in actual fact
From this reading When the Muley Cow warned him once more to beware of the bears he actually jeered at her.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading It was afternoon when Grunty Pig made up his mind that he would never go home.
anew
From this reading "And you needn't trouble yourself to mention them again to me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And you needn't trouble yourself to mention them again to me.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "There are no bears in Pleasant Valley," he scoffed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When the Muley Cow warned him once more to beware of the bears he actually jeered at her.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I'm going to live in this pasture and there's no use of your trying to frighten me away."
bearsnounUS /berz/
plural of “bear” — massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
From this reading When the Muley Cow warned him once more to beware of the bears he actually jeered at her.
bewareverbUS /bɪˈwer/
be on one's guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to
From this reading When the Muley Cow warned him once more to beware of the bears he actually jeered at her.
CownounUS /kaʊ/
female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"
From this reading When the Muley Cow warned him once more to beware of the bears he actually jeered at her.
frightenverbUS /ˈfraɪtən/
cause fear in
From this reading I'm going to live in this pasture and there's no use of your trying to frighten me away."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It was afternoon when Grunty Pig made up his mind that he would never go home.
the act of departing
From this reading I'm going to live in this pasture and there's no use of your trying to frighten me away."
Grunty
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From this reading It was afternoon when Grunty Pig made up his mind that he would never go home.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was afternoon when Grunty Pig made up his mind that he would never go home.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When the Muley Cow warned him once more to beware of the bears he actually jeered at her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When the Muley Cow warned him once more to beware of the bears he actually jeered at her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was afternoon when Grunty Pig made up his mind that he would never go home.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading It was afternoon when Grunty Pig made up his mind that he would never go home.
I'm
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From this reading I'm going to live in this pasture and there's no use of your trying to frighten me away."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "There are no bears in Pleasant Valley," he scoffed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was afternoon when Grunty Pig made up his mind that he would never go home.
jeeredverbUS /dʒɪrd/
past form of “jeer” — laugh at with contempt and derision
From this reading When the Muley Cow warned him once more to beware of the bears he actually jeered at her.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading I'm going to live in this pasture and there's no use of your trying to frighten me away."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It was afternoon when Grunty Pig made up his mind that he would never go home.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And you needn't trouble yourself to mention them again to me.
make reference to
From this reading "And you needn't trouble yourself to mention them again to me.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading It was afternoon when Grunty Pig made up his mind that he would never go home.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading When the Muley Cow warned him once more to beware of the bears he actually jeered at her.
Muley
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From this reading When the Muley Cow warned him once more to beware of the bears he actually jeered at her.
needn't
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From this reading "And you needn't trouble yourself to mention them again to me.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading It was afternoon when Grunty Pig made up his mind that he would never go home.
not any; not one
From this reading "There are no bears in Pleasant Valley," he scoffed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the Muley Cow warned him once more to beware of the bears he actually jeered at her.
on one occasion
From this reading When the Muley Cow warned him once more to beware of the bears he actually jeered at her.
pasturenounUS /ˈpæstʃər/
a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
From this reading I'm going to live in this pasture and there's no use of your trying to frighten me away."
PignounUS /pɪɡ/
domestic swine
From this reading It was afternoon when Grunty Pig made up his mind that he would never go home.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading "There are no bears in Pleasant Valley," he scoffed.
scoffedverbUS /skɔːft/
past form of “scoff” — laugh at with contempt and derision
From this reading "There are no bears in Pleasant Valley," he scoffed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was afternoon when Grunty Pig made up his mind that he would never go home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the Muley Cow warned him once more to beware of the bears he actually jeered at her.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "And you needn't trouble yourself to mention them again to me.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There are no bears in Pleasant Valley," he scoffed.
there's
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From this reading I'm going to live in this pasture and there's no use of your trying to frighten me away."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I'm going to live in this pasture and there's no use of your trying to frighten me away."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the Muley Cow warned him once more to beware of the bears he actually jeered at her.
a source of difficulty
From this reading "And you needn't trouble yourself to mention them again to me.
hard to endure
From this reading I'm going to live in this pasture and there's no use of your trying to frighten me away."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It was afternoon when Grunty Pig made up his mind that he would never go home.
the act of using
From this reading I'm going to live in this pasture and there's no use of your trying to frighten me away."
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading "There are no bears in Pleasant Valley," he scoffed.
past form of “warn” — notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading When the Muley Cow warned him once more to beware of the bears he actually jeered at her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was afternoon when Grunty Pig made up his mind that he would never go home.
at the time that
From this reading It was afternoon when Grunty Pig made up his mind that he would never go home.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was afternoon when Grunty Pig made up his mind that he would never go home.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And you needn't trouble yourself to mention them again to me.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I'm going to live in this pasture and there's no use of your trying to frighten me away."
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "And you needn't trouble yourself to mention them again to me.
