used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The day after her friend’s departure, Lois, with a pale, miserable face, came to her mother.
(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 “Mother, it looks so scant in my closet, with all Jessie’s things gone,” she said.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I don’t see how I am going to stand it until she gets back.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “I don’t see how I am going to stand it until she gets back.”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The day after her friend’s departure, Lois, with a pale, miserable face, came to her mother.
closetnounUS /ˈklɑːzət/
a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space
From this reading “Mother, it looks so scant in my closet, with all Jessie’s things gone,” she said.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
darningnoun
the act of mending a hole in a garment with crossing threads
From this reading Mrs. Page looked up from a stocking that she was darning.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The day after her friend’s departure, Lois, with a pale, miserable face, came to her mother.
the act of departing
From this reading The day after her friend’s departure, Lois, with a pale, miserable face, came to her mother.
don't
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From this reading “I don’t see how I am going to stand it until she gets back.”
chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The day after her friend’s departure, Lois, with a pale, miserable face, came to her mother.
friend'snounUS /frendz/
possessive form of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading The day after her friend’s departure, Lois, with a pale, miserable face, came to her mother.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mrs. Page looked up from a stocking that she was darning.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading “I don’t see how I am going to stand it until she gets back.”
the act of departing
From this reading “I don’t see how I am going to stand it until she gets back.”
destroyed or killed
From this reading “Mother, it looks so scant in my closet, with all Jessie’s things gone,” she said.
only a very short time before
From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
how
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From this reading “I don’t see how I am going to stand it until she gets back.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t see how I am going to stand it until she gets back.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Mother, it looks so scant in my closet, with all Jessie’s things gone,” she said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
Jessie
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From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
Jessie's
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From this reading “Mother, it looks so scant in my closet, with all Jessie’s things gone,” she said.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
Lois
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From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
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 A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Mrs. Page looked up from a stocking that she was darning.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “Mother, it looks so scant in my closet, with all Jessie’s things gone,” she said.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading The day after her friend’s departure, Lois, with a pale, miserable face, came to her mother.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading The day after her friend’s departure, Lois, with a pale, miserable face, came to her mother.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Page looked up from a stocking that she was darning.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Mother, it looks so scant in my closet, with all Jessie’s things gone,” she said.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading Mrs. Page looked up from a stocking that she was darning.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading The day after her friend’s departure, Lois, with a pale, miserable face, came to her mother.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Mother, it looks so scant in my closet, with all Jessie’s things gone,” she said.
scantadjectiveUS /skænt/
less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
From this reading “Mother, it looks so scant in my closet, with all Jessie’s things gone,” she said.
an educational institution
From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I don’t see how I am going to stand it until she gets back.”
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
separationnounUS /ˌsepərˈeɪʃən/
the state of lacking unity
From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
be standing; be upright
From this reading “I don’t see how I am going to stand it until she gets back.”
stockingnounUS /ˈstɑːkɪŋ/
close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural)
From this reading Mrs. Page looked up from a stocking that she was darning.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “Mother, it looks so scant in my closet, with all Jessie’s things gone,” she said.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “I don’t see how I am going to stand it until she gets back.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Mrs. Page looked up from a stocking that she was darning.
vacationnounUS /veɪˈkeɪʃən/
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
at the time that
From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
