used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Such a bright, attractive mother, with such a nice, mother-y smile.
AllennounUS /ˈælən/
United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
From this reading WITH THE ROSSITERS Not only Allen, but Allen's mother met the young traveler when she stepped from the train in Chicago.
Allen'snounUS /ˈælənz/
possessive form of “allen” — United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
From this reading WITH THE ROSSITERS Not only Allen, but Allen's mother met the young traveler when she stepped from the train in Chicago.
attractiveadjectiveUS /əˈtræktɪv/
pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm
From this reading Such a bright, attractive mother, with such a nice, mother-y smile.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It must be pretty nice, thought Jeanne, to live with a mother like that.
a youthful male person
From this reading No wonder Allen was a pleasant boy with gentle manners.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Such a bright, attractive mother, with such a nice, mother-y smile.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading WITH THE ROSSITERS Not only Allen, but Allen's mother met the young traveler when she stepped from the train in Chicago.
ChicagonounUS /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading WITH THE ROSSITERS Not only Allen, but Allen's mother met the young traveler when she stepped from the train in Chicago.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading WITH THE ROSSITERS Not only Allen, but Allen's mother met the young traveler when she stepped from the train in Chicago.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading No wonder Allen was a pleasant boy with gentle manners.
the act of departing
From this reading "We're going to take you home with us," said Mrs. Rossiter.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "We're going to take you home with us," said Mrs. Rossiter.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WITH THE ROSSITERS Not only Allen, but Allen's mother met the young traveler when she stepped from the train in Chicago.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It must be pretty nice, thought Jeanne, to live with a mother like that.
Jeanne
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From this reading It must be pretty nice, thought Jeanne, to live with a mother like that.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It must be pretty nice, thought Jeanne, to live with a mother like that.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading It must be pretty nice, thought Jeanne, to live with a mother like that.
social deportment
From this reading No wonder Allen was a pleasant boy with gentle manners.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading WITH THE ROSSITERS Not only Allen, but Allen's mother met the young traveler when she stepped from the train in Chicago.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading WITH THE ROSSITERS Not only Allen, but Allen's mother met the young traveler when she stepped from the train in Chicago.
mother-y
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From this reading Such a bright, attractive mother, with such a nice, mother-y smile.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "We're going to take you home with us," said Mrs. Rossiter.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It must be pretty nice, thought Jeanne, to live with a mother like that.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading Such a bright, attractive mother, with such a nice, mother-y smile.
not any; not one
From this reading No wonder Allen was a pleasant boy with gentle manners.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading WITH THE ROSSITERS Not only Allen, but Allen's mother met the young traveler when she stepped from the train in Chicago.
and nothing more
From this reading WITH THE ROSSITERS Not only Allen, but Allen's mother met the young traveler when she stepped from the train in Chicago.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading No wonder Allen was a pleasant boy with gentle manners.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading It must be pretty nice, thought Jeanne, to live with a mother like that.
Rossiter
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From this reading "We're going to take you home with us," said Mrs. Rossiter.
ROSSITERS
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From this reading WITH THE ROSSITERS Not only Allen, but Allen's mother met the young traveler when she stepped from the train in Chicago.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We're going to take you home with us," said Mrs. Rossiter.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WITH THE ROSSITERS Not only Allen, but Allen's mother met the young traveler when she stepped from the train in Chicago.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Such a bright, attractive mother, with such a nice, mother-y smile.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading WITH THE ROSSITERS Not only Allen, but Allen's mother met the young traveler when she stepped from the train in Chicago.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such a bright, attractive mother, with such a nice, mother-y smile.
carry out
From this reading "We're going to take you home with us," said Mrs. Rossiter.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It must be pretty nice, thought Jeanne, to live with a mother like that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WITH THE ROSSITERS Not only Allen, but Allen's mother met the young traveler when she stepped from the train in Chicago.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading It must be pretty nice, thought Jeanne, to live with a mother like that.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It must be pretty nice, thought Jeanne, to live with a mother like that.
create by training and teaching
From this reading WITH THE ROSSITERS Not only Allen, but Allen's mother met the young traveler when she stepped from the train in Chicago.
travelernounUS /ˈtrævələr/
a person who changes location
From this reading WITH THE ROSSITERS Not only Allen, but Allen's mother met the young traveler when she stepped from the train in Chicago.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We're going to take you home with us," said Mrs. Rossiter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No wonder Allen was a pleasant boy with gentle manners.
We're
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From this reading "We're going to take you home with us," said Mrs. Rossiter.
at the time that
From this reading WITH THE ROSSITERS Not only Allen, but Allen's mother met the young traveler when she stepped from the train in Chicago.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WITH THE ROSSITERS Not only Allen, but Allen's mother met the young traveler when she stepped from the train in Chicago.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading No wonder Allen was a pleasant boy with gentle manners.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "We're going to take you home with us," said Mrs. Rossiter.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading WITH THE ROSSITERS Not only Allen, but Allen's mother met the young traveler when she stepped from the train in Chicago.
