used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had missed many of the lessons, and to recover the ground that she had lost meant studying the textbooks by herself, and trying to assimilate endless pages of arrears.
arrearsnounUS /ərˈɪrz/
the state of being behind in payments
From this reading She had missed many of the lessons, and to recover the ground that she had lost meant studying the textbooks by herself, and trying to assimilate endless pages of arrears.
assimilateverbUS /əˈsɪməleɪt/
take up mentally
From this reading She had missed many of the lessons, and to recover the ground that she had lost meant studying the textbooks by herself, and trying to assimilate endless pages of arrears.
Avondale
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From this reading Water Plantain Dorothy returned to Avondale resolved to work doubly hard.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was certainly plenty to be done if she did not wish to fall behind in her Form.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading There was certainly plenty to be done if she did not wish to fall behind in her Form.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She had missed many of the lessons, and to recover the ground that she had lost meant studying the textbooks by herself, and trying to assimilate endless pages of arrears.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading There was certainly plenty to be done if she did not wish to fall behind in her Form.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading There was certainly plenty to be done if she did not wish to fall behind in her Form.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading There was certainly plenty to be done if she did not wish to fall behind in her Form.
Dorothy
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From this reading Water Plantain Dorothy returned to Avondale resolved to work doubly hard.
doublyadverbUS /ˈdʌbli/
to double the degree
From this reading Water Plantain Dorothy returned to Avondale resolved to work doubly hard.
endlessadjectiveUS /ˈendləs/
tiresomely long; seemingly without end
From this reading She had missed many of the lessons, and to recover the ground that she had lost meant studying the textbooks by herself, and trying to assimilate endless pages of arrears.
examnounUS /ɪɡˈzæm/
a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
From this reading "If I leave out the least scrap, that's sure to be the very piece I shall get in the exam.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading There was certainly plenty to be done if she did not wish to fall behind in her Form.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading There was certainly plenty to be done if she did not wish to fall behind in her Form.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "If I leave out the least scrap, that's sure to be the very piece I shall get in the exam.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading She had missed many of the lessons, and to recover the ground that she had lost meant studying the textbooks by herself, and trying to assimilate endless pages of arrears.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had missed many of the lessons, and to recover the ground that she had lost meant studying the textbooks by herself, and trying to assimilate endless pages of arrears.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Water Plantain Dorothy returned to Avondale resolved to work doubly hard.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was certainly plenty to be done if she did not wish to fall behind in her Form.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She had missed many of the lessons, and to recover the ground that she had lost meant studying the textbooks by herself, and trying to assimilate endless pages of arrears.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yet I must," she thought.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There was certainly plenty to be done if she did not wish to fall behind in her Form.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was certainly plenty to be done if she did not wish to fall behind in her Form.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading "If I leave out the least scrap, that's sure to be the very piece I shall get in the exam.
go away from a place
From this reading "If I leave out the least scrap, that's sure to be the very piece I shall get in the exam.
lessonsnounUS /ˈlesənz/
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading She had missed many of the lessons, and to recover the ground that she had lost meant studying the textbooks by herself, and trying to assimilate endless pages of arrears.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading She had missed many of the lessons, and to recover the ground that she had lost meant studying the textbooks by herself, and trying to assimilate endless pages of arrears.
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 had missed many of the lessons, and to recover the ground that she had lost meant studying the textbooks by herself, and trying to assimilate endless pages of arrears.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading She had missed many of the lessons, and to recover the ground that she had lost meant studying the textbooks by herself, and trying to assimilate endless pages of arrears.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading She had missed many of the lessons, and to recover the ground that she had lost meant studying the textbooks by herself, and trying to assimilate endless pages of arrears.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Yet I must," she thought.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was certainly plenty to be done if she did not wish to fall behind in her Form.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had missed many of the lessons, and to recover the ground that she had lost meant studying the textbooks by herself, and trying to assimilate endless pages of arrears.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "If I leave out the least scrap, that's sure to be the very piece I shall get in the exam.
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading She had missed many of the lessons, and to recover the ground that she had lost meant studying the textbooks by herself, and trying to assimilate endless pages of arrears.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading "If I leave out the least scrap, that's sure to be the very piece I shall get in the exam.
PlantainnounUS /ˈplæntən/
any of numerous plants of the genus Plantago; mostly small roadside or dooryard weeds with elliptic leaves and small spikes of very small flowers; seeds of some used medicinally
From this reading Water Plantain Dorothy returned to Avondale resolved to work doubly hard.
a full supply
From this reading There was certainly plenty to be done if she did not wish to fall behind in her Form.
recoververbUS /rɪˈkʌvər/
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading She had missed many of the lessons, and to recover the ground that she had lost meant studying the textbooks by herself, and trying to assimilate endless pages of arrears.
determined
From this reading Water Plantain Dorothy returned to Avondale resolved to work doubly hard.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Water Plantain Dorothy returned to Avondale resolved to work doubly hard.
scrapnounUS /skræp/
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
From this reading "If I leave out the least scrap, that's sure to be the very piece I shall get in the exam.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "If I leave out the least scrap, that's sure to be the very piece I shall get in the exam.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was certainly plenty to be done if she did not wish to fall behind in her Form.
studyingnounUS /ˈstʌdiɪŋ/
reading carefully with intent to remember
From this reading She had missed many of the lessons, and to recover the ground that she had lost meant studying the textbooks by herself, and trying to assimilate endless pages of arrears.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "If I leave out the least scrap, that's sure to be the very piece I shall get in the exam.
textbooksnounUS /ˈtekstbʊks/
plural of “textbook” — a book prepared for use in schools or colleges
From this reading She had missed many of the lessons, and to recover the ground that she had lost meant studying the textbooks by herself, and trying to assimilate endless pages of arrears.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had missed many of the lessons, and to recover the ground that she had lost meant studying the textbooks by herself, and trying to assimilate endless pages of arrears.
that's
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From this reading "If I leave out the least scrap, that's sure to be the very piece I shall get in the exam.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had missed many of the lessons, and to recover the ground that she had lost meant studying the textbooks by herself, and trying to assimilate endless pages of arrears.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was certainly plenty to be done if she did not wish to fall behind in her Form.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Yet I must," she thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Water Plantain Dorothy returned to Avondale resolved to work doubly hard.
hard to endure
From this reading She had missed many of the lessons, and to recover the ground that she had lost meant studying the textbooks by herself, and trying to assimilate endless pages of arrears.
precisely as stated
From this reading "If I leave out the least scrap, that's sure to be the very piece I shall get in the exam.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was certainly plenty to be done if she did not wish to fall behind in her Form.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Water Plantain Dorothy returned to Avondale resolved to work doubly hard.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading There was certainly plenty to be done if she did not wish to fall behind in her Form.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Water Plantain Dorothy returned to Avondale resolved to work doubly hard.
but in spite of that
From this reading "Yet I must," she thought.
