used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As a rule Roger was a light-hearted boy, so that the change was all the more noticeable whenever he devoted himself to evolving some idea that had occurred to him.
(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 As a rule Roger was a light-hearted boy, so that the change was all the more noticeable whenever he devoted himself to evolving some idea that had occurred to him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Four different times now," explained Roger, "I have seen those big jack-rabbits jump out of some copse, or a crack in the rocks, and bound away.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As a rule Roger was a light-hearted boy, so that the change was all the more noticeable whenever he devoted himself to evolving some idea that had occurred to him.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading THANKS TO THE WOLF PACK "WHAT have you on your mind now, Roger?" asked Dick, realizing how serious his companion had become.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Four different times now," explained Roger, "I have seen those big jack-rabbits jump out of some copse, or a crack in the rocks, and bound away.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Oh, I was only thinking how easy it would be to get all the fresh meat we needed if only we could stay in one place," was his reply.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading THANKS TO THE WOLF PACK "WHAT have you on your mind now, Roger?" asked Dick, realizing how serious his companion had become.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Four different times now," explained Roger, "I have seen those big jack-rabbits jump out of some copse, or a crack in the rocks, and bound away.
confined by bonds
From this reading "Four different times now," explained Roger, "I have seen those big jack-rabbits jump out of some copse, or a crack in the rocks, and bound away.
a youthful male person
From this reading As a rule Roger was a light-hearted boy, so that the change was all the more noticeable whenever he devoted himself to evolving some idea that had occurred to him.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading As a rule Roger was a light-hearted boy, so that the change was all the more noticeable whenever he devoted himself to evolving some idea that had occurred to him.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading THANKS TO THE WOLF PACK "WHAT have you on your mind now, Roger?" asked Dick, realizing how serious his companion had become.
without stop or interruption
From this reading "What sort of fresh meat do you mean?" continued the other.
copsenoun
a dense growth of bushes
From this reading "Four different times now," explained Roger, "I have seen those big jack-rabbits jump out of some copse, or a crack in the rocks, and bound away.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Oh, I was only thinking how easy it would be to get all the fresh meat we needed if only we could stay in one place," was his reply.
crackverbUS /kræk/
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
From this reading "Four different times now," explained Roger, "I have seen those big jack-rabbits jump out of some copse, or a crack in the rocks, and bound away.
zealous in devotion or affection
From this reading As a rule Roger was a light-hearted boy, so that the change was all the more noticeable whenever he devoted himself to evolving some idea that had occurred to him.
someone who is a detective
From this reading THANKS TO THE WOLF PACK "WHAT have you on your mind now, Roger?" asked Dick, realizing how serious his companion had become.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading "Four different times now," explained Roger, "I have seen those big jack-rabbits jump out of some copse, or a crack in the rocks, and bound away.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What sort of fresh meat do you mean?" continued the other.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading "Oh, I was only thinking how easy it would be to get all the fresh meat we needed if only we could stay in one place," was his reply.
evolvingverbUS /ɪˈvɑːlvɪŋ/
-ing form of “evolve” — work out
From this reading As a rule Roger was a light-hearted boy, so that the change was all the more noticeable whenever he devoted himself to evolving some idea that had occurred to him.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading "Four different times now," explained Roger, "I have seen those big jack-rabbits jump out of some copse, or a crack in the rocks, and bound away.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading "Four different times now," explained Roger, "I have seen those big jack-rabbits jump out of some copse, or a crack in the rocks, and bound away.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading "Oh, I was only thinking how easy it would be to get all the fresh meat we needed if only we could stay in one place," was his reply.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Oh, I was only thinking how easy it would be to get all the fresh meat we needed if only we could stay in one place," was his reply.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THANKS TO THE WOLF PACK "WHAT have you on your mind now, Roger?" asked Dick, realizing how serious his companion had become.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THANKS TO THE WOLF PACK "WHAT have you on your mind now, Roger?" asked Dick, realizing how serious his companion had become.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As a rule Roger was a light-hearted boy, so that the change was all the more noticeable whenever he devoted himself to evolving some idea that had occurred to him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As a rule Roger was a light-hearted boy, so that the change was all the more noticeable whenever he devoted himself to evolving some idea that had occurred to him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading As a rule Roger was a light-hearted boy, so that the change was all the more noticeable whenever he devoted himself to evolving some idea that had occurred to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THANKS TO THE WOLF PACK "WHAT have you on your mind now, Roger?" asked Dick, realizing how serious his companion had become.
how
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From this reading THANKS TO THE WOLF PACK "WHAT have you on your mind now, Roger?" asked Dick, realizing how serious his companion had become.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I was only thinking how easy it would be to get all the fresh meat we needed if only we could stay in one place," was his reply.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading As a rule Roger was a light-hearted boy, so that the change was all the more noticeable whenever he devoted himself to evolving some idea that had occurred to him.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Oh, I was only thinking how easy it would be to get all the fresh meat we needed if only we could stay in one place," was his reply.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Oh, I was only thinking how easy it would be to get all the fresh meat we needed if only we could stay in one place," was his reply.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, I was only thinking how easy it would be to get all the fresh meat we needed if only we could stay in one place," was his reply.
jack-rabbits
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From this reading "Four different times now," explained Roger, "I have seen those big jack-rabbits jump out of some copse, or a crack in the rocks, and bound away.
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading "Four different times now," explained Roger, "I have seen those big jack-rabbits jump out of some copse, or a crack in the rocks, and bound away.
light-heartedadjective
carefree and happy and lighthearted
From this reading As a rule Roger was a light-hearted boy, so that the change was all the more noticeable whenever he devoted himself to evolving some idea that had occurred to him.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "What sort of fresh meat do you mean?" continued the other.
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading "Oh, I was only thinking how easy it would be to get all the fresh meat we needed if only we could stay in one place," was his reply.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading THANKS TO THE WOLF PACK "WHAT have you on your mind now, Roger?" asked Dick, realizing how serious his companion had become.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading As a rule Roger was a light-hearted boy, so that the change was all the more noticeable whenever he devoted himself to evolving some idea that had occurred to him.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading "Oh, I was only thinking how easy it would be to get all the fresh meat we needed if only we could stay in one place," was his reply.
noticeableadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊtəsəbəl/
capable or worthy of being noticed
From this reading As a rule Roger was a light-hearted boy, so that the change was all the more noticeable whenever he devoted himself to evolving some idea that had occurred to him.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading THANKS TO THE WOLF PACK "WHAT have you on your mind now, Roger?" asked Dick, realizing how serious his companion had become.
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading As a rule Roger was a light-hearted boy, so that the change was all the more noticeable whenever he devoted himself to evolving some idea that had occurred to him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What sort of fresh meat do you mean?" continued the other.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, I was only thinking how easy it would be to get all the fresh meat we needed if only we could stay in one place," was his reply.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THANKS TO THE WOLF PACK "WHAT have you on your mind now, Roger?" asked Dick, realizing how serious his companion had become.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Oh, I was only thinking how easy it would be to get all the fresh meat we needed if only we could stay in one place," was his reply.
and nothing more
From this reading "Oh, I was only thinking how easy it would be to get all the fresh meat we needed if only we could stay in one place," was his reply.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Four different times now," explained Roger, "I have seen those big jack-rabbits jump out of some copse, or a crack in the rocks, and bound away.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "What sort of fresh meat do you mean?" continued the other.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Four different times now," explained Roger, "I have seen those big jack-rabbits jump out of some copse, or a crack in the rocks, and bound away.
arrange in a container
From this reading THANKS TO THE WOLF PACK "WHAT have you on your mind now, Roger?" asked Dick, realizing how serious his companion had become.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "Oh, I was only thinking how easy it would be to get all the fresh meat we needed if only we could stay in one place," was his reply.
realizingverbUS /ˈriːəlaɪzɪŋ/
-ing form of “realize” — be fully aware or cognizant of
From this reading THANKS TO THE WOLF PACK "WHAT have you on your mind now, Roger?" asked Dick, realizing how serious his companion had become.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading "Oh, I was only thinking how easy it would be to get all the fresh meat we needed if only we could stay in one place," was his reply.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading "Four different times now," explained Roger, "I have seen those big jack-rabbits jump out of some copse, or a crack in the rocks, and bound away.
Roger
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From this reading THANKS TO THE WOLF PACK "WHAT have you on your mind now, Roger?" asked Dick, realizing how serious his companion had become.
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading As a rule Roger was a light-hearted boy, so that the change was all the more noticeable whenever he devoted himself to evolving some idea that had occurred to him.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Four different times now," explained Roger, "I have seen those big jack-rabbits jump out of some copse, or a crack in the rocks, and bound away.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading THANKS TO THE WOLF PACK "WHAT have you on your mind now, Roger?" asked Dick, realizing how serious his companion had become.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As a rule Roger was a light-hearted boy, so that the change was all the more noticeable whenever he devoted himself to evolving some idea that had occurred to him.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading As a rule Roger was a light-hearted boy, so that the change was all the more noticeable whenever he devoted himself to evolving some idea that had occurred to him.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "What sort of fresh meat do you mean?" continued the other.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "Oh, I was only thinking how easy it would be to get all the fresh meat we needed if only we could stay in one place," was his reply.
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading THANKS TO THE WOLF PACK "WHAT have you on your mind now, Roger?" asked Dick, realizing how serious his companion had become.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As a rule Roger was a light-hearted boy, so that the change was all the more noticeable whenever he devoted himself to evolving some idea that had occurred to him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THANKS TO THE WOLF PACK "WHAT have you on your mind now, Roger?" asked Dick, realizing how serious his companion had become.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading "Oh, I was only thinking how easy it would be to get all the fresh meat we needed if only we could stay in one place," was his reply.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Four different times now," explained Roger, "I have seen those big jack-rabbits jump out of some copse, or a crack in the rocks, and bound away.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading "Four different times now," explained Roger, "I have seen those big jack-rabbits jump out of some copse, or a crack in the rocks, and bound away.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THANKS TO THE WOLF PACK "WHAT have you on your mind now, Roger?" asked Dick, realizing how serious his companion had become.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As a rule Roger was a light-hearted boy, so that the change was all the more noticeable whenever he devoted himself to evolving some idea that had occurred to him.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Oh, I was only thinking how easy it would be to get all the fresh meat we needed if only we could stay in one place," was his reply.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THANKS TO THE WOLF PACK "WHAT have you on your mind now, Roger?" asked Dick, realizing how serious his companion had become.
at any time that; every time that
From this reading As a rule Roger was a light-hearted boy, so that the change was all the more noticeable whenever he devoted himself to evolving some idea that had occurred to him.
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading THANKS TO THE WOLF PACK "WHAT have you on your mind now, Roger?" asked Dick, realizing how serious his companion had become.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Oh, I was only thinking how easy it would be to get all the fresh meat we needed if only we could stay in one place," was his reply.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THANKS TO THE WOLF PACK "WHAT have you on your mind now, Roger?" asked Dick, realizing how serious his companion had become.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THANKS TO THE WOLF PACK "WHAT have you on your mind now, Roger?" asked Dick, realizing how serious his companion had become.
