used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A TRIP TO BOSTON We had a great time in Boston.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When we reached the city I called on Bates & Hotchkin, ordered some goods, and told them about the sale.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the evening we went to see "Pollyanna" and I told Betty I had fallen in love with Patricia Collinge.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading "I'll get jealous," she said, and squeezed my arm.
BatesverbUS /beɪts/
third-person singular of “bate” — moderate or restrain; lessen the force of
From this reading When we reached the city I called on Bates & Hotchkin, ordered some goods, and told them about the sale.
Betty
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From this reading In the evening we went to see "Pollyanna" and I told Betty I had fallen in love with Patricia Collinge.
billsnounUS /bɪlz/
plural of “bill” — a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading I had a talk with Mr. Peck, the credit man who called on me the time I had had trouble paying my bills.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading A TRIP TO BOSTON We had a great time in Boston.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading When we reached the city I called on Bates & Hotchkin, ordered some goods, and told them about the sale.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading When we reached the city I called on Bates & Hotchkin, ordered some goods, and told them about the sale.
Collinge
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From this reading In the evening we went to see "Pollyanna" and I told Betty I had fallen in love with Patricia Collinge.
approval
From this reading I had a talk with Mr. Peck, the credit man who called on me the time I had had trouble paying my bills.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading In the evening we went to see "Pollyanna" and I told Betty I had fallen in love with Patricia Collinge.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading In the evening we went to see "Pollyanna" and I told Betty I had fallen in love with Patricia Collinge.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I'll get jealous," she said, and squeezed my arm.
plural of “good” — benefit
From this reading When we reached the city I called on Bates & Hotchkin, ordered some goods, and told them about the sale.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading A TRIP TO BOSTON We had a great time in Boston.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A TRIP TO BOSTON We had a great time in Boston.
Hotchkin
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From this reading When we reached the city I called on Bates & Hotchkin, ordered some goods, and told them about the sale.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In the evening we went to see "Pollyanna" and I told Betty I had fallen in love with Patricia Collinge.
I'll
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From this reading "I'll get jealous," she said, and squeezed my arm.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A TRIP TO BOSTON We had a great time in Boston.
showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
From this reading "I'll get jealous," she said, and squeezed my arm.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading In the evening we went to see "Pollyanna" and I told Betty I had fallen in love with Patricia Collinge.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I had a talk with Mr. Peck, the credit man who called on me the time I had had trouble paying my bills.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had a talk with Mr. Peck, the credit man who called on me the time I had had trouble paying my bills.
a form of address for a man
From this reading I had a talk with Mr. Peck, the credit man who called on me the time I had had trouble paying my bills.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I'll get jealous," she said, and squeezed my arm.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When we reached the city I called on Bates & Hotchkin, ordered some goods, and told them about the sale.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading When we reached the city I called on Bates & Hotchkin, ordered some goods, and told them about the sale.
Patricia
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From this reading In the evening we went to see "Pollyanna" and I told Betty I had fallen in love with Patricia Collinge.
yielding a fair profit
From this reading I had a talk with Mr. Peck, the credit man who called on me the time I had had trouble paying my bills.
PeckverbUS /pek/
hit lightly with a picking motion
From this reading I had a talk with Mr. Peck, the credit man who called on me the time I had had trouble paying my bills.
Pollyanna
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From this reading In the evening we went to see "Pollyanna" and I told Betty I had fallen in love with Patricia Collinge.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading When we reached the city I called on Bates & Hotchkin, ordered some goods, and told them about the sale.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I'll get jealous," she said, and squeezed my arm.
salenounUS /seɪl/
a particular instance of selling
From this reading When we reached the city I called on Bates & Hotchkin, ordered some goods, and told them about the sale.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading In the evening we went to see "Pollyanna" and I told Betty I had fallen in love with Patricia Collinge.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I'll get jealous," she said, and squeezed my arm.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading When we reached the city I called on Bates & Hotchkin, ordered some goods, and told them about the sale.
squeezedverbUS /skwiːzd/
past form of “squeeze” — to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
From this reading "I'll get jealous," she said, and squeezed my arm.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading I had a talk with Mr. Peck, the credit man who called on me the time I had had trouble paying my bills.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the evening we went to see "Pollyanna" and I told Betty I had fallen in love with Patricia Collinge.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When we reached the city I called on Bates & Hotchkin, ordered some goods, and told them about the sale.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading A TRIP TO BOSTON We had a great time in Boston.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A TRIP TO BOSTON We had a great time in Boston.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading In the evening we went to see "Pollyanna" and I told Betty I had fallen in love with Patricia Collinge.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading A TRIP TO BOSTON We had a great time in Boston.
a source of difficulty
From this reading I had a talk with Mr. Peck, the credit man who called on me the time I had had trouble paying my bills.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A TRIP TO BOSTON We had a great time in Boston.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading In the evening we went to see "Pollyanna" and I told Betty I had fallen in love with Patricia Collinge.
at the time that
From this reading When we reached the city I called on Bates & Hotchkin, ordered some goods, and told them about the sale.
which person or people
From this reading I had a talk with Mr. Peck, the credit man who called on me the time I had had trouble paying my bills.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the evening we went to see "Pollyanna" and I told Betty I had fallen in love with Patricia Collinge.
