used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "It makes a splendid horse."
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The boy pressed back hard against his mother's knee for an instant, his eyes still on Amaldi's.
Amaldi
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From this reading Then Bobby twisted around as he leaned against Sophy, looked up inquiringly into her face, smiled suddenly, showing his little crimped teeth, and, drawing himself erect, walked straight up to Amaldi.
Amaldi's
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From this reading The boy pressed back hard against his mother's knee for an instant, his eyes still on Amaldi's.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The boy pressed back hard against his mother's knee for an instant, his eyes still on Amaldi's.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Will you come and try my stick, Bobby?" he said.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Then Bobby twisted around as he leaned against Sophy, looked up inquiringly into her face, smiled suddenly, showing his little crimped teeth, and, drawing himself erect, walked straight up to Amaldi.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then Bobby twisted around as he leaned against Sophy, looked up inquiringly into her face, smiled suddenly, showing his little crimped teeth, and, drawing himself erect, walked straight up to Amaldi.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They continued to look at each other steadily for some seconds.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The boy pressed back hard against his mother's knee for an instant, his eyes still on Amaldi's.
BobbynounUS /ˈbɑːbi/
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading "Will you come and try my stick, Bobby?" he said.
a youthful male person
From this reading The boy pressed back hard against his mother's knee for an instant, his eyes still on Amaldi's.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Will you come and try my stick, Bobby?" he said.
without stop or interruption
From this reading They continued to look at each other steadily for some seconds.
crimpedverbUS /krɪmpt/
past form of “crimp” — make ridges into by pinching together
From this reading Then Bobby twisted around as he leaned against Sophy, looked up inquiringly into her face, smiled suddenly, showing his little crimped teeth, and, drawing himself erect, walked straight up to Amaldi.
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading Then Bobby twisted around as he leaned against Sophy, looked up inquiringly into her face, smiled suddenly, showing his little crimped teeth, and, drawing himself erect, walked straight up to Amaldi.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They continued to look at each other steadily for some seconds.
erectverbUS /ɪˈrekt/
construct, build, or erect
From this reading Then Bobby twisted around as he leaned against Sophy, looked up inquiringly into her face, smiled suddenly, showing his little crimped teeth, and, drawing himself erect, walked straight up to Amaldi.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The boy pressed back hard against his mother's knee for an instant, his eyes still on Amaldi's.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Then Bobby twisted around as he leaned against Sophy, looked up inquiringly into her face, smiled suddenly, showing his little crimped teeth, and, drawing himself erect, walked straight up to Amaldi.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The boy pressed back hard against his mother's knee for an instant, his eyes still on Amaldi's.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading The boy pressed back hard against his mother's knee for an instant, his eyes still on Amaldi's.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Will you come and try my stick, Bobby?" he said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then Bobby twisted around as he leaned against Sophy, looked up inquiringly into her face, smiled suddenly, showing his little crimped teeth, and, drawing himself erect, walked straight up to Amaldi.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then Bobby twisted around as he leaned against Sophy, looked up inquiringly into her face, smiled suddenly, showing his little crimped teeth, and, drawing himself erect, walked straight up to Amaldi.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The boy pressed back hard against his mother's knee for an instant, his eyes still on Amaldi's.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "It makes a splendid horse."
inquiringlyadverb
in an inquiring manner
From this reading Then Bobby twisted around as he leaned against Sophy, looked up inquiringly into her face, smiled suddenly, showing his little crimped teeth, and, drawing himself erect, walked straight up to Amaldi.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading The boy pressed back hard against his mother's knee for an instant, his eyes still on Amaldi's.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then Bobby twisted around as he leaned against Sophy, looked up inquiringly into her face, smiled suddenly, showing his little crimped teeth, and, drawing himself erect, walked straight up to Amaldi.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It makes a splendid horse."
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading The boy pressed back hard against his mother's knee for an instant, his eyes still on Amaldi's.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Then Bobby twisted around as he leaned against Sophy, looked up inquiringly into her face, smiled suddenly, showing his little crimped teeth, and, drawing himself erect, walked straight up to Amaldi.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Then Bobby twisted around as he leaned against Sophy, looked up inquiringly into her face, smiled suddenly, showing his little crimped teeth, and, drawing himself erect, walked straight up to Amaldi.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading They continued to look at each other steadily for some seconds.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Then Bobby twisted around as he leaned against Sophy, looked up inquiringly into her face, smiled suddenly, showing his little crimped teeth, and, drawing himself erect, walked straight up to Amaldi.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading "It makes a splendid horse."
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading The boy pressed back hard against his mother's knee for an instant, his eyes still on Amaldi's.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Will you come and try my stick, Bobby?" he said.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The boy pressed back hard against his mother's knee for an instant, his eyes still on Amaldi's.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading They continued to look at each other steadily for some seconds.
compacted by ironing
From this reading The boy pressed back hard against his mother's knee for an instant, his eyes still on Amaldi's.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Will you come and try my stick, Bobby?" he said.
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading They continued to look at each other steadily for some seconds.
the display of a motion picture
From this reading Then Bobby twisted around as he leaned against Sophy, looked up inquiringly into her face, smiled suddenly, showing his little crimped teeth, and, drawing himself erect, walked straight up to Amaldi.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Then Bobby twisted around as he leaned against Sophy, looked up inquiringly into her face, smiled suddenly, showing his little crimped teeth, and, drawing himself erect, walked straight up to Amaldi.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading They continued to look at each other steadily for some seconds.
Sophy
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From this reading Then Bobby twisted around as he leaned against Sophy, looked up inquiringly into her face, smiled suddenly, showing his little crimped teeth, and, drawing himself erect, walked straight up to Amaldi.
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading "It makes a splendid horse."
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading They continued to look at each other steadily for some seconds.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading "Will you come and try my stick, Bobby?" he said.
not in physical motion
From this reading The boy pressed back hard against his mother's knee for an instant, his eyes still on Amaldi's.
successive (without a break)
From this reading Then Bobby twisted around as he leaned against Sophy, looked up inquiringly into her face, smiled suddenly, showing his little crimped teeth, and, drawing himself erect, walked straight up to Amaldi.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Then Bobby twisted around as he leaned against Sophy, looked up inquiringly into her face, smiled suddenly, showing his little crimped teeth, and, drawing himself erect, walked straight up to Amaldi.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading Then Bobby twisted around as he leaned against Sophy, looked up inquiringly into her face, smiled suddenly, showing his little crimped teeth, and, drawing himself erect, walked straight up to Amaldi.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The boy pressed back hard against his mother's knee for an instant, his eyes still on Amaldi's.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Bobby twisted around as he leaned against Sophy, looked up inquiringly into her face, smiled suddenly, showing his little crimped teeth, and, drawing himself erect, walked straight up to Amaldi.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They continued to look at each other steadily for some seconds.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They continued to look at each other steadily for some seconds.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading "Will you come and try my stick, Bobby?" he said.
twistedadjectiveUS /ˈtwɪstɪd/
having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
From this reading Then Bobby twisted around as he leaned against Sophy, looked up inquiringly into her face, smiled suddenly, showing his little crimped teeth, and, drawing himself erect, walked straight up to Amaldi.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Then Bobby twisted around as he leaned against Sophy, looked up inquiringly into her face, smiled suddenly, showing his little crimped teeth, and, drawing himself erect, walked straight up to Amaldi.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Then Bobby twisted around as he leaned against Sophy, looked up inquiringly into her face, smiled suddenly, showing his little crimped teeth, and, drawing himself erect, walked straight up to Amaldi.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Will you come and try my stick, Bobby?" he said.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Will you come and try my stick, Bobby?" he said.
