used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Do you think he had any right to put such a label on me?"
(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 "It is so ugly, I never can like it, and a little baby that can't speak her mind ought not to be tied to something she must drag all her life and hate for ever and ever."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Certainly, because your father selected your name, and the bishop had no choice."
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Do you think he had any right to put such a label on me?"
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading "It is so ugly, I never can like it, and a little baby that can't speak her mind ought not to be tied to something she must drag all her life and hate for ever and ever."
baptizedadjectiveUS /bæpˈtaɪzd/
having undergone the Christian ritual of baptism
From this reading "My cousin, Bishop Vivian, when he baptized you."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It is so ugly, I never can like it, and a little baby that can't speak her mind ought not to be tied to something she must drag all her life and hate for ever and ever."
for the reason that
From this reading "Certainly, because your father selected your name, and the bishop had no choice."
a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading "My cousin, Bishop Vivian, when he baptized you."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "It is so ugly, I never can like it, and a little baby that can't speak her mind ought not to be tied to something she must drag all her life and hate for ever and ever."
can't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is so ugly, I never can like it, and a little baby that can't speak her mind ought not to be tied to something she must drag all her life and hate for ever and ever."
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "Certainly, because your father selected your name, and the bishop had no choice."
the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading "Certainly, because your father selected your name, and the bishop had no choice."
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading "My cousin, Bishop Vivian, when he baptized you."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you think he had any right to put such a label on me?"
dragverbUS /dræɡ/
pull, as against a resistance
From this reading "It is so ugly, I never can like it, and a little baby that can't speak her mind ought not to be tied to something she must drag all her life and hate for ever and ever."
Eglah
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Grandma, who named me Eglah?"
at any time
From this reading "It is so ugly, I never can like it, and a little baby that can't speak her mind ought not to be tied to something she must drag all her life and hate for ever and ever."
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Certainly, because your father selected your name, and the bishop had no choice."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "It is so ugly, I never can like it, and a little baby that can't speak her mind ought not to be tied to something she must drag all her life and hate for ever and ever."
GrandmanounUS /ˈɡrændmɑː/
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading "Grandma, who named me Eglah?"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Do you think he had any right to put such a label on me?"
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading "It is so ugly, I never can like it, and a little baby that can't speak her mind ought not to be tied to something she must drag all her life and hate for ever and ever."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "My cousin, Bishop Vivian, when he baptized you."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "It is so ugly, I never can like it, and a little baby that can't speak her mind ought not to be tied to something she must drag all her life and hate for ever and ever."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It is so ugly, I never can like it, and a little baby that can't speak her mind ought not to be tied to something she must drag all her life and hate for ever and ever."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is so ugly, I never can like it, and a little baby that can't speak her mind ought not to be tied to something she must drag all her life and hate for ever and ever."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is so ugly, I never can like it, and a little baby that can't speak her mind ought not to be tied to something she must drag all her life and hate for ever and ever."
labelverbUS /ˈleɪbəl/
assign a label to; designate with a label
From this reading "Do you think he had any right to put such a label on me?"
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "It is so ugly, I never can like it, and a little baby that can't speak her mind ought not to be tied to something she must drag all her life and hate for ever and ever."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "It is so ugly, I never can like it, and a little baby that can't speak her mind ought not to be tied to something she must drag all her life and hate for ever and ever."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "It is so ugly, I never can like it, and a little baby that can't speak her mind ought not to be tied to something she must drag all her life and hate for ever and ever."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Grandma, who named me Eglah?"
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "It is so ugly, I never can like it, and a little baby that can't speak her mind ought not to be tied to something she must drag all her life and hate for ever and ever."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "It is so ugly, I never can like it, and a little baby that can't speak her mind ought not to be tied to something she must drag all her life and hate for ever and ever."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My cousin, Bishop Vivian, when he baptized you."
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Certainly, because your father selected your name, and the bishop had no choice."
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Grandma, who named me Eglah?"
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "It is so ugly, I never can like it, and a little baby that can't speak her mind ought not to be tied to something she must drag all her life and hate for ever and ever."
not any; not one
From this reading "Certainly, because your father selected your name, and the bishop had no choice."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "It is so ugly, I never can like it, and a little baby that can't speak her mind ought not to be tied to something she must drag all her life and hate for ever and ever."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Do you think he had any right to put such a label on me?"
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "It is so ugly, I never can like it, and a little baby that can't speak her mind ought not to be tied to something she must drag all her life and hate for ever and ever."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Do you think he had any right to put such a label on me?"
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Do you think he had any right to put such a label on me?"
selectedadjectiveUS /səˈlektɪd/
chosen in preference to another
From this reading "Certainly, because your father selected your name, and the bishop had no choice."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It is so ugly, I never can like it, and a little baby that can't speak her mind ought not to be tied to something she must drag all her life and hate for ever and ever."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "It is so ugly, I never can like it, and a little baby that can't speak her mind ought not to be tied to something she must drag all her life and hate for ever and ever."
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "It is so ugly, I never can like it, and a little baby that can't speak her mind ought not to be tied to something she must drag all her life and hate for ever and ever."
express in speech
From this reading "It is so ugly, I never can like it, and a little baby that can't speak her mind ought not to be tied to something she must drag all her life and hate for ever and ever."
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Do you think he had any right to put such a label on me?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It is so ugly, I never can like it, and a little baby that can't speak her mind ought not to be tied to something she must drag all her life and hate for ever and ever."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Certainly, because your father selected your name, and the bishop had no choice."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Do you think he had any right to put such a label on me?"
bound or secured closely
From this reading "It is so ugly, I never can like it, and a little baby that can't speak her mind ought not to be tied to something she must drag all her life and hate for ever and ever."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Do you think he had any right to put such a label on me?"
displeasing to the senses
From this reading "It is so ugly, I never can like it, and a little baby that can't speak her mind ought not to be tied to something she must drag all her life and hate for ever and ever."
Vivian
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My cousin, Bishop Vivian, when he baptized you."
at the time that
From this reading "My cousin, Bishop Vivian, when he baptized you."
which person or people
From this reading "Grandma, who named me Eglah?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My cousin, Bishop Vivian, when he baptized you."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Certainly, because your father selected your name, and the bishop had no choice."
