used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A PAGE FROM HISTORY For several days a peaceful quiet reigned at Overlook.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Keineth, under Peggy's tutorage, was faithfully practicing at tennis, spending much time volleying balls back and forth across the net and trying to understand the technic of the game.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Then each afternoon came a delicious dip into the lake, when Mrs. Lee would patiently instruct Keineth in swimming.
Alice
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From this reading Little Alice dogged her mother's footsteps, as though she could not bear one moment's separation; Barbara spent the greater part of her time at the golf club, coming home each day glowing with enthusiasm over the game and fired with a hope of winning the women's championship title.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Little Alice dogged her mother's footsteps, as though she could not bear one moment's separation; Barbara spent the greater part of her time at the golf club, coming home each day glowing with enthusiasm over the game and fired with a hope of winning the women's championship title.
any thing at all
From this reading Billy had no thought for anything but the new sending set which his father had ordered for him and which Joe Gary was helping him to install.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Little Alice dogged her mother's footsteps, as though she could not bear one moment's separation; Barbara spent the greater part of her time at the golf club, coming home each day glowing with enthusiasm over the game and fired with a hope of winning the women's championship title.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A PAGE FROM HISTORY For several days a peaceful quiet reigned at Overlook.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Keineth, under Peggy's tutorage, was faithfully practicing at tennis, spending much time volleying balls back and forth across the net and trying to understand the technic of the game.
ballsnounUS /bɔːlz/
plural of “ball” — round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading Keineth, under Peggy's tutorage, was faithfully practicing at tennis, spending much time volleying balls back and forth across the net and trying to understand the technic of the game.
Barbara
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From this reading Little Alice dogged her mother's footsteps, as though she could not bear one moment's separation; Barbara spent the greater part of her time at the golf club, coming home each day glowing with enthusiasm over the game and fired with a hope of winning the women's championship title.
have
From this reading Little Alice dogged her mother's footsteps, as though she could not bear one moment's separation; Barbara spent the greater part of her time at the golf club, coming home each day glowing with enthusiasm over the game and fired with a hope of winning the women's championship title.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading Billy had no thought for anything but the new sending set which his father had ordered for him and which Joe Gary was helping him to install.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Billy had no thought for anything but the new sending set which his father had ordered for him and which Joe Gary was helping him to install.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then each afternoon came a delicious dip into the lake, when Mrs. Lee would patiently instruct Keineth in swimming.
championshipnounUS /ˈtʃæmpiənʃɪp/
the status of being a champion
From this reading Little Alice dogged her mother's footsteps, as though she could not bear one moment's separation; Barbara spent the greater part of her time at the golf club, coming home each day glowing with enthusiasm over the game and fired with a hope of winning the women's championship title.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading Little Alice dogged her mother's footsteps, as though she could not bear one moment's separation; Barbara spent the greater part of her time at the golf club, coming home each day glowing with enthusiasm over the game and fired with a hope of winning the women's championship title.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Little Alice dogged her mother's footsteps, as though she could not bear one moment's separation; Barbara spent the greater part of her time at the golf club, coming home each day glowing with enthusiasm over the game and fired with a hope of winning the women's championship title.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Little Alice dogged her mother's footsteps, as though she could not bear one moment's separation; Barbara spent the greater part of her time at the golf club, coming home each day glowing with enthusiasm over the game and fired with a hope of winning the women's championship title.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Little Alice dogged her mother's footsteps, as though she could not bear one moment's separation; Barbara spent the greater part of her time at the golf club, coming home each day glowing with enthusiasm over the game and fired with a hope of winning the women's championship title.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading A PAGE FROM HISTORY For several days a peaceful quiet reigned at Overlook.
deliciousadjectiveUS /dɪˈlɪʃəs/
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading Then each afternoon came a delicious dip into the lake, when Mrs. Lee would patiently instruct Keineth in swimming.
dipverbUS /dɪp/
immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
From this reading Then each afternoon came a delicious dip into the lake, when Mrs. Lee would patiently instruct Keineth in swimming.
doggedadjectiveUS /dɔːɡd/
stubbornly unyielding
From this reading Little Alice dogged her mother's footsteps, as though she could not bear one moment's separation; Barbara spent the greater part of her time at the golf club, coming home each day glowing with enthusiasm over the game and fired with a hope of winning the women's championship title.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Little Alice dogged her mother's footsteps, as though she could not bear one moment's separation; Barbara spent the greater part of her time at the golf club, coming home each day glowing with enthusiasm over the game and fired with a hope of winning the women's championship title.
a feeling of excitement
From this reading Little Alice dogged her mother's footsteps, as though she could not bear one moment's separation; Barbara spent the greater part of her time at the golf club, coming home each day glowing with enthusiasm over the game and fired with a hope of winning the women's championship title.
faithfullyadverbUS /ˈfeɪθfəli/
in a faithful manner
From this reading Keineth, under Peggy's tutorage, was faithfully practicing at tennis, spending much time volleying balls back and forth across the net and trying to understand the technic of the game.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Billy had no thought for anything but the new sending set which his father had ordered for him and which Joe Gary was helping him to install.
firedadjectiveUS /ˈfaɪərd/
having lost your job
From this reading Little Alice dogged her mother's footsteps, as though she could not bear one moment's separation; Barbara spent the greater part of her time at the golf club, coming home each day glowing with enthusiasm over the game and fired with a hope of winning the women's championship title.
plural of “footstep” — the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading Little Alice dogged her mother's footsteps, as though she could not bear one moment's separation; Barbara spent the greater part of her time at the golf club, coming home each day glowing with enthusiasm over the game and fired with a hope of winning the women's championship title.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A PAGE FROM HISTORY For several days a peaceful quiet reigned at Overlook.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Keineth, under Peggy's tutorage, was faithfully practicing at tennis, spending much time volleying balls back and forth across the net and trying to understand the technic of the game.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A PAGE FROM HISTORY For several days a peaceful quiet reigned at Overlook.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading Little Alice dogged her mother's footsteps, as though she could not bear one moment's separation; Barbara spent the greater part of her time at the golf club, coming home each day glowing with enthusiasm over the game and fired with a hope of winning the women's championship title.
GarynounUS /ˈɡeri/
a city in northwest Indiana on Lake Michigan; steel production
From this reading Billy had no thought for anything but the new sending set which his father had ordered for him and which Joe Gary was helping him to install.
glowingadjectiveUS /ˈɡloʊɪŋ/
highly enthusiastic
From this reading Little Alice dogged her mother's footsteps, as though she could not bear one moment's separation; Barbara spent the greater part of her time at the golf club, coming home each day glowing with enthusiasm over the game and fired with a hope of winning the women's championship title.
golfnounUS /ɡɑːlf/
a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes
From this reading Little Alice dogged her mother's footsteps, as though she could not bear one moment's separation; Barbara spent the greater part of her time at the golf club, coming home each day glowing with enthusiasm over the game and fired with a hope of winning the women's championship title.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading Little Alice dogged her mother's footsteps, as though she could not bear one moment's separation; Barbara spent the greater part of her time at the golf club, coming home each day glowing with enthusiasm over the game and fired with a hope of winning the women's championship title.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Billy had no thought for anything but the new sending set which his father had ordered for him and which Joe Gary was helping him to install.
helpingnounUS /ˈhelpɪŋ/
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading Billy had no thought for anything but the new sending set which his father had ordered for him and which Joe Gary was helping him to install.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Little Alice dogged her mother's footsteps, as though she could not bear one moment's separation; Barbara spent the greater part of her time at the golf club, coming home each day glowing with enthusiasm over the game and fired with a hope of winning the women's championship title.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Billy had no thought for anything but the new sending set which his father had ordered for him and which Joe Gary was helping him to install.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Billy had no thought for anything but the new sending set which his father had ordered for him and which Joe Gary was helping him to install.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading A PAGE FROM HISTORY For several days a peaceful quiet reigned at Overlook.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Little Alice dogged her mother's footsteps, as though she could not bear one moment's separation; Barbara spent the greater part of her time at the golf club, coming home each day glowing with enthusiasm over the game and fired with a hope of winning the women's championship title.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Little Alice dogged her mother's footsteps, as though she could not bear one moment's separation; Barbara spent the greater part of her time at the golf club, coming home each day glowing with enthusiasm over the game and fired with a hope of winning the women's championship title.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then each afternoon came a delicious dip into the lake, when Mrs. Lee would patiently instruct Keineth in swimming.
installverbUS /ˌɪnˈstɔːl/
set up for use
From this reading Billy had no thought for anything but the new sending set which his father had ordered for him and which Joe Gary was helping him to install.
instructverbUS /ˌɪnˈstrʌkt/
impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading Then each afternoon came a delicious dip into the lake, when Mrs. Lee would patiently instruct Keineth in swimming.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then each afternoon came a delicious dip into the lake, when Mrs. Lee would patiently instruct Keineth in swimming.
Joe
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From this reading Billy had no thought for anything but the new sending set which his father had ordered for him and which Joe Gary was helping him to install.
Keineth
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From this reading Keineth, under Peggy's tutorage, was faithfully practicing at tennis, spending much time volleying balls back and forth across the net and trying to understand the technic of the game.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading Then each afternoon came a delicious dip into the lake, when Mrs. Lee would patiently instruct Keineth in swimming.
LeenounUS /liː/
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading Then each afternoon came a delicious dip into the lake, when Mrs. Lee would patiently instruct Keineth in swimming.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Little Alice dogged her mother's footsteps, as though she could not bear one moment's separation; Barbara spent the greater part of her time at the golf club, coming home each day glowing with enthusiasm over the game and fired with a hope of winning the women's championship title.
moment'snounUS /ˈmoʊmənts/
possessive form of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading Little Alice dogged her mother's footsteps, as though she could not bear one moment's separation; Barbara spent the greater part of her time at the golf club, coming home each day glowing with enthusiasm over the game and fired with a hope of winning the women's championship title.
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Little Alice dogged her mother's footsteps, as though she could not bear one moment's separation; Barbara spent the greater part of her time at the golf club, coming home each day glowing with enthusiasm over the game and fired with a hope of winning the women's championship title.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Then each afternoon came a delicious dip into the lake, when Mrs. Lee would patiently instruct Keineth in swimming.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Keineth, under Peggy's tutorage, was faithfully practicing at tennis, spending much time volleying balls back and forth across the net and trying to understand the technic of the game.
netnounUS /net/
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
From this reading Keineth, under Peggy's tutorage, was faithfully practicing at tennis, spending much time volleying balls back and forth across the net and trying to understand the technic of the game.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Billy had no thought for anything but the new sending set which his father had ordered for him and which Joe Gary was helping him to install.
not any; not one
From this reading Billy had no thought for anything but the new sending set which his father had ordered for him and which Joe Gary was helping him to install.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Little Alice dogged her mother's footsteps, as though she could not bear one moment's separation; Barbara spent the greater part of her time at the golf club, coming home each day glowing with enthusiasm over the game and fired with a hope of winning the women's championship title.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Little Alice dogged her mother's footsteps, as though she could not bear one moment's separation; Barbara spent the greater part of her time at the golf club, coming home each day glowing with enthusiasm over the game and fired with a hope of winning the women's championship title.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Little Alice dogged her mother's footsteps, as though she could not bear one moment's separation; Barbara spent the greater part of her time at the golf club, coming home each day glowing with enthusiasm over the game and fired with a hope of winning the women's championship title.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading Billy had no thought for anything but the new sending set which his father had ordered for him and which Joe Gary was helping him to install.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Little Alice dogged her mother's footsteps, as though she could not bear one moment's separation; Barbara spent the greater part of her time at the golf club, coming home each day glowing with enthusiasm over the game and fired with a hope of winning the women's championship title.
OverlookverbUS /ˈoʊvərlʊk/
look past, fail to notice
From this reading A PAGE FROM HISTORY For several days a peaceful quiet reigned at Overlook.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading A PAGE FROM HISTORY For several days a peaceful quiet reigned at Overlook.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Little Alice dogged her mother's footsteps, as though she could not bear one moment's separation; Barbara spent the greater part of her time at the golf club, coming home each day glowing with enthusiasm over the game and fired with a hope of winning the women's championship title.
patientlyadverbUS /ˈpeɪʃəntli/
with patience; in a patient manner
From this reading Then each afternoon came a delicious dip into the lake, when Mrs. Lee would patiently instruct Keineth in swimming.
peacefuladjectiveUS /ˈpiːsfəl/
not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war
From this reading A PAGE FROM HISTORY For several days a peaceful quiet reigned at Overlook.
Peggy's
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From this reading Keineth, under Peggy's tutorage, was faithfully practicing at tennis, spending much time volleying balls back and forth across the net and trying to understand the technic of the game.
practicingverbUS /ˈpræktəsɪŋ/
-ing form of “practice” — carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions
From this reading Keineth, under Peggy's tutorage, was faithfully practicing at tennis, spending much time volleying balls back and forth across the net and trying to understand the technic of the game.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading A PAGE FROM HISTORY For several days a peaceful quiet reigned at Overlook.
reignedverbUS /reɪnd/
past form of “reign” — have sovereign power
From this reading A PAGE FROM HISTORY For several days a peaceful quiet reigned at Overlook.
the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
From this reading Billy had no thought for anything but the new sending set which his father had ordered for him and which Joe Gary was helping him to install.
separationnounUS /ˌsepərˈeɪʃən/
the state of lacking unity
From this reading Little Alice dogged her mother's footsteps, as though she could not bear one moment's separation; Barbara spent the greater part of her time at the golf club, coming home each day glowing with enthusiasm over the game and fired with a hope of winning the women's championship title.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Billy had no thought for anything but the new sending set which his father had ordered for him and which Joe Gary was helping him to install.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading A PAGE FROM HISTORY For several days a peaceful quiet reigned at Overlook.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Little Alice dogged her mother's footsteps, as though she could not bear one moment's separation; Barbara spent the greater part of her time at the golf club, coming home each day glowing with enthusiasm over the game and fired with a hope of winning the women's championship title.
spendingnounUS /ˈspendɪŋ/
the act of spending or disbursing money
From this reading Keineth, under Peggy's tutorage, was faithfully practicing at tennis, spending much time volleying balls back and forth across the net and trying to understand the technic of the game.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading Little Alice dogged her mother's footsteps, as though she could not bear one moment's separation; Barbara spent the greater part of her time at the golf club, coming home each day glowing with enthusiasm over the game and fired with a hope of winning the women's championship title.
swimmingnounUS /ˈswɪmɪŋ/
the act of swimming
From this reading Then each afternoon came a delicious dip into the lake, when Mrs. Lee would patiently instruct Keineth in swimming.
technic
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From this reading Keineth, under Peggy's tutorage, was faithfully practicing at tennis, spending much time volleying balls back and forth across the net and trying to understand the technic of the game.
tennisnounUS /ˈtenəs/
a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court
From this reading Keineth, under Peggy's tutorage, was faithfully practicing at tennis, spending much time volleying balls back and forth across the net and trying to understand the technic of the game.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Little Alice dogged her mother's footsteps, as though she could not bear one moment's separation; Barbara spent the greater part of her time at the golf club, coming home each day glowing with enthusiasm over the game and fired with a hope of winning the women's championship title.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then each afternoon came a delicious dip into the lake, when Mrs. Lee would patiently instruct Keineth in swimming.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Little Alice dogged her mother's footsteps, as though she could not bear one moment's separation; Barbara spent the greater part of her time at the golf club, coming home each day glowing with enthusiasm over the game and fired with a hope of winning the women's championship title.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Billy had no thought for anything but the new sending set which his father had ordered for him and which Joe Gary was helping him to install.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Little Alice dogged her mother's footsteps, as though she could not bear one moment's separation; Barbara spent the greater part of her time at the golf club, coming home each day glowing with enthusiasm over the game and fired with a hope of winning the women's championship title.
a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
From this reading Little Alice dogged her mother's footsteps, as though she could not bear one moment's separation; Barbara spent the greater part of her time at the golf club, coming home each day glowing with enthusiasm over the game and fired with a hope of winning the women's championship title.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Billy had no thought for anything but the new sending set which his father had ordered for him and which Joe Gary was helping him to install.
hard to endure
From this reading Keineth, under Peggy's tutorage, was faithfully practicing at tennis, spending much time volleying balls back and forth across the net and trying to understand the technic of the game.
tutorage
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From this reading Keineth, under Peggy's tutorage, was faithfully practicing at tennis, spending much time volleying balls back and forth across the net and trying to understand the technic of the game.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Keineth, under Peggy's tutorage, was faithfully practicing at tennis, spending much time volleying balls back and forth across the net and trying to understand the technic of the game.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading Keineth, under Peggy's tutorage, was faithfully practicing at tennis, spending much time volleying balls back and forth across the net and trying to understand the technic of the game.
volleying
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From this reading Keineth, under Peggy's tutorage, was faithfully practicing at tennis, spending much time volleying balls back and forth across the net and trying to understand the technic of the game.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Billy had no thought for anything but the new sending set which his father had ordered for him and which Joe Gary was helping him to install.
at the time that
From this reading Then each afternoon came a delicious dip into the lake, when Mrs. Lee would patiently instruct Keineth in swimming.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Billy had no thought for anything but the new sending set which his father had ordered for him and which Joe Gary was helping him to install.
winningadjectiveUS /ˈwɪnɪŋ/
having won
From this reading Little Alice dogged her mother's footsteps, as though she could not bear one moment's separation; Barbara spent the greater part of her time at the golf club, coming home each day glowing with enthusiasm over the game and fired with a hope of winning the women's championship title.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Little Alice dogged her mother's footsteps, as though she could not bear one moment's separation; Barbara spent the greater part of her time at the golf club, coming home each day glowing with enthusiasm over the game and fired with a hope of winning the women's championship title.
women's
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From this reading Little Alice dogged her mother's footsteps, as though she could not bear one moment's separation; Barbara spent the greater part of her time at the golf club, coming home each day glowing with enthusiasm over the game and fired with a hope of winning the women's championship title.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Then each afternoon came a delicious dip into the lake, when Mrs. Lee would patiently instruct Keineth in swimming.
