used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There were no preparations to be made, for a wedding is nothing without friends, and they had none but Amy's and though Joe said nothing to Ethel about it, she knew he had not sent them word.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There were no preparations to be made, for a wedding is nothing without friends, and they had none but Amy's and though Joe said nothing to Ethel about it, she knew he had not sent them word.
(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 She herself wrote to a few girl friends, but they were scattered all over the country.
Amy's
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From this reading There were no preparations to be made, for a wedding is nothing without friends, and they had none but Amy's and though Joe said nothing to Ethel about it, she knew he had not sent them word.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were no preparations to be made, for a wedding is nothing without friends, and they had none but Amy's and though Joe said nothing to Ethel about it, she knew he had not sent them word.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There were no preparations to be made, for a wedding is nothing without friends, and they had none but Amy's and though Joe said nothing to Ethel about it, she knew he had not sent them word.
(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 "It's better," she thought.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There were no preparations to be made, for a wedding is nothing without friends, and they had none but Amy's and though Joe said nothing to Ethel about it, she knew he had not sent them word.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading No one of them would be coming East.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading She herself wrote to a few girl friends, but they were scattered all over the country.
DecembernounUS /dɪˈsembər/
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading They were married early in December.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading They were married early in December.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading No one of them would be coming East.
Ethel
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were no preparations to be made, for a wedding is nothing without friends, and they had none but Amy's and though Joe said nothing to Ethel about it, she knew he had not sent them word.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading She herself wrote to a few girl friends, but they were scattered all over the country.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There were no preparations to be made, for a wedding is nothing without friends, and they had none but Amy's and though Joe said nothing to Ethel about it, she knew he had not sent them word.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading There were no preparations to be made, for a wedding is nothing without friends, and they had none but Amy's and though Joe said nothing to Ethel about it, she knew he had not sent them word.
a young female
From this reading She herself wrote to a few girl friends, but they were scattered all over the country.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There were no preparations to be made, for a wedding is nothing without friends, and they had none but Amy's and though Joe said nothing to Ethel about it, she knew he had not sent them word.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There were no preparations to be made, for a wedding is nothing without friends, and they had none but Amy's and though Joe said nothing to Ethel about it, she knew he had not sent them word.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She herself wrote to a few girl friends, but they were scattered all over the country.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were married early in December.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There were no preparations to be made, for a wedding is nothing without friends, and they had none but Amy's and though Joe said nothing to Ethel about it, she knew he had not sent them word.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There were no preparations to be made, for a wedding is nothing without friends, and they had none but Amy's and though Joe said nothing to Ethel about it, she knew he had not sent them word.
It's
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From this reading "It's better," she thought.
Joe
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From this reading There were no preparations to be made, for a wedding is nothing without friends, and they had none but Amy's and though Joe said nothing to Ethel about it, she knew he had not sent them word.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading There were no preparations to be made, for a wedding is nothing without friends, and they had none but Amy's and though Joe said nothing to Ethel about it, she knew he had not sent them word.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading There were no preparations to be made, for a wedding is nothing without friends, and they had none but Amy's and though Joe said nothing to Ethel about it, she knew he had not sent them word.
joined in matrimony
From this reading They were married early in December.
not any; not one
From this reading There were no preparations to be made, for a wedding is nothing without friends, and they had none but Amy's and though Joe said nothing to Ethel about it, she knew he had not sent them word.
not one, and not any
From this reading There were no preparations to be made, for a wedding is nothing without friends, and they had none but Amy's and though Joe said nothing to Ethel about it, she knew he had not sent them word.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There were no preparations to be made, for a wedding is nothing without friends, and they had none but Amy's and though Joe said nothing to Ethel about it, she knew he had not sent them word.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There were no preparations to be made, for a wedding is nothing without friends, and they had none but Amy's and though Joe said nothing to Ethel about it, she knew he had not sent them word.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No one of them would be coming East.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one of them would be coming East.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She herself wrote to a few girl friends, but they were scattered all over the country.
preparationsnounUS /ˌprepərˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading There were no preparations to be made, for a wedding is nothing without friends, and they had none but Amy's and though Joe said nothing to Ethel about it, she knew he had not sent them word.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading There were no preparations to be made, for a wedding is nothing without friends, and they had none but Amy's and though Joe said nothing to Ethel about it, she knew he had not sent them word.
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading She herself wrote to a few girl friends, but they were scattered all over the country.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading There were no preparations to be made, for a wedding is nothing without friends, and they had none but Amy's and though Joe said nothing to Ethel about it, she knew he had not sent them word.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There were no preparations to be made, for a wedding is nothing without friends, and they had none but Amy's and though Joe said nothing to Ethel about it, she knew he had not sent them word.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She herself wrote to a few girl friends, but they were scattered all over the country.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There were no preparations to be made, for a wedding is nothing without friends, and they had none but Amy's and though Joe said nothing to Ethel about it, she knew he had not sent them word.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were no preparations to be made, for a wedding is nothing without friends, and they had none but Amy's and though Joe said nothing to Ethel about it, she knew he had not sent them word.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were married early in December.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading There were no preparations to be made, for a wedding is nothing without friends, and they had none but Amy's and though Joe said nothing to Ethel about it, she knew he had not sent them word.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "It's better," she thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There were no preparations to be made, for a wedding is nothing without friends, and they had none but Amy's and though Joe said nothing to Ethel about it, she knew he had not sent them word.
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading There were no preparations to be made, for a wedding is nothing without friends, and they had none but Amy's and though Joe said nothing to Ethel about it, she knew he had not sent them word.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were married early in December.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading There were no preparations to be made, for a wedding is nothing without friends, and they had none but Amy's and though Joe said nothing to Ethel about it, she knew he had not sent them word.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading There were no preparations to be made, for a wedding is nothing without friends, and they had none but Amy's and though Joe said nothing to Ethel about it, she knew he had not sent them word.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading No one of them would be coming East.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading She herself wrote to a few girl friends, but they were scattered all over the country.
