a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The big loose baggy clothes that college men wear, suit those two boys perfectly, and though I refuse to put on the worshipful air that Ruth assumes in the twins' presence, I'm just exactly as proud of my brothers as any girl in this world.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading One day last fall I received an important letter from Oliver.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The twins are in college now, perfectly great fellows and awfully prominent.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The big loose baggy clothes that college men wear, suit those two boys perfectly, and though I refuse to put on the worshipful air that Ruth assumes in the twins' presence, I'm just exactly as proud of my brothers as any girl in this world.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The twins are in college now, perfectly great fellows and awfully prominent.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The big loose baggy clothes that college men wear, suit those two boys perfectly, and though I refuse to put on the worshipful air that Ruth assumes in the twins' presence, I'm just exactly as proud of my brothers as any girl in this world.
assumesverbUS /əˈsuːmz/
third-person singular of “assume” — take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
From this reading The big loose baggy clothes that college men wear, suit those two boys perfectly, and though I refuse to put on the worshipful air that Ruth assumes in the twins' presence, I'm just exactly as proud of my brothers as any girl in this world.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I don't know what they don't belong to down there at that university; and good-looking--well, I just wish Gabriella or Sarah Platt or horrid little Elsie Weil could lay their eyes on Oliver's last photograph.
awfullyadverbUS /ˈɑːfli/
used as intensifiers
From this reading The twins are in college now, perfectly great fellows and awfully prominent.
baggyadjectiveUS /ˈbæɡi/
not fitting closely; hanging loosely
From this reading The big loose baggy clothes that college men wear, suit those two boys perfectly, and though I refuse to put on the worshipful air that Ruth assumes in the twins' presence, I'm just exactly as proud of my brothers as any girl in this world.
be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading I don't know what they don't belong to down there at that university; and good-looking--well, I just wish Gabriella or Sarah Platt or horrid little Elsie Weil could lay their eyes on Oliver's last photograph.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The big loose baggy clothes that college men wear, suit those two boys perfectly, and though I refuse to put on the worshipful air that Ruth assumes in the twins' presence, I'm just exactly as proud of my brothers as any girl in this world.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The big loose baggy clothes that college men wear, suit those two boys perfectly, and though I refuse to put on the worshipful air that Ruth assumes in the twins' presence, I'm just exactly as proud of my brothers as any girl in this world.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading The big loose baggy clothes that college men wear, suit those two boys perfectly, and though I refuse to put on the worshipful air that Ruth assumes in the twins' presence, I'm just exactly as proud of my brothers as any girl in this world.
clothing in general
From this reading The big loose baggy clothes that college men wear, suit those two boys perfectly, and though I refuse to put on the worshipful air that Ruth assumes in the twins' presence, I'm just exactly as proud of my brothers as any girl in this world.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading The twins are in college now, perfectly great fellows and awfully prominent.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I don't know what they don't belong to down there at that university; and good-looking--well, I just wish Gabriella or Sarah Platt or horrid little Elsie Weil could lay their eyes on Oliver's last photograph.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day last fall I received an important letter from Oliver.
don't
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From this reading I don't know what they don't belong to down there at that university; and good-looking--well, I just wish Gabriella or Sarah Platt or horrid little Elsie Weil could lay their eyes on Oliver's last photograph.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I don't know what they don't belong to down there at that university; and good-looking--well, I just wish Gabriella or Sarah Platt or horrid little Elsie Weil could lay their eyes on Oliver's last photograph.
Elsie
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From this reading I don't know what they don't belong to down there at that university; and good-looking--well, I just wish Gabriella or Sarah Platt or horrid little Elsie Weil could lay their eyes on Oliver's last photograph.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading The big loose baggy clothes that college men wear, suit those two boys perfectly, and though I refuse to put on the worshipful air that Ruth assumes in the twins' presence, I'm just exactly as proud of my brothers as any girl in this world.
opinion or judgment
From this reading I don't know what they don't belong to down there at that university; and good-looking--well, I just wish Gabriella or Sarah Platt or horrid little Elsie Weil could lay their eyes on Oliver's last photograph.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading One day last fall I received an important letter from Oliver.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading The twins are in college now, perfectly great fellows and awfully prominent.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One day last fall I received an important letter from Oliver.
Gabriella
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From this reading I don't know what they don't belong to down there at that university; and good-looking--well, I just wish Gabriella or Sarah Platt or horrid little Elsie Weil could lay their eyes on Oliver's last photograph.
a young female
From this reading The big loose baggy clothes that college men wear, suit those two boys perfectly, and though I refuse to put on the worshipful air that Ruth assumes in the twins' presence, I'm just exactly as proud of my brothers as any girl in this world.
good-lookingadjectiveUS /ˈɡʊdlʊkɪŋ/
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading I don't know what they don't belong to down there at that university; and good-looking--well, I just wish Gabriella or Sarah Platt or horrid little Elsie Weil could lay their eyes on Oliver's last photograph.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The twins are in college now, perfectly great fellows and awfully prominent.
He's
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From this reading He's stunning!
horridadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːrəd/
exceedingly bad
From this reading I don't know what they don't belong to down there at that university; and good-looking--well, I just wish Gabriella or Sarah Platt or horrid little Elsie Weil could lay their eyes on Oliver's last photograph.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading One day last fall I received an important letter from Oliver.
I'm
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From this reading The big loose baggy clothes that college men wear, suit those two boys perfectly, and though I refuse to put on the worshipful air that Ruth assumes in the twins' presence, I'm just exactly as proud of my brothers as any girl in this world.
of great significance or value
From this reading One day last fall I received an important letter from Oliver.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The twins are in college now, perfectly great fellows and awfully prominent.
and nothing more
From this reading I don't know what they don't belong to down there at that university; and good-looking--well, I just wish Gabriella or Sarah Platt or horrid little Elsie Weil could lay their eyes on Oliver's last photograph.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I don't know what they don't belong to down there at that university; and good-looking--well, I just wish Gabriella or Sarah Platt or horrid little Elsie Weil could lay their eyes on Oliver's last photograph.
immediately past
From this reading One day last fall I received an important letter from Oliver.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I don't know what they don't belong to down there at that university; and good-looking--well, I just wish Gabriella or Sarah Platt or horrid little Elsie Weil could lay their eyes on Oliver's last photograph.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading One day last fall I received an important letter from Oliver.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I don't know what they don't belong to down there at that university; and good-looking--well, I just wish Gabriella or Sarah Platt or horrid little Elsie Weil could lay their eyes on Oliver's last photograph.
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading The big loose baggy clothes that college men wear, suit those two boys perfectly, and though I refuse to put on the worshipful air that Ruth assumes in the twins' presence, I'm just exactly as proud of my brothers as any girl in this world.
the force of workers available
From this reading The big loose baggy clothes that college men wear, suit those two boys perfectly, and though I refuse to put on the worshipful air that Ruth assumes in the twins' presence, I'm just exactly as proud of my brothers as any girl in this world.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The big loose baggy clothes that college men wear, suit those two boys perfectly, and though I refuse to put on the worshipful air that Ruth assumes in the twins' presence, I'm just exactly as proud of my brothers as any girl in this world.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The twins are in college now, perfectly great fellows and awfully prominent.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The big loose baggy clothes that college men wear, suit those two boys perfectly, and though I refuse to put on the worshipful air that Ruth assumes in the twins' presence, I'm just exactly as proud of my brothers as any girl in this world.
OlivernounUS /ˈɑːləvər/
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading One day last fall I received an important letter from Oliver.
Oliver'snounUS /ˈɑːlɪvərz/
possessive form of “oliver” — United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading I don't know what they don't belong to down there at that university; and good-looking--well, I just wish Gabriella or Sarah Platt or horrid little Elsie Weil could lay their eyes on Oliver's last photograph.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I don't know what they don't belong to down there at that university; and good-looking--well, I just wish Gabriella or Sarah Platt or horrid little Elsie Weil could lay their eyes on Oliver's last photograph.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day last fall I received an important letter from Oliver.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I don't know what they don't belong to down there at that university; and good-looking--well, I just wish Gabriella or Sarah Platt or horrid little Elsie Weil could lay their eyes on Oliver's last photograph.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading The twins are in college now, perfectly great fellows and awfully prominent.
photographverbUS /ˈfoʊtəɡræf/
record on photographic film
From this reading I don't know what they don't belong to down there at that university; and good-looking--well, I just wish Gabriella or Sarah Platt or horrid little Elsie Weil could lay their eyes on Oliver's last photograph.
Platt
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From this reading I don't know what they don't belong to down there at that university; and good-looking--well, I just wish Gabriella or Sarah Platt or horrid little Elsie Weil could lay their eyes on Oliver's last photograph.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading The big loose baggy clothes that college men wear, suit those two boys perfectly, and though I refuse to put on the worshipful air that Ruth assumes in the twins' presence, I'm just exactly as proud of my brothers as any girl in this world.
prominentadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːmənənt/
having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
From this reading The twins are in college now, perfectly great fellows and awfully prominent.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading The big loose baggy clothes that college men wear, suit those two boys perfectly, and though I refuse to put on the worshipful air that Ruth assumes in the twins' presence, I'm just exactly as proud of my brothers as any girl in this world.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The big loose baggy clothes that college men wear, suit those two boys perfectly, and though I refuse to put on the worshipful air that Ruth assumes in the twins' presence, I'm just exactly as proud of my brothers as any girl in this world.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading One day last fall I received an important letter from Oliver.
show unwillingness towards
From this reading The big loose baggy clothes that college men wear, suit those two boys perfectly, and though I refuse to put on the worshipful air that Ruth assumes in the twins' presence, I'm just exactly as proud of my brothers as any girl in this world.
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading The big loose baggy clothes that college men wear, suit those two boys perfectly, and though I refuse to put on the worshipful air that Ruth assumes in the twins' presence, I'm just exactly as proud of my brothers as any girl in this world.
SarahnounUS /ˈserə/
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading I don't know what they don't belong to down there at that university; and good-looking--well, I just wish Gabriella or Sarah Platt or horrid little Elsie Weil could lay their eyes on Oliver's last photograph.
stunningadjectiveUS /ˈstʌnɪŋ/
commanding attention
From this reading He's stunning!
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading The big loose baggy clothes that college men wear, suit those two boys perfectly, and though I refuse to put on the worshipful air that Ruth assumes in the twins' presence, I'm just exactly as proud of my brothers as any girl in this world.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I don't know what they don't belong to down there at that university; and good-looking--well, I just wish Gabriella or Sarah Platt or horrid little Elsie Weil could lay their eyes on Oliver's last photograph.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The twins are in college now, perfectly great fellows and awfully prominent.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I don't know what they don't belong to down there at that university; and good-looking--well, I just wish Gabriella or Sarah Platt or horrid little Elsie Weil could lay their eyes on Oliver's last photograph.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I don't know what they don't belong to down there at that university; and good-looking--well, I just wish Gabriella or Sarah Platt or horrid little Elsie Weil could lay their eyes on Oliver's last photograph.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I don't know what they don't belong to down there at that university; and good-looking--well, I just wish Gabriella or Sarah Platt or horrid little Elsie Weil could lay their eyes on Oliver's last photograph.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The big loose baggy clothes that college men wear, suit those two boys perfectly, and though I refuse to put on the worshipful air that Ruth assumes in the twins' presence, I'm just exactly as proud of my brothers as any girl in this world.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The big loose baggy clothes that college men wear, suit those two boys perfectly, and though I refuse to put on the worshipful air that Ruth assumes in the twins' presence, I'm just exactly as proud of my brothers as any girl in this world.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The big loose baggy clothes that college men wear, suit those two boys perfectly, and though I refuse to put on the worshipful air that Ruth assumes in the twins' presence, I'm just exactly as proud of my brothers as any girl in this world.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I don't know what they don't belong to down there at that university; and good-looking--well, I just wish Gabriella or Sarah Platt or horrid little Elsie Weil could lay their eyes on Oliver's last photograph.
twinsnounUS /twɪnz/
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading The twins are in college now, perfectly great fellows and awfully prominent.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The big loose baggy clothes that college men wear, suit those two boys perfectly, and though I refuse to put on the worshipful air that Ruth assumes in the twins' presence, I'm just exactly as proud of my brothers as any girl in this world.
universitynounUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəti/
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading I don't know what they don't belong to down there at that university; and good-looking--well, I just wish Gabriella or Sarah Platt or horrid little Elsie Weil could lay their eyes on Oliver's last photograph.
be dressed in
From this reading The big loose baggy clothes that college men wear, suit those two boys perfectly, and though I refuse to put on the worshipful air that Ruth assumes in the twins' presence, I'm just exactly as proud of my brothers as any girl in this world.
WeilnounUS /waɪl/
French philosopher (1909-1943)
From this reading I don't know what they don't belong to down there at that university; and good-looking--well, I just wish Gabriella or Sarah Platt or horrid little Elsie Weil could lay their eyes on Oliver's last photograph.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading I don't know what they don't belong to down there at that university; and good-looking--well, I just wish Gabriella or Sarah Platt or horrid little Elsie Weil could lay their eyes on Oliver's last photograph.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I don't know what they don't belong to down there at that university; and good-looking--well, I just wish Gabriella or Sarah Platt or horrid little Elsie Weil could lay their eyes on Oliver's last photograph.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I don't know what they don't belong to down there at that university; and good-looking--well, I just wish Gabriella or Sarah Platt or horrid little Elsie Weil could lay their eyes on Oliver's last photograph.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The big loose baggy clothes that college men wear, suit those two boys perfectly, and though I refuse to put on the worshipful air that Ruth assumes in the twins' presence, I'm just exactly as proud of my brothers as any girl in this world.
worshipfuladjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrʃəpfəl/
showing adoration
From this reading The big loose baggy clothes that college men wear, suit those two boys perfectly, and though I refuse to put on the worshipful air that Ruth assumes in the twins' presence, I'm just exactly as proud of my brothers as any girl in this world.
