Chapter XII

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

From this reading BILLIE SUNDAE BEGINS THE STORY OF HER LIFE “Well,” said Billie, “my name used to be Tina when I was a puppy, and the first thing I can remember is a kick that landed me in the middle of the floor.

later than; following

From this reading “I must have had many kicks before, and I had many after, but I remember that one because I was too small and short-legged to climb back into bed.

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

From this reading BILLIE SUNDAE BEGINS THE STORY OF HER LIFE “Well,” said Billie, “my name used to be Tina when I was a puppy, and the first thing I can remember is a kick that landed me in the middle of the floor.

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From this reading “I slept with some Italian children who belonged to a man called Antonio and his wife, Angelina.

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From this reading “I slept with some Italian children who belonged to a man called Antonio and his wife, Angelina.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading I had to spend the night on the floor, and as it was winter the occurrence was stamped on my puppy brain.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading “I must have had many kicks before, and I had many after, but I remember that one because I was too small and short-legged to climb back into bed.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading BILLIE SUNDAE BEGINS THE STORY OF HER LIFE “Well,” said Billie, “my name used to be Tina when I was a puppy, and the first thing I can remember is a kick that landed me in the middle of the floor.

for the reason that

From this reading “I must have had many kicks before, and I had many after, but I remember that one because I was too small and short-legged to climb back into bed.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading “I must have had many kicks before, and I had many after, but I remember that one because I was too small and short-legged to climb back into bed.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “I must have had many kicks before, and I had many after, but I remember that one because I was too small and short-legged to climb back into bed.

plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)

From this reading BILLIE SUNDAE BEGINS THE STORY OF HER LIFE “Well,” said Billie, “my name used to be Tina when I was a puppy, and the first thing I can remember is a kick that landed me in the middle of the floor.

past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of

From this reading “I slept with some Italian children who belonged to a man called Antonio and his wife, Angelina.

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

From this reading BILLIE SUNDAE BEGINS THE STORY OF HER LIFE “Well,” said Billie, “my name used to be Tina when I was a puppy, and the first thing I can remember is a kick that landed me in the middle of the floor.

that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord

From this reading I had to spend the night on the floor, and as it was winter the occurrence was stamped on my puppy brain.

a borough of New York City

From this reading They lived in a tiny house in the Bronx neighborhood in New York.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading “I must have had many kicks before, and I had many after, but I remember that one because I was too small and short-legged to climb back into bed.

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

From this reading “I slept with some Italian children who belonged to a man called Antonio and his wife, Angelina.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading BILLIE SUNDAE BEGINS THE STORY OF HER LIFE “Well,” said Billie, “my name used to be Tina when I was a puppy, and the first thing I can remember is a kick that landed me in the middle of the floor.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading “I slept with some Italian children who belonged to a man called Antonio and his wife, Angelina.

go upward with gradual or continuous progress

From this reading “I must have had many kicks before, and I had many after, but I remember that one because I was too small and short-legged to climb back into bed.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading BILLIE SUNDAE BEGINS THE STORY OF HER LIFE “Well,” said Billie, “my name used to be Tina when I was a puppy, and the first thing I can remember is a kick that landed me in the middle of the floor.

the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)

From this reading BILLIE SUNDAE BEGINS THE STORY OF HER LIFE “Well,” said Billie, “my name used to be Tina when I was a puppy, and the first thing I can remember is a kick that landed me in the middle of the floor.

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

From this reading “I must have had many kicks before, and I had many after, but I remember that one because I was too small and short-legged to climb back into bed.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “I must have had many kicks before, and I had many after, but I remember that one because I was too small and short-legged to climb back into bed.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading BILLIE SUNDAE BEGINS THE STORY OF HER LIFE “Well,” said Billie, “my name used to be Tina when I was a puppy, and the first thing I can remember is a kick that landed me in the middle of the floor.

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

From this reading “I slept with some Italian children who belonged to a man called Antonio and his wife, Angelina.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading They lived in a tiny house in the Bronx neighborhood in New York.

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

From this reading BILLIE SUNDAE BEGINS THE STORY OF HER LIFE “Well,” said Billie, “my name used to be Tina when I was a puppy, and the first thing I can remember is a kick that landed me in the middle of the floor.

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

From this reading BILLIE SUNDAE BEGINS THE STORY OF HER LIFE “Well,” said Billie, “my name used to be Tina when I was a puppy, and the first thing I can remember is a kick that landed me in the middle of the floor.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading “I must have had many kicks before, and I had many after, but I remember that one because I was too small and short-legged to climb back into bed.

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

From this reading BILLIE SUNDAE BEGINS THE STORY OF HER LIFE “Well,” said Billie, “my name used to be Tina when I was a puppy, and the first thing I can remember is a kick that landed me in the middle of the floor.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I had to spend the night on the floor, and as it was winter the occurrence was stamped on my puppy brain.

a native or inhabitant of Italy

From this reading “I slept with some Italian children who belonged to a man called Antonio and his wife, Angelina.

drive or propel with the foot

From this reading BILLIE SUNDAE BEGINS THE STORY OF HER LIFE “Well,” said Billie, “my name used to be Tina when I was a puppy, and the first thing I can remember is a kick that landed me in the middle of the floor.

plural of “kick” — the act of delivering a blow with the foot

From this reading “I must have had many kicks before, and I had many after, but I remember that one because I was too small and short-legged to climb back into bed.

owning or consisting of land or real estate

From this reading BILLIE SUNDAE BEGINS THE STORY OF HER LIFE “Well,” said Billie, “my name used to be Tina when I was a puppy, and the first thing I can remember is a kick that landed me in the middle of the floor.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading BILLIE SUNDAE BEGINS THE STORY OF HER LIFE “Well,” said Billie, “my name used to be Tina when I was a puppy, and the first thing I can remember is a kick that landed me in the middle of the floor.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading They lived in a tiny house in the Bronx neighborhood in New York.

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

From this reading “I slept with some Italian children who belonged to a man called Antonio and his wife, Angelina.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading “I must have had many kicks before, and I had many after, but I remember that one because I was too small and short-legged to climb back into bed.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading BILLIE SUNDAE BEGINS THE STORY OF HER LIFE “Well,” said Billie, “my name used to be Tina when I was a puppy, and the first thing I can remember is a kick that landed me in the middle of the floor.

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

From this reading BILLIE SUNDAE BEGINS THE STORY OF HER LIFE “Well,” said Billie, “my name used to be Tina when I was a puppy, and the first thing I can remember is a kick that landed me in the middle of the floor.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “I must have had many kicks before, and I had many after, but I remember that one because I was too small and short-legged to climb back into bed.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading BILLIE SUNDAE BEGINS THE STORY OF HER LIFE “Well,” said Billie, “my name used to be Tina when I was a puppy, and the first thing I can remember is a kick that landed me in the middle of the floor.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading BILLIE SUNDAE BEGINS THE STORY OF HER LIFE “Well,” said Billie, “my name used to be Tina when I was a puppy, and the first thing I can remember is a kick that landed me in the middle of the floor.

a surrounding or nearby region

From this reading They lived in a tiny house in the Bronx neighborhood in New York.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading They lived in a tiny house in the Bronx neighborhood in New York.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading I had to spend the night on the floor, and as it was winter the occurrence was stamped on my puppy brain.

an event that happens

From this reading I had to spend the night on the floor, and as it was winter the occurrence was stamped on my puppy brain.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading BILLIE SUNDAE BEGINS THE STORY OF HER LIFE “Well,” said Billie, “my name used to be Tina when I was a puppy, and the first thing I can remember is a kick that landed me in the middle of the floor.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I had to spend the night on the floor, and as it was winter the occurrence was stamped on my puppy brain.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “I must have had many kicks before, and I had many after, but I remember that one because I was too small and short-legged to climb back into bed.

a young dog

From this reading BILLIE SUNDAE BEGINS THE STORY OF HER LIFE “Well,” said Billie, “my name used to be Tina when I was a puppy, and the first thing I can remember is a kick that landed me in the middle of the floor.

To recall to mind.

From this reading BILLIE SUNDAE BEGINS THE STORY OF HER LIFE “Well,” said Billie, “my name used to be Tina when I was a puppy, and the first thing I can remember is a kick that landed me in the middle of the floor.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading BILLIE SUNDAE BEGINS THE STORY OF HER LIFE “Well,” said Billie, “my name used to be Tina when I was a puppy, and the first thing I can remember is a kick that landed me in the middle of the floor.

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

From this reading “I must have had many kicks before, and I had many after, but I remember that one because I was too small and short-legged to climb back into bed.

inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep

From this reading “I slept with some Italian children who belonged to a man called Antonio and his wife, Angelina.

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

From this reading “I must have had many kicks before, and I had many after, but I remember that one because I was too small and short-legged to climb back into bed.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading “I slept with some Italian children who belonged to a man called Antonio and his wife, Angelina.

use up a period of time in a specific way

From this reading I had to spend the night on the floor, and as it was winter the occurrence was stamped on my puppy brain.

past form of “stamp” — walk heavily

From this reading I had to spend the night on the floor, and as it was winter the occurrence was stamped on my puppy brain.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading BILLIE SUNDAE BEGINS THE STORY OF HER LIFE “Well,” said Billie, “my name used to be Tina when I was a puppy, and the first thing I can remember is a kick that landed me in the middle of the floor.

ice cream served with a topping

From this reading BILLIE SUNDAE BEGINS THE STORY OF HER LIFE “Well,” said Billie, “my name used to be Tina when I was a puppy, and the first thing I can remember is a kick that landed me in the middle of the floor.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading BILLIE SUNDAE BEGINS THE STORY OF HER LIFE “Well,” said Billie, “my name used to be Tina when I was a puppy, and the first thing I can remember is a kick that landed me in the middle of the floor.

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

From this reading BILLIE SUNDAE BEGINS THE STORY OF HER LIFE “Well,” said Billie, “my name used to be Tina when I was a puppy, and the first thing I can remember is a kick that landed me in the middle of the floor.

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

From this reading They lived in a tiny house in the Bronx neighborhood in New York.

a special situation

From this reading BILLIE SUNDAE BEGINS THE STORY OF HER LIFE “Well,” said Billie, “my name used to be Tina when I was a puppy, and the first thing I can remember is a kick that landed me in the middle of the floor.

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

From this reading BILLIE SUNDAE BEGINS THE STORY OF HER LIFE “Well,” said Billie, “my name used to be Tina when I was a puppy, and the first thing I can remember is a kick that landed me in the middle of the floor.

very small

From this reading They lived in a tiny house in the Bronx neighborhood in New York.

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

From this reading BILLIE SUNDAE BEGINS THE STORY OF HER LIFE “Well,” said Billie, “my name used to be Tina when I was a puppy, and the first thing I can remember is a kick that landed me in the middle of the floor.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading “I must have had many kicks before, and I had many after, but I remember that one because I was too small and short-legged to climb back into bed.

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading BILLIE SUNDAE BEGINS THE STORY OF HER LIFE “Well,” said Billie, “my name used to be Tina when I was a puppy, and the first thing I can remember is a kick that landed me in the middle of the floor.

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

From this reading BILLIE SUNDAE BEGINS THE STORY OF HER LIFE “Well,” said Billie, “my name used to be Tina when I was a puppy, and the first thing I can remember is a kick that landed me in the middle of the floor.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading BILLIE SUNDAE BEGINS THE STORY OF HER LIFE “Well,” said Billie, “my name used to be Tina when I was a puppy, and the first thing I can remember is a kick that landed me in the middle of the floor.

at the time that

From this reading BILLIE SUNDAE BEGINS THE STORY OF HER LIFE “Well,” said Billie, “my name used to be Tina when I was a puppy, and the first thing I can remember is a kick that landed me in the middle of the floor.

which person or people

From this reading “I slept with some Italian children who belonged to a man called Antonio and his wife, Angelina.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading “I slept with some Italian children who belonged to a man called Antonio and his wife, Angelina.

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading I had to spend the night on the floor, and as it was winter the occurrence was stamped on my puppy brain.

in the company of; together with

From this reading “I slept with some Italian children who belonged to a man called Antonio and his wife, Angelina.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading They lived in a tiny house in the Bronx neighborhood in New York.