Chapter II

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

From this reading John Dolittle at once left the table and went out into the passage where he found the swallow-leader himself, a very neat, trim, little bird with long, long wings and sharp, snappy, black eyes.

an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination

From this reading He was the champion flycatcher and aerial acrobat of Europe, Africa, Asia, and America.

a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer

From this reading He was the champion flycatcher and aerial acrobat of Europe, Africa, Asia, and America.

the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean

From this reading He was the champion flycatcher and aerial acrobat of Europe, Africa, Asia, and America.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading _CHAPTER I_ ZUZANA One morning in the first week of the return voyage when John Dolittle and his animals were all sitting at breakfast round the big table in the cabin, one of the swallows came down and said that he wanted to speak to the Doctor.

North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

From this reading He was the champion flycatcher and aerial acrobat of Europe, Africa, Asia, and America.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading For years every summer he had won all the flying races, having broken his own record only last year by crossing the Atlantic in eleven and a half hours--at a speed of over two hundred miles an hour.

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

From this reading _CHAPTER I_ ZUZANA One morning in the first week of the return voyage when John Dolittle and his animals were all sitting at breakfast round the big table in the cabin, one of the swallows came down and said that he wanted to speak to the Doctor.

plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading _CHAPTER I_ ZUZANA One morning in the first week of the return voyage when John Dolittle and his animals were all sitting at breakfast round the big table in the cabin, one of the swallows came down and said that he wanted to speak to the Doctor.

the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations

From this reading He was the champion flycatcher and aerial acrobat of Europe, Africa, Asia, and America.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _CHAPTER I_ ZUZANA One morning in the first week of the return voyage when John Dolittle and his animals were all sitting at breakfast round the big table in the cabin, one of the swallows came down and said that he wanted to speak to the Doctor.

the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east

From this reading For years every summer he had won all the flying races, having broken his own record only last year by crossing the Atlantic in eleven and a half hours--at a speed of over two hundred miles an hour.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading _CHAPTER I_ ZUZANA One morning in the first week of the return voyage when John Dolittle and his animals were all sitting at breakfast round the big table in the cabin, one of the swallows came down and said that he wanted to speak to the Doctor.

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

From this reading John Dolittle at once left the table and went out into the passage where he found the swallow-leader himself, a very neat, trim, little bird with long, long wings and sharp, snappy, black eyes.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading John Dolittle at once left the table and went out into the passage where he found the swallow-leader himself, a very neat, trim, little bird with long, long wings and sharp, snappy, black eyes.

eat an early morning meal

From this reading _CHAPTER I_ ZUZANA One morning in the first week of the return voyage when John Dolittle and his animals were all sitting at breakfast round the big table in the cabin, one of the swallows came down and said that he wanted to speak to the Doctor.

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading For years every summer he had won all the flying races, having broken his own record only last year by crossing the Atlantic in eleven and a half hours--at a speed of over two hundred miles an hour.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading For years every summer he had won all the flying races, having broken his own record only last year by crossing the Atlantic in eleven and a half hours--at a speed of over two hundred miles an hour.

small room on a ship or boat where people sleep

From this reading _CHAPTER I_ ZUZANA One morning in the first week of the return voyage when John Dolittle and his animals were all sitting at breakfast round the big table in the cabin, one of the swallows came down and said that he wanted to speak to the Doctor.

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

From this reading Speedy-the-Skimmer he was called--a name truly famous throughout the whole of the feathered world.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading _CHAPTER I_ ZUZANA One morning in the first week of the return voyage when John Dolittle and his animals were all sitting at breakfast round the big table in the cabin, one of the swallows came down and said that he wanted to speak to the Doctor.

someone who has won first place in a competition

From this reading He was the champion flycatcher and aerial acrobat of Europe, Africa, Asia, and America.

a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

From this reading _CHAPTER I_ ZUZANA One morning in the first week of the return voyage when John Dolittle and his animals were all sitting at breakfast round the big table in the cabin, one of the swallows came down and said that he wanted to speak to the Doctor.

traveling across

From this reading For years every summer he had won all the flying races, having broken his own record only last year by crossing the Atlantic in eleven and a half hours--at a speed of over two hundred miles an hour.

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading _CHAPTER I_ ZUZANA One morning in the first week of the return voyage when John Dolittle and his animals were all sitting at breakfast round the big table in the cabin, one of the swallows came down and said that he wanted to speak to the Doctor.

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

From this reading _CHAPTER I_ ZUZANA One morning in the first week of the return voyage when John Dolittle and his animals were all sitting at breakfast round the big table in the cabin, one of the swallows came down and said that he wanted to speak to the Doctor.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading _CHAPTER I_ ZUZANA One morning in the first week of the return voyage when John Dolittle and his animals were all sitting at breakfast round the big table in the cabin, one of the swallows came down and said that he wanted to speak to the Doctor.

being one more than ten

From this reading For years every summer he had won all the flying races, having broken his own record only last year by crossing the Atlantic in eleven and a half hours--at a speed of over two hundred miles an hour.

the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles

From this reading He was the champion flycatcher and aerial acrobat of Europe, Africa, Asia, and America.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading For years every summer he had won all the flying races, having broken his own record only last year by crossing the Atlantic in eleven and a half hours--at a speed of over two hundred miles an hour.

opinion or judgment

From this reading John Dolittle at once left the table and went out into the passage where he found the swallow-leader himself, a very neat, trim, little bird with long, long wings and sharp, snappy, black eyes.

widely known and esteemed

From this reading Speedy-the-Skimmer he was called--a name truly famous throughout the whole of the feathered world.

adorned with feathers or plumes

From this reading Speedy-the-Skimmer he was called--a name truly famous throughout the whole of the feathered world.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading _CHAPTER I_ ZUZANA One morning in the first week of the return voyage when John Dolittle and his animals were all sitting at breakfast round the big table in the cabin, one of the swallows came down and said that he wanted to speak to the Doctor.

any of a large group of small songbirds that feed on insects taken on the wing

From this reading He was the champion flycatcher and aerial acrobat of Europe, Africa, Asia, and America.

moving swiftly

From this reading For years every summer he had won all the flying races, having broken his own record only last year by crossing the Atlantic in eleven and a half hours--at a speed of over two hundred miles an hour.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For years every summer he had won all the flying races, having broken his own record only last year by crossing the Atlantic in eleven and a half hours--at a speed of over two hundred miles an hour.

set up or found

From this reading John Dolittle at once left the table and went out into the passage where he found the swallow-leader himself, a very neat, trim, little bird with long, long wings and sharp, snappy, black eyes.

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

From this reading For years every summer he had won all the flying races, having broken his own record only last year by crossing the Atlantic in eleven and a half hours--at a speed of over two hundred miles an hour.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading For years every summer he had won all the flying races, having broken his own record only last year by crossing the Atlantic in eleven and a half hours--at a speed of over two hundred miles an hour.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading For years every summer he had won all the flying races, having broken his own record only last year by crossing the Atlantic in eleven and a half hours--at a speed of over two hundred miles an hour.

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

From this reading _CHAPTER I_ ZUZANA One morning in the first week of the return voyage when John Dolittle and his animals were all sitting at breakfast round the big table in the cabin, one of the swallows came down and said that he wanted to speak to the Doctor.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading John Dolittle at once left the table and went out into the passage where he found the swallow-leader himself, a very neat, trim, little bird with long, long wings and sharp, snappy, black eyes.

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

From this reading _CHAPTER I_ ZUZANA One morning in the first week of the return voyage when John Dolittle and his animals were all sitting at breakfast round the big table in the cabin, one of the swallows came down and said that he wanted to speak to the Doctor.

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading For years every summer he had won all the flying races, having broken his own record only last year by crossing the Atlantic in eleven and a half hours--at a speed of over two hundred miles an hour.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading For years every summer he had won all the flying races, having broken his own record only last year by crossing the Atlantic in eleven and a half hours--at a speed of over two hundred miles an hour.

ten 10s

From this reading For years every summer he had won all the flying races, having broken his own record only last year by crossing the Atlantic in eleven and a half hours--at a speed of over two hundred miles an hour.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading _CHAPTER I_ ZUZANA One morning in the first week of the return voyage when John Dolittle and his animals were all sitting at breakfast round the big table in the cabin, one of the swallows came down and said that he wanted to speak to the Doctor.

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

From this reading _CHAPTER I_ ZUZANA One morning in the first week of the return voyage when John Dolittle and his animals were all sitting at breakfast round the big table in the cabin, one of the swallows came down and said that he wanted to speak to the Doctor.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading John Dolittle at once left the table and went out into the passage where he found the swallow-leader himself, a very neat, trim, little bird with long, long wings and sharp, snappy, black eyes.

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading _CHAPTER I_ ZUZANA One morning in the first week of the return voyage when John Dolittle and his animals were all sitting at breakfast round the big table in the cabin, one of the swallows came down and said that he wanted to speak to the Doctor.

immediately past

From this reading For years every summer he had won all the flying races, having broken his own record only last year by crossing the Atlantic in eleven and a half hours--at a speed of over two hundred miles an hour.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading John Dolittle at once left the table and went out into the passage where he found the swallow-leader himself, a very neat, trim, little bird with long, long wings and sharp, snappy, black eyes.

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

From this reading John Dolittle at once left the table and went out into the passage where he found the swallow-leader himself, a very neat, trim, little bird with long, long wings and sharp, snappy, black eyes.

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 John Dolittle at once left the table and went out into the passage where he found the swallow-leader himself, a very neat, trim, little bird with long, long wings and sharp, snappy, black eyes.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading For years every summer he had won all the flying races, having broken his own record only last year by crossing the Atlantic in eleven and a half hours--at a speed of over two hundred miles an hour.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading _CHAPTER I_ ZUZANA One morning in the first week of the return voyage when John Dolittle and his animals were all sitting at breakfast round the big table in the cabin, one of the swallows came down and said that he wanted to speak to the Doctor.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Speedy-the-Skimmer he was called--a name truly famous throughout the whole of the feathered world.

clean or organized

From this reading John Dolittle at once left the table and went out into the passage where he found the swallow-leader himself, a very neat, trim, little bird with long, long wings and sharp, snappy, black eyes.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _CHAPTER I_ ZUZANA One morning in the first week of the return voyage when John Dolittle and his animals were all sitting at breakfast round the big table in the cabin, one of the swallows came down and said that he wanted to speak to the Doctor.

on one occasion

From this reading John Dolittle at once left the table and went out into the passage where he found the swallow-leader himself, a very neat, trim, little bird with long, long wings and sharp, snappy, black eyes.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading _CHAPTER I_ ZUZANA One morning in the first week of the return voyage when John Dolittle and his animals were all sitting at breakfast round the big table in the cabin, one of the swallows came down and said that he wanted to speak to the Doctor.

and nothing more

From this reading For years every summer he had won all the flying races, having broken his own record only last year by crossing the Atlantic in eleven and a half hours--at a speed of over two hundred miles an hour.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading John Dolittle at once left the table and went out into the passage where he found the swallow-leader himself, a very neat, trim, little bird with long, long wings and sharp, snappy, black eyes.

above and across; more than

From this reading For years every summer he had won all the flying races, having broken his own record only last year by crossing the Atlantic in eleven and a half hours--at a speed of over two hundred miles an hour.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading For years every summer he had won all the flying races, having broken his own record only last year by crossing the Atlantic in eleven and a half hours--at a speed of over two hundred miles an hour.

the act of passing from one state or place to the next

From this reading John Dolittle at once left the table and went out into the passage where he found the swallow-leader himself, a very neat, trim, little bird with long, long wings and sharp, snappy, black eyes.

plural of “race” — any competition

From this reading For years every summer he had won all the flying races, having broken his own record only last year by crossing the Atlantic in eleven and a half hours--at a speed of over two hundred miles an hour.

anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events

From this reading For years every summer he had won all the flying races, having broken his own record only last year by crossing the Atlantic in eleven and a half hours--at a speed of over two hundred miles an hour.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading _CHAPTER I_ ZUZANA One morning in the first week of the return voyage when John Dolittle and his animals were all sitting at breakfast round the big table in the cabin, one of the swallows came down and said that he wanted to speak to the Doctor.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading _CHAPTER I_ ZUZANA One morning in the first week of the return voyage when John Dolittle and his animals were all sitting at breakfast round the big table in the cabin, one of the swallows came down and said that he wanted to speak to the Doctor.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading _CHAPTER I_ ZUZANA One morning in the first week of the return voyage when John Dolittle and his animals were all sitting at breakfast round the big table in the cabin, one of the swallows came down and said that he wanted to speak to the Doctor.

(of something seen or heard) clearly defined

From this reading John Dolittle at once left the table and went out into the passage where he found the swallow-leader himself, a very neat, trim, little bird with long, long wings and sharp, snappy, black eyes.

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading _CHAPTER I_ ZUZANA One morning in the first week of the return voyage when John Dolittle and his animals were all sitting at breakfast round the big table in the cabin, one of the swallows came down and said that he wanted to speak to the Doctor.

apt to speak irritably

From this reading John Dolittle at once left the table and went out into the passage where he found the swallow-leader himself, a very neat, trim, little bird with long, long wings and sharp, snappy, black eyes.

express in speech

From this reading _CHAPTER I_ ZUZANA One morning in the first week of the return voyage when John Dolittle and his animals were all sitting at breakfast round the big table in the cabin, one of the swallows came down and said that he wanted to speak to the Doctor.

move hurridly

From this reading For years every summer he had won all the flying races, having broken his own record only last year by crossing the Atlantic in eleven and a half hours--at a speed of over two hundred miles an hour.

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

From this reading Speedy-the-Skimmer he was called--a name truly famous throughout the whole of the feathered world.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading For years every summer he had won all the flying races, having broken his own record only last year by crossing the Atlantic in eleven and a half hours--at a speed of over two hundred miles an hour.

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

From this reading John Dolittle at once left the table and went out into the passage where he found the swallow-leader himself, a very neat, trim, little bird with long, long wings and sharp, snappy, black eyes.

plural of “swallow” — a small amount of liquid food

From this reading _CHAPTER I_ ZUZANA One morning in the first week of the return voyage when John Dolittle and his animals were all sitting at breakfast round the big table in the cabin, one of the swallows came down and said that he wanted to speak to the Doctor.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading _CHAPTER I_ ZUZANA One morning in the first week of the return voyage when John Dolittle and his animals were all sitting at breakfast round the big table in the cabin, one of the swallows came down and said that he wanted to speak to the Doctor.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _CHAPTER I_ ZUZANA One morning in the first week of the return voyage when John Dolittle and his animals were all sitting at breakfast round the big table in the cabin, one of the swallows came down and said that he wanted to speak to the Doctor.

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

From this reading _CHAPTER I_ ZUZANA One morning in the first week of the return voyage when John Dolittle and his animals were all sitting at breakfast round the big table in the cabin, one of the swallows came down and said that he wanted to speak to the Doctor.

in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period

From this reading Speedy-the-Skimmer he was called--a name truly famous throughout the whole of the feathered world.

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

From this reading _CHAPTER I_ ZUZANA One morning in the first week of the return voyage when John Dolittle and his animals were all sitting at breakfast round the big table in the cabin, one of the swallows came down and said that he wanted to speak to the Doctor.

remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size

From this reading John Dolittle at once left the table and went out into the passage where he found the swallow-leader himself, a very neat, trim, little bird with long, long wings and sharp, snappy, black eyes.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading Speedy-the-Skimmer he was called--a name truly famous throughout the whole of the feathered world.

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

From this reading For years every summer he had won all the flying races, having broken his own record only last year by crossing the Atlantic in eleven and a half hours--at a speed of over two hundred miles an hour.

precisely as stated

From this reading John Dolittle at once left the table and went out into the passage where he found the swallow-leader himself, a very neat, trim, little bird with long, long wings and sharp, snappy, black eyes.

an act of traveling by water

From this reading _CHAPTER I_ ZUZANA One morning in the first week of the return voyage when John Dolittle and his animals were all sitting at breakfast round the big table in the cabin, one of the swallows came down and said that he wanted to speak to the Doctor.

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading _CHAPTER I_ ZUZANA One morning in the first week of the return voyage when John Dolittle and his animals were all sitting at breakfast round the big table in the cabin, one of the swallows came down and said that he wanted to speak to the Doctor.

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

From this reading Speedy-the-Skimmer he was called--a name truly famous throughout the whole of the feathered world.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading _CHAPTER I_ ZUZANA One morning in the first week of the return voyage when John Dolittle and his animals were all sitting at breakfast round the big table in the cabin, one of the swallows came down and said that he wanted to speak to the Doctor.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading John Dolittle at once left the table and went out into the passage where he found the swallow-leader himself, a very neat, trim, little bird with long, long wings and sharp, snappy, black eyes.

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

From this reading _CHAPTER I_ ZUZANA One morning in the first week of the return voyage when John Dolittle and his animals were all sitting at breakfast round the big table in the cabin, one of the swallows came down and said that he wanted to speak to the Doctor.

at the time that

From this reading _CHAPTER I_ ZUZANA One morning in the first week of the return voyage when John Dolittle and his animals were all sitting at breakfast round the big table in the cabin, one of the swallows came down and said that he wanted to speak to the Doctor.

in or at the place that

From this reading John Dolittle at once left the table and went out into the passage where he found the swallow-leader himself, a very neat, trim, little bird with long, long wings and sharp, snappy, black eyes.

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

From this reading Speedy-the-Skimmer he was called--a name truly famous throughout the whole of the feathered world.

a means of flight or ascent

From this reading John Dolittle at once left the table and went out into the passage where he found the swallow-leader himself, a very neat, trim, little bird with long, long wings and sharp, snappy, black eyes.

in the company of; together with

From this reading John Dolittle at once left the table and went out into the passage where he found the swallow-leader himself, a very neat, trim, little bird with long, long wings and sharp, snappy, black eyes.

the basic unit of money in South Korea

From this reading For years every summer he had won all the flying races, having broken his own record only last year by crossing the Atlantic in eleven and a half hours--at a speed of over two hundred miles an hour.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading Speedy-the-Skimmer he was called--a name truly famous throughout the whole of the feathered world.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading For years every summer he had won all the flying races, having broken his own record only last year by crossing the Atlantic in eleven and a half hours--at a speed of over two hundred miles an hour.

a late time of life

From this reading For years every summer he had won all the flying races, having broken his own record only last year by crossing the Atlantic in eleven and a half hours--at a speed of over two hundred miles an hour.

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

From this reading _CHAPTER I_ ZUZANA One morning in the first week of the return voyage when John Dolittle and his animals were all sitting at breakfast round the big table in the cabin, one of the swallows came down and said that he wanted to speak to the Doctor.