Chapter I · Chapter 1

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From this reading _Author of_ "_The Tale of Peter Rabbit_" 1903 by Frederick Warne & Co. Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London This is a Tale about a tail--a tail that belonged to a little red squirrel, and his name was Nutkin.

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading _Author of_ "_The Tale of Peter Rabbit_" 1903 by Frederick Warne & Co. Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London This is a Tale about a tail--a tail that belonged to a little red squirrel, and his name was Nutkin.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading _Author of_ "_The Tale of Peter Rabbit_" 1903 by Frederick Warne & Co. Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London This is a Tale about a tail--a tail that belonged to a little red squirrel, and his name was Nutkin.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading One autumn when the nuts were ripe, and the leaves on the hazel bushes were golden and green--Nutkin and Twinkleberry and all the other little squirrels came out of the wood, and down to the edge of the lake.

surrounded by; in the company of

From this reading In the middle of the lake there is an island covered with trees and nut bushes; and amongst those trees stands a hollow oak-tree, which is the house of an owl who is called Old Brown.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading In the middle of the lake there is an island covered with trees and nut bushes; and amongst those trees stands a hollow oak-tree, which is the house of an owl who is called Old Brown.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading _Author of_ "_The Tale of Peter Rabbit_" 1903 by Frederick Warne & Co. Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London This is a Tale about a tail--a tail that belonged to a little red squirrel, and his name was Nutkin.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He had a brother called Twinkleberry, and a great many cousins: they lived in a wood at the edge of a lake.

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading _Author of_ "_The Tale of Peter Rabbit_" 1903 by Frederick Warne & Co. Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London This is a Tale about a tail--a tail that belonged to a little red squirrel, and his name was Nutkin.

the season when the leaves fall from the trees

From this reading One autumn when the nuts were ripe, and the leaves on the hazel bushes were golden and green--Nutkin and Twinkleberry and all the other little squirrels came out of the wood, and down to the edge of the lake.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading They made little rafts out of twigs, and they paddled away over the water to Owl Island to gather nuts.

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From this reading _Author of_ "_The Tale of Peter Rabbit_" 1903 by Frederick Warne & Co. Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London This is a Tale about a tail--a tail that belonged to a little red squirrel, and his name was Nutkin.

past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of

From this reading _Author of_ "_The Tale of Peter Rabbit_" 1903 by Frederick Warne & Co. Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London This is a Tale about a tail--a tail that belonged to a little red squirrel, and his name was Nutkin.

confined by bonds

From this reading _Author of_ "_The Tale of Peter Rabbit_" 1903 by Frederick Warne & Co. Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London This is a Tale about a tail--a tail that belonged to a little red squirrel, and his name was Nutkin.

a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; “Great Britain” is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom

From this reading _Author of_ "_The Tale of Peter Rabbit_" 1903 by Frederick Warne & Co. Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London This is a Tale about a tail--a tail that belonged to a little red squirrel, and his name was Nutkin.

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading He had a brother called Twinkleberry, and a great many cousins: they lived in a wood at the edge of a lake.

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading In the middle of the lake there is an island covered with trees and nut bushes; and amongst those trees stands a hollow oak-tree, which is the house of an owl who is called Old Brown.

plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

From this reading In the middle of the lake there is an island covered with trees and nut bushes; and amongst those trees stands a hollow oak-tree, which is the house of an owl who is called Old Brown.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _Author of_ "_The Tale of Peter Rabbit_" 1903 by Frederick Warne & Co. Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London This is a Tale about a tail--a tail that belonged to a little red squirrel, and his name was Nutkin.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading He had a brother called Twinkleberry, and a great many cousins: they lived in a wood at the edge of a lake.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading One autumn when the nuts were ripe, and the leaves on the hazel bushes were golden and green--Nutkin and Twinkleberry and all the other little squirrels came out of the wood, and down to the edge of the lake.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _Author of_ "_The Tale of Peter Rabbit_" 1903 by Frederick Warne & Co. Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London This is a Tale about a tail--a tail that belonged to a little red squirrel, and his name was Nutkin.

an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon

From this reading _Author of_ "_The Tale of Peter Rabbit_" 1903 by Frederick Warne & Co. Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London This is a Tale about a tail--a tail that belonged to a little red squirrel, and his name was Nutkin.

plural of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle

From this reading He had a brother called Twinkleberry, and a great many cousins: they lived in a wood at the edge of a lake.

overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

From this reading In the middle of the lake there is an island covered with trees and nut bushes; and amongst those trees stands a hollow oak-tree, which is the house of an owl who is called Old Brown.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading One autumn when the nuts were ripe, and the leaves on the hazel bushes were golden and green--Nutkin and Twinkleberry and all the other little squirrels came out of the wood, and down to the edge of the lake.

the boundary of a surface

From this reading He had a brother called Twinkleberry, and a great many cousins: they lived in a wood at the edge of a lake.

a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore

From this reading _Author of_ "_The Tale of Peter Rabbit_" 1903 by Frederick Warne & Co. Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London This is a Tale about a tail--a tail that belonged to a little red squirrel, and his name was Nutkin.

assemble or get together

From this reading They made little rafts out of twigs, and they paddled away over the water to Owl Island to gather nuts.

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

From this reading One autumn when the nuts were ripe, and the leaves on the hazel bushes were golden and green--Nutkin and Twinkleberry and all the other little squirrels came out of the wood, and down to the edge of the lake.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading _Author of_ "_The Tale of Peter Rabbit_" 1903 by Frederick Warne & Co. Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London This is a Tale about a tail--a tail that belonged to a little red squirrel, and his name was Nutkin.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading One autumn when the nuts were ripe, and the leaves on the hazel bushes were golden and green--Nutkin and Twinkleberry and all the other little squirrels came out of the wood, and down to the edge of the lake.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading He had a brother called Twinkleberry, and a great many cousins: they lived in a wood at the edge of a lake.

of a light brown or yellowish brown color

From this reading One autumn when the nuts were ripe, and the leaves on the hazel bushes were golden and green--Nutkin and Twinkleberry and all the other little squirrels came out of the wood, and down to the edge of the lake.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He had a brother called Twinkleberry, and a great many cousins: they lived in a wood at the edge of a lake.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading _Author of_ "_The Tale of Peter Rabbit_" 1903 by Frederick Warne & Co. Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London This is a Tale about a tail--a tail that belonged to a little red squirrel, and his name was Nutkin.

not solid; having a space or gap or cavity

From this reading In the middle of the lake there is an island covered with trees and nut bushes; and amongst those trees stands a hollow oak-tree, which is the house of an owl who is called Old Brown.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading In the middle of the lake there is an island covered with trees and nut bushes; and amongst those trees stands a hollow oak-tree, which is the house of an owl who is called Old Brown.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading _Author of_ "_The Tale of Peter Rabbit_" 1903 by Frederick Warne & Co. Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London This is a Tale about a tail--a tail that belonged to a little red squirrel, and his name was Nutkin.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _Author of_ "_The Tale of Peter Rabbit_" 1903 by Frederick Warne & Co. Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London This is a Tale about a tail--a tail that belonged to a little red squirrel, and his name was Nutkin.

a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading In the middle of the lake there is an island covered with trees and nut bushes; and amongst those trees stands a hollow oak-tree, which is the house of an owl who is called Old Brown.

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading He had a brother called Twinkleberry, and a great many cousins: they lived in a wood at the edge of a lake.

plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

From this reading One autumn when the nuts were ripe, and the leaves on the hazel bushes were golden and green--Nutkin and Twinkleberry and all the other little squirrels came out of the wood, and down to the edge of the lake.

small in range or scope

From this reading _Author of_ "_The Tale of Peter Rabbit_" 1903 by Frederick Warne & Co. Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London This is a Tale about a tail--a tail that belonged to a little red squirrel, and his name was Nutkin.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading _Author of_ "_The Tale of Peter Rabbit_" 1903 by Frederick Warne & Co. Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London This is a Tale about a tail--a tail that belonged to a little red squirrel, and his name was Nutkin.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading He had a brother called Twinkleberry, and a great many cousins: they lived in a wood at the edge of a lake.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading _Author of_ "_The Tale of Peter Rabbit_" 1903 by Frederick Warne & Co. Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London This is a Tale about a tail--a tail that belonged to a little red squirrel, and his name was Nutkin.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading They made little rafts out of twigs, and they paddled away over the water to Owl Island to gather nuts.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading He had a brother called Twinkleberry, and a great many cousins: they lived in a wood at the edge of a lake.

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

From this reading In the middle of the lake there is an island covered with trees and nut bushes; and amongst those trees stands a hollow oak-tree, which is the house of an owl who is called Old Brown.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading _Author of_ "_The Tale of Peter Rabbit_" 1903 by Frederick Warne & Co. Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London This is a Tale about a tail--a tail that belonged to a little red squirrel, and his name was Nutkin.

usually large hard-shelled seed

From this reading In the middle of the lake there is an island covered with trees and nut bushes; and amongst those trees stands a hollow oak-tree, which is the house of an owl who is called Old Brown.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _Author of_ "_The Tale of Peter Rabbit_" 1903 by Frederick Warne & Co. Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London This is a Tale about a tail--a tail that belonged to a little red squirrel, and his name was Nutkin.

informal or slang terms for mentally irregular

From this reading One autumn when the nuts were ripe, and the leaves on the hazel bushes were golden and green--Nutkin and Twinkleberry and all the other little squirrels came out of the wood, and down to the edge of the lake.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In the middle of the lake there is an island covered with trees and nut bushes; and amongst those trees stands a hollow oak-tree, which is the house of an owl who is called Old Brown.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Author of_ "_The Tale of Peter Rabbit_" 1903 by Frederick Warne & Co. Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London This is a Tale about a tail--a tail that belonged to a little red squirrel, and his name was Nutkin.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading In the middle of the lake there is an island covered with trees and nut bushes; and amongst those trees stands a hollow oak-tree, which is the house of an owl who is called Old Brown.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading One autumn when the nuts were ripe, and the leaves on the hazel bushes were golden and green--Nutkin and Twinkleberry and all the other little squirrels came out of the wood, and down to the edge of the lake.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One autumn when the nuts were ripe, and the leaves on the hazel bushes were golden and green--Nutkin and Twinkleberry and all the other little squirrels came out of the wood, and down to the edge of the lake.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading One autumn when the nuts were ripe, and the leaves on the hazel bushes were golden and green--Nutkin and Twinkleberry and all the other little squirrels came out of the wood, and down to the edge of the lake.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading One autumn when the nuts were ripe, and the leaves on the hazel bushes were golden and green--Nutkin and Twinkleberry and all the other little squirrels came out of the wood, and down to the edge of the lake.

above and across; more than

From this reading They made little rafts out of twigs, and they paddled away over the water to Owl Island to gather nuts.

nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes

From this reading In the middle of the lake there is an island covered with trees and nut bushes; and amongst those trees stands a hollow oak-tree, which is the house of an owl who is called Old Brown.

past form of “paddle” — propel with a paddle

From this reading They made little rafts out of twigs, and they paddled away over the water to Owl Island to gather nuts.

disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope

From this reading _Author of_ "_The Tale of Peter Rabbit_" 1903 by Frederick Warne & Co. Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London This is a Tale about a tail--a tail that belonged to a little red squirrel, and his name was Nutkin.

past form of “print” — put into print

From this reading _Author of_ "_The Tale of Peter Rabbit_" 1903 by Frederick Warne & Co. Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London This is a Tale about a tail--a tail that belonged to a little red squirrel, and his name was Nutkin.

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 _Author of_ "_The Tale of Peter Rabbit_" 1903 by Frederick Warne & Co. Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London This is a Tale about a tail--a tail that belonged to a little red squirrel, and his name was Nutkin.

a large number or amount

From this reading They made little rafts out of twigs, and they paddled away over the water to Owl Island to gather nuts.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading _Author of_ "_The Tale of Peter Rabbit_" 1903 by Frederick Warne & Co. Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London This is a Tale about a tail--a tail that belonged to a little red squirrel, and his name was Nutkin.

fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used

From this reading One autumn when the nuts were ripe, and the leaves on the hazel bushes were golden and green--Nutkin and Twinkleberry and all the other little squirrels came out of the wood, and down to the edge of the lake.

a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail

From this reading _Author of_ "_The Tale of Peter Rabbit_" 1903 by Frederick Warne & Co. Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London This is a Tale about a tail--a tail that belonged to a little red squirrel, and his name was Nutkin.

plural of “squirrel” — a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail

From this reading One autumn when the nuts were ripe, and the leaves on the hazel bushes were golden and green--Nutkin and Twinkleberry and all the other little squirrels came out of the wood, and down to the edge of the lake.

plural of “stand” — a support or foundation

From this reading In the middle of the lake there is an island covered with trees and nut bushes; and amongst those trees stands a hollow oak-tree, which is the house of an owl who is called Old Brown.

the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body

From this reading _Author of_ "_The Tale of Peter Rabbit_" 1903 by Frederick Warne & Co. Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London This is a Tale about a tail--a tail that belonged to a little red squirrel, and his name was Nutkin.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading _Author of_ "_The Tale of Peter Rabbit_" 1903 by Frederick Warne & Co. Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London This is a Tale about a tail--a tail that belonged to a little red squirrel, and his name was Nutkin.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _Author of_ "_The Tale of Peter Rabbit_" 1903 by Frederick Warne & Co. Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London This is a Tale about a tail--a tail that belonged to a little red squirrel, and his name was Nutkin.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _Author of_ "_The Tale of Peter Rabbit_" 1903 by Frederick Warne & Co. Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London This is a Tale about a tail--a tail that belonged to a little red squirrel, and his name was Nutkin.

in or at that place or location

From this reading In the middle of the lake there is an island covered with trees and nut bushes; and amongst those trees stands a hollow oak-tree, which is the house of an owl who is called Old Brown.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He had a brother called Twinkleberry, and a great many cousins: they lived in a wood at the edge of a lake.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading _Author of_ "_The Tale of Peter Rabbit_" 1903 by Frederick Warne & Co. Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London This is a Tale about a tail--a tail that belonged to a little red squirrel, and his name was Nutkin.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading In the middle of the lake there is an island covered with trees and nut bushes; and amongst those trees stands a hollow oak-tree, which is the house of an owl who is called Old Brown.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading _Author of_ "_The Tale of Peter Rabbit_" 1903 by Frederick Warne & Co. Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London This is a Tale about a tail--a tail that belonged to a little red squirrel, and his name was Nutkin.

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading In the middle of the lake there is an island covered with trees and nut bushes; and amongst those trees stands a hollow oak-tree, which is the house of an owl who is called Old Brown.

plural of “twig” — a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year

From this reading They made little rafts out of twigs, and they paddled away over the water to Owl Island to gather nuts.

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From this reading He had a brother called Twinkleberry, and a great many cousins: they lived in a wood at the edge of a lake.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _Author of_ "_The Tale of Peter Rabbit_" 1903 by Frederick Warne & Co. Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London This is a Tale about a tail--a tail that belonged to a little red squirrel, and his name was Nutkin.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _Author of_ "_The Tale of Peter Rabbit_" 1903 by Frederick Warne & Co. Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London This is a Tale about a tail--a tail that belonged to a little red squirrel, and his name was Nutkin.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading They made little rafts out of twigs, and they paddled away over the water to Owl Island to gather nuts.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading One autumn when the nuts were ripe, and the leaves on the hazel bushes were golden and green--Nutkin and Twinkleberry and all the other little squirrels came out of the wood, and down to the edge of the lake.

at the time that

From this reading One autumn when the nuts were ripe, and the leaves on the hazel bushes were golden and green--Nutkin and Twinkleberry and all the other little squirrels came out of the wood, and down to the edge of the lake.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading In the middle of the lake there is an island covered with trees and nut bushes; and amongst those trees stands a hollow oak-tree, which is the house of an owl who is called Old Brown.

which person or people

From this reading In the middle of the lake there is an island covered with trees and nut bushes; and amongst those trees stands a hollow oak-tree, which is the house of an owl who is called Old Brown.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _Author of_ "_The Tale of Peter Rabbit_" 1903 by Frederick Warne & Co. Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London This is a Tale about a tail--a tail that belonged to a little red squirrel, and his name was Nutkin.

in the company of; together with

From this reading In the middle of the lake there is an island covered with trees and nut bushes; and amongst those trees stands a hollow oak-tree, which is the house of an owl who is called Old Brown.

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

From this reading He had a brother called Twinkleberry, and a great many cousins: they lived in a wood at the edge of a lake.