Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

From this reading New York Cupples & Leon Company Whiffet Squirrel The Mouse's Tail The Yaller Dog Miss Patty Peep Whiffet, Skiffet and Skud were three little red squirrels who lived with their father and mother in a tiny brown house in the old chestnut tree.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Father and Mother Squirrel started out very early one morning in the spring, to hunt a new home as they did not feel safe any longer living under the old pine stump, with the children getting large enough to run about.

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

From this reading New York Cupples & Leon Company Whiffet Squirrel The Mouse's Tail The Yaller Dog Miss Patty Peep Whiffet, Skiffet and Skud were three little red squirrels who lived with their father and mother in a tiny brown house in the old chestnut tree.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Father and Mother Squirrel started out very early one morning in the spring, to hunt a new home as they did not feel safe any longer living under the old pine stump, with the children getting large enough to run about.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Father and Mother Squirrel started out very early one morning in the spring, to hunt a new home as they did not feel safe any longer living under the old pine stump, with the children getting large enough to run about.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading They both scampered up the old chestnut tree at the back of the farm house to see if they could find a nice deep hollow that would make a safe home for their little ones.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading They both scampered up the old chestnut tree at the back of the farm house to see if they could find a nice deep hollow that would make a safe home for their little ones.

the two together, not just one

From this reading They both scampered up the old chestnut tree at the back of the farm house to see if they could find a nice deep hollow that would make a safe home for their little ones.

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading New York Cupples & Leon Company Whiffet Squirrel The Mouse's Tail The Yaller Dog Miss Patty Peep Whiffet, Skiffet and Skud were three little red squirrels who lived with their father and mother in a tiny brown house in the old chestnut tree.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading First, I must tell you how the Squirrel family came to live in this dear little house.

(of hair or feathers) of a golden brown to reddish brown color

From this reading New York Cupples & Leon Company Whiffet Squirrel The Mouse's Tail The Yaller Dog Miss Patty Peep Whiffet, Skiffet and Skud were three little red squirrels who lived with their father and mother in a tiny brown house in the old chestnut tree.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading Father and Mother Squirrel started out very early one morning in the spring, to hunt a new home as they did not feel safe any longer living under the old pine stump, with the children getting large enough to run about.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading New York Cupples & Leon Company Whiffet Squirrel The Mouse's Tail The Yaller Dog Miss Patty Peep Whiffet, Skiffet and Skud were three little red squirrels who lived with their father and mother in a tiny brown house in the old chestnut tree.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading They both scampered up the old chestnut tree at the back of the farm house to see if they could find a nice deep hollow that would make a safe home for their little ones.

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From this reading New York Cupples & Leon Company Whiffet Squirrel The Mouse's Tail The Yaller Dog Miss Patty Peep Whiffet, Skiffet and Skud were three little red squirrels who lived with their father and mother in a tiny brown house in the old chestnut tree.

dearly loved

From this reading First, I must tell you how the Squirrel family came to live in this dear little house.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading They both scampered up the old chestnut tree at the back of the farm house to see if they could find a nice deep hollow that would make a safe home for their little ones.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Father and Mother Squirrel started out very early one morning in the spring, to hunt a new home as they did not feel safe any longer living under the old pine stump, with the children getting large enough to run about.

a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds

From this reading New York Cupples & Leon Company Whiffet Squirrel The Mouse's Tail The Yaller Dog Miss Patty Peep Whiffet, Skiffet and Skud were three little red squirrels who lived with their father and mother in a tiny brown house in the old chestnut tree.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading Father and Mother Squirrel started out very early one morning in the spring, to hunt a new home as they did not feel safe any longer living under the old pine stump, with the children getting large enough to run about.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading Father and Mother Squirrel started out very early one morning in the spring, to hunt a new home as they did not feel safe any longer living under the old pine stump, with the children getting large enough to run about.

a social unit living together

From this reading First, I must tell you how the Squirrel family came to live in this dear little house.

be a farmer; work as a farmer

From this reading They both scampered up the old chestnut tree at the back of the farm house to see if they could find a nice deep hollow that would make a safe home for their little ones.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading New York Cupples & Leon Company Whiffet Squirrel The Mouse's Tail The Yaller Dog Miss Patty Peep Whiffet, Skiffet and Skud were three little red squirrels who lived with their father and mother in a tiny brown house in the old chestnut tree.

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading Father and Mother Squirrel started out very early one morning in the spring, to hunt a new home as they did not feel safe any longer living under the old pine stump, with the children getting large enough to run about.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading They both scampered up the old chestnut tree at the back of the farm house to see if they could find a nice deep hollow that would make a safe home for their little ones.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading First, I must tell you how the Squirrel family came to live in this dear little house.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading They both scampered up the old chestnut tree at the back of the farm house to see if they could find a nice deep hollow that would make a safe home for their little ones.

the act of acquiring something

From this reading Father and Mother Squirrel started out very early one morning in the spring, to hunt a new home as they did not feel safe any longer living under the old pine stump, with the children getting large enough to run about.

past form of “happen” — come to pass

From this reading You see it happened this way.

not solid; having a space or gap or cavity

From this reading They both scampered up the old chestnut tree at the back of the farm house to see if they could find a nice deep hollow that would make a safe home for their little ones.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Father and Mother Squirrel started out very early one morning in the spring, to hunt a new home as they did not feel safe any longer living under the old pine stump, with the children getting large enough to run about.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading New York Cupples & Leon Company Whiffet Squirrel The Mouse's Tail The Yaller Dog Miss Patty Peep Whiffet, Skiffet and Skud were three little red squirrels who lived with their father and mother in a tiny brown house in the old chestnut tree.

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

From this reading First, I must tell you how the Squirrel family came to live in this dear little house.

pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)

From this reading Father and Mother Squirrel started out very early one morning in the spring, to hunt a new home as they did not feel safe any longer living under the old pine stump, with the children getting large enough to run about.

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

From this reading First, I must tell you how the Squirrel family came to live in this dear little house.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading They both scampered up the old chestnut tree at the back of the farm house to see if they could find a nice deep hollow that would make a safe home for their little ones.

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

From this reading New York Cupples & Leon Company Whiffet Squirrel The Mouse's Tail The Yaller Dog Miss Patty Peep Whiffet, Skiffet and Skud were three little red squirrels who lived with their father and mother in a tiny brown house in the old chestnut tree.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading You see it happened this way.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Father and Mother Squirrel started out very early one morning in the spring, to hunt a new home as they did not feel safe any longer living under the old pine stump, with the children getting large enough to run about.

a historical area and former kingdom in northwestern Spain

From this reading New York Cupples & Leon Company Whiffet Squirrel The Mouse's Tail The Yaller Dog Miss Patty Peep Whiffet, Skiffet and Skud were three little red squirrels who lived with their father and mother in a tiny brown house in the old chestnut tree.

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

From this reading New York Cupples & Leon Company Whiffet Squirrel The Mouse's Tail The Yaller Dog Miss Patty Peep Whiffet, Skiffet and Skud were three little red squirrels who lived with their father and mother in a tiny brown house in the old chestnut tree.

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading First, I must tell you how the Squirrel family came to live in this dear little house.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading New York Cupples & Leon Company Whiffet Squirrel The Mouse's Tail The Yaller Dog Miss Patty Peep Whiffet, Skiffet and Skud were three little red squirrels who lived with their father and mother in a tiny brown house in the old chestnut tree.

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading Father and Mother Squirrel started out very early one morning in the spring, to hunt a new home as they did not feel safe any longer living under the old pine stump, with the children getting large enough to run about.

for more time

From this reading Father and Mother Squirrel started out very early one morning in the spring, to hunt a new home as they did not feel safe any longer living under the old pine stump, with the children getting large enough to run about.

engage in

From this reading They both scampered up the old chestnut tree at the back of the farm house to see if they could find a nice deep hollow that would make a safe home for their little ones.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading New York Cupples & Leon Company Whiffet Squirrel The Mouse's Tail The Yaller Dog Miss Patty Peep Whiffet, Skiffet and Skud were three little red squirrels who lived with their father and mother in a tiny brown house in the old chestnut tree.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Father and Mother Squirrel started out very early one morning in the spring, to hunt a new home as they did not feel safe any longer living under the old pine stump, with the children getting large enough to run about.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading New York Cupples & Leon Company Whiffet Squirrel The Mouse's Tail The Yaller Dog Miss Patty Peep Whiffet, Skiffet and Skud were three little red squirrels who lived with their father and mother in a tiny brown house in the old chestnut tree.

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

From this reading New York Cupples & Leon Company Whiffet Squirrel The Mouse's Tail The Yaller Dog Miss Patty Peep Whiffet, Skiffet and Skud were three little red squirrels who lived with their father and mother in a tiny brown house in the old chestnut tree.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading First, I must tell you how the Squirrel family came to live in this dear little house.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading New York Cupples & Leon Company Whiffet Squirrel The Mouse's Tail The Yaller Dog Miss Patty Peep Whiffet, Skiffet and Skud were three little red squirrels who lived with their father and mother in a tiny brown house in the old chestnut tree.

pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance

From this reading They both scampered up the old chestnut tree at the back of the farm house to see if they could find a nice deep hollow that would make a safe home for their little ones.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Father and Mother Squirrel started out very early one morning in the spring, to hunt a new home as they did not feel safe any longer living under the old pine stump, with the children getting large enough to run about.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading They both scampered up the old chestnut tree at the back of the farm house to see if they could find a nice deep hollow that would make a safe home for their little ones.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading New York Cupples & Leon Company Whiffet Squirrel The Mouse's Tail The Yaller Dog Miss Patty Peep Whiffet, Skiffet and Skud were three little red squirrels who lived with their father and mother in a tiny brown house in the old chestnut tree.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Father and Mother Squirrel started out very early one morning in the spring, to hunt a new home as they did not feel safe any longer living under the old pine stump, with the children getting large enough to run about.

plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number

From this reading They both scampered up the old chestnut tree at the back of the farm house to see if they could find a nice deep hollow that would make a safe home for their little ones.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Father and Mother Squirrel started out very early one morning in the spring, to hunt a new home as they did not feel safe any longer living under the old pine stump, with the children getting large enough to run about.

small flat mass of chopped food

From this reading New York Cupples & Leon Company Whiffet Squirrel The Mouse's Tail The Yaller Dog Miss Patty Peep Whiffet, Skiffet and Skud were three little red squirrels who lived with their father and mother in a tiny brown house in the old chestnut tree.

look furtively

From this reading New York Cupples & Leon Company Whiffet Squirrel The Mouse's Tail The Yaller Dog Miss Patty Peep Whiffet, Skiffet and Skud were three little red squirrels who lived with their father and mother in a tiny brown house in the old chestnut tree.

a coniferous tree

From this reading Father and Mother Squirrel started out very early one morning in the spring, to hunt a new home as they did not feel safe any longer living under the old pine stump, with the children getting large enough to run about.

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

From this reading New York Cupples & Leon Company Whiffet Squirrel The Mouse's Tail The Yaller Dog Miss Patty Peep Whiffet, Skiffet and Skud were three little red squirrels who lived with their father and mother in a tiny brown house in the old chestnut tree.

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading Father and Mother Squirrel started out very early one morning in the spring, to hunt a new home as they did not feel safe any longer living under the old pine stump, with the children getting large enough to run about.

free from danger or the risk of harm

From this reading Father and Mother Squirrel started out very early one morning in the spring, to hunt a new home as they did not feel safe any longer living under the old pine stump, with the children getting large enough to run about.

past form of “scamper” — to move about or proceed hurriedly

From this reading They both scampered up the old chestnut tree at the back of the farm house to see if they could find a nice deep hollow that would make a safe home for their little ones.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading You see it happened this way.

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

From this reading New York Cupples & Leon Company Whiffet Squirrel The Mouse's Tail The Yaller Dog Miss Patty Peep Whiffet, Skiffet and Skud were three little red squirrels who lived with their father and mother in a tiny brown house in the old chestnut tree.

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

From this reading New York Cupples & Leon Company Whiffet Squirrel The Mouse's Tail The Yaller Dog Miss Patty Peep Whiffet, Skiffet and Skud were three little red squirrels who lived with their father and mother in a tiny brown house in the old chestnut tree.

the season of growth

From this reading Father and Mother Squirrel started out very early one morning in the spring, to hunt a new home as they did not feel safe any longer living under the old pine stump, with the children getting large enough to run about.

a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail

From this reading New York Cupples & Leon Company Whiffet Squirrel The Mouse's Tail The Yaller Dog Miss Patty Peep Whiffet, Skiffet and Skud were three little red squirrels who lived with their father and mother in a tiny brown house in the old chestnut tree.

plural of “squirrel” — a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail

From this reading New York Cupples & Leon Company Whiffet Squirrel The Mouse's Tail The Yaller Dog Miss Patty Peep Whiffet, Skiffet and Skud were three little red squirrels who lived with their father and mother in a tiny brown house in the old chestnut tree.

past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Father and Mother Squirrel started out very early one morning in the spring, to hunt a new home as they did not feel safe any longer living under the old pine stump, with the children getting large enough to run about.

the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled

From this reading Father and Mother Squirrel started out very early one morning in the spring, to hunt a new home as they did not feel safe any longer living under the old pine stump, with the children getting large enough to run about.

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 New York Cupples & Leon Company Whiffet Squirrel The Mouse's Tail The Yaller Dog Miss Patty Peep Whiffet, Skiffet and Skud were three little red squirrels who lived with their father and mother in a tiny brown house in the old chestnut tree.

express in words

From this reading First, I must tell you how the Squirrel family came to live in this dear little house.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading They both scampered up the old chestnut tree at the back of the farm house to see if they could find a nice deep hollow that would make a safe home for their little ones.

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

From this reading New York Cupples & Leon Company Whiffet Squirrel The Mouse's Tail The Yaller Dog Miss Patty Peep Whiffet, Skiffet and Skud were three little red squirrels who lived with their father and mother in a tiny brown house in the old chestnut tree.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading New York Cupples & Leon Company Whiffet Squirrel The Mouse's Tail The Yaller Dog Miss Patty Peep Whiffet, Skiffet and Skud were three little red squirrels who lived with their father and mother in a tiny brown house in the old chestnut tree.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Father and Mother Squirrel started out very early one morning in the spring, to hunt a new home as they did not feel safe any longer living under the old pine stump, with the children getting large enough to run about.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading First, I must tell you how the Squirrel family came to live in this dear little house.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading New York Cupples & Leon Company Whiffet Squirrel The Mouse's Tail The Yaller Dog Miss Patty Peep Whiffet, Skiffet and Skud were three little red squirrels who lived with their father and mother in a tiny brown house in the old chestnut tree.

very small

From this reading New York Cupples & Leon Company Whiffet Squirrel The Mouse's Tail The Yaller Dog Miss Patty Peep Whiffet, Skiffet and Skud were three little red squirrels who lived with their father and mother in a tiny brown house in the old chestnut tree.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading First, I must tell you how the Squirrel family came to live in this dear little house.

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

From this reading New York Cupples & Leon Company Whiffet Squirrel The Mouse's Tail The Yaller Dog Miss Patty Peep Whiffet, Skiffet and Skud were three little red squirrels who lived with their father and mother in a tiny brown house in the old chestnut tree.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Father and Mother Squirrel started out very early one morning in the spring, to hunt a new home as they did not feel safe any longer living under the old pine stump, with the children getting large enough to run about.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading They both scampered up the old chestnut tree at the back of the farm house to see if they could find a nice deep hollow that would make a safe home for their little ones.

precisely as stated

From this reading Father and Mother Squirrel started out very early one morning in the spring, to hunt a new home as they did not feel safe any longer living under the old pine stump, with the children getting large enough to run about.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading You see it happened this way.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading New York Cupples & Leon Company Whiffet Squirrel The Mouse's Tail The Yaller Dog Miss Patty Peep Whiffet, Skiffet and Skud were three little red squirrels who lived with their father and mother in a tiny brown house in the old chestnut tree.

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

From this reading New York Cupples & Leon Company Whiffet Squirrel The Mouse's Tail The Yaller Dog Miss Patty Peep Whiffet, Skiffet and Skud were three little red squirrels who lived with their father and mother in a tiny brown house in the old chestnut tree.

which person or people

From this reading New York Cupples & Leon Company Whiffet Squirrel The Mouse's Tail The Yaller Dog Miss Patty Peep Whiffet, Skiffet and Skud were three little red squirrels who lived with their father and mother in a tiny brown house in the old chestnut tree.

in the company of; together with

From this reading New York Cupples & Leon Company Whiffet Squirrel The Mouse's Tail The Yaller Dog Miss Patty Peep Whiffet, Skiffet and Skud were three little red squirrels who lived with their father and mother in a tiny brown house in the old chestnut tree.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading They both scampered up the old chestnut tree at the back of the farm house to see if they could find a nice deep hollow that would make a safe home for their little ones.

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

From this reading New York Cupples & Leon Company Whiffet Squirrel The Mouse's Tail The Yaller Dog Miss Patty Peep Whiffet, Skiffet and Skud were three little red squirrels who lived with their father and mother in a tiny brown house in the old chestnut tree.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading New York Cupples & Leon Company Whiffet Squirrel The Mouse's Tail The Yaller Dog Miss Patty Peep Whiffet, Skiffet and Skud were three little red squirrels who lived with their father and mother in a tiny brown house in the old chestnut tree.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading First, I must tell you how the Squirrel family came to live in this dear little house.