Chapter V

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

From this reading DIDO CROSSES THE OCEAN Every day, and sometimes two and three times a day, Dido’s keeper would come out to him with the horn, and make the little bear dance.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading They would find a loose, dangling branch of a tree and stand up on their hind legs to knock it about with their front paws.

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

From this reading DIDO CROSSES THE OCEAN Every day, and sometimes two and three times a day, Dido’s keeper would come out to him with the horn, and make the little bear dance.

a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)

From this reading Then the man would give him a sweet bun, or a lump of sugar, and Dido could rest in the shade, or take a nice bath in the tub of water.

have

From this reading DIDO CROSSES THE OCEAN Every day, and sometimes two and three times a day, Dido’s keeper would come out to him with the horn, and make the little bear dance.

a division of some larger or more complex organization

From this reading They would find a loose, dangling branch of a tree and stand up on their hind legs to knock it about with their front paws.

plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading Dido was growing to like to dance, for it was something like the tricks he and his brothers used to do in the woods, though they never called it dancing.

small rounded bread either plain or sweet

From this reading Then the man would give him a sweet bun, or a lump of sugar, and Dido could rest in the shade, or take a nice bath in the tub of water.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Dido was growing to like to dance, for it was something like the tricks he and his brothers used to do in the woods, though they never called it dancing.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading DIDO CROSSES THE OCEAN Every day, and sometimes two and three times a day, Dido’s keeper would come out to him with the horn, and make the little bear dance.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Then the man would give him a sweet bun, or a lump of sugar, and Dido could rest in the shade, or take a nice bath in the tub of water.

plural of “cross” — a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece

From this reading DIDO CROSSES THE OCEAN Every day, and sometimes two and three times a day, Dido’s keeper would come out to him with the horn, and make the little bear dance.

an artistic form of nonverbal communication

From this reading DIDO CROSSES THE OCEAN Every day, and sometimes two and three times a day, Dido’s keeper would come out to him with the horn, and make the little bear dance.

taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music

From this reading Dido was growing to like to dance, for it was something like the tricks he and his brothers used to do in the woods, though they never called it dancing.

the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)

From this reading They would find a loose, dangling branch of a tree and stand up on their hind legs to knock it about with their front paws.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading DIDO CROSSES THE OCEAN Every day, and sometimes two and three times a day, Dido’s keeper would come out to him with the horn, and make the little bear dance.

(Roman mythology) a princess of Tyre who was the founder and queen of Carthage; Virgil tells of her suicide when she was abandoned by Aeneas

From this reading DIDO CROSSES THE OCEAN Every day, and sometimes two and three times a day, Dido’s keeper would come out to him with the horn, and make the little bear dance.

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From this reading DIDO CROSSES THE OCEAN Every day, and sometimes two and three times a day, Dido’s keeper would come out to him with the horn, and make the little bear dance.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Dido was growing to like to dance, for it was something like the tricks he and his brothers used to do in the woods, though they never called it dancing.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading DIDO CROSSES THE OCEAN Every day, and sometimes two and three times a day, Dido’s keeper would come out to him with the horn, and make the little bear dance.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading They would find a loose, dangling branch of a tree and stand up on their hind legs to knock it about with their front paws.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Dido was growing to like to dance, for it was something like the tricks he and his brothers used to do in the woods, though they never called it dancing.

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading They would find a loose, dangling branch of a tree and stand up on their hind legs to knock it about with their front paws.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Then the man would give him a sweet bun, or a lump of sugar, and Dido could rest in the shade, or take a nice bath in the tub of water.

inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading And sometimes Dido grew tired.

(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 Dido was growing to like to dance, for it was something like the tricks he and his brothers used to do in the woods, though they never called it dancing.

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

From this reading Dido was growing to like to dance, for it was something like the tricks he and his brothers used to do in the woods, though they never called it dancing.

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

From this reading DIDO CROSSES THE OCEAN Every day, and sometimes two and three times a day, Dido’s keeper would come out to him with the horn, and make the little bear dance.

any of several mostly spotted fishes that resemble groupers

From this reading They would find a loose, dangling branch of a tree and stand up on their hind legs to knock it about with their front paws.

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

From this reading Dido was growing to like to dance, for it was something like the tricks he and his brothers used to do in the woods, though they never called it dancing.

a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it

From this reading DIDO CROSSES THE OCEAN Every day, and sometimes two and three times a day, Dido’s keeper would come out to him with the horn, and make the little bear dance.

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

From this reading Then the man would give him a sweet bun, or a lump of sugar, and Dido could rest in the shade, or take a nice bath in the tub of water.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Dido was growing to like to dance, for it was something like the tricks he and his brothers used to do in the woods, though they never called it dancing.

someone in charge of other people

From this reading DIDO CROSSES THE OCEAN Every day, and sometimes two and three times a day, Dido’s keeper would come out to him with the horn, and make the little bear dance.

deliver a sharp blow or push

From this reading They would find a loose, dangling branch of a tree and stand up on their hind legs to knock it about with their front paws.

staying power

From this reading They would find a loose, dangling branch of a tree and stand up on their hind legs to knock it about with their front paws.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Dido was growing to like to dance, for it was something like the tricks he and his brothers used to do in the woods, though they never called it dancing.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading DIDO CROSSES THE OCEAN Every day, and sometimes two and three times a day, Dido’s keeper would come out to him with the horn, and make the little bear dance.

not compact or dense in structure or arrangement

From this reading They would find a loose, dangling branch of a tree and stand up on their hind legs to knock it about with their front paws.

a compact mass

From this reading Then the man would give him a sweet bun, or a lump of sugar, and Dido could rest in the shade, or take a nice bath in the tub of water.

engage in

From this reading DIDO CROSSES THE OCEAN Every day, and sometimes two and three times a day, Dido’s keeper would come out to him with the horn, and make the little bear dance.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Then the man would give him a sweet bun, or a lump of sugar, and Dido could rest in the shade, or take a nice bath in the tub of water.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Dido was growing to like to dance, for it was something like the tricks he and his brothers used to do in the woods, though they never called it dancing.

pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance

From this reading Then the man would give him a sweet bun, or a lump of sugar, and Dido could rest in the shade, or take a nice bath in the tub of water.

a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere

From this reading DIDO CROSSES THE OCEAN Every day, and sometimes two and three times a day, Dido’s keeper would come out to him with the horn, and make the little bear dance.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Then the man would give him a sweet bun, or a lump of sugar, and Dido could rest in the shade, or take a nice bath in the tub of water.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading They would find a loose, dangling branch of a tree and stand up on their hind legs to knock it about with their front paws.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Then the man would give him a sweet bun, or a lump of sugar, and Dido could rest in the shade, or take a nice bath in the tub of water.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading DIDO CROSSES THE OCEAN Every day, and sometimes two and three times a day, Dido’s keeper would come out to him with the horn, and make the little bear dance.

plural of “paw” — a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped

From this reading They would find a loose, dangling branch of a tree and stand up on their hind legs to knock it about with their front paws.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading Then the man would give him a sweet bun, or a lump of sugar, and Dido could rest in the shade, or take a nice bath in the tub of water.

relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body

From this reading Then the man would give him a sweet bun, or a lump of sugar, and Dido could rest in the shade, or take a nice bath in the tub of water.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading Dido was growing to like to dance, for it was something like the tricks he and his brothers used to do in the woods, though they never called it dancing.

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading DIDO CROSSES THE OCEAN Every day, and sometimes two and three times a day, Dido’s keeper would come out to him with the horn, and make the little bear dance.

be standing; be upright

From this reading They would find a loose, dangling branch of a tree and stand up on their hind legs to knock it about with their front paws.

a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative

From this reading Then the man would give him a sweet bun, or a lump of sugar, and Dido could rest in the shade, or take a nice bath in the tub of water.

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading Then the man would give him a sweet bun, or a lump of sugar, and Dido could rest in the shade, or take a nice bath in the tub of water.

carry out

From this reading Then the man would give him a sweet bun, or a lump of sugar, and Dido could rest in the shade, or take a nice bath in the tub of water.

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

From this reading DIDO CROSSES THE OCEAN Every day, and sometimes two and three times a day, Dido’s keeper would come out to him with the horn, and make the little bear dance.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading They would find a loose, dangling branch of a tree and stand up on their hind legs to knock it about with their front paws.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then the man would give him a sweet bun, or a lump of sugar, and Dido could rest in the shade, or take a nice bath in the tub of water.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Dido was growing to like to dance, for it was something like the tricks he and his brothers used to do in the woods, though they never called it dancing.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Dido was growing to like to dance, for it was something like the tricks he and his brothers used to do in the woods, though they never called it dancing.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading DIDO CROSSES THE OCEAN Every day, and sometimes two and three times a day, Dido’s keeper would come out to him with the horn, and make the little bear dance.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading DIDO CROSSES THE OCEAN Every day, and sometimes two and three times a day, Dido’s keeper would come out to him with the horn, and make the little bear dance.

depleted of strength or energy

From this reading And sometimes Dido grew tired.

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

From this reading DIDO CROSSES THE OCEAN Every day, and sometimes two and three times a day, Dido’s keeper would come out to him with the horn, and make the little bear dance.

a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading They would find a loose, dangling branch of a tree and stand up on their hind legs to knock it about with their front paws.

plural of “trick” — a cunning or deceitful action or device

From this reading Dido was growing to like to dance, for it was something like the tricks he and his brothers used to do in the woods, though they never called it dancing.

a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body

From this reading Then the man would give him a sweet bun, or a lump of sugar, and Dido could rest in the shade, or take a nice bath in the tub of water.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading DIDO CROSSES THE OCEAN Every day, and sometimes two and three times a day, Dido’s keeper would come out to him with the horn, and make the little bear dance.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading They would find a loose, dangling branch of a tree and stand up on their hind legs to knock it about with their front paws.

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading Dido was growing to like to dance, for it was something like the tricks he and his brothers used to do in the woods, though they never called it dancing.

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

From this reading Dido was growing to like to dance, for it was something like the tricks he and his brothers used to do in the woods, though they never called it dancing.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading Then the man would give him a sweet bun, or a lump of sugar, and Dido could rest in the shade, or take a nice bath in the tub of water.

in the company of; together with

From this reading DIDO CROSSES THE OCEAN Every day, and sometimes two and three times a day, Dido’s keeper would come out to him with the horn, and make the little bear dance.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading Dido was growing to like to dance, for it was something like the tricks he and his brothers used to do in the woods, though they never called it dancing.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading DIDO CROSSES THE OCEAN Every day, and sometimes two and three times a day, Dido’s keeper would come out to him with the horn, and make the little bear dance.