used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A MODERN CINDERELLA "Let's take a cab to the station.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the fit of autumn wind and rain, another summer day had come, with a glistening sunlight which was doing its best to cheer up the drooping flowers in the tiny garden.
Alma
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From this reading The roads are awfully wet still, and I'll ruin my shoes," suggested Alma.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The roads are awfully wet still, and I'll ruin my shoes," suggested Alma.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading After the fit of autumn wind and rain, another summer day had come, with a glistening sunlight which was doing its best to cheer up the drooping flowers in the tiny garden.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The roads are awfully wet still, and I'll ruin my shoes," suggested Alma.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The little family were at breakfast, Nancy and Alma hastily swallowing their coffee so that they could hurry off to the station.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading After the fit of autumn wind and rain, another summer day had come, with a glistening sunlight which was doing its best to cheer up the drooping flowers in the tiny garden.
awfullyadverbUS /ˈɑːfli/
used as intensifiers
From this reading The roads are awfully wet still, and I'll ruin my shoes," suggested Alma.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading After the fit of autumn wind and rain, another summer day had come, with a glistening sunlight which was doing its best to cheer up the drooping flowers in the tiny garden.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading The little family were at breakfast, Nancy and Alma hastily swallowing their coffee so that they could hurry off to the station.
cabnounUS /kæb/
a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading A MODERN CINDERELLA "Let's take a cab to the station.
give encouragement to
From this reading After the fit of autumn wind and rain, another summer day had come, with a glistening sunlight which was doing its best to cheer up the drooping flowers in the tiny garden.
CINDERELLAnounUS /ˌsɪndərˈelə/
a woman whose merits were not been recognized but who then achieves sudden success and recognition
From this reading A MODERN CINDERELLA "Let's take a cab to the station.
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading The little family were at breakfast, Nancy and Alma hastily swallowing their coffee so that they could hurry off to the station.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading After the fit of autumn wind and rain, another summer day had come, with a glistening sunlight which was doing its best to cheer up the drooping flowers in the tiny garden.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The little family were at breakfast, Nancy and Alma hastily swallowing their coffee so that they could hurry off to the station.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading After the fit of autumn wind and rain, another summer day had come, with a glistening sunlight which was doing its best to cheer up the drooping flowers in the tiny garden.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading After the fit of autumn wind and rain, another summer day had come, with a glistening sunlight which was doing its best to cheer up the drooping flowers in the tiny garden.
don't
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From this reading "We don't need a cab.
droopingadjectiveUS /ˈdruːpɪŋ/
weak from exhaustion
From this reading After the fit of autumn wind and rain, another summer day had come, with a glistening sunlight which was doing its best to cheer up the drooping flowers in the tiny garden.
a social unit living together
From this reading The little family were at breakfast, Nancy and Alma hastily swallowing their coffee so that they could hurry off to the station.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading After the fit of autumn wind and rain, another summer day had come, with a glistening sunlight which was doing its best to cheer up the drooping flowers in the tiny garden.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading After the fit of autumn wind and rain, another summer day had come, with a glistening sunlight which was doing its best to cheer up the drooping flowers in the tiny garden.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading After the fit of autumn wind and rain, another summer day had come, with a glistening sunlight which was doing its best to cheer up the drooping flowers in the tiny garden.
glisteningadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɪsənɪŋ/
reflecting light
From this reading After the fit of autumn wind and rain, another summer day had come, with a glistening sunlight which was doing its best to cheer up the drooping flowers in the tiny garden.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After the fit of autumn wind and rain, another summer day had come, with a glistening sunlight which was doing its best to cheer up the drooping flowers in the tiny garden.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading The little family were at breakfast, Nancy and Alma hastily swallowing their coffee so that they could hurry off to the station.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading The little family were at breakfast, Nancy and Alma hastily swallowing their coffee so that they could hurry off to the station.
I'll
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From this reading The roads are awfully wet still, and I'll ruin my shoes," suggested Alma.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After the fit of autumn wind and rain, another summer day had come, with a glistening sunlight which was doing its best to cheer up the drooping flowers in the tiny garden.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading After the fit of autumn wind and rain, another summer day had come, with a glistening sunlight which was doing its best to cheer up the drooping flowers in the tiny garden.
Let's
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From this reading A MODERN CINDERELLA "Let's take a cab to the station.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little family were at breakfast, Nancy and Alma hastily swallowing their coffee so that they could hurry off to the station.
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading A MODERN CINDERELLA "Let's take a cab to the station.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The roads are awfully wet still, and I'll ruin my shoes," suggested Alma.
NancynounUS /ˈnænsi/
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading The little family were at breakfast, Nancy and Alma hastily swallowing their coffee so that they could hurry off to the station.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading "We don't need a cab.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After the fit of autumn wind and rain, another summer day had come, with a glistening sunlight which was doing its best to cheer up the drooping flowers in the tiny garden.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The little family were at breakfast, Nancy and Alma hastily swallowing their coffee so that they could hurry off to the station.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading After the fit of autumn wind and rain, another summer day had come, with a glistening sunlight which was doing its best to cheer up the drooping flowers in the tiny garden.
roadsnounUS /roʊdz/
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading The roads are awfully wet still, and I'll ruin my shoes," suggested Alma.
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading The roads are awfully wet still, and I'll ruin my shoes," suggested Alma.
a particular situation
From this reading The roads are awfully wet still, and I'll ruin my shoes," suggested Alma.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The little family were at breakfast, Nancy and Alma hastily swallowing their coffee so that they could hurry off to the station.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading A MODERN CINDERELLA "Let's take a cab to the station.
not in physical motion
From this reading The roads are awfully wet still, and I'll ruin my shoes," suggested Alma.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading The roads are awfully wet still, and I'll ruin my shoes," suggested Alma.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading After the fit of autumn wind and rain, another summer day had come, with a glistening sunlight which was doing its best to cheer up the drooping flowers in the tiny garden.
the rays of the sun
From this reading After the fit of autumn wind and rain, another summer day had come, with a glistening sunlight which was doing its best to cheer up the drooping flowers in the tiny garden.
swallowingverbUS /ˈswɑːloʊɪŋ/
-ing form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading The little family were at breakfast, Nancy and Alma hastily swallowing their coffee so that they could hurry off to the station.
carry out
From this reading A MODERN CINDERELLA "Let's take a cab to the station.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The little family were at breakfast, Nancy and Alma hastily swallowing their coffee so that they could hurry off to the station.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MODERN CINDERELLA "Let's take a cab to the station.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The little family were at breakfast, Nancy and Alma hastily swallowing their coffee so that they could hurry off to the station.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The little family were at breakfast, Nancy and Alma hastily swallowing their coffee so that they could hurry off to the station.
very small
From this reading After the fit of autumn wind and rain, another summer day had come, with a glistening sunlight which was doing its best to cheer up the drooping flowers in the tiny garden.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A MODERN CINDERELLA "Let's take a cab to the station.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading After the fit of autumn wind and rain, another summer day had come, with a glistening sunlight which was doing its best to cheer up the drooping flowers in the tiny garden.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After the fit of autumn wind and rain, another summer day had come, with a glistening sunlight which was doing its best to cheer up the drooping flowers in the tiny garden.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We don't need a cab.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The little family were at breakfast, Nancy and Alma hastily swallowing their coffee so that they could hurry off to the station.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading The roads are awfully wet still, and I'll ruin my shoes," suggested Alma.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading After the fit of autumn wind and rain, another summer day had come, with a glistening sunlight which was doing its best to cheer up the drooping flowers in the tiny garden.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading After the fit of autumn wind and rain, another summer day had come, with a glistening sunlight which was doing its best to cheer up the drooping flowers in the tiny garden.
in the company of; together with
From this reading After the fit of autumn wind and rain, another summer day had come, with a glistening sunlight which was doing its best to cheer up the drooping flowers in the tiny garden.
