used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
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in the past
From this reading Now I'm going to tell you about the incident which has made me almost love Dierdre O'Farrell--a miracle, it would have seemed two weeks ago, when my best mental pet name for her was "little cat!"
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
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Amiens
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From this reading We shall miss the pleasure of travelling to Amiens with the war correspondents, who must go without us, and we women will get no glimpse of the British front!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mother Beckett is better, and I've been praised by the _medecin major_ for my nursing.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We've got our luggage from Compiegne, and may be here for days.
BeckettnounUS /ˈbekɪt/
a playwright and novelist (born in Ireland) who lived in France; wrote plays for the theater of the absurd (1906-1989)
From this reading Mother Beckett is better, and I've been praised by the _medecin major_ for my nursing.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mother Beckett is better, and I've been praised by the _medecin major_ for my nursing.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Now I'm going to tell you about the incident which has made me almost love Dierdre O'Farrell--a miracle, it would have seemed two weeks ago, when my best mental pet name for her was "little cat!"
(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 Mother Beckett is better, and I've been praised by the _medecin major_ for my nursing.
the people of Great Britain
From this reading We shall miss the pleasure of travelling to Amiens with the war correspondents, who must go without us, and we women will get no glimpse of the British front!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mother Beckett is better, and I've been praised by the _medecin major_ for my nursing.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
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Compiegne
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From this reading We've got our luggage from Compiegne, and may be here for days.
correspondentsnounUS /ˌkɔːrəˈspɑːndənts/
plural of “correspondent” — someone who communicates by means of letters
From this reading We shall miss the pleasure of travelling to Amiens with the war correspondents, who must go without us, and we women will get no glimpse of the British front!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading This is the next day.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading We've got our luggage from Compiegne, and may be here for days.
Dierdre
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mother Beckett is better, and I've been praised by the _medecin major_ for my nursing.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We've got our luggage from Compiegne, and may be here for days.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading We shall miss the pleasure of travelling to Amiens with the war correspondents, who must go without us, and we women will get no glimpse of the British front!
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We shall miss the pleasure of travelling to Amiens with the war correspondents, who must go without us, and we women will get no glimpse of the British front!
a quick look
From this reading We shall miss the pleasure of travelling to Amiens with the war correspondents, who must go without us, and we women will get no glimpse of the British front!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We shall miss the pleasure of travelling to Amiens with the war correspondents, who must go without us, and we women will get no glimpse of the British front!
the act of departing
From this reading Now I'm going to tell you about the incident which has made me almost love Dierdre O'Farrell--a miracle, it would have seemed two weeks ago, when my best mental pet name for her was "little cat!"
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We've got our luggage from Compiegne, and may be here for days.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now I'm going to tell you about the incident which has made me almost love Dierdre O'Farrell--a miracle, it would have seemed two weeks ago, when my best mental pet name for her was "little cat!"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading We've got our luggage from Compiegne, and may be here for days.
I'm
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I've
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From this reading Mother Beckett is better, and I've been praised by the _medecin major_ for my nursing.
a single distinct event
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the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is the next day.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Now I'm going to tell you about the incident which has made me almost love Dierdre O'Farrell--a miracle, it would have seemed two weeks ago, when my best mental pet name for her was "little cat!"
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Now I'm going to tell you about the incident which has made me almost love Dierdre O'Farrell--a miracle, it would have seemed two weeks ago, when my best mental pet name for her was "little cat!"
luggagenounUS /ˈlʌɡədʒ/
cases used to carry belongings when traveling
From this reading We've got our luggage from Compiegne, and may be here for days.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Now I'm going to tell you about the incident which has made me almost love Dierdre O'Farrell--a miracle, it would have seemed two weeks ago, when my best mental pet name for her was "little cat!"
majoradjectiveUS /ˈmeɪdʒər/
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading Mother Beckett is better, and I've been praised by the _medecin major_ for my nursing.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading We've got our luggage from Compiegne, and may be here for days.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
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medecin
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From this reading Mother Beckett is better, and I've been praised by the _medecin major_ for my nursing.
involving the mind or an intellectual process
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miraclenounUS /ˈmɪrəkəl/
any amazing or wonderful occurrence
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fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading We shall miss the pleasure of travelling to Amiens with the war correspondents, who must go without us, and we women will get no glimpse of the British front!
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Mother Beckett is better, and I've been praised by the _medecin major_ for my nursing.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We shall miss the pleasure of travelling to Amiens with the war correspondents, who must go without us, and we women will get no glimpse of the British front!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Mother Beckett is better, and I've been praised by the _medecin major_ for my nursing.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Now I'm going to tell you about the incident which has made me almost love Dierdre O'Farrell--a miracle, it would have seemed two weeks ago, when my best mental pet name for her was "little cat!"
immediately following in time or order
From this reading This is the next day.
not any; not one
From this reading We shall miss the pleasure of travelling to Amiens with the war correspondents, who must go without us, and we women will get no glimpse of the British front!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now I'm going to tell you about the incident which has made me almost love Dierdre O'Farrell--a miracle, it would have seemed two weeks ago, when my best mental pet name for her was "little cat!"
nursingnounUS /ˈnɜːrsɪŋ/
the work of caring for the sick or injured or infirm
From this reading Mother Beckett is better, and I've been praised by the _medecin major_ for my nursing.
O'Farrell
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We shall miss the pleasure of travelling to Amiens with the war correspondents, who must go without us, and we women will get no glimpse of the British front!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We've got our luggage from Compiegne, and may be here for days.
petnounUS /pet/
a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
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a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading We shall miss the pleasure of travelling to Amiens with the war correspondents, who must go without us, and we women will get no glimpse of the British front!
praisedverbUS /preɪzd/
past form of “praise” — express approval of
From this reading Mother Beckett is better, and I've been praised by the _medecin major_ for my nursing.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Now I'm going to tell you about the incident which has made me almost love Dierdre O'Farrell--a miracle, it would have seemed two weeks ago, when my best mental pet name for her was "little cat!"
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We shall miss the pleasure of travelling to Amiens with the war correspondents, who must go without us, and we women will get no glimpse of the British front!
express in words
From this reading Now I'm going to tell you about the incident which has made me almost love Dierdre O'Farrell--a miracle, it would have seemed two weeks ago, when my best mental pet name for her was "little cat!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This is the next day.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is the next day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We shall miss the pleasure of travelling to Amiens with the war correspondents, who must go without us, and we women will get no glimpse of the British front!
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading We shall miss the pleasure of travelling to Amiens with the war correspondents, who must go without us, and we women will get no glimpse of the British front!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Now I'm going to tell you about the incident which has made me almost love Dierdre O'Farrell--a miracle, it would have seemed two weeks ago, when my best mental pet name for her was "little cat!"
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We shall miss the pleasure of travelling to Amiens with the war correspondents, who must go without us, and we women will get no glimpse of the British front!
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading We shall miss the pleasure of travelling to Amiens with the war correspondents, who must go without us, and we women will get no glimpse of the British front!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now I'm going to tell you about the incident which has made me almost love Dierdre O'Farrell--a miracle, it would have seemed two weeks ago, when my best mental pet name for her was "little cat!"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We shall miss the pleasure of travelling to Amiens with the war correspondents, who must go without us, and we women will get no glimpse of the British front!
We've
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From this reading We've got our luggage from Compiegne, and may be here for days.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
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at the time that
From this reading Now I'm going to tell you about the incident which has made me almost love Dierdre O'Farrell--a miracle, it would have seemed two weeks ago, when my best mental pet name for her was "little cat!"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Now I'm going to tell you about the incident which has made me almost love Dierdre O'Farrell--a miracle, it would have seemed two weeks ago, when my best mental pet name for her was "little cat!"
which person or people
From this reading We shall miss the pleasure of travelling to Amiens with the war correspondents, who must go without us, and we women will get no glimpse of the British front!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We shall miss the pleasure of travelling to Amiens with the war correspondents, who must go without us, and we women will get no glimpse of the British front!
in the company of; together with
From this reading We shall miss the pleasure of travelling to Amiens with the war correspondents, who must go without us, and we women will get no glimpse of the British front!
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading We shall miss the pleasure of travelling to Amiens with the war correspondents, who must go without us, and we women will get no glimpse of the British front!
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading We shall miss the pleasure of travelling to Amiens with the war correspondents, who must go without us, and we women will get no glimpse of the British front!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Now I'm going to tell you about the incident which has made me almost love Dierdre O'Farrell--a miracle, it would have seemed two weeks ago, when my best mental pet name for her was "little cat!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now I'm going to tell you about the incident which has made me almost love Dierdre O'Farrell--a miracle, it would have seemed two weeks ago, when my best mental pet name for her was "little cat!"
