used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I'm not afraid of anybody I know of, because everybody has the greatest respect for me, but it might be different with a creature without legs or head or tail.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading I'm not afraid of anybody I know of, because everybody has the greatest respect for me, but it might be different with a creature without legs or head or tail.
(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 However, he kept right on, and as he reached the foot of the hill where Prickly Porky lives, he looked sharply in every direction and listened with all his might for strange sounds.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading However, he kept right on, and as he reached the foot of the hill where Prickly Porky lives, he looked sharply in every direction and listened with all his might for strange sounds.
any person at all
From this reading I'm not afraid of anybody I know of, because everybody has the greatest respect for me, but it might be different with a creature without legs or head or tail.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading However, he kept right on, and as he reached the foot of the hill where Prickly Porky lives, he looked sharply in every direction and listened with all his might for strange sounds.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I'm not afraid of anybody I know of, because everybody has the greatest respect for me, but it might be different with a creature without legs or head or tail.
for the reason that
From this reading I'm not afraid of anybody I know of, because everybody has the greatest respect for me, but it might be different with a creature without legs or head or tail.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I'm not afraid of anybody I know of, because everybody has the greatest respect for me, but it might be different with a creature without legs or head or tail.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading I'm not afraid of anybody I know of, because everybody has the greatest respect for me, but it might be different with a creature without legs or head or tail.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading I'm not afraid of anybody I know of, because everybody has the greatest respect for me, but it might be different with a creature without legs or head or tail.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading However, he kept right on, and as he reached the foot of the hill where Prickly Porky lives, he looked sharply in every direction and listened with all his might for strange sounds.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading However, he kept right on, and as he reached the foot of the hill where Prickly Porky lives, he looked sharply in every direction and listened with all his might for strange sounds.
every person
From this reading I'm not afraid of anybody I know of, because everybody has the greatest respect for me, but it might be different with a creature without legs or head or tail.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading It gives me a queer feeling inside."
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading However, he kept right on, and as he reached the foot of the hill where Prickly Porky lives, he looked sharply in every direction and listened with all his might for strange sounds.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I'm not afraid of anybody I know of, because everybody has the greatest respect for me, but it might be different with a creature without legs or head or tail.
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading It gives me a queer feeling inside."
highest in quality
From this reading I'm not afraid of anybody I know of, because everybody has the greatest respect for me, but it might be different with a creature without legs or head or tail.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I'm not afraid of anybody I know of, because everybody has the greatest respect for me, but it might be different with a creature without legs or head or tail.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading However, he kept right on, and as he reached the foot of the hill where Prickly Porky lives, he looked sharply in every direction and listened with all his might for strange sounds.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading I'm not afraid of anybody I know of, because everybody has the greatest respect for me, but it might be different with a creature without legs or head or tail.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Whoever heard of such a thing?
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading However, he kept right on, and as he reached the foot of the hill where Prickly Porky lives, he looked sharply in every direction and listened with all his might for strange sounds.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading However, he kept right on, and as he reached the foot of the hill where Prickly Porky lives, he looked sharply in every direction and listened with all his might for strange sounds.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, he kept right on, and as he reached the foot of the hill where Prickly Porky lives, he looked sharply in every direction and listened with all his might for strange sounds.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I'm not afraid of anybody I know of, because everybody has the greatest respect for me, but it might be different with a creature without legs or head or tail.
I'm
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From this reading I'm not afraid of anybody I know of, because everybody has the greatest respect for me, but it might be different with a creature without legs or head or tail.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading However, he kept right on, and as he reached the foot of the hill where Prickly Porky lives, he looked sharply in every direction and listened with all his might for strange sounds.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading It gives me a queer feeling inside."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I'm not afraid of anybody I know of, because everybody has the greatest respect for me, but it might be different with a creature without legs or head or tail.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading However, he kept right on, and as he reached the foot of the hill where Prickly Porky lives, he looked sharply in every direction and listened with all his might for strange sounds.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I'm not afraid of anybody I know of, because everybody has the greatest respect for me, but it might be different with a creature without legs or head or tail.
staying power
From this reading I'm not afraid of anybody I know of, because everybody has the greatest respect for me, but it might be different with a creature without legs or head or tail.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading However, he kept right on, and as he reached the foot of the hill where Prickly Porky lives, he looked sharply in every direction and listened with all his might for strange sounds.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading However, he kept right on, and as he reached the foot of the hill where Prickly Porky lives, he looked sharply in every direction and listened with all his might for strange sounds.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading However, he kept right on, and as he reached the foot of the hill where Prickly Porky lives, he looked sharply in every direction and listened with all his might for strange sounds.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I'm not afraid of anybody I know of, because everybody has the greatest respect for me, but it might be different with a creature without legs or head or tail.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I'm not afraid of anybody I know of, because everybody has the greatest respect for me, but it might be different with a creature without legs or head or tail.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I'm not afraid of anybody I know of, because everybody has the greatest respect for me, but it might be different with a creature without legs or head or tail.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But there was nothing unusual to be seen.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I'm not afraid of anybody I know of, because everybody has the greatest respect for me, but it might be different with a creature without legs or head or tail.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading However, he kept right on, and as he reached the foot of the hill where Prickly Porky lives, he looked sharply in every direction and listened with all his might for strange sounds.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I'm not afraid of anybody I know of, because everybody has the greatest respect for me, but it might be different with a creature without legs or head or tail.
Porky
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From this reading However, he kept right on, and as he reached the foot of the hill where Prickly Porky lives, he looked sharply in every direction and listened with all his might for strange sounds.
PricklyadjectiveUS /ˈprɪkli/
very irritable
From this reading However, he kept right on, and as he reached the foot of the hill where Prickly Porky lives, he looked sharply in every direction and listened with all his might for strange sounds.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading It gives me a queer feeling inside."
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading However, he kept right on, and as he reached the foot of the hill where Prickly Porky lives, he looked sharply in every direction and listened with all his might for strange sounds.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading I'm not afraid of anybody I know of, because everybody has the greatest respect for me, but it might be different with a creature without legs or head or tail.
precisely, exactly
From this reading However, he kept right on, and as he reached the foot of the hill where Prickly Porky lives, he looked sharply in every direction and listened with all his might for strange sounds.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading But there was nothing unusual to be seen.
in an aggressive manner
From this reading However, he kept right on, and as he reached the foot of the hill where Prickly Porky lives, he looked sharply in every direction and listened with all his might for strange sounds.
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading However, he kept right on, and as he reached the foot of the hill where Prickly Porky lives, he looked sharply in every direction and listened with all his might for strange sounds.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading However, he kept right on, and as he reached the foot of the hill where Prickly Porky lives, he looked sharply in every direction and listened with all his might for strange sounds.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Whoever heard of such a thing?
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 I'm not afraid of anybody I know of, because everybody has the greatest respect for me, but it might be different with a creature without legs or head or tail.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I'm not afraid of anybody I know of, because everybody has the greatest respect for me, but it might be different with a creature without legs or head or tail.
in or at that place or location
From this reading But there was nothing unusual to be seen.
a special situation
From this reading Whoever heard of such a thing?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But there was nothing unusual to be seen.
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading But there was nothing unusual to be seen.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But there was nothing unusual to be seen.
in or at the place that
From this reading However, he kept right on, and as he reached the foot of the hill where Prickly Porky lives, he looked sharply in every direction and listened with all his might for strange sounds.
Whoever
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From this reading Whoever heard of such a thing?
in the company of; together with
From this reading I'm not afraid of anybody I know of, because everybody has the greatest respect for me, but it might be different with a creature without legs or head or tail.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I'm not afraid of anybody I know of, because everybody has the greatest respect for me, but it might be different with a creature without legs or head or tail.
