used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Beckie took some, and it stopped her cough at once, but she made such a funny face when she swallowed it that the lion cried:
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Now, the lion had some good in him, after all, and when he saw how much Beckie was suffering, he handed her the bottle of cough medicine.
(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 Now, the lion had some good in him, after all, and when he saw how much Beckie was suffering, he handed her the bottle of cough medicine.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now, the lion had some good in him, after all, and when he saw how much Beckie was suffering, he handed her the bottle of cough medicine.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Beckie took some, and it stopped her cough at once, but she made such a funny face when she swallowed it that the lion cried:
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That must be fine stuff to have you make such a funny face.
Beckie
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From this reading “Oh, please let me take some of that pink stuff!” begged Beckie of the lion.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “Oh, please let me take some of that pink stuff!” begged Beckie of the lion.
a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading Now, the lion had some good in him, after all, and when he saw how much Beckie was suffering, he handed her the bottle of cough medicine.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Beckie took some, and it stopped her cough at once, but she made such a funny face when she swallowed it that the lion cried:
coughverbUS /kɑːf/
exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion
From this reading Now, the lion had some good in him, after all, and when he saw how much Beckie was suffering, he handed her the bottle of cough medicine.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Beckie took some, and it stopped her cough at once, but she made such a funny face when she swallowed it that the lion cried:
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Beckie took some, and it stopped her cough at once, but she made such a funny face when she swallowed it that the lion cried:
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading That must be fine stuff to have you make such a funny face.
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading Beckie took some, and it stopped her cough at once, but she made such a funny face when she swallowed it that the lion cried:
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Now, the lion had some good in him, after all, and when he saw how much Beckie was suffering, he handed her the bottle of cough medicine.
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading “Ha!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now, the lion had some good in him, after all, and when he saw how much Beckie was suffering, he handed her the bottle of cough medicine.
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading Now, the lion had some good in him, after all, and when he saw how much Beckie was suffering, he handed her the bottle of cough medicine.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That must be fine stuff to have you make such a funny face.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now, the lion had some good in him, after all, and when he saw how much Beckie was suffering, he handed her the bottle of cough medicine.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Now, the lion had some good in him, after all, and when he saw how much Beckie was suffering, he handed her the bottle of cough medicine.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now, the lion had some good in him, after all, and when he saw how much Beckie was suffering, he handed her the bottle of cough medicine.
how
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From this reading Now, the lion had some good in him, after all, and when he saw how much Beckie was suffering, he handed her the bottle of cough medicine.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now, the lion had some good in him, after all, and when he saw how much Beckie was suffering, he handed her the bottle of cough medicine.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Beckie took some, and it stopped her cough at once, but she made such a funny face when she swallowed it that the lion cried:
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Oh, please let me take some of that pink stuff!” begged Beckie of the lion.
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading “Oh, please let me take some of that pink stuff!” begged Beckie of the lion.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Beckie took some, and it stopped her cough at once, but she made such a funny face when she swallowed it that the lion cried:
engage in
From this reading That must be fine stuff to have you make such a funny face.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh, please let me take some of that pink stuff!” begged Beckie of the lion.
medicinenounUS /ˈmedəsən/
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
From this reading Now, the lion had some good in him, after all, and when he saw how much Beckie was suffering, he handed her the bottle of cough medicine.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Now, the lion had some good in him, after all, and when he saw how much Beckie was suffering, he handed her the bottle of cough medicine.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading That must be fine stuff to have you make such a funny face.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, the lion had some good in him, after all, and when he saw how much Beckie was suffering, he handed her the bottle of cough medicine.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Oh, please let me take some of that pink stuff!” begged Beckie of the lion.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, please let me take some of that pink stuff!” begged Beckie of the lion.
on one occasion
From this reading Beckie took some, and it stopped her cough at once, but she made such a funny face when she swallowed it that the lion cried:
a light shade of red
From this reading “Oh, please let me take some of that pink stuff!” begged Beckie of the lion.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Oh, please let me take some of that pink stuff!” begged Beckie of the lion.
cut with a saw
From this reading Now, the lion had some good in him, after all, and when he saw how much Beckie was suffering, he handed her the bottle of cough medicine.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Beckie took some, and it stopped her cough at once, but she made such a funny face when she swallowed it that the lion cried:
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Oh, please let me take some of that pink stuff!” begged Beckie of the lion.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Beckie took some, and it stopped her cough at once, but she made such a funny face when she swallowed it that the lion cried:
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading “Oh, please let me take some of that pink stuff!” begged Beckie of the lion.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Beckie took some, and it stopped her cough at once, but she made such a funny face when she swallowed it that the lion cried:
a state of acute pain
From this reading Now, the lion had some good in him, after all, and when he saw how much Beckie was suffering, he handed her the bottle of cough medicine.
swallowedverbUS /ˈswɑːloʊd/
past form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading Beckie took some, and it stopped her cough at once, but she made such a funny face when she swallowed it that the lion cried:
carry out
From this reading “Oh, please let me take some of that pink stuff!” begged Beckie of the lion.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Oh, please let me take some of that pink stuff!” begged Beckie of the lion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Oh, please let me take some of that pink stuff!” begged Beckie of the lion.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That must be fine stuff to have you make such a funny face.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Beckie took some, and it stopped her cough at once, but she made such a funny face when she swallowed it that the lion cried:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now, the lion had some good in him, after all, and when he saw how much Beckie was suffering, he handed her the bottle of cough medicine.
at the time that
From this reading Now, the lion had some good in him, after all, and when he saw how much Beckie was suffering, he handed her the bottle of cough medicine.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading That must be fine stuff to have you make such a funny face.
