used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Doris and Kitty thought that the Misses Gates had finished their story, but presently, after a long pause, Iris went on with difficulty:
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Doris and Kitty thought that the Misses Gates had finished their story, but presently, after a long pause, Iris went on with difficulty:
(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 “We could not bear to remain in Rumson after all that had happened,” Azalea said quietly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Doris and Kitty thought that the Misses Gates had finished their story, but presently, after a long pause, Iris went on with difficulty:
AzaleanounUS /əˈzeɪljə/
any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors
From this reading “We could not bear to remain in Rumson after all that had happened,” Azalea said quietly.
have
From this reading “We could not bear to remain in Rumson after all that had happened,” Azalea said quietly.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading To this day they have never been opened.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Doris and Kitty thought that the Misses Gates had finished their story, but presently, after a long pause, Iris went on with difficulty:
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading “After the funeral we closed the front gates and locked them.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “We could not bear to remain in Rumson after all that had happened,” Azalea said quietly.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading To this day they have never been opened.”
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading Doris and Kitty thought that the Misses Gates had finished their story, but presently, after a long pause, Iris went on with difficulty:
DorisnounUS /ˈdɔːrəs/
(Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids
From this reading Doris and Kitty thought that the Misses Gates had finished their story, but presently, after a long pause, Iris went on with difficulty:
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading “We went to Europe—Iris to France and I to Germany.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading Doris and Kitty thought that the Misses Gates had finished their story, but presently, after a long pause, Iris went on with difficulty:
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading “We went to Europe—Iris to France and I to Germany.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading “After the funeral we closed the front gates and locked them.
funeralnounUS /ˈfjuːnərəl/
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading “After the funeral we closed the front gates and locked them.
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading Doris and Kitty thought that the Misses Gates had finished their story, but presently, after a long pause, Iris went on with difficulty:
GermanynounUS /ˈdʒɜːrməni/
a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
From this reading “We went to Europe—Iris to France and I to Germany.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Doris and Kitty thought that the Misses Gates had finished their story, but presently, after a long pause, Iris went on with difficulty:
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “We could not bear to remain in Rumson after all that had happened,” Azalea said quietly.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To this day they have never been opened.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “We went to Europe—Iris to France and I to Germany.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “We could not bear to remain in Rumson after all that had happened,” Azalea said quietly.
IrisnounUS /ˈaɪrəs/
plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
From this reading Doris and Kitty thought that the Misses Gates had finished their story, but presently, after a long pause, Iris went on with difficulty:
KittynounUS /ˈkɪti/
the combined stakes of the betters
From this reading Doris and Kitty thought that the Misses Gates had finished their story, but presently, after a long pause, Iris went on with difficulty:
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading “After the funeral we closed the front gates and locked them.
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 Doris and Kitty thought that the Misses Gates had finished their story, but presently, after a long pause, Iris went on with difficulty:
MissesnounUS /ˈmɪsəz/
plural of “miss” — a young female
From this reading Doris and Kitty thought that the Misses Gates had finished their story, but presently, after a long pause, Iris went on with difficulty:
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading To this day they have never been opened.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “We could not bear to remain in Rumson after all that had happened,” Azalea said quietly.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Doris and Kitty thought that the Misses Gates had finished their story, but presently, after a long pause, Iris went on with difficulty:
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading To this day they have never been opened.”
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading Doris and Kitty thought that the Misses Gates had finished their story, but presently, after a long pause, Iris went on with difficulty:
in the near future
From this reading Doris and Kitty thought that the Misses Gates had finished their story, but presently, after a long pause, Iris went on with difficulty:
with low volume
From this reading “We could not bear to remain in Rumson after all that had happened,” Azalea said quietly.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “We could not bear to remain in Rumson after all that had happened,” Azalea said quietly.
Rumson
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From this reading “We could not bear to remain in Rumson after all that had happened,” Azalea said quietly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “We could not bear to remain in Rumson after all that had happened,” Azalea said quietly.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Doris and Kitty thought that the Misses Gates had finished their story, but presently, after a long pause, Iris went on with difficulty:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Doris and Kitty thought that the Misses Gates had finished their story, but presently, after a long pause, Iris went on with difficulty:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Doris and Kitty thought that the Misses Gates had finished their story, but presently, after a long pause, Iris went on with difficulty:
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Doris and Kitty thought that the Misses Gates had finished their story, but presently, after a long pause, Iris went on with difficulty:
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “After the funeral we closed the front gates and locked them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To this day they have never been opened.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To this day they have never been opened.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Doris and Kitty thought that the Misses Gates had finished their story, but presently, after a long pause, Iris went on with difficulty:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To this day they have never been opened.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “After the funeral we closed the front gates and locked them.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Doris and Kitty thought that the Misses Gates had finished their story, but presently, after a long pause, Iris went on with difficulty:
in the company of; together with
From this reading Doris and Kitty thought that the Misses Gates had finished their story, but presently, after a long pause, Iris went on with difficulty:
