used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A RIFLE PRACTICE "Mother, what do you mean?
amissadjectiveUS /əˈmɪs/
not functioning properly
From this reading Since then, she had been like a happy girl with him and his father but something was amiss with her now.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Don't turn so white and do speak!
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading She was slender but had never complained of any weakness, nor shown the least fatigue during her long care of him at San Diego.
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 What 'tragedy' could have happened up here in this lovely place?" demanded Leslie, putting his arm around the lady's shoulders and wondering if she had suddenly become ill.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading What 'tragedy' could have happened up here in this lovely place?" demanded Leslie, putting his arm around the lady's shoulders and wondering if she had suddenly become ill.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was slender but had never complained of any weakness, nor shown the least fatigue during her long care of him at San Diego.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading What 'tragedy' could have happened up here in this lovely place?" demanded Leslie, putting his arm around the lady's shoulders and wondering if she had suddenly become ill.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Since then, she had been like a happy girl with him and his father but something was amiss with her now.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was slender but had never complained of any weakness, nor shown the least fatigue during her long care of him at San Diego.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading She was slender but had never complained of any weakness, nor shown the least fatigue during her long care of him at San Diego.
complainedverbUS /kəmˈpleɪnd/
past form of “complain” — express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
From this reading She was slender but had never complained of any weakness, nor shown the least fatigue during her long care of him at San Diego.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading What 'tragedy' could have happened up here in this lovely place?" demanded Leslie, putting his arm around the lady's shoulders and wondering if she had suddenly become ill.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading What 'tragedy' could have happened up here in this lovely place?" demanded Leslie, putting his arm around the lady's shoulders and wondering if she had suddenly become ill.
Diego
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From this reading She was slender but had never complained of any weakness, nor shown the least fatigue during her long care of him at San Diego.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading A RIFLE PRACTICE "Mother, what do you mean?
Don't
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From this reading Don't turn so white and do speak!
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading She was slender but had never complained of any weakness, nor shown the least fatigue during her long care of him at San Diego.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Since then, she had been like a happy girl with him and his father but something was amiss with her now.
fatiguenounUS /fəˈtiːɡ/
temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
From this reading She was slender but had never complained of any weakness, nor shown the least fatigue during her long care of him at San Diego.
a young female
From this reading Since then, she had been like a happy girl with him and his father but something was amiss with her now.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What 'tragedy' could have happened up here in this lovely place?" demanded Leslie, putting his arm around the lady's shoulders and wondering if she had suddenly become ill.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading What 'tragedy' could have happened up here in this lovely place?" demanded Leslie, putting his arm around the lady's shoulders and wondering if she had suddenly become ill.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Since then, she had been like a happy girl with him and his father but something was amiss with her now.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What 'tragedy' could have happened up here in this lovely place?" demanded Leslie, putting his arm around the lady's shoulders and wondering if she had suddenly become ill.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was slender but had never complained of any weakness, nor shown the least fatigue during her long care of him at San Diego.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading What 'tragedy' could have happened up here in this lovely place?" demanded Leslie, putting his arm around the lady's shoulders and wondering if she had suddenly become ill.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was slender but had never complained of any weakness, nor shown the least fatigue during her long care of him at San Diego.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading What 'tragedy' could have happened up here in this lovely place?" demanded Leslie, putting his arm around the lady's shoulders and wondering if she had suddenly become ill.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading What 'tragedy' could have happened up here in this lovely place?" demanded Leslie, putting his arm around the lady's shoulders and wondering if she had suddenly become ill.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading What 'tragedy' could have happened up here in this lovely place?" demanded Leslie, putting his arm around the lady's shoulders and wondering if she had suddenly become ill.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What 'tragedy' could have happened up here in this lovely place?" demanded Leslie, putting his arm around the lady's shoulders and wondering if she had suddenly become ill.
lady'snounUS /ˈleɪdiz/
possessive form of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading What 'tragedy' could have happened up here in this lovely place?" demanded Leslie, putting his arm around the lady's shoulders and wondering if she had suddenly become ill.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading She was slender but had never complained of any weakness, nor shown the least fatigue during her long care of him at San Diego.
Leslie
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From this reading What 'tragedy' could have happened up here in this lovely place?" demanded Leslie, putting his arm around the lady's shoulders and wondering if she had suddenly become ill.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Since then, she had been like a happy girl with him and his father but something was amiss with her now.
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 She was slender but had never complained of any weakness, nor shown the least fatigue during her long care of him at San Diego.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading What 'tragedy' could have happened up here in this lovely place?" demanded Leslie, putting his arm around the lady's shoulders and wondering if she had suddenly become ill.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading A RIFLE PRACTICE "Mother, what do you mean?
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading A RIFLE PRACTICE "Mother, what do you mean?
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She was slender but had never complained of any weakness, nor shown the least fatigue during her long care of him at San Diego.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading She was slender but had never complained of any weakness, nor shown the least fatigue during her long care of him at San Diego.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Since then, she had been like a happy girl with him and his father but something was amiss with her now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was slender but had never complained of any weakness, nor shown the least fatigue during her long care of him at San Diego.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading What 'tragedy' could have happened up here in this lovely place?" demanded Leslie, putting his arm around the lady's shoulders and wondering if she had suddenly become ill.
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading A RIFLE PRACTICE "Mother, what do you mean?
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading What 'tragedy' could have happened up here in this lovely place?" demanded Leslie, putting his arm around the lady's shoulders and wondering if she had suddenly become ill.
steal goods; take as spoils
From this reading A RIFLE PRACTICE "Mother, what do you mean?
San
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From this reading She was slender but had never complained of any weakness, nor shown the least fatigue during her long care of him at San Diego.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What 'tragedy' could have happened up here in this lovely place?" demanded Leslie, putting his arm around the lady's shoulders and wondering if she had suddenly become ill.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading What 'tragedy' could have happened up here in this lovely place?" demanded Leslie, putting his arm around the lady's shoulders and wondering if she had suddenly become ill.
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading She was slender but had never complained of any weakness, nor shown the least fatigue during her long care of him at San Diego.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since then, she had been like a happy girl with him and his father but something was amiss with her now.
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading She was slender but had never complained of any weakness, nor shown the least fatigue during her long care of him at San Diego.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Don't turn so white and do speak!
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Since then, she had been like a happy girl with him and his father but something was amiss with her now.
express in speech
From this reading Don't turn so white and do speak!
happening unexpectedly
From this reading What 'tragedy' could have happened up here in this lovely place?" demanded Leslie, putting his arm around the lady's shoulders and wondering if she had suddenly become ill.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What 'tragedy' could have happened up here in this lovely place?" demanded Leslie, putting his arm around the lady's shoulders and wondering if she had suddenly become ill.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Since then, she had been like a happy girl with him and his father but something was amiss with her now.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What 'tragedy' could have happened up here in this lovely place?" demanded Leslie, putting his arm around the lady's shoulders and wondering if she had suddenly become ill.
tragedynounUS /ˈtrædʒədi/
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading What 'tragedy' could have happened up here in this lovely place?" demanded Leslie, putting his arm around the lady's shoulders and wondering if she had suddenly become ill.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Don't turn so white and do speak!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading What 'tragedy' could have happened up here in this lovely place?" demanded Leslie, putting his arm around the lady's shoulders and wondering if she had suddenly become ill.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was slender but had never complained of any weakness, nor shown the least fatigue during her long care of him at San Diego.
a flaw or weak point
From this reading She was slender but had never complained of any weakness, nor shown the least fatigue during her long care of him at San Diego.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A RIFLE PRACTICE "Mother, what do you mean?
a Caucasian
From this reading Don't turn so white and do speak!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Since then, she had been like a happy girl with him and his father but something was amiss with her now.
showing curiosity
From this reading What 'tragedy' could have happened up here in this lovely place?" demanded Leslie, putting his arm around the lady's shoulders and wondering if she had suddenly become ill.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A RIFLE PRACTICE "Mother, what do you mean?
