used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HE DOES HIS DUTY AS A CITIZEN.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Babbletown began to be very lively as soon as the weather got cool, the fall after I came home.
aggravateverbUS /ˈæɡrəveɪt/
make worse
From this reading Every day, when some of them dropped in the store for a chat and a handful of raisins, they would aggravate me by asking:
(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 All the other young men had a good time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We had a singing-school once a week, a debating society that met every Wednesday evening, and then we had sociables, and just before Christmas a fair.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading HE DOES HIS DUTY AS A CITIZEN.
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading Every day, when some of them dropped in the store for a chat and a handful of raisins, they would aggravate me by asking:
Babbletown
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From this reading Babbletown began to be very lively as soon as the weather got cool, the fall after I came home.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Babbletown began to be very lively as soon as the weather got cool, the fall after I came home.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We had a singing-school once a week, a debating society that met every Wednesday evening, and then we had sociables, and just before Christmas a fair.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Babbletown began to be very lively as soon as the weather got cool, the fall after I came home.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Every day, when some of them dropped in the store for a chat and a handful of raisins, they would aggravate me by asking:
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Babbletown began to be very lively as soon as the weather got cool, the fall after I came home.
chatverbUS /tʃæt/
talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading Every day, when some of them dropped in the store for a chat and a handful of raisins, they would aggravate me by asking:
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading We had a singing-school once a week, a debating society that met every Wednesday evening, and then we had sociables, and just before Christmas a fair.
CITIZENnounUS /ˈsɪtəzən/
a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
From this reading HE DOES HIS DUTY AS A CITIZEN.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading Babbletown began to be very lively as soon as the weather got cool, the fall after I came home.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Every day, when some of them dropped in the store for a chat and a handful of raisins, they would aggravate me by asking:
debatingverbUS /dəˈbeɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “debate” — argue with one another
From this reading We had a singing-school once a week, a debating society that met every Wednesday evening, and then we had sociables, and just before Christmas a fair.
DOESauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HE DOES HIS DUTY AS A CITIZEN.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading Every day, when some of them dropped in the store for a chat and a handful of raisins, they would aggravate me by asking:
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading HE DOES HIS DUTY AS A CITIZEN.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading We had a singing-school once a week, a debating society that met every Wednesday evening, and then we had sociables, and just before Christmas a fair.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading We had a singing-school once a week, a debating society that met every Wednesday evening, and then we had sociables, and just before Christmas a fair.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading We had a singing-school once a week, a debating society that met every Wednesday evening, and then we had sociables, and just before Christmas a fair.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading Babbletown began to be very lively as soon as the weather got cool, the fall after I came home.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Every day, when some of them dropped in the store for a chat and a handful of raisins, they would aggravate me by asking:
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading All the other young men had a good time.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Babbletown began to be very lively as soon as the weather got cool, the fall after I came home.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had a singing-school once a week, a debating society that met every Wednesday evening, and then we had sociables, and just before Christmas a fair.
handfulnounUS /ˈhændfʊl/
a small number or amount
From this reading Every day, when some of them dropped in the store for a chat and a handful of raisins, they would aggravate me by asking:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HE DOES HIS DUTY AS A CITIZEN.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HE DOES HIS DUTY AS A CITIZEN.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Babbletown began to be very lively as soon as the weather got cool, the fall after I came home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Babbletown began to be very lively as soon as the weather got cool, the fall after I came home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Every day, when some of them dropped in the store for a chat and a handful of raisins, they would aggravate me by asking:
and nothing more
From this reading We had a singing-school once a week, a debating society that met every Wednesday evening, and then we had sociables, and just before Christmas a fair.
full of life and energy
From this reading Babbletown began to be very lively as soon as the weather got cool, the fall after I came home.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Every day, when some of them dropped in the store for a chat and a handful of raisins, they would aggravate me by asking:
the force of workers available
From this reading All the other young men had a good time.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading We had a singing-school once a week, a debating society that met every Wednesday evening, and then we had sociables, and just before Christmas a fair.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Every day, when some of them dropped in the store for a chat and a handful of raisins, they would aggravate me by asking:
on one occasion
From this reading We had a singing-school once a week, a debating society that met every Wednesday evening, and then we had sociables, and just before Christmas a fair.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading All the other young men had a good time.
raisinsnounUS /ˈreɪzənz/
plural of “raisin” — dried grape
From this reading Every day, when some of them dropped in the store for a chat and a handful of raisins, they would aggravate me by asking:
singing-school
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From this reading We had a singing-school once a week, a debating society that met every Wednesday evening, and then we had sociables, and just before Christmas a fair.
sociables
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From this reading We had a singing-school once a week, a debating society that met every Wednesday evening, and then we had sociables, and just before Christmas a fair.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading We had a singing-school once a week, a debating society that met every Wednesday evening, and then we had sociables, and just before Christmas a fair.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Every day, when some of them dropped in the store for a chat and a handful of raisins, they would aggravate me by asking:
in the near future
From this reading Babbletown began to be very lively as soon as the weather got cool, the fall after I came home.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading Every day, when some of them dropped in the store for a chat and a handful of raisins, they would aggravate me by asking:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We had a singing-school once a week, a debating society that met every Wednesday evening, and then we had sociables, and just before Christmas a fair.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Babbletown began to be very lively as soon as the weather got cool, the fall after I came home.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Every day, when some of them dropped in the store for a chat and a handful of raisins, they would aggravate me by asking:
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading We had a singing-school once a week, a debating society that met every Wednesday evening, and then we had sociables, and just before Christmas a fair.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Every day, when some of them dropped in the store for a chat and a handful of raisins, they would aggravate me by asking:
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading All the other young men had a good time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Babbletown began to be very lively as soon as the weather got cool, the fall after I came home.
precisely as stated
From this reading Babbletown began to be very lively as soon as the weather got cool, the fall after I came home.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had a singing-school once a week, a debating society that met every Wednesday evening, and then we had sociables, and just before Christmas a fair.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading Babbletown began to be very lively as soon as the weather got cool, the fall after I came home.
WednesdaynounUS /ˈwenzdi/
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading We had a singing-school once a week, a debating society that met every Wednesday evening, and then we had sociables, and just before Christmas a fair.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading We had a singing-school once a week, a debating society that met every Wednesday evening, and then we had sociables, and just before Christmas a fair.
at the time that
From this reading Every day, when some of them dropped in the store for a chat and a handful of raisins, they would aggravate me by asking:
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Every day, when some of them dropped in the store for a chat and a handful of raisins, they would aggravate me by asking:
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading All the other young men had a good time.
