used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading TRAMP PHILOSOPHY “What are you two giggling about?” asked a sudden voice, and Berty, looking up from the hall, and Tom, from the staircase, saw Bonny standing on the steps above them.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading TRAMP PHILOSOPHY “What are you two giggling about?” asked a sudden voice, and Berty, looking up from the hall, and Tom, from the staircase, saw Bonny standing on the steps above them.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading TRAMP PHILOSOPHY “What are you two giggling about?” asked a sudden voice, and Berty, looking up from the hall, and Tom, from the staircase, saw Bonny standing on the steps above them.
amuseverbUS /əˈmjuːz/
occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
From this reading “Everything lately seems to amuse him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TRAMP PHILOSOPHY “What are you two giggling about?” asked a sudden voice, and Berty, looking up from the hall, and Tom, from the staircase, saw Bonny standing on the steps above them.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading TRAMP PHILOSOPHY “What are you two giggling about?” asked a sudden voice, and Berty, looking up from the hall, and Tom, from the staircase, saw Bonny standing on the steps above them.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading TRAMP PHILOSOPHY “What are you two giggling about?” asked a sudden voice, and Berty, looking up from the hall, and Tom, from the staircase, saw Bonny standing on the steps above them.
audibleadjectiveUS /ˈɑːdəbəl/
heard or perceptible by the ear
From this reading “Meow, meow,” murmured Tom, in a scarcely audible voice.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I think his head must be growing weak,” said the girl.
Berty
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From this reading TRAMP PHILOSOPHY “What are you two giggling about?” asked a sudden voice, and Berty, looking up from the hall, and Tom, from the staircase, saw Bonny standing on the steps above them.
BonnyadjectiveUS /ˈbɑːni/
very pleasing to the eye
From this reading TRAMP PHILOSOPHY “What are you two giggling about?” asked a sudden voice, and Berty, looking up from the hall, and Tom, from the staircase, saw Bonny standing on the steps above them.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Everything lately seems to amuse him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading TRAMP PHILOSOPHY “What are you two giggling about?” asked a sudden voice, and Berty, looking up from the hall, and Tom, from the staircase, saw Bonny standing on the steps above them.
gigglingverbUS /ˈɡɪɡəlɪŋ/
-ing form of “giggle” — laugh nervously
From this reading TRAMP PHILOSOPHY “What are you two giggling about?” asked a sudden voice, and Berty, looking up from the hall, and Tom, from the staircase, saw Bonny standing on the steps above them.
a young female
From this reading “I think his head must be growing weak,” said the girl.
good-naturedlyadverbUS /ˈɡʊdˈneɪtʃərdli/
in a good-natured manner
From this reading “What’s up with him, Berty?” asked Bonny, good-naturedly.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading “I think his head must be growing weak,” said the girl.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading TRAMP PHILOSOPHY “What are you two giggling about?” asked a sudden voice, and Berty, looking up from the hall, and Tom, from the staircase, saw Bonny standing on the steps above them.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “I think his head must be growing weak,” said the girl.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “What’s up with him, Berty?” asked Bonny, good-naturedly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I think his head must be growing weak,” said the girl.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I think his head must be growing weak,” said the girl.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Meow, meow,” murmured Tom, in a scarcely audible voice.
in the recent past
From this reading “Everything lately seems to amuse him.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading TRAMP PHILOSOPHY “What are you two giggling about?” asked a sudden voice, and Berty, looking up from the hall, and Tom, from the staircase, saw Bonny standing on the steps above them.
MeownounUS /miˈaʊ/
the sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this)
From this reading “Meow, meow,” murmured Tom, in a scarcely audible voice.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “Meow, meow,” murmured Tom, in a scarcely audible voice.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I think his head must be growing weak,” said the girl.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading TRAMP PHILOSOPHY “What are you two giggling about?” asked a sudden voice, and Berty, looking up from the hall, and Tom, from the staircase, saw Bonny standing on the steps above them.
PHILOSOPHYnounUS /fɪˈlɑː.sə.fi/
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)
From this reading TRAMP PHILOSOPHY “What are you two giggling about?” asked a sudden voice, and Berty, looking up from the hall, and Tom, from the staircase, saw Bonny standing on the steps above them.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I think his head must be growing weak,” said the girl.
cut with a saw
From this reading TRAMP PHILOSOPHY “What are you two giggling about?” asked a sudden voice, and Berty, looking up from the hall, and Tom, from the staircase, saw Bonny standing on the steps above them.
only a very short time before
From this reading “Meow, meow,” murmured Tom, in a scarcely audible voice.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “Everything lately seems to amuse him.
staircasenounUS /ˈsterkeɪs/
a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
From this reading TRAMP PHILOSOPHY “What are you two giggling about?” asked a sudden voice, and Berty, looking up from the hall, and Tom, from the staircase, saw Bonny standing on the steps above them.
having a supporting base
From this reading TRAMP PHILOSOPHY “What are you two giggling about?” asked a sudden voice, and Berty, looking up from the hall, and Tom, from the staircase, saw Bonny standing on the steps above them.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading TRAMP PHILOSOPHY “What are you two giggling about?” asked a sudden voice, and Berty, looking up from the hall, and Tom, from the staircase, saw Bonny standing on the steps above them.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading TRAMP PHILOSOPHY “What are you two giggling about?” asked a sudden voice, and Berty, looking up from the hall, and Tom, from the staircase, saw Bonny standing on the steps above them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TRAMP PHILOSOPHY “What are you two giggling about?” asked a sudden voice, and Berty, looking up from the hall, and Tom, from the staircase, saw Bonny standing on the steps above them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading TRAMP PHILOSOPHY “What are you two giggling about?” asked a sudden voice, and Berty, looking up from the hall, and Tom, from the staircase, saw Bonny standing on the steps above them.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I think his head must be growing weak,” said the girl.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Everything lately seems to amuse him.
male cat
From this reading TRAMP PHILOSOPHY “What are you two giggling about?” asked a sudden voice, and Berty, looking up from the hall, and Tom, from the staircase, saw Bonny standing on the steps above them.
TRAMPnounUS /træmp/
a vagrant
From this reading TRAMP PHILOSOPHY “What are you two giggling about?” asked a sudden voice, and Berty, looking up from the hall, and Tom, from the staircase, saw Bonny standing on the steps above them.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading TRAMP PHILOSOPHY “What are you two giggling about?” asked a sudden voice, and Berty, looking up from the hall, and Tom, from the staircase, saw Bonny standing on the steps above them.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading TRAMP PHILOSOPHY “What are you two giggling about?” asked a sudden voice, and Berty, looking up from the hall, and Tom, from the staircase, saw Bonny standing on the steps above them.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading TRAMP PHILOSOPHY “What are you two giggling about?” asked a sudden voice, and Berty, looking up from the hall, and Tom, from the staircase, saw Bonny standing on the steps above them.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading “I think his head must be growing weak,” said the girl.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading TRAMP PHILOSOPHY “What are you two giggling about?” asked a sudden voice, and Berty, looking up from the hall, and Tom, from the staircase, saw Bonny standing on the steps above them.
What's
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From this reading “What’s up with him, Berty?” asked Bonny, good-naturedly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “What’s up with him, Berty?” asked Bonny, good-naturedly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading TRAMP PHILOSOPHY “What are you two giggling about?” asked a sudden voice, and Berty, looking up from the hall, and Tom, from the staircase, saw Bonny standing on the steps above them.
