used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HOW A BUNNY COULD HELP A BOY Now don’t you forget that it was the greedy Red Cow who let Nibble out of his cage.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading And then she got scared and careered way down the Snowy Pasture with that door banging against her nose, getting madder and madder and madder.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then she got scared and careered way down the Snowy Pasture with that door banging against her nose, getting madder and madder and madder.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Well, she finally scratched it off on to a prickly thorn bush that held up its arms to help her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And then she came back to the barnyard as fast as she could run.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading And then she came back to the barnyard as fast as she could run.
bangingnounUS /ˈbæŋɪŋ/
a continuing very loud noise
From this reading And then she got scared and careered way down the Snowy Pasture with that door banging against her nose, getting madder and madder and madder.
barnyardnounUS /ˈbɑːrnjɑːrd/
a yard adjoining a barn
From this reading And then she came back to the barnyard as fast as she could run.
a youthful male person
From this reading HOW A BUNNY COULD HELP A BOY Now don’t you forget that it was the greedy Red Cow who let Nibble out of his cage.
BUNNYnounUS /ˈbʌni/
a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
From this reading HOW A BUNNY COULD HELP A BOY Now don’t you forget that it was the greedy Red Cow who let Nibble out of his cage.
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading Well, she finally scratched it off on to a prickly thorn bush that held up its arms to help her.
cagenounUS /keɪdʒ/
an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
From this reading HOW A BUNNY COULD HELP A BOY Now don’t you forget that it was the greedy Red Cow who let Nibble out of his cage.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And then she came back to the barnyard as fast as she could run.
careered
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From this reading And then she got scared and careered way down the Snowy Pasture with that door banging against her nose, getting madder and madder and madder.
carrotnounUS /ˈkærət/
deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant
From this reading She wanted his carrot so much that she pulled the wire door right off with her horn.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading HOW A BUNNY COULD HELP A BOY Now don’t you forget that it was the greedy Red Cow who let Nibble out of his cage.
CownounUS /kaʊ/
female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"
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don't
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a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading She wanted his carrot so much that she pulled the wire door right off with her horn.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading And then she got scared and careered way down the Snowy Pasture with that door banging against her nose, getting madder and madder and madder.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading And then she came back to the barnyard as fast as she could run.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading Well, she finally scratched it off on to a prickly thorn bush that held up its arms to help her.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading HOW A BUNNY COULD HELP A BOY Now don’t you forget that it was the greedy Red Cow who let Nibble out of his cage.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading And then she got scared and careered way down the Snowy Pasture with that door banging against her nose, getting madder and madder and madder.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading And then she got scared and careered way down the Snowy Pasture with that door banging against her nose, getting madder and madder and madder.
greedyadjectiveUS /ˈɡriːdi/
immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
From this reading HOW A BUNNY COULD HELP A BOY Now don’t you forget that it was the greedy Red Cow who let Nibble out of his cage.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Well, she finally scratched it off on to a prickly thorn bush that held up its arms to help her.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading HOW A BUNNY COULD HELP A BOY Now don’t you forget that it was the greedy Red Cow who let Nibble out of his cage.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She wanted his carrot so much that she pulled the wire door right off with her horn.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HOW A BUNNY COULD HELP A BOY Now don’t you forget that it was the greedy Red Cow who let Nibble out of his cage.
hornnounUS /hɔːrn/
a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
From this reading She wanted his carrot so much that she pulled the wire door right off with her horn.
HOW
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From this reading HOW A BUNNY COULD HELP A BOY Now don’t you forget that it was the greedy Red Cow who let Nibble out of his cage.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading HOW A BUNNY COULD HELP A BOY Now don’t you forget that it was the greedy Red Cow who let Nibble out of his cage.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Well, she finally scratched it off on to a prickly thorn bush that held up its arms to help her.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading HOW A BUNNY COULD HELP A BOY Now don’t you forget that it was the greedy Red Cow who let Nibble out of his cage.
maddernounUS /ˈmædər/
Eurasian herb having small yellow flowers and red roots formerly an important source of the dye alizarin
From this reading And then she got scared and careered way down the Snowy Pasture with that door banging against her nose, getting madder and madder and madder.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading She wanted his carrot so much that she pulled the wire door right off with her horn.
NibbleverbUS /ˈnɪbəl/
bite off very small pieces
From this reading HOW A BUNNY COULD HELP A BOY Now don’t you forget that it was the greedy Red Cow who let Nibble out of his cage.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading And then she got scared and careered way down the Snowy Pasture with that door banging against her nose, getting madder and madder and madder.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading HOW A BUNNY COULD HELP A BOY Now don’t you forget that it was the greedy Red Cow who let Nibble out of his cage.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW A BUNNY COULD HELP A BOY Now don’t you forget that it was the greedy Red Cow who let Nibble out of his cage.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She wanted his carrot so much that she pulled the wire door right off with her horn.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Well, she finally scratched it off on to a prickly thorn bush that held up its arms to help her.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading HOW A BUNNY COULD HELP A BOY Now don’t you forget that it was the greedy Red Cow who let Nibble out of his cage.
PasturenounUS /ˈpæstʃər/
a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
From this reading And then she got scared and careered way down the Snowy Pasture with that door banging against her nose, getting madder and madder and madder.
pricklyadjectiveUS /ˈprɪkli/
very irritable
From this reading Well, she finally scratched it off on to a prickly thorn bush that held up its arms to help her.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading She wanted his carrot so much that she pulled the wire door right off with her horn.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading HOW A BUNNY COULD HELP A BOY Now don’t you forget that it was the greedy Red Cow who let Nibble out of his cage.
precisely, exactly
From this reading She wanted his carrot so much that she pulled the wire door right off with her horn.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading And then she came back to the barnyard as fast as she could run.
scaredadjectiveUS /skerd/
made afraid
From this reading And then she got scared and careered way down the Snowy Pasture with that door banging against her nose, getting madder and madder and madder.
scratchedverbUS /skrætʃt/
past form of “scratch” — cause friction
From this reading Well, she finally scratched it off on to a prickly thorn bush that held up its arms to help her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wanted his carrot so much that she pulled the wire door right off with her horn.
SnowyadjectiveUS /ˈsnoʊi/
marked by the presence of snow
From this reading And then she got scared and careered way down the Snowy Pasture with that door banging against her nose, getting madder and madder and madder.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She wanted his carrot so much that she pulled the wire door right off with her horn.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading HOW A BUNNY COULD HELP A BOY Now don’t you forget that it was the greedy Red Cow who let Nibble out of his cage.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW A BUNNY COULD HELP A BOY Now don’t you forget that it was the greedy Red Cow who let Nibble out of his cage.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then she got scared and careered way down the Snowy Pasture with that door banging against her nose, getting madder and madder and madder.
thornnounUS /θɔːrn/
something that causes irritation and annoyance
From this reading Well, she finally scratched it off on to a prickly thorn bush that held up its arms to help her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well, she finally scratched it off on to a prickly thorn bush that held up its arms to help her.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Well, she finally scratched it off on to a prickly thorn bush that held up its arms to help her.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading She wanted his carrot so much that she pulled the wire door right off with her horn.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW A BUNNY COULD HELP A BOY Now don’t you forget that it was the greedy Red Cow who let Nibble out of his cage.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading And then she got scared and careered way down the Snowy Pasture with that door banging against her nose, getting madder and madder and madder.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, she finally scratched it off on to a prickly thorn bush that held up its arms to help her.
which person or people
From this reading HOW A BUNNY COULD HELP A BOY Now don’t you forget that it was the greedy Red Cow who let Nibble out of his cage.
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading She wanted his carrot so much that she pulled the wire door right off with her horn.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She wanted his carrot so much that she pulled the wire door right off with her horn.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading HOW A BUNNY COULD HELP A BOY Now don’t you forget that it was the greedy Red Cow who let Nibble out of his cage.
