alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "You two animals seem to get along fine together!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And indeed Mappo and Tum Tum were the best of friends at once.
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading "You two animals seem to get along fine together!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Elephants and monkeys very seldom quarrel, and they live together in peace, even in the jungle, and do not fight, and bite and scratch, as some wild beasts do.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And indeed Mappo and Tum Tum were the best of friends at once.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Hello!" said Mappo to Tum Tum, as the little monkey sat on the elephant's back.
plural of “beast” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Elephants and monkeys very seldom quarrel, and they live together in peace, even in the jungle, and do not fight, and bite and scratch, as some wild beasts do.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading And indeed Mappo and Tum Tum were the best of friends at once.
biteverbUS /baɪt/
to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
From this reading Elephants and monkeys very seldom quarrel, and they live together in peace, even in the jungle, and do not fight, and bite and scratch, as some wild beasts do.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading MAPPO IN THE CIRCUS "Well, I declare!" exclaimed the sailor who had brought Mappo downstairs in the ship to see Tum Tum, the jolly elephant.
CIRCUSnounUS /ˈsɜːrkəs/
a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
From this reading MAPPO IN THE CIRCUS "Well, I declare!" exclaimed the sailor who had brought Mappo downstairs in the ship to see Tum Tum, the jolly elephant.
state emphatically and authoritatively
From this reading MAPPO IN THE CIRCUS "Well, I declare!" exclaimed the sailor who had brought Mappo downstairs in the ship to see Tum Tum, the jolly elephant.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Elephants and monkeys very seldom quarrel, and they live together in peace, even in the jungle, and do not fight, and bite and scratch, as some wild beasts do.
downstairsadverbUS /ˈdaʊnˈsterz/
on a floor below
From this reading MAPPO IN THE CIRCUS "Well, I declare!" exclaimed the sailor who had brought Mappo downstairs in the ship to see Tum Tum, the jolly elephant.
elephantnounUS /ˈeləfənt/
five-toed pachyderm
From this reading MAPPO IN THE CIRCUS "Well, I declare!" exclaimed the sailor who had brought Mappo downstairs in the ship to see Tum Tum, the jolly elephant.
elephant'snounUS /ˈeləfənts/
possessive form of “elephant” — five-toed pachyderm
From this reading "Hello!" said Mappo to Tum Tum, as the little monkey sat on the elephant's back.
ElephantsnounUS /ˈeləfənts/
plural of “elephant” — five-toed pachyderm
From this reading Elephants and monkeys very seldom quarrel, and they live together in peace, even in the jungle, and do not fight, and bite and scratch, as some wild beasts do.
divisible by two
From this reading Elephants and monkeys very seldom quarrel, and they live together in peace, even in the jungle, and do not fight, and bite and scratch, as some wild beasts do.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading MAPPO IN THE CIRCUS "Well, I declare!" exclaimed the sailor who had brought Mappo downstairs in the ship to see Tum Tum, the jolly elephant.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading Elephants and monkeys very seldom quarrel, and they live together in peace, even in the jungle, and do not fight, and bite and scratch, as some wild beasts do.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading "You two animals seem to get along fine together!"
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading And indeed Mappo and Tum Tum were the best of friends at once.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "You two animals seem to get along fine together!"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MAPPO IN THE CIRCUS "Well, I declare!" exclaimed the sailor who had brought Mappo downstairs in the ship to see Tum Tum, the jolly elephant.
HellonounUS /həˈloʊ/
an expression of greeting
From this reading "Hello!" said Mappo to Tum Tum, as the little monkey sat on the elephant's back.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MAPPO IN THE CIRCUS "Well, I declare!" exclaimed the sailor who had brought Mappo downstairs in the ship to see Tum Tum, the jolly elephant.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MAPPO IN THE CIRCUS "Well, I declare!" exclaimed the sailor who had brought Mappo downstairs in the ship to see Tum Tum, the jolly elephant.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading And indeed Mappo and Tum Tum were the best of friends at once.
jollyadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɑːli/
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading MAPPO IN THE CIRCUS "Well, I declare!" exclaimed the sailor who had brought Mappo downstairs in the ship to see Tum Tum, the jolly elephant.
junglenounUS /ˈdʒʌŋɡəl/
a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival
From this reading Elephants and monkeys very seldom quarrel, and they live together in peace, even in the jungle, and do not fight, and bite and scratch, as some wild beasts do.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Hello!" said Mappo to Tum Tum, as the little monkey sat on the elephant's back.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Elephants and monkeys very seldom quarrel, and they live together in peace, even in the jungle, and do not fight, and bite and scratch, as some wild beasts do.
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From this reading MAPPO IN THE CIRCUS "Well, I declare!" exclaimed the sailor who had brought Mappo downstairs in the ship to see Tum Tum, the jolly elephant.
monkeynounUS /ˈmʌŋki/
any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
From this reading "Hello!" said Mappo to Tum Tum, as the little monkey sat on the elephant's back.
monkeysnounUS /ˈmʌŋkiz/
plural of “monkey” — any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
From this reading Elephants and monkeys very seldom quarrel, and they live together in peace, even in the jungle, and do not fight, and bite and scratch, as some wild beasts do.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Elephants and monkeys very seldom quarrel, and they live together in peace, even in the jungle, and do not fight, and bite and scratch, as some wild beasts do.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And indeed Mappo and Tum Tum were the best of friends at once.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Hello!" said Mappo to Tum Tum, as the little monkey sat on the elephant's back.
on one occasion
From this reading And indeed Mappo and Tum Tum were the best of friends at once.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading Elephants and monkeys very seldom quarrel, and they live together in peace, even in the jungle, and do not fight, and bite and scratch, as some wild beasts do.
an angry dispute
From this reading Elephants and monkeys very seldom quarrel, and they live together in peace, even in the jungle, and do not fight, and bite and scratch, as some wild beasts do.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Hello!" said Mappo to Tum Tum, as the little monkey sat on the elephant's back.
any member of a ship's crew
From this reading MAPPO IN THE CIRCUS "Well, I declare!" exclaimed the sailor who had brought Mappo downstairs in the ship to see Tum Tum, the jolly elephant.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading "Hello!" said Mappo to Tum Tum, as the little monkey sat on the elephant's back.
scratchverbUS /skrætʃ/
cause friction
From this reading Elephants and monkeys very seldom quarrel, and they live together in peace, even in the jungle, and do not fight, and bite and scratch, as some wild beasts do.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading MAPPO IN THE CIRCUS "Well, I declare!" exclaimed the sailor who had brought Mappo downstairs in the ship to see Tum Tum, the jolly elephant.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "You two animals seem to get along fine together!"
not often
From this reading Elephants and monkeys very seldom quarrel, and they live together in peace, even in the jungle, and do not fight, and bite and scratch, as some wild beasts do.
transport commercially
From this reading MAPPO IN THE CIRCUS "Well, I declare!" exclaimed the sailor who had brought Mappo downstairs in the ship to see Tum Tum, the jolly elephant.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Elephants and monkeys very seldom quarrel, and they live together in peace, even in the jungle, and do not fight, and bite and scratch, as some wild beasts do.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MAPPO IN THE CIRCUS "Well, I declare!" exclaimed the sailor who had brought Mappo downstairs in the ship to see Tum Tum, the jolly elephant.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Elephants and monkeys very seldom quarrel, and they live together in peace, even in the jungle, and do not fight, and bite and scratch, as some wild beasts do.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MAPPO IN THE CIRCUS "Well, I declare!" exclaimed the sailor who had brought Mappo downstairs in the ship to see Tum Tum, the jolly elephant.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading "You two animals seem to get along fine together!"
Tumnoun
an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
From this reading MAPPO IN THE CIRCUS "Well, I declare!" exclaimed the sailor who had brought Mappo downstairs in the ship to see Tum Tum, the jolly elephant.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "You two animals seem to get along fine together!"
precisely as stated
From this reading Elephants and monkeys very seldom quarrel, and they live together in peace, even in the jungle, and do not fight, and bite and scratch, as some wild beasts do.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading MAPPO IN THE CIRCUS "Well, I declare!" exclaimed the sailor who had brought Mappo downstairs in the ship to see Tum Tum, the jolly elephant.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And indeed Mappo and Tum Tum were the best of friends at once.
which person or people
From this reading MAPPO IN THE CIRCUS "Well, I declare!" exclaimed the sailor who had brought Mappo downstairs in the ship to see Tum Tum, the jolly elephant.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Elephants and monkeys very seldom quarrel, and they live together in peace, even in the jungle, and do not fight, and bite and scratch, as some wild beasts do.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You two animals seem to get along fine together!"
