used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ETHEL AND AUNT SUSAN START Ethel was overjoyed that permission had been obtained to allow her to become a Camp Fire Girl.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading "Isn't Aunt Susan clever to have been able to have gotten Mother to change her mind?"
admiresverbUS /ædˈmaɪrz/
third-person singular of “admire” — feel admiration for
From this reading Grandmother says she admires you and thinks that you have shown her great courtesy--says you've been kindness itself to her--so it has paid, hasn't it, dear?
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading ETHEL AND AUNT SUSAN START Ethel was overjoyed that permission had been obtained to allow her to become a Camp Fire Girl.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Grandmother smiled but said nothing, but when alone Mrs. Hollister said: "Ethel, remember that you are in line for Aunt Susan's money.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ETHEL AND AUNT SUSAN START Ethel was overjoyed that permission had been obtained to allow her to become a Camp Fire Girl.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Grandmother smiled but said nothing, but when alone Mrs. Hollister said: "Ethel, remember that you are in line for Aunt Susan's money.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading ETHEL AND AUNT SUSAN START Ethel was overjoyed that permission had been obtained to allow her to become a Camp Fire Girl.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading ETHEL AND AUNT SUSAN START Ethel was overjoyed that permission had been obtained to allow her to become a Camp Fire Girl.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ETHEL AND AUNT SUSAN START Ethel was overjoyed that permission had been obtained to allow her to become a Camp Fire Girl.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Now your visit will do the business, and you'll probably come in for the lion's share.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Grandmother smiled but said nothing, but when alone Mrs. Hollister said: "Ethel, remember that you are in line for Aunt Susan's money.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading ETHEL AND AUNT SUSAN START Ethel was overjoyed that permission had been obtained to allow her to become a Camp Fire Girl.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading "Isn't Aunt Susan clever to have been able to have gotten Mother to change her mind?"
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading "Isn't Aunt Susan clever to have been able to have gotten Mother to change her mind?"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Now your visit will do the business, and you'll probably come in for the lion's share.
courtesynounUS /ˈkɜːrtəsi/
a courteous or respectful or considerate act
From this reading Grandmother says she admires you and thinks that you have shown her great courtesy--says you've been kindness itself to her--so it has paid, hasn't it, dear?
dearly loved
From this reading Grandmother says she admires you and thinks that you have shown her great courtesy--says you've been kindness itself to her--so it has paid, hasn't it, dear?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Now your visit will do the business, and you'll probably come in for the lion's share.
ETHEL
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From this reading ETHEL AND AUNT SUSAN START Ethel was overjoyed that permission had been obtained to allow her to become a Camp Fire Girl.
start firing a weapon
From this reading ETHEL AND AUNT SUSAN START Ethel was overjoyed that permission had been obtained to allow her to become a Camp Fire Girl.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Grandmother smiled but said nothing, but when alone Mrs. Hollister said: "Ethel, remember that you are in line for Aunt Susan's money.
a young female
From this reading ETHEL AND AUNT SUSAN START Ethel was overjoyed that permission had been obtained to allow her to become a Camp Fire Girl.
gottenverbUS /ˈɡɑːtən/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Isn't Aunt Susan clever to have been able to have gotten Mother to change her mind?"
GrandmothernounUS /ˈɡrændmʌðər/
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading Grandmother smiled but said nothing, but when alone Mrs. Hollister said: "Ethel, remember that you are in line for Aunt Susan's money.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Grandmother says she admires you and thinks that you have shown her great courtesy--says you've been kindness itself to her--so it has paid, hasn't it, dear?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ETHEL AND AUNT SUSAN START Ethel was overjoyed that permission had been obtained to allow her to become a Camp Fire Girl.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Grandmother says she admires you and thinks that you have shown her great courtesy--says you've been kindness itself to her--so it has paid, hasn't it, dear?
hasn't
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From this reading Grandmother says she admires you and thinks that you have shown her great courtesy--says you've been kindness itself to her--so it has paid, hasn't it, dear?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Isn't Aunt Susan clever to have been able to have gotten Mother to change her mind?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ETHEL AND AUNT SUSAN START Ethel was overjoyed that permission had been obtained to allow her to become a Camp Fire Girl.
Hollister
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From this reading Grandmother smiled but said nothing, but when alone Mrs. Hollister said: "Ethel, remember that you are in line for Aunt Susan's money.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Grandmother smiled but said nothing, but when alone Mrs. Hollister said: "Ethel, remember that you are in line for Aunt Susan's money.
Isn't
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From this reading "Isn't Aunt Susan clever to have been able to have gotten Mother to change her mind?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Grandmother says she admires you and thinks that you have shown her great courtesy--says you've been kindness itself to her--so it has paid, hasn't it, dear?
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Grandmother says she admires you and thinks that you have shown her great courtesy--says you've been kindness itself to her--so it has paid, hasn't it, dear?
the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
From this reading Grandmother says she admires you and thinks that you have shown her great courtesy--says you've been kindness itself to her--so it has paid, hasn't it, dear?
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Grandmother smiled but said nothing, but when alone Mrs. Hollister said: "Ethel, remember that you are in line for Aunt Susan's money.
lion'snounUS /ˈlaɪənz/
possessive form of “lion” — large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading Now your visit will do the business, and you'll probably come in for the lion's share.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "Isn't Aunt Susan clever to have been able to have gotten Mother to change her mind?"
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Grandmother smiled but said nothing, but when alone Mrs. Hollister said: "Ethel, remember that you are in line for Aunt Susan's money.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Isn't Aunt Susan clever to have been able to have gotten Mother to change her mind?"
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Grandmother smiled but said nothing, but when alone Mrs. Hollister said: "Ethel, remember that you are in line for Aunt Susan's money.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Grandmother smiled but said nothing, but when alone Mrs. Hollister said: "Ethel, remember that you are in line for Aunt Susan's money.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now your visit will do the business, and you'll probably come in for the lion's share.
past form of “obtain” — come into possession of
From this reading ETHEL AND AUNT SUSAN START Ethel was overjoyed that permission had been obtained to allow her to become a Camp Fire Girl.
overjoyedadjectiveUS /ˌoʊvərˈdʒɔɪd/
extremely joyful
From this reading ETHEL AND AUNT SUSAN START Ethel was overjoyed that permission had been obtained to allow her to become a Camp Fire Girl.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading Grandmother says she admires you and thinks that you have shown her great courtesy--says you've been kindness itself to her--so it has paid, hasn't it, dear?
approval to do something
From this reading ETHEL AND AUNT SUSAN START Ethel was overjoyed that permission had been obtained to allow her to become a Camp Fire Girl.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading Now your visit will do the business, and you'll probably come in for the lion's share.
To recall to mind.
From this reading Grandmother smiled but said nothing, but when alone Mrs. Hollister said: "Ethel, remember that you are in line for Aunt Susan's money.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Grandmother smiled but said nothing, but when alone Mrs. Hollister said: "Ethel, remember that you are in line for Aunt Susan's money.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading Grandmother says she admires you and thinks that you have shown her great courtesy--says you've been kindness itself to her--so it has paid, hasn't it, dear?
have in common
From this reading Now your visit will do the business, and you'll probably come in for the lion's share.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Grandmother says she admires you and thinks that you have shown her great courtesy--says you've been kindness itself to her--so it has paid, hasn't it, dear?
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Grandmother says she admires you and thinks that you have shown her great courtesy--says you've been kindness itself to her--so it has paid, hasn't it, dear?
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Grandmother smiled but said nothing, but when alone Mrs. Hollister said: "Ethel, remember that you are in line for Aunt Susan's money.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Grandmother says she admires you and thinks that you have shown her great courtesy--says you've been kindness itself to her--so it has paid, hasn't it, dear?
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading ETHEL AND AUNT SUSAN START Ethel was overjoyed that permission had been obtained to allow her to become a Camp Fire Girl.
SUSAN
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From this reading ETHEL AND AUNT SUSAN START Ethel was overjoyed that permission had been obtained to allow her to become a Camp Fire Girl.
Susan's
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From this reading Grandmother smiled but said nothing, but when alone Mrs. Hollister said: "Ethel, remember that you are in line for Aunt Susan's money.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ETHEL AND AUNT SUSAN START Ethel was overjoyed that permission had been obtained to allow her to become a Camp Fire Girl.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now your visit will do the business, and you'll probably come in for the lion's share.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading Grandmother says she admires you and thinks that you have shown her great courtesy--says you've been kindness itself to her--so it has paid, hasn't it, dear?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ETHEL AND AUNT SUSAN START Ethel was overjoyed that permission had been obtained to allow her to become a Camp Fire Girl.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Now your visit will do the business, and you'll probably come in for the lion's share.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ETHEL AND AUNT SUSAN START Ethel was overjoyed that permission had been obtained to allow her to become a Camp Fire Girl.
at the time that
From this reading Grandmother smiled but said nothing, but when alone Mrs. Hollister said: "Ethel, remember that you are in line for Aunt Susan's money.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Now your visit will do the business, and you'll probably come in for the lion's share.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Grandmother smiled but said nothing, but when alone Mrs. Hollister said: "Ethel, remember that you are in line for Aunt Susan's money.
you'll
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From this reading Now your visit will do the business, and you'll probably come in for the lion's share.
you've
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From this reading Grandmother says she admires you and thinks that you have shown her great courtesy--says you've been kindness itself to her--so it has paid, hasn't it, dear?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now your visit will do the business, and you'll probably come in for the lion's share.
