Chapter I · Chapter 1

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading And this is the way he goes about it: Whenever he finds that a friend is angry with him, he refuses to be angry himself.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading And this is the way he goes about it: Whenever he finds that a friend is angry with him, he refuses to be angry himself.

(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 Instead, he goes to that friend, finds out what the trouble is, explains it all away, and then does something nice.

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

From this reading And this is the way he goes about it: Whenever he finds that a friend is angry with him, he refuses to be angry himself.

feeling or showing anger

From this reading And this is the way he goes about it: Whenever he finds that a friend is angry with him, he refuses to be angry himself.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Instead, he goes to that friend, finds out what the trouble is, explains it all away, and then does something nice.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading And this is the way he goes about it: Whenever he finds that a friend is angry with him, he refuses to be angry himself.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Jimmy Skunk and Unc' Billy had been friends from the time that Unc' Billy came up from ol' Virginny to live in the Green Forest.

a short stout club used primarily by policemen

From this reading Jimmy Skunk and Unc' Billy had been friends from the time that Unc' Billy came up from ol' Virginny to live in the Green Forest.

a youthful male person

From this reading In fact, they had been partners in stealing eggs from the hen-house of Farmer Brown's boy.

possessive form of “brown” — an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading In fact, they had been partners in stealing eggs from the hen-house of Farmer Brown's boy.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading So when Jimmy Skunk, who had made a special call on Prickly Porky to find out if he had seen the strange creature without head, tail, or legs, told everybody that Prickly Porky had seen nothing of such a creature, he was very much put out and quite offended to hear that Unc' Billy was telling how Prickly Porky had said that Peter might really have some reason for his queer story.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Jimmy Skunk and Unc' Billy had been friends from the time that Unc' Billy came up from ol' Virginny to live in the Green Forest.

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading So when Jimmy Skunk, who had made a special call on Prickly Porky to find out if he had seen the strange creature without head, tail, or legs, told everybody that Prickly Porky had seen nothing of such a creature, he was very much put out and quite offended to hear that Unc' Billy was telling how Prickly Porky had said that Peter might really have some reason for his queer story.

the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Instead, he goes to that friend, finds out what the trouble is, explains it all away, and then does something nice.

oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food

From this reading In fact, they had been partners in stealing eggs from the hen-house of Farmer Brown's boy.

every person

From this reading So when Jimmy Skunk, who had made a special call on Prickly Porky to find out if he had seen the strange creature without head, tail, or legs, told everybody that Prickly Porky had seen nothing of such a creature, he was very much put out and quite offended to hear that Unc' Billy was telling how Prickly Porky had said that Peter might really have some reason for his queer story.

third-person singular of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible

From this reading Instead, he goes to that friend, finds out what the trouble is, explains it all away, and then does something nice.

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading In fact, they had been partners in stealing eggs from the hen-house of Farmer Brown's boy.

a person who operates a farm

From this reading In fact, they had been partners in stealing eggs from the hen-house of Farmer Brown's boy.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading So when Jimmy Skunk, who had made a special call on Prickly Porky to find out if he had seen the strange creature without head, tail, or legs, told everybody that Prickly Porky had seen nothing of such a creature, he was very much put out and quite offended to hear that Unc' Billy was telling how Prickly Porky had said that Peter might really have some reason for his queer story.

plural of “find” — a productive insight

From this reading And this is the way he goes about it: Whenever he finds that a friend is angry with him, he refuses to be angry himself.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading So when Jimmy Skunk, who had made a special call on Prickly Porky to find out if he had seen the strange creature without head, tail, or legs, told everybody that Prickly Porky had seen nothing of such a creature, he was very much put out and quite offended to hear that Unc' Billy was telling how Prickly Porky had said that Peter might really have some reason for his queer story.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading Jimmy Skunk and Unc' Billy had been friends from the time that Unc' Billy came up from ol' Virginny to live in the Green Forest.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading And this is the way he goes about it: Whenever he finds that a friend is angry with him, he refuses to be angry himself.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading Jimmy Skunk and Unc' Billy had been friends from the time that Unc' Billy came up from ol' Virginny to live in the Green Forest.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Jimmy Skunk and Unc' Billy had been friends from the time that Unc' Billy came up from ol' Virginny to live in the Green Forest.

plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

From this reading And this is the way he goes about it: Whenever he finds that a friend is angry with him, he refuses to be angry himself.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading Jimmy Skunk and Unc' Billy had been friends from the time that Unc' Billy came up from ol' Virginny to live in the Green Forest.

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

From this reading Jimmy Skunk and Unc' Billy had been friends from the time that Unc' Billy came up from ol' Virginny to live in the Green Forest.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading So when Jimmy Skunk, who had made a special call on Prickly Porky to find out if he had seen the strange creature without head, tail, or legs, told everybody that Prickly Porky had seen nothing of such a creature, he was very much put out and quite offended to hear that Unc' Billy was telling how Prickly Porky had said that Peter might really have some reason for his queer story.

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

From this reading And this is the way he goes about it: Whenever he finds that a friend is angry with him, he refuses to be angry himself.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading So when Jimmy Skunk, who had made a special call on Prickly Porky to find out if he had seen the strange creature without head, tail, or legs, told everybody that Prickly Porky had seen nothing of such a creature, he was very much put out and quite offended to hear that Unc' Billy was telling how Prickly Porky had said that Peter might really have some reason for his queer story.

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading So when Jimmy Skunk, who had made a special call on Prickly Porky to find out if he had seen the strange creature without head, tail, or legs, told everybody that Prickly Porky had seen nothing of such a creature, he was very much put out and quite offended to hear that Unc' Billy was telling how Prickly Porky had said that Peter might really have some reason for his queer story.

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From this reading In fact, they had been partners in stealing eggs from the hen-house of Farmer Brown's boy.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading And this is the way he goes about it: Whenever he finds that a friend is angry with him, he refuses to be angry himself.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading And this is the way he goes about it: Whenever he finds that a friend is angry with him, he refuses to be angry himself.

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

From this reading So when Jimmy Skunk, who had made a special call on Prickly Porky to find out if he had seen the strange creature without head, tail, or legs, told everybody that Prickly Porky had seen nothing of such a creature, he was very much put out and quite offended to hear that Unc' Billy was telling how Prickly Porky had said that Peter might really have some reason for his queer story.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading So when Jimmy Skunk, who had made a special call on Prickly Porky to find out if he had seen the strange creature without head, tail, or legs, told everybody that Prickly Porky had seen nothing of such a creature, he was very much put out and quite offended to hear that Unc' Billy was telling how Prickly Porky had said that Peter might really have some reason for his queer story.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading So when Jimmy Skunk, who had made a special call on Prickly Porky to find out if he had seen the strange creature without head, tail, or legs, told everybody that Prickly Porky had seen nothing of such a creature, he was very much put out and quite offended to hear that Unc' Billy was telling how Prickly Porky had said that Peter might really have some reason for his queer story.

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

From this reading Jimmy Skunk and Unc' Billy had been friends from the time that Unc' Billy came up from ol' Virginny to live in the Green Forest.

in place of, or as an alternative to

From this reading Instead, he goes to that friend, finds out what the trouble is, explains it all away, and then does something nice.

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

From this reading And this is the way he goes about it: Whenever he finds that a friend is angry with him, he refuses to be angry himself.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading And this is the way he goes about it: Whenever he finds that a friend is angry with him, he refuses to be angry himself.

to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open

From this reading Jimmy Skunk and Unc' Billy had been friends from the time that Unc' Billy came up from ol' Virginny to live in the Green Forest.

staying power

From this reading So when Jimmy Skunk, who had made a special call on Prickly Porky to find out if he had seen the strange creature without head, tail, or legs, told everybody that Prickly Porky had seen nothing of such a creature, he was very much put out and quite offended to hear that Unc' Billy was telling how Prickly Porky had said that Peter might really have some reason for his queer story.

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading Jimmy Skunk and Unc' Billy had been friends from the time that Unc' Billy came up from ol' Virginny to live in the Green Forest.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading So when Jimmy Skunk, who had made a special call on Prickly Porky to find out if he had seen the strange creature without head, tail, or legs, told everybody that Prickly Porky had seen nothing of such a creature, he was very much put out and quite offended to hear that Unc' Billy was telling how Prickly Porky had said that Peter might really have some reason for his queer story.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading So when Jimmy Skunk, who had made a special call on Prickly Porky to find out if he had seen the strange creature without head, tail, or legs, told everybody that Prickly Porky had seen nothing of such a creature, he was very much put out and quite offended to hear that Unc' Billy was telling how Prickly Porky had said that Peter might really have some reason for his queer story.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading So when Jimmy Skunk, who had made a special call on Prickly Porky to find out if he had seen the strange creature without head, tail, or legs, told everybody that Prickly Porky had seen nothing of such a creature, he was very much put out and quite offended to hear that Unc' Billy was telling how Prickly Porky had said that Peter might really have some reason for his queer story.

pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance

From this reading Instead, he goes to that friend, finds out what the trouble is, explains it all away, and then does something nice.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading So when Jimmy Skunk, who had made a special call on Prickly Porky to find out if he had seen the strange creature without head, tail, or legs, told everybody that Prickly Porky had seen nothing of such a creature, he was very much put out and quite offended to hear that Unc' Billy was telling how Prickly Porky had said that Peter might really have some reason for his queer story.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading In fact, they had been partners in stealing eggs from the hen-house of Farmer Brown's boy.

emotionally hurt or upset or annoyed

From this reading So when Jimmy Skunk, who had made a special call on Prickly Porky to find out if he had seen the strange creature without head, tail, or legs, told everybody that Prickly Porky had seen nothing of such a creature, he was very much put out and quite offended to hear that Unc' Billy was telling how Prickly Porky had said that Peter might really have some reason for his queer story.

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From this reading Jimmy Skunk and Unc' Billy had been friends from the time that Unc' Billy came up from ol' Virginny to live in the Green Forest.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading So when Jimmy Skunk, who had made a special call on Prickly Porky to find out if he had seen the strange creature without head, tail, or legs, told everybody that Prickly Porky had seen nothing of such a creature, he was very much put out and quite offended to hear that Unc' Billy was telling how Prickly Porky had said that Peter might really have some reason for his queer story.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading So when Jimmy Skunk, who had made a special call on Prickly Porky to find out if he had seen the strange creature without head, tail, or legs, told everybody that Prickly Porky had seen nothing of such a creature, he was very much put out and quite offended to hear that Unc' Billy was telling how Prickly Porky had said that Peter might really have some reason for his queer story.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Instead, he goes to that friend, finds out what the trouble is, explains it all away, and then does something nice.

plural of “partner” — a person's partner in marriage

From this reading In fact, they had been partners in stealing eggs from the hen-house of Farmer Brown's boy.

disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope

From this reading So when Jimmy Skunk, who had made a special call on Prickly Porky to find out if he had seen the strange creature without head, tail, or legs, told everybody that Prickly Porky had seen nothing of such a creature, he was very much put out and quite offended to hear that Unc' Billy was telling how Prickly Porky had said that Peter might really have some reason for his queer story.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading So when Jimmy Skunk, who had made a special call on Prickly Porky to find out if he had seen the strange creature without head, tail, or legs, told everybody that Prickly Porky had seen nothing of such a creature, he was very much put out and quite offended to hear that Unc' Billy was telling how Prickly Porky had said that Peter might really have some reason for his queer story.

very irritable

From this reading So when Jimmy Skunk, who had made a special call on Prickly Porky to find out if he had seen the strange creature without head, tail, or legs, told everybody that Prickly Porky had seen nothing of such a creature, he was very much put out and quite offended to hear that Unc' Billy was telling how Prickly Porky had said that Peter might really have some reason for his queer story.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading So when Jimmy Skunk, who had made a special call on Prickly Porky to find out if he had seen the strange creature without head, tail, or legs, told everybody that Prickly Porky had seen nothing of such a creature, he was very much put out and quite offended to hear that Unc' Billy was telling how Prickly Porky had said that Peter might really have some reason for his queer story.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading So when Jimmy Skunk, who had made a special call on Prickly Porky to find out if he had seen the strange creature without head, tail, or legs, told everybody that Prickly Porky had seen nothing of such a creature, he was very much put out and quite offended to hear that Unc' Billy was telling how Prickly Porky had said that Peter might really have some reason for his queer story.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading So when Jimmy Skunk, who had made a special call on Prickly Porky to find out if he had seen the strange creature without head, tail, or legs, told everybody that Prickly Porky had seen nothing of such a creature, he was very much put out and quite offended to hear that Unc' Billy was telling how Prickly Porky had said that Peter might really have some reason for his queer story.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading So when Jimmy Skunk, who had made a special call on Prickly Porky to find out if he had seen the strange creature without head, tail, or legs, told everybody that Prickly Porky had seen nothing of such a creature, he was very much put out and quite offended to hear that Unc' Billy was telling how Prickly Porky had said that Peter might really have some reason for his queer story.

a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading So when Jimmy Skunk, who had made a special call on Prickly Porky to find out if he had seen the strange creature without head, tail, or legs, told everybody that Prickly Porky had seen nothing of such a creature, he was very much put out and quite offended to hear that Unc' Billy was telling how Prickly Porky had said that Peter might really have some reason for his queer story.

plural of “refuse” — food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)

From this reading And this is the way he goes about it: Whenever he finds that a friend is angry with him, he refuses to be angry himself.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading So when Jimmy Skunk, who had made a special call on Prickly Porky to find out if he had seen the strange creature without head, tail, or legs, told everybody that Prickly Porky had seen nothing of such a creature, he was very much put out and quite offended to hear that Unc' Billy was telling how Prickly Porky had said that Peter might really have some reason for his queer story.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading So when Jimmy Skunk, who had made a special call on Prickly Porky to find out if he had seen the strange creature without head, tail, or legs, told everybody that Prickly Porky had seen nothing of such a creature, he was very much put out and quite offended to hear that Unc' Billy was telling how Prickly Porky had said that Peter might really have some reason for his queer story.

a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible

From this reading Jimmy Skunk and Unc' Billy had been friends from the time that Unc' Billy came up from ol' Virginny to live in the Green Forest.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So when Jimmy Skunk, who had made a special call on Prickly Porky to find out if he had seen the strange creature without head, tail, or legs, told everybody that Prickly Porky had seen nothing of such a creature, he was very much put out and quite offended to hear that Unc' Billy was telling how Prickly Porky had said that Peter might really have some reason for his queer story.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading So when Jimmy Skunk, who had made a special call on Prickly Porky to find out if he had seen the strange creature without head, tail, or legs, told everybody that Prickly Porky had seen nothing of such a creature, he was very much put out and quite offended to hear that Unc' Billy was telling how Prickly Porky had said that Peter might really have some reason for his queer story.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading Instead, he goes to that friend, finds out what the trouble is, explains it all away, and then does something nice.

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

From this reading So when Jimmy Skunk, who had made a special call on Prickly Porky to find out if he had seen the strange creature without head, tail, or legs, told everybody that Prickly Porky had seen nothing of such a creature, he was very much put out and quite offended to hear that Unc' Billy was telling how Prickly Porky had said that Peter might really have some reason for his queer story.

the act of taking something from someone unlawfully

From this reading In fact, they had been partners in stealing eggs from the hen-house of Farmer Brown's boy.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading So when Jimmy Skunk, who had made a special call on Prickly Porky to find out if he had seen the strange creature without head, tail, or legs, told everybody that Prickly Porky had seen nothing of such a creature, he was very much put out and quite offended to hear that Unc' Billy was telling how Prickly Porky had said that Peter might really have some reason for his queer story.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading So when Jimmy Skunk, who had made a special call on Prickly Porky to find out if he had seen the strange creature without head, tail, or legs, told everybody that Prickly Porky had seen nothing of such a creature, he was very much put out and quite offended to hear that Unc' Billy was telling how Prickly Porky had said that Peter might really have some reason for his queer story.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading So when Jimmy Skunk, who had made a special call on Prickly Porky to find out if he had seen the strange creature without head, tail, or legs, told everybody that Prickly Porky had seen nothing of such a creature, he was very much put out and quite offended to hear that Unc' Billy was telling how Prickly Porky had said that Peter might really have some reason for his queer story.

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 So when Jimmy Skunk, who had made a special call on Prickly Porky to find out if he had seen the strange creature without head, tail, or legs, told everybody that Prickly Porky had seen nothing of such a creature, he was very much put out and quite offended to hear that Unc' Billy was telling how Prickly Porky had said that Peter might really have some reason for his queer story.

disclosing unintentionally something concealed

From this reading So when Jimmy Skunk, who had made a special call on Prickly Porky to find out if he had seen the strange creature without head, tail, or legs, told everybody that Prickly Porky had seen nothing of such a creature, he was very much put out and quite offended to hear that Unc' Billy was telling how Prickly Porky had said that Peter might really have some reason for his queer story.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading And this is the way he goes about it: Whenever he finds that a friend is angry with him, he refuses to be angry himself.

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

From this reading And this is the way he goes about it: Whenever he finds that a friend is angry with him, he refuses to be angry himself.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Instead, he goes to that friend, finds out what the trouble is, explains it all away, and then does something nice.

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

From this reading In fact, they had been partners in stealing eggs from the hen-house of Farmer Brown's boy.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading And this is the way he goes about it: Whenever he finds that a friend is angry with him, he refuses to be angry himself.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Jimmy Skunk and Unc' Billy had been friends from the time that Unc' Billy came up from ol' Virginny to live in the Green Forest.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading And this is the way he goes about it: Whenever he finds that a friend is angry with him, he refuses to be angry himself.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading So when Jimmy Skunk, who had made a special call on Prickly Porky to find out if he had seen the strange creature without head, tail, or legs, told everybody that Prickly Porky had seen nothing of such a creature, he was very much put out and quite offended to hear that Unc' Billy was telling how Prickly Porky had said that Peter might really have some reason for his queer story.

a source of difficulty

From this reading Instead, he goes to that friend, finds out what the trouble is, explains it all away, and then does something nice.

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From this reading Jimmy Skunk and Unc' Billy had been friends from the time that Unc' Billy came up from ol' Virginny to live in the Green Forest.

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

From this reading Jimmy Skunk and Unc' Billy had been friends from the time that Unc' Billy came up from ol' Virginny to live in the Green Forest.

precisely as stated

From this reading So when Jimmy Skunk, who had made a special call on Prickly Porky to find out if he had seen the strange creature without head, tail, or legs, told everybody that Prickly Porky had seen nothing of such a creature, he was very much put out and quite offended to hear that Unc' Billy was telling how Prickly Porky had said that Peter might really have some reason for his queer story.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Jimmy Skunk and Unc' Billy had been friends from the time that Unc' Billy came up from ol' Virginny to live in the Green Forest.

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

From this reading So when Jimmy Skunk, who had made a special call on Prickly Porky to find out if he had seen the strange creature without head, tail, or legs, told everybody that Prickly Porky had seen nothing of such a creature, he was very much put out and quite offended to hear that Unc' Billy was telling how Prickly Porky had said that Peter might really have some reason for his queer story.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading And this is the way he goes about it: Whenever he finds that a friend is angry with him, he refuses to be angry himself.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Instead, he goes to that friend, finds out what the trouble is, explains it all away, and then does something nice.

at the time that

From this reading So when Jimmy Skunk, who had made a special call on Prickly Porky to find out if he had seen the strange creature without head, tail, or legs, told everybody that Prickly Porky had seen nothing of such a creature, he was very much put out and quite offended to hear that Unc' Billy was telling how Prickly Porky had said that Peter might really have some reason for his queer story.

at any time that; every time that

From this reading And this is the way he goes about it: Whenever he finds that a friend is angry with him, he refuses to be angry himself.

which person or people

From this reading So when Jimmy Skunk, who had made a special call on Prickly Porky to find out if he had seen the strange creature without head, tail, or legs, told everybody that Prickly Porky had seen nothing of such a creature, he was very much put out and quite offended to hear that Unc' Billy was telling how Prickly Porky had said that Peter might really have some reason for his queer story.

in the company of; together with

From this reading And this is the way he goes about it: Whenever he finds that a friend is angry with him, he refuses to be angry himself.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading So when Jimmy Skunk, who had made a special call on Prickly Porky to find out if he had seen the strange creature without head, tail, or legs, told everybody that Prickly Porky had seen nothing of such a creature, he was very much put out and quite offended to hear that Unc' Billy was telling how Prickly Porky had said that Peter might really have some reason for his queer story.