used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading TAMBA IN A WRECK Down on the black nose of the sleeping lion went the soft, fuzzy tip of Tamba’s tail.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Then Nero threw himself against the bars of his cage until they shook where they were fastened into the wood, and the lion roared in his loudest voice:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Tamba tickled Nero so hard that the lion gave a big sneeze and awakened with a jump.
awakenedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪkənd/
aroused or activated
From this reading And Tamba tickled Nero so hard that the lion gave a big sneeze and awakened with a jump.
barsnounUS /bɑːrz/
gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights
From this reading Then Nero threw himself against the bars of his cage until they shook where they were fastened into the wood, and the lion roared in his loudest voice:
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And Tamba tickled Nero so hard that the lion gave a big sneeze and awakened with a jump.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading TAMBA IN A WRECK Down on the black nose of the sleeping lion went the soft, fuzzy tip of Tamba’s tail.
cagenounUS /keɪdʒ/
an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
From this reading Then Nero threw himself against the bars of his cage until they shook where they were fastened into the wood, and the lion roared in his loudest voice:
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading TAMBA IN A WRECK Down on the black nose of the sleeping lion went the soft, fuzzy tip of Tamba’s tail.
firmly closed or secured
From this reading Then Nero threw himself against the bars of his cage until they shook where they were fastened into the wood, and the lion roared in his loudest voice:
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading “Where’s that fly?
fuzzyadjectiveUS /ˈfʌzi/
covering with fine light hairs
From this reading TAMBA IN A WRECK Down on the black nose of the sleeping lion went the soft, fuzzy tip of Tamba’s tail.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading And Tamba tickled Nero so hard that the lion gave a big sneeze and awakened with a jump.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading And Tamba tickled Nero so hard that the lion gave a big sneeze and awakened with a jump.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then Nero threw himself against the bars of his cage until they shook where they were fastened into the wood, and the lion roared in his loudest voice:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then Nero threw himself against the bars of his cage until they shook where they were fastened into the wood, and the lion roared in his loudest voice:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TAMBA IN A WRECK Down on the black nose of the sleeping lion went the soft, fuzzy tip of Tamba’s tail.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then Nero threw himself against the bars of his cage until they shook where they were fastened into the wood, and the lion roared in his loudest voice:
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading And Tamba tickled Nero so hard that the lion gave a big sneeze and awakened with a jump.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Where’s the tickling fly that wouldn’t let me sleep?
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading TAMBA IN A WRECK Down on the black nose of the sleeping lion went the soft, fuzzy tip of Tamba’s tail.
loudestadjectiveUS /ˈlaʊdəst/
superlative of “loud” — characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading Then Nero threw himself against the bars of his cage until they shook where they were fastened into the wood, and the lion roared in his loudest voice:
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Where’s the tickling fly that wouldn’t let me sleep?
NeronounUS /ˈnɪroʊ/
Roman Emperor notorious for his monstrous vice and fantastic luxury (was said to have started a fire that destroyed much of Rome in 64) but the Roman Empire remained prosperous during his rule (37-68)
From this reading And Tamba tickled Nero so hard that the lion gave a big sneeze and awakened with a jump.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading TAMBA IN A WRECK Down on the black nose of the sleeping lion went the soft, fuzzy tip of Tamba’s tail.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TAMBA IN A WRECK Down on the black nose of the sleeping lion went the soft, fuzzy tip of Tamba’s tail.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading TAMBA IN A WRECK Down on the black nose of the sleeping lion went the soft, fuzzy tip of Tamba’s tail.
roaredverbUS /rɔːrd/
past form of “roar” — make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading Then Nero threw himself against the bars of his cage until they shook where they were fastened into the wood, and the lion roared in his loudest voice:
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Then Nero threw himself against the bars of his cage until they shook where they were fastened into the wood, and the lion roared in his loudest voice:
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Where’s the tickling fly that wouldn’t let me sleep?
the state of being asleep
From this reading TAMBA IN A WRECK Down on the black nose of the sleeping lion went the soft, fuzzy tip of Tamba’s tail.
sneezenounUS /sniːz/
a symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose
From this reading And Tamba tickled Nero so hard that the lion gave a big sneeze and awakened with a jump.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And Tamba tickled Nero so hard that the lion gave a big sneeze and awakened with a jump.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading TAMBA IN A WRECK Down on the black nose of the sleeping lion went the soft, fuzzy tip of Tamba’s tail.
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading TAMBA IN A WRECK Down on the black nose of the sleeping lion went the soft, fuzzy tip of Tamba’s tail.
TAMBA
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From this reading TAMBA IN A WRECK Down on the black nose of the sleeping lion went the soft, fuzzy tip of Tamba’s tail.
Tamba's
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From this reading TAMBA IN A WRECK Down on the black nose of the sleeping lion went the soft, fuzzy tip of Tamba’s tail.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And Tamba tickled Nero so hard that the lion gave a big sneeze and awakened with a jump.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TAMBA IN A WRECK Down on the black nose of the sleeping lion went the soft, fuzzy tip of Tamba’s tail.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Nero threw himself against the bars of his cage until they shook where they were fastened into the wood, and the lion roared in his loudest voice:
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then Nero threw himself against the bars of his cage until they shook where they were fastened into the wood, and the lion roared in his loudest voice:
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading Then Nero threw himself against the bars of his cage until they shook where they were fastened into the wood, and the lion roared in his loudest voice:
tickledverbUS /ˈtɪkəld/
past form of “tickle” — touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
From this reading And Tamba tickled Nero so hard that the lion gave a big sneeze and awakened with a jump.
ticklingnoun
the act of tickling
From this reading Where’s the tickling fly that wouldn’t let me sleep?
tipnounUS /tɪp/
the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
From this reading TAMBA IN A WRECK Down on the black nose of the sleeping lion went the soft, fuzzy tip of Tamba’s tail.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Then Nero threw himself against the bars of his cage until they shook where they were fastened into the wood, and the lion roared in his loudest voice:
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Then Nero threw himself against the bars of his cage until they shook where they were fastened into the wood, and the lion roared in his loudest voice:
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading TAMBA IN A WRECK Down on the black nose of the sleeping lion went the soft, fuzzy tip of Tamba’s tail.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then Nero threw himself against the bars of his cage until they shook where they were fastened into the wood, and the lion roared in his loudest voice:
in or at the place that
From this reading Then Nero threw himself against the bars of his cage until they shook where they were fastened into the wood, and the lion roared in his loudest voice:
Where's
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From this reading “Where’s that fly?
in the company of; together with
From this reading And Tamba tickled Nero so hard that the lion gave a big sneeze and awakened with a jump.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading Then Nero threw himself against the bars of his cage until they shook where they were fastened into the wood, and the lion roared in his loudest voice:
wouldn't
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From this reading Where’s the tickling fly that wouldn’t let me sleep?
WRECKnounUS /rek/
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading TAMBA IN A WRECK Down on the black nose of the sleeping lion went the soft, fuzzy tip of Tamba’s tail.
