used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Sylvia sank back in the bed with a great sigh of thanksgiving.
to or in a foreign country
From this reading I'm an only child, and my father is abroad, and I pine to know someone of my own age."
how long something has existed
From this reading I'm an only child, and my father is abroad, and I pine to know someone of my own age."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I'm an only child, and my father is abroad, and I pine to know someone of my own age."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was so jealous of that husband, for I wanted you for myself, and if you had been married you would have been too settled-down and domestic to care for me.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Sylvia sank back in the bed with a great sigh of thanksgiving.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I do hope we shall be friends.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Sylvia sank back in the bed with a great sigh of thanksgiving.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I was so jealous of that husband, for I wanted you for myself, and if you had been married you would have been too settled-down and domestic to care for me.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading I was so jealous of that husband, for I wanted you for myself, and if you had been married you would have been too settled-down and domestic to care for me.
a young person of either sex
From this reading I'm an only child, and my father is abroad, and I pine to know someone of my own age."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do hope we shall be friends.
of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation
From this reading I was so jealous of that husband, for I wanted you for myself, and if you had been married you would have been too settled-down and domestic to care for me.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading I'm an only child, and my father is abroad, and I pine to know someone of my own age."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I was so jealous of that husband, for I wanted you for myself, and if you had been married you would have been too settled-down and domestic to care for me.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading I do hope we shall be friends.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Sylvia sank back in the bed with a great sigh of thanksgiving.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I was so jealous of that husband, for I wanted you for myself, and if you had been married you would have been too settled-down and domestic to care for me.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I was so jealous of that husband, for I wanted you for myself, and if you had been married you would have been too settled-down and domestic to care for me.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I do hope we shall be friends.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading I was so jealous of that husband, for I wanted you for myself, and if you had been married you would have been too settled-down and domestic to care for me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was so jealous of that husband, for I wanted you for myself, and if you had been married you would have been too settled-down and domestic to care for me.
I'm
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From this reading I'm an only child, and my father is abroad, and I pine to know someone of my own age."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I was so jealous of that husband, for I wanted you for myself, and if you had been married you would have been too settled-down and domestic to care for me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sylvia sank back in the bed with a great sigh of thanksgiving.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I'm an only child, and my father is abroad, and I pine to know someone of my own age."
showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
From this reading I was so jealous of that husband, for I wanted you for myself, and if you had been married you would have been too settled-down and domestic to care for me.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I'm an only child, and my father is abroad, and I pine to know someone of my own age."
joined in matrimony
From this reading I was so jealous of that husband, for I wanted you for myself, and if you had been married you would have been too settled-down and domestic to care for me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was so jealous of that husband, for I wanted you for myself, and if you had been married you would have been too settled-down and domestic to care for me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I'm an only child, and my father is abroad, and I pine to know someone of my own age."
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I was so jealous of that husband, for I wanted you for myself, and if you had been married you would have been too settled-down and domestic to care for me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sylvia sank back in the bed with a great sigh of thanksgiving.
and nothing more
From this reading I'm an only child, and my father is abroad, and I pine to know someone of my own age."
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I'm an only child, and my father is abroad, and I pine to know someone of my own age."
pinenounUS /paɪn/
a coniferous tree
From this reading I'm an only child, and my father is abroad, and I pine to know someone of my own age."
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading "What a relief!
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading Sylvia sank back in the bed with a great sigh of thanksgiving.
settled-down
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From this reading I was so jealous of that husband, for I wanted you for myself, and if you had been married you would have been too settled-down and domestic to care for me.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I do hope we shall be friends.
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading Sylvia sank back in the bed with a great sigh of thanksgiving.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I was so jealous of that husband, for I wanted you for myself, and if you had been married you would have been too settled-down and domestic to care for me.
a person, without saying who
From this reading I'm an only child, and my father is abroad, and I pine to know someone of my own age."
Sylvia
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From this reading Sylvia sank back in the bed with a great sigh of thanksgiving.
thanksgivingnounUS /ˌθæŋksˈɡɪvɪŋ/
fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag
From this reading Sylvia sank back in the bed with a great sigh of thanksgiving.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was so jealous of that husband, for I wanted you for myself, and if you had been married you would have been too settled-down and domestic to care for me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sylvia sank back in the bed with a great sigh of thanksgiving.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was so jealous of that husband, for I wanted you for myself, and if you had been married you would have been too settled-down and domestic to care for me.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I was so jealous of that husband, for I wanted you for myself, and if you had been married you would have been too settled-down and domestic to care for me.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading I was so jealous of that husband, for I wanted you for myself, and if you had been married you would have been too settled-down and domestic to care for me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was so jealous of that husband, for I wanted you for myself, and if you had been married you would have been too settled-down and domestic to care for me.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I do hope we shall be friends.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What a relief!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sylvia sank back in the bed with a great sigh of thanksgiving.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I was so jealous of that husband, for I wanted you for myself, and if you had been married you would have been too settled-down and domestic to care for me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I was so jealous of that husband, for I wanted you for myself, and if you had been married you would have been too settled-down and domestic to care for me.
