used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Climb Vesuvius--A Chicago Lady Joins the Party and Causes Trouble.
acquireverbUS /əˈkwaɪər/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You see, I don't stay long enough in a country to acquire its language, but I get a few words into my system, so now my English is so mixed with French words, Italian garlic and German throat trouble that I cannot understand myself unless I look in a glass and watch the motions of my lips.
anew
From this reading Say, I am getting so full of dead languages, and foreign palaver, that I shall have to have an operation on my tongue when I get home before I can speel the United States language again so you can make head or tail of it.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Say, I am getting so full of dead languages, and foreign palaver, that I shall have to have an operation on my tongue when I get home before I can speel the United States language again so you can make head or tail of it.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Say, I am getting so full of dead languages, and foreign palaver, that I shall have to have an operation on my tongue when I get home before I can speel the United States language again so you can make head or tail of it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Climb Vesuvius--A Chicago Lady Joins the Party and Causes Trouble.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Dad has not picked up a word of any foreign language, and says he should consider himself a traitor to his country if he tried to talk anything but English.
any thing at all
From this reading Dad has not picked up a word of any foreign language, and says he should consider himself a traitor to his country if he tried to talk anything but English.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Climb Vesuvius--A Chicago Lady Joins the Party and Causes Trouble.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Say, I am getting so full of dead languages, and foreign palaver, that I shall have to have an operation on my tongue when I get home before I can speel the United States language again so you can make head or tail of it.
a youthful male person
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Climb Vesuvius--A Chicago Lady Joins the Party and Causes Trouble.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading You see, I don't stay long enough in a country to acquire its language, but I get a few words into my system, so now my English is so mixed with French words, Italian garlic and German throat trouble that I cannot understand myself unless I look in a glass and watch the motions of my lips.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Say, I am getting so full of dead languages, and foreign palaver, that I shall have to have an operation on my tongue when I get home before I can speel the United States language again so you can make head or tail of it.
cannot
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From this reading You see, I don't stay long enough in a country to acquire its language, but I get a few words into my system, so now my English is so mixed with French words, Italian garlic and German throat trouble that I cannot understand myself unless I look in a glass and watch the motions of my lips.
CausesnounUS /ˈkɑːzəz/
plural of “cause” — events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Climb Vesuvius--A Chicago Lady Joins the Party and Causes Trouble.
ChicagonounUS /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Climb Vesuvius--A Chicago Lady Joins the Party and Causes Trouble.
ClimbverbUS /klaɪm/
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Climb Vesuvius--A Chicago Lady Joins the Party and Causes Trouble.
deem to be
From this reading Dad has not picked up a word of any foreign language, and says he should consider himself a traitor to his country if he tried to talk anything but English.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading You see, I don't stay long enough in a country to acquire its language, but I get a few words into my system, so now my English is so mixed with French words, Italian garlic and German throat trouble that I cannot understand myself unless I look in a glass and watch the motions of my lips.
DadnounUS /dæd/
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Climb Vesuvius--A Chicago Lady Joins the Party and Causes Trouble.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Say, I am getting so full of dead languages, and foreign palaver, that I shall have to have an operation on my tongue when I get home before I can speel the United States language again so you can make head or tail of it.
don't
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From this reading You see, I don't stay long enough in a country to acquire its language, but I get a few words into my system, so now my English is so mixed with French words, Italian garlic and German throat trouble that I cannot understand myself unless I look in a glass and watch the motions of my lips.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading You see, I don't stay long enough in a country to acquire its language, but I get a few words into my system, so now my English is so mixed with French words, Italian garlic and German throat trouble that I cannot understand myself unless I look in a glass and watch the motions of my lips.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading You see, I don't stay long enough in a country to acquire its language, but I get a few words into my system, so now my English is so mixed with French words, Italian garlic and German throat trouble that I cannot understand myself unless I look in a glass and watch the motions of my lips.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading You see, I don't stay long enough in a country to acquire its language, but I get a few words into my system, so now my English is so mixed with French words, Italian garlic and German throat trouble that I cannot understand myself unless I look in a glass and watch the motions of my lips.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Naples, Italy.--Siegnor ze Grocerino: I guess that will make you stand without hitching for a little while.
of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
From this reading Say, I am getting so full of dead languages, and foreign palaver, that I shall have to have an operation on my tongue when I get home before I can speel the United States language again so you can make head or tail of it.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading You see, I don't stay long enough in a country to acquire its language, but I get a few words into my system, so now my English is so mixed with French words, Italian garlic and German throat trouble that I cannot understand myself unless I look in a glass and watch the motions of my lips.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Say, I am getting so full of dead languages, and foreign palaver, that I shall have to have an operation on my tongue when I get home before I can speel the United States language again so you can make head or tail of it.
garlicnounUS /ˈɡɑːrlɪk/
bulbous herb of southern Europe widely naturalized; bulb breaks up into separate strong-flavored cloves
From this reading You see, I don't stay long enough in a country to acquire its language, but I get a few words into my system, so now my English is so mixed with French words, Italian garlic and German throat trouble that I cannot understand myself unless I look in a glass and watch the motions of my lips.
a person of German nationality
From this reading You see, I don't stay long enough in a country to acquire its language, but I get a few words into my system, so now my English is so mixed with French words, Italian garlic and German throat trouble that I cannot understand myself unless I look in a glass and watch the motions of my lips.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Say, I am getting so full of dead languages, and foreign palaver, that I shall have to have an operation on my tongue when I get home before I can speel the United States language again so you can make head or tail of it.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading Say, I am getting so full of dead languages, and foreign palaver, that I shall have to have an operation on my tongue when I get home before I can speel the United States language again so you can make head or tail of it.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading You see, I don't stay long enough in a country to acquire its language, but I get a few words into my system, so now my English is so mixed with French words, Italian garlic and German throat trouble that I cannot understand myself unless I look in a glass and watch the motions of my lips.
Grocerino
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From this reading Naples, Italy.--Siegnor ze Grocerino: I guess that will make you stand without hitching for a little while.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading Naples, Italy.--Siegnor ze Grocerino: I guess that will make you stand without hitching for a little while.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dad has not picked up a word of any foreign language, and says he should consider himself a traitor to his country if he tried to talk anything but English.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Say, I am getting so full of dead languages, and foreign palaver, that I shall have to have an operation on my tongue when I get home before I can speel the United States language again so you can make head or tail of it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dad has not picked up a word of any foreign language, and says he should consider himself a traitor to his country if he tried to talk anything but English.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Say, I am getting so full of dead languages, and foreign palaver, that I shall have to have an operation on my tongue when I get home before I can speel the United States language again so you can make head or tail of it.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Dad has not picked up a word of any foreign language, and says he should consider himself a traitor to his country if he tried to talk anything but English.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Climb Vesuvius--A Chicago Lady Joins the Party and Causes Trouble.
hitchingverbUS /ˈhɪtʃɪŋ/
-ing form of “hitch” — to hook or entangle
From this reading Naples, Italy.--Siegnor ze Grocerino: I guess that will make you stand without hitching for a little while.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Say, I am getting so full of dead languages, and foreign palaver, that I shall have to have an operation on my tongue when I get home before I can speel the United States language again so you can make head or tail of it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Naples, Italy.--Siegnor ze Grocerino: I guess that will make you stand without hitching for a little while.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Dad has not picked up a word of any foreign language, and says he should consider himself a traitor to his country if he tried to talk anything but English.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You see, I don't stay long enough in a country to acquire its language, but I get a few words into my system, so now my English is so mixed with French words, Italian garlic and German throat trouble that I cannot understand myself unless I look in a glass and watch the motions of my lips.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading You see, I don't stay long enough in a country to acquire its language, but I get a few words into my system, so now my English is so mixed with French words, Italian garlic and German throat trouble that I cannot understand myself unless I look in a glass and watch the motions of my lips.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You see, I don't stay long enough in a country to acquire its language, but I get a few words into my system, so now my English is so mixed with French words, Italian garlic and German throat trouble that I cannot understand myself unless I look in a glass and watch the motions of my lips.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Say, I am getting so full of dead languages, and foreign palaver, that I shall have to have an operation on my tongue when I get home before I can speel the United States language again so you can make head or tail of it.
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading You see, I don't stay long enough in a country to acquire its language, but I get a few words into my system, so now my English is so mixed with French words, Italian garlic and German throat trouble that I cannot understand myself unless I look in a glass and watch the motions of my lips.
a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
From this reading Naples, Italy.--Siegnor ze Grocerino: I guess that will make you stand without hitching for a little while.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading You see, I don't stay long enough in a country to acquire its language, but I get a few words into my system, so now my English is so mixed with French words, Italian garlic and German throat trouble that I cannot understand myself unless I look in a glass and watch the motions of my lips.
JoinsnounUS /dʒɔɪnz/
plural of “join” — the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Climb Vesuvius--A Chicago Lady Joins the Party and Causes Trouble.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Climb Vesuvius--A Chicago Lady Joins the Party and Causes Trouble.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading Say, I am getting so full of dead languages, and foreign palaver, that I shall have to have an operation on my tongue when I get home before I can speel the United States language again so you can make head or tail of it.
languagesnounUS /ˈlæŋɡwədʒəz/
plural of “language” — a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading Say, I am getting so full of dead languages, and foreign palaver, that I shall have to have an operation on my tongue when I get home before I can speel the United States language again so you can make head or tail of it.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading You see, I don't stay long enough in a country to acquire its language, but I get a few words into my system, so now my English is so mixed with French words, Italian garlic and German throat trouble that I cannot understand myself unless I look in a glass and watch the motions of my lips.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Naples, Italy.--Siegnor ze Grocerino: I guess that will make you stand without hitching for a little while.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading You see, I don't stay long enough in a country to acquire its language, but I get a few words into my system, so now my English is so mixed with French words, Italian garlic and German throat trouble that I cannot understand myself unless I look in a glass and watch the motions of my lips.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading You see, I don't stay long enough in a country to acquire its language, but I get a few words into my system, so now my English is so mixed with French words, Italian garlic and German throat trouble that I cannot understand myself unless I look in a glass and watch the motions of my lips.
engage in
From this reading Naples, Italy.--Siegnor ze Grocerino: I guess that will make you stand without hitching for a little while.
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading You see, I don't stay long enough in a country to acquire its language, but I get a few words into my system, so now my English is so mixed with French words, Italian garlic and German throat trouble that I cannot understand myself unless I look in a glass and watch the motions of my lips.
motionsnounUS /ˈmoʊʃənz/
plural of “motion” — the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
From this reading You see, I don't stay long enough in a country to acquire its language, but I get a few words into my system, so now my English is so mixed with French words, Italian garlic and German throat trouble that I cannot understand myself unless I look in a glass and watch the motions of my lips.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Say, I am getting so full of dead languages, and foreign palaver, that I shall have to have an operation on my tongue when I get home before I can speel the United States language again so you can make head or tail of it.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading You see, I don't stay long enough in a country to acquire its language, but I get a few words into my system, so now my English is so mixed with French words, Italian garlic and German throat trouble that I cannot understand myself unless I look in a glass and watch the motions of my lips.
NaplesnounUS /ˈneɪpəlz/
a port and tourist center in southwestern Italy; capital of the Campania region
From this reading Naples, Italy.--Siegnor ze Grocerino: I guess that will make you stand without hitching for a little while.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Dad has not picked up a word of any foreign language, and says he should consider himself a traitor to his country if he tried to talk anything but English.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading You see, I don't stay long enough in a country to acquire its language, but I get a few words into my system, so now my English is so mixed with French words, Italian garlic and German throat trouble that I cannot understand myself unless I look in a glass and watch the motions of my lips.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Say, I am getting so full of dead languages, and foreign palaver, that I shall have to have an operation on my tongue when I get home before I can speel the United States language again so you can make head or tail of it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Say, I am getting so full of dead languages, and foreign palaver, that I shall have to have an operation on my tongue when I get home before I can speel the United States language again so you can make head or tail of it.
operationnounUS /ˌɑːpərˈeɪʃən/
the state of being in effect or being operative
From this reading Say, I am getting so full of dead languages, and foreign palaver, that I shall have to have an operation on my tongue when I get home before I can speel the United States language again so you can make head or tail of it.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Say, I am getting so full of dead languages, and foreign palaver, that I shall have to have an operation on my tongue when I get home before I can speel the United States language again so you can make head or tail of it.
palaververb
speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
From this reading Say, I am getting so full of dead languages, and foreign palaver, that I shall have to have an operation on my tongue when I get home before I can speel the United States language again so you can make head or tail of it.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Climb Vesuvius--A Chicago Lady Joins the Party and Causes Trouble.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading Dad has not picked up a word of any foreign language, and says he should consider himself a traitor to his country if he tried to talk anything but English.
express in words
From this reading Say, I am getting so full of dead languages, and foreign palaver, that I shall have to have an operation on my tongue when I get home before I can speel the United States language again so you can make head or tail of it.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading Dad has not picked up a word of any foreign language, and says he should consider himself a traitor to his country if he tried to talk anything but English.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You see, I don't stay long enough in a country to acquire its language, but I get a few words into my system, so now my English is so mixed with French words, Italian garlic and German throat trouble that I cannot understand myself unless I look in a glass and watch the motions of my lips.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Say, I am getting so full of dead languages, and foreign palaver, that I shall have to have an operation on my tongue when I get home before I can speel the United States language again so you can make head or tail of it.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Dad has not picked up a word of any foreign language, and says he should consider himself a traitor to his country if he tried to talk anything but English.
Siegnor
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From this reading Naples, Italy.--Siegnor ze Grocerino: I guess that will make you stand without hitching for a little while.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Say, I am getting so full of dead languages, and foreign palaver, that I shall have to have an operation on my tongue when I get home before I can speel the United States language again so you can make head or tail of it.
speel
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From this reading Say, I am getting so full of dead languages, and foreign palaver, that I shall have to have an operation on my tongue when I get home before I can speel the United States language again so you can make head or tail of it.
be standing; be upright
From this reading Naples, Italy.--Siegnor ze Grocerino: I guess that will make you stand without hitching for a little while.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Say, I am getting so full of dead languages, and foreign palaver, that I shall have to have an operation on my tongue when I get home before I can speel the United States language again so you can make head or tail of it.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading You see, I don't stay long enough in a country to acquire its language, but I get a few words into my system, so now my English is so mixed with French words, Italian garlic and German throat trouble that I cannot understand myself unless I look in a glass and watch the motions of my lips.
instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
From this reading You see, I don't stay long enough in a country to acquire its language, but I get a few words into my system, so now my English is so mixed with French words, Italian garlic and German throat trouble that I cannot understand myself unless I look in a glass and watch the motions of my lips.
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading Say, I am getting so full of dead languages, and foreign palaver, that I shall have to have an operation on my tongue when I get home before I can speel the United States language again so you can make head or tail of it.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Dad has not picked up a word of any foreign language, and says he should consider himself a traitor to his country if he tried to talk anything but English.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Naples, Italy.--Siegnor ze Grocerino: I guess that will make you stand without hitching for a little while.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Climb Vesuvius--A Chicago Lady Joins the Party and Causes Trouble.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading You see, I don't stay long enough in a country to acquire its language, but I get a few words into my system, so now my English is so mixed with French words, Italian garlic and German throat trouble that I cannot understand myself unless I look in a glass and watch the motions of my lips.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Say, I am getting so full of dead languages, and foreign palaver, that I shall have to have an operation on my tongue when I get home before I can speel the United States language again so you can make head or tail of it.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading Say, I am getting so full of dead languages, and foreign palaver, that I shall have to have an operation on my tongue when I get home before I can speel the United States language again so you can make head or tail of it.
traitornounUS /ˈtreɪtər/
someone who betrays his country by committing treason
From this reading Dad has not picked up a word of any foreign language, and says he should consider himself a traitor to his country if he tried to talk anything but English.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Dad has not picked up a word of any foreign language, and says he should consider himself a traitor to his country if he tried to talk anything but English.
a source of difficulty
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Climb Vesuvius--A Chicago Lady Joins the Party and Causes Trouble.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading You see, I don't stay long enough in a country to acquire its language, but I get a few words into my system, so now my English is so mixed with French words, Italian garlic and German throat trouble that I cannot understand myself unless I look in a glass and watch the motions of my lips.
UnitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading Say, I am getting so full of dead languages, and foreign palaver, that I shall have to have an operation on my tongue when I get home before I can speel the United States language again so you can make head or tail of it.
except if; if not
From this reading You see, I don't stay long enough in a country to acquire its language, but I get a few words into my system, so now my English is so mixed with French words, Italian garlic and German throat trouble that I cannot understand myself unless I look in a glass and watch the motions of my lips.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Dad has not picked up a word of any foreign language, and says he should consider himself a traitor to his country if he tried to talk anything but English.
VesuviusnounUS /vəˈsuːviəs/
a volcano in southwestern Italy on the Mediterranean coast; a Plinian eruption in 79 AD buried Pompeii and killed Pliny the Elder; last erupted in 1944
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Climb Vesuvius--A Chicago Lady Joins the Party and Causes Trouble.
look attentively
From this reading You see, I don't stay long enough in a country to acquire its language, but I get a few words into my system, so now my English is so mixed with French words, Italian garlic and German throat trouble that I cannot understand myself unless I look in a glass and watch the motions of my lips.
at the time that
From this reading Say, I am getting so full of dead languages, and foreign palaver, that I shall have to have an operation on my tongue when I get home before I can speel the United States language again so you can make head or tail of it.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Naples, Italy.--Siegnor ze Grocerino: I guess that will make you stand without hitching for a little while.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Naples, Italy.--Siegnor ze Grocerino: I guess that will make you stand without hitching for a little while.
in the company of; together with
From this reading You see, I don't stay long enough in a country to acquire its language, but I get a few words into my system, so now my English is so mixed with French words, Italian garlic and German throat trouble that I cannot understand myself unless I look in a glass and watch the motions of my lips.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Naples, Italy.--Siegnor ze Grocerino: I guess that will make you stand without hitching for a little while.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Dad has not picked up a word of any foreign language, and says he should consider himself a traitor to his country if he tried to talk anything but English.
the words that are spoken
From this reading You see, I don't stay long enough in a country to acquire its language, but I get a few words into my system, so now my English is so mixed with French words, Italian garlic and German throat trouble that I cannot understand myself unless I look in a glass and watch the motions of my lips.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Naples, Italy.--Siegnor ze Grocerino: I guess that will make you stand without hitching for a little while.
ze
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From this reading Naples, Italy.--Siegnor ze Grocerino: I guess that will make you stand without hitching for a little while.
