used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It dashed off his flanks; it leaped down his tail; it foamed over his forehead to his nose, and hit the ground from there with a thump.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rain was pouring from him as though he were the father of rivers and supplied the world with running water.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Rain was pouring from him as though he were the father of rivers and supplied the world with running water.
assnounUS /æs/
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading The ass stood quietly where he had been left.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading His eyes were fixed on a brown stone that had a knob on its back.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The ass stood quietly where he had been left.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading His eyes were fixed on a brown stone that had a knob on its back.
having gaps or spaces
From this reading It dashed off his flanks; it leaped down his tail; it foamed over his forehead to his nose, and hit the ground from there with a thump.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading It dashed off his flanks; it leaped down his tail; it foamed over his forehead to his nose, and hit the ground from there with a thump.
opinion or judgment
From this reading His eyes were fixed on a brown stone that had a knob on its back.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Rain was pouring from him as though he were the father of rivers and supplied the world with running water.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading His eyes were fixed on a brown stone that had a knob on its back.
flanksnounUS /flæŋks/
plural of “flank” — the side of military or naval formation
From this reading It dashed off his flanks; it leaped down his tail; it foamed over his forehead to his nose, and hit the ground from there with a thump.
foamed
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From this reading It dashed off his flanks; it leaped down his tail; it foamed over his forehead to his nose, and hit the ground from there with a thump.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading It dashed off his flanks; it leaped down his tail; it foamed over his forehead to his nose, and hit the ground from there with a thump.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Rain was pouring from him as though he were the father of rivers and supplied the world with running water.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading It dashed off his flanks; it leaped down his tail; it foamed over his forehead to his nose, and hit the ground from there with a thump.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The ass stood quietly where he had been left.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The ass stood quietly where he had been left.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Rain was pouring from him as though he were the father of rivers and supplied the world with running water.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "I'm very wet," said the ass to himself, "and I wish I wasn't."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It dashed off his flanks; it leaped down his tail; it foamed over his forehead to his nose, and hit the ground from there with a thump.
cause to move by striking
From this reading It dashed off his flanks; it leaped down his tail; it foamed over his forehead to his nose, and hit the ground from there with a thump.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I'm very wet," said the ass to himself, "and I wish I wasn't."
I'm
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm very wet," said the ass to himself, "and I wish I wasn't."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It dashed off his flanks; it leaped down his tail; it foamed over his forehead to his nose, and hit the ground from there with a thump.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading His eyes were fixed on a brown stone that had a knob on its back.
knobnounUS /nɑːb/
a circular rounded projection or protuberance
From this reading His eyes were fixed on a brown stone that had a knob on its back.
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading It dashed off his flanks; it leaped down his tail; it foamed over his forehead to his nose, and hit the ground from there with a thump.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The ass stood quietly where he had been left.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading It dashed off his flanks; it leaped down his tail; it foamed over his forehead to his nose, and hit the ground from there with a thump.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Rain was pouring from him as though he were the father of rivers and supplied the world with running water.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It dashed off his flanks; it leaped down his tail; it foamed over his forehead to his nose, and hit the ground from there with a thump.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His eyes were fixed on a brown stone that had a knob on its back.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It dashed off his flanks; it leaped down his tail; it foamed over his forehead to his nose, and hit the ground from there with a thump.
pouringadjectiveUS /ˈpɔːrɪŋ/
flowing profusely
From this reading Rain was pouring from him as though he were the father of rivers and supplied the world with running water.
with low volume
From this reading The ass stood quietly where he had been left.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading Rain was pouring from him as though he were the father of rivers and supplied the world with running water.
riversnounUS /ˈrɪvərz/
plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Rain was pouring from him as though he were the father of rivers and supplied the world with running water.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading Rain was pouring from him as though he were the father of rivers and supplied the world with running water.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I'm very wet," said the ass to himself, "and I wish I wasn't."
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading His eyes were fixed on a brown stone that had a knob on its back.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The ass stood quietly where he had been left.
suppliedverbUS /səˈplaɪd/
inflected form of “supply” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading Rain was pouring from him as though he were the father of rivers and supplied the world with running water.
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 It dashed off his flanks; it leaped down his tail; it foamed over his forehead to his nose, and hit the ground from there with a thump.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His eyes were fixed on a brown stone that had a knob on its back.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The ass stood quietly where he had been left.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It dashed off his flanks; it leaped down his tail; it foamed over his forehead to his nose, and hit the ground from there with a thump.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Rain was pouring from him as though he were the father of rivers and supplied the world with running water.
thumpverbUS /θʌmp/
move rhythmically
From this reading It dashed off his flanks; it leaped down his tail; it foamed over his forehead to his nose, and hit the ground from there with a thump.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It dashed off his flanks; it leaped down his tail; it foamed over his forehead to his nose, and hit the ground from there with a thump.
precisely as stated
From this reading "I'm very wet," said the ass to himself, "and I wish I wasn't."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rain was pouring from him as though he were the father of rivers and supplied the world with running water.
wasn't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm very wet," said the ass to himself, "and I wish I wasn't."
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Rain was pouring from him as though he were the father of rivers and supplied the world with running water.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Rain was pouring from him as though he were the father of rivers and supplied the world with running water.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading "I'm very wet," said the ass to himself, "and I wish I wasn't."
in or at the place that
From this reading The ass stood quietly where he had been left.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "I'm very wet," said the ass to himself, "and I wish I wasn't."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Rain was pouring from him as though he were the father of rivers and supplied the world with running water.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Rain was pouring from him as though he were the father of rivers and supplied the world with running water.
