Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading ETHEL IS INVITED TO VISIT One morning in May, as the last days of Aunt Susan's visit were drawing to a close, she said to Mrs. Hollister: "Bella, Ethel tells me that her vacation begins next week.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading She needs country air.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading I don't mean your fashionable places, but where she can live out of doors in a simple gown, play games, and take long walks, etc. Now you've given me such a pleasant time that I'm going to invite her to go home with me.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading ETHEL IS INVITED TO VISIT One morning in May, as the last days of Aunt Susan's visit were drawing to a close, she said to Mrs. Hollister: "Bella, Ethel tells me that her vacation begins next week.

the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading ETHEL IS INVITED TO VISIT One morning in May, as the last days of Aunt Susan's visit were drawing to a close, she said to Mrs. Hollister: "Bella, Ethel tells me that her vacation begins next week.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Now I've been thinking it over.

plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)

From this reading ETHEL IS INVITED TO VISIT One morning in May, as the last days of Aunt Susan's visit were drawing to a close, she said to Mrs. Hollister: "Bella, Ethel tells me that her vacation begins next week.

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From this reading ETHEL IS INVITED TO VISIT One morning in May, as the last days of Aunt Susan's visit were drawing to a close, she said to Mrs. Hollister: "Bella, Ethel tells me that her vacation begins next week.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I don't mean your fashionable places, but where she can live out of doors in a simple gown, play games, and take long walks, etc. Now you've given me such a pleasant time that I'm going to invite her to go home with me.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading I don't mean your fashionable places, but where she can live out of doors in a simple gown, play games, and take long walks, etc. Now you've given me such a pleasant time that I'm going to invite her to go home with me.

a young person of either sex

From this reading The child doesn't look strong.

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading ETHEL IS INVITED TO VISIT One morning in May, as the last days of Aunt Susan's visit were drawing to a close, she said to Mrs. Hollister: "Bella, Ethel tells me that her vacation begins next week.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading She needs country air.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading ETHEL IS INVITED TO VISIT One morning in May, as the last days of Aunt Susan's visit were drawing to a close, she said to Mrs. Hollister: "Bella, Ethel tells me that her vacation begins next week.

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From this reading The child doesn't look strong.

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From this reading I don't mean your fashionable places, but where she can live out of doors in a simple gown, play games, and take long walks, etc. Now you've given me such a pleasant time that I'm going to invite her to go home with me.

plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading I don't mean your fashionable places, but where she can live out of doors in a simple gown, play games, and take long walks, etc. Now you've given me such a pleasant time that I'm going to invite her to go home with me.

an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper

From this reading ETHEL IS INVITED TO VISIT One morning in May, as the last days of Aunt Susan's visit were drawing to a close, she said to Mrs. Hollister: "Bella, Ethel tells me that her vacation begins next week.

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From this reading I don't mean your fashionable places, but where she can live out of doors in a simple gown, play games, and take long walks, etc. Now you've given me such a pleasant time that I'm going to invite her to go home with me.

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From this reading ETHEL IS INVITED TO VISIT One morning in May, as the last days of Aunt Susan's visit were drawing to a close, she said to Mrs. Hollister: "Bella, Ethel tells me that her vacation begins next week.

being or in accordance with current social fashions

From this reading I don't mean your fashionable places, but where she can live out of doors in a simple gown, play games, and take long walks, etc. Now you've given me such a pleasant time that I'm going to invite her to go home with me.

plural of “game” — a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading I don't mean your fashionable places, but where she can live out of doors in a simple gown, play games, and take long walks, etc. Now you've given me such a pleasant time that I'm going to invite her to go home with me.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading I don't mean your fashionable places, but where she can live out of doors in a simple gown, play games, and take long walks, etc. Now you've given me such a pleasant time that I'm going to invite her to go home with me.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading I don't mean your fashionable places, but where she can live out of doors in a simple gown, play games, and take long walks, etc. Now you've given me such a pleasant time that I'm going to invite her to go home with me.

the act of departing

From this reading I don't mean your fashionable places, but where she can live out of doors in a simple gown, play games, and take long walks, etc. Now you've given me such a pleasant time that I'm going to invite her to go home with me.

a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions

From this reading I don't mean your fashionable places, but where she can live out of doors in a simple gown, play games, and take long walks, etc. Now you've given me such a pleasant time that I'm going to invite her to go home with me.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading ETHEL IS INVITED TO VISIT One morning in May, as the last days of Aunt Susan's visit were drawing to a close, she said to Mrs. Hollister: "Bella, Ethel tells me that her vacation begins next week.

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From this reading ETHEL IS INVITED TO VISIT One morning in May, as the last days of Aunt Susan's visit were drawing to a close, she said to Mrs. Hollister: "Bella, Ethel tells me that her vacation begins next week.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading I don't mean your fashionable places, but where she can live out of doors in a simple gown, play games, and take long walks, etc. Now you've given me such a pleasant time that I'm going to invite her to go home with me.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I don't mean your fashionable places, but where she can live out of doors in a simple gown, play games, and take long walks, etc. Now you've given me such a pleasant time that I'm going to invite her to go home with me.

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From this reading I don't mean your fashionable places, but where she can live out of doors in a simple gown, play games, and take long walks, etc. Now you've given me such a pleasant time that I'm going to invite her to go home with me.

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From this reading Now I've been thinking it over.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading ETHEL IS INVITED TO VISIT One morning in May, as the last days of Aunt Susan's visit were drawing to a close, she said to Mrs. Hollister: "Bella, Ethel tells me that her vacation begins next week.

increase the likelihood of

From this reading I don't mean your fashionable places, but where she can live out of doors in a simple gown, play games, and take long walks, etc. Now you've given me such a pleasant time that I'm going to invite her to go home with me.

past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of

From this reading ETHEL IS INVITED TO VISIT One morning in May, as the last days of Aunt Susan's visit were drawing to a close, she said to Mrs. Hollister: "Bella, Ethel tells me that her vacation begins next week.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading ETHEL IS INVITED TO VISIT One morning in May, as the last days of Aunt Susan's visit were drawing to a close, she said to Mrs. Hollister: "Bella, Ethel tells me that her vacation begins next week.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Now I've been thinking it over.

immediately past

From this reading ETHEL IS INVITED TO VISIT One morning in May, as the last days of Aunt Susan's visit were drawing to a close, she said to Mrs. Hollister: "Bella, Ethel tells me that her vacation begins next week.

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading I don't mean your fashionable places, but where she can live out of doors in a simple gown, play games, and take long walks, etc. Now you've given me such a pleasant time that I'm going to invite her to go home with me.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading I don't mean your fashionable places, but where she can live out of doors in a simple gown, play games, and take long walks, etc. Now you've given me such a pleasant time that I'm going to invite her to go home with me.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading The child doesn't look strong.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading ETHEL IS INVITED TO VISIT One morning in May, as the last days of Aunt Susan's visit were drawing to a close, she said to Mrs. Hollister: "Bella, Ethel tells me that her vacation begins next week.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading ETHEL IS INVITED TO VISIT One morning in May, as the last days of Aunt Susan's visit were drawing to a close, she said to Mrs. Hollister: "Bella, Ethel tells me that her vacation begins next week.

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading I don't mean your fashionable places, but where she can live out of doors in a simple gown, play games, and take long walks, etc. Now you've given me such a pleasant time that I'm going to invite her to go home with me.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading ETHEL IS INVITED TO VISIT One morning in May, as the last days of Aunt Susan's visit were drawing to a close, she said to Mrs. Hollister: "Bella, Ethel tells me that her vacation begins next week.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading ETHEL IS INVITED TO VISIT One morning in May, as the last days of Aunt Susan's visit were drawing to a close, she said to Mrs. Hollister: "Bella, Ethel tells me that her vacation begins next week.

in such a manner as could not be otherwise

From this reading She needs country air.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading ETHEL IS INVITED TO VISIT One morning in May, as the last days of Aunt Susan's visit were drawing to a close, she said to Mrs. Hollister: "Bella, Ethel tells me that her vacation begins next week.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Now I've been thinking it over.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading ETHEL IS INVITED TO VISIT One morning in May, as the last days of Aunt Susan's visit were drawing to a close, she said to Mrs. Hollister: "Bella, Ethel tells me that her vacation begins next week.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading ETHEL IS INVITED TO VISIT One morning in May, as the last days of Aunt Susan's visit were drawing to a close, she said to Mrs. Hollister: "Bella, Ethel tells me that her vacation begins next week.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading I don't mean your fashionable places, but where she can live out of doors in a simple gown, play games, and take long walks, etc. Now you've given me such a pleasant time that I'm going to invite her to go home with me.

above and across; more than

From this reading Now I've been thinking it over.

plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading I don't mean your fashionable places, but where she can live out of doors in a simple gown, play games, and take long walks, etc. Now you've given me such a pleasant time that I'm going to invite her to go home with me.

participate in games or sport

From this reading I don't mean your fashionable places, but where she can live out of doors in a simple gown, play games, and take long walks, etc. Now you've given me such a pleasant time that I'm going to invite her to go home with me.

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

From this reading I don't mean your fashionable places, but where she can live out of doors in a simple gown, play games, and take long walks, etc. Now you've given me such a pleasant time that I'm going to invite her to go home with me.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading ETHEL IS INVITED TO VISIT One morning in May, as the last days of Aunt Susan's visit were drawing to a close, she said to Mrs. Hollister: "Bella, Ethel tells me that her vacation begins next week.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading ETHEL IS INVITED TO VISIT One morning in May, as the last days of Aunt Susan's visit were drawing to a close, she said to Mrs. Hollister: "Bella, Ethel tells me that her vacation begins next week.

having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved

From this reading I don't mean your fashionable places, but where she can live out of doors in a simple gown, play games, and take long walks, etc. Now you've given me such a pleasant time that I'm going to invite her to go home with me.

having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading The child doesn't look strong.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading I don't mean your fashionable places, but where she can live out of doors in a simple gown, play games, and take long walks, etc. Now you've given me such a pleasant time that I'm going to invite her to go home with me.

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From this reading ETHEL IS INVITED TO VISIT One morning in May, as the last days of Aunt Susan's visit were drawing to a close, she said to Mrs. Hollister: "Bella, Ethel tells me that her vacation begins next week.

carry out

From this reading I don't mean your fashionable places, but where she can live out of doors in a simple gown, play games, and take long walks, etc. Now you've given me such a pleasant time that I'm going to invite her to go home with me.

plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer

From this reading ETHEL IS INVITED TO VISIT One morning in May, as the last days of Aunt Susan's visit were drawing to a close, she said to Mrs. Hollister: "Bella, Ethel tells me that her vacation begins next week.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading ETHEL IS INVITED TO VISIT One morning in May, as the last days of Aunt Susan's visit were drawing to a close, she said to Mrs. Hollister: "Bella, Ethel tells me that her vacation begins next week.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading ETHEL IS INVITED TO VISIT One morning in May, as the last days of Aunt Susan's visit were drawing to a close, she said to Mrs. Hollister: "Bella, Ethel tells me that her vacation begins next week.

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading Now I've been thinking it over.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading I don't mean your fashionable places, but where she can live out of doors in a simple gown, play games, and take long walks, etc. Now you've given me such a pleasant time that I'm going to invite her to go home with me.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading ETHEL IS INVITED TO VISIT One morning in May, as the last days of Aunt Susan's visit were drawing to a close, she said to Mrs. Hollister: "Bella, Ethel tells me that her vacation begins next week.

leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure

From this reading ETHEL IS INVITED TO VISIT One morning in May, as the last days of Aunt Susan's visit were drawing to a close, she said to Mrs. Hollister: "Bella, Ethel tells me that her vacation begins next week.

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading ETHEL IS INVITED TO VISIT One morning in May, as the last days of Aunt Susan's visit were drawing to a close, she said to Mrs. Hollister: "Bella, Ethel tells me that her vacation begins next week.

plural of “walk” — the act of traveling by foot

From this reading I don't mean your fashionable places, but where she can live out of doors in a simple gown, play games, and take long walks, etc. Now you've given me such a pleasant time that I'm going to invite her to go home with me.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading ETHEL IS INVITED TO VISIT One morning in May, as the last days of Aunt Susan's visit were drawing to a close, she said to Mrs. Hollister: "Bella, Ethel tells me that her vacation begins next week.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading ETHEL IS INVITED TO VISIT One morning in May, as the last days of Aunt Susan's visit were drawing to a close, she said to Mrs. Hollister: "Bella, Ethel tells me that her vacation begins next week.

in or at the place that

From this reading I don't mean your fashionable places, but where she can live out of doors in a simple gown, play games, and take long walks, etc. Now you've given me such a pleasant time that I'm going to invite her to go home with me.

in the company of; together with

From this reading I don't mean your fashionable places, but where she can live out of doors in a simple gown, play games, and take long walks, etc. Now you've given me such a pleasant time that I'm going to invite her to go home with me.

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From this reading I don't mean your fashionable places, but where she can live out of doors in a simple gown, play games, and take long walks, etc. Now you've given me such a pleasant time that I'm going to invite her to go home with me.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I don't mean your fashionable places, but where she can live out of doors in a simple gown, play games, and take long walks, etc. Now you've given me such a pleasant time that I'm going to invite her to go home with me.