used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _LAST DAYS._ "Isn't it awfully cold for you and mother to travel at this time of year, father?" asked Hugh as he buttoned up his warm great coat to set out for school for the last time before the Christmas holidays.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are you really going on Saturday?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _LAST DAYS._ "Isn't it awfully cold for you and mother to travel at this time of year, father?" asked Hugh as he buttoned up his warm great coat to set out for school for the last time before the Christmas holidays.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading _LAST DAYS._ "Isn't it awfully cold for you and mother to travel at this time of year, father?" asked Hugh as he buttoned up his warm great coat to set out for school for the last time before the Christmas holidays.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _LAST DAYS._ "Isn't it awfully cold for you and mother to travel at this time of year, father?" asked Hugh as he buttoned up his warm great coat to set out for school for the last time before the Christmas holidays.
awfullyadverbUS /ˈɑːfli/
used as intensifiers
From this reading _LAST DAYS._ "Isn't it awfully cold for you and mother to travel at this time of year, father?" asked Hugh as he buttoned up his warm great coat to set out for school for the last time before the Christmas holidays.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading _LAST DAYS._ "Isn't it awfully cold for you and mother to travel at this time of year, father?" asked Hugh as he buttoned up his warm great coat to set out for school for the last time before the Christmas holidays.
a youthful male person
From this reading "Very; but you see, my boy, urgent business calls me; and urgent necessity calls your mother."
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "Very; but you see, my boy, urgent business calls me; and urgent necessity calls your mother."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Very; but you see, my boy, urgent business calls me; and urgent necessity calls your mother."
buttonedadjectiveUS /ˈbʌtənd/
furnished or closed with buttons or something buttonlike
From this reading _LAST DAYS._ "Isn't it awfully cold for you and mother to travel at this time of year, father?" asked Hugh as he buttoned up his warm great coat to set out for school for the last time before the Christmas holidays.
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading "Very; but you see, my boy, urgent business calls me; and urgent necessity calls your mother."
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading _LAST DAYS._ "Isn't it awfully cold for you and mother to travel at this time of year, father?" asked Hugh as he buttoned up his warm great coat to set out for school for the last time before the Christmas holidays.
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading _LAST DAYS._ "Isn't it awfully cold for you and mother to travel at this time of year, father?" asked Hugh as he buttoned up his warm great coat to set out for school for the last time before the Christmas holidays.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading _LAST DAYS._ "Isn't it awfully cold for you and mother to travel at this time of year, father?" asked Hugh as he buttoned up his warm great coat to set out for school for the last time before the Christmas holidays.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading _LAST DAYS._ "Isn't it awfully cold for you and mother to travel at this time of year, father?" asked Hugh as he buttoned up his warm great coat to set out for school for the last time before the Christmas holidays.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading _LAST DAYS._ "Isn't it awfully cold for you and mother to travel at this time of year, father?" asked Hugh as he buttoned up his warm great coat to set out for school for the last time before the Christmas holidays.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _LAST DAYS._ "Isn't it awfully cold for you and mother to travel at this time of year, father?" asked Hugh as he buttoned up his warm great coat to set out for school for the last time before the Christmas holidays.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "Yes, God willing."
the act of departing
From this reading Are you really going on Saturday?"
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading _LAST DAYS._ "Isn't it awfully cold for you and mother to travel at this time of year, father?" asked Hugh as he buttoned up his warm great coat to set out for school for the last time before the Christmas holidays.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _LAST DAYS._ "Isn't it awfully cold for you and mother to travel at this time of year, father?" asked Hugh as he buttoned up his warm great coat to set out for school for the last time before the Christmas holidays.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _LAST DAYS._ "Isn't it awfully cold for you and mother to travel at this time of year, father?" asked Hugh as he buttoned up his warm great coat to set out for school for the last time before the Christmas holidays.
holidaysnounUS /ˈhɑːlədeɪz/
plural of “holiday” — leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading _LAST DAYS._ "Isn't it awfully cold for you and mother to travel at this time of year, father?" asked Hugh as he buttoned up his warm great coat to set out for school for the last time before the Christmas holidays.
Hugh
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From this reading _LAST DAYS._ "Isn't it awfully cold for you and mother to travel at this time of year, father?" asked Hugh as he buttoned up his warm great coat to set out for school for the last time before the Christmas holidays.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, yes! but I wish it were summer.
Isn't
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From this reading _LAST DAYS._ "Isn't it awfully cold for you and mother to travel at this time of year, father?" asked Hugh as he buttoned up his warm great coat to set out for school for the last time before the Christmas holidays.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _LAST DAYS._ "Isn't it awfully cold for you and mother to travel at this time of year, father?" asked Hugh as he buttoned up his warm great coat to set out for school for the last time before the Christmas holidays.
immediately past
From this reading _LAST DAYS._ "Isn't it awfully cold for you and mother to travel at this time of year, father?" asked Hugh as he buttoned up his warm great coat to set out for school for the last time before the Christmas holidays.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Very; but you see, my boy, urgent business calls me; and urgent necessity calls your mother."
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading _LAST DAYS._ "Isn't it awfully cold for you and mother to travel at this time of year, father?" asked Hugh as he buttoned up his warm great coat to set out for school for the last time before the Christmas holidays.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Very; but you see, my boy, urgent business calls me; and urgent necessity calls your mother."
the condition of being essential or indispensable
From this reading "Very; but you see, my boy, urgent business calls me; and urgent necessity calls your mother."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _LAST DAYS._ "Isn't it awfully cold for you and mother to travel at this time of year, father?" asked Hugh as he buttoned up his warm great coat to set out for school for the last time before the Christmas holidays.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, yes! but I wish it were summer.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Are you really going on Saturday?"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading _LAST DAYS._ "Isn't it awfully cold for you and mother to travel at this time of year, father?" asked Hugh as he buttoned up his warm great coat to set out for school for the last time before the Christmas holidays.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Are you really going on Saturday?"
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Are you really going on Saturday?"
an educational institution
From this reading _LAST DAYS._ "Isn't it awfully cold for you and mother to travel at this time of year, father?" asked Hugh as he buttoned up his warm great coat to set out for school for the last time before the Christmas holidays.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Very; but you see, my boy, urgent business calls me; and urgent necessity calls your mother."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading _LAST DAYS._ "Isn't it awfully cold for you and mother to travel at this time of year, father?" asked Hugh as he buttoned up his warm great coat to set out for school for the last time before the Christmas holidays.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading "Oh, yes! but I wish it were summer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _LAST DAYS._ "Isn't it awfully cold for you and mother to travel at this time of year, father?" asked Hugh as he buttoned up his warm great coat to set out for school for the last time before the Christmas holidays.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _LAST DAYS._ "Isn't it awfully cold for you and mother to travel at this time of year, father?" asked Hugh as he buttoned up his warm great coat to set out for school for the last time before the Christmas holidays.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading _LAST DAYS._ "Isn't it awfully cold for you and mother to travel at this time of year, father?" asked Hugh as he buttoned up his warm great coat to set out for school for the last time before the Christmas holidays.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _LAST DAYS._ "Isn't it awfully cold for you and mother to travel at this time of year, father?" asked Hugh as he buttoned up his warm great coat to set out for school for the last time before the Christmas holidays.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading _LAST DAYS._ "Isn't it awfully cold for you and mother to travel at this time of year, father?" asked Hugh as he buttoned up his warm great coat to set out for school for the last time before the Christmas holidays.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading _LAST DAYS._ "Isn't it awfully cold for you and mother to travel at this time of year, father?" asked Hugh as he buttoned up his warm great coat to set out for school for the last time before the Christmas holidays.
urgentadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrdʒənt/
compelling immediate action
From this reading "Very; but you see, my boy, urgent business calls me; and urgent necessity calls your mother."
precisely as stated
From this reading "Very; but you see, my boy, urgent business calls me; and urgent necessity calls your mother."
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading _LAST DAYS._ "Isn't it awfully cold for you and mother to travel at this time of year, father?" asked Hugh as he buttoned up his warm great coat to set out for school for the last time before the Christmas holidays.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Oh, yes! but I wish it were summer.
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading "Yes, God willing."
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "Oh, yes! but I wish it were summer.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading _LAST DAYS._ "Isn't it awfully cold for you and mother to travel at this time of year, father?" asked Hugh as he buttoned up his warm great coat to set out for school for the last time before the Christmas holidays.
an affirmative
From this reading "Oh, yes! but I wish it were summer.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _LAST DAYS._ "Isn't it awfully cold for you and mother to travel at this time of year, father?" asked Hugh as he buttoned up his warm great coat to set out for school for the last time before the Christmas holidays.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Very; but you see, my boy, urgent business calls me; and urgent necessity calls your mother."
