used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You have a nice home and people to love you; your mother and father are so proud of you; your mother is always talking to people about you as if she couldn’t live without you!
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading You have a nice home and people to love you; your mother and father are so proud of you; your mother is always talking to people about you as if she couldn’t live without you!
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading You have a nice home and people to love you; your mother and father are so proud of you; your mother is always talking to people about you as if she couldn’t live without you!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You have a nice home and people to love you; your mother and father are so proud of you; your mother is always talking to people about you as if she couldn’t live without you!
appealingadjectiveUS /əˈpiːlɪŋ/
able to attract interest or draw favorable attention
From this reading The appealing eyes were looking into hers; she could not speak instantly.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are quiet.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You have a nice home and people to love you; your mother and father are so proud of you; your mother is always talking to people about you as if she couldn’t live without you!
beauxnounUS /boʊ/
plural of “beau” — a man who is the lover of a man or woman
From this reading And you don’t have beaux and such horrid things!
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “I don’t believe that you ever did.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The appealing eyes were looking into hers; she could not speak instantly.
couldn't
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From this reading You have a nice home and people to love you; your mother and father are so proud of you; your mother is always talking to people about you as if she couldn’t live without you!
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “I don’t believe that you ever did.
don't
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From this reading “I don’t believe that you ever did.
at any time
From this reading “I don’t believe that you ever did.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The appealing eyes were looking into hers; she could not speak instantly.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading You have a nice home and people to love you; your mother and father are so proud of you; your mother is always talking to people about you as if she couldn’t live without you!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have a nice home and people to love you; your mother and father are so proud of you; your mother is always talking to people about you as if she couldn’t live without you!
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading The appealing eyes were looking into hers; she could not speak instantly.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading You have a nice home and people to love you; your mother and father are so proud of you; your mother is always talking to people about you as if she couldn’t live without you!
horridadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːrəd/
exceedingly bad
From this reading And you don’t have beaux and such horrid things!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t believe that you ever did.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You have a nice home and people to love you; your mother and father are so proud of you; your mother is always talking to people about you as if she couldn’t live without you!
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading The appealing eyes were looking into hers; she could not speak instantly.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The appealing eyes were looking into hers; she could not speak instantly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You have a nice home and people to love you; your mother and father are so proud of you; your mother is always talking to people about you as if she couldn’t live without you!
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading You have a nice home and people to love you; your mother and father are so proud of you; your mother is always talking to people about you as if she couldn’t live without you!
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading The appealing eyes were looking into hers; she could not speak instantly.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading You have a nice home and people to love you; your mother and father are so proud of you; your mother is always talking to people about you as if she couldn’t live without you!
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading You have a nice home and people to love you; your mother and father are so proud of you; your mother is always talking to people about you as if she couldn’t live without you!
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading You have a nice home and people to love you; your mother and father are so proud of you; your mother is always talking to people about you as if she couldn’t live without you!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The appealing eyes were looking into hers; she could not speak instantly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You have a nice home and people to love you; your mother and father are so proud of you; your mother is always talking to people about you as if she couldn’t live without you!
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading You have a nice home and people to love you; your mother and father are so proud of you; your mother is always talking to people about you as if she couldn’t live without you!
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading You have a nice home and people to love you; your mother and father are so proud of you; your mother is always talking to people about you as if she couldn’t live without you!
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading You are quiet.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The appealing eyes were looking into hers; she could not speak instantly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You have a nice home and people to love you; your mother and father are so proud of you; your mother is always talking to people about you as if she couldn’t live without you!
express in speech
From this reading The appealing eyes were looking into hers; she could not speak instantly.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And you don’t have beaux and such horrid things!
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading You have a nice home and people to love you; your mother and father are so proud of you; your mother is always talking to people about you as if she couldn’t live without you!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I don’t believe that you ever did.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The appealing eyes were looking into hers; she could not speak instantly.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading And you don’t have beaux and such horrid things!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You have a nice home and people to love you; your mother and father are so proud of you; your mother is always talking to people about you as if she couldn’t live without you!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The appealing eyes were looking into hers; she could not speak instantly.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading You have a nice home and people to love you; your mother and father are so proud of you; your mother is always talking to people about you as if she couldn’t live without you!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I don’t believe that you ever did.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have a nice home and people to love you; your mother and father are so proud of you; your mother is always talking to people about you as if she couldn’t live without you!
