used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Maman Nini had often said, in showing it to me: ‘Look, this is all that you own, and if you do not keep this you will not even have a name.’
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading So stepping over them as quietly as possible, while they were lying on the floor, I got the book, hid it under my dress-waist, pressing it against me with my arm.
(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 Maman Nini had often said, in showing it to me: ‘Look, this is all that you own, and if you do not keep this you will not even have a name.’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Maman Nini had often said, in showing it to me: ‘Look, this is all that you own, and if you do not keep this you will not even have a name.’
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading So stepping over them as quietly as possible, while they were lying on the floor, I got the book, hid it under my dress-waist, pressing it against me with my arm.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So stepping over them as quietly as possible, while they were lying on the floor, I got the book, hid it under my dress-waist, pressing it against me with my arm.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It seemed so large that I fancied everyone must see it, and that it would be taken from me.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading So stepping over them as quietly as possible, while they were lying on the floor, I got the book, hid it under my dress-waist, pressing it against me with my arm.
bureaunounUS /ˈbjʊroʊ/
an administrative unit of government
From this reading And I know that since the death of Maman Theresa they had hid it in one of the bureau drawers.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading And I know that since the death of Maman Theresa they had hid it in one of the bureau drawers.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Maman Nini had often said, in showing it to me: ‘Look, this is all that you own, and if you do not keep this you will not even have a name.’
drawersnounUS /drɔːrz/
underpants worn by men
From this reading And I know that since the death of Maman Theresa they had hid it in one of the bureau drawers.
dress-waist
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From this reading So stepping over them as quietly as possible, while they were lying on the floor, I got the book, hid it under my dress-waist, pressing it against me with my arm.
divisible by two
From this reading Maman Nini had often said, in showing it to me: ‘Look, this is all that you own, and if you do not keep this you will not even have a name.’
every person
From this reading It seemed so large that I fancied everyone must see it, and that it would be taken from me.
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading It seemed so large that I fancied everyone must see it, and that it would be taken from me.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading So stepping over them as quietly as possible, while they were lying on the floor, I got the book, hid it under my dress-waist, pressing it against me with my arm.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It seemed so large that I fancied everyone must see it, and that it would be taken from me.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading So stepping over them as quietly as possible, while they were lying on the floor, I got the book, hid it under my dress-waist, pressing it against me with my arm.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Maman Nini had often said, in showing it to me: ‘Look, this is all that you own, and if you do not keep this you will not even have a name.’
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Maman Nini had often said, in showing it to me: ‘Look, this is all that you own, and if you do not keep this you will not even have a name.’
inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading And I know that since the death of Maman Theresa they had hid it in one of the bureau drawers.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And I know that since the death of Maman Theresa they had hid it in one of the bureau drawers.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Maman Nini had often said, in showing it to me: ‘Look, this is all that you own, and if you do not keep this you will not even have a name.’
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Maman Nini had often said, in showing it to me: ‘Look, this is all that you own, and if you do not keep this you will not even have a name.’
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Maman Nini had often said, in showing it to me: ‘Look, this is all that you own, and if you do not keep this you will not even have a name.’
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Maman Nini had often said, in showing it to me: ‘Look, this is all that you own, and if you do not keep this you will not even have a name.’
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Maman Nini had often said, in showing it to me: ‘Look, this is all that you own, and if you do not keep this you will not even have a name.’
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading And I know that since the death of Maman Theresa they had hid it in one of the bureau drawers.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It seemed so large that I fancied everyone must see it, and that it would be taken from me.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Maman Nini had often said, in showing it to me: ‘Look, this is all that you own, and if you do not keep this you will not even have a name.’
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading So stepping over them as quietly as possible, while they were lying on the floor, I got the book, hid it under my dress-waist, pressing it against me with my arm.
Maman
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From this reading Maman Nini had often said, in showing it to me: ‘Look, this is all that you own, and if you do not keep this you will not even have a name.’
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Maman Nini had often said, in showing it to me: ‘Look, this is all that you own, and if you do not keep this you will not even have a name.’
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It seemed so large that I fancied everyone must see it, and that it would be taken from me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading So stepping over them as quietly as possible, while they were lying on the floor, I got the book, hid it under my dress-waist, pressing it against me with my arm.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Maman Nini had often said, in showing it to me: ‘Look, this is all that you own, and if you do not keep this you will not even have a name.’
Nini
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From this reading Maman Nini had often said, in showing it to me: ‘Look, this is all that you own, and if you do not keep this you will not even have a name.’
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Maman Nini had often said, in showing it to me: ‘Look, this is all that you own, and if you do not keep this you will not even have a name.’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And I know that since the death of Maman Theresa they had hid it in one of the bureau drawers.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Maman Nini had often said, in showing it to me: ‘Look, this is all that you own, and if you do not keep this you will not even have a name.’
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So stepping over them as quietly as possible, while they were lying on the floor, I got the book, hid it under my dress-waist, pressing it against me with my arm.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And I know that since the death of Maman Theresa they had hid it in one of the bureau drawers.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading So stepping over them as quietly as possible, while they were lying on the floor, I got the book, hid it under my dress-waist, pressing it against me with my arm.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Maman Nini had often said, in showing it to me: ‘Look, this is all that you own, and if you do not keep this you will not even have a name.’
capable of happening or existing
From this reading So stepping over them as quietly as possible, while they were lying on the floor, I got the book, hid it under my dress-waist, pressing it against me with my arm.
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
From this reading So stepping over them as quietly as possible, while they were lying on the floor, I got the book, hid it under my dress-waist, pressing it against me with my arm.
with low volume
From this reading So stepping over them as quietly as possible, while they were lying on the floor, I got the book, hid it under my dress-waist, pressing it against me with my arm.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Maman Nini had often said, in showing it to me: ‘Look, this is all that you own, and if you do not keep this you will not even have a name.’
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading It seemed so large that I fancied everyone must see it, and that it would be taken from me.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed so large that I fancied everyone must see it, and that it would be taken from me.
the display of a motion picture
From this reading Maman Nini had often said, in showing it to me: ‘Look, this is all that you own, and if you do not keep this you will not even have a name.’
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading And I know that since the death of Maman Theresa they had hid it in one of the bureau drawers.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So stepping over them as quietly as possible, while they were lying on the floor, I got the book, hid it under my dress-waist, pressing it against me with my arm.
steppingverbUS /ˈstepɪŋ/
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading So stepping over them as quietly as possible, while they were lying on the floor, I got the book, hid it under my dress-waist, pressing it against me with my arm.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading It seemed so large that I fancied everyone must see it, and that it would be taken from me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Maman Nini had often said, in showing it to me: ‘Look, this is all that you own, and if you do not keep this you will not even have a name.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And I know that since the death of Maman Theresa they had hid it in one of the bureau drawers.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading So stepping over them as quietly as possible, while they were lying on the floor, I got the book, hid it under my dress-waist, pressing it against me with my arm.
TheresanounUS /tərˈiːsə/
Indian nun and missionary in the Roman Catholic Church (born of Albanian parents in what is now Macedonia); dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997)
From this reading And I know that since the death of Maman Theresa they had hid it in one of the bureau drawers.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And I know that since the death of Maman Theresa they had hid it in one of the bureau drawers.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Maman Nini had often said, in showing it to me: ‘Look, this is all that you own, and if you do not keep this you will not even have a name.’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Maman Nini had often said, in showing it to me: ‘Look, this is all that you own, and if you do not keep this you will not even have a name.’
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading So stepping over them as quietly as possible, while they were lying on the floor, I got the book, hid it under my dress-waist, pressing it against me with my arm.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So stepping over them as quietly as possible, while they were lying on the floor, I got the book, hid it under my dress-waist, pressing it against me with my arm.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading So stepping over them as quietly as possible, while they were lying on the floor, I got the book, hid it under my dress-waist, pressing it against me with my arm.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Maman Nini had often said, in showing it to me: ‘Look, this is all that you own, and if you do not keep this you will not even have a name.’
in the company of; together with
From this reading So stepping over them as quietly as possible, while they were lying on the floor, I got the book, hid it under my dress-waist, pressing it against me with my arm.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It seemed so large that I fancied everyone must see it, and that it would be taken from me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Maman Nini had often said, in showing it to me: ‘Look, this is all that you own, and if you do not keep this you will not even have a name.’
