used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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anew
From this reading DOLLY'S JOURNAL AGAIN "CHRISTMAS EVE" "AS I expected!
(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 "What a state of spirits I was in when I wrote last in this book!—all except the last few words.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I don't know what in the world I have taken it out for now—only one must do something, and I have nothing to do.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
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period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
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used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I don't know what in the world I have taken it out for now—only one must do something, and I have nothing to do.
DOLLY'SnounUS /ˈdɑːliz/
possessive form of “dolly” — conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted
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don't
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(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
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apart from; not including
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considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading DOLLY'S JOURNAL AGAIN "CHRISTMAS EVE" "AS I expected!
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading And I feel so restless and stupid."
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading "What a state of spirits I was in when I wrote last in this book!—all except the last few words.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I don't know what in the world I have taken it out for now—only one must do something, and I have nothing to do.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I don't know what in the world I have taken it out for now—only one must do something, and I have nothing to do.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Not one word more in my journal since that long prelim-statement!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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JOURNALnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrnəl/
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
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be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
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immediately past
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primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
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(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
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used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
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belonging to the person speaking
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used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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not one thing; not anything
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in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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and nothing more
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not allowed to continue to bat or run
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prelim-statement
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restlessadjectiveUS /ˈrestləs/
worried and uneasy
From this reading And I feel so restless and stupid."
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
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for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And I feel so restless and stupid."
a thing, without saying which
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an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading "What a state of spirits I was in when I wrote last in this book!—all except the last few words.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading "What a state of spirits I was in when I wrote last in this book!—all except the last few words.
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading And I feel so restless and stupid."
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "What a state of spirits I was in when I wrote last in this book!—all except the last few words.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I don't know what in the world I have taken it out for now—only one must do something, and I have nothing to do.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What a state of spirits I was in when I wrote last in this book!—all except the last few words.
used to ask for information about something
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at the time that
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a unit of language that native speakers can identify
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the words that are spoken
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everything that exists anywhere
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inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
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