used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Uncle Billy Smiles Judith stood on the platform, swinging her cooler of buttermilk as a signal to the six-thirty trolley to stop and be fed.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading Thanks to the help of Aunt Mandy and Uncle Billy she had been able to furnish dinners to the motormen and conductors all during the snows of winter and the rains of spring.
a feeling of delighted approval and liking
From this reading At the same time she had the undying gratitude and admiration of her boarders.
anew
From this reading It was June again, and a year since she began keeping what she called a basket boarding-house.
(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 Thanks to the help of Aunt Mandy and Uncle Billy she had been able to furnish dinners to the motormen and conductors all during the snows of winter and the rains of spring.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Uncle Billy Smiles Judith stood on the platform, swinging her cooler of buttermilk as a signal to the six-thirty trolley to stop and be fed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Uncle Billy Smiles Judith stood on the platform, swinging her cooler of buttermilk as a signal to the six-thirty trolley to stop and be fed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the same time she had the undying gratitude and admiration of her boarders.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Thanks to the help of Aunt Mandy and Uncle Billy she had been able to furnish dinners to the motormen and conductors all during the snows of winter and the rains of spring.
a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading It was June again, and a year since she began keeping what she called a basket boarding-house.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Uncle Billy Smiles Judith stood on the platform, swinging her cooler of buttermilk as a signal to the six-thirty trolley to stop and be fed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Thanks to the help of Aunt Mandy and Uncle Billy she had been able to furnish dinners to the motormen and conductors all during the snows of winter and the rains of spring.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading It was June again, and a year since she began keeping what she called a basket boarding-house.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading Uncle Billy Smiles Judith stood on the platform, swinging her cooler of buttermilk as a signal to the six-thirty trolley to stop and be fed.
boardersnounUS /ˈbɔːrdərz/
plural of “boarder” — a tenant in someone's house
From this reading At the same time she had the undying gratitude and admiration of her boarders.
boarding-house
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was June again, and a year since she began keeping what she called a basket boarding-house.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading It had proved a profitable business.
buttermilknounUS /ˈbʌtərmɪlk/
residue from making butter from sour raw milk; or pasteurized milk curdled by adding a culture
From this reading Uncle Billy Smiles Judith stood on the platform, swinging her cooler of buttermilk as a signal to the six-thirty trolley to stop and be fed.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading It was June again, and a year since she began keeping what she called a basket boarding-house.
conductorsnounUS /kənˈdʌktərz/
plural of “conductor” — the person who leads a musical group
From this reading Thanks to the help of Aunt Mandy and Uncle Billy she had been able to furnish dinners to the motormen and conductors all during the snows of winter and the rains of spring.
coolernounUS /ˈkuːlər/
a refrigerator for cooling liquids
From this reading Uncle Billy Smiles Judith stood on the platform, swinging her cooler of buttermilk as a signal to the six-thirty trolley to stop and be fed.
dinnersnounUS /ˈdɪnərz/
plural of “dinner” — the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading Thanks to the help of Aunt Mandy and Uncle Billy she had been able to furnish dinners to the motormen and conductors all during the snows of winter and the rains of spring.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Thanks to the help of Aunt Mandy and Uncle Billy she had been able to furnish dinners to the motormen and conductors all during the snows of winter and the rains of spring.
fednounUS /fed/
any federal law-enforcement officer
From this reading Uncle Billy Smiles Judith stood on the platform, swinging her cooler of buttermilk as a signal to the six-thirty trolley to stop and be fed.
furnishverbUS /ˈfɜːrnɪʃ/
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading Thanks to the help of Aunt Mandy and Uncle Billy she had been able to furnish dinners to the motormen and conductors all during the snows of winter and the rains of spring.
a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
From this reading At the same time she had the undying gratitude and admiration of her boarders.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Thanks to the help of Aunt Mandy and Uncle Billy she had been able to furnish dinners to the motormen and conductors all during the snows of winter and the rains of spring.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Thanks to the help of Aunt Mandy and Uncle Billy she had been able to furnish dinners to the motormen and conductors all during the snows of winter and the rains of spring.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Uncle Billy Smiles Judith stood on the platform, swinging her cooler of buttermilk as a signal to the six-thirty trolley to stop and be fed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was June again, and a year since she began keeping what she called a basket boarding-house.
JudithnounUS /ˈdʒuːdəθ/
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading Uncle Billy Smiles Judith stood on the platform, swinging her cooler of buttermilk as a signal to the six-thirty trolley to stop and be fed.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading It was June again, and a year since she began keeping what she called a basket boarding-house.
conformity or harmony
From this reading It was June again, and a year since she began keeping what she called a basket boarding-house.
Mandy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thanks to the help of Aunt Mandy and Uncle Billy she had been able to furnish dinners to the motormen and conductors all during the snows of winter and the rains of spring.
motormen
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thanks to the help of Aunt Mandy and Uncle Billy she had been able to furnish dinners to the motormen and conductors all during the snows of winter and the rains of spring.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Uncle Billy Smiles Judith stood on the platform, swinging her cooler of buttermilk as a signal to the six-thirty trolley to stop and be fed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Uncle Billy Smiles Judith stood on the platform, swinging her cooler of buttermilk as a signal to the six-thirty trolley to stop and be fed.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading Uncle Billy Smiles Judith stood on the platform, swinging her cooler of buttermilk as a signal to the six-thirty trolley to stop and be fed.
profitableadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːfətəbəl/
yielding material gain or profit
From this reading It had proved a profitable business.
established beyond doubt
From this reading It had proved a profitable business.
rainsnounUS /reɪnz/
plural of “rain” — water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading Thanks to the help of Aunt Mandy and Uncle Billy she had been able to furnish dinners to the motormen and conductors all during the snows of winter and the rains of spring.
Identical; not different.
From this reading At the same time she had the undying gratitude and admiration of her boarders.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thanks to the help of Aunt Mandy and Uncle Billy she had been able to furnish dinners to the motormen and conductors all during the snows of winter and the rains of spring.
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading Uncle Billy Smiles Judith stood on the platform, swinging her cooler of buttermilk as a signal to the six-thirty trolley to stop and be fed.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It was June again, and a year since she began keeping what she called a basket boarding-house.
six-thirty
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Uncle Billy Smiles Judith stood on the platform, swinging her cooler of buttermilk as a signal to the six-thirty trolley to stop and be fed.
SmilesnounUS /smaɪlz/
plural of “smile” — a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading Uncle Billy Smiles Judith stood on the platform, swinging her cooler of buttermilk as a signal to the six-thirty trolley to stop and be fed.
snowsnounUS /snoʊz/
plural of “snow” — precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Thanks to the help of Aunt Mandy and Uncle Billy she had been able to furnish dinners to the motormen and conductors all during the snows of winter and the rains of spring.
the season of growth
From this reading Thanks to the help of Aunt Mandy and Uncle Billy she had been able to furnish dinners to the motormen and conductors all during the snows of winter and the rains of spring.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Uncle Billy Smiles Judith stood on the platform, swinging her cooler of buttermilk as a signal to the six-thirty trolley to stop and be fed.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading Uncle Billy Smiles Judith stood on the platform, swinging her cooler of buttermilk as a signal to the six-thirty trolley to stop and be fed.
swingingnounUS /ˈswɪŋɪŋ/
changing location by moving back and forth
From this reading Uncle Billy Smiles Judith stood on the platform, swinging her cooler of buttermilk as a signal to the six-thirty trolley to stop and be fed.
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading Thanks to the help of Aunt Mandy and Uncle Billy she had been able to furnish dinners to the motormen and conductors all during the snows of winter and the rains of spring.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Uncle Billy Smiles Judith stood on the platform, swinging her cooler of buttermilk as a signal to the six-thirty trolley to stop and be fed.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading At the same time she had the undying gratitude and admiration of her boarders.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Uncle Billy Smiles Judith stood on the platform, swinging her cooler of buttermilk as a signal to the six-thirty trolley to stop and be fed.
trolleynounUS /ˈtrɑːli/
a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity
From this reading Uncle Billy Smiles Judith stood on the platform, swinging her cooler of buttermilk as a signal to the six-thirty trolley to stop and be fed.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Uncle Billy Smiles Judith stood on the platform, swinging her cooler of buttermilk as a signal to the six-thirty trolley to stop and be fed.
undyingadjectiveUS /ənˈdaɪɪŋ/
never dying
From this reading At the same time she had the undying gratitude and admiration of her boarders.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was June again, and a year since she began keeping what she called a basket boarding-house.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It was June again, and a year since she began keeping what she called a basket boarding-house.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Thanks to the help of Aunt Mandy and Uncle Billy she had been able to furnish dinners to the motormen and conductors all during the snows of winter and the rains of spring.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading It was June again, and a year since she began keeping what she called a basket boarding-house.
