used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "The white of a Partridge egg is good for a burn," retorted Lynx.
(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 "If you all spent more time in lawful hunt for food you would be fatter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Find one and cool your fevered tongue."
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are not these wranglers just like Men, Carcajou?" remarked Mooswa.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "If you all spent more time in lawful hunt for food you would be fatter.
browseverbUS /braʊz/
shop around; not necessarily buying
From this reading It will profit me more to browse in the Forest than listen to your frost-singed wit, so I leave you, Comrades."
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading "The white of a Partridge egg is good for a burn," retorted Lynx.
Carcajounoun
stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal
From this reading "Are not these wranglers just like Men, Carcajou?" remarked Mooswa.
plural of “comrade” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading It will profit me more to browse in the Forest than listen to your frost-singed wit, so I leave you, Comrades."
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading "Find one and cool your fevered tongue."
eggnounUS /eɡ/
animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
From this reading "The white of a Partridge egg is good for a burn," retorted Lynx.
fatteradjectiveUS /ˈfætər/
comparative of “fat” — having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading "If you all spent more time in lawful hunt for food you would be fatter.
feveredadjectiveUS /ˈfiːvərd/
highly or nervously excited
From this reading "Find one and cool your fevered tongue."
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "Find one and cool your fevered tongue."
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading "If you all spent more time in lawful hunt for food you would be fatter.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "The white of a Partridge egg is good for a burn," retorted Lynx.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading It will profit me more to browse in the Forest than listen to your frost-singed wit, so I leave you, Comrades."
frost-singed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It will profit me more to browse in the Forest than listen to your frost-singed wit, so I leave you, Comrades."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "The white of a Partridge egg is good for a burn," retorted Lynx.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading "If you all spent more time in lawful hunt for food you would be fatter.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It will profit me more to browse in the Forest than listen to your frost-singed wit, so I leave you, Comrades."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you all spent more time in lawful hunt for food you would be fatter.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "If you all spent more time in lawful hunt for food you would be fatter.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The white of a Partridge egg is good for a burn," retorted Lynx.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It will profit me more to browse in the Forest than listen to your frost-singed wit, so I leave you, Comrades."
and nothing more
From this reading "Are not these wranglers just like Men, Carcajou?" remarked Mooswa.
lawfuladjectiveUS /ˈlɔːfəl/
conformable to or allowed by law
From this reading "If you all spent more time in lawful hunt for food you would be fatter.
go away from a place
From this reading It will profit me more to browse in the Forest than listen to your frost-singed wit, so I leave you, Comrades."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Are not these wranglers just like Men, Carcajou?" remarked Mooswa.
hear with intention
From this reading It will profit me more to browse in the Forest than listen to your frost-singed wit, so I leave you, Comrades."
LynxnounUS /lɪŋks/
a text browser
From this reading "The white of a Partridge egg is good for a burn," retorted Lynx.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It will profit me more to browse in the Forest than listen to your frost-singed wit, so I leave you, Comrades."
the force of workers available
From this reading "Are not these wranglers just like Men, Carcajou?" remarked Mooswa.
Mooswa
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Are not these wranglers just like Men, Carcajou?" remarked Mooswa.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "If you all spent more time in lawful hunt for food you would be fatter.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Are not these wranglers just like Men, Carcajou?" remarked Mooswa.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The white of a Partridge egg is good for a burn," retorted Lynx.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Find one and cool your fevered tongue."
PartridgenounUS /ˈpɑːrtrədʒ/
flesh of either quail or grouse
From this reading "The white of a Partridge egg is good for a burn," retorted Lynx.
profitnounUS /ˈprɑːfət/
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
From this reading It will profit me more to browse in the Forest than listen to your frost-singed wit, so I leave you, Comrades."
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading "Are not these wranglers just like Men, Carcajou?" remarked Mooswa.
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading "The white of a Partridge egg is good for a burn," retorted Lynx.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It will profit me more to browse in the Forest than listen to your frost-singed wit, so I leave you, Comrades."
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading "If you all spent more time in lawful hunt for food you would be fatter.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It will profit me more to browse in the Forest than listen to your frost-singed wit, so I leave you, Comrades."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The white of a Partridge egg is good for a burn," retorted Lynx.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Are not these wranglers just like Men, Carcajou?" remarked Mooswa.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "If you all spent more time in lawful hunt for food you would be fatter.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It will profit me more to browse in the Forest than listen to your frost-singed wit, so I leave you, Comrades."
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading "Find one and cool your fevered tongue."
a Caucasian
From this reading "The white of a Partridge egg is good for a burn," retorted Lynx.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It will profit me more to browse in the Forest than listen to your frost-singed wit, so I leave you, Comrades."
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading It will profit me more to browse in the Forest than listen to your frost-singed wit, so I leave you, Comrades."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "If you all spent more time in lawful hunt for food you would be fatter.
wranglersnounUS /ˈræŋɡələrz/
plural of “wrangler” — someone who argues noisily or angrily
From this reading "Are not these wranglers just like Men, Carcajou?" remarked Mooswa.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you all spent more time in lawful hunt for food you would be fatter.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Find one and cool your fevered tongue."
