used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My father, for a good while, wasn't easy to get along with.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Well, he wasn't himself all the time, and if it hadn't been for Uncle Gershom-- "But there--I mustn't talk about it, not to-night," she said, rising and walking about the room.
(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 Well, he wasn't himself all the time, and if it hadn't been for Uncle Gershom-- "But there--I mustn't talk about it, not to-night," she said, rising and walking about the room.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading "It kind of puts me off the balance to go back to those days, and I'd better let it alone to-night."
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading My father, for a good while, wasn't easy to get along with.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Well, he wasn't himself all the time, and if it hadn't been for Uncle Gershom-- "But there--I mustn't talk about it, not to-night," she said, rising and walking about the room.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "It kind of puts me off the balance to go back to those days, and I'd better let it alone to-night."
balanceverbUS /ˈbæləns/
bring into balance or equilibrium
From this reading "It kind of puts me off the balance to go back to those days, and I'd better let it alone to-night."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Well, he wasn't himself all the time, and if it hadn't been for Uncle Gershom-- "But there--I mustn't talk about it, not to-night," she said, rising and walking about the room.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "It kind of puts me off the balance to go back to those days, and I'd better let it alone to-night."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Elizabeth turned her tearful face, smiling now, toward her cousin, but she said nothing.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I never could tell you--never!
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading Elizabeth turned her tearful face, smiling now, toward her cousin, but she said nothing.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading "It kind of puts me off the balance to go back to those days, and I'd better let it alone to-night."
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading My father, for a good while, wasn't easy to get along with.
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading Elizabeth turned her tearful face, smiling now, toward her cousin, but she said nothing.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Elizabeth turned her tearful face, smiling now, toward her cousin, but she said nothing.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading My father, for a good while, wasn't easy to get along with.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My father, for a good while, wasn't easy to get along with.
Gershom
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From this reading Well, he wasn't himself all the time, and if it hadn't been for Uncle Gershom-- "But there--I mustn't talk about it, not to-night," she said, rising and walking about the room.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading My father, for a good while, wasn't easy to get along with.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "It kind of puts me off the balance to go back to those days, and I'd better let it alone to-night."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading My father, for a good while, wasn't easy to get along with.
hadn't
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From this reading Well, he wasn't himself all the time, and if it hadn't been for Uncle Gershom-- "But there--I mustn't talk about it, not to-night," she said, rising and walking about the room.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Well, he wasn't himself all the time, and if it hadn't been for Uncle Gershom-- "But there--I mustn't talk about it, not to-night," she said, rising and walking about the room.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Elizabeth turned her tearful face, smiling now, toward her cousin, but she said nothing.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Well, he wasn't himself all the time, and if it hadn't been for Uncle Gershom-- "But there--I mustn't talk about it, not to-night," she said, rising and walking about the room.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I never could tell you--never!
I'd
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From this reading "It kind of puts me off the balance to go back to those days, and I'd better let it alone to-night."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Well, he wasn't himself all the time, and if it hadn't been for Uncle Gershom-- "But there--I mustn't talk about it, not to-night," she said, rising and walking about the room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Well, he wasn't himself all the time, and if it hadn't been for Uncle Gershom-- "But there--I mustn't talk about it, not to-night," she said, rising and walking about the room.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading "It kind of puts me off the balance to go back to those days, and I'd better let it alone to-night."
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "It kind of puts me off the balance to go back to those days, and I'd better let it alone to-night."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It kind of puts me off the balance to go back to those days, and I'd better let it alone to-night."
mustn't
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From this reading Well, he wasn't himself all the time, and if it hadn't been for Uncle Gershom-- "But there--I mustn't talk about it, not to-night," she said, rising and walking about the room.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My father, for a good while, wasn't easy to get along with.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I never could tell you--never!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Well, he wasn't himself all the time, and if it hadn't been for Uncle Gershom-- "But there--I mustn't talk about it, not to-night," she said, rising and walking about the room.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Elizabeth turned her tearful face, smiling now, toward her cousin, but she said nothing.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Elizabeth turned her tearful face, smiling now, toward her cousin, but she said nothing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It kind of puts me off the balance to go back to those days, and I'd better let it alone to-night."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "It kind of puts me off the balance to go back to those days, and I'd better let it alone to-night."
putsnounUS /pʊts/
plural of “put” — the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
From this reading "It kind of puts me off the balance to go back to those days, and I'd better let it alone to-night."
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading Well, he wasn't himself all the time, and if it hadn't been for Uncle Gershom-- "But there--I mustn't talk about it, not to-night," she said, rising and walking about the room.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Well, he wasn't himself all the time, and if it hadn't been for Uncle Gershom-- "But there--I mustn't talk about it, not to-night," she said, rising and walking about the room.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Elizabeth turned her tearful face, smiling now, toward her cousin, but she said nothing.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Elizabeth turned her tearful face, smiling now, toward her cousin, but she said nothing.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading Elizabeth turned her tearful face, smiling now, toward her cousin, but she said nothing.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Well, he wasn't himself all the time, and if it hadn't been for Uncle Gershom-- "But there--I mustn't talk about it, not to-night," she said, rising and walking about the room.
tearfuladjectiveUS /ˈtɪrfəl/
filled with or marked by tears
From this reading Elizabeth turned her tearful face, smiling now, toward her cousin, but she said nothing.
express in words
From this reading "I never could tell you--never!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Well, he wasn't himself all the time, and if it hadn't been for Uncle Gershom-- "But there--I mustn't talk about it, not to-night," she said, rising and walking about the room.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Well, he wasn't himself all the time, and if it hadn't been for Uncle Gershom-- "But there--I mustn't talk about it, not to-night," she said, rising and walking about the room.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "It kind of puts me off the balance to go back to those days, and I'd better let it alone to-night."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Well, he wasn't himself all the time, and if it hadn't been for Uncle Gershom-- "But there--I mustn't talk about it, not to-night," she said, rising and walking about the room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My father, for a good while, wasn't easy to get along with.
to-night
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From this reading Well, he wasn't himself all the time, and if it hadn't been for Uncle Gershom-- "But there--I mustn't talk about it, not to-night," she said, rising and walking about the room.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Elizabeth turned her tearful face, smiling now, toward her cousin, but she said nothing.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Elizabeth turned her tearful face, smiling now, toward her cousin, but she said nothing.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Well, he wasn't himself all the time, and if it hadn't been for Uncle Gershom-- "But there--I mustn't talk about it, not to-night," she said, rising and walking about the room.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading Well, he wasn't himself all the time, and if it hadn't been for Uncle Gershom-- "But there--I mustn't talk about it, not to-night," she said, rising and walking about the room.
wasn't
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From this reading My father, for a good while, wasn't easy to get along with.
(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 Well, he wasn't himself all the time, and if it hadn't been for Uncle Gershom-- "But there--I mustn't talk about it, not to-night," she said, rising and walking about the room.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading My father, for a good while, wasn't easy to get along with.
in the company of; together with
From this reading My father, for a good while, wasn't easy to get along with.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I never could tell you--never!
