used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading PRIZE-GIVING AFTER the excitement of the previous day, Saturday morning felt a little flat and insipid.
AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading PRIZE-GIVING AFTER the excitement of the previous day, Saturday morning felt a little flat and insipid.
anew
From this reading Next year wouldn't be the same, they assured each other; they'd never be all together again: Sally May wasn't even sure if she were returning to York Hill.
(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 Next year wouldn't be the same, they assured each other; they'd never be all together again: Sally May wasn't even sure if she were returning to York Hill.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PRIZE-GIVING AFTER the excitement of the previous day, Saturday morning felt a little flat and insipid.
marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
From this reading Next year wouldn't be the same, they assured each other; they'd never be all together again: Sally May wasn't even sure if she were returning to York Hill.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Josephine expected to be back and Jane probably, and Nancy and Judith.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was still plenty to do--desks to clean, trunks to pack, the last preparations to be made for to-night's play--a hundred and one things in fact.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading There was still plenty to do--desks to clean, trunks to pack, the last preparations to be made for to-night's play--a hundred and one things in fact.
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading The crew of the "Jolly Susan" were not particularly jolly; they were tired, and they hated to take down pictures and curtains, and dismantle their pretty rooms.
curtainsnounUS /ˈkɜːrtənz/
plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading The crew of the "Jolly Susan" were not particularly jolly; they were tired, and they hated to take down pictures and curtains, and dismantle their pretty rooms.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading PRIZE-GIVING AFTER the excitement of the previous day, Saturday morning felt a little flat and insipid.
desksnounUS /desks/
plural of “desk” — a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading There was still plenty to do--desks to clean, trunks to pack, the last preparations to be made for to-night's play--a hundred and one things in fact.
dismantleverbUS /dɪˈsmæntəl/
tear down so as to make flat with the ground
From this reading The crew of the "Jolly Susan" were not particularly jolly; they were tired, and they hated to take down pictures and curtains, and dismantle their pretty rooms.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading There was still plenty to do--desks to clean, trunks to pack, the last preparations to be made for to-night's play--a hundred and one things in fact.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The crew of the "Jolly Susan" were not particularly jolly; they were tired, and they hated to take down pictures and curtains, and dismantle their pretty rooms.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Next year wouldn't be the same, they assured each other; they'd never be all together again: Sally May wasn't even sure if she were returning to York Hill.
divisible by two
From this reading Next year wouldn't be the same, they assured each other; they'd never be all together again: Sally May wasn't even sure if she were returning to York Hill.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading PRIZE-GIVING AFTER the excitement of the previous day, Saturday morning felt a little flat and insipid.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading Josephine expected to be back and Jane probably, and Nancy and Judith.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading There was still plenty to do--desks to clean, trunks to pack, the last preparations to be made for to-night's play--a hundred and one things in fact.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading PRIZE-GIVING AFTER the excitement of the previous day, Saturday morning felt a little flat and insipid.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading PRIZE-GIVING AFTER the excitement of the previous day, Saturday morning felt a little flat and insipid.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was still plenty to do--desks to clean, trunks to pack, the last preparations to be made for to-night's play--a hundred and one things in fact.
hatedadjectiveUS /ˈheɪtəd/
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading The crew of the "Jolly Susan" were not particularly jolly; they were tired, and they hated to take down pictures and curtains, and dismantle their pretty rooms.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Next year wouldn't be the same, they assured each other; they'd never be all together again: Sally May wasn't even sure if she were returning to York Hill.
ten 10s
From this reading There was still plenty to do--desks to clean, trunks to pack, the last preparations to be made for to-night's play--a hundred and one things in fact.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Next year wouldn't be the same, they assured each other; they'd never be all together again: Sally May wasn't even sure if she were returning to York Hill.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was still plenty to do--desks to clean, trunks to pack, the last preparations to be made for to-night's play--a hundred and one things in fact.
insipidadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈsɪpəd/
lacking taste or flavor or tang
From this reading PRIZE-GIVING AFTER the excitement of the previous day, Saturday morning felt a little flat and insipid.
Jane
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From this reading Josephine expected to be back and Jane probably, and Nancy and Judith.
JollyadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɑːli/
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading The crew of the "Jolly Susan" were not particularly jolly; they were tired, and they hated to take down pictures and curtains, and dismantle their pretty rooms.
Josephine
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From this reading Josephine expected to be back and Jane probably, and Nancy and Judith.
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 Josephine expected to be back and Jane probably, and Nancy and Judith.
immediately past
From this reading There was still plenty to do--desks to clean, trunks to pack, the last preparations to be made for to-night's play--a hundred and one things in fact.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading PRIZE-GIVING AFTER the excitement of the previous day, Saturday morning felt a little flat and insipid.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading There was still plenty to do--desks to clean, trunks to pack, the last preparations to be made for to-night's play--a hundred and one things in fact.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Next year wouldn't be the same, they assured each other; they'd never be all together again: Sally May wasn't even sure if she were returning to York Hill.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading PRIZE-GIVING AFTER the excitement of the previous day, Saturday morning felt a little flat and insipid.
NancynounUS /ˈnænsi/
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading Josephine expected to be back and Jane probably, and Nancy and Judith.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Next year wouldn't be the same, they assured each other; they'd never be all together again: Sally May wasn't even sure if she were returning to York Hill.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Next year wouldn't be the same, they assured each other; they'd never be all together again: Sally May wasn't even sure if she were returning to York Hill.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The crew of the "Jolly Susan" were not particularly jolly; they were tired, and they hated to take down pictures and curtains, and dismantle their pretty rooms.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PRIZE-GIVING AFTER the excitement of the previous day, Saturday morning felt a little flat and insipid.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was still plenty to do--desks to clean, trunks to pack, the last preparations to be made for to-night's play--a hundred and one things in fact.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Next year wouldn't be the same, they assured each other; they'd never be all together again: Sally May wasn't even sure if she were returning to York Hill.
arrange in a container
From this reading There was still plenty to do--desks to clean, trunks to pack, the last preparations to be made for to-night's play--a hundred and one things in fact.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading The crew of the "Jolly Susan" were not particularly jolly; they were tired, and they hated to take down pictures and curtains, and dismantle their pretty rooms.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading The crew of the "Jolly Susan" were not particularly jolly; they were tired, and they hated to take down pictures and curtains, and dismantle their pretty rooms.
participate in games or sport
From this reading There was still plenty to do--desks to clean, trunks to pack, the last preparations to be made for to-night's play--a hundred and one things in fact.
a full supply
From this reading There was still plenty to do--desks to clean, trunks to pack, the last preparations to be made for to-night's play--a hundred and one things in fact.
preparationsnounUS /ˌprepərˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading There was still plenty to do--desks to clean, trunks to pack, the last preparations to be made for to-night's play--a hundred and one things in fact.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading The crew of the "Jolly Susan" were not particularly jolly; they were tired, and they hated to take down pictures and curtains, and dismantle their pretty rooms.
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading PRIZE-GIVING AFTER the excitement of the previous day, Saturday morning felt a little flat and insipid.
PRIZE-GIVING
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From this reading PRIZE-GIVING AFTER the excitement of the previous day, Saturday morning felt a little flat and insipid.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading Josephine expected to be back and Jane probably, and Nancy and Judith.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading Next year wouldn't be the same, they assured each other; they'd never be all together again: Sally May wasn't even sure if she were returning to York Hill.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading The crew of the "Jolly Susan" were not particularly jolly; they were tired, and they hated to take down pictures and curtains, and dismantle their pretty rooms.
SallynounUS /ˈsæli/
witty remark
From this reading Next year wouldn't be the same, they assured each other; they'd never be all together again: Sally May wasn't even sure if she were returning to York Hill.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Next year wouldn't be the same, they assured each other; they'd never be all together again: Sally May wasn't even sure if she were returning to York Hill.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading PRIZE-GIVING AFTER the excitement of the previous day, Saturday morning felt a little flat and insipid.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Next year wouldn't be the same, they assured each other; they'd never be all together again: Sally May wasn't even sure if she were returning to York Hill.
not in physical motion
From this reading There was still plenty to do--desks to clean, trunks to pack, the last preparations to be made for to-night's play--a hundred and one things in fact.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Next year wouldn't be the same, they assured each other; they'd never be all together again: Sally May wasn't even sure if she were returning to York Hill.
Susan
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From this reading The crew of the "Jolly Susan" were not particularly jolly; they were tired, and they hated to take down pictures and curtains, and dismantle their pretty rooms.
carry out
From this reading The crew of the "Jolly Susan" were not particularly jolly; they were tired, and they hated to take down pictures and curtains, and dismantle their pretty rooms.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PRIZE-GIVING AFTER the excitement of the previous day, Saturday morning felt a little flat and insipid.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The crew of the "Jolly Susan" were not particularly jolly; they were tired, and they hated to take down pictures and curtains, and dismantle their pretty rooms.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was still plenty to do--desks to clean, trunks to pack, the last preparations to be made for to-night's play--a hundred and one things in fact.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The crew of the "Jolly Susan" were not particularly jolly; they were tired, and they hated to take down pictures and curtains, and dismantle their pretty rooms.
they'd
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From this reading Next year wouldn't be the same, they assured each other; they'd never be all together again: Sally May wasn't even sure if she were returning to York Hill.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading There was still plenty to do--desks to clean, trunks to pack, the last preparations to be made for to-night's play--a hundred and one things in fact.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading The crew of the "Jolly Susan" were not particularly jolly; they were tired, and they hated to take down pictures and curtains, and dismantle their pretty rooms.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was still plenty to do--desks to clean, trunks to pack, the last preparations to be made for to-night's play--a hundred and one things in fact.
to-night's
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From this reading There was still plenty to do--desks to clean, trunks to pack, the last preparations to be made for to-night's play--a hundred and one things in fact.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Next year wouldn't be the same, they assured each other; they'd never be all together again: Sally May wasn't even sure if she were returning to York Hill.
trunksnounUS /trʌŋks/
(used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee
From this reading There was still plenty to do--desks to clean, trunks to pack, the last preparations to be made for to-night's play--a hundred and one things in fact.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was still plenty to do--desks to clean, trunks to pack, the last preparations to be made for to-night's play--a hundred and one things in fact.
wasn't
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From this reading Next year wouldn't be the same, they assured each other; they'd never be all together again: Sally May wasn't even sure if she were returning to York Hill.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The crew of the "Jolly Susan" were not particularly jolly; they were tired, and they hated to take down pictures and curtains, and dismantle their pretty rooms.
wouldn't
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From this reading Next year wouldn't be the same, they assured each other; they'd never be all together again: Sally May wasn't even sure if she were returning to York Hill.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Next year wouldn't be the same, they assured each other; they'd never be all together again: Sally May wasn't even sure if she were returning to York Hill.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading Next year wouldn't be the same, they assured each other; they'd never be all together again: Sally May wasn't even sure if she were returning to York Hill.
