used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading After Louise and Bobs and Marquis had gone, a blank fell into her days.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After Louise and Bobs and Marquis had gone, a blank fell into her days.
(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 All around her the Sigma Pi good times were going on, but, though she was allowed to share the secrets whenever the girls remembered to tell them to her, she constantly felt herself just outside the circle of fun.
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading All around her the Sigma Pi good times were going on, but, though she was allowed to share the secrets whenever the girls remembered to tell them to her, she constantly felt herself just outside the circle of fun.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After Louise and Bobs and Marquis had gone, a blank fell into her days.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading All around her the Sigma Pi good times were going on, but, though she was allowed to share the secrets whenever the girls remembered to tell them to her, she constantly felt herself just outside the circle of fun.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She had too much time to study, and, without the excitement that had urged and hurried her all the year before, she dragged through her lessons listlessly.
blankadjectiveUS /blæŋk/
(of a surface) not written or printed on
From this reading After Louise and Bobs and Marquis had gone, a blank fell into her days.
Bobs
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From this reading After Louise and Bobs and Marquis had gone, a blank fell into her days.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading All around her the Sigma Pi good times were going on, but, though she was allowed to share the secrets whenever the girls remembered to tell them to her, she constantly felt herself just outside the circle of fun.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading All around her the Sigma Pi good times were going on, but, though she was allowed to share the secrets whenever the girls remembered to tell them to her, she constantly felt herself just outside the circle of fun.
without variation or change, in every case
From this reading All around her the Sigma Pi good times were going on, but, though she was allowed to share the secrets whenever the girls remembered to tell them to her, she constantly felt herself just outside the circle of fun.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading After Louise and Bobs and Marquis had gone, a blank fell into her days.
discouragedadjectiveUS /dɪˈskɜːrədʒd/
made less hopeful or enthusiastic
From this reading THE REAL QUEEN The first weeks of Jacquette’s sophomore year discouraged her.
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading She had too much time to study, and, without the excitement that had urged and hurried her all the year before, she dragged through her lessons listlessly.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The zest had gone from everything.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading She had too much time to study, and, without the excitement that had urged and hurried her all the year before, she dragged through her lessons listlessly.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading After Louise and Bobs and Marquis had gone, a blank fell into her days.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading All around her the Sigma Pi good times were going on, but, though she was allowed to share the secrets whenever the girls remembered to tell them to her, she constantly felt herself just outside the circle of fun.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE REAL QUEEN The first weeks of Jacquette’s sophomore year discouraged her.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The zest had gone from everything.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading All around her the Sigma Pi good times were going on, but, though she was allowed to share the secrets whenever the girls remembered to tell them to her, she constantly felt herself just outside the circle of fun.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading All around her the Sigma Pi good times were going on, but, though she was allowed to share the secrets whenever the girls remembered to tell them to her, she constantly felt herself just outside the circle of fun.
the act of departing
From this reading All around her the Sigma Pi good times were going on, but, though she was allowed to share the secrets whenever the girls remembered to tell them to her, she constantly felt herself just outside the circle of fun.
destroyed or killed
From this reading After Louise and Bobs and Marquis had gone, a blank fell into her days.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading All around her the Sigma Pi good times were going on, but, though she was allowed to share the secrets whenever the girls remembered to tell them to her, she constantly felt herself just outside the circle of fun.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After Louise and Bobs and Marquis had gone, a blank fell into her days.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE REAL QUEEN The first weeks of Jacquette’s sophomore year discouraged her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading All around her the Sigma Pi good times were going on, but, though she was allowed to share the secrets whenever the girls remembered to tell them to her, she constantly felt herself just outside the circle of fun.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading She had too much time to study, and, without the excitement that had urged and hurried her all the year before, she dragged through her lessons listlessly.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading After Louise and Bobs and Marquis had gone, a blank fell into her days.
Jacquette's
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From this reading THE REAL QUEEN The first weeks of Jacquette’s sophomore year discouraged her.
and nothing more
From this reading All around her the Sigma Pi good times were going on, but, though she was allowed to share the secrets whenever the girls remembered to tell them to her, she constantly felt herself just outside the circle of fun.
lessonsnounUS /ˈlesənz/
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading She had too much time to study, and, without the excitement that had urged and hurried her all the year before, she dragged through her lessons listlessly.
listlesslyadverbUS /ˈlɪstləsli/
in a listless manner
From this reading She had too much time to study, and, without the excitement that had urged and hurried her all the year before, she dragged through her lessons listlessly.
Louise
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From this reading After Louise and Bobs and Marquis had gone, a blank fell into her days.
MarquisnounUS /ˌmɑːrˈkiː/
humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)
From this reading After Louise and Bobs and Marquis had gone, a blank fell into her days.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading She had too much time to study, and, without the excitement that had urged and hurried her all the year before, she dragged through her lessons listlessly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE REAL QUEEN The first weeks of Jacquette’s sophomore year discouraged her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading All around her the Sigma Pi good times were going on, but, though she was allowed to share the secrets whenever the girls remembered to tell them to her, she constantly felt herself just outside the circle of fun.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading All around her the Sigma Pi good times were going on, but, though she was allowed to share the secrets whenever the girls remembered to tell them to her, she constantly felt herself just outside the circle of fun.
PinounUS /paɪ/
the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle; approximately equal to 3.14159265358979323846...
From this reading All around her the Sigma Pi good times were going on, but, though she was allowed to share the secrets whenever the girls remembered to tell them to her, she constantly felt herself just outside the circle of fun.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading THE REAL QUEEN The first weeks of Jacquette’s sophomore year discouraged her.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading THE REAL QUEEN The first weeks of Jacquette’s sophomore year discouraged her.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading All around her the Sigma Pi good times were going on, but, though she was allowed to share the secrets whenever the girls remembered to tell them to her, she constantly felt herself just outside the circle of fun.
secretsnounUS /ˈsiːkrəts/
plural of “secret” — something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
From this reading All around her the Sigma Pi good times were going on, but, though she was allowed to share the secrets whenever the girls remembered to tell them to her, she constantly felt herself just outside the circle of fun.
have in common
From this reading All around her the Sigma Pi good times were going on, but, though she was allowed to share the secrets whenever the girls remembered to tell them to her, she constantly felt herself just outside the circle of fun.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All around her the Sigma Pi good times were going on, but, though she was allowed to share the secrets whenever the girls remembered to tell them to her, she constantly felt herself just outside the circle of fun.
SigmanounUS /ˈsɪɡmə/
the 18th letter of the Greek alphabet
From this reading All around her the Sigma Pi good times were going on, but, though she was allowed to share the secrets whenever the girls remembered to tell them to her, she constantly felt herself just outside the circle of fun.
sophomorenounUS /ˈsɑːfmɔːr/
a second-year undergraduate
From this reading THE REAL QUEEN The first weeks of Jacquette’s sophomore year discouraged her.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading She had too much time to study, and, without the excitement that had urged and hurried her all the year before, she dragged through her lessons listlessly.
express in words
From this reading All around her the Sigma Pi good times were going on, but, though she was allowed to share the secrets whenever the girls remembered to tell them to her, she constantly felt herself just outside the circle of fun.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had too much time to study, and, without the excitement that had urged and hurried her all the year before, she dragged through her lessons listlessly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE REAL QUEEN The first weeks of Jacquette’s sophomore year discouraged her.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading All around her the Sigma Pi good times were going on, but, though she was allowed to share the secrets whenever the girls remembered to tell them to her, she constantly felt herself just outside the circle of fun.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading All around her the Sigma Pi good times were going on, but, though she was allowed to share the secrets whenever the girls remembered to tell them to her, she constantly felt herself just outside the circle of fun.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading She had too much time to study, and, without the excitement that had urged and hurried her all the year before, she dragged through her lessons listlessly.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She had too much time to study, and, without the excitement that had urged and hurried her all the year before, she dragged through her lessons listlessly.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading All around her the Sigma Pi good times were going on, but, though she was allowed to share the secrets whenever the girls remembered to tell them to her, she constantly felt herself just outside the circle of fun.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All around her the Sigma Pi good times were going on, but, though she was allowed to share the secrets whenever the girls remembered to tell them to her, she constantly felt herself just outside the circle of fun.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading She had too much time to study, and, without the excitement that had urged and hurried her all the year before, she dragged through her lessons listlessly.
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading She had too much time to study, and, without the excitement that had urged and hurried her all the year before, she dragged through her lessons listlessly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All around her the Sigma Pi good times were going on, but, though she was allowed to share the secrets whenever the girls remembered to tell them to her, she constantly felt herself just outside the circle of fun.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading THE REAL QUEEN The first weeks of Jacquette’s sophomore year discouraged her.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All around her the Sigma Pi good times were going on, but, though she was allowed to share the secrets whenever the girls remembered to tell them to her, she constantly felt herself just outside the circle of fun.
at any time that; every time that
From this reading All around her the Sigma Pi good times were going on, but, though she was allowed to share the secrets whenever the girls remembered to tell them to her, she constantly felt herself just outside the circle of fun.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She had too much time to study, and, without the excitement that had urged and hurried her all the year before, she dragged through her lessons listlessly.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading THE REAL QUEEN The first weeks of Jacquette’s sophomore year discouraged her.
zestnounUS /zest/
vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
From this reading The zest had gone from everything.
