used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Tinkle stopped nibbling the sweet, green grass of the meadow, blew a long breath from his nose, raised his head and looked around.
using the voice; not silently
From this reading He did not say this aloud for fear some of the other ponies or the horses would hear him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tinkle stopped nibbling the sweet, green grass of the meadow, blew a long breath from his nose, raised his head and looked around.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Tinkle stopped nibbling the sweet, green grass of the meadow, blew a long breath from his nose, raised his head and looked around.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “I’m going to run away!”
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading Tinkle stopped nibbling the sweet, green grass of the meadow, blew a long breath from his nose, raised his head and looked around.
blinkedverbUS /blɪŋkt/
past form of “blink” — briefly shut the eyes
From this reading Then he blinked his eyes slowly, turned to look first on one side, then on the other, and to himself he said:
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Tinkle stopped nibbling the sweet, green grass of the meadow, blew a long breath from his nose, raised his head and looked around.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not say this aloud for fear some of the other ponies or the horses would hear him.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Then he blinked his eyes slowly, turned to look first on one side, then on the other, and to himself he said:
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading He did not say this aloud for fear some of the other ponies or the horses would hear him.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Then he blinked his eyes slowly, turned to look first on one side, then on the other, and to himself he said:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He did not say this aloud for fear some of the other ponies or the horses would hear him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Tinkle stopped nibbling the sweet, green grass of the meadow, blew a long breath from his nose, raised his head and looked around.
the act of departing
From this reading “I’m going to run away!”
shoot down, of birds
From this reading Tinkle stopped nibbling the sweet, green grass of the meadow, blew a long breath from his nose, raised his head and looked around.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Tinkle stopped nibbling the sweet, green grass of the meadow, blew a long breath from his nose, raised his head and looked around.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he blinked his eyes slowly, turned to look first on one side, then on the other, and to himself he said:
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Tinkle stopped nibbling the sweet, green grass of the meadow, blew a long breath from his nose, raised his head and looked around.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading He did not say this aloud for fear some of the other ponies or the horses would hear him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He did not say this aloud for fear some of the other ponies or the horses would hear him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then he blinked his eyes slowly, turned to look first on one side, then on the other, and to himself he said:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tinkle stopped nibbling the sweet, green grass of the meadow, blew a long breath from his nose, raised his head and looked around.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading He did not say this aloud for fear some of the other ponies or the horses would hear him.
I'm
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m going to run away!”
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 Tinkle stopped nibbling the sweet, green grass of the meadow, blew a long breath from his nose, raised his head and looked around.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Then he blinked his eyes slowly, turned to look first on one side, then on the other, and to himself he said:
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Tinkle stopped nibbling the sweet, green grass of the meadow, blew a long breath from his nose, raised his head and looked around.
meadownounUS /ˈmedoʊ/
a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading Tinkle stopped nibbling the sweet, green grass of the meadow, blew a long breath from his nose, raised his head and looked around.
nibblingverbUS /ˈnɪbəlɪŋ/
-ing form of “nibble” — bite off very small pieces
From this reading Tinkle stopped nibbling the sweet, green grass of the meadow, blew a long breath from his nose, raised his head and looked around.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading Tinkle stopped nibbling the sweet, green grass of the meadow, blew a long breath from his nose, raised his head and looked around.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not say this aloud for fear some of the other ponies or the horses would hear him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tinkle stopped nibbling the sweet, green grass of the meadow, blew a long breath from his nose, raised his head and looked around.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then he blinked his eyes slowly, turned to look first on one side, then on the other, and to himself he said:
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then he blinked his eyes slowly, turned to look first on one side, then on the other, and to himself he said:
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He did not say this aloud for fear some of the other ponies or the horses would hear him.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Then he blinked his eyes slowly, turned to look first on one side, then on the other, and to himself he said:
poniesnounUS /ˈpoʊniz/
plural of “pony” — a range horse of the western United States
From this reading He did not say this aloud for fear some of the other ponies or the horses would hear him.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Tinkle stopped nibbling the sweet, green grass of the meadow, blew a long breath from his nose, raised his head and looked around.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “I’m going to run away!”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then he blinked his eyes slowly, turned to look first on one side, then on the other, and to himself he said:
express in words
From this reading He did not say this aloud for fear some of the other ponies or the horses would hear him.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Then he blinked his eyes slowly, turned to look first on one side, then on the other, and to himself he said:
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Then he blinked his eyes slowly, turned to look first on one side, then on the other, and to himself he said:
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He did not say this aloud for fear some of the other ponies or the horses would hear him.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Tinkle stopped nibbling the sweet, green grass of the meadow, blew a long breath from his nose, raised his head and looked around.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Tinkle stopped nibbling the sweet, green grass of the meadow, blew a long breath from his nose, raised his head and looked around.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tinkle stopped nibbling the sweet, green grass of the meadow, blew a long breath from his nose, raised his head and looked around.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he blinked his eyes slowly, turned to look first on one side, then on the other, and to himself he said:
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He did not say this aloud for fear some of the other ponies or the horses would hear him.
TinklenounUS /ˈtɪŋkəl/
a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell
From this reading Tinkle stopped nibbling the sweet, green grass of the meadow, blew a long breath from his nose, raised his head and looked around.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then he blinked his eyes slowly, turned to look first on one side, then on the other, and to himself he said:
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Then he blinked his eyes slowly, turned to look first on one side, then on the other, and to himself he said:
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He did not say this aloud for fear some of the other ponies or the horses would hear him.
