 It should further be noted that the distinction between stage level and individual level predicates cannot explain the two readings of definite singulars. If there is a salient tiger before us, an utterance of “the tiger is intelligent” or “the tiger is male” will easily be interpreted non-generically as pertaining to the particular tiger in question, despite the fact that these are individual level predications. The distinction is not irrelevant here since it is true that stage level predications may reliably give rise to non-generic interpretations, but clearly there is more to story in the case of the definite singular.