used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She and Portia had been consulting, as they often did, _Mme. Vavasour's Gypsy-Witch Fortune Teller_; a useful volume they had found in Mrs. Brace-Gideon's library.
(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 "All right, then I will, too," Lucy said cheerfully.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She and Portia had been consulting, as they often did, _Mme. Vavasour's Gypsy-Witch Fortune Teller_; a useful volume they had found in Mrs. Brace-Gideon's library.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading * * * * * "I think I'll stay mad at them another day," Portia said.
aptadjectiveUS /æpt/
(usually followed by “to”) naturally disposed toward
From this reading "Madame Vavasour says Librans are apt to be too kind-hearted for their own good."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Madame Vavasour says Librans are apt to be too kind-hearted for their own good."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She and Portia had been consulting, as they often did, _Mme. Vavasour's Gypsy-Witch Fortune Teller_; a useful volume they had found in Mrs. Brace-Gideon's library.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading * * * * * "I think I'll stay mad at them another day," Portia said.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Madame Vavasour says Librans are apt to be too kind-hearted for their own good."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She and Portia had been consulting, as they often did, _Mme. Vavasour's Gypsy-Witch Fortune Teller_; a useful volume they had found in Mrs. Brace-Gideon's library.
Brace-Gideon's
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From this reading She and Portia had been consulting, as they often did, _Mme. Vavasour's Gypsy-Witch Fortune Teller_; a useful volume they had found in Mrs. Brace-Gideon's library.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "It's getting hard to do it; I keep forgetting, but I'm going to try."
cheerfullyadverbUS /ˈtʃɪrfəli/
in a cheerful manner
From this reading "All right, then I will, too," Lucy said cheerfully.
consultingverbUS /kənˈsʌltɪŋ/
-ing form of “consult” — get or ask advice from
From this reading She and Portia had been consulting, as they often did, _Mme. Vavasour's Gypsy-Witch Fortune Teller_; a useful volume they had found in Mrs. Brace-Gideon's library.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading * * * * * "I think I'll stay mad at them another day," Portia said.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She and Portia had been consulting, as they often did, _Mme. Vavasour's Gypsy-Witch Fortune Teller_; a useful volume they had found in Mrs. Brace-Gideon's library.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "It's getting hard to do it; I keep forgetting, but I'm going to try."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Madame Vavasour says Librans are apt to be too kind-hearted for their own good."
forgettingverbUS /fərˈɡetɪŋ/
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading "It's getting hard to do it; I keep forgetting, but I'm going to try."
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading She and Portia had been consulting, as they often did, _Mme. Vavasour's Gypsy-Witch Fortune Teller_; a useful volume they had found in Mrs. Brace-Gideon's library.
set up or found
From this reading She and Portia had been consulting, as they often did, _Mme. Vavasour's Gypsy-Witch Fortune Teller_; a useful volume they had found in Mrs. Brace-Gideon's library.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading "It's getting hard to do it; I keep forgetting, but I'm going to try."
the act of departing
From this reading "It's getting hard to do it; I keep forgetting, but I'm going to try."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Madame Vavasour says Librans are apt to be too kind-hearted for their own good."
Gypsy-Witch
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From this reading She and Portia had been consulting, as they often did, _Mme. Vavasour's Gypsy-Witch Fortune Teller_; a useful volume they had found in Mrs. Brace-Gideon's library.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She and Portia had been consulting, as they often did, _Mme. Vavasour's Gypsy-Witch Fortune Teller_; a useful volume they had found in Mrs. Brace-Gideon's library.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "It's getting hard to do it; I keep forgetting, but I'm going to try."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading * * * * * "I think I'll stay mad at them another day," Portia said.
I'll
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From this reading * * * * * "I think I'll stay mad at them another day," Portia said.
I'm
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From this reading "It's getting hard to do it; I keep forgetting, but I'm going to try."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She and Portia had been consulting, as they often did, _Mme. Vavasour's Gypsy-Witch Fortune Teller_; a useful volume they had found in Mrs. Brace-Gideon's library.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It's getting hard to do it; I keep forgetting, but I'm going to try."
It's
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From this reading "It's getting hard to do it; I keep forgetting, but I'm going to try."
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "It's getting hard to do it; I keep forgetting, but I'm going to try."
kind-heartedadjective
having or proceeding from an innately kind disposition
From this reading "Madame Vavasour says Librans are apt to be too kind-hearted for their own good."
Librans
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From this reading "Madame Vavasour says Librans are apt to be too kind-hearted for their own good."
a room where books are kept
From this reading She and Portia had been consulting, as they often did, _Mme. Vavasour's Gypsy-Witch Fortune Teller_; a useful volume they had found in Mrs. Brace-Gideon's library.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading "All right, then I will, too," Lucy said cheerfully.
roused to anger
From this reading * * * * * "I think I'll stay mad at them another day," Portia said.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading "Madame Vavasour says Librans are apt to be too kind-hearted for their own good."
Mme
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From this reading She and Portia had been consulting, as they often did, _Mme. Vavasour's Gypsy-Witch Fortune Teller_; a useful volume they had found in Mrs. Brace-Gideon's library.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading She and Portia had been consulting, as they often did, _Mme. Vavasour's Gypsy-Witch Fortune Teller_; a useful volume they had found in Mrs. Brace-Gideon's library.
many times at short intervals
From this reading She and Portia had been consulting, as they often did, _Mme. Vavasour's Gypsy-Witch Fortune Teller_; a useful volume they had found in Mrs. Brace-Gideon's library.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "Madame Vavasour says Librans are apt to be too kind-hearted for their own good."
Portia
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From this reading * * * * * "I think I'll stay mad at them another day," Portia said.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "All right, then I will, too," Lucy said cheerfully.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading * * * * * "I think I'll stay mad at them another day," Portia said.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "Madame Vavasour says Librans are apt to be too kind-hearted for their own good."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She and Portia had been consulting, as they often did, _Mme. Vavasour's Gypsy-Witch Fortune Teller_; a useful volume they had found in Mrs. Brace-Gideon's library.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading * * * * * "I think I'll stay mad at them another day," Portia said.
TellernounUS /ˈtelər/
United States physicist (born in Hungary) who worked on the first atom bomb and the first hydrogen bomb (1908-2003)
From this reading She and Portia had been consulting, as they often did, _Mme. Vavasour's Gypsy-Witch Fortune Teller_; a useful volume they had found in Mrs. Brace-Gideon's library.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Madame Vavasour says Librans are apt to be too kind-hearted for their own good."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading * * * * * "I think I'll stay mad at them another day," Portia said.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "All right, then I will, too," Lucy said cheerfully.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She and Portia had been consulting, as they often did, _Mme. Vavasour's Gypsy-Witch Fortune Teller_; a useful volume they had found in Mrs. Brace-Gideon's library.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading * * * * * "I think I'll stay mad at them another day," Portia said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It's getting hard to do it; I keep forgetting, but I'm going to try."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "All right, then I will, too," Lucy said cheerfully.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading "It's getting hard to do it; I keep forgetting, but I'm going to try."
being of use or service
From this reading She and Portia had been consulting, as they often did, _Mme. Vavasour's Gypsy-Witch Fortune Teller_; a useful volume they had found in Mrs. Brace-Gideon's library.
Vavasour
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From this reading "Madame Vavasour says Librans are apt to be too kind-hearted for their own good."
Vavasour's
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From this reading She and Portia had been consulting, as they often did, _Mme. Vavasour's Gypsy-Witch Fortune Teller_; a useful volume they had found in Mrs. Brace-Gideon's library.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading She and Portia had been consulting, as they often did, _Mme. Vavasour's Gypsy-Witch Fortune Teller_; a useful volume they had found in Mrs. Brace-Gideon's library.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "All right, then I will, too," Lucy said cheerfully.
