Chapter II

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

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having fair knowledge of

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from one side of something to the other

From this reading Oh, out here and down in the street mostly if there's no time fer going across to any o' the parks.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading "Air?

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

From this reading Oh, out here and down in the street mostly if there's no time fer going across to any o' the parks.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Oh, out here and down in the street mostly if there's no time fer going across to any o' the parks.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

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past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading "Is your name Bird?" asked Billy, eying her solemnly, and, upon her nodding "Yes," he rambled on, "There's a yellow bird in a cage downstairs at Mrs. Callahan's--it's name is Canary and it can sing.

in or near a particular place or position

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in or to or toward a former location

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earlier than; in front of

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a short stout club used primarily by policemen

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warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

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a small piece or quantity of something

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an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept

From this reading "Is your name Bird?" asked Billy, eying her solemnly, and, upon her nodding "Yes," he rambled on, "There's a yellow bird in a cage downstairs at Mrs. Callahan's--it's name is Canary and it can sing.

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From this reading "Is your name Bird?" asked Billy, eying her solemnly, and, upon her nodding "Yes," he rambled on, "There's a yellow bird in a cage downstairs at Mrs. Callahan's--it's name is Canary and it can sing.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "Is your name Bird?" asked Billy, eying her solemnly, and, upon her nodding "Yes," he rambled on, "There's a yellow bird in a cage downstairs at Mrs. Callahan's--it's name is Canary and it can sing.

someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police

From this reading "Is your name Bird?" asked Billy, eying her solemnly, and, upon her nodding "Yes," he rambled on, "There's a yellow bird in a cage downstairs at Mrs. Callahan's--it's name is Canary and it can sing.

a seat for one person, with a support for the back

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being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Oh, out here and down in the street mostly if there's no time fer going across to any o' the parks.

on a floor below

From this reading "Is your name Bird?" asked Billy, eying her solemnly, and, upon her nodding "Yes," he rambled on, "There's a yellow bird in a cage downstairs at Mrs. Callahan's--it's name is Canary and it can sing.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Is your name Bird?" asked Billy, eying her solemnly, and, upon her nodding "Yes," he rambled on, "There's a yellow bird in a cage downstairs at Mrs. Callahan's--it's name is Canary and it can sing.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Oh, out here and down in the street mostly if there's no time fer going across to any o' the parks.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading For a few minutes the pair were silent.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

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showing where something starts, or who sent it

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come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

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the act of departing

From this reading Oh, out here and down in the street mostly if there's no time fer going across to any o' the parks.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

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

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

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belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading "Is your name Bird?" asked Billy, eying her solemnly, and, upon her nodding "Yes," he rambled on, "There's a yellow bird in a cage downstairs at Mrs. Callahan's--it's name is Canary and it can sing.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Oh, out here and down in the street mostly if there's no time fer going across to any o' the parks.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Get a bit acquainted now, youngsters, for I've got to report at the stable before supper," said O'More, putting Billy back into his chair and preparing to leave, wiping the sweat from his face as if he had thus put the whole matter of Bird from him.

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

From this reading Get a bit acquainted now, youngsters, for I've got to report at the stable before supper," said O'More, putting Billy back into his chair and preparing to leave, wiping the sweat from his face as if he had thus put the whole matter of Bird from him.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Get a bit acquainted now, youngsters, for I've got to report at the stable before supper," said O'More, putting Billy back into his chair and preparing to leave, wiping the sweat from his face as if he had thus put the whole matter of Bird from him.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Oh, out here and down in the street mostly if there's no time fer going across to any o' the parks.

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

From this reading Oh, out here and down in the street mostly if there's no time fer going across to any o' the parks.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Get a bit acquainted now, youngsters, for I've got to report at the stable before supper," said O'More, putting Billy back into his chair and preparing to leave, wiping the sweat from his face as if he had thus put the whole matter of Bird from him.

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

From this reading "Is your name Bird?" asked Billy, eying her solemnly, and, upon her nodding "Yes," he rambled on, "There's a yellow bird in a cage downstairs at Mrs. Callahan's--it's name is Canary and it can sing.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "Is your name Bird?" asked Billy, eying her solemnly, and, upon her nodding "Yes," he rambled on, "There's a yellow bird in a cage downstairs at Mrs. Callahan's--it's name is Canary and it can sing.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Is your name Bird?" asked Billy, eying her solemnly, and, upon her nodding "Yes," he rambled on, "There's a yellow bird in a cage downstairs at Mrs. Callahan's--it's name is Canary and it can sing.

go away from a place

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a vaguely specified concern

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a written account of what transpired at a meeting

From this reading For a few minutes the pair were silent.

in large part; mainly or chiefly

From this reading Oh, out here and down in the street mostly if there's no time fer going across to any o' the parks.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading "Is your name Bird?" asked Billy, eying her solemnly, and, upon her nodding "Yes," he rambled on, "There's a yellow bird in a cage downstairs at Mrs. Callahan's--it's name is Canary and it can sing.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading "Is your name Bird?" asked Billy, eying her solemnly, and, upon her nodding "Yes," he rambled on, "There's a yellow bird in a cage downstairs at Mrs. Callahan's--it's name is Canary and it can sing.

not any; not one

From this reading Oh, out here and down in the street mostly if there's no time fer going across to any o' the parks.

having branches or flower heads that bend downward

From this reading "Is your name Bird?" asked Billy, eying her solemnly, and, upon her nodding "Yes," he rambled on, "There's a yellow bird in a cage downstairs at Mrs. Callahan's--it's name is Canary and it can sing.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

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a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading Oh, out here and down in the street mostly if there's no time fer going across to any o' the parks.

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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading Oh, out here and down in the street mostly if there's no time fer going across to any o' the parks.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "Is your name Bird?" asked Billy, eying her solemnly, and, upon her nodding "Yes," he rambled on, "There's a yellow bird in a cage downstairs at Mrs. Callahan's--it's name is Canary and it can sing.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Oh, out here and down in the street mostly if there's no time fer going across to any o' the parks.

a set of two similar things considered as a unit

From this reading For a few minutes the pair were silent.

United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery (Alabama) and so triggered the national Civil Rights movement (born in 1913)

From this reading Oh, out here and down in the street mostly if there's no time fer going across to any o' the parks.

-ing form of “prepare” — make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc

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put into a certain place or abstract location

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hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter

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past form of “ramble” — continue talking or writing in a desultory manner

From this reading "Is your name Bird?" asked Billy, eying her solemnly, and, upon her nodding "Yes," he rambled on, "There's a yellow bird in a cage downstairs at Mrs. Callahan's--it's name is Canary and it can sing.

to give an account or representation of in words

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being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

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marked by absence of sound

From this reading For a few minutes the pair were silent.

deliver by singing

From this reading "Is your name Bird?" asked Billy, eying her solemnly, and, upon her nodding "Yes," he rambled on, "There's a yellow bird in a cage downstairs at Mrs. Callahan's--it's name is Canary and it can sing.

in a grave and sedate manner

From this reading "Is your name Bird?" asked Billy, eying her solemnly, and, upon her nodding "Yes," he rambled on, "There's a yellow bird in a cage downstairs at Mrs. Callahan's--it's name is Canary and it can sing.

resistant to change of position or condition

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a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading Oh, out here and down in the street mostly if there's no time fer going across to any o' the parks.

a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime

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salty fluid secreted by sweat glands

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

From this reading Oh, out here and down in the street mostly if there's no time fer going across to any o' the parks.

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From this reading Oh, out here and down in the street mostly if there's no time fer going across to any o' the parks.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

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an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Oh, out here and down in the street mostly if there's no time fer going across to any o' the parks.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Oh, out here and down in the street mostly if there's no time fer going across to any o' the parks.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading "Is your name Bird?" asked Billy, eying her solemnly, and, upon her nodding "Yes," he rambled on, "There's a yellow bird in a cage downstairs at Mrs. Callahan's--it's name is Canary and it can sing.

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

From this reading For a few minutes the pair were silent.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading Get a bit acquainted now, youngsters, for I've got to report at the stable before supper," said O'More, putting Billy back into his chair and preparing to leave, wiping the sweat from his face as if he had thus put the whole matter of Bird from him.

-ing form of “wipe” — rub with a circular motion

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of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk

From this reading "Is your name Bird?" asked Billy, eying her solemnly, and, upon her nodding "Yes," he rambled on, "There's a yellow bird in a cage downstairs at Mrs. Callahan's--it's name is Canary and it can sing.

an affirmative

From this reading "Is your name Bird?" asked Billy, eying her solemnly, and, upon her nodding "Yes," he rambled on, "There's a yellow bird in a cage downstairs at Mrs. Callahan's--it's name is Canary and it can sing.

plural of “youngster” — a young person of either sex

From this reading Get a bit acquainted now, youngsters, for I've got to report at the stable before supper," said O'More, putting Billy back into his chair and preparing to leave, wiping the sweat from his face as if he had thus put the whole matter of Bird from him.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Is your name Bird?" asked Billy, eying her solemnly, and, upon her nodding "Yes," he rambled on, "There's a yellow bird in a cage downstairs at Mrs. Callahan's--it's name is Canary and it can sing.