filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading TWO THIEVES I am afraid Tompkins was rather inclined to be greedy.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading He used to watch his mother Salome having her afternoon saucer of milk and he just longed to have some too.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading TWO THIEVES I am afraid Tompkins was rather inclined to be greedy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He used to watch his mother Salome having her afternoon saucer of milk and he just longed to have some too.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One day the milk was put down as usual, but Salome didn’t hurry to go to it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading TWO THIEVES I am afraid Tompkins was rather inclined to be greedy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading One day the milk was put down as usual, but Salome didn’t hurry to go to it.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He used to watch her lapping it and wish somehow he could get it instead.
creamyadjectiveUS /ˈkriːmi/
of the color of cream
From this reading It looked so nice and creamy and he was so tired of his own food.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day the milk was put down as usual, but Salome didn’t hurry to go to it.
didn't
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From this reading One day the milk was put down as usual, but Salome didn’t hurry to go to it.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading One day the milk was put down as usual, but Salome didn’t hurry to go to it.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading It looked so nice and creamy and he was so tired of his own food.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He used to watch her lapping it and wish somehow he could get it instead.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading One day the milk was put down as usual, but Salome didn’t hurry to go to it.
greedyadjectiveUS /ˈɡriːdi/
immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
From this reading TWO THIEVES I am afraid Tompkins was rather inclined to be greedy.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He used to watch his mother Salome having her afternoon saucer of milk and he just longed to have some too.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He used to watch his mother Salome having her afternoon saucer of milk and he just longed to have some too.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He used to watch his mother Salome having her afternoon saucer of milk and he just longed to have some too.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He used to watch his mother Salome having her afternoon saucer of milk and he just longed to have some too.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He used to watch his mother Salome having her afternoon saucer of milk and he just longed to have some too.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading One day the milk was put down as usual, but Salome didn’t hurry to go to it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading TWO THIEVES I am afraid Tompkins was rather inclined to be greedy.
(often followed by “to”) having a preference, disposition, or tendency
From this reading TWO THIEVES I am afraid Tompkins was rather inclined to be greedy.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading He used to watch her lapping it and wish somehow he could get it instead.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It looked so nice and creamy and he was so tired of his own food.
and nothing more
From this reading He used to watch his mother Salome having her afternoon saucer of milk and he just longed to have some too.
lappingnounUS /ˈlæpɪŋ/
covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)
From this reading He used to watch her lapping it and wish somehow he could get it instead.
longedverbUS /lɔːŋd/
past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading He used to watch his mother Salome having her afternoon saucer of milk and he just longed to have some too.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading It looked so nice and creamy and he was so tired of his own food.
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading He used to watch his mother Salome having her afternoon saucer of milk and he just longed to have some too.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading He used to watch his mother Salome having her afternoon saucer of milk and he just longed to have some too.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading It looked so nice and creamy and he was so tired of his own food.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He used to watch his mother Salome having her afternoon saucer of milk and he just longed to have some too.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day the milk was put down as usual, but Salome didn’t hurry to go to it.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading It looked so nice and creamy and he was so tired of his own food.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading One day the milk was put down as usual, but Salome didn’t hurry to go to it.
on the contrary
From this reading TWO THIEVES I am afraid Tompkins was rather inclined to be greedy.
SalomenounUS /səˈloʊmi/
woman whose dancing beguiled Herod into giving her the head of John the Baptist
From this reading He used to watch his mother Salome having her afternoon saucer of milk and he just longed to have some too.
saucernounUS /ˈsɔːsər/
something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate
From this reading He used to watch his mother Salome having her afternoon saucer of milk and he just longed to have some too.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It looked so nice and creamy and he was so tired of his own food.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He used to watch his mother Salome having her afternoon saucer of milk and he just longed to have some too.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading He used to watch her lapping it and wish somehow he could get it instead.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One day the milk was put down as usual, but Salome didn’t hurry to go to it.
THIEVESnounUS /θiːvz/
plural of “thief” — a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading TWO THIEVES I am afraid Tompkins was rather inclined to be greedy.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading It looked so nice and creamy and he was so tired of his own food.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TWO THIEVES I am afraid Tompkins was rather inclined to be greedy.
Tompkins
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWO THIEVES I am afraid Tompkins was rather inclined to be greedy.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading He used to watch his mother Salome having her afternoon saucer of milk and he just longed to have some too.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading TWO THIEVES I am afraid Tompkins was rather inclined to be greedy.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading He used to watch his mother Salome having her afternoon saucer of milk and he just longed to have some too.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading One day the milk was put down as usual, but Salome didn’t hurry to go to it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TWO THIEVES I am afraid Tompkins was rather inclined to be greedy.
look attentively
From this reading He used to watch his mother Salome having her afternoon saucer of milk and he just longed to have some too.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading He used to watch her lapping it and wish somehow he could get it instead.
