used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When she went to say good night to her Daddy she had come to a decision.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “Daddy,” she said, “on Thursday, that’s the day after to-morrow, I must go back to London.
anew
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AlbertanounUS /ælˈbɜːrtə/
one of the three prairie provinces in western Canada; rich in oil and natural gas and minerals
From this reading Christina Alberta read them all.
(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 Christina Alberta read them all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Daddy,” she said, “on Thursday, that’s the day after to-morrow, I must go back to London.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading This time the pictures were exhausted, but there were reviews of books and one or two short stories.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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Christina
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From this reading Christina Alberta read them all.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When she went to say good night to her Daddy she had come to a decision.
DaddynounUS /ˈdædi/
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading When she went to say good night to her Daddy she had come to a decision.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “Daddy,” she said, “on Thursday, that’s the day after to-morrow, I must go back to London.
the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading When she went to say good night to her Daddy she had come to a decision.
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading This time the pictures were exhausted, but there were reviews of books and one or two short stories.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was nothing for it but to go through the _Tatlers_ and _Sketches_ again.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading There was nothing for it but to go through the _Tatlers_ and _Sketches_ again.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading When she went to say good night to her Daddy she had come to a decision.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When she went to say good night to her Daddy she had come to a decision.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When she went to say good night to her Daddy she had come to a decision.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Daddy,” she said, “on Thursday, that’s the day after to-morrow, I must go back to London.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was nothing for it but to go through the _Tatlers_ and _Sketches_ again.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “Daddy,” she said, “on Thursday, that’s the day after to-morrow, I must go back to London.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Daddy,” she said, “on Thursday, that’s the day after to-morrow, I must go back to London.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading When she went to say good night to her Daddy she had come to a decision.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was nothing for it but to go through the _Tatlers_ and _Sketches_ again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This time the pictures were exhausted, but there were reviews of books and one or two short stories.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Daddy,” she said, “on Thursday, that’s the day after to-morrow, I must go back to London.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This time the pictures were exhausted, but there were reviews of books and one or two short stories.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading This time the pictures were exhausted, but there were reviews of books and one or two short stories.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading This time the pictures were exhausted, but there were reviews of books and one or two short stories.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Christina Alberta read them all.
reviewsnounUS /riˈvjuːz/
plural of “review” — a new appraisal or evaluation
From this reading This time the pictures were exhausted, but there were reviews of books and one or two short stories.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Daddy,” she said, “on Thursday, that’s the day after to-morrow, I must go back to London.
express in words
From this reading When she went to say good night to her Daddy she had come to a decision.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she went to say good night to her Daddy she had come to a decision.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading This time the pictures were exhausted, but there were reviews of books and one or two short stories.
SketchesnounUS /ˈsketʃəz/
plural of “sketch” — preliminary drawing for later elaboration
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plural of “story” — 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 This time the pictures were exhausted, but there were reviews of books and one or two short stories.
Tatlers
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that's
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From this reading “Daddy,” she said, “on Thursday, that’s the day after to-morrow, I must go back to London.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was nothing for it but to go through the _Tatlers_ and _Sketches_ again.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Christina Alberta read them all.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was nothing for it but to go through the _Tatlers_ and _Sketches_ again.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This time the pictures were exhausted, but there were reviews of books and one or two short stories.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading There was nothing for it but to go through the _Tatlers_ and _Sketches_ again.
ThursdaynounUS /ˈθɜːrzdeɪ/
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading “Daddy,” she said, “on Thursday, that’s the day after to-morrow, I must go back to London.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading This time the pictures were exhausted, but there were reviews of books and one or two short stories.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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to-morrow
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From this reading “Daddy,” she said, “on Thursday, that’s the day after to-morrow, I must go back to London.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading This time the pictures were exhausted, but there were reviews of books and one or two short stories.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was nothing for it but to go through the _Tatlers_ and _Sketches_ again.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading When she went to say good night to her Daddy she had come to a decision.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This time the pictures were exhausted, but there were reviews of books and one or two short stories.
at the time that
From this reading When she went to say good night to her Daddy she had come to a decision.
