used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Their father and mother had gone for the day to a county fair.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading This story is really about that day.
(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 The two children were to be alone all day, which made up for not going to the fair.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading The two children were to be alone all day, which made up for not going to the fair.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Eben was then ten years old and Nancy seven.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading There came another day which was even more exciting for the two children than when the milking machine was put into the big red barn.
barnnounUS /bɑːrn/
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading There came another day which was even more exciting for the two children than when the milking machine was put into the big red barn.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The two children were to be alone all day, which made up for not going to the fair.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There came another day which was even more exciting for the two children than when the milking machine was put into the big red barn.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading There came another day which was even more exciting for the two children than when the milking machine was put into the big red barn.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading There came another day which was even more exciting for the two children than when the milking machine was put into the big red barn.
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading Their father and mother had gone for the day to a county fair.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading There came another day which was even more exciting for the two children than when the milking machine was put into the big red barn.
Eben
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From this reading Eben was then ten years old and Nancy seven.
divisible by two
From this reading There came another day which was even more exciting for the two children than when the milking machine was put into the big red barn.
excitingadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/
creating or arousing excitement
From this reading There came another day which was even more exciting for the two children than when the milking machine was put into the big red barn.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Their father and mother had gone for the day to a county fair.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Their father and mother had gone for the day to a county fair.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There came another day which was even more exciting for the two children than when the milking machine was put into the big red barn.
the act of departing
From this reading The two children were to be alone all day, which made up for not going to the fair.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Their father and mother had gone for the day to a county fair.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Their father and mother had gone for the day to a county fair.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There came another day which was even more exciting for the two children than when the milking machine was put into the big red barn.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This story is really about that day.
any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
From this reading There came another day which was even more exciting for the two children than when the milking machine was put into the big red barn.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The two children were to be alone all day, which made up for not going to the fair.
milkingverbUS /ˈmɪlkɪŋ/
-ing form of “milk” — take milk from female mammals
From this reading There came another day which was even more exciting for the two children than when the milking machine was put into the big red barn.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading There came another day which was even more exciting for the two children than when the milking machine was put into the big red barn.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Their father and mother had gone for the day to a county fair.
NancynounUS /ˈnænsi/
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading Eben was then ten years old and Nancy seven.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The two children were to be alone all day, which made up for not going to the fair.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Eben was then ten years old and Nancy seven.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading There came another day which was even more exciting for the two children than when the milking machine was put into the big red barn.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading This story is really about that day.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading There came another day which was even more exciting for the two children than when the milking machine was put into the big red barn.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading Eben was then ten years old and Nancy seven.
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 This story is really about that day.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Eben was then ten years old and Nancy seven.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There came another day which was even more exciting for the two children than when the milking machine was put into the big red barn.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This story is really about that day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There came another day which was even more exciting for the two children than when the milking machine was put into the big red barn.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their father and mother had gone for the day to a county fair.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Eben was then ten years old and Nancy seven.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There came another day which was even more exciting for the two children than when the milking machine was put into the big red barn.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This story is really about that day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Their father and mother had gone for the day to a county fair.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading There came another day which was even more exciting for the two children than when the milking machine was put into the big red barn.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The two children were to be alone all day, which made up for not going to the fair.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There came another day which was even more exciting for the two children than when the milking machine was put into the big red barn.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The two children were to be alone all day, which made up for not going to the fair.
at the time that
From this reading There came another day which was even more exciting for the two children than when the milking machine was put into the big red barn.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There came another day which was even more exciting for the two children than when the milking machine was put into the big red barn.
a late time of life
From this reading Eben was then ten years old and Nancy seven.
