used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "We ought to warn 'em off with a shot-gun," growled Tom.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE BIG LUMBER RAFT "Py chiminy! dot raft vos coming dis vay so sure like nefer vos!" cried Hans Mueller, after an anxious moment had passed.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE BIG LUMBER RAFT "Py chiminy! dot raft vos coming dis vay so sure like nefer vos!" cried Hans Mueller, after an anxious moment had passed.
eagerly desirous
From this reading THE BIG LUMBER RAFT "Py chiminy! dot raft vos coming dis vay so sure like nefer vos!" cried Hans Mueller, after an anxious moment had passed.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Even if they don't hit us, they haven't any right to make my hair stand up like quills on the fretful porcupine."
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE BIG LUMBER RAFT "Py chiminy! dot raft vos coming dis vay so sure like nefer vos!" cried Hans Mueller, after an anxious moment had passed.
chiminy
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From this reading THE BIG LUMBER RAFT "Py chiminy! dot raft vos coming dis vay so sure like nefer vos!" cried Hans Mueller, after an anxious moment had passed.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading THE BIG LUMBER RAFT "Py chiminy! dot raft vos coming dis vay so sure like nefer vos!" cried Hans Mueller, after an anxious moment had passed.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading THE BIG LUMBER RAFT "Py chiminy! dot raft vos coming dis vay so sure like nefer vos!" cried Hans Mueller, after an anxious moment had passed.
der
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From this reading "Vot has der porkerpint to do mit your hair?" questioned Hans innocently.
disnounUS /dɪs/
(Roman mythology) god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Hades
From this reading THE BIG LUMBER RAFT "Py chiminy! dot raft vos coming dis vay so sure like nefer vos!" cried Hans Mueller, after an anxious moment had passed.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Vot has der porkerpint to do mit your hair?" questioned Hans innocently.
don't
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From this reading "Even if they don't hit us, they haven't any right to make my hair stand up like quills on the fretful porcupine."
dotnounUS /dɑːt/
a very small circular shape
From this reading THE BIG LUMBER RAFT "Py chiminy! dot raft vos coming dis vay so sure like nefer vos!" cried Hans Mueller, after an anxious moment had passed.
a quad with a square body
From this reading "We ought to warn 'em off with a shot-gun," growled Tom.
divisible by two
From this reading "Even if they don't hit us, they haven't any right to make my hair stand up like quills on the fretful porcupine."
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "You'll soon find out--if that lumber raft hits us, Hansy.
fretfuladjectiveUS /ˈfretfəl/
nervous and unable to relax
From this reading "Even if they don't hit us, they haven't any right to make my hair stand up like quills on the fretful porcupine."
growledverbUS /ɡraʊld/
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading "We ought to warn 'em off with a shot-gun," growled Tom.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE BIG LUMBER RAFT "Py chiminy! dot raft vos coming dis vay so sure like nefer vos!" cried Hans Mueller, after an anxious moment had passed.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading "Even if they don't hit us, they haven't any right to make my hair stand up like quills on the fretful porcupine."
HansnounUS /hɑːns/
plural of “han” — imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization
From this reading THE BIG LUMBER RAFT "Py chiminy! dot raft vos coming dis vay so sure like nefer vos!" cried Hans Mueller, after an anxious moment had passed.
Hansy
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From this reading "You'll soon find out--if that lumber raft hits us, Hansy.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Vot has der porkerpint to do mit your hair?" questioned Hans innocently.
haven't
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From this reading "Even if they don't hit us, they haven't any right to make my hair stand up like quills on the fretful porcupine."
cause to move by striking
From this reading "Even if they don't hit us, they haven't any right to make my hair stand up like quills on the fretful porcupine."
hitsnounUS /hɪts/
plural of “hit” — (baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball)
From this reading "You'll soon find out--if that lumber raft hits us, Hansy.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Even if they don't hit us, they haven't any right to make my hair stand up like quills on the fretful porcupine."
innocentlyadverbUS /ˈɪnəsəntli/
in a not unlawful manner
From this reading "Vot has der porkerpint to do mit your hair?" questioned Hans innocently.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading THE BIG LUMBER RAFT "Py chiminy! dot raft vos coming dis vay so sure like nefer vos!" cried Hans Mueller, after an anxious moment had passed.
LUMBERnounUS /ˈlʌmbər/
the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
From this reading THE BIG LUMBER RAFT "Py chiminy! dot raft vos coming dis vay so sure like nefer vos!" cried Hans Mueller, after an anxious moment had passed.
engage in
From this reading "Even if they don't hit us, they haven't any right to make my hair stand up like quills on the fretful porcupine."
mitnounUS /ˈeˈmaɪˈtiː/
an engineering university in Cambridge
From this reading "Vot has der porkerpint to do mit your hair?" questioned Hans innocently.
a particular point in time
From this reading THE BIG LUMBER RAFT "Py chiminy! dot raft vos coming dis vay so sure like nefer vos!" cried Hans Mueller, after an anxious moment had passed.
Mueller
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From this reading THE BIG LUMBER RAFT "Py chiminy! dot raft vos coming dis vay so sure like nefer vos!" cried Hans Mueller, after an anxious moment had passed.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Even if they don't hit us, they haven't any right to make my hair stand up like quills on the fretful porcupine."
nefer
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From this reading THE BIG LUMBER RAFT "Py chiminy! dot raft vos coming dis vay so sure like nefer vos!" cried Hans Mueller, after an anxious moment had passed.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "We ought to warn 'em off with a shot-gun," growled Tom.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Even if they don't hit us, they haven't any right to make my hair stand up like quills on the fretful porcupine."
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "We ought to warn 'em off with a shot-gun," growled Tom.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "You'll soon find out--if that lumber raft hits us, Hansy.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading THE BIG LUMBER RAFT "Py chiminy! dot raft vos coming dis vay so sure like nefer vos!" cried Hans Mueller, after an anxious moment had passed.
porcupinenounUS /ˈpɔːrkjəpaɪn/
relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur
From this reading "Even if they don't hit us, they haven't any right to make my hair stand up like quills on the fretful porcupine."
porkerpint
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From this reading "Vot has der porkerpint to do mit your hair?" questioned Hans innocently.
Py
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From this reading THE BIG LUMBER RAFT "Py chiminy! dot raft vos coming dis vay so sure like nefer vos!" cried Hans Mueller, after an anxious moment had passed.
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading "Vot has der porkerpint to do mit your hair?" questioned Hans innocently.
quills
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From this reading "Even if they don't hit us, they haven't any right to make my hair stand up like quills on the fretful porcupine."
RAFTnounUS /ræft/
a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
From this reading THE BIG LUMBER RAFT "Py chiminy! dot raft vos coming dis vay so sure like nefer vos!" cried Hans Mueller, after an anxious moment had passed.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Even if they don't hit us, they haven't any right to make my hair stand up like quills on the fretful porcupine."
shot-gun
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From this reading "We ought to warn 'em off with a shot-gun," growled Tom.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE BIG LUMBER RAFT "Py chiminy! dot raft vos coming dis vay so sure like nefer vos!" cried Hans Mueller, after an anxious moment had passed.
in the near future
From this reading "You'll soon find out--if that lumber raft hits us, Hansy.
be standing; be upright
From this reading "Even if they don't hit us, they haven't any right to make my hair stand up like quills on the fretful porcupine."
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading THE BIG LUMBER RAFT "Py chiminy! dot raft vos coming dis vay so sure like nefer vos!" cried Hans Mueller, after an anxious moment had passed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You'll soon find out--if that lumber raft hits us, Hansy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BIG LUMBER RAFT "Py chiminy! dot raft vos coming dis vay so sure like nefer vos!" cried Hans Mueller, after an anxious moment had passed.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Even if they don't hit us, they haven't any right to make my hair stand up like quills on the fretful porcupine."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We ought to warn 'em off with a shot-gun," growled Tom.
male cat
From this reading "We ought to warn 'em off with a shot-gun," growled Tom.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Even if they don't hit us, they haven't any right to make my hair stand up like quills on the fretful porcupine."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Even if they don't hit us, they haven't any right to make my hair stand up like quills on the fretful porcupine."
vay
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From this reading THE BIG LUMBER RAFT "Py chiminy! dot raft vos coming dis vay so sure like nefer vos!" cried Hans Mueller, after an anxious moment had passed.
vos
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From this reading THE BIG LUMBER RAFT "Py chiminy! dot raft vos coming dis vay so sure like nefer vos!" cried Hans Mueller, after an anxious moment had passed.
Vot
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From this reading "Vot has der porkerpint to do mit your hair?" questioned Hans innocently.
warnverbUS /wɔːrn/
notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading "We ought to warn 'em off with a shot-gun," growled Tom.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We ought to warn 'em off with a shot-gun," growled Tom.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "We ought to warn 'em off with a shot-gun," growled Tom.
You'll
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From this reading "You'll soon find out--if that lumber raft hits us, Hansy.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Vot has der porkerpint to do mit your hair?" questioned Hans innocently.
