used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a perfectly grand feeling---the feeling I had the next day and have had every day since I got here--that I was in a place where there wasn't a single member of my family to tell me not to do things I wanted to do or to do what I did not want to do; and usually as I dress in the morning I dance a new kind of highland fling which I made up for times when I feel particularly happy.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I can't let myself think much about Father or I would take the train straight home.
plural of “age” — how long something has existed
From this reading Everybody is well and Mother and the girls are having a lovely time in a place where I would have had a stupid one, being neither grown up nor a kid, but an in-betweener--too young for some ages and not old enough for others; and here in Twickenham Town I am as free as air, and Father is coming to see me as often as he can.
be in accord; be in agreement
From this reading I had begged him to let me stay with him, but neither he nor Mother would agree.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Everybody is well and Mother and the girls are having a lovely time in a place where I would have had a stupid one, being neither grown up nor a kid, but an in-betweener--too young for some ages and not old enough for others; and here in Twickenham Town I am as free as air, and Father is coming to see me as often as he can.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Everybody is well and Mother and the girls are having a lovely time in a place where I would have had a stupid one, being neither grown up nor a kid, but an in-betweener--too young for some ages and not old enough for others; and here in Twickenham Town I am as free as air, and Father is coming to see me as often as he can.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Everybody is well and Mother and the girls are having a lovely time in a place where I would have had a stupid one, being neither grown up nor a kid, but an in-betweener--too young for some ages and not old enough for others; and here in Twickenham Town I am as free as air, and Father is coming to see me as often as he can.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a perfectly grand feeling---the feeling I had the next day and have had every day since I got here--that I was in a place where there wasn't a single member of my family to tell me not to do things I wanted to do or to do what I did not want to do; and usually as I dress in the morning I dance a new kind of highland fling which I made up for times when I feel particularly happy.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Everybody is well and Mother and the girls are having a lovely time in a place where I would have had a stupid one, being neither grown up nor a kid, but an in-betweener--too young for some ages and not old enough for others; and here in Twickenham Town I am as free as air, and Father is coming to see me as often as he can.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was a perfectly grand feeling---the feeling I had the next day and have had every day since I got here--that I was in a place where there wasn't a single member of my family to tell me not to do things I wanted to do or to do what I did not want to do; and usually as I dress in the morning I dance a new kind of highland fling which I made up for times when I feel particularly happy.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Just because I got the Grome medal at school they imagined I had studied too hard and needed a quiet, restful summer in the mountains; but I will never study too hard while on this little planet called the earth.
for the reason that
From this reading Just because I got the Grome medal at school they imagined I had studied too hard and needed a quiet, restful summer in the mountains; but I will never study too hard while on this little planet called the earth.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading I had begged him to let me stay with him, but neither he nor Mother would agree.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Everybody is well and Mother and the girls are having a lovely time in a place where I would have had a stupid one, being neither grown up nor a kid, but an in-betweener--too young for some ages and not old enough for others; and here in Twickenham Town I am as free as air, and Father is coming to see me as often as he can.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Everybody is well and Mother and the girls are having a lovely time in a place where I would have had a stupid one, being neither grown up nor a kid, but an in-betweener--too young for some ages and not old enough for others; and here in Twickenham Town I am as free as air, and Father is coming to see me as often as he can.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Just because I got the Grome medal at school they imagined I had studied too hard and needed a quiet, restful summer in the mountains; but I will never study too hard while on this little planet called the earth.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Everybody is well and Mother and the girls are having a lovely time in a place where I would have had a stupid one, being neither grown up nor a kid, but an in-betweener--too young for some ages and not old enough for others; and here in Twickenham Town I am as free as air, and Father is coming to see me as often as he can.
can't
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From this reading I can't let myself think much about Father or I would take the train straight home.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Everybody is well and Mother and the girls are having a lovely time in a place where I would have had a stupid one, being neither grown up nor a kid, but an in-betweener--too young for some ages and not old enough for others; and here in Twickenham Town I am as free as air, and Father is coming to see me as often as he can.
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading It was a perfectly grand feeling---the feeling I had the next day and have had every day since I got here--that I was in a place where there wasn't a single member of my family to tell me not to do things I wanted to do or to do what I did not want to do; and usually as I dress in the morning I dance a new kind of highland fling which I made up for times when I feel particularly happy.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was a perfectly grand feeling---the feeling I had the next day and have had every day since I got here--that I was in a place where there wasn't a single member of my family to tell me not to do things I wanted to do or to do what I did not want to do; and usually as I dress in the morning I dance a new kind of highland fling which I made up for times when I feel particularly happy.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It was a perfectly grand feeling---the feeling I had the next day and have had every day since I got here--that I was in a place where there wasn't a single member of my family to tell me not to do things I wanted to do or to do what I did not want to do; and usually as I dress in the morning I dance a new kind of highland fling which I made up for times when I feel particularly happy.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It was a perfectly grand feeling---the feeling I had the next day and have had every day since I got here--that I was in a place where there wasn't a single member of my family to tell me not to do things I wanted to do or to do what I did not want to do; and usually as I dress in the morning I dance a new kind of highland fling which I made up for times when I feel particularly happy.
put on clothes
From this reading It was a perfectly grand feeling---the feeling I had the next day and have had every day since I got here--that I was in a place where there wasn't a single member of my family to tell me not to do things I wanted to do or to do what I did not want to do; and usually as I dress in the morning I dance a new kind of highland fling which I made up for times when I feel particularly happy.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Just because I got the Grome medal at school they imagined I had studied too hard and needed a quiet, restful summer in the mountains; but I will never study too hard while on this little planet called the earth.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Everybody is well and Mother and the girls are having a lovely time in a place where I would have had a stupid one, being neither grown up nor a kid, but an in-betweener--too young for some ages and not old enough for others; and here in Twickenham Town I am as free as air, and Father is coming to see me as often as he can.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It was a perfectly grand feeling---the feeling I had the next day and have had every day since I got here--that I was in a place where there wasn't a single member of my family to tell me not to do things I wanted to do or to do what I did not want to do; and usually as I dress in the morning I dance a new kind of highland fling which I made up for times when I feel particularly happy.
every person
From this reading Everybody is well and Mother and the girls are having a lovely time in a place where I would have had a stupid one, being neither grown up nor a kid, but an in-betweener--too young for some ages and not old enough for others; and here in Twickenham Town I am as free as air, and Father is coming to see me as often as he can.
a social unit living together
From this reading It was a perfectly grand feeling---the feeling I had the next day and have had every day since I got here--that I was in a place where there wasn't a single member of my family to tell me not to do things I wanted to do or to do what I did not want to do; and usually as I dress in the morning I dance a new kind of highland fling which I made up for times when I feel particularly happy.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Everybody is well and Mother and the girls are having a lovely time in a place where I would have had a stupid one, being neither grown up nor a kid, but an in-betweener--too young for some ages and not old enough for others; and here in Twickenham Town I am as free as air, and Father is coming to see me as often as he can.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading It was a perfectly grand feeling---the feeling I had the next day and have had every day since I got here--that I was in a place where there wasn't a single member of my family to tell me not to do things I wanted to do or to do what I did not want to do; and usually as I dress in the morning I dance a new kind of highland fling which I made up for times when I feel particularly happy.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading It was a perfectly grand feeling---the feeling I had the next day and have had every day since I got here--that I was in a place where there wasn't a single member of my family to tell me not to do things I wanted to do or to do what I did not want to do; and usually as I dress in the morning I dance a new kind of highland fling which I made up for times when I feel particularly happy.
flingverbUS /flɪŋ/
throw with force or recklessness
From this reading It was a perfectly grand feeling---the feeling I had the next day and have had every day since I got here--that I was in a place where there wasn't a single member of my family to tell me not to do things I wanted to do or to do what I did not want to do; and usually as I dress in the morning I dance a new kind of highland fling which I made up for times when I feel particularly happy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was a perfectly grand feeling---the feeling I had the next day and have had every day since I got here--that I was in a place where there wasn't a single member of my family to tell me not to do things I wanted to do or to do what I did not want to do; and usually as I dress in the morning I dance a new kind of highland fling which I made up for times when I feel particularly happy.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading Everybody is well and Mother and the girls are having a lovely time in a place where I would have had a stupid one, being neither grown up nor a kid, but an in-betweener--too young for some ages and not old enough for others; and here in Twickenham Town I am as free as air, and Father is coming to see me as often as he can.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Everybody is well and Mother and the girls are having a lovely time in a place where I would have had a stupid one, being neither grown up nor a kid, but an in-betweener--too young for some ages and not old enough for others; and here in Twickenham Town I am as free as air, and Father is coming to see me as often as he can.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It was a perfectly grand feeling---the feeling I had the next day and have had every day since I got here--that I was in a place where there wasn't a single member of my family to tell me not to do things I wanted to do or to do what I did not want to do; and usually as I dress in the morning I dance a new kind of highland fling which I made up for times when I feel particularly happy.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading It was a perfectly grand feeling---the feeling I had the next day and have had every day since I got here--that I was in a place where there wasn't a single member of my family to tell me not to do things I wanted to do or to do what I did not want to do; and usually as I dress in the morning I dance a new kind of highland fling which I made up for times when I feel particularly happy.
Grome
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From this reading Just because I got the Grome medal at school they imagined I had studied too hard and needed a quiet, restful summer in the mountains; but I will never study too hard while on this little planet called the earth.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading Everybody is well and Mother and the girls are having a lovely time in a place where I would have had a stupid one, being neither grown up nor a kid, but an in-betweener--too young for some ages and not old enough for others; and here in Twickenham Town I am as free as air, and Father is coming to see me as often as he can.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was a perfectly grand feeling---the feeling I had the next day and have had every day since I got here--that I was in a place where there wasn't a single member of my family to tell me not to do things I wanted to do or to do what I did not want to do; and usually as I dress in the morning I dance a new kind of highland fling which I made up for times when I feel particularly happy.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading It was a perfectly grand feeling---the feeling I had the next day and have had every day since I got here--that I was in a place where there wasn't a single member of my family to tell me not to do things I wanted to do or to do what I did not want to do; and usually as I dress in the morning I dance a new kind of highland fling which I made up for times when I feel particularly happy.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Just because I got the Grome medal at school they imagined I had studied too hard and needed a quiet, restful summer in the mountains; but I will never study too hard while on this little planet called the earth.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was a perfectly grand feeling---the feeling I had the next day and have had every day since I got here--that I was in a place where there wasn't a single member of my family to tell me not to do things I wanted to do or to do what I did not want to do; and usually as I dress in the morning I dance a new kind of highland fling which I made up for times when I feel particularly happy.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Everybody is well and Mother and the girls are having a lovely time in a place where I would have had a stupid one, being neither grown up nor a kid, but an in-betweener--too young for some ages and not old enough for others; and here in Twickenham Town I am as free as air, and Father is coming to see me as often as he can.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Everybody is well and Mother and the girls are having a lovely time in a place where I would have had a stupid one, being neither grown up nor a kid, but an in-betweener--too young for some ages and not old enough for others; and here in Twickenham Town I am as free as air, and Father is coming to see me as often as he can.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading It was a perfectly grand feeling---the feeling I had the next day and have had every day since I got here--that I was in a place where there wasn't a single member of my family to tell me not to do things I wanted to do or to do what I did not want to do; and usually as I dress in the morning I dance a new kind of highland fling which I made up for times when I feel particularly happy.
highlandnounUS /ˈhaɪlənd/
elevated (e.g., mountainous) land
From this reading It was a perfectly grand feeling---the feeling I had the next day and have had every day since I got here--that I was in a place where there wasn't a single member of my family to tell me not to do things I wanted to do or to do what I did not want to do; and usually as I dress in the morning I dance a new kind of highland fling which I made up for times when I feel particularly happy.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had begged him to let me stay with him, but neither he nor Mother would agree.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading I can't let myself think much about Father or I would take the train straight home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was a perfectly grand feeling---the feeling I had the next day and have had every day since I got here--that I was in a place where there wasn't a single member of my family to tell me not to do things I wanted to do or to do what I did not want to do; and usually as I dress in the morning I dance a new kind of highland fling which I made up for times when I feel particularly happy.
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading Just because I got the Grome medal at school they imagined I had studied too hard and needed a quiet, restful summer in the mountains; but I will never study too hard while on this little planet called the earth.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a perfectly grand feeling---the feeling I had the next day and have had every day since I got here--that I was in a place where there wasn't a single member of my family to tell me not to do things I wanted to do or to do what I did not want to do; and usually as I dress in the morning I dance a new kind of highland fling which I made up for times when I feel particularly happy.
in-betweener
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From this reading Everybody is well and Mother and the girls are having a lovely time in a place where I would have had a stupid one, being neither grown up nor a kid, but an in-betweener--too young for some ages and not old enough for others; and here in Twickenham Town I am as free as air, and Father is coming to see me as often as he can.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everybody is well and Mother and the girls are having a lovely time in a place where I would have had a stupid one, being neither grown up nor a kid, but an in-betweener--too young for some ages and not old enough for others; and here in Twickenham Town I am as free as air, and Father is coming to see me as often as he can.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a perfectly grand feeling---the feeling I had the next day and have had every day since I got here--that I was in a place where there wasn't a single member of my family to tell me not to do things I wanted to do or to do what I did not want to do; and usually as I dress in the morning I dance a new kind of highland fling which I made up for times when I feel particularly happy.
and nothing more
From this reading Just because I got the Grome medal at school they imagined I had studied too hard and needed a quiet, restful summer in the mountains; but I will never study too hard while on this little planet called the earth.
kidverbUS /kɪd/
tell false information to for fun
From this reading Everybody is well and Mother and the girls are having a lovely time in a place where I would have had a stupid one, being neither grown up nor a kid, but an in-betweener--too young for some ages and not old enough for others; and here in Twickenham Town I am as free as air, and Father is coming to see me as often as he can.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading It was a perfectly grand feeling---the feeling I had the next day and have had every day since I got here--that I was in a place where there wasn't a single member of my family to tell me not to do things I wanted to do or to do what I did not want to do; and usually as I dress in the morning I dance a new kind of highland fling which I made up for times when I feel particularly happy.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I can't let myself think much about Father or I would take the train straight home.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Just because I got the Grome medal at school they imagined I had studied too hard and needed a quiet, restful summer in the mountains; but I will never study too hard while on this little planet called the earth.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading Everybody is well and Mother and the girls are having a lovely time in a place where I would have had a stupid one, being neither grown up nor a kid, but an in-betweener--too young for some ages and not old enough for others; and here in Twickenham Town I am as free as air, and Father is coming to see me as often as he can.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It was a perfectly grand feeling---the feeling I had the next day and have had every day since I got here--that I was in a place where there wasn't a single member of my family to tell me not to do things I wanted to do or to do what I did not want to do; and usually as I dress in the morning I dance a new kind of highland fling which I made up for times when I feel particularly happy.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was a perfectly grand feeling---the feeling I had the next day and have had every day since I got here--that I was in a place where there wasn't a single member of my family to tell me not to do things I wanted to do or to do what I did not want to do; and usually as I dress in the morning I dance a new kind of highland fling which I made up for times when I feel particularly happy.
medalnounUS /ˈmedəl/
an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
From this reading Just because I got the Grome medal at school they imagined I had studied too hard and needed a quiet, restful summer in the mountains; but I will never study too hard while on this little planet called the earth.
one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading It was a perfectly grand feeling---the feeling I had the next day and have had every day since I got here--that I was in a place where there wasn't a single member of my family to tell me not to do things I wanted to do or to do what I did not want to do; and usually as I dress in the morning I dance a new kind of highland fling which I made up for times when I feel particularly happy.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It was a perfectly grand feeling---the feeling I had the next day and have had every day since I got here--that I was in a place where there wasn't a single member of my family to tell me not to do things I wanted to do or to do what I did not want to do; and usually as I dress in the morning I dance a new kind of highland fling which I made up for times when I feel particularly happy.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Everybody is well and Mother and the girls are having a lovely time in a place where I would have had a stupid one, being neither grown up nor a kid, but an in-betweener--too young for some ages and not old enough for others; and here in Twickenham Town I am as free as air, and Father is coming to see me as often as he can.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Just because I got the Grome medal at school they imagined I had studied too hard and needed a quiet, restful summer in the mountains; but I will never study too hard while on this little planet called the earth.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I can't let myself think much about Father or I would take the train straight home.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was a perfectly grand feeling---the feeling I had the next day and have had every day since I got here--that I was in a place where there wasn't a single member of my family to tell me not to do things I wanted to do or to do what I did not want to do; and usually as I dress in the morning I dance a new kind of highland fling which I made up for times when I feel particularly happy.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I can't let myself think much about Father or I would take the train straight home.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading Just because I got the Grome medal at school they imagined I had studied too hard and needed a quiet, restful summer in the mountains; but I will never study too hard while on this little planet called the earth.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Everybody is well and Mother and the girls are having a lovely time in a place where I would have had a stupid one, being neither grown up nor a kid, but an in-betweener--too young for some ages and not old enough for others; and here in Twickenham Town I am as free as air, and Father is coming to see me as often as he can.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Just because I got the Grome medal at school they imagined I had studied too hard and needed a quiet, restful summer in the mountains; but I will never study too hard while on this little planet called the earth.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading It was a perfectly grand feeling---the feeling I had the next day and have had every day since I got here--that I was in a place where there wasn't a single member of my family to tell me not to do things I wanted to do or to do what I did not want to do; and usually as I dress in the morning I dance a new kind of highland fling which I made up for times when I feel particularly happy.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading It was a perfectly grand feeling---the feeling I had the next day and have had every day since I got here--that I was in a place where there wasn't a single member of my family to tell me not to do things I wanted to do or to do what I did not want to do; and usually as I dress in the morning I dance a new kind of highland fling which I made up for times when I feel particularly happy.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Everybody is well and Mother and the girls are having a lovely time in a place where I would have had a stupid one, being neither grown up nor a kid, but an in-betweener--too young for some ages and not old enough for others; and here in Twickenham Town I am as free as air, and Father is coming to see me as often as he can.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was a perfectly grand feeling---the feeling I had the next day and have had every day since I got here--that I was in a place where there wasn't a single member of my family to tell me not to do things I wanted to do or to do what I did not want to do; and usually as I dress in the morning I dance a new kind of highland fling which I made up for times when I feel particularly happy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a perfectly grand feeling---the feeling I had the next day and have had every day since I got here--that I was in a place where there wasn't a single member of my family to tell me not to do things I wanted to do or to do what I did not want to do; and usually as I dress in the morning I dance a new kind of highland fling which I made up for times when I feel particularly happy.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Everybody is well and Mother and the girls are having a lovely time in a place where I would have had a stupid one, being neither grown up nor a kid, but an in-betweener--too young for some ages and not old enough for others; and here in Twickenham Town I am as free as air, and Father is coming to see me as often as he can.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Everybody is well and Mother and the girls are having a lovely time in a place where I would have had a stupid one, being neither grown up nor a kid, but an in-betweener--too young for some ages and not old enough for others; and here in Twickenham Town I am as free as air, and Father is coming to see me as often as he can.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Just because I got the Grome medal at school they imagined I had studied too hard and needed a quiet, restful summer in the mountains; but I will never study too hard while on this little planet called the earth.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Everybody is well and Mother and the girls are having a lovely time in a place where I would have had a stupid one, being neither grown up nor a kid, but an in-betweener--too young for some ages and not old enough for others; and here in Twickenham Town I am as free as air, and Father is coming to see me as often as he can.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was a perfectly grand feeling---the feeling I had the next day and have had every day since I got here--that I was in a place where there wasn't a single member of my family to tell me not to do things I wanted to do or to do what I did not want to do; and usually as I dress in the morning I dance a new kind of highland fling which I made up for times when I feel particularly happy.
others
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From this reading Everybody is well and Mother and the girls are having a lovely time in a place where I would have had a stupid one, being neither grown up nor a kid, but an in-betweener--too young for some ages and not old enough for others; and here in Twickenham Town I am as free as air, and Father is coming to see me as often as he can.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading It was a perfectly grand feeling---the feeling I had the next day and have had every day since I got here--that I was in a place where there wasn't a single member of my family to tell me not to do things I wanted to do or to do what I did not want to do; and usually as I dress in the morning I dance a new kind of highland fling which I made up for times when I feel particularly happy.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading It was a perfectly grand feeling---the feeling I had the next day and have had every day since I got here--that I was in a place where there wasn't a single member of my family to tell me not to do things I wanted to do or to do what I did not want to do; and usually as I dress in the morning I dance a new kind of highland fling which I made up for times when I feel particularly happy.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It was a perfectly grand feeling---the feeling I had the next day and have had every day since I got here--that I was in a place where there wasn't a single member of my family to tell me not to do things I wanted to do or to do what I did not want to do; and usually as I dress in the morning I dance a new kind of highland fling which I made up for times when I feel particularly happy.
planetnounUS /ˈplænət/
(astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light
From this reading Just because I got the Grome medal at school they imagined I had studied too hard and needed a quiet, restful summer in the mountains; but I will never study too hard while on this little planet called the earth.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading Just because I got the Grome medal at school they imagined I had studied too hard and needed a quiet, restful summer in the mountains; but I will never study too hard while on this little planet called the earth.
restfuladjectiveUS /ˈrestfəl/
affording physical or mental rest
From this reading Just because I got the Grome medal at school they imagined I had studied too hard and needed a quiet, restful summer in the mountains; but I will never study too hard while on this little planet called the earth.
an educational institution
From this reading Just because I got the Grome medal at school they imagined I had studied too hard and needed a quiet, restful summer in the mountains; but I will never study too hard while on this little planet called the earth.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Everybody is well and Mother and the girls are having a lovely time in a place where I would have had a stupid one, being neither grown up nor a kid, but an in-betweener--too young for some ages and not old enough for others; and here in Twickenham Town I am as free as air, and Father is coming to see me as often as he can.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It was a perfectly grand feeling---the feeling I had the next day and have had every day since I got here--that I was in a place where there wasn't a single member of my family to tell me not to do things I wanted to do or to do what I did not want to do; and usually as I dress in the morning I dance a new kind of highland fling which I made up for times when I feel particularly happy.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading It was a perfectly grand feeling---the feeling I had the next day and have had every day since I got here--that I was in a place where there wasn't a single member of my family to tell me not to do things I wanted to do or to do what I did not want to do; and usually as I dress in the morning I dance a new kind of highland fling which I made up for times when I feel particularly happy.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Everybody is well and Mother and the girls are having a lovely time in a place where I would have had a stupid one, being neither grown up nor a kid, but an in-betweener--too young for some ages and not old enough for others; and here in Twickenham Town I am as free as air, and Father is coming to see me as often as he can.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading I had begged him to let me stay with him, but neither he nor Mother would agree.
successive (without a break)
From this reading I can't let myself think much about Father or I would take the train straight home.
produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
From this reading Just because I got the Grome medal at school they imagined I had studied too hard and needed a quiet, restful summer in the mountains; but I will never study too hard while on this little planet called the earth.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading Just because I got the Grome medal at school they imagined I had studied too hard and needed a quiet, restful summer in the mountains; but I will never study too hard while on this little planet called the earth.
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading Everybody is well and Mother and the girls are having a lovely time in a place where I would have had a stupid one, being neither grown up nor a kid, but an in-betweener--too young for some ages and not old enough for others; and here in Twickenham Town I am as free as air, and Father is coming to see me as often as he can.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Just because I got the Grome medal at school they imagined I had studied too hard and needed a quiet, restful summer in the mountains; but I will never study too hard while on this little planet called the earth.
carry out
From this reading I can't let myself think much about Father or I would take the train straight home.
express in words
From this reading It was a perfectly grand feeling---the feeling I had the next day and have had every day since I got here--that I was in a place where there wasn't a single member of my family to tell me not to do things I wanted to do or to do what I did not want to do; and usually as I dress in the morning I dance a new kind of highland fling which I made up for times when I feel particularly happy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a perfectly grand feeling---the feeling I had the next day and have had every day since I got here--that I was in a place where there wasn't a single member of my family to tell me not to do things I wanted to do or to do what I did not want to do; and usually as I dress in the morning I dance a new kind of highland fling which I made up for times when I feel particularly happy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a perfectly grand feeling---the feeling I had the next day and have had every day since I got here--that I was in a place where there wasn't a single member of my family to tell me not to do things I wanted to do or to do what I did not want to do; and usually as I dress in the morning I dance a new kind of highland fling which I made up for times when I feel particularly happy.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It was a perfectly grand feeling---the feeling I had the next day and have had every day since I got here--that I was in a place where there wasn't a single member of my family to tell me not to do things I wanted to do or to do what I did not want to do; and usually as I dress in the morning I dance a new kind of highland fling which I made up for times when I feel particularly happy.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Just because I got the Grome medal at school they imagined I had studied too hard and needed a quiet, restful summer in the mountains; but I will never study too hard while on this little planet called the earth.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading It was a perfectly grand feeling---the feeling I had the next day and have had every day since I got here--that I was in a place where there wasn't a single member of my family to tell me not to do things I wanted to do or to do what I did not want to do; and usually as I dress in the morning I dance a new kind of highland fling which I made up for times when I feel particularly happy.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I can't let myself think much about Father or I would take the train straight home.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Just because I got the Grome medal at school they imagined I had studied too hard and needed a quiet, restful summer in the mountains; but I will never study too hard while on this little planet called the earth.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Everybody is well and Mother and the girls are having a lovely time in a place where I would have had a stupid one, being neither grown up nor a kid, but an in-betweener--too young for some ages and not old enough for others; and here in Twickenham Town I am as free as air, and Father is coming to see me as often as he can.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading It was a perfectly grand feeling---the feeling I had the next day and have had every day since I got here--that I was in a place where there wasn't a single member of my family to tell me not to do things I wanted to do or to do what I did not want to do; and usually as I dress in the morning I dance a new kind of highland fling which I made up for times when I feel particularly happy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a perfectly grand feeling---the feeling I had the next day and have had every day since I got here--that I was in a place where there wasn't a single member of my family to tell me not to do things I wanted to do or to do what I did not want to do; and usually as I dress in the morning I dance a new kind of highland fling which I made up for times when I feel particularly happy.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Everybody is well and Mother and the girls are having a lovely time in a place where I would have had a stupid one, being neither grown up nor a kid, but an in-betweener--too young for some ages and not old enough for others; and here in Twickenham Town I am as free as air, and Father is coming to see me as often as he can.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Everybody is well and Mother and the girls are having a lovely time in a place where I would have had a stupid one, being neither grown up nor a kid, but an in-betweener--too young for some ages and not old enough for others; and here in Twickenham Town I am as free as air, and Father is coming to see me as often as he can.
create by training and teaching
From this reading I can't let myself think much about Father or I would take the train straight home.
Twickenham
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From this reading Everybody is well and Mother and the girls are having a lovely time in a place where I would have had a stupid one, being neither grown up nor a kid, but an in-betweener--too young for some ages and not old enough for others; and here in Twickenham Town I am as free as air, and Father is coming to see me as often as he can.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It was a perfectly grand feeling---the feeling I had the next day and have had every day since I got here--that I was in a place where there wasn't a single member of my family to tell me not to do things I wanted to do or to do what I did not want to do; and usually as I dress in the morning I dance a new kind of highland fling which I made up for times when I feel particularly happy.
under normal conditions
From this reading It was a perfectly grand feeling---the feeling I had the next day and have had every day since I got here--that I was in a place where there wasn't a single member of my family to tell me not to do things I wanted to do or to do what I did not want to do; and usually as I dress in the morning I dance a new kind of highland fling which I made up for times when I feel particularly happy.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading It was a perfectly grand feeling---the feeling I had the next day and have had every day since I got here--that I was in a place where there wasn't a single member of my family to tell me not to do things I wanted to do or to do what I did not want to do; and usually as I dress in the morning I dance a new kind of highland fling which I made up for times when I feel particularly happy.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading It was a perfectly grand feeling---the feeling I had the next day and have had every day since I got here--that I was in a place where there wasn't a single member of my family to tell me not to do things I wanted to do or to do what I did not want to do; and usually as I dress in the morning I dance a new kind of highland fling which I made up for times when I feel particularly happy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a perfectly grand feeling---the feeling I had the next day and have had every day since I got here--that I was in a place where there wasn't a single member of my family to tell me not to do things I wanted to do or to do what I did not want to do; and usually as I dress in the morning I dance a new kind of highland fling which I made up for times when I feel particularly happy.
wasn't
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From this reading It was a perfectly grand feeling---the feeling I had the next day and have had every day since I got here--that I was in a place where there wasn't a single member of my family to tell me not to do things I wanted to do or to do what I did not want to do; and usually as I dress in the morning I dance a new kind of highland fling which I made up for times when I feel particularly happy.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Everybody is well and Mother and the girls are having a lovely time in a place where I would have had a stupid one, being neither grown up nor a kid, but an in-betweener--too young for some ages and not old enough for others; and here in Twickenham Town I am as free as air, and Father is coming to see me as often as he can.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It was a perfectly grand feeling---the feeling I had the next day and have had every day since I got here--that I was in a place where there wasn't a single member of my family to tell me not to do things I wanted to do or to do what I did not want to do; and usually as I dress in the morning I dance a new kind of highland fling which I made up for times when I feel particularly happy.
at the time that
From this reading It was a perfectly grand feeling---the feeling I had the next day and have had every day since I got here--that I was in a place where there wasn't a single member of my family to tell me not to do things I wanted to do or to do what I did not want to do; and usually as I dress in the morning I dance a new kind of highland fling which I made up for times when I feel particularly happy.
in or at the place that
From this reading It was a perfectly grand feeling---the feeling I had the next day and have had every day since I got here--that I was in a place where there wasn't a single member of my family to tell me not to do things I wanted to do or to do what I did not want to do; and usually as I dress in the morning I dance a new kind of highland fling which I made up for times when I feel particularly happy.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a perfectly grand feeling---the feeling I had the next day and have had every day since I got here--that I was in a place where there wasn't a single member of my family to tell me not to do things I wanted to do or to do what I did not want to do; and usually as I dress in the morning I dance a new kind of highland fling which I made up for times when I feel particularly happy.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Just because I got the Grome medal at school they imagined I had studied too hard and needed a quiet, restful summer in the mountains; but I will never study too hard while on this little planet called the earth.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Just because I got the Grome medal at school they imagined I had studied too hard and needed a quiet, restful summer in the mountains; but I will never study too hard while on this little planet called the earth.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I had begged him to let me stay with him, but neither he nor Mother would agree.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Everybody is well and Mother and the girls are having a lovely time in a place where I would have had a stupid one, being neither grown up nor a kid, but an in-betweener--too young for some ages and not old enough for others; and here in Twickenham Town I am as free as air, and Father is coming to see me as often as he can.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Everybody is well and Mother and the girls are having a lovely time in a place where I would have had a stupid one, being neither grown up nor a kid, but an in-betweener--too young for some ages and not old enough for others; and here in Twickenham Town I am as free as air, and Father is coming to see me as often as he can.
