Chapter V

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

From this reading KILLER THE WEASEL MAKES A PLAN LIKEWISE With a still tongue and a waving tail Watch galloped back from the Robins’ Roost, Bobby Robin flitting along beside him.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading KILLER THE WEASEL MAKES A PLAN LIKEWISE With a still tongue and a waving tail Watch galloped back from the Robins’ Roost, Bobby Robin flitting along beside him.

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

From this reading KILLER THE WEASEL MAKES A PLAN LIKEWISE With a still tongue and a waving tail Watch galloped back from the Robins’ Roost, Bobby Robin flitting along beside him.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading KILLER THE WEASEL MAKES A PLAN LIKEWISE With a still tongue and a waving tail Watch galloped back from the Robins’ Roost, Bobby Robin flitting along beside him.

sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)

From this reading Because the very trouble they were hunting was peering through a crack between two big stones on the bank of Doctor Muskrat’s Pond.

for the reason that

From this reading Because the very trouble they were hunting was peering through a crack between two big stones on the bank of Doctor Muskrat’s Pond.

next to; at the side of

From this reading KILLER THE WEASEL MAKES A PLAN LIKEWISE With a still tongue and a waving tail Watch galloped back from the Robins’ Roost, Bobby Robin flitting along beside him.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading Because the very trouble they were hunting was peering through a crack between two big stones on the bank of Doctor Muskrat’s Pond.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Because the very trouble they were hunting was peering through a crack between two big stones on the bank of Doctor Muskrat’s Pond.

a small piece or quantity of something

From this reading It was a little bit of a crack--so little you wouldn’t think a garter snake could much more than squeeze into it.

an informal term for a British policeman

From this reading KILLER THE WEASEL MAKES A PLAN LIKEWISE With a still tongue and a waving tail Watch galloped back from the Robins’ Roost, Bobby Robin flitting along beside him.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But it held a lot of trouble.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading It was a little bit of a crack--so little you wouldn’t think a garter snake could much more than squeeze into it.

become fractured; break or crack on the surface only

From this reading Because the very trouble they were hunting was peering through a crack between two big stones on the bank of Doctor Muskrat’s Pond.

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading Because the very trouble they were hunting was peering through a crack between two big stones on the bank of Doctor Muskrat’s Pond.

inflected form of “flit” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart

From this reading KILLER THE WEASEL MAKES A PLAN LIKEWISE With a still tongue and a waving tail Watch galloped back from the Robins’ Roost, Bobby Robin flitting along beside him.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading KILLER THE WEASEL MAKES A PLAN LIKEWISE With a still tongue and a waving tail Watch galloped back from the Robins’ Roost, Bobby Robin flitting along beside him.

past form of “gallop” — ride at a galloping pace

From this reading KILLER THE WEASEL MAKES A PLAN LIKEWISE With a still tongue and a waving tail Watch galloped back from the Robins’ Roost, Bobby Robin flitting along beside him.

a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve)

From this reading It was a little bit of a crack--so little you wouldn’t think a garter snake could much more than squeeze into it.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading But it held a lot of trouble.

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

From this reading KILLER THE WEASEL MAKES A PLAN LIKEWISE With a still tongue and a waving tail Watch galloped back from the Robins’ Roost, Bobby Robin flitting along beside him.

pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)

From this reading They were hunting trouble, and that was the very wisest way in the world to hunt it.

the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport

From this reading They were hunting trouble, and that was the very wisest way in the world to hunt it.

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

From this reading They were hunting trouble, and that was the very wisest way in the world to hunt it.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading It was a little bit of a crack--so little you wouldn’t think a garter snake could much more than squeeze into it.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading They were hunting trouble, and that was the very wisest way in the world to hunt it.

someone who causes the death of a person or animal

From this reading KILLER THE WEASEL MAKES A PLAN LIKEWISE With a still tongue and a waving tail Watch galloped back from the Robins’ Roost, Bobby Robin flitting along beside him.

in like or similar manner

From this reading KILLER THE WEASEL MAKES A PLAN LIKEWISE With a still tongue and a waving tail Watch galloped back from the Robins’ Roost, Bobby Robin flitting along beside him.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading It was a little bit of a crack--so little you wouldn’t think a garter snake could much more than squeeze into it.

(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent

From this reading But it held a lot of trouble.

plural of “make” — a recognizable kind

From this reading KILLER THE WEASEL MAKES A PLAN LIKEWISE With a still tongue and a waving tail Watch galloped back from the Robins’ Roost, Bobby Robin flitting along beside him.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading It was a little bit of a crack--so little you wouldn’t think a garter snake could much more than squeeze into it.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading It was a little bit of a crack--so little you wouldn’t think a garter snake could much more than squeeze into it.

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From this reading Because the very trouble they were hunting was peering through a crack between two big stones on the bank of Doctor Muskrat’s Pond.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Because the very trouble they were hunting was peering through a crack between two big stones on the bank of Doctor Muskrat’s Pond.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Because the very trouble they were hunting was peering through a crack between two big stones on the bank of Doctor Muskrat’s Pond.

-ing form of “peer” — look searchingly

From this reading Because the very trouble they were hunting was peering through a crack between two big stones on the bank of Doctor Muskrat’s Pond.

have the will and intention to carry out some action

From this reading KILLER THE WEASEL MAKES A PLAN LIKEWISE With a still tongue and a waving tail Watch galloped back from the Robins’ Roost, Bobby Robin flitting along beside him.

a small lake

From this reading Because the very trouble they were hunting was peering through a crack between two big stones on the bank of Doctor Muskrat’s Pond.

small Old World songbird with a reddish breast

From this reading KILLER THE WEASEL MAKES A PLAN LIKEWISE With a still tongue and a waving tail Watch galloped back from the Robins’ Roost, Bobby Robin flitting along beside him.

plural of “robin” — small Old World songbird with a reddish breast

From this reading KILLER THE WEASEL MAKES A PLAN LIKEWISE With a still tongue and a waving tail Watch galloped back from the Robins’ Roost, Bobby Robin flitting along beside him.

sit, as on a branch

From this reading KILLER THE WEASEL MAKES A PLAN LIKEWISE With a still tongue and a waving tail Watch galloped back from the Robins’ Roost, Bobby Robin flitting along beside him.

limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous

From this reading It was a little bit of a crack--so little you wouldn’t think a garter snake could much more than squeeze into it.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading It was a little bit of a crack--so little you wouldn’t think a garter snake could much more than squeeze into it.

to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition

From this reading It was a little bit of a crack--so little you wouldn’t think a garter snake could much more than squeeze into it.

not in physical motion

From this reading KILLER THE WEASEL MAKES A PLAN LIKEWISE With a still tongue and a waving tail Watch galloped back from the Robins’ Roost, Bobby Robin flitting along beside him.

plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading Because the very trouble they were hunting was peering through a crack between two big stones on the bank of Doctor Muskrat’s Pond.

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 KILLER THE WEASEL MAKES A PLAN LIKEWISE With a still tongue and a waving tail Watch galloped back from the Robins’ Roost, Bobby Robin flitting along beside him.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading It was a little bit of a crack--so little you wouldn’t think a garter snake could much more than squeeze into it.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading They were hunting trouble, and that was the very wisest way in the world to hunt it.

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

From this reading KILLER THE WEASEL MAKES A PLAN LIKEWISE With a still tongue and a waving tail Watch galloped back from the Robins’ Roost, Bobby Robin flitting along beside him.

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

From this reading They were hunting trouble, and that was the very wisest way in the world to hunt it.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading It was a little bit of a crack--so little you wouldn’t think a garter snake could much more than squeeze into it.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Because the very trouble they were hunting was peering through a crack between two big stones on the bank of Doctor Muskrat’s Pond.

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

From this reading They were hunting trouble, and that was the very wisest way in the world to hunt it.

a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

From this reading KILLER THE WEASEL MAKES A PLAN LIKEWISE With a still tongue and a waving tail Watch galloped back from the Robins’ Roost, Bobby Robin flitting along beside him.

a source of difficulty

From this reading They were hunting trouble, and that was the very wisest way in the world to hunt it.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Because the very trouble they were hunting was peering through a crack between two big stones on the bank of Doctor Muskrat’s Pond.

precisely as stated

From this reading They were hunting trouble, and that was the very wisest way in the world to hunt it.

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

From this reading They were hunting trouble, and that was the very wisest way in the world to hunt it.

look attentively

From this reading KILLER THE WEASEL MAKES A PLAN LIKEWISE With a still tongue and a waving tail Watch galloped back from the Robins’ Roost, Bobby Robin flitting along beside him.

the act of signaling by a movement of the hand

From this reading KILLER THE WEASEL MAKES A PLAN LIKEWISE With a still tongue and a waving tail Watch galloped back from the Robins’ Roost, Bobby Robin flitting along beside him.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading They were hunting trouble, and that was the very wisest way in the world to hunt it.

a person who is regarded as treacherous or sneaky

From this reading KILLER THE WEASEL MAKES A PLAN LIKEWISE With a still tongue and a waving tail Watch galloped back from the Robins’ Roost, Bobby Robin flitting along beside him.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading They were hunting trouble, and that was the very wisest way in the world to hunt it.

superlative of “wise” — having or prompted by wisdom or discernment

From this reading They were hunting trouble, and that was the very wisest way in the world to hunt it.

in the company of; together with

From this reading KILLER THE WEASEL MAKES A PLAN LIKEWISE With a still tongue and a waving tail Watch galloped back from the Robins’ Roost, Bobby Robin flitting along beside him.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading They were hunting trouble, and that was the very wisest way in the world to hunt it.

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

From this reading It was a little bit of a crack--so little you wouldn’t think a garter snake could much more than squeeze into it.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading It was a little bit of a crack--so little you wouldn’t think a garter snake could much more than squeeze into it.