used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading So what he did was to walk beside the procession into the town, and then to run on ahead to find a good place to see it pass.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They seemed to have forgotten all about him, and he was left to do just as he liked.
anew
From this reading JIMMY RUNS AWAY AGAIN Now, Jimmy thought that he also would like to be in the procession.
at or in the front
From this reading So what he did was to walk beside the procession into the town, and then to run on ahead to find a good place to see it pass.
(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 They seemed to have forgotten all about him, and he was left to do just as he liked.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading He got back to the van long before Nan and her father, and being quite alone, he began to look about him.
in addition
From this reading JIMMY RUNS AWAY AGAIN Now, Jimmy thought that he also would like to be in the procession.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He would have liked to dress up as Nan had done, although perhaps he would not have cared to sit quite so close to the lion.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They seemed to have forgotten all about him, and he was left to do just as he liked.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He would have liked to dress up as Nan had done, although perhaps he would not have cared to sit quite so close to the lion.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading JIMMY RUNS AWAY AGAIN Now, Jimmy thought that he also would like to be in the procession.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He got back to the van long before Nan and her father, and being quite alone, he began to look about him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading JIMMY RUNS AWAY AGAIN Now, Jimmy thought that he also would like to be in the procession.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He got back to the van long before Nan and her father, and being quite alone, he began to look about him.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He got back to the van long before Nan and her father, and being quite alone, he began to look about him.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He got back to the van long before Nan and her father, and being quite alone, he began to look about him.
next to; at the side of
From this reading So what he did was to walk beside the procession into the town, and then to run on ahead to find a good place to see it pass.
past form of “care” — feel concern or interest
From this reading He would have liked to dress up as Nan had done, although perhaps he would not have cared to sit quite so close to the lion.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading He would have liked to dress up as Nan had done, although perhaps he would not have cared to sit quite so close to the lion.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading So what he did was to walk beside the procession into the town, and then to run on ahead to find a good place to see it pass.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading They seemed to have forgotten all about him, and he was left to do just as he liked.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading He would have liked to dress up as Nan had done, although perhaps he would not have cared to sit quite so close to the lion.
put on clothes
From this reading He would have liked to dress up as Nan had done, although perhaps he would not have cared to sit quite so close to the lion.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading He got back to the van long before Nan and her father, and being quite alone, he began to look about him.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading So what he did was to walk beside the procession into the town, and then to run on ahead to find a good place to see it pass.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading They seemed to have forgotten all about him, and he was left to do just as he liked.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading So what he did was to walk beside the procession into the town, and then to run on ahead to find a good place to see it pass.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He got back to the van long before Nan and her father, and being quite alone, he began to look about him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He would have liked to dress up as Nan had done, although perhaps he would not have cared to sit quite so close to the lion.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He would have liked to dress up as Nan had done, although perhaps he would not have cared to sit quite so close to the lion.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading JIMMY RUNS AWAY AGAIN Now, Jimmy thought that he also would like to be in the procession.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He got back to the van long before Nan and her father, and being quite alone, he began to look about him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They seemed to have forgotten all about him, and he was left to do just as he liked.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JIMMY RUNS AWAY AGAIN Now, Jimmy thought that he also would like to be in the procession.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading So what he did was to walk beside the procession into the town, and then to run on ahead to find a good place to see it pass.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So what he did was to walk beside the procession into the town, and then to run on ahead to find a good place to see it pass.
JIMMYverbUS /ˈdʒɪmi/
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading JIMMY RUNS AWAY AGAIN Now, Jimmy thought that he also would like to be in the procession.
and nothing more
From this reading They seemed to have forgotten all about him, and he was left to do just as he liked.
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 They seemed to have forgotten all about him, and he was left to do just as he liked.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading JIMMY RUNS AWAY AGAIN Now, Jimmy thought that he also would like to be in the procession.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading He would have liked to dress up as Nan had done, although perhaps he would not have cared to sit quite so close to the lion.
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading He would have liked to dress up as Nan had done, although perhaps he would not have cared to sit quite so close to the lion.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading He got back to the van long before Nan and her father, and being quite alone, he began to look about him.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He got back to the van long before Nan and her father, and being quite alone, he began to look about him.
NannounUS /næn/
your grandmother
From this reading He would have liked to dress up as Nan had done, although perhaps he would not have cared to sit quite so close to the lion.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He would have liked to dress up as Nan had done, although perhaps he would not have cared to sit quite so close to the lion.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading JIMMY RUNS AWAY AGAIN Now, Jimmy thought that he also would like to be in the procession.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So what he did was to walk beside the procession into the town, and then to run on ahead to find a good place to see it pass.
go across or through
From this reading So what he did was to walk beside the procession into the town, and then to run on ahead to find a good place to see it pass.
by chance
From this reading He would have liked to dress up as Nan had done, although perhaps he would not have cared to sit quite so close to the lion.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading So what he did was to walk beside the procession into the town, and then to run on ahead to find a good place to see it pass.
(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
From this reading JIMMY RUNS AWAY AGAIN Now, Jimmy thought that he also would like to be in the procession.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading He would have liked to dress up as Nan had done, although perhaps he would not have cared to sit quite so close to the lion.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading So what he did was to walk beside the procession into the town, and then to run on ahead to find a good place to see it pass.
RUNSnounUS /rʌnz/
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading JIMMY RUNS AWAY AGAIN Now, Jimmy thought that he also would like to be in the procession.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading So what he did was to walk beside the procession into the town, and then to run on ahead to find a good place to see it pass.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading They seemed to have forgotten all about him, and he was left to do just as he liked.
be seated
From this reading He would have liked to dress up as Nan had done, although perhaps he would not have cared to sit quite so close to the lion.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He would have liked to dress up as Nan had done, although perhaps he would not have cared to sit quite so close to the lion.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading JIMMY RUNS AWAY AGAIN Now, Jimmy thought that he also would like to be in the procession.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JIMMY RUNS AWAY AGAIN Now, Jimmy thought that he also would like to be in the procession.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading So what he did was to walk beside the procession into the town, and then to run on ahead to find a good place to see it pass.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They seemed to have forgotten all about him, and he was left to do just as he liked.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading JIMMY RUNS AWAY AGAIN Now, Jimmy thought that he also would like to be in the procession.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JIMMY RUNS AWAY AGAIN Now, Jimmy thought that he also would like to be in the procession.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading So what he did was to walk beside the procession into the town, and then to run on ahead to find a good place to see it pass.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He would have liked to dress up as Nan had done, although perhaps he would not have cared to sit quite so close to the lion.
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading He got back to the van long before Nan and her father, and being quite alone, he began to look about him.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading So what he did was to walk beside the procession into the town, and then to run on ahead to find a good place to see it pass.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They seemed to have forgotten all about him, and he was left to do just as he liked.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading So what he did was to walk beside the procession into the town, and then to run on ahead to find a good place to see it pass.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading JIMMY RUNS AWAY AGAIN Now, Jimmy thought that he also would like to be in the procession.
