Chapter II

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading PRINCE JOHN'S STRANGE ALLY _Told by Dandy, the Terrier_ I made a mistake once, and nipped a tramp's wooden leg.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading But even a poodle could see that this thing was old bone, though its eyes glinted like Tibbie's in the dark, and there was a smell of grease about its beaded kilt.

(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 And, talking of kilts, there's a bare-legged fellow who comes here every summer and struts up and down the road, making the beastliest row with some sort of instrument all pipes and ribbons.

a friendly nation

From this reading PRINCE JOHN'S STRANGE ALLY _Told by Dandy, the Terrier_ I made a mistake once, and nipped a tramp's wooden leg.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading PRINCE JOHN'S STRANGE ALLY _Told by Dandy, the Terrier_ I made a mistake once, and nipped a tramp's wooden leg.

any person at all

From this reading Wow! don't I change his tune if I get out before anybody can catch me!

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From this reading And, talking of kilts, there's a bare-legged fellow who comes here every summer and struts up and down the road, making the beastliest row with some sort of instrument all pipes and ribbons.

covered with beads of liquid

From this reading But even a poodle could see that this thing was old bone, though its eyes glinted like Tibbie's in the dark, and there was a smell of grease about its beaded kilt.

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From this reading And, talking of kilts, there's a bare-legged fellow who comes here every summer and struts up and down the road, making the beastliest row with some sort of instrument all pipes and ribbons.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Since then, I look before I take hold.

rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates

From this reading But even a poodle could see that this thing was old bone, though its eyes glinted like Tibbie's in the dark, and there was a smell of grease about its beaded kilt.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But even a poodle could see that this thing was old bone, though its eyes glinted like Tibbie's in the dark, and there was a smell of grease about its beaded kilt.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading PRINCE JOHN'S STRANGE ALLY _Told by Dandy, the Terrier_ I made a mistake once, and nipped a tramp's wooden leg.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Wow! don't I change his tune if I get out before anybody can catch me!

discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading Wow! don't I change his tune if I get out before anybody can catch me!

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading Wow! don't I change his tune if I get out before anybody can catch me!

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading And, talking of kilts, there's a bare-legged fellow who comes here every summer and struts up and down the road, making the beastliest row with some sort of instrument all pipes and ribbons.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading But even a poodle could see that this thing was old bone, though its eyes glinted like Tibbie's in the dark, and there was a smell of grease about its beaded kilt.

a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance

From this reading PRINCE JOHN'S STRANGE ALLY _Told by Dandy, the Terrier_ I made a mistake once, and nipped a tramp's wooden leg.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading But even a poodle could see that this thing was old bone, though its eyes glinted like Tibbie's in the dark, and there was a smell of grease about its beaded kilt.

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From this reading Wow! don't I change his tune if I get out before anybody can catch me!

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading And, talking of kilts, there's a bare-legged fellow who comes here every summer and struts up and down the road, making the beastliest row with some sort of instrument all pipes and ribbons.

divisible by two

From this reading But even a poodle could see that this thing was old bone, though its eyes glinted like Tibbie's in the dark, and there was a smell of grease about its beaded kilt.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading And, talking of kilts, there's a bare-legged fellow who comes here every summer and struts up and down the road, making the beastliest row with some sort of instrument all pipes and ribbons.

opinion or judgment

From this reading But even a poodle could see that this thing was old bone, though its eyes glinted like Tibbie's in the dark, and there was a smell of grease about its beaded kilt.

a boy or man

From this reading And, talking of kilts, there's a bare-legged fellow who comes here every summer and struts up and down the road, making the beastliest row with some sort of instrument all pipes and ribbons.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Wow! don't I change his tune if I get out before anybody can catch me!

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From this reading But even a poodle could see that this thing was old bone, though its eyes glinted like Tibbie's in the dark, and there was a smell of grease about its beaded kilt.

a thick fatty oil (especially one used to lubricate machinery)

From this reading But even a poodle could see that this thing was old bone, though its eyes glinted like Tibbie's in the dark, and there was a smell of grease about its beaded kilt.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading And, talking of kilts, there's a bare-legged fellow who comes here every summer and struts up and down the road, making the beastliest row with some sort of instrument all pipes and ribbons.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Wow! don't I change his tune if I get out before anybody can catch me!

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading Since then, I look before I take hold.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading PRINCE JOHN'S STRANGE ALLY _Told by Dandy, the Terrier_ I made a mistake once, and nipped a tramp's wooden leg.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Wow! don't I change his tune if I get out before anybody can catch me!

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading But even a poodle could see that this thing was old bone, though its eyes glinted like Tibbie's in the dark, and there was a smell of grease about its beaded kilt.

a device that requires skill for proper use

From this reading And, talking of kilts, there's a bare-legged fellow who comes here every summer and struts up and down the road, making the beastliest row with some sort of instrument all pipes and ribbons.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading But even a poodle could see that this thing was old bone, though its eyes glinted like Tibbie's in the dark, and there was a smell of grease about its beaded kilt.

possessive form of “john” — a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading PRINCE JOHN'S STRANGE ALLY _Told by Dandy, the Terrier_ I made a mistake once, and nipped a tramp's wooden leg.

a knee-length pleated tartan skirt worn by men as part of the traditional dress in the Highlands of northern Scotland

From this reading But even a poodle could see that this thing was old bone, though its eyes glinted like Tibbie's in the dark, and there was a smell of grease about its beaded kilt.

plural of “kilt” — a knee-length pleated tartan skirt worn by men as part of the traditional dress in the Highlands of northern Scotland

From this reading And, talking of kilts, there's a bare-legged fellow who comes here every summer and struts up and down the road, making the beastliest row with some sort of instrument all pipes and ribbons.

a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle

From this reading PRINCE JOHN'S STRANGE ALLY _Told by Dandy, the Terrier_ I made a mistake once, and nipped a tramp's wooden leg.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading But even a poodle could see that this thing was old bone, though its eyes glinted like Tibbie's in the dark, and there was a smell of grease about its beaded kilt.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Since then, I look before I take hold.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading PRINCE JOHN'S STRANGE ALLY _Told by Dandy, the Terrier_ I made a mistake once, and nipped a tramp's wooden leg.

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading And, talking of kilts, there's a bare-legged fellow who comes here every summer and struts up and down the road, making the beastliest row with some sort of instrument all pipes and ribbons.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Wow! don't I change his tune if I get out before anybody can catch me!

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading PRINCE JOHN'S STRANGE ALLY _Told by Dandy, the Terrier_ I made a mistake once, and nipped a tramp's wooden leg.

inflected form of “nip” — squeeze tightly between the fingers

From this reading PRINCE JOHN'S STRANGE ALLY _Told by Dandy, the Terrier_ I made a mistake once, and nipped a tramp's wooden leg.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading But even a poodle could see that this thing was old bone, though its eyes glinted like Tibbie's in the dark, and there was a smell of grease about its beaded kilt.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading But even a poodle could see that this thing was old bone, though its eyes glinted like Tibbie's in the dark, and there was a smell of grease about its beaded kilt.

on one occasion

From this reading PRINCE JOHN'S STRANGE ALLY _Told by Dandy, the Terrier_ I made a mistake once, and nipped a tramp's wooden leg.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Wow! don't I change his tune if I get out before anybody can catch me!

plural of “pipe” — a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco

From this reading And, talking of kilts, there's a bare-legged fellow who comes here every summer and struts up and down the road, making the beastliest row with some sort of instrument all pipes and ribbons.

an intelligent dog with a heavy curly solid-colored coat that is usually clipped; an old breed sometimes trained as sporting dogs or as performing dogs

From this reading But even a poodle could see that this thing was old bone, though its eyes glinted like Tibbie's in the dark, and there was a smell of grease about its beaded kilt.

a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)

From this reading PRINCE JOHN'S STRANGE ALLY _Told by Dandy, the Terrier_ I made a mistake once, and nipped a tramp's wooden leg.

plural of “ribbon” — any long object resembling a thin line

From this reading And, talking of kilts, there's a bare-legged fellow who comes here every summer and struts up and down the road, making the beastliest row with some sort of instrument all pipes and ribbons.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading And, talking of kilts, there's a bare-legged fellow who comes here every summer and struts up and down the road, making the beastliest row with some sort of instrument all pipes and ribbons.

an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line

From this reading And, talking of kilts, there's a bare-legged fellow who comes here every summer and struts up and down the road, making the beastliest row with some sort of instrument all pipes and ribbons.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading But even a poodle could see that this thing was old bone, though its eyes glinted like Tibbie's in the dark, and there was a smell of grease about its beaded kilt.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Since then, I look before I take hold.

the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form

From this reading But even a poodle could see that this thing was old bone, though its eyes glinted like Tibbie's in the dark, and there was a smell of grease about its beaded kilt.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading And, talking of kilts, there's a bare-legged fellow who comes here every summer and struts up and down the road, making the beastliest row with some sort of instrument all pipes and ribbons.

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading And, talking of kilts, there's a bare-legged fellow who comes here every summer and struts up and down the road, making the beastliest row with some sort of instrument all pipes and ribbons.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading PRINCE JOHN'S STRANGE ALLY _Told by Dandy, the Terrier_ I made a mistake once, and nipped a tramp's wooden leg.

plural of “strut” — a proud stiff pompous gait

From this reading And, talking of kilts, there's a bare-legged fellow who comes here every summer and struts up and down the road, making the beastliest row with some sort of instrument all pipes and ribbons.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading And, talking of kilts, there's a bare-legged fellow who comes here every summer and struts up and down the road, making the beastliest row with some sort of instrument all pipes and ribbons.

carry out

From this reading Since then, I look before I take hold.

an exchange of ideas via conversation

From this reading And, talking of kilts, there's a bare-legged fellow who comes here every summer and struts up and down the road, making the beastliest row with some sort of instrument all pipes and ribbons.

any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground

From this reading PRINCE JOHN'S STRANGE ALLY _Told by Dandy, the Terrier_ I made a mistake once, and nipped a tramp's wooden leg.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading But even a poodle could see that this thing was old bone, though its eyes glinted like Tibbie's in the dark, and there was a smell of grease about its beaded kilt.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading PRINCE JOHN'S STRANGE ALLY _Told by Dandy, the Terrier_ I made a mistake once, and nipped a tramp's wooden leg.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Since then, I look before I take hold.

in or at that place or location

From this reading But even a poodle could see that this thing was old bone, though its eyes glinted like Tibbie's in the dark, and there was a smell of grease about its beaded kilt.

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From this reading And, talking of kilts, there's a bare-legged fellow who comes here every summer and struts up and down the road, making the beastliest row with some sort of instrument all pipes and ribbons.

a special situation

From this reading But even a poodle could see that this thing was old bone, though its eyes glinted like Tibbie's in the dark, and there was a smell of grease about its beaded kilt.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading But even a poodle could see that this thing was old bone, though its eyes glinted like Tibbie's in the dark, and there was a smell of grease about its beaded kilt.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading But even a poodle could see that this thing was old bone, though its eyes glinted like Tibbie's in the dark, and there was a smell of grease about its beaded kilt.

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From this reading But even a poodle could see that this thing was old bone, though its eyes glinted like Tibbie's in the dark, and there was a smell of grease about its beaded kilt.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading PRINCE JOHN'S STRANGE ALLY _Told by Dandy, the Terrier_ I made a mistake once, and nipped a tramp's wooden leg.

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From this reading PRINCE JOHN'S STRANGE ALLY _Told by Dandy, the Terrier_ I made a mistake once, and nipped a tramp's wooden leg.

a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence

From this reading Wow! don't I change his tune if I get out before anybody can catch me!

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading And, talking of kilts, there's a bare-legged fellow who comes here every summer and struts up and down the road, making the beastliest row with some sort of instrument all pipes and ribbons.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading But even a poodle could see that this thing was old bone, though its eyes glinted like Tibbie's in the dark, and there was a smell of grease about its beaded kilt.

which person or people

From this reading And, talking of kilts, there's a bare-legged fellow who comes here every summer and struts up and down the road, making the beastliest row with some sort of instrument all pipes and ribbons.

in the company of; together with

From this reading And, talking of kilts, there's a bare-legged fellow who comes here every summer and struts up and down the road, making the beastliest row with some sort of instrument all pipes and ribbons.

made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood

From this reading PRINCE JOHN'S STRANGE ALLY _Told by Dandy, the Terrier_ I made a mistake once, and nipped a tramp's wooden leg.

a joke that seems extremely funny

From this reading Wow! don't I change his tune if I get out before anybody can catch me!