used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He never dreamed Nibble had whispered a secret that belonged to the Red Cow.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Then he made up his mind Nibble had warned Watch about that bad Louie Thomson.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So as soon as he’d made Louie promise to behave, he whistled to Watch and began to lead the Red Cow away so Louie could climb down.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So as soon as he’d made Louie promise to behave, he whistled to Watch and began to lead the Red Cow away so Louie could climb down.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading So as soon as he’d made Louie promise to behave, he whistled to Watch and began to lead the Red Cow away so Louie could climb down.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Now when Tommy Peele followed Watch back to the woods it was because he thought the old dog was chasing Nibble Rabbit.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Then he made up his mind Nibble had warned Watch about that bad Louie Thomson.
for the reason that
From this reading Now when Tommy Peele followed Watch back to the woods it was because he thought the old dog was chasing Nibble Rabbit.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading So as soon as he’d made Louie promise to behave, he whistled to Watch and began to lead the Red Cow away so Louie could climb down.
behaveverbUS /bɪˈheɪv/
behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading So as soon as he’d made Louie promise to behave, he whistled to Watch and began to lead the Red Cow away so Louie could climb down.
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading He never dreamed Nibble had whispered a secret that belonged to the Red Cow.
chasingverbUS /ˈtʃeɪsɪŋ/
-ing form of “chase” — go after with the intent to catch
From this reading Now when Tommy Peele followed Watch back to the woods it was because he thought the old dog was chasing Nibble Rabbit.
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading So as soon as he’d made Louie promise to behave, he whistled to Watch and began to lead the Red Cow away so Louie could climb down.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading So as soon as he’d made Louie promise to behave, he whistled to Watch and began to lead the Red Cow away so Louie could climb down.
CownounUS /kaʊ/
female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"
From this reading He never dreamed Nibble had whispered a secret that belonged to the Red Cow.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading Now when Tommy Peele followed Watch back to the woods it was because he thought the old dog was chasing Nibble Rabbit.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading So as soon as he’d made Louie promise to behave, he whistled to Watch and began to lead the Red Cow away so Louie could climb down.
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading He never dreamed Nibble had whispered a secret that belonged to the Red Cow.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Now when Tommy Peele followed Watch back to the woods it was because he thought the old dog was chasing Nibble Rabbit.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then he made up his mind Nibble had warned Watch about that bad Louie Thomson.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now when Tommy Peele followed Watch back to the woods it was because he thought the old dog was chasing Nibble Rabbit.
he'd
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From this reading So as soon as he’d made Louie promise to behave, he whistled to Watch and began to lead the Red Cow away so Louie could climb down.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Well, right then the Red Cow remembered that secret she had to show him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he made up his mind Nibble had warned Watch about that bad Louie Thomson.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now when Tommy Peele followed Watch back to the woods it was because he thought the old dog was chasing Nibble Rabbit.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading So as soon as he’d made Louie promise to behave, he whistled to Watch and began to lead the Red Cow away so Louie could climb down.
Louie
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From this reading Then he made up his mind Nibble had warned Watch about that bad Louie Thomson.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Then he made up his mind Nibble had warned Watch about that bad Louie Thomson.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Then he made up his mind Nibble had warned Watch about that bad Louie Thomson.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He never dreamed Nibble had whispered a secret that belonged to the Red Cow.
NibbleverbUS /ˈnɪbəl/
bite off very small pieces
From this reading Now when Tommy Peele followed Watch back to the woods it was because he thought the old dog was chasing Nibble Rabbit.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now when Tommy Peele followed Watch back to the woods it was because he thought the old dog was chasing Nibble Rabbit.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Now when Tommy Peele followed Watch back to the woods it was because he thought the old dog was chasing Nibble Rabbit.
Peele
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From this reading Now when Tommy Peele followed Watch back to the woods it was because he thought the old dog was chasing Nibble Rabbit.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading So as soon as he’d made Louie promise to behave, he whistled to Watch and began to lead the Red Cow away so Louie could climb down.
RabbitnounUS /ˈræbət/
any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
From this reading Now when Tommy Peele followed Watch back to the woods it was because he thought the old dog was chasing Nibble Rabbit.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading He never dreamed Nibble had whispered a secret that belonged to the Red Cow.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading Well, right then the Red Cow remembered that secret she had to show him.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Well, right then the Red Cow remembered that secret she had to show him.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading He never dreamed Nibble had whispered a secret that belonged to the Red Cow.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Well, right then the Red Cow remembered that secret she had to show him.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Well, right then the Red Cow remembered that secret she had to show him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So as soon as he’d made Louie promise to behave, he whistled to Watch and began to lead the Red Cow away so Louie could climb down.
in the near future
From this reading So as soon as he’d made Louie promise to behave, he whistled to Watch and began to lead the Red Cow away so Louie could climb down.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then he made up his mind Nibble had warned Watch about that bad Louie Thomson.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now when Tommy Peele followed Watch back to the woods it was because he thought the old dog was chasing Nibble Rabbit.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he made up his mind Nibble had warned Watch about that bad Louie Thomson.
ThomsonnounUS /ˈtɑːmsən/
United States composer who collaborated with Gertrude Stein (1896-1989)
From this reading Then he made up his mind Nibble had warned Watch about that bad Louie Thomson.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Now when Tommy Peele followed Watch back to the woods it was because he thought the old dog was chasing Nibble Rabbit.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now when Tommy Peele followed Watch back to the woods it was because he thought the old dog was chasing Nibble Rabbit.
Tommy
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From this reading Now when Tommy Peele followed Watch back to the woods it was because he thought the old dog was chasing Nibble Rabbit.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Then he made up his mind Nibble had warned Watch about that bad Louie Thomson.
past form of “warn” — notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading Then he made up his mind Nibble had warned Watch about that bad Louie Thomson.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now when Tommy Peele followed Watch back to the woods it was because he thought the old dog was chasing Nibble Rabbit.
look attentively
From this reading Now when Tommy Peele followed Watch back to the woods it was because he thought the old dog was chasing Nibble Rabbit.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, right then the Red Cow remembered that secret she had to show him.
at the time that
From this reading Now when Tommy Peele followed Watch back to the woods it was because he thought the old dog was chasing Nibble Rabbit.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading He never dreamed Nibble had whispered a secret that belonged to the Red Cow.
whistledverbUS /ˈwɪsəld/
past form of “whistle” — make whistling sounds
From this reading So as soon as he’d made Louie promise to behave, he whistled to Watch and began to lead the Red Cow away so Louie could climb down.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Now when Tommy Peele followed Watch back to the woods it was because he thought the old dog was chasing Nibble Rabbit.
