not being in a specified place
From this reading Claire had been absent all the morning, had gone to make some call; at least she had said to Olive, at breakfast, "I think I will take the ponies, Olive, and drive into the city this morning.
(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 Claire had been absent all the morning, had gone to make some call; at least she had said to Olive, at breakfast, "I think I will take the ponies, Olive, and drive into the city this morning.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Olive Girard sat alone in her cosy drawing-room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Claire had been absent all the morning, had gone to make some call; at least she had said to Olive, at breakfast, "I think I will take the ponies, Olive, and drive into the city this morning.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Claire had been absent all the morning, had gone to make some call; at least she had said to Olive, at breakfast, "I think I will take the ponies, Olive, and drive into the city this morning.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Claire had been absent all the morning, had gone to make some call; at least she had said to Olive, at breakfast, "I think I will take the ponies, Olive, and drive into the city this morning.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading She had been reading, but the book was somehow not in tune with her mind or mood.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Claire had been absent all the morning, had gone to make some call; at least she had said to Olive, at breakfast, "I think I will take the ponies, Olive, and drive into the city this morning.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had been reading, but the book was somehow not in tune with her mind or mood.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Claire had been absent all the morning, had gone to make some call; at least she had said to Olive, at breakfast, "I think I will take the ponies, Olive, and drive into the city this morning.
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading It is nice out of doors, and I have made no calls since I came here."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It is nice out of doors, and I have made no calls since I came here."
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Claire had been absent all the morning, had gone to make some call; at least she had said to Olive, at breakfast, "I think I will take the ponies, Olive, and drive into the city this morning.
Claire
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From this reading Claire had been absent all the morning, had gone to make some call; at least she had said to Olive, at breakfast, "I think I will take the ponies, Olive, and drive into the city this morning.
CLUESnounUS /kluːz/
plural of “clue” — a slight indication
From this reading GATHERING CLUES.
cosynounUS /ˈkoʊzi/
a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm
From this reading Olive Girard sat alone in her cosy drawing-room.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading It is nice out of doors, and I have made no calls since I came here."
drawing-room
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From this reading Olive Girard sat alone in her cosy drawing-room.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading Claire had been absent all the morning, had gone to make some call; at least she had said to Olive, at breakfast, "I think I will take the ponies, Olive, and drive into the city this morning.
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading GATHERING CLUES.
GirardnounUS /dʒərˈɑːrd/
United States financier (born in France) who helped finance the War of 1812 (1750-1831)
From this reading Olive Girard sat alone in her cosy drawing-room.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Claire had been absent all the morning, had gone to make some call; at least she had said to Olive, at breakfast, "I think I will take the ponies, Olive, and drive into the city this morning.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Claire had been absent all the morning, had gone to make some call; at least she had said to Olive, at breakfast, "I think I will take the ponies, Olive, and drive into the city this morning.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is nice out of doors, and I have made no calls since I came here."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Olive Girard sat alone in her cosy drawing-room.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading It is nice out of doors, and I have made no calls since I came here."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Claire had been absent all the morning, had gone to make some call; at least she had said to Olive, at breakfast, "I think I will take the ponies, Olive, and drive into the city this morning.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Olive Girard sat alone in her cosy drawing-room.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Claire had been absent all the morning, had gone to make some call; at least she had said to Olive, at breakfast, "I think I will take the ponies, Olive, and drive into the city this morning.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is nice out of doors, and I have made no calls since I came here."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is nice out of doors, and I have made no calls since I came here."
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Claire had been absent all the morning, had gone to make some call; at least she had said to Olive, at breakfast, "I think I will take the ponies, Olive, and drive into the city this morning.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It is nice out of doors, and I have made no calls since I came here."
engage in
From this reading Claire had been absent all the morning, had gone to make some call; at least she had said to Olive, at breakfast, "I think I will take the ponies, Olive, and drive into the city this morning.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading She had been reading, but the book was somehow not in tune with her mind or mood.
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading She had been reading, but the book was somehow not in tune with her mind or mood.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Claire had been absent all the morning, had gone to make some call; at least she had said to Olive, at breakfast, "I think I will take the ponies, Olive, and drive into the city this morning.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading It is nice out of doors, and I have made no calls since I came here."
not any; not one
From this reading It is nice out of doors, and I have made no calls since I came here."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had been reading, but the book was somehow not in tune with her mind or mood.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is nice out of doors, and I have made no calls since I came here."
OliveadjectiveUS /ˈɑːləv/
of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
From this reading Claire had been absent all the morning, had gone to make some call; at least she had said to Olive, at breakfast, "I think I will take the ponies, Olive, and drive into the city this morning.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She had been reading, but the book was somehow not in tune with her mind or mood.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It is nice out of doors, and I have made no calls since I came here."
poniesnounUS /ˈpoʊniz/
plural of “pony” — a range horse of the western United States
From this reading Claire had been absent all the morning, had gone to make some call; at least she had said to Olive, at breakfast, "I think I will take the ponies, Olive, and drive into the city this morning.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading She had been reading, but the book was somehow not in tune with her mind or mood.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Claire had been absent all the morning, had gone to make some call; at least she had said to Olive, at breakfast, "I think I will take the ponies, Olive, and drive into the city this morning.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Olive Girard sat alone in her cosy drawing-room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Claire had been absent all the morning, had gone to make some call; at least she had said to Olive, at breakfast, "I think I will take the ponies, Olive, and drive into the city this morning.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It is nice out of doors, and I have made no calls since I came here."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Claire had been absent all the morning, had gone to make some call; at least she had said to Olive, at breakfast, "I think I will take the ponies, Olive, and drive into the city this morning.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading She had been reading, but the book was somehow not in tune with her mind or mood.
carry out
From this reading Claire had been absent all the morning, had gone to make some call; at least she had said to Olive, at breakfast, "I think I will take the ponies, Olive, and drive into the city this morning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Claire had been absent all the morning, had gone to make some call; at least she had said to Olive, at breakfast, "I think I will take the ponies, Olive, and drive into the city this morning.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Claire had been absent all the morning, had gone to make some call; at least she had said to Olive, at breakfast, "I think I will take the ponies, Olive, and drive into the city this morning.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Claire had been absent all the morning, had gone to make some call; at least she had said to Olive, at breakfast, "I think I will take the ponies, Olive, and drive into the city this morning.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Claire had been absent all the morning, had gone to make some call; at least she had said to Olive, at breakfast, "I think I will take the ponies, Olive, and drive into the city this morning.
tunenounUS /tuːn/
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading She had been reading, but the book was somehow not in tune with her mind or mood.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had been reading, but the book was somehow not in tune with her mind or mood.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Claire had been absent all the morning, had gone to make some call; at least she had said to Olive, at breakfast, "I think I will take the ponies, Olive, and drive into the city this morning.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had been reading, but the book was somehow not in tune with her mind or mood.
