used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "All aboard for San Antonio! and remember, young lady, you are to make yourself as small as possible and look out the window when the conductor comes around so that he will not insist on my paying full fare for such a big, overgrown child as you are."
aboardadverbUS /əˈbɔːrd/
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading "All aboard for San Antonio! and remember, young lady, you are to make yourself as small as possible and look out the window when the conductor comes around so that he will not insist on my paying full fare for such a big, overgrown child as you are."
(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 "All aboard for San Antonio! and remember, young lady, you are to make yourself as small as possible and look out the window when the conductor comes around so that he will not insist on my paying full fare for such a big, overgrown child as you are."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "All aboard for San Antonio! and remember, young lady, you are to make yourself as small as possible and look out the window when the conductor comes around so that he will not insist on my paying full fare for such a big, overgrown child as you are."
Antonio
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "All aboard for San Antonio! and remember, young lady, you are to make yourself as small as possible and look out the window when the conductor comes around so that he will not insist on my paying full fare for such a big, overgrown child as you are."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "All aboard for San Antonio! and remember, young lady, you are to make yourself as small as possible and look out the window when the conductor comes around so that he will not insist on my paying full fare for such a big, overgrown child as you are."
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "All aboard for San Antonio! and remember, young lady, you are to make yourself as small as possible and look out the window when the conductor comes around so that he will not insist on my paying full fare for such a big, overgrown child as you are."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "All aboard for San Antonio! and remember, young lady, you are to make yourself as small as possible and look out the window when the conductor comes around so that he will not insist on my paying full fare for such a big, overgrown child as you are."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Every dress Gene bought for me is seven-year-old size, and not one of them had to be shortened."
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "All aboard for San Antonio! and remember, young lady, you are to make yourself as small as possible and look out the window when the conductor comes around so that he will not insist on my paying full fare for such a big, overgrown child as you are."
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading Every dress Gene bought for me is seven-year-old size, and not one of them had to be shortened."
a young person of either sex
From this reading "All aboard for San Antonio! and remember, young lady, you are to make yourself as small as possible and look out the window when the conductor comes around so that he will not insist on my paying full fare for such a big, overgrown child as you are."
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading "All aboard for San Antonio! and remember, young lady, you are to make yourself as small as possible and look out the window when the conductor comes around so that he will not insist on my paying full fare for such a big, overgrown child as you are."
conductornounUS /kənˈdʌktər/
the person who leads a musical group
From this reading "All aboard for San Antonio! and remember, young lady, you are to make yourself as small as possible and look out the window when the conductor comes around so that he will not insist on my paying full fare for such a big, overgrown child as you are."
put on clothes
From this reading Every dress Gene bought for me is seven-year-old size, and not one of them had to be shortened."
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every dress Gene bought for me is seven-year-old size, and not one of them had to be shortened."
farenounUS /fer/
an agenda of things to do
From this reading "All aboard for San Antonio! and remember, young lady, you are to make yourself as small as possible and look out the window when the conductor comes around so that he will not insist on my paying full fare for such a big, overgrown child as you are."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "All aboard for San Antonio! and remember, young lady, you are to make yourself as small as possible and look out the window when the conductor comes around so that he will not insist on my paying full fare for such a big, overgrown child as you are."
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading "All aboard for San Antonio! and remember, young lady, you are to make yourself as small as possible and look out the window when the conductor comes around so that he will not insist on my paying full fare for such a big, overgrown child as you are."
GenenounUS /dʒiːn/
(genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity
From this reading Every dress Gene bought for me is seven-year-old size, and not one of them had to be shortened."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Every dress Gene bought for me is seven-year-old size, and not one of them had to be shortened."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "All aboard for San Antonio! and remember, young lady, you are to make yourself as small as possible and look out the window when the conductor comes around so that he will not insist on my paying full fare for such a big, overgrown child as you are."
HmnounUS /hm/
a metric unit of length equal to 100 meters
From this reading "Hm!
insistverbUS /ˌɪnˈsɪst/
be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading "All aboard for San Antonio! and remember, young lady, you are to make yourself as small as possible and look out the window when the conductor comes around so that he will not insist on my paying full fare for such a big, overgrown child as you are."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Every dress Gene bought for me is seven-year-old size, and not one of them had to be shortened."
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "All aboard for San Antonio! and remember, young lady, you are to make yourself as small as possible and look out the window when the conductor comes around so that he will not insist on my paying full fare for such a big, overgrown child as you are."
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading THE LAND OF SUNSHINE.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "All aboard for San Antonio! and remember, young lady, you are to make yourself as small as possible and look out the window when the conductor comes around so that he will not insist on my paying full fare for such a big, overgrown child as you are."
engage in
From this reading "All aboard for San Antonio! and remember, young lady, you are to make yourself as small as possible and look out the window when the conductor comes around so that he will not insist on my paying full fare for such a big, overgrown child as you are."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Every dress Gene bought for me is seven-year-old size, and not one of them had to be shortened."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "All aboard for San Antonio! and remember, young lady, you are to make yourself as small as possible and look out the window when the conductor comes around so that he will not insist on my paying full fare for such a big, overgrown child as you are."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "All aboard for San Antonio! and remember, young lady, you are to make yourself as small as possible and look out the window when the conductor comes around so that he will not insist on my paying full fare for such a big, overgrown child as you are."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now, Uncle!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LAND OF SUNSHINE.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "All aboard for San Antonio! and remember, young lady, you are to make yourself as small as possible and look out the window when the conductor comes around so that he will not insist on my paying full fare for such a big, overgrown child as you are."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Every dress Gene bought for me is seven-year-old size, and not one of them had to be shortened."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "All aboard for San Antonio! and remember, young lady, you are to make yourself as small as possible and look out the window when the conductor comes around so that he will not insist on my paying full fare for such a big, overgrown child as you are."
overgrownadjectiveUS /ˌoʊvərˈɡroʊn/
covered with growing plants
From this reading "All aboard for San Antonio! and remember, young lady, you are to make yourself as small as possible and look out the window when the conductor comes around so that he will not insist on my paying full fare for such a big, overgrown child as you are."
yielding a fair profit
From this reading "All aboard for San Antonio! and remember, young lady, you are to make yourself as small as possible and look out the window when the conductor comes around so that he will not insist on my paying full fare for such a big, overgrown child as you are."
capable of happening or existing
From this reading "All aboard for San Antonio! and remember, young lady, you are to make yourself as small as possible and look out the window when the conductor comes around so that he will not insist on my paying full fare for such a big, overgrown child as you are."
To recall to mind.
From this reading "All aboard for San Antonio! and remember, young lady, you are to make yourself as small as possible and look out the window when the conductor comes around so that he will not insist on my paying full fare for such a big, overgrown child as you are."
San
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "All aboard for San Antonio! and remember, young lady, you are to make yourself as small as possible and look out the window when the conductor comes around so that he will not insist on my paying full fare for such a big, overgrown child as you are."
seven-year-old
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every dress Gene bought for me is seven-year-old size, and not one of them had to be shortened."
shortenedadjectiveUS /ˈʃɔːrtənd/
cut short
From this reading Every dress Gene bought for me is seven-year-old size, and not one of them had to be shortened."
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading Every dress Gene bought for me is seven-year-old size, and not one of them had to be shortened."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "All aboard for San Antonio! and remember, young lady, you are to make yourself as small as possible and look out the window when the conductor comes around so that he will not insist on my paying full fare for such a big, overgrown child as you are."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "All aboard for San Antonio! and remember, young lady, you are to make yourself as small as possible and look out the window when the conductor comes around so that he will not insist on my paying full fare for such a big, overgrown child as you are."
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "All aboard for San Antonio! and remember, young lady, you are to make yourself as small as possible and look out the window when the conductor comes around so that he will not insist on my paying full fare for such a big, overgrown child as you are."
the rays of the sun
From this reading THE LAND OF SUNSHINE.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "All aboard for San Antonio! and remember, young lady, you are to make yourself as small as possible and look out the window when the conductor comes around so that he will not insist on my paying full fare for such a big, overgrown child as you are."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAND OF SUNSHINE.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Every dress Gene bought for me is seven-year-old size, and not one of them had to be shortened."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "All aboard for San Antonio! and remember, young lady, you are to make yourself as small as possible and look out the window when the conductor comes around so that he will not insist on my paying full fare for such a big, overgrown child as you are."
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading "Now, Uncle!
at the time that
From this reading "All aboard for San Antonio! and remember, young lady, you are to make yourself as small as possible and look out the window when the conductor comes around so that he will not insist on my paying full fare for such a big, overgrown child as you are."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "All aboard for San Antonio! and remember, young lady, you are to make yourself as small as possible and look out the window when the conductor comes around so that he will not insist on my paying full fare for such a big, overgrown child as you are."
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading "All aboard for San Antonio! and remember, young lady, you are to make yourself as small as possible and look out the window when the conductor comes around so that he will not insist on my paying full fare for such a big, overgrown child as you are."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "All aboard for San Antonio! and remember, young lady, you are to make yourself as small as possible and look out the window when the conductor comes around so that he will not insist on my paying full fare for such a big, overgrown child as you are."
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "All aboard for San Antonio! and remember, young lady, you are to make yourself as small as possible and look out the window when the conductor comes around so that he will not insist on my paying full fare for such a big, overgrown child as you are."
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "All aboard for San Antonio! and remember, young lady, you are to make yourself as small as possible and look out the window when the conductor comes around so that he will not insist on my paying full fare for such a big, overgrown child as you are."
