used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "We're on our way," Dan replied with a smile on his round face.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Honest, Dick, that trek across the desert was terrible!
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading "Oh boy!" he added, "what a relief to have a good square meal under my belt again.
anew
From this reading "Oh boy!" he added, "what a relief to have a good square meal under my belt again.
backbonenounUS /ˈbækboʊn/
a central cohesive source of support and stability
From this reading When I tightened my belt, my stomach was so empty that I could feel my belt buckle digging into my backbone."
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading THE BAD NEWS BREAKS "Let's go!" said Dick.
beltnounUS /belt/
endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
From this reading "Oh boy!" he added, "what a relief to have a good square meal under my belt again.
a youthful male person
From this reading "Oh boy!" he added, "what a relief to have a good square meal under my belt again.
BREAKSnounUS /breɪks/
plural of “break” — some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
From this reading THE BAD NEWS BREAKS "Let's go!" said Dick.
buckleverbUS /ˈbʌkəl/
fasten with a buckle or buckles
From this reading When I tightened my belt, my stomach was so empty that I could feel my belt buckle digging into my backbone."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When I tightened my belt, my stomach was so empty that I could feel my belt buckle digging into my backbone."
Dan
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From this reading "We're on our way," Dan replied with a smile on his round face.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading Honest, Dick, that trek across the desert was terrible!
someone who is a detective
From this reading THE BAD NEWS BREAKS "Let's go!" said Dick.
diggingnounUS /ˈdɪɡɪŋ/
the act of digging
From this reading When I tightened my belt, my stomach was so empty that I could feel my belt buckle digging into my backbone."
make void or empty of contents
From this reading When I tightened my belt, my stomach was so empty that I could feel my belt buckle digging into my backbone."
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "We're on our way," Dan replied with a smile on his round face.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading When I tightened my belt, my stomach was so empty that I could feel my belt buckle digging into my backbone."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE BAD NEWS BREAKS "Let's go!" said Dick.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Oh boy!" he added, "what a relief to have a good square meal under my belt again.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Oh boy!" he added, "what a relief to have a good square meal under my belt again.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh boy!" he added, "what a relief to have a good square meal under my belt again.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "We're on our way," Dan replied with a smile on his round face.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading Honest, Dick, that trek across the desert was terrible!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I tightened my belt, my stomach was so empty that I could feel my belt buckle digging into my backbone."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When I tightened my belt, my stomach was so empty that I could feel my belt buckle digging into my backbone."
Let's
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From this reading THE BAD NEWS BREAKS "Let's go!" said Dick.
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading "Oh boy!" he added, "what a relief to have a good square meal under my belt again.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Oh boy!" he added, "what a relief to have a good square meal under my belt again.
information about recent and important events
From this reading THE BAD NEWS BREAKS "Let's go!" said Dick.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh boy!" he added, "what a relief to have a good square meal under my belt again.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "We're on our way," Dan replied with a smile on his round face.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "We're on our way," Dan replied with a smile on his round face.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading "Oh boy!" he added, "what a relief to have a good square meal under my belt again.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "We're on our way," Dan replied with a smile on his round face.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading "We're on our way," Dan replied with a smile on his round face.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE BAD NEWS BREAKS "Let's go!" said Dick.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "We're on our way," Dan replied with a smile on his round face.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When I tightened my belt, my stomach was so empty that I could feel my belt buckle digging into my backbone."
make square
From this reading "Oh boy!" he added, "what a relief to have a good square meal under my belt again.
stomachnounUS /ˈstʌmək/
an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
From this reading When I tightened my belt, my stomach was so empty that I could feel my belt buckle digging into my backbone."
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Honest, Dick, that trek across the desert was terrible!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Honest, Dick, that trek across the desert was terrible!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BAD NEWS BREAKS "Let's go!" said Dick.
tightenedverbUS /ˈtaɪtənd/
past form of “tighten” — make tight or tighter
From this reading When I tightened my belt, my stomach was so empty that I could feel my belt buckle digging into my backbone."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Oh boy!" he added, "what a relief to have a good square meal under my belt again.
treknounUS /trek/
a journey by ox wagon (especially an organized migration by a group of settlers)
From this reading Honest, Dick, that trek across the desert was terrible!
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "Oh boy!" he added, "what a relief to have a good square meal under my belt again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Honest, Dick, that trek across the desert was terrible!
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "We're on our way," Dan replied with a smile on his round face.
We're
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From this reading "We're on our way," Dan replied with a smile on his round face.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Oh boy!" he added, "what a relief to have a good square meal under my belt again.
at the time that
From this reading When I tightened my belt, my stomach was so empty that I could feel my belt buckle digging into my backbone."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "We're on our way," Dan replied with a smile on his round face.
