at or in the front
From this reading The cats ahead of us were leaving the pine wood, and were filing out between the big trees to the ploughed land.
(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 Arriving there, the cats all stopped, and we heard Blizzard's upraised voice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The cats ahead of us were leaving the pine wood, and were filing out between the big trees to the ploughed land.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Friends—all who are invited to be present at the mole-hunt, follow me.
ArrivingverbUS /ərˈaɪvɪŋ/
-ing form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Arriving there, the cats all stopped, and we heard Blizzard's upraised voice.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Friends—all who are invited to be present at the mole-hunt, follow me.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Friends—all who are invited to be present at the mole-hunt, follow me.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The cats ahead of us were leaving the pine wood, and were filing out between the big trees to the ploughed land.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The cats ahead of us were leaving the pine wood, and were filing out between the big trees to the ploughed land.
Blizzard's
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From this reading Arriving there, the cats all stopped, and we heard Blizzard's upraised voice.
catsnounUS /kæts/
plural of “cat” — feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading The cats ahead of us were leaving the pine wood, and were filing out between the big trees to the ploughed land.
filingnounUS /ˈfaɪlɪŋ/
the entering of a legal document into the public record
From this reading The cats ahead of us were leaving the pine wood, and were filing out between the big trees to the ploughed land.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “Friends—all who are invited to be present at the mole-hunt, follow me.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “Friends—all who are invited to be present at the mole-hunt, follow me.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading All others, go home.”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Arriving there, the cats all stopped, and we heard Blizzard's upraised voice.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading All others, go home.”
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading “Friends—all who are invited to be present at the mole-hunt, follow me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When we reached it, they went skipping and prancing over it to the meadow.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading The cats ahead of us were leaving the pine wood, and were filing out between the big trees to the ploughed land.
the act of departing
From this reading The cats ahead of us were leaving the pine wood, and were filing out between the big trees to the ploughed land.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Friends—all who are invited to be present at the mole-hunt, follow me.
meadownounUS /ˈmedoʊ/
a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading When we reached it, they went skipping and prancing over it to the meadow.
mole-hunt
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From this reading “Friends—all who are invited to be present at the mole-hunt, follow me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The cats ahead of us were leaving the pine wood, and were filing out between the big trees to the ploughed land.
others
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From this reading All others, go home.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The cats ahead of us were leaving the pine wood, and were filing out between the big trees to the ploughed land.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When we reached it, they went skipping and prancing over it to the meadow.
pinenounUS /paɪn/
a coniferous tree
From this reading The cats ahead of us were leaving the pine wood, and were filing out between the big trees to the ploughed land.
ploughedadjectiveUS /plaʊd/
(of farmland) broken and turned over with a plow
From this reading The cats ahead of us were leaving the pine wood, and were filing out between the big trees to the ploughed land.
prancingverbUS /ˈprænsɪŋ/
-ing form of “prance” — to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
From this reading When we reached it, they went skipping and prancing over it to the meadow.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “Friends—all who are invited to be present at the mole-hunt, follow me.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading When we reached it, they went skipping and prancing over it to the meadow.
skippingverbUS /ˈskɪpɪŋ/
inflected form of “skip” — bypass
From this reading When we reached it, they went skipping and prancing over it to the meadow.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Arriving there, the cats all stopped, and we heard Blizzard's upraised voice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The cats ahead of us were leaving the pine wood, and were filing out between the big trees to the ploughed land.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Arriving there, the cats all stopped, and we heard Blizzard's upraised voice.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When we reached it, they went skipping and prancing over it to the meadow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The cats ahead of us were leaving the pine wood, and were filing out between the big trees to the ploughed land.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The cats ahead of us were leaving the pine wood, and were filing out between the big trees to the ploughed land.
upraisedadjective
held up in the air
From this reading Arriving there, the cats all stopped, and we heard Blizzard's upraised voice.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The cats ahead of us were leaving the pine wood, and were filing out between the big trees to the ploughed land.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Arriving there, the cats all stopped, and we heard Blizzard's upraised voice.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When we reached it, they went skipping and prancing over it to the meadow.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading When we reached it, they went skipping and prancing over it to the meadow.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The cats ahead of us were leaving the pine wood, and were filing out between the big trees to the ploughed land.
at the time that
From this reading When we reached it, they went skipping and prancing over it to the meadow.
which person or people
From this reading “Friends—all who are invited to be present at the mole-hunt, follow me.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading The cats ahead of us were leaving the pine wood, and were filing out between the big trees to the ploughed land.
