(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading He went down so hard and the snow was so soft that for the moment he was almost covered and had to flounder around quite some to regain his feet.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He went down so hard and the snow was so soft that for the moment he was almost covered and had to flounder around quite some to regain his feet.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading "See here, Bill Glutts! what do you mean by attacking my cousin?" cried Randy, leaping forward and catching the bully by the arm.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He went down so hard and the snow was so soft that for the moment he was almost covered and had to flounder around quite some to regain his feet.
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading The attack upon Jack Rover was so unexpected that he had no chance to save himself from going down into the snowbank.
attackingadjectiveUS /əˈtækɪŋ/
disposed to attack
From this reading "See here, Bill Glutts! what do you mean by attacking my cousin?" cried Randy, leaping forward and catching the bully by the arm.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading "See here, Bill Glutts! what do you mean by attacking my cousin?" cried Randy, leaping forward and catching the bully by the arm.
bullynounUS /ˈbʊli/
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading "See here, Bill Glutts! what do you mean by attacking my cousin?" cried Randy, leaping forward and catching the bully by the arm.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "See here, Bill Glutts! what do you mean by attacking my cousin?" cried Randy, leaping forward and catching the bully by the arm.
catchingnounUS /ˈkætʃɪŋ/
(baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
From this reading "See here, Bill Glutts! what do you mean by attacking my cousin?" cried Randy, leaping forward and catching the bully by the arm.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading The attack upon Jack Rover was so unexpected that he had no chance to save himself from going down into the snowbank.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading "See here, Bill Glutts! what do you mean by attacking my cousin?" cried Randy, leaping forward and catching the bully by the arm.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading He went down so hard and the snow was so soft that for the moment he was almost covered and had to flounder around quite some to regain his feet.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "See here, Bill Glutts! what do you mean by attacking my cousin?" cried Randy, leaping forward and catching the bully by the arm.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "He had no right to talk to me the way he did," retorted Glutts.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "See here, Bill Glutts! what do you mean by attacking my cousin?" cried Randy, leaping forward and catching the bully by the arm.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The attack upon Jack Rover was so unexpected that he had no chance to save himself from going down into the snowbank.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading He went down so hard and the snow was so soft that for the moment he was almost covered and had to flounder around quite some to regain his feet.
flounderverbUS /ˈflaʊndər/
walk with great difficulty
From this reading He went down so hard and the snow was so soft that for the moment he was almost covered and had to flounder around quite some to regain his feet.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He went down so hard and the snow was so soft that for the moment he was almost covered and had to flounder around quite some to regain his feet.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading "See here, Bill Glutts! what do you mean by attacking my cousin?" cried Randy, leaping forward and catching the bully by the arm.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading "Let go of me!" and he shook himself free.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The attack upon Jack Rover was so unexpected that he had no chance to save himself from going down into the snowbank.
Glutts
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From this reading "See here, Bill Glutts! what do you mean by attacking my cousin?" cried Randy, leaping forward and catching the bully by the arm.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Let go of me!" and he shook himself free.
the act of departing
From this reading The attack upon Jack Rover was so unexpected that he had no chance to save himself from going down into the snowbank.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The attack upon Jack Rover was so unexpected that he had no chance to save himself from going down into the snowbank.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading He went down so hard and the snow was so soft that for the moment he was almost covered and had to flounder around quite some to regain his feet.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The attack upon Jack Rover was so unexpected that he had no chance to save himself from going down into the snowbank.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "See here, Bill Glutts! what do you mean by attacking my cousin?" cried Randy, leaping forward and catching the bully by the arm.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The attack upon Jack Rover was so unexpected that he had no chance to save himself from going down into the snowbank.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He went down so hard and the snow was so soft that for the moment he was almost covered and had to flounder around quite some to regain his feet.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The attack upon Jack Rover was so unexpected that he had no chance to save himself from going down into the snowbank.
a small worthless amount
From this reading The attack upon Jack Rover was so unexpected that he had no chance to save himself from going down into the snowbank.
leapingnounUS /ˈliːpɪŋ/
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading "See here, Bill Glutts! what do you mean by attacking my cousin?" cried Randy, leaping forward and catching the bully by the arm.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let go of me!" and he shook himself free.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He had no right to talk to me the way he did," retorted Glutts.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "See here, Bill Glutts! what do you mean by attacking my cousin?" cried Randy, leaping forward and catching the bully by the arm.
a particular point in time
From this reading He went down so hard and the snow was so soft that for the moment he was almost covered and had to flounder around quite some to regain his feet.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "See here, Bill Glutts! what do you mean by attacking my cousin?" cried Randy, leaping forward and catching the bully by the arm.
not any; not one
From this reading The attack upon Jack Rover was so unexpected that he had no chance to save himself from going down into the snowbank.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Let go of me!" and he shook himself free.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading He went down so hard and the snow was so soft that for the moment he was almost covered and had to flounder around quite some to regain his feet.
RandyadjectiveUS /ˈrændi/
feeling great sexual desire
From this reading "See here, Bill Glutts! what do you mean by attacking my cousin?" cried Randy, leaping forward and catching the bully by the arm.
regainverbUS /rɪˈɡeɪn/
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading He went down so hard and the snow was so soft that for the moment he was almost covered and had to flounder around quite some to regain his feet.
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading "He had no right to talk to me the way he did," retorted Glutts.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "He had no right to talk to me the way he did," retorted Glutts.
RovernounUS /ˈroʊvər/
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading The attack upon Jack Rover was so unexpected that he had no chance to save himself from going down into the snowbank.
except for; apart from
From this reading The attack upon Jack Rover was so unexpected that he had no chance to save himself from going down into the snowbank.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "See here, Bill Glutts! what do you mean by attacking my cousin?" cried Randy, leaping forward and catching the bully by the arm.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading "Let go of me!" and he shook himself free.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading He went down so hard and the snow was so soft that for the moment he was almost covered and had to flounder around quite some to regain his feet.
snowbanknoun
a mound or heap of snow
From this reading The attack upon Jack Rover was so unexpected that he had no chance to save himself from going down into the snowbank.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The attack upon Jack Rover was so unexpected that he had no chance to save himself from going down into the snowbank.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading He went down so hard and the snow was so soft that for the moment he was almost covered and had to flounder around quite some to regain his feet.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He went down so hard and the snow was so soft that for the moment he was almost covered and had to flounder around quite some to regain his feet.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "He had no right to talk to me the way he did," retorted Glutts.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The attack upon Jack Rover was so unexpected that he had no chance to save himself from going down into the snowbank.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The attack upon Jack Rover was so unexpected that he had no chance to save himself from going down into the snowbank.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The attack upon Jack Rover was so unexpected that he had no chance to save himself from going down into the snowbank.
not expected or anticipated
From this reading The attack upon Jack Rover was so unexpected that he had no chance to save himself from going down into the snowbank.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The attack upon Jack Rover was so unexpected that he had no chance to save himself from going down into the snowbank.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The attack upon Jack Rover was so unexpected that he had no chance to save himself from going down into the snowbank.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "He had no right to talk to me the way he did," retorted Glutts.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He went down so hard and the snow was so soft that for the moment he was almost covered and had to flounder around quite some to regain his feet.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "See here, Bill Glutts! what do you mean by attacking my cousin?" cried Randy, leaping forward and catching the bully by the arm.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "See here, Bill Glutts! what do you mean by attacking my cousin?" cried Randy, leaping forward and catching the bully by the arm.
