used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Your uncle says you are to spend a week in the attic for your naughtiness, so get up and dress quickly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Your uncle says you are to spend a week in the attic for your naughtiness, so get up and dress quickly.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Your uncle says you are to spend a week in the attic for your naughtiness, so get up and dress quickly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "You're to get up at once.
atticnounUS /ˈætɪk/
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
From this reading Your uncle says you are to spend a week in the attic for your naughtiness, so get up and dress quickly.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading I awoke next morning to see Aunt Martha standing by my bedside.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading I awoke next morning to see Aunt Martha standing by my bedside.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I'll come back to take you in a few minutes.
bedsidenounUS /ˈbedsaɪd/
space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person)
From this reading I awoke next morning to see Aunt Martha standing by my bedside.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Your uncle says you're to go before breakfast, now, at once, so that you can speak to nobody."
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Your uncle says you're to go before breakfast, now, at once, so that you can speak to nobody."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I awoke next morning to see Aunt Martha standing by my bedside.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Your uncle says you're to go before breakfast, now, at once, so that you can speak to nobody."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I'll come back to take you in a few minutes.
put on clothes
From this reading Your uncle says you are to spend a week in the attic for your naughtiness, so get up and dress quickly.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading I'll come back to take you in a few minutes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Your uncle says you are to spend a week in the attic for your naughtiness, so get up and dress quickly.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "You're to get up at once.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Your uncle says you're to go before breakfast, now, at once, so that you can speak to nobody."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I awoke next morning to see Aunt Martha standing by my bedside.
I'll
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From this reading I'll come back to take you in a few minutes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Your uncle says you are to spend a week in the attic for your naughtiness, so get up and dress quickly.
Martha
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From this reading I awoke next morning to see Aunt Martha standing by my bedside.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading I'll come back to take you in a few minutes.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading I awoke next morning to see Aunt Martha standing by my bedside.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I awoke next morning to see Aunt Martha standing by my bedside.
naughtinessnoun
an attribute of mischievous children
From this reading Your uncle says you are to spend a week in the attic for your naughtiness, so get up and dress quickly.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading I awoke next morning to see Aunt Martha standing by my bedside.
no person; not anyone
From this reading Your uncle says you're to go before breakfast, now, at once, so that you can speak to nobody."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Your uncle says you're to go before breakfast, now, at once, so that you can speak to nobody."
on one occasion
From this reading "You're to get up at once.
with speed
From this reading Your uncle says you are to spend a week in the attic for your naughtiness, so get up and dress quickly.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading Your uncle says you are to spend a week in the attic for your naughtiness, so get up and dress quickly.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I awoke next morning to see Aunt Martha standing by my bedside.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Your uncle says you are to spend a week in the attic for your naughtiness, so get up and dress quickly.
express in speech
From this reading Your uncle says you're to go before breakfast, now, at once, so that you can speak to nobody."
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading Your uncle says you are to spend a week in the attic for your naughtiness, so get up and dress quickly.
having a supporting base
From this reading I awoke next morning to see Aunt Martha standing by my bedside.
carry out
From this reading I'll come back to take you in a few minutes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Your uncle says you're to go before breakfast, now, at once, so that you can speak to nobody."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Your uncle says you are to spend a week in the attic for your naughtiness, so get up and dress quickly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I awoke next morning to see Aunt Martha standing by my bedside.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Your uncle says you are to spend a week in the attic for your naughtiness, so get up and dress quickly.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "You're to get up at once.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Your uncle says you are to spend a week in the attic for your naughtiness, so get up and dress quickly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your uncle says you are to spend a week in the attic for your naughtiness, so get up and dress quickly.
You're
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From this reading "You're to get up at once.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your uncle says you are to spend a week in the attic for your naughtiness, so get up and dress quickly.
