Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

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 Have Trouble with a New Breakfast Food--Dad Rides a Bucking Broncho.

plural of “advertisement” — a public promotion of some product or service

From this reading You see dad has got into this breakfast food habit, and reads all the advertisements that describe new inventions of breakfast food, and he has got himself so worked up over the bran mash that he is losing appetite for anything substantial, and he is getting weak and nutty.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading San Antonio, Texas.--My Dear Chum: Dad and I left Hot Springs because the man who kept the hotel where we stopped got prejudiced against me.

(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 You see dad has got into this breakfast food habit, and reads all the advertisements that describe new inventions of breakfast food, and he has got himself so worked up over the bran mash that he is losing appetite for anything substantial, and he is getting weak and nutty.

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

From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Have Trouble with a New Breakfast Food--Dad Rides a Bucking Broncho.

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From this reading San Antonio, Texas.--My Dear Chum: Dad and I left Hot Springs because the man who kept the hotel where we stopped got prejudiced against me.

any thing at all

From this reading You see dad has got into this breakfast food habit, and reads all the advertisements that describe new inventions of breakfast food, and he has got himself so worked up over the bran mash that he is losing appetite for anything substantial, and he is getting weak and nutty.

a feeling of craving something

From this reading You see dad has got into this breakfast food habit, and reads all the advertisements that describe new inventions of breakfast food, and he has got himself so worked up over the bran mash that he is losing appetite for anything substantial, and he is getting weak and nutty.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Ma told me when I went away with dad that she wanted me to try my best to break dad of the breakfast food habit, and I promised to do it.

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Have Trouble with a New Breakfast Food--Dad Rides a Bucking Broncho.

for the reason that

From this reading San Antonio, Texas.--My Dear Chum: Dad and I left Hot Springs because the man who kept the hotel where we stopped got prejudiced against me.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading Ma told me when I went away with dad that she wanted me to try my best to break dad of the breakfast food habit, and I promised to do it.

a youthful male person

From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Have Trouble with a New Breakfast Food--Dad Rides a Bucking Broncho.

broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting

From this reading You see dad has got into this breakfast food habit, and reads all the advertisements that describe new inventions of breakfast food, and he has got himself so worked up over the bran mash that he is losing appetite for anything substantial, and he is getting weak and nutty.

terminate

From this reading Ma told me when I went away with dad that she wanted me to try my best to break dad of the breakfast food habit, and I promised to do it.

eat an early morning meal

From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Have Trouble with a New Breakfast Food--Dad Rides a Bucking Broncho.

an unbroken or imperfectly broken mustang

From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Have Trouble with a New Breakfast Food--Dad Rides a Bucking Broncho.

-ing form of “buck” — to strive with determination

From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Have Trouble with a New Breakfast Food--Dad Rides a Bucking Broncho.

move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading I suppose I did carry the thing a little too far.

a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities

From this reading San Antonio, Texas.--My Dear Chum: Dad and I left Hot Springs because the man who kept the hotel where we stopped got prejudiced against me.

an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk

From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Have Trouble with a New Breakfast Food--Dad Rides a Bucking Broncho.

dearly loved

From this reading San Antonio, Texas.--My Dear Chum: Dad and I left Hot Springs because the man who kept the hotel where we stopped got prejudiced against me.

give a description of

From this reading You see dad has got into this breakfast food habit, and reads all the advertisements that describe new inventions of breakfast food, and he has got himself so worked up over the bran mash that he is losing appetite for anything substantial, and he is getting weak and nutty.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading I suppose I did carry the thing a little too far.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Ma told me when I went away with dad that she wanted me to try my best to break dad of the breakfast food habit, and I promised to do it.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading I suppose I did carry the thing a little too far.

any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Have Trouble with a New Breakfast Food--Dad Rides a Bucking Broncho.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading You see dad has got into this breakfast food habit, and reads all the advertisements that describe new inventions of breakfast food, and he has got himself so worked up over the bran mash that he is losing appetite for anything substantial, and he is getting weak and nutty.

the act of acquiring something

From this reading You see dad has got into this breakfast food habit, and reads all the advertisements that describe new inventions of breakfast food, and he has got himself so worked up over the bran mash that he is losing appetite for anything substantial, and he is getting weak and nutty.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading San Antonio, Texas.--My Dear Chum: Dad and I left Hot Springs because the man who kept the hotel where we stopped got prejudiced against me.

an established custom

From this reading You see dad has got into this breakfast food habit, and reads all the advertisements that describe new inventions of breakfast food, and he has got himself so worked up over the bran mash that he is losing appetite for anything substantial, and he is getting weak and nutty.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading You see dad has got into this breakfast food habit, and reads all the advertisements that describe new inventions of breakfast food, and he has got himself so worked up over the bran mash that he is losing appetite for anything substantial, and he is getting weak and nutty.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Have Trouble with a New Breakfast Food--Dad Rides a Bucking Broncho.

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

From this reading You see dad has got into this breakfast food habit, and reads all the advertisements that describe new inventions of breakfast food, and he has got himself so worked up over the bran mash that he is losing appetite for anything substantial, and he is getting weak and nutty.

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

From this reading You see dad has got into this breakfast food habit, and reads all the advertisements that describe new inventions of breakfast food, and he has got himself so worked up over the bran mash that he is losing appetite for anything substantial, and he is getting weak and nutty.

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

From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Have Trouble with a New Breakfast Food--Dad Rides a Bucking Broncho.

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading San Antonio, Texas.--My Dear Chum: Dad and I left Hot Springs because the man who kept the hotel where we stopped got prejudiced against me.

a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

From this reading San Antonio, Texas.--My Dear Chum: Dad and I left Hot Springs because the man who kept the hotel where we stopped got prejudiced against me.

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

From this reading San Antonio, Texas.--My Dear Chum: Dad and I left Hot Springs because the man who kept the hotel where we stopped got prejudiced against me.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading You see dad has got into this breakfast food habit, and reads all the advertisements that describe new inventions of breakfast food, and he has got himself so worked up over the bran mash that he is losing appetite for anything substantial, and he is getting weak and nutty.

plural of “invention” — the creation of something in the mind

From this reading You see dad has got into this breakfast food habit, and reads all the advertisements that describe new inventions of breakfast food, and he has got himself so worked up over the bran mash that he is losing appetite for anything substantial, and he is getting weak and nutty.

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

From this reading You see dad has got into this breakfast food habit, and reads all the advertisements that describe new inventions of breakfast food, and he has got himself so worked up over the bran mash that he is losing appetite for anything substantial, and he is getting weak and nutty.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Ma told me when I went away with dad that she wanted me to try my best to break dad of the breakfast food habit, and I promised to do it.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading San Antonio, Texas.--My Dear Chum: Dad and I left Hot Springs because the man who kept the hotel where we stopped got prejudiced against me.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading San Antonio, Texas.--My Dear Chum: Dad and I left Hot Springs because the man who kept the hotel where we stopped got prejudiced against me.

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

From this reading I suppose I did carry the thing a little too far.

-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

From this reading You see dad has got into this breakfast food habit, and reads all the advertisements that describe new inventions of breakfast food, and he has got himself so worked up over the bran mash that he is losing appetite for anything substantial, and he is getting weak and nutty.

informal terms for a mother

From this reading Ma told me when I went away with dad that she wanted me to try my best to break dad of the breakfast food habit, and I promised to do it.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading San Antonio, Texas.--My Dear Chum: Dad and I left Hot Springs because the man who kept the hotel where we stopped got prejudiced against me.

to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition

From this reading You see dad has got into this breakfast food habit, and reads all the advertisements that describe new inventions of breakfast food, and he has got himself so worked up over the bran mash that he is losing appetite for anything substantial, and he is getting weak and nutty.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading San Antonio, Texas.--My Dear Chum: Dad and I left Hot Springs because the man who kept the hotel where we stopped got prejudiced against me.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading San Antonio, Texas.--My Dear Chum: Dad and I left Hot Springs because the man who kept the hotel where we stopped got prejudiced against me.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Have Trouble with a New Breakfast Food--Dad Rides a Bucking Broncho.

having the flavor of nuts

From this reading You see dad has got into this breakfast food habit, and reads all the advertisements that describe new inventions of breakfast food, and he has got himself so worked up over the bran mash that he is losing appetite for anything substantial, and he is getting weak and nutty.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading You see dad has got into this breakfast food habit, and reads all the advertisements that describe new inventions of breakfast food, and he has got himself so worked up over the bran mash that he is losing appetite for anything substantial, and he is getting weak and nutty.

above and across; more than

From this reading You see dad has got into this breakfast food habit, and reads all the advertisements that describe new inventions of breakfast food, and he has got himself so worked up over the bran mash that he is losing appetite for anything substantial, and he is getting weak and nutty.

emanating from a person's emotions and prejudices

From this reading San Antonio, Texas.--My Dear Chum: Dad and I left Hot Springs because the man who kept the hotel where we stopped got prejudiced against me.

past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment

From this reading Ma told me when I went away with dad that she wanted me to try my best to break dad of the breakfast food habit, and I promised to do it.

plural of “read” — something that is read

From this reading You see dad has got into this breakfast food habit, and reads all the advertisements that describe new inventions of breakfast food, and he has got himself so worked up over the bran mash that he is losing appetite for anything substantial, and he is getting weak and nutty.

plural of “ride” — a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)

From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Have Trouble with a New Breakfast Food--Dad Rides a Bucking Broncho.

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From this reading San Antonio, Texas.--My Dear Chum: Dad and I left Hot Springs because the man who kept the hotel where we stopped got prejudiced against me.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading You see dad has got into this breakfast food habit, and reads all the advertisements that describe new inventions of breakfast food, and he has got himself so worked up over the bran mash that he is losing appetite for anything substantial, and he is getting weak and nutty.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Ma told me when I went away with dad that she wanted me to try my best to break dad of the breakfast food habit, and I promised to do it.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading You see dad has got into this breakfast food habit, and reads all the advertisements that describe new inventions of breakfast food, and he has got himself so worked up over the bran mash that he is losing appetite for anything substantial, and he is getting weak and nutty.

plural of “spring” — the season of growth

From this reading San Antonio, Texas.--My Dear Chum: Dad and I left Hot Springs because the man who kept the hotel where we stopped got prejudiced against me.

(of a nose) blocked

From this reading San Antonio, Texas.--My Dear Chum: Dad and I left Hot Springs because the man who kept the hotel where we stopped got prejudiced against me.

of considerable importance, size, or worth

From this reading You see dad has got into this breakfast food habit, and reads all the advertisements that describe new inventions of breakfast food, and he has got himself so worked up over the bran mash that he is losing appetite for anything substantial, and he is getting weak and nutty.

express a supposition

From this reading I suppose I did carry the thing a little too far.

the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico

From this reading San Antonio, Texas.--My Dear Chum: Dad and I left Hot Springs because the man who kept the hotel where we stopped got prejudiced against me.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading You see dad has got into this breakfast food habit, and reads all the advertisements that describe new inventions of breakfast food, and he has got himself so worked up over the bran mash that he is losing appetite for anything substantial, and he is getting weak and nutty.

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 Have Trouble with a New Breakfast Food--Dad Rides a Bucking Broncho.

a special situation

From this reading I suppose I did carry the thing a little too far.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading You see dad has got into this breakfast food habit, and reads all the advertisements that describe new inventions of breakfast food, and he has got himself so worked up over the bran mash that he is losing appetite for anything substantial, and he is getting weak and nutty.

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

From this reading Ma told me when I went away with dad that she wanted me to try my best to break dad of the breakfast food habit, and I promised to do it.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading Ma told me when I went away with dad that she wanted me to try my best to break dad of the breakfast food habit, and I promised to do it.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading I suppose I did carry the thing a little too far.

a source of difficulty

From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Have Trouble with a New Breakfast Food--Dad Rides a Bucking Broncho.

make an effort or attempt

From this reading Ma told me when I went away with dad that she wanted me to try my best to break dad of the breakfast food habit, and I promised to do it.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading You see dad has got into this breakfast food habit, and reads all the advertisements that describe new inventions of breakfast food, and he has got himself so worked up over the bran mash that he is losing appetite for anything substantial, and he is getting weak and nutty.

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading Ma told me when I went away with dad that she wanted me to try my best to break dad of the breakfast food habit, and I promised to do it.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading San Antonio, Texas.--My Dear Chum: Dad and I left Hot Springs because the man who kept the hotel where we stopped got prejudiced against me.

wanting in physical strength

From this reading You see dad has got into this breakfast food habit, and reads all the advertisements that describe new inventions of breakfast food, and he has got himself so worked up over the bran mash that he is losing appetite for anything substantial, and he is getting weak and nutty.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Ma told me when I went away with dad that she wanted me to try my best to break dad of the breakfast food habit, and I promised to do it.

at the time that

From this reading Ma told me when I went away with dad that she wanted me to try my best to break dad of the breakfast food habit, and I promised to do it.

in or at the place that

From this reading San Antonio, Texas.--My Dear Chum: Dad and I left Hot Springs because the man who kept the hotel where we stopped got prejudiced against me.

which person or people

From this reading San Antonio, Texas.--My Dear Chum: Dad and I left Hot Springs because the man who kept the hotel where we stopped got prejudiced against me.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Have Trouble with a New Breakfast Food--Dad Rides a Bucking Broncho.

past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading You see dad has got into this breakfast food habit, and reads all the advertisements that describe new inventions of breakfast food, and he has got himself so worked up over the bran mash that he is losing appetite for anything substantial, and he is getting weak and nutty.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You see dad has got into this breakfast food habit, and reads all the advertisements that describe new inventions of breakfast food, and he has got himself so worked up over the bran mash that he is losing appetite for anything substantial, and he is getting weak and nutty.