used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Barbara Thurston’s brown, bright face seemed to twinkle all over, as she clinked a yellow coin on the marble top of the little sewing table.
(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 Barbara Thurston’s brown, bright face seemed to twinkle all over, as she clinked a yellow coin on the marble top of the little sewing table.
AlongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Barbara Thurston’s brown, bright face seemed to twinkle all over, as she clinked a yellow coin on the marble top of the little sewing table.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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AutomobilenounUS /ˈɔːtəmoʊbiːl/
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
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Barbara
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From this reading Barbara Thurston’s brown, bright face seemed to twinkle all over, as she clinked a yellow coin on the marble top of the little sewing table.
BerkshiresnounUS /ˈbɜːrkʃɪrz/
a low mountain range in western Massachusetts; a resort area
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berriesnounUS /ˈberiz/
plural of “berry” — any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves
From this reading “Wasn’t it the luckiest thing that the hotel people wanted so many berries this year!”
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Barbara Thurston’s brown, bright face seemed to twinkle all over, as she clinked a yellow coin on the marble top of the little sewing table.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading Barbara Thurston’s brown, bright face seemed to twinkle all over, as she clinked a yellow coin on the marble top of the little sewing table.
chorused
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From this reading “Silk stockings!” chorused Mollie Thurston gleefully.
clinked
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coinverbUS /kɔɪn/
make up
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Etc
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the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
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plural of “girl” — a young female
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gleefullyadverbUS /ˈɡliːfəli/
in a joyous and gleeful manner
From this reading “Silk stockings!” chorused Mollie Thurston gleefully.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading “Pink hair ribbons!”
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
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HudsonnounUS /ˈhʌdsən/
a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Barbara Thurston’s brown, bright face seemed to twinkle all over, as she clinked a yellow coin on the marble top of the little sewing table.
luckiestadjectiveUS /ˈlʌkiəst/
superlative of “lucky” — occurring by chance
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a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading “Wasn’t it the luckiest thing that the hotel people wanted so many berries this year!”
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
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MollienounUS /ˈmɑːli/
popular aquarium fish
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Barbara Thurston’s brown, bright face seemed to twinkle all over, as she clinked a yellow coin on the marble top of the little sewing table.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Barbara Thurston’s brown, bright face seemed to twinkle all over, as she clinked a yellow coin on the marble top of the little sewing table.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading “Wasn’t it the luckiest thing that the hotel people wanted so many berries this year!”
a light shade of red
From this reading “Pink hair ribbons!”
ribbonsnounUS /ˈrɪbənz/
plural of “ribbon” — any long object resembling a thin line
From this reading “Pink hair ribbons!”
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Barbara Thurston’s brown, bright face seemed to twinkle all over, as she clinked a yellow coin on the marble top of the little sewing table.
sewingnounUS /ˈsoʊɪŋ/
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading Barbara Thurston’s brown, bright face seemed to twinkle all over, as she clinked a yellow coin on the marble top of the little sewing table.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Barbara Thurston’s brown, bright face seemed to twinkle all over, as she clinked a yellow coin on the marble top of the little sewing table.
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading “Silk stockings!” chorused Mollie Thurston gleefully.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Wasn’t it the luckiest thing that the hotel people wanted so many berries this year!”
stockingsnounUS /ˈstɑːkɪŋz/
plural of “stocking” — close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural)
From this reading “Silk stockings!” chorused Mollie Thurston gleefully.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
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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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a special situation
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used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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Thurston
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From this reading “Silk stockings!” chorused Mollie Thurston gleefully.
Thurston's
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From this reading Barbara Thurston’s brown, bright face seemed to twinkle all over, as she clinked a yellow coin on the marble top of the little sewing table.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Barbara Thurston’s brown, bright face seemed to twinkle all over, as she clinked a yellow coin on the marble top of the little sewing table.
the upper part of anything
From this reading Barbara Thurston’s brown, bright face seemed to twinkle all over, as she clinked a yellow coin on the marble top of the little sewing table.
twinkleverbUS /ˈtwɪŋkəl/
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading Barbara Thurston’s brown, bright face seemed to twinkle all over, as she clinked a yellow coin on the marble top of the little sewing table.
desired or wished for or sought
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Wasn't
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a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
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of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading Barbara Thurston’s brown, bright face seemed to twinkle all over, as she clinked a yellow coin on the marble top of the little sewing table.
