used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I have already told you that if a naughty elephant attacks any other elephant in the herd, all the other bulls surround him and keep him there, till the president of the herd comes and punishes him.
(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 I have already told you that if a naughty elephant attacks any other elephant in the herd, all the other bulls surround him and keep him there, till the president of the herd comes and punishes him.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading I have already told you that if a naughty elephant attacks any other elephant in the herd, all the other bulls surround him and keep him there, till the president of the herd comes and punishes him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have already told you that if a naughty elephant attacks any other elephant in the herd, all the other bulls surround him and keep him there, till the president of the herd comes and punishes him.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I have already told you that if a naughty elephant attacks any other elephant in the herd, all the other bulls surround him and keep him there, till the president of the herd comes and punishes him.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Punishment of the Wicked Elephant Now I shall tell you how naughty elephants are punished.
attacksnounUS /əˈtæks/
plural of “attack” — (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading I have already told you that if a naughty elephant attacks any other elephant in the herd, all the other bulls surround him and keep him there, till the president of the herd comes and punishes him.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The bull elephants stand in a ring a few yards away from the culprit; but they all face him, so that they can watch him all the time.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Then the president of the herd steps into the ring, and walks toward the back of the culprit.
bullnounUS /bʊl/
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading The bull elephants stand in a ring a few yards away from the culprit; but they all face him, so that they can watch him all the time.
bullsnounUS /bʊlz/
plural of “bull” — uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading I have already told you that if a naughty elephant attacks any other elephant in the herd, all the other bulls surround him and keep him there, till the president of the herd comes and punishes him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The bull elephants stand in a ring a few yards away from the culprit; but they all face him, so that they can watch him all the time.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The bull elephants stand in a ring a few yards away from the culprit; but they all face him, so that they can watch him all the time.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading I have already told you that if a naughty elephant attacks any other elephant in the herd, all the other bulls surround him and keep him there, till the president of the herd comes and punishes him.
culpritnounUS /ˈkʌlprɪt/
someone who perpetrates wrongdoing
From this reading The bull elephants stand in a ring a few yards away from the culprit; but they all face him, so that they can watch him all the time.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Now I shall tell you how that is done.
ElephantnounUS /ˈeləfənt/
five-toed pachyderm
From this reading The Punishment of the Wicked Elephant Now I shall tell you how naughty elephants are punished.
elephantsnounUS /ˈeləfənts/
plural of “elephant” — five-toed pachyderm
From this reading The Punishment of the Wicked Elephant Now I shall tell you how naughty elephants are punished.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The bull elephants stand in a ring a few yards away from the culprit; but they all face him, so that they can watch him all the time.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The bull elephants stand in a ring a few yards away from the culprit; but they all face him, so that they can watch him all the time.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The bull elephants stand in a ring a few yards away from the culprit; but they all face him, so that they can watch him all the time.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have already told you that if a naughty elephant attacks any other elephant in the herd, all the other bulls surround him and keep him there, till the president of the herd comes and punishes him.
herdnounUS /hɜːrd/
a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
From this reading I have already told you that if a naughty elephant attacks any other elephant in the herd, all the other bulls surround him and keep him there, till the president of the herd comes and punishes him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have already told you that if a naughty elephant attacks any other elephant in the herd, all the other bulls surround him and keep him there, till the president of the herd comes and punishes him.
how
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From this reading The Punishment of the Wicked Elephant Now I shall tell you how naughty elephants are punished.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The Punishment of the Wicked Elephant Now I shall tell you how naughty elephants are punished.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I have already told you that if a naughty elephant attacks any other elephant in the herd, all the other bulls surround him and keep him there, till the president of the herd comes and punishes him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have already told you that if a naughty elephant attacks any other elephant in the herd, all the other bulls surround him and keep him there, till the president of the herd comes and punishes him.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then the president of the herd steps into the ring, and walks toward the back of the culprit.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now I shall tell you how that is done.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading I have already told you that if a naughty elephant attacks any other elephant in the herd, all the other bulls surround him and keep him there, till the president of the herd comes and punishes him.
naughtyadjectiveUS /ˈnɔːti/
suggestive of sexual impropriety
From this reading The Punishment of the Wicked Elephant Now I shall tell you how naughty elephants are punished.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The Punishment of the Wicked Elephant Now I shall tell you how naughty elephants are punished.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Punishment of the Wicked Elephant Now I shall tell you how naughty elephants are punished.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I have already told you that if a naughty elephant attacks any other elephant in the herd, all the other bulls surround him and keep him there, till the president of the herd comes and punishes him.
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading I have already told you that if a naughty elephant attacks any other elephant in the herd, all the other bulls surround him and keep him there, till the president of the herd comes and punishes him.
punishedadjectiveUS /ˈpʌnɪʃt/
subjected to a penalty (as pain or shame or restraint or loss) for an offense or fault or in order to coerce some behavior (as a confession or obedience)
From this reading The Punishment of the Wicked Elephant Now I shall tell you how naughty elephants are punished.
punishesverbUS /ˈpʌnɪʃəz/
third-person singular of “punish” — impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
From this reading I have already told you that if a naughty elephant attacks any other elephant in the herd, all the other bulls surround him and keep him there, till the president of the herd comes and punishes him.
the act of punishing
From this reading The Punishment of the Wicked Elephant Now I shall tell you how naughty elephants are punished.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading The bull elephants stand in a ring a few yards away from the culprit; but they all face him, so that they can watch him all the time.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading The Punishment of the Wicked Elephant Now I shall tell you how naughty elephants are punished.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The bull elephants stand in a ring a few yards away from the culprit; but they all face him, so that they can watch him all the time.
be standing; be upright
From this reading The bull elephants stand in a ring a few yards away from the culprit; but they all face him, so that they can watch him all the time.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Then the president of the herd steps into the ring, and walks toward the back of the culprit.
surroundverbUS /sərˈaʊnd/
extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
From this reading I have already told you that if a naughty elephant attacks any other elephant in the herd, all the other bulls surround him and keep him there, till the president of the herd comes and punishes him.
express in words
From this reading The Punishment of the Wicked Elephant Now I shall tell you how naughty elephants are punished.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have already told you that if a naughty elephant attacks any other elephant in the herd, all the other bulls surround him and keep him there, till the president of the herd comes and punishes him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Punishment of the Wicked Elephant Now I shall tell you how naughty elephants are punished.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the president of the herd steps into the ring, and walks toward the back of the culprit.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I have already told you that if a naughty elephant attacks any other elephant in the herd, all the other bulls surround him and keep him there, till the president of the herd comes and punishes him.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The bull elephants stand in a ring a few yards away from the culprit; but they all face him, so that they can watch him all the time.
up to a particular time
From this reading I have already told you that if a naughty elephant attacks any other elephant in the herd, all the other bulls surround him and keep him there, till the president of the herd comes and punishes him.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The bull elephants stand in a ring a few yards away from the culprit; but they all face him, so that they can watch him all the time.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I have already told you that if a naughty elephant attacks any other elephant in the herd, all the other bulls surround him and keep him there, till the president of the herd comes and punishes him.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Then the president of the herd steps into the ring, and walks toward the back of the culprit.
walksnounUS /wɔːks/
plural of “walk” — the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Then the president of the herd steps into the ring, and walks toward the back of the culprit.
look attentively
From this reading The bull elephants stand in a ring a few yards away from the culprit; but they all face him, so that they can watch him all the time.
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading The Punishment of the Wicked Elephant Now I shall tell you how naughty elephants are punished.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading The bull elephants stand in a ring a few yards away from the culprit; but they all face him, so that they can watch him all the time.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The Punishment of the Wicked Elephant Now I shall tell you how naughty elephants are punished.
