aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Isabel, you said something about going home this week; now I have settled that for you.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I wrote to mamma, saying that you were going to stay until after the ordination, and then we would all return together."
(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 I wrote to mamma, saying that you were going to stay until after the ordination, and then we would all return together."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I wrote to mamma, saying that you were going to stay until after the ordination, and then we would all return together."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When will the ordination be?"
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading "The beginning of next month."
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading "I declare those children will get quite unmanageable with such long holidays.
state emphatically and authoritatively
From this reading "I declare those children will get quite unmanageable with such long holidays.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Isabel, you said something about going home this week; now I have settled that for you.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I declare those children will get quite unmanageable with such long holidays.
the act of departing
From this reading "Isabel, you said something about going home this week; now I have settled that for you.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Isabel, you said something about going home this week; now I have settled that for you.
holidaysnounUS /ˈhɑːlədeɪz/
plural of “holiday” — leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading "I declare those children will get quite unmanageable with such long holidays.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Isabel, you said something about going home this week; now I have settled that for you.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Isabel, you said something about going home this week; now I have settled that for you.
Isabel
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From this reading "Isabel, you said something about going home this week; now I have settled that for you.
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 declare those children will get quite unmanageable with such long holidays.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading I wrote to mamma, saying that you were going to stay until after the ordination, and then we would all return together."
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading "The beginning of next month."
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "The beginning of next month."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Isabel, you said something about going home this week; now I have settled that for you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The beginning of next month."
ordinationnounUS /ˌɔːrdəˈneɪʃən/
the status of being ordained to a sacred office
From this reading I wrote to mamma, saying that you were going to stay until after the ordination, and then we would all return together."
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "I declare those children will get quite unmanageable with such long holidays.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading I wrote to mamma, saying that you were going to stay until after the ordination, and then we would all return together."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Isabel, you said something about going home this week; now I have settled that for you.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading I wrote to mamma, saying that you were going to stay until after the ordination, and then we would all return together."
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading "Isabel, you said something about going home this week; now I have settled that for you.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Isabel, you said something about going home this week; now I have settled that for you.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading I wrote to mamma, saying that you were going to stay until after the ordination, and then we would all return together."
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "I declare those children will get quite unmanageable with such long holidays.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Isabel, you said something about going home this week; now I have settled that for you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I wrote to mamma, saying that you were going to stay until after the ordination, and then we would all return together."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I wrote to mamma, saying that you were going to stay until after the ordination, and then we would all return together."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Isabel, you said something about going home this week; now I have settled that for you.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "I declare those children will get quite unmanageable with such long holidays.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I wrote to mamma, saying that you were going to stay until after the ordination, and then we would all return together."
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading I wrote to mamma, saying that you were going to stay until after the ordination, and then we would all return together."
unmanageableadjectiveUS /ənˈmænɪdʒəbəl/
difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape
From this reading "I declare those children will get quite unmanageable with such long holidays.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading I wrote to mamma, saying that you were going to stay until after the ordination, and then we would all return together."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I wrote to mamma, saying that you were going to stay until after the ordination, and then we would all return together."
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "Isabel, you said something about going home this week; now I have settled that for you.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I wrote to mamma, saying that you were going to stay until after the ordination, and then we would all return together."
at the time that
From this reading When will the ordination be?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I declare those children will get quite unmanageable with such long holidays.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I declare those children will get quite unmanageable with such long holidays.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I wrote to mamma, saying that you were going to stay until after the ordination, and then we would all return together."
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading I wrote to mamma, saying that you were going to stay until after the ordination, and then we would all return together."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Isabel, you said something about going home this week; now I have settled that for you.
