Chapter XXIII

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

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE RED QUEEN Once upon a time, when Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, was out walking in the woods, he stopped beside a little hole in the ground near a pile of oak tree leaves, and listening, when the wind stopped blowing, he heard a little voice saying:

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

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE RED QUEEN Once upon a time, when Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, was out walking in the woods, he stopped beside a little hole in the ground near a pile of oak tree leaves, and listening, when the wind stopped blowing, he heard a little voice saying:

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

From this reading "Oh, but where can she be?

next to; at the side of

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE RED QUEEN Once upon a time, when Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, was out walking in the woods, he stopped beside a little hole in the ground near a pile of oak tree leaves, and listening, when the wind stopped blowing, he heard a little voice saying:

processing that involves blowing a gas

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE RED QUEEN Once upon a time, when Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, was out walking in the woods, he stopped beside a little hole in the ground near a pile of oak tree leaves, and listening, when the wind stopped blowing, he heard a little voice saying:

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "Oh, but where can she be?

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "Oh, but where can she be?

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From this reading Little Crawlie is lost!"

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading I fear she is lost!

a man of refinement

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE RED QUEEN Once upon a time, when Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, was out walking in the woods, he stopped beside a little hole in the ground near a pile of oak tree leaves, and listening, when the wind stopped blowing, he heard a little voice saying:

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE RED QUEEN Once upon a time, when Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, was out walking in the woods, he stopped beside a little hole in the ground near a pile of oak tree leaves, and listening, when the wind stopped blowing, he heard a little voice saying:

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

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE RED QUEEN Once upon a time, when Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, was out walking in the woods, he stopped beside a little hole in the ground near a pile of oak tree leaves, and listening, when the wind stopped blowing, he heard a little voice saying:

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE RED QUEEN Once upon a time, when Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, was out walking in the woods, he stopped beside a little hole in the ground near a pile of oak tree leaves, and listening, when the wind stopped blowing, he heard a little voice saying:

an opening into or through something

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE RED QUEEN Once upon a time, when Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, was out walking in the woods, he stopped beside a little hole in the ground near a pile of oak tree leaves, and listening, when the wind stopped blowing, he heard a little voice saying:

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

From this reading I fear she is lost!

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

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE RED QUEEN Once upon a time, when Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, was out walking in the woods, he stopped beside a little hole in the ground near a pile of oak tree leaves, and listening, when the wind stopped blowing, he heard a little voice saying:

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

From this reading I fear she is lost!

plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE RED QUEEN Once upon a time, when Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, was out walking in the woods, he stopped beside a little hole in the ground near a pile of oak tree leaves, and listening, when the wind stopped blowing, he heard a little voice saying:

the act of hearing attentively

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE RED QUEEN Once upon a time, when Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, was out walking in the woods, he stopped beside a little hole in the ground near a pile of oak tree leaves, and listening, when the wind stopped blowing, he heard a little voice saying:

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

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE RED QUEEN Once upon a time, when Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, was out walking in the woods, he stopped beside a little hole in the ground near a pile of oak tree leaves, and listening, when the wind stopped blowing, he heard a little voice saying:

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

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE RED QUEEN Once upon a time, when Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, was out walking in the woods, he stopped beside a little hole in the ground near a pile of oak tree leaves, and listening, when the wind stopped blowing, he heard a little voice saying:

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading I fear she is lost!

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "My!

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE RED QUEEN Once upon a time, when Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, was out walking in the woods, he stopped beside a little hole in the ground near a pile of oak tree leaves, and listening, when the wind stopped blowing, he heard a little voice saying:

the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE RED QUEEN Once upon a time, when Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, was out walking in the woods, he stopped beside a little hole in the ground near a pile of oak tree leaves, and listening, when the wind stopped blowing, he heard a little voice saying:

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE RED QUEEN Once upon a time, when Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, was out walking in the woods, he stopped beside a little hole in the ground near a pile of oak tree leaves, and listening, when the wind stopped blowing, he heard a little voice saying:

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading "Oh, but where can she be?

on one occasion

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE RED QUEEN Once upon a time, when Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, was out walking in the woods, he stopped beside a little hole in the ground near a pile of oak tree leaves, and listening, when the wind stopped blowing, he heard a little voice saying:

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE RED QUEEN Once upon a time, when Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, was out walking in the woods, he stopped beside a little hole in the ground near a pile of oak tree leaves, and listening, when the wind stopped blowing, he heard a little voice saying:

a collection of objects laid on top of each other

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE RED QUEEN Once upon a time, when Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, was out walking in the woods, he stopped beside a little hole in the ground near a pile of oak tree leaves, and listening, when the wind stopped blowing, he heard a little voice saying:

the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE RED QUEEN Once upon a time, when Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, was out walking in the woods, he stopped beside a little hole in the ground near a pile of oak tree leaves, and listening, when the wind stopped blowing, he heard a little voice saying:

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 RED QUEEN Once upon a time, when Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, was out walking in the woods, he stopped beside a little hole in the ground near a pile of oak tree leaves, and listening, when the wind stopped blowing, he heard a little voice saying:

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE RED QUEEN Once upon a time, when Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, was out walking in the woods, he stopped beside a little hole in the ground near a pile of oak tree leaves, and listening, when the wind stopped blowing, he heard a little voice saying:

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE RED QUEEN Once upon a time, when Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, was out walking in the woods, he stopped beside a little hole in the ground near a pile of oak tree leaves, and listening, when the wind stopped blowing, he heard a little voice saying:

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

From this reading "Oh, but where can she be?

(of a nose) blocked

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE RED QUEEN Once upon a time, when Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, was out walking in the woods, he stopped beside a little hole in the ground near a pile of oak tree leaves, and listening, when the wind stopped blowing, he heard a little voice saying:

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

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE RED QUEEN Once upon a time, when Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, was out walking in the woods, he stopped beside a little hole in the ground near a pile of oak tree leaves, and listening, when the wind stopped blowing, he heard a little voice saying:

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE RED QUEEN Once upon a time, when Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, was out walking in the woods, he stopped beside a little hole in the ground near a pile of oak tree leaves, and listening, when the wind stopped blowing, he heard a little voice saying:

a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE RED QUEEN Once upon a time, when Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, was out walking in the woods, he stopped beside a little hole in the ground near a pile of oak tree leaves, and listening, when the wind stopped blowing, he heard a little voice saying:

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

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE RED QUEEN Once upon a time, when Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, was out walking in the woods, he stopped beside a little hole in the ground near a pile of oak tree leaves, and listening, when the wind stopped blowing, he heard a little voice saying:

a formal word for “on”

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE RED QUEEN Once upon a time, when Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, was out walking in the woods, he stopped beside a little hole in the ground near a pile of oak tree leaves, and listening, when the wind stopped blowing, he heard a little voice saying:

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE RED QUEEN Once upon a time, when Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, was out walking in the woods, he stopped beside a little hole in the ground near a pile of oak tree leaves, and listening, when the wind stopped blowing, he heard a little voice saying:

close enough to be walked to

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE RED QUEEN Once upon a time, when Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, was out walking in the woods, he stopped beside a little hole in the ground near a pile of oak tree leaves, and listening, when the wind stopped blowing, he heard a little voice saying:

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

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE RED QUEEN Once upon a time, when Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, was out walking in the woods, he stopped beside a little hole in the ground near a pile of oak tree leaves, and listening, when the wind stopped blowing, he heard a little voice saying:

at the time that

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE RED QUEEN Once upon a time, when Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, was out walking in the woods, he stopped beside a little hole in the ground near a pile of oak tree leaves, and listening, when the wind stopped blowing, he heard a little voice saying:

in or at the place that

From this reading "Oh, but where can she be?

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From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE RED QUEEN Once upon a time, when Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, was out walking in the woods, he stopped beside a little hole in the ground near a pile of oak tree leaves, and listening, when the wind stopped blowing, he heard a little voice saying:

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE RED QUEEN Once upon a time, when Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, was out walking in the woods, he stopped beside a little hole in the ground near a pile of oak tree leaves, and listening, when the wind stopped blowing, he heard a little voice saying:

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE RED QUEEN Once upon a time, when Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, was out walking in the woods, he stopped beside a little hole in the ground near a pile of oak tree leaves, and listening, when the wind stopped blowing, he heard a little voice saying: