used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A BITTER MOMENT Marjorie went soberly up the steps of her home that afternoon.
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading How could she bear to play on a team when three of the members had decided to drop her acquaintance?
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading A BITTER MOMENT Marjorie went soberly up the steps of her home that afternoon.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She wondered if it would not be better to write her resignation.
have
From this reading How could she bear to play on a team when three of the members had decided to drop her acquaintance?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Her pleasure in making the team had been short-lived.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading She wondered if it would not be better to write her resignation.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading A BITTER MOMENT Marjorie went soberly up the steps of her home that afternoon.
one who is the object of choice; who is given preference
From this reading Still, they had not chosen her to play on the team; why, then, should she resign?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading How could she bear to play on a team when three of the members had decided to drop her acquaintance?
recognizable; marked
From this reading How could she bear to play on a team when three of the members had decided to drop her acquaintance?
let fall to the ground
From this reading How could she bear to play on a team when three of the members had decided to drop her acquaintance?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her pleasure in making the team had been short-lived.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A BITTER MOMENT Marjorie went soberly up the steps of her home that afternoon.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading A BITTER MOMENT Marjorie went soberly up the steps of her home that afternoon.
How
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From this reading How could she bear to play on a team when three of the members had decided to drop her acquaintance?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She wondered if it would not be better to write her resignation.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her pleasure in making the team had been short-lived.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She wondered if it would not be better to write her resignation.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Her pleasure in making the team had been short-lived.
Marjorie
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From this reading A BITTER MOMENT Marjorie went soberly up the steps of her home that afternoon.
plural of “member” — one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading How could she bear to play on a team when three of the members had decided to drop her acquaintance?
a particular point in time
From this reading A BITTER MOMENT Marjorie went soberly up the steps of her home that afternoon.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She wondered if it would not be better to write her resignation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A BITTER MOMENT Marjorie went soberly up the steps of her home that afternoon.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading How could she bear to play on a team when three of the members had decided to drop her acquaintance?
participate in games or sport
From this reading How could she bear to play on a team when three of the members had decided to drop her acquaintance?
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Her pleasure in making the team had been short-lived.
resignverbUS /rɪˈzaɪn/
leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
From this reading Still, they had not chosen her to play on the team; why, then, should she resign?
resignationnounUS /ˌrezəɡˈneɪʃən/
acceptance of despair
From this reading She wondered if it would not be better to write her resignation.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wondered if it would not be better to write her resignation.
short-livedadjectiveUS /ˈʃɔːrtˈlaɪvd/
lasting a very short time
From this reading Her pleasure in making the team had been short-lived.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Still, they had not chosen her to play on the team; why, then, should she resign?
soberlyadverbUS /ˈsoʊbərli/
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading A BITTER MOMENT Marjorie went soberly up the steps of her home that afternoon.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading A BITTER MOMENT Marjorie went soberly up the steps of her home that afternoon.
not in physical motion
From this reading Still, they had not chosen her to play on the team; why, then, should she resign?
teamnounUS /tiːm/
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading Her pleasure in making the team had been short-lived.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A BITTER MOMENT Marjorie went soberly up the steps of her home that afternoon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A BITTER MOMENT Marjorie went soberly up the steps of her home that afternoon.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Still, they had not chosen her to play on the team; why, then, should she resign?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Still, they had not chosen her to play on the team; why, then, should she resign?
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading How could she bear to play on a team when three of the members had decided to drop her acquaintance?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She wondered if it would not be better to write her resignation.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A BITTER MOMENT Marjorie went soberly up the steps of her home that afternoon.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading A BITTER MOMENT Marjorie went soberly up the steps of her home that afternoon.
at the time that
From this reading How could she bear to play on a team when three of the members had decided to drop her acquaintance?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Still, they had not chosen her to play on the team; why, then, should she resign?
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading She wondered if it would not be better to write her resignation.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She wondered if it would not be better to write her resignation.
produce a literary work
From this reading She wondered if it would not be better to write her resignation.
