used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Landon's fine, even, white teeth gleamed a smile at me.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Granma couldn't say a word ... she just looked at him ... and looked at him ... and looked at him ... after a long while she began saying his name over and over again....
anew
From this reading Granma couldn't say a word ... she just looked at him ... and looked at him ... and looked at him ... after a long while she began saying his name over and over again....
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Granma couldn't say a word ... she just looked at him ... and looked at him ... and looked at him ... after a long while she began saying his name over and over again....
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Landon began living with us regularly as one of the family.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Landon's fine, even, white teeth gleamed a smile at me.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Granma couldn't say a word ... she just looked at him ... and looked at him ... and looked at him ... after a long while she began saying his name over and over again....
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Hello, Ma!... hello, Millie!... well, well, so this is Duncan's kid?... how big he's grown!"
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading "Landon, Landon, Landon,"--holding him close.
couldn't
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From this reading Granma couldn't say a word ... she just looked at him ... and looked at him ... and looked at him ... after a long while she began saying his name over and over again....
Duncan's
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From this reading "Hello, Ma!... hello, Millie!... well, well, so this is Duncan's kid?... how big he's grown!"
divisible by two
From this reading Landon's fine, even, white teeth gleamed a smile at me.
a social unit living together
From this reading Landon began living with us regularly as one of the family.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Landon's fine, even, white teeth gleamed a smile at me.
gleamedverbUS /ɡliːmd/
past form of “gleam” — be shiny, as if wet
From this reading Landon's fine, even, white teeth gleamed a smile at me.
Granma
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From this reading Granma couldn't say a word ... she just looked at him ... and looked at him ... and looked at him ... after a long while she began saying his name over and over again....
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading "Hello, Ma!... hello, Millie!... well, well, so this is Duncan's kid?... how big he's grown!"
he's
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From this reading "Hello, Ma!... hello, Millie!... well, well, so this is Duncan's kid?... how big he's grown!"
HellonounUS /həˈloʊ/
an expression of greeting
From this reading "Hello, Ma!... hello, Millie!... well, well, so this is Duncan's kid?... how big he's grown!"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Granma couldn't say a word ... she just looked at him ... and looked at him ... and looked at him ... after a long while she began saying his name over and over again....
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Granma couldn't say a word ... she just looked at him ... and looked at him ... and looked at him ... after a long while she began saying his name over and over again....
the act of retaining something
From this reading "Landon, Landon, Landon,"--holding him close.
how
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From this reading "Hello, Ma!... hello, Millie!... well, well, so this is Duncan's kid?... how big he's grown!"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Hello, Ma!... hello, Millie!... well, well, so this is Duncan's kid?... how big he's grown!"
and nothing more
From this reading Granma couldn't say a word ... she just looked at him ... and looked at him ... and looked at him ... after a long while she began saying his name over and over again....
kidverbUS /kɪd/
tell false information to for fun
From this reading "Hello, Ma!... hello, Millie!... well, well, so this is Duncan's kid?... how big he's grown!"
Landon
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From this reading "Landon, Landon, Landon,"--holding him close.
Landon's
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From this reading Landon's fine, even, white teeth gleamed a smile at me.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Landon began living with us regularly as one of the family.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Granma couldn't say a word ... she just looked at him ... and looked at him ... and looked at him ... after a long while she began saying his name over and over again....
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Granma couldn't say a word ... she just looked at him ... and looked at him ... and looked at him ... after a long while she began saying his name over and over again....
ManounUS /mɑː/
informal terms for a mother
From this reading "Hello, Ma!... hello, Millie!... well, well, so this is Duncan's kid?... how big he's grown!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Landon's fine, even, white teeth gleamed a smile at me.
Millie
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From this reading "Hello, Ma!... hello, Millie!... well, well, so this is Duncan's kid?... how big he's grown!"
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Granma couldn't say a word ... she just looked at him ... and looked at him ... and looked at him ... after a long while she began saying his name over and over again....
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Landon began living with us regularly as one of the family.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Landon began living with us regularly as one of the family.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Granma couldn't say a word ... she just looked at him ... and looked at him ... and looked at him ... after a long while she began saying his name over and over again....
regularlyadverbUS /ˈreɡjələrli/
in a regular manner
From this reading Landon began living with us regularly as one of the family.
express in words
From this reading Granma couldn't say a word ... she just looked at him ... and looked at him ... and looked at him ... after a long while she began saying his name over and over again....
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading Granma couldn't say a word ... she just looked at him ... and looked at him ... and looked at him ... after a long while she began saying his name over and over again....
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Granma couldn't say a word ... she just looked at him ... and looked at him ... and looked at him ... after a long while she began saying his name over and over again....
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Landon's fine, even, white teeth gleamed a smile at me.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Hello, Ma!... hello, Millie!... well, well, so this is Duncan's kid?... how big he's grown!"
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading Landon's fine, even, white teeth gleamed a smile at me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Landon began living with us regularly as one of the family.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Hello, Ma!... hello, Millie!... well, well, so this is Duncan's kid?... how big he's grown!"
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Landon began living with us regularly as one of the family.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Hello, Ma!... hello, Millie!... well, well, so this is Duncan's kid?... how big he's grown!"
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Granma couldn't say a word ... she just looked at him ... and looked at him ... and looked at him ... after a long while she began saying his name over and over again....
a Caucasian
From this reading Landon's fine, even, white teeth gleamed a smile at me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Landon began living with us regularly as one of the family.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Granma couldn't say a word ... she just looked at him ... and looked at him ... and looked at him ... after a long while she began saying his name over and over again....
