used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The smaller fishes called to him in a friendly jolly way to come and play with them--they were having a quite exciting game of follow-my-leader among some enormous water-lily stalks that looked like trunks of great trees.
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading He swam miserably round the moat looking for the old Carp, his only acquaintance in this strange wet world.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The smaller fishes called to him in a friendly jolly way to come and play with them--they were having a quite exciting game of follow-my-leader among some enormous water-lily stalks that looked like trunks of great trees.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The smaller fishes called to him in a friendly jolly way to come and play with them--they were having a quite exciting game of follow-my-leader among some enormous water-lily stalks that looked like trunks of great trees.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading 'Now then,' said the Carp testily, 'haven't you any better manners than to come tearing a gentleman's bed-curtains like that?'
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And at last, pushing through a thick tangle of water weeds he found the great fish.
bed-curtains
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From this reading 'Now then,' said the Carp testily, 'haven't you any better manners than to come tearing a gentleman's bed-curtains like that?'
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading 'Now then,' said the Carp testily, 'haven't you any better manners than to come tearing a gentleman's bed-curtains like that?'
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Kenneth had no heart for games just then.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The smaller fishes called to him in a friendly jolly way to come and play with them--they were having a quite exciting game of follow-my-leader among some enormous water-lily stalks that looked like trunks of great trees.
CarpnounUS /kɑːrp/
the lean flesh of a fish that is often farmed; can be baked or braised
From this reading He swam miserably round the moat looking for the old Carp, his only acquaintance in this strange wet world.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The smaller fishes called to him in a friendly jolly way to come and play with them--they were having a quite exciting game of follow-my-leader among some enormous water-lily stalks that looked like trunks of great trees.
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading The smaller fishes called to him in a friendly jolly way to come and play with them--they were having a quite exciting game of follow-my-leader among some enormous water-lily stalks that looked like trunks of great trees.
excitingadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/
creating or arousing excitement
From this reading The smaller fishes called to him in a friendly jolly way to come and play with them--they were having a quite exciting game of follow-my-leader among some enormous water-lily stalks that looked like trunks of great trees.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading And at last, pushing through a thick tangle of water weeds he found the great fish.
fishesnounUS /ˈfɪʃəz/
plural of “fish” — any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading The smaller fishes called to him in a friendly jolly way to come and play with them--they were having a quite exciting game of follow-my-leader among some enormous water-lily stalks that looked like trunks of great trees.
follow-my-leader
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From this reading The smaller fishes called to him in a friendly jolly way to come and play with them--they were having a quite exciting game of follow-my-leader among some enormous water-lily stalks that looked like trunks of great trees.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But Kenneth had no heart for games just then.
set up or found
From this reading And at last, pushing through a thick tangle of water weeds he found the great fish.
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading The smaller fishes called to him in a friendly jolly way to come and play with them--they were having a quite exciting game of follow-my-leader among some enormous water-lily stalks that looked like trunks of great trees.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading The smaller fishes called to him in a friendly jolly way to come and play with them--they were having a quite exciting game of follow-my-leader among some enormous water-lily stalks that looked like trunks of great trees.
gamesnounUS /ɡeɪmz/
plural of “game” — a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading But Kenneth had no heart for games just then.
gentleman'snounUS /ˈdʒentəlmʌnz/
possessive form of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading 'Now then,' said the Carp testily, 'haven't you any better manners than to come tearing a gentleman's bed-curtains like that?'
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The smaller fishes called to him in a friendly jolly way to come and play with them--they were having a quite exciting game of follow-my-leader among some enormous water-lily stalks that looked like trunks of great trees.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But Kenneth had no heart for games just then.
haven't
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From this reading 'Now then,' said the Carp testily, 'haven't you any better manners than to come tearing a gentleman's bed-curtains like that?'
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The smaller fishes called to him in a friendly jolly way to come and play with them--they were having a quite exciting game of follow-my-leader among some enormous water-lily stalks that looked like trunks of great trees.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He swam miserably round the moat looking for the old Carp, his only acquaintance in this strange wet world.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading But Kenneth had no heart for games just then.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The smaller fishes called to him in a friendly jolly way to come and play with them--they were having a quite exciting game of follow-my-leader among some enormous water-lily stalks that looked like trunks of great trees.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He swam miserably round the moat looking for the old Carp, his only acquaintance in this strange wet world.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The smaller fishes called to him in a friendly jolly way to come and play with them--they were having a quite exciting game of follow-my-leader among some enormous water-lily stalks that looked like trunks of great trees.
jollyadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɑːli/
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading The smaller fishes called to him in a friendly jolly way to come and play with them--they were having a quite exciting game of follow-my-leader among some enormous water-lily stalks that looked like trunks of great trees.
and nothing more
From this reading But Kenneth had no heart for games just then.
Kenneth
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From this reading But Kenneth had no heart for games just then.
immediately past
From this reading And at last, pushing through a thick tangle of water weeds he found the great fish.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The smaller fishes called to him in a friendly jolly way to come and play with them--they were having a quite exciting game of follow-my-leader among some enormous water-lily stalks that looked like trunks of great trees.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The smaller fishes called to him in a friendly jolly way to come and play with them--they were having a quite exciting game of follow-my-leader among some enormous water-lily stalks that looked like trunks of great trees.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading He swam miserably round the moat looking for the old Carp, his only acquaintance in this strange wet world.
social deportment
From this reading 'Now then,' said the Carp testily, 'haven't you any better manners than to come tearing a gentleman's bed-curtains like that?'
miserablyadverbUS /ˈmɪzərəbli/
in a miserable manner
From this reading He swam miserably round the moat looking for the old Carp, his only acquaintance in this strange wet world.
moatnounUS /moʊt/
ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
From this reading He swam miserably round the moat looking for the old Carp, his only acquaintance in this strange wet world.
not any; not one
From this reading But Kenneth had no heart for games just then.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading 'Now then,' said the Carp testily, 'haven't you any better manners than to come tearing a gentleman's bed-curtains like that?'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The smaller fishes called to him in a friendly jolly way to come and play with them--they were having a quite exciting game of follow-my-leader among some enormous water-lily stalks that looked like trunks of great trees.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading He swam miserably round the moat looking for the old Carp, his only acquaintance in this strange wet world.
and nothing more
From this reading He swam miserably round the moat looking for the old Carp, his only acquaintance in this strange wet world.
participate in games or sport
From this reading The smaller fishes called to him in a friendly jolly way to come and play with them--they were having a quite exciting game of follow-my-leader among some enormous water-lily stalks that looked like trunks of great trees.
pushingnounUS /ˈpʊʃɪŋ/
the act of applying force in order to move something away
From this reading And at last, pushing through a thick tangle of water weeds he found the great fish.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading The smaller fishes called to him in a friendly jolly way to come and play with them--they were having a quite exciting game of follow-my-leader among some enormous water-lily stalks that looked like trunks of great trees.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading He swam miserably round the moat looking for the old Carp, his only acquaintance in this strange wet world.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'Now then,' said the Carp testily, 'haven't you any better manners than to come tearing a gentleman's bed-curtains like that?'
smalleradjectiveUS /ˈsmɔːlər/
small or little relative to something else
From this reading The smaller fishes called to him in a friendly jolly way to come and play with them--they were having a quite exciting game of follow-my-leader among some enormous water-lily stalks that looked like trunks of great trees.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The smaller fishes called to him in a friendly jolly way to come and play with them--they were having a quite exciting game of follow-my-leader among some enormous water-lily stalks that looked like trunks of great trees.
stalksnounUS /stɔːks/
plural of “stalk” — material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
From this reading The smaller fishes called to him in a friendly jolly way to come and play with them--they were having a quite exciting game of follow-my-leader among some enormous water-lily stalks that looked like trunks of great trees.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading He swam miserably round the moat looking for the old Carp, his only acquaintance in this strange wet world.
swamverbUS /swæm/
inflected form of “swim” — travel through water
From this reading He swam miserably round the moat looking for the old Carp, his only acquaintance in this strange wet world.
tanglenounUS /ˈtæŋɡəl/
a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven
From this reading And at last, pushing through a thick tangle of water weeds he found the great fish.
tearingnounUS /ˈterɪŋ/
shedding tears
From this reading 'Now then,' said the Carp testily, 'haven't you any better manners than to come tearing a gentleman's bed-curtains like that?'
testilyadverbUS /ˈtestəli/
in a petulant manner
From this reading 'Now then,' said the Carp testily, 'haven't you any better manners than to come tearing a gentleman's bed-curtains like that?'
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading 'Now then,' said the Carp testily, 'haven't you any better manners than to come tearing a gentleman's bed-curtains like that?'
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The smaller fishes called to him in a friendly jolly way to come and play with them--they were having a quite exciting game of follow-my-leader among some enormous water-lily stalks that looked like trunks of great trees.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The smaller fishes called to him in a friendly jolly way to come and play with them--they were having a quite exciting game of follow-my-leader among some enormous water-lily stalks that looked like trunks of great trees.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The smaller fishes called to him in a friendly jolly way to come and play with them--they were having a quite exciting game of follow-my-leader among some enormous water-lily stalks that looked like trunks of great trees.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading But Kenneth had no heart for games just then.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The smaller fishes called to him in a friendly jolly way to come and play with them--they were having a quite exciting game of follow-my-leader among some enormous water-lily stalks that looked like trunks of great trees.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading And at last, pushing through a thick tangle of water weeds he found the great fish.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He swam miserably round the moat looking for the old Carp, his only acquaintance in this strange wet world.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading And at last, pushing through a thick tangle of water weeds he found the great fish.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The smaller fishes called to him in a friendly jolly way to come and play with them--they were having a quite exciting game of follow-my-leader among some enormous water-lily stalks that looked like trunks of great trees.
plural of “tree” — 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 smaller fishes called to him in a friendly jolly way to come and play with them--they were having a quite exciting game of follow-my-leader among some enormous water-lily stalks that looked like trunks of great trees.
trunksnounUS /trʌŋks/
(used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee
From this reading The smaller fishes called to him in a friendly jolly way to come and play with them--they were having a quite exciting game of follow-my-leader among some enormous water-lily stalks that looked like trunks of great trees.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading And at last, pushing through a thick tangle of water weeds he found the great fish.
water-lily
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From this reading The smaller fishes called to him in a friendly jolly way to come and play with them--they were having a quite exciting game of follow-my-leader among some enormous water-lily stalks that looked like trunks of great trees.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The smaller fishes called to him in a friendly jolly way to come and play with them--they were having a quite exciting game of follow-my-leader among some enormous water-lily stalks that looked like trunks of great trees.
weedsnounUS /wiːdz/
a black garment (dress) worn by a widow as a sign of mourning
From this reading And at last, pushing through a thick tangle of water weeds he found the great fish.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The smaller fishes called to him in a friendly jolly way to come and play with them--they were having a quite exciting game of follow-my-leader among some enormous water-lily stalks that looked like trunks of great trees.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading He swam miserably round the moat looking for the old Carp, his only acquaintance in this strange wet world.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The smaller fishes called to him in a friendly jolly way to come and play with them--they were having a quite exciting game of follow-my-leader among some enormous water-lily stalks that looked like trunks of great trees.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading He swam miserably round the moat looking for the old Carp, his only acquaintance in this strange wet world.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Now then,' said the Carp testily, 'haven't you any better manners than to come tearing a gentleman's bed-curtains like that?'
