used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading OWEN'S SURPRISE PARTY Mrs. Owen was to have a birthday, and Peggy and Alice felt something especial ought to be done to celebrate it.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She came over one rainy evening to tell Mrs. Owen about a surprise party the Sewing Circle was to give to the minister's wife on her fiftieth birthday.
Alice
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From this reading OWEN'S SURPRISE PARTY Mrs. Owen was to have a birthday, and Peggy and Alice felt something especial ought to be done to celebrate it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OWEN'S SURPRISE PARTY Mrs. Owen was to have a birthday, and Peggy and Alice felt something especial ought to be done to celebrate it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading OWEN'S SURPRISE PARTY Mrs. Owen was to have a birthday, and Peggy and Alice felt something especial ought to be done to celebrate it.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Miss Pauline Thornton lived with her father in the large gray stone house behind the stone wall on which Peggy was fond of walking.
birthdaynounUS /ˈbɜːrθdeɪ/
an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading OWEN'S SURPRISE PARTY Mrs. Owen was to have a birthday, and Peggy and Alice felt something especial ought to be done to celebrate it.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She came over one rainy evening to tell Mrs. Owen about a surprise party the Sewing Circle was to give to the minister's wife on her fiftieth birthday.
celebrateverbUS /ˈseləbreɪt/
behave as expected during of holidays or rites
From this reading OWEN'S SURPRISE PARTY Mrs. Owen was to have a birthday, and Peggy and Alice felt something especial ought to be done to celebrate it.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading She came over one rainy evening to tell Mrs. Owen about a surprise party the Sewing Circle was to give to the minister's wife on her fiftieth birthday.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading OWEN'S SURPRISE PARTY Mrs. Owen was to have a birthday, and Peggy and Alice felt something especial ought to be done to celebrate it.
especialadjectiveUS /əˈspeʃəl/
surpassing what is common or usual or expected
From this reading OWEN'S SURPRISE PARTY Mrs. Owen was to have a birthday, and Peggy and Alice felt something especial ought to be done to celebrate it.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading She came over one rainy evening to tell Mrs. Owen about a surprise party the Sewing Circle was to give to the minister's wife on her fiftieth birthday.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Miss Pauline Thornton lived with her father in the large gray stone house behind the stone wall on which Peggy was fond of walking.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading OWEN'S SURPRISE PARTY Mrs. Owen was to have a birthday, and Peggy and Alice felt something especial ought to be done to celebrate it.
fiftiethadjectiveUS /ˈfɪftiɪθ/
the ordinal number of fifty in counting order
From this reading She came over one rainy evening to tell Mrs. Owen about a surprise party the Sewing Circle was to give to the minister's wife on her fiftieth birthday.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading Miss Pauline Thornton lived with her father in the large gray stone house behind the stone wall on which Peggy was fond of walking.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading She came over one rainy evening to tell Mrs. Owen about a surprise party the Sewing Circle was to give to the minister's wife on her fiftieth birthday.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Miss Pauline Thornton lived with her father in the large gray stone house behind the stone wall on which Peggy was fond of walking.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading OWEN'S SURPRISE PARTY Mrs. Owen was to have a birthday, and Peggy and Alice felt something especial ought to be done to celebrate it.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading It was Miss Pauline Thornton who put the idea of a surprise party into Peggy's head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She came over one rainy evening to tell Mrs. Owen about a surprise party the Sewing Circle was to give to the minister's wife on her fiftieth birthday.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Miss Pauline Thornton lived with her father in the large gray stone house behind the stone wall on which Peggy was fond of walking.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading It was Miss Pauline Thornton who put the idea of a surprise party into Peggy's head.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Miss Pauline Thornton lived with her father in the large gray stone house behind the stone wall on which Peggy was fond of walking.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was Miss Pauline Thornton who put the idea of a surprise party into Peggy's head.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading OWEN'S SURPRISE PARTY Mrs. Owen was to have a birthday, and Peggy and Alice felt something especial ought to be done to celebrate it.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Miss Pauline Thornton lived with her father in the large gray stone house behind the stone wall on which Peggy was fond of walking.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Miss Pauline Thornton lived with her father in the large gray stone house behind the stone wall on which Peggy was fond of walking.
minister'snounUS /ˈmɪnɪstərz/
possessive form of “minister” — a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading She came over one rainy evening to tell Mrs. Owen about a surprise party the Sewing Circle was to give to the minister's wife on her fiftieth birthday.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading It was Miss Pauline Thornton who put the idea of a surprise party into Peggy's head.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was Miss Pauline Thornton who put the idea of a surprise party into Peggy's head.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She came over one rainy evening to tell Mrs. Owen about a surprise party the Sewing Circle was to give to the minister's wife on her fiftieth birthday.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She came over one rainy evening to tell Mrs. Owen about a surprise party the Sewing Circle was to give to the minister's wife on her fiftieth birthday.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading OWEN'S SURPRISE PARTY Mrs. Owen was to have a birthday, and Peggy and Alice felt something especial ought to be done to celebrate it.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She came over one rainy evening to tell Mrs. Owen about a surprise party the Sewing Circle was to give to the minister's wife on her fiftieth birthday.
OwennounUS /ˈoʊən/
Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)
From this reading OWEN'S SURPRISE PARTY Mrs. Owen was to have a birthday, and Peggy and Alice felt something especial ought to be done to celebrate it.
OWEN'SnounUS /ˈoʊənz/
possessive form of “owen” — Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)
From this reading OWEN'S SURPRISE PARTY Mrs. Owen was to have a birthday, and Peggy and Alice felt something especial ought to be done to celebrate it.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading OWEN'S SURPRISE PARTY Mrs. Owen was to have a birthday, and Peggy and Alice felt something especial ought to be done to celebrate it.
PaulineadjectiveUS /pɔːˈliːn/
relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines
From this reading It was Miss Pauline Thornton who put the idea of a surprise party into Peggy's head.
Peggy
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From this reading OWEN'S SURPRISE PARTY Mrs. Owen was to have a birthday, and Peggy and Alice felt something especial ought to be done to celebrate it.
Peggy's
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From this reading It was Miss Pauline Thornton who put the idea of a surprise party into Peggy's head.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It was Miss Pauline Thornton who put the idea of a surprise party into Peggy's head.
rainyadjectiveUS /ˈreɪni/
(of weather) wet by periods of rain
From this reading She came over one rainy evening to tell Mrs. Owen about a surprise party the Sewing Circle was to give to the minister's wife on her fiftieth birthday.
SewingnounUS /ˈsoʊɪŋ/
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading She came over one rainy evening to tell Mrs. Owen about a surprise party the Sewing Circle was to give to the minister's wife on her fiftieth birthday.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She came over one rainy evening to tell Mrs. Owen about a surprise party the Sewing Circle was to give to the minister's wife on her fiftieth birthday.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading OWEN'S SURPRISE PARTY Mrs. Owen was to have a birthday, and Peggy and Alice felt something especial ought to be done to celebrate it.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Miss Pauline Thornton lived with her father in the large gray stone house behind the stone wall on which Peggy was fond of walking.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading OWEN'S SURPRISE PARTY Mrs. Owen was to have a birthday, and Peggy and Alice felt something especial ought to be done to celebrate it.
express in words
From this reading She came over one rainy evening to tell Mrs. Owen about a surprise party the Sewing Circle was to give to the minister's wife on her fiftieth birthday.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was Miss Pauline Thornton who put the idea of a surprise party into Peggy's head.
ThorntonnounUS /ˈθɔːrntən/
American architect (1759-1828)
From this reading It was Miss Pauline Thornton who put the idea of a surprise party into Peggy's head.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OWEN'S SURPRISE PARTY Mrs. Owen was to have a birthday, and Peggy and Alice felt something especial ought to be done to celebrate it.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading Miss Pauline Thornton lived with her father in the large gray stone house behind the stone wall on which Peggy was fond of walking.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Miss Pauline Thornton lived with her father in the large gray stone house behind the stone wall on which Peggy was fond of walking.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OWEN'S SURPRISE PARTY Mrs. Owen was to have a birthday, and Peggy and Alice felt something especial ought to be done to celebrate it.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Miss Pauline Thornton lived with her father in the large gray stone house behind the stone wall on which Peggy was fond of walking.
which person or people
From this reading It was Miss Pauline Thornton who put the idea of a surprise party into Peggy's head.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading She came over one rainy evening to tell Mrs. Owen about a surprise party the Sewing Circle was to give to the minister's wife on her fiftieth birthday.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Miss Pauline Thornton lived with her father in the large gray stone house behind the stone wall on which Peggy was fond of walking.
