used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A LOSS AND A DINNER "Oh! girls," exclaimed Ethel, "I must get my ring.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "I laid it down here and I emptied the water myself," she almost sobbed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A LOSS AND A DINNER "Oh! girls," exclaimed Ethel, "I must get my ring.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading "It was a beautiful ring--a diamond cluster.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading I left it on the box where I washed dishes," and she ran to the kitchen tent, but there was no ring in sight.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I left it on the box where I washed dishes," and she ran to the kitchen tent, but there was no ring in sight.
clusterverbUS /ˈklʌstər/
come together as in a cluster or flock
From this reading "It was a beautiful ring--a diamond cluster.
diamondnounUS /ˈdaɪmənd/
a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading "It was a beautiful ring--a diamond cluster.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading A LOSS AND A DINNER "Oh! girls," exclaimed Ethel, "I must get my ring.
dishesnounUS /ˈdɪʃəz/
plural of “dish” — a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
From this reading I left it on the box where I washed dishes," and she ran to the kitchen tent, but there was no ring in sight.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "I laid it down here and I emptied the water myself," she almost sobbed.
emptiedverbUS /ˈemptid/
inflected form of “empty” — make void or empty of contents
From this reading "I laid it down here and I emptied the water myself," she almost sobbed.
Ethel
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From this reading A LOSS AND A DINNER "Oh! girls," exclaimed Ethel, "I must get my ring.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading A LOSS AND A DINNER "Oh! girls," exclaimed Ethel, "I must get my ring.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Grandmamma gave it to me.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading A LOSS AND A DINNER "Oh! girls," exclaimed Ethel, "I must get my ring.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading A LOSS AND A DINNER "Oh! girls," exclaimed Ethel, "I must get my ring.
Grandmamma
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From this reading Grandmamma gave it to me.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I laid it down here and I emptied the water myself," she almost sobbed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A LOSS AND A DINNER "Oh! girls," exclaimed Ethel, "I must get my ring.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I left it on the box where I washed dishes," and she ran to the kitchen tent, but there was no ring in sight.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I left it on the box where I washed dishes," and she ran to the kitchen tent, but there was no ring in sight.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading I left it on the box where I washed dishes," and she ran to the kitchen tent, but there was no ring in sight.
set down according to a plan
From this reading "I laid it down here and I emptied the water myself," she almost sobbed.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading I left it on the box where I washed dishes," and she ran to the kitchen tent, but there was no ring in sight.
something that is lost
From this reading A LOSS AND A DINNER "Oh! girls," exclaimed Ethel, "I must get my ring.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Grandmamma gave it to me.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading A LOSS AND A DINNER "Oh! girls," exclaimed Ethel, "I must get my ring.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A LOSS AND A DINNER "Oh! girls," exclaimed Ethel, "I must get my ring.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "I laid it down here and I emptied the water myself," she almost sobbed.
not any; not one
From this reading I left it on the box where I washed dishes," and she ran to the kitchen tent, but there was no ring in sight.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading A LOSS AND A DINNER "Oh! girls," exclaimed Ethel, "I must get my ring.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I left it on the box where I washed dishes," and she ran to the kitchen tent, but there was no ring in sight.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading I left it on the box where I washed dishes," and she ran to the kitchen tent, but there was no ring in sight.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading A LOSS AND A DINNER "Oh! girls," exclaimed Ethel, "I must get my ring.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I left it on the box where I washed dishes," and she ran to the kitchen tent, but there was no ring in sight.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading I left it on the box where I washed dishes," and she ran to the kitchen tent, but there was no ring in sight.
sobbedverbUS /sɑːbd/
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading "I laid it down here and I emptied the water myself," she almost sobbed.
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading I left it on the box where I washed dishes," and she ran to the kitchen tent, but there was no ring in sight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I left it on the box where I washed dishes," and she ran to the kitchen tent, but there was no ring in sight.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I left it on the box where I washed dishes," and she ran to the kitchen tent, but there was no ring in sight.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I left it on the box where I washed dishes," and she ran to the kitchen tent, but there was no ring in sight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I left it on the box where I washed dishes," and she ran to the kitchen tent, but there was no ring in sight.
washedadjectiveUS /wɑːʃt/
clean by virtue of having been washed in water
From this reading I left it on the box where I washed dishes," and she ran to the kitchen tent, but there was no ring in sight.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading "I laid it down here and I emptied the water myself," she almost sobbed.
in or at the place that
From this reading I left it on the box where I washed dishes," and she ran to the kitchen tent, but there was no ring in sight.
