used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading TWO LETTERS It was only a bad cold.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Except for having to stay in the house, I would not have minded it very much, for after the first few days, when I was feverish and miserable, I did not feel very bad.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading And like a child, I thought every day that I should be all right the next.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Except for having to stay in the house, I would not have minded it very much, for after the first few days, when I was feverish and miserable, I did not feel very bad.
awfullyadverbUS /ˈɑːfli/
used as intensifiers
From this reading But it was really awfully cold.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading TWO LETTERS It was only a bad cold.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And like a child, I thought every day that I should be all right the next.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I daresay I should have got over it much quicker if the weather had not been so severe.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was really awfully cold.
a young person of either sex
From this reading And like a child, I thought every day that I should be all right the next.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading TWO LETTERS It was only a bad cold.
daresay
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From this reading I daresay I should have got over it much quicker if the weather had not been so severe.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading And like a child, I thought every day that I should be all right the next.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Except for having to stay in the house, I would not have minded it very much, for after the first few days, when I was feverish and miserable, I did not feel very bad.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Except for having to stay in the house, I would not have minded it very much, for after the first few days, when I was feverish and miserable, I did not feel very bad.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading And like a child, I thought every day that I should be all right the next.
apart from; not including
From this reading Except for having to stay in the house, I would not have minded it very much, for after the first few days, when I was feverish and miserable, I did not feel very bad.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Except for having to stay in the house, I would not have minded it very much, for after the first few days, when I was feverish and miserable, I did not feel very bad.
feverishadjectiveUS /ˈfiːvərɪʃ/
marked by intense agitation or emotion
From this reading Except for having to stay in the house, I would not have minded it very much, for after the first few days, when I was feverish and miserable, I did not feel very bad.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Except for having to stay in the house, I would not have minded it very much, for after the first few days, when I was feverish and miserable, I did not feel very bad.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Except for having to stay in the house, I would not have minded it very much, for after the first few days, when I was feverish and miserable, I did not feel very bad.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Except for having to stay in the house, I would not have minded it very much, for after the first few days, when I was feverish and miserable, I did not feel very bad.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I daresay I should have got over it much quicker if the weather had not been so severe.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I daresay I should have got over it much quicker if the weather had not been so severe.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Except for having to stay in the house, I would not have minded it very much, for after the first few days, when I was feverish and miserable, I did not feel very bad.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Except for having to stay in the house, I would not have minded it very much, for after the first few days, when I was feverish and miserable, I did not feel very bad.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Except for having to stay in the house, I would not have minded it very much, for after the first few days, when I was feverish and miserable, I did not feel very bad.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Except for having to stay in the house, I would not have minded it very much, for after the first few days, when I was feverish and miserable, I did not feel very bad.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I daresay I should have got over it much quicker if the weather had not been so severe.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Except for having to stay in the house, I would not have minded it very much, for after the first few days, when I was feverish and miserable, I did not feel very bad.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading TWO LETTERS It was only a bad cold.
the literary culture
From this reading TWO LETTERS It was only a bad cold.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading And like a child, I thought every day that I should be all right the next.
mindedadjectiveUS /ˈmaɪndəd/
(used in combination) mentally oriented toward something specified
From this reading Except for having to stay in the house, I would not have minded it very much, for after the first few days, when I was feverish and miserable, I did not feel very bad.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading Except for having to stay in the house, I would not have minded it very much, for after the first few days, when I was feverish and miserable, I did not feel very bad.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Except for having to stay in the house, I would not have minded it very much, for after the first few days, when I was feverish and miserable, I did not feel very bad.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading And like a child, I thought every day that I should be all right the next.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Except for having to stay in the house, I would not have minded it very much, for after the first few days, when I was feverish and miserable, I did not feel very bad.
and nothing more
From this reading TWO LETTERS It was only a bad cold.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I daresay I should have got over it much quicker if the weather had not been so severe.
quickeradverbUS /ˈkwɪkər/
more quickly
From this reading I daresay I should have got over it much quicker if the weather had not been so severe.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading But it was really awfully cold.
precisely, exactly
From this reading And like a child, I thought every day that I should be all right the next.
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading I daresay I should have got over it much quicker if the weather had not been so severe.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading And like a child, I thought every day that I should be all right the next.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I daresay I should have got over it much quicker if the weather had not been so severe.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Except for having to stay in the house, I would not have minded it very much, for after the first few days, when I was feverish and miserable, I did not feel very bad.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And like a child, I thought every day that I should be all right the next.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Except for having to stay in the house, I would not have minded it very much, for after the first few days, when I was feverish and miserable, I did not feel very bad.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading And like a child, I thought every day that I should be all right the next.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Except for having to stay in the house, I would not have minded it very much, for after the first few days, when I was feverish and miserable, I did not feel very bad.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading TWO LETTERS It was only a bad cold.
precisely as stated
From this reading Except for having to stay in the house, I would not have minded it very much, for after the first few days, when I was feverish and miserable, I did not feel very bad.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TWO LETTERS It was only a bad cold.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading I daresay I should have got over it much quicker if the weather had not been so severe.
at the time that
From this reading Except for having to stay in the house, I would not have minded it very much, for after the first few days, when I was feverish and miserable, I did not feel very bad.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Except for having to stay in the house, I would not have minded it very much, for after the first few days, when I was feverish and miserable, I did not feel very bad.
