used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The dog made no sound, but went off at a long loping gallop, Tom watching it till it was out of sight, and then cautiously creeping back into the hole to scoop away some of the sand which lay heaped round the burrow, to keep watch by one who he felt sure was dead.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He rolled this in his neckerchief, tied it round the dog's neck, and then stood pointing homeward.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The dog made no sound, but went off at a long loping gallop, Tom watching it till it was out of sight, and then cautiously creeping back into the hole to scoop away some of the sand which lay heaped round the burrow, to keep watch by one who he felt sure was dead.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The dog made no sound, but went off at a long loping gallop, Tom watching it till it was out of sight, and then cautiously creeping back into the hole to scoop away some of the sand which lay heaped round the burrow, to keep watch by one who he felt sure was dead.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading "T.B."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The dog made no sound, but went off at a long loping gallop, Tom watching it till it was out of sight, and then cautiously creeping back into the hole to scoop away some of the sand which lay heaped round the burrow, to keep watch by one who he felt sure was dead.
burrownounUS /ˈbɜːroʊ/
a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter
From this reading The dog made no sound, but went off at a long loping gallop, Tom watching it till it was out of sight, and then cautiously creeping back into the hole to scoop away some of the sand which lay heaped round the burrow, to keep watch by one who he felt sure was dead.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The dog made no sound, but went off at a long loping gallop, Tom watching it till it was out of sight, and then cautiously creeping back into the hole to scoop away some of the sand which lay heaped round the burrow, to keep watch by one who he felt sure was dead.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The dog made no sound, but went off at a long loping gallop, Tom watching it till it was out of sight, and then cautiously creeping back into the hole to scoop away some of the sand which lay heaped round the burrow, to keep watch by one who he felt sure was dead.
cautiouslyadverbUS /ˈkɔːʃəsli/
as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact
From this reading The dog made no sound, but went off at a long loping gallop, Tom watching it till it was out of sight, and then cautiously creeping back into the hole to scoop away some of the sand which lay heaped round the burrow, to keep watch by one who he felt sure was dead.
creepingnounUS /ˈkriːpɪŋ/
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading The dog made no sound, but went off at a long loping gallop, Tom watching it till it was out of sight, and then cautiously creeping back into the hole to scoop away some of the sand which lay heaped round the burrow, to keep watch by one who he felt sure was dead.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading The dog made no sound, but went off at a long loping gallop, Tom watching it till it was out of sight, and then cautiously creeping back into the hole to scoop away some of the sand which lay heaped round the burrow, to keep watch by one who he felt sure was dead.
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 The dog made no sound, but went off at a long loping gallop, Tom watching it till it was out of sight, and then cautiously creeping back into the hole to scoop away some of the sand which lay heaped round the burrow, to keep watch by one who he felt sure was dead.
dog'snounUS /dɔːɡz/
possessive form of “dog” — 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 He rolled this in his neckerchief, tied it round the dog's neck, and then stood pointing homeward.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading The dog made no sound, but went off at a long loping gallop, Tom watching it till it was out of sight, and then cautiously creeping back into the hole to scoop away some of the sand which lay heaped round the burrow, to keep watch by one who he felt sure was dead.
go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading "Go home!" he shouted; "fetch--fetch!
gallopverbUS /ˈɡæləp/
ride at a galloping pace
From this reading The dog made no sound, but went off at a long loping gallop, Tom watching it till it was out of sight, and then cautiously creeping back into the hole to scoop away some of the sand which lay heaped round the burrow, to keep watch by one who he felt sure was dead.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Go home!" he shouted; "fetch--fetch!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He rolled this in his neckerchief, tied it round the dog's neck, and then stood pointing homeward.
heapedverbUS /hiːpt/
past form of “heap” — bestow in large quantities
From this reading The dog made no sound, but went off at a long loping gallop, Tom watching it till it was out of sight, and then cautiously creeping back into the hole to scoop away some of the sand which lay heaped round the burrow, to keep watch by one who he felt sure was dead.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He rolled this in his neckerchief, tied it round the dog's neck, and then stood pointing homeward.
an opening into or through something
From this reading The dog made no sound, but went off at a long loping gallop, Tom watching it till it was out of sight, and then cautiously creeping back into the hole to scoop away some of the sand which lay heaped round the burrow, to keep watch by one who he felt sure was dead.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Go home!" he shouted; "fetch--fetch!
homewardadverbUS /ˈhoʊmwərd/
toward home
From this reading He rolled this in his neckerchief, tied it round the dog's neck, and then stood pointing homeward.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He rolled this in his neckerchief, tied it round the dog's neck, and then stood pointing homeward.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The dog made no sound, but went off at a long loping gallop, Tom watching it till it was out of sight, and then cautiously creeping back into the hole to scoop away some of the sand which lay heaped round the burrow, to keep watch by one who he felt sure was dead.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He rolled this in his neckerchief, tied it round the dog's neck, and then stood pointing homeward.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading The dog made no sound, but went off at a long loping gallop, Tom watching it till it was out of sight, and then cautiously creeping back into the hole to scoop away some of the sand which lay heaped round the burrow, to keep watch by one who he felt sure was dead.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The dog made no sound, but went off at a long loping gallop, Tom watching it till it was out of sight, and then cautiously creeping back into the hole to scoop away some of the sand which lay heaped round the burrow, to keep watch by one who he felt sure was dead.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The dog made no sound, but went off at a long loping gallop, Tom watching it till it was out of sight, and then cautiously creeping back into the hole to scoop away some of the sand which lay heaped round the burrow, to keep watch by one who he felt sure was dead.
loping
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From this reading The dog made no sound, but went off at a long loping gallop, Tom watching it till it was out of sight, and then cautiously creeping back into the hole to scoop away some of the sand which lay heaped round the burrow, to keep watch by one who he felt sure was dead.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The dog made no sound, but went off at a long loping gallop, Tom watching it till it was out of sight, and then cautiously creeping back into the hole to scoop away some of the sand which lay heaped round the burrow, to keep watch by one who he felt sure was dead.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading He rolled this in his neckerchief, tied it round the dog's neck, and then stood pointing homeward.
neckerchiefnoun
a kerchief worn around the neck
From this reading He rolled this in his neckerchief, tied it round the dog's neck, and then stood pointing homeward.
not any; not one
From this reading The dog made no sound, but went off at a long loping gallop, Tom watching it till it was out of sight, and then cautiously creeping back into the hole to scoop away some of the sand which lay heaped round the burrow, to keep watch by one who he felt sure was dead.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The dog made no sound, but went off at a long loping gallop, Tom watching it till it was out of sight, and then cautiously creeping back into the hole to scoop away some of the sand which lay heaped round the burrow, to keep watch by one who he felt sure was dead.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The dog made no sound, but went off at a long loping gallop, Tom watching it till it was out of sight, and then cautiously creeping back into the hole to scoop away some of the sand which lay heaped round the burrow, to keep watch by one who he felt sure was dead.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The dog made no sound, but went off at a long loping gallop, Tom watching it till it was out of sight, and then cautiously creeping back into the hole to scoop away some of the sand which lay heaped round the burrow, to keep watch by one who he felt sure was dead.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The dog made no sound, but went off at a long loping gallop, Tom watching it till it was out of sight, and then cautiously creeping back into the hole to scoop away some of the sand which lay heaped round the burrow, to keep watch by one who he felt sure was dead.
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading He rolled this in his neckerchief, tied it round the dog's neck, and then stood pointing homeward.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading He rolled this in his neckerchief, tied it round the dog's neck, and then stood pointing homeward.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading He rolled this in his neckerchief, tied it round the dog's neck, and then stood pointing homeward.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading The dog made no sound, but went off at a long loping gallop, Tom watching it till it was out of sight, and then cautiously creeping back into the hole to scoop away some of the sand which lay heaped round the burrow, to keep watch by one who he felt sure was dead.
scoopnounUS /skuːp/
the quantity a scoop will hold
From this reading The dog made no sound, but went off at a long loping gallop, Tom watching it till it was out of sight, and then cautiously creeping back into the hole to scoop away some of the sand which lay heaped round the burrow, to keep watch by one who he felt sure was dead.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading "Go home!" he shouted; "fetch--fetch!
an instance of visual perception
From this reading The dog made no sound, but went off at a long loping gallop, Tom watching it till it was out of sight, and then cautiously creeping back into the hole to scoop away some of the sand which lay heaped round the burrow, to keep watch by one who he felt sure was dead.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The dog made no sound, but went off at a long loping gallop, Tom watching it till it was out of sight, and then cautiously creeping back into the hole to scoop away some of the sand which lay heaped round the burrow, to keep watch by one who he felt sure was dead.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading The dog made no sound, but went off at a long loping gallop, Tom watching it till it was out of sight, and then cautiously creeping back into the hole to scoop away some of the sand which lay heaped round the burrow, to keep watch by one who he felt sure was dead.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading He rolled this in his neckerchief, tied it round the dog's neck, and then stood pointing homeward.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading The dog made no sound, but went off at a long loping gallop, Tom watching it till it was out of sight, and then cautiously creeping back into the hole to scoop away some of the sand which lay heaped round the burrow, to keep watch by one who he felt sure was dead.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading "T.B."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He rolled this in his neckerchief, tied it round the dog's neck, and then stood pointing homeward.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He rolled this in his neckerchief, tied it round the dog's neck, and then stood pointing homeward.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He rolled this in his neckerchief, tied it round the dog's neck, and then stood pointing homeward.
bound or secured closely
From this reading He rolled this in his neckerchief, tied it round the dog's neck, and then stood pointing homeward.
up to a particular time
From this reading The dog made no sound, but went off at a long loping gallop, Tom watching it till it was out of sight, and then cautiously creeping back into the hole to scoop away some of the sand which lay heaped round the burrow, to keep watch by one who he felt sure was dead.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The dog made no sound, but went off at a long loping gallop, Tom watching it till it was out of sight, and then cautiously creeping back into the hole to scoop away some of the sand which lay heaped round the burrow, to keep watch by one who he felt sure was dead.
male cat
From this reading The dog made no sound, but went off at a long loping gallop, Tom watching it till it was out of sight, and then cautiously creeping back into the hole to scoop away some of the sand which lay heaped round the burrow, to keep watch by one who he felt sure was dead.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The dog made no sound, but went off at a long loping gallop, Tom watching it till it was out of sight, and then cautiously creeping back into the hole to scoop away some of the sand which lay heaped round the burrow, to keep watch by one who he felt sure was dead.
look attentively
From this reading The dog made no sound, but went off at a long loping gallop, Tom watching it till it was out of sight, and then cautiously creeping back into the hole to scoop away some of the sand which lay heaped round the burrow, to keep watch by one who he felt sure was dead.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading The dog made no sound, but went off at a long loping gallop, Tom watching it till it was out of sight, and then cautiously creeping back into the hole to scoop away some of the sand which lay heaped round the burrow, to keep watch by one who he felt sure was dead.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The dog made no sound, but went off at a long loping gallop, Tom watching it till it was out of sight, and then cautiously creeping back into the hole to scoop away some of the sand which lay heaped round the burrow, to keep watch by one who he felt sure was dead.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The dog made no sound, but went off at a long loping gallop, Tom watching it till it was out of sight, and then cautiously creeping back into the hole to scoop away some of the sand which lay heaped round the burrow, to keep watch by one who he felt sure was dead.
which person or people
From this reading The dog made no sound, but went off at a long loping gallop, Tom watching it till it was out of sight, and then cautiously creeping back into the hole to scoop away some of the sand which lay heaped round the burrow, to keep watch by one who he felt sure was dead.
