used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In that case, we shall have a long chat over the telephone.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I know that you will be very happy here, little one, with Aunt Mary to look after you, and so many, many friends among the Sisters and little girls."
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading I know that you will be very happy here, little one, with Aunt Mary to look after you, and so many, many friends among the Sisters and little girls."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And you will come out to see me every Sunday and Tuesday and Thursday, Uncle?"
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading I know that you will be very happy here, little one, with Aunt Mary to look after you, and so many, many friends among the Sisters and little girls."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I know that you will be very happy here, little one, with Aunt Mary to look after you, and so many, many friends among the Sisters and little girls."
an occurrence of something
From this reading In that case, we shall have a long chat over the telephone.
chatverbUS /tʃæt/
talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading In that case, we shall have a long chat over the telephone.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "And you will come out to see me every Sunday and Tuesday and Thursday, Uncle?"
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading "Yes, pet, unless something very important happens to prevent my doing so.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "And you will come out to see me every Sunday and Tuesday and Thursday, Uncle?"
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading I know that you will be very happy here, little one, with Aunt Mary to look after you, and so many, many friends among the Sisters and little girls."
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading I know that you will be very happy here, little one, with Aunt Mary to look after you, and so many, many friends among the Sisters and little girls."
third-person singular of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading "Yes, pet, unless something very important happens to prevent my doing so.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading I know that you will be very happy here, little one, with Aunt Mary to look after you, and so many, many friends among the Sisters and little girls."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In that case, we shall have a long chat over the telephone.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I know that you will be very happy here, little one, with Aunt Mary to look after you, and so many, many friends among the Sisters and little girls."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I know that you will be very happy here, little one, with Aunt Mary to look after you, and so many, many friends among the Sisters and little girls."
of great significance or value
From this reading "Yes, pet, unless something very important happens to prevent my doing so.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In that case, we shall have a long chat over the telephone.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I know that you will be very happy here, little one, with Aunt Mary to look after you, and so many, many friends among the Sisters and little girls."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I know that you will be very happy here, little one, with Aunt Mary to look after you, and so many, many friends among the Sisters and little girls."
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading In that case, we shall have a long chat over the telephone.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I know that you will be very happy here, little one, with Aunt Mary to look after you, and so many, many friends among the Sisters and little girls."
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading I know that you will be very happy here, little one, with Aunt Mary to look after you, and so many, many friends among the Sisters and little girls."
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading I know that you will be very happy here, little one, with Aunt Mary to look after you, and so many, many friends among the Sisters and little girls."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And you will come out to see me every Sunday and Tuesday and Thursday, Uncle?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Yes, pet, unless something very important happens to prevent my doing so.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I know that you will be very happy here, little one, with Aunt Mary to look after you, and so many, many friends among the Sisters and little girls."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "And you will come out to see me every Sunday and Tuesday and Thursday, Uncle?"
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In that case, we shall have a long chat over the telephone.
petnounUS /pet/
a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
From this reading "Yes, pet, unless something very important happens to prevent my doing so.
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading "Yes, pet, unless something very important happens to prevent my doing so.
RAINBOWnounUS /ˈreɪnboʊ/
an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
From this reading THROUGH STORM TO THE RAINBOW.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "And you will come out to see me every Sunday and Tuesday and Thursday, Uncle?"
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading In that case, we shall have a long chat over the telephone.
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading I know that you will be very happy here, little one, with Aunt Mary to look after you, and so many, many friends among the Sisters and little girls."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Yes, pet, unless something very important happens to prevent my doing so.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Yes, pet, unless something very important happens to prevent my doing so.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading THROUGH STORM TO THE RAINBOW.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading "And you will come out to see me every Sunday and Tuesday and Thursday, Uncle?"
telephonenounUS /ˈteləfoʊn/
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading In that case, we shall have a long chat over the telephone.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In that case, we shall have a long chat over the telephone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THROUGH STORM TO THE RAINBOW.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading THROUGH STORM TO THE RAINBOW.
ThursdaynounUS /ˈθɜːrzdeɪ/
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading "And you will come out to see me every Sunday and Tuesday and Thursday, Uncle?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THROUGH STORM TO THE RAINBOW.
TuesdaynounUS /ˈtuːzdi/
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading "And you will come out to see me every Sunday and Tuesday and Thursday, Uncle?"
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading "And you will come out to see me every Sunday and Tuesday and Thursday, Uncle?"
except if; if not
From this reading "Yes, pet, unless something very important happens to prevent my doing so.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Yes, pet, unless something very important happens to prevent my doing so.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In that case, we shall have a long chat over the telephone.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "And you will come out to see me every Sunday and Tuesday and Thursday, Uncle?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading I know that you will be very happy here, little one, with Aunt Mary to look after you, and so many, many friends among the Sisters and little girls."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, pet, unless something very important happens to prevent my doing so.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And you will come out to see me every Sunday and Tuesday and Thursday, Uncle?"
