used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Two successive summers they had spent at a very pleasant mountain farmhouse, but the last year they had gone to the seashore.
anew
From this reading This summer Mrs. Ashford decided for the farmhouse again, to Marty's great delight, for it was a perfect paradise to her.
(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 She herself had many preparations to make--deciding which dolls to take and which to leave at home, and getting them all ready for whatever was to be their fate.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was well on in June, and Mrs. Ashford was very busy making preparations to go to the country with the children.
Ashford
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From this reading It was well on in June, and Mrs. Ashford was very busy making preparations to go to the country with the children.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Two successive summers they had spent at a very pleasant mountain farmhouse, but the last year they had gone to the seashore.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She herself had many preparations to make--deciding which dolls to take and which to leave at home, and getting them all ready for whatever was to be their fate.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading It was well on in June, and Mrs. Ashford was very busy making preparations to go to the country with the children.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Two successive summers they had spent at a very pleasant mountain farmhouse, but the last year they had gone to the seashore.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading It was well on in June, and Mrs. Ashford was very busy making preparations to go to the country with the children.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading It was well on in June, and Mrs. Ashford was very busy making preparations to go to the country with the children.
recognizable; marked
From this reading This summer Mrs. Ashford decided for the farmhouse again, to Marty's great delight, for it was a perfect paradise to her.
decidingnounUS /ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪŋ/
the cognitive process of reaching a decision
From this reading She herself had many preparations to make--deciding which dolls to take and which to leave at home, and getting them all ready for whatever was to be their fate.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading This summer Mrs. Ashford decided for the farmhouse again, to Marty's great delight, for it was a perfect paradise to her.
dollsnounUS /dɑːlz/
plural of “doll” — a small replica of a person; used as a toy
From this reading She herself had many preparations to make--deciding which dolls to take and which to leave at home, and getting them all ready for whatever was to be their fate.
DON'T
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From this reading "NOW DON'T FORGET!"
farmhousenounUS /ˈfɑːrmhaʊs/
house for a farmer and family
From this reading Two successive summers they had spent at a very pleasant mountain farmhouse, but the last year they had gone to the seashore.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading She herself had many preparations to make--deciding which dolls to take and which to leave at home, and getting them all ready for whatever was to be their fate.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This summer Mrs. Ashford decided for the farmhouse again, to Marty's great delight, for it was a perfect paradise to her.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading "NOW DON'T FORGET!"
the act of acquiring something
From this reading She herself had many preparations to make--deciding which dolls to take and which to leave at home, and getting them all ready for whatever was to be their fate.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It was well on in June, and Mrs. Ashford was very busy making preparations to go to the country with the children.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Two successive summers they had spent at a very pleasant mountain farmhouse, but the last year they had gone to the seashore.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading This summer Mrs. Ashford decided for the farmhouse again, to Marty's great delight, for it was a perfect paradise to her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Two successive summers they had spent at a very pleasant mountain farmhouse, but the last year they had gone to the seashore.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This summer Mrs. Ashford decided for the farmhouse again, to Marty's great delight, for it was a perfect paradise to her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She herself had many preparations to make--deciding which dolls to take and which to leave at home, and getting them all ready for whatever was to be their fate.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading She herself had many preparations to make--deciding which dolls to take and which to leave at home, and getting them all ready for whatever was to be their fate.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was well on in June, and Mrs. Ashford was very busy making preparations to go to the country with the children.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was well on in June, and Mrs. Ashford was very busy making preparations to go to the country with the children.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading It was well on in June, and Mrs. Ashford was very busy making preparations to go to the country with the children.
immediately past
From this reading Two successive summers they had spent at a very pleasant mountain farmhouse, but the last year they had gone to the seashore.
go away from a place
From this reading She herself had many preparations to make--deciding which dolls to take and which to leave at home, and getting them all ready for whatever was to be their fate.
engage in
From this reading She herself had many preparations to make--deciding which dolls to take and which to leave at home, and getting them all ready for whatever was to be their fate.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading It was well on in June, and Mrs. Ashford was very busy making preparations to go to the country with the children.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading She herself had many preparations to make--deciding which dolls to take and which to leave at home, and getting them all ready for whatever was to be their fate.
Marty's
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From this reading This summer Mrs. Ashford decided for the farmhouse again, to Marty's great delight, for it was a perfect paradise to her.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Two successive summers they had spent at a very pleasant mountain farmhouse, but the last year they had gone to the seashore.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading It was well on in June, and Mrs. Ashford was very busy making preparations to go to the country with the children.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "NOW DON'T FORGET!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was well on in June, and Mrs. Ashford was very busy making preparations to go to the country with the children.
paradisenounUS /ˈperədaɪs/
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading This summer Mrs. Ashford decided for the farmhouse again, to Marty's great delight, for it was a perfect paradise to her.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading This summer Mrs. Ashford decided for the farmhouse again, to Marty's great delight, for it was a perfect paradise to her.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading Two successive summers they had spent at a very pleasant mountain farmhouse, but the last year they had gone to the seashore.
preparationsnounUS /ˌprepərˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading It was well on in June, and Mrs. Ashford was very busy making preparations to go to the country with the children.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading She herself had many preparations to make--deciding which dolls to take and which to leave at home, and getting them all ready for whatever was to be their fate.
seashorenounUS /ˈsiːʃɔːr/
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading Two successive summers they had spent at a very pleasant mountain farmhouse, but the last year they had gone to the seashore.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She herself had many preparations to make--deciding which dolls to take and which to leave at home, and getting them all ready for whatever was to be their fate.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading Two successive summers they had spent at a very pleasant mountain farmhouse, but the last year they had gone to the seashore.
successiveadjectiveUS /səkˈsesɪv/
in regular succession without gaps
From this reading Two successive summers they had spent at a very pleasant mountain farmhouse, but the last year they had gone to the seashore.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading This summer Mrs. Ashford decided for the farmhouse again, to Marty's great delight, for it was a perfect paradise to her.
summersnounUS /ˈsʌmərz/
plural of “summer” — the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Two successive summers they had spent at a very pleasant mountain farmhouse, but the last year they had gone to the seashore.
carry out
From this reading She herself had many preparations to make--deciding which dolls to take and which to leave at home, and getting them all ready for whatever was to be their fate.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was well on in June, and Mrs. Ashford was very busy making preparations to go to the country with the children.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She herself had many preparations to make--deciding which dolls to take and which to leave at home, and getting them all ready for whatever was to be their fate.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She herself had many preparations to make--deciding which dolls to take and which to leave at home, and getting them all ready for whatever was to be their fate.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Two successive summers they had spent at a very pleasant mountain farmhouse, but the last year they had gone to the seashore.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This summer Mrs. Ashford decided for the farmhouse again, to Marty's great delight, for it was a perfect paradise to her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was well on in June, and Mrs. Ashford was very busy making preparations to go to the country with the children.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two successive summers they had spent at a very pleasant mountain farmhouse, but the last year they had gone to the seashore.
precisely as stated
From this reading It was well on in June, and Mrs. Ashford was very busy making preparations to go to the country with the children.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was well on in June, and Mrs. Ashford was very busy making preparations to go to the country with the children.
(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 It was well on in June, and Mrs. Ashford was very busy making preparations to go to the country with the children.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading She herself had many preparations to make--deciding which dolls to take and which to leave at home, and getting them all ready for whatever was to be their fate.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She herself had many preparations to make--deciding which dolls to take and which to leave at home, and getting them all ready for whatever was to be their fate.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was well on in June, and Mrs. Ashford was very busy making preparations to go to the country with the children.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Two successive summers they had spent at a very pleasant mountain farmhouse, but the last year they had gone to the seashore.
