used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But isn’t this a jolly place, if you don’t care what you say.”
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading A rat almost as big as a small rabbit had made a dash over Billy’s feet.
in addition
From this reading He also had just dodged a bat that had flapped straight at his head.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “You’re a good way underground, my boy,” said Henri, “and I guess it’s been many a day since anybody hit this trail.
any person at all
From this reading “You’re a good way underground, my boy,” said Henri, “and I guess it’s been many a day since anybody hit this trail.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A rat almost as big as a small rabbit had made a dash over Billy’s feet.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He also had just dodged a bat that had flapped straight at his head.
batnounUS /bæt/
nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
From this reading He also had just dodged a bat that had flapped straight at his head.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “You’re a good way underground, my boy,” said Henri, “and I guess it’s been many a day since anybody hit this trail.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A rat almost as big as a small rabbit had made a dash over Billy’s feet.
Billy'snounUS /ˈbɪliz/
possessive form of “billy” — a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading A rat almost as big as a small rabbit had made a dash over Billy’s feet.
a youthful male person
From this reading “You’re a good way underground, my boy,” said Henri, “and I guess it’s been many a day since anybody hit this trail.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But isn’t this a jolly place, if you don’t care what you say.”
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading But isn’t this a jolly place, if you don’t care what you say.”
dashverbUS /dæʃ/
run or move very quickly or hastily
From this reading A rat almost as big as a small rabbit had made a dash over Billy’s feet.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “You’re a good way underground, my boy,” said Henri, “and I guess it’s been many a day since anybody hit this trail.
dodgedverbUS /dɑːdʒd/
past form of “dodge” — make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid
From this reading He also had just dodged a bat that had flapped straight at his head.
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From this reading But isn’t this a jolly place, if you don’t care what you say.”
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading A rat almost as big as a small rabbit had made a dash over Billy’s feet.
flappedverbUS /flæpt/
inflected form of “flap” — move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
From this reading He also had just dodged a bat that had flapped straight at his head.
GeenounUS /dʒiː/
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading “Gee!
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “You’re a good way underground, my boy,” said Henri, “and I guess it’s been many a day since anybody hit this trail.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “You’re a good way underground, my boy,” said Henri, “and I guess it’s been many a day since anybody hit this trail.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A rat almost as big as a small rabbit had made a dash over Billy’s feet.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He also had just dodged a bat that had flapped straight at his head.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He also had just dodged a bat that had flapped straight at his head.
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From this reading “You’re a good way underground, my boy,” said Henri, “and I guess it’s been many a day since anybody hit this trail.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He also had just dodged a bat that had flapped straight at his head.
cause to move by striking
From this reading “You’re a good way underground, my boy,” said Henri, “and I guess it’s been many a day since anybody hit this trail.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You’re a good way underground, my boy,” said Henri, “and I guess it’s been many a day since anybody hit this trail.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But isn’t this a jolly place, if you don’t care what you say.”
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From this reading But isn’t this a jolly place, if you don’t care what you say.”
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From this reading “You’re a good way underground, my boy,” said Henri, “and I guess it’s been many a day since anybody hit this trail.
jollyadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɑːli/
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading But isn’t this a jolly place, if you don’t care what you say.”
and nothing more
From this reading He also had just dodged a bat that had flapped straight at his head.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading A rat almost as big as a small rabbit had made a dash over Billy’s feet.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading “You’re a good way underground, my boy,” said Henri, “and I guess it’s been many a day since anybody hit this trail.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “You’re a good way underground, my boy,” said Henri, “and I guess it’s been many a day since anybody hit this trail.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A rat almost as big as a small rabbit had made a dash over Billy’s feet.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading But isn’t this a jolly place, if you don’t care what you say.”
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 A rat almost as big as a small rabbit had made a dash over Billy’s feet.
ratnounUS /ræt/
any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading A rat almost as big as a small rabbit had made a dash over Billy’s feet.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You’re a good way underground, my boy,” said Henri, “and I guess it’s been many a day since anybody hit this trail.
express in words
From this reading But isn’t this a jolly place, if you don’t care what you say.”
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “You’re a good way underground, my boy,” said Henri, “and I guess it’s been many a day since anybody hit this trail.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A rat almost as big as a small rabbit had made a dash over Billy’s feet.
successive (without a break)
From this reading He also had just dodged a bat that had flapped straight at his head.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He also had just dodged a bat that had flapped straight at his head.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But isn’t this a jolly place, if you don’t care what you say.”
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading “You’re a good way underground, my boy,” said Henri, “and I guess it’s been many a day since anybody hit this trail.
undergroundadjectiveUS /ˈʌndərɡraʊnd/
under the level of the ground
From this reading “You’re a good way underground, my boy,” said Henri, “and I guess it’s been many a day since anybody hit this trail.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “You’re a good way underground, my boy,” said Henri, “and I guess it’s been many a day since anybody hit this trail.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But isn’t this a jolly place, if you don’t care what you say.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But isn’t this a jolly place, if you don’t care what you say.”
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From this reading “You’re a good way underground, my boy,” said Henri, “and I guess it’s been many a day since anybody hit this trail.
