Chapter III

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

From this reading Peter had been born and reared in the South, right in the heart of a great cypress swamp, an ideal spot for the home of any possum.

(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 Dark and lonely was the swamp jungle, with its tall pines and giant gum and cypress trees, beneath which lay trackless thickets of thorn and holly, while trailing in long, snaky lengths over all, grew matted bamboo vines and hanging mosses which looked like long grey beards.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Peter had been born and reared in the South, right in the heart of a great cypress swamp, an ideal spot for the home of any possum.

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

From this reading No wonder that he felt strangely lonely and sad.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Peter had been born and reared in the South, right in the heart of a great cypress swamp, an ideal spot for the home of any possum.

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

From this reading Most of the opossum tribe are noted for their love of family and companionship.

the hard woody stems of bamboo plants; used in construction and crafts and fishing poles

From this reading Dark and lonely was the swamp jungle, with its tall pines and giant gum and cypress trees, beneath which lay trackless thickets of thorn and holly, while trailing in long, snaky lengths over all, grew matted bamboo vines and hanging mosses which looked like long grey beards.

plural of “beard” — the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face

From this reading Dark and lonely was the swamp jungle, with its tall pines and giant gum and cypress trees, beneath which lay trackless thickets of thorn and holly, while trailing in long, snaky lengths over all, grew matted bamboo vines and hanging mosses which looked like long grey beards.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Peter had been born and reared in the South, right in the heart of a great cypress swamp, an ideal spot for the home of any possum.

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading Dark and lonely was the swamp jungle, with its tall pines and giant gum and cypress trees, beneath which lay trackless thickets of thorn and holly, while trailing in long, snaky lengths over all, grew matted bamboo vines and hanging mosses which looked like long grey beards.

brought into existence

From this reading Peter had been born and reared in the South, right in the heart of a great cypress swamp, an ideal spot for the home of any possum.

the state of being with someone

From this reading Most of the opossum tribe are noted for their love of family and companionship.

wood of any of various cypress trees especially of the genus Cupressus

From this reading Peter had been born and reared in the South, right in the heart of a great cypress swamp, an ideal spot for the home of any possum.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading Dark and lonely was the swamp jungle, with its tall pines and giant gum and cypress trees, beneath which lay trackless thickets of thorn and holly, while trailing in long, snaky lengths over all, grew matted bamboo vines and hanging mosses which looked like long grey beards.

a social unit living together

From this reading Most of the opossum tribe are noted for their love of family and companionship.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading No wonder that he felt strangely lonely and sad.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THE TRIALS OF PETER POSSUM Peter Possum was in great trouble, for he had lost his mate.

any creature of exceptional size

From this reading Dark and lonely was the swamp jungle, with its tall pines and giant gum and cypress trees, beneath which lay trackless thickets of thorn and holly, while trailing in long, snaky lengths over all, grew matted bamboo vines and hanging mosses which looked like long grey beards.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading THE TRIALS OF PETER POSSUM Peter Possum was in great trouble, for he had lost his mate.

inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading Dark and lonely was the swamp jungle, with its tall pines and giant gum and cypress trees, beneath which lay trackless thickets of thorn and holly, while trailing in long, snaky lengths over all, grew matted bamboo vines and hanging mosses which looked like long grey beards.

of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

From this reading Dark and lonely was the swamp jungle, with its tall pines and giant gum and cypress trees, beneath which lay trackless thickets of thorn and holly, while trailing in long, snaky lengths over all, grew matted bamboo vines and hanging mosses which looked like long grey beards.

a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing

From this reading Dark and lonely was the swamp jungle, with its tall pines and giant gum and cypress trees, beneath which lay trackless thickets of thorn and holly, while trailing in long, snaky lengths over all, grew matted bamboo vines and hanging mosses which looked like long grey beards.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading THE TRIALS OF PETER POSSUM Peter Possum was in great trouble, for he had lost his mate.

decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window

From this reading Dark and lonely was the swamp jungle, with its tall pines and giant gum and cypress trees, beneath which lay trackless thickets of thorn and holly, while trailing in long, snaky lengths over all, grew matted bamboo vines and hanging mosses which looked like long grey beards.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading THE TRIALS OF PETER POSSUM Peter Possum was in great trouble, for he had lost his mate.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Peter had been born and reared in the South, right in the heart of a great cypress swamp, an ideal spot for the home of any possum.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading THE TRIALS OF PETER POSSUM Peter Possum was in great trouble, for he had lost his mate.

any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex having red berries and shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges

From this reading Dark and lonely was the swamp jungle, with its tall pines and giant gum and cypress trees, beneath which lay trackless thickets of thorn and holly, while trailing in long, snaky lengths over all, grew matted bamboo vines and hanging mosses which looked like long grey beards.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Peter had been born and reared in the South, right in the heart of a great cypress swamp, an ideal spot for the home of any possum.

conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal

From this reading Peter had been born and reared in the South, right in the heart of a great cypress swamp, an ideal spot for the home of any possum.

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

From this reading THE TRIALS OF PETER POSSUM Peter Possum was in great trouble, for he had lost his mate.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Dark and lonely was the swamp jungle, with its tall pines and giant gum and cypress trees, beneath which lay trackless thickets of thorn and holly, while trailing in long, snaky lengths over all, grew matted bamboo vines and hanging mosses which looked like long grey beards.

a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival

From this reading Dark and lonely was the swamp jungle, with its tall pines and giant gum and cypress trees, beneath which lay trackless thickets of thorn and holly, while trailing in long, snaky lengths over all, grew matted bamboo vines and hanging mosses which looked like long grey beards.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Dark and lonely was the swamp jungle, with its tall pines and giant gum and cypress trees, beneath which lay trackless thickets of thorn and holly, while trailing in long, snaky lengths over all, grew matted bamboo vines and hanging mosses which looked like long grey beards.

plural of “length” — the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place

From this reading Dark and lonely was the swamp jungle, with its tall pines and giant gum and cypress trees, beneath which lay trackless thickets of thorn and holly, while trailing in long, snaky lengths over all, grew matted bamboo vines and hanging mosses which looked like long grey beards.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Dark and lonely was the swamp jungle, with its tall pines and giant gum and cypress trees, beneath which lay trackless thickets of thorn and holly, while trailing in long, snaky lengths over all, grew matted bamboo vines and hanging mosses which looked like long grey beards.

lacking companions or companionship

From this reading No wonder that he felt strangely lonely and sad.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Dark and lonely was the swamp jungle, with its tall pines and giant gum and cypress trees, beneath which lay trackless thickets of thorn and holly, while trailing in long, snaky lengths over all, grew matted bamboo vines and hanging mosses which looked like long grey beards.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Dark and lonely was the swamp jungle, with its tall pines and giant gum and cypress trees, beneath which lay trackless thickets of thorn and holly, while trailing in long, snaky lengths over all, grew matted bamboo vines and hanging mosses which looked like long grey beards.

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading THE TRIALS OF PETER POSSUM Peter Possum was in great trouble, for he had lost his mate.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading Most of the opossum tribe are noted for their love of family and companionship.

the officer below the master on a commercial ship

From this reading THE TRIALS OF PETER POSSUM Peter Possum was in great trouble, for he had lost his mate.

tangled in a dense mass

From this reading Dark and lonely was the swamp jungle, with its tall pines and giant gum and cypress trees, beneath which lay trackless thickets of thorn and holly, while trailing in long, snaky lengths over all, grew matted bamboo vines and hanging mosses which looked like long grey beards.

plural of “moss” — tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants

From this reading Dark and lonely was the swamp jungle, with its tall pines and giant gum and cypress trees, beneath which lay trackless thickets of thorn and holly, while trailing in long, snaky lengths over all, grew matted bamboo vines and hanging mosses which looked like long grey beards.

used to form the superlative

From this reading Most of the opossum tribe are noted for their love of family and companionship.

not any; not one

From this reading No wonder that he felt strangely lonely and sad.

widely known and esteemed

From this reading Most of the opossum tribe are noted for their love of family and companionship.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE TRIALS OF PETER POSSUM Peter Possum was in great trouble, for he had lost his mate.

small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails

From this reading Most of the opossum tribe are noted for their love of family and companionship.

above and across; more than

From this reading Dark and lonely was the swamp jungle, with its tall pines and giant gum and cypress trees, beneath which lay trackless thickets of thorn and holly, while trailing in long, snaky lengths over all, grew matted bamboo vines and hanging mosses which looked like long grey beards.

disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope

From this reading THE TRIALS OF PETER POSSUM Peter Possum was in great trouble, for he had lost his mate.

plural of “pine” — a coniferous tree

From this reading Dark and lonely was the swamp jungle, with its tall pines and giant gum and cypress trees, beneath which lay trackless thickets of thorn and holly, while trailing in long, snaky lengths over all, grew matted bamboo vines and hanging mosses which looked like long grey beards.

nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America

From this reading THE TRIALS OF PETER POSSUM Peter Possum was in great trouble, for he had lost his mate.

past form of “rear” — stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds

From this reading Peter had been born and reared in the South, right in the heart of a great cypress swamp, an ideal spot for the home of any possum.

precisely, exactly

From this reading Peter had been born and reared in the South, right in the heart of a great cypress swamp, an ideal spot for the home of any possum.

experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness

From this reading No wonder that he felt strangely lonely and sad.

resembling a serpent in form

From this reading Dark and lonely was the swamp jungle, with its tall pines and giant gum and cypress trees, beneath which lay trackless thickets of thorn and holly, while trailing in long, snaky lengths over all, grew matted bamboo vines and hanging mosses which looked like long grey beards.

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading Peter had been born and reared in the South, right in the heart of a great cypress swamp, an ideal spot for the home of any possum.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Peter had been born and reared in the South, right in the heart of a great cypress swamp, an ideal spot for the home of any possum.

in a strange manner

From this reading No wonder that he felt strangely lonely and sad.

drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged

From this reading Peter had been born and reared in the South, right in the heart of a great cypress swamp, an ideal spot for the home of any possum.

great in vertical dimension; high in stature

From this reading Dark and lonely was the swamp jungle, with its tall pines and giant gum and cypress trees, beneath which lay trackless thickets of thorn and holly, while trailing in long, snaky lengths over all, grew matted bamboo vines and hanging mosses which looked like long grey beards.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading No wonder that he felt strangely lonely and sad.

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

From this reading THE TRIALS OF PETER POSSUM Peter Possum was in great trouble, for he had lost his mate.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Most of the opossum tribe are noted for their love of family and companionship.

plural of “thicket” — a dense growth of bushes

From this reading Dark and lonely was the swamp jungle, with its tall pines and giant gum and cypress trees, beneath which lay trackless thickets of thorn and holly, while trailing in long, snaky lengths over all, grew matted bamboo vines and hanging mosses which looked like long grey beards.

something that causes irritation and annoyance

From this reading Dark and lonely was the swamp jungle, with its tall pines and giant gum and cypress trees, beneath which lay trackless thickets of thorn and holly, while trailing in long, snaky lengths over all, grew matted bamboo vines and hanging mosses which looked like long grey beards.

having no tracks

From this reading Dark and lonely was the swamp jungle, with its tall pines and giant gum and cypress trees, beneath which lay trackless thickets of thorn and holly, while trailing in long, snaky lengths over all, grew matted bamboo vines and hanging mosses which looked like long grey beards.

the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind

From this reading Dark and lonely was the swamp jungle, with its tall pines and giant gum and cypress trees, beneath which lay trackless thickets of thorn and holly, while trailing in long, snaky lengths over all, grew matted bamboo vines and hanging mosses which looked like long grey beards.

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading Dark and lonely was the swamp jungle, with its tall pines and giant gum and cypress trees, beneath which lay trackless thickets of thorn and holly, while trailing in long, snaky lengths over all, grew matted bamboo vines and hanging mosses which looked like long grey beards.

plural of “trial” — the act of testing something

From this reading THE TRIALS OF PETER POSSUM Peter Possum was in great trouble, for he had lost his mate.

a social division of (usually preliterate) people

From this reading Most of the opossum tribe are noted for their love of family and companionship.

a source of difficulty

From this reading THE TRIALS OF PETER POSSUM Peter Possum was in great trouble, for he had lost his mate.

plural of “vine” — a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface

From this reading Dark and lonely was the swamp jungle, with its tall pines and giant gum and cypress trees, beneath which lay trackless thickets of thorn and holly, while trailing in long, snaky lengths over all, grew matted bamboo vines and hanging mosses which looked like long grey beards.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading THE TRIALS OF PETER POSSUM Peter Possum was in great trouble, for he had lost his mate.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Dark and lonely was the swamp jungle, with its tall pines and giant gum and cypress trees, beneath which lay trackless thickets of thorn and holly, while trailing in long, snaky lengths over all, grew matted bamboo vines and hanging mosses which looked like long grey beards.

during the time that

From this reading Dark and lonely was the swamp jungle, with its tall pines and giant gum and cypress trees, beneath which lay trackless thickets of thorn and holly, while trailing in long, snaky lengths over all, grew matted bamboo vines and hanging mosses which looked like long grey beards.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Dark and lonely was the swamp jungle, with its tall pines and giant gum and cypress trees, beneath which lay trackless thickets of thorn and holly, while trailing in long, snaky lengths over all, grew matted bamboo vines and hanging mosses which looked like long grey beards.

the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading No wonder that he felt strangely lonely and sad.