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From this reading _Tuesday, April 7 8:13 P.M._ What a day!
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From this reading _Tuesday, April 7 8:13 P.M._ What a day!
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Tuesday, April 7 8:13 P.M._ What a day!
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She thought about calling New Jersey to ask how Nina was doing, but she doubted they would tell her anything.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading When Ally finally settled onto her couch, after giving Knickers a long walk, she was exhausted.
AllynounUS /ˈælaɪ/
a friendly nation
From this reading When Ally finally settled onto her couch, after giving Knickers a long walk, she was exhausted.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She leaned back and kicked off her shoes.
anxiety-induced
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From this reading There had been a few moments of tightness in her chest--maybe it was psychological, anxiety-induced--but that was gone now.
any thing at all
From this reading She thought about calling New Jersey to ask how Nina was doing, but she doubted they would tell her anything.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading _Tuesday, April 7 8:13 P.M._ What a day!
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading She thought about calling New Jersey to ask how Nina was doing, but she doubted they would tell her anything.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She leaned back and kicked off her shoes.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been a few moments of tightness in her chest--maybe it was psychological, anxiety-induced--but that was gone now.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There had been a few moments of tightness in her chest--maybe it was psychological, anxiety-induced--but that was gone now.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading She thought about calling New Jersey to ask how Nina was doing, but she doubted they would tell her anything.
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading There had been a few moments of tightness in her chest--maybe it was psychological, anxiety-induced--but that was gone now.
couchnounUS /kaʊtʃ/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading When Ally finally settled onto her couch, after giving Knickers a long walk, she was exhausted.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading _Tuesday, April 7 8:13 P.M._ What a day!
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading She thought about calling New Jersey to ask how Nina was doing, but she doubted they would tell her anything.
doubtedverbUS /ˈdaʊtɪd/
past form of “doubt” — consider unlikely or have doubts about
From this reading She thought about calling New Jersey to ask how Nina was doing, but she doubted they would tell her anything.
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading When Ally finally settled onto her couch, after giving Knickers a long walk, she was exhausted.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading There had been a few moments of tightness in her chest--maybe it was psychological, anxiety-induced--but that was gone now.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading When Ally finally settled onto her couch, after giving Knickers a long walk, she was exhausted.
the act of giving
From this reading When Ally finally settled onto her couch, after giving Knickers a long walk, she was exhausted.
destroyed or killed
From this reading There had been a few moments of tightness in her chest--maybe it was psychological, anxiety-induced--but that was gone now.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There had been a few moments of tightness in her chest--maybe it was psychological, anxiety-induced--but that was gone now.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Ally finally settled onto her couch, after giving Knickers a long walk, she was exhausted.
how
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From this reading She thought about calling New Jersey to ask how Nina was doing, but she doubted they would tell her anything.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There had been a few moments of tightness in her chest--maybe it was psychological, anxiety-induced--but that was gone now.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There had been a few moments of tightness in her chest--maybe it was psychological, anxiety-induced--but that was gone now.
JerseynounUS /ˈdʒɜːrzi/
a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading She thought about calling New Jersey to ask how Nina was doing, but she doubted they would tell her anything.
kickedverbUS /kɪkt/
past form of “kick” — drive or propel with the foot
From this reading She leaned back and kicked off her shoes.
KnickersnounUS /ˈnɪkərz/
(used in the plural) trousers ending above the knee
From this reading When Ally finally settled onto her couch, after giving Knickers a long walk, she was exhausted.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading She leaned back and kicked off her shoes.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading When Ally finally settled onto her couch, after giving Knickers a long walk, she was exhausted.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading _Tuesday, April 7 8:13 P.M._ What a day!
by chance
From this reading There had been a few moments of tightness in her chest--maybe it was psychological, anxiety-induced--but that was gone now.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading There had been a few moments of tightness in her chest--maybe it was psychological, anxiety-induced--but that was gone now.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading She thought about calling New Jersey to ask how Nina was doing, but she doubted they would tell her anything.
NinanounUS /ˈniːnə/
the Babylonian goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea
From this reading She thought about calling New Jersey to ask how Nina was doing, but she doubted they would tell her anything.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading There had been a few moments of tightness in her chest--maybe it was psychological, anxiety-induced--but that was gone now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There had been a few moments of tightness in her chest--maybe it was psychological, anxiety-induced--but that was gone now.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She leaned back and kicked off her shoes.
ontoprepositionUS /ˈɑːntuː/
moving to a position on a surface
From this reading When Ally finally settled onto her couch, after giving Knickers a long walk, she was exhausted.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading _Tuesday, April 7 8:13 P.M._ What a day!
psychologicaladjectiveUS /ˌsaɪkəˈlɑːdʒɪkəl/
mental or emotional as opposed to physical in nature
From this reading There had been a few moments of tightness in her chest--maybe it was psychological, anxiety-induced--but that was gone now.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading When Ally finally settled onto her couch, after giving Knickers a long walk, she was exhausted.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Ally finally settled onto her couch, after giving Knickers a long walk, she was exhausted.
a particular situation
From this reading She leaned back and kicked off her shoes.
express in words
From this reading She thought about calling New Jersey to ask how Nina was doing, but she doubted they would tell her anything.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There had been a few moments of tightness in her chest--maybe it was psychological, anxiety-induced--but that was gone now.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There had been a few moments of tightness in her chest--maybe it was psychological, anxiety-induced--but that was gone now.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She thought about calling New Jersey to ask how Nina was doing, but she doubted they would tell her anything.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She thought about calling New Jersey to ask how Nina was doing, but she doubted they would tell her anything.
tightnessnounUS /ˈtaɪtnəs/
a state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit
From this reading There had been a few moments of tightness in her chest--maybe it was psychological, anxiety-induced--but that was gone now.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She thought about calling New Jersey to ask how Nina was doing, but she doubted they would tell her anything.
TuesdaynounUS /ˈtuːzdi/
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading _Tuesday, April 7 8:13 P.M._ What a day!
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading When Ally finally settled onto her couch, after giving Knickers a long walk, she was exhausted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Ally finally settled onto her couch, after giving Knickers a long walk, she was exhausted.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Tuesday, April 7 8:13 P.M._ What a day!
at the time that
From this reading When Ally finally settled onto her couch, after giving Knickers a long walk, she was exhausted.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She thought about calling New Jersey to ask how Nina was doing, but she doubted they would tell her anything.
