Chapter V · Chapter 5

(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 "Have you got all your pets still?"

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

From this reading OFF TO THE COUNTRY Skyrocket ran up to Uncle Toby, barking and sniffing around the legs of the jolly man who had pulled the two boys from the ice-cold brook.

past form of “answer” — react verbally

From this reading "Most of 'em!" answered Uncle Toby.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading OFF TO THE COUNTRY Skyrocket ran up to Uncle Toby, barking and sniffing around the legs of the jolly man who had pulled the two boys from the ice-cold brook.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "So you remember me, don't you?" chuckled Uncle Toby, as he watched the wagging tail of the dog.

-ing form of “bark” — speak in an unfriendly tone

From this reading OFF TO THE COUNTRY Skyrocket ran up to Uncle Toby, barking and sniffing around the legs of the jolly man who had pulled the two boys from the ice-cold brook.

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading OFF TO THE COUNTRY Skyrocket ran up to Uncle Toby, barking and sniffing around the legs of the jolly man who had pulled the two boys from the ice-cold brook.

a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)

From this reading OFF TO THE COUNTRY Skyrocket ran up to Uncle Toby, barking and sniffing around the legs of the jolly man who had pulled the two boys from the ice-cold brook.

past form of “chuckle” — laugh quietly or with restraint

From this reading "So you remember me, don't you?" chuckled Uncle Toby, as he watched the wagging tail of the dog.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading OFF TO THE COUNTRY Skyrocket ran up to Uncle Toby, barking and sniffing around the legs of the jolly man who had pulled the two boys from the ice-cold brook.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "I do, too!" said Tom.

a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds

From this reading "So you remember me, don't you?" chuckled Uncle Toby, as he watched the wagging tail of the dog.

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From this reading "So you remember me, don't you?" chuckled Uncle Toby, as he watched the wagging tail of the dog.

a quad with a square body

From this reading "Most of 'em!" answered Uncle Toby.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading OFF TO THE COUNTRY Skyrocket ran up to Uncle Toby, barking and sniffing around the legs of the jolly man who had pulled the two boys from the ice-cold brook.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading "Have you got all your pets still?"

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

From this reading OFF TO THE COUNTRY Skyrocket ran up to Uncle Toby, barking and sniffing around the legs of the jolly man who had pulled the two boys from the ice-cold brook.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "Have you got all your pets still?"

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

From this reading "So you remember me, don't you?" chuckled Uncle Toby, as he watched the wagging tail of the dog.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I do, too!" said Tom.

as cold as ice

From this reading OFF TO THE COUNTRY Skyrocket ran up to Uncle Toby, barking and sniffing around the legs of the jolly man who had pulled the two boys from the ice-cold brook.

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

From this reading OFF TO THE COUNTRY Skyrocket ran up to Uncle Toby, barking and sniffing around the legs of the jolly man who had pulled the two boys from the ice-cold brook.

staying power

From this reading OFF TO THE COUNTRY Skyrocket ran up to Uncle Toby, barking and sniffing around the legs of the jolly man who had pulled the two boys from the ice-cold brook.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading OFF TO THE COUNTRY Skyrocket ran up to Uncle Toby, barking and sniffing around the legs of the jolly man who had pulled the two boys from the ice-cold brook.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "So you remember me, don't you?" chuckled Uncle Toby, as he watched the wagging tail of the dog.

used to form the superlative

From this reading "Most of 'em!" answered Uncle Toby.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading OFF TO THE COUNTRY Skyrocket ran up to Uncle Toby, barking and sniffing around the legs of the jolly man who had pulled the two boys from the ice-cold brook.

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

From this reading OFF TO THE COUNTRY Skyrocket ran up to Uncle Toby, barking and sniffing around the legs of the jolly man who had pulled the two boys from the ice-cold brook.

plural of “pet” — a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement

From this reading "Have you got all your pets still?"

past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling

From this reading OFF TO THE COUNTRY Skyrocket ran up to Uncle Toby, barking and sniffing around the legs of the jolly man who had pulled the two boys from the ice-cold brook.

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading OFF TO THE COUNTRY Skyrocket ran up to Uncle Toby, barking and sniffing around the legs of the jolly man who had pulled the two boys from the ice-cold brook.

To recall to mind.

From this reading "So you remember me, don't you?" chuckled Uncle Toby, as he watched the wagging tail of the dog.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "I do, too!" said Tom.

propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon

From this reading OFF TO THE COUNTRY Skyrocket ran up to Uncle Toby, barking and sniffing around the legs of the jolly man who had pulled the two boys from the ice-cold brook.

-ing form of “sniff” — perceive by inhaling through the nose

From this reading OFF TO THE COUNTRY Skyrocket ran up to Uncle Toby, barking and sniffing around the legs of the jolly man who had pulled the two boys from the ice-cold brook.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "So you remember me, don't you?" chuckled Uncle Toby, as he watched the wagging tail of the dog.

not in physical motion

From this reading "Have you got all your pets still?"

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 you remember me, don't you?" chuckled Uncle Toby, as he watched the wagging tail of the dog.

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

From this reading OFF TO THE COUNTRY Skyrocket ran up to Uncle Toby, barking and sniffing around the legs of the jolly man who had pulled the two boys from the ice-cold brook.

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

From this reading OFF TO THE COUNTRY Skyrocket ran up to Uncle Toby, barking and sniffing around the legs of the jolly man who had pulled the two boys from the ice-cold brook.

a drinking mug in the shape of a stout man wearing a three-cornered hat

From this reading OFF TO THE COUNTRY Skyrocket ran up to Uncle Toby, barking and sniffing around the legs of the jolly man who had pulled the two boys from the ice-cold brook.

male cat

From this reading "I do, too!" said Tom.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading "I do, too!" said Tom.

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

From this reading OFF TO THE COUNTRY Skyrocket ran up to Uncle Toby, barking and sniffing around the legs of the jolly man who had pulled the two boys from the ice-cold brook.

the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

From this reading OFF TO THE COUNTRY Skyrocket ran up to Uncle Toby, barking and sniffing around the legs of the jolly man who had pulled the two boys from the ice-cold brook.

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

From this reading OFF TO THE COUNTRY Skyrocket ran up to Uncle Toby, barking and sniffing around the legs of the jolly man who had pulled the two boys from the ice-cold brook.

inflected form of “wag” — move from side to side

From this reading "So you remember me, don't you?" chuckled Uncle Toby, as he watched the wagging tail of the dog.

past form of “watch” — look attentively

From this reading "So you remember me, don't you?" chuckled Uncle Toby, as he watched the wagging tail of the dog.

which person or people

From this reading OFF TO THE COUNTRY Skyrocket ran up to Uncle Toby, barking and sniffing around the legs of the jolly man who had pulled the two boys from the ice-cold brook.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "So you remember me, don't you?" chuckled Uncle Toby, as he watched the wagging tail of the dog.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Have you got all your pets still?"