used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Bud was summoned to choir practice the following Friday, and Miss King sent her chauffeur with a fair-sized washing.
activitynounUS /ækˈtɪvəti/
any specific behavior
From this reading "Everything comes so to onct, it takes your breath away," said Amarilly, quite overcome by this renewal of commercial activity, "and next thing I know,"--there her heart gave a deer-like leap--"Mr. Derry'll be hum, and sendin' fer me.
(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 Then we'll all be earnin' excep' Gus."
Amarilly
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From this reading "Everything comes so to onct, it takes your breath away," said Amarilly, quite overcome by this renewal of commercial activity, "and next thing I know,"--there her heart gave a deer-like leap--"Mr. Derry'll be hum, and sendin' fer me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Word came to the little home that Mr. Meredith had returned to the city and desired the laundry work to be resumed.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Everything comes so to onct, it takes your breath away," said Amarilly, quite overcome by this renewal of commercial activity, "and next thing I know,"--there her heart gave a deer-like leap--"Mr. Derry'll be hum, and sendin' fer me.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Word came to the little home that Mr. Meredith had returned to the city and desired the laundry work to be resumed.
propose a payment
From this reading The next day the flood-tide of the Jenkins's fortunes bid fair to flow to fullness.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading "Everything comes so to onct, it takes your breath away," said Amarilly, quite overcome by this renewal of commercial activity, "and next thing I know,"--there her heart gave a deer-like leap--"Mr. Derry'll be hum, and sendin' fer me.
BudnounUS /bʌd/
a partially opened flower
From this reading Bud was summoned to choir practice the following Friday, and Miss King sent her chauffeur with a fair-sized washing.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Everything comes so to onct, it takes your breath away," said Amarilly, quite overcome by this renewal of commercial activity, "and next thing I know,"--there her heart gave a deer-like leap--"Mr. Derry'll be hum, and sendin' fer me.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Word came to the little home that Mr. Meredith had returned to the city and desired the laundry work to be resumed.
chauffeurnounUS /ʃoʊˈfɜːr/
a man paid to drive a privately owned car
From this reading Bud was summoned to choir practice the following Friday, and Miss King sent her chauffeur with a fair-sized washing.
choirnounUS /ˈkwaɪər/
a chorus that sings as part of a religious ceremony
From this reading Bud was summoned to choir practice the following Friday, and Miss King sent her chauffeur with a fair-sized washing.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Word came to the little home that Mr. Meredith had returned to the city and desired the laundry work to be resumed.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading "Everything comes so to onct, it takes your breath away," said Amarilly, quite overcome by this renewal of commercial activity, "and next thing I know,"--there her heart gave a deer-like leap--"Mr. Derry'll be hum, and sendin' fer me.
commercialadjectiveUS /kəˈmɜːrʃəl/
connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises
From this reading "Everything comes so to onct, it takes your breath away," said Amarilly, quite overcome by this renewal of commercial activity, "and next thing I know,"--there her heart gave a deer-like leap--"Mr. Derry'll be hum, and sendin' fer me.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The next day the flood-tide of the Jenkins's fortunes bid fair to flow to fullness.
deer-like
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From this reading "Everything comes so to onct, it takes your breath away," said Amarilly, quite overcome by this renewal of commercial activity, "and next thing I know,"--there her heart gave a deer-like leap--"Mr. Derry'll be hum, and sendin' fer me.
Derry'll
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From this reading "Everything comes so to onct, it takes your breath away," said Amarilly, quite overcome by this renewal of commercial activity, "and next thing I know,"--there her heart gave a deer-like leap--"Mr. Derry'll be hum, and sendin' fer me.
wanted intensely
From this reading Word came to the little home that Mr. Meredith had returned to the city and desired the laundry work to be resumed.
earnin
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From this reading Then we'll all be earnin' excep' Gus."
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "Everything comes so to onct, it takes your breath away," said Amarilly, quite overcome by this renewal of commercial activity, "and next thing I know,"--there her heart gave a deer-like leap--"Mr. Derry'll be hum, and sendin' fer me.
excep
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From this reading Then we'll all be earnin' excep' Gus."
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading The next day the flood-tide of the Jenkins's fortunes bid fair to flow to fullness.
fair-sized
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From this reading Bud was summoned to choir practice the following Friday, and Miss King sent her chauffeur with a fair-sized washing.
fer
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From this reading "Everything comes so to onct, it takes your breath away," said Amarilly, quite overcome by this renewal of commercial activity, "and next thing I know,"--there her heart gave a deer-like leap--"Mr. Derry'll be hum, and sendin' fer me.
flood-tide
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From this reading The next day the flood-tide of the Jenkins's fortunes bid fair to flow to fullness.
flownounUS /floʊ/
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading The next day the flood-tide of the Jenkins's fortunes bid fair to flow to fullness.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading Bud was summoned to choir practice the following Friday, and Miss King sent her chauffeur with a fair-sized washing.
fortunesnounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənz/
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading The next day the flood-tide of the Jenkins's fortunes bid fair to flow to fullness.
FridaynounUS /ˈfraɪdi/
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
From this reading Bud was summoned to choir practice the following Friday, and Miss King sent her chauffeur with a fair-sized washing.
fullnessnounUS /ˈfʊlnəs/
completeness over a broad scope
From this reading The next day the flood-tide of the Jenkins's fortunes bid fair to flow to fullness.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Everything comes so to onct, it takes your breath away," said Amarilly, quite overcome by this renewal of commercial activity, "and next thing I know,"--there her heart gave a deer-like leap--"Mr. Derry'll be hum, and sendin' fer me.
GusnounUS /ɡʌs/
plural of “gu” — the largest and southernmost island in the Marianas which is administered as a territory of the United States; it was ceded by Spain to the United States in 1898
From this reading Then we'll all be earnin' excep' Gus."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Word came to the little home that Mr. Meredith had returned to the city and desired the laundry work to be resumed.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "Everything comes so to onct, it takes your breath away," said Amarilly, quite overcome by this renewal of commercial activity, "and next thing I know,"--there her heart gave a deer-like leap--"Mr. Derry'll be hum, and sendin' fer me.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Bud was summoned to choir practice the following Friday, and Miss King sent her chauffeur with a fair-sized washing.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Word came to the little home that Mr. Meredith had returned to the city and desired the laundry work to be resumed.
humverbUS /hʌm/
sing with closed lips
From this reading "Everything comes so to onct, it takes your breath away," said Amarilly, quite overcome by this renewal of commercial activity, "and next thing I know,"--there her heart gave a deer-like leap--"Mr. Derry'll be hum, and sendin' fer me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Everything comes so to onct, it takes your breath away," said Amarilly, quite overcome by this renewal of commercial activity, "and next thing I know,"--there her heart gave a deer-like leap--"Mr. Derry'll be hum, and sendin' fer me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Everything comes so to onct, it takes your breath away," said Amarilly, quite overcome by this renewal of commercial activity, "and next thing I know,"--there her heart gave a deer-like leap--"Mr. Derry'll be hum, and sendin' fer me.
Jenkins's
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From this reading The next day the flood-tide of the Jenkins's fortunes bid fair to flow to fullness.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Bud was summoned to choir practice the following Friday, and Miss King sent her chauffeur with a fair-sized washing.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Everything comes so to onct, it takes your breath away," said Amarilly, quite overcome by this renewal of commercial activity, "and next thing I know,"--there her heart gave a deer-like leap--"Mr. Derry'll be hum, and sendin' fer me.
laundrynounUS /ˈlɔːndri/
garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
From this reading Word came to the little home that Mr. Meredith had returned to the city and desired the laundry work to be resumed.
leapnounUS /liːp/
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading "Everything comes so to onct, it takes your breath away," said Amarilly, quite overcome by this renewal of commercial activity, "and next thing I know,"--there her heart gave a deer-like leap--"Mr. Derry'll be hum, and sendin' fer me.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Word came to the little home that Mr. Meredith had returned to the city and desired the laundry work to be resumed.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Everything comes so to onct, it takes your breath away," said Amarilly, quite overcome by this renewal of commercial activity, "and next thing I know,"--there her heart gave a deer-like leap--"Mr. Derry'll be hum, and sendin' fer me.
MeredithnounUS /ˈmerɪdɪθ/
United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
From this reading Word came to the little home that Mr. Meredith had returned to the city and desired the laundry work to be resumed.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Bud was summoned to choir practice the following Friday, and Miss King sent her chauffeur with a fair-sized washing.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Word came to the little home that Mr. Meredith had returned to the city and desired the laundry work to be resumed.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next day the flood-tide of the Jenkins's fortunes bid fair to flow to fullness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next day the flood-tide of the Jenkins's fortunes bid fair to flow to fullness.
onct
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From this reading "Everything comes so to onct, it takes your breath away," said Amarilly, quite overcome by this renewal of commercial activity, "and next thing I know,"--there her heart gave a deer-like leap--"Mr. Derry'll be hum, and sendin' fer me.
win a victory over
From this reading "Everything comes so to onct, it takes your breath away," said Amarilly, quite overcome by this renewal of commercial activity, "and next thing I know,"--there her heart gave a deer-like leap--"Mr. Derry'll be hum, and sendin' fer me.
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading Bud was summoned to choir practice the following Friday, and Miss King sent her chauffeur with a fair-sized washing.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "Everything comes so to onct, it takes your breath away," said Amarilly, quite overcome by this renewal of commercial activity, "and next thing I know,"--there her heart gave a deer-like leap--"Mr. Derry'll be hum, and sendin' fer me.
renewalnounUS /rɪˈnuːəl/
the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation
From this reading "Everything comes so to onct, it takes your breath away," said Amarilly, quite overcome by this renewal of commercial activity, "and next thing I know,"--there her heart gave a deer-like leap--"Mr. Derry'll be hum, and sendin' fer me.
past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading Word came to the little home that Mr. Meredith had returned to the city and desired the laundry work to be resumed.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Word came to the little home that Mr. Meredith had returned to the city and desired the laundry work to be resumed.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Everything comes so to onct, it takes your breath away," said Amarilly, quite overcome by this renewal of commercial activity, "and next thing I know,"--there her heart gave a deer-like leap--"Mr. Derry'll be hum, and sendin' fer me.
sendin
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From this reading "Everything comes so to onct, it takes your breath away," said Amarilly, quite overcome by this renewal of commercial activity, "and next thing I know,"--there her heart gave a deer-like leap--"Mr. Derry'll be hum, and sendin' fer me.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Bud was summoned to choir practice the following Friday, and Miss King sent her chauffeur with a fair-sized washing.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Everything comes so to onct, it takes your breath away," said Amarilly, quite overcome by this renewal of commercial activity, "and next thing I know,"--there her heart gave a deer-like leap--"Mr. Derry'll be hum, and sendin' fer me.
past form of “summon” — call in an official matter, such as to attend court
From this reading Bud was summoned to choir practice the following Friday, and Miss King sent her chauffeur with a fair-sized washing.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading "Everything comes so to onct, it takes your breath away," said Amarilly, quite overcome by this renewal of commercial activity, "and next thing I know,"--there her heart gave a deer-like leap--"Mr. Derry'll be hum, and sendin' fer me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Word came to the little home that Mr. Meredith had returned to the city and desired the laundry work to be resumed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day the flood-tide of the Jenkins's fortunes bid fair to flow to fullness.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then we'll all be earnin' excep' Gus."
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Everything comes so to onct, it takes your breath away," said Amarilly, quite overcome by this renewal of commercial activity, "and next thing I know,"--there her heart gave a deer-like leap--"Mr. Derry'll be hum, and sendin' fer me.
a special situation
From this reading "Everything comes so to onct, it takes your breath away," said Amarilly, quite overcome by this renewal of commercial activity, "and next thing I know,"--there her heart gave a deer-like leap--"Mr. Derry'll be hum, and sendin' fer me.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Everything comes so to onct, it takes your breath away," said Amarilly, quite overcome by this renewal of commercial activity, "and next thing I know,"--there her heart gave a deer-like leap--"Mr. Derry'll be hum, and sendin' fer me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next day the flood-tide of the Jenkins's fortunes bid fair to flow to fullness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bud was summoned to choir practice the following Friday, and Miss King sent her chauffeur with a fair-sized washing.
washingnounUS /ˈwɑːʃɪŋ/
the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
From this reading Bud was summoned to choir practice the following Friday, and Miss King sent her chauffeur with a fair-sized washing.
we'll
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From this reading Then we'll all be earnin' excep' Gus."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Bud was summoned to choir practice the following Friday, and Miss King sent her chauffeur with a fair-sized washing.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Word came to the little home that Mr. Meredith had returned to the city and desired the laundry work to be resumed.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Word came to the little home that Mr. Meredith had returned to the city and desired the laundry work to be resumed.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Everything comes so to onct, it takes your breath away," said Amarilly, quite overcome by this renewal of commercial activity, "and next thing I know,"--there her heart gave a deer-like leap--"Mr. Derry'll be hum, and sendin' fer me.
