Chapter VI

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

From this reading THE GRASS-SNAKE AND ADDER “_Tommy Smith has a talk with the grass-snake, and then With the adder: they’re both as conceited as men._” WHEN Tommy Smith had said good-bye to the hare, he thought he would walk home through some woods which were not far off.

a person who adds numbers

From this reading THE GRASS-SNAKE AND ADDER “_Tommy Smith has a talk with the grass-snake, and then With the adder: they’re both as conceited as men._” WHEN Tommy Smith had said good-bye to the hare, he thought he would walk home through some woods which were not far off.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading So off he set towards them, and as he went along he said to himself, “I know there are a great many animals that live in the woods.

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

From this reading THE GRASS-SNAKE AND ADDER “_Tommy Smith has a talk with the grass-snake, and then With the adder: they’re both as conceited as men._” WHEN Tommy Smith had said good-bye to the hare, he thought he would walk home through some woods which were not far off.

plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading So off he set towards them, and as he went along he said to himself, “I know there are a great many animals that live in the woods.

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

From this reading So off he set towards them, and as he went along he said to himself, “I know there are a great many animals that live in the woods.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading THE GRASS-SNAKE AND ADDER “_Tommy Smith has a talk with the grass-snake, and then With the adder: they’re both as conceited as men._” WHEN Tommy Smith had said good-bye to the hare, he thought he would walk home through some woods which were not far off.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Now I wonder which of them will be the first to have a talk with me.

the two together, not just one

From this reading THE GRASS-SNAKE AND ADDER “_Tommy Smith has a talk with the grass-snake, and then With the adder: they’re both as conceited as men._” WHEN Tommy Smith had said good-bye to the hare, he thought he would walk home through some woods which were not far off.

characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance

From this reading THE GRASS-SNAKE AND ADDER “_Tommy Smith has a talk with the grass-snake, and then With the adder: they’re both as conceited as men._” WHEN Tommy Smith had said good-bye to the hare, he thought he would walk home through some woods which were not far off.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading THE GRASS-SNAKE AND ADDER “_Tommy Smith has a talk with the grass-snake, and then With the adder: they’re both as conceited as men._” WHEN Tommy Smith had said good-bye to the hare, he thought he would walk home through some woods which were not far off.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Now I wonder which of them will be the first to have a talk with me.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The pigeon and the squirrel both live there, for I have often seen them together on the same tree.

a farewell remark

From this reading THE GRASS-SNAKE AND ADDER “_Tommy Smith has a talk with the grass-snake, and then With the adder: they’re both as conceited as men._” WHEN Tommy Smith had said good-bye to the hare, he thought he would walk home through some woods which were not far off.

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

From this reading THE GRASS-SNAKE AND ADDER “_Tommy Smith has a talk with the grass-snake, and then With the adder: they’re both as conceited as men._” WHEN Tommy Smith had said good-bye to the hare, he thought he would walk home through some woods which were not far off.

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

From this reading So off he set towards them, and as he went along he said to himself, “I know there are a great many animals that live in the woods.

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

From this reading THE GRASS-SNAKE AND ADDER “_Tommy Smith has a talk with the grass-snake, and then With the adder: they’re both as conceited as men._” WHEN Tommy Smith had said good-bye to the hare, he thought he would walk home through some woods which were not far off.

swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes

From this reading THE GRASS-SNAKE AND ADDER “_Tommy Smith has a talk with the grass-snake, and then With the adder: they’re both as conceited as men._” WHEN Tommy Smith had said good-bye to the hare, he thought he would walk home through some woods which were not far off.

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

From this reading THE GRASS-SNAKE AND ADDER “_Tommy Smith has a talk with the grass-snake, and then With the adder: they’re both as conceited as men._” WHEN Tommy Smith had said good-bye to the hare, he thought he would walk home through some woods which were not far off.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Now I wonder which of them will be the first to have a talk with me.

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

From this reading THE GRASS-SNAKE AND ADDER “_Tommy Smith has a talk with the grass-snake, and then With the adder: they’re both as conceited as men._” WHEN Tommy Smith had said good-bye to the hare, he thought he would walk home through some woods which were not far off.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading So off he set towards them, and as he went along he said to himself, “I know there are a great many animals that live in the woods.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading THE GRASS-SNAKE AND ADDER “_Tommy Smith has a talk with the grass-snake, and then With the adder: they’re both as conceited as men._” WHEN Tommy Smith had said good-bye to the hare, he thought he would walk home through some woods which were not far off.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading So off he set towards them, and as he went along he said to himself, “I know there are a great many animals that live in the woods.

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

From this reading So off he set towards them, and as he went along he said to himself, “I know there are a great many animals that live in the woods.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading So off he set towards them, and as he went along he said to himself, “I know there are a great many animals that live in the woods.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Let me see.

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading So off he set towards them, and as he went along he said to himself, “I know there are a great many animals that live in the woods.

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 So off he set towards them, and as he went along he said to himself, “I know there are a great many animals that live in the woods.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Now I wonder which of them will be the first to have a talk with me.

the force of workers available

From this reading THE GRASS-SNAKE AND ADDER “_Tommy Smith has a talk with the grass-snake, and then With the adder: they’re both as conceited as men._” WHEN Tommy Smith had said good-bye to the hare, he thought he would walk home through some woods which were not far off.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading THE GRASS-SNAKE AND ADDER “_Tommy Smith has a talk with the grass-snake, and then With the adder: they’re both as conceited as men._” WHEN Tommy Smith had said good-bye to the hare, he thought he would walk home through some woods which were not far off.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Now I wonder which of them will be the first to have a talk with me.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Now I wonder which of them will be the first to have a talk with me.

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

From this reading THE GRASS-SNAKE AND ADDER “_Tommy Smith has a talk with the grass-snake, and then With the adder: they’re both as conceited as men._” WHEN Tommy Smith had said good-bye to the hare, he thought he would walk home through some woods which were not far off.

many times at short intervals

From this reading The pigeon and the squirrel both live there, for I have often seen them together on the same tree.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The pigeon and the squirrel both live there, for I have often seen them together on the same tree.

wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs

From this reading The pigeon and the squirrel both live there, for I have often seen them together on the same tree.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading THE GRASS-SNAKE AND ADDER “_Tommy Smith has a talk with the grass-snake, and then With the adder: they’re both as conceited as men._” WHEN Tommy Smith had said good-bye to the hare, he thought he would walk home through some woods which were not far off.

Identical; not different.

From this reading The pigeon and the squirrel both live there, for I have often seen them together on the same tree.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Let me see.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading The pigeon and the squirrel both live there, for I have often seen them together on the same tree.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading So off he set towards them, and as he went along he said to himself, “I know there are a great many animals that live in the woods.

Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)

From this reading THE GRASS-SNAKE AND ADDER “_Tommy Smith has a talk with the grass-snake, and then With the adder: they’re both as conceited as men._” WHEN Tommy Smith had said good-bye to the hare, he thought he would walk home through some woods which were not far off.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So off he set towards them, and as he went along he said to himself, “I know there are a great many animals that live in the woods.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading THE GRASS-SNAKE AND ADDER “_Tommy Smith has a talk with the grass-snake, and then With the adder: they’re both as conceited as men._” WHEN Tommy Smith had said good-bye to the hare, he thought he would walk home through some woods which were not far off.

a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail

From this reading The pigeon and the squirrel both live there, for I have often seen them together on the same tree.

exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading THE GRASS-SNAKE AND ADDER “_Tommy Smith has a talk with the grass-snake, and then With the adder: they’re both as conceited as men._” WHEN Tommy Smith had said good-bye to the hare, he thought he would walk home through some woods which were not far off.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading So off he set towards them, and as he went along he said to himself, “I know there are a great many animals that live in the woods.

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

From this reading THE GRASS-SNAKE AND ADDER “_Tommy Smith has a talk with the grass-snake, and then With the adder: they’re both as conceited as men._” WHEN Tommy Smith had said good-bye to the hare, he thought he would walk home through some woods which were not far off.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading So off he set towards them, and as he went along he said to himself, “I know there are a great many animals that live in the woods.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading THE GRASS-SNAKE AND ADDER “_Tommy Smith has a talk with the grass-snake, and then With the adder: they’re both as conceited as men._” WHEN Tommy Smith had said good-bye to the hare, he thought he would walk home through some woods which were not far off.

in or at that place or location

From this reading So off he set towards them, and as he went along he said to himself, “I know there are a great many animals that live in the woods.

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

From this reading THE GRASS-SNAKE AND ADDER “_Tommy Smith has a talk with the grass-snake, and then With the adder: they’re both as conceited as men._” WHEN Tommy Smith had said good-bye to the hare, he thought he would walk home through some woods which were not far off.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading THE GRASS-SNAKE AND ADDER “_Tommy Smith has a talk with the grass-snake, and then With the adder: they’re both as conceited as men._” WHEN Tommy Smith had said good-bye to the hare, he thought he would walk home through some woods which were not far off.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading THE GRASS-SNAKE AND ADDER “_Tommy Smith has a talk with the grass-snake, and then With the adder: they’re both as conceited as men._” WHEN Tommy Smith had said good-bye to the hare, he thought he would walk home through some woods which were not far off.

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

From this reading THE GRASS-SNAKE AND ADDER “_Tommy Smith has a talk with the grass-snake, and then With the adder: they’re both as conceited as men._” WHEN Tommy Smith had said good-bye to the hare, he thought he would walk home through some woods which were not far off.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading The pigeon and the squirrel both live there, for I have often seen them together on the same tree.

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

From this reading THE GRASS-SNAKE AND ADDER “_Tommy Smith has a talk with the grass-snake, and then With the adder: they’re both as conceited as men._” WHEN Tommy Smith had said good-bye to the hare, he thought he would walk home through some woods which were not far off.

in the direction of

From this reading So off he set towards them, and as he went along he said to himself, “I know there are a great many animals that live in the woods.

a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading The pigeon and the squirrel both live there, for I have often seen them together on the same tree.

the act of traveling by foot

From this reading THE GRASS-SNAKE AND ADDER “_Tommy Smith has a talk with the grass-snake, and then With the adder: they’re both as conceited as men._” WHEN Tommy Smith had said good-bye to the hare, he thought he would walk home through some woods which were not far off.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading So off he set towards them, and as he went along he said to himself, “I know there are a great many animals that live in the woods.

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

From this reading THE GRASS-SNAKE AND ADDER “_Tommy Smith has a talk with the grass-snake, and then With the adder: they’re both as conceited as men._” WHEN Tommy Smith had said good-bye to the hare, he thought he would walk home through some woods which were not far off.

at the time that

From this reading THE GRASS-SNAKE AND ADDER “_Tommy Smith has a talk with the grass-snake, and then With the adder: they’re both as conceited as men._” WHEN Tommy Smith had said good-bye to the hare, he thought he would walk home through some woods which were not far off.

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

From this reading THE GRASS-SNAKE AND ADDER “_Tommy Smith has a talk with the grass-snake, and then With the adder: they’re both as conceited as men._” WHEN Tommy Smith had said good-bye to the hare, he thought he would walk home through some woods which were not far off.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Now I wonder which of them will be the first to have a talk with me.

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE GRASS-SNAKE AND ADDER “_Tommy Smith has a talk with the grass-snake, and then With the adder: they’re both as conceited as men._” WHEN Tommy Smith had said good-bye to the hare, he thought he would walk home through some woods which were not far off.

the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading Now I wonder which of them will be the first to have a talk with me.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading THE GRASS-SNAKE AND ADDER “_Tommy Smith has a talk with the grass-snake, and then With the adder: they’re both as conceited as men._” WHEN Tommy Smith had said good-bye to the hare, he thought he would walk home through some woods which were not far off.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading THE GRASS-SNAKE AND ADDER “_Tommy Smith has a talk with the grass-snake, and then With the adder: they’re both as conceited as men._” WHEN Tommy Smith had said good-bye to the hare, he thought he would walk home through some woods which were not far off.