used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Come and help us, dear, for we must have the place in apple-pie order by four o’clock, and there’s a lot to be done.”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Dear me; what’s the excitement about?” asked Phoebe.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Come and help us, dear, for we must have the place in apple-pie order by four o’clock, and there’s a lot to be done.”
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “I’ve just had a telegram from Cousin John, the Governor, and he’ll be here at four o’clock,” answered Judith.
apple-pie
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From this reading “Come and help us, dear, for we must have the place in apple-pie order by four o’clock, and there’s a lot to be done.”
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading HOW THE GOVERNOR ARRIVED “Oh; is it you?” asked Judith busily.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading HOW THE GOVERNOR ARRIVED “Oh; is it you?” asked Judith busily.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I’ve just had a telegram from Cousin John, the Governor, and he’ll be here at four o’clock,” answered Judith.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Come and help us, dear, for we must have the place in apple-pie order by four o’clock, and there’s a lot to be done.”
busilyadverbUS /ˈbɪzəli/
in a busy manner
From this reading HOW THE GOVERNOR ARRIVED “Oh; is it you?” asked Judith busily.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Come and help us, dear, for we must have the place in apple-pie order by four o’clock, and there’s a lot to be done.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come and help us, dear, for we must have the place in apple-pie order by four o’clock, and there’s a lot to be done.”
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “I’ve just had a telegram from Cousin John, the Governor, and he’ll be here at four o’clock,” answered Judith.
dearly loved
From this reading “Come and help us, dear, for we must have the place in apple-pie order by four o’clock, and there’s a lot to be done.”
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “Come and help us, dear, for we must have the place in apple-pie order by four o’clock, and there’s a lot to be done.”
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading “Dear me; what’s the excitement about?” asked Phoebe.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Come and help us, dear, for we must have the place in apple-pie order by four o’clock, and there’s a lot to be done.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading “Come and help us, dear, for we must have the place in apple-pie order by four o’clock, and there’s a lot to be done.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “I’ve just had a telegram from Cousin John, the Governor, and he’ll be here at four o’clock,” answered Judith.
the head of a state government
From this reading HOW THE GOVERNOR ARRIVED “Oh; is it you?” asked Judith busily.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I’ve just had a telegram from Cousin John, the Governor, and he’ll be here at four o’clock,” answered Judith.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Come and help us, dear, for we must have the place in apple-pie order by four o’clock, and there’s a lot to be done.”
he'll
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From this reading “I’ve just had a telegram from Cousin John, the Governor, and he’ll be here at four o’clock,” answered Judith.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “Come and help us, dear, for we must have the place in apple-pie order by four o’clock, and there’s a lot to be done.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “I’ve just had a telegram from Cousin John, the Governor, and he’ll be here at four o’clock,” answered Judith.
HOW
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From this reading HOW THE GOVERNOR ARRIVED “Oh; is it you?” asked Judith busily.
I've
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From this reading “I’ve just had a telegram from Cousin John, the Governor, and he’ll be here at four o’clock,” answered Judith.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Come and help us, dear, for we must have the place in apple-pie order by four o’clock, and there’s a lot to be done.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW THE GOVERNOR ARRIVED “Oh; is it you?” asked Judith busily.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading HOW THE GOVERNOR ARRIVED “Oh; is it you?” asked Judith busily.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “I’ve just had a telegram from Cousin John, the Governor, and he’ll be here at four o’clock,” answered Judith.
JudithnounUS /ˈdʒuːdəθ/
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading HOW THE GOVERNOR ARRIVED “Oh; is it you?” asked Judith busily.
and nothing more
From this reading “I’ve just had a telegram from Cousin John, the Governor, and he’ll be here at four o’clock,” answered Judith.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading “Come and help us, dear, for we must have the place in apple-pie order by four o’clock, and there’s a lot to be done.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Dear me; what’s the excitement about?” asked Phoebe.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Come and help us, dear, for we must have the place in apple-pie order by four o’clock, and there’s a lot to be done.”
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading “Come and help us, dear, for we must have the place in apple-pie order by four o’clock, and there’s a lot to be done.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading HOW THE GOVERNOR ARRIVED “Oh; is it you?” asked Judith busily.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading “Come and help us, dear, for we must have the place in apple-pie order by four o’clock, and there’s a lot to be done.”
PhoebenounUS /ˈfiːbi/
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading “Dear me; what’s the excitement about?” asked Phoebe.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “Come and help us, dear, for we must have the place in apple-pie order by four o’clock, and there’s a lot to be done.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “Really?”
telegramnounUS /ˈteləɡræm/
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading “I’ve just had a telegram from Cousin John, the Governor, and he’ll be here at four o’clock,” answered Judith.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW THE GOVERNOR ARRIVED “Oh; is it you?” asked Judith busily.
there's
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From this reading “Come and help us, dear, for we must have the place in apple-pie order by four o’clock, and there’s a lot to be done.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Come and help us, dear, for we must have the place in apple-pie order by four o’clock, and there’s a lot to be done.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Come and help us, dear, for we must have the place in apple-pie order by four o’clock, and there’s a lot to be done.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Come and help us, dear, for we must have the place in apple-pie order by four o’clock, and there’s a lot to be done.”
what's
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From this reading “Dear me; what’s the excitement about?” asked Phoebe.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading HOW THE GOVERNOR ARRIVED “Oh; is it you?” asked Judith busily.
