used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Bolt of Cloth Susan instantly approved of Penny's idea, so the girls drove on toward Fairfax, a small city of several thousand inhabitants.
approvedadjectiveUS /əˈpruːvd/
established by authority; given authoritative approval
From this reading A Bolt of Cloth Susan instantly approved of Penny's idea, so the girls drove on toward Fairfax, a small city of several thousand inhabitants.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "This isn't going to be as easy as I thought," Penny said in disappointment.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They stopped at a corner drugstore to consult a telephone directory.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "This isn't going to be as easy as I thought," Penny said in disappointment.
BoltnounUS /boʊlt/
a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
From this reading A Bolt of Cloth Susan instantly approved of Penny's idea, so the girls drove on toward Fairfax, a small city of several thousand inhabitants.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading "I suppose we could telephone every Keenan in the book," Susan ventured.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At least fifteen families by the name of Keenan were listed.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading A Bolt of Cloth Susan instantly approved of Penny's idea, so the girls drove on toward Fairfax, a small city of several thousand inhabitants.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading A Bolt of Cloth Susan instantly approved of Penny's idea, so the girls drove on toward Fairfax, a small city of several thousand inhabitants.
consultverbUS /kənˈsʌlt/
get or ask advice from
From this reading They stopped at a corner drugstore to consult a telephone directory.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading They stopped at a corner drugstore to consult a telephone directory.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I suppose we could telephone every Keenan in the book," Susan ventured.
directorynounUS /dərˈektəri/
an alphabetical list of names and addresses
From this reading They stopped at a corner drugstore to consult a telephone directory.
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading "This isn't going to be as easy as I thought," Penny said in disappointment.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading A Bolt of Cloth Susan instantly approved of Penny's idea, so the girls drove on toward Fairfax, a small city of several thousand inhabitants.
drugstorenounUS /ˈdrʌɡstɔːr/
a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold
From this reading They stopped at a corner drugstore to consult a telephone directory.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading "This isn't going to be as easy as I thought," Penny said in disappointment.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "I suppose we could telephone every Keenan in the book," Susan ventured.
Fairfax
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From this reading A Bolt of Cloth Susan instantly approved of Penny's idea, so the girls drove on toward Fairfax, a small city of several thousand inhabitants.
plural of “family” — a social unit living together
From this reading At least fifteen families by the name of Keenan were listed.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading At least fifteen families by the name of Keenan were listed.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading A Bolt of Cloth Susan instantly approved of Penny's idea, so the girls drove on toward Fairfax, a small city of several thousand inhabitants.
the act of departing
From this reading "This isn't going to be as easy as I thought," Penny said in disappointment.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "This isn't going to be as easy as I thought," Penny said in disappointment.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading A Bolt of Cloth Susan instantly approved of Penny's idea, so the girls drove on toward Fairfax, a small city of several thousand inhabitants.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "This isn't going to be as easy as I thought," Penny said in disappointment.
plural of “inhabitant” — a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading A Bolt of Cloth Susan instantly approved of Penny's idea, so the girls drove on toward Fairfax, a small city of several thousand inhabitants.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading A Bolt of Cloth Susan instantly approved of Penny's idea, so the girls drove on toward Fairfax, a small city of several thousand inhabitants.
isn't
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From this reading "This isn't going to be as easy as I thought," Penny said in disappointment.
Keenan
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From this reading At least fifteen families by the name of Keenan were listed.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading At least fifteen families by the name of Keenan were listed.
listedadjectiveUS /ˈlɪstəd/
on a list
From this reading At least fifteen families by the name of Keenan were listed.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading At least fifteen families by the name of Keenan were listed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Bolt of Cloth Susan instantly approved of Penny's idea, so the girls drove on toward Fairfax, a small city of several thousand inhabitants.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A Bolt of Cloth Susan instantly approved of Penny's idea, so the girls drove on toward Fairfax, a small city of several thousand inhabitants.
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading "This isn't going to be as easy as I thought," Penny said in disappointment.
Penny'snounUS /ˈpeniz/
possessive form of “penny” — a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading A Bolt of Cloth Susan instantly approved of Penny's idea, so the girls drove on toward Fairfax, a small city of several thousand inhabitants.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "This isn't going to be as easy as I thought," Penny said in disappointment.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading A Bolt of Cloth Susan instantly approved of Penny's idea, so the girls drove on toward Fairfax, a small city of several thousand inhabitants.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A Bolt of Cloth Susan instantly approved of Penny's idea, so the girls drove on toward Fairfax, a small city of several thousand inhabitants.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A Bolt of Cloth Susan instantly approved of Penny's idea, so the girls drove on toward Fairfax, a small city of several thousand inhabitants.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading They stopped at a corner drugstore to consult a telephone directory.
express a supposition
From this reading "I suppose we could telephone every Keenan in the book," Susan ventured.
Susan
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From this reading A Bolt of Cloth Susan instantly approved of Penny's idea, so the girls drove on toward Fairfax, a small city of several thousand inhabitants.
telephonenounUS /ˈteləfoʊn/
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading They stopped at a corner drugstore to consult a telephone directory.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Bolt of Cloth Susan instantly approved of Penny's idea, so the girls drove on toward Fairfax, a small city of several thousand inhabitants.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They stopped at a corner drugstore to consult a telephone directory.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This isn't going to be as easy as I thought," Penny said in disappointment.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "This isn't going to be as easy as I thought," Penny said in disappointment.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading A Bolt of Cloth Susan instantly approved of Penny's idea, so the girls drove on toward Fairfax, a small city of several thousand inhabitants.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They stopped at a corner drugstore to consult a telephone directory.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading A Bolt of Cloth Susan instantly approved of Penny's idea, so the girls drove on toward Fairfax, a small city of several thousand inhabitants.
past form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
From this reading "I suppose we could telephone every Keenan in the book," Susan ventured.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I suppose we could telephone every Keenan in the book," Susan ventured.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At least fifteen families by the name of Keenan were listed.
