used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading |When Lucy Tracy was a very little girl, her mother had a beautiful yellow bird.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was quite tame, and would come out of his cage, and sit upon Mrs. Tracy's plants, and then fly upon the breakfast table, and pick the crumbs from the white cloth, while Lucy and her lather and mother were eating their breakfast.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Little Lucy had no brother or sister to eat breakfast with her; so that she enjoyed very much having Black-pate, as she called him, from the black tuft on his head.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading |When Lucy Tracy was a very little girl, her mother had a beautiful yellow bird.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading |When Lucy Tracy was a very little girl, her mother had a beautiful yellow bird.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Little Lucy had no brother or sister to eat breakfast with her; so that she enjoyed very much having Black-pate, as she called him, from the black tuft on his head.
Black-pate
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From this reading Little Lucy had no brother or sister to eat breakfast with her; so that she enjoyed very much having Black-pate, as she called him, from the black tuft on his head.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading He was quite tame, and would come out of his cage, and sit upon Mrs. Tracy's plants, and then fly upon the breakfast table, and pick the crumbs from the white cloth, while Lucy and her lather and mother were eating their breakfast.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Little Lucy had no brother or sister to eat breakfast with her; so that she enjoyed very much having Black-pate, as she called him, from the black tuft on his head.
cagenounUS /keɪdʒ/
an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
From this reading He was quite tame, and would come out of his cage, and sit upon Mrs. Tracy's plants, and then fly upon the breakfast table, and pick the crumbs from the white cloth, while Lucy and her lather and mother were eating their breakfast.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Little Lucy had no brother or sister to eat breakfast with her; so that she enjoyed very much having Black-pate, as she called him, from the black tuft on his head.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading He was quite tame, and would come out of his cage, and sit upon Mrs. Tracy's plants, and then fly upon the breakfast table, and pick the crumbs from the white cloth, while Lucy and her lather and mother were eating their breakfast.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He was quite tame, and would come out of his cage, and sit upon Mrs. Tracy's plants, and then fly upon the breakfast table, and pick the crumbs from the white cloth, while Lucy and her lather and mother were eating their breakfast.
crumbsnounUS /krʌmz/
plural of “crumb” — a very small quantity of something
From this reading He was quite tame, and would come out of his cage, and sit upon Mrs. Tracy's plants, and then fly upon the breakfast table, and pick the crumbs from the white cloth, while Lucy and her lather and mother were eating their breakfast.
take in solid food
From this reading Little Lucy had no brother or sister to eat breakfast with her; so that she enjoyed very much having Black-pate, as she called him, from the black tuft on his head.
the act of consuming food
From this reading He was quite tame, and would come out of his cage, and sit upon Mrs. Tracy's plants, and then fly upon the breakfast table, and pick the crumbs from the white cloth, while Lucy and her lather and mother were eating their breakfast.
past form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading Little Lucy had no brother or sister to eat breakfast with her; so that she enjoyed very much having Black-pate, as she called him, from the black tuft on his head.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading He was quite tame, and would come out of his cage, and sit upon Mrs. Tracy's plants, and then fly upon the breakfast table, and pick the crumbs from the white cloth, while Lucy and her lather and mother were eating their breakfast.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was quite tame, and would come out of his cage, and sit upon Mrs. Tracy's plants, and then fly upon the breakfast table, and pick the crumbs from the white cloth, while Lucy and her lather and mother were eating their breakfast.
a young female
From this reading |When Lucy Tracy was a very little girl, her mother had a beautiful yellow bird.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading |When Lucy Tracy was a very little girl, her mother had a beautiful yellow bird.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Little Lucy had no brother or sister to eat breakfast with her; so that she enjoyed very much having Black-pate, as she called him, from the black tuft on his head.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was quite tame, and would come out of his cage, and sit upon Mrs. Tracy's plants, and then fly upon the breakfast table, and pick the crumbs from the white cloth, while Lucy and her lather and mother were eating their breakfast.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Little Lucy had no brother or sister to eat breakfast with her; so that she enjoyed very much having Black-pate, as she called him, from the black tuft on his head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading |When Lucy Tracy was a very little girl, her mother had a beautiful yellow bird.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Little Lucy had no brother or sister to eat breakfast with her; so that she enjoyed very much having Black-pate, as she called him, from the black tuft on his head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was quite tame, and would come out of his cage, and sit upon Mrs. Tracy's plants, and then fly upon the breakfast table, and pick the crumbs from the white cloth, while Lucy and her lather and mother were eating their breakfast.
lathernounUS /ˈlæðər/
the froth produced by soaps or detergents
From this reading He was quite tame, and would come out of his cage, and sit upon Mrs. Tracy's plants, and then fly upon the breakfast table, and pick the crumbs from the white cloth, while Lucy and her lather and mother were eating their breakfast.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading |When Lucy Tracy was a very little girl, her mother had a beautiful yellow bird.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading |When Lucy Tracy was a very little girl, her mother had a beautiful yellow bird.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading |When Lucy Tracy was a very little girl, her mother had a beautiful yellow bird.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading He was quite tame, and would come out of his cage, and sit upon Mrs. Tracy's plants, and then fly upon the breakfast table, and pick the crumbs from the white cloth, while Lucy and her lather and mother were eating their breakfast.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Little Lucy had no brother or sister to eat breakfast with her; so that she enjoyed very much having Black-pate, as she called him, from the black tuft on his head.
not any; not one
From this reading Little Lucy had no brother or sister to eat breakfast with her; so that she enjoyed very much having Black-pate, as she called him, from the black tuft on his head.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was quite tame, and would come out of his cage, and sit upon Mrs. Tracy's plants, and then fly upon the breakfast table, and pick the crumbs from the white cloth, while Lucy and her lather and mother were eating their breakfast.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Little Lucy had no brother or sister to eat breakfast with her; so that she enjoyed very much having Black-pate, as she called him, from the black tuft on his head.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Little Lucy had no brother or sister to eat breakfast with her; so that she enjoyed very much having Black-pate, as she called him, from the black tuft on his head.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He was quite tame, and would come out of his cage, and sit upon Mrs. Tracy's plants, and then fly upon the breakfast table, and pick the crumbs from the white cloth, while Lucy and her lather and mother were eating their breakfast.
select carefully from a group
From this reading He was quite tame, and would come out of his cage, and sit upon Mrs. Tracy's plants, and then fly upon the breakfast table, and pick the crumbs from the white cloth, while Lucy and her lather and mother were eating their breakfast.
plantsnounUS /plænts/
plural of “plant” — buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading He was quite tame, and would come out of his cage, and sit upon Mrs. Tracy's plants, and then fly upon the breakfast table, and pick the crumbs from the white cloth, while Lucy and her lather and mother were eating their breakfast.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading He was quite tame, and would come out of his cage, and sit upon Mrs. Tracy's plants, and then fly upon the breakfast table, and pick the crumbs from the white cloth, while Lucy and her lather and mother were eating their breakfast.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Little Lucy had no brother or sister to eat breakfast with her; so that she enjoyed very much having Black-pate, as she called him, from the black tuft on his head.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Little Lucy had no brother or sister to eat breakfast with her; so that she enjoyed very much having Black-pate, as she called him, from the black tuft on his head.
be seated
From this reading He was quite tame, and would come out of his cage, and sit upon Mrs. Tracy's plants, and then fly upon the breakfast table, and pick the crumbs from the white cloth, while Lucy and her lather and mother were eating their breakfast.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Little Lucy had no brother or sister to eat breakfast with her; so that she enjoyed very much having Black-pate, as she called him, from the black tuft on his head.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading He was quite tame, and would come out of his cage, and sit upon Mrs. Tracy's plants, and then fly upon the breakfast table, and pick the crumbs from the white cloth, while Lucy and her lather and mother were eating their breakfast.
tameverbUS /teɪm/
correct by punishment or discipline
From this reading He was quite tame, and would come out of his cage, and sit upon Mrs. Tracy's plants, and then fly upon the breakfast table, and pick the crumbs from the white cloth, while Lucy and her lather and mother were eating their breakfast.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Little Lucy had no brother or sister to eat breakfast with her; so that she enjoyed very much having Black-pate, as she called him, from the black tuft on his head.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was quite tame, and would come out of his cage, and sit upon Mrs. Tracy's plants, and then fly upon the breakfast table, and pick the crumbs from the white cloth, while Lucy and her lather and mother were eating their breakfast.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He was quite tame, and would come out of his cage, and sit upon Mrs. Tracy's plants, and then fly upon the breakfast table, and pick the crumbs from the white cloth, while Lucy and her lather and mother were eating their breakfast.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He was quite tame, and would come out of his cage, and sit upon Mrs. Tracy's plants, and then fly upon the breakfast table, and pick the crumbs from the white cloth, while Lucy and her lather and mother were eating their breakfast.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Little Lucy had no brother or sister to eat breakfast with her; so that she enjoyed very much having Black-pate, as she called him, from the black tuft on his head.
TracynounUS /ˈtreɪsi/
United States film actor who appeared in many films with Katharine Hepburn (1900-1967)
From this reading |When Lucy Tracy was a very little girl, her mother had a beautiful yellow bird.
Tracy'snounUS /ˈtreɪsiz/
possessive form of “tracy” — United States film actor who appeared in many films with Katharine Hepburn (1900-1967)
From this reading He was quite tame, and would come out of his cage, and sit upon Mrs. Tracy's plants, and then fly upon the breakfast table, and pick the crumbs from the white cloth, while Lucy and her lather and mother were eating their breakfast.
tuftnounUS /tʌft/
a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass
From this reading Little Lucy had no brother or sister to eat breakfast with her; so that she enjoyed very much having Black-pate, as she called him, from the black tuft on his head.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading TWO YELLOW-BIRDS.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He was quite tame, and would come out of his cage, and sit upon Mrs. Tracy's plants, and then fly upon the breakfast table, and pick the crumbs from the white cloth, while Lucy and her lather and mother were eating their breakfast.
precisely as stated
From this reading |When Lucy Tracy was a very little girl, her mother had a beautiful yellow bird.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading |When Lucy Tracy was a very little girl, her mother had a beautiful yellow bird.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He was quite tame, and would come out of his cage, and sit upon Mrs. Tracy's plants, and then fly upon the breakfast table, and pick the crumbs from the white cloth, while Lucy and her lather and mother were eating their breakfast.
at the time that
From this reading |When Lucy Tracy was a very little girl, her mother had a beautiful yellow bird.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He was quite tame, and would come out of his cage, and sit upon Mrs. Tracy's plants, and then fly upon the breakfast table, and pick the crumbs from the white cloth, while Lucy and her lather and mother were eating their breakfast.
a Caucasian
From this reading He was quite tame, and would come out of his cage, and sit upon Mrs. Tracy's plants, and then fly upon the breakfast table, and pick the crumbs from the white cloth, while Lucy and her lather and mother were eating their breakfast.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Little Lucy had no brother or sister to eat breakfast with her; so that she enjoyed very much having Black-pate, as she called him, from the black tuft on his head.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He was quite tame, and would come out of his cage, and sit upon Mrs. Tracy's plants, and then fly upon the breakfast table, and pick the crumbs from the white cloth, while Lucy and her lather and mother were eating their breakfast.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading |When Lucy Tracy was a very little girl, her mother had a beautiful yellow bird.
YELLOW-BIRDS
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From this reading TWO YELLOW-BIRDS.
