used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I have a Fight and a Fright: after which I make some Plans for the Future and take up my Bed and move.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I have a Fight and a Fright: after which I make some Plans for the Future and take up my Bed and move.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have a Fight and a Fright: after which I make some Plans for the Future and take up my Bed and move.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Poor Kaiser rushed around the stove, faced the window, and began to bark so excitedly that his voice trembled and sounded differently than I had ever heard it before.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I must have been a little excited myself, as I stopped to bolt the door, just as if the wolf could turn the knob and walk in.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading When I stepped back I met the wolf face to face gazing in the window, with his eyes flaming and mouth a little open.
barknounUS /bɑːrk/
tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
From this reading Poor Kaiser rushed around the stove, faced the window, and began to bark so excitedly that his voice trembled and sounded differently than I had ever heard it before.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading I have a Fight and a Fright: after which I make some Plans for the Future and take up my Bed and move.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I must have been a little excited myself, as I stopped to bolt the door, just as if the wolf could turn the knob and walk in.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Poor Kaiser rushed around the stove, faced the window, and began to bark so excitedly that his voice trembled and sounded differently than I had ever heard it before.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Poor Kaiser rushed around the stove, faced the window, and began to bark so excitedly that his voice trembled and sounded differently than I had ever heard it before.
boltnounUS /boʊlt/
a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
From this reading I must have been a little excited myself, as I stopped to bolt the door, just as if the wolf could turn the knob and walk in.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I don't know if the door really struck the wolf's nose or not, when I slammed it shut, but it could not have lacked much of it.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I don't know if the door really struck the wolf's nose or not, when I slammed it shut, but it could not have lacked much of it.
differentlyadverbUS /ˈdɪfrəntli/
in another and different manner
From this reading Poor Kaiser rushed around the stove, faced the window, and began to bark so excitedly that his voice trembled and sounded differently than I had ever heard it before.
don't
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From this reading I don't know if the door really struck the wolf's nose or not, when I slammed it shut, but it could not have lacked much of it.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading I don't know if the door really struck the wolf's nose or not, when I slammed it shut, but it could not have lacked much of it.
at any time
From this reading Poor Kaiser rushed around the stove, faced the window, and began to bark so excitedly that his voice trembled and sounded differently than I had ever heard it before.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading I must have been a little excited myself, as I stopped to bolt the door, just as if the wolf could turn the knob and walk in.
excitedlyadverbUS /ɪkˈsaɪtədli/
with excitement; in an excited manner
From this reading Poor Kaiser rushed around the stove, faced the window, and began to bark so excitedly that his voice trembled and sounded differently than I had ever heard it before.
opinion or judgment
From this reading When I stepped back I met the wolf face to face gazing in the window, with his eyes flaming and mouth a little open.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading When I stepped back I met the wolf face to face gazing in the window, with his eyes flaming and mouth a little open.
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading Poor Kaiser rushed around the stove, faced the window, and began to bark so excitedly that his voice trembled and sounded differently than I had ever heard it before.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading I have a Fight and a Fright: after which I make some Plans for the Future and take up my Bed and move.
flamingadjectiveUS /ˈfleɪmɪŋ/
informal intensifiers
From this reading When I stepped back I met the wolf face to face gazing in the window, with his eyes flaming and mouth a little open.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have a Fight and a Fright: after which I make some Plans for the Future and take up my Bed and move.
FrightnounUS /fraɪt/
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading I have a Fight and a Fright: after which I make some Plans for the Future and take up my Bed and move.
yet to be or coming
From this reading I have a Fight and a Fright: after which I make some Plans for the Future and take up my Bed and move.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading When I stepped back I met the wolf face to face gazing in the window, with his eyes flaming and mouth a little open.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Poor Kaiser rushed around the stove, faced the window, and began to bark so excitedly that his voice trembled and sounded differently than I had ever heard it before.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have a Fight and a Fright: after which I make some Plans for the Future and take up my Bed and move.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Poor Kaiser rushed around the stove, faced the window, and began to bark so excitedly that his voice trembled and sounded differently than I had ever heard it before.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Poor Kaiser rushed around the stove, faced the window, and began to bark so excitedly that his voice trembled and sounded differently than I had ever heard it before.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have a Fight and a Fright: after which I make some Plans for the Future and take up my Bed and move.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I don't know if the door really struck the wolf's nose or not, when I slammed it shut, but it could not have lacked much of it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I must have been a little excited myself, as I stopped to bolt the door, just as if the wolf could turn the knob and walk in.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I don't know if the door really struck the wolf's nose or not, when I slammed it shut, but it could not have lacked much of it.
and nothing more
From this reading I must have been a little excited myself, as I stopped to bolt the door, just as if the wolf could turn the knob and walk in.
KaisernounUS /ˈkaɪzər/
the title of the Holy Roman Emperors or the emperors of Austria or of Germany until 1918
From this reading Poor Kaiser rushed around the stove, faced the window, and began to bark so excitedly that his voice trembled and sounded differently than I had ever heard it before.
knobnounUS /nɑːb/
a circular rounded projection or protuberance
From this reading I must have been a little excited myself, as I stopped to bolt the door, just as if the wolf could turn the knob and walk in.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I don't know if the door really struck the wolf's nose or not, when I slammed it shut, but it could not have lacked much of it.
lackedverbUS /lækt/
past form of “lack” — be without
From this reading I don't know if the door really struck the wolf's nose or not, when I slammed it shut, but it could not have lacked much of it.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I must have been a little excited myself, as I stopped to bolt the door, just as if the wolf could turn the knob and walk in.
engage in
From this reading I have a Fight and a Fright: after which I make some Plans for the Future and take up my Bed and move.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading When I stepped back I met the wolf face to face gazing in the window, with his eyes flaming and mouth a little open.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading When I stepped back I met the wolf face to face gazing in the window, with his eyes flaming and mouth a little open.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I have a Fight and a Fright: after which I make some Plans for the Future and take up my Bed and move.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I don't know if the door really struck the wolf's nose or not, when I slammed it shut, but it could not have lacked much of it.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must have been a little excited myself, as I stopped to bolt the door, just as if the wolf could turn the knob and walk in.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have a Fight and a Fright: after which I make some Plans for the Future and take up my Bed and move.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I must have been a little excited myself, as I stopped to bolt the door, just as if the wolf could turn the knob and walk in.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading I don't know if the door really struck the wolf's nose or not, when I slammed it shut, but it could not have lacked much of it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I don't know if the door really struck the wolf's nose or not, when I slammed it shut, but it could not have lacked much of it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I don't know if the door really struck the wolf's nose or not, when I slammed it shut, but it could not have lacked much of it.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading When I stepped back I met the wolf face to face gazing in the window, with his eyes flaming and mouth a little open.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I don't know if the door really struck the wolf's nose or not, when I slammed it shut, but it could not have lacked much of it.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading I have a Fight and a Fright: after which I make some Plans for the Future and take up my Bed and move.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Poor Kaiser rushed around the stove, faced the window, and began to bark so excitedly that his voice trembled and sounded differently than I had ever heard it before.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading I don't know if the door really struck the wolf's nose or not, when I slammed it shut, but it could not have lacked much of it.
done under pressure
From this reading Poor Kaiser rushed around the stove, faced the window, and began to bark so excitedly that his voice trembled and sounded differently than I had ever heard it before.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading I don't know if the door really struck the wolf's nose or not, when I slammed it shut, but it could not have lacked much of it.
slammedverbUS /slæmd/
inflected form of “slam” — close violently
From this reading I don't know if the door really struck the wolf's nose or not, when I slammed it shut, but it could not have lacked much of it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Poor Kaiser rushed around the stove, faced the window, and began to bark so excitedly that his voice trembled and sounded differently than I had ever heard it before.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I have a Fight and a Fright: after which I make some Plans for the Future and take up my Bed and move.
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading Poor Kaiser rushed around the stove, faced the window, and began to bark so excitedly that his voice trembled and sounded differently than I had ever heard it before.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading When I stepped back I met the wolf face to face gazing in the window, with his eyes flaming and mouth a little open.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading I must have been a little excited myself, as I stopped to bolt the door, just as if the wolf could turn the knob and walk in.
stovenounUS /stoʊv/
a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
From this reading Poor Kaiser rushed around the stove, faced the window, and began to bark so excitedly that his voice trembled and sounded differently than I had ever heard it before.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading I don't know if the door really struck the wolf's nose or not, when I slammed it shut, but it could not have lacked much of it.
carry out
From this reading I have a Fight and a Fright: after which I make some Plans for the Future and take up my Bed and move.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Poor Kaiser rushed around the stove, faced the window, and began to bark so excitedly that his voice trembled and sounded differently than I had ever heard it before.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Poor Kaiser rushed around the stove, faced the window, and began to bark so excitedly that his voice trembled and sounded differently than I had ever heard it before.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have a Fight and a Fright: after which I make some Plans for the Future and take up my Bed and move.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Poor Kaiser rushed around the stove, faced the window, and began to bark so excitedly that his voice trembled and sounded differently than I had ever heard it before.
past form of “tremble” — move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading Poor Kaiser rushed around the stove, faced the window, and began to bark so excitedly that his voice trembled and sounded differently than I had ever heard it before.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading I must have been a little excited myself, as I stopped to bolt the door, just as if the wolf could turn the knob and walk in.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I have a Fight and a Fright: after which I make some Plans for the Future and take up my Bed and move.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Poor Kaiser rushed around the stove, faced the window, and began to bark so excitedly that his voice trembled and sounded differently than I had ever heard it before.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading I must have been a little excited myself, as I stopped to bolt the door, just as if the wolf could turn the knob and walk in.
at the time that
From this reading I don't know if the door really struck the wolf's nose or not, when I slammed it shut, but it could not have lacked much of it.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I have a Fight and a Fright: after which I make some Plans for the Future and take up my Bed and move.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Poor Kaiser rushed around the stove, faced the window, and began to bark so excitedly that his voice trembled and sounded differently than I had ever heard it before.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When I stepped back I met the wolf face to face gazing in the window, with his eyes flaming and mouth a little open.
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading I must have been a little excited myself, as I stopped to bolt the door, just as if the wolf could turn the knob and walk in.
wolf'snounUS /wʊlfs/
possessive form of “wolf” — any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading I don't know if the door really struck the wolf's nose or not, when I slammed it shut, but it could not have lacked much of it.
