used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading An Adventure "Margaret, if you don't mind, we are going for a walk.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Betty has been talking to some girls in the next village about starting a Camp Fire club with six dear little German maidens who make us think of Meg and Mollie when they were tiny.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading She was lying in a hammock under a tree which made a complete green canopy above her head.
AdamsnounUS /ˈædəmz/
American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)
From this reading Margaret Adams shook her head.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading An Adventure "Margaret, if you don't mind, we are going for a walk.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An Adventure "Margaret, if you don't mind, we are going for a walk.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Betty has been talking to some girls in the next village about starting a Camp Fire club with six dear little German maidens who make us think of Meg and Mollie when they were tiny.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading An Adventure "Margaret, if you don't mind, we are going for a walk.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Betty has been talking to some girls in the next village about starting a Camp Fire club with six dear little German maidens who make us think of Meg and Mollie when they were tiny.
Betty
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From this reading Betty has been talking to some girls in the next village about starting a Camp Fire club with six dear little German maidens who make us think of Meg and Mollie when they were tiny.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading Betty has been talking to some girls in the next village about starting a Camp Fire club with six dear little German maidens who make us think of Meg and Mollie when they were tiny.
canopynounUS /ˈkæn.ə.pi/
An overhead roof or structure, such as the high vaulted ceiling of an ancient library.
From this reading She was lying in a hammock under a tree which made a complete green canopy above her head.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Would you care to come with us?"
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading Betty has been talking to some girls in the next village about starting a Camp Fire club with six dear little German maidens who make us think of Meg and Mollie when they were tiny.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Would you care to come with us?"
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading She was lying in a hammock under a tree which made a complete green canopy above her head.
dearly loved
From this reading Betty has been talking to some girls in the next village about starting a Camp Fire club with six dear little German maidens who make us think of Meg and Mollie when they were tiny.
don't
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From this reading An Adventure "Margaret, if you don't mind, we are going for a walk.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Betty has been talking to some girls in the next village about starting a Camp Fire club with six dear little German maidens who make us think of Meg and Mollie when they were tiny.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading An Adventure "Margaret, if you don't mind, we are going for a walk.
a person of German nationality
From this reading Betty has been talking to some girls in the next village about starting a Camp Fire club with six dear little German maidens who make us think of Meg and Mollie when they were tiny.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Betty has been talking to some girls in the next village about starting a Camp Fire club with six dear little German maidens who make us think of Meg and Mollie when they were tiny.
the act of departing
From this reading An Adventure "Margaret, if you don't mind, we are going for a walk.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading She was lying in a hammock under a tree which made a complete green canopy above her head.
hammocknounUS /ˈhæmək/
a small natural hill
From this reading She was lying in a hammock under a tree which made a complete green canopy above her head.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Betty has been talking to some girls in the next village about starting a Camp Fire club with six dear little German maidens who make us think of Meg and Mollie when they were tiny.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Margaret Adams shook her head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Margaret Adams shook her head.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading An Adventure "Margaret, if you don't mind, we are going for a walk.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Betty has been talking to some girls in the next village about starting a Camp Fire club with six dear little German maidens who make us think of Meg and Mollie when they were tiny.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Betty has been talking to some girls in the next village about starting a Camp Fire club with six dear little German maidens who make us think of Meg and Mollie when they were tiny.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading She was lying in a hammock under a tree which made a complete green canopy above her head.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She was lying in a hammock under a tree which made a complete green canopy above her head.
maidensnounUS /ˈmeɪdənz/
plural of “maiden” — an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
From this reading Betty has been talking to some girls in the next village about starting a Camp Fire club with six dear little German maidens who make us think of Meg and Mollie when they were tiny.
engage in
From this reading Betty has been talking to some girls in the next village about starting a Camp Fire club with six dear little German maidens who make us think of Meg and Mollie when they were tiny.
Margaret
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From this reading An Adventure "Margaret, if you don't mind, we are going for a walk.
MegnounUS /meɡ/
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading Betty has been talking to some girls in the next village about starting a Camp Fire club with six dear little German maidens who make us think of Meg and Mollie when they were tiny.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading An Adventure "Margaret, if you don't mind, we are going for a walk.
MollienounUS /ˈmɑːli/
popular aquarium fish
From this reading Betty has been talking to some girls in the next village about starting a Camp Fire club with six dear little German maidens who make us think of Meg and Mollie when they were tiny.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Betty has been talking to some girls in the next village about starting a Camp Fire club with six dear little German maidens who make us think of Meg and Mollie when they were tiny.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Betty has been talking to some girls in the next village about starting a Camp Fire club with six dear little German maidens who make us think of Meg and Mollie when they were tiny.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was lying in a hammock under a tree which made a complete green canopy above her head.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Margaret Adams shook her head.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Betty has been talking to some girls in the next village about starting a Camp Fire club with six dear little German maidens who make us think of Meg and Mollie when they were tiny.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Betty has been talking to some girls in the next village about starting a Camp Fire club with six dear little German maidens who make us think of Meg and Mollie when they were tiny.
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading Betty has been talking to some girls in the next village about starting a Camp Fire club with six dear little German maidens who make us think of Meg and Mollie when they were tiny.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading Betty has been talking to some girls in the next village about starting a Camp Fire club with six dear little German maidens who make us think of Meg and Mollie when they were tiny.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Betty has been talking to some girls in the next village about starting a Camp Fire club with six dear little German maidens who make us think of Meg and Mollie when they were tiny.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Betty has been talking to some girls in the next village about starting a Camp Fire club with six dear little German maidens who make us think of Meg and Mollie when they were tiny.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Betty has been talking to some girls in the next village about starting a Camp Fire club with six dear little German maidens who make us think of Meg and Mollie when they were tiny.
very small
From this reading Betty has been talking to some girls in the next village about starting a Camp Fire club with six dear little German maidens who make us think of Meg and Mollie when they were tiny.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Betty has been talking to some girls in the next village about starting a Camp Fire club with six dear little German maidens who make us think of Meg and Mollie when they were tiny.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading She was lying in a hammock under a tree which made a complete green canopy above her head.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She was lying in a hammock under a tree which made a complete green canopy above her head.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Betty has been talking to some girls in the next village about starting a Camp Fire club with six dear little German maidens who make us think of Meg and Mollie when they were tiny.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading Betty has been talking to some girls in the next village about starting a Camp Fire club with six dear little German maidens who make us think of Meg and Mollie when they were tiny.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading An Adventure "Margaret, if you don't mind, we are going for a walk.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was lying in a hammock under a tree which made a complete green canopy above her head.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading An Adventure "Margaret, if you don't mind, we are going for a walk.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Betty has been talking to some girls in the next village about starting a Camp Fire club with six dear little German maidens who make us think of Meg and Mollie when they were tiny.
at the time that
From this reading Betty has been talking to some girls in the next village about starting a Camp Fire club with six dear little German maidens who make us think of Meg and Mollie when they were tiny.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was lying in a hammock under a tree which made a complete green canopy above her head.
which person or people
From this reading Betty has been talking to some girls in the next village about starting a Camp Fire club with six dear little German maidens who make us think of Meg and Mollie when they were tiny.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Betty has been talking to some girls in the next village about starting a Camp Fire club with six dear little German maidens who make us think of Meg and Mollie when they were tiny.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would you care to come with us?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading An Adventure "Margaret, if you don't mind, we are going for a walk.
