used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She took from her top drawer a little leather book; her most valued possession and without which she never traveled.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Josie took herself to task after retiring to her room.
(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 “Mrs. Leslie has some kind of suspicion concerning me and it is all my own fault.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Mrs. Leslie has some kind of suspicion concerning me and it is all my own fault.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading JOSIE’S LITTLE BLACK BOOK “Now I’ve talked too much!”
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading JOSIE’S LITTLE BLACK BOOK “Now I’ve talked too much!”
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading I wonder what my father would have done under the circumstances.”
-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to
From this reading “Mrs. Leslie has some kind of suspicion concerning me and it is all my own fault.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading I wonder what my father would have done under the circumstances.”
drawernounUS /drɔːr/
a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out
From this reading She took from her top drawer a little leather book; her most valued possession and without which she never traveled.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading I wonder what my father would have done under the circumstances.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “Mrs. Leslie has some kind of suspicion concerning me and it is all my own fault.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She took from her top drawer a little leather book; her most valued possession and without which she never traveled.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Mrs. Leslie has some kind of suspicion concerning me and it is all my own fault.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I wonder what my father would have done under the circumstances.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Josie took herself to task after retiring to her room.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Josie took herself to task after retiring to her room.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wonder what my father would have done under the circumstances.”
I've
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From this reading JOSIE’S LITTLE BLACK BOOK “Now I’ve talked too much!”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Mrs. Leslie has some kind of suspicion concerning me and it is all my own fault.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Mrs. Leslie has some kind of suspicion concerning me and it is all my own fault.
Josie
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From this reading Josie took herself to task after retiring to her room.
JOSIE'S
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From this reading JOSIE’S LITTLE BLACK BOOK “Now I’ve talked too much!”
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading “Mrs. Leslie has some kind of suspicion concerning me and it is all my own fault.
leathernounUS /ˈleðər/
an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
From this reading She took from her top drawer a little leather book; her most valued possession and without which she never traveled.
Leslie
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From this reading “Mrs. Leslie has some kind of suspicion concerning me and it is all my own fault.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading JOSIE’S LITTLE BLACK BOOK “Now I’ve talked too much!”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Mrs. Leslie has some kind of suspicion concerning me and it is all my own fault.
used to form the superlative
From this reading She took from her top drawer a little leather book; her most valued possession and without which she never traveled.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “Mrs. Leslie has some kind of suspicion concerning me and it is all my own fault.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading JOSIE’S LITTLE BLACK BOOK “Now I’ve talked too much!”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Mrs. Leslie has some kind of suspicion concerning me and it is all my own fault.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She took from her top drawer a little leather book; her most valued possession and without which she never traveled.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading JOSIE’S LITTLE BLACK BOOK “Now I’ve talked too much!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Mrs. Leslie has some kind of suspicion concerning me and it is all my own fault.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading “Mrs. Leslie has some kind of suspicion concerning me and it is all my own fault.
the act of having and controlling property
From this reading She took from her top drawer a little leather book; her most valued possession and without which she never traveled.
retiringadjectiveUS /rɪˈtaɪrɪŋ/
not arrogant or presuming
From this reading Josie took herself to task after retiring to her room.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Josie took herself to task after retiring to her room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She took from her top drawer a little leather book; her most valued possession and without which she never traveled.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Mrs. Leslie has some kind of suspicion concerning me and it is all my own fault.
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading “Mrs. Leslie has some kind of suspicion concerning me and it is all my own fault.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading JOSIE’S LITTLE BLACK BOOK “Now I’ve talked too much!”
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading Josie took herself to task after retiring to her room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I wonder what my father would have done under the circumstances.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Josie took herself to task after retiring to her room.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading JOSIE’S LITTLE BLACK BOOK “Now I’ve talked too much!”
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Josie took herself to task after retiring to her room.
the upper part of anything
From this reading She took from her top drawer a little leather book; her most valued possession and without which she never traveled.
traveledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
traveled over or through; sometimes used as a combining term
From this reading She took from her top drawer a little leather book; her most valued possession and without which she never traveled.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I wonder what my father would have done under the circumstances.”
valuedadjectiveUS /ˈvæljuːd/
(usually used in combination) having value of a specified kind
From this reading She took from her top drawer a little leather book; her most valued possession and without which she never traveled.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I wonder what my father would have done under the circumstances.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She took from her top drawer a little leather book; her most valued possession and without which she never traveled.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She took from her top drawer a little leather book; her most valued possession and without which she never traveled.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading I wonder what my father would have done under the circumstances.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I wonder what my father would have done under the circumstances.”
