used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading DELAYED BY A STORM "A Bear!"
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Such were some of the exclamations uttered after Whopper made his declaration that he had seen a bear.
aimingverbUS /ˈeɪmɪŋ/
-ing form of “aim” — point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
From this reading In the meantime the youth who loved to tell big stories had caught up his shotgun and was aiming it to the right of the watercourse, where there were several big rocks overgrown with brushwood.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the meantime the youth who loved to tell big stories had caught up his shotgun and was aiming it to the right of the watercourse, where there were several big rocks overgrown with brushwood.
have
From this reading DELAYED BY A STORM "A Bear!"
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading In the meantime the youth who loved to tell big stories had caught up his shotgun and was aiming it to the right of the watercourse, where there were several big rocks overgrown with brushwood.
brushwoodnoun
the wood from bushes or small branches
From this reading In the meantime the youth who loved to tell big stories had caught up his shotgun and was aiming it to the right of the watercourse, where there were several big rocks overgrown with brushwood.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading DELAYED BY A STORM "A Bear!"
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading In the meantime the youth who loved to tell big stories had caught up his shotgun and was aiming it to the right of the watercourse, where there were several big rocks overgrown with brushwood.
declarationnounUS /ˌdeklərˈeɪʃən/
a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)
From this reading Such were some of the exclamations uttered after Whopper made his declaration that he had seen a bear.
DELAYEDadjectiveUS /dɪˈleɪd/
not as far along as normal in development
From this reading DELAYED BY A STORM "A Bear!"
exclamationsnounUS /ˌekskləˈmeɪʃənz/
plural of “exclamation” — an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading Such were some of the exclamations uttered after Whopper made his declaration that he had seen a bear.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Let me get my gun!"
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading "Let me get my gun!"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Such were some of the exclamations uttered after Whopper made his declaration that he had seen a bear.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Where is he?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Such were some of the exclamations uttered after Whopper made his declaration that he had seen a bear.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the meantime the youth who loved to tell big stories had caught up his shotgun and was aiming it to the right of the watercourse, where there were several big rocks overgrown with brushwood.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Where is he?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the meantime the youth who loved to tell big stories had caught up his shotgun and was aiming it to the right of the watercourse, where there were several big rocks overgrown with brushwood.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let me get my gun!"
held dear
From this reading In the meantime the youth who loved to tell big stories had caught up his shotgun and was aiming it to the right of the watercourse, where there were several big rocks overgrown with brushwood.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Such were some of the exclamations uttered after Whopper made his declaration that he had seen a bear.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let me get my gun!"
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading In the meantime the youth who loved to tell big stories had caught up his shotgun and was aiming it to the right of the watercourse, where there were several big rocks overgrown with brushwood.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Let me get my gun!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Such were some of the exclamations uttered after Whopper made his declaration that he had seen a bear.
overgrownadjectiveUS /ˌoʊvərˈɡroʊn/
covered with growing plants
From this reading In the meantime the youth who loved to tell big stories had caught up his shotgun and was aiming it to the right of the watercourse, where there were several big rocks overgrown with brushwood.
precisely, exactly
From this reading In the meantime the youth who loved to tell big stories had caught up his shotgun and was aiming it to the right of the watercourse, where there were several big rocks overgrown with brushwood.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading In the meantime the youth who loved to tell big stories had caught up his shotgun and was aiming it to the right of the watercourse, where there were several big rocks overgrown with brushwood.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Such were some of the exclamations uttered after Whopper made his declaration that he had seen a bear.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading In the meantime the youth who loved to tell big stories had caught up his shotgun and was aiming it to the right of the watercourse, where there were several big rocks overgrown with brushwood.
shotgunnounUS /ˈʃɑːtɡʌn/
firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges
From this reading In the meantime the youth who loved to tell big stories had caught up his shotgun and was aiming it to the right of the watercourse, where there were several big rocks overgrown with brushwood.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Such were some of the exclamations uttered after Whopper made his declaration that he had seen a bear.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading In the meantime the youth who loved to tell big stories had caught up his shotgun and was aiming it to the right of the watercourse, where there were several big rocks overgrown with brushwood.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading DELAYED BY A STORM "A Bear!"
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such were some of the exclamations uttered after Whopper made his declaration that he had seen a bear.
express in words
From this reading In the meantime the youth who loved to tell big stories had caught up his shotgun and was aiming it to the right of the watercourse, where there were several big rocks overgrown with brushwood.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Such were some of the exclamations uttered after Whopper made his declaration that he had seen a bear.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Such were some of the exclamations uttered after Whopper made his declaration that he had seen a bear.
in or at that place or location
From this reading In the meantime the youth who loved to tell big stories had caught up his shotgun and was aiming it to the right of the watercourse, where there were several big rocks overgrown with brushwood.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the meantime the youth who loved to tell big stories had caught up his shotgun and was aiming it to the right of the watercourse, where there were several big rocks overgrown with brushwood.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading In the meantime the youth who loved to tell big stories had caught up his shotgun and was aiming it to the right of the watercourse, where there were several big rocks overgrown with brushwood.
communicated in words
From this reading Such were some of the exclamations uttered after Whopper made his declaration that he had seen a bear.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the meantime the youth who loved to tell big stories had caught up his shotgun and was aiming it to the right of the watercourse, where there were several big rocks overgrown with brushwood.
watercoursenoun
natural or artificial channel through which water flows
From this reading In the meantime the youth who loved to tell big stories had caught up his shotgun and was aiming it to the right of the watercourse, where there were several big rocks overgrown with brushwood.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Such were some of the exclamations uttered after Whopper made his declaration that he had seen a bear.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where is he?"
which person or people
From this reading In the meantime the youth who loved to tell big stories had caught up his shotgun and was aiming it to the right of the watercourse, where there were several big rocks overgrown with brushwood.
WhoppernounUS /ˈwɑːpər/
a gross untruth; a blatant lie
From this reading Such were some of the exclamations uttered after Whopper made his declaration that he had seen a bear.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the meantime the youth who loved to tell big stories had caught up his shotgun and was aiming it to the right of the watercourse, where there were several big rocks overgrown with brushwood.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading In the meantime the youth who loved to tell big stories had caught up his shotgun and was aiming it to the right of the watercourse, where there were several big rocks overgrown with brushwood.
