used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE BIG MOOSE “A bull moose, you say, Will?” echoed Bluff, his face lighting up with sudden energy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I know what you’re thinking, Bluff, and that I wouldn’t know a bull moose if I saw one.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But you’re away off in your guess.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I’ve so longed to meet up with one when I had my camera with me that I’ve been picturing how he’d look.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE BIG MOOSE “A bull moose, you say, Will?” echoed Bluff, his face lighting up with sudden energy.
BluffnounUS /blʌf/
a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
From this reading THE BIG MOOSE “A bull moose, you say, Will?” echoed Bluff, his face lighting up with sudden energy.
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading THE BIG MOOSE “A bull moose, you say, Will?” echoed Bluff, his face lighting up with sudden energy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But you’re away off in your guess.
cameranounUS /ˈkæmərə/
equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)
From this reading I’ve so longed to meet up with one when I had my camera with me that I’ve been picturing how he’d look.
echoedverbUS /ˈekoʊd/
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading THE BIG MOOSE “A bull moose, you say, Will?” echoed Bluff, his face lighting up with sudden energy.
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading THE BIG MOOSE “A bull moose, you say, Will?” echoed Bluff, his face lighting up with sudden energy.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading THE BIG MOOSE “A bull moose, you say, Will?” echoed Bluff, his face lighting up with sudden energy.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading But you’re away off in your guess.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I’ve so longed to meet up with one when I had my camera with me that I’ve been picturing how he’d look.
he'd
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From this reading I’ve so longed to meet up with one when I had my camera with me that I’ve been picturing how he’d look.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE BIG MOOSE “A bull moose, you say, Will?” echoed Bluff, his face lighting up with sudden energy.
how
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From this reading I’ve so longed to meet up with one when I had my camera with me that I’ve been picturing how he’d look.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “That’s what I mean,” replied the other.
I've
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From this reading I’ve so longed to meet up with one when I had my camera with me that I’ve been picturing how he’d look.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I know what you’re thinking, Bluff, and that I wouldn’t know a bull moose if I saw one.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But you’re away off in your guess.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I know what you’re thinking, Bluff, and that I wouldn’t know a bull moose if I saw one.
lightingnounUS /ˈlaɪtɪŋ/
having abundant light or illumination
From this reading THE BIG MOOSE “A bull moose, you say, Will?” echoed Bluff, his face lighting up with sudden energy.
longedverbUS /lɔːŋd/
past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading I’ve so longed to meet up with one when I had my camera with me that I’ve been picturing how he’d look.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I’ve so longed to meet up with one when I had my camera with me that I’ve been picturing how he’d look.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I’ve so longed to meet up with one when I had my camera with me that I’ve been picturing how he’d look.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “That’s what I mean,” replied the other.
come together
From this reading I’ve so longed to meet up with one when I had my camera with me that I’ve been picturing how he’d look.
MOOSEnounUS /muːs/
large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called “elk” in Europe and “moose” in North America
From this reading THE BIG MOOSE “A bull moose, you say, Will?” echoed Bluff, his face lighting up with sudden energy.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I’ve so longed to meet up with one when I had my camera with me that I’ve been picturing how he’d look.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But you’re away off in your guess.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I know what you’re thinking, Bluff, and that I wouldn’t know a bull moose if I saw one.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “That’s what I mean,” replied the other.
picturingnounUS /ˈpɪktʃərɪŋ/
visual imagery
From this reading I’ve so longed to meet up with one when I had my camera with me that I’ve been picturing how he’d look.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “That’s what I mean,” replied the other.
cut with a saw
From this reading “I know what you’re thinking, Bluff, and that I wouldn’t know a bull moose if I saw one.
express in words
From this reading THE BIG MOOSE “A bull moose, you say, Will?” echoed Bluff, his face lighting up with sudden energy.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I’ve so longed to meet up with one when I had my camera with me that I’ve been picturing how he’d look.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading THE BIG MOOSE “A bull moose, you say, Will?” echoed Bluff, his face lighting up with sudden energy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I know what you’re thinking, Bluff, and that I wouldn’t know a bull moose if I saw one.
That's
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From this reading “That’s what I mean,” replied the other.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BIG MOOSE “A bull moose, you say, Will?” echoed Bluff, his face lighting up with sudden energy.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading “I know what you’re thinking, Bluff, and that I wouldn’t know a bull moose if I saw one.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I’ve so longed to meet up with one when I had my camera with me that I’ve been picturing how he’d look.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE BIG MOOSE “A bull moose, you say, Will?” echoed Bluff, his face lighting up with sudden energy.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “That’s what I mean,” replied the other.
at the time that
From this reading I’ve so longed to meet up with one when I had my camera with me that I’ve been picturing how he’d look.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading THE BIG MOOSE “A bull moose, you say, Will?” echoed Bluff, his face lighting up with sudden energy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE BIG MOOSE “A bull moose, you say, Will?” echoed Bluff, his face lighting up with sudden energy.
wouldn't
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From this reading “I know what you’re thinking, Bluff, and that I wouldn’t know a bull moose if I saw one.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE BIG MOOSE “A bull moose, you say, Will?” echoed Bluff, his face lighting up with sudden energy.
you're
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From this reading “I know what you’re thinking, Bluff, and that I wouldn’t know a bull moose if I saw one.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But you’re away off in your guess.
