used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It seems only a little while ago we were planning for the winter and now here comes Mrs. Hicks about new summer covers for the furniture, and Joe Laney wants to know if there's going to be any painting done and I haven't thought of any summer clothes--and with those two great growing girls!
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It seems only a little while ago we were planning for the winter and now here comes Mrs. Hicks about new summer covers for the furniture, and Joe Laney wants to know if there's going to be any painting done and I haven't thought of any summer clothes--and with those two great growing girls!
in the past
From this reading It seems only a little while ago we were planning for the winter and now here comes Mrs. Hicks about new summer covers for the furniture, and Joe Laney wants to know if there's going to be any painting done and I haven't thought of any summer clothes--and with those two great growing girls!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It seems only a little while ago we were planning for the winter and now here comes Mrs. Hicks about new summer covers for the furniture, and Joe Laney wants to know if there's going to be any painting done and I haven't thought of any summer clothes--and with those two great growing girls!
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading It seems only a little while ago we were planning for the winter and now here comes Mrs. Hicks about new summer covers for the furniture, and Joe Laney wants to know if there's going to be any painting done and I haven't thought of any summer clothes--and with those two great growing girls!
(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms
From this reading John Westley, from the depths of the great armed chair where he stretched, laughed at her serious face.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading John Westley, from the depths of the great armed chair where he stretched, laughed at her serious face.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It seems only a little while ago we were planning for the winter and now here comes Mrs. Hicks about new summer covers for the furniture, and Joe Laney wants to know if there's going to be any painting done and I haven't thought of any summer clothes--and with those two great growing girls!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the expression of his own reflected the truth of what she had said.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I suppose if we're going to the seashore we ought to make some reservations, too----" and Mrs. Westley concluded her plaint with a sigh that came from her very toes.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading John Westley, from the depths of the great armed chair where he stretched, laughed at her serious face.
clothing in general
From this reading It seems only a little while ago we were planning for the winter and now here comes Mrs. Hicks about new summer covers for the furniture, and Joe Laney wants to know if there's going to be any painting done and I haven't thought of any summer clothes--and with those two great growing girls!
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading It seems only a little while ago we were planning for the winter and now here comes Mrs. Hicks about new summer covers for the furniture, and Joe Laney wants to know if there's going to be any painting done and I haven't thought of any summer clothes--and with those two great growing girls!
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading I suppose if we're going to the seashore we ought to make some reservations, too----" and Mrs. Westley concluded her plaint with a sigh that came from her very toes.
coversnounUS /ˈkʌvərz/
plural of “cover” — a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
From this reading It seems only a little while ago we were planning for the winter and now here comes Mrs. Hicks about new summer covers for the furniture, and Joe Laney wants to know if there's going to be any painting done and I haven't thought of any summer clothes--and with those two great growing girls!
dearly loved
From this reading PLANS "Oh, dear--how dreadfully fast time passes.
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading John Westley, from the depths of the great armed chair where he stretched, laughed at her serious face.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading It seems only a little while ago we were planning for the winter and now here comes Mrs. Hicks about new summer covers for the furniture, and Joe Laney wants to know if there's going to be any painting done and I haven't thought of any summer clothes--and with those two great growing girls!
dreadfullyadverbUS /ˈdredfəli/
of a dreadful kind
From this reading PLANS "Oh, dear--how dreadfully fast time passes.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading But the expression of his own reflected the truth of what she had said.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading John Westley, from the depths of the great armed chair where he stretched, laughed at her serious face.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading PLANS "Oh, dear--how dreadfully fast time passes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It seems only a little while ago we were planning for the winter and now here comes Mrs. Hicks about new summer covers for the furniture, and Joe Laney wants to know if there's going to be any painting done and I haven't thought of any summer clothes--and with those two great growing girls!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I suppose if we're going to the seashore we ought to make some reservations, too----" and Mrs. Westley concluded her plaint with a sigh that came from her very toes.
furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
From this reading It seems only a little while ago we were planning for the winter and now here comes Mrs. Hicks about new summer covers for the furniture, and Joe Laney wants to know if there's going to be any painting done and I haven't thought of any summer clothes--and with those two great growing girls!
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading It seems only a little while ago we were planning for the winter and now here comes Mrs. Hicks about new summer covers for the furniture, and Joe Laney wants to know if there's going to be any painting done and I haven't thought of any summer clothes--and with those two great growing girls!
the act of departing
From this reading It seems only a little while ago we were planning for the winter and now here comes Mrs. Hicks about new summer covers for the furniture, and Joe Laney wants to know if there's going to be any painting done and I haven't thought of any summer clothes--and with those two great growing girls!
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It seems only a little while ago we were planning for the winter and now here comes Mrs. Hicks about new summer covers for the furniture, and Joe Laney wants to know if there's going to be any painting done and I haven't thought of any summer clothes--and with those two great growing girls!
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading It seems only a little while ago we were planning for the winter and now here comes Mrs. Hicks about new summer covers for the furniture, and Joe Laney wants to know if there's going to be any painting done and I haven't thought of any summer clothes--and with those two great growing girls!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But the expression of his own reflected the truth of what she had said.
haven't
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From this reading It seems only a little while ago we were planning for the winter and now here comes Mrs. Hicks about new summer covers for the furniture, and Joe Laney wants to know if there's going to be any painting done and I haven't thought of any summer clothes--and with those two great growing girls!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading John Westley, from the depths of the great armed chair where he stretched, laughed at her serious face.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I suppose if we're going to the seashore we ought to make some reservations, too----" and Mrs. Westley concluded her plaint with a sigh that came from her very toes.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading It seems only a little while ago we were planning for the winter and now here comes Mrs. Hicks about new summer covers for the furniture, and Joe Laney wants to know if there's going to be any painting done and I haven't thought of any summer clothes--and with those two great growing girls!
HicksnounUS /hɪks/
plural of “hick” — a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
From this reading It seems only a little while ago we were planning for the winter and now here comes Mrs. Hicks about new summer covers for the furniture, and Joe Laney wants to know if there's going to be any painting done and I haven't thought of any summer clothes--and with those two great growing girls!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But the expression of his own reflected the truth of what she had said.
how
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From this reading PLANS "Oh, dear--how dreadfully fast time passes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It seems only a little while ago we were planning for the winter and now here comes Mrs. Hicks about new summer covers for the furniture, and Joe Laney wants to know if there's going to be any painting done and I haven't thought of any summer clothes--and with those two great growing girls!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It seems only a little while ago we were planning for the winter and now here comes Mrs. Hicks about new summer covers for the furniture, and Joe Laney wants to know if there's going to be any painting done and I haven't thought of any summer clothes--and with those two great growing girls!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seems only a little while ago we were planning for the winter and now here comes Mrs. Hicks about new summer covers for the furniture, and Joe Laney wants to know if there's going to be any painting done and I haven't thought of any summer clothes--and with those two great growing girls!
Joe
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From this reading It seems only a little while ago we were planning for the winter and now here comes Mrs. Hicks about new summer covers for the furniture, and Joe Laney wants to know if there's going to be any painting done and I haven't thought of any summer clothes--and with those two great growing girls!
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading John Westley, from the depths of the great armed chair where he stretched, laughed at her serious face.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading It seems only a little while ago we were planning for the winter and now here comes Mrs. Hicks about new summer covers for the furniture, and Joe Laney wants to know if there's going to be any painting done and I haven't thought of any summer clothes--and with those two great growing girls!
LaneynounUS /ˈleɪni/
United States educator who founded the first private school for Black students in Augusta, Georgia (1854-1933)
From this reading It seems only a little while ago we were planning for the winter and now here comes Mrs. Hicks about new summer covers for the furniture, and Joe Laney wants to know if there's going to be any painting done and I haven't thought of any summer clothes--and with those two great growing girls!
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading John Westley, from the depths of the great armed chair where he stretched, laughed at her serious face.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It seems only a little while ago we were planning for the winter and now here comes Mrs. Hicks about new summer covers for the furniture, and Joe Laney wants to know if there's going to be any painting done and I haven't thought of any summer clothes--and with those two great growing girls!
engage in
From this reading I suppose if we're going to the seashore we ought to make some reservations, too----" and Mrs. Westley concluded her plaint with a sigh that came from her very toes.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading It seems only a little while ago we were planning for the winter and now here comes Mrs. Hicks about new summer covers for the furniture, and Joe Laney wants to know if there's going to be any painting done and I haven't thought of any summer clothes--and with those two great growing girls!
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading It seems only a little while ago we were planning for the winter and now here comes Mrs. Hicks about new summer covers for the furniture, and Joe Laney wants to know if there's going to be any painting done and I haven't thought of any summer clothes--and with those two great growing girls!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It seems only a little while ago we were planning for the winter and now here comes Mrs. Hicks about new summer covers for the furniture, and Joe Laney wants to know if there's going to be any painting done and I haven't thought of any summer clothes--and with those two great growing girls!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It seems only a little while ago we were planning for the winter and now here comes Mrs. Hicks about new summer covers for the furniture, and Joe Laney wants to know if there's going to be any painting done and I haven't thought of any summer clothes--and with those two great growing girls!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading PLANS "Oh, dear--how dreadfully fast time passes.
and nothing more
From this reading It seems only a little while ago we were planning for the winter and now here comes Mrs. Hicks about new summer covers for the furniture, and Joe Laney wants to know if there's going to be any painting done and I haven't thought of any summer clothes--and with those two great growing girls!
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading I suppose if we're going to the seashore we ought to make some reservations, too----" and Mrs. Westley concluded her plaint with a sigh that came from her very toes.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading But the expression of his own reflected the truth of what she had said.
paintingnounUS /ˈpeɪntɪŋ/
graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
From this reading It seems only a little while ago we were planning for the winter and now here comes Mrs. Hicks about new summer covers for the furniture, and Joe Laney wants to know if there's going to be any painting done and I haven't thought of any summer clothes--and with those two great growing girls!
passesnounUS /ˈpæsəz/
plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
From this reading PLANS "Oh, dear--how dreadfully fast time passes.
plaintnoun
(United Kingdom) a written statement of the grounds of complaint made to court of law asking for the grievance to be redressed
From this reading I suppose if we're going to the seashore we ought to make some reservations, too----" and Mrs. Westley concluded her plaint with a sigh that came from her very toes.
planningnounUS /ˈplænɪŋ/
an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action
From this reading It seems only a little while ago we were planning for the winter and now here comes Mrs. Hicks about new summer covers for the furniture, and Joe Laney wants to know if there's going to be any painting done and I haven't thought of any summer clothes--and with those two great growing girls!
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading PLANS "Oh, dear--how dreadfully fast time passes.
(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back
From this reading But the expression of his own reflected the truth of what she had said.
reservationsnounUS /ˌrezərˈveɪʃənz/
plural of “reservation” — a district that is reserved for particular purpose
From this reading I suppose if we're going to the seashore we ought to make some reservations, too----" and Mrs. Westley concluded her plaint with a sigh that came from her very toes.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading But the expression of his own reflected the truth of what she had said.
seashorenounUS /ˈsiːʃɔːr/
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading I suppose if we're going to the seashore we ought to make some reservations, too----" and Mrs. Westley concluded her plaint with a sigh that came from her very toes.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seems only a little while ago we were planning for the winter and now here comes Mrs. Hicks about new summer covers for the furniture, and Joe Laney wants to know if there's going to be any painting done and I haven't thought of any summer clothes--and with those two great growing girls!
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading John Westley, from the depths of the great armed chair where he stretched, laughed at her serious face.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But the expression of his own reflected the truth of what she had said.
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading I suppose if we're going to the seashore we ought to make some reservations, too----" and Mrs. Westley concluded her plaint with a sigh that came from her very toes.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I suppose if we're going to the seashore we ought to make some reservations, too----" and Mrs. Westley concluded her plaint with a sigh that came from her very toes.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading John Westley, from the depths of the great armed chair where he stretched, laughed at her serious face.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading It seems only a little while ago we were planning for the winter and now here comes Mrs. Hicks about new summer covers for the furniture, and Joe Laney wants to know if there's going to be any painting done and I haven't thought of any summer clothes--and with those two great growing girls!
express a supposition
From this reading I suppose if we're going to the seashore we ought to make some reservations, too----" and Mrs. Westley concluded her plaint with a sigh that came from her very toes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I suppose if we're going to the seashore we ought to make some reservations, too----" and Mrs. Westley concluded her plaint with a sigh that came from her very toes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It seems only a little while ago we were planning for the winter and now here comes Mrs. Hicks about new summer covers for the furniture, and Joe Laney wants to know if there's going to be any painting done and I haven't thought of any summer clothes--and with those two great growing girls!
there's
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From this reading It seems only a little while ago we were planning for the winter and now here comes Mrs. Hicks about new summer covers for the furniture, and Joe Laney wants to know if there's going to be any painting done and I haven't thought of any summer clothes--and with those two great growing girls!
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It seems only a little while ago we were planning for the winter and now here comes Mrs. Hicks about new summer covers for the furniture, and Joe Laney wants to know if there's going to be any painting done and I haven't thought of any summer clothes--and with those two great growing girls!
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading It seems only a little while ago we were planning for the winter and now here comes Mrs. Hicks about new summer covers for the furniture, and Joe Laney wants to know if there's going to be any painting done and I haven't thought of any summer clothes--and with those two great growing girls!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading PLANS "Oh, dear--how dreadfully fast time passes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seems only a little while ago we were planning for the winter and now here comes Mrs. Hicks about new summer covers for the furniture, and Joe Laney wants to know if there's going to be any painting done and I haven't thought of any summer clothes--and with those two great growing girls!
toesnounUS /toʊz/
plural of “toe” — one of the digits of the foot
From this reading I suppose if we're going to the seashore we ought to make some reservations, too----" and Mrs. Westley concluded her plaint with a sigh that came from her very toes.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I suppose if we're going to the seashore we ought to make some reservations, too----" and Mrs. Westley concluded her plaint with a sigh that came from her very toes.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading But the expression of his own reflected the truth of what she had said.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading It seems only a little while ago we were planning for the winter and now here comes Mrs. Hicks about new summer covers for the furniture, and Joe Laney wants to know if there's going to be any painting done and I haven't thought of any summer clothes--and with those two great growing girls!
precisely as stated
From this reading I suppose if we're going to the seashore we ought to make some reservations, too----" and Mrs. Westley concluded her plaint with a sigh that came from her very toes.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading It seems only a little while ago we were planning for the winter and now here comes Mrs. Hicks about new summer covers for the furniture, and Joe Laney wants to know if there's going to be any painting done and I haven't thought of any summer clothes--and with those two great growing girls!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It seems only a little while ago we were planning for the winter and now here comes Mrs. Hicks about new summer covers for the furniture, and Joe Laney wants to know if there's going to be any painting done and I haven't thought of any summer clothes--and with those two great growing girls!
we're
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From this reading I suppose if we're going to the seashore we ought to make some reservations, too----" and Mrs. Westley concluded her plaint with a sigh that came from her very toes.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It seems only a little while ago we were planning for the winter and now here comes Mrs. Hicks about new summer covers for the furniture, and Joe Laney wants to know if there's going to be any painting done and I haven't thought of any summer clothes--and with those two great growing girls!
Westley
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From this reading I suppose if we're going to the seashore we ought to make some reservations, too----" and Mrs. Westley concluded her plaint with a sigh that came from her very toes.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But the expression of his own reflected the truth of what she had said.
in or at the place that
From this reading John Westley, from the depths of the great armed chair where he stretched, laughed at her serious face.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading It seems only a little while ago we were planning for the winter and now here comes Mrs. Hicks about new summer covers for the furniture, and Joe Laney wants to know if there's going to be any painting done and I haven't thought of any summer clothes--and with those two great growing girls!
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading It seems only a little while ago we were planning for the winter and now here comes Mrs. Hicks about new summer covers for the furniture, and Joe Laney wants to know if there's going to be any painting done and I haven't thought of any summer clothes--and with those two great growing girls!
in the company of; together with
From this reading It seems only a little while ago we were planning for the winter and now here comes Mrs. Hicks about new summer covers for the furniture, and Joe Laney wants to know if there's going to be any painting done and I haven't thought of any summer clothes--and with those two great growing girls!
