used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Thunderation! he was jes' lying full-stretched for a spring from a tree branch jes' above where I laid that pill, awaiting for me to come along.
a-jerking
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From this reading The baboon jes' invited me to climb a tree, and looking through the leaves, I spotted that black devil, with his tail a-switching and a-jerking.
a-switching
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From this reading The baboon jes' invited me to climb a tree, and looking through the leaves, I spotted that black devil, with his tail a-switching and a-jerking.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Thunderation! he was jes' lying full-stretched for a spring from a tree branch jes' above where I laid that pill, awaiting for me to come along.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Thunderation! he was jes' lying full-stretched for a spring from a tree branch jes' above where I laid that pill, awaiting for me to come along.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The baboon jes' invited me to climb a tree, and looking through the leaves, I spotted that black devil, with his tail a-switching and a-jerking.
awaitingverbUS /əˈweɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading Thunderation! he was jes' lying full-stretched for a spring from a tree branch jes' above where I laid that pill, awaiting for me to come along.
baboonnounUS /bəˈbuːn/
large terrestrial monkeys having doglike muzzles
From this reading The baboon jes' invited me to climb a tree, and looking through the leaves, I spotted that black devil, with his tail a-switching and a-jerking.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The baboon jes' invited me to climb a tree, and looking through the leaves, I spotted that black devil, with his tail a-switching and a-jerking.
plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
From this reading I jes' climbed down, and slipped off like a shadder, with my heart in my boots.
a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading Thunderation! he was jes' lying full-stretched for a spring from a tree branch jes' above where I laid that pill, awaiting for me to come along.
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading The baboon jes' invited me to climb a tree, and looking through the leaves, I spotted that black devil, with his tail a-switching and a-jerking.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading I jes' climbed down, and slipped off like a shadder, with my heart in my boots.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Thunderation! he was jes' lying full-stretched for a spring from a tree branch jes' above where I laid that pill, awaiting for me to come along.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "Was he dead?"
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading The baboon jes' invited me to climb a tree, and looking through the leaves, I spotted that black devil, with his tail a-switching and a-jerking.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I jes' climbed down, and slipped off like a shadder, with my heart in my boots.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Thunderation! he was jes' lying full-stretched for a spring from a tree branch jes' above where I laid that pill, awaiting for me to come along.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Thunderation! he was jes' lying full-stretched for a spring from a tree branch jes' above where I laid that pill, awaiting for me to come along.
full-stretched
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From this reading Thunderation! he was jes' lying full-stretched for a spring from a tree branch jes' above where I laid that pill, awaiting for me to come along.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Was he dead?"
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading I jes' climbed down, and slipped off like a shadder, with my heart in my boots.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The baboon jes' invited me to climb a tree, and looking through the leaves, I spotted that black devil, with his tail a-switching and a-jerking.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Thunderation! he was jes' lying full-stretched for a spring from a tree branch jes' above where I laid that pill, awaiting for me to come along.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I jes' climbed down, and slipped off like a shadder, with my heart in my boots.
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading The baboon jes' invited me to climb a tree, and looking through the leaves, I spotted that black devil, with his tail a-switching and a-jerking.
jes
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From this reading Thunderation! he was jes' lying full-stretched for a spring from a tree branch jes' above where I laid that pill, awaiting for me to come along.
set down according to a plan
From this reading Thunderation! he was jes' lying full-stretched for a spring from a tree branch jes' above where I laid that pill, awaiting for me to come along.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading The baboon jes' invited me to climb a tree, and looking through the leaves, I spotted that black devil, with his tail a-switching and a-jerking.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I jes' climbed down, and slipped off like a shadder, with my heart in my boots.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading The baboon jes' invited me to climb a tree, and looking through the leaves, I spotted that black devil, with his tail a-switching and a-jerking.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading Thunderation! he was jes' lying full-stretched for a spring from a tree branch jes' above where I laid that pill, awaiting for me to come along.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Thunderation! he was jes' lying full-stretched for a spring from a tree branch jes' above where I laid that pill, awaiting for me to come along.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I jes' climbed down, and slipped off like a shadder, with my heart in my boots.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I jes' climbed down, and slipped off like a shadder, with my heart in my boots.
pillnounUS /pɪl/
something that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or size
From this reading Thunderation! he was jes' lying full-stretched for a spring from a tree branch jes' above where I laid that pill, awaiting for me to come along.
shadder
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From this reading I jes' climbed down, and slipped off like a shadder, with my heart in my boots.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading I jes' climbed down, and slipped off like a shadder, with my heart in my boots.
spottedadjectiveUS /ˈspɑːtɪd/
having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture)
From this reading The baboon jes' invited me to climb a tree, and looking through the leaves, I spotted that black devil, with his tail a-switching and a-jerking.
the season of growth
From this reading Thunderation! he was jes' lying full-stretched for a spring from a tree branch jes' above where I laid that pill, awaiting for me to come along.
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 The baboon jes' invited me to climb a tree, and looking through the leaves, I spotted that black devil, with his tail a-switching and a-jerking.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Thunderation! he was jes' lying full-stretched for a spring from a tree branch jes' above where I laid that pill, awaiting for me to come along.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The baboon jes' invited me to climb a tree, and looking through the leaves, I spotted that black devil, with his tail a-switching and a-jerking.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The baboon jes' invited me to climb a tree, and looking through the leaves, I spotted that black devil, with his tail a-switching and a-jerking.
Thunderation
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From this reading Thunderation! he was jes' lying full-stretched for a spring from a tree branch jes' above where I laid that pill, awaiting for me to come along.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thunderation! he was jes' lying full-stretched for a spring from a tree branch jes' above where I laid that pill, awaiting for me to come along.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Thunderation! he was jes' lying full-stretched for a spring from a tree branch jes' above where I laid that pill, awaiting for me to come along.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Was he dead?"
in or at the place that
From this reading Thunderation! he was jes' lying full-stretched for a spring from a tree branch jes' above where I laid that pill, awaiting for me to come along.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The baboon jes' invited me to climb a tree, and looking through the leaves, I spotted that black devil, with his tail a-switching and a-jerking.
