aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "We do not know what it was all about, my dear, so why worry our minds?
anew
From this reading We shall probably never see that girl again, or those two women.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
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Amy
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
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in or near a particular place or position
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Dainties
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dearly loved
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discussedverbUS /dɪˈskʌst/
past form of “discuss” — to consider or examine in speech or writing
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used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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Dogtown
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frayedadjectiveUS /freɪd/
worn away or tattered along the edges
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Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
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a young female
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plural of “girl” — a young female
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happeningnounUS /ˈhæpənɪŋ/
an event that happens
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I know I have seen her somewhere, or somebody who looks like her."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I know I have seen her somewhere, or somebody who looks like her."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I know I have seen her somewhere, or somebody who looks like her."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "We do not know what it was all about, my dear, so why worry our minds?
a narrow way or road
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leanverbUS /liːn/
to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Only, that lean one--well!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I know I have seen her somewhere, or somebody who looks like her."
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading I know I have seen her somewhere, or somebody who looks like her."
Melford
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plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
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belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "We do not know what it was all about, my dear, so why worry our minds?
of an obscure nature
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not ever; at no time in the past or future
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not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
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used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "We do not know what it was all about, my dear, so why worry our minds?
touching and supported by a surface
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Only, that lean one--well!
and nothing more
From this reading Only, that lean one--well!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We shall probably never see that girl again, or those two women.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "We do not know what it was all about, my dear, so why worry our minds?
OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
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positivelyadverbUS /ˈpɑːzətɪvli/
extremely
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with considerable certainty; without much doubt
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RADIOnounUS /ˈreɪdioʊ/
medium for communication
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being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
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perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading We shall probably never see that girl again, or those two women.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I know I have seen her somewhere, or somebody who looks like her."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We shall probably never see that girl again, or those two women.
do one's shopping
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for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "We do not know what it was all about, my dear, so why worry our minds?
a person, without saying who
From this reading I know I have seen her somewhere, or somebody who looks like her."
in or at or to some place
From this reading I know I have seen her somewhere, or somebody who looks like her."
SPREADSnounUS /spredz/
plural of “spread” — process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
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sundaes
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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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the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading We shall probably never see that girl again, or those two women.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading We shall probably never see that girl again, or those two women.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
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the speaker together with one or more other people
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(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Only, that lean one--well!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "We do not know what it was all about, my dear, so why worry our minds?
which person or people
From this reading I know I have seen her somewhere, or somebody who looks like her."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "We do not know what it was all about, my dear, so why worry our minds?
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
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be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading "We do not know what it was all about, my dear, so why worry our minds?
