used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a wonderful day of June skies and roses.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Maxwell had sent a note by special messenger to Cornelia to say that two world-tennis champions were to play at the Cricket Grounds that afternoon and would she like to go?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a wonderful day of June skies and roses.
applesnounUS /ˈæpəlz/
plural of “apple” — fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
From this reading So Cornelia had baked macaroni and cheese, roasted some apples and made a chocolate cornstarch pudding.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Maxwell had sent a note by special messenger to Cornelia to say that two world-tennis champions were to play at the Cricket Grounds that afternoon and would she like to go?
bakedadjectiveUS /beɪkt/
dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
From this reading So Cornelia had baked macaroni and cheese, roasted some apples and made a chocolate cornstarch pudding.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was cold meat in the refrigerator, and she wrote a note to Louise in case she should be late.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Maxwell had sent a note by special messenger to Cornelia to say that two world-tennis champions were to play at the Cricket Grounds that afternoon and would she like to go?
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading If so he would call for her at two o’clock.
an occurrence of something
From this reading There was cold meat in the refrigerator, and she wrote a note to Louise in case she should be late.
championsnounUS /ˈtʃæmpiənz/
plural of “champion” — someone who has won first place in a competition
From this reading Maxwell had sent a note by special messenger to Cornelia to say that two world-tennis champions were to play at the Cricket Grounds that afternoon and would she like to go?
cheesenounUS /tʃiːz/
a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk
From this reading So Cornelia had baked macaroni and cheese, roasted some apples and made a chocolate cornstarch pudding.
chocolatenounUS /ˈtʃɔːklət/
a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot
From this reading So Cornelia had baked macaroni and cheese, roasted some apples and made a chocolate cornstarch pudding.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading There was cold meat in the refrigerator, and she wrote a note to Louise in case she should be late.
Cornelia
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From this reading Maxwell had sent a note by special messenger to Cornelia to say that two world-tennis champions were to play at the Cricket Grounds that afternoon and would she like to go?
cornstarchnounUS /ˈkɔːrnstɑːrtʃ/
starch prepared from the grains of corn; used in cooking as a thickener
From this reading So Cornelia had baked macaroni and cheese, roasted some apples and made a chocolate cornstarch pudding.
CricketnounUS /ˈkrɪkət/
leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together
From this reading Maxwell had sent a note by special messenger to Cornelia to say that two world-tennis champions were to play at the Cricket Grounds that afternoon and would she like to go?
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was a wonderful day of June skies and roses.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If so he would call for her at two o’clock.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Maxwell had sent a note by special messenger to Cornelia to say that two world-tennis champions were to play at the Cricket Grounds that afternoon and would she like to go?
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading Maxwell had sent a note by special messenger to Cornelia to say that two world-tennis champions were to play at the Cricket Grounds that afternoon and would she like to go?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Maxwell had sent a note by special messenger to Cornelia to say that two world-tennis champions were to play at the Cricket Grounds that afternoon and would she like to go?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If so he would call for her at two o’clock.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading If so he would call for her at two o’clock.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If so he would call for her at two o’clock.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was cold meat in the refrigerator, and she wrote a note to Louise in case she should be late.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a wonderful day of June skies and roses.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading It was a wonderful day of June skies and roses.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading There was cold meat in the refrigerator, and she wrote a note to Louise in case she should be late.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Maxwell had sent a note by special messenger to Cornelia to say that two world-tennis champions were to play at the Cricket Grounds that afternoon and would she like to go?
Louise
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was cold meat in the refrigerator, and she wrote a note to Louise in case she should be late.
macaroninounUS /ˌmækərˈoʊni/
a British dandy in the 18th century who affected Continental mannerisms
From this reading So Cornelia had baked macaroni and cheese, roasted some apples and made a chocolate cornstarch pudding.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading So Cornelia had baked macaroni and cheese, roasted some apples and made a chocolate cornstarch pudding.
MaxwellnounUS /ˈmækswel/
a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss
From this reading Maxwell had sent a note by special messenger to Cornelia to say that two world-tennis champions were to play at the Cricket Grounds that afternoon and would she like to go?
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading There was cold meat in the refrigerator, and she wrote a note to Louise in case she should be late.
a person who carries a message
From this reading Maxwell had sent a note by special messenger to Cornelia to say that two world-tennis champions were to play at the Cricket Grounds that afternoon and would she like to go?
a brief written record
From this reading Maxwell had sent a note by special messenger to Cornelia to say that two world-tennis champions were to play at the Cricket Grounds that afternoon and would she like to go?
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading If so he would call for her at two o’clock.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a wonderful day of June skies and roses.
participate in games or sport
From this reading Maxwell had sent a note by special messenger to Cornelia to say that two world-tennis champions were to play at the Cricket Grounds that afternoon and would she like to go?
puddingnounUS /ˈpʊdɪŋ/
any of various soft thick unsweetened baked dishes
From this reading So Cornelia had baked macaroni and cheese, roasted some apples and made a chocolate cornstarch pudding.
refrigeratornounUS /rəˈfrɪdʒəreɪtər/
white goods in which food can be stored at low temperatures
From this reading There was cold meat in the refrigerator, and she wrote a note to Louise in case she should be late.
roastedadjectiveUS /ˈroʊstəd/
(meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven
From this reading So Cornelia had baked macaroni and cheese, roasted some apples and made a chocolate cornstarch pudding.
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading It was a wonderful day of June skies and roses.
express in words
From this reading Maxwell had sent a note by special messenger to Cornelia to say that two world-tennis champions were to play at the Cricket Grounds that afternoon and would she like to go?
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Maxwell had sent a note by special messenger to Cornelia to say that two world-tennis champions were to play at the Cricket Grounds that afternoon and would she like to go?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Maxwell had sent a note by special messenger to Cornelia to say that two world-tennis champions were to play at the Cricket Grounds that afternoon and would she like to go?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading There was cold meat in the refrigerator, and she wrote a note to Louise in case she should be late.
skiesnounUS /skaɪz/
plural of “sky” — the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading It was a wonderful day of June skies and roses.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If so he would call for her at two o’clock.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading So Cornelia had baked macaroni and cheese, roasted some apples and made a chocolate cornstarch pudding.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading Maxwell had sent a note by special messenger to Cornelia to say that two world-tennis champions were to play at the Cricket Grounds that afternoon and would she like to go?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Maxwell had sent a note by special messenger to Cornelia to say that two world-tennis champions were to play at the Cricket Grounds that afternoon and would she like to go?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Maxwell had sent a note by special messenger to Cornelia to say that two world-tennis champions were to play at the Cricket Grounds that afternoon and would she like to go?
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was cold meat in the refrigerator, and she wrote a note to Louise in case she should be late.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Maxwell had sent a note by special messenger to Cornelia to say that two world-tennis champions were to play at the Cricket Grounds that afternoon and would she like to go?
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Maxwell had sent a note by special messenger to Cornelia to say that two world-tennis champions were to play at the Cricket Grounds that afternoon and would she like to go?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a wonderful day of June skies and roses.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Maxwell had sent a note by special messenger to Cornelia to say that two world-tennis champions were to play at the Cricket Grounds that afternoon and would she like to go?
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading It was a wonderful day of June skies and roses.
world-tennis
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maxwell had sent a note by special messenger to Cornelia to say that two world-tennis champions were to play at the Cricket Grounds that afternoon and would she like to go?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Maxwell had sent a note by special messenger to Cornelia to say that two world-tennis champions were to play at the Cricket Grounds that afternoon and would she like to go?
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading There was cold meat in the refrigerator, and she wrote a note to Louise in case she should be late.
