used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Margaret, I've been rather objectionable lately," said Guy, remembering with an access of penitence that it must be almost exactly a year ago that he and Margaret in that snowy weather had first talked about his love for Pauline.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Margaret, I've been rather objectionable lately," said Guy, remembering with an access of penitence that it must be almost exactly a year ago that he and Margaret in that snowy weather had first talked about his love for Pauline.
accessnounUS /ˈækses/
the right to enter
From this reading "Margaret, I've been rather objectionable lately," said Guy, remembering with an access of penitence that it must be almost exactly a year ago that he and Margaret in that snowy weather had first talked about his love for Pauline.
anew
From this reading "I shall be sad if we are never going to be friends again."
in the past
From this reading "Margaret, I've been rather objectionable lately," said Guy, remembering with an access of penitence that it must be almost exactly a year ago that he and Margaret in that snowy weather had first talked about his love for Pauline.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "Margaret, I've been rather objectionable lately," said Guy, remembering with an access of penitence that it must be almost exactly a year ago that he and Margaret in that snowy weather had first talked about his love for Pauline.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Margaret, I've been rather objectionable lately," said Guy, remembering with an access of penitence that it must be almost exactly a year ago that he and Margaret in that snowy weather had first talked about his love for Pauline.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Margaret, I've been rather objectionable lately," said Guy, remembering with an access of penitence that it must be almost exactly a year ago that he and Margaret in that snowy weather had first talked about his love for Pauline.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you really going to talk to me, then?" she asked in mock surprise.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Are you really going to talk to me, then?" she asked in mock surprise.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Margaret, I've been rather objectionable lately," said Guy, remembering with an access of penitence that it must be almost exactly a year ago that he and Margaret in that snowy weather had first talked about his love for Pauline.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Margaret, I've been rather objectionable lately," said Guy, remembering with an access of penitence that it must be almost exactly a year ago that he and Margaret in that snowy weather had first talked about his love for Pauline.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading "Margaret, I've been rather objectionable lately," said Guy, remembering with an access of penitence that it must be almost exactly a year ago that he and Margaret in that snowy weather had first talked about his love for Pauline.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "Margaret, I've been rather objectionable lately," said Guy, remembering with an access of penitence that it must be almost exactly a year ago that he and Margaret in that snowy weather had first talked about his love for Pauline.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Margaret, I've been rather objectionable lately," said Guy, remembering with an access of penitence that it must be almost exactly a year ago that he and Margaret in that snowy weather had first talked about his love for Pauline.
forgettingverbUS /fərˈɡetɪŋ/
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading "Well, I have thought that you were forgetting me," said Margaret.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "I shall be sad if we are never going to be friends again."
the act of departing
From this reading "Are you really going to talk to me, then?" she asked in mock surprise.
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading "Margaret, I've been rather objectionable lately," said Guy, remembering with an access of penitence that it must be almost exactly a year ago that he and Margaret in that snowy weather had first talked about his love for Pauline.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Margaret, I've been rather objectionable lately," said Guy, remembering with an access of penitence that it must be almost exactly a year ago that he and Margaret in that snowy weather had first talked about his love for Pauline.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Well, I have thought that you were forgetting me," said Margaret.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Margaret, I've been rather objectionable lately," said Guy, remembering with an access of penitence that it must be almost exactly a year ago that he and Margaret in that snowy weather had first talked about his love for Pauline.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Margaret, I've been rather objectionable lately," said Guy, remembering with an access of penitence that it must be almost exactly a year ago that he and Margaret in that snowy weather had first talked about his love for Pauline.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, I have thought that you were forgetting me," said Margaret.
I've
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From this reading "Margaret, I've been rather objectionable lately," said Guy, remembering with an access of penitence that it must be almost exactly a year ago that he and Margaret in that snowy weather had first talked about his love for Pauline.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I shall be sad if we are never going to be friends again."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Are you really going to talk to me, then?" she asked in mock surprise.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Margaret, I've been rather objectionable lately," said Guy, remembering with an access of penitence that it must be almost exactly a year ago that he and Margaret in that snowy weather had first talked about his love for Pauline.
in the recent past
From this reading "Margaret, I've been rather objectionable lately," said Guy, remembering with an access of penitence that it must be almost exactly a year ago that he and Margaret in that snowy weather had first talked about his love for Pauline.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "Margaret, I've been rather objectionable lately," said Guy, remembering with an access of penitence that it must be almost exactly a year ago that he and Margaret in that snowy weather had first talked about his love for Pauline.
Margaret
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From this reading "Margaret, I've been rather objectionable lately," said Guy, remembering with an access of penitence that it must be almost exactly a year ago that he and Margaret in that snowy weather had first talked about his love for Pauline.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Are you really going to talk to me, then?" she asked in mock surprise.
mockverbUS /mɑːk/
treat with contempt
From this reading "Are you really going to talk to me, then?" she asked in mock surprise.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Margaret, I've been rather objectionable lately," said Guy, remembering with an access of penitence that it must be almost exactly a year ago that he and Margaret in that snowy weather had first talked about his love for Pauline.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I shall be sad if we are never going to be friends again."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Oh, Margaret, we are friends now.
objectionableadjectiveUS /əbˈdʒekʃənəbəl/
causing disapproval or protest
From this reading "Margaret, I've been rather objectionable lately," said Guy, remembering with an access of penitence that it must be almost exactly a year ago that he and Margaret in that snowy weather had first talked about his love for Pauline.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Margaret, I've been rather objectionable lately," said Guy, remembering with an access of penitence that it must be almost exactly a year ago that he and Margaret in that snowy weather had first talked about his love for Pauline.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Margaret, we are friends now.
PaulineadjectiveUS /pɔːˈliːn/
relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines
From this reading "Margaret, I've been rather objectionable lately," said Guy, remembering with an access of penitence that it must be almost exactly a year ago that he and Margaret in that snowy weather had first talked about his love for Pauline.
penitencenoun
remorse for your past conduct
From this reading "Margaret, I've been rather objectionable lately," said Guy, remembering with an access of penitence that it must be almost exactly a year ago that he and Margaret in that snowy weather had first talked about his love for Pauline.
on the contrary
From this reading "Margaret, I've been rather objectionable lately," said Guy, remembering with an access of penitence that it must be almost exactly a year ago that he and Margaret in that snowy weather had first talked about his love for Pauline.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "Are you really going to talk to me, then?" she asked in mock surprise.
rememberingnounUS /rɪˈmembərɪŋ/
the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
From this reading "Margaret, I've been rather objectionable lately," said Guy, remembering with an access of penitence that it must be almost exactly a year ago that he and Margaret in that snowy weather had first talked about his love for Pauline.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading "I shall be sad if we are never going to be friends again."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Margaret, I've been rather objectionable lately," said Guy, remembering with an access of penitence that it must be almost exactly a year ago that he and Margaret in that snowy weather had first talked about his love for Pauline.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I shall be sad if we are never going to be friends again."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Are you really going to talk to me, then?" she asked in mock surprise.
snowyadjectiveUS /ˈsnoʊi/
marked by the presence of snow
From this reading "Margaret, I've been rather objectionable lately," said Guy, remembering with an access of penitence that it must be almost exactly a year ago that he and Margaret in that snowy weather had first talked about his love for Pauline.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading "Are you really going to talk to me, then?" she asked in mock surprise.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "Are you really going to talk to me, then?" she asked in mock surprise.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "Margaret, I've been rather objectionable lately," said Guy, remembering with an access of penitence that it must be almost exactly a year ago that he and Margaret in that snowy weather had first talked about his love for Pauline.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Margaret, I've been rather objectionable lately," said Guy, remembering with an access of penitence that it must be almost exactly a year ago that he and Margaret in that snowy weather had first talked about his love for Pauline.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Are you really going to talk to me, then?" she asked in mock surprise.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Well, I have thought that you were forgetting me," said Margaret.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Are you really going to talk to me, then?" she asked in mock surprise.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I shall be sad if we are never going to be friends again."
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading "Margaret, I've been rather objectionable lately," said Guy, remembering with an access of penitence that it must be almost exactly a year ago that he and Margaret in that snowy weather had first talked about his love for Pauline.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, I have thought that you were forgetting me," said Margaret.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Well, I have thought that you were forgetting me," said Margaret.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Margaret, I've been rather objectionable lately," said Guy, remembering with an access of penitence that it must be almost exactly a year ago that he and Margaret in that snowy weather had first talked about his love for Pauline.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading "Margaret, I've been rather objectionable lately," said Guy, remembering with an access of penitence that it must be almost exactly a year ago that he and Margaret in that snowy weather had first talked about his love for Pauline.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you really going to talk to me, then?" she asked in mock surprise.
