used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading So, not worrying any more about his valise down the trap-hole, Uncle Wiggily hopped over to the tree to get what he thought was a big bunch of yellow gold.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading So, not worrying any more about his valise down the trap-hole, Uncle Wiggily hopped over to the tree to get what he thought was a big bunch of yellow gold.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That is yellow, and yellow is the color of gold.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading So, not worrying any more about his valise down the trap-hole, Uncle Wiggily hopped over to the tree to get what he thought was a big bunch of yellow gold.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But as he came closer, he saw that the gold was moving about and fluttering, though not going very far away.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But as he came closer, he saw that the gold was moving about and fluttering, though not going very far away.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I will get that gold and go back home."
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading So, not worrying any more about his valise down the trap-hole, Uncle Wiggily hopped over to the tree to get what he thought was a big bunch of yellow gold.
bunchnounUS /bʌntʃ/
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading So, not worrying any more about his valise down the trap-hole, Uncle Wiggily hopped over to the tree to get what he thought was a big bunch of yellow gold.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But as he came closer, he saw that the gold was moving about and fluttering, though not going very far away.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But as he came closer, he saw that the gold was moving about and fluttering, though not going very far away.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading But as he came closer, he saw that the gold was moving about and fluttering, though not going very far away.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading That is yellow, and yellow is the color of gold.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading So, not worrying any more about his valise down the trap-hole, Uncle Wiggily hopped over to the tree to get what he thought was a big bunch of yellow gold.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading But as he came closer, he saw that the gold was moving about and fluttering, though not going very far away.
flutteringnounUS /ˈflʌtərɪŋ/
the motion made by flapping up and down
From this reading But as he came closer, he saw that the gold was moving about and fluttering, though not going very far away.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Now my fortune is made.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I will get that gold and go back home."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I will get that gold and go back home."
the act of departing
From this reading But as he came closer, he saw that the gold was moving about and fluttering, though not going very far away.
coins made of gold
From this reading That is yellow, and yellow is the color of gold.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So, not worrying any more about his valise down the trap-hole, Uncle Wiggily hopped over to the tree to get what he thought was a big bunch of yellow gold.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So, not worrying any more about his valise down the trap-hole, Uncle Wiggily hopped over to the tree to get what he thought was a big bunch of yellow gold.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading I will get that gold and go back home."
hoppedverbUS /hɑːpt/
inflected form of “hop” — jump lightly
From this reading So, not worrying any more about his valise down the trap-hole, Uncle Wiggily hopped over to the tree to get what he thought was a big bunch of yellow gold.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I will get that gold and go back home."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is yellow, and yellow is the color of gold.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Now my fortune is made.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading So, not worrying any more about his valise down the trap-hole, Uncle Wiggily hopped over to the tree to get what he thought was a big bunch of yellow gold.
in motion
From this reading But as he came closer, he saw that the gold was moving about and fluttering, though not going very far away.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Now my fortune is made.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So, not worrying any more about his valise down the trap-hole, Uncle Wiggily hopped over to the tree to get what he thought was a big bunch of yellow gold.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now my fortune is made.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That is yellow, and yellow is the color of gold.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading So, not worrying any more about his valise down the trap-hole, Uncle Wiggily hopped over to the tree to get what he thought was a big bunch of yellow gold.
cut with a saw
From this reading But as he came closer, he saw that the gold was moving about and fluttering, though not going very far away.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, not worrying any more about his valise down the trap-hole, Uncle Wiggily hopped over to the tree to get what he thought was a big bunch of yellow gold.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is yellow, and yellow is the color of gold.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That is yellow, and yellow is the color of gold.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But as he came closer, he saw that the gold was moving about and fluttering, though not going very far away.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading So, not worrying any more about his valise down the trap-hole, Uncle Wiggily hopped over to the tree to get what he thought was a big bunch of yellow gold.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So, not worrying any more about his valise down the trap-hole, Uncle Wiggily hopped over to the tree to get what he thought was a big bunch of yellow gold.
trap-hole
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From this reading So, not worrying any more about his valise down the trap-hole, Uncle Wiggily hopped over to the tree to get what he thought was a big bunch of yellow gold.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading So, not worrying any more about his valise down the trap-hole, Uncle Wiggily hopped over to the tree to get what he thought was a big bunch of yellow gold.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading So, not worrying any more about his valise down the trap-hole, Uncle Wiggily hopped over to the tree to get what he thought was a big bunch of yellow gold.
valisenoun
a small overnight bag for short trips
From this reading So, not worrying any more about his valise down the trap-hole, Uncle Wiggily hopped over to the tree to get what he thought was a big bunch of yellow gold.
precisely as stated
From this reading But as he came closer, he saw that the gold was moving about and fluttering, though not going very far away.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So, not worrying any more about his valise down the trap-hole, Uncle Wiggily hopped over to the tree to get what he thought was a big bunch of yellow gold.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading So, not worrying any more about his valise down the trap-hole, Uncle Wiggily hopped over to the tree to get what he thought was a big bunch of yellow gold.
Wiggily
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From this reading So, not worrying any more about his valise down the trap-hole, Uncle Wiggily hopped over to the tree to get what he thought was a big bunch of yellow gold.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will get that gold and go back home."
worryingnounUS /ˈwɜːriɪŋ/
the act of harassing someone
From this reading So, not worrying any more about his valise down the trap-hole, Uncle Wiggily hopped over to the tree to get what he thought was a big bunch of yellow gold.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading That is yellow, and yellow is the color of gold.
