used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Could it be only a year since her last birthday?
(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 Why, it seemed now as if she must have known Grandmother and Aunt Lucinda all her life!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Why, it seemed now as if she must have known Grandmother and Aunt Lucinda all her life!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She tried to remember how she used to feel before she ever left the ranch; before she had ever seen Woodford, or the We are Sevens, or--but the list seemed interminable; she gave up trying to recall how the Blue Bonnet of that careless time had thought and felt and spent her days.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading BLUE BONNET'S BIRTHDAY "SIXTEEN to-day!" was Blue Bonnet's first thought as she opened her eyes next morning.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Why, it seemed now as if she must have known Grandmother and Aunt Lucinda all her life!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Could it be only a year since her last birthday?
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She tried to remember how she used to feel before she ever left the ranch; before she had ever seen Woodford, or the We are Sevens, or--but the list seemed interminable; she gave up trying to recall how the Blue Bonnet of that careless time had thought and felt and spent her days.
BIRTHDAYnounUS /ˈbɜːrθdeɪ/
an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading BLUE BONNET'S BIRTHDAY "SIXTEEN to-day!" was Blue Bonnet's first thought as she opened her eyes next morning.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading BLUE BONNET'S BIRTHDAY "SIXTEEN to-day!" was Blue Bonnet's first thought as she opened her eyes next morning.
BonnetnounUS /ˈbɑːnət/
a hat tied under the chin
From this reading She tried to remember how she used to feel before she ever left the ranch; before she had ever seen Woodford, or the We are Sevens, or--but the list seemed interminable; she gave up trying to recall how the Blue Bonnet of that careless time had thought and felt and spent her days.
BONNET'S
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From this reading BLUE BONNET'S BIRTHDAY "SIXTEEN to-day!" was Blue Bonnet's first thought as she opened her eyes next morning.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She tried to remember how she used to feel before she ever left the ranch; before she had ever seen Woodford, or the We are Sevens, or--but the list seemed interminable; she gave up trying to recall how the Blue Bonnet of that careless time had thought and felt and spent her days.
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
From this reading She tried to remember how she used to feel before she ever left the ranch; before she had ever seen Woodford, or the We are Sevens, or--but the list seemed interminable; she gave up trying to recall how the Blue Bonnet of that careless time had thought and felt and spent her days.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Could it be only a year since her last birthday?
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading She tried to remember how she used to feel before she ever left the ranch; before she had ever seen Woodford, or the We are Sevens, or--but the list seemed interminable; she gave up trying to recall how the Blue Bonnet of that careless time had thought and felt and spent her days.
at any time
From this reading She tried to remember how she used to feel before she ever left the ranch; before she had ever seen Woodford, or the We are Sevens, or--but the list seemed interminable; she gave up trying to recall how the Blue Bonnet of that careless time had thought and felt and spent her days.
opinion or judgment
From this reading BLUE BONNET'S BIRTHDAY "SIXTEEN to-day!" was Blue Bonnet's first thought as she opened her eyes next morning.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading She tried to remember how she used to feel before she ever left the ranch; before she had ever seen Woodford, or the We are Sevens, or--but the list seemed interminable; she gave up trying to recall how the Blue Bonnet of that careless time had thought and felt and spent her days.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She tried to remember how she used to feel before she ever left the ranch; before she had ever seen Woodford, or the We are Sevens, or--but the list seemed interminable; she gave up trying to recall how the Blue Bonnet of that careless time had thought and felt and spent her days.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading BLUE BONNET'S BIRTHDAY "SIXTEEN to-day!" was Blue Bonnet's first thought as she opened her eyes next morning.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading She tried to remember how she used to feel before she ever left the ranch; before she had ever seen Woodford, or the We are Sevens, or--but the list seemed interminable; she gave up trying to recall how the Blue Bonnet of that careless time had thought and felt and spent her days.
GrandmothernounUS /ˈɡrændmʌðər/
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading Less than a year since she had first seen Grandmother?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Less than a year since she had first seen Grandmother?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Why, it seemed now as if she must have known Grandmother and Aunt Lucinda all her life!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading BLUE BONNET'S BIRTHDAY "SIXTEEN to-day!" was Blue Bonnet's first thought as she opened her eyes next morning.
how
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From this reading She tried to remember how she used to feel before she ever left the ranch; before she had ever seen Woodford, or the We are Sevens, or--but the list seemed interminable; she gave up trying to recall how the Blue Bonnet of that careless time had thought and felt and spent her days.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Why, it seemed now as if she must have known Grandmother and Aunt Lucinda all her life!
interminableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtɜːrmənəbəl/
tiresomely long; seemingly without end
From this reading She tried to remember how she used to feel before she ever left the ranch; before she had ever seen Woodford, or the We are Sevens, or--but the list seemed interminable; she gave up trying to recall how the Blue Bonnet of that careless time had thought and felt and spent her days.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Could it be only a year since her last birthday?
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Why, it seemed now as if she must have known Grandmother and Aunt Lucinda all her life!
immediately past
From this reading Could it be only a year since her last birthday?
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading She tried to remember how she used to feel before she ever left the ranch; before she had ever seen Woodford, or the We are Sevens, or--but the list seemed interminable; she gave up trying to recall how the Blue Bonnet of that careless time had thought and felt and spent her days.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Less than a year since she had first seen Grandmother?
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Why, it seemed now as if she must have known Grandmother and Aunt Lucinda all her life!
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading She tried to remember how she used to feel before she ever left the ranch; before she had ever seen Woodford, or the We are Sevens, or--but the list seemed interminable; she gave up trying to recall how the Blue Bonnet of that careless time had thought and felt and spent her days.
Lucinda
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From this reading Why, it seemed now as if she must have known Grandmother and Aunt Lucinda all her life!
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading BLUE BONNET'S BIRTHDAY "SIXTEEN to-day!" was Blue Bonnet's first thought as she opened her eyes next morning.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Why, it seemed now as if she must have known Grandmother and Aunt Lucinda all her life!
immediately following in time or order
From this reading BLUE BONNET'S BIRTHDAY "SIXTEEN to-day!" was Blue Bonnet's first thought as she opened her eyes next morning.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Why, it seemed now as if she must have known Grandmother and Aunt Lucinda all her life!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She tried to remember how she used to feel before she ever left the ranch; before she had ever seen Woodford, or the We are Sevens, or--but the list seemed interminable; she gave up trying to recall how the Blue Bonnet of that careless time had thought and felt and spent her days.
and nothing more
From this reading Could it be only a year since her last birthday?
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading BLUE BONNET'S BIRTHDAY "SIXTEEN to-day!" was Blue Bonnet's first thought as she opened her eyes next morning.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She tried to remember how she used to feel before she ever left the ranch; before she had ever seen Woodford, or the We are Sevens, or--but the list seemed interminable; she gave up trying to recall how the Blue Bonnet of that careless time had thought and felt and spent her days.
ranchnounUS /ræntʃ/
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading She tried to remember how she used to feel before she ever left the ranch; before she had ever seen Woodford, or the We are Sevens, or--but the list seemed interminable; she gave up trying to recall how the Blue Bonnet of that careless time had thought and felt and spent her days.
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading She tried to remember how she used to feel before she ever left the ranch; before she had ever seen Woodford, or the We are Sevens, or--but the list seemed interminable; she gave up trying to recall how the Blue Bonnet of that careless time had thought and felt and spent her days.
To recall to mind.
From this reading She tried to remember how she used to feel before she ever left the ranch; before she had ever seen Woodford, or the We are Sevens, or--but the list seemed interminable; she gave up trying to recall how the Blue Bonnet of that careless time had thought and felt and spent her days.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Why, it seemed now as if she must have known Grandmother and Aunt Lucinda all her life!
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Less than a year since she had first seen Grandmother?
SevensnounUS /ˈsevənz/
a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as the sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards
From this reading She tried to remember how she used to feel before she ever left the ranch; before she had ever seen Woodford, or the We are Sevens, or--but the list seemed interminable; she gave up trying to recall how the Blue Bonnet of that careless time had thought and felt and spent her days.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BLUE BONNET'S BIRTHDAY "SIXTEEN to-day!" was Blue Bonnet's first thought as she opened her eyes next morning.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Could it be only a year since her last birthday?
SIXTEENadjectiveUS /sɪkˈstiːn/
being one more than fifteen
From this reading BLUE BONNET'S BIRTHDAY "SIXTEEN to-day!" was Blue Bonnet's first thought as she opened her eyes next morning.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading She tried to remember how she used to feel before she ever left the ranch; before she had ever seen Woodford, or the We are Sevens, or--but the list seemed interminable; she gave up trying to recall how the Blue Bonnet of that careless time had thought and felt and spent her days.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Less than a year since she had first seen Grandmother?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She tried to remember how she used to feel before she ever left the ranch; before she had ever seen Woodford, or the We are Sevens, or--but the list seemed interminable; she gave up trying to recall how the Blue Bonnet of that careless time had thought and felt and spent her days.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She tried to remember how she used to feel before she ever left the ranch; before she had ever seen Woodford, or the We are Sevens, or--but the list seemed interminable; she gave up trying to recall how the Blue Bonnet of that careless time had thought and felt and spent her days.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading BLUE BONNET'S BIRTHDAY "SIXTEEN to-day!" was Blue Bonnet's first thought as she opened her eyes next morning.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She tried to remember how she used to feel before she ever left the ranch; before she had ever seen Woodford, or the We are Sevens, or--but the list seemed interminable; she gave up trying to recall how the Blue Bonnet of that careless time had thought and felt and spent her days.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She tried to remember how she used to feel before she ever left the ranch; before she had ever seen Woodford, or the We are Sevens, or--but the list seemed interminable; she gave up trying to recall how the Blue Bonnet of that careless time had thought and felt and spent her days.
to-day
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From this reading BLUE BONNET'S BIRTHDAY "SIXTEEN to-day!" was Blue Bonnet's first thought as she opened her eyes next morning.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading She tried to remember how she used to feel before she ever left the ranch; before she had ever seen Woodford, or the We are Sevens, or--but the list seemed interminable; she gave up trying to recall how the Blue Bonnet of that careless time had thought and felt and spent her days.
hard to endure
From this reading She tried to remember how she used to feel before she ever left the ranch; before she had ever seen Woodford, or the We are Sevens, or--but the list seemed interminable; she gave up trying to recall how the Blue Bonnet of that careless time had thought and felt and spent her days.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She tried to remember how she used to feel before she ever left the ranch; before she had ever seen Woodford, or the We are Sevens, or--but the list seemed interminable; she gave up trying to recall how the Blue Bonnet of that careless time had thought and felt and spent her days.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading She tried to remember how she used to feel before she ever left the ranch; before she had ever seen Woodford, or the We are Sevens, or--but the list seemed interminable; she gave up trying to recall how the Blue Bonnet of that careless time had thought and felt and spent her days.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BLUE BONNET'S BIRTHDAY "SIXTEEN to-day!" was Blue Bonnet's first thought as she opened her eyes next morning.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading She tried to remember how she used to feel before she ever left the ranch; before she had ever seen Woodford, or the We are Sevens, or--but the list seemed interminable; she gave up trying to recall how the Blue Bonnet of that careless time had thought and felt and spent her days.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, it seemed now as if she must have known Grandmother and Aunt Lucinda all her life!
Woodford
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From this reading She tried to remember how she used to feel before she ever left the ranch; before she had ever seen Woodford, or the We are Sevens, or--but the list seemed interminable; she gave up trying to recall how the Blue Bonnet of that careless time had thought and felt and spent her days.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Could it be only a year since her last birthday?
