used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading If it were not that I insist upon getting some hours every week for a canter in the park, I fear I should be in a state of nervous collapse.
how long something has existed
From this reading DEAR ALICE: What an age it seems since I left Boston and exchanged the peace and quiet of my dear old attic room for all this turmoil and whirl of excitement!
ALICE
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From this reading DEAR ALICE: What an age it seems since I left Boston and exchanged the peace and quiet of my dear old attic room for all this turmoil and whirl of excitement!
(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 DEAR ALICE: What an age it seems since I left Boston and exchanged the peace and quiet of my dear old attic room for all this turmoil and whirl of excitement!
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading However, I am beginning to see my way clear, and hope to get away in a month or so and be off to the West.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading DEAR ALICE: What an age it seems since I left Boston and exchanged the peace and quiet of my dear old attic room for all this turmoil and whirl of excitement!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DEAR ALICE: What an age it seems since I left Boston and exchanged the peace and quiet of my dear old attic room for all this turmoil and whirl of excitement!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I have done more thinking in the last two months than ever before in my life, and sometimes I feel as though every idea had been squeezed out of my brain.
atticnounUS /ˈætɪk/
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
From this reading DEAR ALICE: What an age it seems since I left Boston and exchanged the peace and quiet of my dear old attic room for all this turmoil and whirl of excitement!
a line of approach
From this reading FIFTH AVENUE HOTEL.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading However, I am beginning to see my way clear, and hope to get away in a month or so and be off to the West.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If it were not that I insist upon getting some hours every week for a canter in the park, I fear I should be in a state of nervous collapse.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have done more thinking in the last two months than ever before in my life, and sometimes I feel as though every idea had been squeezed out of my brain.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I have done more thinking in the last two months than ever before in my life, and sometimes I feel as though every idea had been squeezed out of my brain.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading However, I am beginning to see my way clear, and hope to get away in a month or so and be off to the West.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading DEAR ALICE: What an age it seems since I left Boston and exchanged the peace and quiet of my dear old attic room for all this turmoil and whirl of excitement!
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading I have done more thinking in the last two months than ever before in my life, and sometimes I feel as though every idea had been squeezed out of my brain.
canterverbUS /ˈkæntər/
ride at a canter
From this reading If it were not that I insist upon getting some hours every week for a canter in the park, I fear I should be in a state of nervous collapse.
rid of obstructions
From this reading However, I am beginning to see my way clear, and hope to get away in a month or so and be off to the West.
collapsenounUS /kəˈlæps/
an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
From this reading If it were not that I insist upon getting some hours every week for a canter in the park, I fear I should be in a state of nervous collapse.
dearly loved
From this reading DEAR ALICE: What an age it seems since I left Boston and exchanged the peace and quiet of my dear old attic room for all this turmoil and whirl of excitement!
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading I have done more thinking in the last two months than ever before in my life, and sometimes I feel as though every idea had been squeezed out of my brain.
at any time
From this reading I have done more thinking in the last two months than ever before in my life, and sometimes I feel as though every idea had been squeezed out of my brain.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I have done more thinking in the last two months than ever before in my life, and sometimes I feel as though every idea had been squeezed out of my brain.
exchangedadjectiveUS /ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒd/
changed for (replaced by) something different
From this reading DEAR ALICE: What an age it seems since I left Boston and exchanged the peace and quiet of my dear old attic room for all this turmoil and whirl of excitement!
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading DEAR ALICE: What an age it seems since I left Boston and exchanged the peace and quiet of my dear old attic room for all this turmoil and whirl of excitement!
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading If it were not that I insist upon getting some hours every week for a canter in the park, I fear I should be in a state of nervous collapse.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading I have done more thinking in the last two months than ever before in my life, and sometimes I feel as though every idea had been squeezed out of my brain.
FIFTHnounUS /fɪfθ/
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading FIFTH AVENUE HOTEL.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading DEAR ALICE: What an age it seems since I left Boston and exchanged the peace and quiet of my dear old attic room for all this turmoil and whirl of excitement!
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading However, I am beginning to see my way clear, and hope to get away in a month or so and be off to the West.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading If it were not that I insist upon getting some hours every week for a canter in the park, I fear I should be in a state of nervous collapse.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I have done more thinking in the last two months than ever before in my life, and sometimes I feel as though every idea had been squeezed out of my brain.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have done more thinking in the last two months than ever before in my life, and sometimes I feel as though every idea had been squeezed out of my brain.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading However, I am beginning to see my way clear, and hope to get away in a month or so and be off to the West.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading FIFTH AVENUE HOTEL.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading If it were not that I insist upon getting some hours every week for a canter in the park, I fear I should be in a state of nervous collapse.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, I am beginning to see my way clear, and hope to get away in a month or so and be off to the West.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading DEAR ALICE: What an age it seems since I left Boston and exchanged the peace and quiet of my dear old attic room for all this turmoil and whirl of excitement!
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I have done more thinking in the last two months than ever before in my life, and sometimes I feel as though every idea had been squeezed out of my brain.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If it were not that I insist upon getting some hours every week for a canter in the park, I fear I should be in a state of nervous collapse.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have done more thinking in the last two months than ever before in my life, and sometimes I feel as though every idea had been squeezed out of my brain.
insistverbUS /ˌɪnˈsɪst/
be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading If it were not that I insist upon getting some hours every week for a canter in the park, I fear I should be in a state of nervous collapse.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading DEAR ALICE: What an age it seems since I left Boston and exchanged the peace and quiet of my dear old attic room for all this turmoil and whirl of excitement!
immediately past
From this reading I have done more thinking in the last two months than ever before in my life, and sometimes I feel as though every idea had been squeezed out of my brain.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading DEAR ALICE: What an age it seems since I left Boston and exchanged the peace and quiet of my dear old attic room for all this turmoil and whirl of excitement!
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I have done more thinking in the last two months than ever before in my life, and sometimes I feel as though every idea had been squeezed out of my brain.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading However, I am beginning to see my way clear, and hope to get away in a month or so and be off to the West.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading I have done more thinking in the last two months than ever before in my life, and sometimes I feel as though every idea had been squeezed out of my brain.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I have done more thinking in the last two months than ever before in my life, and sometimes I feel as though every idea had been squeezed out of my brain.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading DEAR ALICE: What an age it seems since I left Boston and exchanged the peace and quiet of my dear old attic room for all this turmoil and whirl of excitement!
easily agitated
From this reading If it were not that I insist upon getting some hours every week for a canter in the park, I fear I should be in a state of nervous collapse.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If it were not that I insist upon getting some hours every week for a canter in the park, I fear I should be in a state of nervous collapse.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DEAR ALICE: What an age it seems since I left Boston and exchanged the peace and quiet of my dear old attic room for all this turmoil and whirl of excitement!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading However, I am beginning to see my way clear, and hope to get away in a month or so and be off to the West.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading DEAR ALICE: What an age it seems since I left Boston and exchanged the peace and quiet of my dear old attic room for all this turmoil and whirl of excitement!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading However, I am beginning to see my way clear, and hope to get away in a month or so and be off to the West.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I have done more thinking in the last two months than ever before in my life, and sometimes I feel as though every idea had been squeezed out of my brain.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading If it were not that I insist upon getting some hours every week for a canter in the park, I fear I should be in a state of nervous collapse.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading DEAR ALICE: What an age it seems since I left Boston and exchanged the peace and quiet of my dear old attic room for all this turmoil and whirl of excitement!
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading DEAR ALICE: What an age it seems since I left Boston and exchanged the peace and quiet of my dear old attic room for all this turmoil and whirl of excitement!
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading DEAR ALICE: What an age it seems since I left Boston and exchanged the peace and quiet of my dear old attic room for all this turmoil and whirl of excitement!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading However, I am beginning to see my way clear, and hope to get away in a month or so and be off to the West.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading DEAR ALICE: What an age it seems since I left Boston and exchanged the peace and quiet of my dear old attic room for all this turmoil and whirl of excitement!
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If it were not that I insist upon getting some hours every week for a canter in the park, I fear I should be in a state of nervous collapse.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading DEAR ALICE: What an age it seems since I left Boston and exchanged the peace and quiet of my dear old attic room for all this turmoil and whirl of excitement!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading However, I am beginning to see my way clear, and hope to get away in a month or so and be off to the West.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading If it were not that I insist upon getting some hours every week for a canter in the park, I fear I should be in a state of nervous collapse.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading I have done more thinking in the last two months than ever before in my life, and sometimes I feel as though every idea had been squeezed out of my brain.
squeezedverbUS /skwiːzd/
past form of “squeeze” — to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
From this reading I have done more thinking in the last two months than ever before in my life, and sometimes I feel as though every idea had been squeezed out of my brain.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading If it were not that I insist upon getting some hours every week for a canter in the park, I fear I should be in a state of nervous collapse.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I have done more thinking in the last two months than ever before in my life, and sometimes I feel as though every idea had been squeezed out of my brain.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If it were not that I insist upon getting some hours every week for a canter in the park, I fear I should be in a state of nervous collapse.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DEAR ALICE: What an age it seems since I left Boston and exchanged the peace and quiet of my dear old attic room for all this turmoil and whirl of excitement!
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading I have done more thinking in the last two months than ever before in my life, and sometimes I feel as though every idea had been squeezed out of my brain.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading DEAR ALICE: What an age it seems since I left Boston and exchanged the peace and quiet of my dear old attic room for all this turmoil and whirl of excitement!
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I have done more thinking in the last two months than ever before in my life, and sometimes I feel as though every idea had been squeezed out of my brain.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading However, I am beginning to see my way clear, and hope to get away in a month or so and be off to the West.
turmoilnounUS /ˈtɜːrmɔɪl/
a violent disturbance
From this reading DEAR ALICE: What an age it seems since I left Boston and exchanged the peace and quiet of my dear old attic room for all this turmoil and whirl of excitement!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I have done more thinking in the last two months than ever before in my life, and sometimes I feel as though every idea had been squeezed out of my brain.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading If it were not that I insist upon getting some hours every week for a canter in the park, I fear I should be in a state of nervous collapse.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading However, I am beginning to see my way clear, and hope to get away in a month or so and be off to the West.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading If it were not that I insist upon getting some hours every week for a canter in the park, I fear I should be in a state of nervous collapse.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If it were not that I insist upon getting some hours every week for a canter in the park, I fear I should be in a state of nervous collapse.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading However, I am beginning to see my way clear, and hope to get away in a month or so and be off to the West.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading DEAR ALICE: What an age it seems since I left Boston and exchanged the peace and quiet of my dear old attic room for all this turmoil and whirl of excitement!
whirlverbUS /wɜːrl/
turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading DEAR ALICE: What an age it seems since I left Boston and exchanged the peace and quiet of my dear old attic room for all this turmoil and whirl of excitement!
