used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Feminine Reasoning_ With vigour renewed by a night of rest Leslie began her second day at Atwater Cabin.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After lunch she felt a desire to explore her new world.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had so many and such willing helpers that before noon she could find nothing more to do.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Choosing the shady side, she followed the road toward the club house, but one thought in her mind: she must return in time to take the car and meet Douglas Bruce as she had promised.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Feminine Reasoning_ With vigour renewed by a night of rest Leslie began her second day at Atwater Cabin.
Atwater
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From this reading _Feminine Reasoning_ With vigour renewed by a night of rest Leslie began her second day at Atwater Cabin.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She felt elated that she had so planned her summer as to spend it with her father, while of course it was going to be delightful to have her lover with her.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She had so many and such willing helpers that before noon she could find nothing more to do.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading _Feminine Reasoning_ With vigour renewed by a night of rest Leslie began her second day at Atwater Cabin.
BrucenounUS /bruːs/
Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading Choosing the shady side, she followed the road toward the club house, but one thought in her mind: she must return in time to take the car and meet Douglas Bruce as she had promised.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Choosing the shady side, she followed the road toward the club house, but one thought in her mind: she must return in time to take the car and meet Douglas Bruce as she had promised.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Feminine Reasoning_ With vigour renewed by a night of rest Leslie began her second day at Atwater Cabin.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading _Feminine Reasoning_ With vigour renewed by a night of rest Leslie began her second day at Atwater Cabin.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Choosing the shady side, she followed the road toward the club house, but one thought in her mind: she must return in time to take the car and meet Douglas Bruce as she had promised.
ChoosingverbUS /ˈtʃuːzɪŋ/
-ing form of “choose” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading Choosing the shady side, she followed the road toward the club house, but one thought in her mind: she must return in time to take the car and meet Douglas Bruce as she had promised.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading Choosing the shady side, she followed the road toward the club house, but one thought in her mind: she must return in time to take the car and meet Douglas Bruce as she had promised.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She had so many and such willing helpers that before noon she could find nothing more to do.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading She felt elated that she had so planned her summer as to spend it with her father, while of course it was going to be delightful to have her lover with her.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading _Feminine Reasoning_ With vigour renewed by a night of rest Leslie began her second day at Atwater Cabin.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading She felt elated that she had so planned her summer as to spend it with her father, while of course it was going to be delightful to have her lover with her.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading After lunch she felt a desire to explore her new world.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She had so many and such willing helpers that before noon she could find nothing more to do.
DouglasnounUS /ˈdʌɡləs/
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading Choosing the shady side, she followed the road toward the club house, but one thought in her mind: she must return in time to take the car and meet Douglas Bruce as she had promised.
elatedadjectiveUS /ɪˈleɪtəd/
exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits
From this reading She felt elated that she had so planned her summer as to spend it with her father, while of course it was going to be delightful to have her lover with her.
exploreverbUS /ɪkˈsplɔːr/
inquire into
From this reading After lunch she felt a desire to explore her new world.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading She felt elated that she had so planned her summer as to spend it with her father, while of course it was going to be delightful to have her lover with her.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading After lunch she felt a desire to explore her new world.
FeminineadjectiveUS /ˈfemənən/
associated with women and not with men
From this reading _Feminine Reasoning_ With vigour renewed by a night of rest Leslie began her second day at Atwater Cabin.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading She had so many and such willing helpers that before noon she could find nothing more to do.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Choosing the shady side, she followed the road toward the club house, but one thought in her mind: she must return in time to take the car and meet Douglas Bruce as she had promised.
the act of departing
From this reading She felt elated that she had so planned her summer as to spend it with her father, while of course it was going to be delightful to have her lover with her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had so many and such willing helpers that before noon she could find nothing more to do.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She felt elated that she had so planned her summer as to spend it with her father, while of course it was going to be delightful to have her lover with her.
helpersnounUS /ˈhelpərz/
plural of “helper” — a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading She had so many and such willing helpers that before noon she could find nothing more to do.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Feminine Reasoning_ With vigour renewed by a night of rest Leslie began her second day at Atwater Cabin.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Choosing the shady side, she followed the road toward the club house, but one thought in her mind: she must return in time to take the car and meet Douglas Bruce as she had promised.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Choosing the shady side, she followed the road toward the club house, but one thought in her mind: she must return in time to take the car and meet Douglas Bruce as she had promised.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She felt elated that she had so planned her summer as to spend it with her father, while of course it was going to be delightful to have her lover with her.
Leslie
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Feminine Reasoning_ With vigour renewed by a night of rest Leslie began her second day at Atwater Cabin.
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading She felt elated that she had so planned her summer as to spend it with her father, while of course it was going to be delightful to have her lover with her.
take the midday meal
From this reading After lunch she felt a desire to explore her new world.
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 She had so many and such willing helpers that before noon she could find nothing more to do.
come together
From this reading Choosing the shady side, she followed the road toward the club house, but one thought in her mind: she must return in time to take the car and meet Douglas Bruce as she had promised.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Choosing the shady side, she followed the road toward the club house, but one thought in her mind: she must return in time to take the car and meet Douglas Bruce as she had promised.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She had so many and such willing helpers that before noon she could find nothing more to do.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Choosing the shady side, she followed the road toward the club house, but one thought in her mind: she must return in time to take the car and meet Douglas Bruce as she had promised.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading After lunch she felt a desire to explore her new world.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading _Feminine Reasoning_ With vigour renewed by a night of rest Leslie began her second day at Atwater Cabin.
the middle of the day
From this reading She had so many and such willing helpers that before noon she could find nothing more to do.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She had so many and such willing helpers that before noon she could find nothing more to do.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Feminine Reasoning_ With vigour renewed by a night of rest Leslie began her second day at Atwater Cabin.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Choosing the shady side, she followed the road toward the club house, but one thought in her mind: she must return in time to take the car and meet Douglas Bruce as she had promised.
plannedadjectiveUS /plænd/
designed or carried out according to a plan
From this reading She felt elated that she had so planned her summer as to spend it with her father, while of course it was going to be delightful to have her lover with her.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading Choosing the shady side, she followed the road toward the club house, but one thought in her mind: she must return in time to take the car and meet Douglas Bruce as she had promised.
ReasoningnounUS /ˈriːzənɪŋ/
thinking that is coherent and logical
From this reading _Feminine Reasoning_ With vigour renewed by a night of rest Leslie began her second day at Atwater Cabin.
renewedadjectiveUS /rɪˈnuːd/
restored to a new condition
From this reading _Feminine Reasoning_ With vigour renewed by a night of rest Leslie began her second day at Atwater Cabin.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading _Feminine Reasoning_ With vigour renewed by a night of rest Leslie began her second day at Atwater Cabin.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Choosing the shady side, she followed the road toward the club house, but one thought in her mind: she must return in time to take the car and meet Douglas Bruce as she had promised.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Choosing the shady side, she followed the road toward the club house, but one thought in her mind: she must return in time to take the car and meet Douglas Bruce as she had promised.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading _Feminine Reasoning_ With vigour renewed by a night of rest Leslie began her second day at Atwater Cabin.
shadyadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪdi/
quiet, dark, or concealed
From this reading Choosing the shady side, she followed the road toward the club house, but one thought in her mind: she must return in time to take the car and meet Douglas Bruce as she had promised.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had so many and such willing helpers that before noon she could find nothing more to do.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Choosing the shady side, she followed the road toward the club house, but one thought in her mind: she must return in time to take the car and meet Douglas Bruce as she had promised.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had so many and such willing helpers that before noon she could find nothing more to do.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading She felt elated that she had so planned her summer as to spend it with her father, while of course it was going to be delightful to have her lover with her.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She had so many and such willing helpers that before noon she could find nothing more to do.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading She felt elated that she had so planned her summer as to spend it with her father, while of course it was going to be delightful to have her lover with her.
carry out
From this reading Choosing the shady side, she followed the road toward the club house, but one thought in her mind: she must return in time to take the car and meet Douglas Bruce as she had promised.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had so many and such willing helpers that before noon she could find nothing more to do.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Choosing the shady side, she followed the road toward the club house, but one thought in her mind: she must return in time to take the car and meet Douglas Bruce as she had promised.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Choosing the shady side, she followed the road toward the club house, but one thought in her mind: she must return in time to take the car and meet Douglas Bruce as she had promised.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Choosing the shady side, she followed the road toward the club house, but one thought in her mind: she must return in time to take the car and meet Douglas Bruce as she had promised.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had so many and such willing helpers that before noon she could find nothing more to do.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Choosing the shady side, she followed the road toward the club house, but one thought in her mind: she must return in time to take the car and meet Douglas Bruce as she had promised.
vigournoun
forceful exertion
From this reading _Feminine Reasoning_ With vigour renewed by a night of rest Leslie began her second day at Atwater Cabin.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She felt elated that she had so planned her summer as to spend it with her father, while of course it was going to be delightful to have her lover with her.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading She felt elated that she had so planned her summer as to spend it with her father, while of course it was going to be delightful to have her lover with her.
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading She had so many and such willing helpers that before noon she could find nothing more to do.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Feminine Reasoning_ With vigour renewed by a night of rest Leslie began her second day at Atwater Cabin.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading After lunch she felt a desire to explore her new world.
