used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE BOYS SET A TRAP The next day was fair and warm, but on the following day the wind changed, and the drab, suffering town of Boston was shrouded in a thick blanket of fog.
a-creaking
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From this reading You’re awake, ’cause I hear the bed a-creaking.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BOYS SET A TRAP The next day was fair and warm, but on the following day the wind changed, and the drab, suffering town of Boston was shrouded in a thick blanket of fog.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “Donald,” came the voice of his aunt, “it’s high time you were down here to breakfast.
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading You’re awake, ’cause I hear the bed a-creaking.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Don rolled over in bed and stretched and yawned.
blanketnounUS /ˈblæŋkət/
bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading THE BOYS SET A TRAP The next day was fair and warm, but on the following day the wind changed, and the drab, suffering town of Boston was shrouded in a thick blanket of fog.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading THE BOYS SET A TRAP The next day was fair and warm, but on the following day the wind changed, and the drab, suffering town of Boston was shrouded in a thick blanket of fog.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading THE BOYS SET A TRAP The next day was fair and warm, but on the following day the wind changed, and the drab, suffering town of Boston was shrouded in a thick blanket of fog.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “Donald,” came the voice of his aunt, “it’s high time you were down here to breakfast.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE BOYS SET A TRAP The next day was fair and warm, but on the following day the wind changed, and the drab, suffering town of Boston was shrouded in a thick blanket of fog.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Donald,” came the voice of his aunt, “it’s high time you were down here to breakfast.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading You’re awake, ’cause I hear the bed a-creaking.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading THE BOYS SET A TRAP The next day was fair and warm, but on the following day the wind changed, and the drab, suffering town of Boston was shrouded in a thick blanket of fog.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come on now; Mrs. Lancaster is coming to-day.”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Come on now; Mrs. Lancaster is coming to-day.”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE BOYS SET A TRAP The next day was fair and warm, but on the following day the wind changed, and the drab, suffering town of Boston was shrouded in a thick blanket of fog.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading Don rolled over in bed and stretched and yawned.
Donald
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From this reading “Donald,” came the voice of his aunt, “it’s high time you were down here to breakfast.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Donald,” came the voice of his aunt, “it’s high time you were down here to breakfast.
drabadjectiveUS /dræb/
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading THE BOYS SET A TRAP The next day was fair and warm, but on the following day the wind changed, and the drab, suffering town of Boston was shrouded in a thick blanket of fog.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading THE BOYS SET A TRAP The next day was fair and warm, but on the following day the wind changed, and the drab, suffering town of Boston was shrouded in a thick blanket of fog.
fognounUS /fɑːɡ/
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading THE BOYS SET A TRAP The next day was fair and warm, but on the following day the wind changed, and the drab, suffering town of Boston was shrouded in a thick blanket of fog.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading THE BOYS SET A TRAP The next day was fair and warm, but on the following day the wind changed, and the drab, suffering town of Boston was shrouded in a thick blanket of fog.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading You’re awake, ’cause I hear the bed a-creaking.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Donald,” came the voice of his aunt, “it’s high time you were down here to breakfast.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading “Donald,” came the voice of his aunt, “it’s high time you were down here to breakfast.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Donald,” came the voice of his aunt, “it’s high time you were down here to breakfast.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You’re awake, ’cause I hear the bed a-creaking.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE BOYS SET A TRAP The next day was fair and warm, but on the following day the wind changed, and the drab, suffering town of Boston was shrouded in a thick blanket of fog.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Come on now; Mrs. Lancaster is coming to-day.”
it's
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From this reading “Donald,” came the voice of his aunt, “it’s high time you were down here to breakfast.
LancasternounUS /ˈlænkæstər/
a city in northwestern England
From this reading Come on now; Mrs. Lancaster is coming to-day.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Come on now; Mrs. Lancaster is coming to-day.”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading THE BOYS SET A TRAP The next day was fair and warm, but on the following day the wind changed, and the drab, suffering town of Boston was shrouded in a thick blanket of fog.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Come on now; Mrs. Lancaster is coming to-day.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BOYS SET A TRAP The next day was fair and warm, but on the following day the wind changed, and the drab, suffering town of Boston was shrouded in a thick blanket of fog.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE BOYS SET A TRAP The next day was fair and warm, but on the following day the wind changed, and the drab, suffering town of Boston was shrouded in a thick blanket of fog.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Don rolled over in bed and stretched and yawned.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading Don rolled over in bed and stretched and yawned.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading THE BOYS SET A TRAP The next day was fair and warm, but on the following day the wind changed, and the drab, suffering town of Boston was shrouded in a thick blanket of fog.
shroudedverbUS /ˈʃraʊdɪd/
past form of “shroud” — cover as if with a shroud
From this reading THE BOYS SET A TRAP The next day was fair and warm, but on the following day the wind changed, and the drab, suffering town of Boston was shrouded in a thick blanket of fog.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading Don rolled over in bed and stretched and yawned.
a state of acute pain
From this reading THE BOYS SET A TRAP The next day was fair and warm, but on the following day the wind changed, and the drab, suffering town of Boston was shrouded in a thick blanket of fog.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BOYS SET A TRAP The next day was fair and warm, but on the following day the wind changed, and the drab, suffering town of Boston was shrouded in a thick blanket of fog.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading THE BOYS SET A TRAP The next day was fair and warm, but on the following day the wind changed, and the drab, suffering town of Boston was shrouded in a thick blanket of fog.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “Donald,” came the voice of his aunt, “it’s high time you were down here to breakfast.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Donald,” came the voice of his aunt, “it’s high time you were down here to breakfast.
to-day
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From this reading Come on now; Mrs. Lancaster is coming to-day.”
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading THE BOYS SET A TRAP The next day was fair and warm, but on the following day the wind changed, and the drab, suffering town of Boston was shrouded in a thick blanket of fog.
TRAPnounUS /træp/
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading THE BOYS SET A TRAP The next day was fair and warm, but on the following day the wind changed, and the drab, suffering town of Boston was shrouded in a thick blanket of fog.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Donald,” came the voice of his aunt, “it’s high time you were down here to breakfast.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading THE BOYS SET A TRAP The next day was fair and warm, but on the following day the wind changed, and the drab, suffering town of Boston was shrouded in a thick blanket of fog.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BOYS SET A TRAP The next day was fair and warm, but on the following day the wind changed, and the drab, suffering town of Boston was shrouded in a thick blanket of fog.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Donald,” came the voice of his aunt, “it’s high time you were down here to breakfast.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading THE BOYS SET A TRAP The next day was fair and warm, but on the following day the wind changed, and the drab, suffering town of Boston was shrouded in a thick blanket of fog.
yawnedverbUS /jɔːnd/
past form of “yawn” — utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired
From this reading Don rolled over in bed and stretched and yawned.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Donald,” came the voice of his aunt, “it’s high time you were down here to breakfast.
You're
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From this reading You’re awake, ’cause I hear the bed a-creaking.
