a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading "Dear sister, I feel sure the salt air is the best tonic for nervous trouble.
Amy
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From this reading For seven long weeks Amy had been under the doctor's care, suffering from Chorea; she had grown thin and pale, and her mother was beginning to worry over her condition.
AMY'S
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From this reading AMY'S TRIP TO THE SEASHORE.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I will take Amy down, but you know it is impossible for me to stay away for any length of time, as I have an important engagement for the summer."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For seven long weeks Amy had been under the doctor's care, suffering from Chorea; she had grown thin and pale, and her mother was beginning to worry over her condition.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I will take Amy down, but you know it is impossible for me to stay away for any length of time, as I have an important engagement for the summer."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I will take Amy down, but you know it is impossible for me to stay away for any length of time, as I have an important engagement for the summer."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What do you think, Lucy, of sending Amy to Atlantic City?" she asked one day when they were consulting what had best be done for the child.
AtlanticnounUS /ətˈlæntɪk/
the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
From this reading "What do you think, Lucy, of sending Amy to Atlantic City?" she asked one day when they were consulting what had best be done for the child.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I will take Amy down, but you know it is impossible for me to stay away for any length of time, as I have an important engagement for the summer."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "What do you think, Lucy, of sending Amy to Atlantic City?" she asked one day when they were consulting what had best be done for the child.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For seven long weeks Amy had been under the doctor's care, suffering from Chorea; she had grown thin and pale, and her mother was beginning to worry over her condition.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading For seven long weeks Amy had been under the doctor's care, suffering from Chorea; she had grown thin and pale, and her mother was beginning to worry over her condition.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading "What do you think, Lucy, of sending Amy to Atlantic City?" she asked one day when they were consulting what had best be done for the child.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I will take Amy down, but you know it is impossible for me to stay away for any length of time, as I have an important engagement for the summer."
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading For seven long weeks Amy had been under the doctor's care, suffering from Chorea; she had grown thin and pale, and her mother was beginning to worry over her condition.
a young person of either sex
From this reading "What do you think, Lucy, of sending Amy to Atlantic City?" she asked one day when they were consulting what had best be done for the child.
Choreanoun
chorea in dogs
From this reading For seven long weeks Amy had been under the doctor's care, suffering from Chorea; she had grown thin and pale, and her mother was beginning to worry over her condition.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading "What do you think, Lucy, of sending Amy to Atlantic City?" she asked one day when they were consulting what had best be done for the child.
a state at a particular time
From this reading For seven long weeks Amy had been under the doctor's care, suffering from Chorea; she had grown thin and pale, and her mother was beginning to worry over her condition.
consultingverbUS /kənˈsʌltɪŋ/
-ing form of “consult” — get or ask advice from
From this reading "What do you think, Lucy, of sending Amy to Atlantic City?" she asked one day when they were consulting what had best be done for the child.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "What do you think, Lucy, of sending Amy to Atlantic City?" she asked one day when they were consulting what had best be done for the child.
dearly loved
From this reading "Dear sister, I feel sure the salt air is the best tonic for nervous trouble.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you think, Lucy, of sending Amy to Atlantic City?" she asked one day when they were consulting what had best be done for the child.
doctor'snounUS /ˈdɑːktərz/
possessive form of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading For seven long weeks Amy had been under the doctor's care, suffering from Chorea; she had grown thin and pale, and her mother was beginning to worry over her condition.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "What do you think, Lucy, of sending Amy to Atlantic City?" she asked one day when they were consulting what had best be done for the child.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I will take Amy down, but you know it is impossible for me to stay away for any length of time, as I have an important engagement for the summer."
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading I will take Amy down, but you know it is impossible for me to stay away for any length of time, as I have an important engagement for the summer."
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "Dear sister, I feel sure the salt air is the best tonic for nervous trouble.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For seven long weeks Amy had been under the doctor's care, suffering from Chorea; she had grown thin and pale, and her mother was beginning to worry over her condition.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For seven long weeks Amy had been under the doctor's care, suffering from Chorea; she had grown thin and pale, and her mother was beginning to worry over her condition.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading For seven long weeks Amy had been under the doctor's care, suffering from Chorea; she had grown thin and pale, and her mother was beginning to worry over her condition.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For seven long weeks Amy had been under the doctor's care, suffering from Chorea; she had grown thin and pale, and her mother was beginning to worry over her condition.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I will take Amy down, but you know it is impossible for me to stay away for any length of time, as I have an important engagement for the summer."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For seven long weeks Amy had been under the doctor's care, suffering from Chorea; she had grown thin and pale, and her mother was beginning to worry over her condition.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Dear sister, I feel sure the salt air is the best tonic for nervous trouble.
of great significance or value
From this reading I will take Amy down, but you know it is impossible for me to stay away for any length of time, as I have an important engagement for the summer."
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading I will take Amy down, but you know it is impossible for me to stay away for any length of time, as I have an important engagement for the summer."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Dear sister, I feel sure the salt air is the best tonic for nervous trouble.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I will take Amy down, but you know it is impossible for me to stay away for any length of time, as I have an important engagement for the summer."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I will take Amy down, but you know it is impossible for me to stay away for any length of time, as I have an important engagement for the summer."
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading I will take Amy down, but you know it is impossible for me to stay away for any length of time, as I have an important engagement for the summer."
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading For seven long weeks Amy had been under the doctor's care, suffering from Chorea; she had grown thin and pale, and her mother was beginning to worry over her condition.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading "What do you think, Lucy, of sending Amy to Atlantic City?" she asked one day when they were consulting what had best be done for the child.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I will take Amy down, but you know it is impossible for me to stay away for any length of time, as I have an important engagement for the summer."
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading For seven long weeks Amy had been under the doctor's care, suffering from Chorea; she had grown thin and pale, and her mother was beginning to worry over her condition.
easily agitated
From this reading "Dear sister, I feel sure the salt air is the best tonic for nervous trouble.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What do you think, Lucy, of sending Amy to Atlantic City?" she asked one day when they were consulting what had best be done for the child.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "What do you think, Lucy, of sending Amy to Atlantic City?" she asked one day when they were consulting what had best be done for the child.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading For seven long weeks Amy had been under the doctor's care, suffering from Chorea; she had grown thin and pale, and her mother was beginning to worry over her condition.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading For seven long weeks Amy had been under the doctor's care, suffering from Chorea; she had grown thin and pale, and her mother was beginning to worry over her condition.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading "Dear sister, I feel sure the salt air is the best tonic for nervous trouble.
SEASHOREnounUS /ˈsiːʃɔːr/
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading AMY'S TRIP TO THE SEASHORE.
the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
From this reading "What do you think, Lucy, of sending Amy to Atlantic City?" she asked one day when they were consulting what had best be done for the child.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading For seven long weeks Amy had been under the doctor's care, suffering from Chorea; she had grown thin and pale, and her mother was beginning to worry over her condition.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For seven long weeks Amy had been under the doctor's care, suffering from Chorea; she had grown thin and pale, and her mother was beginning to worry over her condition.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading "Dear sister, I feel sure the salt air is the best tonic for nervous trouble.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading I will take Amy down, but you know it is impossible for me to stay away for any length of time, as I have an important engagement for the summer."
a state of acute pain
From this reading For seven long weeks Amy had been under the doctor's care, suffering from Chorea; she had grown thin and pale, and her mother was beginning to worry over her condition.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading I will take Amy down, but you know it is impossible for me to stay away for any length of time, as I have an important engagement for the summer."
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "Dear sister, I feel sure the salt air is the best tonic for nervous trouble.
carry out
From this reading I will take Amy down, but you know it is impossible for me to stay away for any length of time, as I have an important engagement for the summer."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AMY'S TRIP TO THE SEASHORE.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What do you think, Lucy, of sending Amy to Atlantic City?" she asked one day when they were consulting what had best be done for the child.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading For seven long weeks Amy had been under the doctor's care, suffering from Chorea; she had grown thin and pale, and her mother was beginning to worry over her condition.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "What do you think, Lucy, of sending Amy to Atlantic City?" she asked one day when they were consulting what had best be done for the child.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I will take Amy down, but you know it is impossible for me to stay away for any length of time, as I have an important engagement for the summer."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AMY'S TRIP TO THE SEASHORE.
tonicadjectiveUS /ˈtɑːnɪk/
of or relating to or producing normal tone or tonus in muscles or tissue
From this reading "Dear sister, I feel sure the salt air is the best tonic for nervous trouble.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading AMY'S TRIP TO THE SEASHORE.
a source of difficulty
From this reading "Dear sister, I feel sure the salt air is the best tonic for nervous trouble.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading For seven long weeks Amy had been under the doctor's care, suffering from Chorea; she had grown thin and pale, and her mother was beginning to worry over her condition.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For seven long weeks Amy had been under the doctor's care, suffering from Chorea; she had grown thin and pale, and her mother was beginning to worry over her condition.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading For seven long weeks Amy had been under the doctor's care, suffering from Chorea; she had grown thin and pale, and her mother was beginning to worry over her condition.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What do you think, Lucy, of sending Amy to Atlantic City?" she asked one day when they were consulting what had best be done for the child.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you think, Lucy, of sending Amy to Atlantic City?" she asked one day when they were consulting what had best be done for the child.
at the time that
From this reading "What do you think, Lucy, of sending Amy to Atlantic City?" she asked one day when they were consulting what had best be done for the child.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will take Amy down, but you know it is impossible for me to stay away for any length of time, as I have an important engagement for the summer."
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading For seven long weeks Amy had been under the doctor's care, suffering from Chorea; she had grown thin and pale, and her mother was beginning to worry over her condition.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you think, Lucy, of sending Amy to Atlantic City?" she asked one day when they were consulting what had best be done for the child.
