used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She stood with her chums on the station platform, waving farewell to Florence Johnston, who was leaving for Markham College, a western university.
Aldine
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From this reading Monday it was Mignon, Daisy Griggs and Gertrude Aldine, all bound for Smith.
(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 Monday it was Mignon, Daisy Griggs and Gertrude Aldine, all bound for Smith.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Monday it was Mignon, Daisy Griggs and Gertrude Aldine, all bound for Smith.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “This is the third time for us at the station this week.
confined by bonds
From this reading Monday it was Mignon, Daisy Griggs and Gertrude Aldine, all bound for Smith.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “This saying good-bye business is growing harrowing,” complained Jerry one hazy September morning.
chumsnounUS /tʃʌmz/
plural of “chum” — a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading She stood with her chums on the station platform, waving farewell to Florence Johnston, who was leaving for Markham College, a western university.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading She stood with her chums on the station platform, waving farewell to Florence Johnston, who was leaving for Markham College, a western university.
complainedverbUS /kəmˈpleɪnd/
past form of “complain” — express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
From this reading “This saying good-bye business is growing harrowing,” complained Jerry one hazy September morning.
DaisynounUS /ˈdeɪzi/
any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
From this reading Monday it was Mignon, Daisy Griggs and Gertrude Aldine, all bound for Smith.
EsthernounUS /ˈestər/
(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
From this reading Wednesday it was Esther, Rita, Susan and Irma.
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading She stood with her chums on the station platform, waving farewell to Florence Johnston, who was leaving for Markham College, a western university.
FlorencenounUS /ˈflɔːrəns/
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading She stood with her chums on the station platform, waving farewell to Florence Johnston, who was leaving for Markham College, a western university.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She stood with her chums on the station platform, waving farewell to Florence Johnston, who was leaving for Markham College, a western university.
Gertrude
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From this reading Monday it was Mignon, Daisy Griggs and Gertrude Aldine, all bound for Smith.
good-byenounUS /ɡɪdˈbaɪ/
a farewell remark
From this reading “This saying good-bye business is growing harrowing,” complained Jerry one hazy September morning.
Griggs
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From this reading Monday it was Mignon, Daisy Griggs and Gertrude Aldine, all bound for Smith.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading “This saying good-bye business is growing harrowing,” complained Jerry one hazy September morning.
harrowingadjectiveUS /ˈheroʊɪŋ/
extremely painful
From this reading “This saying good-bye business is growing harrowing,” complained Jerry one hazy September morning.
hazyadjectiveUS /ˈheɪzi/
filled or abounding with fog or mist
From this reading “This saying good-bye business is growing harrowing,” complained Jerry one hazy September morning.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She stood with her chums on the station platform, waving farewell to Florence Johnston, who was leaving for Markham College, a western university.
Irma
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From this reading Wednesday it was Esther, Rita, Susan and Irma.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This saying good-bye business is growing harrowing,” complained Jerry one hazy September morning.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Monday it was Mignon, Daisy Griggs and Gertrude Aldine, all bound for Smith.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “This saying good-bye business is growing harrowing,” complained Jerry one hazy September morning.
JohnstonnounUS /ˈdʒɑːnstən/
Confederate general in the American Civil War; led the Confederate troops in the West (1807-1891)
From this reading She stood with her chums on the station platform, waving farewell to Florence Johnston, who was leaving for Markham College, a western university.
the act of departing
From this reading She stood with her chums on the station platform, waving farewell to Florence Johnston, who was leaving for Markham College, a western university.
Markham
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From this reading She stood with her chums on the station platform, waving farewell to Florence Johnston, who was leaving for Markham College, a western university.
Mignon
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From this reading Monday it was Mignon, Daisy Griggs and Gertrude Aldine, all bound for Smith.
MondaynounUS /ˈmʌndi/
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading Monday it was Mignon, Daisy Griggs and Gertrude Aldine, all bound for Smith.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “This saying good-bye business is growing harrowing,” complained Jerry one hazy September morning.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She stood with her chums on the station platform, waving farewell to Florence Johnston, who was leaving for Markham College, a western university.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “This saying good-bye business is growing harrowing,” complained Jerry one hazy September morning.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading She stood with her chums on the station platform, waving farewell to Florence Johnston, who was leaving for Markham College, a western university.
Rita
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From this reading Wednesday it was Esther, Rita, Susan and Irma.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading “This saying good-bye business is growing harrowing,” complained Jerry one hazy September morning.
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading “This saying good-bye business is growing harrowing,” complained Jerry one hazy September morning.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stood with her chums on the station platform, waving farewell to Florence Johnston, who was leaving for Markham College, a western university.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading Monday it was Mignon, Daisy Griggs and Gertrude Aldine, all bound for Smith.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading She stood with her chums on the station platform, waving farewell to Florence Johnston, who was leaving for Markham College, a western university.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading She stood with her chums on the station platform, waving farewell to Florence Johnston, who was leaving for Markham College, a western university.
Susan
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From this reading Wednesday it was Esther, Rita, Susan and Irma.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She stood with her chums on the station platform, waving farewell to Florence Johnston, who was leaving for Markham College, a western university.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading “This is the third time for us at the station this week.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This saying good-bye business is growing harrowing,” complained Jerry one hazy September morning.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “This is the third time for us at the station this week.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She stood with her chums on the station platform, waving farewell to Florence Johnston, who was leaving for Markham College, a western university.
universitynounUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəti/
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading She stood with her chums on the station platform, waving farewell to Florence Johnston, who was leaving for Markham College, a western university.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “This is the third time for us at the station this week.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She stood with her chums on the station platform, waving farewell to Florence Johnston, who was leaving for Markham College, a western university.
wavingnounUS /ˈweɪvɪŋ/
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
From this reading She stood with her chums on the station platform, waving farewell to Florence Johnston, who was leaving for Markham College, a western university.
WednesdaynounUS /ˈwenzdi/
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading Wednesday it was Esther, Rita, Susan and Irma.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “This is the third time for us at the station this week.
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading She stood with her chums on the station platform, waving farewell to Florence Johnston, who was leaving for Markham College, a western university.
which person or people
From this reading She stood with her chums on the station platform, waving farewell to Florence Johnston, who was leaving for Markham College, a western university.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She stood with her chums on the station platform, waving farewell to Florence Johnston, who was leaving for Markham College, a western university.
