used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Imagine the delight of all the little rogues, when they saw a puppet walk into their school!
(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 Imagine the delight of all the little rogues, when they saw a puppet walk into their school!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One boy carried off his cap, another pulled his jacket behind; one tried to give him a pair of inky mustachios just under his nose, and another attempted to tie strings to his feet and hands to make him dance.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading One boy carried off his cap, another pulled his jacket behind; one tried to give him a pair of inky mustachios just under his nose, and another attempted to tie strings to his feet and hands to make him dance.
tried unsuccessfully
From this reading One boy carried off his cap, another pulled his jacket behind; one tried to give him a pair of inky mustachios just under his nose, and another attempted to tie strings to his feet and hands to make him dance.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading One boy carried off his cap, another pulled his jacket behind; one tried to give him a pair of inky mustachios just under his nose, and another attempted to tie strings to his feet and hands to make him dance.
a youthful male person
From this reading One boy carried off his cap, another pulled his jacket behind; one tried to give him a pair of inky mustachios just under his nose, and another attempted to tie strings to his feet and hands to make him dance.
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading One boy carried off his cap, another pulled his jacket behind; one tried to give him a pair of inky mustachios just under his nose, and another attempted to tie strings to his feet and hands to make him dance.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading One boy carried off his cap, another pulled his jacket behind; one tried to give him a pair of inky mustachios just under his nose, and another attempted to tie strings to his feet and hands to make him dance.
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading One boy carried off his cap, another pulled his jacket behind; one tried to give him a pair of inky mustachios just under his nose, and another attempted to tie strings to his feet and hands to make him dance.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE TERRIBLE DOG-FISH The following day Pinocchio went to the government school.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Imagine the delight of all the little rogues, when they saw a puppet walk into their school!
DOG-FISH
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From this reading THE TERRIBLE DOG-FISH The following day Pinocchio went to the government school.
endedadjectiveUS /ˈendəd/
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading They set up a roar of laughter that never ended.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading One boy carried off his cap, another pulled his jacket behind; one tried to give him a pair of inky mustachios just under his nose, and another attempted to tie strings to his feet and hands to make him dance.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading THE TERRIBLE DOG-FISH The following day Pinocchio went to the government school.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading One boy carried off his cap, another pulled his jacket behind; one tried to give him a pair of inky mustachios just under his nose, and another attempted to tie strings to his feet and hands to make him dance.
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading THE TERRIBLE DOG-FISH The following day Pinocchio went to the government school.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading One boy carried off his cap, another pulled his jacket behind; one tried to give him a pair of inky mustachios just under his nose, and another attempted to tie strings to his feet and hands to make him dance.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They played him all sorts of tricks.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One boy carried off his cap, another pulled his jacket behind; one tried to give him a pair of inky mustachios just under his nose, and another attempted to tie strings to his feet and hands to make him dance.
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading Imagine the delight of all the little rogues, when they saw a puppet walk into their school!
inkyadjectiveUS /ˈɪŋki/
of the color of black ink
From this reading One boy carried off his cap, another pulled his jacket behind; one tried to give him a pair of inky mustachios just under his nose, and another attempted to tie strings to his feet and hands to make him dance.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Imagine the delight of all the little rogues, when they saw a puppet walk into their school!
jacketnounUS /ˈdʒækət/
a short coat
From this reading One boy carried off his cap, another pulled his jacket behind; one tried to give him a pair of inky mustachios just under his nose, and another attempted to tie strings to his feet and hands to make him dance.
and nothing more
From this reading One boy carried off his cap, another pulled his jacket behind; one tried to give him a pair of inky mustachios just under his nose, and another attempted to tie strings to his feet and hands to make him dance.
the sound of laughing
From this reading They set up a roar of laughter that never ended.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Imagine the delight of all the little rogues, when they saw a puppet walk into their school!
engage in
From this reading One boy carried off his cap, another pulled his jacket behind; one tried to give him a pair of inky mustachios just under his nose, and another attempted to tie strings to his feet and hands to make him dance.
mustachios
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From this reading One boy carried off his cap, another pulled his jacket behind; one tried to give him a pair of inky mustachios just under his nose, and another attempted to tie strings to his feet and hands to make him dance.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading They set up a roar of laughter that never ended.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading One boy carried off his cap, another pulled his jacket behind; one tried to give him a pair of inky mustachios just under his nose, and another attempted to tie strings to his feet and hands to make him dance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Imagine the delight of all the little rogues, when they saw a puppet walk into their school!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading One boy carried off his cap, another pulled his jacket behind; one tried to give him a pair of inky mustachios just under his nose, and another attempted to tie strings to his feet and hands to make him dance.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One boy carried off his cap, another pulled his jacket behind; one tried to give him a pair of inky mustachios just under his nose, and another attempted to tie strings to his feet and hands to make him dance.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading One boy carried off his cap, another pulled his jacket behind; one tried to give him a pair of inky mustachios just under his nose, and another attempted to tie strings to his feet and hands to make him dance.
Pinocchio
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From this reading THE TERRIBLE DOG-FISH The following day Pinocchio went to the government school.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading They played him all sorts of tricks.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading One boy carried off his cap, another pulled his jacket behind; one tried to give him a pair of inky mustachios just under his nose, and another attempted to tie strings to his feet and hands to make him dance.
puppetnounUS /ˈpʌpət/
a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer
From this reading Imagine the delight of all the little rogues, when they saw a puppet walk into their school!
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading They set up a roar of laughter that never ended.
roguesnounUS /roʊɡz/
plural of “rogue” — a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading Imagine the delight of all the little rogues, when they saw a puppet walk into their school!
cut with a saw
From this reading Imagine the delight of all the little rogues, when they saw a puppet walk into their school!
an educational institution
From this reading THE TERRIBLE DOG-FISH The following day Pinocchio went to the government school.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading They set up a roar of laughter that never ended.
plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading They played him all sorts of tricks.
stringsnounUS /strɪŋz/
the section of an orchestra that plays stringed instruments
From this reading One boy carried off his cap, another pulled his jacket behind; one tried to give him a pair of inky mustachios just under his nose, and another attempted to tie strings to his feet and hands to make him dance.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading THE TERRIBLE DOG-FISH The following day Pinocchio went to the government school.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They set up a roar of laughter that never ended.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TERRIBLE DOG-FISH The following day Pinocchio went to the government school.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Imagine the delight of all the little rogues, when they saw a puppet walk into their school!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Imagine the delight of all the little rogues, when they saw a puppet walk into their school!
tienounUS /taɪ/
neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
From this reading One boy carried off his cap, another pulled his jacket behind; one tried to give him a pair of inky mustachios just under his nose, and another attempted to tie strings to his feet and hands to make him dance.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE TERRIBLE DOG-FISH The following day Pinocchio went to the government school.
tricksnounUS /trɪks/
plural of “trick” — a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading They played him all sorts of tricks.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading One boy carried off his cap, another pulled his jacket behind; one tried to give him a pair of inky mustachios just under his nose, and another attempted to tie strings to his feet and hands to make him dance.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading One boy carried off his cap, another pulled his jacket behind; one tried to give him a pair of inky mustachios just under his nose, and another attempted to tie strings to his feet and hands to make him dance.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading They set up a roar of laughter that never ended.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Imagine the delight of all the little rogues, when they saw a puppet walk into their school!
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE TERRIBLE DOG-FISH The following day Pinocchio went to the government school.
at the time that
From this reading Imagine the delight of all the little rogues, when they saw a puppet walk into their school!
