used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When she leaned down to wipe her eyes on her skirt, baby Sonny raised up his hard little head and jerked it down on her breast with a hungry butt, and Breeze forgot again and snickered out.
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From this reading When she leaned down to wipe her eyes on her skirt, baby Sonny raised up his hard little head and jerked it down on her breast with a hungry butt, and Breeze forgot again and snickered out.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When she leaned down to wipe her eyes on her skirt, baby Sonny raised up his hard little head and jerked it down on her breast with a hungry butt, and Breeze forgot again and snickered out.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading When she leaned down to wipe her eyes on her skirt, baby Sonny raised up his hard little head and jerked it down on her breast with a hungry butt, and Breeze forgot again and snickered out.
baby'snounUS /ˈbeɪbiz/
possessive form of “baby” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading He loved every crinkly tuft of wool on the baby’s head, every tiny finger and toe.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Even if he didn’t grow a bit, his lightness made him easy to hold.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading When she leaned down to wipe her eyes on her skirt, baby Sonny raised up his hard little head and jerked it down on her breast with a hungry butt, and Breeze forgot again and snickered out.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading When she leaned down to wipe her eyes on her skirt, baby Sonny raised up his hard little head and jerked it down on her breast with a hungry butt, and Breeze forgot again and snickered out.
buttverbUS /bʌt/
lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
From this reading When she leaned down to wipe her eyes on her skirt, baby Sonny raised up his hard little head and jerked it down on her breast with a hungry butt, and Breeze forgot again and snickered out.
crinklyadjective
uneven by virtue of having wrinkles or waves
From this reading He loved every crinkly tuft of wool on the baby’s head, every tiny finger and toe.
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From this reading Even if he didn’t grow a bit, his lightness made him easy to hold.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading When she leaned down to wipe her eyes on her skirt, baby Sonny raised up his hard little head and jerked it down on her breast with a hungry butt, and Breeze forgot again and snickered out.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading Even if he didn’t grow a bit, his lightness made him easy to hold.
divisible by two
From this reading Even if he didn’t grow a bit, his lightness made him easy to hold.
at any time
From this reading Not that he would ever make sport of Sonny.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He loved every crinkly tuft of wool on the baby’s head, every tiny finger and toe.
opinion or judgment
From this reading When she leaned down to wipe her eyes on her skirt, baby Sonny raised up his hard little head and jerked it down on her breast with a hungry butt, and Breeze forgot again and snickered out.
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading He loved every crinkly tuft of wool on the baby’s head, every tiny finger and toe.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading When she leaned down to wipe her eyes on her skirt, baby Sonny raised up his hard little head and jerked it down on her breast with a hungry butt, and Breeze forgot again and snickered out.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Even if he didn’t grow a bit, his lightness made him easy to hold.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading When she leaned down to wipe her eyes on her skirt, baby Sonny raised up his hard little head and jerked it down on her breast with a hungry butt, and Breeze forgot again and snickered out.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not that he would ever make sport of Sonny.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading When she leaned down to wipe her eyes on her skirt, baby Sonny raised up his hard little head and jerked it down on her breast with a hungry butt, and Breeze forgot again and snickered out.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When she leaned down to wipe her eyes on her skirt, baby Sonny raised up his hard little head and jerked it down on her breast with a hungry butt, and Breeze forgot again and snickered out.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Even if he didn’t grow a bit, his lightness made him easy to hold.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When she leaned down to wipe her eyes on her skirt, baby Sonny raised up his hard little head and jerked it down on her breast with a hungry butt, and Breeze forgot again and snickered out.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Even if he didn’t grow a bit, his lightness made him easy to hold.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading When she leaned down to wipe her eyes on her skirt, baby Sonny raised up his hard little head and jerked it down on her breast with a hungry butt, and Breeze forgot again and snickered out.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Even if he didn’t grow a bit, his lightness made him easy to hold.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Never in the world.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When she leaned down to wipe her eyes on her skirt, baby Sonny raised up his hard little head and jerked it down on her breast with a hungry butt, and Breeze forgot again and snickered out.
jerkedverbUS /dʒɜːrkt/
past form of “jerk” — pull, or move with a sudden movement
From this reading When she leaned down to wipe her eyes on her skirt, baby Sonny raised up his hard little head and jerked it down on her breast with a hungry butt, and Breeze forgot again and snickered out.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading When she leaned down to wipe her eyes on her skirt, baby Sonny raised up his hard little head and jerked it down on her breast with a hungry butt, and Breeze forgot again and snickered out.
lightnessnounUS /ˈlaɪtnəs/
a feeling of joy and pride
From this reading Even if he didn’t grow a bit, his lightness made him easy to hold.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading When she leaned down to wipe her eyes on her skirt, baby Sonny raised up his hard little head and jerked it down on her breast with a hungry butt, and Breeze forgot again and snickered out.
held dear
From this reading He loved every crinkly tuft of wool on the baby’s head, every tiny finger and toe.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Even if he didn’t grow a bit, his lightness made him easy to hold.
engage in
From this reading Not that he would ever make sport of Sonny.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Never in the world.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not that he would ever make sport of Sonny.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Not that he would ever make sport of Sonny.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When she leaned down to wipe her eyes on her skirt, baby Sonny raised up his hard little head and jerked it down on her breast with a hungry butt, and Breeze forgot again and snickered out.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When she leaned down to wipe her eyes on her skirt, baby Sonny raised up his hard little head and jerked it down on her breast with a hungry butt, and Breeze forgot again and snickered out.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading When she leaned down to wipe her eyes on her skirt, baby Sonny raised up his hard little head and jerked it down on her breast with a hungry butt, and Breeze forgot again and snickered out.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she leaned down to wipe her eyes on her skirt, baby Sonny raised up his hard little head and jerked it down on her breast with a hungry butt, and Breeze forgot again and snickered out.
skirtnounUS /skɜːrt/
cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
From this reading When she leaned down to wipe her eyes on her skirt, baby Sonny raised up his hard little head and jerked it down on her breast with a hungry butt, and Breeze forgot again and snickered out.
snickeredverbUS /ˈsnɪkərd/
past form of “snicker” — laugh quietly
From this reading When she leaned down to wipe her eyes on her skirt, baby Sonny raised up his hard little head and jerked it down on her breast with a hungry butt, and Breeze forgot again and snickered out.
SonnynounUS /ˈsʌni/
a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
From this reading When she leaned down to wipe her eyes on her skirt, baby Sonny raised up his hard little head and jerked it down on her breast with a hungry butt, and Breeze forgot again and snickered out.
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading Not that he would ever make sport of Sonny.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not that he would ever make sport of Sonny.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Never in the world.
very small
From this reading He loved every crinkly tuft of wool on the baby’s head, every tiny finger and toe.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When she leaned down to wipe her eyes on her skirt, baby Sonny raised up his hard little head and jerked it down on her breast with a hungry butt, and Breeze forgot again and snickered out.
toenounUS /toʊ/
one of the digits of the foot
From this reading He loved every crinkly tuft of wool on the baby’s head, every tiny finger and toe.
tuftnounUS /tʌft/
a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass
From this reading He loved every crinkly tuft of wool on the baby’s head, every tiny finger and toe.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When she leaned down to wipe her eyes on her skirt, baby Sonny raised up his hard little head and jerked it down on her breast with a hungry butt, and Breeze forgot again and snickered out.
at the time that
From this reading When she leaned down to wipe her eyes on her skirt, baby Sonny raised up his hard little head and jerked it down on her breast with a hungry butt, and Breeze forgot again and snickered out.
wipeverbUS /waɪp/
rub with a circular motion
From this reading When she leaned down to wipe her eyes on her skirt, baby Sonny raised up his hard little head and jerked it down on her breast with a hungry butt, and Breeze forgot again and snickered out.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When she leaned down to wipe her eyes on her skirt, baby Sonny raised up his hard little head and jerked it down on her breast with a hungry butt, and Breeze forgot again and snickered out.
woolnounUS /wʊl/
a fabric made from the hair of sheep
From this reading He loved every crinkly tuft of wool on the baby’s head, every tiny finger and toe.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Never in the world.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Not that he would ever make sport of Sonny.
