used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For supper there had been pink ice-cream and a proper birthday cake with nine pink candles, and the holiday feeling lasted all night.
ABOUTprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ABOUT BOSTON You may be sure that Lucy and Dora did not oversleep next morning.
(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 For supper there had been pink ice-cream and a proper birthday cake with nine pink candles, and the holiday feeling lasted all night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ABOUT BOSTON You may be sure that Lucy and Dora did not oversleep next morning.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Now, Lucy,” he said, “if Miss Chandler is not on the platform where the train comes in, you and Dora are to walk right back to the car where you got off, and this gentleman will bring you home on his next train.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Now, Lucy,” he said, “if Miss Chandler is not on the platform where the train comes in, you and Dora are to walk right back to the car where you got off, and this gentleman will bring you home on his next train.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ABOUT BOSTON You may be sure that Lucy and Dora did not oversleep next morning.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For supper there had been pink ice-cream and a proper birthday cake with nine pink candles, and the holiday feeling lasted all night.
birthdaynounUS /ˈbɜːrθdeɪ/
an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading For supper there had been pink ice-cream and a proper birthday cake with nine pink candles, and the holiday feeling lasted all night.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading ABOUT BOSTON You may be sure that Lucy and Dora did not oversleep next morning.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “Now, Lucy,” he said, “if Miss Chandler is not on the platform where the train comes in, you and Dora are to walk right back to the car where you got off, and this gentleman will bring you home on his next train.”
cakenounUS /keɪk/
a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
From this reading For supper there had been pink ice-cream and a proper birthday cake with nine pink candles, and the holiday feeling lasted all night.
candlesnounUS /ˈkændəlz/
plural of “candle” — stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading For supper there had been pink ice-cream and a proper birthday cake with nine pink candles, and the holiday feeling lasted all night.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “Now, Lucy,” he said, “if Miss Chandler is not on the platform where the train comes in, you and Dora are to walk right back to the car where you got off, and this gentleman will bring you home on his next train.”
ChandlernounUS /ˈtʃændlər/
United States writer of detective thrillers featuring the character of Philip Marlowe (1888-1959)
From this reading “Now, Lucy,” he said, “if Miss Chandler is not on the platform where the train comes in, you and Dora are to walk right back to the car where you got off, and this gentleman will bring you home on his next train.”
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “Now, Lucy,” he said, “if Miss Chandler is not on the platform where the train comes in, you and Dora are to walk right back to the car where you got off, and this gentleman will bring you home on his next train.”
conductornounUS /kənˈdʌktər/
the person who leads a musical group
From this reading He spoke to the conductor and then to Lucy.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading ABOUT BOSTON You may be sure that Lucy and Dora did not oversleep next morning.
Dora
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From this reading ABOUT BOSTON You may be sure that Lucy and Dora did not oversleep next morning.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Father took them to the station and put them on the train.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading For supper there had been pink ice-cream and a proper birthday cake with nine pink candles, and the holiday feeling lasted all night.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For supper there had been pink ice-cream and a proper birthday cake with nine pink candles, and the holiday feeling lasted all night.
a man of refinement
From this reading “Now, Lucy,” he said, “if Miss Chandler is not on the platform where the train comes in, you and Dora are to walk right back to the car where you got off, and this gentleman will bring you home on his next train.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Now, Lucy,” he said, “if Miss Chandler is not on the platform where the train comes in, you and Dora are to walk right back to the car where you got off, and this gentleman will bring you home on his next train.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For supper there had been pink ice-cream and a proper birthday cake with nine pink candles, and the holiday feeling lasted all night.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He spoke to the conductor and then to Lucy.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Now, Lucy,” he said, “if Miss Chandler is not on the platform where the train comes in, you and Dora are to walk right back to the car where you got off, and this gentleman will bring you home on his next train.”
holidaynounUS /ˈhɑːlədeɪ/
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading For supper there had been pink ice-cream and a proper birthday cake with nine pink candles, and the holiday feeling lasted all night.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “Now, Lucy,” he said, “if Miss Chandler is not on the platform where the train comes in, you and Dora are to walk right back to the car where you got off, and this gentleman will bring you home on his next train.”
ice-cream
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From this reading For supper there had been pink ice-cream and a proper birthday cake with nine pink candles, and the holiday feeling lasted all night.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Now, Lucy,” he said, “if Miss Chandler is not on the platform where the train comes in, you and Dora are to walk right back to the car where you got off, and this gentleman will bring you home on his next train.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Now, Lucy,” he said, “if Miss Chandler is not on the platform where the train comes in, you and Dora are to walk right back to the car where you got off, and this gentleman will bring you home on his next train.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Now, Lucy,” he said, “if Miss Chandler is not on the platform where the train comes in, you and Dora are to walk right back to the car where you got off, and this gentleman will bring you home on his next train.”
lastedverbUS /ˈlæstəd/
past form of “last” — persist for a specified period of time
From this reading For supper there had been pink ice-cream and a proper birthday cake with nine pink candles, and the holiday feeling lasted all night.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading ABOUT BOSTON You may be sure that Lucy and Dora did not oversleep next morning.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ABOUT BOSTON You may be sure that Lucy and Dora did not oversleep next morning.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Now, Lucy,” he said, “if Miss Chandler is not on the platform where the train comes in, you and Dora are to walk right back to the car where you got off, and this gentleman will bring you home on his next train.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading ABOUT BOSTON You may be sure that Lucy and Dora did not oversleep next morning.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading ABOUT BOSTON You may be sure that Lucy and Dora did not oversleep next morning.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading For supper there had been pink ice-cream and a proper birthday cake with nine pink candles, and the holiday feeling lasted all night.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading For supper there had been pink ice-cream and a proper birthday cake with nine pink candles, and the holiday feeling lasted all night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ABOUT BOSTON You may be sure that Lucy and Dora did not oversleep next morning.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now, Lucy,” he said, “if Miss Chandler is not on the platform where the train comes in, you and Dora are to walk right back to the car where you got off, and this gentleman will bring you home on his next train.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Now, Lucy,” he said, “if Miss Chandler is not on the platform where the train comes in, you and Dora are to walk right back to the car where you got off, and this gentleman will bring you home on his next train.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Father took them to the station and put them on the train.
oversleepverbUS /ˌoʊvərˈsliːp/
sleep longer than intended
From this reading ABOUT BOSTON You may be sure that Lucy and Dora did not oversleep next morning.
a light shade of red
From this reading For supper there had been pink ice-cream and a proper birthday cake with nine pink candles, and the holiday feeling lasted all night.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading “Now, Lucy,” he said, “if Miss Chandler is not on the platform where the train comes in, you and Dora are to walk right back to the car where you got off, and this gentleman will bring you home on his next train.”
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading For supper there had been pink ice-cream and a proper birthday cake with nine pink candles, and the holiday feeling lasted all night.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Father took them to the station and put them on the train.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “Now, Lucy,” he said, “if Miss Chandler is not on the platform where the train comes in, you and Dora are to walk right back to the car where you got off, and this gentleman will bring you home on his next train.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Now, Lucy,” he said, “if Miss Chandler is not on the platform where the train comes in, you and Dora are to walk right back to the car where you got off, and this gentleman will bring you home on his next train.”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading He spoke to the conductor and then to Lucy.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading Father took them to the station and put them on the train.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading For supper there had been pink ice-cream and a proper birthday cake with nine pink candles, and the holiday feeling lasted all night.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading ABOUT BOSTON You may be sure that Lucy and Dora did not oversleep next morning.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ABOUT BOSTON You may be sure that Lucy and Dora did not oversleep next morning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For supper there had been pink ice-cream and a proper birthday cake with nine pink candles, and the holiday feeling lasted all night.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Father took them to the station and put them on the train.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He spoke to the conductor and then to Lucy.
in or at that place or location
From this reading For supper there had been pink ice-cream and a proper birthday cake with nine pink candles, and the holiday feeling lasted all night.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Now, Lucy,” he said, “if Miss Chandler is not on the platform where the train comes in, you and Dora are to walk right back to the car where you got off, and this gentleman will bring you home on his next train.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Father took them to the station and put them on the train.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Father took them to the station and put them on the train.
create by training and teaching
From this reading Father took them to the station and put them on the train.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “Now, Lucy,” he said, “if Miss Chandler is not on the platform where the train comes in, you and Dora are to walk right back to the car where you got off, and this gentleman will bring you home on his next train.”
in or at the place that
From this reading “Now, Lucy,” he said, “if Miss Chandler is not on the platform where the train comes in, you and Dora are to walk right back to the car where you got off, and this gentleman will bring you home on his next train.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Now, Lucy,” he said, “if Miss Chandler is not on the platform where the train comes in, you and Dora are to walk right back to the car where you got off, and this gentleman will bring you home on his next train.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading For supper there had been pink ice-cream and a proper birthday cake with nine pink candles, and the holiday feeling lasted all night.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ABOUT BOSTON You may be sure that Lucy and Dora did not oversleep next morning.
