used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Nancy, checking off the items in her marketing list, looked over toward her sister, who had wandered to the door and stood gazing out into the street where a gentle September rain was falling.
Alma
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From this reading Have I gotten everything, Alma?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Let's see--bacon, eggs, bread, sugar, two cans of corn, and jam.
react verbally
From this reading Alma did not answer, seeming to have gone into a dream, and the grocer waited patiently, his pencil poised over his pad.
baconnounUS /ˈbeɪkən/
back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried
From this reading "Let's see--bacon, eggs, bread, sugar, two cans of corn, and jam.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading "Let's see--bacon, eggs, bread, sugar, two cans of corn, and jam.
cansnounUS /kænz/
plural of “can” — airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
From this reading "Let's see--bacon, eggs, bread, sugar, two cans of corn, and jam.
checkingverbUS /ˈtʃekɪŋ/
-ing form of “check” — examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
From this reading Nancy, checking off the items in her marketing list, looked over toward her sister, who had wandered to the door and stood gazing out into the street where a gentle September rain was falling.
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
From this reading "Let's see--bacon, eggs, bread, sugar, two cans of corn, and jam.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Alma did not answer, seeming to have gone into a dream, and the grocer waited patiently, his pencil poised over his pad.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Alma, do wake up!
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Nancy, checking off the items in her marketing list, looked over toward her sister, who had wandered to the door and stood gazing out into the street where a gentle September rain was falling.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Alma did not answer, seeming to have gone into a dream, and the grocer waited patiently, his pencil poised over his pad.
oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
From this reading "Let's see--bacon, eggs, bread, sugar, two cans of corn, and jam.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Have I gotten everything, Alma?"
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading Nancy, checking off the items in her marketing list, looked over toward her sister, who had wandered to the door and stood gazing out into the street where a gentle September rain was falling.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Nancy, checking off the items in her marketing list, looked over toward her sister, who had wandered to the door and stood gazing out into the street where a gentle September rain was falling.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading Nancy, checking off the items in her marketing list, looked over toward her sister, who had wandered to the door and stood gazing out into the street where a gentle September rain was falling.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Alma did not answer, seeming to have gone into a dream, and the grocer waited patiently, his pencil poised over his pad.
gottenverbUS /ˈɡɑːtən/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Have I gotten everything, Alma?"
grocernounUS /ˈɡroʊsər/
a retail merchant who sells foodstuffs (and some household supplies)
From this reading Alma did not answer, seeming to have gone into a dream, and the grocer waited patiently, his pencil poised over his pad.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nancy, checking off the items in her marketing list, looked over toward her sister, who had wandered to the door and stood gazing out into the street where a gentle September rain was falling.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have I gotten everything, Alma?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nancy, checking off the items in her marketing list, looked over toward her sister, who had wandered to the door and stood gazing out into the street where a gentle September rain was falling.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Alma did not answer, seeming to have gone into a dream, and the grocer waited patiently, his pencil poised over his pad.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Have I gotten everything, Alma?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nancy, checking off the items in her marketing list, looked over toward her sister, who had wandered to the door and stood gazing out into the street where a gentle September rain was falling.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
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itemsnounUS /ˈaɪtəmz/
plural of “item” — a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
From this reading Nancy, checking off the items in her marketing list, looked over toward her sister, who had wandered to the door and stood gazing out into the street where a gentle September rain was falling.
jamverbUS /dʒæm/
press tightly together or cram
From this reading "Let's see--bacon, eggs, bread, sugar, two cans of corn, and jam.
Let's
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From this reading "Let's see--bacon, eggs, bread, sugar, two cans of corn, and jam.
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading Nancy, checking off the items in her marketing list, looked over toward her sister, who had wandered to the door and stood gazing out into the street where a gentle September rain was falling.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Nancy, checking off the items in her marketing list, looked over toward her sister, who had wandered to the door and stood gazing out into the street where a gentle September rain was falling.
marketingnounUS /ˈmɑːrkətɪŋ/
the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money
From this reading Nancy, checking off the items in her marketing list, looked over toward her sister, who had wandered to the door and stood gazing out into the street where a gentle September rain was falling.
NancynounUS /ˈnænsi/
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading Nancy, checking off the items in her marketing list, looked over toward her sister, who had wandered to the door and stood gazing out into the street where a gentle September rain was falling.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Alma did not answer, seeming to have gone into a dream, and the grocer waited patiently, his pencil poised over his pad.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Let's see--bacon, eggs, bread, sugar, two cans of corn, and jam.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Nancy, checking off the items in her marketing list, looked over toward her sister, who had wandered to the door and stood gazing out into the street where a gentle September rain was falling.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Nancy, checking off the items in her marketing list, looked over toward her sister, who had wandered to the door and stood gazing out into the street where a gentle September rain was falling.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Nancy, checking off the items in her marketing list, looked over toward her sister, who had wandered to the door and stood gazing out into the street where a gentle September rain was falling.
padnounUS /pæd/
a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge
From this reading Alma did not answer, seeming to have gone into a dream, and the grocer waited patiently, his pencil poised over his pad.
patientlyadverbUS /ˈpeɪʃəntli/
with patience; in a patient manner
From this reading Alma did not answer, seeming to have gone into a dream, and the grocer waited patiently, his pencil poised over his pad.
pencilnounUS /ˈpensəl/
a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
From this reading Alma did not answer, seeming to have gone into a dream, and the grocer waited patiently, his pencil poised over his pad.
poisedadjectiveUS /pɔɪzd/
marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action
From this reading Alma did not answer, seeming to have gone into a dream, and the grocer waited patiently, his pencil poised over his pad.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading Nancy, checking off the items in her marketing list, looked over toward her sister, who had wandered to the door and stood gazing out into the street where a gentle September rain was falling.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Let's see--bacon, eggs, bread, sugar, two cans of corn, and jam.
seemingadjectiveUS /ˈsiːmɪŋ/
appearing as such but not necessarily so
From this reading Alma did not answer, seeming to have gone into a dream, and the grocer waited patiently, his pencil poised over his pad.
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading Nancy, checking off the items in her marketing list, looked over toward her sister, who had wandered to the door and stood gazing out into the street where a gentle September rain was falling.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Nancy, checking off the items in her marketing list, looked over toward her sister, who had wandered to the door and stood gazing out into the street where a gentle September rain was falling.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Nancy, checking off the items in her marketing list, looked over toward her sister, who had wandered to the door and stood gazing out into the street where a gentle September rain was falling.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Nancy, checking off the items in her marketing list, looked over toward her sister, who had wandered to the door and stood gazing out into the street where a gentle September rain was falling.
sugarnounUS /ˈʃʊɡər/
a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
From this reading "Let's see--bacon, eggs, bread, sugar, two cans of corn, and jam.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nancy, checking off the items in her marketing list, looked over toward her sister, who had wandered to the door and stood gazing out into the street where a gentle September rain was falling.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nancy, checking off the items in her marketing list, looked over toward her sister, who had wandered to the door and stood gazing out into the street where a gentle September rain was falling.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Nancy, checking off the items in her marketing list, looked over toward her sister, who had wandered to the door and stood gazing out into the street where a gentle September rain was falling.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Let's see--bacon, eggs, bread, sugar, two cans of corn, and jam.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Alma, do wake up!
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Alma did not answer, seeming to have gone into a dream, and the grocer waited patiently, his pencil poised over his pad.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading "Alma, do wake up!
past form of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading Nancy, checking off the items in her marketing list, looked over toward her sister, who had wandered to the door and stood gazing out into the street where a gentle September rain was falling.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nancy, checking off the items in her marketing list, looked over toward her sister, who had wandered to the door and stood gazing out into the street where a gentle September rain was falling.
in or at the place that
From this reading Nancy, checking off the items in her marketing list, looked over toward her sister, who had wandered to the door and stood gazing out into the street where a gentle September rain was falling.
which person or people
From this reading Nancy, checking off the items in her marketing list, looked over toward her sister, who had wandered to the door and stood gazing out into the street where a gentle September rain was falling.
