Chapter VIII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading PETS: PARTICULARLY CAROLA-CAROLUS One day a man from Vegassheien came into our kitchen with four live chickens that he wanted to sell.

(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 All hens, he said.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading We had never had any pets at our house except Bouncer, our big black cat; and Karsten and I were seized at once with an overwhelming desire to own these four half-grown, golden-brown chickens, who lay so patiently in the bottom of the peasant's basket, put their heads on one side and looked up at us with their little round black eyes.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading We had never had any pets at our house except Bouncer, our big black cat; and Karsten and I were seized at once with an overwhelming desire to own these four half-grown, golden-brown chickens, who lay so patiently in the bottom of the peasant's basket, put their heads on one side and looked up at us with their little round black eyes.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading We had never had any pets at our house except Bouncer, our big black cat; and Karsten and I were seized at once with an overwhelming desire to own these four half-grown, golden-brown chickens, who lay so patiently in the bottom of the peasant's basket, put their heads on one side and looked up at us with their little round black eyes.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading We had never had any pets at our house except Bouncer, our big black cat; and Karsten and I were seized at once with an overwhelming desire to own these four half-grown, golden-brown chickens, who lay so patiently in the bottom of the peasant's basket, put their heads on one side and looked up at us with their little round black eyes.

a container that is usually woven and has handles

From this reading We had never had any pets at our house except Bouncer, our big black cat; and Karsten and I were seized at once with an overwhelming desire to own these four half-grown, golden-brown chickens, who lay so patiently in the bottom of the peasant's basket, put their heads on one side and looked up at us with their little round black eyes.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading We had never had any pets at our house except Bouncer, our big black cat; and Karsten and I were seized at once with an overwhelming desire to own these four half-grown, golden-brown chickens, who lay so patiently in the bottom of the peasant's basket, put their heads on one side and looked up at us with their little round black eyes.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading We had never had any pets at our house except Bouncer, our big black cat; and Karsten and I were seized at once with an overwhelming desire to own these four half-grown, golden-brown chickens, who lay so patiently in the bottom of the peasant's basket, put their heads on one side and looked up at us with their little round black eyes.

the lower side of anything

From this reading We had never had any pets at our house except Bouncer, our big black cat; and Karsten and I were seized at once with an overwhelming desire to own these four half-grown, golden-brown chickens, who lay so patiently in the bottom of the peasant's basket, put their heads on one side and looked up at us with their little round black eyes.

a person whose duty is to throw troublemakers out of a bar or public meeting

From this reading We had never had any pets at our house except Bouncer, our big black cat; and Karsten and I were seized at once with an overwhelming desire to own these four half-grown, golden-brown chickens, who lay so patiently in the bottom of the peasant's basket, put their heads on one side and looked up at us with their little round black eyes.

obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction

From this reading Oh, if Mother only would buy these darling chickens for us!

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading PETS: PARTICULARLY CAROLA-CAROLUS One day a man from Vegassheien came into our kitchen with four live chickens that he wanted to sell.

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From this reading PETS: PARTICULARLY CAROLA-CAROLUS One day a man from Vegassheien came into our kitchen with four live chickens that he wanted to sell.

feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats

From this reading We had never had any pets at our house except Bouncer, our big black cat; and Karsten and I were seized at once with an overwhelming desire to own these four half-grown, golden-brown chickens, who lay so patiently in the bottom of the peasant's basket, put their heads on one side and looked up at us with their little round black eyes.

plural of “chicken” — the flesh of a chicken used for food

From this reading PETS: PARTICULARLY CAROLA-CAROLUS One day a man from Vegassheien came into our kitchen with four live chickens that he wanted to sell.

a special loved one

From this reading Oh, if Mother only would buy these darling chickens for us!

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading PETS: PARTICULARLY CAROLA-CAROLUS One day a man from Vegassheien came into our kitchen with four live chickens that he wanted to sell.

the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

From this reading We had never had any pets at our house except Bouncer, our big black cat; and Karsten and I were seized at once with an overwhelming desire to own these four half-grown, golden-brown chickens, who lay so patiently in the bottom of the peasant's basket, put their heads on one side and looked up at us with their little round black eyes.

apart from; not including

From this reading We had never had any pets at our house except Bouncer, our big black cat; and Karsten and I were seized at once with an overwhelming desire to own these four half-grown, golden-brown chickens, who lay so patiently in the bottom of the peasant's basket, put their heads on one side and looked up at us with their little round black eyes.

opinion or judgment

From this reading We had never had any pets at our house except Bouncer, our big black cat; and Karsten and I were seized at once with an overwhelming desire to own these four half-grown, golden-brown chickens, who lay so patiently in the bottom of the peasant's basket, put their heads on one side and looked up at us with their little round black eyes.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Oh, if Mother only would buy these darling chickens for us!

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading PETS: PARTICULARLY CAROLA-CAROLUS One day a man from Vegassheien came into our kitchen with four live chickens that he wanted to sell.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading PETS: PARTICULARLY CAROLA-CAROLUS One day a man from Vegassheien came into our kitchen with four live chickens that he wanted to sell.

activities that are enjoyable or amusing

From this reading It is such fun to have pets.

of brown tinged with gold

From this reading We had never had any pets at our house except Bouncer, our big black cat; and Karsten and I were seized at once with an overwhelming desire to own these four half-grown, golden-brown chickens, who lay so patiently in the bottom of the peasant's basket, put their heads on one side and looked up at us with their little round black eyes.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading We had never had any pets at our house except Bouncer, our big black cat; and Karsten and I were seized at once with an overwhelming desire to own these four half-grown, golden-brown chickens, who lay so patiently in the bottom of the peasant's basket, put their heads on one side and looked up at us with their little round black eyes.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading We had never had any pets at our house except Bouncer, our big black cat; and Karsten and I were seized at once with an overwhelming desire to own these four half-grown, golden-brown chickens, who lay so patiently in the bottom of the peasant's basket, put their heads on one side and looked up at us with their little round black eyes.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading It is such fun to have pets.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading PETS: PARTICULARLY CAROLA-CAROLUS One day a man from Vegassheien came into our kitchen with four live chickens that he wanted to sell.

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 We had never had any pets at our house except Bouncer, our big black cat; and Karsten and I were seized at once with an overwhelming desire to own these four half-grown, golden-brown chickens, who lay so patiently in the bottom of the peasant's basket, put their heads on one side and looked up at us with their little round black eyes.

plural of “hen” — adult female chicken

From this reading All hens, he said.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading We had never had any pets at our house except Bouncer, our big black cat; and Karsten and I were seized at once with an overwhelming desire to own these four half-grown, golden-brown chickens, who lay so patiently in the bottom of the peasant's basket, put their heads on one side and looked up at us with their little round black eyes.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading We had never had any pets at our house except Bouncer, our big black cat; and Karsten and I were seized at once with an overwhelming desire to own these four half-grown, golden-brown chickens, who lay so patiently in the bottom of the peasant's basket, put their heads on one side and looked up at us with their little round black eyes.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Oh, if Mother only would buy these darling chickens for us!

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading We had never had any pets at our house except Bouncer, our big black cat; and Karsten and I were seized at once with an overwhelming desire to own these four half-grown, golden-brown chickens, who lay so patiently in the bottom of the peasant's basket, put their heads on one side and looked up at us with their little round black eyes.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading PETS: PARTICULARLY CAROLA-CAROLUS One day a man from Vegassheien came into our kitchen with four live chickens that he wanted to sell.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It is such fun to have pets.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is such fun to have pets.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading We had never had any pets at our house except Bouncer, our big black cat; and Karsten and I were seized at once with an overwhelming desire to own these four half-grown, golden-brown chickens, who lay so patiently in the bottom of the peasant's basket, put their heads on one side and looked up at us with their little round black eyes.

a room equipped for preparing meals

From this reading PETS: PARTICULARLY CAROLA-CAROLUS One day a man from Vegassheien came into our kitchen with four live chickens that he wanted to sell.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading We had never had any pets at our house except Bouncer, our big black cat; and Karsten and I were seized at once with an overwhelming desire to own these four half-grown, golden-brown chickens, who lay so patiently in the bottom of the peasant's basket, put their heads on one side and looked up at us with their little round black eyes.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading We had never had any pets at our house except Bouncer, our big black cat; and Karsten and I were seized at once with an overwhelming desire to own these four half-grown, golden-brown chickens, who lay so patiently in the bottom of the peasant's basket, put their heads on one side and looked up at us with their little round black eyes.

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading PETS: PARTICULARLY CAROLA-CAROLUS One day a man from Vegassheien came into our kitchen with four live chickens that he wanted to sell.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading We had never had any pets at our house except Bouncer, our big black cat; and Karsten and I were seized at once with an overwhelming desire to own these four half-grown, golden-brown chickens, who lay so patiently in the bottom of the peasant's basket, put their heads on one side and looked up at us with their little round black eyes.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading PETS: PARTICULARLY CAROLA-CAROLUS One day a man from Vegassheien came into our kitchen with four live chickens that he wanted to sell.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading Oh, if Mother only would buy these darling chickens for us!

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading We had never had any pets at our house except Bouncer, our big black cat; and Karsten and I were seized at once with an overwhelming desire to own these four half-grown, golden-brown chickens, who lay so patiently in the bottom of the peasant's basket, put their heads on one side and looked up at us with their little round black eyes.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading We had never had any pets at our house except Bouncer, our big black cat; and Karsten and I were seized at once with an overwhelming desire to own these four half-grown, golden-brown chickens, who lay so patiently in the bottom of the peasant's basket, put their heads on one side and looked up at us with their little round black eyes.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading Oh, if Mother only would buy these darling chickens for us!

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading We had never had any pets at our house except Bouncer, our big black cat; and Karsten and I were seized at once with an overwhelming desire to own these four half-grown, golden-brown chickens, who lay so patiently in the bottom of the peasant's basket, put their heads on one side and looked up at us with their little round black eyes.

on one occasion

From this reading We had never had any pets at our house except Bouncer, our big black cat; and Karsten and I were seized at once with an overwhelming desire to own these four half-grown, golden-brown chickens, who lay so patiently in the bottom of the peasant's basket, put their heads on one side and looked up at us with their little round black eyes.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading PETS: PARTICULARLY CAROLA-CAROLUS One day a man from Vegassheien came into our kitchen with four live chickens that he wanted to sell.

and nothing more

From this reading Oh, if Mother only would buy these darling chickens for us!

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading PETS: PARTICULARLY CAROLA-CAROLUS One day a man from Vegassheien came into our kitchen with four live chickens that he wanted to sell.

so strong as to be irresistible

From this reading We had never had any pets at our house except Bouncer, our big black cat; and Karsten and I were seized at once with an overwhelming desire to own these four half-grown, golden-brown chickens, who lay so patiently in the bottom of the peasant's basket, put their heads on one side and looked up at us with their little round black eyes.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading We had never had any pets at our house except Bouncer, our big black cat; and Karsten and I were seized at once with an overwhelming desire to own these four half-grown, golden-brown chickens, who lay so patiently in the bottom of the peasant's basket, put their heads on one side and looked up at us with their little round black eyes.

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading PETS: PARTICULARLY CAROLA-CAROLUS One day a man from Vegassheien came into our kitchen with four live chickens that he wanted to sell.

with patience; in a patient manner

From this reading We had never had any pets at our house except Bouncer, our big black cat; and Karsten and I were seized at once with an overwhelming desire to own these four half-grown, golden-brown chickens, who lay so patiently in the bottom of the peasant's basket, put their heads on one side and looked up at us with their little round black eyes.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading We had never had any pets at our house except Bouncer, our big black cat; and Karsten and I were seized at once with an overwhelming desire to own these four half-grown, golden-brown chickens, who lay so patiently in the bottom of the peasant's basket, put their heads on one side and looked up at us with their little round black eyes.

plural of “pet” — a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement

From this reading PETS: PARTICULARLY CAROLA-CAROLUS One day a man from Vegassheien came into our kitchen with four live chickens that he wanted to sell.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading We had never had any pets at our house except Bouncer, our big black cat; and Karsten and I were seized at once with an overwhelming desire to own these four half-grown, golden-brown chickens, who lay so patiently in the bottom of the peasant's basket, put their heads on one side and looked up at us with their little round black eyes.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading We had never had any pets at our house except Bouncer, our big black cat; and Karsten and I were seized at once with an overwhelming desire to own these four half-grown, golden-brown chickens, who lay so patiently in the bottom of the peasant's basket, put their heads on one side and looked up at us with their little round black eyes.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading All hens, he said.

past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab

From this reading We had never had any pets at our house except Bouncer, our big black cat; and Karsten and I were seized at once with an overwhelming desire to own these four half-grown, golden-brown chickens, who lay so patiently in the bottom of the peasant's basket, put their heads on one side and looked up at us with their little round black eyes.

exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent

From this reading PETS: PARTICULARLY CAROLA-CAROLUS One day a man from Vegassheien came into our kitchen with four live chickens that he wanted to sell.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading We had never had any pets at our house except Bouncer, our big black cat; and Karsten and I were seized at once with an overwhelming desire to own these four half-grown, golden-brown chickens, who lay so patiently in the bottom of the peasant's basket, put their heads on one side and looked up at us with their little round black eyes.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading We had never had any pets at our house except Bouncer, our big black cat; and Karsten and I were seized at once with an overwhelming desire to own these four half-grown, golden-brown chickens, who lay so patiently in the bottom of the peasant's basket, put their heads on one side and looked up at us with their little round black eyes.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading It is such fun to have pets.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading PETS: PARTICULARLY CAROLA-CAROLUS One day a man from Vegassheien came into our kitchen with four live chickens that he wanted to sell.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading We had never had any pets at our house except Bouncer, our big black cat; and Karsten and I were seized at once with an overwhelming desire to own these four half-grown, golden-brown chickens, who lay so patiently in the bottom of the peasant's basket, put their heads on one side and looked up at us with their little round black eyes.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading We had never had any pets at our house except Bouncer, our big black cat; and Karsten and I were seized at once with an overwhelming desire to own these four half-grown, golden-brown chickens, who lay so patiently in the bottom of the peasant's basket, put their heads on one side and looked up at us with their little round black eyes.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading We had never had any pets at our house except Bouncer, our big black cat; and Karsten and I were seized at once with an overwhelming desire to own these four half-grown, golden-brown chickens, who lay so patiently in the bottom of the peasant's basket, put their heads on one side and looked up at us with their little round black eyes.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading PETS: PARTICULARLY CAROLA-CAROLUS One day a man from Vegassheien came into our kitchen with four live chickens that he wanted to sell.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading We had never had any pets at our house except Bouncer, our big black cat; and Karsten and I were seized at once with an overwhelming desire to own these four half-grown, golden-brown chickens, who lay so patiently in the bottom of the peasant's basket, put their heads on one side and looked up at us with their little round black eyes.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading We had never had any pets at our house except Bouncer, our big black cat; and Karsten and I were seized at once with an overwhelming desire to own these four half-grown, golden-brown chickens, who lay so patiently in the bottom of the peasant's basket, put their heads on one side and looked up at us with their little round black eyes.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading PETS: PARTICULARLY CAROLA-CAROLUS One day a man from Vegassheien came into our kitchen with four live chickens that he wanted to sell.

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading PETS: PARTICULARLY CAROLA-CAROLUS One day a man from Vegassheien came into our kitchen with four live chickens that he wanted to sell.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We had never had any pets at our house except Bouncer, our big black cat; and Karsten and I were seized at once with an overwhelming desire to own these four half-grown, golden-brown chickens, who lay so patiently in the bottom of the peasant's basket, put their heads on one side and looked up at us with their little round black eyes.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading We had never had any pets at our house except Bouncer, our big black cat; and Karsten and I were seized at once with an overwhelming desire to own these four half-grown, golden-brown chickens, who lay so patiently in the bottom of the peasant's basket, put their heads on one side and looked up at us with their little round black eyes.

which person or people

From this reading We had never had any pets at our house except Bouncer, our big black cat; and Karsten and I were seized at once with an overwhelming desire to own these four half-grown, golden-brown chickens, who lay so patiently in the bottom of the peasant's basket, put their heads on one side and looked up at us with their little round black eyes.

in the company of; together with

From this reading PETS: PARTICULARLY CAROLA-CAROLUS One day a man from Vegassheien came into our kitchen with four live chickens that he wanted to sell.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Oh, if Mother only would buy these darling chickens for us!