used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A QUARREL "It has been much easier than I thought," says Betty to herself, a week or two after her first back-yard meeting.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A QUARREL "It has been much easier than I thought," says Betty to herself, a week or two after her first back-yard meeting.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The fourth has just been held, and the girls have taken to it wonderfully.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Jennie and Pollie are improving steadily.
back-yard
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From this reading A QUARREL "It has been much easier than I thought," says Betty to herself, a week or two after her first back-yard meeting.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A QUARREL "It has been much easier than I thought," says Betty to herself, a week or two after her first back-yard meeting.
Betty
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From this reading A QUARREL "It has been much easier than I thought," says Betty to herself, a week or two after her first back-yard meeting.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading How blind I have been!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading They were naughty and rough just for want of some interest in life--for the need of something to do.
comparative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading A QUARREL "It has been much easier than I thought," says Betty to herself, a week or two after her first back-yard meeting.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading A QUARREL "It has been much easier than I thought," says Betty to herself, a week or two after her first back-yard meeting.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They were naughty and rough just for want of some interest in life--for the need of something to do.
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading The fourth has just been held, and the girls have taken to it wonderfully.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The fourth has just been held, and the girls have taken to it wonderfully.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A QUARREL "It has been much easier than I thought," says Betty to herself, a week or two after her first back-yard meeting.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The fourth has just been held, and the girls have taken to it wonderfully.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading The fourth has just been held, and the girls have taken to it wonderfully.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A QUARREL "It has been much easier than I thought," says Betty to herself, a week or two after her first back-yard meeting.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading A QUARREL "It has been much easier than I thought," says Betty to herself, a week or two after her first back-yard meeting.
How
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From this reading How blind I have been!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A QUARREL "It has been much easier than I thought," says Betty to herself, a week or two after her first back-yard meeting.
improvingadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpruːvɪŋ/
getting higher or more vigorous
From this reading "Jennie and Pollie are improving steadily.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were naughty and rough just for want of some interest in life--for the need of something to do.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading They were naughty and rough just for want of some interest in life--for the need of something to do.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A QUARREL "It has been much easier than I thought," says Betty to herself, a week or two after her first back-yard meeting.
Jennie
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From this reading "Jennie and Pollie are improving steadily.
and nothing more
From this reading The fourth has just been held, and the girls have taken to it wonderfully.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading They were naughty and rough just for want of some interest in life--for the need of something to do.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading A QUARREL "It has been much easier than I thought," says Betty to herself, a week or two after her first back-yard meeting.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading A QUARREL "It has been much easier than I thought," says Betty to herself, a week or two after her first back-yard meeting.
naughtyadjectiveUS /ˈnɔːti/
suggestive of sexual impropriety
From this reading They were naughty and rough just for want of some interest in life--for the need of something to do.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading They were naughty and rough just for want of some interest in life--for the need of something to do.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were naughty and rough just for want of some interest in life--for the need of something to do.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A QUARREL "It has been much easier than I thought," says Betty to herself, a week or two after her first back-yard meeting.
Pollie
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From this reading "Jennie and Pollie are improving steadily.
an angry dispute
From this reading A QUARREL "It has been much easier than I thought," says Betty to herself, a week or two after her first back-yard meeting.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading They were naughty and rough just for want of some interest in life--for the need of something to do.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading A QUARREL "It has been much easier than I thought," says Betty to herself, a week or two after her first back-yard meeting.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading They were naughty and rough just for want of some interest in life--for the need of something to do.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading They were naughty and rough just for want of some interest in life--for the need of something to do.
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading "Jennie and Pollie are improving steadily.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The fourth has just been held, and the girls have taken to it wonderfully.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading A QUARREL "It has been much easier than I thought," says Betty to herself, a week or two after her first back-yard meeting.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fourth has just been held, and the girls have taken to it wonderfully.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were naughty and rough just for want of some interest in life--for the need of something to do.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading A QUARREL "It has been much easier than I thought," says Betty to herself, a week or two after her first back-yard meeting.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A QUARREL "It has been much easier than I thought," says Betty to herself, a week or two after her first back-yard meeting.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading A QUARREL "It has been much easier than I thought," says Betty to herself, a week or two after her first back-yard meeting.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading They were naughty and rough just for want of some interest in life--for the need of something to do.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading A QUARREL "It has been much easier than I thought," says Betty to herself, a week or two after her first back-yard meeting.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were naughty and rough just for want of some interest in life--for the need of something to do.
wonderfullyadverbUS /ˈwʌndərfəli/
(used as an intensifier) extremely well
From this reading The fourth has just been held, and the girls have taken to it wonderfully.
