used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And then, thought Clarissa Dalloway, what a morning--fresh as if issued to children on a beach.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then, thought Clarissa Dalloway, what a morning--fresh as if issued to children on a beach.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading _All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form._ Twenty-third printing Mrs. Dalloway said she would buy the flowers herself.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And then, thought Clarissa Dalloway, what a morning--fresh as if issued to children on a beach.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The doors would be taken off their hinges; Rumpelmayer’s men were coming.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
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a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
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BRACEverbUS /breɪs/
prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
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obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
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plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading And then, thought Clarissa Dalloway, what a morning--fresh as if issued to children on a beach.
Clarissa
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the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The doors would be taken off their hinges; Rumpelmayer’s men were coming.
CriticismnounUS /ˈkrɪtɪsɪzəm/
disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings
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separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading For Lucy had her work cut out for her.
Dalloway
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plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The doors would be taken off their hinges; Rumpelmayer’s men were coming.
etc
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plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For Lucy had her work cut out for her.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
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recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading And then, thought Clarissa Dalloway, what a morning--fresh as if issued to children on a beach.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For Lucy had her work cut out for her.
HARCOURT
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belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For Lucy had her work cut out for her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
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hingesnounUS /ˈhɪndʒɪz/
plural of “hinge” — a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
From this reading The doors would be taken off their hinges; Rumpelmayer’s men were coming.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And then, thought Clarissa Dalloway, what a morning--fresh as if issued to children on a beach.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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INCnounUS /ɪŋk/
a heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to Saddam Hussein's government of Iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of Sunni and Shiite Arabs and Kurds who hope to build a new government
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includingverbUS /ˌɪnˈkluːdɪŋ/
-ing form of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of
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issuedverbUS /ˈɪʃuːd/
past form of “issue” — prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
From this reading And then, thought Clarissa Dalloway, what a morning--fresh as if issued to children on a beach.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading For Lucy had her work cut out for her.
the force of workers available
From this reading The doors would be taken off their hinges; Rumpelmayer’s men were coming.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading And then, thought Clarissa Dalloway, what a morning--fresh as if issued to children on a beach.
a form of address for a married woman
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not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
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from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The doors would be taken off their hinges; Rumpelmayer’s men were coming.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And then, thought Clarissa Dalloway, what a morning--fresh as if issued to children on a beach.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
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not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading For Lucy had her work cut out for her.
portionsnounUS /ˈpɔːrʃənz/
plural of “portion” — something determined in relation to something that includes it
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printingnounUS /ˈprɪntɪŋ/
text handwritten in the style of printed matter
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reproduceverbUS /ˌriːprəˈduːs/
make a copy or equivalent of
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reservedadjectiveUS /rɪˈzɜːrvd/
set aside for the use of a particular person or party
From this reading _All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form._ Twenty-third printing Mrs. Dalloway said she would buy the flowers herself.
precisely, exactly
From this reading _All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form._ Twenty-third printing Mrs. Dalloway said she would buy the flowers herself.
plural of “right” — an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
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Rumpelmayer's
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being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
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a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form._ Twenty-third printing Mrs. Dalloway said she would buy the flowers herself.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The doors would be taken off their hinges; Rumpelmayer’s men were coming.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The doors would be taken off their hinges; Rumpelmayer’s men were coming.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then, thought Clarissa Dalloway, what a morning--fresh as if issued to children on a beach.
thereofadverbUS /ˌðeˈrʌv/
of or concerning this or that
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used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading And then, thought Clarissa Dalloway, what a morning--fresh as if issued to children on a beach.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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Twenty-thirdadjective
coming next after the twenty-second in position
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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The doors would be taken off their hinges; Rumpelmayer’s men were coming.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And then, thought Clarissa Dalloway, what a morning--fresh as if issued to children on a beach.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading For Lucy had her work cut out for her.
everything that exists anywhere
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used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
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the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
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