used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Oh, I wish you would tell me something about your school life in New York,” begged Helen wistfully; “I had a friend who used to go to one of the high schools.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Oh, I wish you would tell me something about your school life in New York,” begged Helen wistfully; “I had a friend who used to go to one of the high schools.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was Thursday, the day the Girl Pioneers were to call on Nathalie, and Helen Dame had run over a few moments before their arrival to have a short chat with her new friend.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I hear they are very fine.”
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading It was Thursday, the day the Girl Pioneers were to call on Nathalie, and Helen Dame had run over a few moments before their arrival to have a short chat with her new friend.
playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
From this reading Yes, I know they are very fine, but I attended a private school kept by Madame Chemidlin.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was Thursday, the day the Girl Pioneers were to call on Nathalie, and Helen Dame had run over a few moments before their arrival to have a short chat with her new friend.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “Oh, I wish you would tell me something about your school life in New York,” begged Helen wistfully; “I had a friend who used to go to one of the high schools.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Yes, I know they are very fine, but I attended a private school kept by Madame Chemidlin.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Yes, I know they are very fine, but I attended a private school kept by Madame Chemidlin.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading It was Thursday, the day the Girl Pioneers were to call on Nathalie, and Helen Dame had run over a few moments before their arrival to have a short chat with her new friend.
chatverbUS /tʃæt/
talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading It was Thursday, the day the Girl Pioneers were to call on Nathalie, and Helen Dame had run over a few moments before their arrival to have a short chat with her new friend.
Chemidlin
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yes, I know they are very fine, but I attended a private school kept by Madame Chemidlin.”
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading “Oh—I,” Nathalie hesitated with rising color, “I did not go to high school.
DamenounUS /deɪm/
informal terms for a (young) woman
From this reading It was Thursday, the day the Girl Pioneers were to call on Nathalie, and Helen Dame had run over a few moments before their arrival to have a short chat with her new friend.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was Thursday, the day the Girl Pioneers were to call on Nathalie, and Helen Dame had run over a few moments before their arrival to have a short chat with her new friend.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Oh—I,” Nathalie hesitated with rising color, “I did not go to high school.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading It was Thursday, the day the Girl Pioneers were to call on Nathalie, and Helen Dame had run over a few moments before their arrival to have a short chat with her new friend.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading I hear they are very fine.”
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “Oh, I wish you would tell me something about your school life in New York,” begged Helen wistfully; “I had a friend who used to go to one of the high schools.
a young female
From this reading It was Thursday, the day the Girl Pioneers were to call on Nathalie, and Helen Dame had run over a few moments before their arrival to have a short chat with her new friend.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Oh, I wish you would tell me something about your school life in New York,” begged Helen wistfully; “I had a friend who used to go to one of the high schools.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Oh, I wish you would tell me something about your school life in New York,” begged Helen wistfully; “I had a friend who used to go to one of the high schools.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was Thursday, the day the Girl Pioneers were to call on Nathalie, and Helen Dame had run over a few moments before their arrival to have a short chat with her new friend.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading I hear they are very fine.”
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading “Oh, I wish you would tell me something about your school life in New York,” begged Helen wistfully; “I had a friend who used to go to one of the high schools.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was Thursday, the day the Girl Pioneers were to call on Nathalie, and Helen Dame had run over a few moments before their arrival to have a short chat with her new friend.
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading “Oh—I,” Nathalie hesitated with rising color, “I did not go to high school.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading “Oh, I wish you would tell me something about your school life in New York,” begged Helen wistfully; “I had a friend who used to go to one of the high schools.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh, I wish you would tell me something about your school life in New York,” begged Helen wistfully; “I had a friend who used to go to one of the high schools.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Oh, I wish you would tell me something about your school life in New York,” begged Helen wistfully; “I had a friend who used to go to one of the high schools.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Thursday, the day the Girl Pioneers were to call on Nathalie, and Helen Dame had run over a few moments before their arrival to have a short chat with her new friend.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading Yes, I know they are very fine, but I attended a private school kept by Madame Chemidlin.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Yes, I know they are very fine, but I attended a private school kept by Madame Chemidlin.”
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “Oh, I wish you would tell me something about your school life in New York,” begged Helen wistfully; “I had a friend who used to go to one of the high schools.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Yes, I know they are very fine, but I attended a private school kept by Madame Chemidlin.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh, I wish you would tell me something about your school life in New York,” begged Helen wistfully; “I had a friend who used to go to one of the high schools.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading It was Thursday, the day the Girl Pioneers were to call on Nathalie, and Helen Dame had run over a few moments before their arrival to have a short chat with her new friend.
Nathalie
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Thursday, the day the Girl Pioneers were to call on Nathalie, and Helen Dame had run over a few moments before their arrival to have a short chat with her new friend.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “Oh, I wish you would tell me something about your school life in New York,” begged Helen wistfully; “I had a friend who used to go to one of the high schools.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Oh—I,” Nathalie hesitated with rising color, “I did not go to high school.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Oh, I wish you would tell me something about your school life in New York,” begged Helen wistfully; “I had a friend who used to go to one of the high schools.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, I wish you would tell me something about your school life in New York,” begged Helen wistfully; “I had a friend who used to go to one of the high schools.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was Thursday, the day the Girl Pioneers were to call on Nathalie, and Helen Dame had run over a few moments before their arrival to have a short chat with her new friend.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Oh, I wish you would tell me something about your school life in New York,” begged Helen wistfully; “I had a friend who used to go to one of the high schools.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was Thursday, the day the Girl Pioneers were to call on Nathalie, and Helen Dame had run over a few moments before their arrival to have a short chat with her new friend.
PioneersnounUS /ˌpaɪəˈnɪrz/
plural of “pioneer” — someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art
From this reading It was Thursday, the day the Girl Pioneers were to call on Nathalie, and Helen Dame had run over a few moments before their arrival to have a short chat with her new friend.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading Yes, I know they are very fine, but I attended a private school kept by Madame Chemidlin.”
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading “Oh—I,” Nathalie hesitated with rising color, “I did not go to high school.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading It was Thursday, the day the Girl Pioneers were to call on Nathalie, and Helen Dame had run over a few moments before their arrival to have a short chat with her new friend.
an educational institution
From this reading “Oh, I wish you would tell me something about your school life in New York,” begged Helen wistfully; “I had a friend who used to go to one of the high schools.
schoolsnounUS /skuːlz/
plural of “school” — an educational institution
From this reading “Oh, I wish you would tell me something about your school life in New York,” begged Helen wistfully; “I had a friend who used to go to one of the high schools.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading It was Thursday, the day the Girl Pioneers were to call on Nathalie, and Helen Dame had run over a few moments before their arrival to have a short chat with her new friend.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Oh, I wish you would tell me something about your school life in New York,” begged Helen wistfully; “I had a friend who used to go to one of the high schools.
express in words
From this reading “Oh, I wish you would tell me something about your school life in New York,” begged Helen wistfully; “I had a friend who used to go to one of the high schools.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Oh, I wish you would tell me something about your school life in New York,” begged Helen wistfully; “I had a friend who used to go to one of the high schools.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was Thursday, the day the Girl Pioneers were to call on Nathalie, and Helen Dame had run over a few moments before their arrival to have a short chat with her new friend.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I hear they are very fine.”
ThursdaynounUS /ˈθɜːrzdeɪ/
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading It was Thursday, the day the Girl Pioneers were to call on Nathalie, and Helen Dame had run over a few moments before their arrival to have a short chat with her new friend.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Oh, I wish you would tell me something about your school life in New York,” begged Helen wistfully; “I had a friend who used to go to one of the high schools.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading “Oh, I wish you would tell me something about your school life in New York,” begged Helen wistfully; “I had a friend who used to go to one of the high schools.
precisely as stated
From this reading I hear they are very fine.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Thursday, the day the Girl Pioneers were to call on Nathalie, and Helen Dame had run over a few moments before their arrival to have a short chat with her new friend.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was Thursday, the day the Girl Pioneers were to call on Nathalie, and Helen Dame had run over a few moments before their arrival to have a short chat with her new friend.
which person or people
From this reading “Oh, I wish you would tell me something about your school life in New York,” begged Helen wistfully; “I had a friend who used to go to one of the high schools.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “Oh, I wish you would tell me something about your school life in New York,” begged Helen wistfully; “I had a friend who used to go to one of the high schools.
wistfullyadverbUS /ˈwɪstfəli/
in a wistful manner
From this reading “Oh, I wish you would tell me something about your school life in New York,” begged Helen wistfully; “I had a friend who used to go to one of the high schools.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was Thursday, the day the Girl Pioneers were to call on Nathalie, and Helen Dame had run over a few moments before their arrival to have a short chat with her new friend.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Oh, I wish you would tell me something about your school life in New York,” begged Helen wistfully; “I had a friend who used to go to one of the high schools.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, I know they are very fine, but I attended a private school kept by Madame Chemidlin.”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “Oh, I wish you would tell me something about your school life in New York,” begged Helen wistfully; “I had a friend who used to go to one of the high schools.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, I wish you would tell me something about your school life in New York,” begged Helen wistfully; “I had a friend who used to go to one of the high schools.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, I wish you would tell me something about your school life in New York,” begged Helen wistfully; “I had a friend who used to go to one of the high schools.
