aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Well, I began to look about me and take notice of things; and the more I saw, the more muddled I got.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading All that the mouse had done was to run across the road on its own private business; and the Eagle saw it, swooped, squeezed it half to death, and ... pardoned it!
(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 All that the mouse had done was to run across the road on its own private business; and the Eagle saw it, swooped, squeezed it half to death, and ... pardoned it!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All that the mouse had done was to run across the road on its own private business; and the Eagle saw it, swooped, squeezed it half to death, and ... pardoned it!
askewadjectiveUS /əsˈkjuː/
turned or twisted toward one side
From this reading There certainly was something askew about the whole business.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Well, I began to look about me and take notice of things; and the more I saw, the more muddled I got.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading All that the mouse had done was to run across the road on its own private business; and the Eagle saw it, swooped, squeezed it half to death, and ... pardoned it!
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading There certainly was something askew about the whole business.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day, though, the idea occurred to me: What did the Eagle “pardon” in the mouse?
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading All that the mouse had done was to run across the road on its own private business; and the Eagle saw it, swooped, squeezed it half to death, and ... pardoned it!
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading One day, though, the idea occurred to me: What did the Eagle “pardon” in the mouse?
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading All that the mouse had done was to run across the road on its own private business; and the Eagle saw it, swooped, squeezed it half to death, and ... pardoned it!
EaglenounUS /ˈiːɡəl/
any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading One day, though, the idea occurred to me: What did the Eagle “pardon” in the mouse?
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Well, I began to look about me and take notice of things; and the more I saw, the more muddled I got.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All that the mouse had done was to run across the road on its own private business; and the Eagle saw it, swooped, squeezed it half to death, and ... pardoned it!
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading All that the mouse had done was to run across the road on its own private business; and the Eagle saw it, swooped, squeezed it half to death, and ... pardoned it!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well, I began to look about me and take notice of things; and the more I saw, the more muddled I got.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading One day, though, the idea occurred to me: What did the Eagle “pardon” in the mouse?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One day, though, the idea occurred to me: What did the Eagle “pardon” in the mouse?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading All that the mouse had done was to run across the road on its own private business; and the Eagle saw it, swooped, squeezed it half to death, and ... pardoned it!
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading All that the mouse had done was to run across the road on its own private business; and the Eagle saw it, swooped, squeezed it half to death, and ... pardoned it!
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Well, I began to look about me and take notice of things; and the more I saw, the more muddled I got.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One day, though, the idea occurred to me: What did the Eagle “pardon” in the mouse?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Well, I began to look about me and take notice of things; and the more I saw, the more muddled I got.
mousenounUS /maʊs/
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading One day, though, the idea occurred to me: What did the Eagle “pardon” in the mouse?
muddledadjectiveUS /ˈmʌdəld/
confused and vague; used especially of thinking
From this reading Well, I began to look about me and take notice of things; and the more I saw, the more muddled I got.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why in the world did the Eagle pardon the mouse and not the mouse the Eagle?
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading Well, I began to look about me and take notice of things; and the more I saw, the more muddled I got.
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading One day, though, the idea occurred to me: What did the Eagle “pardon” in the mouse?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Well, I began to look about me and take notice of things; and the more I saw, the more muddled I got.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading All that the mouse had done was to run across the road on its own private business; and the Eagle saw it, swooped, squeezed it half to death, and ... pardoned it!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day, though, the idea occurred to me: What did the Eagle “pardon” in the mouse?
have ownership or possession of
From this reading All that the mouse had done was to run across the road on its own private business; and the Eagle saw it, swooped, squeezed it half to death, and ... pardoned it!
accept an excuse for
From this reading One day, though, the idea occurred to me: What did the Eagle “pardon” in the mouse?
pardonedverbUS /ˈpɑːrdənd/
past form of “pardon” — accept an excuse for
From this reading All that the mouse had done was to run across the road on its own private business; and the Eagle saw it, swooped, squeezed it half to death, and ... pardoned it!
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading All that the mouse had done was to run across the road on its own private business; and the Eagle saw it, swooped, squeezed it half to death, and ... pardoned it!
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading All that the mouse had done was to run across the road on its own private business; and the Eagle saw it, swooped, squeezed it half to death, and ... pardoned it!
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading All that the mouse had done was to run across the road on its own private business; and the Eagle saw it, swooped, squeezed it half to death, and ... pardoned it!
cut with a saw
From this reading All that the mouse had done was to run across the road on its own private business; and the Eagle saw it, swooped, squeezed it half to death, and ... pardoned it!
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There certainly was something askew about the whole business.
squeezedverbUS /skwiːzd/
past form of “squeeze” — to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
From this reading All that the mouse had done was to run across the road on its own private business; and the Eagle saw it, swooped, squeezed it half to death, and ... pardoned it!
swoopedverbUS /swuːpt/
past form of “swoop” — move down on as if in an attack
From this reading All that the mouse had done was to run across the road on its own private business; and the Eagle saw it, swooped, squeezed it half to death, and ... pardoned it!
carry out
From this reading Well, I began to look about me and take notice of things; and the more I saw, the more muddled I got.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All that the mouse had done was to run across the road on its own private business; and the Eagle saw it, swooped, squeezed it half to death, and ... pardoned it!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One day, though, the idea occurred to me: What did the Eagle “pardon” in the mouse?
in or at that place or location
From this reading There certainly was something askew about the whole business.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Well, I began to look about me and take notice of things; and the more I saw, the more muddled I got.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading One day, though, the idea occurred to me: What did the Eagle “pardon” in the mouse?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One day, though, the idea occurred to me: What did the Eagle “pardon” in the mouse?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All that the mouse had done was to run across the road on its own private business; and the Eagle saw it, swooped, squeezed it half to death, and ... pardoned it!
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, I began to look about me and take notice of things; and the more I saw, the more muddled I got.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading One day, though, the idea occurred to me: What did the Eagle “pardon” in the mouse?
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading There certainly was something askew about the whole business.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why in the world did the Eagle pardon the mouse and not the mouse the Eagle?
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Why in the world did the Eagle pardon the mouse and not the mouse the Eagle?
