used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BILLIE AND I HAVE ONE OF OUR TALKS Mrs. Martin has a great deal of work to do for soldiers.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The dear woman never gets tired of going to hospitals, and the day after Billie had told Chummy and me the story of her life our Missie left home quite early.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am the most tired dog that ever lived.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BILLIE AND I HAVE ONE OF OUR TALKS Mrs. Martin has a great deal of work to do for soldiers.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I felt lonely, so I called to Billie who was curled up on the sofa, “You are certainly the sleepiest dog I ever saw.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Billie blinked at me.
BILLIE
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From this reading BILLIE AND I HAVE ONE OF OUR TALKS Mrs. Martin has a great deal of work to do for soldiers.
blinkedverbUS /blɪŋkt/
past form of “blink” — briefly shut the eyes
From this reading Billie blinked at me.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I felt lonely, so I called to Billie who was curled up on the sofa, “You are certainly the sleepiest dog I ever saw.”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading I felt lonely, so I called to Billie who was curled up on the sofa, “You are certainly the sleepiest dog I ever saw.”
ChummyadjectiveUS /ˈtʃʌmi/
(used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals
From this reading The dear woman never gets tired of going to hospitals, and the day after Billie had told Chummy and me the story of her life our Missie left home quite early.
curledadjectiveUS /kɜːrld/
(of hair) making curls or having been made to curl
From this reading I felt lonely, so I called to Billie who was curled up on the sofa, “You are certainly the sleepiest dog I ever saw.”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The dear woman never gets tired of going to hospitals, and the day after Billie had told Chummy and me the story of her life our Missie left home quite early.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading BILLIE AND I HAVE ONE OF OUR TALKS Mrs. Martin has a great deal of work to do for soldiers.
dearly loved
From this reading The dear woman never gets tired of going to hospitals, and the day after Billie had told Chummy and me the story of her life our Missie left home quite early.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading BILLIE AND I HAVE ONE OF OUR TALKS Mrs. Martin has a great deal of work to do for soldiers.
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 I felt lonely, so I called to Billie who was curled up on the sofa, “You are certainly the sleepiest dog I ever saw.”
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading The dear woman never gets tired of going to hospitals, and the day after Billie had told Chummy and me the story of her life our Missie left home quite early.
at any time
From this reading I felt lonely, so I called to Billie who was curled up on the sofa, “You are certainly the sleepiest dog I ever saw.”
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I felt lonely, so I called to Billie who was curled up on the sofa, “You are certainly the sleepiest dog I ever saw.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading BILLIE AND I HAVE ONE OF OUR TALKS Mrs. Martin has a great deal of work to do for soldiers.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading The dear woman never gets tired of going to hospitals, and the day after Billie had told Chummy and me the story of her life our Missie left home quite early.
the act of departing
From this reading The dear woman never gets tired of going to hospitals, and the day after Billie had told Chummy and me the story of her life our Missie left home quite early.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading BILLIE AND I HAVE ONE OF OUR TALKS Mrs. Martin has a great deal of work to do for soldiers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The dear woman never gets tired of going to hospitals, and the day after Billie had told Chummy and me the story of her life our Missie left home quite early.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BILLIE AND I HAVE ONE OF OUR TALKS Mrs. Martin has a great deal of work to do for soldiers.
HAVEauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading BILLIE AND I HAVE ONE OF OUR TALKS Mrs. Martin has a great deal of work to do for soldiers.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The dear woman never gets tired of going to hospitals, and the day after Billie had told Chummy and me the story of her life our Missie left home quite early.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The dear woman never gets tired of going to hospitals, and the day after Billie had told Chummy and me the story of her life our Missie left home quite early.
hospitalsnounUS /ˈhɑːspɪtəlz/
plural of “hospital” — a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading The dear woman never gets tired of going to hospitals, and the day after Billie had told Chummy and me the story of her life our Missie left home quite early.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading BILLIE AND I HAVE ONE OF OUR TALKS Mrs. Martin has a great deal of work to do for soldiers.
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 The dear woman never gets tired of going to hospitals, and the day after Billie had told Chummy and me the story of her life our Missie left home quite early.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The dear woman never gets tired of going to hospitals, and the day after Billie had told Chummy and me the story of her life our Missie left home quite early.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “I am the most tired dog that ever lived.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading I felt lonely, so I called to Billie who was curled up on the sofa, “You are certainly the sleepiest dog I ever saw.”
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading BILLIE AND I HAVE ONE OF OUR TALKS Mrs. Martin has a great deal of work to do for soldiers.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The dear woman never gets tired of going to hospitals, and the day after Billie had told Chummy and me the story of her life our Missie left home quite early.
Missie
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From this reading The dear woman never gets tired of going to hospitals, and the day after Billie had told Chummy and me the story of her life our Missie left home quite early.
used to form the superlative
From this reading “I am the most tired dog that ever lived.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading BILLIE AND I HAVE ONE OF OUR TALKS Mrs. Martin has a great deal of work to do for soldiers.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The dear woman never gets tired of going to hospitals, and the day after Billie had told Chummy and me the story of her life our Missie left home quite early.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BILLIE AND I HAVE ONE OF OUR TALKS Mrs. Martin has a great deal of work to do for soldiers.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I felt lonely, so I called to Billie who was curled up on the sofa, “You are certainly the sleepiest dog I ever saw.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading BILLIE AND I HAVE ONE OF OUR TALKS Mrs. Martin has a great deal of work to do for soldiers.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading BILLIE AND I HAVE ONE OF OUR TALKS Mrs. Martin has a great deal of work to do for soldiers.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading The dear woman never gets tired of going to hospitals, and the day after Billie had told Chummy and me the story of her life our Missie left home quite early.
cut with a saw
From this reading I felt lonely, so I called to Billie who was curled up on the sofa, “You are certainly the sleepiest dog I ever saw.”
sleepiest
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From this reading I felt lonely, so I called to Billie who was curled up on the sofa, “You are certainly the sleepiest dog I ever saw.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I felt lonely, so I called to Billie who was curled up on the sofa, “You are certainly the sleepiest dog I ever saw.”
sofanounUS /ˈsoʊfə/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading I felt lonely, so I called to Billie who was curled up on the sofa, “You are certainly the sleepiest dog I ever saw.”
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading BILLIE AND I HAVE ONE OF OUR TALKS Mrs. Martin has a great deal of work to do for soldiers.
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 The dear woman never gets tired of going to hospitals, and the day after Billie had told Chummy and me the story of her life our Missie left home quite early.
TALKSnounUS /tɔːks/
a discussion intended to produce an agreement
From this reading BILLIE AND I HAVE ONE OF OUR TALKS Mrs. Martin has a great deal of work to do for soldiers.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I am the most tired dog that ever lived.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The dear woman never gets tired of going to hospitals, and the day after Billie had told Chummy and me the story of her life our Missie left home quite early.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading The dear woman never gets tired of going to hospitals, and the day after Billie had told Chummy and me the story of her life our Missie left home quite early.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BILLIE AND I HAVE ONE OF OUR TALKS Mrs. Martin has a great deal of work to do for soldiers.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading The dear woman never gets tired of going to hospitals, and the day after Billie had told Chummy and me the story of her life our Missie left home quite early.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I felt lonely, so I called to Billie who was curled up on the sofa, “You are certainly the sleepiest dog I ever saw.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I felt lonely, so I called to Billie who was curled up on the sofa, “You are certainly the sleepiest dog I ever saw.”
which person or people
From this reading I felt lonely, so I called to Billie who was curled up on the sofa, “You are certainly the sleepiest dog I ever saw.”
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The dear woman never gets tired of going to hospitals, and the day after Billie had told Chummy and me the story of her life our Missie left home quite early.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading BILLIE AND I HAVE ONE OF OUR TALKS Mrs. Martin has a great deal of work to do for soldiers.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I felt lonely, so I called to Billie who was curled up on the sofa, “You are certainly the sleepiest dog I ever saw.”
