used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A week before Christmas Alwynne began to wonder how the day itself should be spent, or rather, if her plans for the spending would ever pass Elsbeth's censorship.
Alwynne
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From this reading A week before Christmas Alwynne began to wonder how the day itself should be spent, or rather, if her plans for the spending would ever pass Elsbeth's censorship.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A week before Christmas Alwynne began to wonder how the day itself should be spent, or rather, if her plans for the spending would ever pass Elsbeth's censorship.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For the last two or three years Christmas had been to them a rock of collision.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A week before Christmas Alwynne began to wonder how the day itself should be spent, or rather, if her plans for the spending would ever pass Elsbeth's censorship.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading A week before Christmas Alwynne began to wonder how the day itself should be spent, or rather, if her plans for the spending would ever pass Elsbeth's censorship.
censorshipnounUS /ˈsensərʃɪp/
counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy
From this reading A week before Christmas Alwynne began to wonder how the day itself should be spent, or rather, if her plans for the spending would ever pass Elsbeth's censorship.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading A week before Christmas Alwynne began to wonder how the day itself should be spent, or rather, if her plans for the spending would ever pass Elsbeth's censorship.
collisionnounUS /kəˈlɪʒən/
(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together
From this reading For the last two or three years Christmas had been to them a rock of collision.
crowningadjectiveUS /ˈkraʊnɪŋ/
representing a level of the highest possible achievement or attainment
From this reading Once it had been the event, the crowning glory, the very reason of the ending year.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A week before Christmas Alwynne began to wonder how the day itself should be spent, or rather, if her plans for the spending would ever pass Elsbeth's censorship.
doubtfuladjectiveUS /ˈdaʊtfəl/
open to doubt or suspicion
From this reading She was doubtful.
Elsbeth's
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From this reading A week before Christmas Alwynne began to wonder how the day itself should be spent, or rather, if her plans for the spending would ever pass Elsbeth's censorship.
endingnounUS /ˈendɪŋ/
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
From this reading Once it had been the event, the crowning glory, the very reason of the ending year.
something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading Once it had been the event, the crowning glory, the very reason of the ending year.
at any time
From this reading A week before Christmas Alwynne began to wonder how the day itself should be spent, or rather, if her plans for the spending would ever pass Elsbeth's censorship.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A week before Christmas Alwynne began to wonder how the day itself should be spent, or rather, if her plans for the spending would ever pass Elsbeth's censorship.
a state of high honor
From this reading Once it had been the event, the crowning glory, the very reason of the ending year.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For the last two or three years Christmas had been to them a rock of collision.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A week before Christmas Alwynne began to wonder how the day itself should be spent, or rather, if her plans for the spending would ever pass Elsbeth's censorship.
how
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From this reading A week before Christmas Alwynne began to wonder how the day itself should be spent, or rather, if her plans for the spending would ever pass Elsbeth's censorship.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading A week before Christmas Alwynne began to wonder how the day itself should be spent, or rather, if her plans for the spending would ever pass Elsbeth's censorship.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "The pity of it!" thought Alwynne.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading A week before Christmas Alwynne began to wonder how the day itself should be spent, or rather, if her plans for the spending would ever pass Elsbeth's censorship.
immediately past
From this reading For the last two or three years Christmas had been to them a rock of collision.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For the last two or three years Christmas had been to them a rock of collision.
on one occasion
From this reading Once it had been the event, the crowning glory, the very reason of the ending year.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A week before Christmas Alwynne began to wonder how the day itself should be spent, or rather, if her plans for the spending would ever pass Elsbeth's censorship.
go across or through
From this reading A week before Christmas Alwynne began to wonder how the day itself should be spent, or rather, if her plans for the spending would ever pass Elsbeth's censorship.
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading "The pity of it!" thought Alwynne.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading A week before Christmas Alwynne began to wonder how the day itself should be spent, or rather, if her plans for the spending would ever pass Elsbeth's censorship.
on the contrary
From this reading A week before Christmas Alwynne began to wonder how the day itself should be spent, or rather, if her plans for the spending would ever pass Elsbeth's censorship.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading Once it had been the event, the crowning glory, the very reason of the ending year.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading For the last two or three years Christmas had been to them a rock of collision.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was doubtful.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading A week before Christmas Alwynne began to wonder how the day itself should be spent, or rather, if her plans for the spending would ever pass Elsbeth's censorship.
spendingnounUS /ˈspendɪŋ/
the act of spending or disbursing money
From this reading A week before Christmas Alwynne began to wonder how the day itself should be spent, or rather, if her plans for the spending would ever pass Elsbeth's censorship.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading A week before Christmas Alwynne began to wonder how the day itself should be spent, or rather, if her plans for the spending would ever pass Elsbeth's censorship.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A week before Christmas Alwynne began to wonder how the day itself should be spent, or rather, if her plans for the spending would ever pass Elsbeth's censorship.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading For the last two or three years Christmas had been to them a rock of collision.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "The pity of it!" thought Alwynne.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading For the last two or three years Christmas had been to them a rock of collision.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A week before Christmas Alwynne began to wonder how the day itself should be spent, or rather, if her plans for the spending would ever pass Elsbeth's censorship.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading For the last two or three years Christmas had been to them a rock of collision.
precisely as stated
From this reading Once it had been the event, the crowning glory, the very reason of the ending year.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was doubtful.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading A week before Christmas Alwynne began to wonder how the day itself should be spent, or rather, if her plans for the spending would ever pass Elsbeth's censorship.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading A week before Christmas Alwynne began to wonder how the day itself should be spent, or rather, if her plans for the spending would ever pass Elsbeth's censorship.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A week before Christmas Alwynne began to wonder how the day itself should be spent, or rather, if her plans for the spending would ever pass Elsbeth's censorship.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Once it had been the event, the crowning glory, the very reason of the ending year.
a late time of life
From this reading For the last two or three years Christmas had been to them a rock of collision.
