used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And so Tom hurt his head; but he was a brave boy, and did not mind that a penny.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Now, Tom was a cunning little fellow—as cunning as an old Exmoor stag.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And so Tom hurt his head; but he was a brave boy, and did not mind that a penny.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now, Tom was a cunning little fellow—as cunning as an old Exmoor stag.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And there he was, out on the great grouse-moors, which the country folk called Harthover Fell—heather and bog and rock, stretching away and up, up to the very sky.
bogverbUS /bɑːɡ/
cause to slow down or get stuck
From this reading And there he was, out on the great grouse-moors, which the country folk called Harthover Fell—heather and bog and rock, stretching away and up, up to the very sky.
a youthful male person
From this reading And so Tom hurt his head; but he was a brave boy, and did not mind that a penny.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading And so Tom hurt his head; but he was a brave boy, and did not mind that a penny.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And so Tom hurt his head; but he was a brave boy, and did not mind that a penny.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading And there he was, out on the great grouse-moors, which the country folk called Harthover Fell—heather and bog and rock, stretching away and up, up to the very sky.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading And there he was, out on the great grouse-moors, which the country folk called Harthover Fell—heather and bog and rock, stretching away and up, up to the very sky.
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading He guessed that over the wall the cover would end; and up it he went, and over like a squirrel.
attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
From this reading Now, Tom was a cunning little fellow—as cunning as an old Exmoor stag.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And so Tom hurt his head; but he was a brave boy, and did not mind that a penny.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading He guessed that over the wall the cover would end; and up it he went, and over like a squirrel.
Exmoornoun
horned sheep of Devon; valued for mutton
From this reading Now, Tom was a cunning little fellow—as cunning as an old Exmoor stag.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading And there he was, out on the great grouse-moors, which the country folk called Harthover Fell—heather and bog and rock, stretching away and up, up to the very sky.
a boy or man
From this reading Now, Tom was a cunning little fellow—as cunning as an old Exmoor stag.
people in general (often used in the plural)
From this reading And there he was, out on the great grouse-moors, which the country folk called Harthover Fell—heather and bog and rock, stretching away and up, up to the very sky.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading And there he was, out on the great grouse-moors, which the country folk called Harthover Fell—heather and bog and rock, stretching away and up, up to the very sky.
grouse-moors
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From this reading And there he was, out on the great grouse-moors, which the country folk called Harthover Fell—heather and bog and rock, stretching away and up, up to the very sky.
past form of “guess” — expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading He guessed that over the wall the cover would end; and up it he went, and over like a squirrel.
Harthover
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From this reading And there he was, out on the great grouse-moors, which the country folk called Harthover Fell—heather and bog and rock, stretching away and up, up to the very sky.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And so Tom hurt his head; but he was a brave boy, and did not mind that a penny.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading And so Tom hurt his head; but he was a brave boy, and did not mind that a penny.
heathernounUS /ˈheðər/
common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere
From this reading And there he was, out on the great grouse-moors, which the country folk called Harthover Fell—heather and bog and rock, stretching away and up, up to the very sky.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And so Tom hurt his head; but he was a brave boy, and did not mind that a penny.
be the source of pain
From this reading And so Tom hurt his head; but he was a brave boy, and did not mind that a penny.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He guessed that over the wall the cover would end; and up it he went, and over like a squirrel.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He guessed that over the wall the cover would end; and up it he went, and over like a squirrel.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Now, Tom was a cunning little fellow—as cunning as an old Exmoor stag.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading And so Tom hurt his head; but he was a brave boy, and did not mind that a penny.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And so Tom hurt his head; but he was a brave boy, and did not mind that a penny.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, Tom was a cunning little fellow—as cunning as an old Exmoor stag.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Now, Tom was a cunning little fellow—as cunning as an old Exmoor stag.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And there he was, out on the great grouse-moors, which the country folk called Harthover Fell—heather and bog and rock, stretching away and up, up to the very sky.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And there he was, out on the great grouse-moors, which the country folk called Harthover Fell—heather and bog and rock, stretching away and up, up to the very sky.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He guessed that over the wall the cover would end; and up it he went, and over like a squirrel.
pennynounUS /ˈpeni/
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading And so Tom hurt his head; but he was a brave boy, and did not mind that a penny.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading And there he was, out on the great grouse-moors, which the country folk called Harthover Fell—heather and bog and rock, stretching away and up, up to the very sky.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading And there he was, out on the great grouse-moors, which the country folk called Harthover Fell—heather and bog and rock, stretching away and up, up to the very sky.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so Tom hurt his head; but he was a brave boy, and did not mind that a penny.
squirrelnounUS /ˈskwɜːrəl/
a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
From this reading He guessed that over the wall the cover would end; and up it he went, and over like a squirrel.
stagverbUS /stæɡ/
attend a dance or a party without a female companion
From this reading Now, Tom was a cunning little fellow—as cunning as an old Exmoor stag.
stretchingnounUS /ˈstretʃɪŋ/
act of expanding by lengthening or widening
From this reading And there he was, out on the great grouse-moors, which the country folk called Harthover Fell—heather and bog and rock, stretching away and up, up to the very sky.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And so Tom hurt his head; but he was a brave boy, and did not mind that a penny.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He guessed that over the wall the cover would end; and up it he went, and over like a squirrel.
in or at that place or location
From this reading And there he was, out on the great grouse-moors, which the country folk called Harthover Fell—heather and bog and rock, stretching away and up, up to the very sky.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And there he was, out on the great grouse-moors, which the country folk called Harthover Fell—heather and bog and rock, stretching away and up, up to the very sky.
male cat
From this reading And so Tom hurt his head; but he was a brave boy, and did not mind that a penny.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He guessed that over the wall the cover would end; and up it he went, and over like a squirrel.
precisely as stated
From this reading And there he was, out on the great grouse-moors, which the country folk called Harthover Fell—heather and bog and rock, stretching away and up, up to the very sky.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading He guessed that over the wall the cover would end; and up it he went, and over like a squirrel.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And so Tom hurt his head; but he was a brave boy, and did not mind that a penny.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He guessed that over the wall the cover would end; and up it he went, and over like a squirrel.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And there he was, out on the great grouse-moors, which the country folk called Harthover Fell—heather and bog and rock, stretching away and up, up to the very sky.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why not?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He guessed that over the wall the cover would end; and up it he went, and over like a squirrel.
