used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a thick tangle of undergrowth all about the tree and the boys had had to break through this before reaching the spruce.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was a thick tangle of undergrowth all about the tree and the boys had had to break through this before reaching the spruce.
make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading “That’ll be great! and I can add another one to my list of wild-bird photographs,” said Billy, delightedly.
(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 There was a thick tangle of undergrowth all about the tree and the boys had had to break through this before reaching the spruce.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An argument followed that made Paul sulky but Billy paid little attention to him as he took the kodak and climbed up the giant spruce.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “That’ll be great! and I can add another one to my list of wild-bird photographs,” said Billy, delightedly.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “That’ll be great! and I can add another one to my list of wild-bird photographs,” said Billy, delightedly.
a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
From this reading An argument followed that made Paul sulky but Billy paid little attention to him as he took the kodak and climbed up the giant spruce.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading An argument followed that made Paul sulky but Billy paid little attention to him as he took the kodak and climbed up the giant spruce.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading An argument followed that made Paul sulky but Billy paid little attention to him as he took the kodak and climbed up the giant spruce.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “That’ll be great! and I can add another one to my list of wild-bird photographs,” said Billy, delightedly.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There was a thick tangle of undergrowth all about the tree and the boys had had to break through this before reaching the spruce.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading “That’ll be great! and I can add another one to my list of wild-bird photographs,” said Billy, delightedly.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading There was a thick tangle of undergrowth all about the tree and the boys had had to break through this before reaching the spruce.
terminate
From this reading There was a thick tangle of undergrowth all about the tree and the boys had had to break through this before reaching the spruce.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading An argument followed that made Paul sulky but Billy paid little attention to him as he took the kodak and climbed up the giant spruce.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “That’ll be great! and I can add another one to my list of wild-bird photographs,” said Billy, delightedly.
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading “Why, no, it won’t count for you unless you climb up and get it,” remonstrated Dudley.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading An argument followed that made Paul sulky but Billy paid little attention to him as he took the kodak and climbed up the giant spruce.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading “Why, no, it won’t count for you unless you climb up and get it,” remonstrated Dudley.
delightedlyadverb
with delight
From this reading “That’ll be great! and I can add another one to my list of wild-bird photographs,” said Billy, delightedly.
Dudley
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From this reading “Why, no, it won’t count for you unless you climb up and get it,” remonstrated Dudley.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading An argument followed that made Paul sulky but Billy paid little attention to him as he took the kodak and climbed up the giant spruce.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “For me too,” said Paul.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Why, no, it won’t count for you unless you climb up and get it,” remonstrated Dudley.
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading An argument followed that made Paul sulky but Billy paid little attention to him as he took the kodak and climbed up the giant spruce.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “That’ll be great! and I can add another one to my list of wild-bird photographs,” said Billy, delightedly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was a thick tangle of undergrowth all about the tree and the boys had had to break through this before reaching the spruce.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading An argument followed that made Paul sulky but Billy paid little attention to him as he took the kodak and climbed up the giant spruce.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading An argument followed that made Paul sulky but Billy paid little attention to him as he took the kodak and climbed up the giant spruce.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “That’ll be great! and I can add another one to my list of wild-bird photographs,” said Billy, delightedly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Why, no, it won’t count for you unless you climb up and get it,” remonstrated Dudley.
kodak
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From this reading An argument followed that made Paul sulky but Billy paid little attention to him as he took the kodak and climbed up the giant spruce.
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading “That’ll be great! and I can add another one to my list of wild-bird photographs,” said Billy, delightedly.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading An argument followed that made Paul sulky but Billy paid little attention to him as he took the kodak and climbed up the giant spruce.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading An argument followed that made Paul sulky but Billy paid little attention to him as he took the kodak and climbed up the giant spruce.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “For me too,” said Paul.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “That’ll be great! and I can add another one to my list of wild-bird photographs,” said Billy, delightedly.
not any; not one
From this reading “Why, no, it won’t count for you unless you climb up and get it,” remonstrated Dudley.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “That’ll be great! and I can add another one to my list of wild-bird photographs,” said Billy, delightedly.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “That’ll be great! and I can add another one to my list of wild-bird photographs,” said Billy, delightedly.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading An argument followed that made Paul sulky but Billy paid little attention to him as he took the kodak and climbed up the giant spruce.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading “For me too,” said Paul.
photographsnounUS /ˈfoʊtəɡræfs/
plural of “photograph” — a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format
From this reading “That’ll be great! and I can add another one to my list of wild-bird photographs,” said Billy, delightedly.
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
From this reading There was a thick tangle of undergrowth all about the tree and the boys had had to break through this before reaching the spruce.
remonstrated
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From this reading “Why, no, it won’t count for you unless you climb up and get it,” remonstrated Dudley.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “That’ll be great! and I can add another one to my list of wild-bird photographs,” said Billy, delightedly.
sprucenounUS /spruːs/
light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork
From this reading An argument followed that made Paul sulky but Billy paid little attention to him as he took the kodak and climbed up the giant spruce.
sulkyadjective
sullen or moody
From this reading An argument followed that made Paul sulky but Billy paid little attention to him as he took the kodak and climbed up the giant spruce.
tanglenounUS /ˈtæŋɡəl/
a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven
From this reading There was a thick tangle of undergrowth all about the tree and the boys had had to break through this before reaching the spruce.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading An argument followed that made Paul sulky but Billy paid little attention to him as he took the kodak and climbed up the giant spruce.
That'll
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From this reading “That’ll be great! and I can add another one to my list of wild-bird photographs,” said Billy, delightedly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An argument followed that made Paul sulky but Billy paid little attention to him as he took the kodak and climbed up the giant spruce.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a thick tangle of undergrowth all about the tree and the boys had had to break through this before reaching the spruce.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading There was a thick tangle of undergrowth all about the tree and the boys had had to break through this before reaching the spruce.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was a thick tangle of undergrowth all about the tree and the boys had had to break through this before reaching the spruce.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading There was a thick tangle of undergrowth all about the tree and the boys had had to break through this before reaching the spruce.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “That’ll be great! and I can add another one to my list of wild-bird photographs,” said Billy, delightedly.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “For me too,” said Paul.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading An argument followed that made Paul sulky but Billy paid little attention to him as he took the kodak and climbed up the giant spruce.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading There was a thick tangle of undergrowth all about the tree and the boys had had to break through this before reaching the spruce.
undergrowthnounUS /ˈʌndərɡroʊθ/
the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest
From this reading There was a thick tangle of undergrowth all about the tree and the boys had had to break through this before reaching the spruce.
except if; if not
From this reading “Why, no, it won’t count for you unless you climb up and get it,” remonstrated Dudley.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Why, no, it won’t count for you unless you climb up and get it,” remonstrated Dudley.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a thick tangle of undergrowth all about the tree and the boys had had to break through this before reaching the spruce.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, no, it won’t count for you unless you climb up and get it,” remonstrated Dudley.
wild-bird
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From this reading “That’ll be great! and I can add another one to my list of wild-bird photographs,” said Billy, delightedly.
won't
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From this reading “Why, no, it won’t count for you unless you climb up and get it,” remonstrated Dudley.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why, no, it won’t count for you unless you climb up and get it,” remonstrated Dudley.
