afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Like that Miss Letty dropped in one evening after supper.
at or in the front
From this reading Back at Middletown everything was always arranged ahead--they did this on Tuesday and this on Wednesday and always on Saturday there was the League.
(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 "Do you want to ride over to Wellfleet with me enough to be ready at six o'clock?" she asked Sidney very casually, as though it were nothing at all to suggest.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Back at Middletown everything was always arranged ahead--they did this on Tuesday and this on Wednesday and always on Saturday there was the League.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Back at Middletown everything was always arranged ahead--they did this on Tuesday and this on Wednesday and always on Saturday there was the League.
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading Back at Middletown everything was always arranged ahead--they did this on Tuesday and this on Wednesday and always on Saturday there was the League.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At Sunset Lane she did not even know when it was Tuesday or Thursday unless she stopped to think; jolly things happened as though they popped out of the blue ether.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Do you want to ride over to Wellfleet with me enough to be ready at six o'clock?" she asked Sidney very casually, as though it were nothing at all to suggest.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading CAP'N PHIN What made life at Sunset Lane so delightful to Sidney was that she never knew from one day to the next what she was going to do.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Back at Middletown everything was always arranged ahead--they did this on Tuesday and this on Wednesday and always on Saturday there was the League.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Do you want to ride over to Wellfleet with me enough to be ready at six o'clock?" she asked Sidney very casually, as though it were nothing at all to suggest.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading At Sunset Lane she did not even know when it was Tuesday or Thursday unless she stopped to think; jolly things happened as though they popped out of the blue ether.
CAP'N
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From this reading CAP'N PHIN What made life at Sunset Lane so delightful to Sidney was that she never knew from one day to the next what she was going to do.
casuallyadverbUS /ˈkæʒəwəli/
not methodically or according to plan
From this reading "Do you want to ride over to Wellfleet with me enough to be ready at six o'clock?" she asked Sidney very casually, as though it were nothing at all to suggest.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading CAP'N PHIN What made life at Sunset Lane so delightful to Sidney was that she never knew from one day to the next what she was going to do.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading CAP'N PHIN What made life at Sunset Lane so delightful to Sidney was that she never knew from one day to the next what she was going to do.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Back at Middletown everything was always arranged ahead--they did this on Tuesday and this on Wednesday and always on Saturday there was the League.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading CAP'N PHIN What made life at Sunset Lane so delightful to Sidney was that she never knew from one day to the next what she was going to do.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading Like that Miss Letty dropped in one evening after supper.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "Do you want to ride over to Wellfleet with me enough to be ready at six o'clock?" she asked Sidney very casually, as though it were nothing at all to suggest.
ethernounUS /ˈiːθər/
the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies
From this reading At Sunset Lane she did not even know when it was Tuesday or Thursday unless she stopped to think; jolly things happened as though they popped out of the blue ether.
divisible by two
From this reading At Sunset Lane she did not even know when it was Tuesday or Thursday unless she stopped to think; jolly things happened as though they popped out of the blue ether.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Like that Miss Letty dropped in one evening after supper.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Back at Middletown everything was always arranged ahead--they did this on Tuesday and this on Wednesday and always on Saturday there was the League.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading CAP'N PHIN What made life at Sunset Lane so delightful to Sidney was that she never knew from one day to the next what she was going to do.
the act of departing
From this reading CAP'N PHIN What made life at Sunset Lane so delightful to Sidney was that she never knew from one day to the next what she was going to do.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading At Sunset Lane she did not even know when it was Tuesday or Thursday unless she stopped to think; jolly things happened as though they popped out of the blue ether.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Like that Miss Letty dropped in one evening after supper.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At Sunset Lane she did not even know when it was Tuesday or Thursday unless she stopped to think; jolly things happened as though they popped out of the blue ether.
jollyadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɑːli/
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading At Sunset Lane she did not even know when it was Tuesday or Thursday unless she stopped to think; jolly things happened as though they popped out of the blue ether.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading CAP'N PHIN What made life at Sunset Lane so delightful to Sidney was that she never knew from one day to the next what she was going to do.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading At Sunset Lane she did not even know when it was Tuesday or Thursday unless she stopped to think; jolly things happened as though they popped out of the blue ether.
a narrow way or road
From this reading CAP'N PHIN What made life at Sunset Lane so delightful to Sidney was that she never knew from one day to the next what she was going to do.
LeaguenounUS /liːɡ/
an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
From this reading Back at Middletown everything was always arranged ahead--they did this on Tuesday and this on Wednesday and always on Saturday there was the League.
Letty
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From this reading Like that Miss Letty dropped in one evening after supper.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading CAP'N PHIN What made life at Sunset Lane so delightful to Sidney was that she never knew from one day to the next what she was going to do.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Like that Miss Letty dropped in one evening after supper.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading CAP'N PHIN What made life at Sunset Lane so delightful to Sidney was that she never knew from one day to the next what she was going to do.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Do you want to ride over to Wellfleet with me enough to be ready at six o'clock?" she asked Sidney very casually, as though it were nothing at all to suggest.
Middletown
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From this reading Back at Middletown everything was always arranged ahead--they did this on Tuesday and this on Wednesday and always on Saturday there was the League.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Like that Miss Letty dropped in one evening after supper.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading CAP'N PHIN What made life at Sunset Lane so delightful to Sidney was that she never knew from one day to the next what she was going to do.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading CAP'N PHIN What made life at Sunset Lane so delightful to Sidney was that she never knew from one day to the next what she was going to do.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At Sunset Lane she did not even know when it was Tuesday or Thursday unless she stopped to think; jolly things happened as though they popped out of the blue ether.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Do you want to ride over to Wellfleet with me enough to be ready at six o'clock?" she asked Sidney very casually, as though it were nothing at all to suggest.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading "Do you want to ride over to Wellfleet with me enough to be ready at six o'clock?" she asked Sidney very casually, as though it were nothing at all to suggest.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At Sunset Lane she did not even know when it was Tuesday or Thursday unless she stopped to think; jolly things happened as though they popped out of the blue ether.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Back at Middletown everything was always arranged ahead--they did this on Tuesday and this on Wednesday and always on Saturday there was the League.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CAP'N PHIN What made life at Sunset Lane so delightful to Sidney was that she never knew from one day to the next what she was going to do.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading At Sunset Lane she did not even know when it was Tuesday or Thursday unless she stopped to think; jolly things happened as though they popped out of the blue ether.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading At Sunset Lane she did not even know when it was Tuesday or Thursday unless she stopped to think; jolly things happened as though they popped out of the blue ether.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Do you want to ride over to Wellfleet with me enough to be ready at six o'clock?" she asked Sidney very casually, as though it were nothing at all to suggest.
PHIN
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From this reading CAP'N PHIN What made life at Sunset Lane so delightful to Sidney was that she never knew from one day to the next what she was going to do.
poppedverbUS /pɑːpt/
inflected form of “pop” — bulge outward
From this reading At Sunset Lane she did not even know when it was Tuesday or Thursday unless she stopped to think; jolly things happened as though they popped out of the blue ether.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading "Do you want to ride over to Wellfleet with me enough to be ready at six o'clock?" she asked Sidney very casually, as though it were nothing at all to suggest.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading "Do you want to ride over to Wellfleet with me enough to be ready at six o'clock?" she asked Sidney very casually, as though it were nothing at all to suggest.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Back at Middletown everything was always arranged ahead--they did this on Tuesday and this on Wednesday and always on Saturday there was the League.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading CAP'N PHIN What made life at Sunset Lane so delightful to Sidney was that she never knew from one day to the next what she was going to do.
SidneynounUS /ˈsɪdni/
English poet (1554-1586)
From this reading CAP'N PHIN What made life at Sunset Lane so delightful to Sidney was that she never knew from one day to the next what she was going to do.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading "Do you want to ride over to Wellfleet with me enough to be ready at six o'clock?" she asked Sidney very casually, as though it were nothing at all to suggest.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading CAP'N PHIN What made life at Sunset Lane so delightful to Sidney was that she never knew from one day to the next what she was going to do.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading At Sunset Lane she did not even know when it was Tuesday or Thursday unless she stopped to think; jolly things happened as though they popped out of the blue ether.
suggestverbUS /səˈdʒest/
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading "Do you want to ride over to Wellfleet with me enough to be ready at six o'clock?" she asked Sidney very casually, as though it were nothing at all to suggest.
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading CAP'N PHIN What made life at Sunset Lane so delightful to Sidney was that she never knew from one day to the next what she was going to do.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading Like that Miss Letty dropped in one evening after supper.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading CAP'N PHIN What made life at Sunset Lane so delightful to Sidney was that she never knew from one day to the next what she was going to do.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CAP'N PHIN What made life at Sunset Lane so delightful to Sidney was that she never knew from one day to the next what she was going to do.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Back at Middletown everything was always arranged ahead--they did this on Tuesday and this on Wednesday and always on Saturday there was the League.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Back at Middletown everything was always arranged ahead--they did this on Tuesday and this on Wednesday and always on Saturday there was the League.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading At Sunset Lane she did not even know when it was Tuesday or Thursday unless she stopped to think; jolly things happened as though they popped out of the blue ether.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading At Sunset Lane she did not even know when it was Tuesday or Thursday unless she stopped to think; jolly things happened as though they popped out of the blue ether.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Back at Middletown everything was always arranged ahead--they did this on Tuesday and this on Wednesday and always on Saturday there was the League.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading At Sunset Lane she did not even know when it was Tuesday or Thursday unless she stopped to think; jolly things happened as though they popped out of the blue ether.
ThursdaynounUS /ˈθɜːrzdeɪ/
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading At Sunset Lane she did not even know when it was Tuesday or Thursday unless she stopped to think; jolly things happened as though they popped out of the blue ether.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CAP'N PHIN What made life at Sunset Lane so delightful to Sidney was that she never knew from one day to the next what she was going to do.
TuesdaynounUS /ˈtuːzdi/
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading Back at Middletown everything was always arranged ahead--they did this on Tuesday and this on Wednesday and always on Saturday there was the League.
except if; if not
From this reading At Sunset Lane she did not even know when it was Tuesday or Thursday unless she stopped to think; jolly things happened as though they popped out of the blue ether.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Do you want to ride over to Wellfleet with me enough to be ready at six o'clock?" she asked Sidney very casually, as though it were nothing at all to suggest.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Do you want to ride over to Wellfleet with me enough to be ready at six o'clock?" she asked Sidney very casually, as though it were nothing at all to suggest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CAP'N PHIN What made life at Sunset Lane so delightful to Sidney was that she never knew from one day to the next what she was going to do.
WednesdaynounUS /ˈwenzdi/
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading Back at Middletown everything was always arranged ahead--they did this on Tuesday and this on Wednesday and always on Saturday there was the League.
Wellfleet
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From this reading "Do you want to ride over to Wellfleet with me enough to be ready at six o'clock?" she asked Sidney very casually, as though it were nothing at all to suggest.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Do you want to ride over to Wellfleet with me enough to be ready at six o'clock?" she asked Sidney very casually, as though it were nothing at all to suggest.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading CAP'N PHIN What made life at Sunset Lane so delightful to Sidney was that she never knew from one day to the next what she was going to do.
at the time that
From this reading At Sunset Lane she did not even know when it was Tuesday or Thursday unless she stopped to think; jolly things happened as though they popped out of the blue ether.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Do you want to ride over to Wellfleet with me enough to be ready at six o'clock?" she asked Sidney very casually, as though it were nothing at all to suggest.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you want to ride over to Wellfleet with me enough to be ready at six o'clock?" she asked Sidney very casually, as though it were nothing at all to suggest.
