used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When the birds had been shipped to Stukeville, Mrs. Tescheron insisted that the family return home at once, and, if necessary, take the consequences of a terrible publicity.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading It was an unfortunate day for Mr. Tescheron and his family when I isolated him among the scheming natives of Hoboken, that seat of wonderful mechanical learning.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an unfortunate day for Mr. Tescheron and his family when I isolated him among the scheming natives of Hoboken, that seat of wonderful mechanical learning.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was an unfortunate day for Mr. Tescheron and his family when I isolated him among the scheming natives of Hoboken, that seat of wonderful mechanical learning.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When the birds had been shipped to Stukeville, Mrs. Tescheron insisted that the family return home at once, and, if necessary, take the consequences of a terrible publicity.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Life without her friends had become unbearable.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When the birds had been shipped to Stukeville, Mrs. Tescheron insisted that the family return home at once, and, if necessary, take the consequences of a terrible publicity.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading Daily she begged, implored, teased and pined.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading When the birds had been shipped to Stukeville, Mrs. Tescheron insisted that the family return home at once, and, if necessary, take the consequences of a terrible publicity.
comfortsnounUS /ˈkʌmfərts/
things that make you comfortable and at ease
From this reading She must have the comforts of her home.
consequencesnounUS /ˈkɑːnsəkwensəz/
plural of “consequence” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading When the birds had been shipped to Stukeville, Mrs. Tescheron insisted that the family return home at once, and, if necessary, take the consequences of a terrible publicity.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading Daily she begged, implored, teased and pined.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was an unfortunate day for Mr. Tescheron and his family when I isolated him among the scheming natives of Hoboken, that seat of wonderful mechanical learning.
a social unit living together
From this reading It was an unfortunate day for Mr. Tescheron and his family when I isolated him among the scheming natives of Hoboken, that seat of wonderful mechanical learning.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was an unfortunate day for Mr. Tescheron and his family when I isolated him among the scheming natives of Hoboken, that seat of wonderful mechanical learning.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Life without her friends had become unbearable.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When the birds had been shipped to Stukeville, Mrs. Tescheron insisted that the family return home at once, and, if necessary, take the consequences of a terrible publicity.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She must have the comforts of her home.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Life without her friends had become unbearable.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was an unfortunate day for Mr. Tescheron and his family when I isolated him among the scheming natives of Hoboken, that seat of wonderful mechanical learning.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was an unfortunate day for Mr. Tescheron and his family when I isolated him among the scheming natives of Hoboken, that seat of wonderful mechanical learning.
Hoboken
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From this reading It was an unfortunate day for Mr. Tescheron and his family when I isolated him among the scheming natives of Hoboken, that seat of wonderful mechanical learning.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading When the birds had been shipped to Stukeville, Mrs. Tescheron insisted that the family return home at once, and, if necessary, take the consequences of a terrible publicity.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was an unfortunate day for Mr. Tescheron and his family when I isolated him among the scheming natives of Hoboken, that seat of wonderful mechanical learning.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading When the birds had been shipped to Stukeville, Mrs. Tescheron insisted that the family return home at once, and, if necessary, take the consequences of a terrible publicity.
imploredverbUS /ˌɪmˈplɔːrd/
past form of “implore” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading Daily she begged, implored, teased and pined.
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading When the birds had been shipped to Stukeville, Mrs. Tescheron insisted that the family return home at once, and, if necessary, take the consequences of a terrible publicity.
isolatedadjectiveUS /ˈaɪsəleɪtəd/
not close together in time
From this reading It was an unfortunate day for Mr. Tescheron and his family when I isolated him among the scheming natives of Hoboken, that seat of wonderful mechanical learning.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was an unfortunate day for Mr. Tescheron and his family when I isolated him among the scheming natives of Hoboken, that seat of wonderful mechanical learning.
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
From this reading It was an unfortunate day for Mr. Tescheron and his family when I isolated him among the scheming natives of Hoboken, that seat of wonderful mechanical learning.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Life without her friends had become unbearable.
mechanicaladjectiveUS /məˈkænɪkəl/
using (or as if using) mechanisms or tools or devices
From this reading It was an unfortunate day for Mr. Tescheron and his family when I isolated him among the scheming natives of Hoboken, that seat of wonderful mechanical learning.
a form of address for a man
From this reading It was an unfortunate day for Mr. Tescheron and his family when I isolated him among the scheming natives of Hoboken, that seat of wonderful mechanical learning.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading When the birds had been shipped to Stukeville, Mrs. Tescheron insisted that the family return home at once, and, if necessary, take the consequences of a terrible publicity.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She must have the comforts of her home.
nativesnounUS /ˈneɪtɪvz/
plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
From this reading It was an unfortunate day for Mr. Tescheron and his family when I isolated him among the scheming natives of Hoboken, that seat of wonderful mechanical learning.
absolutely essential
From this reading When the birds had been shipped to Stukeville, Mrs. Tescheron insisted that the family return home at once, and, if necessary, take the consequences of a terrible publicity.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was an unfortunate day for Mr. Tescheron and his family when I isolated him among the scheming natives of Hoboken, that seat of wonderful mechanical learning.
on one occasion
From this reading When the birds had been shipped to Stukeville, Mrs. Tescheron insisted that the family return home at once, and, if necessary, take the consequences of a terrible publicity.
pinedverbUS /paɪnd/
past form of “pine” — have a desire for something or someone who is not present
From this reading Daily she begged, implored, teased and pined.
publicitynounUS /pəˈblɪsəti/
a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution
From this reading When the birds had been shipped to Stukeville, Mrs. Tescheron insisted that the family return home at once, and, if necessary, take the consequences of a terrible publicity.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading When the birds had been shipped to Stukeville, Mrs. Tescheron insisted that the family return home at once, and, if necessary, take the consequences of a terrible publicity.
schemingadjectiveUS /ˈskiːmɪŋ/
acting with a specific goal
From this reading It was an unfortunate day for Mr. Tescheron and his family when I isolated him among the scheming natives of Hoboken, that seat of wonderful mechanical learning.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading It was an unfortunate day for Mr. Tescheron and his family when I isolated him among the scheming natives of Hoboken, that seat of wonderful mechanical learning.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She must have the comforts of her home.
shippedverbUS /ʃɪpt/
inflected form of “ship” — transport commercially
From this reading When the birds had been shipped to Stukeville, Mrs. Tescheron insisted that the family return home at once, and, if necessary, take the consequences of a terrible publicity.
Stukeville
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From this reading When the birds had been shipped to Stukeville, Mrs. Tescheron insisted that the family return home at once, and, if necessary, take the consequences of a terrible publicity.
carry out
From this reading When the birds had been shipped to Stukeville, Mrs. Tescheron insisted that the family return home at once, and, if necessary, take the consequences of a terrible publicity.
teasedadjectiveUS /tiːzd/
feeling mild pleasurable excitement
From this reading Daily she begged, implored, teased and pined.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading When the birds had been shipped to Stukeville, Mrs. Tescheron insisted that the family return home at once, and, if necessary, take the consequences of a terrible publicity.
Tescheron
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From this reading It was an unfortunate day for Mr. Tescheron and his family when I isolated him among the scheming natives of Hoboken, that seat of wonderful mechanical learning.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was an unfortunate day for Mr. Tescheron and his family when I isolated him among the scheming natives of Hoboken, that seat of wonderful mechanical learning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was an unfortunate day for Mr. Tescheron and his family when I isolated him among the scheming natives of Hoboken, that seat of wonderful mechanical learning.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the birds had been shipped to Stukeville, Mrs. Tescheron insisted that the family return home at once, and, if necessary, take the consequences of a terrible publicity.
unbearableadjectiveUS /ənˈberəbəl/
incapable of being tolerated or endured
From this reading Life without her friends had become unbearable.
not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
From this reading It was an unfortunate day for Mr. Tescheron and his family when I isolated him among the scheming natives of Hoboken, that seat of wonderful mechanical learning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was an unfortunate day for Mr. Tescheron and his family when I isolated him among the scheming natives of Hoboken, that seat of wonderful mechanical learning.
at the time that
From this reading It was an unfortunate day for Mr. Tescheron and his family when I isolated him among the scheming natives of Hoboken, that seat of wonderful mechanical learning.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Life without her friends had become unbearable.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading It was an unfortunate day for Mr. Tescheron and his family when I isolated him among the scheming natives of Hoboken, that seat of wonderful mechanical learning.
