used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “He――he belongs to a tin peddler,” said the little girl.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading DIDO IN THE BAKERY “Don’t be afraid, little girl, we won’t let the bad dog hurt you,” said the man named George.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I guess the dog must have thought I threw it, for he chased after me, and I ran, for I was afraid he would bite me.”
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “I was walking along the road just now and a boy, behind me, threw a stone at the dog.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I was walking along the road just now and a boy, behind me, threw a stone at the dog.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I was walking along the road just now and a boy, behind me, threw a stone at the dog.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading DIDO IN THE BAKERY “Don’t be afraid, little girl, we won’t let the bad dog hurt you,” said the man named George.
BAKERYnounUS /ˈbeɪkəri/
a workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold
From this reading DIDO IN THE BAKERY “Don’t be afraid, little girl, we won’t let the bad dog hurt you,” said the man named George.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading DIDO IN THE BAKERY “Don’t be afraid, little girl, we won’t let the bad dog hurt you,” said the man named George.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “I was walking along the road just now and a boy, behind me, threw a stone at the dog.
belongsverbUS /bɪˈlɔːŋz/
third-person singular of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading “He――he belongs to a tin peddler,” said the little girl.
biteverbUS /baɪt/
to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
From this reading I guess the dog must have thought I threw it, for he chased after me, and I ran, for I was afraid he would bite me.”
a youthful male person
From this reading “I was walking along the road just now and a boy, behind me, threw a stone at the dog.
chasednounUS /tʃeɪst/
a person who is being chased
From this reading I guess the dog must have thought I threw it, for he chased after me, and I ran, for I was afraid he would bite me.”
DIDOnounUS /ˈdaɪdoʊ/
(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 IN THE BAKERY “Don’t be afraid, little girl, we won’t let the bad dog hurt you,” said the man named George.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading DIDO IN THE BAKERY “Don’t be afraid, little girl, we won’t let the bad dog hurt you,” said the man named George.
Don't
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From this reading DIDO IN THE BAKERY “Don’t be afraid, little girl, we won’t let the bad dog hurt you,” said the man named George.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I guess the dog must have thought I threw it, for he chased after me, and I ran, for I was afraid he would bite me.”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading DIDO IN THE BAKERY “Don’t be afraid, little girl, we won’t let the bad dog hurt you,” said the man named George.
a young female
From this reading DIDO IN THE BAKERY “Don’t be afraid, little girl, we won’t let the bad dog hurt you,” said the man named George.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading I guess the dog must have thought I threw it, for he chased after me, and I ran, for I was afraid he would bite me.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I guess the dog must have thought I threw it, for he chased after me, and I ran, for I was afraid he would bite me.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Whose dog is he?”
be the source of pain
From this reading DIDO IN THE BAKERY “Don’t be afraid, little girl, we won’t let the bad dog hurt you,” said the man named George.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I was walking along the road just now and a boy, behind me, threw a stone at the dog.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DIDO IN THE BAKERY “Don’t be afraid, little girl, we won’t let the bad dog hurt you,” said the man named George.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Whose dog is he?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I guess the dog must have thought I threw it, for he chased after me, and I ran, for I was afraid he would bite me.”
and nothing more
From this reading “I was walking along the road just now and a boy, behind me, threw a stone at the dog.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading DIDO IN THE BAKERY “Don’t be afraid, little girl, we won’t let the bad dog hurt you,” said the man named George.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading DIDO IN THE BAKERY “Don’t be afraid, little girl, we won’t let the bad dog hurt you,” said the man named George.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading DIDO IN THE BAKERY “Don’t be afraid, little girl, we won’t let the bad dog hurt you,” said the man named George.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I was walking along the road just now and a boy, behind me, threw a stone at the dog.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I guess the dog must have thought I threw it, for he chased after me, and I ran, for I was afraid he would bite me.”
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading DIDO IN THE BAKERY “Don’t be afraid, little girl, we won’t let the bad dog hurt you,” said the man named George.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “I was walking along the road just now and a boy, behind me, threw a stone at the dog.
peddlernounUS /ˈpedlər/
someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)
From this reading “He――he belongs to a tin peddler,” said the little girl.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading I guess the dog must have thought I threw it, for he chased after me, and I ran, for I was afraid he would bite me.”
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading “I was walking along the road just now and a boy, behind me, threw a stone at the dog.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading DIDO IN THE BAKERY “Don’t be afraid, little girl, we won’t let the bad dog hurt you,” said the man named George.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “I was walking along the road just now and a boy, behind me, threw a stone at the dog.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DIDO IN THE BAKERY “Don’t be afraid, little girl, we won’t let the bad dog hurt you,” said the man named George.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I guess the dog must have thought I threw it, for he chased after me, and I ran, for I was afraid he would bite me.”
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading “I was walking along the road just now and a boy, behind me, threw a stone at the dog.
tinnounUS /tɪn/
a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
From this reading “He――he belongs to a tin peddler,” said the little girl.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “He――he belongs to a tin peddler,” said the little girl.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading “I was walking along the road just now and a boy, behind me, threw a stone at the dog.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I was walking along the road just now and a boy, behind me, threw a stone at the dog.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading DIDO IN THE BAKERY “Don’t be afraid, little girl, we won’t let the bad dog hurt you,” said the man named George.
belonging to which person
From this reading “Whose dog is he?”
won't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DIDO IN THE BAKERY “Don’t be afraid, little girl, we won’t let the bad dog hurt you,” said the man named George.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I guess the dog must have thought I threw it, for he chased after me, and I ran, for I was afraid he would bite me.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading DIDO IN THE BAKERY “Don’t be afraid, little girl, we won’t let the bad dog hurt you,” said the man named George.
