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Chapter XVII
The deepening snow about the cabin was marked in all the thickets by the multitudinous tracks of the snowshoe rabbits or white hares. Occasionally the hunters saw them, but paid little heed. Why should they look at rabbits when deer were plentiful? “You catch rabbit?” asked Quonab one day when Rolf was feeling fit again. “I can shoot one with my bow,” was the answer, “but why should I, when we have plenty of deer?”
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “The deepening snow about the cabin was marked in all the thickets by the multitudinous tracks of the snowshoe rabbits or white hares.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You catch rabbit?” asked Quonab one day when Rolf was feeling fit again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You catch rabbit?” asked Quonab one day when Rolf was feeling fit again.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““You catch rabbit?” asked Quonab one day when Rolf was feeling fit again.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I can shoot one with my bow,” was the answer, “but why should I, when we have plenty of deer?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Occasionally the hunters saw them, but paid little heed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why should they look at rabbits when deer were plentiful?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““You catch rabbit?” asked Quonab one day when Rolf was feeling fit again.”
Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The deepening snow about the cabin was marked in all the thickets by the multitudinous tracks of the snowshoe rabbits or white hares.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You catch rabbit?” asked Quonab one day when Rolf was feeling fit again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The deepening snow about the cabin was marked in all the thickets by the multitudinous tracks of the snowshoe rabbits or white hares.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I can shoot one with my bow,” was the answer, “but why should I, when we have plenty of deer?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You catch rabbit?” asked Quonab one day when Rolf was feeling fit again.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Why should they look at rabbits when deer were plentiful?
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From this reading “I can shoot one with my bow,” was the answer, “but why should I, when we have plenty of deer?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Occasionally the hunters saw them, but paid little heed.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The deepening snow about the cabin was marked in all the thickets by the multitudinous tracks of the snowshoe rabbits or white hares.
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From this reading The deepening snow about the cabin was marked in all the thickets by the multitudinous tracks of the snowshoe rabbits or white hares.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “I can shoot one with my bow,” was the answer, “but why should I, when we have plenty of deer?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You catch rabbit?” asked Quonab one day when Rolf was feeling fit again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You catch rabbit?” asked Quonab one day when Rolf was feeling fit again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The deepening snow about the cabin was marked in all the thickets by the multitudinous tracks of the snowshoe rabbits or white hares.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why should they look at rabbits when deer were plentiful?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “You catch rabbit?” asked Quonab one day when Rolf was feeling fit again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You catch rabbit?” asked Quonab one day when Rolf was feeling fit again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The deepening snow about the cabin was marked in all the thickets by the multitudinous tracks of the snowshoe rabbits or white hares.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I can shoot one with my bow,” was the answer, “but why should I, when we have plenty of deer?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Occasionally the hunters saw them, but paid little heed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Occasionally the hunters saw them, but paid little heed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I can shoot one with my bow,” was the answer, “but why should I, when we have plenty of deer?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The deepening snow about the cabin was marked in all the thickets by the multitudinous tracks of the snowshoe rabbits or white hares.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Occasionally the hunters saw them, but paid little heed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why should they look at rabbits when deer were plentiful?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The deepening snow about the cabin was marked in all the thickets by the multitudinous tracks of the snowshoe rabbits or white hares.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The deepening snow about the cabin was marked in all the thickets by the multitudinous tracks of the snowshoe rabbits or white hares.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I can shoot one with my bow,” was the answer, “but why should I, when we have plenty of deer?”
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From this reading Occasionally the hunters saw them, but paid little heed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The deepening snow about the cabin was marked in all the thickets by the multitudinous tracks of the snowshoe rabbits or white hares.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “You catch rabbit?” asked Quonab one day when Rolf was feeling fit again.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The deepening snow about the cabin was marked in all the thickets by the multitudinous tracks of the snowshoe rabbits or white hares.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Occasionally the hunters saw them, but paid little heed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why should they look at rabbits when deer were plentiful?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I can shoot one with my bow,” was the answer, “but why should I, when we have plenty of deer?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You catch rabbit?” asked Quonab one day when Rolf was feeling fit again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You catch rabbit?” asked Quonab one day when Rolf was feeling fit again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The deepening snow about the cabin was marked in all the thickets by the multitudinous tracks of the snowshoe rabbits or white hares.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You catch rabbit?” asked Quonab one day when Rolf was feeling fit again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Occasionally the hunters saw them, but paid little heed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I can shoot one with my bow,” was the answer, “but why should I, when we have plenty of deer?”
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why should they look at rabbits when deer were plentiful?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The deepening snow about the cabin was marked in all the thickets by the multitudinous tracks of the snowshoe rabbits or white hares.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The deepening snow about the cabin was marked in all the thickets by the multitudinous tracks of the snowshoe rabbits or white hares.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The deepening snow about the cabin was marked in all the thickets by the multitudinous tracks of the snowshoe rabbits or white hares.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Occasionally the hunters saw them, but paid little heed.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why should they look at rabbits when deer were plentiful?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The deepening snow about the cabin was marked in all the thickets by the multitudinous tracks of the snowshoe rabbits or white hares.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The deepening snow about the cabin was marked in all the thickets by the multitudinous tracks of the snowshoe rabbits or white hares.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The deepening snow about the cabin was marked in all the thickets by the multitudinous tracks of the snowshoe rabbits or white hares.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “I can shoot one with my bow,” was the answer, “but why should I, when we have plenty of deer?”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Why should they look at rabbits when deer were plentiful?
at the time that
From this reading Why should they look at rabbits when deer were plentiful?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The deepening snow about the cabin was marked in all the thickets by the multitudinous tracks of the snowshoe rabbits or white hares.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why should they look at rabbits when deer were plentiful?
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I can shoot one with my bow,” was the answer, “but why should I, when we have plenty of deer?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You catch rabbit?” asked Quonab one day when Rolf was feeling fit again.
