used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading DOODLES KEEPS ON THE first days of Doodles’s home─coming were full of a mild excitement.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Besides there being so much to talk about when the little family was alone, almost everybody in The Flatiron was eager to give a personal welcome to the small traveler, as well as to hear about his visit to the great city.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But after all the tenants had come and gone, and the boy was left to himself for the most of the long day, his disappointment returned to haunt and torture him.
(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 But after all the tenants had come and gone, and the boy was left to himself for the most of the long day, his disappointment returned to haunt and torture him.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Besides there being so much to talk about when the little family was alone, almost everybody in The Flatiron was eager to give a personal welcome to the small traveler, as well as to hear about his visit to the great city.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Besides there being so much to talk about when the little family was alone, almost everybody in The Flatiron was eager to give a personal welcome to the small traveler, as well as to hear about his visit to the great city.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But after all the tenants had come and gone, and the boy was left to himself for the most of the long day, his disappointment returned to haunt and torture him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Besides there being so much to talk about when the little family was alone, almost everybody in The Flatiron was eager to give a personal welcome to the small traveler, as well as to hear about his visit to the great city.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading There were times when even his violin had no power to drive away the bitter thoughts.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Besides there being so much to talk about when the little family was alone, almost everybody in The Flatiron was eager to give a personal welcome to the small traveler, as well as to hear about his visit to the great city.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides there being so much to talk about when the little family was alone, almost everybody in The Flatiron was eager to give a personal welcome to the small traveler, as well as to hear about his visit to the great city.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading There were times when even his violin had no power to drive away the bitter thoughts.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Blue perceived that something was wrong.
a youthful male person
From this reading But after all the tenants had come and gone, and the boy was left to himself for the most of the long day, his disappointment returned to haunt and torture him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But after all the tenants had come and gone, and the boy was left to himself for the most of the long day, his disappointment returned to haunt and torture him.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Besides there being so much to talk about when the little family was alone, almost everybody in The Flatiron was eager to give a personal welcome to the small traveler, as well as to hear about his visit to the great city.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But after all the tenants had come and gone, and the boy was left to himself for the most of the long day, his disappointment returned to haunt and torture him.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading DOODLES KEEPS ON THE first days of Doodles’s home─coming were full of a mild excitement.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading But after all the tenants had come and gone, and the boy was left to himself for the most of the long day, his disappointment returned to haunt and torture him.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading DOODLES KEEPS ON THE first days of Doodles’s home─coming were full of a mild excitement.
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading But after all the tenants had come and gone, and the boy was left to himself for the most of the long day, his disappointment returned to haunt and torture him.
DOODLESnounUS /ˈduːdəlz/
plural of “doodle” — an aimless drawing
From this reading DOODLES KEEPS ON THE first days of Doodles’s home─coming were full of a mild excitement.
Doodles's
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From this reading DOODLES KEEPS ON THE first days of Doodles’s home─coming were full of a mild excitement.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading There were times when even his violin had no power to drive away the bitter thoughts.
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading Besides there being so much to talk about when the little family was alone, almost everybody in The Flatiron was eager to give a personal welcome to the small traveler, as well as to hear about his visit to the great city.
divisible by two
From this reading There were times when even his violin had no power to drive away the bitter thoughts.
every person
From this reading Besides there being so much to talk about when the little family was alone, almost everybody in The Flatiron was eager to give a personal welcome to the small traveler, as well as to hear about his visit to the great city.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading DOODLES KEEPS ON THE first days of Doodles’s home─coming were full of a mild excitement.
a social unit living together
From this reading Besides there being so much to talk about when the little family was alone, almost everybody in The Flatiron was eager to give a personal welcome to the small traveler, as well as to hear about his visit to the great city.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading DOODLES KEEPS ON THE first days of Doodles’s home─coming were full of a mild excitement.
Flatironnoun
an iron that was heated by placing it on a stove
From this reading Besides there being so much to talk about when the little family was alone, almost everybody in The Flatiron was eager to give a personal welcome to the small traveler, as well as to hear about his visit to the great city.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But after all the tenants had come and gone, and the boy was left to himself for the most of the long day, his disappointment returned to haunt and torture him.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading DOODLES KEEPS ON THE first days of Doodles’s home─coming were full of a mild excitement.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Besides there being so much to talk about when the little family was alone, almost everybody in The Flatiron was eager to give a personal welcome to the small traveler, as well as to hear about his visit to the great city.
destroyed or killed
From this reading But after all the tenants had come and gone, and the boy was left to himself for the most of the long day, his disappointment returned to haunt and torture him.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Besides there being so much to talk about when the little family was alone, almost everybody in The Flatiron was eager to give a personal welcome to the small traveler, as well as to hear about his visit to the great city.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But after all the tenants had come and gone, and the boy was left to himself for the most of the long day, his disappointment returned to haunt and torture him.
hauntverbUS /hɔːnt/
follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to
From this reading But after all the tenants had come and gone, and the boy was left to himself for the most of the long day, his disappointment returned to haunt and torture him.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Besides there being so much to talk about when the little family was alone, almost everybody in The Flatiron was eager to give a personal welcome to the small traveler, as well as to hear about his visit to the great city.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But after all the tenants had come and gone, and the boy was left to himself for the most of the long day, his disappointment returned to haunt and torture him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But after all the tenants had come and gone, and the boy was left to himself for the most of the long day, his disappointment returned to haunt and torture him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Besides there being so much to talk about when the little family was alone, almost everybody in The Flatiron was eager to give a personal welcome to the small traveler, as well as to hear about his visit to the great city.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading DOODLES KEEPS ON THE first days of Doodles’s home─coming were full of a mild excitement.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Besides there being so much to talk about when the little family was alone, almost everybody in The Flatiron was eager to give a personal welcome to the small traveler, as well as to hear about his visit to the great city.
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading DOODLES KEEPS ON THE first days of Doodles’s home─coming were full of a mild excitement.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading But after all the tenants had come and gone, and the boy was left to himself for the most of the long day, his disappointment returned to haunt and torture him.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Besides there being so much to talk about when the little family was alone, almost everybody in The Flatiron was eager to give a personal welcome to the small traveler, as well as to hear about his visit to the great city.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading But after all the tenants had come and gone, and the boy was left to himself for the most of the long day, his disappointment returned to haunt and torture him.
mildadjectiveUS /maɪld/
moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
From this reading DOODLES KEEPS ON THE first days of Doodles’s home─coming were full of a mild excitement.
used to form the superlative
From this reading But after all the tenants had come and gone, and the boy was left to himself for the most of the long day, his disappointment returned to haunt and torture him.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Besides there being so much to talk about when the little family was alone, almost everybody in The Flatiron was eager to give a personal welcome to the small traveler, as well as to hear about his visit to the great city.
not any; not one
From this reading There were times when even his violin had no power to drive away the bitter thoughts.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DOODLES KEEPS ON THE first days of Doodles’s home─coming were full of a mild excitement.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading DOODLES KEEPS ON THE first days of Doodles’s home─coming were full of a mild excitement.
detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues
From this reading Blue perceived that something was wrong.
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading Besides there being so much to talk about when the little family was alone, almost everybody in The Flatiron was eager to give a personal welcome to the small traveler, as well as to hear about his visit to the great city.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading There were times when even his violin had no power to drive away the bitter thoughts.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading But after all the tenants had come and gone, and the boy was left to himself for the most of the long day, his disappointment returned to haunt and torture him.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Besides there being so much to talk about when the little family was alone, almost everybody in The Flatiron was eager to give a personal welcome to the small traveler, as well as to hear about his visit to the great city.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Besides there being so much to talk about when the little family was alone, almost everybody in The Flatiron was eager to give a personal welcome to the small traveler, as well as to hear about his visit to the great city.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Blue perceived that something was wrong.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Besides there being so much to talk about when the little family was alone, almost everybody in The Flatiron was eager to give a personal welcome to the small traveler, as well as to hear about his visit to the great city.
tenantsnounUS /ˈtenənts/
plural of “tenant” — someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else
From this reading But after all the tenants had come and gone, and the boy was left to himself for the most of the long day, his disappointment returned to haunt and torture him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Blue perceived that something was wrong.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DOODLES KEEPS ON THE first days of Doodles’s home─coming were full of a mild excitement.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Besides there being so much to talk about when the little family was alone, almost everybody in The Flatiron was eager to give a personal welcome to the small traveler, as well as to hear about his visit to the great city.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading There were times when even his violin had no power to drive away the bitter thoughts.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading There were times when even his violin had no power to drive away the bitter thoughts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Besides there being so much to talk about when the little family was alone, almost everybody in The Flatiron was eager to give a personal welcome to the small traveler, as well as to hear about his visit to the great city.
tortureverbUS /ˈtɔːrtʃər/
torment emotionally or mentally
From this reading But after all the tenants had come and gone, and the boy was left to himself for the most of the long day, his disappointment returned to haunt and torture him.
travelernounUS /ˈtrævələr/
a person who changes location
From this reading Besides there being so much to talk about when the little family was alone, almost everybody in The Flatiron was eager to give a personal welcome to the small traveler, as well as to hear about his visit to the great city.
violinnounUS /vaɪəˈlɪn/
bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
From this reading There were times when even his violin had no power to drive away the bitter thoughts.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Besides there being so much to talk about when the little family was alone, almost everybody in The Flatiron was eager to give a personal welcome to the small traveler, as well as to hear about his visit to the great city.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Besides there being so much to talk about when the little family was alone, almost everybody in The Flatiron was eager to give a personal welcome to the small traveler, as well as to hear about his visit to the great city.
accept gladly
From this reading Besides there being so much to talk about when the little family was alone, almost everybody in The Flatiron was eager to give a personal welcome to the small traveler, as well as to hear about his visit to the great city.
(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 Besides there being so much to talk about when the little family was alone, almost everybody in The Flatiron was eager to give a personal welcome to the small traveler, as well as to hear about his visit to the great city.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading DOODLES KEEPS ON THE first days of Doodles’s home─coming were full of a mild excitement.
at the time that
From this reading Besides there being so much to talk about when the little family was alone, almost everybody in The Flatiron was eager to give a personal welcome to the small traveler, as well as to hear about his visit to the great city.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading Blue perceived that something was wrong.
