used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading RESPITE Freda was trying to mend a blouse.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her unskillful fingers pricked themselves and it was obvious that even her laborious efforts could do little to make the waist presentable.
any thing at all
From this reading She had not written her mother to send her anything.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Its frayed cuffs were beyond repairing.
blousenounUS /blaʊs/
a top worn by women
From this reading RESPITE Freda was trying to mend a blouse.
clothing in general
From this reading However, it would do until they got to Mohawk and she could get the clothes which she had there.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Her unskillful fingers pricked themselves and it was obvious that even her laborious efforts could do little to make the waist presentable.
cuffsnounUS /kʌfs/
plural of “cuff” — the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg
From this reading Its frayed cuffs were beyond repairing.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Her unskillful fingers pricked themselves and it was obvious that even her laborious efforts could do little to make the waist presentable.
plural of “effort” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Her unskillful fingers pricked themselves and it was obvious that even her laborious efforts could do little to make the waist presentable.
divisible by two
From this reading Her unskillful fingers pricked themselves and it was obvious that even her laborious efforts could do little to make the waist presentable.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading Her unskillful fingers pricked themselves and it was obvious that even her laborious efforts could do little to make the waist presentable.
frayedadjectiveUS /freɪd/
worn away or tattered along the edges
From this reading Its frayed cuffs were beyond repairing.
Freda
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From this reading RESPITE Freda was trying to mend a blouse.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading However, it would do until they got to Mohawk and she could get the clothes which she had there.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading However, it would do until they got to Mohawk and she could get the clothes which she had there.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading However, it would do until they got to Mohawk and she could get the clothes which she had there.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her unskillful fingers pricked themselves and it was obvious that even her laborious efforts could do little to make the waist presentable.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, it would do until they got to Mohawk and she could get the clothes which she had there.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Her unskillful fingers pricked themselves and it was obvious that even her laborious efforts could do little to make the waist presentable.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its frayed cuffs were beyond repairing.
laboriousadjectiveUS /ləˈbɔːriəs/
characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
From this reading Her unskillful fingers pricked themselves and it was obvious that even her laborious efforts could do little to make the waist presentable.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Her unskillful fingers pricked themselves and it was obvious that even her laborious efforts could do little to make the waist presentable.
engage in
From this reading Her unskillful fingers pricked themselves and it was obvious that even her laborious efforts could do little to make the waist presentable.
mendverbUS /mend/
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading RESPITE Freda was trying to mend a blouse.
MohawknounUS /ˈmoʊhɔːk/
a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living along the Mohawk River in New York State
From this reading However, it would do until they got to Mohawk and she could get the clothes which she had there.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading She had not written her mother to send her anything.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had not written her mother to send her anything.
obviousadjectiveUS /ˈɑːbviəs/
easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
From this reading Her unskillful fingers pricked themselves and it was obvious that even her laborious efforts could do little to make the waist presentable.
presentableadjectiveUS /prəˈzentəbəl/
fit to be seen
From this reading Her unskillful fingers pricked themselves and it was obvious that even her laborious efforts could do little to make the waist presentable.
prickedverbUS /prɪkt/
past form of “prick” — make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn
From this reading Her unskillful fingers pricked themselves and it was obvious that even her laborious efforts could do little to make the waist presentable.
repairingverbUS /rɪˈperɪŋ/
-ing form of “repair” — restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading Its frayed cuffs were beyond repairing.
RESPITEnounUS /ˈrespɪt/
a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort
From this reading RESPITE Freda was trying to mend a blouse.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading She had not written her mother to send her anything.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading However, it would do until they got to Mohawk and she could get the clothes which she had there.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her unskillful fingers pricked themselves and it was obvious that even her laborious efforts could do little to make the waist presentable.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her unskillful fingers pricked themselves and it was obvious that even her laborious efforts could do little to make the waist presentable.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Her unskillful fingers pricked themselves and it was obvious that even her laborious efforts could do little to make the waist presentable.
in or at that place or location
From this reading However, it would do until they got to Mohawk and she could get the clothes which she had there.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading However, it would do until they got to Mohawk and she could get the clothes which she had there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading RESPITE Freda was trying to mend a blouse.
hard to endure
From this reading RESPITE Freda was trying to mend a blouse.
unskillfuladjective
poorly done
From this reading Her unskillful fingers pricked themselves and it was obvious that even her laborious efforts could do little to make the waist presentable.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading However, it would do until they got to Mohawk and she could get the clothes which she had there.
the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
From this reading Her unskillful fingers pricked themselves and it was obvious that even her laborious efforts could do little to make the waist presentable.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading RESPITE Freda was trying to mend a blouse.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Its frayed cuffs were beyond repairing.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading However, it would do until they got to Mohawk and she could get the clothes which she had there.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading However, it would do until they got to Mohawk and she could get the clothes which she had there.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading She had not written her mother to send her anything.
