used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The ranch ran well on its own routine, and Molly was a princess to be entertained.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Kate Nicholson emerged from her chrysalis and became almost a butterfly rather than the pale gray moth they had fancied her.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Nicholsons, it came out, had been a family of some consequence and a fair degree of riches in South Carolina before an unfortunate speculation had taken everything.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The ranch ran well on its own routine, and Molly was a princess to be entertained.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The ranch ran well on its own routine, and Molly was a princess to be entertained.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Kate Nicholson emerged from her chrysalis and became almost a butterfly rather than the pale gray moth they had fancied her.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Nicholsons, it came out, had been a family of some consequence and a fair degree of riches in South Carolina before an unfortunate speculation had taken everything.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The Nicholsons, it came out, had been a family of some consequence and a fair degree of riches in South Carolina before an unfortunate speculation had taken everything.
third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading WESTLAKE BRINGS NEWS In the week that followed the partners of the Three Star managed to find many hours for holiday-making.
butterflyverbUS /ˈbʌtərflaɪ/
flutter like a butterfly
From this reading Kate Nicholson emerged from her chrysalis and became almost a butterfly rather than the pale gray moth they had fancied her.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The Nicholsons, it came out, had been a family of some consequence and a fair degree of riches in South Carolina before an unfortunate speculation had taken everything.
CarolinanounUS /ˌkerəˈlaɪnə/
the area of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina
From this reading The Nicholsons, it came out, had been a family of some consequence and a fair degree of riches in South Carolina before an unfortunate speculation had taken everything.
chrysalisnounUS /ˈkrɪsəlɪs/
pupa of a moth or butterfly enclosed in a cocoon
From this reading Kate Nicholson emerged from her chrysalis and became almost a butterfly rather than the pale gray moth they had fancied her.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading The Nicholsons, it came out, had been a family of some consequence and a fair degree of riches in South Carolina before an unfortunate speculation had taken everything.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading The Nicholsons, it came out, had been a family of some consequence and a fair degree of riches in South Carolina before an unfortunate speculation had taken everything.
emergedverbUS /ɪˈmɜːrdʒd/
past form of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment
From this reading Kate Nicholson emerged from her chrysalis and became almost a butterfly rather than the pale gray moth they had fancied her.
entertainedadjectiveUS /ˌentərˈteɪnd/
pleasantly occupied
From this reading The ranch ran well on its own routine, and Molly was a princess to be entertained.
divisible by two
From this reading Even Miranda revised her opinion.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The Nicholsons, it came out, had been a family of some consequence and a fair degree of riches in South Carolina before an unfortunate speculation had taken everything.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading The Nicholsons, it came out, had been a family of some consequence and a fair degree of riches in South Carolina before an unfortunate speculation had taken everything.
a social unit living together
From this reading The Nicholsons, it came out, had been a family of some consequence and a fair degree of riches in South Carolina before an unfortunate speculation had taken everything.
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading Kate Nicholson emerged from her chrysalis and became almost a butterfly rather than the pale gray moth they had fancied her.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading WESTLAKE BRINGS NEWS In the week that followed the partners of the Three Star managed to find many hours for holiday-making.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading WESTLAKE BRINGS NEWS In the week that followed the partners of the Three Star managed to find many hours for holiday-making.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WESTLAKE BRINGS NEWS In the week that followed the partners of the Three Star managed to find many hours for holiday-making.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Kate Nicholson emerged from her chrysalis and became almost a butterfly rather than the pale gray moth they had fancied her.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Kate Nicholson emerged from her chrysalis and became almost a butterfly rather than the pale gray moth they had fancied her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Kate Nicholson emerged from her chrysalis and became almost a butterfly rather than the pale gray moth they had fancied her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Kate Nicholson emerged from her chrysalis and became almost a butterfly rather than the pale gray moth they had fancied her.
holiday-making
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From this reading WESTLAKE BRINGS NEWS In the week that followed the partners of the Three Star managed to find many hours for holiday-making.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading WESTLAKE BRINGS NEWS In the week that followed the partners of the Three Star managed to find many hours for holiday-making.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WESTLAKE BRINGS NEWS In the week that followed the partners of the Three Star managed to find many hours for holiday-making.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Nicholsons, it came out, had been a family of some consequence and a fair degree of riches in South Carolina before an unfortunate speculation had taken everything.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The ranch ran well on its own routine, and Molly was a princess to be entertained.
Kate
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From this reading Kate Nicholson emerged from her chrysalis and became almost a butterfly rather than the pale gray moth they had fancied her.
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading WESTLAKE BRINGS NEWS In the week that followed the partners of the Three Star managed to find many hours for holiday-making.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading WESTLAKE BRINGS NEWS In the week that followed the partners of the Three Star managed to find many hours for holiday-making.
Miranda
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From this reading Even Miranda revised her opinion.
MollynounUS /ˈmɑːli/
popular aquarium fish
From this reading The ranch ran well on its own routine, and Molly was a princess to be entertained.
mothnounUS /mɔːθ/
typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae
From this reading Kate Nicholson emerged from her chrysalis and became almost a butterfly rather than the pale gray moth they had fancied her.
information about recent and important events
From this reading WESTLAKE BRINGS NEWS In the week that followed the partners of the Three Star managed to find many hours for holiday-making.
Nicholson
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From this reading Kate Nicholson emerged from her chrysalis and became almost a butterfly rather than the pale gray moth they had fancied her.
Nicholsons
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From this reading The Nicholsons, it came out, had been a family of some consequence and a fair degree of riches in South Carolina before an unfortunate speculation had taken everything.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WESTLAKE BRINGS NEWS In the week that followed the partners of the Three Star managed to find many hours for holiday-making.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The ranch ran well on its own routine, and Molly was a princess to be entertained.
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading Even Miranda revised her opinion.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The Nicholsons, it came out, had been a family of some consequence and a fair degree of riches in South Carolina before an unfortunate speculation had taken everything.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The ranch ran well on its own routine, and Molly was a princess to be entertained.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Kate Nicholson emerged from her chrysalis and became almost a butterfly rather than the pale gray moth they had fancied her.
partnersnounUS /ˈpɑːrtnərz/
plural of “partner” — a person's partner in marriage
From this reading WESTLAKE BRINGS NEWS In the week that followed the partners of the Three Star managed to find many hours for holiday-making.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading The ranch ran well on its own routine, and Molly was a princess to be entertained.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The ranch ran well on its own routine, and Molly was a princess to be entertained.
ranchnounUS /ræntʃ/
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading The ranch ran well on its own routine, and Molly was a princess to be entertained.
on the contrary
From this reading Kate Nicholson emerged from her chrysalis and became almost a butterfly rather than the pale gray moth they had fancied her.
revisedadjectiveUS /rɪˈvaɪzd/
improved or brought up to date
From this reading Even Miranda revised her opinion.
richesnounUS /ˈrɪtʃəz/
an abundance of material possessions and resources
From this reading The Nicholsons, it came out, had been a family of some consequence and a fair degree of riches in South Carolina before an unfortunate speculation had taken everything.
routinenounUS /ruːˈtiːn/
an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
From this reading The ranch ran well on its own routine, and Molly was a princess to be entertained.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The Nicholsons, it came out, had been a family of some consequence and a fair degree of riches in South Carolina before an unfortunate speculation had taken everything.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The Nicholsons, it came out, had been a family of some consequence and a fair degree of riches in South Carolina before an unfortunate speculation had taken everything.
speculationnounUS /ˌspekjəˈleɪʃən/
a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
From this reading The Nicholsons, it came out, had been a family of some consequence and a fair degree of riches in South Carolina before an unfortunate speculation had taken everything.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading WESTLAKE BRINGS NEWS In the week that followed the partners of the Three Star managed to find many hours for holiday-making.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The Nicholsons, it came out, had been a family of some consequence and a fair degree of riches in South Carolina before an unfortunate speculation had taken everything.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Kate Nicholson emerged from her chrysalis and became almost a butterfly rather than the pale gray moth they had fancied her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WESTLAKE BRINGS NEWS In the week that followed the partners of the Three Star managed to find many hours for holiday-making.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WESTLAKE BRINGS NEWS In the week that followed the partners of the Three Star managed to find many hours for holiday-making.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Kate Nicholson emerged from her chrysalis and became almost a butterfly rather than the pale gray moth they had fancied her.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading WESTLAKE BRINGS NEWS In the week that followed the partners of the Three Star managed to find many hours for holiday-making.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WESTLAKE BRINGS NEWS In the week that followed the partners of the Three Star managed to find many hours for holiday-making.
not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
From this reading The Nicholsons, it came out, had been a family of some consequence and a fair degree of riches in South Carolina before an unfortunate speculation had taken everything.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The ranch ran well on its own routine, and Molly was a princess to be entertained.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading WESTLAKE BRINGS NEWS In the week that followed the partners of the Three Star managed to find many hours for holiday-making.
(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 The ranch ran well on its own routine, and Molly was a princess to be entertained.
WESTLAKE
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From this reading WESTLAKE BRINGS NEWS In the week that followed the partners of the Three Star managed to find many hours for holiday-making.
