used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading So the Mugger caught her in his great cruel mouth and swam away with her to an island in the middle of the river and set her down beside a huge pile of eggs.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Then he waddled off to catch fish for himself, and left Little Black Mingo alone beside the big pile of eggs.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading So the Mugger caught her in his great cruel mouth and swam away with her to an island in the middle of the river and set her down beside a huge pile of eggs.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So the Mugger caught her in his great cruel mouth and swam away with her to an island in the middle of the river and set her down beside a huge pile of eggs.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Those are my eggs," said he; "to-morrow a little mugger will come out of each, and then we will have a great feast, and we will eat you up."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading So the Mugger caught her in his great cruel mouth and swam away with her to an island in the middle of the river and set her down beside a huge pile of eggs.
for the reason that
From this reading And Little Black Mingo sat down on a big stone and hid her face in her hands, and cried bitterly, because she couldn't swim, and she didn't know how to get away.
next to; at the side of
From this reading So the Mugger caught her in his great cruel mouth and swam away with her to an island in the middle of the river and set her down beside a huge pile of eggs.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Then he waddled off to catch fish for himself, and left Little Black Mingo alone beside the big pile of eggs.
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading And Little Black Mingo sat down on a big stone and hid her face in her hands, and cried bitterly, because she couldn't swim, and she didn't know how to get away.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading But Little Black Mingo was so poor she had nothing to give.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Little Black Mingo was so poor she had nothing to give.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Then he waddled off to catch fish for himself, and left Little Black Mingo alone beside the big pile of eggs.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading So the Mugger caught her in his great cruel mouth and swam away with her to an island in the middle of the river and set her down beside a huge pile of eggs.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Those are my eggs," said he; "to-morrow a little mugger will come out of each, and then we will have a great feast, and we will eat you up."
couldn't
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From this reading And Little Black Mingo sat down on a big stone and hid her face in her hands, and cried bitterly, because she couldn't swim, and she didn't know how to get away.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading And Little Black Mingo sat down on a big stone and hid her face in her hands, and cried bitterly, because she couldn't swim, and she didn't know how to get away.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading So the Mugger caught her in his great cruel mouth and swam away with her to an island in the middle of the river and set her down beside a huge pile of eggs.
didn't
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From this reading And Little Black Mingo sat down on a big stone and hid her face in her hands, and cried bitterly, because she couldn't swim, and she didn't know how to get away.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading So the Mugger caught her in his great cruel mouth and swam away with her to an island in the middle of the river and set her down beside a huge pile of eggs.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "Those are my eggs," said he; "to-morrow a little mugger will come out of each, and then we will have a great feast, and we will eat you up."
take in solid food
From this reading "Those are my eggs," said he; "to-morrow a little mugger will come out of each, and then we will have a great feast, and we will eat you up."
oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
From this reading So the Mugger caught her in his great cruel mouth and swam away with her to an island in the middle of the river and set her down beside a huge pile of eggs.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading And Little Black Mingo sat down on a big stone and hid her face in her hands, and cried bitterly, because she couldn't swim, and she didn't know how to get away.
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading "Those are my eggs," said he; "to-morrow a little mugger will come out of each, and then we will have a great feast, and we will eat you up."
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading Then he waddled off to catch fish for himself, and left Little Black Mingo alone beside the big pile of eggs.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then he waddled off to catch fish for himself, and left Little Black Mingo alone beside the big pile of eggs.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading And Little Black Mingo sat down on a big stone and hid her face in her hands, and cried bitterly, because she couldn't swim, and she didn't know how to get away.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading But Little Black Mingo was so poor she had nothing to give.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading So the Mugger caught her in his great cruel mouth and swam away with her to an island in the middle of the river and set her down beside a huge pile of eggs.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But Little Black Mingo was so poor she had nothing to give.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading And Little Black Mingo sat down on a big stone and hid her face in her hands, and cried bitterly, because she couldn't swim, and she didn't know how to get away.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Those are my eggs," said he; "to-morrow a little mugger will come out of each, and then we will have a great feast, and we will eat you up."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Those are my eggs," said he; "to-morrow a little mugger will come out of each, and then we will have a great feast, and we will eat you up."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So the Mugger caught her in his great cruel mouth and swam away with her to an island in the middle of the river and set her down beside a huge pile of eggs.
inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading And Little Black Mingo sat down on a big stone and hid her face in her hands, and cried bitterly, because she couldn't swim, and she didn't know how to get away.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then he waddled off to catch fish for himself, and left Little Black Mingo alone beside the big pile of eggs.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So the Mugger caught her in his great cruel mouth and swam away with her to an island in the middle of the river and set her down beside a huge pile of eggs.
how
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From this reading And Little Black Mingo sat down on a big stone and hid her face in her hands, and cried bitterly, because she couldn't swim, and she didn't know how to get away.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading So the Mugger caught her in his great cruel mouth and swam away with her to an island in the middle of the river and set her down beside a huge pile of eggs.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So the Mugger caught her in his great cruel mouth and swam away with her to an island in the middle of the river and set her down beside a huge pile of eggs.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading So the Mugger caught her in his great cruel mouth and swam away with her to an island in the middle of the river and set her down beside a huge pile of eggs.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading And Little Black Mingo sat down on a big stone and hid her face in her hands, and cried bitterly, because she couldn't swim, and she didn't know how to get away.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Then he waddled off to catch fish for himself, and left Little Black Mingo alone beside the big pile of eggs.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But Little Black Mingo was so poor she had nothing to give.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading So the Mugger caught her in his great cruel mouth and swam away with her to an island in the middle of the river and set her down beside a huge pile of eggs.
Mingo
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From this reading But Little Black Mingo was so poor she had nothing to give.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading So the Mugger caught her in his great cruel mouth and swam away with her to an island in the middle of the river and set her down beside a huge pile of eggs.
MuggernounUS /ˈmʌɡər/
a robber who takes property by threatening or performing violence on the person who is robbed (usually on the street)
From this reading So the Mugger caught her in his great cruel mouth and swam away with her to an island in the middle of the river and set her down beside a huge pile of eggs.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Those are my eggs," said he; "to-morrow a little mugger will come out of each, and then we will have a great feast, and we will eat you up."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But Little Black Mingo was so poor she had nothing to give.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So the Mugger caught her in his great cruel mouth and swam away with her to an island in the middle of the river and set her down beside a huge pile of eggs.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Then he waddled off to catch fish for himself, and left Little Black Mingo alone beside the big pile of eggs.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And Little Black Mingo sat down on a big stone and hid her face in her hands, and cried bitterly, because she couldn't swim, and she didn't know how to get away.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Those are my eggs," said he; "to-morrow a little mugger will come out of each, and then we will have a great feast, and we will eat you up."
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading So the Mugger caught her in his great cruel mouth and swam away with her to an island in the middle of the river and set her down beside a huge pile of eggs.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading But Little Black Mingo was so poor she had nothing to give.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading So the Mugger caught her in his great cruel mouth and swam away with her to an island in the middle of the river and set her down beside a huge pile of eggs.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Those are my eggs," said he; "to-morrow a little mugger will come out of each, and then we will have a great feast, and we will eat you up."
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading And Little Black Mingo sat down on a big stone and hid her face in her hands, and cried bitterly, because she couldn't swim, and she didn't know how to get away.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading So the Mugger caught her in his great cruel mouth and swam away with her to an island in the middle of the river and set her down beside a huge pile of eggs.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But Little Black Mingo was so poor she had nothing to give.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But Little Black Mingo was so poor she had nothing to give.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading And Little Black Mingo sat down on a big stone and hid her face in her hands, and cried bitterly, because she couldn't swim, and she didn't know how to get away.
swamverbUS /swæm/
inflected form of “swim” — travel through water
From this reading So the Mugger caught her in his great cruel mouth and swam away with her to an island in the middle of the river and set her down beside a huge pile of eggs.
swimverbUS /swɪm/
travel through water
From this reading And Little Black Mingo sat down on a big stone and hid her face in her hands, and cried bitterly, because she couldn't swim, and she didn't know how to get away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So the Mugger caught her in his great cruel mouth and swam away with her to an island in the middle of the river and set her down beside a huge pile of eggs.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Those are my eggs," said he; "to-morrow a little mugger will come out of each, and then we will have a great feast, and we will eat you up."
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Those are my eggs," said he; "to-morrow a little mugger will come out of each, and then we will have a great feast, and we will eat you up."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But Little Black Mingo was so poor she had nothing to give.
to-morrow
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From this reading "Those are my eggs," said he; "to-morrow a little mugger will come out of each, and then we will have a great feast, and we will eat you up."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Those are my eggs," said he; "to-morrow a little mugger will come out of each, and then we will have a great feast, and we will eat you up."
waddled
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From this reading Then he waddled off to catch fish for himself, and left Little Black Mingo alone beside the big pile of eggs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But Little Black Mingo was so poor she had nothing to give.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Those are my eggs," said he; "to-morrow a little mugger will come out of each, and then we will have a great feast, and we will eat you up."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Those are my eggs," said he; "to-morrow a little mugger will come out of each, and then we will have a great feast, and we will eat you up."
in the company of; together with
From this reading So the Mugger caught her in his great cruel mouth and swam away with her to an island in the middle of the river and set her down beside a huge pile of eggs.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Those are my eggs," said he; "to-morrow a little mugger will come out of each, and then we will have a great feast, and we will eat you up."
