used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He sighed and stretched himself on the leaves, grunting a little as he felt the hard rock through.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "No; I feel too fidgety about my father looking for us to want any food."
Ah
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From this reading "Ah, it's a bad thing to--Yah!--hah--hah--hah!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He sighed and stretched himself on the leaves, grunting a little as he felt the hard rock through.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "No; I feel too fidgety about my father looking for us to want any food."
Aren't
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From this reading "Aren't you very hungry, Mr Mark, sir?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He sighed and stretched himself on the leaves, grunting a little as he felt the hard rock through.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "Ah, it's a bad thing to--Yah!--hah--hah--hah!"
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Billy finished his sentence with a tremendous yawn, and then rustled the leaves as he tucked some more of them beneath him.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading Billy finished his sentence with a tremendous yawn, and then rustled the leaves as he tucked some more of them beneath him.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "No; I feel too fidgety about my father looking for us to want any food."
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "No; I feel too fidgety about my father looking for us to want any food."
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He sighed and stretched himself on the leaves, grunting a little as he felt the hard rock through.
fidgetyadjective
nervous and unable to relax
From this reading "No; I feel too fidgety about my father looking for us to want any food."
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading Billy finished his sentence with a tremendous yawn, and then rustled the leaves as he tucked some more of them beneath him.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading "No; I feel too fidgety about my father looking for us to want any food."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "No; I feel too fidgety about my father looking for us to want any food."
gruntingverbUS /ˈɡrʌntɪŋ/
-ing form of “grunt” — issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise
From this reading He sighed and stretched himself on the leaves, grunting a little as he felt the hard rock through.
hah
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From this reading "Ah, it's a bad thing to--Yah!--hah--hah--hah!"
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading He sighed and stretched himself on the leaves, grunting a little as he felt the hard rock through.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sighed and stretched himself on the leaves, grunting a little as he felt the hard rock through.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Billy finished his sentence with a tremendous yawn, and then rustled the leaves as he tucked some more of them beneath him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He sighed and stretched himself on the leaves, grunting a little as he felt the hard rock through.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Billy finished his sentence with a tremendous yawn, and then rustled the leaves as he tucked some more of them beneath him.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading "Aren't you very hungry, Mr Mark, sir?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No; I feel too fidgety about my father looking for us to want any food."
it's
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From this reading "Ah, it's a bad thing to--Yah!--hah--hah--hah!"
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading He sighed and stretched himself on the leaves, grunting a little as he felt the hard rock through.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He sighed and stretched himself on the leaves, grunting a little as he felt the hard rock through.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "No; I feel too fidgety about my father looking for us to want any food."
attach a tag or label to
From this reading "Aren't you very hungry, Mr Mark, sir?"
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Billy finished his sentence with a tremendous yawn, and then rustled the leaves as he tucked some more of them beneath him.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Aren't you very hungry, Mr Mark, sir?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "No; I feel too fidgety about my father looking for us to want any food."
not any; not one
From this reading "No; I feel too fidgety about my father looking for us to want any food."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Billy finished his sentence with a tremendous yawn, and then rustled the leaves as he tucked some more of them beneath him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He sighed and stretched himself on the leaves, grunting a little as he felt the hard rock through.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading He sighed and stretched himself on the leaves, grunting a little as he felt the hard rock through.
rustled
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From this reading Billy finished his sentence with a tremendous yawn, and then rustled the leaves as he tucked some more of them beneath him.
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading Billy finished his sentence with a tremendous yawn, and then rustled the leaves as he tucked some more of them beneath him.
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading He sighed and stretched himself on the leaves, grunting a little as he felt the hard rock through.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Aren't you very hungry, Mr Mark, sir?"
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Billy finished his sentence with a tremendous yawn, and then rustled the leaves as he tucked some more of them beneath him.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading He sighed and stretched himself on the leaves, grunting a little as he felt the hard rock through.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He sighed and stretched himself on the leaves, grunting a little as he felt the hard rock through.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Billy finished his sentence with a tremendous yawn, and then rustled the leaves as he tucked some more of them beneath him.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Billy finished his sentence with a tremendous yawn, and then rustled the leaves as he tucked some more of them beneath him.
a special situation
From this reading "Ah, it's a bad thing to--Yah!--hah--hah--hah!"
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He sighed and stretched himself on the leaves, grunting a little as he felt the hard rock through.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "No; I feel too fidgety about my father looking for us to want any food."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "No; I feel too fidgety about my father looking for us to want any food."
tremendousadjectiveUS /trəˈmendəs/
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading Billy finished his sentence with a tremendous yawn, and then rustled the leaves as he tucked some more of them beneath him.
tuckedadjectiveUS /tʌkt/
having tucked or being tucked
From this reading Billy finished his sentence with a tremendous yawn, and then rustled the leaves as he tucked some more of them beneath him.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "No; I feel too fidgety about my father looking for us to want any food."
precisely as stated
From this reading "Aren't you very hungry, Mr Mark, sir?"
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "No; I feel too fidgety about my father looking for us to want any food."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Billy finished his sentence with a tremendous yawn, and then rustled the leaves as he tucked some more of them beneath him.
Yah
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From this reading "Ah, it's a bad thing to--Yah!--hah--hah--hah!"
yawnverbUS /jɔːn/
utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired
From this reading Billy finished his sentence with a tremendous yawn, and then rustled the leaves as he tucked some more of them beneath him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Aren't you very hungry, Mr Mark, sir?"
