used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Suddenly Toto heard a voice speaking to him in the beloved animal language he knew so well.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading TOTO GETS HOME AGAIN Shut tightly in the cage on the deck of the houseboat, Toto looked across the water.
anew
From this reading TOTO GETS HOME AGAIN Shut tightly in the cage on the deck of the houseboat, Toto looked across the water.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The boat was moving slowly along.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was near the bank of the river, and some of the trees were so close that the boat brushed the branches as it moved along.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Suddenly Toto heard a voice speaking to him in the beloved animal language he knew so well.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was near the bank of the river, and some of the trees were so close that the boat brushed the branches as it moved along.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading It was near the bank of the river, and some of the trees were so close that the boat brushed the branches as it moved along.
beavernounUS /ˈbiːvər/
the soft brown fur of the beaver
From this reading “Hello there, beaver boy!” called the voice.
dearly loved
From this reading Suddenly Toto heard a voice speaking to him in the beloved animal language he knew so well.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The boat was moving slowly along.
a youthful male person
From this reading “Hello there, beaver boy!” called the voice.
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading It was near the bank of the river, and some of the trees were so close that the boat brushed the branches as it moved along.
brushedadjectiveUS /brʌʃt/
touched lightly in passing; grazed against
From this reading It was near the bank of the river, and some of the trees were so close that the boat brushed the branches as it moved along.
cagenounUS /keɪdʒ/
an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
From this reading TOTO GETS HOME AGAIN Shut tightly in the cage on the deck of the houseboat, Toto looked across the water.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Hello there, beaver boy!” called the voice.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading It was near the bank of the river, and some of the trees were so close that the boat brushed the branches as it moved along.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading TOTO GETS HOME AGAIN Shut tightly in the cage on the deck of the houseboat, Toto looked across the water.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading TOTO GETS HOME AGAIN Shut tightly in the cage on the deck of the houseboat, Toto looked across the water.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Suddenly Toto heard a voice speaking to him in the beloved animal language he knew so well.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Suddenly Toto heard a voice speaking to him in the beloved animal language he knew so well.
HellonounUS /həˈloʊ/
an expression of greeting
From this reading “Hello there, beaver boy!” called the voice.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Suddenly Toto heard a voice speaking to him in the beloved animal language he knew so well.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading TOTO GETS HOME AGAIN Shut tightly in the cage on the deck of the houseboat, Toto looked across the water.
houseboatnounUS /ˈhaʊsboʊt/
a barge that is designed and equipped for use as a dwelling
From this reading TOTO GETS HOME AGAIN Shut tightly in the cage on the deck of the houseboat, Toto looked across the water.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TOTO GETS HOME AGAIN Shut tightly in the cage on the deck of the houseboat, Toto looked across the water.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was near the bank of the river, and some of the trees were so close that the boat brushed the branches as it moved along.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Suddenly Toto heard a voice speaking to him in the beloved animal language he knew so well.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading Suddenly Toto heard a voice speaking to him in the beloved animal language he knew so well.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading TOTO GETS HOME AGAIN Shut tightly in the cage on the deck of the houseboat, Toto looked across the water.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading It was near the bank of the river, and some of the trees were so close that the boat brushed the branches as it moved along.
in motion
From this reading The boat was moving slowly along.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading It was near the bank of the river, and some of the trees were so close that the boat brushed the branches as it moved along.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TOTO GETS HOME AGAIN Shut tightly in the cage on the deck of the houseboat, Toto looked across the water.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading TOTO GETS HOME AGAIN Shut tightly in the cage on the deck of the houseboat, Toto looked across the water.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading It was near the bank of the river, and some of the trees were so close that the boat brushed the branches as it moved along.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading TOTO GETS HOME AGAIN Shut tightly in the cage on the deck of the houseboat, Toto looked across the water.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading The boat was moving slowly along.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was near the bank of the river, and some of the trees were so close that the boat brushed the branches as it moved along.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It was near the bank of the river, and some of the trees were so close that the boat brushed the branches as it moved along.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading Suddenly Toto heard a voice speaking to him in the beloved animal language he knew so well.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly Toto heard a voice speaking to him in the beloved animal language he knew so well.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was near the bank of the river, and some of the trees were so close that the boat brushed the branches as it moved along.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TOTO GETS HOME AGAIN Shut tightly in the cage on the deck of the houseboat, Toto looked across the water.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Hello there, beaver boy!” called the voice.
tightlyadverbUS /ˈtaɪtli/
in a tight or constricted manner
From this reading TOTO GETS HOME AGAIN Shut tightly in the cage on the deck of the houseboat, Toto looked across the water.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Suddenly Toto heard a voice speaking to him in the beloved animal language he knew so well.
TOTO
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From this reading TOTO GETS HOME AGAIN Shut tightly in the cage on the deck of the houseboat, Toto looked across the water.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading It was near the bank of the river, and some of the trees were so close that the boat brushed the branches as it moved along.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Suddenly Toto heard a voice speaking to him in the beloved animal language he knew so well.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The boat was moving slowly along.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading TOTO GETS HOME AGAIN Shut tightly in the cage on the deck of the houseboat, Toto looked across the water.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Suddenly Toto heard a voice speaking to him in the beloved animal language he knew so well.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was near the bank of the river, and some of the trees were so close that the boat brushed the branches as it moved along.
