used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She had ordered a car to come for them all at ten o'clock, and they were going to drive away to the sea, which was just twenty miles away.
(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 She had ordered a car to come for them all at ten o'clock, and they were going to drive away to the sea, which was just twenty miles away.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The birthday presents were given to her before breakfast, and she expressed herself as peculiarly pleased and satisfied with each.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The birthday presents were given to her before breakfast, and she expressed herself as peculiarly pleased and satisfied with each.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had ordered a car to come for them all at ten o'clock, and they were going to drive away to the sea, which was just twenty miles away.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She had ordered a car to come for them all at ten o'clock, and they were going to drive away to the sea, which was just twenty miles away.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The birthday presents were given to her before breakfast, and she expressed herself as peculiarly pleased and satisfied with each.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "It is a big car and we have room for Inez.
BirthdaynounUS /ˈbɜːrθdeɪ/
an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading Their Mother's Birthday Mrs. Inglefield's birthday dawned very brightly.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading The birthday presents were given to her before breakfast, and she expressed herself as peculiarly pleased and satisfied with each.
brightlyadverbUS /ˈbraɪtli/
with brightness
From this reading Their Mother's Birthday Mrs. Inglefield's birthday dawned very brightly.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading She had ordered a car to come for them all at ten o'clock, and they were going to drive away to the sea, which was just twenty miles away.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Then she told her children of the treat that she proposed to give them.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She had ordered a car to come for them all at ten o'clock, and they were going to drive away to the sea, which was just twenty miles away.
dawnedverbUS /dɔːnd/
past form of “dawn” — become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
From this reading Their Mother's Birthday Mrs. Inglefield's birthday dawned very brightly.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading She had ordered a car to come for them all at ten o'clock, and they were going to drive away to the sea, which was just twenty miles away.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The birthday presents were given to her before breakfast, and she expressed herself as peculiarly pleased and satisfied with each.
communicated in words
From this reading The birthday presents were given to her before breakfast, and she expressed herself as peculiarly pleased and satisfied with each.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had ordered a car to come for them all at ten o'clock, and they were going to drive away to the sea, which was just twenty miles away.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Then she told her children of the treat that she proposed to give them.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading The birthday presents were given to her before breakfast, and she expressed herself as peculiarly pleased and satisfied with each.
the act of departing
From this reading She had ordered a car to come for them all at ten o'clock, and they were going to drive away to the sea, which was just twenty miles away.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had ordered a car to come for them all at ten o'clock, and they were going to drive away to the sea, which was just twenty miles away.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "It is a big car and we have room for Inez.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The birthday presents were given to her before breakfast, and she expressed herself as peculiarly pleased and satisfied with each.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The birthday presents were given to her before breakfast, and she expressed herself as peculiarly pleased and satisfied with each.
Inez
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From this reading "It is a big car and we have room for Inez.
Inglefield's
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From this reading Their Mother's Birthday Mrs. Inglefield's birthday dawned very brightly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is a big car and we have room for Inez.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is a big car and we have room for Inez.
and nothing more
From this reading She had ordered a car to come for them all at ten o'clock, and they were going to drive away to the sea, which was just twenty miles away.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading She had ordered a car to come for them all at ten o'clock, and they were going to drive away to the sea, which was just twenty miles away.
Mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Their Mother's Birthday Mrs. Inglefield's birthday dawned very brightly.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Their Mother's Birthday Mrs. Inglefield's birthday dawned very brightly.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading She had ordered a car to come for them all at ten o'clock, and they were going to drive away to the sea, which was just twenty miles away.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then she told her children of the treat that she proposed to give them.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading She had ordered a car to come for them all at ten o'clock, and they were going to drive away to the sea, which was just twenty miles away.
peculiarlyadverbUS /pɪˈkjuːljərli/
uniquely or characteristically
From this reading The birthday presents were given to her before breakfast, and she expressed herself as peculiarly pleased and satisfied with each.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading The birthday presents were given to her before breakfast, and she expressed herself as peculiarly pleased and satisfied with each.
presentsnounUS /ˈprezənts/
plural of “present” — the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
From this reading The birthday presents were given to her before breakfast, and she expressed herself as peculiarly pleased and satisfied with each.
past form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading Then she told her children of the treat that she proposed to give them.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "It is a big car and we have room for Inez.
filled with satisfaction
From this reading The birthday presents were given to her before breakfast, and she expressed herself as peculiarly pleased and satisfied with each.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading She had ordered a car to come for them all at ten o'clock, and they were going to drive away to the sea, which was just twenty miles away.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The birthday presents were given to her before breakfast, and she expressed herself as peculiarly pleased and satisfied with each.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading She had ordered a car to come for them all at ten o'clock, and they were going to drive away to the sea, which was just twenty miles away.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then she told her children of the treat that she proposed to give them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The birthday presents were given to her before breakfast, and she expressed herself as peculiarly pleased and satisfied with each.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their Mother's Birthday Mrs. Inglefield's birthday dawned very brightly.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Then she told her children of the treat that she proposed to give them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she told her children of the treat that she proposed to give them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had ordered a car to come for them all at ten o'clock, and they were going to drive away to the sea, which was just twenty miles away.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The birthday presents were given to her before breakfast, and she expressed herself as peculiarly pleased and satisfied with each.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Then she told her children of the treat that she proposed to give them.
interact in a certain way
From this reading Then she told her children of the treat that she proposed to give them.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading She had ordered a car to come for them all at ten o'clock, and they were going to drive away to the sea, which was just twenty miles away.
precisely as stated
From this reading Their Mother's Birthday Mrs. Inglefield's birthday dawned very brightly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had ordered a car to come for them all at ten o'clock, and they were going to drive away to the sea, which was just twenty miles away.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "It is a big car and we have room for Inez.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The birthday presents were given to her before breakfast, and she expressed herself as peculiarly pleased and satisfied with each.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had ordered a car to come for them all at ten o'clock, and they were going to drive away to the sea, which was just twenty miles away.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The birthday presents were given to her before breakfast, and she expressed herself as peculiarly pleased and satisfied with each.
