aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Something very important to talk about!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And indeed the events of the past few days had been exciting.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading June Travis felt her hand tremble as she took down the receiver to call Florence.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Whose hand would not tremble?” she asked herself.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And indeed the events of the past few days had been exciting.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading June Travis felt her hand tremble as she took down the receiver to call Florence.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading And indeed the events of the past few days had been exciting.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading June Travis felt her hand tremble as she took down the receiver to call Florence.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading And indeed the events of the past few days had been exciting.
excitingadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/
creating or arousing excitement
From this reading And indeed the events of the past few days had been exciting.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading June Travis felt her hand tremble as she took down the receiver to call Florence.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading And indeed the events of the past few days had been exciting.
FlorencenounUS /ˈflɔːrəns/
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading June Travis felt her hand tremble as she took down the receiver to call Florence.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And indeed the events of the past few days had been exciting.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading June Travis felt her hand tremble as she took down the receiver to call Florence.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading June Travis felt her hand tremble as she took down the receiver to call Florence.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Whose hand would not tremble?” she asked herself.
of great significance or value
From this reading “Something very important to talk about!”
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading And indeed the events of the past few days had been exciting.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading June Travis felt her hand tremble as she took down the receiver to call Florence.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Now Florence had left word to call her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Whose hand would not tremble?” she asked herself.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now Florence had left word to call her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And indeed the events of the past few days had been exciting.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading And indeed the events of the past few days had been exciting.
receivernounUS /rəˈsiːvər/
set that receives radio or tv signals
From this reading June Travis felt her hand tremble as she took down the receiver to call Florence.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading June Travis felt her hand tremble as she took down the receiver to call Florence.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Something very important to talk about!”
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “Something very important to talk about!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading June Travis felt her hand tremble as she took down the receiver to call Florence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading June Travis felt her hand tremble as she took down the receiver to call Florence.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading June Travis felt her hand tremble as she took down the receiver to call Florence.
Travis
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From this reading June Travis felt her hand tremble as she took down the receiver to call Florence.
trembleverbUS /ˈtrembəl/
move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading June Travis felt her hand tremble as she took down the receiver to call Florence.
precisely as stated
From this reading “Something very important to talk about!”
belonging to which person
From this reading “Whose hand would not tremble?” she asked herself.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Now Florence had left word to call her.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Whose hand would not tremble?” she asked herself.
