used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE RETURN "Oh, Douglas, I'm all of a tremble!" declared Helen Carter, as she knotted her jaunty scarlet tie and settled her gray felt hat at exactly the proper angle.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading I am afraid it will go hard with the poor little mother."
plural of “age” — how long something has existed
From this reading The time has gone quickly and still it seems somehow as though we had been living in this camp for ages.
(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 THE RETURN "Oh, Douglas, I'm all of a tremble!" declared Helen Carter, as she knotted her jaunty scarlet tie and settled her gray felt hat at exactly the proper angle.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am afraid it will go hard with the poor little mother."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE RETURN "Oh, Douglas, I'm all of a tremble!" declared Helen Carter, as she knotted her jaunty scarlet tie and settled her gray felt hat at exactly the proper angle.
anglenounUS /ˈæŋɡəl/
the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
From this reading THE RETURN "Oh, Douglas, I'm all of a tremble!" declared Helen Carter, as she knotted her jaunty scarlet tie and settled her gray felt hat at exactly the proper angle.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "To think that they are really coming back!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE RETURN "Oh, Douglas, I'm all of a tremble!" declared Helen Carter, as she knotted her jaunty scarlet tie and settled her gray felt hat at exactly the proper angle.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE RETURN "Oh, Douglas, I'm all of a tremble!" declared Helen Carter, as she knotted her jaunty scarlet tie and settled her gray felt hat at exactly the proper angle.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "To think that they are really coming back!"
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The time has gone quickly and still it seems somehow as though we had been living in this camp for ages.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "I can hardly believe it.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading The time has gone quickly and still it seems somehow as though we had been living in this camp for ages.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I can hardly believe it.
CarternounUS /ˈkɑːrtər/
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading THE RETURN "Oh, Douglas, I'm all of a tremble!" declared Helen Carter, as she knotted her jaunty scarlet tie and settled her gray felt hat at exactly the proper angle.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "To think that they are really coming back!"
made known or openly avowed
From this reading THE RETURN "Oh, Douglas, I'm all of a tremble!" declared Helen Carter, as she knotted her jaunty scarlet tie and settled her gray felt hat at exactly the proper angle.
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 THE RETURN "Oh, Douglas, I'm all of a tremble!" declared Helen Carter, as she knotted her jaunty scarlet tie and settled her gray felt hat at exactly the proper angle.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading THE RETURN "Oh, Douglas, I'm all of a tremble!" declared Helen Carter, as she knotted her jaunty scarlet tie and settled her gray felt hat at exactly the proper angle.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading THE RETURN "Oh, Douglas, I'm all of a tremble!" declared Helen Carter, as she knotted her jaunty scarlet tie and settled her gray felt hat at exactly the proper angle.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The time has gone quickly and still it seems somehow as though we had been living in this camp for ages.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I am afraid it will go hard with the poor little mother."
destroyed or killed
From this reading The time has gone quickly and still it seems somehow as though we had been living in this camp for ages.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading THE RETURN "Oh, Douglas, I'm all of a tremble!" declared Helen Carter, as she knotted her jaunty scarlet tie and settled her gray felt hat at exactly the proper angle.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The time has gone quickly and still it seems somehow as though we had been living in this camp for ages.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading I am afraid it will go hard with the poor little mother."
only a very short time before
From this reading "I can hardly believe it.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The time has gone quickly and still it seems somehow as though we had been living in this camp for ages.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading THE RETURN "Oh, Douglas, I'm all of a tremble!" declared Helen Carter, as she knotted her jaunty scarlet tie and settled her gray felt hat at exactly the proper angle.
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading THE RETURN "Oh, Douglas, I'm all of a tremble!" declared Helen Carter, as she knotted her jaunty scarlet tie and settled her gray felt hat at exactly the proper angle.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE RETURN "Oh, Douglas, I'm all of a tremble!" declared Helen Carter, as she knotted her jaunty scarlet tie and settled her gray felt hat at exactly the proper angle.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can hardly believe it.
I'm
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From this reading THE RETURN "Oh, Douglas, I'm all of a tremble!" declared Helen Carter, as she knotted her jaunty scarlet tie and settled her gray felt hat at exactly the proper angle.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The time has gone quickly and still it seems somehow as though we had been living in this camp for ages.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I can hardly believe it.
jauntyadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɔːnti/
marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
From this reading THE RETURN "Oh, Douglas, I'm all of a tremble!" declared Helen Carter, as she knotted her jaunty scarlet tie and settled her gray felt hat at exactly the proper angle.
knottedadjectiveUS /ˈnɑːtɪd/
tied with a knot
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limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I am afraid it will go hard with the poor little mother."
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading The time has gone quickly and still it seems somehow as though we had been living in this camp for ages.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading I am afraid it will go hard with the poor little mother."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RETURN "Oh, Douglas, I'm all of a tremble!" declared Helen Carter, as she knotted her jaunty scarlet tie and settled her gray felt hat at exactly the proper angle.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading THE RETURN "Oh, Douglas, I'm all of a tremble!" declared Helen Carter, as she knotted her jaunty scarlet tie and settled her gray felt hat at exactly the proper angle.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading I am afraid it will go hard with the poor little mother."
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading THE RETURN "Oh, Douglas, I'm all of a tremble!" declared Helen Carter, as she knotted her jaunty scarlet tie and settled her gray felt hat at exactly the proper angle.
with speed
From this reading The time has gone quickly and still it seems somehow as though we had been living in this camp for ages.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "To think that they are really coming back!"
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading THE RETURN "Oh, Douglas, I'm all of a tremble!" declared Helen Carter, as she knotted her jaunty scarlet tie and settled her gray felt hat at exactly the proper angle.
scarletnounUS /ˈskɑːrlət/
a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
From this reading THE RETURN "Oh, Douglas, I'm all of a tremble!" declared Helen Carter, as she knotted her jaunty scarlet tie and settled her gray felt hat at exactly the proper angle.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The time has gone quickly and still it seems somehow as though we had been living in this camp for ages.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading THE RETURN "Oh, Douglas, I'm all of a tremble!" declared Helen Carter, as she knotted her jaunty scarlet tie and settled her gray felt hat at exactly the proper angle.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE RETURN "Oh, Douglas, I'm all of a tremble!" declared Helen Carter, as she knotted her jaunty scarlet tie and settled her gray felt hat at exactly the proper angle.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading The time has gone quickly and still it seems somehow as though we had been living in this camp for ages.
not in physical motion
From this reading The time has gone quickly and still it seems somehow as though we had been living in this camp for ages.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "To think that they are really coming back!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RETURN "Oh, Douglas, I'm all of a tremble!" declared Helen Carter, as she knotted her jaunty scarlet tie and settled her gray felt hat at exactly the proper angle.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "To think that they are really coming back!"
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "To think that they are really coming back!"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The time has gone quickly and still it seems somehow as though we had been living in this camp for ages.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The time has gone quickly and still it seems somehow as though we had been living in this camp for ages.
tienounUS /taɪ/
neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
From this reading THE RETURN "Oh, Douglas, I'm all of a tremble!" declared Helen Carter, as she knotted her jaunty scarlet tie and settled her gray felt hat at exactly the proper angle.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The time has gone quickly and still it seems somehow as though we had been living in this camp for ages.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "To think that they are really coming back!"
trembleverbUS /ˈtrembəl/
move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading THE RETURN "Oh, Douglas, I'm all of a tremble!" declared Helen Carter, as she knotted her jaunty scarlet tie and settled her gray felt hat at exactly the proper angle.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The time has gone quickly and still it seems somehow as though we had been living in this camp for ages.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I am afraid it will go hard with the poor little mother."
in the company of; together with
From this reading I am afraid it will go hard with the poor little mother."
