used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Shaddy made a dash at the tuft of thick growth beneath the bough where the iguana had stood, searched about, and then rose and took off his cap to give his head a scratch.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Shaddy made a dash at the tuft of thick growth beneath the bough where the iguana had stood, searched about, and then rose and took off his cap to give his head a scratch.
(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 He looked round about, and then all at once made a rush at a spot whence came a faint rustling; and the next minute he returned dragging the iguana by the tail, with the half of the arrow through its shoulder.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Shaddy made a dash at the tuft of thick growth beneath the bough where the iguana had stood, searched about, and then rose and took off his cap to give his head a scratch.
arrownounUS /ˈæroʊ/
a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading He looked round about, and then all at once made a rush at a spot whence came a faint rustling; and the next minute he returned dragging the iguana by the tail, with the half of the arrow through its shoulder.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Well, I never!" he said in a tone full of disappointment; "I was as sure as sure that you hit that thing right through."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Shaddy made a dash at the tuft of thick growth beneath the bough where the iguana had stood, searched about, and then rose and took off his cap to give his head a scratch.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He made a big scramble to get away, and hid himself in that bush all but his tail.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Shaddy made a dash at the tuft of thick growth beneath the bough where the iguana had stood, searched about, and then rose and took off his cap to give his head a scratch.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He made a big scramble to get away, and hid himself in that bush all but his tail.
boughnounUS /baʊ/
any of the larger branches of a tree
From this reading Shaddy made a dash at the tuft of thick growth beneath the bough where the iguana had stood, searched about, and then rose and took off his cap to give his head a scratch.
bushnounUS /bʊʃ/
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading He made a big scramble to get away, and hid himself in that bush all but his tail.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He made a big scramble to get away, and hid himself in that bush all but his tail.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He looked round about, and then all at once made a rush at a spot whence came a faint rustling; and the next minute he returned dragging the iguana by the tail, with the half of the arrow through its shoulder.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He looked round about, and then all at once made a rush at a spot whence came a faint rustling; and the next minute he returned dragging the iguana by the tail, with the half of the arrow through its shoulder.
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading Shaddy made a dash at the tuft of thick growth beneath the bough where the iguana had stood, searched about, and then rose and took off his cap to give his head a scratch.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Now then," he cried, "was I right, or was I wrong?
dashverbUS /dæʃ/
run or move very quickly or hastily
From this reading Shaddy made a dash at the tuft of thick growth beneath the bough where the iguana had stood, searched about, and then rose and took off his cap to give his head a scratch.
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading "Well, I never!" he said in a tone full of disappointment; "I was as sure as sure that you hit that thing right through."
draggingadjectiveUS /ˈdræɡɪŋ/
marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner
From this reading He looked round about, and then all at once made a rush at a spot whence came a faint rustling; and the next minute he returned dragging the iguana by the tail, with the half of the arrow through its shoulder.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading He looked round about, and then all at once made a rush at a spot whence came a faint rustling; and the next minute he returned dragging the iguana by the tail, with the half of the arrow through its shoulder.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading "Well, I never!" he said in a tone full of disappointment; "I was as sure as sure that you hit that thing right through."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He made a big scramble to get away, and hid himself in that bush all but his tail.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Shaddy made a dash at the tuft of thick growth beneath the bough where the iguana had stood, searched about, and then rose and took off his cap to give his head a scratch.
growthnounUS /ɡroʊθ/
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Shaddy made a dash at the tuft of thick growth beneath the bough where the iguana had stood, searched about, and then rose and took off his cap to give his head a scratch.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Shaddy made a dash at the tuft of thick growth beneath the bough where the iguana had stood, searched about, and then rose and took off his cap to give his head a scratch.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading He looked round about, and then all at once made a rush at a spot whence came a faint rustling; and the next minute he returned dragging the iguana by the tail, with the half of the arrow through its shoulder.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, I never!" he said in a tone full of disappointment; "I was as sure as sure that you hit that thing right through."
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Shaddy made a dash at the tuft of thick growth beneath the bough where the iguana had stood, searched about, and then rose and took off his cap to give his head a scratch.
inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading He made a big scramble to get away, and hid himself in that bush all but his tail.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He made a big scramble to get away, and hid himself in that bush all but his tail.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Shaddy made a dash at the tuft of thick growth beneath the bough where the iguana had stood, searched about, and then rose and took off his cap to give his head a scratch.
cause to move by striking
From this reading "Well, I never!" he said in a tone full of disappointment; "I was as sure as sure that you hit that thing right through."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, I never!" he said in a tone full of disappointment; "I was as sure as sure that you hit that thing right through."
iguananounUS /aɪˈɡwɑːnə/
large herbivorous tropical American arboreal lizards with a spiny crest along the back; used as human food in Central America and South America
From this reading Shaddy made a dash at the tuft of thick growth beneath the bough where the iguana had stood, searched about, and then rose and took off his cap to give his head a scratch.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Well, I never!" he said in a tone full of disappointment; "I was as sure as sure that you hit that thing right through."
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He looked round about, and then all at once made a rush at a spot whence came a faint rustling; and the next minute he returned dragging the iguana by the tail, with the half of the arrow through its shoulder.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked round about, and then all at once made a rush at a spot whence came a faint rustling; and the next minute he returned dragging the iguana by the tail, with the half of the arrow through its shoulder.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Shaddy made a dash at the tuft of thick growth beneath the bough where the iguana had stood, searched about, and then rose and took off his cap to give his head a scratch.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading He looked round about, and then all at once made a rush at a spot whence came a faint rustling; and the next minute he returned dragging the iguana by the tail, with the half of the arrow through its shoulder.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Well, I never!" he said in a tone full of disappointment; "I was as sure as sure that you hit that thing right through."
immediately following in time or order
From this reading He looked round about, and then all at once made a rush at a spot whence came a faint rustling; and the next minute he returned dragging the iguana by the tail, with the half of the arrow through its shoulder.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now then," he cried, "was I right, or was I wrong?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Shaddy made a dash at the tuft of thick growth beneath the bough where the iguana had stood, searched about, and then rose and took off his cap to give his head a scratch.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Shaddy made a dash at the tuft of thick growth beneath the bough where the iguana had stood, searched about, and then rose and took off his cap to give his head a scratch.
on one occasion
From this reading He looked round about, and then all at once made a rush at a spot whence came a faint rustling; and the next minute he returned dragging the iguana by the tail, with the half of the arrow through its shoulder.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Now then," he cried, "was I right, or was I wrong?
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading He looked round about, and then all at once made a rush at a spot whence came a faint rustling; and the next minute he returned dragging the iguana by the tail, with the half of the arrow through its shoulder.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Well, I never!" he said in a tone full of disappointment; "I was as sure as sure that you hit that thing right through."
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Shaddy made a dash at the tuft of thick growth beneath the bough where the iguana had stood, searched about, and then rose and took off his cap to give his head a scratch.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading He looked round about, and then all at once made a rush at a spot whence came a faint rustling; and the next minute he returned dragging the iguana by the tail, with the half of the arrow through its shoulder.
move hurridly
From this reading He looked round about, and then all at once made a rush at a spot whence came a faint rustling; and the next minute he returned dragging the iguana by the tail, with the half of the arrow through its shoulder.
rustlingnounUS /ˈrʌslɪŋ/
the stealing of cattle
From this reading He looked round about, and then all at once made a rush at a spot whence came a faint rustling; and the next minute he returned dragging the iguana by the tail, with the half of the arrow through its shoulder.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well, I never!" he said in a tone full of disappointment; "I was as sure as sure that you hit that thing right through."
scrambleverbUS /ˈskræmbəl/
to move hurriedly
From this reading He made a big scramble to get away, and hid himself in that bush all but his tail.
scratchverbUS /skrætʃ/
cause friction
From this reading Shaddy made a dash at the tuft of thick growth beneath the bough where the iguana had stood, searched about, and then rose and took off his cap to give his head a scratch.
searchedverbUS /sɜːrtʃt/
past form of “search” — try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading Shaddy made a dash at the tuft of thick growth beneath the bough where the iguana had stood, searched about, and then rose and took off his cap to give his head a scratch.
Shaddy
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From this reading Shaddy made a dash at the tuft of thick growth beneath the bough where the iguana had stood, searched about, and then rose and took off his cap to give his head a scratch.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading He looked round about, and then all at once made a rush at a spot whence came a faint rustling; and the next minute he returned dragging the iguana by the tail, with the half of the arrow through its shoulder.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading He looked round about, and then all at once made a rush at a spot whence came a faint rustling; and the next minute he returned dragging the iguana by the tail, with the half of the arrow through its shoulder.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Shaddy made a dash at the tuft of thick growth beneath the bough where the iguana had stood, searched about, and then rose and took off his cap to give his head a scratch.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "Well, I never!" he said in a tone full of disappointment; "I was as sure as sure that you hit that thing right through."
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 looked round about, and then all at once made a rush at a spot whence came a faint rustling; and the next minute he returned dragging the iguana by the tail, with the half of the arrow through its shoulder.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Well, I never!" he said in a tone full of disappointment; "I was as sure as sure that you hit that thing right through."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Shaddy made a dash at the tuft of thick growth beneath the bough where the iguana had stood, searched about, and then rose and took off his cap to give his head a scratch.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Shaddy made a dash at the tuft of thick growth beneath the bough where the iguana had stood, searched about, and then rose and took off his cap to give his head a scratch.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading Shaddy made a dash at the tuft of thick growth beneath the bough where the iguana had stood, searched about, and then rose and took off his cap to give his head a scratch.
a special situation
From this reading "Well, I never!" he said in a tone full of disappointment; "I was as sure as sure that you hit that thing right through."
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "Well, I never!" he said in a tone full of disappointment; "I was as sure as sure that you hit that thing right through."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Shaddy made a dash at the tuft of thick growth beneath the bough where the iguana had stood, searched about, and then rose and took off his cap to give his head a scratch.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading "Well, I never!" he said in a tone full of disappointment; "I was as sure as sure that you hit that thing right through."
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Shaddy made a dash at the tuft of thick growth beneath the bough where the iguana had stood, searched about, and then rose and took off his cap to give his head a scratch.
tuftnounUS /tʌft/
a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass
From this reading Shaddy made a dash at the tuft of thick growth beneath the bough where the iguana had stood, searched about, and then rose and took off his cap to give his head a scratch.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, I never!" he said in a tone full of disappointment; "I was as sure as sure that you hit that thing right through."
(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 "Well, I never!" he said in a tone full of disappointment; "I was as sure as sure that you hit that thing right through."
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading He looked round about, and then all at once made a rush at a spot whence came a faint rustling; and the next minute he returned dragging the iguana by the tail, with the half of the arrow through its shoulder.
in or at the place that
From this reading Shaddy made a dash at the tuft of thick growth beneath the bough where the iguana had stood, searched about, and then rose and took off his cap to give his head a scratch.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He looked round about, and then all at once made a rush at a spot whence came a faint rustling; and the next minute he returned dragging the iguana by the tail, with the half of the arrow through its shoulder.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading "Now then," he cried, "was I right, or was I wrong?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, I never!" he said in a tone full of disappointment; "I was as sure as sure that you hit that thing right through."
