used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The eventful day dawned at last, clear and bright, with a summer sky and a fresh spring breeze.
a quantity of money
From this reading "If you think we would take this amount of trouble for a common or garden bride," said Lucy loftily, "you are profoundly mistaken.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The eventful day dawned at last, clear and bright, with a summer sky and a fresh spring breeze.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "If you think we would take this amount of trouble for a common or garden bride," said Lucy loftily, "you are profoundly mistaken.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The eventful day dawned at last, clear and bright, with a summer sky and a fresh spring breeze.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading The eventful day dawned at last, clear and bright, with a summer sky and a fresh spring breeze.
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading "One would think I was a bride at the very least," Mona said, laughing, when Lucy and Evelyn came in to help her to dress.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading The eventful day dawned at last, clear and bright, with a summer sky and a fresh spring breeze.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "One would think I was a bride at the very least," Mona said, laughing, when Lucy and Evelyn came in to help her to dress.
rid of obstructions
From this reading The eventful day dawned at last, clear and bright, with a summer sky and a fresh spring breeze.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading "If you think we would take this amount of trouble for a common or garden bride," said Lucy loftily, "you are profoundly mistaken.
dawnedverbUS /dɔːnd/
past form of “dawn” — become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
From this reading The eventful day dawned at last, clear and bright, with a summer sky and a fresh spring breeze.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading PRESENTATION DAY.
put on clothes
From this reading "One would think I was a bride at the very least," Mona said, laughing, when Lucy and Evelyn came in to help her to dress.
Evelyn
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From this reading "One would think I was a bride at the very least," Mona said, laughing, when Lucy and Evelyn came in to help her to dress.
eventfuladjectiveUS /ɪˈventfəl/
full of events or incidents
From this reading The eventful day dawned at last, clear and bright, with a summer sky and a fresh spring breeze.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "If you think we would take this amount of trouble for a common or garden bride," said Lucy loftily, "you are profoundly mistaken.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading The eventful day dawned at last, clear and bright, with a summer sky and a fresh spring breeze.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading "If you think we would take this amount of trouble for a common or garden bride," said Lucy loftily, "you are profoundly mistaken.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "One would think I was a bride at the very least," Mona said, laughing, when Lucy and Evelyn came in to help her to dress.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "One would think I was a bride at the very least," Mona said, laughing, when Lucy and Evelyn came in to help her to dress.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "One would think I was a bride at the very least," Mona said, laughing, when Lucy and Evelyn came in to help her to dress.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you think we would take this amount of trouble for a common or garden bride," said Lucy loftily, "you are profoundly mistaken.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "One would think I was a bride at the very least," Mona said, laughing, when Lucy and Evelyn came in to help her to dress.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Bride, indeed!"
immediately past
From this reading The eventful day dawned at last, clear and bright, with a summer sky and a fresh spring breeze.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading "One would think I was a bride at the very least," Mona said, laughing, when Lucy and Evelyn came in to help her to dress.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading "One would think I was a bride at the very least," Mona said, laughing, when Lucy and Evelyn came in to help her to dress.
loftilyadverb
in a lofty manner
From this reading "If you think we would take this amount of trouble for a common or garden bride," said Lucy loftily, "you are profoundly mistaken.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading "One would think I was a bride at the very least," Mona said, laughing, when Lucy and Evelyn came in to help her to dress.
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading "If you think we would take this amount of trouble for a common or garden bride," said Lucy loftily, "you are profoundly mistaken.
MonanounUS /ˈmoʊnə/
an island to the northwest of Wales
From this reading "One would think I was a bride at the very least," Mona said, laughing, when Lucy and Evelyn came in to help her to dress.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "If you think we would take this amount of trouble for a common or garden bride," said Lucy loftily, "you are profoundly mistaken.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One would think I was a bride at the very least," Mona said, laughing, when Lucy and Evelyn came in to help her to dress.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "If you think we would take this amount of trouble for a common or garden bride," said Lucy loftily, "you are profoundly mistaken.
PRESENTATIONnounUS /ˌprezənˈteɪʃən/
the activity of formally presenting something (as a prize or reward)
From this reading PRESENTATION DAY.
profoundlyadverbUS /proʊˈfaʊndli/
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading "If you think we would take this amount of trouble for a common or garden bride," said Lucy loftily, "you are profoundly mistaken.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "One would think I was a bride at the very least," Mona said, laughing, when Lucy and Evelyn came in to help her to dress.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The eventful day dawned at last, clear and bright, with a summer sky and a fresh spring breeze.
the season of growth
From this reading The eventful day dawned at last, clear and bright, with a summer sky and a fresh spring breeze.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading The eventful day dawned at last, clear and bright, with a summer sky and a fresh spring breeze.
carry out
From this reading "If you think we would take this amount of trouble for a common or garden bride," said Lucy loftily, "you are profoundly mistaken.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The eventful day dawned at last, clear and bright, with a summer sky and a fresh spring breeze.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "One would think I was a bride at the very least," Mona said, laughing, when Lucy and Evelyn came in to help her to dress.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "If you think we would take this amount of trouble for a common or garden bride," said Lucy loftily, "you are profoundly mistaken.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "One would think I was a bride at the very least," Mona said, laughing, when Lucy and Evelyn came in to help her to dress.
a source of difficulty
From this reading "If you think we would take this amount of trouble for a common or garden bride," said Lucy loftily, "you are profoundly mistaken.
precisely as stated
From this reading "One would think I was a bride at the very least," Mona said, laughing, when Lucy and Evelyn came in to help her to dress.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "One would think I was a bride at the very least," Mona said, laughing, when Lucy and Evelyn came in to help her to dress.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "If you think we would take this amount of trouble for a common or garden bride," said Lucy loftily, "you are profoundly mistaken.
at the time that
From this reading "One would think I was a bride at the very least," Mona said, laughing, when Lucy and Evelyn came in to help her to dress.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The eventful day dawned at last, clear and bright, with a summer sky and a fresh spring breeze.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "One would think I was a bride at the very least," Mona said, laughing, when Lucy and Evelyn came in to help her to dress.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you think we would take this amount of trouble for a common or garden bride," said Lucy loftily, "you are profoundly mistaken.
