used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading TRAVELLING WITH A BILLY-GOAT Would you believe it?
Agnete
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From this reading Of course I wanted something alive since Karsten had the goat, so I begged and teased Agnete Kverum until she finally said I might have the yellow-brown cat I wanted.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading Of course I wanted something alive since Karsten had the goat, so I begged and teased Agnete Kverum until she finally said I might have the yellow-brown cat I wanted.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Karsten got a live billy-goat as a present from Mother Goodfields, and I got a live wild forest-cat from Jens Kverum's mother.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Karsten got a live billy-goat as a present from Mother Goodfields, and I got a live wild forest-cat from Jens Kverum's mother.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Not that I would not rather have had the goat, you may be sure, though naturally I wouldn't let Karsten know that.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading Of course I wanted something alive since Karsten had the goat, so I begged and teased Agnete Kverum until she finally said I might have the yellow-brown cat I wanted.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading TRAVELLING WITH A BILLY-GOAT Would you believe it?
BILLY-GOAT
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From this reading TRAVELLING WITH A BILLY-GOAT Would you believe it?
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading Of course I wanted something alive since Karsten had the goat, so I begged and teased Agnete Kverum until she finally said I might have the yellow-brown cat I wanted.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course I wanted something alive since Karsten had the goat, so I begged and teased Agnete Kverum until she finally said I might have the yellow-brown cat I wanted.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading He was puffed up enough over it, as it was.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading Of course I wanted something alive since Karsten had the goat, so I begged and teased Agnete Kverum until she finally said I might have the yellow-brown cat I wanted.
forest-cat
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From this reading Karsten got a live billy-goat as a present from Mother Goodfields, and I got a live wild forest-cat from Jens Kverum's mother.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Karsten got a live billy-goat as a present from Mother Goodfields, and I got a live wild forest-cat from Jens Kverum's mother.
goatnounUS /ɡoʊt/
any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns
From this reading Of course I wanted something alive since Karsten had the goat, so I begged and teased Agnete Kverum until she finally said I might have the yellow-brown cat I wanted.
Goodfields
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From this reading Karsten got a live billy-goat as a present from Mother Goodfields, and I got a live wild forest-cat from Jens Kverum's mother.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Karsten got a live billy-goat as a present from Mother Goodfields, and I got a live wild forest-cat from Jens Kverum's mother.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Of course I wanted something alive since Karsten had the goat, so I begged and teased Agnete Kverum until she finally said I might have the yellow-brown cat I wanted.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Of course I wanted something alive since Karsten had the goat, so I begged and teased Agnete Kverum until she finally said I might have the yellow-brown cat I wanted.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was puffed up enough over it, as it was.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Karsten got a live billy-goat as a present from Mother Goodfields, and I got a live wild forest-cat from Jens Kverum's mother.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading TRAVELLING WITH A BILLY-GOAT Would you believe it?
Jens
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From this reading Karsten got a live billy-goat as a present from Mother Goodfields, and I got a live wild forest-cat from Jens Kverum's mother.
Karsten
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From this reading Karsten got a live billy-goat as a present from Mother Goodfields, and I got a live wild forest-cat from Jens Kverum's mother.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Not that I would not rather have had the goat, you may be sure, though naturally I wouldn't let Karsten know that.
Kverum
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From this reading Of course I wanted something alive since Karsten had the goat, so I begged and teased Agnete Kverum until she finally said I might have the yellow-brown cat I wanted.
Kverum's
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From this reading Karsten got a live billy-goat as a present from Mother Goodfields, and I got a live wild forest-cat from Jens Kverum's mother.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Not that I would not rather have had the goat, you may be sure, though naturally I wouldn't let Karsten know that.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Karsten got a live billy-goat as a present from Mother Goodfields, and I got a live wild forest-cat from Jens Kverum's mother.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Not that I would not rather have had the goat, you may be sure, though naturally I wouldn't let Karsten know that.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Of course I wanted something alive since Karsten had the goat, so I begged and teased Agnete Kverum until she finally said I might have the yellow-brown cat I wanted.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Karsten got a live billy-goat as a present from Mother Goodfields, and I got a live wild forest-cat from Jens Kverum's mother.
as might be expected
From this reading Not that I would not rather have had the goat, you may be sure, though naturally I wouldn't let Karsten know that.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not that I would not rather have had the goat, you may be sure, though naturally I wouldn't let Karsten know that.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course I wanted something alive since Karsten had the goat, so I begged and teased Agnete Kverum until she finally said I might have the yellow-brown cat I wanted.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He was puffed up enough over it, as it was.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Karsten got a live billy-goat as a present from Mother Goodfields, and I got a live wild forest-cat from Jens Kverum's mother.
puffedadjectiveUS /pʌft/
gathered for protruding fullness
From this reading He was puffed up enough over it, as it was.
on the contrary
From this reading Not that I would not rather have had the goat, you may be sure, though naturally I wouldn't let Karsten know that.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Of course I wanted something alive since Karsten had the goat, so I begged and teased Agnete Kverum until she finally said I might have the yellow-brown cat I wanted.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Of course I wanted something alive since Karsten had the goat, so I begged and teased Agnete Kverum until she finally said I might have the yellow-brown cat I wanted.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Of course I wanted something alive since Karsten had the goat, so I begged and teased Agnete Kverum until she finally said I might have the yellow-brown cat I wanted.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Of course I wanted something alive since Karsten had the goat, so I begged and teased Agnete Kverum until she finally said I might have the yellow-brown cat I wanted.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Of course I wanted something alive since Karsten had the goat, so I begged and teased Agnete Kverum until she finally said I might have the yellow-brown cat I wanted.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Not that I would not rather have had the goat, you may be sure, though naturally I wouldn't let Karsten know that.
teasedadjectiveUS /tiːzd/
feeling mild pleasurable excitement
From this reading Of course I wanted something alive since Karsten had the goat, so I begged and teased Agnete Kverum until she finally said I might have the yellow-brown cat I wanted.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not that I would not rather have had the goat, you may be sure, though naturally I wouldn't let Karsten know that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Of course I wanted something alive since Karsten had the goat, so I begged and teased Agnete Kverum until she finally said I might have the yellow-brown cat I wanted.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Not that I would not rather have had the goat, you may be sure, though naturally I wouldn't let Karsten know that.
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading TRAVELLING WITH A BILLY-GOAT Would you believe it?
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Of course I wanted something alive since Karsten had the goat, so I begged and teased Agnete Kverum until she finally said I might have the yellow-brown cat I wanted.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He was puffed up enough over it, as it was.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading Of course I wanted something alive since Karsten had the goat, so I begged and teased Agnete Kverum until she finally said I might have the yellow-brown cat I wanted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was puffed up enough over it, as it was.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Karsten got a live billy-goat as a present from Mother Goodfields, and I got a live wild forest-cat from Jens Kverum's mother.
in the company of; together with
From this reading TRAVELLING WITH A BILLY-GOAT Would you believe it?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading TRAVELLING WITH A BILLY-GOAT Would you believe it?
wouldn't
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From this reading Not that I would not rather have had the goat, you may be sure, though naturally I wouldn't let Karsten know that.
yellow-brownadjective
of a medium to dark brownish yellow color
From this reading Of course I wanted something alive since Karsten had the goat, so I begged and teased Agnete Kverum until she finally said I might have the yellow-brown cat I wanted.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading TRAVELLING WITH A BILLY-GOAT Would you believe it?
