used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.
in the past
From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST IX HOW MR.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Little by little, the fear left him, and when at last he saw Peter Rabbit coming his way, he gave a little sigh of relief and ran down the tree.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Little by little, the fear left him, and when at last he saw Peter Rabbit coming his way, he gave a little sigh of relief and ran down the tree.
Chatterernoun
an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.
Chatterer's
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From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Little by little, the fear left him, and when at last he saw Peter Rabbit coming his way, he gave a little sigh of relief and ran down the tree.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.
opinion or judgment
From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Little by little, the fear left him, and when at last he saw Peter Rabbit coming his way, he gave a little sigh of relief and ran down the tree.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked this way; he looked that way.
hemlock-tree
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From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Little by little, the fear left him, and when at last he saw Peter Rabbit coming his way, he gave a little sigh of relief and ran down the tree.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Little by little, the fear left him, and when at last he saw Peter Rabbit coming his way, he gave a little sigh of relief and ran down the tree.
HOW
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From this reading IX HOW MR.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.
IXnoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading IX HOW MR.
immediately past
From this reading Little by little, the fear left him, and when at last he saw Peter Rabbit coming his way, he gave a little sigh of relief and ran down the tree.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Little by little, the fear left him, and when at last he saw Peter Rabbit coming his way, he gave a little sigh of relief and ran down the tree.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Little by little, the fear left him, and when at last he saw Peter Rabbit coming his way, he gave a little sigh of relief and ran down the tree.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST IX HOW MR.
a form of address for a man
From this reading IX HOW MR.
nestnounUS /nest/
a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.
OUTCASTnounUS /ˈaʊtkæst/
a person who is rejected (from society or home)
From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST IX HOW MR.
peeredverbUS /pɪrd/
past form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading Little by little, the fear left him, and when at last he saw Peter Rabbit coming his way, he gave a little sigh of relief and ran down the tree.
RabbitnounUS /ˈræbət/
any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
From this reading Little by little, the fear left him, and when at last he saw Peter Rabbit coming his way, he gave a little sigh of relief and ran down the tree.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Little by little, the fear left him, and when at last he saw Peter Rabbit coming his way, he gave a little sigh of relief and ran down the tree.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading Little by little, the fear left him, and when at last he saw Peter Rabbit coming his way, he gave a little sigh of relief and ran down the tree.
cut with a saw
From this reading Little by little, the fear left him, and when at last he saw Peter Rabbit coming his way, he gave a little sigh of relief and ran down the tree.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading Little by little, the fear left him, and when at last he saw Peter Rabbit coming his way, he gave a little sigh of relief and ran down the tree.
SquirrelnounUS /ˈskwɜːrəl/
a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He looked this way; he looked that way.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.
in or at that place or location
From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He looked this way; he looked that way.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Little by little, the fear left him, and when at last he saw Peter Rabbit coming his way, he gave a little sigh of relief and ran down the tree.
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST IX HOW MR.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He looked this way; he looked that way.
WEASELnounUS /ˈwiːzəl/
a person who is regarded as treacherous or sneaky
From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST IX HOW MR.
at the time that
From this reading Little by little, the fear left him, and when at last he saw Peter Rabbit coming his way, he gave a little sigh of relief and ran down the tree.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.