used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A NEW DEPARTURE Cynthia Leverett was making great improvement in every respect.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Elizabeth made a stand for good wearing ginghams and plain cloths for winter.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "There's that gray cloth of mine that's too nice to hack around for every day.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading "There's that gray cloth of mine that's too nice to hack around for every day.
clothing in general
From this reading She had outgrown her clothes, which was a good sign, Eunice said.
clothsnounUS /klɔːθs/
plural of “cloth” — artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading Elizabeth made a stand for good wearing ginghams and plain cloths for winter.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She was no longer the thin, wan little thing that had come from India.
CynthianounUS /ˈsɪnθiə/
(Greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana
From this reading A NEW DEPARTURE Cynthia Leverett was making great improvement in every respect.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "There's that gray cloth of mine that's too nice to hack around for every day.
the act of departing
From this reading A NEW DEPARTURE Cynthia Leverett was making great improvement in every respect.
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading Elizabeth made a stand for good wearing ginghams and plain cloths for winter.
Eunice
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From this reading She had outgrown her clothes, which was a good sign, Eunice said.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading A NEW DEPARTURE Cynthia Leverett was making great improvement in every respect.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Elizabeth made a stand for good wearing ginghams and plain cloths for winter.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She was no longer the thin, wan little thing that had come from India.
ginghamsnounUS /ˈɡɪŋəmz/
plural of “gingham” — a clothing fabric in a plaid weave
From this reading Elizabeth made a stand for good wearing ginghams and plain cloths for winter.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading She had outgrown her clothes, which was a good sign, Eunice said.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading "There's that gray cloth of mine that's too nice to hack around for every day.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading A NEW DEPARTURE Cynthia Leverett was making great improvement in every respect.
hacknounUS /hæk/
one who works hard at boring tasks
From this reading "There's that gray cloth of mine that's too nice to hack around for every day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was no longer the thin, wan little thing that had come from India.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had outgrown her clothes, which was a good sign, Eunice said.
improvementnounUS /ˌɪmˈpruːvmənt/
a change for the better; progress in development
From this reading A NEW DEPARTURE Cynthia Leverett was making great improvement in every respect.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A NEW DEPARTURE Cynthia Leverett was making great improvement in every respect.
IndianounUS /ˈɪndiə/
a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
From this reading She was no longer the thin, wan little thing that had come from India.
Leverett
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From this reading A NEW DEPARTURE Cynthia Leverett was making great improvement in every respect.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She was no longer the thin, wan little thing that had come from India.
for more time
From this reading She was no longer the thin, wan little thing that had come from India.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Elizabeth made a stand for good wearing ginghams and plain cloths for winter.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading A NEW DEPARTURE Cynthia Leverett was making great improvement in every respect.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "There's that gray cloth of mine that's too nice to hack around for every day.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A NEW DEPARTURE Cynthia Leverett was making great improvement in every respect.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading "There's that gray cloth of mine that's too nice to hack around for every day.
not any; not one
From this reading She was no longer the thin, wan little thing that had come from India.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "There's that gray cloth of mine that's too nice to hack around for every day.
outgrownverbUS /ˌaʊtˈɡroʊn/
inflected form of “outgrow” — grow too large or too mature for
From this reading She had outgrown her clothes, which was a good sign, Eunice said.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading Elizabeth made a stand for good wearing ginghams and plain cloths for winter.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading A NEW DEPARTURE Cynthia Leverett was making great improvement in every respect.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She had outgrown her clothes, which was a good sign, Eunice said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was no longer the thin, wan little thing that had come from India.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading She had outgrown her clothes, which was a good sign, Eunice said.
be standing; be upright
From this reading Elizabeth made a stand for good wearing ginghams and plain cloths for winter.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was no longer the thin, wan little thing that had come from India.
that's
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From this reading "There's that gray cloth of mine that's too nice to hack around for every day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was no longer the thin, wan little thing that had come from India.
There's
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From this reading "There's that gray cloth of mine that's too nice to hack around for every day.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading She was no longer the thin, wan little thing that had come from India.
a special situation
From this reading She was no longer the thin, wan little thing that had come from India.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There's that gray cloth of mine that's too nice to hack around for every day.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "There's that gray cloth of mine that's too nice to hack around for every day.
wanadjectiveUS /wɑːn/
(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble
From this reading She was no longer the thin, wan little thing that had come from India.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A NEW DEPARTURE Cynthia Leverett was making great improvement in every respect.
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
From this reading Elizabeth made a stand for good wearing ginghams and plain cloths for winter.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had outgrown her clothes, which was a good sign, Eunice said.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Elizabeth made a stand for good wearing ginghams and plain cloths for winter.
