used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Made in the United States of America The Gorham Press, Boston, U. S. A.
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 Made in the United States of America The Gorham Press, Boston, U. S. A.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _I have nine lives And a number of wives-- But at last I must put a ban On feline ways And midnight lays For now I live with man!_ BY THOMAS CAT FIRST CATERWAUL The family have gone to the country, Horton, his wife and four children.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Shutters They put on the house and the keys Are turned in the locks.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _I have nine lives And a number of wives-- But at last I must put a ban On feline ways And midnight lays For now I live with man!_ BY THOMAS CAT FIRST CATERWAUL The family have gone to the country, Horton, his wife and four children.
banverbUS /bæn/
forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper)
From this reading _I have nine lives And a number of wives-- But at last I must put a ban On feline ways And midnight lays For now I live with man!_ BY THOMAS CAT FIRST CATERWAUL The family have gone to the country, Horton, his wife and four children.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading Made in the United States of America The Gorham Press, Boston, U. S. A.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _I have nine lives And a number of wives-- But at last I must put a ban On feline ways And midnight lays For now I live with man!_ BY THOMAS CAT FIRST CATERWAUL The family have gone to the country, Horton, his wife and four children.
butlernounUS /ˈbʌtlər/
a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table
From this reading They took the butler and maids, the dogs, The canaries and parrot.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _I have nine lives And a number of wives-- But at last I must put a ban On feline ways And midnight lays For now I live with man!_ BY THOMAS CAT FIRST CATERWAUL The family have gone to the country, Horton, his wife and four children.
canariesnounUS /kəˈneriz/
a group of mountainous islands in the Atlantic off the northwest coast of Africa forming Spanish provinces
From this reading They took the butler and maids, the dogs, The canaries and parrot.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading The silver Was put in the vault and everything Valuable carefully stowed....
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading _I have nine lives And a number of wives-- But at last I must put a ban On feline ways And midnight lays For now I live with man!_ BY THOMAS CAT FIRST CATERWAUL The family have gone to the country, Horton, his wife and four children.
CATERWAULnounUS /ˈkætərwɑːl/
the yowling sound made by a cat in heat
From this reading _I have nine lives And a number of wives-- But at last I must put a ban On feline ways And midnight lays For now I live with man!_ BY THOMAS CAT FIRST CATERWAUL The family have gone to the country, Horton, his wife and four children.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading _I have nine lives And a number of wives-- But at last I must put a ban On feline ways And midnight lays For now I live with man!_ BY THOMAS CAT FIRST CATERWAUL The family have gone to the country, Horton, his wife and four children.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading _I have nine lives And a number of wives-- But at last I must put a ban On feline ways And midnight lays For now I live with man!_ BY THOMAS CAT FIRST CATERWAUL The family have gone to the country, Horton, his wife and four children.
plural of “dog” — 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 They took the butler and maids, the dogs, The canaries and parrot.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The silver Was put in the vault and everything Valuable carefully stowed....
a social unit living together
From this reading _I have nine lives And a number of wives-- But at last I must put a ban On feline ways And midnight lays For now I live with man!_ BY THOMAS CAT FIRST CATERWAUL The family have gone to the country, Horton, his wife and four children.
felineadjectiveUS /ˈfiːlaɪn/
of or relating to cats
From this reading _I have nine lives And a number of wives-- But at last I must put a ban On feline ways And midnight lays For now I live with man!_ BY THOMAS CAT FIRST CATERWAUL The family have gone to the country, Horton, his wife and four children.
FIRSTadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading _I have nine lives And a number of wives-- But at last I must put a ban On feline ways And midnight lays For now I live with man!_ BY THOMAS CAT FIRST CATERWAUL The family have gone to the country, Horton, his wife and four children.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _I have nine lives And a number of wives-- But at last I must put a ban On feline ways And midnight lays For now I live with man!_ BY THOMAS CAT FIRST CATERWAUL The family have gone to the country, Horton, his wife and four children.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading _I have nine lives And a number of wives-- But at last I must put a ban On feline ways And midnight lays For now I live with man!_ BY THOMAS CAT FIRST CATERWAUL The family have gone to the country, Horton, his wife and four children.
destroyed or killed
From this reading _I have nine lives And a number of wives-- But at last I must put a ban On feline ways And midnight lays For now I live with man!_ BY THOMAS CAT FIRST CATERWAUL The family have gone to the country, Horton, his wife and four children.
Gorham
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From this reading Made in the United States of America The Gorham Press, Boston, U. S. A.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _I have nine lives And a number of wives-- But at last I must put a ban On feline ways And midnight lays For now I live with man!_ BY THOMAS CAT FIRST CATERWAUL The family have gone to the country, Horton, his wife and four children.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _I have nine lives And a number of wives-- But at last I must put a ban On feline ways And midnight lays For now I live with man!_ BY THOMAS CAT FIRST CATERWAUL The family have gone to the country, Horton, his wife and four children.
Horton
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From this reading _I have nine lives And a number of wives-- But at last I must put a ban On feline ways And midnight lays For now I live with man!_ BY THOMAS CAT FIRST CATERWAUL The family have gone to the country, Horton, his wife and four children.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Shutters They put on the house and the keys Are turned in the locks.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _I have nine lives And a number of wives-- But at last I must put a ban On feline ways And midnight lays For now I live with man!_ BY THOMAS CAT FIRST CATERWAUL The family have gone to the country, Horton, his wife and four children.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Made in the United States of America The Gorham Press, Boston, U. S. A.
keysnounUS /kiːz/
plural of “key” — metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading Shutters They put on the house and the keys Are turned in the locks.
immediately past
From this reading _I have nine lives And a number of wives-- But at last I must put a ban On feline ways And midnight lays For now I live with man!_ BY THOMAS CAT FIRST CATERWAUL The family have gone to the country, Horton, his wife and four children.
laysnounUS /leɪz/
plural of “lay” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading _I have nine lives And a number of wives-- But at last I must put a ban On feline ways And midnight lays For now I live with man!_ BY THOMAS CAT FIRST CATERWAUL The family have gone to the country, Horton, his wife and four children.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading _I have nine lives And a number of wives-- But at last I must put a ban On feline ways And midnight lays For now I live with man!_ BY THOMAS CAT FIRST CATERWAUL The family have gone to the country, Horton, his wife and four children.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading _I have nine lives And a number of wives-- But at last I must put a ban On feline ways And midnight lays For now I live with man!_ BY THOMAS CAT FIRST CATERWAUL The family have gone to the country, Horton, his wife and four children.
locksnounUS /lɑːks/
plural of “lock” — a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
From this reading Shutters They put on the house and the keys Are turned in the locks.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Made in the United States of America The Gorham Press, Boston, U. S. A.
maidsnounUS /meɪdz/
plural of “maid” — a female domestic
From this reading They took the butler and maids, the dogs, The canaries and parrot.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading _I have nine lives And a number of wives-- But at last I must put a ban On feline ways And midnight lays For now I live with man!_ BY THOMAS CAT FIRST CATERWAUL The family have gone to the country, Horton, his wife and four children.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading _I have nine lives And a number of wives-- But at last I must put a ban On feline ways And midnight lays For now I live with man!_ BY THOMAS CAT FIRST CATERWAUL The family have gone to the country, Horton, his wife and four children.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading _I have nine lives And a number of wives-- But at last I must put a ban On feline ways And midnight lays For now I live with man!_ BY THOMAS CAT FIRST CATERWAUL The family have gone to the country, Horton, his wife and four children.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading _I have nine lives And a number of wives-- But at last I must put a ban On feline ways And midnight lays For now I live with man!_ BY THOMAS CAT FIRST CATERWAUL The family have gone to the country, Horton, his wife and four children.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading _I have nine lives And a number of wives-- But at last I must put a ban On feline ways And midnight lays For now I live with man!_ BY THOMAS CAT FIRST CATERWAUL The family have gone to the country, Horton, his wife and four children.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading _I have nine lives And a number of wives-- But at last I must put a ban On feline ways And midnight lays For now I live with man!_ BY THOMAS CAT FIRST CATERWAUL The family have gone to the country, Horton, his wife and four children.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Made in the United States of America The Gorham Press, Boston, U. S. A.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _I have nine lives And a number of wives-- But at last I must put a ban On feline ways And midnight lays For now I live with man!_ BY THOMAS CAT FIRST CATERWAUL The family have gone to the country, Horton, his wife and four children.
parrotnounUS /ˈperət/
usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
From this reading They took the butler and maids, the dogs, The canaries and parrot.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading Made in the United States of America The Gorham Press, Boston, U. S. A.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading _I have nine lives And a number of wives-- But at last I must put a ban On feline ways And midnight lays For now I live with man!_ BY THOMAS CAT FIRST CATERWAUL The family have gone to the country, Horton, his wife and four children.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Made in the United States of America The Gorham Press, Boston, U. S. A.
ShuttersnounUS /ˈʃʌtərz/
plural of “shutter” — a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure
From this reading Shutters They put on the house and the keys Are turned in the locks.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading The silver Was put in the vault and everything Valuable carefully stowed....
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Made in the United States of America The Gorham Press, Boston, U. S. A.
stowedverbUS /stoʊd/
past form of “stow” — fill by packing tightly
From this reading The silver Was put in the vault and everything Valuable carefully stowed....
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Made in the United States of America The Gorham Press, Boston, U. S. A.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They took the butler and maids, the dogs, The canaries and parrot.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading _I have nine lives And a number of wives-- But at last I must put a ban On feline ways And midnight lays For now I live with man!_ BY THOMAS CAT FIRST CATERWAUL The family have gone to the country, Horton, his wife and four children.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _I have nine lives And a number of wives-- But at last I must put a ban On feline ways And midnight lays For now I live with man!_ BY THOMAS CAT FIRST CATERWAUL The family have gone to the country, Horton, his wife and four children.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading They took the butler and maids, the dogs, The canaries and parrot.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Shutters They put on the house and the keys Are turned in the locks.
UnounUS /juː/
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading Made in the United States of America The Gorham Press, Boston, U. S. A.
UnitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading Made in the United States of America The Gorham Press, Boston, U. S. A.
having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange
From this reading The silver Was put in the vault and everything Valuable carefully stowed....
vaultnounUS /vɒlt/
An arched structure of masonry forming a ceiling, or a secure subterranean storage room.
From this reading The silver Was put in the vault and everything Valuable carefully stowed....
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The silver Was put in the vault and everything Valuable carefully stowed....
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading _I have nine lives And a number of wives-- But at last I must put a ban On feline ways And midnight lays For now I live with man!_ BY THOMAS CAT FIRST CATERWAUL The family have gone to the country, Horton, his wife and four children.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading _I have nine lives And a number of wives-- But at last I must put a ban On feline ways And midnight lays For now I live with man!_ BY THOMAS CAT FIRST CATERWAUL The family have gone to the country, Horton, his wife and four children.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _I have nine lives And a number of wives-- But at last I must put a ban On feline ways And midnight lays For now I live with man!_ BY THOMAS CAT FIRST CATERWAUL The family have gone to the country, Horton, his wife and four children.
wivesnounUS /waɪvz/
plural of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading _I have nine lives And a number of wives-- But at last I must put a ban On feline ways And midnight lays For now I live with man!_ BY THOMAS CAT FIRST CATERWAUL The family have gone to the country, Horton, his wife and four children.
