used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She did not have half a dozen children without knowing that, nearly every day, some one of them would fall down and bump a nose, cut a finger, get caught in a fence, or have something like that happen to make trouble.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading "I'm afraid something has happened to Rose."
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "But this seems different," she said to herself, as she ran along.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She did not have half a dozen children without knowing that, nearly every day, some one of them would fall down and bump a nose, cut a finger, get caught in a fence, or have something like that happen to make trouble.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "But this seems different," she said to herself, as she ran along.
bumpverbUS /bʌmp/
knock against with force or violence
From this reading She did not have half a dozen children without knowing that, nearly every day, some one of them would fall down and bump a nose, cut a finger, get caught in a fence, or have something like that happen to make trouble.
BUNGALOWnounUS /ˈbʌŋɡəloʊ/
a small house with a single story
From this reading THE PIRATE BUNGALOW The mother of the six little Bunkers was used to having things happen to them.
BunkernounUS /ˈbʌŋkər/
a hazard on a golf course
From this reading So, in a way, Mrs. Bunker was used to calls for help.
BunkersnounUS /ˈbʌŋkərz/
plural of “bunker” — a hazard on a golf course
From this reading THE PIRATE BUNGALOW The mother of the six little Bunkers was used to having things happen to them.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But this seems different," she said to herself, as she ran along.
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading So, in a way, Mrs. Bunker was used to calls for help.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading She did not have half a dozen children without knowing that, nearly every day, some one of them would fall down and bump a nose, cut a finger, get caught in a fence, or have something like that happen to make trouble.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading She did not have half a dozen children without knowing that, nearly every day, some one of them would fall down and bump a nose, cut a finger, get caught in a fence, or have something like that happen to make trouble.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading She did not have half a dozen children without knowing that, nearly every day, some one of them would fall down and bump a nose, cut a finger, get caught in a fence, or have something like that happen to make trouble.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading She did not have half a dozen children without knowing that, nearly every day, some one of them would fall down and bump a nose, cut a finger, get caught in a fence, or have something like that happen to make trouble.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not have half a dozen children without knowing that, nearly every day, some one of them would fall down and bump a nose, cut a finger, get caught in a fence, or have something like that happen to make trouble.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading "But this seems different," she said to herself, as she ran along.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She did not have half a dozen children without knowing that, nearly every day, some one of them would fall down and bump a nose, cut a finger, get caught in a fence, or have something like that happen to make trouble.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading She did not have half a dozen children without knowing that, nearly every day, some one of them would fall down and bump a nose, cut a finger, get caught in a fence, or have something like that happen to make trouble.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She did not have half a dozen children without knowing that, nearly every day, some one of them would fall down and bump a nose, cut a finger, get caught in a fence, or have something like that happen to make trouble.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading She did not have half a dozen children without knowing that, nearly every day, some one of them would fall down and bump a nose, cut a finger, get caught in a fence, or have something like that happen to make trouble.
enclose with a fence
From this reading She did not have half a dozen children without knowing that, nearly every day, some one of them would fall down and bump a nose, cut a finger, get caught in a fence, or have something like that happen to make trouble.
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading She did not have half a dozen children without knowing that, nearly every day, some one of them would fall down and bump a nose, cut a finger, get caught in a fence, or have something like that happen to make trouble.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So, in a way, Mrs. Bunker was used to calls for help.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She did not have half a dozen children without knowing that, nearly every day, some one of them would fall down and bump a nose, cut a finger, get caught in a fence, or have something like that happen to make trouble.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading She did not have half a dozen children without knowing that, nearly every day, some one of them would fall down and bump a nose, cut a finger, get caught in a fence, or have something like that happen to make trouble.
come to pass
From this reading THE PIRATE BUNGALOW The mother of the six little Bunkers was used to having things happen to them.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading "I'm afraid something has happened to Rose."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I'm afraid something has happened to Rose."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She did not have half a dozen children without knowing that, nearly every day, some one of them would fall down and bump a nose, cut a finger, get caught in a fence, or have something like that happen to make trouble.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading THE PIRATE BUNGALOW The mother of the six little Bunkers was used to having things happen to them.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading So, in a way, Mrs. Bunker was used to calls for help.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "But this seems different," she said to herself, as she ran along.
I'm
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From this reading "I'm afraid something has happened to Rose."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She did not have half a dozen children without knowing that, nearly every day, some one of them would fall down and bump a nose, cut a finger, get caught in a fence, or have something like that happen to make trouble.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading She did not have half a dozen children without knowing that, nearly every day, some one of them would fall down and bump a nose, cut a finger, get caught in a fence, or have something like that happen to make trouble.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She did not have half a dozen children without knowing that, nearly every day, some one of them would fall down and bump a nose, cut a finger, get caught in a fence, or have something like that happen to make trouble.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE PIRATE BUNGALOW The mother of the six little Bunkers was used to having things happen to them.
engage in
From this reading She did not have half a dozen children without knowing that, nearly every day, some one of them would fall down and bump a nose, cut a finger, get caught in a fence, or have something like that happen to make trouble.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading THE PIRATE BUNGALOW The mother of the six little Bunkers was used to having things happen to them.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading So, in a way, Mrs. Bunker was used to calls for help.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading She did not have half a dozen children without knowing that, nearly every day, some one of them would fall down and bump a nose, cut a finger, get caught in a fence, or have something like that happen to make trouble.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading She did not have half a dozen children without knowing that, nearly every day, some one of them would fall down and bump a nose, cut a finger, get caught in a fence, or have something like that happen to make trouble.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not have half a dozen children without knowing that, nearly every day, some one of them would fall down and bump a nose, cut a finger, get caught in a fence, or have something like that happen to make trouble.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PIRATE BUNGALOW The mother of the six little Bunkers was used to having things happen to them.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She did not have half a dozen children without knowing that, nearly every day, some one of them would fall down and bump a nose, cut a finger, get caught in a fence, or have something like that happen to make trouble.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She did not have half a dozen children without knowing that, nearly every day, some one of them would fall down and bump a nose, cut a finger, get caught in a fence, or have something like that happen to make trouble.
PIRATEnounUS /ˈpaɪrət/
someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading THE PIRATE BUNGALOW The mother of the six little Bunkers was used to having things happen to them.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "But this seems different," she said to herself, as she ran along.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading "I'm afraid something has happened to Rose."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "But this seems different," she said to herself, as she ran along.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "But this seems different," she said to herself, as she ran along.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not have half a dozen children without knowing that, nearly every day, some one of them would fall down and bump a nose, cut a finger, get caught in a fence, or have something like that happen to make trouble.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading THE PIRATE BUNGALOW The mother of the six little Bunkers was used to having things happen to them.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, in a way, Mrs. Bunker was used to calls for help.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She did not have half a dozen children without knowing that, nearly every day, some one of them would fall down and bump a nose, cut a finger, get caught in a fence, or have something like that happen to make trouble.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading She did not have half a dozen children without knowing that, nearly every day, some one of them would fall down and bump a nose, cut a finger, get caught in a fence, or have something like that happen to make trouble.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She did not have half a dozen children without knowing that, nearly every day, some one of them would fall down and bump a nose, cut a finger, get caught in a fence, or have something like that happen to make trouble.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PIRATE BUNGALOW The mother of the six little Bunkers was used to having things happen to them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE PIRATE BUNGALOW The mother of the six little Bunkers was used to having things happen to them.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading THE PIRATE BUNGALOW The mother of the six little Bunkers was used to having things happen to them.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "But this seems different," she said to herself, as she ran along.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE PIRATE BUNGALOW The mother of the six little Bunkers was used to having things happen to them.
a source of difficulty
From this reading She did not have half a dozen children without knowing that, nearly every day, some one of them would fall down and bump a nose, cut a finger, get caught in a fence, or have something like that happen to make trouble.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading THE PIRATE BUNGALOW The mother of the six little Bunkers was used to having things happen to them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PIRATE BUNGALOW The mother of the six little Bunkers was used to having things happen to them.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading So, in a way, Mrs. Bunker was used to calls for help.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She did not have half a dozen children without knowing that, nearly every day, some one of them would fall down and bump a nose, cut a finger, get caught in a fence, or have something like that happen to make trouble.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She did not have half a dozen children without knowing that, nearly every day, some one of them would fall down and bump a nose, cut a finger, get caught in a fence, or have something like that happen to make trouble.
