used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BACK HOME AGAIN I was having a little nap at the back of my cage when I heard a lady’s voice say: “No, thank you, we are just looking about.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading BACK HOME AGAIN I was having a little nap at the back of my cage when I heard a lady’s voice say: “No, thank you, we are just looking about.
anew
From this reading BACK HOME AGAIN I was having a little nap at the back of my cage when I heard a lady’s voice say: “No, thank you, we are just looking about.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The lady was out of sight and I waited eagerly for her to reach my cage.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading And while she was still at the front of the store I heard another voice say, “Mother, do you suppose they have any dachshunds?” and my heart just jumped right up into my throat.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading And while she was still at the front of the store I heard another voice say, “Mother, do you suppose they have any dachshunds?” and my heart just jumped right up into my throat.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading BACK HOME AGAIN I was having a little nap at the back of my cage when I heard a lady’s voice say: “No, thank you, we are just looking about.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading BACK HOME AGAIN I was having a little nap at the back of my cage when I heard a lady’s voice say: “No, thank you, we are just looking about.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading BACK HOME AGAIN I was having a little nap at the back of my cage when I heard a lady’s voice say: “No, thank you, we are just looking about.
a youthful male person
From this reading My little boy wants to see the dogs.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I pricked up my ears, for I seemed to know that voice, but I couldn’t think whose it was.
cagenounUS /keɪdʒ/
an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
From this reading BACK HOME AGAIN I was having a little nap at the back of my cage when I heard a lady’s voice say: “No, thank you, we are just looking about.
couldn't
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From this reading I pricked up my ears, for I seemed to know that voice, but I couldn’t think whose it was.
dachshundsnounUS /ˈdɑːkshʊnts/
plural of “dachshund” — small long-bodied short-legged German breed of dog having a short sleek coat and long drooping ears; suited for following game into burrows
From this reading And while she was still at the front of the store I heard another voice say, “Mother, do you suppose they have any dachshunds?” and my heart just jumped right up into my throat.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And while she was still at the front of the store I heard another voice say, “Mother, do you suppose they have any dachshunds?” and my heart just jumped right up into my throat.
plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading My little boy wants to see the dogs.”
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading The lady was out of sight and I waited eagerly for her to reach my cage.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading I pricked up my ears, for I seemed to know that voice, but I couldn’t think whose it was.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I pricked up my ears, for I seemed to know that voice, but I couldn’t think whose it was.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading And while she was still at the front of the store I heard another voice say, “Mother, do you suppose they have any dachshunds?” and my heart just jumped right up into my throat.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And while she was still at the front of the store I heard another voice say, “Mother, do you suppose they have any dachshunds?” and my heart just jumped right up into my throat.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading BACK HOME AGAIN I was having a little nap at the back of my cage when I heard a lady’s voice say: “No, thank you, we are just looking about.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading BACK HOME AGAIN I was having a little nap at the back of my cage when I heard a lady’s voice say: “No, thank you, we are just looking about.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading And while she was still at the front of the store I heard another voice say, “Mother, do you suppose they have any dachshunds?” and my heart just jumped right up into my throat.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The lady was out of sight and I waited eagerly for her to reach my cage.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading BACK HOME AGAIN I was having a little nap at the back of my cage when I heard a lady’s voice say: “No, thank you, we are just looking about.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading BACK HOME AGAIN I was having a little nap at the back of my cage when I heard a lady’s voice say: “No, thank you, we are just looking about.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And while she was still at the front of the store I heard another voice say, “Mother, do you suppose they have any dachshunds?” and my heart just jumped right up into my throat.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I pricked up my ears, for I seemed to know that voice, but I couldn’t think whose it was.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading And while she was still at the front of the store I heard another voice say, “Mother, do you suppose they have any dachshunds?” and my heart just jumped right up into my throat.
and nothing more
From this reading BACK HOME AGAIN I was having a little nap at the back of my cage when I heard a lady’s voice say: “No, thank you, we are just looking about.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I pricked up my ears, for I seemed to know that voice, but I couldn’t think whose it was.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading The lady was out of sight and I waited eagerly for her to reach my cage.
lady'snounUS /ˈleɪdiz/
possessive form of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading BACK HOME AGAIN I was having a little nap at the back of my cage when I heard a lady’s voice say: “No, thank you, we are just looking about.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading BACK HOME AGAIN I was having a little nap at the back of my cage when I heard a lady’s voice say: “No, thank you, we are just looking about.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading BACK HOME AGAIN I was having a little nap at the back of my cage when I heard a lady’s voice say: “No, thank you, we are just looking about.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading And while she was still at the front of the store I heard another voice say, “Mother, do you suppose they have any dachshunds?” and my heart just jumped right up into my throat.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading BACK HOME AGAIN I was having a little nap at the back of my cage when I heard a lady’s voice say: “No, thank you, we are just looking about.
napnounUS /næp/
a period of time spent sleeping
From this reading BACK HOME AGAIN I was having a little nap at the back of my cage when I heard a lady’s voice say: “No, thank you, we are just looking about.
not any; not one
From this reading BACK HOME AGAIN I was having a little nap at the back of my cage when I heard a lady’s voice say: “No, thank you, we are just looking about.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BACK HOME AGAIN I was having a little nap at the back of my cage when I heard a lady’s voice say: “No, thank you, we are just looking about.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The lady was out of sight and I waited eagerly for her to reach my cage.
prickedverbUS /prɪkt/
past form of “prick” — make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn
From this reading I pricked up my ears, for I seemed to know that voice, but I couldn’t think whose it was.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading The lady was out of sight and I waited eagerly for her to reach my cage.
precisely, exactly
From this reading And while she was still at the front of the store I heard another voice say, “Mother, do you suppose they have any dachshunds?” and my heart just jumped right up into my throat.
express in words
From this reading BACK HOME AGAIN I was having a little nap at the back of my cage when I heard a lady’s voice say: “No, thank you, we are just looking about.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading My little boy wants to see the dogs.”
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading I pricked up my ears, for I seemed to know that voice, but I couldn’t think whose it was.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And while she was still at the front of the store I heard another voice say, “Mother, do you suppose they have any dachshunds?” and my heart just jumped right up into my throat.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading The lady was out of sight and I waited eagerly for her to reach my cage.
not in physical motion
From this reading And while she was still at the front of the store I heard another voice say, “Mother, do you suppose they have any dachshunds?” and my heart just jumped right up into my throat.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading And while she was still at the front of the store I heard another voice say, “Mother, do you suppose they have any dachshunds?” and my heart just jumped right up into my throat.
express a supposition
From this reading And while she was still at the front of the store I heard another voice say, “Mother, do you suppose they have any dachshunds?” and my heart just jumped right up into my throat.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading BACK HOME AGAIN I was having a little nap at the back of my cage when I heard a lady’s voice say: “No, thank you, we are just looking about.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I pricked up my ears, for I seemed to know that voice, but I couldn’t think whose it was.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BACK HOME AGAIN I was having a little nap at the back of my cage when I heard a lady’s voice say: “No, thank you, we are just looking about.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And while she was still at the front of the store I heard another voice say, “Mother, do you suppose they have any dachshunds?” and my heart just jumped right up into my throat.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I pricked up my ears, for I seemed to know that voice, but I couldn’t think whose it was.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading And while she was still at the front of the store I heard another voice say, “Mother, do you suppose they have any dachshunds?” and my heart just jumped right up into my throat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My little boy wants to see the dogs.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I pricked up my ears, for I seemed to know that voice, but I couldn’t think whose it was.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading BACK HOME AGAIN I was having a little nap at the back of my cage when I heard a lady’s voice say: “No, thank you, we are just looking about.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading The lady was out of sight and I waited eagerly for her to reach my cage.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading My little boy wants to see the dogs.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BACK HOME AGAIN I was having a little nap at the back of my cage when I heard a lady’s voice say: “No, thank you, we are just looking about.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading BACK HOME AGAIN I was having a little nap at the back of my cage when I heard a lady’s voice say: “No, thank you, we are just looking about.
at the time that
From this reading BACK HOME AGAIN I was having a little nap at the back of my cage when I heard a lady’s voice say: “No, thank you, we are just looking about.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading And while she was still at the front of the store I heard another voice say, “Mother, do you suppose they have any dachshunds?” and my heart just jumped right up into my throat.
belonging to which person
From this reading I pricked up my ears, for I seemed to know that voice, but I couldn’t think whose it was.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading BACK HOME AGAIN I was having a little nap at the back of my cage when I heard a lady’s voice say: “No, thank you, we are just looking about.
