used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading His dad had said, over and over, get yourself a job, boy, the sooner the better.
adheredverbUS /ædˈhɪrd/
past form of “adhere” — be compatible or in accordance with
From this reading Eyes on his machine gun slot, he mouthed chocolate and it adhered to his teeth and stuck between them and clotted his palate (the bar had threads on it from his pocket); he tongued the piece down with a sticky tongue.
how long something has existed
From this reading At school they pestered him, name, age, color of hair ...
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Life had been stupid until Millie came along, Millie and his boat.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His dad had said, over and over, get yourself a job, boy, the sooner the better.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At school they pestered him, name, age, color of hair ...
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading Eyes on his machine gun slot, he mouthed chocolate and it adhered to his teeth and stuck between them and clotted his palate (the bar had threads on it from his pocket); he tongued the piece down with a sticky tongue.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Life had been stupid until Millie came along, Millie and his boat.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading His dad had said, over and over, get yourself a job, boy, the sooner the better.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Eyes on his machine gun slot, he mouthed chocolate and it adhered to his teeth and stuck between them and clotted his palate (the bar had threads on it from his pocket); he tongued the piece down with a sticky tongue.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Life had been stupid until Millie came along, Millie and his boat.
a youthful male person
From this reading His dad had said, over and over, get yourself a job, boy, the sooner the better.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Life had been stupid until Millie came along, Millie and his boat.
chocolatenounUS /ˈtʃɔːklət/
a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot
From this reading Eyes on his machine gun slot, he mouthed chocolate and it adhered to his teeth and stuck between them and clotted his palate (the bar had threads on it from his pocket); he tongued the piece down with a sticky tongue.
clottedadjectiveUS /ˈklɑːtəd/
thickened or coalesced in soft thick lumps (such as clogs or clots)
From this reading Eyes on his machine gun slot, he mouthed chocolate and it adhered to his teeth and stuck between them and clotted his palate (the bar had threads on it from his pocket); he tongued the piece down with a sticky tongue.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading At school they pestered him, name, age, color of hair ...
dadnounUS /dæd/
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading His dad had said, over and over, get yourself a job, boy, the sooner the better.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Eyes on his machine gun slot, he mouthed chocolate and it adhered to his teeth and stuck between them and clotted his palate (the bar had threads on it from his pocket); he tongued the piece down with a sticky tongue.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Eyes on his machine gun slot, he mouthed chocolate and it adhered to his teeth and stuck between them and clotted his palate (the bar had threads on it from his pocket); he tongued the piece down with a sticky tongue.
fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading Millie wouldn’t fail him: her letters (he tapped his pocket), kept him going.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Eyes on his machine gun slot, he mouthed chocolate and it adhered to his teeth and stuck between them and clotted his palate (the bar had threads on it from his pocket); he tongued the piece down with a sticky tongue.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading His dad had said, over and over, get yourself a job, boy, the sooner the better.
the act of departing
From this reading Millie wouldn’t fail him: her letters (he tapped his pocket), kept him going.
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading Eyes on his machine gun slot, he mouthed chocolate and it adhered to his teeth and stuck between them and clotted his palate (the bar had threads on it from his pocket); he tongued the piece down with a sticky tongue.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His dad had said, over and over, get yourself a job, boy, the sooner the better.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading At school they pestered him, name, age, color of hair ...
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Millie wouldn’t fail him: her letters (he tapped his pocket), kept him going.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Millie wouldn’t fail him: her letters (he tapped his pocket), kept him going.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At school they pestered him, name, age, color of hair ...
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His dad had said, over and over, get yourself a job, boy, the sooner the better.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Eyes on his machine gun slot, he mouthed chocolate and it adhered to his teeth and stuck between them and clotted his palate (the bar had threads on it from his pocket); he tongued the piece down with a sticky tongue.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading His dad had said, over and over, get yourself a job, boy, the sooner the better.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading Millie wouldn’t fail him: her letters (he tapped his pocket), kept him going.
the literary culture
From this reading Millie wouldn’t fail him: her letters (he tapped his pocket), kept him going.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Life had been stupid until Millie came along, Millie and his boat.
any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
From this reading Eyes on his machine gun slot, he mouthed chocolate and it adhered to his teeth and stuck between them and clotted his palate (the bar had threads on it from his pocket); he tongued the piece down with a sticky tongue.
Millie
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From this reading Life had been stupid until Millie came along, Millie and his boat.
mouthedverbUS /maʊðd/
past form of “mouth” — express in speech
From this reading Eyes on his machine gun slot, he mouthed chocolate and it adhered to his teeth and stuck between them and clotted his palate (the bar had threads on it from his pocket); he tongued the piece down with a sticky tongue.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading At school they pestered him, name, age, color of hair ...
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At school they pestered him, name, age, color of hair ...
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Eyes on his machine gun slot, he mouthed chocolate and it adhered to his teeth and stuck between them and clotted his palate (the bar had threads on it from his pocket); he tongued the piece down with a sticky tongue.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading His dad had said, over and over, get yourself a job, boy, the sooner the better.
palatenounUS /ˈpælət/
the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities
From this reading Eyes on his machine gun slot, he mouthed chocolate and it adhered to his teeth and stuck between them and clotted his palate (the bar had threads on it from his pocket); he tongued the piece down with a sticky tongue.
pesteredadjectiveUS /ˈpestərd/
troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
From this reading At school they pestered him, name, age, color of hair ...
a separate part of a whole
From this reading Eyes on his machine gun slot, he mouthed chocolate and it adhered to his teeth and stuck between them and clotted his palate (the bar had threads on it from his pocket); he tongued the piece down with a sticky tongue.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading Millie wouldn’t fail him: her letters (he tapped his pocket), kept him going.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading His dad had said, over and over, get yourself a job, boy, the sooner the better.
an educational institution
From this reading At school they pestered him, name, age, color of hair ...
slotnounUS /slɑːt/
a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable
From this reading Eyes on his machine gun slot, he mouthed chocolate and it adhered to his teeth and stuck between them and clotted his palate (the bar had threads on it from his pocket); he tongued the piece down with a sticky tongue.
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading His dad had said, over and over, get yourself a job, boy, the sooner the better.
stickyadjectiveUS /ˈstɪki/
having the sticky properties of an adhesive
From this reading Eyes on his machine gun slot, he mouthed chocolate and it adhered to his teeth and stuck between them and clotted his palate (the bar had threads on it from his pocket); he tongued the piece down with a sticky tongue.
caught or fixed
From this reading Eyes on his machine gun slot, he mouthed chocolate and it adhered to his teeth and stuck between them and clotted his palate (the bar had threads on it from his pocket); he tongued the piece down with a sticky tongue.
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading Life had been stupid until Millie came along, Millie and his boat.
tappedadjectiveUS /tæpt/
in a condition for letting out liquid drawn out as by piercing or drawing a plug
From this reading Millie wouldn’t fail him: her letters (he tapped his pocket), kept him going.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading Eyes on his machine gun slot, he mouthed chocolate and it adhered to his teeth and stuck between them and clotted his palate (the bar had threads on it from his pocket); he tongued the piece down with a sticky tongue.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His dad had said, over and over, get yourself a job, boy, the sooner the better.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Eyes on his machine gun slot, he mouthed chocolate and it adhered to his teeth and stuck between them and clotted his palate (the bar had threads on it from his pocket); he tongued the piece down with a sticky tongue.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At school they pestered him, name, age, color of hair ...
threadsnounUS /θredz/
informal terms for clothing
From this reading Eyes on his machine gun slot, he mouthed chocolate and it adhered to his teeth and stuck between them and clotted his palate (the bar had threads on it from his pocket); he tongued the piece down with a sticky tongue.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Eyes on his machine gun slot, he mouthed chocolate and it adhered to his teeth and stuck between them and clotted his palate (the bar had threads on it from his pocket); he tongued the piece down with a sticky tongue.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading Eyes on his machine gun slot, he mouthed chocolate and it adhered to his teeth and stuck between them and clotted his palate (the bar had threads on it from his pocket); he tongued the piece down with a sticky tongue.
tonguedadjectiveUS /tʌŋd/
provided with or resembling a tongue; often used in combination
From this reading Eyes on his machine gun slot, he mouthed chocolate and it adhered to his teeth and stuck between them and clotted his palate (the bar had threads on it from his pocket); he tongued the piece down with a sticky tongue.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Life had been stupid until Millie came along, Millie and his boat.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Eyes on his machine gun slot, he mouthed chocolate and it adhered to his teeth and stuck between them and clotted his palate (the bar had threads on it from his pocket); he tongued the piece down with a sticky tongue.
wouldn't
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From this reading Millie wouldn’t fail him: her letters (he tapped his pocket), kept him going.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading His dad had said, over and over, get yourself a job, boy, the sooner the better.
