used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There were still some weeks before the summer holidays, and Mabel, in consequence, was at school during the morning, and the day after Harold was happily established at her home she started merrily off to school, looking forward to a happy afternoon.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Come over here and let’s talk about it.”
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading There were still some weeks before the summer holidays, and Mabel, in consequence, was at school during the morning, and the day after Harold was happily established at her home she started merrily off to school, looking forward to a happy afternoon.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading There were still some weeks before the summer holidays, and Mabel, in consequence, was at school during the morning, and the day after Harold was happily established at her home she started merrily off to school, looking forward to a happy afternoon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were still some weeks before the summer holidays, and Mabel, in consequence, was at school during the morning, and the day after Harold was happily established at her home she started merrily off to school, looking forward to a happy afternoon.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There were still some weeks before the summer holidays, and Mabel, in consequence, was at school during the morning, and the day after Harold was happily established at her home she started merrily off to school, looking forward to a happy afternoon.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There were still some weeks before the summer holidays, and Mabel, in consequence, was at school during the morning, and the day after Harold was happily established at her home she started merrily off to school, looking forward to a happy afternoon.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading At recess, Marie Lewis and Ethel Morris called her.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come over here and let’s talk about it.”
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading There were still some weeks before the summer holidays, and Mabel, in consequence, was at school during the morning, and the day after Harold was happily established at her home she started merrily off to school, looking forward to a happy afternoon.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading So, with lunch-baskets in hand, they settled themselves in a quiet corner.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading There were still some weeks before the summer holidays, and Mabel, in consequence, was at school during the morning, and the day after Harold was happily established at her home she started merrily off to school, looking forward to a happy afternoon.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading There were still some weeks before the summer holidays, and Mabel, in consequence, was at school during the morning, and the day after Harold was happily established at her home she started merrily off to school, looking forward to a happy afternoon.
brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established
From this reading There were still some weeks before the summer holidays, and Mabel, in consequence, was at school during the morning, and the day after Harold was happily established at her home she started merrily off to school, looking forward to a happy afternoon.
Ethel
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From this reading At recess, Marie Lewis and Ethel Morris called her.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading There were still some weeks before the summer holidays, and Mabel, in consequence, was at school during the morning, and the day after Harold was happily established at her home she started merrily off to school, looking forward to a happy afternoon.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading So, with lunch-baskets in hand, they settled themselves in a quiet corner.
happilyadverbUS /ˈhæpəli/
in a joyous manner
From this reading There were still some weeks before the summer holidays, and Mabel, in consequence, was at school during the morning, and the day after Harold was happily established at her home she started merrily off to school, looking forward to a happy afternoon.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading There were still some weeks before the summer holidays, and Mabel, in consequence, was at school during the morning, and the day after Harold was happily established at her home she started merrily off to school, looking forward to a happy afternoon.
Harold
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From this reading There were still some weeks before the summer holidays, and Mabel, in consequence, was at school during the morning, and the day after Harold was happily established at her home she started merrily off to school, looking forward to a happy afternoon.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There were still some weeks before the summer holidays, and Mabel, in consequence, was at school during the morning, and the day after Harold was happily established at her home she started merrily off to school, looking forward to a happy afternoon.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Come over here and let’s talk about it.”
holidaysnounUS /ˈhɑːlədeɪz/
plural of “holiday” — leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading There were still some weeks before the summer holidays, and Mabel, in consequence, was at school during the morning, and the day after Harold was happily established at her home she started merrily off to school, looking forward to a happy afternoon.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading There were still some weeks before the summer holidays, and Mabel, in consequence, was at school during the morning, and the day after Harold was happily established at her home she started merrily off to school, looking forward to a happy afternoon.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Oh, Mabel, we’ve the loveliest idea, and you will just love it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were still some weeks before the summer holidays, and Mabel, in consequence, was at school during the morning, and the day after Harold was happily established at her home she started merrily off to school, looking forward to a happy afternoon.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, Mabel, we’ve the loveliest idea, and you will just love it.
and nothing more
From this reading “Oh, Mabel, we’ve the loveliest idea, and you will just love it.
let's
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From this reading Come over here and let’s talk about it.”
LewisnounUS /ˈluːɪs/
United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)
From this reading At recess, Marie Lewis and Ethel Morris called her.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading There were still some weeks before the summer holidays, and Mabel, in consequence, was at school during the morning, and the day after Harold was happily established at her home she started merrily off to school, looking forward to a happy afternoon.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “Oh, Mabel, we’ve the loveliest idea, and you will just love it.
loveliest
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From this reading “Oh, Mabel, we’ve the loveliest idea, and you will just love it.
lunch-baskets
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From this reading So, with lunch-baskets in hand, they settled themselves in a quiet corner.
Mabel
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From this reading There were still some weeks before the summer holidays, and Mabel, in consequence, was at school during the morning, and the day after Harold was happily established at her home she started merrily off to school, looking forward to a happy afternoon.
Marie
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From this reading At recess, Marie Lewis and Ethel Morris called her.
merrilyadverbUS /ˈmerəli/
in a joyous manner
From this reading There were still some weeks before the summer holidays, and Mabel, in consequence, was at school during the morning, and the day after Harold was happily established at her home she started merrily off to school, looking forward to a happy afternoon.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading There were still some weeks before the summer holidays, and Mabel, in consequence, was at school during the morning, and the day after Harold was happily established at her home she started merrily off to school, looking forward to a happy afternoon.
MorrisnounUS /ˈmɔːrəs/
United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)
From this reading At recess, Marie Lewis and Ethel Morris called her.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading There were still some weeks before the summer holidays, and Mabel, in consequence, was at school during the morning, and the day after Harold was happily established at her home she started merrily off to school, looking forward to a happy afternoon.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, Mabel, we’ve the loveliest idea, and you will just love it.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Come over here and let’s talk about it.”
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading So, with lunch-baskets in hand, they settled themselves in a quiet corner.
recessverbUS /rɪˈses/
put into a recess
From this reading At recess, Marie Lewis and Ethel Morris called her.
an educational institution
From this reading There were still some weeks before the summer holidays, and Mabel, in consequence, was at school during the morning, and the day after Harold was happily established at her home she started merrily off to school, looking forward to a happy afternoon.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading So, with lunch-baskets in hand, they settled themselves in a quiet corner.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There were still some weeks before the summer holidays, and Mabel, in consequence, was at school during the morning, and the day after Harold was happily established at her home she started merrily off to school, looking forward to a happy afternoon.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, with lunch-baskets in hand, they settled themselves in a quiet corner.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There were still some weeks before the summer holidays, and Mabel, in consequence, was at school during the morning, and the day after Harold was happily established at her home she started merrily off to school, looking forward to a happy afternoon.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading There were still some weeks before the summer holidays, and Mabel, in consequence, was at school during the morning, and the day after Harold was happily established at her home she started merrily off to school, looking forward to a happy afternoon.
not in physical motion
From this reading There were still some weeks before the summer holidays, and Mabel, in consequence, was at school during the morning, and the day after Harold was happily established at her home she started merrily off to school, looking forward to a happy afternoon.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading There were still some weeks before the summer holidays, and Mabel, in consequence, was at school during the morning, and the day after Harold was happily established at her home she started merrily off to school, looking forward to a happy afternoon.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Come over here and let’s talk about it.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There were still some weeks before the summer holidays, and Mabel, in consequence, was at school during the morning, and the day after Harold was happily established at her home she started merrily off to school, looking forward to a happy afternoon.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading So, with lunch-baskets in hand, they settled themselves in a quiet corner.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were still some weeks before the summer holidays, and Mabel, in consequence, was at school during the morning, and the day after Harold was happily established at her home she started merrily off to school, looking forward to a happy afternoon.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So, with lunch-baskets in hand, they settled themselves in a quiet corner.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There were still some weeks before the summer holidays, and Mabel, in consequence, was at school during the morning, and the day after Harold was happily established at her home she started merrily off to school, looking forward to a happy afternoon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There were still some weeks before the summer holidays, and Mabel, in consequence, was at school during the morning, and the day after Harold was happily established at her home she started merrily off to school, looking forward to a happy afternoon.
we've
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From this reading “Oh, Mabel, we’ve the loveliest idea, and you will just love it.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading There were still some weeks before the summer holidays, and Mabel, in consequence, was at school during the morning, and the day after Harold was happily established at her home she started merrily off to school, looking forward to a happy afternoon.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were still some weeks before the summer holidays, and Mabel, in consequence, was at school during the morning, and the day after Harold was happily established at her home she started merrily off to school, looking forward to a happy afternoon.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Oh, Mabel, we’ve the loveliest idea, and you will just love it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading So, with lunch-baskets in hand, they settled themselves in a quiet corner.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, Mabel, we’ve the loveliest idea, and you will just love it.
