used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was late in the afternoon of Commencement Day and the original Nine Travelers, Robin and Phyllis Moore, were holding a brief farewell rendezvous in Marjorie’s and Jerry’s room.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Their elders and relatives who had come to Hamilton to see their own graduated were scattered about the campus.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading It was late in the afternoon of Commencement Day and the original Nine Travelers, Robin and Phyllis Moore, were holding a brief farewell rendezvous in Marjorie’s and Jerry’s room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was late in the afternoon of Commencement Day and the original Nine Travelers, Robin and Phyllis Moore, were holding a brief farewell rendezvous in Marjorie’s and Jerry’s room.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Pinch my arm, Robin; not very hard, just enough to make me know I’m awake.”
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading Pinch my arm, Robin; not very hard, just enough to make me know I’m awake.”
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “I can’t believe it’s true.
of short duration or distance
From this reading It was late in the afternoon of Commencement Day and the original Nine Travelers, Robin and Phyllis Moore, were holding a brief farewell rendezvous in Marjorie’s and Jerry’s room.
campusnounUS /ˈkæmpəs/
a field on which the buildings of a university are situated
From this reading Their elders and relatives who had come to Hamilton to see their own graduated were scattered about the campus.
can't
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From this reading “I can’t believe it’s true.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Their elders and relatives who had come to Hamilton to see their own graduated were scattered about the campus.
CommencementnounUS /kəˈmensmənt/
the time at which something is supposed to begin
From this reading It was late in the afternoon of Commencement Day and the original Nine Travelers, Robin and Phyllis Moore, were holding a brief farewell rendezvous in Marjorie’s and Jerry’s room.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was late in the afternoon of Commencement Day and the original Nine Travelers, Robin and Phyllis Moore, were holding a brief farewell rendezvous in Marjorie’s and Jerry’s room.
eldersnounUS /ˈeldərz/
plural of “elder” — a person who is older than you are
From this reading Their elders and relatives who had come to Hamilton to see their own graduated were scattered about the campus.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Pinch my arm, Robin; not very hard, just enough to make me know I’m awake.”
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading It was late in the afternoon of Commencement Day and the original Nine Travelers, Robin and Phyllis Moore, were holding a brief farewell rendezvous in Marjorie’s and Jerry’s room.
graduatedadjectiveUS /ˈɡrædʒuːeɪtɪd/
marked with or divided into degrees
From this reading Their elders and relatives who had come to Hamilton to see their own graduated were scattered about the campus.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Their elders and relatives who had come to Hamilton to see their own graduated were scattered about the campus.
HamiltonnounUS /ˈhæməltən/
Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
From this reading Their elders and relatives who had come to Hamilton to see their own graduated were scattered about the campus.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Pinch my arm, Robin; not very hard, just enough to make me know I’m awake.”
the act of retaining something
From this reading It was late in the afternoon of Commencement Day and the original Nine Travelers, Robin and Phyllis Moore, were holding a brief farewell rendezvous in Marjorie’s and Jerry’s room.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I can’t believe it’s true.
I'm
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From this reading Pinch my arm, Robin; not very hard, just enough to make me know I’m awake.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was late in the afternoon of Commencement Day and the original Nine Travelers, Robin and Phyllis Moore, were holding a brief farewell rendezvous in Marjorie’s and Jerry’s room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Marjorie who made this request.
it's
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From this reading “I can’t believe it’s true.
Jerry'snounUS /ˈdʒeriz/
possessive form of “jerry” — offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading It was late in the afternoon of Commencement Day and the original Nine Travelers, Robin and Phyllis Moore, were holding a brief farewell rendezvous in Marjorie’s and Jerry’s room.
and nothing more
From this reading Pinch my arm, Robin; not very hard, just enough to make me know I’m awake.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Pinch my arm, Robin; not very hard, just enough to make me know I’m awake.”
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading It was late in the afternoon of Commencement Day and the original Nine Travelers, Robin and Phyllis Moore, were holding a brief farewell rendezvous in Marjorie’s and Jerry’s room.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It was Marjorie who made this request.
engage in
From this reading Pinch my arm, Robin; not very hard, just enough to make me know I’m awake.”
Marjorie
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From this reading It was Marjorie who made this request.
Marjorie's
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From this reading It was late in the afternoon of Commencement Day and the original Nine Travelers, Robin and Phyllis Moore, were holding a brief farewell rendezvous in Marjorie’s and Jerry’s room.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Pinch my arm, Robin; not very hard, just enough to make me know I’m awake.”
MoorenounUS /mʊr/
United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969)
From this reading It was late in the afternoon of Commencement Day and the original Nine Travelers, Robin and Phyllis Moore, were holding a brief farewell rendezvous in Marjorie’s and Jerry’s room.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Pinch my arm, Robin; not very hard, just enough to make me know I’m awake.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading It was late in the afternoon of Commencement Day and the original Nine Travelers, Robin and Phyllis Moore, were holding a brief farewell rendezvous in Marjorie’s and Jerry’s room.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Pinch my arm, Robin; not very hard, just enough to make me know I’m awake.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was late in the afternoon of Commencement Day and the original Nine Travelers, Robin and Phyllis Moore, were holding a brief farewell rendezvous in Marjorie’s and Jerry’s room.
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading It was late in the afternoon of Commencement Day and the original Nine Travelers, Robin and Phyllis Moore, were holding a brief farewell rendezvous in Marjorie’s and Jerry’s room.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Their elders and relatives who had come to Hamilton to see their own graduated were scattered about the campus.
Phyllis
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From this reading It was late in the afternoon of Commencement Day and the original Nine Travelers, Robin and Phyllis Moore, were holding a brief farewell rendezvous in Marjorie’s and Jerry’s room.
PinchverbUS /pɪntʃ/
squeeze tightly between the fingers
From this reading Pinch my arm, Robin; not very hard, just enough to make me know I’m awake.”
relativesnounUS /ˈrelətɪvz/
plural of “relative” — a person related by blood or marriage
From this reading Their elders and relatives who had come to Hamilton to see their own graduated were scattered about the campus.
rendezvousnounUS /ˈrɑːndɪvuː/
a meeting planned at a certain time and place
From this reading It was late in the afternoon of Commencement Day and the original Nine Travelers, Robin and Phyllis Moore, were holding a brief farewell rendezvous in Marjorie’s and Jerry’s room.
express the need or desire for
From this reading It was Marjorie who made this request.
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading Pinch my arm, Robin; not very hard, just enough to make me know I’m awake.”
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading It was late in the afternoon of Commencement Day and the original Nine Travelers, Robin and Phyllis Moore, were holding a brief farewell rendezvous in Marjorie’s and Jerry’s room.
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading Their elders and relatives who had come to Hamilton to see their own graduated were scattered about the campus.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Their elders and relatives who had come to Hamilton to see their own graduated were scattered about the campus.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was late in the afternoon of Commencement Day and the original Nine Travelers, Robin and Phyllis Moore, were holding a brief farewell rendezvous in Marjorie’s and Jerry’s room.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their elders and relatives who had come to Hamilton to see their own graduated were scattered about the campus.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was Marjorie who made this request.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Pinch my arm, Robin; not very hard, just enough to make me know I’m awake.”
TravelersnounUS /ˈtrævələrz/
plural of “traveler” — a person who changes location
From this reading It was late in the afternoon of Commencement Day and the original Nine Travelers, Robin and Phyllis Moore, were holding a brief farewell rendezvous in Marjorie’s and Jerry’s room.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “I can’t believe it’s true.
precisely as stated
From this reading Pinch my arm, Robin; not very hard, just enough to make me know I’m awake.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Marjorie who made this request.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was late in the afternoon of Commencement Day and the original Nine Travelers, Robin and Phyllis Moore, were holding a brief farewell rendezvous in Marjorie’s and Jerry’s room.
which person or people
From this reading It was Marjorie who made this request.
