used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE SHADED SIDE I was having a happy girl's life with friends and pleasures.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SHADED SIDE I was having a happy girl's life with friends and pleasures.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One day father was brought home from a bad fall, unconscious; they feared at first that he was dead.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading One day father was brought home from a bad fall, unconscious; they feared at first that he was dead.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Nanette Piaget had a lover, a young French Canadian, who became enamored of prairies, and saw boundless possibilities in wheat.
boundlessadjectiveUS /ˈbaʊndləs/
seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent
From this reading Nanette Piaget had a lover, a young French Canadian, who became enamored of prairies, and saw boundless possibilities in wheat.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading One day father was brought home from a bad fall, unconscious; they feared at first that he was dead.
CanadianadjectiveUS /kəˈneɪdiən/
of or relating to Canada or its people
From this reading Nanette Piaget had a lover, a young French Canadian, who became enamored of prairies, and saw boundless possibilities in wheat.
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 He had some money and would settle in Chicago.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day father was brought home from a bad fall, unconscious; they feared at first that he was dead.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading One day father was brought home from a bad fall, unconscious; they feared at first that he was dead.
enamoredadjectiveUS /eˈnæmərd/
marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness
From this reading Nanette Piaget had a lover, a young French Canadian, who became enamored of prairies, and saw boundless possibilities in wheat.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading One day father was brought home from a bad fall, unconscious; they feared at first that he was dead.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading One day father was brought home from a bad fall, unconscious; they feared at first that he was dead.
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading One day father was brought home from a bad fall, unconscious; they feared at first that he was dead.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading One day father was brought home from a bad fall, unconscious; they feared at first that he was dead.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading Nanette Piaget had a lover, a young French Canadian, who became enamored of prairies, and saw boundless possibilities in wheat.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading THE SHADED SIDE I was having a happy girl's life with friends and pleasures.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One day father was brought home from a bad fall, unconscious; they feared at first that he was dead.
girl'snounUS /ɡɜːrlz/
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading THE SHADED SIDE I was having a happy girl's life with friends and pleasures.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nanette Piaget had a lover, a young French Canadian, who became enamored of prairies, and saw boundless possibilities in wheat.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading THE SHADED SIDE I was having a happy girl's life with friends and pleasures.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading THE SHADED SIDE I was having a happy girl's life with friends and pleasures.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had some money and would settle in Chicago.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading One day father was brought home from a bad fall, unconscious; they feared at first that he was dead.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE SHADED SIDE I was having a happy girl's life with friends and pleasures.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nanette Piaget had a lover, a young French Canadian, who became enamored of prairies, and saw boundless possibilities in wheat.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading THE SHADED SIDE I was having a happy girl's life with friends and pleasures.
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading Nanette Piaget had a lover, a young French Canadian, who became enamored of prairies, and saw boundless possibilities in wheat.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading He had some money and would settle in Chicago.
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From this reading Nanette Piaget had a lover, a young French Canadian, who became enamored of prairies, and saw boundless possibilities in wheat.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nanette Piaget had a lover, a young French Canadian, who became enamored of prairies, and saw boundless possibilities in wheat.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day father was brought home from a bad fall, unconscious; they feared at first that he was dead.
PiagetnounUS /ˌpiːəˈʒeɪ/
Swiss psychologist remembered for his studies of cognitive development in children (1896-1980)
From this reading Nanette Piaget had a lover, a young French Canadian, who became enamored of prairies, and saw boundless possibilities in wheat.
pleasuresnounUS /ˈpleʒərz/
plural of “pleasure” — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading THE SHADED SIDE I was having a happy girl's life with friends and pleasures.
possibilitiesnounUS /ˌpɑːsəˈbɪlətiz/
plural of “possibility” — a future prospect or potential
From this reading Nanette Piaget had a lover, a young French Canadian, who became enamored of prairies, and saw boundless possibilities in wheat.
prairiesnounUS /ˈpreɪriz/
plural of “prairie” — a treeless grassy plain
From this reading Nanette Piaget had a lover, a young French Canadian, who became enamored of prairies, and saw boundless possibilities in wheat.
cut with a saw
From this reading Nanette Piaget had a lover, a young French Canadian, who became enamored of prairies, and saw boundless possibilities in wheat.
settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
From this reading He had some money and would settle in Chicago.
SHADEDadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪdɪd/
protected from heat and light with shade or shadow
From this reading THE SHADED SIDE I was having a happy girl's life with friends and pleasures.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading THE SHADED SIDE I was having a happy girl's life with friends and pleasures.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He had some money and would settle in Chicago.
stunnedadjectiveUS /stʌnd/
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading I was stunned.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One day father was brought home from a bad fall, unconscious; they feared at first that he was dead.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SHADED SIDE I was having a happy girl's life with friends and pleasures.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One day father was brought home from a bad fall, unconscious; they feared at first that he was dead.
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading One day father was brought home from a bad fall, unconscious; they feared at first that he was dead.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SHADED SIDE I was having a happy girl's life with friends and pleasures.
wheatnounUS /wiːt/
annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains
From this reading Nanette Piaget had a lover, a young French Canadian, who became enamored of prairies, and saw boundless possibilities in wheat.
which person or people
From this reading Nanette Piaget had a lover, a young French Canadian, who became enamored of prairies, and saw boundless possibilities in wheat.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE SHADED SIDE I was having a happy girl's life with friends and pleasures.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had some money and would settle in Chicago.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Nanette Piaget had a lover, a young French Canadian, who became enamored of prairies, and saw boundless possibilities in wheat.
