Chapter XI

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading THE LITTLE BROWN MAN Once upon a time, there lived at the top of a very tall tree a little magic sprite.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading The Little Brown Man was so very small that had you ever seen him skipping and hopping about in his tree, you would have thought him some lively little brown squirrel.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading The Little Brown Man was always busy as a bee and twice as cheerful.

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

From this reading Now this magic sprite was called the Little Brown Man, and the tree was called the Tall Pine Tree.

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

From this reading The Little Brown Man was always busy as a bee and twice as cheerful.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE LITTLE BROWN MAN Once upon a time, there lived at the top of a very tall tree a little magic sprite.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading He spent his days sweeping away the withered pine needles so that fresh new green needles might grow.

any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species

From this reading The Little Brown Man was always busy as a bee and twice as cheerful.

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading THE LITTLE BROWN MAN Once upon a time, there lived at the top of a very tall tree a little magic sprite.

actively or fully engaged or occupied

From this reading The Little Brown Man was always busy as a bee and twice as cheerful.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Now this magic sprite was called the Little Brown Man, and the tree was called the Tall Pine Tree.

being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits

From this reading The Little Brown Man was always busy as a bee and twice as cheerful.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading He spent his days sweeping away the withered pine needles so that fresh new green needles might grow.

at any time

From this reading The Little Brown Man was so very small that had you ever seen him skipping and hopping about in his tree, you would have thought him some lively little brown squirrel.

recently made, produced, or harvested

From this reading He spent his days sweeping away the withered pine needles so that fresh new green needles might grow.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading He spent his days sweeping away the withered pine needles so that fresh new green needles might grow.

pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading He spent his days sweeping away the withered pine needles so that fresh new green needles might grow.

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

From this reading The Little Brown Man was so very small that had you ever seen him skipping and hopping about in his tree, you would have thought him some lively little brown squirrel.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The Little Brown Man was so very small that had you ever seen him skipping and hopping about in his tree, you would have thought him some lively little brown squirrel.

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

From this reading He spent his days sweeping away the withered pine needles so that fresh new green needles might grow.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The Little Brown Man was so very small that had you ever seen him skipping and hopping about in his tree, you would have thought him some lively little brown squirrel.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The Little Brown Man was so very small that had you ever seen him skipping and hopping about in his tree, you would have thought him some lively little brown squirrel.

inflected form of “hop” — jump lightly

From this reading The Little Brown Man was so very small that had you ever seen him skipping and hopping about in his tree, you would have thought him some lively little brown squirrel.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The Little Brown Man was so very small that had you ever seen him skipping and hopping about in his tree, you would have thought him some lively little brown squirrel.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading THE LITTLE BROWN MAN Once upon a time, there lived at the top of a very tall tree a little magic sprite.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading THE LITTLE BROWN MAN Once upon a time, there lived at the top of a very tall tree a little magic sprite.

full of life and energy

From this reading The Little Brown Man was so very small that had you ever seen him skipping and hopping about in his tree, you would have thought him some lively little brown squirrel.

any art that invokes supernatural powers

From this reading THE LITTLE BROWN MAN Once upon a time, there lived at the top of a very tall tree a little magic sprite.

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

From this reading THE LITTLE BROWN MAN Once upon a time, there lived at the top of a very tall tree a little magic sprite.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading He spent his days sweeping away the withered pine needles so that fresh new green needles might grow.

plural of “needle” — the leaf of a conifer

From this reading He spent his days sweeping away the withered pine needles so that fresh new green needles might grow.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading He spent his days sweeping away the withered pine needles so that fresh new green needles might grow.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Now this magic sprite was called the Little Brown Man, and the tree was called the Tall Pine Tree.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE LITTLE BROWN MAN Once upon a time, there lived at the top of a very tall tree a little magic sprite.

on one occasion

From this reading THE LITTLE BROWN MAN Once upon a time, there lived at the top of a very tall tree a little magic sprite.

a coniferous tree

From this reading Now this magic sprite was called the Little Brown Man, and the tree was called the Tall Pine Tree.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading The Little Brown Man was so very small that had you ever seen him skipping and hopping about in his tree, you would have thought him some lively little brown squirrel.

inflected form of “skip” — bypass

From this reading The Little Brown Man was so very small that had you ever seen him skipping and hopping about in his tree, you would have thought him some lively little brown squirrel.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The Little Brown Man was so very small that had you ever seen him skipping and hopping about in his tree, you would have thought him some lively little brown squirrel.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The Little Brown Man was so very small that had you ever seen him skipping and hopping about in his tree, you would have thought him some lively little brown squirrel.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading The Little Brown Man was so very small that had you ever seen him skipping and hopping about in his tree, you would have thought him some lively little brown squirrel.

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading He spent his days sweeping away the withered pine needles so that fresh new green needles might grow.

a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers

From this reading THE LITTLE BROWN MAN Once upon a time, there lived at the top of a very tall tree a little magic sprite.

a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail

From this reading The Little Brown Man was so very small that had you ever seen him skipping and hopping about in his tree, you would have thought him some lively little brown squirrel.

taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination

From this reading He spent his days sweeping away the withered pine needles so that fresh new green needles might grow.

great in vertical dimension; high in stature

From this reading THE LITTLE BROWN MAN Once upon a time, there lived at the top of a very tall tree a little magic sprite.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The Little Brown Man was so very small that had you ever seen him skipping and hopping about in his tree, you would have thought him some lively little brown squirrel.

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

From this reading THE LITTLE BROWN MAN Once upon a time, there lived at the top of a very tall tree a little magic sprite.

in or at that place or location

From this reading THE LITTLE BROWN MAN Once upon a time, there lived at the top of a very tall tree a little magic sprite.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Now this magic sprite was called the Little Brown Man, and the tree was called the Tall Pine Tree.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading The Little Brown Man was so very small that had you ever seen him skipping and hopping about in his tree, you would have thought him some lively little brown squirrel.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading THE LITTLE BROWN MAN Once upon a time, there lived at the top of a very tall tree a little magic sprite.

the upper part of anything

From this reading THE LITTLE BROWN MAN Once upon a time, there lived at the top of a very tall tree a little magic sprite.

a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading THE LITTLE BROWN MAN Once upon a time, there lived at the top of a very tall tree a little magic sprite.

two times

From this reading The Little Brown Man was always busy as a bee and twice as cheerful.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading THE LITTLE BROWN MAN Once upon a time, there lived at the top of a very tall tree a little magic sprite.

precisely as stated

From this reading THE LITTLE BROWN MAN Once upon a time, there lived at the top of a very tall tree a little magic sprite.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Now this magic sprite was called the Little Brown Man, and the tree was called the Tall Pine Tree.

lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness

From this reading He spent his days sweeping away the withered pine needles so that fresh new green needles might grow.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading The Little Brown Man was so very small that had you ever seen him skipping and hopping about in his tree, you would have thought him some lively little brown squirrel.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading The Little Brown Man was so very small that had you ever seen him skipping and hopping about in his tree, you would have thought him some lively little brown squirrel.