used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HIS PA KILLS HIM--A GENIUS AT WHISTLING--A FUR-LINED CLOAK A SURE CURE FOR CONSUMPTION--ANOTHER LETTER SENT TO THE OLD MAN--HE RESOLVES ON IMMEDIATE PUNISHMENT--THE BLADDER-BUFFER THE EXPLOSION--A TRAGIC SCENE--HIS PA VOWS TO REFORM.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am practicing my profession,” said the boy, as he got up and stretched himself, and cut off a slice of cheese, and took a few crackers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “For heaven's sake dry up that whistling,” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he sat on a bag of peanuts, whistling and filling his pockets.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading HIS PA KILLS HIM--A GENIUS AT WHISTLING--A FUR-LINED CLOAK A SURE CURE FOR CONSUMPTION--ANOTHER LETTER SENT TO THE OLD MAN--HE RESOLVES ON IMMEDIATE PUNISHMENT--THE BLADDER-BUFFER THE EXPLOSION--A TRAGIC SCENE--HIS PA VOWS TO REFORM.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading What do you whistle for, anyway?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “For heaven's sake dry up that whistling,” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he sat on a bag of peanuts, whistling and filling his pockets.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading HIS PA KILLS HIM--A GENIUS AT WHISTLING--A FUR-LINED CLOAK A SURE CURE FOR CONSUMPTION--ANOTHER LETTER SENT TO THE OLD MAN--HE RESOLVES ON IMMEDIATE PUNISHMENT--THE BLADDER-BUFFER THE EXPLOSION--A TRAGIC SCENE--HIS PA VOWS TO REFORM.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “For heaven's sake dry up that whistling,” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he sat on a bag of peanuts, whistling and filling his pockets.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading “For heaven's sake dry up that whistling,” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he sat on a bag of peanuts, whistling and filling his pockets.
BLADDER-BUFFER
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HIS PA KILLS HIM--A GENIUS AT WHISTLING--A FUR-LINED CLOAK A SURE CURE FOR CONSUMPTION--ANOTHER LETTER SENT TO THE OLD MAN--HE RESOLVES ON IMMEDIATE PUNISHMENT--THE BLADDER-BUFFER THE EXPLOSION--A TRAGIC SCENE--HIS PA VOWS TO REFORM.
a youthful male person
From this reading “For heaven's sake dry up that whistling,” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he sat on a bag of peanuts, whistling and filling his pockets.
cheesenounUS /tʃiːz/
a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk
From this reading “I am practicing my profession,” said the boy, as he got up and stretched himself, and cut off a slice of cheese, and took a few crackers.
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading HIS PA KILLS HIM--A GENIUS AT WHISTLING--A FUR-LINED CLOAK A SURE CURE FOR CONSUMPTION--ANOTHER LETTER SENT TO THE OLD MAN--HE RESOLVES ON IMMEDIATE PUNISHMENT--THE BLADDER-BUFFER THE EXPLOSION--A TRAGIC SCENE--HIS PA VOWS TO REFORM.
CONSUMPTIONnounUS /kənˈsʌmpʃən/
the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
From this reading HIS PA KILLS HIM--A GENIUS AT WHISTLING--A FUR-LINED CLOAK A SURE CURE FOR CONSUMPTION--ANOTHER LETTER SENT TO THE OLD MAN--HE RESOLVES ON IMMEDIATE PUNISHMENT--THE BLADDER-BUFFER THE EXPLOSION--A TRAGIC SCENE--HIS PA VOWS TO REFORM.
crackersadjectiveUS /ˈkrækərz/
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading “I am practicing my profession,” said the boy, as he got up and stretched himself, and cut off a slice of cheese, and took a few crackers.
provide a cure for, make healthy again
From this reading HIS PA KILLS HIM--A GENIUS AT WHISTLING--A FUR-LINED CLOAK A SURE CURE FOR CONSUMPTION--ANOTHER LETTER SENT TO THE OLD MAN--HE RESOLVES ON IMMEDIATE PUNISHMENT--THE BLADDER-BUFFER THE EXPLOSION--A TRAGIC SCENE--HIS PA VOWS TO REFORM.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading “I am practicing my profession,” said the boy, as he got up and stretched himself, and cut off a slice of cheese, and took a few crackers.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What do you whistle for, anyway?”
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading “For heaven's sake dry up that whistling,” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he sat on a bag of peanuts, whistling and filling his pockets.
EXPLOSIONnounUS /ɪkˈsploʊʒən/
a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
From this reading HIS PA KILLS HIM--A GENIUS AT WHISTLING--A FUR-LINED CLOAK A SURE CURE FOR CONSUMPTION--ANOTHER LETTER SENT TO THE OLD MAN--HE RESOLVES ON IMMEDIATE PUNISHMENT--THE BLADDER-BUFFER THE EXPLOSION--A TRAGIC SCENE--HIS PA VOWS TO REFORM.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading “I am practicing my profession,” said the boy, as he got up and stretched himself, and cut off a slice of cheese, and took a few crackers.
fillingnounUS /ˈfɪlɪŋ/
any material that fills a space or container
From this reading “For heaven's sake dry up that whistling,” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he sat on a bag of peanuts, whistling and filling his pockets.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading HIS PA KILLS HIM--A GENIUS AT WHISTLING--A FUR-LINED CLOAK A SURE CURE FOR CONSUMPTION--ANOTHER LETTER SENT TO THE OLD MAN--HE RESOLVES ON IMMEDIATE PUNISHMENT--THE BLADDER-BUFFER THE EXPLOSION--A TRAGIC SCENE--HIS PA VOWS TO REFORM.
FUR-LINED
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HIS PA KILLS HIM--A GENIUS AT WHISTLING--A FUR-LINED CLOAK A SURE CURE FOR CONSUMPTION--ANOTHER LETTER SENT TO THE OLD MAN--HE RESOLVES ON IMMEDIATE PUNISHMENT--THE BLADDER-BUFFER THE EXPLOSION--A TRAGIC SCENE--HIS PA VOWS TO REFORM.
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
From this reading HIS PA KILLS HIM--A GENIUS AT WHISTLING--A FUR-LINED CLOAK A SURE CURE FOR CONSUMPTION--ANOTHER LETTER SENT TO THE OLD MAN--HE RESOLVES ON IMMEDIATE PUNISHMENT--THE BLADDER-BUFFER THE EXPLOSION--A TRAGIC SCENE--HIS PA VOWS TO REFORM.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I am practicing my profession,” said the boy, as he got up and stretched himself, and cut off a slice of cheese, and took a few crackers.
grocerynounUS /ˈɡroʊsəri/
a marketplace where groceries are sold
From this reading “For heaven's sake dry up that whistling,” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he sat on a bag of peanuts, whistling and filling his pockets.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HIS PA KILLS HIM--A GENIUS AT WHISTLING--A FUR-LINED CLOAK A SURE CURE FOR CONSUMPTION--ANOTHER LETTER SENT TO THE OLD MAN--HE RESOLVES ON IMMEDIATE PUNISHMENT--THE BLADDER-BUFFER THE EXPLOSION--A TRAGIC SCENE--HIS PA VOWS TO REFORM.
heaven'snounUS /ˈhevənz/
possessive form of “heaven” — any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading “For heaven's sake dry up that whistling,” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he sat on a bag of peanuts, whistling and filling his pockets.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading HIS PA KILLS HIM--A GENIUS AT WHISTLING--A FUR-LINED CLOAK A SURE CURE FOR CONSUMPTION--ANOTHER LETTER SENT TO THE OLD MAN--HE RESOLVES ON IMMEDIATE PUNISHMENT--THE BLADDER-BUFFER THE EXPLOSION--A TRAGIC SCENE--HIS PA VOWS TO REFORM.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “I am practicing my profession,” said the boy, as he got up and stretched himself, and cut off a slice of cheese, and took a few crackers.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HIS PA KILLS HIM--A GENIUS AT WHISTLING--A FUR-LINED CLOAK A SURE CURE FOR CONSUMPTION--ANOTHER LETTER SENT TO THE OLD MAN--HE RESOLVES ON IMMEDIATE PUNISHMENT--THE BLADDER-BUFFER THE EXPLOSION--A TRAGIC SCENE--HIS PA VOWS TO REFORM.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am practicing my profession,” said the boy, as he got up and stretched himself, and cut off a slice of cheese, and took a few crackers.
of the present time and place
From this reading HIS PA KILLS HIM--A GENIUS AT WHISTLING--A FUR-LINED CLOAK A SURE CURE FOR CONSUMPTION--ANOTHER LETTER SENT TO THE OLD MAN--HE RESOLVES ON IMMEDIATE PUNISHMENT--THE BLADDER-BUFFER THE EXPLOSION--A TRAGIC SCENE--HIS PA VOWS TO REFORM.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “There is no sense in such whistling.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There is no sense in such whistling.
KILLSnounUS /kɪlz/
plural of “kill” — the act of terminating a life
From this reading HIS PA KILLS HIM--A GENIUS AT WHISTLING--A FUR-LINED CLOAK A SURE CURE FOR CONSUMPTION--ANOTHER LETTER SENT TO THE OLD MAN--HE RESOLVES ON IMMEDIATE PUNISHMENT--THE BLADDER-BUFFER THE EXPLOSION--A TRAGIC SCENE--HIS PA VOWS TO REFORM.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading HIS PA KILLS HIM--A GENIUS AT WHISTLING--A FUR-LINED CLOAK A SURE CURE FOR CONSUMPTION--ANOTHER LETTER SENT TO THE OLD MAN--HE RESOLVES ON IMMEDIATE PUNISHMENT--THE BLADDER-BUFFER THE EXPLOSION--A TRAGIC SCENE--HIS PA VOWS TO REFORM.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading HIS PA KILLS HIM--A GENIUS AT WHISTLING--A FUR-LINED CLOAK A SURE CURE FOR CONSUMPTION--ANOTHER LETTER SENT TO THE OLD MAN--HE RESOLVES ON IMMEDIATE PUNISHMENT--THE BLADDER-BUFFER THE EXPLOSION--A TRAGIC SCENE--HIS PA VOWS TO REFORM.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I am practicing my profession,” said the boy, as he got up and stretched himself, and cut off a slice of cheese, and took a few crackers.
not any; not one
From this reading “There is no sense in such whistling.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “For heaven's sake dry up that whistling,” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he sat on a bag of peanuts, whistling and filling his pockets.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “I am practicing my profession,” said the boy, as he got up and stretched himself, and cut off a slice of cheese, and took a few crackers.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading HIS PA KILLS HIM--A GENIUS AT WHISTLING--A FUR-LINED CLOAK A SURE CURE FOR CONSUMPTION--ANOTHER LETTER SENT TO THE OLD MAN--HE RESOLVES ON IMMEDIATE PUNISHMENT--THE BLADDER-BUFFER THE EXPLOSION--A TRAGIC SCENE--HIS PA VOWS TO REFORM.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading HIS PA KILLS HIM--A GENIUS AT WHISTLING--A FUR-LINED CLOAK A SURE CURE FOR CONSUMPTION--ANOTHER LETTER SENT TO THE OLD MAN--HE RESOLVES ON IMMEDIATE PUNISHMENT--THE BLADDER-BUFFER THE EXPLOSION--A TRAGIC SCENE--HIS PA VOWS TO REFORM.
PAnounUS /pɑː/
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading HIS PA KILLS HIM--A GENIUS AT WHISTLING--A FUR-LINED CLOAK A SURE CURE FOR CONSUMPTION--ANOTHER LETTER SENT TO THE OLD MAN--HE RESOLVES ON IMMEDIATE PUNISHMENT--THE BLADDER-BUFFER THE EXPLOSION--A TRAGIC SCENE--HIS PA VOWS TO REFORM.
peanutsnounUS /ˈpiːnəts/
an insignificant sum of money; a trifling amount
From this reading “For heaven's sake dry up that whistling,” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he sat on a bag of peanuts, whistling and filling his pockets.
plural of “pocket” — a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading “For heaven's sake dry up that whistling,” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he sat on a bag of peanuts, whistling and filling his pockets.
practicingverbUS /ˈpræktəsɪŋ/
-ing form of “practice” — carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions
From this reading “I am practicing my profession,” said the boy, as he got up and stretched himself, and cut off a slice of cheese, and took a few crackers.
the body of people in a learned occupation
From this reading “I am practicing my profession,” said the boy, as he got up and stretched himself, and cut off a slice of cheese, and took a few crackers.
the act of punishing
From this reading HIS PA KILLS HIM--A GENIUS AT WHISTLING--A FUR-LINED CLOAK A SURE CURE FOR CONSUMPTION--ANOTHER LETTER SENT TO THE OLD MAN--HE RESOLVES ON IMMEDIATE PUNISHMENT--THE BLADDER-BUFFER THE EXPLOSION--A TRAGIC SCENE--HIS PA VOWS TO REFORM.
REFORMnounUS /rəˈfɔːrm/
a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses
From this reading HIS PA KILLS HIM--A GENIUS AT WHISTLING--A FUR-LINED CLOAK A SURE CURE FOR CONSUMPTION--ANOTHER LETTER SENT TO THE OLD MAN--HE RESOLVES ON IMMEDIATE PUNISHMENT--THE BLADDER-BUFFER THE EXPLOSION--A TRAGIC SCENE--HIS PA VOWS TO REFORM.
RESOLVESnounUS /riˈzɑːlvz/
plural of “resolve” — the trait of being resolute
From this reading HIS PA KILLS HIM--A GENIUS AT WHISTLING--A FUR-LINED CLOAK A SURE CURE FOR CONSUMPTION--ANOTHER LETTER SENT TO THE OLD MAN--HE RESOLVES ON IMMEDIATE PUNISHMENT--THE BLADDER-BUFFER THE EXPLOSION--A TRAGIC SCENE--HIS PA VOWS TO REFORM.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “For heaven's sake dry up that whistling,” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he sat on a bag of peanuts, whistling and filling his pockets.
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading “For heaven's sake dry up that whistling,” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he sat on a bag of peanuts, whistling and filling his pockets.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “For heaven's sake dry up that whistling,” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he sat on a bag of peanuts, whistling and filling his pockets.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading HIS PA KILLS HIM--A GENIUS AT WHISTLING--A FUR-LINED CLOAK A SURE CURE FOR CONSUMPTION--ANOTHER LETTER SENT TO THE OLD MAN--HE RESOLVES ON IMMEDIATE PUNISHMENT--THE BLADDER-BUFFER THE EXPLOSION--A TRAGIC SCENE--HIS PA VOWS TO REFORM.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading “There is no sense in such whistling.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading HIS PA KILLS HIM--A GENIUS AT WHISTLING--A FUR-LINED CLOAK A SURE CURE FOR CONSUMPTION--ANOTHER LETTER SENT TO THE OLD MAN--HE RESOLVES ON IMMEDIATE PUNISHMENT--THE BLADDER-BUFFER THE EXPLOSION--A TRAGIC SCENE--HIS PA VOWS TO REFORM.
slicenounUS /slaɪs/
a share of something
From this reading “I am practicing my profession,” said the boy, as he got up and stretched himself, and cut off a slice of cheese, and took a few crackers.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading “I am practicing my profession,” said the boy, as he got up and stretched himself, and cut off a slice of cheese, and took a few crackers.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “There is no sense in such whistling.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading HIS PA KILLS HIM--A GENIUS AT WHISTLING--A FUR-LINED CLOAK A SURE CURE FOR CONSUMPTION--ANOTHER LETTER SENT TO THE OLD MAN--HE RESOLVES ON IMMEDIATE PUNISHMENT--THE BLADDER-BUFFER THE EXPLOSION--A TRAGIC SCENE--HIS PA VOWS TO REFORM.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “For heaven's sake dry up that whistling,” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he sat on a bag of peanuts, whistling and filling his pockets.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HIS PA KILLS HIM--A GENIUS AT WHISTLING--A FUR-LINED CLOAK A SURE CURE FOR CONSUMPTION--ANOTHER LETTER SENT TO THE OLD MAN--HE RESOLVES ON IMMEDIATE PUNISHMENT--THE BLADDER-BUFFER THE EXPLOSION--A TRAGIC SCENE--HIS PA VOWS TO REFORM.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There is no sense in such whistling.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HIS PA KILLS HIM--A GENIUS AT WHISTLING--A FUR-LINED CLOAK A SURE CURE FOR CONSUMPTION--ANOTHER LETTER SENT TO THE OLD MAN--HE RESOLVES ON IMMEDIATE PUNISHMENT--THE BLADDER-BUFFER THE EXPLOSION--A TRAGIC SCENE--HIS PA VOWS TO REFORM.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading “I am practicing my profession,” said the boy, as he got up and stretched himself, and cut off a slice of cheese, and took a few crackers.
TRAGICadjectiveUS /ˈtrædʒɪk/
very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
From this reading HIS PA KILLS HIM--A GENIUS AT WHISTLING--A FUR-LINED CLOAK A SURE CURE FOR CONSUMPTION--ANOTHER LETTER SENT TO THE OLD MAN--HE RESOLVES ON IMMEDIATE PUNISHMENT--THE BLADDER-BUFFER THE EXPLOSION--A TRAGIC SCENE--HIS PA VOWS TO REFORM.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “For heaven's sake dry up that whistling,” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he sat on a bag of peanuts, whistling and filling his pockets.
VOWSnounUS /vaʊz/
plural of “vow” — a solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner
From this reading HIS PA KILLS HIM--A GENIUS AT WHISTLING--A FUR-LINED CLOAK A SURE CURE FOR CONSUMPTION--ANOTHER LETTER SENT TO THE OLD MAN--HE RESOLVES ON IMMEDIATE PUNISHMENT--THE BLADDER-BUFFER THE EXPLOSION--A TRAGIC SCENE--HIS PA VOWS TO REFORM.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What do you whistle for, anyway?”
whistleverbUS /ˈwɪsəl/
make whistling sounds
From this reading What do you whistle for, anyway?”
WHISTLINGnounUS /ˈwɪslɪŋ/
the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
From this reading HIS PA KILLS HIM--A GENIUS AT WHISTLING--A FUR-LINED CLOAK A SURE CURE FOR CONSUMPTION--ANOTHER LETTER SENT TO THE OLD MAN--HE RESOLVES ON IMMEDIATE PUNISHMENT--THE BLADDER-BUFFER THE EXPLOSION--A TRAGIC SCENE--HIS PA VOWS TO REFORM.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What do you whistle for, anyway?”
