afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It wasn't going to be such an easy thing to tear up root and leave Miss North's after four years as she had imagined.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading The fact was borne in on Annabel Jackson as she sat in her room one afternoon shortly before Commencement.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading How was she ever going to get along without the girls?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It wasn't going to be such an easy thing to tear up root and leave Miss North's after four years as she had imagined.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It wasn't going to be such an easy thing to tear up root and leave Miss North's after four years as she had imagined.
Annabel
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From this reading The fact was borne in on Annabel Jackson as she sat in her room one afternoon shortly before Commencement.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The fact was borne in on Annabel Jackson as she sat in her room one afternoon shortly before Commencement.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It wasn't going to be such an easy thing to tear up root and leave Miss North's after four years as she had imagined.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The fact was borne in on Annabel Jackson as she sat in her room one afternoon shortly before Commencement.
inflected form of “bear” — have
From this reading The fact was borne in on Annabel Jackson as she sat in her room one afternoon shortly before Commencement.
cannot
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From this reading THE LAMBS' FROLIC School-days cannot last forever.
CommencementnounUS /kəˈmensmənt/
the time at which something is supposed to begin
From this reading The fact was borne in on Annabel Jackson as she sat in her room one afternoon shortly before Commencement.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading There was Sue--dear old, impulsive, warm-hearted Sue, companion in so many escapades.
dearly loved
From this reading There was Sue--dear old, impulsive, warm-hearted Sue, companion in so many escapades.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading It wasn't going to be such an easy thing to tear up root and leave Miss North's after four years as she had imagined.
escapadesnounUS /ˈeskəpeɪdz/
plural of “escapade” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading There was Sue--dear old, impulsive, warm-hearted Sue, companion in so many escapades.
at any time
From this reading How was she ever going to get along without the girls?
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading The fact was borne in on Annabel Jackson as she sat in her room one afternoon shortly before Commencement.
for a limitless time
From this reading THE LAMBS' FROLIC School-days cannot last forever.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading It wasn't going to be such an easy thing to tear up root and leave Miss North's after four years as she had imagined.
FROLICnounUS /ˈfrɑːlɪk/
gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
From this reading THE LAMBS' FROLIC School-days cannot last forever.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading How was she ever going to get along without the girls?
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading How was she ever going to get along without the girls?
the act of departing
From this reading It wasn't going to be such an easy thing to tear up root and leave Miss North's after four years as she had imagined.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It wasn't going to be such an easy thing to tear up root and leave Miss North's after four years as she had imagined.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The fact was borne in on Annabel Jackson as she sat in her room one afternoon shortly before Commencement.
How
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From this reading How was she ever going to get along without the girls?
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading It wasn't going to be such an easy thing to tear up root and leave Miss North's after four years as she had imagined.
impulsiveadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpʌlsɪv/
proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus
From this reading There was Sue--dear old, impulsive, warm-hearted Sue, companion in so many escapades.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The fact was borne in on Annabel Jackson as she sat in her room one afternoon shortly before Commencement.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It wasn't going to be such an easy thing to tear up root and leave Miss North's after four years as she had imagined.
JacksonnounUS /ˈdʒæksən/
English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)
From this reading The fact was borne in on Annabel Jackson as she sat in her room one afternoon shortly before Commencement.
LAMBSnounUS /læmz/
plural of “lamb” — young sheep
From this reading THE LAMBS' FROLIC School-days cannot last forever.
immediately past
From this reading THE LAMBS' FROLIC School-days cannot last forever.
go away from a place
From this reading It wasn't going to be such an easy thing to tear up root and leave Miss North's after four years as she had imagined.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading There was Sue--dear old, impulsive, warm-hearted Sue, companion in so many escapades.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading It wasn't going to be such an easy thing to tear up root and leave Miss North's after four years as she had imagined.
North'snounUS /nɔːrθs/
possessive form of “north” — the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading It wasn't going to be such an easy thing to tear up root and leave Miss North's after four years as she had imagined.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading There was Sue--dear old, impulsive, warm-hearted Sue, companion in so many escapades.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The fact was borne in on Annabel Jackson as she sat in her room one afternoon shortly before Commencement.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The fact was borne in on Annabel Jackson as she sat in her room one afternoon shortly before Commencement.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The fact was borne in on Annabel Jackson as she sat in her room one afternoon shortly before Commencement.
rootnounUS /ruːt/
(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
From this reading It wasn't going to be such an easy thing to tear up root and leave Miss North's after four years as she had imagined.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The fact was borne in on Annabel Jackson as she sat in her room one afternoon shortly before Commencement.
School-days
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From this reading THE LAMBS' FROLIC School-days cannot last forever.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The fact was borne in on Annabel Jackson as she sat in her room one afternoon shortly before Commencement.
for a short time
From this reading The fact was borne in on Annabel Jackson as she sat in her room one afternoon shortly before Commencement.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There was Sue--dear old, impulsive, warm-hearted Sue, companion in so many escapades.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It wasn't going to be such an easy thing to tear up root and leave Miss North's after four years as she had imagined.
SueverbUS /suː/
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading There was Sue--dear old, impulsive, warm-hearted Sue, companion in so many escapades.
separate or cause to separate abruptly
From this reading It wasn't going to be such an easy thing to tear up root and leave Miss North's after four years as she had imagined.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAMBS' FROLIC School-days cannot last forever.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was Sue--dear old, impulsive, warm-hearted Sue, companion in so many escapades.
a special situation
From this reading It wasn't going to be such an easy thing to tear up root and leave Miss North's after four years as she had imagined.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It wasn't going to be such an easy thing to tear up root and leave Miss North's after four years as she had imagined.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It wasn't going to be such an easy thing to tear up root and leave Miss North's after four years as she had imagined.
warm-hearted
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From this reading There was Sue--dear old, impulsive, warm-hearted Sue, companion in so many escapades.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fact was borne in on Annabel Jackson as she sat in her room one afternoon shortly before Commencement.
wasn't
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From this reading It wasn't going to be such an easy thing to tear up root and leave Miss North's after four years as she had imagined.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading How was she ever going to get along without the girls?
a late time of life
From this reading It wasn't going to be such an easy thing to tear up root and leave Miss North's after four years as she had imagined.
