used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading FUNNY FISH When the boar, with deep grunts, started toward Trouble, the little boy saw that he had made a mistake.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading As soon as he had discovered it wasn’t a small elephant in the field, Trouble began to be afraid.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading “’Cause he didn’t have any trunk--that’s how I knew he wasn’t a nellifunt,” Trouble explained to his mother afterward.
(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 It wasn’t a little “nellifunt” at all.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “’Cause he didn’t have any trunk--that’s how I knew he wasn’t a nellifunt,” Trouble explained to his mother afterward.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as he had discovered it wasn’t a small elephant in the field, Trouble began to be afraid.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It wasn’t a little “nellifunt” at all.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As soon as he had discovered it wasn’t a small elephant in the field, Trouble began to be afraid.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading As soon as he had discovered it wasn’t a small elephant in the field, Trouble began to be afraid.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “He had big teeth, like a little nellifunt, but he didn’t have any trunk.”
boarnounUS /bɔːr/
Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in United States
From this reading FUNNY FISH When the boar, with deep grunts, started toward Trouble, the little boy saw that he had made a mistake.
a youthful male person
From this reading FUNNY FISH When the boar, with deep grunts, started toward Trouble, the little boy saw that he had made a mistake.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “He had big teeth, like a little nellifunt, but he didn’t have any trunk.”
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading “’Cause he didn’t have any trunk--that’s how I knew he wasn’t a nellifunt,” Trouble explained to his mother afterward.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading FUNNY FISH When the boar, with deep grunts, started toward Trouble, the little boy saw that he had made a mistake.
didn't
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From this reading “’Cause he didn’t have any trunk--that’s how I knew he wasn’t a nellifunt,” Trouble explained to his mother afterward.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading As soon as he had discovered it wasn’t a small elephant in the field, Trouble began to be afraid.
elephantnounUS /ˈeləfənt/
five-toed pachyderm
From this reading As soon as he had discovered it wasn’t a small elephant in the field, Trouble began to be afraid.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “’Cause he didn’t have any trunk--that’s how I knew he wasn’t a nellifunt,” Trouble explained to his mother afterward.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading As soon as he had discovered it wasn’t a small elephant in the field, Trouble began to be afraid.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading FUNNY FISH When the boar, with deep grunts, started toward Trouble, the little boy saw that he had made a mistake.
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading FUNNY FISH When the boar, with deep grunts, started toward Trouble, the little boy saw that he had made a mistake.
gruntsnounUS /ɡrʌnts/
plural of “grunt” — the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs
From this reading FUNNY FISH When the boar, with deep grunts, started toward Trouble, the little boy saw that he had made a mistake.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading FUNNY FISH When the boar, with deep grunts, started toward Trouble, the little boy saw that he had made a mistake.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “’Cause he didn’t have any trunk--that’s how I knew he wasn’t a nellifunt,” Trouble explained to his mother afterward.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading FUNNY FISH When the boar, with deep grunts, started toward Trouble, the little boy saw that he had made a mistake.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “’Cause he didn’t have any trunk--that’s how I knew he wasn’t a nellifunt,” Trouble explained to his mother afterward.
how
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From this reading “’Cause he didn’t have any trunk--that’s how I knew he wasn’t a nellifunt,” Trouble explained to his mother afterward.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “’Cause he didn’t have any trunk--that’s how I knew he wasn’t a nellifunt,” Trouble explained to his mother afterward.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As soon as he had discovered it wasn’t a small elephant in the field, Trouble began to be afraid.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It wasn’t a little “nellifunt” at all.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “’Cause he didn’t have any trunk--that’s how I knew he wasn’t a nellifunt,” Trouble explained to his mother afterward.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “He had big teeth, like a little nellifunt, but he didn’t have any trunk.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading FUNNY FISH When the boar, with deep grunts, started toward Trouble, the little boy saw that he had made a mistake.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading FUNNY FISH When the boar, with deep grunts, started toward Trouble, the little boy saw that he had made a mistake.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading FUNNY FISH When the boar, with deep grunts, started toward Trouble, the little boy saw that he had made a mistake.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “’Cause he didn’t have any trunk--that’s how I knew he wasn’t a nellifunt,” Trouble explained to his mother afterward.
nellifunt
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From this reading It wasn’t a little “nellifunt” at all.
cut with a saw
From this reading FUNNY FISH When the boar, with deep grunts, started toward Trouble, the little boy saw that he had made a mistake.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading As soon as he had discovered it wasn’t a small elephant in the field, Trouble began to be afraid.
in the near future
From this reading As soon as he had discovered it wasn’t a small elephant in the field, Trouble began to be afraid.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading FUNNY FISH When the boar, with deep grunts, started toward Trouble, the little boy saw that he had made a mistake.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading “He had big teeth, like a little nellifunt, but he didn’t have any trunk.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading FUNNY FISH When the boar, with deep grunts, started toward Trouble, the little boy saw that he had made a mistake.
that's
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From this reading “’Cause he didn’t have any trunk--that’s how I knew he wasn’t a nellifunt,” Trouble explained to his mother afterward.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FUNNY FISH When the boar, with deep grunts, started toward Trouble, the little boy saw that he had made a mistake.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “’Cause he didn’t have any trunk--that’s how I knew he wasn’t a nellifunt,” Trouble explained to his mother afterward.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading FUNNY FISH When the boar, with deep grunts, started toward Trouble, the little boy saw that he had made a mistake.
a source of difficulty
From this reading FUNNY FISH When the boar, with deep grunts, started toward Trouble, the little boy saw that he had made a mistake.
the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
From this reading “’Cause he didn’t have any trunk--that’s how I knew he wasn’t a nellifunt,” Trouble explained to his mother afterward.
wasn't
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From this reading It wasn’t a little “nellifunt” at all.
at the time that
From this reading FUNNY FISH When the boar, with deep grunts, started toward Trouble, the little boy saw that he had made a mistake.
in the company of; together with
From this reading FUNNY FISH When the boar, with deep grunts, started toward Trouble, the little boy saw that he had made a mistake.
