used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Oh, yes, I'll be home," he answered, "I'm just going to look for a little adventure."
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading "Oh, yes, I'll be home," he answered, "I'm just going to look for a little adventure."
Alice
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From this reading And, perhaps, my friend, Alice, from Wonderland, may be down there.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE LOBSTER "You'll be home to supper, won't you?" asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she saw her friend, Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, hopping down off the front porch of the hollow stump bungalow one morning.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Oh, yes, I'll be home," he answered, "I'm just going to look for a little adventure."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE LOBSTER "You'll be home to supper, won't you?" asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she saw her friend, Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, hopping down off the front porch of the hollow stump bungalow one morning.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE LOBSTER "You'll be home to supper, won't you?" asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she saw her friend, Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, hopping down off the front porch of the hollow stump bungalow one morning.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE LOBSTER "You'll be home to supper, won't you?" asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she saw her friend, Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, hopping down off the front porch of the hollow stump bungalow one morning.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading Then, not having been on the board walk in quite a while, Uncle Wiggily went down to the ocean seashore beach.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Then, not having been on the board walk in quite a while, Uncle Wiggily went down to the ocean seashore beach.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading Then, not having been on the board walk in quite a while, Uncle Wiggily went down to the ocean seashore beach.
bungalownounUS /ˈbʌŋɡəloʊ/
a small house with a single story
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE LOBSTER "You'll be home to supper, won't you?" asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she saw her friend, Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, hopping down off the front porch of the hollow stump bungalow one morning.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE LOBSTER "You'll be home to supper, won't you?" asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she saw her friend, Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, hopping down off the front porch of the hollow stump bungalow one morning.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Oh, yes, I'll be home," he answered, "I'm just going to look for a little adventure."
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE LOBSTER "You'll be home to supper, won't you?" asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she saw her friend, Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, hopping down off the front porch of the hollow stump bungalow one morning.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And, perhaps, my friend, Alice, from Wonderland, may be down there.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE LOBSTER "You'll be home to supper, won't you?" asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she saw her friend, Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, hopping down off the front porch of the hollow stump bungalow one morning.
FuzzyadjectiveUS /ˈfʌzi/
covering with fine light hairs
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE LOBSTER "You'll be home to supper, won't you?" asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she saw her friend, Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, hopping down off the front porch of the hollow stump bungalow one morning.
a man of refinement
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE LOBSTER "You'll be home to supper, won't you?" asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she saw her friend, Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, hopping down off the front porch of the hollow stump bungalow one morning.
the act of departing
From this reading "Oh, yes, I'll be home," he answered, "I'm just going to look for a little adventure."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "For," said the old rabbit gentleman to himself, "I have not had a seashore adventure in some time.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "For," said the old rabbit gentleman to himself, "I have not had a seashore adventure in some time.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Then, not having been on the board walk in quite a while, Uncle Wiggily went down to the ocean seashore beach.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, yes, I'll be home," he answered, "I'm just going to look for a little adventure."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE LOBSTER "You'll be home to supper, won't you?" asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she saw her friend, Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, hopping down off the front porch of the hollow stump bungalow one morning.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "For," said the old rabbit gentleman to himself, "I have not had a seashore adventure in some time.
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE LOBSTER "You'll be home to supper, won't you?" asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she saw her friend, Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, hopping down off the front porch of the hollow stump bungalow one morning.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE LOBSTER "You'll be home to supper, won't you?" asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she saw her friend, Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, hopping down off the front porch of the hollow stump bungalow one morning.
hoppingverbUS /ˈhɑːpɪŋ/
inflected form of “hop” — jump lightly
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE LOBSTER "You'll be home to supper, won't you?" asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she saw her friend, Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, hopping down off the front porch of the hollow stump bungalow one morning.
housekeepernounUS /ˈhaʊskiːpər/
a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE LOBSTER "You'll be home to supper, won't you?" asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she saw her friend, Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, hopping down off the front porch of the hollow stump bungalow one morning.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "For," said the old rabbit gentleman to himself, "I have not had a seashore adventure in some time.
I'll
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From this reading "Oh, yes, I'll be home," he answered, "I'm just going to look for a little adventure."
I'm
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From this reading "Oh, yes, I'll be home," he answered, "I'm just going to look for a little adventure."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then, not having been on the board walk in quite a while, Uncle Wiggily went down to the ocean seashore beach.
Jane
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From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE LOBSTER "You'll be home to supper, won't you?" asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she saw her friend, Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, hopping down off the front porch of the hollow stump bungalow one morning.
and nothing more
From this reading "Oh, yes, I'll be home," he answered, "I'm just going to look for a little adventure."
a polite name for any woman
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE LOBSTER "You'll be home to supper, won't you?" asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she saw her friend, Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, hopping down off the front porch of the hollow stump bungalow one morning.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Oh, yes, I'll be home," he answered, "I'm just going to look for a little adventure."
LOBSTERnounUS /ˈlɑːbstər/
flesh of a lobster
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE LOBSTER "You'll be home to supper, won't you?" asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she saw her friend, Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, hopping down off the front porch of the hollow stump bungalow one morning.
Longears
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From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE LOBSTER "You'll be home to supper, won't you?" asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she saw her friend, Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, hopping down off the front porch of the hollow stump bungalow one morning.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Oh, yes, I'll be home," he answered, "I'm just going to look for a little adventure."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading And, perhaps, my friend, Alice, from Wonderland, may be down there.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE LOBSTER "You'll be home to supper, won't you?" asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she saw her friend, Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, hopping down off the front porch of the hollow stump bungalow one morning.
muskratnounUS /ˈmʌskræt/
the brown fur of a muskrat
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE LOBSTER "You'll be home to supper, won't you?" asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she saw her friend, Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, hopping down off the front porch of the hollow stump bungalow one morning.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And, perhaps, my friend, Alice, from Wonderland, may be down there.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Then, not having been on the board walk in quite a while, Uncle Wiggily went down to the ocean seashore beach.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE LOBSTER "You'll be home to supper, won't you?" asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she saw her friend, Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, hopping down off the front porch of the hollow stump bungalow one morning.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading Then, not having been on the board walk in quite a while, Uncle Wiggily went down to the ocean seashore beach.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE LOBSTER "You'll be home to supper, won't you?" asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she saw her friend, Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, hopping down off the front porch of the hollow stump bungalow one morning.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE LOBSTER "You'll be home to supper, won't you?" asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she saw her friend, Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, hopping down off the front porch of the hollow stump bungalow one morning.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, yes, I'll be home," he answered, "I'm just going to look for a little adventure."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "For," said the old rabbit gentleman to himself, "I have not had a seashore adventure in some time.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then, not having been on the board walk in quite a while, Uncle Wiggily went down to the ocean seashore beach.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE LOBSTER "You'll be home to supper, won't you?" asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she saw her friend, Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, hopping down off the front porch of the hollow stump bungalow one morning.
by chance
From this reading And, perhaps, my friend, Alice, from Wonderland, may be down there.
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE LOBSTER "You'll be home to supper, won't you?" asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she saw her friend, Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, hopping down off the front porch of the hollow stump bungalow one morning.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Then, not having been on the board walk in quite a while, Uncle Wiggily went down to the ocean seashore beach.
rabbitnounUS /ˈræbət/
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 UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE LOBSTER "You'll be home to supper, won't you?" asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she saw her friend, Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, hopping down off the front porch of the hollow stump bungalow one morning.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "For," said the old rabbit gentleman to himself, "I have not had a seashore adventure in some time.
cut with a saw
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE LOBSTER "You'll be home to supper, won't you?" asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she saw her friend, Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, hopping down off the front porch of the hollow stump bungalow one morning.
seashorenounUS /ˈsiːʃɔːr/
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading Then, not having been on the board walk in quite a while, Uncle Wiggily went down to the ocean seashore beach.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE LOBSTER "You'll be home to supper, won't you?" asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she saw her friend, Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, hopping down off the front porch of the hollow stump bungalow one morning.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "For," said the old rabbit gentleman to himself, "I have not had a seashore adventure in some time.
stumpnounUS /stʌmp/
the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE LOBSTER "You'll be home to supper, won't you?" asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she saw her friend, Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, hopping down off the front porch of the hollow stump bungalow one morning.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE LOBSTER "You'll be home to supper, won't you?" asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she saw her friend, Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, hopping down off the front porch of the hollow stump bungalow one morning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE LOBSTER "You'll be home to supper, won't you?" asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she saw her friend, Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, hopping down off the front porch of the hollow stump bungalow one morning.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, not having been on the board walk in quite a while, Uncle Wiggily went down to the ocean seashore beach.
in or at that place or location
From this reading And, perhaps, my friend, Alice, from Wonderland, may be down there.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "For," said the old rabbit gentleman to himself, "I have not had a seashore adventure in some time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE LOBSTER "You'll be home to supper, won't you?" asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she saw her friend, Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, hopping down off the front porch of the hollow stump bungalow one morning.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE LOBSTER "You'll be home to supper, won't you?" asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she saw her friend, Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, hopping down off the front porch of the hollow stump bungalow one morning.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Then, not having been on the board walk in quite a while, Uncle Wiggily went down to the ocean seashore beach.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Then, not having been on the board walk in quite a while, Uncle Wiggily went down to the ocean seashore beach.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Then, not having been on the board walk in quite a while, Uncle Wiggily went down to the ocean seashore beach.
WIGGILY
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From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE LOBSTER "You'll be home to supper, won't you?" asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she saw her friend, Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, hopping down off the front porch of the hollow stump bungalow one morning.
won't
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From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE LOBSTER "You'll be home to supper, won't you?" asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she saw her friend, Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, hopping down off the front porch of the hollow stump bungalow one morning.
WonderlandnounUS /ˈwʌndərlænd/
a place or scene of great or strange beauty or wonder
From this reading And, perhaps, my friend, Alice, from Wonderland, may be down there.
Wuzzy
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From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE LOBSTER "You'll be home to supper, won't you?" asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she saw her friend, Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, hopping down off the front porch of the hollow stump bungalow one morning.
an affirmative
From this reading "Oh, yes, I'll be home," he answered, "I'm just going to look for a little adventure."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE LOBSTER "You'll be home to supper, won't you?" asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she saw her friend, Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, hopping down off the front porch of the hollow stump bungalow one morning.
You'll
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From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE LOBSTER "You'll be home to supper, won't you?" asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she saw her friend, Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, hopping down off the front porch of the hollow stump bungalow one morning.
