used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Naturally, he didn’t trouble himself about them quite like a mother, but he was never snappy or disagreeable.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Naturally, he didn’t trouble himself about them quite like a mother, but he was never snappy or disagreeable.
(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 Even when they played all over him and nibbled his ears he never growled like some father dogs might have done.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Even when they played all over him and nibbled his ears he never growled like some father dogs might have done.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading One day we wanted to take a picture of the puppies sitting in a row, little thinking the difficult job it was going to be.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Of course, Tim kept sitting just in front of the camera, so before we began he had to be taken indoors.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Of course, Tim kept sitting just in front of the camera, so before we began he had to be taken indoors.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Naturally, he didn’t trouble himself about them quite like a mother, but he was never snappy or disagreeable.
cameranounUS /ˈkæmərə/
equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)
From this reading Of course, Tim kept sitting just in front of the camera, so before we began he had to be taken indoors.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course, Tim kept sitting just in front of the camera, so before we began he had to be taken indoors.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day we wanted to take a picture of the puppies sitting in a row, little thinking the difficult job it was going to be.
didn't
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From this reading Naturally, he didn’t trouble himself about them quite like a mother, but he was never snappy or disagreeable.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading One day we wanted to take a picture of the puppies sitting in a row, little thinking the difficult job it was going to be.
disagreeableadjectiveUS /ˌdɪsəˈɡriːəbəl/
not to your liking
From this reading Naturally, he didn’t trouble himself about them quite like a mother, but he was never snappy or disagreeable.
plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading Even when they played all over him and nibbled his ears he never growled like some father dogs might have done.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Even when they played all over him and nibbled his ears he never growled like some father dogs might have done.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Even when they played all over him and nibbled his ears he never growled like some father dogs might have done.
divisible by two
From this reading Even when they played all over him and nibbled his ears he never growled like some father dogs might have done.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Even when they played all over him and nibbled his ears he never growled like some father dogs might have done.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Of course, Tim kept sitting just in front of the camera, so before we began he had to be taken indoors.
the act of departing
From this reading One day we wanted to take a picture of the puppies sitting in a row, little thinking the difficult job it was going to be.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading THE PUPPIES Tim was very good to the puppies.
growledverbUS /ɡraʊld/
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading Even when they played all over him and nibbled his ears he never growled like some father dogs might have done.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Of course, Tim kept sitting just in front of the camera, so before we began he had to be taken indoors.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Even when they played all over him and nibbled his ears he never growled like some father dogs might have done.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Naturally, he didn’t trouble himself about them quite like a mother, but he was never snappy or disagreeable.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Even when they played all over him and nibbled his ears he never growled like some father dogs might have done.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Naturally, he didn’t trouble himself about them quite like a mother, but he was never snappy or disagreeable.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Even when they played all over him and nibbled his ears he never growled like some father dogs might have done.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One day we wanted to take a picture of the puppies sitting in a row, little thinking the difficult job it was going to be.
indoorsadverbUS /ˈɪndɔːrz/
within a building
From this reading Of course, Tim kept sitting just in front of the camera, so before we began he had to be taken indoors.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One day we wanted to take a picture of the puppies sitting in a row, little thinking the difficult job it was going to be.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading One day we wanted to take a picture of the puppies sitting in a row, little thinking the difficult job it was going to be.
and nothing more
From this reading Of course, Tim kept sitting just in front of the camera, so before we began he had to be taken indoors.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading Of course, Tim kept sitting just in front of the camera, so before we began he had to be taken indoors.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Naturally, he didn’t trouble himself about them quite like a mother, but he was never snappy or disagreeable.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading One day we wanted to take a picture of the puppies sitting in a row, little thinking the difficult job it was going to be.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Even when they played all over him and nibbled his ears he never growled like some father dogs might have done.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Naturally, he didn’t trouble himself about them quite like a mother, but he was never snappy or disagreeable.
as might be expected
From this reading Naturally, he didn’t trouble himself about them quite like a mother, but he was never snappy or disagreeable.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Naturally, he didn’t trouble himself about them quite like a mother, but he was never snappy or disagreeable.
nibbledverbUS /ˈnɪbəld/
past form of “nibble” — bite off very small pieces
From this reading Even when they played all over him and nibbled his ears he never growled like some father dogs might have done.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One day we wanted to take a picture of the puppies sitting in a row, little thinking the difficult job it was going to be.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day we wanted to take a picture of the puppies sitting in a row, little thinking the difficult job it was going to be.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Naturally, he didn’t trouble himself about them quite like a mother, but he was never snappy or disagreeable.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Even when they played all over him and nibbled his ears he never growled like some father dogs might have done.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading One day we wanted to take a picture of the puppies sitting in a row, little thinking the difficult job it was going to be.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading Even when they played all over him and nibbled his ears he never growled like some father dogs might have done.
PUPPIESnounUS /ˈpʌpiz/
plural of “puppy” — a young dog
From this reading THE PUPPIES Tim was very good to the puppies.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Naturally, he didn’t trouble himself about them quite like a mother, but he was never snappy or disagreeable.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading One day we wanted to take a picture of the puppies sitting in a row, little thinking the difficult job it was going to be.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading One day we wanted to take a picture of the puppies sitting in a row, little thinking the difficult job it was going to be.
snappyadjectiveUS /ˈsnæpi/
apt to speak irritably
From this reading Naturally, he didn’t trouble himself about them quite like a mother, but he was never snappy or disagreeable.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Of course, Tim kept sitting just in front of the camera, so before we began he had to be taken indoors.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Even when they played all over him and nibbled his ears he never growled like some father dogs might have done.
carry out
From this reading One day we wanted to take a picture of the puppies sitting in a row, little thinking the difficult job it was going to be.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Of course, Tim kept sitting just in front of the camera, so before we began he had to be taken indoors.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PUPPIES Tim was very good to the puppies.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Naturally, he didn’t trouble himself about them quite like a mother, but he was never snappy or disagreeable.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even when they played all over him and nibbled his ears he never growled like some father dogs might have done.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading One day we wanted to take a picture of the puppies sitting in a row, little thinking the difficult job it was going to be.
Tim
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From this reading THE PUPPIES Tim was very good to the puppies.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE PUPPIES Tim was very good to the puppies.
a source of difficulty
From this reading Naturally, he didn’t trouble himself about them quite like a mother, but he was never snappy or disagreeable.
precisely as stated
From this reading THE PUPPIES Tim was very good to the puppies.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading One day we wanted to take a picture of the puppies sitting in a row, little thinking the difficult job it was going to be.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PUPPIES Tim was very good to the puppies.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading One day we wanted to take a picture of the puppies sitting in a row, little thinking the difficult job it was going to be.
at the time that
From this reading Even when they played all over him and nibbled his ears he never growled like some father dogs might have done.
