aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading That month of preparation had been about the busiest in the lives of the Carter girls.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the train at last and headed for the mountains!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the train at last and headed for the mountains!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That month of preparation had been about the busiest in the lives of the Carter girls.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Douglas had graduated at school and taken her examinations for college, besides being the head and guiding star of the family.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Douglas had graduated at school and taken her examinations for college, besides being the head and guiding star of the family.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Her father's burden seemed to have fallen on her young shoulders; everything was brought to her to decide.
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading Her father's burden seemed to have fallen on her young shoulders; everything was brought to her to decide.
busiestadjectiveUS /ˈbɪziəst/
superlative of “busy” — actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading That month of preparation had been about the busiest in the lives of the Carter girls.
CarternounUS /ˈkɑːrtər/
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading That month of preparation had been about the busiest in the lives of the Carter girls.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading Douglas had graduated at school and taken her examinations for college, besides being the head and guiding star of the family.
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
From this reading Her father's burden seemed to have fallen on her young shoulders; everything was brought to her to decide.
DouglasnounUS /ˈdʌɡləs/
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading Douglas had graduated at school and taken her examinations for college, besides being the head and guiding star of the family.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Her father's burden seemed to have fallen on her young shoulders; everything was brought to her to decide.
examinationsnounUS /ɪɡˌzæməˈneɪʃənz/
plural of “examination” — the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
From this reading Douglas had graduated at school and taken her examinations for college, besides being the head and guiding star of the family.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Her father's burden seemed to have fallen on her young shoulders; everything was brought to her to decide.
a social unit living together
From this reading Douglas had graduated at school and taken her examinations for college, besides being the head and guiding star of the family.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Her father's burden seemed to have fallen on her young shoulders; everything was brought to her to decide.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading OFF FOR THE MOUNTAINS.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading That month of preparation had been about the busiest in the lives of the Carter girls.
graduatedadjectiveUS /ˈɡrædʒuːeɪtɪd/
marked with or divided into degrees
From this reading Douglas had graduated at school and taken her examinations for college, besides being the head and guiding star of the family.
guidingadjectiveUS /ˈɡaɪdɪŋ/
exerting control or influence
From this reading Douglas had graduated at school and taken her examinations for college, besides being the head and guiding star of the family.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That month of preparation had been about the busiest in the lives of the Carter girls.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Her father's burden seemed to have fallen on her young shoulders; everything was brought to her to decide.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Douglas had graduated at school and taken her examinations for college, besides being the head and guiding star of the family.
headedadjectiveUS /ˈhedəd/
having a heading or course in a certain direction
From this reading On the train at last and headed for the mountains!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Douglas had graduated at school and taken her examinations for college, besides being the head and guiding star of the family.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That month of preparation had been about the busiest in the lives of the Carter girls.
immediately past
From this reading On the train at last and headed for the mountains!
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading That month of preparation had been about the busiest in the lives of the Carter girls.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading That month of preparation had been about the busiest in the lives of the Carter girls.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading OFF FOR THE MOUNTAINS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That month of preparation had been about the busiest in the lives of the Carter girls.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading OFF FOR THE MOUNTAINS.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the train at last and headed for the mountains!
preparationnounUS /ˌprepərˈeɪʃən/
the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading That month of preparation had been about the busiest in the lives of the Carter girls.
an educational institution
From this reading Douglas had graduated at school and taken her examinations for college, besides being the head and guiding star of the family.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Her father's burden seemed to have fallen on her young shoulders; everything was brought to her to decide.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading Her father's burden seemed to have fallen on her young shoulders; everything was brought to her to decide.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading Douglas had graduated at school and taken her examinations for college, besides being the head and guiding star of the family.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Douglas had graduated at school and taken her examinations for college, besides being the head and guiding star of the family.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That month of preparation had been about the busiest in the lives of the Carter girls.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OFF FOR THE MOUNTAINS.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her father's burden seemed to have fallen on her young shoulders; everything was brought to her to decide.
create by training and teaching
From this reading On the train at last and headed for the mountains!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her father's burden seemed to have fallen on her young shoulders; everything was brought to her to decide.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Her father's burden seemed to have fallen on her young shoulders; everything was brought to her to decide.
