used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A WONDERFUL DAY AUNT CRETE woke up at last from an uncomfortable dream.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She thought Carrie and Luella had come back, and were about to snatch Donald away from her and bear him off to the shore.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading She was afraid she had overslept and lost some of the precious time with Donald.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A WONDERFUL DAY AUNT CRETE woke up at last from an uncomfortable dream.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She thought Carrie and Luella had come back, and were about to snatch Donald away from her and bear him off to the shore.
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading She arose in haste and smoothed her hair, astonished at the freshness of her own face in the glass.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading There was so much to ask him, and he was so good to look at.
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading She arose in haste and smoothed her hair, astonished at the freshness of her own face in the glass.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A WONDERFUL DAY AUNT CRETE woke up at last from an uncomfortable dream.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading A WONDERFUL DAY AUNT CRETE woke up at last from an uncomfortable dream.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She thought Carrie and Luella had come back, and were about to snatch Donald away from her and bear him off to the shore.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She thought Carrie and Luella had come back, and were about to snatch Donald away from her and bear him off to the shore.
have
From this reading She thought Carrie and Luella had come back, and were about to snatch Donald away from her and bear him off to the shore.
Carrie
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From this reading She thought Carrie and Luella had come back, and were about to snatch Donald away from her and bear him off to the shore.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She thought Carrie and Luella had come back, and were about to snatch Donald away from her and bear him off to the shore.
CRETEnounUS /kriːt/
the largest Greek island in the Mediterranean; site of the Minoan civilization that reached its peak in 1600 BC
From this reading A WONDERFUL DAY AUNT CRETE woke up at last from an uncomfortable dream.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A WONDERFUL DAY AUNT CRETE woke up at last from an uncomfortable dream.
Donald
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From this reading She thought Carrie and Luella had come back, and were about to snatch Donald away from her and bear him off to the shore.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading A WONDERFUL DAY AUNT CRETE woke up at last from an uncomfortable dream.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She arose in haste and smoothed her hair, astonished at the freshness of her own face in the glass.
freshnessnounUS /ˈfreʃnəs/
the property of being pure and fresh (as if newly made); not stale or deteriorated
From this reading She arose in haste and smoothed her hair, astonished at the freshness of her own face in the glass.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A WONDERFUL DAY AUNT CRETE woke up at last from an uncomfortable dream.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading She arose in haste and smoothed her hair, astonished at the freshness of her own face in the glass.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading There was so much to ask him, and he was so good to look at.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She thought Carrie and Luella had come back, and were about to snatch Donald away from her and bear him off to the shore.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading She arose in haste and smoothed her hair, astonished at the freshness of her own face in the glass.
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading She arose in haste and smoothed her hair, astonished at the freshness of her own face in the glass.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was so much to ask him, and he was so good to look at.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She thought Carrie and Luella had come back, and were about to snatch Donald away from her and bear him off to the shore.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She thought Carrie and Luella had come back, and were about to snatch Donald away from her and bear him off to the shore.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She arose in haste and smoothed her hair, astonished at the freshness of her own face in the glass.
immediately past
From this reading A WONDERFUL DAY AUNT CRETE woke up at last from an uncomfortable dream.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading There was so much to ask him, and he was so good to look at.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading She was afraid she had overslept and lost some of the precious time with Donald.
Luella
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From this reading She thought Carrie and Luella had come back, and were about to snatch Donald away from her and bear him off to the shore.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading There was so much to ask him, and he was so good to look at.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She arose in haste and smoothed her hair, astonished at the freshness of her own face in the glass.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She thought Carrie and Luella had come back, and were about to snatch Donald away from her and bear him off to the shore.
oversleptverbUS /ˌoʊvərˈslept/
inflected form of “oversleep” — sleep longer than intended
From this reading She was afraid she had overslept and lost some of the precious time with Donald.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading She arose in haste and smoothed her hair, astonished at the freshness of her own face in the glass.
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading She was afraid she had overslept and lost some of the precious time with Donald.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She thought Carrie and Luella had come back, and were about to snatch Donald away from her and bear him off to the shore.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading She thought Carrie and Luella had come back, and were about to snatch Donald away from her and bear him off to the shore.
smoothedadjectiveUS /smuːðd/
made smooth by ironing
From this reading She arose in haste and smoothed her hair, astonished at the freshness of her own face in the glass.
snatchverbUS /snætʃ/
to grasp hastily or eagerly
From this reading She thought Carrie and Luella had come back, and were about to snatch Donald away from her and bear him off to the shore.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There was so much to ask him, and he was so good to look at.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She was afraid she had overslept and lost some of the precious time with Donald.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She thought Carrie and Luella had come back, and were about to snatch Donald away from her and bear him off to the shore.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was so much to ask him, and he was so good to look at.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She thought Carrie and Luella had come back, and were about to snatch Donald away from her and bear him off to the shore.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She was afraid she had overslept and lost some of the precious time with Donald.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She thought Carrie and Luella had come back, and were about to snatch Donald away from her and bear him off to the shore.
uncomfortableadjectiveUS /ənˈkʌmfərtəbəl/
conducive to or feeling mental discomfort
From this reading A WONDERFUL DAY AUNT CRETE woke up at last from an uncomfortable dream.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A WONDERFUL DAY AUNT CRETE woke up at last from an uncomfortable dream.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was afraid she had overslept and lost some of the precious time with Donald.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She thought Carrie and Luella had come back, and were about to snatch Donald away from her and bear him off to the shore.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was afraid she had overslept and lost some of the precious time with Donald.
wokeverbUS /woʊk/
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading A WONDERFUL DAY AUNT CRETE woke up at last from an uncomfortable dream.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading A WONDERFUL DAY AUNT CRETE woke up at last from an uncomfortable dream.
