Chapter XII · Chapter 12

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

From this reading POP-GOES "Uncle Wiggily," said Mrs. Littletail, the rabbit lady, one morning, as she came in the dining-room where Mr. Longears was reading the cabbage leaf paper after breakfast, "Uncle Wiggily, I don't like you to go out in such a storm as this, but I do need some things from the store, and I have no one to send."

higher than, or over, something

From this reading "It isn't snowing very hard," and he looked out through the window, which was up a little way above ground to make the burrow light.

later than; following

From this reading POP-GOES "Uncle Wiggily," said Mrs. Littletail, the rabbit lady, one morning, as she came in the dining-room where Mr. Longears was reading the cabbage leaf paper after breakfast, "Uncle Wiggily, I don't like you to go out in such a storm as this, but I do need some things from the store, and I have no one to send."

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

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND MR.

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

From this reading POP-GOES "Uncle Wiggily," said Mrs. Littletail, the rabbit lady, one morning, as she came in the dining-room where Mr. Longears was reading the cabbage leaf paper after breakfast, "Uncle Wiggily, I don't like you to go out in such a storm as this, but I do need some things from the store, and I have no one to send."

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading "What do you want, Mrs. Littletail?" he asked.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "Why, I'll be only too glad to go," cried the bunny uncle, who was spending a few days visiting the Littletail family in their underground burrow-house.

eat an early morning meal

From this reading POP-GOES "Uncle Wiggily," said Mrs. Littletail, the rabbit lady, one morning, as she came in the dining-room where Mr. Longears was reading the cabbage leaf paper after breakfast, "Uncle Wiggily, I don't like you to go out in such a storm as this, but I do need some things from the store, and I have no one to send."

a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit

From this reading "Why, I'll be only too glad to go," cried the bunny uncle, who was spending a few days visiting the Littletail family in their underground burrow-house.

a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter

From this reading "It isn't snowing very hard," and he looked out through the window, which was up a little way above ground to make the burrow light.

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From this reading "Why, I'll be only too glad to go," cried the bunny uncle, who was spending a few days visiting the Littletail family in their underground burrow-house.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading POP-GOES "Uncle Wiggily," said Mrs. Littletail, the rabbit lady, one morning, as she came in the dining-room where Mr. Longears was reading the cabbage leaf paper after breakfast, "Uncle Wiggily, I don't like you to go out in such a storm as this, but I do need some things from the store, and I have no one to send."

any of various types of cabbage

From this reading POP-GOES "Uncle Wiggily," said Mrs. Littletail, the rabbit lady, one morning, as she came in the dining-room where Mr. Longears was reading the cabbage leaf paper after breakfast, "Uncle Wiggily, I don't like you to go out in such a storm as this, but I do need some things from the store, and I have no one to send."

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading POP-GOES "Uncle Wiggily," said Mrs. Littletail, the rabbit lady, one morning, as she came in the dining-room where Mr. Longears was reading the cabbage leaf paper after breakfast, "Uncle Wiggily, I don't like you to go out in such a storm as this, but I do need some things from the store, and I have no one to send."

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading "Why, I'll be only too glad to go," cried the bunny uncle, who was spending a few days visiting the Littletail family in their underground burrow-house.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading "Why, I'll be only too glad to go," cried the bunny uncle, who was spending a few days visiting the Littletail family in their underground burrow-house.

a room used for dining

From this reading POP-GOES "Uncle Wiggily," said Mrs. Littletail, the rabbit lady, one morning, as she came in the dining-room where Mr. Longears was reading the cabbage leaf paper after breakfast, "Uncle Wiggily, I don't like you to go out in such a storm as this, but I do need some things from the store, and I have no one to send."

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading POP-GOES "Uncle Wiggily," said Mrs. Littletail, the rabbit lady, one morning, as she came in the dining-room where Mr. Longears was reading the cabbage leaf paper after breakfast, "Uncle Wiggily, I don't like you to go out in such a storm as this, but I do need some things from the store, and I have no one to send."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading POP-GOES "Uncle Wiggily," said Mrs. Littletail, the rabbit lady, one morning, as she came in the dining-room where Mr. Longears was reading the cabbage leaf paper after breakfast, "Uncle Wiggily, I don't like you to go out in such a storm as this, but I do need some things from the store, and I have no one to send."

a social unit living together

From this reading "Why, I'll be only too glad to go," cried the bunny uncle, who was spending a few days visiting the Littletail family in their underground burrow-house.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading "Why, I'll be only too glad to go," cried the bunny uncle, who was spending a few days visiting the Littletail family in their underground burrow-house.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading POP-GOES "Uncle Wiggily," said Mrs. Littletail, the rabbit lady, one morning, as she came in the dining-room where Mr. Longears was reading the cabbage leaf paper after breakfast, "Uncle Wiggily, I don't like you to go out in such a storm as this, but I do need some things from the store, and I have no one to send."

showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy

From this reading "Why, I'll be only too glad to go," cried the bunny uncle, who was spending a few days visiting the Littletail family in their underground burrow-house.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading POP-GOES "Uncle Wiggily," said Mrs. Littletail, the rabbit lady, one morning, as she came in the dining-room where Mr. Longears was reading the cabbage leaf paper after breakfast, "Uncle Wiggily, I don't like you to go out in such a storm as this, but I do need some things from the store, and I have no one to send."

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading "It isn't snowing very hard," and he looked out through the window, which was up a little way above ground to make the burrow light.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading "It isn't snowing very hard," and he looked out through the window, which was up a little way above ground to make the burrow light.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading POP-GOES "Uncle Wiggily," said Mrs. Littletail, the rabbit lady, one morning, as she came in the dining-room where Mr. Longears was reading the cabbage leaf paper after breakfast, "Uncle Wiggily, I don't like you to go out in such a storm as this, but I do need some things from the store, and I have no one to send."

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

From this reading "It isn't snowing very hard," and he looked out through the window, which was up a little way above ground to make the burrow light.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading POP-GOES "Uncle Wiggily," said Mrs. Littletail, the rabbit lady, one morning, as she came in the dining-room where Mr. Longears was reading the cabbage leaf paper after breakfast, "Uncle Wiggily, I don't like you to go out in such a storm as this, but I do need some things from the store, and I have no one to send."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Why, I'll be only too glad to go," cried the bunny uncle, who was spending a few days visiting the Littletail family in their underground burrow-house.

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

From this reading POP-GOES "Uncle Wiggily," said Mrs. Littletail, the rabbit lady, one morning, as she came in the dining-room where Mr. Longears was reading the cabbage leaf paper after breakfast, "Uncle Wiggily, I don't like you to go out in such a storm as this, but I do need some things from the store, and I have no one to send."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "It isn't snowing very hard," and he looked out through the window, which was up a little way above ground to make the burrow light.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "It isn't snowing very hard," and he looked out through the window, which was up a little way above ground to make the burrow light.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading POP-GOES "Uncle Wiggily," said Mrs. Littletail, the rabbit lady, one morning, as she came in the dining-room where Mr. Longears was reading the cabbage leaf paper after breakfast, "Uncle Wiggily, I don't like you to go out in such a storm as this, but I do need some things from the store, and I have no one to send."

the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

From this reading POP-GOES "Uncle Wiggily," said Mrs. Littletail, the rabbit lady, one morning, as she came in the dining-room where Mr. Longears was reading the cabbage leaf paper after breakfast, "Uncle Wiggily, I don't like you to go out in such a storm as this, but I do need some things from the store, and I have no one to send."

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading "It isn't snowing very hard," and he looked out through the window, which was up a little way above ground to make the burrow light.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading POP-GOES "Uncle Wiggily," said Mrs. Littletail, the rabbit lady, one morning, as she came in the dining-room where Mr. Longears was reading the cabbage leaf paper after breakfast, "Uncle Wiggily, I don't like you to go out in such a storm as this, but I do need some things from the store, and I have no one to send."

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading "It isn't snowing very hard," and he looked out through the window, which was up a little way above ground to make the burrow light.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading POP-GOES "Uncle Wiggily," said Mrs. Littletail, the rabbit lady, one morning, as she came in the dining-room where Mr. Longears was reading the cabbage leaf paper after breakfast, "Uncle Wiggily, I don't like you to go out in such a storm as this, but I do need some things from the store, and I have no one to send."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading POP-GOES "Uncle Wiggily," said Mrs. Littletail, the rabbit lady, one morning, as she came in the dining-room where Mr. Longears was reading the cabbage leaf paper after breakfast, "Uncle Wiggily, I don't like you to go out in such a storm as this, but I do need some things from the store, and I have no one to send."

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

From this reading "It isn't snowing very hard," and he looked out through the window, which was up a little way above ground to make the burrow light.

engage in

From this reading "It isn't snowing very hard," and he looked out through the window, which was up a little way above ground to make the burrow light.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading POP-GOES "Uncle Wiggily," said Mrs. Littletail, the rabbit lady, one morning, as she came in the dining-room where Mr. Longears was reading the cabbage leaf paper after breakfast, "Uncle Wiggily, I don't like you to go out in such a storm as this, but I do need some things from the store, and I have no one to send."

a form of address for a man

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND MR.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading POP-GOES "Uncle Wiggily," said Mrs. Littletail, the rabbit lady, one morning, as she came in the dining-room where Mr. Longears was reading the cabbage leaf paper after breakfast, "Uncle Wiggily, I don't like you to go out in such a storm as this, but I do need some things from the store, and I have no one to send."

a condition requiring relief

From this reading POP-GOES "Uncle Wiggily," said Mrs. Littletail, the rabbit lady, one morning, as she came in the dining-room where Mr. Longears was reading the cabbage leaf paper after breakfast, "Uncle Wiggily, I don't like you to go out in such a storm as this, but I do need some things from the store, and I have no one to send."

not any; not one

From this reading POP-GOES "Uncle Wiggily," said Mrs. Littletail, the rabbit lady, one morning, as she came in the dining-room where Mr. Longears was reading the cabbage leaf paper after breakfast, "Uncle Wiggily, I don't like you to go out in such a storm as this, but I do need some things from the store, and I have no one to send."

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading POP-GOES "Uncle Wiggily," said Mrs. Littletail, the rabbit lady, one morning, as she came in the dining-room where Mr. Longears was reading the cabbage leaf paper after breakfast, "Uncle Wiggily, I don't like you to go out in such a storm as this, but I do need some things from the store, and I have no one to send."

and nothing more

From this reading "Why, I'll be only too glad to go," cried the bunny uncle, who was spending a few days visiting the Littletail family in their underground burrow-house.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading POP-GOES "Uncle Wiggily," said Mrs. Littletail, the rabbit lady, one morning, as she came in the dining-room where Mr. Longears was reading the cabbage leaf paper after breakfast, "Uncle Wiggily, I don't like you to go out in such a storm as this, but I do need some things from the store, and I have no one to send."

a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses

From this reading POP-GOES "Uncle Wiggily," said Mrs. Littletail, the rabbit lady, one morning, as she came in the dining-room where Mr. Longears was reading the cabbage leaf paper after breakfast, "Uncle Wiggily, I don't like you to go out in such a storm as this, but I do need some things from the store, and I have no one to send."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading POP-GOES "Uncle Wiggily," said Mrs. Littletail, the rabbit lady, one morning, as she came in the dining-room where Mr. Longears was reading the cabbage leaf paper after breakfast, "Uncle Wiggily, I don't like you to go out in such a storm as this, but I do need some things from the store, and I have no one to send."

any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food

From this reading POP-GOES "Uncle Wiggily," said Mrs. Littletail, the rabbit lady, one morning, as she came in the dining-room where Mr. Longears was reading the cabbage leaf paper after breakfast, "Uncle Wiggily, I don't like you to go out in such a storm as this, but I do need some things from the store, and I have no one to send."

the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message

From this reading POP-GOES "Uncle Wiggily," said Mrs. Littletail, the rabbit lady, one morning, as she came in the dining-room where Mr. Longears was reading the cabbage leaf paper after breakfast, "Uncle Wiggily, I don't like you to go out in such a storm as this, but I do need some things from the store, and I have no one to send."

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading POP-GOES "Uncle Wiggily," said Mrs. Littletail, the rabbit lady, one morning, as she came in the dining-room where Mr. Longears was reading the cabbage leaf paper after breakfast, "Uncle Wiggily, I don't like you to go out in such a storm as this, but I do need some things from the store, and I have no one to send."

cause to go somewhere

From this reading POP-GOES "Uncle Wiggily," said Mrs. Littletail, the rabbit lady, one morning, as she came in the dining-room where Mr. Longears was reading the cabbage leaf paper after breakfast, "Uncle Wiggily, I don't like you to go out in such a storm as this, but I do need some things from the store, and I have no one to send."

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading POP-GOES "Uncle Wiggily," said Mrs. Littletail, the rabbit lady, one morning, as she came in the dining-room where Mr. Longears was reading the cabbage leaf paper after breakfast, "Uncle Wiggily, I don't like you to go out in such a storm as this, but I do need some things from the store, and I have no one to send."

-ing form of “snow” — fall as snow

From this reading "It isn't snowing very hard," and he looked out through the window, which was up a little way above ground to make the burrow light.

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

From this reading POP-GOES "Uncle Wiggily," said Mrs. Littletail, the rabbit lady, one morning, as she came in the dining-room where Mr. Longears was reading the cabbage leaf paper after breakfast, "Uncle Wiggily, I don't like you to go out in such a storm as this, but I do need some things from the store, and I have no one to send."

the act of spending or disbursing money

From this reading "Why, I'll be only too glad to go," cried the bunny uncle, who was spending a few days visiting the Littletail family in their underground burrow-house.

a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services

From this reading POP-GOES "Uncle Wiggily," said Mrs. Littletail, the rabbit lady, one morning, as she came in the dining-room where Mr. Longears was reading the cabbage leaf paper after breakfast, "Uncle Wiggily, I don't like you to go out in such a storm as this, but I do need some things from the store, and I have no one to send."

behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

From this reading POP-GOES "Uncle Wiggily," said Mrs. Littletail, the rabbit lady, one morning, as she came in the dining-room where Mr. Longears was reading the cabbage leaf paper after breakfast, "Uncle Wiggily, I don't like you to go out in such a storm as this, but I do need some things from the store, and I have no one to send."

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading POP-GOES "Uncle Wiggily," said Mrs. Littletail, the rabbit lady, one morning, as she came in the dining-room where Mr. Longears was reading the cabbage leaf paper after breakfast, "Uncle Wiggily, I don't like you to go out in such a storm as this, but I do need some things from the store, and I have no one to send."

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

From this reading POP-GOES "Uncle Wiggily," said Mrs. Littletail, the rabbit lady, one morning, as she came in the dining-room where Mr. Longears was reading the cabbage leaf paper after breakfast, "Uncle Wiggily, I don't like you to go out in such a storm as this, but I do need some things from the store, and I have no one to send."

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading "Why, I'll be only too glad to go," cried the bunny uncle, who was spending a few days visiting the Littletail family in their underground burrow-house.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading POP-GOES "Uncle Wiggily," said Mrs. Littletail, the rabbit lady, one morning, as she came in the dining-room where Mr. Longears was reading the cabbage leaf paper after breakfast, "Uncle Wiggily, I don't like you to go out in such a storm as this, but I do need some things from the store, and I have no one to send."

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

From this reading POP-GOES "Uncle Wiggily," said Mrs. Littletail, the rabbit lady, one morning, as she came in the dining-room where Mr. Longears was reading the cabbage leaf paper after breakfast, "Uncle Wiggily, I don't like you to go out in such a storm as this, but I do need some things from the store, and I have no one to send."

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading "It isn't snowing very hard," and he looked out through the window, which was up a little way above ground to make the burrow light.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading POP-GOES "Uncle Wiggily," said Mrs. Littletail, the rabbit lady, one morning, as she came in the dining-room where Mr. Longears was reading the cabbage leaf paper after breakfast, "Uncle Wiggily, I don't like you to go out in such a storm as this, but I do need some things from the store, and I have no one to send."

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading "Why, I'll be only too glad to go," cried the bunny uncle, who was spending a few days visiting the Littletail family in their underground burrow-house.

the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND MR.

under the level of the ground

From this reading "Why, I'll be only too glad to go," cried the bunny uncle, who was spending a few days visiting the Littletail family in their underground burrow-house.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading "It isn't snowing very hard," and he looked out through the window, which was up a little way above ground to make the burrow light.

precisely as stated

From this reading "It isn't snowing very hard," and he looked out through the window, which was up a little way above ground to make the burrow light.

the activity of making visits

From this reading "Why, I'll be only too glad to go," cried the bunny uncle, who was spending a few days visiting the Littletail family in their underground burrow-house.

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading "What do you want, Mrs. Littletail?" he asked.

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

From this reading POP-GOES "Uncle Wiggily," said Mrs. Littletail, the rabbit lady, one morning, as she came in the dining-room where Mr. Longears was reading the cabbage leaf paper after breakfast, "Uncle Wiggily, I don't like you to go out in such a storm as this, but I do need some things from the store, and I have no one to send."

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading "It isn't snowing very hard," and he looked out through the window, which was up a little way above ground to make the burrow light.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "What do you want, Mrs. Littletail?" he asked.

in or at the place that

From this reading POP-GOES "Uncle Wiggily," said Mrs. Littletail, the rabbit lady, one morning, as she came in the dining-room where Mr. Longears was reading the cabbage leaf paper after breakfast, "Uncle Wiggily, I don't like you to go out in such a storm as this, but I do need some things from the store, and I have no one to send."

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

From this reading "It isn't snowing very hard," and he looked out through the window, which was up a little way above ground to make the burrow light.

which person or people

From this reading "Why, I'll be only too glad to go," cried the bunny uncle, who was spending a few days visiting the Littletail family in their underground burrow-house.

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading "Why, I'll be only too glad to go," cried the bunny uncle, who was spending a few days visiting the Littletail family in their underground burrow-house.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND MR.

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 "It isn't snowing very hard," and he looked out through the window, which was up a little way above ground to make the burrow light.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading POP-GOES "Uncle Wiggily," said Mrs. Littletail, the rabbit lady, one morning, as she came in the dining-room where Mr. Longears was reading the cabbage leaf paper after breakfast, "Uncle Wiggily, I don't like you to go out in such a storm as this, but I do need some things from the store, and I have no one to send."