used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Oh! what a lovely summer I've had," said Ethel, "and how much I've learned being a Camp Fire Girl; and I owe it all to you, Aunt Susan."
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading BACK TO AUNT SUSAN'S After spending the night at Uncle John's, Aunt Susan and Ethel left for Akron.
anew
From this reading He and her father were like boys again.
AkronnounUS /ˈækrən/
a city in northeastern Ohio; the heart of the United States rubber industry
From this reading BACK TO AUNT SUSAN'S After spending the night at Uncle John's, Aunt Susan and Ethel left for Akron.
(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 "Oh! what a lovely summer I've had," said Ethel, "and how much I've learned being a Camp Fire Girl; and I owe it all to you, Aunt Susan."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BACK TO AUNT SUSAN'S After spending the night at Uncle John's, Aunt Susan and Ethel left for Akron.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading BACK TO AUNT SUSAN'S After spending the night at Uncle John's, Aunt Susan and Ethel left for Akron.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading BACK TO AUNT SUSAN'S After spending the night at Uncle John's, Aunt Susan and Ethel left for Akron.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading BACK TO AUNT SUSAN'S After spending the night at Uncle John's, Aunt Susan and Ethel left for Akron.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "Oh! what a lovely summer I've had," said Ethel, "and how much I've learned being a Camp Fire Girl; and I owe it all to you, Aunt Susan."
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading He and her father were like boys again.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The next week Mr. Hollister came to take the girl home--and how he had missed her!
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading "Oh! what a lovely summer I've had," said Ethel, "and how much I've learned being a Camp Fire Girl; and I owe it all to you, Aunt Susan."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading They spent the day with Uncle John.
Ethel
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From this reading BACK TO AUNT SUSAN'S After spending the night at Uncle John's, Aunt Susan and Ethel left for Akron.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading He and her father were like boys again.
start firing a weapon
From this reading "Oh! what a lovely summer I've had," said Ethel, "and how much I've learned being a Camp Fire Girl; and I owe it all to you, Aunt Susan."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading BACK TO AUNT SUSAN'S After spending the night at Uncle John's, Aunt Susan and Ethel left for Akron.
a young female
From this reading "Oh! what a lovely summer I've had," said Ethel, "and how much I've learned being a Camp Fire Girl; and I owe it all to you, Aunt Susan."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Oh! what a lovely summer I've had," said Ethel, "and how much I've learned being a Camp Fire Girl; and I owe it all to you, Aunt Susan."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next week Mr. Hollister came to take the girl home--and how he had missed her!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The next week Mr. Hollister came to take the girl home--and how he had missed her!
Hollister
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where you live at a particular time
From this reading The next week Mr. Hollister came to take the girl home--and how he had missed her!
how
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From this reading "Oh! what a lovely summer I've had," said Ethel, "and how much I've learned being a Camp Fire Girl; and I owe it all to you, Aunt Susan."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh! what a lovely summer I've had," said Ethel, "and how much I've learned being a Camp Fire Girl; and I owe it all to you, Aunt Susan."
I've
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From this reading "Oh! what a lovely summer I've had," said Ethel, "and how much I've learned being a Camp Fire Girl; and I owe it all to you, Aunt Susan."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh! what a lovely summer I've had," said Ethel, "and how much I've learned being a Camp Fire Girl; and I owe it all to you, Aunt Susan."
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading They spent the day with Uncle John.
John'snounUS /dʒɑːnz/
possessive form of “john” — a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading BACK TO AUNT SUSAN'S After spending the night at Uncle John's, Aunt Susan and Ethel left for Akron.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading "Oh! what a lovely summer I've had," said Ethel, "and how much I've learned being a Camp Fire Girl; and I owe it all to you, Aunt Susan."
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 BACK TO AUNT SUSAN'S After spending the night at Uncle John's, Aunt Susan and Ethel left for Akron.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He and her father were like boys again.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading "Oh! what a lovely summer I've had," said Ethel, "and how much I've learned being a Camp Fire Girl; and I owe it all to you, Aunt Susan."
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading The next week Mr. Hollister came to take the girl home--and how he had missed her!
a form of address for a man
From this reading The next week Mr. Hollister came to take the girl home--and how he had missed her!
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Oh! what a lovely summer I've had," said Ethel, "and how much I've learned being a Camp Fire Girl; and I owe it all to you, Aunt Susan."
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next week Mr. Hollister came to take the girl home--and how he had missed her!
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading BACK TO AUNT SUSAN'S After spending the night at Uncle John's, Aunt Susan and Ethel left for Akron.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh! what a lovely summer I've had," said Ethel, "and how much I've learned being a Camp Fire Girl; and I owe it all to you, Aunt Susan."
be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading "Oh! what a lovely summer I've had," said Ethel, "and how much I've learned being a Camp Fire Girl; and I owe it all to you, Aunt Susan."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh! what a lovely summer I've had," said Ethel, "and how much I've learned being a Camp Fire Girl; and I owe it all to you, Aunt Susan."
spendingnounUS /ˈspendɪŋ/
the act of spending or disbursing money
From this reading BACK TO AUNT SUSAN'S After spending the night at Uncle John's, Aunt Susan and Ethel left for Akron.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading They spent the day with Uncle John.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading "Oh! what a lovely summer I've had," said Ethel, "and how much I've learned being a Camp Fire Girl; and I owe it all to you, Aunt Susan."
Susan
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SUSAN'S
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carry out
From this reading The next week Mr. Hollister came to take the girl home--and how he had missed her!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BACK TO AUNT SUSAN'S After spending the night at Uncle John's, Aunt Susan and Ethel left for Akron.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They spent the day with Uncle John.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BACK TO AUNT SUSAN'S After spending the night at Uncle John's, Aunt Susan and Ethel left for Akron.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading BACK TO AUNT SUSAN'S After spending the night at Uncle John's, Aunt Susan and Ethel left for Akron.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading The next week Mr. Hollister came to take the girl home--and how he had missed her!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He and her father were like boys again.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Oh! what a lovely summer I've had," said Ethel, "and how much I've learned being a Camp Fire Girl; and I owe it all to you, Aunt Susan."
in the company of; together with
From this reading They spent the day with Uncle John.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh! what a lovely summer I've had," said Ethel, "and how much I've learned being a Camp Fire Girl; and I owe it all to you, Aunt Susan."
