Chapter V · Chapter 5

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

From this reading TUM TUM AND DON "Well, this is certainly a funny place," thought Tum Tum, the jolly elephant, as he looked about him.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading TUM TUM AND DON "Well, this is certainly a funny place," thought Tum Tum, the jolly elephant, as he looked about him.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading He found himself inside a large barn, which was nice and warm, and for this Tum Tum was glad, for it felt more like the warmth of his jungle, and Tum Tum, who had been shivering in the cold, outer air, now felt much better.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading The earthen floor of the barn was covered with sawdust, and all around the sides of the barn were cages containing many animals.

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

From this reading TUM TUM AND DON "Well, this is certainly a funny place," thought Tum Tum, the jolly elephant, as he looked about him.

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

From this reading The earthen floor of the barn was covered with sawdust, and all around the sides of the barn were cages containing many animals.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading The earthen floor of the barn was covered with sawdust, and all around the sides of the barn were cages containing many animals.

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

From this reading TUM TUM AND DON "Well, this is certainly a funny place," thought Tum Tum, the jolly elephant, as he looked about him.

an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals

From this reading He found himself inside a large barn, which was nice and warm, and for this Tum Tum was glad, for it felt more like the warmth of his jungle, and Tum Tum, who had been shivering in the cold, outer air, now felt much better.

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

From this reading There were lions, tigers, wolves, leopards, monkeys, snakes, and many other strange beasts, some of which Tum Tum had seen in his jungle home, and some of which he had never before seen.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading He found himself inside a large barn, which was nice and warm, and for this Tum Tum was glad, for it felt more like the warmth of his jungle, and Tum Tum, who had been shivering in the cold, outer air, now felt much better.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading There were lions, tigers, wolves, leopards, monkeys, snakes, and many other strange beasts, some of which Tum Tum had seen in his jungle home, and some of which he had never before seen.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading He found himself inside a large barn, which was nice and warm, and for this Tum Tum was glad, for it felt more like the warmth of his jungle, and Tum Tum, who had been shivering in the cold, outer air, now felt much better.

plural of “cage” — an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept

From this reading The earthen floor of the barn was covered with sawdust, and all around the sides of the barn were cages containing many animals.

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading TUM TUM AND DON "Well, this is certainly a funny place," thought Tum Tum, the jolly elephant, as he looked about him.

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading He found himself inside a large barn, which was nice and warm, and for this Tum Tum was glad, for it felt more like the warmth of his jungle, and Tum Tum, who had been shivering in the cold, outer air, now felt much better.

-ing form of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component

From this reading The earthen floor of the barn was covered with sawdust, and all around the sides of the barn were cages containing many animals.

overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

From this reading The earthen floor of the barn was covered with sawdust, and all around the sides of the barn were cages containing many animals.

a Spanish gentleman or nobleman

From this reading TUM TUM AND DON "Well, this is certainly a funny place," thought Tum Tum, the jolly elephant, as he looked about him.

made of earth (or baked clay)

From this reading The earthen floor of the barn was covered with sawdust, and all around the sides of the barn were cages containing many animals.

five-toed pachyderm

From this reading TUM TUM AND DON "Well, this is certainly a funny place," thought Tum Tum, the jolly elephant, as he looked about him.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading He found himself inside a large barn, which was nice and warm, and for this Tum Tum was glad, for it felt more like the warmth of his jungle, and Tum Tum, who had been shivering in the cold, outer air, now felt much better.

the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)

From this reading The earthen floor of the barn was covered with sawdust, and all around the sides of the barn were cages containing many animals.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He found himself inside a large barn, which was nice and warm, and for this Tum Tum was glad, for it felt more like the warmth of his jungle, and Tum Tum, who had been shivering in the cold, outer air, now felt much better.

set up or found

From this reading He found himself inside a large barn, which was nice and warm, and for this Tum Tum was glad, for it felt more like the warmth of his jungle, and Tum Tum, who had been shivering in the cold, outer air, now felt much better.

arousing or provoking laughter

From this reading TUM TUM AND DON "Well, this is certainly a funny place," thought Tum Tum, the jolly elephant, as he looked about him.

showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy

From this reading He found himself inside a large barn, which was nice and warm, and for this Tum Tum was glad, for it felt more like the warmth of his jungle, and Tum Tum, who had been shivering in the cold, outer air, now felt much better.

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

From this reading He found himself inside a large barn, which was nice and warm, and for this Tum Tum was glad, for it felt more like the warmth of his jungle, and Tum Tum, who had been shivering in the cold, outer air, now felt much better.

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

From this reading TUM TUM AND DON "Well, this is certainly a funny place," thought Tum Tum, the jolly elephant, as he looked about him.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading TUM TUM AND DON "Well, this is certainly a funny place," thought Tum Tum, the jolly elephant, as he looked about him.

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

From this reading He found himself inside a large barn, which was nice and warm, and for this Tum Tum was glad, for it felt more like the warmth of his jungle, and Tum Tum, who had been shivering in the cold, outer air, now felt much better.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading He found himself inside a large barn, which was nice and warm, and for this Tum Tum was glad, for it felt more like the warmth of his jungle, and Tum Tum, who had been shivering in the cold, outer air, now felt much better.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading There were lions, tigers, wolves, leopards, monkeys, snakes, and many other strange beasts, some of which Tum Tum had seen in his jungle home, and some of which he had never before seen.

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

From this reading He found himself inside a large barn, which was nice and warm, and for this Tum Tum was glad, for it felt more like the warmth of his jungle, and Tum Tum, who had been shivering in the cold, outer air, now felt much better.

relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space

From this reading He found himself inside a large barn, which was nice and warm, and for this Tum Tum was glad, for it felt more like the warmth of his jungle, and Tum Tum, who had been shivering in the cold, outer air, now felt much better.

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

From this reading TUM TUM AND DON "Well, this is certainly a funny place," thought Tum Tum, the jolly elephant, as he looked about him.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He found himself inside a large barn, which was nice and warm, and for this Tum Tum was glad, for it felt more like the warmth of his jungle, and Tum Tum, who had been shivering in the cold, outer air, now felt much better.

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

From this reading TUM TUM AND DON "Well, this is certainly a funny place," thought Tum Tum, the jolly elephant, as he looked about him.

a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival

From this reading He found himself inside a large barn, which was nice and warm, and for this Tum Tum was glad, for it felt more like the warmth of his jungle, and Tum Tum, who had been shivering in the cold, outer air, now felt much better.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading He found himself inside a large barn, which was nice and warm, and for this Tum Tum was glad, for it felt more like the warmth of his jungle, and Tum Tum, who had been shivering in the cold, outer air, now felt much better.

plural of “leopard” — the pelt of a leopard

From this reading There were lions, tigers, wolves, leopards, monkeys, snakes, and many other strange beasts, some of which Tum Tum had seen in his jungle home, and some of which he had never before seen.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading He found himself inside a large barn, which was nice and warm, and for this Tum Tum was glad, for it felt more like the warmth of his jungle, and Tum Tum, who had been shivering in the cold, outer air, now felt much better.

plural of “lion” — large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male

From this reading There were lions, tigers, wolves, leopards, monkeys, snakes, and many other strange beasts, some of which Tum Tum had seen in his jungle home, and some of which he had never before seen.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading TUM TUM AND DON "Well, this is certainly a funny place," thought Tum Tum, the jolly elephant, as he looked about him.

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 The earthen floor of the barn was covered with sawdust, and all around the sides of the barn were cages containing many animals.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading And well might he say so.

plural of “monkey” — any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)

From this reading There were lions, tigers, wolves, leopards, monkeys, snakes, and many other strange beasts, some of which Tum Tum had seen in his jungle home, and some of which he had never before seen.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading He found himself inside a large barn, which was nice and warm, and for this Tum Tum was glad, for it felt more like the warmth of his jungle, and Tum Tum, who had been shivering in the cold, outer air, now felt much better.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading He found himself inside a large barn, which was nice and warm, and for this Tum Tum was glad, for it felt more like the warmth of his jungle, and Tum Tum, who had been shivering in the cold, outer air, now felt much better.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading There were lions, tigers, wolves, leopards, monkeys, snakes, and many other strange beasts, some of which Tum Tum had seen in his jungle home, and some of which he had never before seen.

pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance

From this reading He found himself inside a large barn, which was nice and warm, and for this Tum Tum was glad, for it felt more like the warmth of his jungle, and Tum Tum, who had been shivering in the cold, outer air, now felt much better.

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

From this reading He found himself inside a large barn, which was nice and warm, and for this Tum Tum was glad, for it felt more like the warmth of his jungle, and Tum Tum, who had been shivering in the cold, outer air, now felt much better.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He found himself inside a large barn, which was nice and warm, and for this Tum Tum was glad, for it felt more like the warmth of his jungle, and Tum Tum, who had been shivering in the cold, outer air, now felt much better.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading There were lions, tigers, wolves, leopards, monkeys, snakes, and many other strange beasts, some of which Tum Tum had seen in his jungle home, and some of which he had never before seen.

being on the outside or further from a center

From this reading He found himself inside a large barn, which was nice and warm, and for this Tum Tum was glad, for it felt more like the warmth of his jungle, and Tum Tum, who had been shivering in the cold, outer air, now felt much better.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading TUM TUM AND DON "Well, this is certainly a funny place," thought Tum Tum, the jolly elephant, as he looked about him.

fine particles of wood made by sawing wood

From this reading The earthen floor of the barn was covered with sawdust, and all around the sides of the barn were cages containing many animals.

express in words

From this reading And well might he say so.

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

From this reading There were lions, tigers, wolves, leopards, monkeys, snakes, and many other strange beasts, some of which Tum Tum had seen in his jungle home, and some of which he had never before seen.

a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever

From this reading He found himself inside a large barn, which was nice and warm, and for this Tum Tum was glad, for it felt more like the warmth of his jungle, and Tum Tum, who had been shivering in the cold, outer air, now felt much better.

plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading The earthen floor of the barn was covered with sawdust, and all around the sides of the barn were cages containing many animals.

plural of “snake” — limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous

From this reading There were lions, tigers, wolves, leopards, monkeys, snakes, and many other strange beasts, some of which Tum Tum had seen in his jungle home, and some of which he had never before seen.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading And well might he say so.

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

From this reading There were lions, tigers, wolves, leopards, monkeys, snakes, and many other strange beasts, some of which Tum Tum had seen in his jungle home, and some of which he had never before seen.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading There were lions, tigers, wolves, leopards, monkeys, snakes, and many other strange beasts, some of which Tum Tum had seen in his jungle home, and some of which he had never before seen.

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

From this reading TUM TUM AND DON "Well, this is certainly a funny place," thought Tum Tum, the jolly elephant, as he looked about him.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There were lions, tigers, wolves, leopards, monkeys, snakes, and many other strange beasts, some of which Tum Tum had seen in his jungle home, and some of which he had never before seen.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading TUM TUM AND DON "Well, this is certainly a funny place," thought Tum Tum, the jolly elephant, as he looked about him.

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

From this reading TUM TUM AND DON "Well, this is certainly a funny place," thought Tum Tum, the jolly elephant, as he looked about him.

a terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for Tamil students

From this reading There were lions, tigers, wolves, leopards, monkeys, snakes, and many other strange beasts, some of which Tum Tum had seen in his jungle home, and some of which he had never before seen.

an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion

From this reading TUM TUM AND DON "Well, this is certainly a funny place," thought Tum Tum, the jolly elephant, as he looked about him.

having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat

From this reading He found himself inside a large barn, which was nice and warm, and for this Tum Tum was glad, for it felt more like the warmth of his jungle, and Tum Tum, who had been shivering in the cold, outer air, now felt much better.

the sensation caused by heat energy

From this reading He found himself inside a large barn, which was nice and warm, and for this Tum Tum was glad, for it felt more like the warmth of his jungle, and Tum Tum, who had been shivering in the cold, outer air, now felt much better.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading He found himself inside a large barn, which was nice and warm, and for this Tum Tum was glad, for it felt more like the warmth of his jungle, and Tum Tum, who had been shivering in the cold, outer air, now felt much better.

(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 TUM TUM AND DON "Well, this is certainly a funny place," thought Tum Tum, the jolly elephant, as he looked about him.

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

From this reading The earthen floor of the barn was covered with sawdust, and all around the sides of the barn were cages containing many animals.

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

From this reading He found himself inside a large barn, which was nice and warm, and for this Tum Tum was glad, for it felt more like the warmth of his jungle, and Tum Tum, who had been shivering in the cold, outer air, now felt much better.

which person or people

From this reading He found himself inside a large barn, which was nice and warm, and for this Tum Tum was glad, for it felt more like the warmth of his jungle, and Tum Tum, who had been shivering in the cold, outer air, now felt much better.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The earthen floor of the barn was covered with sawdust, and all around the sides of the barn were cages containing many animals.

plural of “wolf” — any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs

From this reading There were lions, tigers, wolves, leopards, monkeys, snakes, and many other strange beasts, some of which Tum Tum had seen in his jungle home, and some of which he had never before seen.