used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading SQUINTY ON A JOURNEY "Mamma, did you hear what they were saying about Squinty?" asked Wuff-Wuff, as the boy and the two men walked away from the pig pen.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading SQUINTY ON A JOURNEY "Mamma, did you hear what they were saying about Squinty?" asked Wuff-Wuff, as the boy and the two men walked away from the pig pen.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading We cannot always stay at home in the pen."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SQUINTY ON A JOURNEY "Mamma, did you hear what they were saying about Squinty?" asked Wuff-Wuff, as the boy and the two men walked away from the pig pen.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading SQUINTY ON A JOURNEY "Mamma, did you hear what they were saying about Squinty?" asked Wuff-Wuff, as the boy and the two men walked away from the pig pen.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading SQUINTY ON A JOURNEY "Mamma, did you hear what they were saying about Squinty?" asked Wuff-Wuff, as the boy and the two men walked away from the pig pen.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We cannot always stay at home in the pen."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading SQUINTY ON A JOURNEY "Mamma, did you hear what they were saying about Squinty?" asked Wuff-Wuff, as the boy and the two men walked away from the pig pen.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I shall be sorry to lose Squinty, but then we pigs have to go out and take our places in this world.
a youthful male person
From this reading SQUINTY ON A JOURNEY "Mamma, did you hear what they were saying about Squinty?" asked Wuff-Wuff, as the boy and the two men walked away from the pig pen.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I shall be sorry to lose Squinty, but then we pigs have to go out and take our places in this world.
cannot
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From this reading We cannot always stay at home in the pen."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading SQUINTY ON A JOURNEY "Mamma, did you hear what they were saying about Squinty?" asked Wuff-Wuff, as the boy and the two men walked away from the pig pen.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading SQUINTY ON A JOURNEY "Mamma, did you hear what they were saying about Squinty?" asked Wuff-Wuff, as the boy and the two men walked away from the pig pen.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I shall be sorry to lose Squinty, but then we pigs have to go out and take our places in this world.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I shall be sorry to lose Squinty, but then we pigs have to go out and take our places in this world.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading SQUINTY ON A JOURNEY "Mamma, did you hear what they were saying about Squinty?" asked Wuff-Wuff, as the boy and the two men walked away from the pig pen.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "Oh, yes, I heard," said Mrs. Pig.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading We cannot always stay at home in the pen."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, yes, I heard," said Mrs. Pig.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I shall be sorry to lose Squinty, but then we pigs have to go out and take our places in this world.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes, that is so," spoke Mr. Pig.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading SQUINTY ON A JOURNEY "Mamma, did you hear what they were saying about Squinty?" asked Wuff-Wuff, as the boy and the two men walked away from the pig pen.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading "I shall be sorry to lose Squinty, but then we pigs have to go out and take our places in this world.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading SQUINTY ON A JOURNEY "Mamma, did you hear what they were saying about Squinty?" asked Wuff-Wuff, as the boy and the two men walked away from the pig pen.
the force of workers available
From this reading SQUINTY ON A JOURNEY "Mamma, did you hear what they were saying about Squinty?" asked Wuff-Wuff, as the boy and the two men walked away from the pig pen.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Yes, that is so," spoke Mr. Pig.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Oh, yes, I heard," said Mrs. Pig.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, yes, I heard," said Mrs. Pig.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading SQUINTY ON A JOURNEY "Mamma, did you hear what they were saying about Squinty?" asked Wuff-Wuff, as the boy and the two men walked away from the pig pen.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "I shall be sorry to lose Squinty, but then we pigs have to go out and take our places in this world.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "I shall be sorry to lose Squinty, but then we pigs have to go out and take our places in this world.
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading SQUINTY ON A JOURNEY "Mamma, did you hear what they were saying about Squinty?" asked Wuff-Wuff, as the boy and the two men walked away from the pig pen.
pignounUS /pɪɡ/
domestic swine
From this reading SQUINTY ON A JOURNEY "Mamma, did you hear what they were saying about Squinty?" asked Wuff-Wuff, as the boy and the two men walked away from the pig pen.
pigsnounUS /pɪɡz/
plural of “pig” — domestic swine
From this reading "I shall be sorry to lose Squinty, but then we pigs have to go out and take our places in this world.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "I shall be sorry to lose Squinty, but then we pigs have to go out and take our places in this world.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh, yes, I heard," said Mrs. Pig.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading SQUINTY ON A JOURNEY "Mamma, did you hear what they were saying about Squinty?" asked Wuff-Wuff, as the boy and the two men walked away from the pig pen.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I shall be sorry to lose Squinty, but then we pigs have to go out and take our places in this world.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Yes, that is so," spoke Mr. Pig.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "I shall be sorry to lose Squinty, but then we pigs have to go out and take our places in this world.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading "Yes, that is so," spoke Mr. Pig.
SQUINTYadjective
characterized by squinting
From this reading SQUINTY ON A JOURNEY "Mamma, did you hear what they were saying about Squinty?" asked Wuff-Wuff, as the boy and the two men walked away from the pig pen.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading We cannot always stay at home in the pen."
carry out
From this reading "I shall be sorry to lose Squinty, but then we pigs have to go out and take our places in this world.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Yes, that is so," spoke Mr. Pig.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SQUINTY ON A JOURNEY "Mamma, did you hear what they were saying about Squinty?" asked Wuff-Wuff, as the boy and the two men walked away from the pig pen.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "I shall be sorry to lose Squinty, but then we pigs have to go out and take our places in this world.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SQUINTY ON A JOURNEY "Mamma, did you hear what they were saying about Squinty?" asked Wuff-Wuff, as the boy and the two men walked away from the pig pen.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I shall be sorry to lose Squinty, but then we pigs have to go out and take our places in this world.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I shall be sorry to lose Squinty, but then we pigs have to go out and take our places in this world.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading SQUINTY ON A JOURNEY "Mamma, did you hear what they were saying about Squinty?" asked Wuff-Wuff, as the boy and the two men walked away from the pig pen.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading SQUINTY ON A JOURNEY "Mamma, did you hear what they were saying about Squinty?" asked Wuff-Wuff, as the boy and the two men walked away from the pig pen.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I shall be sorry to lose Squinty, but then we pigs have to go out and take our places in this world.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading SQUINTY ON A JOURNEY "Mamma, did you hear what they were saying about Squinty?" asked Wuff-Wuff, as the boy and the two men walked away from the pig pen.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading SQUINTY ON A JOURNEY "Mamma, did you hear what they were saying about Squinty?" asked Wuff-Wuff, as the boy and the two men walked away from the pig pen.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "I shall be sorry to lose Squinty, but then we pigs have to go out and take our places in this world.
Wuff-Wuff
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From this reading SQUINTY ON A JOURNEY "Mamma, did you hear what they were saying about Squinty?" asked Wuff-Wuff, as the boy and the two men walked away from the pig pen.
an affirmative
From this reading "Oh, yes, I heard," said Mrs. Pig.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading SQUINTY ON A JOURNEY "Mamma, did you hear what they were saying about Squinty?" asked Wuff-Wuff, as the boy and the two men walked away from the pig pen.
