used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Now, if there is anything a boy ought to be punished for, it is for surreptitiously eating a large slice of musk melon and leaving the rind on the top stair.
(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 It made him swim all over, and under, and everywhere.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now, if there is anything a boy ought to be punished for, it is for surreptitiously eating a large slice of musk melon and leaving the rind on the top stair.
any thing at all
From this reading Now, if there is anything a boy ought to be punished for, it is for surreptitiously eating a large slice of musk melon and leaving the rind on the top stair.
completely unclothed
From this reading The head of the family stepped with his bare feet on the piece of melon, and sat down so quick that it made his head swim.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now, if there is anything a boy ought to be punished for, it is for surreptitiously eating a large slice of musk melon and leaving the rind on the top stair.
a youthful male person
From this reading Now, if there is anything a boy ought to be punished for, it is for surreptitiously eating a large slice of musk melon and leaving the rind on the top stair.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But if he sat down soon, he got up sooner.
dislikedadjectiveUS /dɪˈslaɪkt/
regarded with aversion
From this reading It tends to make a boy disliked.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The head of the family stepped with his bare feet on the piece of melon, and sat down so quick that it made his head swim.
the act of consuming food
From this reading Now, if there is anything a boy ought to be punished for, it is for surreptitiously eating a large slice of musk melon and leaving the rind on the top stair.
to or in any or all places
From this reading It made him swim all over, and under, and everywhere.
a social unit living together
From this reading The head of the family stepped with his bare feet on the piece of melon, and sat down so quick that it made his head swim.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The head of the family stepped with his bare feet on the piece of melon, and sat down so quick that it made his head swim.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now, if there is anything a boy ought to be punished for, it is for surreptitiously eating a large slice of musk melon and leaving the rind on the top stair.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But if he sat down soon, he got up sooner.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But if he sat down soon, he got up sooner.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The head of the family stepped with his bare feet on the piece of melon, and sat down so quick that it made his head swim.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It made him swim all over, and under, and everywhere.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The head of the family stepped with his bare feet on the piece of melon, and sat down so quick that it made his head swim.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Now, if there is anything a boy ought to be punished for, it is for surreptitiously eating a large slice of musk melon and leaving the rind on the top stair.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now, if there is anything a boy ought to be punished for, it is for surreptitiously eating a large slice of musk melon and leaving the rind on the top stair.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now, if there is anything a boy ought to be punished for, it is for surreptitiously eating a large slice of musk melon and leaving the rind on the top stair.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Now, if there is anything a boy ought to be punished for, it is for surreptitiously eating a large slice of musk melon and leaving the rind on the top stair.
the act of departing
From this reading Now, if there is anything a boy ought to be punished for, it is for surreptitiously eating a large slice of musk melon and leaving the rind on the top stair.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The head of the family stepped with his bare feet on the piece of melon, and sat down so quick that it made his head swim.
engage in
From this reading It tends to make a boy disliked.
melonnounUS /ˈmelən/
any of numerous fruits of the gourd family having a hard rind and sweet juicy flesh
From this reading Now, if there is anything a boy ought to be punished for, it is for surreptitiously eating a large slice of musk melon and leaving the rind on the top stair.
musknounUS /mʌsk/
an odorous glandular secretion from the male musk deer; used as a perfume fixative
From this reading Now, if there is anything a boy ought to be punished for, it is for surreptitiously eating a large slice of musk melon and leaving the rind on the top stair.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, if there is anything a boy ought to be punished for, it is for surreptitiously eating a large slice of musk melon and leaving the rind on the top stair.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now, if there is anything a boy ought to be punished for, it is for surreptitiously eating a large slice of musk melon and leaving the rind on the top stair.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Now, if there is anything a boy ought to be punished for, it is for surreptitiously eating a large slice of musk melon and leaving the rind on the top stair.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Now, if there is anything a boy ought to be punished for, it is for surreptitiously eating a large slice of musk melon and leaving the rind on the top stair.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It made him swim all over, and under, and everywhere.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading The head of the family stepped with his bare feet on the piece of melon, and sat down so quick that it made his head swim.
punishedadjectiveUS /ˈpʌnɪʃt/
subjected to a penalty (as pain or shame or restraint or loss) for an offense or fault or in order to coerce some behavior (as a confession or obedience)
From this reading Now, if there is anything a boy ought to be punished for, it is for surreptitiously eating a large slice of musk melon and leaving the rind on the top stair.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading The head of the family stepped with his bare feet on the piece of melon, and sat down so quick that it made his head swim.
rindnounUS /raɪnd/
the natural outer covering of food (usually removed before eating)
From this reading Now, if there is anything a boy ought to be punished for, it is for surreptitiously eating a large slice of musk melon and leaving the rind on the top stair.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The head of the family stepped with his bare feet on the piece of melon, and sat down so quick that it made his head swim.
slicenounUS /slaɪs/
a share of something
From this reading Now, if there is anything a boy ought to be punished for, it is for surreptitiously eating a large slice of musk melon and leaving the rind on the top stair.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The head of the family stepped with his bare feet on the piece of melon, and sat down so quick that it made his head swim.
in the near future
From this reading But if he sat down soon, he got up sooner.
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading But if he sat down soon, he got up sooner.
stairnounUS /ster/
support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
From this reading Now, if there is anything a boy ought to be punished for, it is for surreptitiously eating a large slice of musk melon and leaving the rind on the top stair.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading The head of the family stepped with his bare feet on the piece of melon, and sat down so quick that it made his head swim.
surreptitiouslyadverbUS /ˌsɜːrəpˈtɪʃəsli/
in a surreptitious manner
From this reading Now, if there is anything a boy ought to be punished for, it is for surreptitiously eating a large slice of musk melon and leaving the rind on the top stair.
swimverbUS /swɪm/
travel through water
From this reading The head of the family stepped with his bare feet on the piece of melon, and sat down so quick that it made his head swim.
tendsverbUS /tendz/
third-person singular of “tend” — have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
From this reading It tends to make a boy disliked.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The head of the family stepped with his bare feet on the piece of melon, and sat down so quick that it made his head swim.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now, if there is anything a boy ought to be punished for, it is for surreptitiously eating a large slice of musk melon and leaving the rind on the top stair.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Now, if there is anything a boy ought to be punished for, it is for surreptitiously eating a large slice of musk melon and leaving the rind on the top stair.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now, if there is anything a boy ought to be punished for, it is for surreptitiously eating a large slice of musk melon and leaving the rind on the top stair.
the upper part of anything
From this reading Now, if there is anything a boy ought to be punished for, it is for surreptitiously eating a large slice of musk melon and leaving the rind on the top stair.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It made him swim all over, and under, and everywhere.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading But if he sat down soon, he got up sooner.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The head of the family stepped with his bare feet on the piece of melon, and sat down so quick that it made his head swim.
