used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When he heard us coming he sat up and sort of wriggled his eyes to get them wide open, and made a funny motion at us with his hands.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When we got home Uncle Hieronymous was laying flat on his back by the side of the stream, with his eyes shut and the pleasantest smile on his face.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When he heard us coming he sat up and sort of wriggled his eyes to get them wide open, and made a funny motion at us with his hands.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading When we got home Uncle Hieronymous was laying flat on his back by the side of the stream, with his eyes shut and the pleasantest smile on his face.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When we got home Uncle Hieronymous was laying flat on his back by the side of the stream, with his eyes shut and the pleasantest smile on his face.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Here they come with tired feet, Mosquiter-bites, and a wish to eat.”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading When he heard us coming he sat up and sort of wriggled his eyes to get them wide open, and made a funny motion at us with his hands.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He looked like everything he wanted in the world had walked right up and sat down in his lap.
take in solid food
From this reading “Here they come with tired feet, Mosquiter-bites, and a wish to eat.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading He looked like everything he wanted in the world had walked right up and sat down in his lap.
opinion or judgment
From this reading When we got home Uncle Hieronymous was laying flat on his back by the side of the stream, with his eyes shut and the pleasantest smile on his face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading When we got home Uncle Hieronymous was laying flat on his back by the side of the stream, with his eyes shut and the pleasantest smile on his face.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading “Here they come with tired feet, Mosquiter-bites, and a wish to eat.”
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading When we got home Uncle Hieronymous was laying flat on his back by the side of the stream, with his eyes shut and the pleasantest smile on his face.
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading When he heard us coming he sat up and sort of wriggled his eyes to get them wide open, and made a funny motion at us with his hands.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading When he heard us coming he sat up and sort of wriggled his eyes to get them wide open, and made a funny motion at us with his hands.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading When we got home Uncle Hieronymous was laying flat on his back by the side of the stream, with his eyes shut and the pleasantest smile on his face.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He looked like everything he wanted in the world had walked right up and sat down in his lap.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading When he heard us coming he sat up and sort of wriggled his eyes to get them wide open, and made a funny motion at us with his hands.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked like everything he wanted in the world had walked right up and sat down in his lap.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading When he heard us coming he sat up and sort of wriggled his eyes to get them wide open, and made a funny motion at us with his hands.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Here they come with tired feet, Mosquiter-bites, and a wish to eat.”
Hieronymous
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From this reading When we got home Uncle Hieronymous was laying flat on his back by the side of the stream, with his eyes shut and the pleasantest smile on his face.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When we got home Uncle Hieronymous was laying flat on his back by the side of the stream, with his eyes shut and the pleasantest smile on his face.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading When we got home Uncle Hieronymous was laying flat on his back by the side of the stream, with his eyes shut and the pleasantest smile on his face.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He looked like everything he wanted in the world had walked right up and sat down in his lap.
lapverbUS /læp/
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading He looked like everything he wanted in the world had walked right up and sat down in his lap.
the production of eggs (especially in birds)
From this reading When we got home Uncle Hieronymous was laying flat on his back by the side of the stream, with his eyes shut and the pleasantest smile on his face.
leetle
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From this reading Then, right off, he made up a leetle poem:
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He looked like everything he wanted in the world had walked right up and sat down in his lap.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked like everything he wanted in the world had walked right up and sat down in his lap.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading When he heard us coming he sat up and sort of wriggled his eyes to get them wide open, and made a funny motion at us with his hands.
Mosquiter-bites
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From this reading “Here they come with tired feet, Mosquiter-bites, and a wish to eat.”
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
From this reading When he heard us coming he sat up and sort of wriggled his eyes to get them wide open, and made a funny motion at us with his hands.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When we got home Uncle Hieronymous was laying flat on his back by the side of the stream, with his eyes shut and the pleasantest smile on his face.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Then, right off, he made up a leetle poem:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When we got home Uncle Hieronymous was laying flat on his back by the side of the stream, with his eyes shut and the pleasantest smile on his face.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading When he heard us coming he sat up and sort of wriggled his eyes to get them wide open, and made a funny motion at us with his hands.
pleasantest
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From this reading When we got home Uncle Hieronymous was laying flat on his back by the side of the stream, with his eyes shut and the pleasantest smile on his face.
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading Then, right off, he made up a leetle poem:
precisely, exactly
From this reading He looked like everything he wanted in the world had walked right up and sat down in his lap.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He looked like everything he wanted in the world had walked right up and sat down in his lap.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading When we got home Uncle Hieronymous was laying flat on his back by the side of the stream, with his eyes shut and the pleasantest smile on his face.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading When we got home Uncle Hieronymous was laying flat on his back by the side of the stream, with his eyes shut and the pleasantest smile on his face.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading When we got home Uncle Hieronymous was laying flat on his back by the side of the stream, with his eyes shut and the pleasantest smile on his face.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading When he heard us coming he sat up and sort of wriggled his eyes to get them wide open, and made a funny motion at us with his hands.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading When we got home Uncle Hieronymous was laying flat on his back by the side of the stream, with his eyes shut and the pleasantest smile on his face.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When we got home Uncle Hieronymous was laying flat on his back by the side of the stream, with his eyes shut and the pleasantest smile on his face.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When he heard us coming he sat up and sort of wriggled his eyes to get them wide open, and made a funny motion at us with his hands.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, right off, he made up a leetle poem:
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Here they come with tired feet, Mosquiter-bites, and a wish to eat.”
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading “Here they come with tired feet, Mosquiter-bites, and a wish to eat.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When he heard us coming he sat up and sort of wriggled his eyes to get them wide open, and made a funny motion at us with his hands.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading When we got home Uncle Hieronymous was laying flat on his back by the side of the stream, with his eyes shut and the pleasantest smile on his face.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He looked like everything he wanted in the world had walked right up and sat down in his lap.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When he heard us coming he sat up and sort of wriggled his eyes to get them wide open, and made a funny motion at us with his hands.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading He looked like everything he wanted in the world had walked right up and sat down in his lap.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading He looked like everything he wanted in the world had walked right up and sat down in his lap.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When we got home Uncle Hieronymous was laying flat on his back by the side of the stream, with his eyes shut and the pleasantest smile on his face.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When we got home Uncle Hieronymous was laying flat on his back by the side of the stream, with his eyes shut and the pleasantest smile on his face.
at the time that
From this reading When we got home Uncle Hieronymous was laying flat on his back by the side of the stream, with his eyes shut and the pleasantest smile on his face.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading When he heard us coming he sat up and sort of wriggled his eyes to get them wide open, and made a funny motion at us with his hands.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “Here they come with tired feet, Mosquiter-bites, and a wish to eat.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading When we got home Uncle Hieronymous was laying flat on his back by the side of the stream, with his eyes shut and the pleasantest smile on his face.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading He looked like everything he wanted in the world had walked right up and sat down in his lap.
wriggled
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From this reading When he heard us coming he sat up and sort of wriggled his eyes to get them wide open, and made a funny motion at us with his hands.
