used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "When will you come again?" she asked after a pause.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading CHAPTER ONE My First Winter in Chicago "Well, Mother," I said as I took my seat at the breakfast table the second day after our Thanksgiving dinner, "I must return to Chicago.
anew
From this reading "When will you come again?" she asked after a pause.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "Almost any minute," I replied assuringly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have some lectures to deliver and besides I must get back to my writing."
announcementnounUS /əˈnaʊnsmənt/
a formal public statement
From this reading She made no objection to my announcement but her eyes lost something of their happy light.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Almost any minute," I replied assuringly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading CHAPTER ONE My First Winter in Chicago "Well, Mother," I said as I took my seat at the breakfast table the second day after our Thanksgiving dinner, "I must return to Chicago.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "When will you come again?" she asked after a pause.
assuringly
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From this reading "Almost any minute," I replied assuringly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading CHAPTER ONE My First Winter in Chicago "Well, Mother," I said as I took my seat at the breakfast table the second day after our Thanksgiving dinner, "I must return to Chicago.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I have some lectures to deliver and besides I must get back to my writing."
in addition to; as well as
From this reading I have some lectures to deliver and besides I must get back to my writing."
eat an early morning meal
From this reading CHAPTER ONE My First Winter in Chicago "Well, Mother," I said as I took my seat at the breakfast table the second day after our Thanksgiving dinner, "I must return to Chicago.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She made no objection to my announcement but her eyes lost something of their happy light.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER ONE My First Winter in Chicago "Well, Mother," I said as I took my seat at the breakfast table the second day after our Thanksgiving dinner, "I must return to Chicago.
ChicagonounUS /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading CHAPTER ONE My First Winter in Chicago "Well, Mother," I said as I took my seat at the breakfast table the second day after our Thanksgiving dinner, "I must return to Chicago.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "When will you come again?" she asked after a pause.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading CHAPTER ONE My First Winter in Chicago "Well, Mother," I said as I took my seat at the breakfast table the second day after our Thanksgiving dinner, "I must return to Chicago.
deliververbUS /dɪˈlɪvər/
deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading I have some lectures to deliver and besides I must get back to my writing."
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading CHAPTER ONE My First Winter in Chicago "Well, Mother," I said as I took my seat at the breakfast table the second day after our Thanksgiving dinner, "I must return to Chicago.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She made no objection to my announcement but her eyes lost something of their happy light.
FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading CHAPTER ONE My First Winter in Chicago "Well, Mother," I said as I took my seat at the breakfast table the second day after our Thanksgiving dinner, "I must return to Chicago.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I have some lectures to deliver and besides I must get back to my writing."
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading She made no objection to my announcement but her eyes lost something of their happy light.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have some lectures to deliver and besides I must get back to my writing."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She made no objection to my announcement but her eyes lost something of their happy light.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading CHAPTER ONE My First Winter in Chicago "Well, Mother," I said as I took my seat at the breakfast table the second day after our Thanksgiving dinner, "I must return to Chicago.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CHAPTER ONE My First Winter in Chicago "Well, Mother," I said as I took my seat at the breakfast table the second day after our Thanksgiving dinner, "I must return to Chicago.
lecturesnounUS /ˈlektʃərz/
plural of “lecture” — a speech that is open to the public
From this reading I have some lectures to deliver and besides I must get back to my writing."
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading She made no objection to my announcement but her eyes lost something of their happy light.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading She made no objection to my announcement but her eyes lost something of their happy light.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She made no objection to my announcement but her eyes lost something of their happy light.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "Almost any minute," I replied assuringly.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading CHAPTER ONE My First Winter in Chicago "Well, Mother," I said as I took my seat at the breakfast table the second day after our Thanksgiving dinner, "I must return to Chicago.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading CHAPTER ONE My First Winter in Chicago "Well, Mother," I said as I took my seat at the breakfast table the second day after our Thanksgiving dinner, "I must return to Chicago.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading CHAPTER ONE My First Winter in Chicago "Well, Mother," I said as I took my seat at the breakfast table the second day after our Thanksgiving dinner, "I must return to Chicago.
not any; not one
From this reading She made no objection to my announcement but her eyes lost something of their happy light.
objectionnounUS /əbˈdʒekʃən/
the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
From this reading She made no objection to my announcement but her eyes lost something of their happy light.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She made no objection to my announcement but her eyes lost something of their happy light.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CHAPTER ONE My First Winter in Chicago "Well, Mother," I said as I took my seat at the breakfast table the second day after our Thanksgiving dinner, "I must return to Chicago.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading CHAPTER ONE My First Winter in Chicago "Well, Mother," I said as I took my seat at the breakfast table the second day after our Thanksgiving dinner, "I must return to Chicago.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading "When will you come again?" she asked after a pause.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Almost any minute," I replied assuringly.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading CHAPTER ONE My First Winter in Chicago "Well, Mother," I said as I took my seat at the breakfast table the second day after our Thanksgiving dinner, "I must return to Chicago.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading CHAPTER ONE My First Winter in Chicago "Well, Mother," I said as I took my seat at the breakfast table the second day after our Thanksgiving dinner, "I must return to Chicago.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading CHAPTER ONE My First Winter in Chicago "Well, Mother," I said as I took my seat at the breakfast table the second day after our Thanksgiving dinner, "I must return to Chicago.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading CHAPTER ONE My First Winter in Chicago "Well, Mother," I said as I took my seat at the breakfast table the second day after our Thanksgiving dinner, "I must return to Chicago.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She made no objection to my announcement but her eyes lost something of their happy light.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I have some lectures to deliver and besides I must get back to my writing."
a thing, without saying which
From this reading She made no objection to my announcement but her eyes lost something of their happy light.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading CHAPTER ONE My First Winter in Chicago "Well, Mother," I said as I took my seat at the breakfast table the second day after our Thanksgiving dinner, "I must return to Chicago.
ThanksgivingnounUS /ˌθæŋksˈɡɪvɪŋ/
fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag
From this reading CHAPTER ONE My First Winter in Chicago "Well, Mother," I said as I took my seat at the breakfast table the second day after our Thanksgiving dinner, "I must return to Chicago.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CHAPTER ONE My First Winter in Chicago "Well, Mother," I said as I took my seat at the breakfast table the second day after our Thanksgiving dinner, "I must return to Chicago.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She made no objection to my announcement but her eyes lost something of their happy light.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHAPTER ONE My First Winter in Chicago "Well, Mother," I said as I took my seat at the breakfast table the second day after our Thanksgiving dinner, "I must return to Chicago.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading CHAPTER ONE My First Winter in Chicago "Well, Mother," I said as I took my seat at the breakfast table the second day after our Thanksgiving dinner, "I must return to Chicago.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading CHAPTER ONE My First Winter in Chicago "Well, Mother," I said as I took my seat at the breakfast table the second day after our Thanksgiving dinner, "I must return to Chicago.
at the time that
From this reading "When will you come again?" she asked after a pause.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "When will you come again?" she asked after a pause.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading CHAPTER ONE My First Winter in Chicago "Well, Mother," I said as I took my seat at the breakfast table the second day after our Thanksgiving dinner, "I must return to Chicago.
the act of creating written works
From this reading I have some lectures to deliver and besides I must get back to my writing."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "When will you come again?" she asked after a pause.
