used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He knew that to run away now would be to prove himself a coward and forever disgrace himself in the eyes of Miss Daintyfoot, for that was the name of the beautiful stranger he had been seeking.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He knew that to run away now would be to prove himself a coward and forever disgrace himself in the eyes of Miss Daintyfoot, for that was the name of the beautiful stranger he had been seeking.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The big stranger had understood Sammy's screaming quite as well as Lightfoot.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He knew that to run away now would be to prove himself a coward and forever disgrace himself in the eyes of Miss Daintyfoot, for that was the name of the beautiful stranger he had been seeking.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading THE GREAT FIGHT Down from the top of the ridge back of the pond of Paddy the Beaver plunged Lightfoot the Deer, his eyes blazing with rage.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He knew that to run away now would be to prove himself a coward and forever disgrace himself in the eyes of Miss Daintyfoot, for that was the name of the beautiful stranger he had been seeking.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading He knew that to run away now would be to prove himself a coward and forever disgrace himself in the eyes of Miss Daintyfoot, for that was the name of the beautiful stranger he had been seeking.
BeavernounUS /ˈbiːvər/
the soft brown fur of the beaver
From this reading THE GREAT FIGHT Down from the top of the ridge back of the pond of Paddy the Beaver plunged Lightfoot the Deer, his eyes blazing with rage.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He knew that somewhere down there was the big stranger he had been looking for.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He knew that somewhere down there was the big stranger he had been looking for.
blazingadjectiveUS /ˈbleɪzɪŋ/
shining intensely
From this reading THE GREAT FIGHT Down from the top of the ridge back of the pond of Paddy the Beaver plunged Lightfoot the Deer, his eyes blazing with rage.
cowardnounUS /ˈkaʊərd/
a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading He knew that to run away now would be to prove himself a coward and forever disgrace himself in the eyes of Miss Daintyfoot, for that was the name of the beautiful stranger he had been seeking.
Daintyfoot
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From this reading He knew that to run away now would be to prove himself a coward and forever disgrace himself in the eyes of Miss Daintyfoot, for that was the name of the beautiful stranger he had been seeking.
DeernounUS /dɪr/
distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
From this reading THE GREAT FIGHT Down from the top of the ridge back of the pond of Paddy the Beaver plunged Lightfoot the Deer, his eyes blazing with rage.
bring shame or dishonor upon
From this reading He knew that to run away now would be to prove himself a coward and forever disgrace himself in the eyes of Miss Daintyfoot, for that was the name of the beautiful stranger he had been seeking.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading THE GREAT FIGHT Down from the top of the ridge back of the pond of Paddy the Beaver plunged Lightfoot the Deer, his eyes blazing with rage.
opinion or judgment
From this reading THE GREAT FIGHT Down from the top of the ridge back of the pond of Paddy the Beaver plunged Lightfoot the Deer, his eyes blazing with rage.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading THE GREAT FIGHT Down from the top of the ridge back of the pond of Paddy the Beaver plunged Lightfoot the Deer, his eyes blazing with rage.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He knew that somewhere down there was the big stranger he had been looking for.
for a limitless time
From this reading He knew that to run away now would be to prove himself a coward and forever disgrace himself in the eyes of Miss Daintyfoot, for that was the name of the beautiful stranger he had been seeking.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE GREAT FIGHT Down from the top of the ridge back of the pond of Paddy the Beaver plunged Lightfoot the Deer, his eyes blazing with rage.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT FIGHT Down from the top of the ridge back of the pond of Paddy the Beaver plunged Lightfoot the Deer, his eyes blazing with rage.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had understood the screaming of Sammy Jay.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had understood the screaming of Sammy Jay.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He knew that to run away now would be to prove himself a coward and forever disgrace himself in the eyes of Miss Daintyfoot, for that was the name of the beautiful stranger he had been seeking.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE GREAT FIGHT Down from the top of the ridge back of the pond of Paddy the Beaver plunged Lightfoot the Deer, his eyes blazing with rage.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He knew that to run away now would be to prove himself a coward and forever disgrace himself in the eyes of Miss Daintyfoot, for that was the name of the beautiful stranger he had been seeking.
JaynounUS /dʒeɪ/
United States diplomat and jurist who negotiated peace treaties with Britain and served as the first chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1829)
From this reading He had understood the screaming of Sammy Jay.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He knew that somewhere down there was the big stranger he had been looking for.
Lightfoot
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From this reading THE GREAT FIGHT Down from the top of the ridge back of the pond of Paddy the Beaver plunged Lightfoot the Deer, his eyes blazing with rage.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading He knew that somewhere down there was the big stranger he had been looking for.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading He knew that to run away now would be to prove himself a coward and forever disgrace himself in the eyes of Miss Daintyfoot, for that was the name of the beautiful stranger he had been seeking.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading He knew that to run away now would be to prove himself a coward and forever disgrace himself in the eyes of Miss Daintyfoot, for that was the name of the beautiful stranger he had been seeking.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He knew that to run away now would be to prove himself a coward and forever disgrace himself in the eyes of Miss Daintyfoot, for that was the name of the beautiful stranger he had been seeking.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GREAT FIGHT Down from the top of the ridge back of the pond of Paddy the Beaver plunged Lightfoot the Deer, his eyes blazing with rage.
PaddynounUS /ˈpædi/
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent
From this reading THE GREAT FIGHT Down from the top of the ridge back of the pond of Paddy the Beaver plunged Lightfoot the Deer, his eyes blazing with rage.
past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading THE GREAT FIGHT Down from the top of the ridge back of the pond of Paddy the Beaver plunged Lightfoot the Deer, his eyes blazing with rage.
pondnounUS /pɑːnd/
a small lake
From this reading THE GREAT FIGHT Down from the top of the ridge back of the pond of Paddy the Beaver plunged Lightfoot the Deer, his eyes blazing with rage.
be shown or be found to be
From this reading He knew that to run away now would be to prove himself a coward and forever disgrace himself in the eyes of Miss Daintyfoot, for that was the name of the beautiful stranger he had been seeking.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading The big stranger had understood Sammy's screaming quite as well as Lightfoot.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading THE GREAT FIGHT Down from the top of the ridge back of the pond of Paddy the Beaver plunged Lightfoot the Deer, his eyes blazing with rage.
ridgenounUS /rɪdʒ/
a long narrow natural elevation or striation
From this reading THE GREAT FIGHT Down from the top of the ridge back of the pond of Paddy the Beaver plunged Lightfoot the Deer, his eyes blazing with rage.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading He knew that to run away now would be to prove himself a coward and forever disgrace himself in the eyes of Miss Daintyfoot, for that was the name of the beautiful stranger he had been seeking.
Sammy
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From this reading He had understood the screaming of Sammy Jay.
Sammy's
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From this reading The big stranger had understood Sammy's screaming quite as well as Lightfoot.
screamingadjectiveUS /ˈskriːmɪŋ/
so extremely intense as to evoke screams
From this reading He had understood the screaming of Sammy Jay.
the act of searching for something
From this reading He knew that to run away now would be to prove himself a coward and forever disgrace himself in the eyes of Miss Daintyfoot, for that was the name of the beautiful stranger he had been seeking.
in or at or to some place
From this reading He knew that somewhere down there was the big stranger he had been looking for.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading He knew that somewhere down there was the big stranger he had been looking for.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He knew that somewhere down there was the big stranger he had been looking for.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT FIGHT Down from the top of the ridge back of the pond of Paddy the Beaver plunged Lightfoot the Deer, his eyes blazing with rage.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He knew that somewhere down there was the big stranger he had been looking for.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He knew that to run away now would be to prove himself a coward and forever disgrace himself in the eyes of Miss Daintyfoot, for that was the name of the beautiful stranger he had been seeking.
the upper part of anything
From this reading THE GREAT FIGHT Down from the top of the ridge back of the pond of Paddy the Beaver plunged Lightfoot the Deer, his eyes blazing with rage.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading He had understood the screaming of Sammy Jay.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He knew that somewhere down there was the big stranger he had been looking for.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading The big stranger had understood Sammy's screaming quite as well as Lightfoot.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE GREAT FIGHT Down from the top of the ridge back of the pond of Paddy the Beaver plunged Lightfoot the Deer, his eyes blazing with rage.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He knew that to run away now would be to prove himself a coward and forever disgrace himself in the eyes of Miss Daintyfoot, for that was the name of the beautiful stranger he had been seeking.
