aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When Jack heard that, he was ready to jump up and hug the eagle; but the giant seemed to have forgotten about Jack’s errand entirely.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Jack heard that, he was ready to jump up and hug the eagle; but the giant seemed to have forgotten about Jack’s errand entirely.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Where have you been then?” asked the giant.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “At the ends of the earth,” screeched the eagle, “visiting the giant Riverrath.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Well, eagle,” he said, “if you have come so far, you must be hungry.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Where have you been then?” asked the giant.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When Jack heard that, he was ready to jump up and hug the eagle; but the giant seemed to have forgotten about Jack’s errand entirely.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Well, eagle,” he said, “if you have come so far, you must be hungry.
eaglenounUS /ˈiːɡəl/
any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading “At the ends of the earth,” screeched the eagle, “visiting the giant Riverrath.”
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading “At the ends of the earth,” screeched the eagle, “visiting the giant Riverrath.”
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “At the ends of the earth,” screeched the eagle, “visiting the giant Riverrath.”
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading When Jack heard that, he was ready to jump up and hug the eagle; but the giant seemed to have forgotten about Jack’s errand entirely.
errandnounUS /ˈerənd/
a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission
From this reading When Jack heard that, he was ready to jump up and hug the eagle; but the giant seemed to have forgotten about Jack’s errand entirely.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading “Well, eagle,” he said, “if you have come so far, you must be hungry.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading When Jack heard that, he was ready to jump up and hug the eagle; but the giant seemed to have forgotten about Jack’s errand entirely.
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading “Where have you been then?” asked the giant.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Where have you been then?” asked the giant.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Jack heard that, he was ready to jump up and hug the eagle; but the giant seemed to have forgotten about Jack’s errand entirely.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading When Jack heard that, he was ready to jump up and hug the eagle; but the giant seemed to have forgotten about Jack’s errand entirely.
hugverbUS /hʌɡ/
hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
From this reading When Jack heard that, he was ready to jump up and hug the eagle; but the giant seemed to have forgotten about Jack’s errand entirely.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading “Well, eagle,” he said, “if you have come so far, you must be hungry.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Well, eagle,” he said, “if you have come so far, you must be hungry.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Come in and have some lunch.”
a small worthless amount
From this reading When Jack heard that, he was ready to jump up and hug the eagle; but the giant seemed to have forgotten about Jack’s errand entirely.
Jack'snounUS /dʒæks/
possessive form of “jack” — a small worthless amount
From this reading When Jack heard that, he was ready to jump up and hug the eagle; but the giant seemed to have forgotten about Jack’s errand entirely.
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading When Jack heard that, he was ready to jump up and hug the eagle; but the giant seemed to have forgotten about Jack’s errand entirely.
take the midday meal
From this reading Come in and have some lunch.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Well, eagle,” he said, “if you have come so far, you must be hungry.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “At the ends of the earth,” screeched the eagle, “visiting the giant Riverrath.”
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading When Jack heard that, he was ready to jump up and hug the eagle; but the giant seemed to have forgotten about Jack’s errand entirely.
Riverrath
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From this reading “At the ends of the earth,” screeched the eagle, “visiting the giant Riverrath.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Well, eagle,” he said, “if you have come so far, you must be hungry.
screechedverbUS /skriːtʃt/
past form of “screech” — make a high-pitched, screeching noise
From this reading “At the ends of the earth,” screeched the eagle, “visiting the giant Riverrath.”
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading When Jack heard that, he was ready to jump up and hug the eagle; but the giant seemed to have forgotten about Jack’s errand entirely.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Well, eagle,” he said, “if you have come so far, you must be hungry.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Come in and have some lunch.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Jack heard that, he was ready to jump up and hug the eagle; but the giant seemed to have forgotten about Jack’s errand entirely.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Where have you been then?” asked the giant.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Where have you been then?” asked the giant.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Jack heard that, he was ready to jump up and hug the eagle; but the giant seemed to have forgotten about Jack’s errand entirely.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When Jack heard that, he was ready to jump up and hug the eagle; but the giant seemed to have forgotten about Jack’s errand entirely.
visitingnounUS /ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ/
the activity of making visits
From this reading “At the ends of the earth,” screeched the eagle, “visiting the giant Riverrath.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Jack heard that, he was ready to jump up and hug the eagle; but the giant seemed to have forgotten about Jack’s errand entirely.
(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 “Well, eagle,” he said, “if you have come so far, you must be hungry.
at the time that
From this reading When Jack heard that, he was ready to jump up and hug the eagle; but the giant seemed to have forgotten about Jack’s errand entirely.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where have you been then?” asked the giant.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Where have you been then?” asked the giant.
