used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mr. Bowko, the Mayor "DEAR me!" said the prairie-dog, speaking almost in a whisper; "here are some of those queer humans from the village."
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Mr. Bowko, the Mayor "DEAR me!" said the prairie-dog, speaking almost in a whisper; "here are some of those queer humans from the village."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Let me see!" cried two shrill little voices, and the wee heads of two small creatures popped out of the hole and fixed their bright eyes upon the heads of Twinkle and Chubbins.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mr. Bowko, the Mayor "DEAR me!" said the prairie-dog, speaking almost in a whisper; "here are some of those queer humans from the village."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Go down at once!" said the mother prairie-dog.
Bowko
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From this reading Mr. Bowko, the Mayor "DEAR me!" said the prairie-dog, speaking almost in a whisper; "here are some of those queer humans from the village."
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Let me see!" cried two shrill little voices, and the wee heads of two small creatures popped out of the hole and fixed their bright eyes upon the heads of Twinkle and Chubbins.
Chubbins
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From this reading Let me see!" cried two shrill little voices, and the wee heads of two small creatures popped out of the hole and fixed their bright eyes upon the heads of Twinkle and Chubbins.
plural of “creature” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Let me see!" cried two shrill little voices, and the wee heads of two small creatures popped out of the hole and fixed their bright eyes upon the heads of Twinkle and Chubbins.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Let me see!" cried two shrill little voices, and the wee heads of two small creatures popped out of the hole and fixed their bright eyes upon the heads of Twinkle and Chubbins.
dearly loved
From this reading Mr. Bowko, the Mayor "DEAR me!" said the prairie-dog, speaking almost in a whisper; "here are some of those queer humans from the village."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you want to get hurt, you naughty little things?"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Go down at once!" said the mother prairie-dog.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Let me see!" cried two shrill little voices, and the wee heads of two small creatures popped out of the hole and fixed their bright eyes upon the heads of Twinkle and Chubbins.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading Let me see!" cried two shrill little voices, and the wee heads of two small creatures popped out of the hole and fixed their bright eyes upon the heads of Twinkle and Chubbins.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mr. Bowko, the Mayor "DEAR me!" said the prairie-dog, speaking almost in a whisper; "here are some of those queer humans from the village."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Do you want to get hurt, you naughty little things?"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Go down at once!" said the mother prairie-dog.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Let me see!" cried two shrill little voices, and the wee heads of two small creatures popped out of the hole and fixed their bright eyes upon the heads of Twinkle and Chubbins.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Mr. Bowko, the Mayor "DEAR me!" said the prairie-dog, speaking almost in a whisper; "here are some of those queer humans from the village."
an opening into or through something
From this reading Let me see!" cried two shrill little voices, and the wee heads of two small creatures popped out of the hole and fixed their bright eyes upon the heads of Twinkle and Chubbins.
humansnounUS /ˈhjuːmənz/
all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
From this reading Mr. Bowko, the Mayor "DEAR me!" said the prairie-dog, speaking almost in a whisper; "here are some of those queer humans from the village."
be the source of pain
From this reading "Do you want to get hurt, you naughty little things?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Bowko, the Mayor "DEAR me!" said the prairie-dog, speaking almost in a whisper; "here are some of those queer humans from the village."
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let me see!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Let me see!" cried two shrill little voices, and the wee heads of two small creatures popped out of the hole and fixed their bright eyes upon the heads of Twinkle and Chubbins.
MayornounUS /ˈmeɪər/
the head of a city government
From this reading Mr. Bowko, the Mayor "DEAR me!" said the prairie-dog, speaking almost in a whisper; "here are some of those queer humans from the village."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Bowko, the Mayor "DEAR me!" said the prairie-dog, speaking almost in a whisper; "here are some of those queer humans from the village."
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Go down at once!" said the mother prairie-dog.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Bowko, the Mayor "DEAR me!" said the prairie-dog, speaking almost in a whisper; "here are some of those queer humans from the village."
naughtyadjectiveUS /ˈnɔːti/
suggestive of sexual impropriety
From this reading "Do you want to get hurt, you naughty little things?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Bowko, the Mayor "DEAR me!" said the prairie-dog, speaking almost in a whisper; "here are some of those queer humans from the village."
on one occasion
From this reading "Go down at once!" said the mother prairie-dog.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Let me see!" cried two shrill little voices, and the wee heads of two small creatures popped out of the hole and fixed their bright eyes upon the heads of Twinkle and Chubbins.
poppedverbUS /pɑːpt/
inflected form of “pop” — bulge outward
From this reading Let me see!" cried two shrill little voices, and the wee heads of two small creatures popped out of the hole and fixed their bright eyes upon the heads of Twinkle and Chubbins.
prairie-dog
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Bowko, the Mayor "DEAR me!" said the prairie-dog, speaking almost in a whisper; "here are some of those queer humans from the village."
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Mr. Bowko, the Mayor "DEAR me!" said the prairie-dog, speaking almost in a whisper; "here are some of those queer humans from the village."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Mr. Bowko, the Mayor "DEAR me!" said the prairie-dog, speaking almost in a whisper; "here are some of those queer humans from the village."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Let me see!
shrilladjectiveUS /ʃrɪl/
having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones
From this reading Let me see!" cried two shrill little voices, and the wee heads of two small creatures popped out of the hole and fixed their bright eyes upon the heads of Twinkle and Chubbins.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Let me see!" cried two shrill little voices, and the wee heads of two small creatures popped out of the hole and fixed their bright eyes upon the heads of Twinkle and Chubbins.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Mr. Bowko, the Mayor "DEAR me!" said the prairie-dog, speaking almost in a whisper; "here are some of those queer humans from the village."
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading Mr. Bowko, the Mayor "DEAR me!" said the prairie-dog, speaking almost in a whisper; "here are some of those queer humans from the village."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Bowko, the Mayor "DEAR me!" said the prairie-dog, speaking almost in a whisper; "here are some of those queer humans from the village."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Let me see!" cried two shrill little voices, and the wee heads of two small creatures popped out of the hole and fixed their bright eyes upon the heads of Twinkle and Chubbins.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "Do you want to get hurt, you naughty little things?"
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Mr. Bowko, the Mayor "DEAR me!" said the prairie-dog, speaking almost in a whisper; "here are some of those queer humans from the village."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Do you want to get hurt, you naughty little things?"
TwinkleverbUS /ˈtwɪŋkəl/
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading Let me see!" cried two shrill little voices, and the wee heads of two small creatures popped out of the hole and fixed their bright eyes upon the heads of Twinkle and Chubbins.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Let me see!" cried two shrill little voices, and the wee heads of two small creatures popped out of the hole and fixed their bright eyes upon the heads of Twinkle and Chubbins.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Let me see!" cried two shrill little voices, and the wee heads of two small creatures popped out of the hole and fixed their bright eyes upon the heads of Twinkle and Chubbins.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading Mr. Bowko, the Mayor "DEAR me!" said the prairie-dog, speaking almost in a whisper; "here are some of those queer humans from the village."
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Let me see!" cried two shrill little voices, and the wee heads of two small creatures popped out of the hole and fixed their bright eyes upon the heads of Twinkle and Chubbins.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Do you want to get hurt, you naughty little things?"
weeadjectiveUS /wiː/
(used informally) very small
From this reading Let me see!" cried two shrill little voices, and the wee heads of two small creatures popped out of the hole and fixed their bright eyes upon the heads of Twinkle and Chubbins.
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading Mr. Bowko, the Mayor "DEAR me!" said the prairie-dog, speaking almost in a whisper; "here are some of those queer humans from the village."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you want to get hurt, you naughty little things?"
