used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Well, he found a nice, soft place under a pile of hay, and there he stretched out to slumber as nicely as if he were in his bed at home.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The day passed, and the sun went down, and it got all ready to be night, and still Uncle Wiggily slept on soundly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Well, he found a nice, soft place under a pile of hay, and there he stretched out to slumber as nicely as if he were in his bed at home.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Well, he found a nice, soft place under a pile of hay, and there he stretched out to slumber as nicely as if he were in his bed at home.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Well, he found a nice, soft place under a pile of hay, and there he stretched out to slumber as nicely as if he were in his bed at home.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The day passed, and the sun went down, and it got all ready to be night, and still Uncle Wiggily slept on soundly.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Well, he found a nice, soft place under a pile of hay, and there he stretched out to slumber as nicely as if he were in his bed at home.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading He even snored a little bit, I believe, or else it was Bully Frog croaking one of his songs.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading He even snored a little bit, I believe, or else it was Bully Frog croaking one of his songs.
BullynounUS /ˈbʊli/
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading He even snored a little bit, I believe, or else it was Bully Frog croaking one of his songs.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But all of a sudden he heard voices whispering:
cagenounUS /keɪdʒ/
an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
From this reading "Now you go that way and I'll go this way, and we'll catch that rabbit and put him in a cage and sell him!"
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading "Now you go that way and I'll go this way, and we'll catch that rabbit and put him in a cage and sell him!"
croakingnounUS /ˈkroʊkɪŋ/
a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog)
From this reading He even snored a little bit, I believe, or else it was Bully Frog croaking one of his songs.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The day passed, and the sun went down, and it got all ready to be night, and still Uncle Wiggily slept on soundly.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The day passed, and the sun went down, and it got all ready to be night, and still Uncle Wiggily slept on soundly.
else
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From this reading He even snored a little bit, I believe, or else it was Bully Frog croaking one of his songs.
divisible by two
From this reading He even snored a little bit, I believe, or else it was Bully Frog croaking one of his songs.
set up or found
From this reading Well, he found a nice, soft place under a pile of hay, and there he stretched out to slumber as nicely as if he were in his bed at home.
FrognounUS /frɑːɡ/
any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
From this reading He even snored a little bit, I believe, or else it was Bully Frog croaking one of his songs.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Now you go that way and I'll go this way, and we'll catch that rabbit and put him in a cage and sell him!"
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The day passed, and the sun went down, and it got all ready to be night, and still Uncle Wiggily slept on soundly.
haynounUS /heɪ/
grass mowed and cured for use as fodder
From this reading Well, he found a nice, soft place under a pile of hay, and there he stretched out to slumber as nicely as if he were in his bed at home.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Well, he found a nice, soft place under a pile of hay, and there he stretched out to slumber as nicely as if he were in his bed at home.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading But all of a sudden he heard voices whispering:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Now you go that way and I'll go this way, and we'll catch that rabbit and put him in a cage and sell him!"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Well, he found a nice, soft place under a pile of hay, and there he stretched out to slumber as nicely as if he were in his bed at home.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Well, he found a nice, soft place under a pile of hay, and there he stretched out to slumber as nicely as if he were in his bed at home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He even snored a little bit, I believe, or else it was Bully Frog croaking one of his songs.
I'll
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From this reading "Now you go that way and I'll go this way, and we'll catch that rabbit and put him in a cage and sell him!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Well, he found a nice, soft place under a pile of hay, and there he stretched out to slumber as nicely as if he were in his bed at home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Well, he found a nice, soft place under a pile of hay, and there he stretched out to slumber as nicely as if he were in his bed at home.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He even snored a little bit, I believe, or else it was Bully Frog croaking one of his songs.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He even snored a little bit, I believe, or else it was Bully Frog croaking one of his songs.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading Well, he found a nice, soft place under a pile of hay, and there he stretched out to slumber as nicely as if he were in his bed at home.
nicelyadverbUS /ˈnaɪsli/
in a nice way
From this reading Well, he found a nice, soft place under a pile of hay, and there he stretched out to slumber as nicely as if he were in his bed at home.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The day passed, and the sun went down, and it got all ready to be night, and still Uncle Wiggily slept on soundly.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now you go that way and I'll go this way, and we'll catch that rabbit and put him in a cage and sell him!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Well, he found a nice, soft place under a pile of hay, and there he stretched out to slumber as nicely as if he were in his bed at home.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The day passed, and the sun went down, and it got all ready to be night, and still Uncle Wiggily slept on soundly.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He even snored a little bit, I believe, or else it was Bully Frog croaking one of his songs.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He even snored a little bit, I believe, or else it was Bully Frog croaking one of his songs.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Well, he found a nice, soft place under a pile of hay, and there he stretched out to slumber as nicely as if he were in his bed at home.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The day passed, and the sun went down, and it got all ready to be night, and still Uncle Wiggily slept on soundly.
pilenounUS /paɪl/
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading Well, he found a nice, soft place under a pile of hay, and there he stretched out to slumber as nicely as if he were in his bed at home.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Well, he found a nice, soft place under a pile of hay, and there he stretched out to slumber as nicely as if he were in his bed at home.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Now you go that way and I'll go this way, and we'll catch that rabbit and put him in a cage and sell him!"
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 "Now you go that way and I'll go this way, and we'll catch that rabbit and put him in a cage and sell him!"
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading The day passed, and the sun went down, and it got all ready to be night, and still Uncle Wiggily slept on soundly.
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading "Now you go that way and I'll go this way, and we'll catch that rabbit and put him in a cage and sell him!"
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading The day passed, and the sun went down, and it got all ready to be night, and still Uncle Wiggily slept on soundly.
slumbernounUS /ˈslʌmbər/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Well, he found a nice, soft place under a pile of hay, and there he stretched out to slumber as nicely as if he were in his bed at home.
snored
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From this reading He even snored a little bit, I believe, or else it was Bully Frog croaking one of his songs.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading Well, he found a nice, soft place under a pile of hay, and there he stretched out to slumber as nicely as if he were in his bed at home.
plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words
From this reading He even snored a little bit, I believe, or else it was Bully Frog croaking one of his songs.
soundlyadverbUS /ˈsaʊndli/
deeply or completely
From this reading The day passed, and the sun went down, and it got all ready to be night, and still Uncle Wiggily slept on soundly.
not in physical motion
From this reading The day passed, and the sun went down, and it got all ready to be night, and still Uncle Wiggily slept on soundly.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading Well, he found a nice, soft place under a pile of hay, and there he stretched out to slumber as nicely as if he were in his bed at home.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading But all of a sudden he heard voices whispering:
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The day passed, and the sun went down, and it got all ready to be night, and still Uncle Wiggily slept on soundly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Now you go that way and I'll go this way, and we'll catch that rabbit and put him in a cage and sell him!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day passed, and the sun went down, and it got all ready to be night, and still Uncle Wiggily slept on soundly.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Well, he found a nice, soft place under a pile of hay, and there he stretched out to slumber as nicely as if he were in his bed at home.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Now you go that way and I'll go this way, and we'll catch that rabbit and put him in a cage and sell him!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well, he found a nice, soft place under a pile of hay, and there he stretched out to slumber as nicely as if he were in his bed at home.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading The day passed, and the sun went down, and it got all ready to be night, and still Uncle Wiggily slept on soundly.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Well, he found a nice, soft place under a pile of hay, and there he stretched out to slumber as nicely as if he were in his bed at home.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading But all of a sudden he heard voices whispering:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He even snored a little bit, I believe, or else it was Bully Frog croaking one of his songs.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Now you go that way and I'll go this way, and we'll catch that rabbit and put him in a cage and sell him!"
we'll
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From this reading "Now you go that way and I'll go this way, and we'll catch that rabbit and put him in a cage and sell him!"
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, he found a nice, soft place under a pile of hay, and there he stretched out to slumber as nicely as if he were in his bed at home.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The day passed, and the sun went down, and it got all ready to be night, and still Uncle Wiggily slept on soundly.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Well, he found a nice, soft place under a pile of hay, and there he stretched out to slumber as nicely as if he were in his bed at home.
whisperingnounUS /ˈwɪspərɪŋ/
a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
From this reading But all of a sudden he heard voices whispering:
Wiggily
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From this reading The day passed, and the sun went down, and it got all ready to be night, and still Uncle Wiggily slept on soundly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now you go that way and I'll go this way, and we'll catch that rabbit and put him in a cage and sell him!"
