himself, with his paws again, and shivered.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading MAPPO ON THE SHIP Mappo, who had taken his paws down from his eyes long enough to look at the striped tiger, now blind-folded himself, with his paws again, and shivered.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MAPPO ON THE SHIP Mappo, who had taken his paws down from his eyes long enough to look at the striped tiger, now blind-folded himself, with his paws again, and shivered.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Growl and roar as much as you like!" called one of the black natives.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading MAPPO ON THE SHIP Mappo, who had taken his paws down from his eyes long enough to look at the striped tiger, now blind-folded himself, with his paws again, and shivered.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading MAPPO ON THE SHIP Mappo, who had taken his paws down from his eyes long enough to look at the striped tiger, now blind-folded himself, with his paws again, and shivered.
MAPPO
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From this reading MAPPO ON THE SHIP Mappo, who had taken his paws down from his eyes long enough to look at the striped tiger, now blind-folded himself, with his paws again, and shivered.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading All of a sudden the tiger growled, and Mappo shivered still more.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Growl and roar as much as you like!" called one of the black natives.
nativesnounUS /ˈneɪtɪvz/
plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
From this reading Growl and roar as much as you like!" called one of the black natives.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading MAPPO ON THE SHIP Mappo, who had taken his paws down from his eyes long enough to look at the striped tiger, now blind-folded himself, with his paws again, and shivered.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All of a sudden the tiger growled, and Mappo shivered still more.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MAPPO ON THE SHIP Mappo, who had taken his paws down from his eyes long enough to look at the striped tiger, now blind-folded himself, with his paws again, and shivered.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Growl and roar as much as you like!" called one of the black natives.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "You can't get out of there, Sharp-Tooth!"
pawsnounUS /pɔːz/
plural of “paw” — a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped
From this reading MAPPO ON THE SHIP Mappo, who had taken his paws down from his eyes long enough to look at the striped tiger, now blind-folded himself, with his paws again, and shivered.
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading Growl and roar as much as you like!" called one of the black natives.
Sharp-Tooth
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From this reading "You can't get out of there, Sharp-Tooth!"
transport commercially
From this reading MAPPO ON THE SHIP Mappo, who had taken his paws down from his eyes long enough to look at the striped tiger, now blind-folded himself, with his paws again, and shivered.
shiveredverbUS /ˈʃɪvərd/
past form of “shiver” — tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading MAPPO ON THE SHIP Mappo, who had taken his paws down from his eyes long enough to look at the striped tiger, now blind-folded himself, with his paws again, and shivered.
not in physical motion
From this reading All of a sudden the tiger growled, and Mappo shivered still more.
stripedadjectiveUS /straɪpt/
marked or decorated with stripes
From this reading MAPPO ON THE SHIP Mappo, who had taken his paws down from his eyes long enough to look at the striped tiger, now blind-folded himself, with his paws again, and shivered.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading All of a sudden the tiger growled, and Mappo shivered still more.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading MAPPO ON THE SHIP Mappo, who had taken his paws down from his eyes long enough to look at the striped tiger, now blind-folded himself, with his paws again, and shivered.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MAPPO ON THE SHIP Mappo, who had taken his paws down from his eyes long enough to look at the striped tiger, now blind-folded himself, with his paws again, and shivered.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "You can't get out of there, Sharp-Tooth!"
tigernounUS /ˈtaɪɡər/
a fierce or audacious person
From this reading MAPPO ON THE SHIP Mappo, who had taken his paws down from his eyes long enough to look at the striped tiger, now blind-folded himself, with his paws again, and shivered.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MAPPO ON THE SHIP Mappo, who had taken his paws down from his eyes long enough to look at the striped tiger, now blind-folded himself, with his paws again, and shivered.
which person or people
From this reading MAPPO ON THE SHIP Mappo, who had taken his paws down from his eyes long enough to look at the striped tiger, now blind-folded himself, with his paws again, and shivered.
in the company of; together with
From this reading MAPPO ON THE SHIP Mappo, who had taken his paws down from his eyes long enough to look at the striped tiger, now blind-folded himself, with his paws again, and shivered.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Growl and roar as much as you like!" called one of the black natives.
