used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Do you remember, my dear and gay Gaby, after the V. affair, when you visited me in the hospital, that you said, with your imitated Mona Lisa smile, ‘Sorry, old dear, I made a trifling mistake, did I not?’
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading I sat down on one of the rocks, above the first fishing hole, and unfolded the papers she had given to me, and read:
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Do you remember, my dear and gay Gaby, after the V. affair, when you visited me in the hospital, that you said, with your imitated Mona Lisa smile, ‘Sorry, old dear, I made a trifling mistake, did I not?’
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Do you remember, my dear and gay Gaby, after the V. affair, when you visited me in the hospital, that you said, with your imitated Mona Lisa smile, ‘Sorry, old dear, I made a trifling mistake, did I not?’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Danielle’s Secret We had come to the stream, and to the shade of the aspen trees.
aspennounUS /ˈæspən/
any of several trees of the genus Populus having leaves on flattened stalks so that they flutter in the lightest wind
From this reading Danielle’s Secret We had come to the stream, and to the shade of the aspen trees.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Danielle’s Secret We had come to the stream, and to the shade of the aspen trees.
Danielle's
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From this reading Danielle’s Secret We had come to the stream, and to the shade of the aspen trees.
dearly loved
From this reading Do you remember, my dear and gay Gaby, after the V. affair, when you visited me in the hospital, that you said, with your imitated Mona Lisa smile, ‘Sorry, old dear, I made a trifling mistake, did I not?’
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Do you remember, my dear and gay Gaby, after the V. affair, when you visited me in the hospital, that you said, with your imitated Mona Lisa smile, ‘Sorry, old dear, I made a trifling mistake, did I not?’
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you remember, my dear and gay Gaby, after the V. affair, when you visited me in the hospital, that you said, with your imitated Mona Lisa smile, ‘Sorry, old dear, I made a trifling mistake, did I not?’
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I sat down on one of the rocks, above the first fishing hole, and unfolded the papers she had given to me, and read:
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I sat down on one of the rocks, above the first fishing hole, and unfolded the papers she had given to me, and read:
fishingnounUS /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading I sat down on one of the rocks, above the first fishing hole, and unfolded the papers she had given to me, and read:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The incident has probably passed from your memory.
Gaby
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From this reading Do you remember, my dear and gay Gaby, after the V. affair, when you visited me in the hospital, that you said, with your imitated Mona Lisa smile, ‘Sorry, old dear, I made a trifling mistake, did I not?’
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading Do you remember, my dear and gay Gaby, after the V. affair, when you visited me in the hospital, that you said, with your imitated Mona Lisa smile, ‘Sorry, old dear, I made a trifling mistake, did I not?’
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading I sat down on one of the rocks, above the first fishing hole, and unfolded the papers she had given to me, and read:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Danielle’s Secret We had come to the stream, and to the shade of the aspen trees.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The incident has probably passed from your memory.
an opening into or through something
From this reading I sat down on one of the rocks, above the first fishing hole, and unfolded the papers she had given to me, and read:
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading Do you remember, my dear and gay Gaby, after the V. affair, when you visited me in the hospital, that you said, with your imitated Mona Lisa smile, ‘Sorry, old dear, I made a trifling mistake, did I not?’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I sat down on one of the rocks, above the first fishing hole, and unfolded the papers she had given to me, and read:
imitatedverbUS /ˈɪməteɪtɪd/
past form of “imitate” — reproduce someone's behavior or looks
From this reading Do you remember, my dear and gay Gaby, after the V. affair, when you visited me in the hospital, that you said, with your imitated Mona Lisa smile, ‘Sorry, old dear, I made a trifling mistake, did I not?’
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Do you remember, my dear and gay Gaby, after the V. affair, when you visited me in the hospital, that you said, with your imitated Mona Lisa smile, ‘Sorry, old dear, I made a trifling mistake, did I not?’
a single distinct event
From this reading The incident has probably passed from your memory.
Lisa
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From this reading Do you remember, my dear and gay Gaby, after the V. affair, when you visited me in the hospital, that you said, with your imitated Mona Lisa smile, ‘Sorry, old dear, I made a trifling mistake, did I not?’
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Do you remember, my dear and gay Gaby, after the V. affair, when you visited me in the hospital, that you said, with your imitated Mona Lisa smile, ‘Sorry, old dear, I made a trifling mistake, did I not?’
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I sat down on one of the rocks, above the first fishing hole, and unfolded the papers she had given to me, and read:
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading The incident has probably passed from your memory.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Do you remember, my dear and gay Gaby, after the V. affair, when you visited me in the hospital, that you said, with your imitated Mona Lisa smile, ‘Sorry, old dear, I made a trifling mistake, did I not?’
MonanounUS /ˈmoʊnə/
an island to the northwest of Wales
From this reading Do you remember, my dear and gay Gaby, after the V. affair, when you visited me in the hospital, that you said, with your imitated Mona Lisa smile, ‘Sorry, old dear, I made a trifling mistake, did I not?’
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Do you remember, my dear and gay Gaby, after the V. affair, when you visited me in the hospital, that you said, with your imitated Mona Lisa smile, ‘Sorry, old dear, I made a trifling mistake, did I not?’
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Do you remember, my dear and gay Gaby, after the V. affair, when you visited me in the hospital, that you said, with your imitated Mona Lisa smile, ‘Sorry, old dear, I made a trifling mistake, did I not?’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Danielle’s Secret We had come to the stream, and to the shade of the aspen trees.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Do you remember, my dear and gay Gaby, after the V. affair, when you visited me in the hospital, that you said, with your imitated Mona Lisa smile, ‘Sorry, old dear, I made a trifling mistake, did I not?’
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I sat down on one of the rocks, above the first fishing hole, and unfolded the papers she had given to me, and read:
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I sat down on one of the rocks, above the first fishing hole, and unfolded the papers she had given to me, and read:
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading I sat down on one of the rocks, above the first fishing hole, and unfolded the papers she had given to me, and read:
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The incident has probably passed from your memory.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading The incident has probably passed from your memory.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading I sat down on one of the rocks, above the first fishing hole, and unfolded the papers she had given to me, and read:
To recall to mind.
From this reading Do you remember, my dear and gay Gaby, after the V. affair, when you visited me in the hospital, that you said, with your imitated Mona Lisa smile, ‘Sorry, old dear, I made a trifling mistake, did I not?’
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading I sat down on one of the rocks, above the first fishing hole, and unfolded the papers she had given to me, and read:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Do you remember, my dear and gay Gaby, after the V. affair, when you visited me in the hospital, that you said, with your imitated Mona Lisa smile, ‘Sorry, old dear, I made a trifling mistake, did I not?’
Salutations
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From this reading “Salutations!
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading I sat down on one of the rocks, above the first fishing hole, and unfolded the papers she had given to me, and read:
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Danielle’s Secret We had come to the stream, and to the shade of the aspen trees.
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading Danielle’s Secret We had come to the stream, and to the shade of the aspen trees.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I sat down on one of the rocks, above the first fishing hole, and unfolded the papers she had given to me, and read:
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Do you remember, my dear and gay Gaby, after the V. affair, when you visited me in the hospital, that you said, with your imitated Mona Lisa smile, ‘Sorry, old dear, I made a trifling mistake, did I not?’
SorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading Do you remember, my dear and gay Gaby, after the V. affair, when you visited me in the hospital, that you said, with your imitated Mona Lisa smile, ‘Sorry, old dear, I made a trifling mistake, did I not?’
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading Danielle’s Secret We had come to the stream, and to the shade of the aspen trees.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Do you remember, my dear and gay Gaby, after the V. affair, when you visited me in the hospital, that you said, with your imitated Mona Lisa smile, ‘Sorry, old dear, I made a trifling mistake, did I not?’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Danielle’s Secret We had come to the stream, and to the shade of the aspen trees.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Danielle’s Secret We had come to the stream, and to the shade of the aspen trees.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Danielle’s Secret We had come to the stream, and to the shade of the aspen trees.
triflingnounUS /ˈtraɪflɪŋ/
the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working
From this reading Do you remember, my dear and gay Gaby, after the V. affair, when you visited me in the hospital, that you said, with your imitated Mona Lisa smile, ‘Sorry, old dear, I made a trifling mistake, did I not?’
unfoldedverbUS /ənˈfoʊldɪd/
past form of “unfold” — develop or come to a promising stage
From this reading I sat down on one of the rocks, above the first fishing hole, and unfolded the papers she had given to me, and read:
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading Do you remember, my dear and gay Gaby, after the V. affair, when you visited me in the hospital, that you said, with your imitated Mona Lisa smile, ‘Sorry, old dear, I made a trifling mistake, did I not?’
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Do you remember, my dear and gay Gaby, after the V. affair, when you visited me in the hospital, that you said, with your imitated Mona Lisa smile, ‘Sorry, old dear, I made a trifling mistake, did I not?’
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Danielle’s Secret We had come to the stream, and to the shade of the aspen trees.
at the time that
From this reading Do you remember, my dear and gay Gaby, after the V. affair, when you visited me in the hospital, that you said, with your imitated Mona Lisa smile, ‘Sorry, old dear, I made a trifling mistake, did I not?’
in the company of; together with
From this reading Do you remember, my dear and gay Gaby, after the V. affair, when you visited me in the hospital, that you said, with your imitated Mona Lisa smile, ‘Sorry, old dear, I made a trifling mistake, did I not?’
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you remember, my dear and gay Gaby, after the V. affair, when you visited me in the hospital, that you said, with your imitated Mona Lisa smile, ‘Sorry, old dear, I made a trifling mistake, did I not?’
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you remember, my dear and gay Gaby, after the V. affair, when you visited me in the hospital, that you said, with your imitated Mona Lisa smile, ‘Sorry, old dear, I made a trifling mistake, did I not?’