used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The girls walked back to school in a rather thoughtful frame of mind.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They were sorry for poor Mrs. Haddon, and they were worried about little Peter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were sorry for poor Mrs. Haddon, and they were worried about little Peter.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The girls walked back to school in a rather thoughtful frame of mind.
Billie
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From this reading “The sandwiches and milk and things that we brought this morning will last them a little while,” Billie said.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “The sandwiches and milk and things that we brought this morning will last them a little while,” Billie said.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But I don’t suppose Miss Walters would want us to take them food every morning.”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Oh, and that reminds me!” cried Laura.
don't
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From this reading “But I don’t suppose Miss Walters would want us to take them food every morning.”
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “But I don’t suppose Miss Walters would want us to take them food every morning.”
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading “But I don’t suppose Miss Walters would want us to take them food every morning.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They were sorry for poor Mrs. Haddon, and they were worried about little Peter.
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading The girls walked back to school in a rather thoughtful frame of mind.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The girls walked back to school in a rather thoughtful frame of mind.
Haddon
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From this reading They were sorry for poor Mrs. Haddon, and they were worried about little Peter.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “But I don’t suppose Miss Walters would want us to take them food every morning.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The girls walked back to school in a rather thoughtful frame of mind.
immediately past
From this reading “The sandwiches and milk and things that we brought this morning will last them a little while,” Billie said.
Laura
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From this reading “Oh, and that reminds me!” cried Laura.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They were sorry for poor Mrs. Haddon, and they were worried about little Peter.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh, and that reminds me!” cried Laura.
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading “The sandwiches and milk and things that we brought this morning will last them a little while,” Billie said.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The girls walked back to school in a rather thoughtful frame of mind.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “But I don’t suppose Miss Walters would want us to take them food every morning.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “The sandwiches and milk and things that we brought this morning will last them a little while,” Billie said.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading They were sorry for poor Mrs. Haddon, and they were worried about little Peter.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The girls walked back to school in a rather thoughtful frame of mind.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, and that reminds me!” cried Laura.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading They were sorry for poor Mrs. Haddon, and they were worried about little Peter.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading They were sorry for poor Mrs. Haddon, and they were worried about little Peter.
on the contrary
From this reading The girls walked back to school in a rather thoughtful frame of mind.
remindsverbUS /riˈmaɪndz/
third-person singular of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading “Oh, and that reminds me!” cried Laura.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “The sandwiches and milk and things that we brought this morning will last them a little while,” Billie said.
sandwichesnounUS /ˈsændwɪtʃɪz/
plural of “sandwich” — two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them
From this reading “The sandwiches and milk and things that we brought this morning will last them a little while,” Billie said.
an educational institution
From this reading The girls walked back to school in a rather thoughtful frame of mind.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading They were sorry for poor Mrs. Haddon, and they were worried about little Peter.
express a supposition
From this reading “But I don’t suppose Miss Walters would want us to take them food every morning.”
carry out
From this reading “But I don’t suppose Miss Walters would want us to take them food every morning.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “The sandwiches and milk and things that we brought this morning will last them a little while,” Billie said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girls walked back to school in a rather thoughtful frame of mind.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “The sandwiches and milk and things that we brought this morning will last them a little while,” Billie said.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were sorry for poor Mrs. Haddon, and they were worried about little Peter.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “The sandwiches and milk and things that we brought this morning will last them a little while,” Billie said.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “The sandwiches and milk and things that we brought this morning will last them a little while,” Billie said.
thoughtfuladjectiveUS /ˈθɔːtfəl/
having intellectual depth
From this reading The girls walked back to school in a rather thoughtful frame of mind.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The girls walked back to school in a rather thoughtful frame of mind.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “But I don’t suppose Miss Walters would want us to take them food every morning.”
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading The girls walked back to school in a rather thoughtful frame of mind.
WaltersnounUS /ˈwɔːltərz/
plural of “walter” — German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading “But I don’t suppose Miss Walters would want us to take them food every morning.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “But I don’t suppose Miss Walters would want us to take them food every morning.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “The sandwiches and milk and things that we brought this morning will last them a little while,” Billie said.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were sorry for poor Mrs. Haddon, and they were worried about little Peter.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “The sandwiches and milk and things that we brought this morning will last them a little while,” Billie said.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “The sandwiches and milk and things that we brought this morning will last them a little while,” Billie said.
worriedadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrid/
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading They were sorry for poor Mrs. Haddon, and they were worried about little Peter.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “But I don’t suppose Miss Walters would want us to take them food every morning.”
