used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ‘We must dig a ditch, and then you must lie in it and pretend to be dead.’
(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 Big Lion did as he was told, and when he had lain down the little hare got up on a wall blew a trumpet and shouted-- Pii, pii, all you animals come and see, Big Lion is dead, and now peace will be.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘We must dig a ditch, and then you must lie in it and pretend to be dead.’
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Big Lion did as he was told, and when he had lain down the little hare got up on a wall blew a trumpet and shouted-- Pii, pii, all you animals come and see, Big Lion is dead, and now peace will be.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Big Lion did as he was told, and when he had lain down the little hare got up on a wall blew a trumpet and shouted-- Pii, pii, all you animals come and see, Big Lion is dead, and now peace will be.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading ‘What is it?’ asked Big Lion.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘We must dig a ditch, and then you must lie in it and pretend to be dead.’
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading ‘What is it?’ asked Big Lion.
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading Big Lion did as he was told, and when he had lain down the little hare got up on a wall blew a trumpet and shouted-- Pii, pii, all you animals come and see, Big Lion is dead, and now peace will be.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Directly they heard this they all came running.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Big Lion did as he was told, and when he had lain down the little hare got up on a wall blew a trumpet and shouted-- Pii, pii, all you animals come and see, Big Lion is dead, and now peace will be.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading ‘We must dig a ditch, and then you must lie in it and pretend to be dead.’
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Big Lion did as he was told, and when he had lain down the little hare got up on a wall blew a trumpet and shouted-- Pii, pii, all you animals come and see, Big Lion is dead, and now peace will be.
digverbUS /dɪɡ/
turn up, loosen, or remove earth
From this reading ‘We must dig a ditch, and then you must lie in it and pretend to be dead.’
without deviation
From this reading Directly they heard this they all came running.
ditchnounUS /dɪtʃ/
a long narrow excavation in the earth
From this reading ‘We must dig a ditch, and then you must lie in it and pretend to be dead.’
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Big Lion did as he was told, and when he had lain down the little hare got up on a wall blew a trumpet and shouted-- Pii, pii, all you animals come and see, Big Lion is dead, and now peace will be.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Big Lion did as he was told, and when he had lain down the little hare got up on a wall blew a trumpet and shouted-- Pii, pii, all you animals come and see, Big Lion is dead, and now peace will be.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Big Lion did as he was told, and when he had lain down the little hare got up on a wall blew a trumpet and shouted-- Pii, pii, all you animals come and see, Big Lion is dead, and now peace will be.
harenounUS /her/
swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes
From this reading Big Lion did as he was told, and when he had lain down the little hare got up on a wall blew a trumpet and shouted-- Pii, pii, all you animals come and see, Big Lion is dead, and now peace will be.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Big Lion did as he was told, and when he had lain down the little hare got up on a wall blew a trumpet and shouted-- Pii, pii, all you animals come and see, Big Lion is dead, and now peace will be.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Directly they heard this they all came running.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘We must dig a ditch, and then you must lie in it and pretend to be dead.’
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘What is it?’ asked Big Lion.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘What is it?’ asked Big Lion.
lainverbUS /leɪn/
inflected form of “lie” — be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading Big Lion did as he was told, and when he had lain down the little hare got up on a wall blew a trumpet and shouted-- Pii, pii, all you animals come and see, Big Lion is dead, and now peace will be.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading ‘We must dig a ditch, and then you must lie in it and pretend to be dead.’
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading ‘What is it?’ asked Big Lion.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Big Lion did as he was told, and when he had lain down the little hare got up on a wall blew a trumpet and shouted-- Pii, pii, all you animals come and see, Big Lion is dead, and now peace will be.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ‘We must dig a ditch, and then you must lie in it and pretend to be dead.’
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Big Lion did as he was told, and when he had lain down the little hare got up on a wall blew a trumpet and shouted-- Pii, pii, all you animals come and see, Big Lion is dead, and now peace will be.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Big Lion did as he was told, and when he had lain down the little hare got up on a wall blew a trumpet and shouted-- Pii, pii, all you animals come and see, Big Lion is dead, and now peace will be.
go across or through
From this reading The little hare received them and said, ‘Pass on, this way to the lion.’
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading Big Lion did as he was told, and when he had lain down the little hare got up on a wall blew a trumpet and shouted-- Pii, pii, all you animals come and see, Big Lion is dead, and now peace will be.
Pii
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From this reading Big Lion did as he was told, and when he had lain down the little hare got up on a wall blew a trumpet and shouted-- Pii, pii, all you animals come and see, Big Lion is dead, and now peace will be.
pretendverbUS /priˈtend/
make believe with the intent to deceive
From this reading ‘We must dig a ditch, and then you must lie in it and pretend to be dead.’
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading The little hare received them and said, ‘Pass on, this way to the lion.’
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading Directly they heard this they all came running.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The little hare received them and said, ‘Pass on, this way to the lion.’
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Big Lion did as he was told, and when he had lain down the little hare got up on a wall blew a trumpet and shouted-- Pii, pii, all you animals come and see, Big Lion is dead, and now peace will be.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading Big Lion did as he was told, and when he had lain down the little hare got up on a wall blew a trumpet and shouted-- Pii, pii, all you animals come and see, Big Lion is dead, and now peace will be.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Big Lion did as he was told, and when he had lain down the little hare got up on a wall blew a trumpet and shouted-- Pii, pii, all you animals come and see, Big Lion is dead, and now peace will be.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The little hare received them and said, ‘Pass on, this way to the lion.’
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading ‘We must dig a ditch, and then you must lie in it and pretend to be dead.’
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Directly they heard this they all came running.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Directly they heard this they all came running.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘We must dig a ditch, and then you must lie in it and pretend to be dead.’
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Big Lion did as he was told, and when he had lain down the little hare got up on a wall blew a trumpet and shouted-- Pii, pii, all you animals come and see, Big Lion is dead, and now peace will be.
trumpetverbUS /ˈtrʌmpət/
proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet
From this reading Big Lion did as he was told, and when he had lain down the little hare got up on a wall blew a trumpet and shouted-- Pii, pii, all you animals come and see, Big Lion is dead, and now peace will be.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Big Lion did as he was told, and when he had lain down the little hare got up on a wall blew a trumpet and shouted-- Pii, pii, all you animals come and see, Big Lion is dead, and now peace will be.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Big Lion did as he was told, and when he had lain down the little hare got up on a wall blew a trumpet and shouted-- Pii, pii, all you animals come and see, Big Lion is dead, and now peace will be.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Big Lion did as he was told, and when he had lain down the little hare got up on a wall blew a trumpet and shouted-- Pii, pii, all you animals come and see, Big Lion is dead, and now peace will be.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The little hare received them and said, ‘Pass on, this way to the lion.’
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ‘We must dig a ditch, and then you must lie in it and pretend to be dead.’
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ‘What is it?’ asked Big Lion.
at the time that
From this reading Big Lion did as he was told, and when he had lain down the little hare got up on a wall blew a trumpet and shouted-- Pii, pii, all you animals come and see, Big Lion is dead, and now peace will be.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Big Lion did as he was told, and when he had lain down the little hare got up on a wall blew a trumpet and shouted-- Pii, pii, all you animals come and see, Big Lion is dead, and now peace will be.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘We must dig a ditch, and then you must lie in it and pretend to be dead.’
