used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When an extremely energetic person has spent eighteen months making connections with a family, he does not find it easy to sever them in a day.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading He had the excellent excuse that when Cass married in June there would be no room for him, but it took all his diplomacy to effect the change without giving offense.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When an extremely energetic person has spent eighteen months making connections with a family, he does not find it easy to sever them in a day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rose was tearful, and Cass furious, and a cloud of gloom enveloped the little brown house.
announcementnounUS /əˈnaʊnsmənt/
a formal public statement
From this reading Quin's announcement that he was going to leave the Martels met with a storm of protest.
Bartletts
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From this reading With the Bartletts it was no easier.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had the excellent excuse that when Cass married in June there would be no room for him, but it took all his diplomacy to effect the change without giving offense.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading Rose was tearful, and Cass furious, and a cloud of gloom enveloped the little brown house.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had the excellent excuse that when Cass married in June there would be no room for him, but it took all his diplomacy to effect the change without giving offense.
Cass
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From this reading He had the excellent excuse that when Cass married in June there would be no room for him, but it took all his diplomacy to effect the change without giving offense.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading He had the excellent excuse that when Cass married in June there would be no room for him, but it took all his diplomacy to effect the change without giving offense.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading Rose was tearful, and Cass furious, and a cloud of gloom enveloped the little brown house.
connectionsnounUS /kəˈnekʃənz/
plural of “connection” — a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
From this reading When an extremely energetic person has spent eighteen months making connections with a family, he does not find it easy to sever them in a day.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading When an extremely energetic person has spent eighteen months making connections with a family, he does not find it easy to sever them in a day.
diplomacynounUS /dɪˈploʊməsi/
negotiation between nations
From this reading He had the excellent excuse that when Cass married in June there would be no room for him, but it took all his diplomacy to effect the change without giving offense.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When an extremely energetic person has spent eighteen months making connections with a family, he does not find it easy to sever them in a day.
easieradjectiveUS /ˈiːziər/
comparative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading With the Bartletts it was no easier.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading When an extremely energetic person has spent eighteen months making connections with a family, he does not find it easy to sever them in a day.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading He had the excellent excuse that when Cass married in June there would be no room for him, but it took all his diplomacy to effect the change without giving offense.
being one more than seventeen
From this reading When an extremely energetic person has spent eighteen months making connections with a family, he does not find it easy to sever them in a day.
energeticadjectiveUS /ˌenərˈdʒetɪk/
possessing or exerting or displaying energy
From this reading When an extremely energetic person has spent eighteen months making connections with a family, he does not find it easy to sever them in a day.
envelopedverbUS /enˈveləpt/
past form of “envelop” — enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
From this reading Rose was tearful, and Cass furious, and a cloud of gloom enveloped the little brown house.
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading He had the excellent excuse that when Cass married in June there would be no room for him, but it took all his diplomacy to effect the change without giving offense.
accept an excuse for
From this reading He had the excellent excuse that when Cass married in June there would be no room for him, but it took all his diplomacy to effect the change without giving offense.
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading When an extremely energetic person has spent eighteen months making connections with a family, he does not find it easy to sever them in a day.
a social unit living together
From this reading When an extremely energetic person has spent eighteen months making connections with a family, he does not find it easy to sever them in a day.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading When an extremely energetic person has spent eighteen months making connections with a family, he does not find it easy to sever them in a day.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had the excellent excuse that when Cass married in June there would be no room for him, but it took all his diplomacy to effect the change without giving offense.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading Rose was tearful, and Cass furious, and a cloud of gloom enveloped the little brown house.
the act of giving
From this reading He had the excellent excuse that when Cass married in June there would be no room for him, but it took all his diplomacy to effect the change without giving offense.
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading Rose was tearful, and Cass furious, and a cloud of gloom enveloped the little brown house.
the act of departing
From this reading Quin's announcement that he was going to leave the Martels met with a storm of protest.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had the excellent excuse that when Cass married in June there would be no room for him, but it took all his diplomacy to effect the change without giving offense.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When an extremely energetic person has spent eighteen months making connections with a family, he does not find it easy to sever them in a day.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When an extremely energetic person has spent eighteen months making connections with a family, he does not find it easy to sever them in a day.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had the excellent excuse that when Cass married in June there would be no room for him, but it took all his diplomacy to effect the change without giving offense.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had the excellent excuse that when Cass married in June there would be no room for him, but it took all his diplomacy to effect the change without giving offense.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Rose was tearful, and Cass furious, and a cloud of gloom enveloped the little brown house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When an extremely energetic person has spent eighteen months making connections with a family, he does not find it easy to sever them in a day.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When an extremely energetic person has spent eighteen months making connections with a family, he does not find it easy to sever them in a day.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading He had the excellent excuse that when Cass married in June there would be no room for him, but it took all his diplomacy to effect the change without giving offense.
go away from a place
From this reading Quin's announcement that he was going to leave the Martels met with a storm of protest.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Rose was tearful, and Cass furious, and a cloud of gloom enveloped the little brown house.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading When an extremely energetic person has spent eighteen months making connections with a family, he does not find it easy to sever them in a day.
joined in matrimony
From this reading He had the excellent excuse that when Cass married in June there would be no room for him, but it took all his diplomacy to effect the change without giving offense.
Martels
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From this reading Quin's announcement that he was going to leave the Martels met with a storm of protest.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Quin's announcement that he was going to leave the Martels met with a storm of protest.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading When an extremely energetic person has spent eighteen months making connections with a family, he does not find it easy to sever them in a day.
not any; not one
From this reading He had the excellent excuse that when Cass married in June there would be no room for him, but it took all his diplomacy to effect the change without giving offense.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When an extremely energetic person has spent eighteen months making connections with a family, he does not find it easy to sever them in a day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Quin's announcement that he was going to leave the Martels met with a storm of protest.
offensenounUS /əˈfens/
a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others
From this reading He had the excellent excuse that when Cass married in June there would be no room for him, but it took all his diplomacy to effect the change without giving offense.
a human being
From this reading When an extremely energetic person has spent eighteen months making connections with a family, he does not find it easy to sever them in a day.
protestnounUS /ˈproʊtest/
a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading Quin's announcement that he was going to leave the Martels met with a storm of protest.
Quin's
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From this reading Quin's announcement that he was going to leave the Martels met with a storm of protest.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading He had the excellent excuse that when Cass married in June there would be no room for him, but it took all his diplomacy to effect the change without giving offense.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Rose was tearful, and Cass furious, and a cloud of gloom enveloped the little brown house.
seververbUS /ˈsevər/
set or keep apart
From this reading When an extremely energetic person has spent eighteen months making connections with a family, he does not find it easy to sever them in a day.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading When an extremely energetic person has spent eighteen months making connections with a family, he does not find it easy to sever them in a day.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading Quin's announcement that he was going to leave the Martels met with a storm of protest.
tearfuladjectiveUS /ˈtɪrfəl/
filled with or marked by tears
From this reading Rose was tearful, and Cass furious, and a cloud of gloom enveloped the little brown house.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Quin's announcement that he was going to leave the Martels met with a storm of protest.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Quin's announcement that he was going to leave the Martels met with a storm of protest.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When an extremely energetic person has spent eighteen months making connections with a family, he does not find it easy to sever them in a day.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He had the excellent excuse that when Cass married in June there would be no room for him, but it took all his diplomacy to effect the change without giving offense.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When an extremely energetic person has spent eighteen months making connections with a family, he does not find it easy to sever them in a day.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading He had the excellent excuse that when Cass married in June there would be no room for him, but it took all his diplomacy to effect the change without giving offense.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Quin's announcement that he was going to leave the Martels met with a storm of protest.
at the time that
From this reading When an extremely energetic person has spent eighteen months making connections with a family, he does not find it easy to sever them in a day.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When an extremely energetic person has spent eighteen months making connections with a family, he does not find it easy to sever them in a day.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He had the excellent excuse that when Cass married in June there would be no room for him, but it took all his diplomacy to effect the change without giving offense.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had the excellent excuse that when Cass married in June there would be no room for him, but it took all his diplomacy to effect the change without giving offense.
