used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She had spoken of "Friendship," what it meant to a girl at school and what it must mean to a woman when the larger and more important difficulties come into her life.
speak to
From this reading HOW IT WAS ALL ARRANGED Madge's valedictory address was almost over.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Schoolgirl friendships are of no small consequence," declaimed Madge; "the friendships made in youth are the truest, after all!"
(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 HOW IT WAS ALL ARRANGED Madge's valedictory address was almost over.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading HOW IT WAS ALL ARRANGED Madge's valedictory address was almost over.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had spoken of "Friendship," what it meant to a girl at school and what it must mean to a woman when the larger and more important difficulties come into her life.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Schoolgirl friendships are of no small consequence," declaimed Madge; "the friendships made in youth are the truest, after all!"
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading HOW IT WAS ALL ARRANGED Madge's valedictory address was almost over.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had spoken of "Friendship," what it meant to a girl at school and what it must mean to a woman when the larger and more important difficulties come into her life.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Only a half-hour before she and her beloved Madge had come very near to having the first real quarrel of their lives.
dearly loved
From this reading Only a half-hour before she and her beloved Madge had come very near to having the first real quarrel of their lives.
chum's
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From this reading Phil listened to her chum's voice, her eyes misty with tears.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She had spoken of "Friendship," what it meant to a girl at school and what it must mean to a woman when the larger and more important difficulties come into her life.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading "Schoolgirl friendships are of no small consequence," declaimed Madge; "the friendships made in youth are the truest, after all!"
declaimedverbUS /dɪˈkleɪmd/
past form of “declaim” — recite in elocution
From this reading "Schoolgirl friendships are of no small consequence," declaimed Madge; "the friendships made in youth are the truest, after all!"
plural of “difficulty” — an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading She had spoken of "Friendship," what it meant to a girl at school and what it must mean to a woman when the larger and more important difficulties come into her life.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Phil listened to her chum's voice, her eyes misty with tears.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Only a half-hour before she and her beloved Madge had come very near to having the first real quarrel of their lives.
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading She had spoken of "Friendship," what it meant to a girl at school and what it must mean to a woman when the larger and more important difficulties come into her life.
friendshipsnounUS /ˈfrendʃɪps/
plural of “friendship” — the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading "Schoolgirl friendships are of no small consequence," declaimed Madge; "the friendships made in youth are the truest, after all!"
a young female
From this reading She had spoken of "Friendship," what it meant to a girl at school and what it must mean to a woman when the larger and more important difficulties come into her life.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had spoken of "Friendship," what it meant to a girl at school and what it must mean to a woman when the larger and more important difficulties come into her life.
half-hournounUS /ˈhæfaʊər/
a half of an hour
From this reading Only a half-hour before she and her beloved Madge had come very near to having the first real quarrel of their lives.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Only a half-hour before she and her beloved Madge had come very near to having the first real quarrel of their lives.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had spoken of "Friendship," what it meant to a girl at school and what it must mean to a woman when the larger and more important difficulties come into her life.
HOW
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From this reading HOW IT WAS ALL ARRANGED Madge's valedictory address was almost over.
of great significance or value
From this reading She had spoken of "Friendship," what it meant to a girl at school and what it must mean to a woman when the larger and more important difficulties come into her life.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Schoolgirl friendships are of no small consequence," declaimed Madge; "the friendships made in youth are the truest, after all!"
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She had spoken of "Friendship," what it meant to a girl at school and what it must mean to a woman when the larger and more important difficulties come into her life.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading HOW IT WAS ALL ARRANGED Madge's valedictory address was almost over.
large or big relative to something else
From this reading She had spoken of "Friendship," what it meant to a girl at school and what it must mean to a woman when the larger and more important difficulties come into her life.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading She had spoken of "Friendship," what it meant to a girl at school and what it must mean to a woman when the larger and more important difficulties come into her life.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading Phil listened to her chum's voice, her eyes misty with tears.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Only a half-hour before she and her beloved Madge had come very near to having the first real quarrel of their lives.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Schoolgirl friendships are of no small consequence," declaimed Madge; "the friendships made in youth are the truest, after all!"
Madge
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From this reading "Schoolgirl friendships are of no small consequence," declaimed Madge; "the friendships made in youth are the truest, after all!"
Madge's
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From this reading HOW IT WAS ALL ARRANGED Madge's valedictory address was almost over.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading She had spoken of "Friendship," what it meant to a girl at school and what it must mean to a woman when the larger and more important difficulties come into her life.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading She had spoken of "Friendship," what it meant to a girl at school and what it must mean to a woman when the larger and more important difficulties come into her life.
mistyadjectiveUS /ˈmɪsti/
filled or abounding with fog or mist
From this reading Phil listened to her chum's voice, her eyes misty with tears.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She had spoken of "Friendship," what it meant to a girl at school and what it must mean to a woman when the larger and more important difficulties come into her life.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She had spoken of "Friendship," what it meant to a girl at school and what it must mean to a woman when the larger and more important difficulties come into her life.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Only a half-hour before she and her beloved Madge had come very near to having the first real quarrel of their lives.
not any; not one
From this reading "Schoolgirl friendships are of no small consequence," declaimed Madge; "the friendships made in youth are the truest, after all!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had spoken of "Friendship," what it meant to a girl at school and what it must mean to a woman when the larger and more important difficulties come into her life.
and nothing more
From this reading Only a half-hour before she and her beloved Madge had come very near to having the first real quarrel of their lives.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading HOW IT WAS ALL ARRANGED Madge's valedictory address was almost over.
Phil
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From this reading Phil listened to her chum's voice, her eyes misty with tears.
an angry dispute
From this reading Only a half-hour before she and her beloved Madge had come very near to having the first real quarrel of their lives.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading Only a half-hour before she and her beloved Madge had come very near to having the first real quarrel of their lives.
an educational institution
From this reading She had spoken of "Friendship," what it meant to a girl at school and what it must mean to a woman when the larger and more important difficulties come into her life.
SchoolgirlnounUS /ˈskuːlɡɜːrl/
a girl attending school
From this reading "Schoolgirl friendships are of no small consequence," declaimed Madge; "the friendships made in youth are the truest, after all!"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had spoken of "Friendship," what it meant to a girl at school and what it must mean to a woman when the larger and more important difficulties come into her life.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Schoolgirl friendships are of no small consequence," declaimed Madge; "the friendships made in youth are the truest, after all!"
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading She had spoken of "Friendship," what it meant to a girl at school and what it must mean to a woman when the larger and more important difficulties come into her life.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading Phil listened to her chum's voice, her eyes misty with tears.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had spoken of "Friendship," what it meant to a girl at school and what it must mean to a woman when the larger and more important difficulties come into her life.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Only a half-hour before she and her beloved Madge had come very near to having the first real quarrel of their lives.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had spoken of "Friendship," what it meant to a girl at school and what it must mean to a woman when the larger and more important difficulties come into her life.
truestadjectiveUS /ˈtruːɪst/
superlative of “true” — consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "Schoolgirl friendships are of no small consequence," declaimed Madge; "the friendships made in youth are the truest, after all!"
valedictoryadjectiveUS /ˌvæləˈdɪktəri/
of or relating to an occasion or expression of farewell
From this reading HOW IT WAS ALL ARRANGED Madge's valedictory address was almost over.
precisely as stated
From this reading Only a half-hour before she and her beloved Madge had come very near to having the first real quarrel of their lives.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Phil listened to her chum's voice, her eyes misty with tears.
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW IT WAS ALL ARRANGED Madge's valedictory address was almost over.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She had spoken of "Friendship," what it meant to a girl at school and what it must mean to a woman when the larger and more important difficulties come into her life.
at the time that
From this reading She had spoken of "Friendship," what it meant to a girl at school and what it must mean to a woman when the larger and more important difficulties come into her life.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Phil listened to her chum's voice, her eyes misty with tears.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading She had spoken of "Friendship," what it meant to a girl at school and what it must mean to a woman when the larger and more important difficulties come into her life.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading "Schoolgirl friendships are of no small consequence," declaimed Madge; "the friendships made in youth are the truest, after all!"
