used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The young Singletons were going to the seaside, and every one was about to have a merry-making of one sort or another.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The young Singletons were going to the seaside, and every one was about to have a merry-making of one sort or another.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Towards the end the school would break up and the holidays would begin.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading The young Singletons were going to the seaside, and every one was about to have a merry-making of one sort or another.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the past Irene and her mother had lived on in a dull sort of fashion at The Follies.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Towards the end the school would break up and the holidays would begin.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading This was the beginning of July.
terminate
From this reading Towards the end the school would break up and the holidays would begin.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading In the past Irene and her mother had lived on in a dull sort of fashion at The Follies.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Towards the end the school would break up and the holidays would begin.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The young Singletons were going to the seaside, and every one was about to have a merry-making of one sort or another.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading In the past Irene and her mother had lived on in a dull sort of fashion at The Follies.
FolliesnounUS /ˈfɑːliz/
a revue with elaborate costuming
From this reading In the past Irene and her mother had lived on in a dull sort of fashion at The Follies.
the act of departing
From this reading The young Singletons were going to the seaside, and every one was about to have a merry-making of one sort or another.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the past Irene and her mother had lived on in a dull sort of fashion at The Follies.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The young Singletons were going to the seaside, and every one was about to have a merry-making of one sort or another.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In the past Irene and her mother had lived on in a dull sort of fashion at The Follies.
holidaysnounUS /ˈhɑːlədeɪz/
plural of “holiday” — leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading Towards the end the school would break up and the holidays would begin.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the past Irene and her mother had lived on in a dull sort of fashion at The Follies.
Irene
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From this reading In the past Irene and her mother had lived on in a dull sort of fashion at The Follies.
JulynounUS /ˌdʒuːˈlaɪ/
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading This was the beginning of July.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading In the past Irene and her mother had lived on in a dull sort of fashion at The Follies.
merry-making
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From this reading The young Singletons were going to the seaside, and every one was about to have a merry-making of one sort or another.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading In the past Irene and her mother had lived on in a dull sort of fashion at The Follies.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading NEW RESPONSIBILITIES.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This was the beginning of July.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the past Irene and her mother had lived on in a dull sort of fashion at The Follies.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The young Singletons were going to the seaside, and every one was about to have a merry-making of one sort or another.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The young Singletons were going to the seaside, and every one was about to have a merry-making of one sort or another.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading In the past Irene and her mother had lived on in a dull sort of fashion at The Follies.
RESPONSIBILITIESnounUS /riˌspɑːnsəˈbɪlətiz/
plural of “responsibility” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading NEW RESPONSIBILITIES.
an educational institution
From this reading Towards the end the school would break up and the holidays would begin.
seasidenounUS /ˈsiːsaɪd/
the shore of a sea or ocean regarded as a resort
From this reading The young Singletons were going to the seaside, and every one was about to have a merry-making of one sort or another.
Singletons
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From this reading The young Singletons were going to the seaside, and every one was about to have a merry-making of one sort or another.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading The young Singletons were going to the seaside, and every one was about to have a merry-making of one sort or another.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This was the beginning of July.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the beginning of July.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The young Singletons were going to the seaside, and every one was about to have a merry-making of one sort or another.
in the direction of
From this reading Towards the end the school would break up and the holidays would begin.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Towards the end the school would break up and the holidays would begin.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was the beginning of July.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The young Singletons were going to the seaside, and every one was about to have a merry-making of one sort or another.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Towards the end the school would break up and the holidays would begin.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The young Singletons were going to the seaside, and every one was about to have a merry-making of one sort or another.
