used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Ferndale is horrid, the lonesomest old hole I ever saw in my life, and Aunt Thalia is a real old dragoness!
in spite of the fact that
From this reading And although I don’t like her much, I hate to fool her as I’m doing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Dear sister and Aunt Lucy, oh, please do let me come home!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And although I don’t like her much, I hate to fool her as I’m doing.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “Dear sister and Aunt Lucy, oh, please do let me come home!
behavingverbUS /bɪˈheɪvɪŋ/
-ing form of “behave” — behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading And I’m tired of behaving like a grown-up lady, and just dying for some sort of a lark.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Dear sister and Aunt Lucy, oh, please do let me come home!
dearly loved
From this reading “Dear sister and Aunt Lucy, oh, please do let me come home!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Dear sister and Aunt Lucy, oh, please do let me come home!
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading And although I don’t like her much, I hate to fool her as I’m doing.
don't
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From this reading And although I don’t like her much, I hate to fool her as I’m doing.
dragoness
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From this reading Ferndale is horrid, the lonesomest old hole I ever saw in my life, and Aunt Thalia is a real old dragoness!
dyingadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪɪŋ/
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading And I’m tired of behaving like a grown-up lady, and just dying for some sort of a lark.
at any time
From this reading Ferndale is horrid, the lonesomest old hole I ever saw in my life, and Aunt Thalia is a real old dragoness!
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading It makes me feel mean as if I were a regular little fraud.
Ferndale
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From this reading Ferndale is horrid, the lonesomest old hole I ever saw in my life, and Aunt Thalia is a real old dragoness!
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading And although I don’t like her much, I hate to fool her as I’m doing.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And I’m tired of behaving like a grown-up lady, and just dying for some sort of a lark.
fraudnounUS /frɔːd/
intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
From this reading It makes me feel mean as if I were a regular little fraud.
grown-up
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From this reading And I’m tired of behaving like a grown-up lady, and just dying for some sort of a lark.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading And although I don’t like her much, I hate to fool her as I’m doing.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And although I don’t like her much, I hate to fool her as I’m doing.
an opening into or through something
From this reading Ferndale is horrid, the lonesomest old hole I ever saw in my life, and Aunt Thalia is a real old dragoness!
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “Dear sister and Aunt Lucy, oh, please do let me come home!
horridadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːrəd/
exceedingly bad
From this reading Ferndale is horrid, the lonesomest old hole I ever saw in my life, and Aunt Thalia is a real old dragoness!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Ferndale is horrid, the lonesomest old hole I ever saw in my life, and Aunt Thalia is a real old dragoness!
I'm
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From this reading And I’m tired of behaving like a grown-up lady, and just dying for some sort of a lark.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It makes me feel mean as if I were a regular little fraud.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ferndale is horrid, the lonesomest old hole I ever saw in my life, and Aunt Thalia is a real old dragoness!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ferndale is horrid, the lonesomest old hole I ever saw in my life, and Aunt Thalia is a real old dragoness!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It makes me feel mean as if I were a regular little fraud.
and nothing more
From this reading And I’m tired of behaving like a grown-up lady, and just dying for some sort of a lark.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading And I’m tired of behaving like a grown-up lady, and just dying for some sort of a lark.
larknounUS /lɑːrk/
North American songbirds having a yellow breast
From this reading And I’m tired of behaving like a grown-up lady, and just dying for some sort of a lark.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Dear sister and Aunt Lucy, oh, please do let me come home!
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Ferndale is horrid, the lonesomest old hole I ever saw in my life, and Aunt Thalia is a real old dragoness!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading And I’m tired of behaving like a grown-up lady, and just dying for some sort of a lark.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It makes me feel mean as if I were a regular little fraud.
lonesomest
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From this reading Ferndale is horrid, the lonesomest old hole I ever saw in my life, and Aunt Thalia is a real old dragoness!
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading “Dear sister and Aunt Lucy, oh, please do let me come home!
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading It makes me feel mean as if I were a regular little fraud.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Dear sister and Aunt Lucy, oh, please do let me come home!
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading It makes me feel mean as if I were a regular little fraud.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading And although I don’t like her much, I hate to fool her as I’m doing.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Ferndale is horrid, the lonesomest old hole I ever saw in my life, and Aunt Thalia is a real old dragoness!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And I’m tired of behaving like a grown-up lady, and just dying for some sort of a lark.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Dear sister and Aunt Lucy, oh, please do let me come home!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Ferndale is horrid, the lonesomest old hole I ever saw in my life, and Aunt Thalia is a real old dragoness!
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Dear sister and Aunt Lucy, oh, please do let me come home!
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading Ferndale is horrid, the lonesomest old hole I ever saw in my life, and Aunt Thalia is a real old dragoness!
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading It makes me feel mean as if I were a regular little fraud.
cut with a saw
From this reading Ferndale is horrid, the lonesomest old hole I ever saw in my life, and Aunt Thalia is a real old dragoness!
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “Dear sister and Aunt Lucy, oh, please do let me come home!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading And I’m tired of behaving like a grown-up lady, and just dying for some sort of a lark.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading And I’m tired of behaving like a grown-up lady, and just dying for some sort of a lark.
ThalianounUS /ˈθeɪljə/
(Greek mythology) the Muse of comedy and pastoral poetry
From this reading Ferndale is horrid, the lonesomest old hole I ever saw in my life, and Aunt Thalia is a real old dragoness!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ferndale is horrid, the lonesomest old hole I ever saw in my life, and Aunt Thalia is a real old dragoness!
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading And I’m tired of behaving like a grown-up lady, and just dying for some sort of a lark.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And although I don’t like her much, I hate to fool her as I’m doing.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It makes me feel mean as if I were a regular little fraud.
