used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading FRIENDS EASTER examinations, although a month away, were already looming darkly on the horizon and Judith settled down to a long and hard pull.
(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'd like to spend all my time on my essay for Miss Marlowe, but there are French and geometry tests next week, which need every minute of study time I have.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading FRIENDS EASTER examinations, although a month away, were already looming darkly on the horizon and Judith settled down to a long and hard pull.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading FRIENDS EASTER examinations, although a month away, were already looming darkly on the horizon and Judith settled down to a long and hard pull.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FRIENDS EASTER examinations, although a month away, were already looming darkly on the horizon and Judith settled down to a long and hard pull.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I'd like to spend all my time on my essay for Miss Marlowe, but there are French and geometry tests next week, which need every minute of study time I have.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading FRIENDS EASTER examinations, although a month away, were already looming darkly on the horizon and Judith settled down to a long and hard pull.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Why can't the days be forty hours long?"
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading However, most of the school thought the days quite long enough, and in fact some happy souls had already counted up the number of hours until the holidays began and were ticking them off with great glee.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I'd like to spend all my time on my essay for Miss Marlowe, but there are French and geometry tests next week, which need every minute of study time I have.
can't
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From this reading Why can't the days be forty hours long?"
countedverbUS /ˈkaʊntɪd/
past form of “count” — determine the number or amount of
From this reading However, most of the school thought the days quite long enough, and in fact some happy souls had already counted up the number of hours until the holidays began and were ticking them off with great glee.
darklyadverbUS /ˈdɑːrkli/
without light
From this reading FRIENDS EASTER examinations, although a month away, were already looming darkly on the horizon and Judith settled down to a long and hard pull.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Why can't the days be forty hours long?"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading FRIENDS EASTER examinations, although a month away, were already looming darkly on the horizon and Judith settled down to a long and hard pull.
EASTERnounUS /ˈiːstər/
a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox
From this reading FRIENDS EASTER examinations, although a month away, were already looming darkly on the horizon and Judith settled down to a long and hard pull.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading However, most of the school thought the days quite long enough, and in fact some happy souls had already counted up the number of hours until the holidays began and were ticking them off with great glee.
essaynounUS /eˈseɪ/
an analytic or interpretive literary composition
From this reading "I'd like to spend all my time on my essay for Miss Marlowe, but there are French and geometry tests next week, which need every minute of study time I have.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "I'd like to spend all my time on my essay for Miss Marlowe, but there are French and geometry tests next week, which need every minute of study time I have.
examinationsnounUS /ɪɡˌzæməˈneɪʃənz/
plural of “examination” — the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
From this reading FRIENDS EASTER examinations, although a month away, were already looming darkly on the horizon and Judith settled down to a long and hard pull.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading However, most of the school thought the days quite long enough, and in fact some happy souls had already counted up the number of hours until the holidays began and were ticking them off with great glee.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I'd like to spend all my time on my essay for Miss Marlowe, but there are French and geometry tests next week, which need every minute of study time I have.
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading Why can't the days be forty hours long?"
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading "I'd like to spend all my time on my essay for Miss Marlowe, but there are French and geometry tests next week, which need every minute of study time I have.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading FRIENDS EASTER examinations, although a month away, were already looming darkly on the horizon and Judith settled down to a long and hard pull.
geometrynounUS /dʒiˈɑːmətri/
the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces
From this reading "I'd like to spend all my time on my essay for Miss Marlowe, but there are French and geometry tests next week, which need every minute of study time I have.
gleenounUS /ɡliː/
great merriment
From this reading However, most of the school thought the days quite long enough, and in fact some happy souls had already counted up the number of hours until the holidays began and were ticking them off with great glee.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading However, most of the school thought the days quite long enough, and in fact some happy souls had already counted up the number of hours until the holidays began and were ticking them off with great glee.
groanedverbUS /ɡroʊnd/
past form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading "So much to learn and so little time," she groaned to Nancy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading However, most of the school thought the days quite long enough, and in fact some happy souls had already counted up the number of hours until the holidays began and were ticking them off with great glee.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading However, most of the school thought the days quite long enough, and in fact some happy souls had already counted up the number of hours until the holidays began and were ticking them off with great glee.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading FRIENDS EASTER examinations, although a month away, were already looming darkly on the horizon and Judith settled down to a long and hard pull.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I'd like to spend all my time on my essay for Miss Marlowe, but there are French and geometry tests next week, which need every minute of study time I have.
holidaysnounUS /ˈhɑːlədeɪz/
plural of “holiday” — leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading However, most of the school thought the days quite long enough, and in fact some happy souls had already counted up the number of hours until the holidays began and were ticking them off with great glee.
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading FRIENDS EASTER examinations, although a month away, were already looming darkly on the horizon and Judith settled down to a long and hard pull.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Why can't the days be forty hours long?"
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, most of the school thought the days quite long enough, and in fact some happy souls had already counted up the number of hours until the holidays began and were ticking them off with great glee.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I'd like to spend all my time on my essay for Miss Marlowe, but there are French and geometry tests next week, which need every minute of study time I have.
I'd
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From this reading "I'd like to spend all my time on my essay for Miss Marlowe, but there are French and geometry tests next week, which need every minute of study time I have.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading However, most of the school thought the days quite long enough, and in fact some happy souls had already counted up the number of hours until the holidays began and were ticking them off with great glee.
JudithnounUS /ˈdʒuːdəθ/
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading FRIENDS EASTER examinations, although a month away, were already looming darkly on the horizon and Judith settled down to a long and hard pull.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading "So much to learn and so little time," she groaned to Nancy.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I'd like to spend all my time on my essay for Miss Marlowe, but there are French and geometry tests next week, which need every minute of study time I have.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "So much to learn and so little time," she groaned to Nancy.
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 FRIENDS EASTER examinations, although a month away, were already looming darkly on the horizon and Judith settled down to a long and hard pull.
loomingverbUS /ˈluːmɪŋ/
-ing form of “loom” — come into view indistinctly, often threateningly
From this reading FRIENDS EASTER examinations, although a month away, were already looming darkly on the horizon and Judith settled down to a long and hard pull.
MarlowenounUS /ˈmɑːrloʊ/
English poet and playwright who introduced blank verse as a form of dramatic expression; was stabbed to death in a tavern brawl (1564-1593)
From this reading "I'd like to spend all my time on my essay for Miss Marlowe, but there are French and geometry tests next week, which need every minute of study time I have.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "I'd like to spend all my time on my essay for Miss Marlowe, but there are French and geometry tests next week, which need every minute of study time I have.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "I'd like to spend all my time on my essay for Miss Marlowe, but there are French and geometry tests next week, which need every minute of study time I have.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading FRIENDS EASTER examinations, although a month away, were already looming darkly on the horizon and Judith settled down to a long and hard pull.
used to form the superlative
From this reading However, most of the school thought the days quite long enough, and in fact some happy souls had already counted up the number of hours until the holidays began and were ticking them off with great glee.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "So much to learn and so little time," she groaned to Nancy.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I'd like to spend all my time on my essay for Miss Marlowe, but there are French and geometry tests next week, which need every minute of study time I have.
NancynounUS /ˈnænsi/
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading "So much to learn and so little time," she groaned to Nancy.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading "I'd like to spend all my time on my essay for Miss Marlowe, but there are French and geometry tests next week, which need every minute of study time I have.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "I'd like to spend all my time on my essay for Miss Marlowe, but there are French and geometry tests next week, which need every minute of study time I have.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading However, most of the school thought the days quite long enough, and in fact some happy souls had already counted up the number of hours until the holidays began and were ticking them off with great glee.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I'd like to spend all my time on my essay for Miss Marlowe, but there are French and geometry tests next week, which need every minute of study time I have.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading However, most of the school thought the days quite long enough, and in fact some happy souls had already counted up the number of hours until the holidays began and were ticking them off with great glee.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading FRIENDS EASTER examinations, although a month away, were already looming darkly on the horizon and Judith settled down to a long and hard pull.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading FRIENDS EASTER examinations, although a month away, were already looming darkly on the horizon and Judith settled down to a long and hard pull.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading However, most of the school thought the days quite long enough, and in fact some happy souls had already counted up the number of hours until the holidays began and were ticking them off with great glee.
an educational institution
From this reading However, most of the school thought the days quite long enough, and in fact some happy souls had already counted up the number of hours until the holidays began and were ticking them off with great glee.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading FRIENDS EASTER examinations, although a month away, were already looming darkly on the horizon and Judith settled down to a long and hard pull.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "So much to learn and so little time," she groaned to Nancy.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So much to learn and so little time," she groaned to Nancy.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading However, most of the school thought the days quite long enough, and in fact some happy souls had already counted up the number of hours until the holidays began and were ticking them off with great glee.
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading However, most of the school thought the days quite long enough, and in fact some happy souls had already counted up the number of hours until the holidays began and were ticking them off with great glee.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading "I'd like to spend all my time on my essay for Miss Marlowe, but there are French and geometry tests next week, which need every minute of study time I have.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading "I'd like to spend all my time on my essay for Miss Marlowe, but there are French and geometry tests next week, which need every minute of study time I have.
testsnounUS /tests/
plural of “test” — trying something to find out about it
From this reading "I'd like to spend all my time on my essay for Miss Marlowe, but there are French and geometry tests next week, which need every minute of study time I have.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FRIENDS EASTER examinations, although a month away, were already looming darkly on the horizon and Judith settled down to a long and hard pull.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading However, most of the school thought the days quite long enough, and in fact some happy souls had already counted up the number of hours until the holidays began and were ticking them off with great glee.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "I'd like to spend all my time on my essay for Miss Marlowe, but there are French and geometry tests next week, which need every minute of study time I have.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading However, most of the school thought the days quite long enough, and in fact some happy souls had already counted up the number of hours until the holidays began and were ticking them off with great glee.
tickingnounUS /ˈtɪkɪŋ/
a metallic tapping sound
From this reading However, most of the school thought the days quite long enough, and in fact some happy souls had already counted up the number of hours until the holidays began and were ticking them off with great glee.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "So much to learn and so little time," she groaned to Nancy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FRIENDS EASTER examinations, although a month away, were already looming darkly on the horizon and Judith settled down to a long and hard pull.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading However, most of the school thought the days quite long enough, and in fact some happy souls had already counted up the number of hours until the holidays began and were ticking them off with great glee.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading However, most of the school thought the days quite long enough, and in fact some happy souls had already counted up the number of hours until the holidays began and were ticking them off with great glee.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "I'd like to spend all my time on my essay for Miss Marlowe, but there are French and geometry tests next week, which need every minute of study time I have.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading FRIENDS EASTER examinations, although a month away, were already looming darkly on the horizon and Judith settled down to a long and hard pull.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "I'd like to spend all my time on my essay for Miss Marlowe, but there are French and geometry tests next week, which need every minute of study time I have.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why can't the days be forty hours long?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading However, most of the school thought the days quite long enough, and in fact some happy souls had already counted up the number of hours until the holidays began and were ticking them off with great glee.
