used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Why, for instance, could she not have put Frances Andrews off with an excuse for a day or so?
alliedadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪd/
related by common characteristics or ancestry
From this reading How many warm-hearted, impetuous people get themselves into holes because of those two qualities which are very closely allied indeed; and Molly Brown was one of those people.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Why, for instance, could she not have put Frances Andrews off with an excuse for a day or so?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading RUMORS AND MYSTERIES.
AndrewsnounUS /ˈændruːz/
United States naturalist who contributed to paleontology and geology (1884-1960)
From this reading Why, for instance, could she not have put Frances Andrews off with an excuse for a day or so?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How many warm-hearted, impetuous people get themselves into holes because of those two qualities which are very closely allied indeed; and Molly Brown was one of those people.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Some one would surely have asked her to the Sophomore-Freshman ball.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Carried away by emotions of generosity, she found herself constantly going farther than she realized at the moment.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Carried away by emotions of generosity, she found herself constantly going farther than she realized at the moment.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading Some one would surely have asked her to the Sophomore-Freshman ball.
for the reason that
From this reading How many warm-hearted, impetuous people get themselves into holes because of those two qualities which are very closely allied indeed; and Molly Brown was one of those people.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading How many warm-hearted, impetuous people get themselves into holes because of those two qualities which are very closely allied indeed; and Molly Brown was one of those people.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Carried away by emotions of generosity, she found herself constantly going farther than she realized at the moment.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Carried away by emotions of generosity, she found herself constantly going farther than she realized at the moment.
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading How many warm-hearted, impetuous people get themselves into holes because of those two qualities which are very closely allied indeed; and Molly Brown was one of those people.
without variation or change, in every case
From this reading Carried away by emotions of generosity, she found herself constantly going farther than she realized at the moment.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Why, for instance, could she not have put Frances Andrews off with an excuse for a day or so?
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Why, for instance, could she not have put Frances Andrews off with an excuse for a day or so?
emotionsnounUS /ɪˈmoʊʃənz/
plural of “emotion” — any strong feeling
From this reading Carried away by emotions of generosity, she found herself constantly going farther than she realized at the moment.
accept an excuse for
From this reading Why, for instance, could she not have put Frances Andrews off with an excuse for a day or so?
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading Carried away by emotions of generosity, she found herself constantly going farther than she realized at the moment.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Why, for instance, could she not have put Frances Andrews off with an excuse for a day or so?
set up or found
From this reading Carried away by emotions of generosity, she found herself constantly going farther than she realized at the moment.
FrancesnounUS /ˈfrænsɪs/
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading Why, for instance, could she not have put Frances Andrews off with an excuse for a day or so?
generositynounUS /ˌdʒenərˈɑːsəti/
the trait of being willing to give your money or time
From this reading Carried away by emotions of generosity, she found herself constantly going farther than she realized at the moment.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading How many warm-hearted, impetuous people get themselves into holes because of those two qualities which are very closely allied indeed; and Molly Brown was one of those people.
the act of departing
From this reading Carried away by emotions of generosity, she found herself constantly going farther than she realized at the moment.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Why, for instance, could she not have put Frances Andrews off with an excuse for a day or so?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Some one would surely have asked her to the Sophomore-Freshman ball.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Carried away by emotions of generosity, she found herself constantly going farther than she realized at the moment.
holesnounUS /hoʊlz/
plural of “hole” — an opening into or through something
From this reading How many warm-hearted, impetuous people get themselves into holes because of those two qualities which are very closely allied indeed; and Molly Brown was one of those people.
How
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From this reading How many warm-hearted, impetuous people get themselves into holes because of those two qualities which are very closely allied indeed; and Molly Brown was one of those people.
impetuousadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpetʃwəs/
characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation
From this reading How many warm-hearted, impetuous people get themselves into holes because of those two qualities which are very closely allied indeed; and Molly Brown was one of those people.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading How many warm-hearted, impetuous people get themselves into holes because of those two qualities which are very closely allied indeed; and Molly Brown was one of those people.
an occurrence of something
From this reading Why, for instance, could she not have put Frances Andrews off with an excuse for a day or so?
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading How many warm-hearted, impetuous people get themselves into holes because of those two qualities which are very closely allied indeed; and Molly Brown was one of those people.
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 How many warm-hearted, impetuous people get themselves into holes because of those two qualities which are very closely allied indeed; and Molly Brown was one of those people.
MollynounUS /ˈmɑːli/
popular aquarium fish
From this reading How many warm-hearted, impetuous people get themselves into holes because of those two qualities which are very closely allied indeed; and Molly Brown was one of those people.
a particular point in time
From this reading Carried away by emotions of generosity, she found herself constantly going farther than she realized at the moment.
MYSTERIESnounUS /ˈmɪstəriz/
plural of “mystery” — something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading RUMORS AND MYSTERIES.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why, for instance, could she not have put Frances Andrews off with an excuse for a day or so?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How many warm-hearted, impetuous people get themselves into holes because of those two qualities which are very closely allied indeed; and Molly Brown was one of those people.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Why, for instance, could she not have put Frances Andrews off with an excuse for a day or so?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading How many warm-hearted, impetuous people get themselves into holes because of those two qualities which are very closely allied indeed; and Molly Brown was one of those people.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Why, for instance, could she not have put Frances Andrews off with an excuse for a day or so?
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading How many warm-hearted, impetuous people get themselves into holes because of those two qualities which are very closely allied indeed; and Molly Brown was one of those people.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Why, for instance, could she not have put Frances Andrews off with an excuse for a day or so?
plural of “quality” — an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
From this reading How many warm-hearted, impetuous people get themselves into holes because of those two qualities which are very closely allied indeed; and Molly Brown was one of those people.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading Carried away by emotions of generosity, she found herself constantly going farther than she realized at the moment.
RUMORSnounUS /ˈruːmərz/
plural of “rumor” — gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
From this reading RUMORS AND MYSTERIES.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Carried away by emotions of generosity, she found herself constantly going farther than she realized at the moment.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Why, for instance, could she not have put Frances Andrews off with an excuse for a day or so?
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some one would surely have asked her to the Sophomore-Freshman ball.
Sophomore-Freshman
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From this reading Some one would surely have asked her to the Sophomore-Freshman ball.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Some one would surely have asked her to the Sophomore-Freshman ball.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Carried away by emotions of generosity, she found herself constantly going farther than she realized at the moment.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Carried away by emotions of generosity, she found herself constantly going farther than she realized at the moment.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading How many warm-hearted, impetuous people get themselves into holes because of those two qualities which are very closely allied indeed; and Molly Brown was one of those people.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading How many warm-hearted, impetuous people get themselves into holes because of those two qualities which are very closely allied indeed; and Molly Brown was one of those people.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some one would surely have asked her to the Sophomore-Freshman ball.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading How many warm-hearted, impetuous people get themselves into holes because of those two qualities which are very closely allied indeed; and Molly Brown was one of those people.
precisely as stated
From this reading How many warm-hearted, impetuous people get themselves into holes because of those two qualities which are very closely allied indeed; and Molly Brown was one of those people.
warm-hearted
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From this reading How many warm-hearted, impetuous people get themselves into holes because of those two qualities which are very closely allied indeed; and Molly Brown was one of those people.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How many warm-hearted, impetuous people get themselves into holes because of those two qualities which are very closely allied indeed; and Molly Brown was one of those people.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading How many warm-hearted, impetuous people get themselves into holes because of those two qualities which are very closely allied indeed; and Molly Brown was one of those people.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, for instance, could she not have put Frances Andrews off with an excuse for a day or so?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Why, for instance, could she not have put Frances Andrews off with an excuse for a day or so?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Some one would surely have asked her to the Sophomore-Freshman ball.
