used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading GETTING INTO HARNESS Nettie Parsons proved to be a very sweet, quiet girl, when she came aboard the train at Maxwell.
aboardadverbUS /əˈbɔːrd/
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading GETTING INTO HARNESS Nettie Parsons proved to be a very sweet, quiet girl, when she came aboard the train at Maxwell.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It seemed that she had suffered considerable illness and that had made her backward in her books.
Ann
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From this reading She'll be company for Ann Hicks," said Helen.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was rather older than the majority of girls who entered Briarwood Hall as "Infants."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading GETTING INTO HARNESS Nettie Parsons proved to be a very sweet, quiet girl, when she came aboard the train at Maxwell.
backwardadverbUS /ˈbækwərd/
at or to or toward the back or rear
From this reading It seemed that she had suffered considerable illness and that had made her backward in her books.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading GETTING INTO HARNESS Nettie Parsons proved to be a very sweet, quiet girl, when she came aboard the train at Maxwell.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading It seemed that she had suffered considerable illness and that had made her backward in her books.
Briarwoodnoun
wood from the hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea; used to make tobacco pipes
From this reading She was rather older than the majority of girls who entered Briarwood Hall as "Infants."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading GETTING INTO HARNESS Nettie Parsons proved to be a very sweet, quiet girl, when she came aboard the train at Maxwell.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading She'll be company for Ann Hicks," said Helen.
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It seemed that she had suffered considerable illness and that had made her backward in her books.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading She was rather older than the majority of girls who entered Briarwood Hall as "Infants."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She'll be company for Ann Hicks," said Helen.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading GETTING INTO HARNESS Nettie Parsons proved to be a very sweet, quiet girl, when she came aboard the train at Maxwell.
a young female
From this reading GETTING INTO HARNESS Nettie Parsons proved to be a very sweet, quiet girl, when she came aboard the train at Maxwell.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading She was rather older than the majority of girls who entered Briarwood Hall as "Infants."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It seemed that she had suffered considerable illness and that had made her backward in her books.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading She was rather older than the majority of girls who entered Briarwood Hall as "Infants."
HARNESSverbUS /ˈhɑːrnəs/
put a harness
From this reading GETTING INTO HARNESS Nettie Parsons proved to be a very sweet, quiet girl, when she came aboard the train at Maxwell.
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading She'll be company for Ann Hicks," said Helen.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It seemed that she had suffered considerable illness and that had made her backward in her books.
HicksnounUS /hɪks/
plural of “hick” — a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
From this reading She'll be company for Ann Hicks," said Helen.
illnessnounUS /ˈɪlnəs/
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading It seemed that she had suffered considerable illness and that had made her backward in her books.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It seemed that she had suffered considerable illness and that had made her backward in her books.
InfantsnounUS /ˈɪnfənts/
plural of “infant” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading She was rather older than the majority of girls who entered Briarwood Hall as "Infants."
INTOprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading GETTING INTO HARNESS Nettie Parsons proved to be a very sweet, quiet girl, when she came aboard the train at Maxwell.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed that she had suffered considerable illness and that had made her backward in her books.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It seemed that she had suffered considerable illness and that had made her backward in her books.
majoritynounUS /məˈdʒɔːrəti/
the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part
From this reading She was rather older than the majority of girls who entered Briarwood Hall as "Infants."
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 GETTING INTO HARNESS Nettie Parsons proved to be a very sweet, quiet girl, when she came aboard the train at Maxwell.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "Never mind!
Nettie
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From this reading GETTING INTO HARNESS Nettie Parsons proved to be a very sweet, quiet girl, when she came aboard the train at Maxwell.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Never mind!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was rather older than the majority of girls who entered Briarwood Hall as "Infants."
olderadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldər/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading She was rather older than the majority of girls who entered Briarwood Hall as "Infants."
ParsonsnounUS /ˈpɑːrsənz/
United States sociologist (1902-1979)
From this reading GETTING INTO HARNESS Nettie Parsons proved to be a very sweet, quiet girl, when she came aboard the train at Maxwell.
established beyond doubt
From this reading GETTING INTO HARNESS Nettie Parsons proved to be a very sweet, quiet girl, when she came aboard the train at Maxwell.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading GETTING INTO HARNESS Nettie Parsons proved to be a very sweet, quiet girl, when she came aboard the train at Maxwell.
on the contrary
From this reading She was rather older than the majority of girls who entered Briarwood Hall as "Infants."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She'll be company for Ann Hicks," said Helen.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed that she had suffered considerable illness and that had made her backward in her books.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading GETTING INTO HARNESS Nettie Parsons proved to be a very sweet, quiet girl, when she came aboard the train at Maxwell.
She'll
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From this reading She'll be company for Ann Hicks," said Helen.
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading It seemed that she had suffered considerable illness and that had made her backward in her books.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading GETTING INTO HARNESS Nettie Parsons proved to be a very sweet, quiet girl, when she came aboard the train at Maxwell.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She was rather older than the majority of girls who entered Briarwood Hall as "Infants."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seemed that she had suffered considerable illness and that had made her backward in her books.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GETTING INTO HARNESS Nettie Parsons proved to be a very sweet, quiet girl, when she came aboard the train at Maxwell.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GETTING INTO HARNESS Nettie Parsons proved to be a very sweet, quiet girl, when she came aboard the train at Maxwell.
create by training and teaching
From this reading GETTING INTO HARNESS Nettie Parsons proved to be a very sweet, quiet girl, when she came aboard the train at Maxwell.
precisely as stated
From this reading GETTING INTO HARNESS Nettie Parsons proved to be a very sweet, quiet girl, when she came aboard the train at Maxwell.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was rather older than the majority of girls who entered Briarwood Hall as "Infants."
at the time that
From this reading GETTING INTO HARNESS Nettie Parsons proved to be a very sweet, quiet girl, when she came aboard the train at Maxwell.
which person or people
From this reading She was rather older than the majority of girls who entered Briarwood Hall as "Infants."
