Chapter III · Grandpop’s Bite That Never Let Go

(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 “Do you think it’s really as bad as all that?” asked Nibble anxiously.

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

From this reading And he had the tip of his tail in his mouth, so you could hardly make out what he was saying.

with anxiety or apprehension

From this reading “Do you think it’s really as bad as all that?” asked Nibble anxiously.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading “Do you think it’s really as bad as all that?” asked Nibble anxiously.

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading “Do you think it’s really as bad as all that?” asked Nibble anxiously.

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading “Do you think it’s really as bad as all that?” asked Nibble anxiously.

sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)

From this reading “Ow, ow, ow!” wailed Tad from way up the bank in the Pickery Things.

inflected form of “bite” — to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws

From this reading “Ow, ow, my tail’s bitten right off!”

rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)

From this reading Tad’s eyes were bulging so wide that they showed white all round them when he went bouncing off the flat stone.

curving or bulging outward

From this reading Tad’s eyes were bulging so wide that they showed white all round them when he went bouncing off the flat stone.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading And he had the tip of his tail in his mouth, so you could hardly make out what he was saying.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading “Do you think it’s really as bad as all that?” asked Nibble anxiously.

opinion or judgment

From this reading Tad’s eyes were bulging so wide that they showed white all round them when he went bouncing off the flat stone.

having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another

From this reading Tad’s eyes were bulging so wide that they showed white all round them when he went bouncing off the flat stone.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading “Ow, ow, ow!” wailed Tad from way up the bank in the Pickery Things.

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

From this reading And he had the tip of his tail in his mouth, so you could hardly make out what he was saying.

only a very short time before

From this reading And he had the tip of his tail in his mouth, so you could hardly make out what he was saying.

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

From this reading And he had the tip of his tail in his mouth, so you could hardly make out what he was saying.

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

From this reading And he had the tip of his tail in his mouth, so you could hardly make out what he was saying.

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

From this reading “Ow, ow, ow!” wailed Tad from way up the bank in the Pickery Things.

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From this reading “Do you think it’s really as bad as all that?” asked Nibble anxiously.

engage in

From this reading And he had the tip of his tail in his mouth, so you could hardly make out what he was saying.

the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

From this reading And he had the tip of his tail in his mouth, so you could hardly make out what he was saying.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “Ow, ow, my tail’s bitten right off!”

bite off very small pieces

From this reading “Do you think it’s really as bad as all that?” asked Nibble anxiously.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading And he had the tip of his tail in his mouth, so you could hardly make out what he was saying.

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

From this reading “Ow, ow, my tail’s bitten right off!”

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading And he had the tip of his tail in his mouth, so you could hardly make out what he was saying.

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From this reading “Ow, ow, ow!” wailed Tad from way up the bank in the Pickery Things.

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From this reading “Ow, ow, ow!” wailed Tad from way up the bank in the Pickery Things.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading “Do you think it’s really as bad as all that?” asked Nibble anxiously.

precisely, exactly

From this reading “Ow, ow, my tail’s bitten right off!”

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading Tad’s eyes were bulging so wide that they showed white all round them when he went bouncing off the flat stone.

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

From this reading And he had the tip of his tail in his mouth, so you could hardly make out what he was saying.

past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Tad’s eyes were bulging so wide that they showed white all round them when he went bouncing off the flat stone.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading And he had the tip of his tail in his mouth, so you could hardly make out what he was saying.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading Tad’s eyes were bulging so wide that they showed white all round them when he went bouncing off the flat stone.

a slight amount or degree of difference

From this reading “Ow, ow, ow!” wailed Tad from way up the bank in the Pickery Things.

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From this reading Tad’s eyes were bulging so wide that they showed white all round them when he went bouncing off the flat stone.

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 And he had the tip of his tail in his mouth, so you could hardly make out what he was saying.

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From this reading “Ow, ow, my tail’s bitten right off!”

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “Do you think it’s really as bad as all that?” asked Nibble anxiously.

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

From this reading “Ow, ow, ow!” wailed Tad from way up the bank in the Pickery Things.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Tad’s eyes were bulging so wide that they showed white all round them when he went bouncing off the flat stone.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Tad’s eyes were bulging so wide that they showed white all round them when he went bouncing off the flat stone.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading “Ow, ow, ow!” wailed Tad from way up the bank in the Pickery Things.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading “Do you think it’s really as bad as all that?” asked Nibble anxiously.

the extreme end of something; especially something pointed

From this reading And he had the tip of his tail in his mouth, so you could hardly make out what he was saying.

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

From this reading “Ow, ow, ow!” wailed Tad from way up the bank in the Pickery Things.

past form of “wail” — emit long loud cries

From this reading “Ow, ow, ow!” wailed Tad from way up the bank in the Pickery Things.

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

From this reading And he had the tip of his tail in his mouth, so you could hardly make out what he was saying.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading “Ow, ow, ow!” wailed Tad from way up the bank in the Pickery Things.

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

From this reading Tad’s eyes were bulging so wide that they showed white all round them when he went bouncing off the flat stone.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Tad’s eyes were bulging so wide that they showed white all round them when he went bouncing off the flat stone.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading And he had the tip of his tail in his mouth, so you could hardly make out what he was saying.

at the time that

From this reading Tad’s eyes were bulging so wide that they showed white all round them when he went bouncing off the flat stone.

a Caucasian

From this reading Tad’s eyes were bulging so wide that they showed white all round them when he went bouncing off the flat stone.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading Tad’s eyes were bulging so wide that they showed white all round them when he went bouncing off the flat stone.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading And he had the tip of his tail in his mouth, so you could hardly make out what he was saying.