used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW DAME NATURE CHANGED HER MIND Maybe you'll laugh at that stopping a shower with sodas.
ABOUTprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW DAME NATURE CHANGED HER MIND Maybe you'll laugh at that stopping a shower with sodas.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Even after that the rain didn't stop and I was just going to start out anyway, when a man who was in there said, "Why don't you try one more?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But once on my way home from school I stopped in Vander's Drug Store to get a soda, and wait for the rain to stop.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading When I was finished it hadn't stopped, so I got another soda--a strawberry.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading Even after that the rain didn't stop and I was just going to start out anyway, when a man who was in there said, "Why don't you try one more?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW DAME NATURE CHANGED HER MIND Maybe you'll laugh at that stopping a shower with sodas.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But once on my way home from school I stopped in Vander's Drug Store to get a soda, and wait for the rain to stop.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So I did--a pineapple--and by the time I had finished that, the rain had stopped.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW DAME NATURE CHANGED HER MIND Maybe you'll laugh at that stopping a shower with sodas.
DAMEnounUS /deɪm/
informal terms for a (young) woman
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW DAME NATURE CHANGED HER MIND Maybe you'll laugh at that stopping a shower with sodas.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading So I did--a pineapple--and by the time I had finished that, the rain had stopped.
didn't
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don't
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From this reading Even after that the rain didn't stop and I was just going to start out anyway, when a man who was in there said, "Why don't you try one more?"
DrugverbUS /drʌɡ/
administer a drug to
From this reading But once on my way home from school I stopped in Vander's Drug Store to get a soda, and wait for the rain to stop.
divisible by two
From this reading Even after that the rain didn't stop and I was just going to start out anyway, when a man who was in there said, "Why don't you try one more?"
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading When I was finished it hadn't stopped, so I got another soda--a strawberry.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But once on my way home from school I stopped in Vander's Drug Store to get a soda, and wait for the rain to stop.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But once on my way home from school I stopped in Vander's Drug Store to get a soda, and wait for the rain to stop.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But once on my way home from school I stopped in Vander's Drug Store to get a soda, and wait for the rain to stop.
the act of departing
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inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading When I was finished it hadn't stopped, so I got another soda--a strawberry.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So I did--a pineapple--and by the time I had finished that, the rain had stopped.
hadn't
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belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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where you live at a particular time
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HOW
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But once on my way home from school I stopped in Vander's Drug Store to get a soda, and wait for the rain to stop.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But once on my way home from school I stopped in Vander's Drug Store to get a soda, and wait for the rain to stop.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When I was finished it hadn't stopped, so I got another soda--a strawberry.
and nothing more
From this reading Even after that the rain didn't stop and I was just going to start out anyway, when a man who was in there said, "Why don't you try one more?"
the sound of laughing
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an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Even after that the rain didn't stop and I was just going to start out anyway, when a man who was in there said, "Why don't you try one more?"
by chance
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The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW DAME NATURE CHANGED HER MIND Maybe you'll laugh at that stopping a shower with sodas.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Even after that the rain didn't stop and I was just going to start out anyway, when a man who was in there said, "Why don't you try one more?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But once on my way home from school I stopped in Vander's Drug Store to get a soda, and wait for the rain to stop.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
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touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But once on my way home from school I stopped in Vander's Drug Store to get a soda, and wait for the rain to stop.
on one occasion
From this reading But once on my way home from school I stopped in Vander's Drug Store to get a soda, and wait for the rain to stop.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Even after that the rain didn't stop and I was just going to start out anyway, when a man who was in there said, "Why don't you try one more?"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Even after that the rain didn't stop and I was just going to start out anyway, when a man who was in there said, "Why don't you try one more?"
pineapplenounUS /ˈpaɪnæpəl/
a tropical American plant bearing a large fleshy edible fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated in the tropics
From this reading So I did--a pineapple--and by the time I had finished that, the rain had stopped.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading But once on my way home from school I stopped in Vander's Drug Store to get a soda, and wait for the rain to stop.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Even after that the rain didn't stop and I was just going to start out anyway, when a man who was in there said, "Why don't you try one more?"
an educational institution
From this reading But once on my way home from school I stopped in Vander's Drug Store to get a soda, and wait for the rain to stop.
showernounUS /ˈʃaʊər/
a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you
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for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When I was finished it hadn't stopped, so I got another soda--a strawberry.
sodanounUS /ˈsoʊdə/
a sodium salt of carbonic acid; used in making soap powders and glass and paper
From this reading But once on my way home from school I stopped in Vander's Drug Store to get a soda, and wait for the rain to stop.
sodasnounUS /ˈsoʊdəz/
plural of “soda” — a sodium salt of carbonic acid; used in making soap powders and glass and paper
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take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Even after that the rain didn't stop and I was just going to start out anyway, when a man who was in there said, "Why don't you try one more?"
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading But once on my way home from school I stopped in Vander's Drug Store to get a soda, and wait for the rain to stop.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading But once on my way home from school I stopped in Vander's Drug Store to get a soda, and wait for the rain to stop.
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW DAME NATURE CHANGED HER MIND Maybe you'll laugh at that stopping a shower with sodas.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading But once on my way home from school I stopped in Vander's Drug Store to get a soda, and wait for the rain to stop.
strawberrynounUS /ˈstrɔːberi/
sweet fleshy red fruit
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plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW DAME NATURE CHANGED HER MIND Maybe you'll laugh at that stopping a shower with sodas.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But once on my way home from school I stopped in Vander's Drug Store to get a soda, and wait for the rain to stop.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Even after that the rain didn't stop and I was just going to start out anyway, when a man who was in there said, "Why don't you try one more?"
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading So I did--a pineapple--and by the time I had finished that, the rain had stopped.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But once on my way home from school I stopped in Vander's Drug Store to get a soda, and wait for the rain to stop.
make an effort or attempt
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Vander's
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stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading But once on my way home from school I stopped in Vander's Drug Store to get a soda, and wait for the rain to stop.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I was finished it hadn't stopped, so I got another soda--a strawberry.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading But once on my way home from school I stopped in Vander's Drug Store to get a soda, and wait for the rain to stop.
at the time that
From this reading When I was finished it hadn't stopped, so I got another soda--a strawberry.
which person or people
From this reading Even after that the rain didn't stop and I was just going to start out anyway, when a man who was in there said, "Why don't you try one more?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Even after that the rain didn't stop and I was just going to start out anyway, when a man who was in there said, "Why don't you try one more?"
in the company of; together with
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the person or people being spoken to
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you'll
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