used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “There’s to be a Venetian fête on Lake Worth on Thursday evening.
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading A week had elapsed since the eventful morning on which Patsy had made the acquaintance of Dolores and the Wayfarers had returned from the beach in time to witness the departure of ghost-ridden Mammy Luce.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mr. Carroll made this announcement at the breakfast table one Monday morning to an interested group of listeners.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A week had elapsed since the eventful morning on which Patsy had made the acquaintance of Dolores and the Wayfarers had returned from the beach in time to witness the departure of ghost-ridden Mammy Luce.
announcementnounUS /əˈnaʊnsmənt/
a formal public statement
From this reading Mr. Carroll made this announcement at the breakfast table one Monday morning to an interested group of listeners.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mr. Carroll made this announcement at the breakfast table one Monday morning to an interested group of listeners.
be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
From this reading Would you like to attend it?”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “There’s to be a Venetian fête on Lake Worth on Thursday evening.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading A week had elapsed since the eventful morning on which Patsy had made the acquaintance of Dolores and the Wayfarers had returned from the beach in time to witness the departure of ghost-ridden Mammy Luce.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Mr. Carroll made this announcement at the breakfast table one Monday morning to an interested group of listeners.
CarrollnounUS /ˈkærəl/
English author; Charles Dodgson was an Oxford don of mathematics who is remembered for the children's stories he wrote under the pen name Lewis Carroll (1832-1898)
From this reading Mr. Carroll made this announcement at the breakfast table one Monday morning to an interested group of listeners.
the act of departing
From this reading A week had elapsed since the eventful morning on which Patsy had made the acquaintance of Dolores and the Wayfarers had returned from the beach in time to witness the departure of ghost-ridden Mammy Luce.
Dolores
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From this reading A week had elapsed since the eventful morning on which Patsy had made the acquaintance of Dolores and the Wayfarers had returned from the beach in time to witness the departure of ghost-ridden Mammy Luce.
elapsedadjectiveUS /ɪˈlæpst/
(of time) having passed or slipped by
From this reading A week had elapsed since the eventful morning on which Patsy had made the acquaintance of Dolores and the Wayfarers had returned from the beach in time to witness the departure of ghost-ridden Mammy Luce.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “There’s to be a Venetian fête on Lake Worth on Thursday evening.
eventfuladjectiveUS /ɪˈventfəl/
full of events or incidents
From this reading A week had elapsed since the eventful morning on which Patsy had made the acquaintance of Dolores and the Wayfarers had returned from the beach in time to witness the departure of ghost-ridden Mammy Luce.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A week had elapsed since the eventful morning on which Patsy had made the acquaintance of Dolores and the Wayfarers had returned from the beach in time to witness the departure of ghost-ridden Mammy Luce.
fête
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From this reading “There’s to be a Venetian fête on Lake Worth on Thursday evening.
ghost-ridden
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From this reading A week had elapsed since the eventful morning on which Patsy had made the acquaintance of Dolores and the Wayfarers had returned from the beach in time to witness the departure of ghost-ridden Mammy Luce.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading Mr. Carroll made this announcement at the breakfast table one Monday morning to an interested group of listeners.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A week had elapsed since the eventful morning on which Patsy had made the acquaintance of Dolores and the Wayfarers had returned from the beach in time to witness the departure of ghost-ridden Mammy Luce.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A week had elapsed since the eventful morning on which Patsy had made the acquaintance of Dolores and the Wayfarers had returned from the beach in time to witness the departure of ghost-ridden Mammy Luce.
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading Mr. Carroll made this announcement at the breakfast table one Monday morning to an interested group of listeners.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Would you like to attend it?”
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading “There’s to be a Venetian fête on Lake Worth on Thursday evening.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Would you like to attend it?”
listenersnounUS /ˈlɪsənərz/
plural of “listener” — someone who listens attentively
From this reading Mr. Carroll made this announcement at the breakfast table one Monday morning to an interested group of listeners.
LucenounUS /luːs/
United States publisher of magazines (1898-1967)
From this reading A week had elapsed since the eventful morning on which Patsy had made the acquaintance of Dolores and the Wayfarers had returned from the beach in time to witness the departure of ghost-ridden Mammy Luce.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Mr. Carroll made this announcement at the breakfast table one Monday morning to an interested group of listeners.
Mammynoun
an offensive term for a Black nursemaid in the southern U.S.
From this reading A week had elapsed since the eventful morning on which Patsy had made the acquaintance of Dolores and the Wayfarers had returned from the beach in time to witness the departure of ghost-ridden Mammy Luce.
MondaynounUS /ˈmʌndi/
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading Mr. Carroll made this announcement at the breakfast table one Monday morning to an interested group of listeners.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Mr. Carroll made this announcement at the breakfast table one Monday morning to an interested group of listeners.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Carroll made this announcement at the breakfast table one Monday morning to an interested group of listeners.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Carroll made this announcement at the breakfast table one Monday morning to an interested group of listeners.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “There’s to be a Venetian fête on Lake Worth on Thursday evening.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mr. Carroll made this announcement at the breakfast table one Monday morning to an interested group of listeners.
PatsynounUS /ˈpætsi/
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
From this reading A week had elapsed since the eventful morning on which Patsy had made the acquaintance of Dolores and the Wayfarers had returned from the beach in time to witness the departure of ghost-ridden Mammy Luce.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading A week had elapsed since the eventful morning on which Patsy had made the acquaintance of Dolores and the Wayfarers had returned from the beach in time to witness the departure of ghost-ridden Mammy Luce.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading A week had elapsed since the eventful morning on which Patsy had made the acquaintance of Dolores and the Wayfarers had returned from the beach in time to witness the departure of ghost-ridden Mammy Luce.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading SOMETHING!
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Mr. Carroll made this announcement at the breakfast table one Monday morning to an interested group of listeners.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Carroll made this announcement at the breakfast table one Monday morning to an interested group of listeners.
There's
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From this reading “There’s to be a Venetian fête on Lake Worth on Thursday evening.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Mr. Carroll made this announcement at the breakfast table one Monday morning to an interested group of listeners.
ThursdaynounUS /ˈθɜːrzdeɪ/
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading “There’s to be a Venetian fête on Lake Worth on Thursday evening.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading A week had elapsed since the eventful morning on which Patsy had made the acquaintance of Dolores and the Wayfarers had returned from the beach in time to witness the departure of ghost-ridden Mammy Luce.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “There’s to be a Venetian fête on Lake Worth on Thursday evening.
VenetiannounUS /vəˈniːʃən/
a resident of Venice
From this reading “There’s to be a Venetian fête on Lake Worth on Thursday evening.
Wayfarers
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From this reading A week had elapsed since the eventful morning on which Patsy had made the acquaintance of Dolores and the Wayfarers had returned from the beach in time to witness the departure of ghost-ridden Mammy Luce.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading A week had elapsed since the eventful morning on which Patsy had made the acquaintance of Dolores and the Wayfarers had returned from the beach in time to witness the departure of ghost-ridden Mammy Luce.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A week had elapsed since the eventful morning on which Patsy had made the acquaintance of Dolores and the Wayfarers had returned from the beach in time to witness the departure of ghost-ridden Mammy Luce.
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading A week had elapsed since the eventful morning on which Patsy had made the acquaintance of Dolores and the Wayfarers had returned from the beach in time to witness the departure of ghost-ridden Mammy Luce.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading “There’s to be a Venetian fête on Lake Worth on Thursday evening.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would you like to attend it?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Would you like to attend it?”
