used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Up overhead Ol' Mistah Buzzard was sailing 'round and 'round, high up in the sky, with hardly a motion of his broad wings.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading At last he sprang into the air, and right then he made a discovery.
(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 He must beat his wings with all his might in order to stay in the air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Up overhead Ol' Mistah Buzzard was sailing 'round and 'round, high up in the sky, with hardly a motion of his broad wings.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last he sprang into the air, and right then he made a discovery.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading He must beat his wings with all his might in order to stay in the air.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading “Up overhead Ol' Mistah Buzzard was sailing 'round and 'round, high up in the sky, with hardly a motion of his broad wings.
BuzzardnounUS /ˈbʌzərd/
a New World vulture that is common in South America and Central America and the southern United States
From this reading “Up overhead Ol' Mistah Buzzard was sailing 'round and 'round, high up in the sky, with hardly a motion of his broad wings.
the act of discovering something
From this reading At last he sprang into the air, and right then he made a discovery.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Little Mr. Quail watched him a long time, and a great longing to do the same thing filled him.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading Little Mr. Quail watched him a long time, and a great longing to do the same thing filled him.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Little Mr. Quail watched him a long time, and a great longing to do the same thing filled him.
only a very short time before
From this reading “Up overhead Ol' Mistah Buzzard was sailing 'round and 'round, high up in the sky, with hardly a motion of his broad wings.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At last he sprang into the air, and right then he made a discovery.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading “Up overhead Ol' Mistah Buzzard was sailing 'round and 'round, high up in the sky, with hardly a motion of his broad wings.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Little Mr. Quail watched him a long time, and a great longing to do the same thing filled him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Up overhead Ol' Mistah Buzzard was sailing 'round and 'round, high up in the sky, with hardly a motion of his broad wings.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Up overhead Ol' Mistah Buzzard was sailing 'round and 'round, high up in the sky, with hardly a motion of his broad wings.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At last he sprang into the air, and right then he made a discovery.
immediately past
From this reading At last he sprang into the air, and right then he made a discovery.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Little Mr. Quail watched him a long time, and a great longing to do the same thing filled him.
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 Little Mr. Quail watched him a long time, and a great longing to do the same thing filled him.
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading Little Mr. Quail watched him a long time, and a great longing to do the same thing filled him.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading At last he sprang into the air, and right then he made a discovery.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He must beat his wings with all his might in order to stay in the air.
Mistah
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From this reading “Up overhead Ol' Mistah Buzzard was sailing 'round and 'round, high up in the sky, with hardly a motion of his broad wings.
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
From this reading “Up overhead Ol' Mistah Buzzard was sailing 'round and 'round, high up in the sky, with hardly a motion of his broad wings.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Little Mr. Quail watched him a long time, and a great longing to do the same thing filled him.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He must beat his wings with all his might in order to stay in the air.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Up overhead Ol' Mistah Buzzard was sailing 'round and 'round, high up in the sky, with hardly a motion of his broad wings.
Ol
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From this reading “Up overhead Ol' Mistah Buzzard was sailing 'round and 'round, high up in the sky, with hardly a motion of his broad wings.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading He must beat his wings with all his might in order to stay in the air.
overheadadverbUS /ˈoʊvərˈhed/
above your head; in the sky
From this reading “Up overhead Ol' Mistah Buzzard was sailing 'round and 'round, high up in the sky, with hardly a motion of his broad wings.
QuailverbUS /kweɪl/
draw back, as with fear or pain
From this reading Little Mr. Quail watched him a long time, and a great longing to do the same thing filled him.
precisely, exactly
From this reading At last he sprang into the air, and right then he made a discovery.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading “Up overhead Ol' Mistah Buzzard was sailing 'round and 'round, high up in the sky, with hardly a motion of his broad wings.
sailingnounUS /ˈseɪlɪŋ/
the work of a sailor
From this reading “Up overhead Ol' Mistah Buzzard was sailing 'round and 'round, high up in the sky, with hardly a motion of his broad wings.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Little Mr. Quail watched him a long time, and a great longing to do the same thing filled him.
term of address for a man
From this reading Yes, Sir, he made a discovery.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading “Up overhead Ol' Mistah Buzzard was sailing 'round and 'round, high up in the sky, with hardly a motion of his broad wings.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading At last he sprang into the air, and right then he made a discovery.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading He must beat his wings with all his might in order to stay in the air.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Up overhead Ol' Mistah Buzzard was sailing 'round and 'round, high up in the sky, with hardly a motion of his broad wings.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading At last he sprang into the air, and right then he made a discovery.
a special situation
From this reading Little Mr. Quail watched him a long time, and a great longing to do the same thing filled him.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Little Mr. Quail watched him a long time, and a great longing to do the same thing filled him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Little Mr. Quail watched him a long time, and a great longing to do the same thing filled him.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Up overhead Ol' Mistah Buzzard was sailing 'round and 'round, high up in the sky, with hardly a motion of his broad wings.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Up overhead Ol' Mistah Buzzard was sailing 'round and 'round, high up in the sky, with hardly a motion of his broad wings.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading Little Mr. Quail watched him a long time, and a great longing to do the same thing filled him.
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading “Up overhead Ol' Mistah Buzzard was sailing 'round and 'round, high up in the sky, with hardly a motion of his broad wings.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Up overhead Ol' Mistah Buzzard was sailing 'round and 'round, high up in the sky, with hardly a motion of his broad wings.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, Sir, he made a discovery.
