used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading CHERRY CORNERS As the train drew out of the station Billie leaned back with a sigh of pure happiness.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "But don't forget you've got me to look after you," put in Mrs. Gilligan, with a twinkle in her eyes.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading CHERRY CORNERS As the train drew out of the station Billie leaned back with a sigh of pure happiness.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "You know," she said, looking at the girls with sparkling eyes, "this is the very first time that I have ever been away from North Bend without the folks."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "You know," she said, looking at the girls with sparkling eyes, "this is the very first time that I have ever been away from North Bend without the folks."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading CHERRY CORNERS As the train drew out of the station Billie leaned back with a sigh of pure happiness.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "You know," she said, looking at the girls with sparkling eyes, "this is the very first time that I have ever been away from North Bend without the folks."
BendverbUS /bend/
form a curve
From this reading "You know," she said, looking at the girls with sparkling eyes, "this is the very first time that I have ever been away from North Bend without the folks."
Billie
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From this reading CHERRY CORNERS As the train drew out of the station Billie leaned back with a sigh of pure happiness.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But don't forget you've got me to look after you," put in Mrs. Gilligan, with a twinkle in her eyes.
CHERRYnounUS /ˈtʃeri/
wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry
From this reading CHERRY CORNERS As the train drew out of the station Billie leaned back with a sigh of pure happiness.
chucklenounUS /ˈtʃʌkəl/
a soft partly suppressed laugh
From this reading "I don't know but what we shall have to look out that you don't get into mischief," said Laura with a chuckle.
CORNERSnounUS /ˈkɔːrnərz/
plural of “corner” — a place off to the side of an area
From this reading CHERRY CORNERS As the train drew out of the station Billie leaned back with a sigh of pure happiness.
don't
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From this reading "But don't forget you've got me to look after you," put in Mrs. Gilligan, with a twinkle in her eyes.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading CHERRY CORNERS As the train drew out of the station Billie leaned back with a sigh of pure happiness.
at any time
From this reading "You know," she said, looking at the girls with sparkling eyes, "this is the very first time that I have ever been away from North Bend without the folks."
opinion or judgment
From this reading "You know," she said, looking at the girls with sparkling eyes, "this is the very first time that I have ever been away from North Bend without the folks."
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "You know," she said, looking at the girls with sparkling eyes, "this is the very first time that I have ever been away from North Bend without the folks."
your parents
From this reading "You know," she said, looking at the girls with sparkling eyes, "this is the very first time that I have ever been away from North Bend without the folks."
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading "But don't forget you've got me to look after you," put in Mrs. Gilligan, with a twinkle in her eyes.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "You know," she said, looking at the girls with sparkling eyes, "this is the very first time that I have ever been away from North Bend without the folks."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I'm goin' to see that you don't get into mischief."
Gilligan
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From this reading "But don't forget you've got me to look after you," put in Mrs. Gilligan, with a twinkle in her eyes.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading "You know," she said, looking at the girls with sparkling eyes, "this is the very first time that I have ever been away from North Bend without the folks."
goin
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From this reading "I'm goin' to see that you don't get into mischief."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "But don't forget you've got me to look after you," put in Mrs. Gilligan, with a twinkle in her eyes.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading CHERRY CORNERS As the train drew out of the station Billie leaned back with a sigh of pure happiness.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You know," she said, looking at the girls with sparkling eyes, "this is the very first time that I have ever been away from North Bend without the folks."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "But don't forget you've got me to look after you," put in Mrs. Gilligan, with a twinkle in her eyes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You know," she said, looking at the girls with sparkling eyes, "this is the very first time that I have ever been away from North Bend without the folks."
I'm
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From this reading "I'm goin' to see that you don't get into mischief."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "But don't forget you've got me to look after you," put in Mrs. Gilligan, with a twinkle in her eyes.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "I'm goin' to see that you don't get into mischief."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You know," she said, looking at the girls with sparkling eyes, "this is the very first time that I have ever been away from North Bend without the folks."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "You know," she said, looking at the girls with sparkling eyes, "this is the very first time that I have ever been away from North Bend without the folks."
Laura
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From this reading "I don't know but what we shall have to look out that you don't get into mischief," said Laura with a chuckle.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading CHERRY CORNERS As the train drew out of the station Billie leaned back with a sigh of pure happiness.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "But don't forget you've got me to look after you," put in Mrs. Gilligan, with a twinkle in her eyes.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "You know," she said, looking at the girls with sparkling eyes, "this is the very first time that I have ever been away from North Bend without the folks."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "But don't forget you've got me to look after you," put in Mrs. Gilligan, with a twinkle in her eyes.
reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
From this reading "I'm goin' to see that you don't get into mischief."
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "But don't forget you've got me to look after you," put in Mrs. Gilligan, with a twinkle in her eyes.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading "You know," she said, looking at the girls with sparkling eyes, "this is the very first time that I have ever been away from North Bend without the folks."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CHERRY CORNERS As the train drew out of the station Billie leaned back with a sigh of pure happiness.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading CHERRY CORNERS As the train drew out of the station Billie leaned back with a sigh of pure happiness.
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading CHERRY CORNERS As the train drew out of the station Billie leaned back with a sigh of pure happiness.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "But don't forget you've got me to look after you," put in Mrs. Gilligan, with a twinkle in her eyes.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You know," she said, looking at the girls with sparkling eyes, "this is the very first time that I have ever been away from North Bend without the folks."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I'm goin' to see that you don't get into mischief."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I don't know but what we shall have to look out that you don't get into mischief," said Laura with a chuckle.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You know," she said, looking at the girls with sparkling eyes, "this is the very first time that I have ever been away from North Bend without the folks."
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading CHERRY CORNERS As the train drew out of the station Billie leaned back with a sigh of pure happiness.
sparklingadjectiveUS /ˈspɑːrklɪŋ/
shining with brilliant points of light like stars
From this reading "You know," she said, looking at the girls with sparkling eyes, "this is the very first time that I have ever been away from North Bend without the folks."
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading CHERRY CORNERS As the train drew out of the station Billie leaned back with a sigh of pure happiness.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You know," she said, looking at the girls with sparkling eyes, "this is the very first time that I have ever been away from North Bend without the folks."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CHERRY CORNERS As the train drew out of the station Billie leaned back with a sigh of pure happiness.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "You know," she said, looking at the girls with sparkling eyes, "this is the very first time that I have ever been away from North Bend without the folks."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "You know," she said, looking at the girls with sparkling eyes, "this is the very first time that I have ever been away from North Bend without the folks."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "But don't forget you've got me to look after you," put in Mrs. Gilligan, with a twinkle in her eyes.
create by training and teaching
From this reading CHERRY CORNERS As the train drew out of the station Billie leaned back with a sigh of pure happiness.
twinkleverbUS /ˈtwɪŋkəl/
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading "But don't forget you've got me to look after you," put in Mrs. Gilligan, with a twinkle in her eyes.
precisely as stated
From this reading "You know," she said, looking at the girls with sparkling eyes, "this is the very first time that I have ever been away from North Bend without the folks."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I don't know but what we shall have to look out that you don't get into mischief," said Laura with a chuckle.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I don't know but what we shall have to look out that you don't get into mischief," said Laura with a chuckle.
in the company of; together with
From this reading CHERRY CORNERS As the train drew out of the station Billie leaned back with a sigh of pure happiness.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "You know," she said, looking at the girls with sparkling eyes, "this is the very first time that I have ever been away from North Bend without the folks."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You know," she said, looking at the girls with sparkling eyes, "this is the very first time that I have ever been away from North Bend without the folks."
you've
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From this reading "But don't forget you've got me to look after you," put in Mrs. Gilligan, with a twinkle in her eyes.
