used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AN END AND A BEGINNING Now that my boy has found his mother and we are going home, it seems as if I ought to bring my story to a close, though I hate to stop talking.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading I will just let him give a few word pictures of our last week, for his mother, not being able to travel, spent several days in the hammock, the little Russian lady always by her side.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading I will just let him give a few word pictures of our last week, for his mother, not being able to travel, spent several days in the hammock, the little Russian lady always by her side.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN END AND A BEGINNING Now that my boy has found his mother and we are going home, it seems as if I ought to bring my story to a close, though I hate to stop talking.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN END AND A BEGINNING Now that my boy has found his mother and we are going home, it seems as if I ought to bring my story to a close, though I hate to stop talking.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading AN END AND A BEGINNING Now that my boy has found his mother and we are going home, it seems as if I ought to bring my story to a close, though I hate to stop talking.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading The first day it was the arrival of the teacher and Dallas exclaimed, "Mother! we heard a gentle purring in the sky and the children said it was Miss Jazzamine arriving in her new silent plane."
arrivingverbUS /ərˈaɪvɪŋ/
-ing form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading The first day it was the arrival of the teacher and Dallas exclaimed, "Mother! we heard a gentle purring in the sky and the children said it was Miss Jazzamine arriving in her new silent plane."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AN END AND A BEGINNING Now that my boy has found his mother and we are going home, it seems as if I ought to bring my story to a close, though I hate to stop talking.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What do you call her?" asked Mrs. Duff.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Both were very quiet and both smiled when Dallas, racing up and down the lake shore with his cousins in the high September winds, would spring off my back to come and give them the latest news.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading AN END AND A BEGINNING Now that my boy has found his mother and we are going home, it seems as if I ought to bring my story to a close, though I hate to stop talking.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I will just let him give a few word pictures of our last week, for his mother, not being able to travel, spent several days in the hammock, the little Russian lady always by her side.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both were very quiet and both smiled when Dallas, racing up and down the lake shore with his cousins in the high September winds, would spring off my back to come and give them the latest news.
a youthful male person
From this reading AN END AND A BEGINNING Now that my boy has found his mother and we are going home, it seems as if I ought to bring my story to a close, though I hate to stop talking.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading AN END AND A BEGINNING Now that my boy has found his mother and we are going home, it seems as if I ought to bring my story to a close, though I hate to stop talking.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I will just let him give a few word pictures of our last week, for his mother, not being able to travel, spent several days in the hammock, the little Russian lady always by her side.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "What do you call her?" asked Mrs. Duff.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The first day it was the arrival of the teacher and Dallas exclaimed, "Mother! we heard a gentle purring in the sky and the children said it was Miss Jazzamine arriving in her new silent plane."
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading AN END AND A BEGINNING Now that my boy has found his mother and we are going home, it seems as if I ought to bring my story to a close, though I hate to stop talking.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Both were very quiet and both smiled when Dallas, racing up and down the lake shore with his cousins in the high September winds, would spring off my back to come and give them the latest news.
cousinsnounUS /ˈkʌzənz/
plural of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading Both were very quiet and both smiled when Dallas, racing up and down the lake shore with his cousins in the high September winds, would spring off my back to come and give them the latest news.
DallasnounUS /ˈdæləs/
a large commercial and industrial city in northeastern Texas located in the heart of the northern Texas oil fields
From this reading Both were very quiet and both smiled when Dallas, racing up and down the lake shore with his cousins in the high September winds, would spring off my back to come and give them the latest news.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The first day it was the arrival of the teacher and Dallas exclaimed, "Mother! we heard a gentle purring in the sky and the children said it was Miss Jazzamine arriving in her new silent plane."
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading I will just let him give a few word pictures of our last week, for his mother, not being able to travel, spent several days in the hammock, the little Russian lady always by her side.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you call her?" asked Mrs. Duff.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Both were very quiet and both smiled when Dallas, racing up and down the lake shore with his cousins in the high September winds, would spring off my back to come and give them the latest news.
DuffnounUS /dʌf/
a stiff flour pudding steamed or boiled usually and containing e.g. currants and raisins and citron
From this reading "What do you call her?" asked Mrs. Duff.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading AN END AND A BEGINNING Now that my boy has found his mother and we are going home, it seems as if I ought to bring my story to a close, though I hate to stop talking.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading The first day it was the arrival of the teacher and Dallas exclaimed, "Mother! we heard a gentle purring in the sky and the children said it was Miss Jazzamine arriving in her new silent plane."
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading I will just let him give a few word pictures of our last week, for his mother, not being able to travel, spent several days in the hammock, the little Russian lady always by her side.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first day it was the arrival of the teacher and Dallas exclaimed, "Mother! we heard a gentle purring in the sky and the children said it was Miss Jazzamine arriving in her new silent plane."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I will just let him give a few word pictures of our last week, for his mother, not being able to travel, spent several days in the hammock, the little Russian lady always by her side.
set up or found
From this reading AN END AND A BEGINNING Now that my boy has found his mother and we are going home, it seems as if I ought to bring my story to a close, though I hate to stop talking.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading The first day it was the arrival of the teacher and Dallas exclaimed, "Mother! we heard a gentle purring in the sky and the children said it was Miss Jazzamine arriving in her new silent plane."
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I will just let him give a few word pictures of our last week, for his mother, not being able to travel, spent several days in the hammock, the little Russian lady always by her side.
the act of departing
From this reading AN END AND A BEGINNING Now that my boy has found his mother and we are going home, it seems as if I ought to bring my story to a close, though I hate to stop talking.
hammocknounUS /ˈhæmək/
a small natural hill
From this reading I will just let him give a few word pictures of our last week, for his mother, not being able to travel, spent several days in the hammock, the little Russian lady always by her side.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN END AND A BEGINNING Now that my boy has found his mother and we are going home, it seems as if I ought to bring my story to a close, though I hate to stop talking.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading AN END AND A BEGINNING Now that my boy has found his mother and we are going home, it seems as if I ought to bring my story to a close, though I hate to stop talking.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The first day it was the arrival of the teacher and Dallas exclaimed, "Mother! we heard a gentle purring in the sky and the children said it was Miss Jazzamine arriving in her new silent plane."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I will just let him give a few word pictures of our last week, for his mother, not being able to travel, spent several days in the hammock, the little Russian lady always by her side.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Both were very quiet and both smiled when Dallas, racing up and down the lake shore with his cousins in the high September winds, would spring off my back to come and give them the latest news.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I will just let him give a few word pictures of our last week, for his mother, not being able to travel, spent several days in the hammock, the little Russian lady always by her side.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AN END AND A BEGINNING Now that my boy has found his mother and we are going home, it seems as if I ought to bring my story to a close, though I hate to stop talking.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading AN END AND A BEGINNING Now that my boy has found his mother and we are going home, it seems as if I ought to bring my story to a close, though I hate to stop talking.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading AN END AND A BEGINNING Now that my boy has found his mother and we are going home, it seems as if I ought to bring my story to a close, though I hate to stop talking.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading AN END AND A BEGINNING Now that my boy has found his mother and we are going home, it seems as if I ought to bring my story to a close, though I hate to stop talking.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I will just let him give a few word pictures of our last week, for his mother, not being able to travel, spent several days in the hammock, the little Russian lady always by her side.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AN END AND A BEGINNING Now that my boy has found his mother and we are going home, it seems as if I ought to bring my story to a close, though I hate to stop talking.
Jazzamine
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From this reading The first day it was the arrival of the teacher and Dallas exclaimed, "Mother! we heard a gentle purring in the sky and the children said it was Miss Jazzamine arriving in her new silent plane."
and nothing more
From this reading I will just let him give a few word pictures of our last week, for his mother, not being able to travel, spent several days in the hammock, the little Russian lady always by her side.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading I will just let him give a few word pictures of our last week, for his mother, not being able to travel, spent several days in the hammock, the little Russian lady always by her side.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading Both were very quiet and both smiled when Dallas, racing up and down the lake shore with his cousins in the high September winds, would spring off my back to come and give them the latest news.
immediately past
From this reading I will just let him give a few word pictures of our last week, for his mother, not being able to travel, spent several days in the hammock, the little Russian lady always by her side.
latestadjectiveUS /ˈleɪtəst/
up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date
From this reading Both were very quiet and both smiled when Dallas, racing up and down the lake shore with his cousins in the high September winds, would spring off my back to come and give them the latest news.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I will just let him give a few word pictures of our last week, for his mother, not being able to travel, spent several days in the hammock, the little Russian lady always by her side.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I will just let him give a few word pictures of our last week, for his mother, not being able to travel, spent several days in the hammock, the little Russian lady always by her side.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading The first day it was the arrival of the teacher and Dallas exclaimed, "Mother! we heard a gentle purring in the sky and the children said it was Miss Jazzamine arriving in her new silent plane."
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading AN END AND A BEGINNING Now that my boy has found his mother and we are going home, it seems as if I ought to bring my story to a close, though I hate to stop talking.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "What do you call her?" asked Mrs. Duff.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading AN END AND A BEGINNING Now that my boy has found his mother and we are going home, it seems as if I ought to bring my story to a close, though I hate to stop talking.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The first day it was the arrival of the teacher and Dallas exclaimed, "Mother! we heard a gentle purring in the sky and the children said it was Miss Jazzamine arriving in her new silent plane."
information about recent and important events
From this reading Both were very quiet and both smiled when Dallas, racing up and down the lake shore with his cousins in the high September winds, would spring off my back to come and give them the latest news.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I will just let him give a few word pictures of our last week, for his mother, not being able to travel, spent several days in the hammock, the little Russian lady always by her side.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading AN END AND A BEGINNING Now that my boy has found his mother and we are going home, it seems as if I ought to bring my story to a close, though I hate to stop talking.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I will just let him give a few word pictures of our last week, for his mother, not being able to travel, spent several days in the hammock, the little Russian lady always by her side.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Both were very quiet and both smiled when Dallas, racing up and down the lake shore with his cousins in the high September winds, would spring off my back to come and give them the latest news.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading AN END AND A BEGINNING Now that my boy has found his mother and we are going home, it seems as if I ought to bring my story to a close, though I hate to stop talking.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I will just let him give a few word pictures of our last week, for his mother, not being able to travel, spent several days in the hammock, the little Russian lady always by her side.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading I will just let him give a few word pictures of our last week, for his mother, not being able to travel, spent several days in the hammock, the little Russian lady always by her side.
planenounUS /pleɪn/
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading The first day it was the arrival of the teacher and Dallas exclaimed, "Mother! we heard a gentle purring in the sky and the children said it was Miss Jazzamine arriving in her new silent plane."
purringverbUS /ˈpɜːrɪŋ/
-ing form of “purr” — make a soft swishing sound
From this reading The first day it was the arrival of the teacher and Dallas exclaimed, "Mother! we heard a gentle purring in the sky and the children said it was Miss Jazzamine arriving in her new silent plane."
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading Both were very quiet and both smiled when Dallas, racing up and down the lake shore with his cousins in the high September winds, would spring off my back to come and give them the latest news.
racingnounUS /ˈreɪsɪŋ/
the sport of engaging in contests of speed
From this reading Both were very quiet and both smiled when Dallas, racing up and down the lake shore with his cousins in the high September winds, would spring off my back to come and give them the latest news.
RussiannounUS /ˈrʌʃən/
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading I will just let him give a few word pictures of our last week, for his mother, not being able to travel, spent several days in the hammock, the little Russian lady always by her side.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The first day it was the arrival of the teacher and Dallas exclaimed, "Mother! we heard a gentle purring in the sky and the children said it was Miss Jazzamine arriving in her new silent plane."
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading AN END AND A BEGINNING Now that my boy has found his mother and we are going home, it seems as if I ought to bring my story to a close, though I hate to stop talking.
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading Both were very quiet and both smiled when Dallas, racing up and down the lake shore with his cousins in the high September winds, would spring off my back to come and give them the latest news.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading I will just let him give a few word pictures of our last week, for his mother, not being able to travel, spent several days in the hammock, the little Russian lady always by her side.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Both were very quiet and both smiled when Dallas, racing up and down the lake shore with his cousins in the high September winds, would spring off my back to come and give them the latest news.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading I will just let him give a few word pictures of our last week, for his mother, not being able to travel, spent several days in the hammock, the little Russian lady always by her side.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading The first day it was the arrival of the teacher and Dallas exclaimed, "Mother! we heard a gentle purring in the sky and the children said it was Miss Jazzamine arriving in her new silent plane."
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The first day it was the arrival of the teacher and Dallas exclaimed, "Mother! we heard a gentle purring in the sky and the children said it was Miss Jazzamine arriving in her new silent plane."
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Both were very quiet and both smiled when Dallas, racing up and down the lake shore with his cousins in the high September winds, would spring off my back to come and give them the latest news.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading I will just let him give a few word pictures of our last week, for his mother, not being able to travel, spent several days in the hammock, the little Russian lady always by her side.
the season of growth
From this reading Both were very quiet and both smiled when Dallas, racing up and down the lake shore with his cousins in the high September winds, would spring off my back to come and give them the latest news.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading AN END AND A BEGINNING Now that my boy has found his mother and we are going home, it seems as if I ought to bring my story to a close, though I hate to stop talking.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading AN END AND A BEGINNING Now that my boy has found his mother and we are going home, it seems as if I ought to bring my story to a close, though I hate to stop talking.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading AN END AND A BEGINNING Now that my boy has found his mother and we are going home, it seems as if I ought to bring my story to a close, though I hate to stop talking.
a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading The first day it was the arrival of the teacher and Dallas exclaimed, "Mother! we heard a gentle purring in the sky and the children said it was Miss Jazzamine arriving in her new silent plane."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AN END AND A BEGINNING Now that my boy has found his mother and we are going home, it seems as if I ought to bring my story to a close, though I hate to stop talking.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I will just let him give a few word pictures of our last week, for his mother, not being able to travel, spent several days in the hammock, the little Russian lady always by her side.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Both were very quiet and both smiled when Dallas, racing up and down the lake shore with his cousins in the high September winds, would spring off my back to come and give them the latest news.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading AN END AND A BEGINNING Now that my boy has found his mother and we are going home, it seems as if I ought to bring my story to a close, though I hate to stop talking.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN END AND A BEGINNING Now that my boy has found his mother and we are going home, it seems as if I ought to bring my story to a close, though I hate to stop talking.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I will just let him give a few word pictures of our last week, for his mother, not being able to travel, spent several days in the hammock, the little Russian lady always by her side.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Both were very quiet and both smiled when Dallas, racing up and down the lake shore with his cousins in the high September winds, would spring off my back to come and give them the latest news.
precisely as stated
From this reading Both were very quiet and both smiled when Dallas, racing up and down the lake shore with his cousins in the high September winds, would spring off my back to come and give them the latest news.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first day it was the arrival of the teacher and Dallas exclaimed, "Mother! we heard a gentle purring in the sky and the children said it was Miss Jazzamine arriving in her new silent plane."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading AN END AND A BEGINNING Now that my boy has found his mother and we are going home, it seems as if I ought to bring my story to a close, though I hate to stop talking.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading I will just let him give a few word pictures of our last week, for his mother, not being able to travel, spent several days in the hammock, the little Russian lady always by her side.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Both were very quiet and both smiled when Dallas, racing up and down the lake shore with his cousins in the high September winds, would spring off my back to come and give them the latest news.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you call her?" asked Mrs. Duff.
at the time that
From this reading Both were very quiet and both smiled when Dallas, racing up and down the lake shore with his cousins in the high September winds, would spring off my back to come and give them the latest news.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will just let him give a few word pictures of our last week, for his mother, not being able to travel, spent several days in the hammock, the little Russian lady always by her side.
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Both were very quiet and both smiled when Dallas, racing up and down the lake shore with his cousins in the high September winds, would spring off my back to come and give them the latest news.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Both were very quiet and both smiled when Dallas, racing up and down the lake shore with his cousins in the high September winds, would spring off my back to come and give them the latest news.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading I will just let him give a few word pictures of our last week, for his mother, not being able to travel, spent several days in the hammock, the little Russian lady always by her side.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Both were very quiet and both smiled when Dallas, racing up and down the lake shore with his cousins in the high September winds, would spring off my back to come and give them the latest news.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you call her?" asked Mrs. Duff.
