used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HILARY LANCASTER While Cathalina Van Buskirk’s aunt was making suggestions, another aunt, in a different way was shaping the destiny of another young girl, Hilary Lancaster.
accomplishverbUS /əˈkɑːmplɪʃ/
put in effect
From this reading Mrs. Lancaster always found it wise to rise with the lark and accomplish what she could before the door bell and telephone began for the day.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Mrs. Lancaster always found it wise to rise with the lark and accomplish what she could before the door bell and telephone began for the day.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an early morning of the first week in June.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Lancaster always found it wise to rise with the lark and accomplish what she could before the door bell and telephone began for the day.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading HILARY LANCASTER While Cathalina Van Buskirk’s aunt was making suggestions, another aunt, in a different way was shaping the destiny of another young girl, Hilary Lancaster.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading HILARY LANCASTER While Cathalina Van Buskirk’s aunt was making suggestions, another aunt, in a different way was shaping the destiny of another young girl, Hilary Lancaster.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Mrs. Lancaster always found it wise to rise with the lark and accomplish what she could before the door bell and telephone began for the day.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Mrs. Lancaster always found it wise to rise with the lark and accomplish what she could before the door bell and telephone began for the day.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading Mrs. Lancaster always found it wise to rise with the lark and accomplish what she could before the door bell and telephone began for the day.
blousenounUS /blaʊs/
a top worn by women
From this reading This morning the grocery list was made out, the breakfast cooking, the vegetables partly prepared for the noon dinner, a blouse cut out for Tommy, and the porches fresh from the hose.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading This morning the grocery list was made out, the breakfast cooking, the vegetables partly prepared for the noon dinner, a blouse cut out for Tommy, and the porches fresh from the hose.
Buskirk's
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From this reading HILARY LANCASTER While Cathalina Van Buskirk’s aunt was making suggestions, another aunt, in a different way was shaping the destiny of another young girl, Hilary Lancaster.
Cathalina
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From this reading HILARY LANCASTER While Cathalina Van Buskirk’s aunt was making suggestions, another aunt, in a different way was shaping the destiny of another young girl, Hilary Lancaster.
cookingnounUS /ˈkʊkɪŋ/
the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
From this reading This morning the grocery list was made out, the breakfast cooking, the vegetables partly prepared for the noon dinner, a blouse cut out for Tommy, and the porches fresh from the hose.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Mrs. Lancaster always found it wise to rise with the lark and accomplish what she could before the door bell and telephone began for the day.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading This morning the grocery list was made out, the breakfast cooking, the vegetables partly prepared for the noon dinner, a blouse cut out for Tommy, and the porches fresh from the hose.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Mrs. Lancaster always found it wise to rise with the lark and accomplish what she could before the door bell and telephone began for the day.
destinynounUS /ˈdestəni/
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading HILARY LANCASTER While Cathalina Van Buskirk’s aunt was making suggestions, another aunt, in a different way was shaping the destiny of another young girl, Hilary Lancaster.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading HILARY LANCASTER While Cathalina Van Buskirk’s aunt was making suggestions, another aunt, in a different way was shaping the destiny of another young girl, Hilary Lancaster.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading This morning the grocery list was made out, the breakfast cooking, the vegetables partly prepared for the noon dinner, a blouse cut out for Tommy, and the porches fresh from the hose.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Mrs. Lancaster always found it wise to rise with the lark and accomplish what she could before the door bell and telephone began for the day.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading It was an early morning of the first week in June.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It was an early morning of the first week in June.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mrs. Lancaster always found it wise to rise with the lark and accomplish what she could before the door bell and telephone began for the day.
set up or found
From this reading Mrs. Lancaster always found it wise to rise with the lark and accomplish what she could before the door bell and telephone began for the day.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading This morning the grocery list was made out, the breakfast cooking, the vegetables partly prepared for the noon dinner, a blouse cut out for Tommy, and the porches fresh from the hose.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This morning the grocery list was made out, the breakfast cooking, the vegetables partly prepared for the noon dinner, a blouse cut out for Tommy, and the porches fresh from the hose.
a young female
From this reading HILARY LANCASTER While Cathalina Van Buskirk’s aunt was making suggestions, another aunt, in a different way was shaping the destiny of another young girl, Hilary Lancaster.
grocerynounUS /ˈɡroʊsəri/
a marketplace where groceries are sold
From this reading This morning the grocery list was made out, the breakfast cooking, the vegetables partly prepared for the noon dinner, a blouse cut out for Tommy, and the porches fresh from the hose.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hilary, too, had risen early to work a hard problem, and it was she who had turned the hose on the porches.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Hilary, too, had risen early to work a hard problem, and it was she who had turned the hose on the porches.
HILARY
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From this reading HILARY LANCASTER While Cathalina Van Buskirk’s aunt was making suggestions, another aunt, in a different way was shaping the destiny of another young girl, Hilary Lancaster.
hosenounUS /hoʊz/
socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear)
From this reading This morning the grocery list was made out, the breakfast cooking, the vegetables partly prepared for the noon dinner, a blouse cut out for Tommy, and the porches fresh from the hose.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HILARY LANCASTER While Cathalina Van Buskirk’s aunt was making suggestions, another aunt, in a different way was shaping the destiny of another young girl, Hilary Lancaster.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was an early morning of the first week in June.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading It was an early morning of the first week in June.
LANCASTERnounUS /ˈlænkæstər/
a city in northwestern England
From this reading HILARY LANCASTER While Cathalina Van Buskirk’s aunt was making suggestions, another aunt, in a different way was shaping the destiny of another young girl, Hilary Lancaster.
larknounUS /lɑːrk/
North American songbirds having a yellow breast
From this reading Mrs. Lancaster always found it wise to rise with the lark and accomplish what she could before the door bell and telephone began for the day.
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading This morning the grocery list was made out, the breakfast cooking, the vegetables partly prepared for the noon dinner, a blouse cut out for Tommy, and the porches fresh from the hose.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading This morning the grocery list was made out, the breakfast cooking, the vegetables partly prepared for the noon dinner, a blouse cut out for Tommy, and the porches fresh from the hose.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading HILARY LANCASTER While Cathalina Van Buskirk’s aunt was making suggestions, another aunt, in a different way was shaping the destiny of another young girl, Hilary Lancaster.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It was an early morning of the first week in June.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Lancaster always found it wise to rise with the lark and accomplish what she could before the door bell and telephone began for the day.
the middle of the day
From this reading This morning the grocery list was made out, the breakfast cooking, the vegetables partly prepared for the noon dinner, a blouse cut out for Tommy, and the porches fresh from the hose.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HILARY LANCASTER While Cathalina Van Buskirk’s aunt was making suggestions, another aunt, in a different way was shaping the destiny of another young girl, Hilary Lancaster.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Hilary, too, had risen early to work a hard problem, and it was she who had turned the hose on the porches.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading This morning the grocery list was made out, the breakfast cooking, the vegetables partly prepared for the noon dinner, a blouse cut out for Tommy, and the porches fresh from the hose.
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
From this reading This morning the grocery list was made out, the breakfast cooking, the vegetables partly prepared for the noon dinner, a blouse cut out for Tommy, and the porches fresh from the hose.
porchesnounUS /ˈpɔːrtʃəz/
plural of “porch” — a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading This morning the grocery list was made out, the breakfast cooking, the vegetables partly prepared for the noon dinner, a blouse cut out for Tommy, and the porches fresh from the hose.
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading This morning the grocery list was made out, the breakfast cooking, the vegetables partly prepared for the noon dinner, a blouse cut out for Tommy, and the porches fresh from the hose.
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading Hilary, too, had risen early to work a hard problem, and it was she who had turned the hose on the porches.
move upward
From this reading Mrs. Lancaster always found it wise to rise with the lark and accomplish what she could before the door bell and telephone began for the day.
risenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪzən/
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading Hilary, too, had risen early to work a hard problem, and it was she who had turned the hose on the porches.
shapingnounUS /ˈʃeɪpɪŋ/
any process serving to define the shape of something
From this reading HILARY LANCASTER While Cathalina Van Buskirk’s aunt was making suggestions, another aunt, in a different way was shaping the destiny of another young girl, Hilary Lancaster.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Lancaster always found it wise to rise with the lark and accomplish what she could before the door bell and telephone began for the day.
suggestionsnounUS /səˈdʒestʃənz/
plural of “suggestion” — an idea that is suggested
From this reading HILARY LANCASTER While Cathalina Van Buskirk’s aunt was making suggestions, another aunt, in a different way was shaping the destiny of another young girl, Hilary Lancaster.
telephonenounUS /ˈteləfoʊn/
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading Mrs. Lancaster always found it wise to rise with the lark and accomplish what she could before the door bell and telephone began for the day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HILARY LANCASTER While Cathalina Van Buskirk’s aunt was making suggestions, another aunt, in a different way was shaping the destiny of another young girl, Hilary Lancaster.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This morning the grocery list was made out, the breakfast cooking, the vegetables partly prepared for the noon dinner, a blouse cut out for Tommy, and the porches fresh from the hose.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Lancaster always found it wise to rise with the lark and accomplish what she could before the door bell and telephone began for the day.
Tommy
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From this reading This morning the grocery list was made out, the breakfast cooking, the vegetables partly prepared for the noon dinner, a blouse cut out for Tommy, and the porches fresh from the hose.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Hilary, too, had risen early to work a hard problem, and it was she who had turned the hose on the porches.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Hilary, too, had risen early to work a hard problem, and it was she who had turned the hose on the porches.
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading HILARY LANCASTER While Cathalina Van Buskirk’s aunt was making suggestions, another aunt, in a different way was shaping the destiny of another young girl, Hilary Lancaster.
vegetablesnounUS /ˈvedʒtəbəlz/
plural of “vegetable” — edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
From this reading This morning the grocery list was made out, the breakfast cooking, the vegetables partly prepared for the noon dinner, a blouse cut out for Tommy, and the porches fresh from the hose.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HILARY LANCASTER While Cathalina Van Buskirk’s aunt was making suggestions, another aunt, in a different way was shaping the destiny of another young girl, Hilary Lancaster.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading HILARY LANCASTER While Cathalina Van Buskirk’s aunt was making suggestions, another aunt, in a different way was shaping the destiny of another young girl, Hilary Lancaster.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading It was an early morning of the first week in June.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Mrs. Lancaster always found it wise to rise with the lark and accomplish what she could before the door bell and telephone began for the day.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading HILARY LANCASTER While Cathalina Van Buskirk’s aunt was making suggestions, another aunt, in a different way was shaping the destiny of another young girl, Hilary Lancaster.
which person or people
From this reading Hilary, too, had risen early to work a hard problem, and it was she who had turned the hose on the porches.
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading Mrs. Lancaster always found it wise to rise with the lark and accomplish what she could before the door bell and telephone began for the day.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Lancaster always found it wise to rise with the lark and accomplish what she could before the door bell and telephone began for the day.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Hilary, too, had risen early to work a hard problem, and it was she who had turned the hose on the porches.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading HILARY LANCASTER While Cathalina Van Buskirk’s aunt was making suggestions, another aunt, in a different way was shaping the destiny of another young girl, Hilary Lancaster.
