used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A JOURNEY AND ITS ENDING.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Soon after auntie's visit summer really began to come.
(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 It did not make Carrots ill, nor Floss, nor any of the Desart children, for they were all strong, but it was very bad for their mother.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A JOURNEY AND ITS ENDING.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading It did not make Carrots ill, nor Floss, nor any of the Desart children, for they were all strong, but it was very bad for their mother.
auntie's
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From this reading Soon after auntie's visit summer really began to come.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading It did not make Carrots ill, nor Floss, nor any of the Desart children, for they were all strong, but it was very bad for their mother.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Soon after auntie's visit summer really began to come.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was very pleasant while it lasted, but this year it was a very short summer, and the winter that came after was a very severe one, and made many people ill.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It was very pleasant while it lasted, but this year it was a very short summer, and the winter that came after was a very severe one, and made many people ill.
CarrotsnounUS /ˈkærəts/
plural of “carrot” — deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant
From this reading It did not make Carrots ill, nor Floss, nor any of the Desart children, for they were all strong, but it was very bad for their mother.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading It did not make Carrots ill, nor Floss, nor any of the Desart children, for they were all strong, but it was very bad for their mother.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading "The way was long, the wind was cold."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Soon after auntie's visit summer really began to come.
Desart
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From this reading It did not make Carrots ill, nor Floss, nor any of the Desart children, for they were all strong, but it was very bad for their mother.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It did not make Carrots ill, nor Floss, nor any of the Desart children, for they were all strong, but it was very bad for their mother.
ENDINGnounUS /ˈendɪŋ/
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
From this reading A JOURNEY AND ITS ENDING.
FlossnounUS /flɑːs/
a soft loosely twisted thread used in embroidery
From this reading It did not make Carrots ill, nor Floss, nor any of the Desart children, for they were all strong, but it was very bad for their mother.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It did not make Carrots ill, nor Floss, nor any of the Desart children, for they were all strong, but it was very bad for their mother.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading It was very pleasant while it lasted, but this year it was a very short summer, and the winter that came after was a very severe one, and made many people ill.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was very pleasant while it lasted, but this year it was a very short summer, and the winter that came after was a very severe one, and made many people ill.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A JOURNEY AND ITS ENDING.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading A JOURNEY AND ITS ENDING.
lastedverbUS /ˈlæstəd/
past form of “last” — persist for a specified period of time
From this reading It was very pleasant while it lasted, but this year it was a very short summer, and the winter that came after was a very severe one, and made many people ill.
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 "The way was long, the wind was cold."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It was very pleasant while it lasted, but this year it was a very short summer, and the winter that came after was a very severe one, and made many people ill.
engage in
From this reading It did not make Carrots ill, nor Floss, nor any of the Desart children, for they were all strong, but it was very bad for their mother.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading It was very pleasant while it lasted, but this year it was a very short summer, and the winter that came after was a very severe one, and made many people ill.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading It did not make Carrots ill, nor Floss, nor any of the Desart children, for they were all strong, but it was very bad for their mother.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading It did not make Carrots ill, nor Floss, nor any of the Desart children, for they were all strong, but it was very bad for their mother.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It did not make Carrots ill, nor Floss, nor any of the Desart children, for they were all strong, but it was very bad for their mother.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It did not make Carrots ill, nor Floss, nor any of the Desart children, for they were all strong, but it was very bad for their mother.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was very pleasant while it lasted, but this year it was a very short summer, and the winter that came after was a very severe one, and made many people ill.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading It was very pleasant while it lasted, but this year it was a very short summer, and the winter that came after was a very severe one, and made many people ill.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading It was very pleasant while it lasted, but this year it was a very short summer, and the winter that came after was a very severe one, and made many people ill.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Soon after auntie's visit summer really began to come.
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading It was very pleasant while it lasted, but this year it was a very short summer, and the winter that came after was a very severe one, and made many people ill.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading It was very pleasant while it lasted, but this year it was a very short summer, and the winter that came after was a very severe one, and made many people ill.
in the near future
From this reading Soon after auntie's visit summer really began to come.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading It did not make Carrots ill, nor Floss, nor any of the Desart children, for they were all strong, but it was very bad for their mother.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Soon after auntie's visit summer really began to come.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was very pleasant while it lasted, but this year it was a very short summer, and the winter that came after was a very severe one, and made many people ill.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The way was long, the wind was cold."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It did not make Carrots ill, nor Floss, nor any of the Desart children, for they were all strong, but it was very bad for their mother.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It did not make Carrots ill, nor Floss, nor any of the Desart children, for they were all strong, but it was very bad for their mother.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was very pleasant while it lasted, but this year it was a very short summer, and the winter that came after was a very severe one, and made many people ill.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Soon after auntie's visit summer really began to come.
precisely as stated
From this reading It was very pleasant while it lasted, but this year it was a very short summer, and the winter that came after was a very severe one, and made many people ill.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Soon after auntie's visit summer really began to come.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The way was long, the wind was cold."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "The way was long, the wind was cold."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It did not make Carrots ill, nor Floss, nor any of the Desart children, for they were all strong, but it was very bad for their mother.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading It was very pleasant while it lasted, but this year it was a very short summer, and the winter that came after was a very severe one, and made many people ill.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading "The way was long, the wind was cold."
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading It was very pleasant while it lasted, but this year it was a very short summer, and the winter that came after was a very severe one, and made many people ill.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading It was very pleasant while it lasted, but this year it was a very short summer, and the winter that came after was a very severe one, and made many people ill.
