used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading TED FALLS OFF For a while the Curlytop children and Trouble thought this sudden vanishing of Mr. Tizzy was one of his tricks--he was so full and bubbling over with them.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Ted said afterward he thought the movie man had doubled himself up into as small a ball as possible and was hiding behind a clump of grass.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading A trick and a joke might be all right, but this was a little too much!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TED FALLS OFF For a while the Curlytop children and Trouble thought this sudden vanishing of Mr. Tizzy was one of his tricks--he was so full and bubbling over with them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Ted said afterward he thought the movie man had doubled himself up into as small a ball as possible and was hiding behind a clump of grass.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading But when nearly a minute passed and Mr. Tizzy did not come back, the children began to get worried.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading Ted said afterward he thought the movie man had doubled himself up into as small a ball as possible and was hiding behind a clump of grass.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A trick and a joke might be all right, but this was a little too much!
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading But when nearly a minute passed and Mr. Tizzy did not come back, the children began to get worried.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Ted said afterward he thought the movie man had doubled himself up into as small a ball as possible and was hiding behind a clump of grass.
bubblingadjectiveUS /ˈbʌbəlɪŋ/
emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation
From this reading TED FALLS OFF For a while the Curlytop children and Trouble thought this sudden vanishing of Mr. Tizzy was one of his tricks--he was so full and bubbling over with them.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when nearly a minute passed and Mr. Tizzy did not come back, the children began to get worried.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading TED FALLS OFF For a while the Curlytop children and Trouble thought this sudden vanishing of Mr. Tizzy was one of his tricks--he was so full and bubbling over with them.
clumpnounUS /klʌmp/
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading Ted said afterward he thought the movie man had doubled himself up into as small a ball as possible and was hiding behind a clump of grass.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But when nearly a minute passed and Mr. Tizzy did not come back, the children began to get worried.
Curlytop
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From this reading TED FALLS OFF For a while the Curlytop children and Trouble thought this sudden vanishing of Mr. Tizzy was one of his tricks--he was so full and bubbling over with them.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But when nearly a minute passed and Mr. Tizzy did not come back, the children began to get worried.
doubledadjectiveUS /ˈdʌbəld/
twice as great or many
From this reading Ted said afterward he thought the movie man had doubled himself up into as small a ball as possible and was hiding behind a clump of grass.
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading TED FALLS OFF For a while the Curlytop children and Trouble thought this sudden vanishing of Mr. Tizzy was one of his tricks--he was so full and bubbling over with them.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading TED FALLS OFF For a while the Curlytop children and Trouble thought this sudden vanishing of Mr. Tizzy was one of his tricks--he was so full and bubbling over with them.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading TED FALLS OFF For a while the Curlytop children and Trouble thought this sudden vanishing of Mr. Tizzy was one of his tricks--he was so full and bubbling over with them.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But when nearly a minute passed and Mr. Tizzy did not come back, the children began to get worried.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading Ted said afterward he thought the movie man had doubled himself up into as small a ball as possible and was hiding behind a clump of grass.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ted said afterward he thought the movie man had doubled himself up into as small a ball as possible and was hiding behind a clump of grass.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading TED FALLS OFF For a while the Curlytop children and Trouble thought this sudden vanishing of Mr. Tizzy was one of his tricks--he was so full and bubbling over with them.
hidingnounUS /ˈhaɪdɪŋ/
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading Ted said afterward he thought the movie man had doubled himself up into as small a ball as possible and was hiding behind a clump of grass.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Ted said afterward he thought the movie man had doubled himself up into as small a ball as possible and was hiding behind a clump of grass.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading TED FALLS OFF For a while the Curlytop children and Trouble thought this sudden vanishing of Mr. Tizzy was one of his tricks--he was so full and bubbling over with them.
be the source of pain
From this reading “Maybe he hurt himself,” suggested Jan.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Ted said afterward he thought the movie man had doubled himself up into as small a ball as possible and was hiding behind a clump of grass.
JannounUS /dʒæn/
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading “Maybe he hurt himself,” suggested Jan.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading A trick and a joke might be all right, but this was a little too much!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A trick and a joke might be all right, but this was a little too much!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Ted said afterward he thought the movie man had doubled himself up into as small a ball as possible and was hiding behind a clump of grass.
by chance
From this reading “Maybe he hurt himself,” suggested Jan.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading A trick and a joke might be all right, but this was a little too much!
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading But when nearly a minute passed and Mr. Tizzy did not come back, the children began to get worried.
movienounUS /ˈmuːvi/
a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
From this reading Ted said afterward he thought the movie man had doubled himself up into as small a ball as possible and was hiding behind a clump of grass.
a form of address for a man
From this reading TED FALLS OFF For a while the Curlytop children and Trouble thought this sudden vanishing of Mr. Tizzy was one of his tricks--he was so full and bubbling over with them.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading A trick and a joke might be all right, but this was a little too much!
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading But when nearly a minute passed and Mr. Tizzy did not come back, the children began to get worried.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But when nearly a minute passed and Mr. Tizzy did not come back, the children began to get worried.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TED FALLS OFF For a while the Curlytop children and Trouble thought this sudden vanishing of Mr. Tizzy was one of his tricks--he was so full and bubbling over with them.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading TED FALLS OFF For a while the Curlytop children and Trouble thought this sudden vanishing of Mr. Tizzy was one of his tricks--he was so full and bubbling over with them.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading TED FALLS OFF For a while the Curlytop children and Trouble thought this sudden vanishing of Mr. Tizzy was one of his tricks--he was so full and bubbling over with them.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading TED FALLS OFF For a while the Curlytop children and Trouble thought this sudden vanishing of Mr. Tizzy was one of his tricks--he was so full and bubbling over with them.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading But when nearly a minute passed and Mr. Tizzy did not come back, the children began to get worried.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading Ted said afterward he thought the movie man had doubled himself up into as small a ball as possible and was hiding behind a clump of grass.
precisely, exactly
From this reading A trick and a joke might be all right, but this was a little too much!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Ted said afterward he thought the movie man had doubled himself up into as small a ball as possible and was hiding behind a clump of grass.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Ted said afterward he thought the movie man had doubled himself up into as small a ball as possible and was hiding behind a clump of grass.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading TED FALLS OFF For a while the Curlytop children and Trouble thought this sudden vanishing of Mr. Tizzy was one of his tricks--he was so full and bubbling over with them.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading TED FALLS OFF For a while the Curlytop children and Trouble thought this sudden vanishing of Mr. Tizzy was one of his tricks--he was so full and bubbling over with them.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “Maybe he hurt himself,” suggested Jan.
TEDnounUS /ted/
a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes
From this reading TED FALLS OFF For a while the Curlytop children and Trouble thought this sudden vanishing of Mr. Tizzy was one of his tricks--he was so full and bubbling over with them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TED FALLS OFF For a while the Curlytop children and Trouble thought this sudden vanishing of Mr. Tizzy was one of his tricks--he was so full and bubbling over with them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading TED FALLS OFF For a while the Curlytop children and Trouble thought this sudden vanishing of Mr. Tizzy was one of his tricks--he was so full and bubbling over with them.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading TED FALLS OFF For a while the Curlytop children and Trouble thought this sudden vanishing of Mr. Tizzy was one of his tricks--he was so full and bubbling over with them.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading TED FALLS OFF For a while the Curlytop children and Trouble thought this sudden vanishing of Mr. Tizzy was one of his tricks--he was so full and bubbling over with them.
TizzynounUS /ˈtɪzi/
an excited state of agitation
From this reading TED FALLS OFF For a while the Curlytop children and Trouble thought this sudden vanishing of Mr. Tizzy was one of his tricks--he was so full and bubbling over with them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But when nearly a minute passed and Mr. Tizzy did not come back, the children began to get worried.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading A trick and a joke might be all right, but this was a little too much!
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading A trick and a joke might be all right, but this was a little too much!
tricksnounUS /trɪks/
plural of “trick” — a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading TED FALLS OFF For a while the Curlytop children and Trouble thought this sudden vanishing of Mr. Tizzy was one of his tricks--he was so full and bubbling over with them.
a source of difficulty
From this reading TED FALLS OFF For a while the Curlytop children and Trouble thought this sudden vanishing of Mr. Tizzy was one of his tricks--he was so full and bubbling over with them.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Ted said afterward he thought the movie man had doubled himself up into as small a ball as possible and was hiding behind a clump of grass.
vanishingnounUS /ˈvænɪʃɪŋ/
a sudden or mysterious disappearance
From this reading TED FALLS OFF For a while the Curlytop children and Trouble thought this sudden vanishing of Mr. Tizzy was one of his tricks--he was so full and bubbling over with them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TED FALLS OFF For a while the Curlytop children and Trouble thought this sudden vanishing of Mr. Tizzy was one of his tricks--he was so full and bubbling over with them.
at the time that
From this reading But when nearly a minute passed and Mr. Tizzy did not come back, the children began to get worried.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading TED FALLS OFF For a while the Curlytop children and Trouble thought this sudden vanishing of Mr. Tizzy was one of his tricks--he was so full and bubbling over with them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading TED FALLS OFF For a while the Curlytop children and Trouble thought this sudden vanishing of Mr. Tizzy was one of his tricks--he was so full and bubbling over with them.
worriedadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrid/
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading But when nearly a minute passed and Mr. Tizzy did not come back, the children began to get worried.
