used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Agnes had just finished her last task and was throwing her books into a drawer, each more violently than the other.
Agnes
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From this reading Agnes had just finished her last task and was throwing her books into a drawer, each more violently than the other.
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading She was still terribly excited, and as soon as her mother came back to the room, she burst forth: “Oh, mother, if I am not allowed to study music any more, I would rather stop learning anything.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading She was still terribly excited, and as soon as her mother came back to the room, she burst forth: “Oh, mother, if I am not allowed to study music any more, I would rather stop learning anything.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Agnes had just finished her last task and was throwing her books into a drawer, each more violently than the other.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading She was still terribly excited, and as soon as her mother came back to the room, she burst forth: “Oh, mother, if I am not allowed to study music any more, I would rather stop learning anything.
any thing at all
From this reading She was still terribly excited, and as soon as her mother came back to the room, she burst forth: “Oh, mother, if I am not allowed to study music any more, I would rather stop learning anything.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was still terribly excited, and as soon as her mother came back to the room, she burst forth: “Oh, mother, if I am not allowed to study music any more, I would rather stop learning anything.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She was still terribly excited, and as soon as her mother came back to the room, she burst forth: “Oh, mother, if I am not allowed to study music any more, I would rather stop learning anything.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Why can’t I become a servant girl?
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Agnes had just finished her last task and was throwing her books into a drawer, each more violently than the other.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading She was still terribly excited, and as soon as her mother came back to the room, she burst forth: “Oh, mother, if I am not allowed to study music any more, I would rather stop learning anything.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading As soon as I have earned enough money, I’ll buy a harp and then I can wander from house to house, singing and playing.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She was still terribly excited, and as soon as her mother came back to the room, she burst forth: “Oh, mother, if I am not allowed to study music any more, I would rather stop learning anything.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading As soon as I have earned enough money, I’ll buy a harp and then I can wander from house to house, singing and playing.
can't
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From this reading Why can’t I become a servant girl?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could do the work well enough.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I could do the work well enough.
drawernounUS /drɔːr/
a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out
From this reading Agnes had just finished her last task and was throwing her books into a drawer, each more violently than the other.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Agnes had just finished her last task and was throwing her books into a drawer, each more violently than the other.
earnedadjectiveUS /ɜːrnd/
gained or acquired; especially through merit or as a result of effort or action
From this reading As soon as I have earned enough money, I’ll buy a harp and then I can wander from house to house, singing and playing.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading I could do the work well enough.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading She was still terribly excited, and as soon as her mother came back to the room, she burst forth: “Oh, mother, if I am not allowed to study music any more, I would rather stop learning anything.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading Agnes had just finished her last task and was throwing her books into a drawer, each more violently than the other.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She was still terribly excited, and as soon as her mother came back to the room, she burst forth: “Oh, mother, if I am not allowed to study music any more, I would rather stop learning anything.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As soon as I have earned enough money, I’ll buy a harp and then I can wander from house to house, singing and playing.
a young female
From this reading Why can’t I become a servant girl?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Agnes had just finished her last task and was throwing her books into a drawer, each more violently than the other.
harpnounUS /hɑːrp/
a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers
From this reading As soon as I have earned enough money, I’ll buy a harp and then I can wander from house to house, singing and playing.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As soon as I have earned enough money, I’ll buy a harp and then I can wander from house to house, singing and playing.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Agnes had just finished her last task and was throwing her books into a drawer, each more violently than the other.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading As soon as I have earned enough money, I’ll buy a harp and then I can wander from house to house, singing and playing.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She was still terribly excited, and as soon as her mother came back to the room, she burst forth: “Oh, mother, if I am not allowed to study music any more, I would rather stop learning anything.
I'll
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From this reading As soon as I have earned enough money, I’ll buy a harp and then I can wander from house to house, singing and playing.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She was still terribly excited, and as soon as her mother came back to the room, she burst forth: “Oh, mother, if I am not allowed to study music any more, I would rather stop learning anything.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Agnes had just finished her last task and was throwing her books into a drawer, each more violently than the other.
and nothing more
From this reading Agnes had just finished her last task and was throwing her books into a drawer, each more violently than the other.
immediately past
From this reading Agnes had just finished her last task and was throwing her books into a drawer, each more violently than the other.
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
From this reading She was still terribly excited, and as soon as her mother came back to the room, she burst forth: “Oh, mother, if I am not allowed to study music any more, I would rather stop learning anything.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading As soon as I have earned enough money, I’ll buy a harp and then I can wander from house to house, singing and playing.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Agnes had just finished her last task and was throwing her books into a drawer, each more violently than the other.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading She was still terribly excited, and as soon as her mother came back to the room, she burst forth: “Oh, mother, if I am not allowed to study music any more, I would rather stop learning anything.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading She was still terribly excited, and as soon as her mother came back to the room, she burst forth: “Oh, mother, if I am not allowed to study music any more, I would rather stop learning anything.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was still terribly excited, and as soon as her mother came back to the room, she burst forth: “Oh, mother, if I am not allowed to study music any more, I would rather stop learning anything.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading She was still terribly excited, and as soon as her mother came back to the room, she burst forth: “Oh, mother, if I am not allowed to study music any more, I would rather stop learning anything.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Agnes had just finished her last task and was throwing her books into a drawer, each more violently than the other.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading As soon as I have earned enough money, I’ll buy a harp and then I can wander from house to house, singing and playing.
on the contrary
From this reading She was still terribly excited, and as soon as her mother came back to the room, she burst forth: “Oh, mother, if I am not allowed to study music any more, I would rather stop learning anything.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading She was still terribly excited, and as soon as her mother came back to the room, she burst forth: “Oh, mother, if I am not allowed to study music any more, I would rather stop learning anything.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading Why can’t I become a servant girl?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was still terribly excited, and as soon as her mother came back to the room, she burst forth: “Oh, mother, if I am not allowed to study music any more, I would rather stop learning anything.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading As soon as I have earned enough money, I’ll buy a harp and then I can wander from house to house, singing and playing.
in the near future
From this reading She was still terribly excited, and as soon as her mother came back to the room, she burst forth: “Oh, mother, if I am not allowed to study music any more, I would rather stop learning anything.
not in physical motion
From this reading She was still terribly excited, and as soon as her mother came back to the room, she burst forth: “Oh, mother, if I am not allowed to study music any more, I would rather stop learning anything.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading She was still terribly excited, and as soon as her mother came back to the room, she burst forth: “Oh, mother, if I am not allowed to study music any more, I would rather stop learning anything.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading She was still terribly excited, and as soon as her mother came back to the room, she burst forth: “Oh, mother, if I am not allowed to study music any more, I would rather stop learning anything.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading Agnes had just finished her last task and was throwing her books into a drawer, each more violently than the other.
terriblyadverbUS /ˈterəbli/
used as intensifiers
From this reading She was still terribly excited, and as soon as her mother came back to the room, she burst forth: “Oh, mother, if I am not allowed to study music any more, I would rather stop learning anything.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Agnes had just finished her last task and was throwing her books into a drawer, each more violently than the other.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Agnes had just finished her last task and was throwing her books into a drawer, each more violently than the other.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading As soon as I have earned enough money, I’ll buy a harp and then I can wander from house to house, singing and playing.
-ing form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading Agnes had just finished her last task and was throwing her books into a drawer, each more violently than the other.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was still terribly excited, and as soon as her mother came back to the room, she burst forth: “Oh, mother, if I am not allowed to study music any more, I would rather stop learning anything.
in a violent manner
From this reading Agnes had just finished her last task and was throwing her books into a drawer, each more violently than the other.
wanderverbUS /ˈwɑːndər/
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading As soon as I have earned enough money, I’ll buy a harp and then I can wander from house to house, singing and playing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Agnes had just finished her last task and was throwing her books into a drawer, each more violently than the other.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading I could do the work well enough.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why can’t I become a servant girl?
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading I could do the work well enough.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She was still terribly excited, and as soon as her mother came back to the room, she burst forth: “Oh, mother, if I am not allowed to study music any more, I would rather stop learning anything.
