used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Church was long and hot, and then there was dinner, and then Aunt Euphemia said she would read Peggy a story.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Peggy did not care about this; she wanted to go out, and yet did not dare to say so.
inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading “It seems to,” Peggy admitted sadly, but she did not like the idea of remaining all day long with Aunt Euphemia.
(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 “It seems to,” Peggy admitted sadly, but she did not like the idea of remaining all day long with Aunt Euphemia.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading The next morning was Sunday, and Peggy’s heart sank when her aunt said to her, “I think I won’t let you out of my sight to-day, Peggy, for something always happens whenever you go even into the garden alone.”
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading The next morning was Sunday, and Peggy’s heart sank when her aunt said to her, “I think I won’t let you out of my sight to-day, Peggy, for something always happens whenever you go even into the garden alone.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next morning was Sunday, and Peggy’s heart sank when her aunt said to her, “I think I won’t let you out of my sight to-day, Peggy, for something always happens whenever you go even into the garden alone.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But just as they were sitting down to read, Dr. Seaton came in, and Peggy was delighted to have the reading stopped.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading The next morning was Sunday, and Peggy’s heart sank when her aunt said to her, “I think I won’t let you out of my sight to-day, Peggy, for something always happens whenever you go even into the garden alone.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “It seems to,” Peggy admitted sadly, but she did not like the idea of remaining all day long with Aunt Euphemia.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But just as they were sitting down to read, Dr. Seaton came in, and Peggy was delighted to have the reading stopped.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Peggy did not care about this; she wanted to go out, and yet did not dare to say so.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading Church was long and hot, and then there was dinner, and then Aunt Euphemia said she would read Peggy a story.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading Peggy did not care about this; she wanted to go out, and yet did not dare to say so.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “It seems to,” Peggy admitted sadly, but she did not like the idea of remaining all day long with Aunt Euphemia.
greatly pleased
From this reading But just as they were sitting down to read, Dr. Seaton came in, and Peggy was delighted to have the reading stopped.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “It seems to,” Peggy admitted sadly, but she did not like the idea of remaining all day long with Aunt Euphemia.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading Church was long and hot, and then there was dinner, and then Aunt Euphemia said she would read Peggy a story.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading But just as they were sitting down to read, Dr. Seaton came in, and Peggy was delighted to have the reading stopped.
Dr
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From this reading But just as they were sitting down to read, Dr. Seaton came in, and Peggy was delighted to have the reading stopped.
Euphemia
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From this reading “It seems to,” Peggy admitted sadly, but she did not like the idea of remaining all day long with Aunt Euphemia.
divisible by two
From this reading The next morning was Sunday, and Peggy’s heart sank when her aunt said to her, “I think I won’t let you out of my sight to-day, Peggy, for something always happens whenever you go even into the garden alone.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The next morning was Sunday, and Peggy’s heart sank when her aunt said to her, “I think I won’t let you out of my sight to-day, Peggy, for something always happens whenever you go even into the garden alone.”
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading The next morning was Sunday, and Peggy’s heart sank when her aunt said to her, “I think I won’t let you out of my sight to-day, Peggy, for something always happens whenever you go even into the garden alone.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The next morning was Sunday, and Peggy’s heart sank when her aunt said to her, “I think I won’t let you out of my sight to-day, Peggy, for something always happens whenever you go even into the garden alone.”
third-person singular of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading The next morning was Sunday, and Peggy’s heart sank when her aunt said to her, “I think I won’t let you out of my sight to-day, Peggy, for something always happens whenever you go even into the garden alone.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But just as they were sitting down to read, Dr. Seaton came in, and Peggy was delighted to have the reading stopped.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The next morning was Sunday, and Peggy’s heart sank when her aunt said to her, “I think I won’t let you out of my sight to-day, Peggy, for something always happens whenever you go even into the garden alone.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The next morning was Sunday, and Peggy’s heart sank when her aunt said to her, “I think I won’t let you out of my sight to-day, Peggy, for something always happens whenever you go even into the garden alone.”
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading Church was long and hot, and then there was dinner, and then Aunt Euphemia said she would read Peggy a story.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The next morning was Sunday, and Peggy’s heart sank when her aunt said to her, “I think I won’t let you out of my sight to-day, Peggy, for something always happens whenever you go even into the garden alone.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “It seems to,” Peggy admitted sadly, but she did not like the idea of remaining all day long with Aunt Euphemia.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But just as they were sitting down to read, Dr. Seaton came in, and Peggy was delighted to have the reading stopped.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The next morning was Sunday, and Peggy’s heart sank when her aunt said to her, “I think I won’t let you out of my sight to-day, Peggy, for something always happens whenever you go even into the garden alone.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It seems to,” Peggy admitted sadly, but she did not like the idea of remaining all day long with Aunt Euphemia.
and nothing more
From this reading But just as they were sitting down to read, Dr. Seaton came in, and Peggy was delighted to have the reading stopped.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The next morning was Sunday, and Peggy’s heart sank when her aunt said to her, “I think I won’t let you out of my sight to-day, Peggy, for something always happens whenever you go even into the garden alone.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “It seems to,” Peggy admitted sadly, but she did not like the idea of remaining all day long with Aunt Euphemia.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “It seems to,” Peggy admitted sadly, but she did not like the idea of remaining all day long with Aunt Euphemia.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The next morning was Sunday, and Peggy’s heart sank when her aunt said to her, “I think I won’t let you out of my sight to-day, Peggy, for something always happens whenever you go even into the garden alone.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The next morning was Sunday, and Peggy’s heart sank when her aunt said to her, “I think I won’t let you out of my sight to-day, Peggy, for something always happens whenever you go even into the garden alone.”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next morning was Sunday, and Peggy’s heart sank when her aunt said to her, “I think I won’t let you out of my sight to-day, Peggy, for something always happens whenever you go even into the garden alone.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “It seems to,” Peggy admitted sadly, but she did not like the idea of remaining all day long with Aunt Euphemia.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next morning was Sunday, and Peggy’s heart sank when her aunt said to her, “I think I won’t let you out of my sight to-day, Peggy, for something always happens whenever you go even into the garden alone.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The next morning was Sunday, and Peggy’s heart sank when her aunt said to her, “I think I won’t let you out of my sight to-day, Peggy, for something always happens whenever you go even into the garden alone.”
Peggy
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From this reading The next morning was Sunday, and Peggy’s heart sank when her aunt said to her, “I think I won’t let you out of my sight to-day, Peggy, for something always happens whenever you go even into the garden alone.”
Peggy's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next morning was Sunday, and Peggy’s heart sank when her aunt said to her, “I think I won’t let you out of my sight to-day, Peggy, for something always happens whenever you go even into the garden alone.”
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Church was long and hot, and then there was dinner, and then Aunt Euphemia said she would read Peggy a story.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading But just as they were sitting down to read, Dr. Seaton came in, and Peggy was delighted to have the reading stopped.
not used up
From this reading “It seems to,” Peggy admitted sadly, but she did not like the idea of remaining all day long with Aunt Euphemia.
in an unfortunate way
From this reading “It seems to,” Peggy admitted sadly, but she did not like the idea of remaining all day long with Aunt Euphemia.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The next morning was Sunday, and Peggy’s heart sank when her aunt said to her, “I think I won’t let you out of my sight to-day, Peggy, for something always happens whenever you go even into the garden alone.”
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading The next morning was Sunday, and Peggy’s heart sank when her aunt said to her, “I think I won’t let you out of my sight to-day, Peggy, for something always happens whenever you go even into the garden alone.”
express in words
From this reading Peggy did not care about this; she wanted to go out, and yet did not dare to say so.
Seaton
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But just as they were sitting down to read, Dr. Seaton came in, and Peggy was delighted to have the reading stopped.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “It seems to,” Peggy admitted sadly, but she did not like the idea of remaining all day long with Aunt Euphemia.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It seems to,” Peggy admitted sadly, but she did not like the idea of remaining all day long with Aunt Euphemia.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading The next morning was Sunday, and Peggy’s heart sank when her aunt said to her, “I think I won’t let you out of my sight to-day, Peggy, for something always happens whenever you go even into the garden alone.”
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading But just as they were sitting down to read, Dr. Seaton came in, and Peggy was delighted to have the reading stopped.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Peggy did not care about this; she wanted to go out, and yet did not dare to say so.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The next morning was Sunday, and Peggy’s heart sank when her aunt said to her, “I think I won’t let you out of my sight to-day, Peggy, for something always happens whenever you go even into the garden alone.”
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading But just as they were sitting down to read, Dr. Seaton came in, and Peggy was delighted to have the reading stopped.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Church was long and hot, and then there was dinner, and then Aunt Euphemia said she would read Peggy a story.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading The next morning was Sunday, and Peggy’s heart sank when her aunt said to her, “I think I won’t let you out of my sight to-day, Peggy, for something always happens whenever you go even into the garden alone.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning was Sunday, and Peggy’s heart sank when her aunt said to her, “I think I won’t let you out of my sight to-day, Peggy, for something always happens whenever you go even into the garden alone.”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Church was long and hot, and then there was dinner, and then Aunt Euphemia said she would read Peggy a story.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Church was long and hot, and then there was dinner, and then Aunt Euphemia said she would read Peggy a story.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But just as they were sitting down to read, Dr. Seaton came in, and Peggy was delighted to have the reading stopped.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading The next morning was Sunday, and Peggy’s heart sank when her aunt said to her, “I think I won’t let you out of my sight to-day, Peggy, for something always happens whenever you go even into the garden alone.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Peggy did not care about this; she wanted to go out, and yet did not dare to say so.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next morning was Sunday, and Peggy’s heart sank when her aunt said to her, “I think I won’t let you out of my sight to-day, Peggy, for something always happens whenever you go even into the garden alone.”
to-day
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next morning was Sunday, and Peggy’s heart sank when her aunt said to her, “I think I won’t let you out of my sight to-day, Peggy, for something always happens whenever you go even into the garden alone.”
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading Peggy did not care about this; she wanted to go out, and yet did not dare to say so.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next morning was Sunday, and Peggy’s heart sank when her aunt said to her, “I think I won’t let you out of my sight to-day, Peggy, for something always happens whenever you go even into the garden alone.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But just as they were sitting down to read, Dr. Seaton came in, and Peggy was delighted to have the reading stopped.
at the time that
From this reading The next morning was Sunday, and Peggy’s heart sank when her aunt said to her, “I think I won’t let you out of my sight to-day, Peggy, for something always happens whenever you go even into the garden alone.”
at any time that; every time that
From this reading The next morning was Sunday, and Peggy’s heart sank when her aunt said to her, “I think I won’t let you out of my sight to-day, Peggy, for something always happens whenever you go even into the garden alone.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “It seems to,” Peggy admitted sadly, but she did not like the idea of remaining all day long with Aunt Euphemia.
won't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next morning was Sunday, and Peggy’s heart sank when her aunt said to her, “I think I won’t let you out of my sight to-day, Peggy, for something always happens whenever you go even into the garden alone.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Church was long and hot, and then there was dinner, and then Aunt Euphemia said she would read Peggy a story.
but in spite of that
From this reading Peggy did not care about this; she wanted to go out, and yet did not dare to say so.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The next morning was Sunday, and Peggy’s heart sank when her aunt said to her, “I think I won’t let you out of my sight to-day, Peggy, for something always happens whenever you go even into the garden alone.”
