filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “Oh, I am afraid to ask him,” said Chip Wing, “for he may do to us just as the toad tried to.”
at or in the front
From this reading On and on they flew; first Chip Wing ahead, then Spider Eyes, as his wing grew stronger.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Oh, I am afraid to ask him,” said Chip Wing, “for he may do to us just as the toad tried to.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On and on they flew; first Chip Wing ahead, then Spider Eyes, as his wing grew stronger.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On and on they flew; first Chip Wing ahead, then Spider Eyes, as his wing grew stronger.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Oh, I am afraid to ask him,” said Chip Wing, “for he may do to us just as the toad tried to.”
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading “I wonder which road will lead us to the beautiful world?”
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading “See,” said Spider Eyes, “see that bright fellow; he will surely know the way and with his lantern will guide us.”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Finally they came to some crossroads, where they stopped and said one to the other:
ChipnounUS /tʃɪp/
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
From this reading On and on they flew; first Chip Wing ahead, then Spider Eyes, as his wing grew stronger.
crossroadsnounUS /ˈkrɔːsroʊdz/
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading Finally they came to some crossroads, where they stopped and said one to the other:
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Oh, I am afraid to ask him,” said Chip Wing, “for he may do to us just as the toad tried to.”
opinion or judgment
From this reading On and on they flew; first Chip Wing ahead, then Spider Eyes, as his wing grew stronger.
a boy or man
From this reading “See,” said Spider Eyes, “see that bright fellow; he will surely know the way and with his lantern will guide us.”
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading Finally they came to some crossroads, where they stopped and said one to the other:
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading On and on they flew; first Chip Wing ahead, then Spider Eyes, as his wing grew stronger.
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading On and on they flew; first Chip Wing ahead, then Spider Eyes, as his wing grew stronger.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Oh, I am afraid to ask him,” said Chip Wing, “for he may do to us just as the toad tried to.”
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading On and on they flew; first Chip Wing ahead, then Spider Eyes, as his wing grew stronger.
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading “See,” said Spider Eyes, “see that bright fellow; he will surely know the way and with his lantern will guide us.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “See,” said Spider Eyes, “see that bright fellow; he will surely know the way and with his lantern will guide us.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh, I am afraid to ask him,” said Chip Wing, “for he may do to us just as the toad tried to.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On and on they flew; first Chip Wing ahead, then Spider Eyes, as his wing grew stronger.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wonder which road will lead us to the beautiful world?”
and nothing more
From this reading “Oh, I am afraid to ask him,” said Chip Wing, “for he may do to us just as the toad tried to.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “See,” said Spider Eyes, “see that bright fellow; he will surely know the way and with his lantern will guide us.”
lanternnounUS /ˈlæntərn/
light in a transparent protective case
From this reading “See,” said Spider Eyes, “see that bright fellow; he will surely know the way and with his lantern will guide us.”
take somebody somewhere
From this reading “I wonder which road will lead us to the beautiful world?”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Oh, I am afraid to ask him,” said Chip Wing, “for he may do to us just as the toad tried to.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, I am afraid to ask him,” said Chip Wing, “for he may do to us just as the toad tried to.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On and on they flew; first Chip Wing ahead, then Spider Eyes, as his wing grew stronger.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Finally they came to some crossroads, where they stopped and said one to the other:
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Finally they came to some crossroads, where they stopped and said one to the other:
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading “I wonder which road will lead us to the beautiful world?”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Finally they came to some crossroads, where they stopped and said one to the other:
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “See,” said Spider Eyes, “see that bright fellow; he will surely know the way and with his lantern will guide us.”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Finally they came to some crossroads, where they stopped and said one to the other:
SpidernounUS /ˈspaɪdər/
predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey
From this reading On and on they flew; first Chip Wing ahead, then Spider Eyes, as his wing grew stronger.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Finally they came to some crossroads, where they stopped and said one to the other:
comparative of “strong” — having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading On and on they flew; first Chip Wing ahead, then Spider Eyes, as his wing grew stronger.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “See,” said Spider Eyes, “see that bright fellow; he will surely know the way and with his lantern will guide us.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “See,” said Spider Eyes, “see that bright fellow; he will surely know the way and with his lantern will guide us.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Finally they came to some crossroads, where they stopped and said one to the other:
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading On and on they flew; first Chip Wing ahead, then Spider Eyes, as his wing grew stronger.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On and on they flew; first Chip Wing ahead, then Spider Eyes, as his wing grew stronger.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Finally they came to some crossroads, where they stopped and said one to the other:
toadnounUS /toʊd/
any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
From this reading “Oh, I am afraid to ask him,” said Chip Wing, “for he may do to us just as the toad tried to.”
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading “Oh, I am afraid to ask him,” said Chip Wing, “for he may do to us just as the toad tried to.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I wonder which road will lead us to the beautiful world?”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “See,” said Spider Eyes, “see that bright fellow; he will surely know the way and with his lantern will guide us.”
in or at the place that
From this reading Finally they came to some crossroads, where they stopped and said one to the other:
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “I wonder which road will lead us to the beautiful world?”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I wonder which road will lead us to the beautiful world?”
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading On and on they flew; first Chip Wing ahead, then Spider Eyes, as his wing grew stronger.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “See,” said Spider Eyes, “see that bright fellow; he will surely know the way and with his lantern will guide us.”
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “I wonder which road will lead us to the beautiful world?”
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “I wonder which road will lead us to the beautiful world?”
