used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I feel as if I'd been sailing in an airship and had just got back to earth," she said to Annabel Jackson who was diligently pursuing a French lesson.
accustomverbUS /əˈkʌstəm/
make psychologically or physically used (to something)
From this reading THE JUNIOR SPREAD Blue Bonnet, after her week at Woodford, found it difficult to accustom herself to the strict discipline, the regular hours, the stated duties that awaited her at school.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE JUNIOR SPREAD Blue Bonnet, after her week at Woodford, found it difficult to accustom herself to the strict discipline, the regular hours, the stated duties that awaited her at school.
airshipnounUS /ˈerʃɪp/
a steerable self-propelled aircraft
From this reading "I feel as if I'd been sailing in an airship and had just got back to earth," she said to Annabel Jackson who was diligently pursuing a French lesson.
(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 "How _can_ you dig in that way, Annabel, after all the exciting times you had at home?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I feel as if I'd been sailing in an airship and had just got back to earth," she said to Annabel Jackson who was diligently pursuing a French lesson.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I feel as if I'd been sailing in an airship and had just got back to earth," she said to Annabel Jackson who was diligently pursuing a French lesson.
Annabel
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From this reading "I feel as if I'd been sailing in an airship and had just got back to earth," she said to Annabel Jackson who was diligently pursuing a French lesson.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I feel as if I'd been sailing in an airship and had just got back to earth," she said to Annabel Jackson who was diligently pursuing a French lesson.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE JUNIOR SPREAD Blue Bonnet, after her week at Woodford, found it difficult to accustom herself to the strict discipline, the regular hours, the stated duties that awaited her at school.
awaitedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪtɪd/
expected hopefully
From this reading THE JUNIOR SPREAD Blue Bonnet, after her week at Woodford, found it difficult to accustom herself to the strict discipline, the regular hours, the stated duties that awaited her at school.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "I feel as if I'd been sailing in an airship and had just got back to earth," she said to Annabel Jackson who was diligently pursuing a French lesson.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I feel as if I'd been sailing in an airship and had just got back to earth," she said to Annabel Jackson who was diligently pursuing a French lesson.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading THE JUNIOR SPREAD Blue Bonnet, after her week at Woodford, found it difficult to accustom herself to the strict discipline, the regular hours, the stated duties that awaited her at school.
BonnetnounUS /ˈbɑːnət/
a hat tied under the chin
From this reading THE JUNIOR SPREAD Blue Bonnet, after her week at Woodford, found it difficult to accustom herself to the strict discipline, the regular hours, the stated duties that awaited her at school.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "How _can_ you dig in that way, Annabel, after all the exciting times you had at home?
can't
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From this reading I can't!
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading THE JUNIOR SPREAD Blue Bonnet, after her week at Woodford, found it difficult to accustom herself to the strict discipline, the regular hours, the stated duties that awaited her at school.
digverbUS /dɪɡ/
turn up, loosen, or remove earth
From this reading "How _can_ you dig in that way, Annabel, after all the exciting times you had at home?
diligentlyadverbUS /ˈdɪlədʒəntli/
with diligence; in a diligent manner
From this reading "I feel as if I'd been sailing in an airship and had just got back to earth," she said to Annabel Jackson who was diligently pursuing a French lesson.
disciplinenounUS /ˈdɪsəplən/
a branch of knowledge
From this reading THE JUNIOR SPREAD Blue Bonnet, after her week at Woodford, found it difficult to accustom herself to the strict discipline, the regular hours, the stated duties that awaited her at school.
let fall to the ground
From this reading I'd like to drop this old geometry into the Red Sea."
plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading THE JUNIOR SPREAD Blue Bonnet, after her week at Woodford, found it difficult to accustom herself to the strict discipline, the regular hours, the stated duties that awaited her at school.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading "I feel as if I'd been sailing in an airship and had just got back to earth," she said to Annabel Jackson who was diligently pursuing a French lesson.
excitingadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/
creating or arousing excitement
From this reading "How _can_ you dig in that way, Annabel, after all the exciting times you had at home?
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "I feel as if I'd been sailing in an airship and had just got back to earth," she said to Annabel Jackson who was diligently pursuing a French lesson.
set up or found
From this reading THE JUNIOR SPREAD Blue Bonnet, after her week at Woodford, found it difficult to accustom herself to the strict discipline, the regular hours, the stated duties that awaited her at school.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading "I feel as if I'd been sailing in an airship and had just got back to earth," she said to Annabel Jackson who was diligently pursuing a French lesson.
geometrynounUS /dʒiˈɑːmətri/
the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces
From this reading I'd like to drop this old geometry into the Red Sea."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I feel as if I'd been sailing in an airship and had just got back to earth," she said to Annabel Jackson who was diligently pursuing a French lesson.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I feel as if I'd been sailing in an airship and had just got back to earth," she said to Annabel Jackson who was diligently pursuing a French lesson.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE JUNIOR SPREAD Blue Bonnet, after her week at Woodford, found it difficult to accustom herself to the strict discipline, the regular hours, the stated duties that awaited her at school.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE JUNIOR SPREAD Blue Bonnet, after her week at Woodford, found it difficult to accustom herself to the strict discipline, the regular hours, the stated duties that awaited her at school.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "How _can_ you dig in that way, Annabel, after all the exciting times you had at home?
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading THE JUNIOR SPREAD Blue Bonnet, after her week at Woodford, found it difficult to accustom herself to the strict discipline, the regular hours, the stated duties that awaited her at school.
How
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From this reading "How _can_ you dig in that way, Annabel, after all the exciting times you had at home?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I feel as if I'd been sailing in an airship and had just got back to earth," she said to Annabel Jackson who was diligently pursuing a French lesson.
I'd
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From this reading "I feel as if I'd been sailing in an airship and had just got back to earth," she said to Annabel Jackson who was diligently pursuing a French lesson.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I feel as if I'd been sailing in an airship and had just got back to earth," she said to Annabel Jackson who was diligently pursuing a French lesson.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I feel as if I'd been sailing in an airship and had just got back to earth," she said to Annabel Jackson who was diligently pursuing a French lesson.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I'd like to drop this old geometry into the Red Sea."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE JUNIOR SPREAD Blue Bonnet, after her week at Woodford, found it difficult to accustom herself to the strict discipline, the regular hours, the stated duties that awaited her at school.
JacksonnounUS /ˈdʒæksən/
English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)
From this reading "I feel as if I'd been sailing in an airship and had just got back to earth," she said to Annabel Jackson who was diligently pursuing a French lesson.
JUNIORnounUS /ˈdʒuːnjər/
term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male
From this reading THE JUNIOR SPREAD Blue Bonnet, after her week at Woodford, found it difficult to accustom herself to the strict discipline, the regular hours, the stated duties that awaited her at school.
and nothing more
From this reading "I feel as if I'd been sailing in an airship and had just got back to earth," she said to Annabel Jackson who was diligently pursuing a French lesson.
a unit of instruction
From this reading "I feel as if I'd been sailing in an airship and had just got back to earth," she said to Annabel Jackson who was diligently pursuing a French lesson.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I'd like to drop this old geometry into the Red Sea."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I'd like to drop this old geometry into the Red Sea."
pursuingadjectiveUS /pərˈsuːɪŋ/
following in order to overtake or capture or as accompaniment to such pursuit
From this reading "I feel as if I'd been sailing in an airship and had just got back to earth," she said to Annabel Jackson who was diligently pursuing a French lesson.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading I'd like to drop this old geometry into the Red Sea."
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading THE JUNIOR SPREAD Blue Bonnet, after her week at Woodford, found it difficult to accustom herself to the strict discipline, the regular hours, the stated duties that awaited her at school.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I feel as if I'd been sailing in an airship and had just got back to earth," she said to Annabel Jackson who was diligently pursuing a French lesson.
sailingnounUS /ˈseɪlɪŋ/
the work of a sailor
From this reading "I feel as if I'd been sailing in an airship and had just got back to earth," she said to Annabel Jackson who was diligently pursuing a French lesson.
an educational institution
From this reading THE JUNIOR SPREAD Blue Bonnet, after her week at Woodford, found it difficult to accustom herself to the strict discipline, the regular hours, the stated duties that awaited her at school.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading I'd like to drop this old geometry into the Red Sea."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I feel as if I'd been sailing in an airship and had just got back to earth," she said to Annabel Jackson who was diligently pursuing a French lesson.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading THE JUNIOR SPREAD Blue Bonnet, after her week at Woodford, found it difficult to accustom herself to the strict discipline, the regular hours, the stated duties that awaited her at school.
statedadjectiveUS /ˈsteɪtɪd/
declared as fact; explicitly stated
From this reading THE JUNIOR SPREAD Blue Bonnet, after her week at Woodford, found it difficult to accustom herself to the strict discipline, the regular hours, the stated duties that awaited her at school.
strictadjectiveUS /strɪkt/
rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard
From this reading THE JUNIOR SPREAD Blue Bonnet, after her week at Woodford, found it difficult to accustom herself to the strict discipline, the regular hours, the stated duties that awaited her at school.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE JUNIOR SPREAD Blue Bonnet, after her week at Woodford, found it difficult to accustom herself to the strict discipline, the regular hours, the stated duties that awaited her at school.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE JUNIOR SPREAD Blue Bonnet, after her week at Woodford, found it difficult to accustom herself to the strict discipline, the regular hours, the stated duties that awaited her at school.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I'd like to drop this old geometry into the Red Sea."
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading "How _can_ you dig in that way, Annabel, after all the exciting times you had at home?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE JUNIOR SPREAD Blue Bonnet, after her week at Woodford, found it difficult to accustom herself to the strict discipline, the regular hours, the stated duties that awaited her at school.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I feel as if I'd been sailing in an airship and had just got back to earth," she said to Annabel Jackson who was diligently pursuing a French lesson.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "How _can_ you dig in that way, Annabel, after all the exciting times you had at home?
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading THE JUNIOR SPREAD Blue Bonnet, after her week at Woodford, found it difficult to accustom herself to the strict discipline, the regular hours, the stated duties that awaited her at school.
which person or people
From this reading "I feel as if I'd been sailing in an airship and had just got back to earth," she said to Annabel Jackson who was diligently pursuing a French lesson.
Woodford
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From this reading THE JUNIOR SPREAD Blue Bonnet, after her week at Woodford, found it difficult to accustom herself to the strict discipline, the regular hours, the stated duties that awaited her at school.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How _can_ you dig in that way, Annabel, after all the exciting times you had at home?