used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "It's a great success!"
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading "He's been with Mrs. Tellingham all the afternoon planning when the pictures shall be taken, and how they shall be taken," Helen said.
(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 "He's been with Mrs. Tellingham all the afternoon planning when the pictures shall be taken, and how they shall be taken," Helen said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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Ann
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "He's going to bring up the company next week and make the pictures at the Hall!"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "He's been with Mrs. Tellingham all the afternoon planning when the pictures shall be taken, and how they shall be taken," Helen said.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "He's been with Mrs. Tellingham all the afternoon planning when the pictures shall be taken, and how they shall be taken," Helen said.
blurtedverbUS /ˈblɜːrtɪd/
past form of “blurt” — utter impulsively
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take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "He's going to bring up the company next week and make the pictures at the Hall!"
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading "He's going to bring up the company next week and make the pictures at the Hall!"
an act that fails
From this reading "I guess it's _not_ a failure!"
the act of departing
From this reading "He's going to bring up the company next week and make the pictures at the Hall!"
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
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relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
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expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "I guess it's _not_ a failure!"
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading "He's going to bring up the company next week and make the pictures at the Hall!"
He's
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(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
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how
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From this reading "He's been with Mrs. Tellingham all the afternoon planning when the pictures shall be taken, and how they shall be taken," Helen said.
used to add a contrasting statement
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I guess it's _not_ a failure!"
It's
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engage in
From this reading "He's going to bring up the company next week and make the pictures at the Hall!"
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "He's been with Mrs. Tellingham all the afternoon planning when the pictures shall be taken, and how they shall be taken," Helen said.
information about recent and important events
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immediately following in time or order
From this reading "He's going to bring up the company next week and make the pictures at the Hall!"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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not allowed to continue to bat or run
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plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading "He's going to bring up the company next week and make the pictures at the Hall!"
planningnounUS /ˈplænɪŋ/
an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action
From this reading "He's been with Mrs. Tellingham all the afternoon planning when the pictures shall be taken, and how they shall be taken," Helen said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "He's been with Mrs. Tellingham all the afternoon planning when the pictures shall be taken, and how they shall be taken," Helen said.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "He's been with Mrs. Tellingham all the afternoon planning when the pictures shall be taken, and how they shall be taken," Helen said.
for that reason; with the result that
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in the near future
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an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading "It's a great success!"
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading "He's been with Mrs. Tellingham all the afternoon planning when the pictures shall be taken, and how they shall be taken," Helen said.
Tellingham
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From this reading "He's been with Mrs. Tellingham all the afternoon planning when the pictures shall be taken, and how they shall be taken," Helen said.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He's been with Mrs. Tellingham all the afternoon planning when the pictures shall be taken, and how they shall be taken," Helen said.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "He's going to bring up the company next week and make the pictures at the Hall!"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "He's going to bring up the company next week and make the pictures at the Hall!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "He's going to bring up the company next week and make the pictures at the Hall!"
at the time that
From this reading "He's been with Mrs. Tellingham all the afternoon planning when the pictures shall be taken, and how they shall be taken," Helen said.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "He's been with Mrs. Tellingham all the afternoon planning when the pictures shall be taken, and how they shall be taken," Helen said.
