used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She was big enough to run about the floor, and if they had a boiled chicken for dinner, the little girl sucked and even gnawed at the bones.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She was big enough to run about the floor, and if they had a boiled chicken for dinner, the little girl sucked and even gnawed at the bones.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was big enough to run about the floor, and if they had a boiled chicken for dinner, the little girl sucked and even gnawed at the bones.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was big enough to run about the floor, and if they had a boiled chicken for dinner, the little girl sucked and even gnawed at the bones.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading The autumn had gone, and Bertha had a long winter ulster to do her cold work in, and Max a longer and a heavier one for his.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading The baby was growing to be no baby.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The baby was growing to be no baby.
Bertha
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From this reading The autumn had gone, and Bertha had a long winter ulster to do her cold work in, and Max a longer and a heavier one for his.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She was big enough to run about the floor, and if they had a boiled chicken for dinner, the little girl sucked and even gnawed at the bones.
boiledadjectiveUS /bɔɪld/
cooked in hot water
From this reading She was big enough to run about the floor, and if they had a boiled chicken for dinner, the little girl sucked and even gnawed at the bones.
(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
From this reading She was big enough to run about the floor, and if they had a boiled chicken for dinner, the little girl sucked and even gnawed at the bones.
chickennounUS /ˈtʃɪkən/
the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading She was big enough to run about the floor, and if they had a boiled chicken for dinner, the little girl sucked and even gnawed at the bones.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading The autumn had gone, and Bertha had a long winter ulster to do her cold work in, and Max a longer and a heavier one for his.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading She was big enough to run about the floor, and if they had a boiled chicken for dinner, the little girl sucked and even gnawed at the bones.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The autumn had gone, and Bertha had a long winter ulster to do her cold work in, and Max a longer and a heavier one for his.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading She was big enough to run about the floor, and if they had a boiled chicken for dinner, the little girl sucked and even gnawed at the bones.
divisible by two
From this reading She was big enough to run about the floor, and if they had a boiled chicken for dinner, the little girl sucked and even gnawed at the bones.
flinchedverbUS /flɪntʃt/
past form of “flinch” — draw back, as with fear or pain
From this reading Still, neither of them flinched.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading She was big enough to run about the floor, and if they had a boiled chicken for dinner, the little girl sucked and even gnawed at the bones.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was big enough to run about the floor, and if they had a boiled chicken for dinner, the little girl sucked and even gnawed at the bones.
a young female
From this reading She was big enough to run about the floor, and if they had a boiled chicken for dinner, the little girl sucked and even gnawed at the bones.
gnawedverbUS /nɔːd/
past form of “gnaw” — bite or chew on with the teeth
From this reading She was big enough to run about the floor, and if they had a boiled chicken for dinner, the little girl sucked and even gnawed at the bones.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The autumn had gone, and Bertha had a long winter ulster to do her cold work in, and Max a longer and a heavier one for his.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading The baby was growing to be no baby.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was big enough to run about the floor, and if they had a boiled chicken for dinner, the little girl sucked and even gnawed at the bones.
heavieradjectiveUS /ˈheviər/
comparative of “heavy” — of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading The autumn had gone, and Bertha had a long winter ulster to do her cold work in, and Max a longer and a heavier one for his.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The autumn had gone, and Bertha had a long winter ulster to do her cold work in, and Max a longer and a heavier one for his.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The autumn had gone, and Bertha had a long winter ulster to do her cold work in, and Max a longer and a heavier one for his.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She was big enough to run about the floor, and if they had a boiled chicken for dinner, the little girl sucked and even gnawed at the bones.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The autumn had gone, and Bertha had a long winter ulster to do her cold work in, and Max a longer and a heavier one for his.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She was big enough to run about the floor, and if they had a boiled chicken for dinner, the little girl sucked and even gnawed at the bones.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The autumn had gone, and Bertha had a long winter ulster to do her cold work in, and Max a longer and a heavier one for his.
for more time
From this reading The autumn had gone, and Bertha had a long winter ulster to do her cold work in, and Max a longer and a heavier one for his.
MaxnounUS /mæks/
street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
From this reading The autumn had gone, and Bertha had a long winter ulster to do her cold work in, and Max a longer and a heavier one for his.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Still, neither of them flinched.
not any; not one
From this reading The baby was growing to be no baby.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Still, neither of them flinched.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The autumn had gone, and Bertha had a long winter ulster to do her cold work in, and Max a longer and a heavier one for his.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading She was big enough to run about the floor, and if they had a boiled chicken for dinner, the little girl sucked and even gnawed at the bones.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was big enough to run about the floor, and if they had a boiled chicken for dinner, the little girl sucked and even gnawed at the bones.
not in physical motion
From this reading Still, neither of them flinched.
suckedverbUS /sʌkt/
past form of “suck” — draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth
From this reading She was big enough to run about the floor, and if they had a boiled chicken for dinner, the little girl sucked and even gnawed at the bones.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The baby was growing to be no baby.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Still, neither of them flinched.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was big enough to run about the floor, and if they had a boiled chicken for dinner, the little girl sucked and even gnawed at the bones.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The baby was growing to be no baby.
ulsternounUS /ˈʌlstər/
a historic division of Ireland located in the northeastern part of the island; six of Ulster's nine counties are in Northern Ireland
From this reading The autumn had gone, and Bertha had a long winter ulster to do her cold work in, and Max a longer and a heavier one for his.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading YOUR UNCLE.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The baby was growing to be no baby.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading The autumn had gone, and Bertha had a long winter ulster to do her cold work in, and Max a longer and a heavier one for his.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The autumn had gone, and Bertha had a long winter ulster to do her cold work in, and Max a longer and a heavier one for his.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading YOUR UNCLE.
