used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A FIGHT Russ sprang to his feet, knocking aside the pieces of his mill in doing so, and rushed around the bush to see what had happened to Laddie.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But the trouble was that Laddie had slipped as he was about to lift a heavy stone on top of the dam, and had gone down sideways.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But, after all, it was not very deep, for the brook was a small one.
(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 But, after all, it was not very deep, for the brook was a small one.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A FIGHT Russ sprang to his feet, knocking aside the pieces of his mill in doing so, and rushed around the bush to see what had happened to Laddie.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading A FIGHT Russ sprang to his feet, knocking aside the pieces of his mill in doing so, and rushed around the bush to see what had happened to Laddie.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was just as the smaller boy had said—he had fallen in the deepest part of the water back of the dam.
on or to one side
From this reading A FIGHT Russ sprang to his feet, knocking aside the pieces of his mill in doing so, and rushed around the bush to see what had happened to Laddie.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading It was just as the smaller boy had said—he had fallen in the deepest part of the water back of the dam.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The water would not have been over Laddie’s head if he stood upright.
a youthful male person
From this reading It was just as the smaller boy had said—he had fallen in the deepest part of the water back of the dam.
brooknounUS /brʊk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading But, after all, it was not very deep, for the brook was a small one.
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading A FIGHT Russ sprang to his feet, knocking aside the pieces of his mill in doing so, and rushed around the bush to see what had happened to Laddie.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, after all, it was not very deep, for the brook was a small one.
damnounUS /dæm/
a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
From this reading It was just as the smaller boy had said—he had fallen in the deepest part of the water back of the dam.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading But, after all, it was not very deep, for the brook was a small one.
deepestadjectiveUS /ˈdiːpəst/
superlative of “deep” — relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading It was just as the smaller boy had said—he had fallen in the deepest part of the water back of the dam.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading A FIGHT Russ sprang to his feet, knocking aside the pieces of his mill in doing so, and rushed around the bush to see what had happened to Laddie.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading But the trouble was that Laddie had slipped as he was about to lift a heavy stone on top of the dam, and had gone down sideways.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading It was just as the smaller boy had said—he had fallen in the deepest part of the water back of the dam.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading A FIGHT Russ sprang to his feet, knocking aside the pieces of his mill in doing so, and rushed around the bush to see what had happened to Laddie.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading A FIGHT Russ sprang to his feet, knocking aside the pieces of his mill in doing so, and rushed around the bush to see what had happened to Laddie.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But, after all, it was not very deep, for the brook was a small one.
destroyed or killed
From this reading But the trouble was that Laddie had slipped as he was about to lift a heavy stone on top of the dam, and had gone down sideways.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A FIGHT Russ sprang to his feet, knocking aside the pieces of his mill in doing so, and rushed around the bush to see what had happened to Laddie.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading A FIGHT Russ sprang to his feet, knocking aside the pieces of his mill in doing so, and rushed around the bush to see what had happened to Laddie.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The water would not have been over Laddie’s head if he stood upright.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was just as the smaller boy had said—he had fallen in the deepest part of the water back of the dam.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The water would not have been over Laddie’s head if he stood upright.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading But the trouble was that Laddie had slipped as he was about to lift a heavy stone on top of the dam, and had gone down sideways.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A FIGHT Russ sprang to his feet, knocking aside the pieces of his mill in doing so, and rushed around the bush to see what had happened to Laddie.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The water would not have been over Laddie’s head if he stood upright.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A FIGHT Russ sprang to his feet, knocking aside the pieces of his mill in doing so, and rushed around the bush to see what had happened to Laddie.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was just as the smaller boy had said—he had fallen in the deepest part of the water back of the dam.
and nothing more
From this reading It was just as the smaller boy had said—he had fallen in the deepest part of the water back of the dam.
knockingnounUS /ˈnɑːkɪŋ/
the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
From this reading A FIGHT Russ sprang to his feet, knocking aside the pieces of his mill in doing so, and rushed around the bush to see what had happened to Laddie.
Laddienoun
a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
From this reading A FIGHT Russ sprang to his feet, knocking aside the pieces of his mill in doing so, and rushed around the bush to see what had happened to Laddie.
Laddie's
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From this reading The water would not have been over Laddie’s head if he stood upright.
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading But the trouble was that Laddie had slipped as he was about to lift a heavy stone on top of the dam, and had gone down sideways.
millverbUS /mɪl/
move about in a confused manner
From this reading A FIGHT Russ sprang to his feet, knocking aside the pieces of his mill in doing so, and rushed around the bush to see what had happened to Laddie.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But, after all, it was not very deep, for the brook was a small one.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A FIGHT Russ sprang to his feet, knocking aside the pieces of his mill in doing so, and rushed around the bush to see what had happened to Laddie.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But the trouble was that Laddie had slipped as he was about to lift a heavy stone on top of the dam, and had gone down sideways.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But, after all, it was not very deep, for the brook was a small one.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The water would not have been over Laddie’s head if he stood upright.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading It was just as the smaller boy had said—he had fallen in the deepest part of the water back of the dam.
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading A FIGHT Russ sprang to his feet, knocking aside the pieces of his mill in doing so, and rushed around the bush to see what had happened to Laddie.
done under pressure
From this reading A FIGHT Russ sprang to his feet, knocking aside the pieces of his mill in doing so, and rushed around the bush to see what had happened to Laddie.
RussnounUS /rʌs/
plural of “rus” — the medieval Russian state established by Scandinavian traders in the 9th century; the capital was first in Novgorod and then in Kiev
From this reading A FIGHT Russ sprang to his feet, knocking aside the pieces of his mill in doing so, and rushed around the bush to see what had happened to Laddie.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading It was just as the smaller boy had said—he had fallen in the deepest part of the water back of the dam.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading A FIGHT Russ sprang to his feet, knocking aside the pieces of his mill in doing so, and rushed around the bush to see what had happened to Laddie.
sidewaysadverbUS /ˈsaɪdweɪz/
with one side forward or to the front
From this reading But the trouble was that Laddie had slipped as he was about to lift a heavy stone on top of the dam, and had gone down sideways.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading But the trouble was that Laddie had slipped as he was about to lift a heavy stone on top of the dam, and had gone down sideways.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But, after all, it was not very deep, for the brook was a small one.
small or little relative to something else
From this reading It was just as the smaller boy had said—he had fallen in the deepest part of the water back of the dam.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A FIGHT Russ sprang to his feet, knocking aside the pieces of his mill in doing so, and rushed around the bush to see what had happened to Laddie.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading A FIGHT Russ sprang to his feet, knocking aside the pieces of his mill in doing so, and rushed around the bush to see what had happened to Laddie.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading But the trouble was that Laddie had slipped as he was about to lift a heavy stone on top of the dam, and had gone down sideways.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The water would not have been over Laddie’s head if he stood upright.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But the trouble was that Laddie had slipped as he was about to lift a heavy stone on top of the dam, and had gone down sideways.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A FIGHT Russ sprang to his feet, knocking aside the pieces of his mill in doing so, and rushed around the bush to see what had happened to Laddie.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A FIGHT Russ sprang to his feet, knocking aside the pieces of his mill in doing so, and rushed around the bush to see what had happened to Laddie.
the upper part of anything
From this reading But the trouble was that Laddie had slipped as he was about to lift a heavy stone on top of the dam, and had gone down sideways.
a source of difficulty
From this reading But the trouble was that Laddie had slipped as he was about to lift a heavy stone on top of the dam, and had gone down sideways.
uprightadjectiveUS /əˈpraɪt/
in a vertical position; not sloping
From this reading The water would not have been over Laddie’s head if he stood upright.
precisely as stated
From this reading But, after all, it was not very deep, for the brook was a small one.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was just as the smaller boy had said—he had fallen in the deepest part of the water back of the dam.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading It was just as the smaller boy had said—he had fallen in the deepest part of the water back of the dam.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A FIGHT Russ sprang to his feet, knocking aside the pieces of his mill in doing so, and rushed around the bush to see what had happened to Laddie.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The water would not have been over Laddie’s head if he stood upright.
