used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “She seems to have come out of a sort of trance,” Annette observed of her, using the word I had used myself.
addressingverbUS /əˈdresɪŋ/
-ing form of “address” — speak to
From this reading It was at this time I heard that Regina was addressing meetings.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were women’s club meetings, and I learned from Annette that she was speaking with success.
Annette
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From this reading They were women’s club meetings, and I learned from Annette that she was speaking with success.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was at this time I heard that Regina was addressing meetings.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Ever since she came home she’s been like a girl walking in her sleep.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Ever since she came home she’s been like a girl walking in her sleep.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading They were women’s club meetings, and I learned from Annette that she was speaking with success.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “She seems to have come out of a sort of trance,” Annette observed of her, using the word I had used myself.
at any time
From this reading “Ever since she came home she’s been like a girl walking in her sleep.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They were women’s club meetings, and I learned from Annette that she was speaking with success.
a young female
From this reading “Ever since she came home she’s been like a girl walking in her sleep.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “She seems to have come out of a sort of trance,” Annette observed of her, using the word I had used myself.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She seems to have come out of a sort of trance,” Annette observed of her, using the word I had used myself.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading It was at this time I heard that Regina was addressing meetings.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “She seems to have come out of a sort of trance,” Annette observed of her, using the word I had used myself.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “Ever since she came home she’s been like a girl walking in her sleep.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was at this time I heard that Regina was addressing meetings.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Ever since she came home she’s been like a girl walking in her sleep.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now she’s waked and is like her old self.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was at this time I heard that Regina was addressing meetings.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading They were women’s club meetings, and I learned from Annette that she was speaking with success.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Ever since she came home she’s been like a girl walking in her sleep.
meetingsnounUS /ˈmiːtɪŋz/
plural of “meeting” — a formally arranged gathering
From this reading It was at this time I heard that Regina was addressing meetings.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “She seems to have come out of a sort of trance,” Annette observed of her, using the word I had used myself.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now she’s waked and is like her old self.”
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading “She seems to have come out of a sort of trance,” Annette observed of her, using the word I had used myself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “She seems to have come out of a sort of trance,” Annette observed of her, using the word I had used myself.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Now she’s waked and is like her old self.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “She seems to have come out of a sort of trance,” Annette observed of her, using the word I had used myself.
ReginanounUS /rɪˈdʒiːnə/
the provincial capital of Saskatchewan
From this reading It was at this time I heard that Regina was addressing meetings.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “She seems to have come out of a sort of trance,” Annette observed of her, using the word I had used myself.
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading Now she’s waked and is like her old self.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were women’s club meetings, and I learned from Annette that she was speaking with success.
she's
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From this reading “Ever since she came home she’s been like a girl walking in her sleep.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Ever since she came home she’s been like a girl walking in her sleep.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “Ever since she came home she’s been like a girl walking in her sleep.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “She seems to have come out of a sort of trance,” Annette observed of her, using the word I had used myself.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading They were women’s club meetings, and I learned from Annette that she was speaking with success.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading They were women’s club meetings, and I learned from Annette that she was speaking with success.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was at this time I heard that Regina was addressing meetings.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “She seems to have come out of a sort of trance,” Annette observed of her, using the word I had used myself.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were women’s club meetings, and I learned from Annette that she was speaking with success.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was at this time I heard that Regina was addressing meetings.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It was at this time I heard that Regina was addressing meetings.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “She seems to have come out of a sort of trance,” Annette observed of her, using the word I had used myself.
trancenounUS /træns/
a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
From this reading “She seems to have come out of a sort of trance,” Annette observed of her, using the word I had used myself.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading “She seems to have come out of a sort of trance,” Annette observed of her, using the word I had used myself.
an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
From this reading “She seems to have come out of a sort of trance,” Annette observed of her, using the word I had used myself.
waked
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From this reading Now she’s waked and is like her old self.”
close enough to be walked to
From this reading “Ever since she came home she’s been like a girl walking in her sleep.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was at this time I heard that Regina was addressing meetings.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were women’s club meetings, and I learned from Annette that she was speaking with success.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They were women’s club meetings, and I learned from Annette that she was speaking with success.
women's
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From this reading They were women’s club meetings, and I learned from Annette that she was speaking with success.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading “She seems to have come out of a sort of trance,” Annette observed of her, using the word I had used myself.
