used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Prickly Porky was choking, and if something wasn't done to help him, he might choke to death!
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading Anxiously he looked this way and that way, but there was no one in sight.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Then he remembered that Unc' Billy Possum's hollow tree was not far away.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading Then he remembered that Unc' Billy Possum's hollow tree was not far away.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Anxiously he looked this way and that way, but there was no one in sight.
chokeverbUS /tʃoʊk/
breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion
From this reading Prickly Porky was choking, and if something wasn't done to help him, he might choke to death!
chokingadjectiveUS /ˈtʃoʊ.kɪŋ/
Causing difficulty in breathing.
From this reading Prickly Porky was choking, and if something wasn't done to help him, he might choke to death!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Now there was nothing that Redeye himself could do to help, for he was too small.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Prickly Porky was choking, and if something wasn't done to help him, he might choke to death!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Now there was nothing that Redeye himself could do to help, for he was too small.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Prickly Porky was choking, and if something wasn't done to help him, he might choke to death!
else
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From this reading He must get help somewhere else, and he must do it quickly.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Then he remembered that Unc' Billy Possum's hollow tree was not far away.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now there was nothing that Redeye himself could do to help, for he was too small.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He must get help somewhere else, and he must do it quickly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Prickly Porky was choking, and if something wasn't done to help him, he might choke to death!
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Prickly Porky was choking, and if something wasn't done to help him, he might choke to death!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Prickly Porky was choking, and if something wasn't done to help him, he might choke to death!
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Now there was nothing that Redeye himself could do to help, for he was too small.
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading Then he remembered that Unc' Billy Possum's hollow tree was not far away.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Prickly Porky was choking, and if something wasn't done to help him, he might choke to death!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Anxiously he looked this way and that way, but there was no one in sight.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He must get help somewhere else, and he must do it quickly.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Anxiously he looked this way and that way, but there was no one in sight.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Prickly Porky was choking, and if something wasn't done to help him, he might choke to death!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He must get help somewhere else, and he must do it quickly.
not any; not one
From this reading Anxiously he looked this way and that way, but there was no one in sight.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Then he remembered that Unc' Billy Possum's hollow tree was not far away.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Now there was nothing that Redeye himself could do to help, for he was too small.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now there was nothing that Redeye himself could do to help, for he was too small.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Anxiously he looked this way and that way, but there was no one in sight.
Porky
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From this reading Prickly Porky was choking, and if something wasn't done to help him, he might choke to death!
Possum's
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From this reading Then he remembered that Unc' Billy Possum's hollow tree was not far away.
PricklyadjectiveUS /ˈprɪkli/
very irritable
From this reading Prickly Porky was choking, and if something wasn't done to help him, he might choke to death!
with speed
From this reading He must get help somewhere else, and he must do it quickly.
RedeyenounUS /ˈredaɪ/
a night flight from which the passengers emerge with eyes red from lack of sleep
From this reading Now there was nothing that Redeye himself could do to help, for he was too small.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading Then he remembered that Unc' Billy Possum's hollow tree was not far away.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Anxiously he looked this way and that way, but there was no one in sight.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Now there was nothing that Redeye himself could do to help, for he was too small.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Prickly Porky was choking, and if something wasn't done to help him, he might choke to death!
in or at or to some place
From this reading He must get help somewhere else, and he must do it quickly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now there was nothing that Redeye himself could do to help, for he was too small.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he remembered that Unc' Billy Possum's hollow tree was not far away.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Now there was nothing that Redeye himself could do to help, for he was too small.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Anxiously he looked this way and that way, but there was no one in sight.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Prickly Porky was choking, and if something wasn't done to help him, he might choke to death!
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Now there was nothing that Redeye himself could do to help, for he was too small.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Then he remembered that Unc' Billy Possum's hollow tree was not far away.
Unc
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From this reading Then he remembered that Unc' Billy Possum's hollow tree was not far away.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Prickly Porky was choking, and if something wasn't done to help him, he might choke to death!
wasn't
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From this reading Prickly Porky was choking, and if something wasn't done to help him, he might choke to death!
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Anxiously he looked this way and that way, but there was no one in sight.
