used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the leafy dark of the village street, in the calm of a perfect June night, John Burke told me that he loved me, and I plighted my troth to him.
anew
From this reading We laid plans as we bade each other good-by, to meet again--perhaps--in New York in the fall; and even that little separation seemed so long.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading GIRL BACHELOR AND BIOLOGIST Merrily flew the years and almost before I realised it came graduation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GIRL BACHELOR AND BIOLOGIST Merrily flew the years and almost before I realised it came graduation.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We laid plans as we bade each other good-by, to meet again--perhaps--in New York in the fall; and even that little separation seemed so long.
BACHELORnounUS /ˈbætʃələr/
a man who has never been married
From this reading GIRL BACHELOR AND BIOLOGIST Merrily flew the years and almost before I realised it came graduation.
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading We laid plans as we bade each other good-by, to meet again--perhaps--in New York in the fall; and even that little separation seemed so long.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading GIRL BACHELOR AND BIOLOGIST Merrily flew the years and almost before I realised it came graduation.
BIOLOGISTnounUS /baɪˈɑːlədʒɪst/
(biology) a scientist who studies living organisms
From this reading GIRL BACHELOR AND BIOLOGIST Merrily flew the years and almost before I realised it came graduation.
BurkenounUS /bɜːrk/
British statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in British Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797)
From this reading In the leafy dark of the village street, in the calm of a perfect June night, John Burke told me that he loved me, and I plighted my troth to him.
make calm or still
From this reading In the leafy dark of the village street, in the calm of a perfect June night, John Burke told me that he loved me, and I plighted my troth to him.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading GIRL BACHELOR AND BIOLOGIST Merrily flew the years and almost before I realised it came graduation.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading In the leafy dark of the village street, in the calm of a perfect June night, John Burke told me that he loved me, and I plighted my troth to him.
dearly loved
From this reading We did not guess that the weeks would grow to months, and--oh, dear, what will he think of me when he gets here?
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading We did not guess that the weeks would grow to months, and--oh, dear, what will he think of me when he gets here?
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading We laid plans as we bade each other good-by, to meet again--perhaps--in New York in the fall; and even that little separation seemed so long.
divisible by two
From this reading We laid plans as we bade each other good-by, to meet again--perhaps--in New York in the fall; and even that little separation seemed so long.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading We laid plans as we bade each other good-by, to meet again--perhaps--in New York in the fall; and even that little separation seemed so long.
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading GIRL BACHELOR AND BIOLOGIST Merrily flew the years and almost before I realised it came graduation.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading We did not guess that the weeks would grow to months, and--oh, dear, what will he think of me when he gets here?
a young female
From this reading GIRL BACHELOR AND BIOLOGIST Merrily flew the years and almost before I realised it came graduation.
good-bynoun
a farewell remark
From this reading We laid plans as we bade each other good-by, to meet again--perhaps--in New York in the fall; and even that little separation seemed so long.
graduationnounUS /ˌɡrædʒuːˈeɪʃən/
the successful completion of a program of study
From this reading GIRL BACHELOR AND BIOLOGIST Merrily flew the years and almost before I realised it came graduation.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading We did not guess that the weeks would grow to months, and--oh, dear, what will he think of me when he gets here?
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading We did not guess that the weeks would grow to months, and--oh, dear, what will he think of me when he gets here?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the leafy dark of the village street, in the calm of a perfect June night, John Burke told me that he loved me, and I plighted my troth to him.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading We did not guess that the weeks would grow to months, and--oh, dear, what will he think of me when he gets here?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the leafy dark of the village street, in the calm of a perfect June night, John Burke told me that he loved me, and I plighted my troth to him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading GIRL BACHELOR AND BIOLOGIST Merrily flew the years and almost before I realised it came graduation.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the leafy dark of the village street, in the calm of a perfect June night, John Burke told me that he loved me, and I plighted my troth to him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading GIRL BACHELOR AND BIOLOGIST Merrily flew the years and almost before I realised it came graduation.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading In the leafy dark of the village street, in the calm of a perfect June night, John Burke told me that he loved me, and I plighted my troth to him.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading In the leafy dark of the village street, in the calm of a perfect June night, John Burke told me that he loved me, and I plighted my troth to him.
set down according to a plan
From this reading We laid plans as we bade each other good-by, to meet again--perhaps--in New York in the fall; and even that little separation seemed so long.
leafyadjectiveUS /ˈliːfi/
having or covered with leaves
From this reading In the leafy dark of the village street, in the calm of a perfect June night, John Burke told me that he loved me, and I plighted my troth to him.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We laid plans as we bade each other good-by, to meet again--perhaps--in New York in the fall; and even that little separation seemed so long.
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 We laid plans as we bade each other good-by, to meet again--perhaps--in New York in the fall; and even that little separation seemed so long.
held dear
From this reading In the leafy dark of the village street, in the calm of a perfect June night, John Burke told me that he loved me, and I plighted my troth to him.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the leafy dark of the village street, in the calm of a perfect June night, John Burke told me that he loved me, and I plighted my troth to him.
come together
From this reading We laid plans as we bade each other good-by, to meet again--perhaps--in New York in the fall; and even that little separation seemed so long.
MerrilyadverbUS /ˈmerəli/
in a joyous manner
From this reading GIRL BACHELOR AND BIOLOGIST Merrily flew the years and almost before I realised it came graduation.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading We did not guess that the weeks would grow to months, and--oh, dear, what will he think of me when he gets here?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In the leafy dark of the village street, in the calm of a perfect June night, John Burke told me that he loved me, and I plighted my troth to him.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading We laid plans as we bade each other good-by, to meet again--perhaps--in New York in the fall; and even that little separation seemed so long.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading In the leafy dark of the village street, in the calm of a perfect June night, John Burke told me that he loved me, and I plighted my troth to him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We did not guess that the weeks would grow to months, and--oh, dear, what will he think of me when he gets here?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And what--now--shall I say to him?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the leafy dark of the village street, in the calm of a perfect June night, John Burke told me that he loved me, and I plighted my troth to him.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading We did not guess that the weeks would grow to months, and--oh, dear, what will he think of me when he gets here?
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading We laid plans as we bade each other good-by, to meet again--perhaps--in New York in the fall; and even that little separation seemed so long.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading In the leafy dark of the village street, in the calm of a perfect June night, John Burke told me that he loved me, and I plighted my troth to him.
by chance
From this reading We laid plans as we bade each other good-by, to meet again--perhaps--in New York in the fall; and even that little separation seemed so long.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading We laid plans as we bade each other good-by, to meet again--perhaps--in New York in the fall; and even that little separation seemed so long.
plighted
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From this reading In the leafy dark of the village street, in the calm of a perfect June night, John Burke told me that he loved me, and I plighted my troth to him.
realisedadjectiveUS /ˈriːəlaɪzd/
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading GIRL BACHELOR AND BIOLOGIST Merrily flew the years and almost before I realised it came graduation.
express in words
From this reading And what--now--shall I say to him?
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading We laid plans as we bade each other good-by, to meet again--perhaps--in New York in the fall; and even that little separation seemed so long.
separationnounUS /ˌsepərˈeɪʃən/
the state of lacking unity
From this reading We laid plans as we bade each other good-by, to meet again--perhaps--in New York in the fall; and even that little separation seemed so long.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading And what--now--shall I say to him?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We laid plans as we bade each other good-by, to meet again--perhaps--in New York in the fall; and even that little separation seemed so long.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading In the leafy dark of the village street, in the calm of a perfect June night, John Burke told me that he loved me, and I plighted my troth to him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the leafy dark of the village street, in the calm of a perfect June night, John Burke told me that he loved me, and I plighted my troth to him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GIRL BACHELOR AND BIOLOGIST Merrily flew the years and almost before I realised it came graduation.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading We did not guess that the weeks would grow to months, and--oh, dear, what will he think of me when he gets here?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the leafy dark of the village street, in the calm of a perfect June night, John Burke told me that he loved me, and I plighted my troth to him.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading In the leafy dark of the village street, in the calm of a perfect June night, John Burke told me that he loved me, and I plighted my troth to him.
trothnounUS /troʊθ/
a mutual promise to marry
From this reading In the leafy dark of the village street, in the calm of a perfect June night, John Burke told me that he loved me, and I plighted my troth to him.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading In the leafy dark of the village street, in the calm of a perfect June night, John Burke told me that he loved me, and I plighted my troth to him.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We laid plans as we bade each other good-by, to meet again--perhaps--in New York in the fall; and even that little separation seemed so long.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading We did not guess that the weeks would grow to months, and--oh, dear, what will he think of me when he gets here?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading We did not guess that the weeks would grow to months, and--oh, dear, what will he think of me when he gets here?
at the time that
From this reading We did not guess that the weeks would grow to months, and--oh, dear, what will he think of me when he gets here?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We did not guess that the weeks would grow to months, and--oh, dear, what will he think of me when he gets here?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We did not guess that the weeks would grow to months, and--oh, dear, what will he think of me when he gets here?
a late time of life
From this reading GIRL BACHELOR AND BIOLOGIST Merrily flew the years and almost before I realised it came graduation.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading We laid plans as we bade each other good-by, to meet again--perhaps--in New York in the fall; and even that little separation seemed so long.
