Chapter II

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A TICKLISH TREE For some time Snythergen had been thinking of running away and had planned to go to the forest and live with the trees, whose size was about like his own.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading A TICKLISH TREE For some time Snythergen had been thinking of running away and had planned to go to the forest and live with the trees, whose size was about like his own.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading A TICKLISH TREE For some time Snythergen had been thinking of running away and had planned to go to the forest and live with the trees, whose size was about like his own.

reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading While waiting for the time to arrive, he had made himself a disguise—and a very good one it was, too,—it was a suit of brown and green that made him look just like a tree.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading A TICKLISH TREE For some time Snythergen had been thinking of running away and had planned to go to the forest and live with the trees, whose size was about like his own.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading A TICKLISH TREE For some time Snythergen had been thinking of running away and had planned to go to the forest and live with the trees, whose size was about like his own.

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading While waiting for the time to arrive, he had made himself a disguise—and a very good one it was, too,—it was a suit of brown and green that made him look just like a tree.

plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

From this reading For a long time he had kept it hidden in some bushes.

dearly loved

From this reading He went home that night and looked into the upstairs windows for a last sight of his dear mother and father.

A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.

From this reading While waiting for the time to arrive, he had made himself a disguise—and a very good one it was, too,—it was a suit of brown and green that made him look just like a tree.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading He went home that night and looked into the upstairs windows for a last sight of his dear mother and father.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading A TICKLISH TREE For some time Snythergen had been thinking of running away and had planned to go to the forest and live with the trees, whose size was about like his own.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading A TICKLISH TREE For some time Snythergen had been thinking of running away and had planned to go to the forest and live with the trees, whose size was about like his own.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading A TICKLISH TREE For some time Snythergen had been thinking of running away and had planned to go to the forest and live with the trees, whose size was about like his own.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading While waiting for the time to arrive, he had made himself a disguise—and a very good one it was, too,—it was a suit of brown and green that made him look just like a tree.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading While waiting for the time to arrive, he had made himself a disguise—and a very good one it was, too,—it was a suit of brown and green that made him look just like a tree.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading A TICKLISH TREE For some time Snythergen had been thinking of running away and had planned to go to the forest and live with the trees, whose size was about like his own.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading While waiting for the time to arrive, he had made himself a disguise—and a very good one it was, too,—it was a suit of brown and green that made him look just like a tree.

not accessible to view

From this reading For a long time he had kept it hidden in some bushes.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading While waiting for the time to arrive, he had made himself a disguise—and a very good one it was, too,—it was a suit of brown and green that made him look just like a tree.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading While waiting for the time to arrive, he had made himself a disguise—and a very good one it was, too,—it was a suit of brown and green that made him look just like a tree.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading A TICKLISH TREE For some time Snythergen had been thinking of running away and had planned to go to the forest and live with the trees, whose size was about like his own.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading He went home that night and looked into the upstairs windows for a last sight of his dear mother and father.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading For a long time he had kept it hidden in some bushes.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading He went home that night and looked into the upstairs windows for a last sight of his dear mother and father.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading While waiting for the time to arrive, he had made himself a disguise—and a very good one it was, too,—it was a suit of brown and green that made him look just like a tree.

and nothing more

From this reading While waiting for the time to arrive, he had made himself a disguise—and a very good one it was, too,—it was a suit of brown and green that made him look just like a tree.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading For a long time he had kept it hidden in some bushes.

immediately past

From this reading He went home that night and looked into the upstairs windows for a last sight of his dear mother and father.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading A TICKLISH TREE For some time Snythergen had been thinking of running away and had planned to go to the forest and live with the trees, whose size was about like his own.

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading A TICKLISH TREE For some time Snythergen had been thinking of running away and had planned to go to the forest and live with the trees, whose size was about like his own.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading For a long time he had kept it hidden in some bushes.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading While waiting for the time to arrive, he had made himself a disguise—and a very good one it was, too,—it was a suit of brown and green that made him look just like a tree.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading He went home that night and looked into the upstairs windows for a last sight of his dear mother and father.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading While waiting for the time to arrive, he had made himself a disguise—and a very good one it was, too,—it was a suit of brown and green that made him look just like a tree.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading Yes, he had quite made up his mind to run away.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading He went home that night and looked into the upstairs windows for a last sight of his dear mother and father.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading He went home that night and looked into the upstairs windows for a last sight of his dear mother and father.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A TICKLISH TREE For some time Snythergen had been thinking of running away and had planned to go to the forest and live with the trees, whose size was about like his own.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading While waiting for the time to arrive, he had made himself a disguise—and a very good one it was, too,—it was a suit of brown and green that made him look just like a tree.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading A TICKLISH TREE For some time Snythergen had been thinking of running away and had planned to go to the forest and live with the trees, whose size was about like his own.

designed or carried out according to a plan

From this reading A TICKLISH TREE For some time Snythergen had been thinking of running away and had planned to go to the forest and live with the trees, whose size was about like his own.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading Yes, he had quite made up his mind to run away.

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading Yes, he had quite made up his mind to run away.

(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

From this reading A TICKLISH TREE For some time Snythergen had been thinking of running away and had planned to go to the forest and live with the trees, whose size was about like his own.

an instance of visual perception

From this reading He went home that night and looked into the upstairs windows for a last sight of his dear mother and father.

the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)

From this reading A TICKLISH TREE For some time Snythergen had been thinking of running away and had planned to go to the forest and live with the trees, whose size was about like his own.

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From this reading A TICKLISH TREE For some time Snythergen had been thinking of running away and had planned to go to the forest and live with the trees, whose size was about like his own.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading A TICKLISH TREE For some time Snythergen had been thinking of running away and had planned to go to the forest and live with the trees, whose size was about like his own.

be agreeable or acceptable to

From this reading While waiting for the time to arrive, he had made himself a disguise—and a very good one it was, too,—it was a suit of brown and green that made him look just like a tree.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading While waiting for the time to arrive, he had made himself a disguise—and a very good one it was, too,—it was a suit of brown and green that made him look just like a tree.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading A TICKLISH TREE For some time Snythergen had been thinking of running away and had planned to go to the forest and live with the trees, whose size was about like his own.

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading A TICKLISH TREE For some time Snythergen had been thinking of running away and had planned to go to the forest and live with the trees, whose size was about like his own.

difficult to handle; requiring great tact

From this reading A TICKLISH TREE For some time Snythergen had been thinking of running away and had planned to go to the forest and live with the trees, whose size was about like his own.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading A TICKLISH TREE For some time Snythergen had been thinking of running away and had planned to go to the forest and live with the trees, whose size was about like his own.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading A TICKLISH TREE For some time Snythergen had been thinking of running away and had planned to go to the forest and live with the trees, whose size was about like his own.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading While waiting for the time to arrive, he had made himself a disguise—and a very good one it was, too,—it was a suit of brown and green that made him look just like a 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 A TICKLISH TREE For some time Snythergen had been thinking of running away and had planned to go to the forest and live with the trees, whose size was about like his own.

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 A TICKLISH TREE For some time Snythergen had been thinking of running away and had planned to go to the forest and live with the trees, whose size was about like his own.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Yes, he had quite made up his mind to run away.

on a floor above

From this reading He went home that night and looked into the upstairs windows for a last sight of his dear mother and father.

precisely as stated

From this reading While waiting for the time to arrive, he had made himself a disguise—and a very good one it was, too,—it was a suit of brown and green that made him look just like a tree.

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

From this reading While waiting for the time to arrive, he had made himself a disguise—and a very good one it was, too,—it was a suit of brown and green that made him look just like a tree.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading A TICKLISH TREE For some time Snythergen had been thinking of running away and had planned to go to the forest and live with the trees, whose size was about like his own.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading He went home that night and looked into the upstairs windows for a last sight of his dear mother and father.

during the time that

From this reading While waiting for the time to arrive, he had made himself a disguise—and a very good one it was, too,—it was a suit of brown and green that made him look just like a tree.

belonging to which person

From this reading A TICKLISH TREE For some time Snythergen had been thinking of running away and had planned to go to the forest and live with the trees, whose size was about like his own.

(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface

From this reading He went home that night and looked into the upstairs windows for a last sight of his dear mother and father.

in the company of; together with

From this reading A TICKLISH TREE For some time Snythergen had been thinking of running away and had planned to go to the forest and live with the trees, whose size was about like his own.

an affirmative

From this reading Yes, he had quite made up his mind to run away.