used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Potato Walk Dona's suggestion was adopted, and she and Marjorie began a little system of correspondence with Eric.
adoptedadjectiveUS /əˈdɑːptɪd/
acquired as your own by free choice
From this reading A Potato Walk Dona's suggestion was adopted, and she and Marjorie began a little system of correspondence with Eric.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "A delicate little fellow in an invalid carriage.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A Potato Walk Dona's suggestion was adopted, and she and Marjorie began a little system of correspondence with Eric.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At their request Elaine bought a small present and left the parcel with the attendant at the refreshment kiosk, who promised to give it to him.
attendantnounUS /əˈtendənt/
someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
From this reading At their request Elaine bought a small present and left the parcel with the attendant at the refreshment kiosk, who promised to give it to him.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading A Potato Walk Dona's suggestion was adopted, and she and Marjorie began a little system of correspondence with Eric.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading At their request Elaine bought a small present and left the parcel with the attendant at the refreshment kiosk, who promised to give it to him.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading They used to pass here two or three times a week last summer, and sometimes they'd stop at the kiosk and the girl would buy him an orange or some sweets.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "I know the child quite well by sight," she said.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading "A delicate little fellow in an invalid carriage.
a young person of either sex
From this reading "I know the child quite well by sight," she said.
correspondencenounUS /ˌkɔːrəˈspɑːndəns/
communication by the exchange of letters
From this reading A Potato Walk Dona's suggestion was adopted, and she and Marjorie began a little system of correspondence with Eric.
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading "A delicate little fellow in an invalid carriage.
Dona's
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From this reading A Potato Walk Dona's suggestion was adopted, and she and Marjorie began a little system of correspondence with Eric.
Elaine
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From this reading At their request Elaine bought a small present and left the parcel with the attendant at the refreshment kiosk, who promised to give it to him.
Eric
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From this reading A Potato Walk Dona's suggestion was adopted, and she and Marjorie began a little system of correspondence with Eric.
a boy or man
From this reading "A delicate little fellow in an invalid carriage.
a young female
From this reading They used to pass here two or three times a week last summer, and sometimes they'd stop at the kiosk and the girl would buy him an orange or some sweets.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading At their request Elaine bought a small present and left the parcel with the attendant at the refreshment kiosk, who promised to give it to him.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading They used to pass here two or three times a week last summer, and sometimes they'd stop at the kiosk and the girl would buy him an orange or some sweets.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At their request Elaine bought a small present and left the parcel with the attendant at the refreshment kiosk, who promised to give it to him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I know the child quite well by sight," she said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "A delicate little fellow in an invalid carriage.
invalidnounUS /ˈɪnvələd/
someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
From this reading "A delicate little fellow in an invalid carriage.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At their request Elaine bought a small present and left the parcel with the attendant at the refreshment kiosk, who promised to give it to him.
kiosknounUS /ˈkiːɔːsk/
small area set off by walls for special use
From this reading At their request Elaine bought a small present and left the parcel with the attendant at the refreshment kiosk, who promised to give it to him.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I know the child quite well by sight," she said.
immediately past
From this reading They used to pass here two or three times a week last summer, and sometimes they'd stop at the kiosk and the girl would buy him an orange or some sweets.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading At their request Elaine bought a small present and left the parcel with the attendant at the refreshment kiosk, who promised to give it to him.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A Potato Walk Dona's suggestion was adopted, and she and Marjorie began a little system of correspondence with Eric.
Marjorie
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From this reading A Potato Walk Dona's suggestion was adopted, and she and Marjorie began a little system of correspondence with Eric.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Potato Walk Dona's suggestion was adopted, and she and Marjorie began a little system of correspondence with Eric.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They used to pass here two or three times a week last summer, and sometimes they'd stop at the kiosk and the girl would buy him an orange or some sweets.
orangenounUS /ˈɔːrəndʒ/
round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
From this reading They used to pass here two or three times a week last summer, and sometimes they'd stop at the kiosk and the girl would buy him an orange or some sweets.
parcelnounUS /ˈpɑːrsəl/
a wrapped container
From this reading At their request Elaine bought a small present and left the parcel with the attendant at the refreshment kiosk, who promised to give it to him.
go across or through
From this reading They used to pass here two or three times a week last summer, and sometimes they'd stop at the kiosk and the girl would buy him an orange or some sweets.
PotatonounUS /pəˈteɪtoʊ/
an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading A Potato Walk Dona's suggestion was adopted, and she and Marjorie began a little system of correspondence with Eric.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading At their request Elaine bought a small present and left the parcel with the attendant at the refreshment kiosk, who promised to give it to him.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading At their request Elaine bought a small present and left the parcel with the attendant at the refreshment kiosk, who promised to give it to him.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "I know the child quite well by sight," she said.
refreshmentnounUS /rəˈfreʃmənt/
snacks and drinks served as a light meal
From this reading At their request Elaine bought a small present and left the parcel with the attendant at the refreshment kiosk, who promised to give it to him.
express the need or desire for
From this reading At their request Elaine bought a small present and left the parcel with the attendant at the refreshment kiosk, who promised to give it to him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I know the child quite well by sight," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A Potato Walk Dona's suggestion was adopted, and she and Marjorie began a little system of correspondence with Eric.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading "I know the child quite well by sight," she said.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading At their request Elaine bought a small present and left the parcel with the attendant at the refreshment kiosk, who promised to give it to him.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading They used to pass here two or three times a week last summer, and sometimes they'd stop at the kiosk and the girl would buy him an orange or some sweets.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading They used to pass here two or three times a week last summer, and sometimes they'd stop at the kiosk and the girl would buy him an orange or some sweets.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading They used to pass here two or three times a week last summer, and sometimes they'd stop at the kiosk and the girl would buy him an orange or some sweets.
an idea that is suggested
From this reading A Potato Walk Dona's suggestion was adopted, and she and Marjorie began a little system of correspondence with Eric.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading They used to pass here two or three times a week last summer, and sometimes they'd stop at the kiosk and the girl would buy him an orange or some sweets.
sweetsnounUS /swiːts/
plural of “sweet” — English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)
From this reading They used to pass here two or three times a week last summer, and sometimes they'd stop at the kiosk and the girl would buy him an orange or some sweets.
instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
From this reading A Potato Walk Dona's suggestion was adopted, and she and Marjorie began a little system of correspondence with Eric.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At their request Elaine bought a small present and left the parcel with the attendant at the refreshment kiosk, who promised to give it to him.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading At their request Elaine bought a small present and left the parcel with the attendant at the refreshment kiosk, who promised to give it to him.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They used to pass here two or three times a week last summer, and sometimes they'd stop at the kiosk and the girl would buy him an orange or some sweets.
they'd
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From this reading They used to pass here two or three times a week last summer, and sometimes they'd stop at the kiosk and the girl would buy him an orange or some sweets.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading They used to pass here two or three times a week last summer, and sometimes they'd stop at the kiosk and the girl would buy him an orange or some sweets.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading They used to pass here two or three times a week last summer, and sometimes they'd stop at the kiosk and the girl would buy him an orange or some sweets.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At their request Elaine bought a small present and left the parcel with the attendant at the refreshment kiosk, who promised to give it to him.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading They used to pass here two or three times a week last summer, and sometimes they'd stop at the kiosk and the girl would buy him an orange or some sweets.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading They used to pass here two or three times a week last summer, and sometimes they'd stop at the kiosk and the girl would buy him an orange or some sweets.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading A Potato Walk Dona's suggestion was adopted, and she and Marjorie began a little system of correspondence with Eric.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A Potato Walk Dona's suggestion was adopted, and she and Marjorie began a little system of correspondence with Eric.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading They used to pass here two or three times a week last summer, and sometimes they'd stop at the kiosk and the girl would buy him an orange or some sweets.
(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 "I know the child quite well by sight," she said.
which person or people
From this reading At their request Elaine bought a small present and left the parcel with the attendant at the refreshment kiosk, who promised to give it to him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A Potato Walk Dona's suggestion was adopted, and she and Marjorie began a little system of correspondence with Eric.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They used to pass here two or three times a week last summer, and sometimes they'd stop at the kiosk and the girl would buy him an orange or some sweets.
