afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Thus spoke the little squirrel as he sat perched on his big friend's shoulder, the day after the wedding party.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Why, I think that you are tickling my ear, Master Cracker, and that if you do not stop, I shall be under the painful necessity of knocking you off on the floor."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Why, I think that you are tickling my ear, Master Cracker, and that if you do not stop, I shall be under the painful necessity of knocking you off on the floor."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Thus spoke the little squirrel as he sat perched on his big friend's shoulder, the day after the wedding party.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Why, I think that you are tickling my ear, Master Cracker, and that if you do not stop, I shall be under the painful necessity of knocking you off on the floor."
have
From this reading "What do I think?" repeated the bear.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Thus spoke the little squirrel as he sat perched on his big friend's shoulder, the day after the wedding party.
BRUINnounUS /ˈbruːɪn/
a conventional name for a bear used in tales following usage in the old epic “Reynard the Fox”
From this reading "BRUIN, what do you think?
CrackernounUS /ˈkrækər/
a thin crisp wafer made of flour and water with or without leavening and shortening; unsweetened or semisweet
From this reading "Why, I think that you are tickling my ear, Master Cracker, and that if you do not stop, I shall be under the painful necessity of knocking you off on the floor."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Thus spoke the little squirrel as he sat perched on his big friend's shoulder, the day after the wedding party.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "BRUIN, what do you think?
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading "Why, I think that you are tickling my ear, Master Cracker, and that if you do not stop, I shall be under the painful necessity of knocking you off on the floor."
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading "Why, I think that you are tickling my ear, Master Cracker, and that if you do not stop, I shall be under the painful necessity of knocking you off on the floor."
friend'snounUS /frendz/
possessive form of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Thus spoke the little squirrel as he sat perched on his big friend's shoulder, the day after the wedding party.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thus spoke the little squirrel as he sat perched on his big friend's shoulder, the day after the wedding party.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Thus spoke the little squirrel as he sat perched on his big friend's shoulder, the day after the wedding party.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "What do I think?" repeated the bear.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Why, I think that you are tickling my ear, Master Cracker, and that if you do not stop, I shall be under the painful necessity of knocking you off on the floor."
knockingnounUS /ˈnɑːkɪŋ/
the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
From this reading "Why, I think that you are tickling my ear, Master Cracker, and that if you do not stop, I shall be under the painful necessity of knocking you off on the floor."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Thus spoke the little squirrel as he sat perched on his big friend's shoulder, the day after the wedding party.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading "Why, I think that you are tickling my ear, Master Cracker, and that if you do not stop, I shall be under the painful necessity of knocking you off on the floor."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Why, I think that you are tickling my ear, Master Cracker, and that if you do not stop, I shall be under the painful necessity of knocking you off on the floor."
the condition of being essential or indispensable
From this reading "Why, I think that you are tickling my ear, Master Cracker, and that if you do not stop, I shall be under the painful necessity of knocking you off on the floor."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Why, I think that you are tickling my ear, Master Cracker, and that if you do not stop, I shall be under the painful necessity of knocking you off on the floor."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Why, I think that you are tickling my ear, Master Cracker, and that if you do not stop, I shall be under the painful necessity of knocking you off on the floor."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Why, I think that you are tickling my ear, Master Cracker, and that if you do not stop, I shall be under the painful necessity of knocking you off on the floor."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, Bruin! what _do_ you think?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Thus spoke the little squirrel as he sat perched on his big friend's shoulder, the day after the wedding party.
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading "Why, I think that you are tickling my ear, Master Cracker, and that if you do not stop, I shall be under the painful necessity of knocking you off on the floor."
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Thus spoke the little squirrel as he sat perched on his big friend's shoulder, the day after the wedding party.
perchedverbUS /pɜːrtʃt/
past form of “perch” — sit, as on a branch
From this reading Thus spoke the little squirrel as he sat perched on his big friend's shoulder, the day after the wedding party.
recurring again and again
From this reading "What do I think?" repeated the bear.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Thus spoke the little squirrel as he sat perched on his big friend's shoulder, the day after the wedding party.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Why, I think that you are tickling my ear, Master Cracker, and that if you do not stop, I shall be under the painful necessity of knocking you off on the floor."
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading Thus spoke the little squirrel as he sat perched on his big friend's shoulder, the day after the wedding party.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Thus spoke the little squirrel as he sat perched on his big friend's shoulder, the day after the wedding party.
squirrelnounUS /ˈskwɜːrəl/
a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
From this reading Thus spoke the little squirrel as he sat perched on his big friend's shoulder, the day after the wedding party.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading "Why, I think that you are tickling my ear, Master Cracker, and that if you do not stop, I shall be under the painful necessity of knocking you off on the floor."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Why, I think that you are tickling my ear, Master Cracker, and that if you do not stop, I shall be under the painful necessity of knocking you off on the floor."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thus spoke the little squirrel as he sat perched on his big friend's shoulder, the day after the wedding party.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "BRUIN, what do you think?
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus spoke the little squirrel as he sat perched on his big friend's shoulder, the day after the wedding party.
ticklingnoun
the act of tickling
From this reading "Why, I think that you are tickling my ear, Master Cracker, and that if you do not stop, I shall be under the painful necessity of knocking you off on the floor."
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "Why, I think that you are tickling my ear, Master Cracker, and that if you do not stop, I shall be under the painful necessity of knocking you off on the floor."
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading Thus spoke the little squirrel as he sat perched on his big friend's shoulder, the day after the wedding party.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "BRUIN, what do you think?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, I think that you are tickling my ear, Master Cracker, and that if you do not stop, I shall be under the painful necessity of knocking you off on the floor."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "BRUIN, what do you think?
