used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He would sit on a rock, or the bough of a tree, blinking his bead-like eyes and maintaining a sullen and reproachful silence.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading He had never taken kindly to Fangati, but had always ruffled his feathers and squawked angrily when he saw her with Tommy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had never taken kindly to Fangati, but had always ruffled his feathers and squawked angrily when he saw her with Tommy.
with anger
From this reading He had never taken kindly to Fangati, but had always ruffled his feathers and squawked angrily when he saw her with Tommy.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading But when Billy was removed from his home, and found that his mistress's attentions were shared by still another person, he became sulky.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The girls laughed at these manifestations of jealousy.
attentionsnounUS /əˈtenʃənz/
plural of “attention” — the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading But when Billy was removed from his home, and found that his mistress's attentions were shared by still another person, he became sulky.
bead-like
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From this reading He would sit on a rock, or the bough of a tree, blinking his bead-like eyes and maintaining a sullen and reproachful silence.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading But when Billy was removed from his home, and found that his mistress's attentions were shared by still another person, he became sulky.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading THE SHARK The change of circumstances pleased every one except Billy the parrot.
blinkingadjectiveUS /ˈblɪŋkɪŋ/
closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly
From this reading He would sit on a rock, or the bough of a tree, blinking his bead-like eyes and maintaining a sullen and reproachful silence.
boughnounUS /baʊ/
any of the larger branches of a tree
From this reading He would sit on a rock, or the bough of a tree, blinking his bead-like eyes and maintaining a sullen and reproachful silence.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had never taken kindly to Fangati, but had always ruffled his feathers and squawked angrily when he saw her with Tommy.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But when Billy was removed from his home, and found that his mistress's attentions were shared by still another person, he became sulky.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading THE SHARK The change of circumstances pleased every one except Billy the parrot.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading THE SHARK The change of circumstances pleased every one except Billy the parrot.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading THE SHARK The change of circumstances pleased every one except Billy the parrot.
apart from; not including
From this reading THE SHARK The change of circumstances pleased every one except Billy the parrot.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He would sit on a rock, or the bough of a tree, blinking his bead-like eyes and maintaining a sullen and reproachful silence.
Fangati
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From this reading He had never taken kindly to Fangati, but had always ruffled his feathers and squawked angrily when he saw her with Tommy.
feathersnounUS /ˈfeðərz/
plural of “feather” — the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
From this reading He had never taken kindly to Fangati, but had always ruffled his feathers and squawked angrily when he saw her with Tommy.
set up or found
From this reading But when Billy was removed from his home, and found that his mistress's attentions were shared by still another person, he became sulky.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But when Billy was removed from his home, and found that his mistress's attentions were shared by still another person, he became sulky.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The girls laughed at these manifestations of jealousy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had never taken kindly to Fangati, but had always ruffled his feathers and squawked angrily when he saw her with Tommy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had never taken kindly to Fangati, but had always ruffled his feathers and squawked angrily when he saw her with Tommy.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had never taken kindly to Fangati, but had always ruffled his feathers and squawked angrily when he saw her with Tommy.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had never taken kindly to Fangati, but had always ruffled his feathers and squawked angrily when he saw her with Tommy.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading But when Billy was removed from his home, and found that his mistress's attentions were shared by still another person, he became sulky.
jealousynounUS /ˈdʒeləsi/
a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)
From this reading The girls laughed at these manifestations of jealousy.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading He had never taken kindly to Fangati, but had always ruffled his feathers and squawked angrily when he saw her with Tommy.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading The girls laughed at these manifestations of jealousy.
maintainingverbUS /meɪnˈteɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “maintain” — cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading He would sit on a rock, or the bough of a tree, blinking his bead-like eyes and maintaining a sullen and reproachful silence.
manifestationsnounUS /ˌmænəfeˈsteɪʃənz/
plural of “manifestation” — a clear appearance
From this reading The girls laughed at these manifestations of jealousy.
mistress's
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From this reading But when Billy was removed from his home, and found that his mistress's attentions were shared by still another person, he became sulky.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He had never taken kindly to Fangati, but had always ruffled his feathers and squawked angrily when he saw her with Tommy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SHARK The change of circumstances pleased every one except Billy the parrot.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He would sit on a rock, or the bough of a tree, blinking his bead-like eyes and maintaining a sullen and reproachful silence.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE SHARK The change of circumstances pleased every one except Billy the parrot.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He would sit on a rock, or the bough of a tree, blinking his bead-like eyes and maintaining a sullen and reproachful silence.
parrotnounUS /ˈperət/
usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
From this reading THE SHARK The change of circumstances pleased every one except Billy the parrot.
a human being
From this reading But when Billy was removed from his home, and found that his mistress's attentions were shared by still another person, he became sulky.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading THE SHARK The change of circumstances pleased every one except Billy the parrot.
separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
From this reading But when Billy was removed from his home, and found that his mistress's attentions were shared by still another person, he became sulky.
reproachfuladjective
expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective
From this reading He would sit on a rock, or the bough of a tree, blinking his bead-like eyes and maintaining a sullen and reproachful silence.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading He would sit on a rock, or the bough of a tree, blinking his bead-like eyes and maintaining a sullen and reproachful silence.
ruffledadjectiveUS /ˈrʌfəld/
shaken into waves or undulations as by wind
From this reading He had never taken kindly to Fangati, but had always ruffled his feathers and squawked angrily when he saw her with Tommy.
cut with a saw
From this reading He had never taken kindly to Fangati, but had always ruffled his feathers and squawked angrily when he saw her with Tommy.
sharedadjectiveUS /ʃerd/
have in common; held or experienced in common
From this reading But when Billy was removed from his home, and found that his mistress's attentions were shared by still another person, he became sulky.
SHARKnounUS /ʃɑːrk/
any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales
From this reading THE SHARK The change of circumstances pleased every one except Billy the parrot.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading He would sit on a rock, or the bough of a tree, blinking his bead-like eyes and maintaining a sullen and reproachful silence.
be seated
From this reading He would sit on a rock, or the bough of a tree, blinking his bead-like eyes and maintaining a sullen and reproachful silence.
squawked
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From this reading He had never taken kindly to Fangati, but had always ruffled his feathers and squawked angrily when he saw her with Tommy.
not in physical motion
From this reading But when Billy was removed from his home, and found that his mistress's attentions were shared by still another person, he became sulky.
sulkyadjective
sullen or moody
From this reading But when Billy was removed from his home, and found that his mistress's attentions were shared by still another person, he became sulky.
sullenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌlən/
showing a brooding ill humor
From this reading He would sit on a rock, or the bough of a tree, blinking his bead-like eyes and maintaining a sullen and reproachful silence.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading He had never taken kindly to Fangati, but had always ruffled his feathers and squawked angrily when he saw her with Tommy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But when Billy was removed from his home, and found that his mistress's attentions were shared by still another person, he became sulky.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SHARK The change of circumstances pleased every one except Billy the parrot.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The girls laughed at these manifestations of jealousy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had never taken kindly to Fangati, but had always ruffled his feathers and squawked angrily when he saw her with Tommy.
Tommy
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From this reading He had never taken kindly to Fangati, but had always ruffled his feathers and squawked angrily when he saw her with Tommy.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading He would sit on a rock, or the bough of a tree, blinking his bead-like eyes and maintaining a sullen and reproachful silence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But when Billy was removed from his home, and found that his mistress's attentions were shared by still another person, he became sulky.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But when Billy was removed from his home, and found that his mistress's attentions were shared by still another person, he became sulky.
at the time that
From this reading He had never taken kindly to Fangati, but had always ruffled his feathers and squawked angrily when he saw her with Tommy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had never taken kindly to Fangati, but had always ruffled his feathers and squawked angrily when he saw her with Tommy.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would sit on a rock, or the bough of a tree, blinking his bead-like eyes and maintaining a sullen and reproachful silence.
