20th
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From this reading We should have started on the 20th, but it has been postponed from day to day; there was always something still to do.
26th
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From this reading WE MAKE A START "Tuesday, February 26th.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WE MAKE A START "Tuesday, February 26th.
(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 My head has been full night and day, with all that was to be done and that must not be forgotten.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading We should have started on the 20th, but it has been postponed from day to day; there was always something still to do.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My head has been full night and day, with all that was to be done and that must not be forgotten.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading At last the day has arrived, the great day, when the journey is to commence.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last the day has arrived, the great day, when the journey is to commence.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading My head has been full night and day, with all that was to be done and that must not be forgotten.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We should have started on the 20th, but it has been postponed from day to day; there was always something still to do.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We should have started on the 20th, but it has been postponed from day to day; there was always something still to do.
commenceverbUS /kəˈmens/
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading At last the day has arrived, the great day, when the journey is to commence.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading At last the day has arrived, the great day, when the journey is to commence.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading We should have started on the 20th, but it has been postponed from day to day; there was always something still to do.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading My head has been full night and day, with all that was to be done and that must not be forgotten.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The week has passed in untiring work to get everything ready.
FebruarynounUS /ˈfebjəweri/
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading WE MAKE A START "Tuesday, February 26th.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading My head has been full night and day, with all that was to be done and that must not be forgotten.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We should have started on the 20th, but it has been postponed from day to day; there was always something still to do.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading My head has been full night and day, with all that was to be done and that must not be forgotten.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The week has passed in untiring work to get everything ready.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading At last the day has arrived, the great day, when the journey is to commence.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At last the day has arrived, the great day, when the journey is to commence.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We should have started on the 20th, but it has been postponed from day to day; there was always something still to do.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading My head has been full night and day, with all that was to be done and that must not be forgotten.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The week has passed in untiring work to get everything ready.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At last the day has arrived, the great day, when the journey is to commence.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We should have started on the 20th, but it has been postponed from day to day; there was always something still to do.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading At last the day has arrived, the great day, when the journey is to commence.
immediately past
From this reading At last the day has arrived, the great day, when the journey is to commence.
engage in
From this reading WE MAKE A START "Tuesday, February 26th.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading My head has been full night and day, with all that was to be done and that must not be forgotten.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My head has been full night and day, with all that was to be done and that must not be forgotten.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading My head has been full night and day, with all that was to be done and that must not be forgotten.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My head has been full night and day, with all that was to be done and that must not be forgotten.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We should have started on the 20th, but it has been postponed from day to day; there was always something still to do.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The week has passed in untiring work to get everything ready.
postponedverbUS /poʊstˈpoʊnd/
past form of “postpone” — hold back to a later time
From this reading We should have started on the 20th, but it has been postponed from day to day; there was always something still to do.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading The week has passed in untiring work to get everything ready.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading We should have started on the 20th, but it has been postponed from day to day; there was always something still to do.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading We should have started on the 20th, but it has been postponed from day to day; there was always something still to do.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading WE MAKE A START "Tuesday, February 26th.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading We should have started on the 20th, but it has been postponed from day to day; there was always something still to do.
not in physical motion
From this reading We should have started on the 20th, but it has been postponed from day to day; there was always something still to do.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My head has been full night and day, with all that was to be done and that must not be forgotten.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At last the day has arrived, the great day, when the journey is to commence.
in or at that place or location
From this reading We should have started on the 20th, but it has been postponed from day to day; there was always something still to do.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At last the day has arrived, the great day, when the journey is to commence.
TuesdaynounUS /ˈtuːzdi/
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading WE MAKE A START "Tuesday, February 26th.
untiringadjective
characterized by hard work and perseverance
From this reading The week has passed in untiring work to get everything ready.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We should have started on the 20th, but it has been postponed from day to day; there was always something still to do.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WE MAKE A START "Tuesday, February 26th.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading The week has passed in untiring work to get everything ready.
at the time that
From this reading At last the day has arrived, the great day, when the journey is to commence.
in the company of; together with
From this reading My head has been full night and day, with all that was to be done and that must not be forgotten.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The week has passed in untiring work to get everything ready.
