used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But, on coming to the top of a high hill, they perceived at a long distance off a Clangle-Wangle (or, as it is more properly written, Clangel-Wangel); and, in spite of the warning they had had, they ran straight up to it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The seven young Cats set off on their travels with great delight and rapacity.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But, on coming to the top of a high hill, they perceived at a long distance off a Clangle-Wangle (or, as it is more properly written, Clangel-Wangel); and, in spite of the warning they had had, they ran straight up to it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But, on coming to the top of a high hill, they perceived at a long distance off a Clangle-Wangle (or, as it is more properly written, Clangel-Wangel); and, in spite of the warning they had had, they ran straight up to it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading (Now, the Clangle-Wangle is a most dangerous and delusive beast, and by no means commonly to be met with.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading (Now, the Clangle-Wangle is a most dangerous and delusive beast, and by no means commonly to be met with.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, on coming to the top of a high hill, they perceived at a long distance off a Clangle-Wangle (or, as it is more properly written, Clangel-Wangel); and, in spite of the warning they had had, they ran straight up to it.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading (Now, the Clangle-Wangle is a most dangerous and delusive beast, and by no means commonly to be met with.
CATSnounUS /kæts/
plural of “cat” — feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading THE HISTORY OF THE SEVEN YOUNG CATS.
Clangel-Wangel
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From this reading But, on coming to the top of a high hill, they perceived at a long distance off a Clangle-Wangle (or, as it is more properly written, Clangel-Wangel); and, in spite of the warning they had had, they ran straight up to it.
Clangle-Wangle
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From this reading But, on coming to the top of a high hill, they perceived at a long distance off a Clangle-Wangle (or, as it is more properly written, Clangel-Wangel); and, in spite of the warning they had had, they ran straight up to it.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading But, on coming to the top of a high hill, they perceived at a long distance off a Clangle-Wangle (or, as it is more properly written, Clangel-Wangel); and, in spite of the warning they had had, they ran straight up to it.
commonlyadverbUS /ˈkɑːmənli/
under normal conditions
From this reading (Now, the Clangle-Wangle is a most dangerous and delusive beast, and by no means commonly to be met with.
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading (Now, the Clangle-Wangle is a most dangerous and delusive beast, and by no means commonly to be met with.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading The seven young Cats set off on their travels with great delight and rapacity.
delusiveadjective
inappropriate to reality or facts
From this reading (Now, the Clangle-Wangle is a most dangerous and delusive beast, and by no means commonly to be met with.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading But, on coming to the top of a high hill, they perceived at a long distance off a Clangle-Wangle (or, as it is more properly written, Clangel-Wangel); and, in spite of the warning they had had, they ran straight up to it.
elementnounUS /ˈeləmənt/
an abstract part of something
From this reading They live in the water as well as on land, using their long tail as a sail when in the former element.
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading They live in the water as well as on land, using their long tail as a sail when in the former element.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The seven young Cats set off on their travels with great delight and rapacity.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But, on coming to the top of a high hill, they perceived at a long distance off a Clangle-Wangle (or, as it is more properly written, Clangel-Wangel); and, in spite of the warning they had had, they ran straight up to it.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading But, on coming to the top of a high hill, they perceived at a long distance off a Clangle-Wangle (or, as it is more properly written, Clangel-Wangel); and, in spite of the warning they had had, they ran straight up to it.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading But, on coming to the top of a high hill, they perceived at a long distance off a Clangle-Wangle (or, as it is more properly written, Clangel-Wangel); and, in spite of the warning they had had, they ran straight up to it.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading THE HISTORY OF THE SEVEN YOUNG CATS.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But, on coming to the top of a high hill, they perceived at a long distance off a Clangle-Wangle (or, as it is more properly written, Clangel-Wangel); and, in spite of the warning they had had, they ran straight up to it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But, on coming to the top of a high hill, they perceived at a long distance off a Clangle-Wangle (or, as it is more properly written, Clangel-Wangel); and, in spite of the warning they had had, they ran straight up to it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But, on coming to the top of a high hill, they perceived at a long distance off a Clangle-Wangle (or, as it is more properly written, Clangel-Wangel); and, in spite of the warning they had had, they ran straight up to it.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading They live in the water as well as on land, using their long tail as a sail when in the former element.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading They live in the water as well as on land, using their long tail as a sail when in the former element.
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 But, on coming to the top of a high hill, they perceived at a long distance off a Clangle-Wangle (or, as it is more properly written, Clangel-Wangel); and, in spite of the warning they had had, they ran straight up to it.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading (Now, the Clangle-Wangle is a most dangerous and delusive beast, and by no means commonly to be met with.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading (Now, the Clangle-Wangle is a most dangerous and delusive beast, and by no means commonly to be met with.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading But, on coming to the top of a high hill, they perceived at a long distance off a Clangle-Wangle (or, as it is more properly written, Clangel-Wangel); and, in spite of the warning they had had, they ran straight up to it.
used to form the superlative
From this reading (Now, the Clangle-Wangle is a most dangerous and delusive beast, and by no means commonly to be met with.
not any; not one
From this reading (Now, the Clangle-Wangle is a most dangerous and delusive beast, and by no means commonly to be met with.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading (Now, the Clangle-Wangle is a most dangerous and delusive beast, and by no means commonly to be met with.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HISTORY OF THE SEVEN YOUNG CATS.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The seven young Cats set off on their travels with great delight and rapacity.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The seven young Cats set off on their travels with great delight and rapacity.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But, on coming to the top of a high hill, they perceived at a long distance off a Clangle-Wangle (or, as it is more properly written, Clangel-Wangel); and, in spite of the warning they had had, they ran straight up to it.
detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues
From this reading But, on coming to the top of a high hill, they perceived at a long distance off a Clangle-Wangle (or, as it is more properly written, Clangel-Wangel); and, in spite of the warning they had had, they ran straight up to it.
in the right manner; correctly; suitably
From this reading But, on coming to the top of a high hill, they perceived at a long distance off a Clangle-Wangle (or, as it is more properly written, Clangel-Wangel); and, in spite of the warning they had had, they ran straight up to it.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading But, on coming to the top of a high hill, they perceived at a long distance off a Clangle-Wangle (or, as it is more properly written, Clangel-Wangel); and, in spite of the warning they had had, they ran straight up to it.
rapacitynoun
extreme gluttony
From this reading The seven young Cats set off on their travels with great delight and rapacity.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading They live in the water as well as on land, using their long tail as a sail when in the former element.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The seven young Cats set off on their travels with great delight and rapacity.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading THE HISTORY OF THE SEVEN YOUNG CATS.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading But, on coming to the top of a high hill, they perceived at a long distance off a Clangle-Wangle (or, as it is more properly written, Clangel-Wangel); and, in spite of the warning they had had, they ran straight up to it.
successive (without a break)
From this reading But, on coming to the top of a high hill, they perceived at a long distance off a Clangle-Wangle (or, as it is more properly written, Clangel-Wangel); and, in spite of the warning they had had, they ran straight up to it.
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading They live in the water as well as on land, using their long tail as a sail when in the former element.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HISTORY OF THE SEVEN YOUNG CATS.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The seven young Cats set off on their travels with great delight and rapacity.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But, on coming to the top of a high hill, they perceived at a long distance off a Clangle-Wangle (or, as it is more properly written, Clangel-Wangel); and, in spite of the warning they had had, they ran straight up to it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But, on coming to the top of a high hill, they perceived at a long distance off a Clangle-Wangle (or, as it is more properly written, Clangel-Wangel); and, in spite of the warning they had had, they ran straight up to it.
the upper part of anything
From this reading But, on coming to the top of a high hill, they perceived at a long distance off a Clangle-Wangle (or, as it is more properly written, Clangel-Wangel); and, in spite of the warning they had had, they ran straight up to it.
travelsnounUS /ˈtrævəlz/
plural of “travel” — the act of going from one place to another
From this reading The seven young Cats set off on their travels with great delight and rapacity.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading But, on coming to the top of a high hill, they perceived at a long distance off a Clangle-Wangle (or, as it is more properly written, Clangel-Wangel); and, in spite of the warning they had had, they ran straight up to it.
usingnounUS /ˈjuːzɪŋ/
an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
From this reading They live in the water as well as on land, using their long tail as a sail when in the former element.
a message informing of danger
From this reading But, on coming to the top of a high hill, they perceived at a long distance off a Clangle-Wangle (or, as it is more properly written, Clangel-Wangel); and, in spite of the warning they had had, they ran straight up to it.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading They live in the water as well as on land, using their long tail as a sail when in the former element.
(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 They live in the water as well as on land, using their long tail as a sail when in the former element.
at the time that
From this reading They live in the water as well as on land, using their long tail as a sail when in the former element.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The seven young Cats set off on their travels with great delight and rapacity.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading But, on coming to the top of a high hill, they perceived at a long distance off a Clangle-Wangle (or, as it is more properly written, Clangel-Wangel); and, in spite of the warning they had had, they ran straight up to it.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading THE HISTORY OF THE SEVEN YOUNG CATS.
