used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The sky-cracker was whizzing and roaring, and black smoke was pouring out of one end, and Uncle Wiggily thought of all his friends whom he feared he would never see again, when all of a sudden along came flying the buzzing bumble bee, high in the air.
anew
From this reading The sky-cracker was whizzing and roaring, and black smoke was pouring out of one end, and Uncle Wiggily thought of all his friends whom he feared he would never see again, when all of a sudden along came flying the buzzing bumble bee, high in the air.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The sky-cracker was whizzing and roaring, and black smoke was pouring out of one end, and Uncle Wiggily thought of all his friends whom he feared he would never see again, when all of a sudden along came flying the buzzing bumble bee, high in the air.
(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 sky-cracker was whizzing and roaring, and black smoke was pouring out of one end, and Uncle Wiggily thought of all his friends whom he feared he would never see again, when all of a sudden along came flying the buzzing bumble bee, high in the air.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The sky-cracker was whizzing and roaring, and black smoke was pouring out of one end, and Uncle Wiggily thought of all his friends whom he feared he would never see again, when all of a sudden along came flying the buzzing bumble bee, high in the air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When this thing explodes, I'll be dashed to the ground and killed."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When this thing explodes, I'll be dashed to the ground and killed."
beenounUS /biː/
any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
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being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The sky-cracker was whizzing and roaring, and black smoke was pouring out of one end, and Uncle Wiggily thought of all his friends whom he feared he would never see again, when all of a sudden along came flying the buzzing bumble bee, high in the air.
bumbleverbUS /ˈbʌmbəl/
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
From this reading The sky-cracker was whizzing and roaring, and black smoke was pouring out of one end, and Uncle Wiggily thought of all his friends whom he feared he would never see again, when all of a sudden along came flying the buzzing bumble bee, high in the air.
buzzingadjectiveUS /ˈbʌzɪŋ/
noisy like the sound of a bee
From this reading The sky-cracker was whizzing and roaring, and black smoke was pouring out of one end, and Uncle Wiggily thought of all his friends whom he feared he would never see again, when all of a sudden along came flying the buzzing bumble bee, high in the air.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The sky-cracker was whizzing and roaring, and black smoke was pouring out of one end, and Uncle Wiggily thought of all his friends whom he feared he would never see again, when all of a sudden along came flying the buzzing bumble bee, high in the air.
can't
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From this reading "Oh, can't you save me?" cried the rabbit.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Oh, can't you save me?" cried the rabbit.
having gaps or spaces
From this reading When this thing explodes, I'll be dashed to the ground and killed."
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The sky-cracker was whizzing and roaring, and black smoke was pouring out of one end, and Uncle Wiggily thought of all his friends whom he feared he would never see again, when all of a sudden along came flying the buzzing bumble bee, high in the air.
explodesverbUS /ɪkˈsploʊdz/
third-person singular of “explode” — cause to burst with a violent release of energy
From this reading When this thing explodes, I'll be dashed to the ground and killed."
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading The sky-cracker was whizzing and roaring, and black smoke was pouring out of one end, and Uncle Wiggily thought of all his friends whom he feared he would never see again, when all of a sudden along came flying the buzzing bumble bee, high in the air.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "I'll never live to find my fortune now.
moving swiftly
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an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading "I'll never live to find my fortune now.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
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the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading When this thing explodes, I'll be dashed to the ground and killed."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The sky-cracker was whizzing and roaring, and black smoke was pouring out of one end, and Uncle Wiggily thought of all his friends whom he feared he would never see again, when all of a sudden along came flying the buzzing bumble bee, high in the air.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
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belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The sky-cracker was whizzing and roaring, and black smoke was pouring out of one end, and Uncle Wiggily thought of all his friends whom he feared he would never see again, when all of a sudden along came flying the buzzing bumble bee, high in the air.
I'll
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From this reading "I'll never live to find my fortune now.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sky-cracker was whizzing and roaring, and black smoke was pouring out of one end, and Uncle Wiggily thought of all his friends whom he feared he would never see again, when all of a sudden along came flying the buzzing bumble bee, high in the air.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading When this thing explodes, I'll be dashed to the ground and killed."
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "I'll never live to find my fortune now.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, can't you save me?" cried the rabbit.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading He was much surprised to see Uncle Wiggily skimming along on the tail of a sky-cracker.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I'll never live to find my fortune now.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I'll never live to find my fortune now.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "I'll never live to find my fortune now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, can't you save me?" cried the rabbit.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was much surprised to see Uncle Wiggily skimming along on the tail of a sky-cracker.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The sky-cracker was whizzing and roaring, and black smoke was pouring out of one end, and Uncle Wiggily thought of all his friends whom he feared he would never see again, when all of a sudden along came flying the buzzing bumble bee, high in the air.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The sky-cracker was whizzing and roaring, and black smoke was pouring out of one end, and Uncle Wiggily thought of all his friends whom he feared he would never see again, when all of a sudden along came flying the buzzing bumble bee, high in the air.
pouringadjectiveUS /ˈpɔːrɪŋ/
flowing profusely
From this reading The sky-cracker was whizzing and roaring, and black smoke was pouring out of one end, and Uncle Wiggily thought of all his friends whom he feared he would never see again, when all of a sudden along came flying the buzzing bumble bee, high in the air.
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 "Oh, can't you save me?" cried the rabbit.
roaringnounUS /ˈrɔːrɪŋ/
a deep prolonged loud noise
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except for; apart from
From this reading "Oh, can't you save me?" cried the rabbit.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The sky-cracker was whizzing and roaring, and black smoke was pouring out of one end, and Uncle Wiggily thought of all his friends whom he feared he would never see again, when all of a sudden along came flying the buzzing bumble bee, high in the air.
skimmingnounUS /ˈskɪmɪŋ/
the act of removing floating material from the surface of a liquid
From this reading He was much surprised to see Uncle Wiggily skimming along on the tail of a sky-cracker.
sky-cracker
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From this reading The sky-cracker was whizzing and roaring, and black smoke was pouring out of one end, and Uncle Wiggily thought of all his friends whom he feared he would never see again, when all of a sudden along came flying the buzzing bumble bee, high in the air.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading The sky-cracker was whizzing and roaring, and black smoke was pouring out of one end, and Uncle Wiggily thought of all his friends whom he feared he would never see again, when all of a sudden along came flying the buzzing bumble bee, high in the air.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading The sky-cracker was whizzing and roaring, and black smoke was pouring out of one end, and Uncle Wiggily thought of all his friends whom he feared he would never see again, when all of a sudden along came flying the buzzing bumble bee, high in the air.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading He was much surprised to see Uncle Wiggily skimming along on the tail of a sky-cracker.
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading He was much surprised to see Uncle Wiggily skimming along on the tail of a sky-cracker.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When this thing explodes, I'll be dashed to the ground and killed."
a special situation
From this reading When this thing explodes, I'll be dashed to the ground and killed."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading When this thing explodes, I'll be dashed to the ground and killed."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The sky-cracker was whizzing and roaring, and black smoke was pouring out of one end, and Uncle Wiggily thought of all his friends whom he feared he would never see again, when all of a sudden along came flying the buzzing bumble bee, high in the air.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'll never live to find my fortune now.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading The sky-cracker was whizzing and roaring, and black smoke was pouring out of one end, and Uncle Wiggily thought of all his friends whom he feared he would never see again, when all of a sudden along came flying the buzzing bumble bee, high in the air.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sky-cracker was whizzing and roaring, and black smoke was pouring out of one end, and Uncle Wiggily thought of all his friends whom he feared he would never see again, when all of a sudden along came flying the buzzing bumble bee, high in the air.
at the time that
From this reading When this thing explodes, I'll be dashed to the ground and killed."
whizzingverbUS /ˈwɪzɪŋ/
inflected form of “whiz” — make a soft swishing sound
From this reading The sky-cracker was whizzing and roaring, and black smoke was pouring out of one end, and Uncle Wiggily thought of all his friends whom he feared he would never see again, when all of a sudden along came flying the buzzing bumble bee, high in the air.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The sky-cracker was whizzing and roaring, and black smoke was pouring out of one end, and Uncle Wiggily thought of all his friends whom he feared he would never see again, when all of a sudden along came flying the buzzing bumble bee, high in the air.
Wiggily
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From this reading The sky-cracker was whizzing and roaring, and black smoke was pouring out of one end, and Uncle Wiggily thought of all his friends whom he feared he would never see again, when all of a sudden along came flying the buzzing bumble bee, high in the air.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The sky-cracker was whizzing and roaring, and black smoke was pouring out of one end, and Uncle Wiggily thought of all his friends whom he feared he would never see again, when all of a sudden along came flying the buzzing bumble bee, high in the air.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, can't you save me?" cried the rabbit.
