used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I'll never tell you how many times he went rollin' down the hill, only to come back as game and useless as a rooster fightin' his reflection in a lookin' glass.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He'd chase after the sheep, gruntin' fierce, but pshaw! the critter'd simply trot right away from him, wigglin' that insultin' tail in his face.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an awful sight for Billy's friends to witness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I'll never tell you how many times he went rollin' down the hill, only to come back as game and useless as a rooster fightin' his reflection in a lookin' glass.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I'll never tell you how many times he went rollin' down the hill, only to come back as game and useless as a rooster fightin' his reflection in a lookin' glass.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He'd chase after the sheep, gruntin' fierce, but pshaw! the critter'd simply trot right away from him, wigglin' that insultin' tail in his face.
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading It was an awful sight for Billy's friends to witness.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I'll never tell you how many times he went rollin' down the hill, only to come back as game and useless as a rooster fightin' his reflection in a lookin' glass.
Billy'snounUS /ˈbɪliz/
possessive form of “billy” — a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading It was an awful sight for Billy's friends to witness.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He'd chase after the sheep, gruntin' fierce, but pshaw! the critter'd simply trot right away from him, wigglin' that insultin' tail in his face.
chaseverbUS /tʃeɪs/
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading He'd chase after the sheep, gruntin' fierce, but pshaw! the critter'd simply trot right away from him, wigglin' that insultin' tail in his face.
coiledadjectiveUS /kɔɪld/
curled or wound (especially in concentric rings or spirals)
From this reading Old Billy's tail was coiled as tight as a watch-spring with rage.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I'll never tell you how many times he went rollin' down the hill, only to come back as game and useless as a rooster fightin' his reflection in a lookin' glass.
critter'd
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From this reading He'd chase after the sheep, gruntin' fierce, but pshaw! the critter'd simply trot right away from him, wigglin' that insultin' tail in his face.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "He'll _do_ him," says the Doctor.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "He'll _do_ him," says the Doctor.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I'll never tell you how many times he went rollin' down the hill, only to come back as game and useless as a rooster fightin' his reflection in a lookin' glass.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He'd chase after the sheep, gruntin' fierce, but pshaw! the critter'd simply trot right away from him, wigglin' that insultin' tail in his face.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading He'd chase after the sheep, gruntin' fierce, but pshaw! the critter'd simply trot right away from him, wigglin' that insultin' tail in his face.
fightin
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From this reading I'll never tell you how many times he went rollin' down the hill, only to come back as game and useless as a rooster fightin' his reflection in a lookin' glass.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was an awful sight for Billy's friends to witness.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading It was an awful sight for Billy's friends to witness.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He'd chase after the sheep, gruntin' fierce, but pshaw! the critter'd simply trot right away from him, wigglin' that insultin' tail in his face.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading I'll never tell you how many times he went rollin' down the hill, only to come back as game and useless as a rooster fightin' his reflection in a lookin' glass.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading I'll never tell you how many times he went rollin' down the hill, only to come back as game and useless as a rooster fightin' his reflection in a lookin' glass.
gruntin
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From this reading He'd chase after the sheep, gruntin' fierce, but pshaw! the critter'd simply trot right away from him, wigglin' that insultin' tail in his face.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I'll never tell you how many times he went rollin' down the hill, only to come back as game and useless as a rooster fightin' his reflection in a lookin' glass.
He'd
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From this reading He'd chase after the sheep, gruntin' fierce, but pshaw! the critter'd simply trot right away from him, wigglin' that insultin' tail in his face.
He'll
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From this reading "He'll _do_ him," says the Doctor.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading I'll never tell you how many times he went rollin' down the hill, only to come back as game and useless as a rooster fightin' his reflection in a lookin' glass.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He'd chase after the sheep, gruntin' fierce, but pshaw! the critter'd simply trot right away from him, wigglin' that insultin' tail in his face.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I'll never tell you how many times he went rollin' down the hill, only to come back as game and useless as a rooster fightin' his reflection in a lookin' glass.
how
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From this reading I'll never tell you how many times he went rollin' down the hill, only to come back as game and useless as a rooster fightin' his reflection in a lookin' glass.
I'll
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From this reading I'll never tell you how many times he went rollin' down the hill, only to come back as game and useless as a rooster fightin' his reflection in a lookin' glass.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I'll never tell you how many times he went rollin' down the hill, only to come back as game and useless as a rooster fightin' his reflection in a lookin' glass.
insultin
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From this reading He'd chase after the sheep, gruntin' fierce, but pshaw! the critter'd simply trot right away from him, wigglin' that insultin' tail in his face.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was an awful sight for Billy's friends to witness.
lookin
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From this reading I'll never tell you how many times he went rollin' down the hill, only to come back as game and useless as a rooster fightin' his reflection in a lookin' glass.
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 I'll never tell you how many times he went rollin' down the hill, only to come back as game and useless as a rooster fightin' his reflection in a lookin' glass.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I'll never tell you how many times he went rollin' down the hill, only to come back as game and useless as a rooster fightin' his reflection in a lookin' glass.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Old Billy's tail was coiled as tight as a watch-spring with rage.
and nothing more
From this reading I'll never tell you how many times he went rollin' down the hill, only to come back as game and useless as a rooster fightin' his reflection in a lookin' glass.
pshaw
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From this reading He'd chase after the sheep, gruntin' fierce, but pshaw! the critter'd simply trot right away from him, wigglin' that insultin' tail in his face.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading Old Billy's tail was coiled as tight as a watch-spring with rage.
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading I'll never tell you how many times he went rollin' down the hill, only to come back as game and useless as a rooster fightin' his reflection in a lookin' glass.
precisely, exactly
From this reading He'd chase after the sheep, gruntin' fierce, but pshaw! the critter'd simply trot right away from him, wigglin' that insultin' tail in his face.
rollin
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From this reading I'll never tell you how many times he went rollin' down the hill, only to come back as game and useless as a rooster fightin' his reflection in a lookin' glass.
roosternounUS /ˈruːstər/
adult male chicken
From this reading I'll never tell you how many times he went rollin' down the hill, only to come back as game and useless as a rooster fightin' his reflection in a lookin' glass.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "He'll _do_ him," says the Doctor.
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading He'd chase after the sheep, gruntin' fierce, but pshaw! the critter'd simply trot right away from him, wigglin' that insultin' tail in his face.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading It was an awful sight for Billy's friends to witness.
and nothing more
From this reading He'd chase after the sheep, gruntin' fierce, but pshaw! the critter'd simply trot right away from him, wigglin' that insultin' tail in his face.
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 He'd chase after the sheep, gruntin' fierce, but pshaw! the critter'd simply trot right away from him, wigglin' that insultin' tail in his face.
express in words
From this reading I'll never tell you how many times he went rollin' down the hill, only to come back as game and useless as a rooster fightin' his reflection in a lookin' glass.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He'd chase after the sheep, gruntin' fierce, but pshaw! the critter'd simply trot right away from him, wigglin' that insultin' tail in his face.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I'll never tell you how many times he went rollin' down the hill, only to come back as game and useless as a rooster fightin' his reflection in a lookin' glass.
tightadjectiveUS /taɪt/
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading Old Billy's tail was coiled as tight as a watch-spring with rage.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading I'll never tell you how many times he went rollin' down the hill, only to come back as game and useless as a rooster fightin' his reflection in a lookin' glass.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was an awful sight for Billy's friends to witness.
trotverbUS /trɑːt/
run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading He'd chase after the sheep, gruntin' fierce, but pshaw! the critter'd simply trot right away from him, wigglin' that insultin' tail in his face.
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading I'll never tell you how many times he went rollin' down the hill, only to come back as game and useless as a rooster fightin' his reflection in a lookin' glass.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was an awful sight for Billy's friends to witness.
watch-spring
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From this reading Old Billy's tail was coiled as tight as a watch-spring with rage.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I'll never tell you how many times he went rollin' down the hill, only to come back as game and useless as a rooster fightin' his reflection in a lookin' glass.
wigglin
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From this reading He'd chase after the sheep, gruntin' fierce, but pshaw! the critter'd simply trot right away from him, wigglin' that insultin' tail in his face.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Old Billy's tail was coiled as tight as a watch-spring with rage.
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading It was an awful sight for Billy's friends to witness.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I'll never tell you how many times he went rollin' down the hill, only to come back as game and useless as a rooster fightin' his reflection in a lookin' glass.
