the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Marion gave her hair an energetic twist as she made her toilet the next morning, and announced her determination.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Marion gave her hair an energetic twist as she made her toilet the next morning, and announced her determination.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading Marion gave her hair an energetic twist as she made her toilet the next morning, and announced her determination.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Marion gave her hair an energetic twist as she made her toilet the next morning, and announced her determination.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "This day is to be devoted conscientiously to the legitimate business that brought me to this region.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading Yesterday's report will have to be copied from the Buffalo papers, or made out of my own brain.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "This day is to be devoted conscientiously to the legitimate business that brought me to this region.
BuffalonounUS /ˈbʌfəloʊ/
large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
From this reading Yesterday's report will have to be copied from the Buffalo papers, or made out of my own brain.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "This day is to be devoted conscientiously to the legitimate business that brought me to this region.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I'm going to work to-day.
conscientiouslyadverbUS /ˌkɑːntʃiˈentʃəsli/
with extreme conscientiousness
From this reading "This day is to be devoted conscientiously to the legitimate business that brought me to this region.
copiedverbUS /ˈkɑːpid/
inflected form of “copy” — copy down as is
From this reading Yesterday's report will have to be copied from the Buffalo papers, or made out of my own brain.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "This day is to be devoted conscientiously to the legitimate business that brought me to this region.
determinationnounUS /dɪˌtɜːrməˈneɪʃən/
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading Marion gave her hair an energetic twist as she made her toilet the next morning, and announced her determination.
zealous in devotion or affection
From this reading "This day is to be devoted conscientiously to the legitimate business that brought me to this region.
energeticadjectiveUS /ˌenərˈdʒetɪk/
possessing or exerting or displaying energy
From this reading Marion gave her hair an energetic twist as she made her toilet the next morning, and announced her determination.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Yesterday's report will have to be copied from the Buffalo papers, or made out of my own brain.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Marion gave her hair an energetic twist as she made her toilet the next morning, and announced her determination.
the act of departing
From this reading But I'm going to work to-day.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Marion gave her hair an energetic twist as she made her toilet the next morning, and announced her determination.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Yesterday's report will have to be copied from the Buffalo papers, or made out of my own brain.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading HEART TOUCHES.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Marion gave her hair an energetic twist as she made her toilet the next morning, and announced her determination.
I'm
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From this reading But I'm going to work to-day.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This day is to be devoted conscientiously to the legitimate business that brought me to this region.
legitimateadjectiveUS /ləˈdʒɪtəmət/
of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful
From this reading "This day is to be devoted conscientiously to the legitimate business that brought me to this region.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Marion gave her hair an energetic twist as she made her toilet the next morning, and announced her determination.
Marion
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From this reading Marion gave her hair an energetic twist as she made her toilet the next morning, and announced her determination.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "This day is to be devoted conscientiously to the legitimate business that brought me to this region.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Marion gave her hair an energetic twist as she made her toilet the next morning, and announced her determination.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Yesterday's report will have to be copied from the Buffalo papers, or made out of my own brain.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Marion gave her hair an energetic twist as she made her toilet the next morning, and announced her determination.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yesterday's report will have to be copied from the Buffalo papers, or made out of my own brain.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Yesterday's report will have to be copied from the Buffalo papers, or made out of my own brain.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Yesterday's report will have to be copied from the Buffalo papers, or made out of my own brain.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Yesterday's report will have to be copied from the Buffalo papers, or made out of my own brain.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading Yesterday's report will have to be copied from the Buffalo papers, or made out of my own brain.
regionnounUS /ˈriːdʒən/
the extended spatial location of something
From this reading "This day is to be devoted conscientiously to the legitimate business that brought me to this region.
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading Yesterday's report will have to be copied from the Buffalo papers, or made out of my own brain.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Marion gave her hair an energetic twist as she made her toilet the next morning, and announced her determination.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "This day is to be devoted conscientiously to the legitimate business that brought me to this region.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Marion gave her hair an energetic twist as she made her toilet the next morning, and announced her determination.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This day is to be devoted conscientiously to the legitimate business that brought me to this region.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "This day is to be devoted conscientiously to the legitimate business that brought me to this region.
to-day
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From this reading But I'm going to work to-day.
toiletnounUS /ˈtɔɪlət/
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Marion gave her hair an energetic twist as she made her toilet the next morning, and announced her determination.
TOUCHESnounUS /ˈtʌtʃəz/
plural of “touch” — the event of something coming in contact with the body
From this reading HEART TOUCHES.
twistverbUS /twɪst/
to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
From this reading Marion gave her hair an energetic twist as she made her toilet the next morning, and announced her determination.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Yesterday's report will have to be copied from the Buffalo papers, or made out of my own brain.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading But I'm going to work to-day.
Yesterday'snounUS /ˈjestərdeɪz/
possessive form of “yesterday” — the day immediately before today
From this reading Yesterday's report will have to be copied from the Buffalo papers, or made out of my own brain.
