Chapter II

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

From this reading “Oh, you’re all right,” said Frothingham, slapping Barney on the leg--Frothingham was a sentimental dog where his pocket and his pleasure were not concerned, and he liked Barney’s look as he spoke of himself and the hogs, and his children.

(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 “Oh, you’re all right,” said Frothingham, slapping Barney on the leg--Frothingham was a sentimental dog where his pocket and his pleasure were not concerned, and he liked Barney’s look as he spoke of himself and the hogs, and his children.

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

From this reading “Oh, you’re all right,” said Frothingham, slapping Barney on the leg--Frothingham was a sentimental dog where his pocket and his pleasure were not concerned, and he liked Barney’s look as he spoke of himself and the hogs, and his children.

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

From this reading “Oh, you’re all right,” said Frothingham, slapping Barney on the leg--Frothingham was a sentimental dog where his pocket and his pleasure were not concerned, and he liked Barney’s look as he spoke of himself and the hogs, and his children.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading “You don’t want to go back to that little old island of yours,” continued Barney, “without seeing Chicago.

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From this reading “Oh, you’re all right,” said Frothingham, slapping Barney on the leg--Frothingham was a sentimental dog where his pocket and his pleasure were not concerned, and he liked Barney’s look as he spoke of himself and the hogs, and his children.

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

From this reading “Oh, you’re all right,” said Frothingham, slapping Barney on the leg--Frothingham was a sentimental dog where his pocket and his pleasure were not concerned, and he liked Barney’s look as he spoke of himself and the hogs, and his children.

largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan

From this reading “You don’t want to go back to that little old island of yours,” continued Barney, “without seeing Chicago.

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

From this reading “Oh, you’re all right,” said Frothingham, slapping Barney on the leg--Frothingham was a sentimental dog where his pocket and his pleasure were not concerned, and he liked Barney’s look as he spoke of himself and the hogs, and his children.

feeling or showing worry or solicitude

From this reading “Oh, you’re all right,” said Frothingham, slapping Barney on the leg--Frothingham was a sentimental dog where his pocket and his pleasure were not concerned, and he liked Barney’s look as he spoke of himself and the hogs, and his children.

without stop or interruption

From this reading “You don’t want to go back to that little old island of yours,” continued Barney, “without seeing Chicago.

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 “Oh, you’re all right,” said Frothingham, slapping Barney on the leg--Frothingham was a sentimental dog where his pocket and his pleasure were not concerned, and he liked Barney’s look as he spoke of himself and the hogs, and his children.

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From this reading “You don’t want to go back to that little old island of yours,” continued Barney, “without seeing Chicago.

a social unit living together

From this reading I want you to meet my family.”

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From this reading “Oh, you’re all right,” said Frothingham, slapping Barney on the leg--Frothingham was a sentimental dog where his pocket and his pleasure were not concerned, and he liked Barney’s look as he spoke of himself and the hogs, and his children.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading And I’ll give you the time of your life.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading “You don’t want to go back to that little old island of yours,” continued Barney, “without seeing Chicago.

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

From this reading “Oh, you’re all right,” said Frothingham, slapping Barney on the leg--Frothingham was a sentimental dog where his pocket and his pleasure were not concerned, and he liked Barney’s look as he spoke of himself and the hogs, and his children.

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

From this reading “Oh, you’re all right,” said Frothingham, slapping Barney on the leg--Frothingham was a sentimental dog where his pocket and his pleasure were not concerned, and he liked Barney’s look as he spoke of himself and the hogs, and his children.

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

From this reading “Oh, you’re all right,” said Frothingham, slapping Barney on the leg--Frothingham was a sentimental dog where his pocket and his pleasure were not concerned, and he liked Barney’s look as he spoke of himself and the hogs, and his children.

plural of “hog” — a person regarded as greedy and pig-like

From this reading “Oh, you’re all right,” said Frothingham, slapping Barney on the leg--Frothingham was a sentimental dog where his pocket and his pleasure were not concerned, and he liked Barney’s look as he spoke of himself and the hogs, and his children.

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

From this reading I want you to meet my family.”

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From this reading And I’ll give you the time of your life.

a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading “You don’t want to go back to that little old island of yours,” continued Barney, “without seeing Chicago.

a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle

From this reading “Oh, you’re all right,” said Frothingham, slapping Barney on the leg--Frothingham was a sentimental dog where his pocket and his pleasure were not concerned, and he liked Barney’s look as he spoke of himself and the hogs, and his children.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading And I’ll give you the time of your life.

found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form

From this reading “Oh, you’re all right,” said Frothingham, slapping Barney on the leg--Frothingham was a sentimental dog where his pocket and his pleasure were not concerned, and he liked Barney’s look as he spoke of himself and the hogs, and his children.

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

From this reading “You don’t want to go back to that little old island of yours,” continued Barney, “without seeing Chicago.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading “Oh, you’re all right,” said Frothingham, slapping Barney on the leg--Frothingham was a sentimental dog where his pocket and his pleasure were not concerned, and he liked Barney’s look as he spoke of himself and the hogs, and his children.

come together

From this reading I want you to meet my family.”

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I want you to meet my family.”

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “Oh, you’re all right,” said Frothingham, slapping Barney on the leg--Frothingham was a sentimental dog where his pocket and his pleasure were not concerned, and he liked Barney’s look as he spoke of himself and the hogs, and his children.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “Oh, you’re all right,” said Frothingham, slapping Barney on the leg--Frothingham was a sentimental dog where his pocket and his pleasure were not concerned, and he liked Barney’s look as he spoke of himself and the hogs, and his children.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading “Oh, you’re all right,” said Frothingham, slapping Barney on the leg--Frothingham was a sentimental dog where his pocket and his pleasure were not concerned, and he liked Barney’s look as he spoke of himself and the hogs, and his children.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading “You don’t want to go back to that little old island of yours,” continued Barney, “without seeing Chicago.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “Oh, you’re all right,” said Frothingham, slapping Barney on the leg--Frothingham was a sentimental dog where his pocket and his pleasure were not concerned, and he liked Barney’s look as he spoke of himself and the hogs, and his children.

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading “Oh, you’re all right,” said Frothingham, slapping Barney on the leg--Frothingham was a sentimental dog where his pocket and his pleasure were not concerned, and he liked Barney’s look as he spoke of himself and the hogs, and his children.

a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles

From this reading “Oh, you’re all right,” said Frothingham, slapping Barney on the leg--Frothingham was a sentimental dog where his pocket and his pleasure were not concerned, and he liked Barney’s look as he spoke of himself and the hogs, and his children.

precisely, exactly

From this reading “Oh, you’re all right,” said Frothingham, slapping Barney on the leg--Frothingham was a sentimental dog where his pocket and his pleasure were not concerned, and he liked Barney’s look as he spoke of himself and the hogs, and his children.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “Oh, you’re all right,” said Frothingham, slapping Barney on the leg--Frothingham was a sentimental dog where his pocket and his pleasure were not concerned, and he liked Barney’s look as he spoke of himself and the hogs, and his children.

perception by means of the eyes

From this reading “You don’t want to go back to that little old island of yours,” continued Barney, “without seeing Chicago.

given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality

From this reading “Oh, you’re all right,” said Frothingham, slapping Barney on the leg--Frothingham was a sentimental dog where his pocket and his pleasure were not concerned, and he liked Barney’s look as he spoke of himself and the hogs, and his children.

inflected form of “slap” — hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand

From this reading “Oh, you’re all right,” said Frothingham, slapping Barney on the leg--Frothingham was a sentimental dog where his pocket and his pleasure were not concerned, and he liked Barney’s look as he spoke of himself and the hogs, and his children.

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading “Oh, you’re all right,” said Frothingham, slapping Barney on the leg--Frothingham was a sentimental dog where his pocket and his pleasure were not concerned, and he liked Barney’s look as he spoke of himself and the hogs, and his children.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “You don’t want to go back to that little old island of yours,” continued Barney, “without seeing Chicago.

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

From this reading “Oh, you’re all right,” said Frothingham, slapping Barney on the leg--Frothingham was a sentimental dog where his pocket and his pleasure were not concerned, and he liked Barney’s look as he spoke of himself and the hogs, and his children.

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

From this reading _There’s_ a town!

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading And I’ll give you the time of your life.

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

From this reading “You don’t want to go back to that little old island of yours,” continued Barney, “without seeing Chicago.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading _There’s_ a town!

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading “You don’t want to go back to that little old island of yours,” continued Barney, “without seeing Chicago.

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

From this reading “Oh, you’re all right,” said Frothingham, slapping Barney on the leg--Frothingham was a sentimental dog where his pocket and his pleasure were not concerned, and he liked Barney’s look as he spoke of himself and the hogs, and his children.

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

From this reading “Oh, you’re all right,” said Frothingham, slapping Barney on the leg--Frothingham was a sentimental dog where his pocket and his pleasure were not concerned, and he liked Barney’s look as he spoke of himself and the hogs, and his children.

in or at the place that

From this reading “Oh, you’re all right,” said Frothingham, slapping Barney on the leg--Frothingham was a sentimental dog where his pocket and his pleasure were not concerned, and he liked Barney’s look as he spoke of himself and the hogs, and his children.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “You don’t want to go back to that little old island of yours,” continued Barney, “without seeing Chicago.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “You don’t want to go back to that little old island of yours,” continued Barney, “without seeing Chicago.

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

From this reading “Oh, you’re all right,” said Frothingham, slapping Barney on the leg--Frothingham was a sentimental dog where his pocket and his pleasure were not concerned, and he liked Barney’s look as he spoke of himself and the hogs, and his children.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading And I’ll give you the time of your life.

the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to

From this reading “You don’t want to go back to that little old island of yours,” continued Barney, “without seeing Chicago.