he swallowed it whole

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• swallowed it whole — swallowed it in one piece, gulped it down whole …   English contemporary dictionary

• whole — adj. & n. adj. 1 in an uninjured, unbroken, intact, or undiminished state (swallowed it whole; there is not a plate left whole). 2 not less than; all there is of; entire, complete (waited a whole year; tell the whole truth; the whole school… …   Useful english dictionary

• Swallowed — Swallow Swal low, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Swallowed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swallowing}.] [OE. swolewen, swolwen, swolhen, AS. swelgan; akin to D. zwelgen, OHG. swelahan, swelgan, G. schwelgen to feast, to revel, Icel. svelgia to swallow, SW. sv[ a]lja,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• whole — whole1 [ houl ] adjective *** 1. ) all of something: His whole body was trembling. My whole family came to watch me playing in the concert. The whole process will take months. the whole thing: Come on let s just forget the whole thing. the whole… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• whole — I UK [həʊl] / US [hoʊl] adjective *** 1) all of something His whole body was trembling. My whole family came to watch me playing in the concert. The whole process will take months. the whole thing: Come on, let s just forget the whole thing. the… …   English dictionary

• whole*/*/*/ — [həʊl] adj I 1) all of something Syn: entire My whole family came to watch me playing in the concert.[/ex] The whole process will take months.[/ex] Come on, let s just forget the whole thing.[/ex] She told Tilly the whole story.[/ex] 2) not… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• whole — 01. I can t believe you ate the [whole] watermelon! 02. The [whole] country was excited when the national team won the World Cup of soccer. 03. We spent our [whole] summer at the lake, swimming and fishing. 04. He accidentally swallowed his plum… …   Grammatical examples in English

• Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key — Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key, written by Jack Gantos, is the first in a series of books featuring Joey Pigza. The book was a National Book Award finalist.PlotThe story, told from Joey s perspective, deals with Joey s inability to control his… …   Wikipedia

• swallow — 1 verb 1 FOOD (T) to make food or drink go down your throat and towards your stomach: He swallowed the last of his coffee and asked for the bill. 2 NERVOUSLY (I) to make this kind of movement with your throat, especially because you are nervous:… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• swallow — [[t]swɒ̱loʊ[/t]] swallows, swallowing, swallowed 1) VERB If you swallow something, you cause it to go from your mouth down into your stomach. [V n] You are asked to swallow a capsule containing vitamin B... Polly took a bite of the apple, chewed… …   English dictionary

• Characters of the Bartimaeus Trilogy — The following is a list of characters in the Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud. Magicians Nathaniel/John Mandrake Simon Lovelace The main antagonist of the first book, Lovelace was a rising star in the Ministry (the Junior Minister of Trade)… …   Wikipedia