used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Her drawing-teacher at the university had urged Kathleen to go to Chicago and study in the life classes at the Art Institute, but she said resolutely: “No, I can’t really do anybody but Papa, and I can’t make a living painting him.”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “The only unusual thing about Kitty,” her father used to tell his friends, “is that she doesn’t think herself a bit unusual.
(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 She had done many heads of her sister, all very sentimental and curiously false, though Louie Marsellus protested to like them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had done many heads of her sister, all very sentimental and curiously false, though Louie Marsellus protested to like them.
any person at all
From this reading Her drawing-teacher at the university had urged Kathleen to go to Chicago and study in the life classes at the Art Institute, but she said resolutely: “No, I can’t really do anybody but Papa, and I can’t make a living painting him.”
any thing at all
From this reading Nowadays the girls in my classes who have a spark of aptitude for anything seem to think themselves remarkable.”
aptitudenounUS /ˈæptətuːd/
inherent ability
From this reading Nowadays the girls in my classes who have a spark of aptitude for anything seem to think themselves remarkable.”
Artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Her drawing-teacher at the university had urged Kathleen to go to Chicago and study in the life classes at the Art Institute, but she said resolutely: “No, I can’t really do anybody but Papa, and I can’t make a living painting him.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her drawing-teacher at the university had urged Kathleen to go to Chicago and study in the life classes at the Art Institute, but she said resolutely: “No, I can’t really do anybody but Papa, and I can’t make a living painting him.”
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “The only unusual thing about Kitty,” her father used to tell his friends, “is that she doesn’t think herself a bit unusual.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her drawing-teacher at the university had urged Kathleen to go to Chicago and study in the life classes at the Art Institute, but she said resolutely: “No, I can’t really do anybody but Papa, and I can’t make a living painting him.”
can't
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From this reading Her drawing-teacher at the university had urged Kathleen to go to Chicago and study in the life classes at the Art Institute, but she said resolutely: “No, I can’t really do anybody but Papa, and I can’t make a living painting him.”
ChicagonounUS /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading Her drawing-teacher at the university had urged Kathleen to go to Chicago and study in the life classes at the Art Institute, but she said resolutely: “No, I can’t really do anybody but Papa, and I can’t make a living painting him.”
classesnounUS /ˈklæsəz/
plural of “class” — a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading Her drawing-teacher at the university had urged Kathleen to go to Chicago and study in the life classes at the Art Institute, but she said resolutely: “No, I can’t really do anybody but Papa, and I can’t make a living painting him.”
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading It just _comes_ like that.”
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading She had done many heads of her sister, all very sentimental and curiously false, though Louie Marsellus protested to like them.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Her drawing-teacher at the university had urged Kathleen to go to Chicago and study in the life classes at the Art Institute, but she said resolutely: “No, I can’t really do anybody but Papa, and I can’t make a living painting him.”
doesn't
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From this reading “The only unusual thing about Kitty,” her father used to tell his friends, “is that she doesn’t think herself a bit unusual.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading She had done many heads of her sister, all very sentimental and curiously false, though Louie Marsellus protested to like them.
drawing-teacher
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From this reading Her drawing-teacher at the university had urged Kathleen to go to Chicago and study in the life classes at the Art Institute, but she said resolutely: “No, I can’t really do anybody but Papa, and I can’t make a living painting him.”
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading She had done many heads of her sister, all very sentimental and curiously false, though Louie Marsellus protested to like them.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “The only unusual thing about Kitty,” her father used to tell his friends, “is that she doesn’t think herself a bit unusual.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Nowadays the girls in my classes who have a spark of aptitude for anything seem to think themselves remarkable.”
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “The only unusual thing about Kitty,” her father used to tell his friends, “is that she doesn’t think herself a bit unusual.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Nowadays the girls in my classes who have a spark of aptitude for anything seem to think themselves remarkable.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Her drawing-teacher at the university had urged Kathleen to go to Chicago and study in the life classes at the Art Institute, but she said resolutely: “No, I can’t really do anybody but Papa, and I can’t make a living painting him.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had done many heads of her sister, all very sentimental and curiously false, though Louie Marsellus protested to like them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Nowadays the girls in my classes who have a spark of aptitude for anything seem to think themselves remarkable.”
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading She had done many heads of her sister, all very sentimental and curiously false, though Louie Marsellus protested to like them.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had done many heads of her sister, all very sentimental and curiously false, though Louie Marsellus protested to like them.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The only unusual thing about Kitty,” her father used to tell his friends, “is that she doesn’t think herself a bit unusual.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her drawing-teacher at the university had urged Kathleen to go to Chicago and study in the life classes at the Art Institute, but she said resolutely: “No, I can’t really do anybody but Papa, and I can’t make a living painting him.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “The only unusual thing about Kitty,” her father used to tell his friends, “is that she doesn’t think herself a bit unusual.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Her drawing-teacher at the university had urged Kathleen to go to Chicago and study in the life classes at the Art Institute, but she said resolutely: “No, I can’t really do anybody but Papa, and I can’t make a living painting him.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her drawing-teacher at the university had urged Kathleen to go to Chicago and study in the life classes at the Art Institute, but she said resolutely: “No, I can’t really do anybody but Papa, and I can’t make a living painting him.”
InstituteverbUS /ˈɪnstətuːt/
set up or lay the groundwork for
From this reading Her drawing-teacher at the university had urged Kathleen to go to Chicago and study in the life classes at the Art Institute, but she said resolutely: “No, I can’t really do anybody but Papa, and I can’t make a living painting him.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The only unusual thing about Kitty,” her father used to tell his friends, “is that she doesn’t think herself a bit unusual.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It just _comes_ like that.”
and nothing more
From this reading It just _comes_ like that.”
Kathleen
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From this reading Her drawing-teacher at the university had urged Kathleen to go to Chicago and study in the life classes at the Art Institute, but she said resolutely: “No, I can’t really do anybody but Papa, and I can’t make a living painting him.”
KittynounUS /ˈkɪti/
the combined stakes of the betters
From this reading “The only unusual thing about Kitty,” her father used to tell his friends, “is that she doesn’t think herself a bit unusual.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Her drawing-teacher at the university had urged Kathleen to go to Chicago and study in the life classes at the Art Institute, but she said resolutely: “No, I can’t really do anybody but Papa, and I can’t make a living painting him.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It just _comes_ like that.”
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Her drawing-teacher at the university had urged Kathleen to go to Chicago and study in the life classes at the Art Institute, but she said resolutely: “No, I can’t really do anybody but Papa, and I can’t make a living painting him.”
Louie
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From this reading She had done many heads of her sister, all very sentimental and curiously false, though Louie Marsellus protested to like them.
engage in
From this reading Her drawing-teacher at the university had urged Kathleen to go to Chicago and study in the life classes at the Art Institute, but she said resolutely: “No, I can’t really do anybody but Papa, and I can’t make a living painting him.”
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading She had done many heads of her sister, all very sentimental and curiously false, though Louie Marsellus protested to like them.
Marsellus
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From this reading She had done many heads of her sister, all very sentimental and curiously false, though Louie Marsellus protested to like them.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Nowadays the girls in my classes who have a spark of aptitude for anything seem to think themselves remarkable.”
not any; not one
From this reading Her drawing-teacher at the university had urged Kathleen to go to Chicago and study in the life classes at the Art Institute, but she said resolutely: “No, I can’t really do anybody but Papa, and I can’t make a living painting him.”
NowadaysnounUS /ˈnaʊədeɪz/
the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
From this reading Nowadays the girls in my classes who have a spark of aptitude for anything seem to think themselves remarkable.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had done many heads of her sister, all very sentimental and curiously false, though Louie Marsellus protested to like them.
and nothing more
From this reading “The only unusual thing about Kitty,” her father used to tell his friends, “is that she doesn’t think herself a bit unusual.
paintingnounUS /ˈpeɪntɪŋ/
graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
From this reading Her drawing-teacher at the university had urged Kathleen to go to Chicago and study in the life classes at the Art Institute, but she said resolutely: “No, I can’t really do anybody but Papa, and I can’t make a living painting him.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading Her drawing-teacher at the university had urged Kathleen to go to Chicago and study in the life classes at the Art Institute, but she said resolutely: “No, I can’t really do anybody but Papa, and I can’t make a living painting him.”
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading She had done many heads of her sister, all very sentimental and curiously false, though Louie Marsellus protested to like them.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Her drawing-teacher at the university had urged Kathleen to go to Chicago and study in the life classes at the Art Institute, but she said resolutely: “No, I can’t really do anybody but Papa, and I can’t make a living painting him.”
unusual or striking
From this reading Nowadays the girls in my classes who have a spark of aptitude for anything seem to think themselves remarkable.”
resolutelyadverbUS /ˈresəluːtli/
showing firm determination or purpose
From this reading Her drawing-teacher at the university had urged Kathleen to go to Chicago and study in the life classes at the Art Institute, but she said resolutely: “No, I can’t really do anybody but Papa, and I can’t make a living painting him.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Her drawing-teacher at the university had urged Kathleen to go to Chicago and study in the life classes at the Art Institute, but she said resolutely: “No, I can’t really do anybody but Papa, and I can’t make a living painting him.”
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Nowadays the girls in my classes who have a spark of aptitude for anything seem to think themselves remarkable.”
sentimentaladjectiveUS /ˌsentəˈmentəl/
given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality
From this reading She had done many heads of her sister, all very sentimental and curiously false, though Louie Marsellus protested to like them.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had done many heads of her sister, all very sentimental and curiously false, though Louie Marsellus protested to like them.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading She had done many heads of her sister, all very sentimental and curiously false, though Louie Marsellus protested to like them.
sparknounUS /spɑːrk/
a momentary flash of light
From this reading Nowadays the girls in my classes who have a spark of aptitude for anything seem to think themselves remarkable.”
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading Her drawing-teacher at the university had urged Kathleen to go to Chicago and study in the life classes at the Art Institute, but she said resolutely: “No, I can’t really do anybody but Papa, and I can’t make a living painting him.”
express in words
From this reading “The only unusual thing about Kitty,” her father used to tell his friends, “is that she doesn’t think herself a bit unusual.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It just _comes_ like that.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her drawing-teacher at the university had urged Kathleen to go to Chicago and study in the life classes at the Art Institute, but she said resolutely: “No, I can’t really do anybody but Papa, and I can’t make a living painting him.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She had done many heads of her sister, all very sentimental and curiously false, though Louie Marsellus protested to like them.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Nowadays the girls in my classes who have a spark of aptitude for anything seem to think themselves remarkable.”
a special situation
From this reading “The only unusual thing about Kitty,” her father used to tell his friends, “is that she doesn’t think herself a bit unusual.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “The only unusual thing about Kitty,” her father used to tell his friends, “is that she doesn’t think herself a bit unusual.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She had done many heads of her sister, all very sentimental and curiously false, though Louie Marsellus protested to like them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had done many heads of her sister, all very sentimental and curiously false, though Louie Marsellus protested to like them.
universitynounUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəti/
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading Her drawing-teacher at the university had urged Kathleen to go to Chicago and study in the life classes at the Art Institute, but she said resolutely: “No, I can’t really do anybody but Papa, and I can’t make a living painting him.”
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading “The only unusual thing about Kitty,” her father used to tell his friends, “is that she doesn’t think herself a bit unusual.
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading Her drawing-teacher at the university had urged Kathleen to go to Chicago and study in the life classes at the Art Institute, but she said resolutely: “No, I can’t really do anybody but Papa, and I can’t make a living painting him.”
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading “The only unusual thing about Kitty,” her father used to tell his friends, “is that she doesn’t think herself a bit unusual.
precisely as stated
From this reading She had done many heads of her sister, all very sentimental and curiously false, though Louie Marsellus protested to like them.
which person or people
From this reading Nowadays the girls in my classes who have a spark of aptitude for anything seem to think themselves remarkable.”
