aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading As she wrote she grew to resemble the girl she wrote about.
(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 All the cleverness that should have gone into her book she used in her everyday life to wrench herself free from the poverty that was choking her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She borrowed money from Peggy and from George, who had fallen in love with her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she wrote she grew to resemble the girl she wrote about.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She would pay it back some day.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading All the cleverness that should have gone into her book she used in her everyday life to wrench herself free from the poverty that was choking her.
borrowedverbUS /ˈbɑːroʊd/
past form of “borrow” — get temporarily
From this reading She borrowed money from Peggy and from George, who had fallen in love with her.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading She bought clothes, and ran up debts, and signed notes, and resorted to expedients.
chokingadjectiveUS /ˈtʃoʊ.kɪŋ/
Causing difficulty in breathing.
From this reading All the cleverness that should have gone into her book she used in her everyday life to wrench herself free from the poverty that was choking her.
clevernessnounUS /ˈklev.ər.nəs/
The quality of being intelligent, quick to understand, and resourceful in danger.
From this reading All the cleverness that should have gone into her book she used in her everyday life to wrench herself free from the poverty that was choking her.
clothing in general
From this reading She bought clothes, and ran up debts, and signed notes, and resorted to expedients.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading She would pay it back some day.
debtsnounUS /dets/
plural of “debt” — the state of owing something (especially money)
From this reading She bought clothes, and ran up debts, and signed notes, and resorted to expedients.
everydayadjectiveUS /ˈevriˈdeɪ/
found in the ordinary course of events
From this reading All the cleverness that should have gone into her book she used in her everyday life to wrench herself free from the poverty that was choking her.
expedients
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From this reading She bought clothes, and ran up debts, and signed notes, and resorted to expedients.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading She borrowed money from Peggy and from George, who had fallen in love with her.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading All the cleverness that should have gone into her book she used in her everyday life to wrench herself free from the poverty that was choking her.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She borrowed money from Peggy and from George, who had fallen in love with her.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading She borrowed money from Peggy and from George, who had fallen in love with her.
a young female
From this reading As she wrote she grew to resemble the girl she wrote about.
destroyed or killed
From this reading All the cleverness that should have gone into her book she used in her everyday life to wrench herself free from the poverty that was choking her.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading As she wrote she grew to resemble the girl she wrote about.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She borrowed money from Peggy and from George, who had fallen in love with her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading All the cleverness that should have gone into her book she used in her everyday life to wrench herself free from the poverty that was choking her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She borrowed money from Peggy and from George, who had fallen in love with her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading All the cleverness that should have gone into her book she used in her everyday life to wrench herself free from the poverty that was choking her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She borrowed money from Peggy and from George, who had fallen in love with her.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading All the cleverness that should have gone into her book she used in her everyday life to wrench herself free from the poverty that was choking her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She would pay it back some day.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading All the cleverness that should have gone into her book she used in her everyday life to wrench herself free from the poverty that was choking her.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading She borrowed money from Peggy and from George, who had fallen in love with her.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading She borrowed money from Peggy and from George, who had fallen in love with her.
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading She bought clothes, and ran up debts, and signed notes, and resorted to expedients.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading She would pay it back some day.
Peggy
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From this reading She borrowed money from Peggy and from George, who had fallen in love with her.
the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
From this reading All the cleverness that should have gone into her book she used in her everyday life to wrench herself free from the poverty that was choking her.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading She bought clothes, and ran up debts, and signed notes, and resorted to expedients.
resembleverbUS /rɪˈzembəl/
appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to
From this reading As she wrote she grew to resemble the girl she wrote about.
resortedverbUS /rɪˈzɔːrtɪd/
past form of “resort” — have recourse to
From this reading She bought clothes, and ran up debts, and signed notes, and resorted to expedients.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As she wrote she grew to resemble the girl she wrote about.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading All the cleverness that should have gone into her book she used in her everyday life to wrench herself free from the poverty that was choking her.
signedadjectiveUS /saɪnd/
having a handwritten signature
From this reading She bought clothes, and ran up debts, and signed notes, and resorted to expedients.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She would pay it back some day.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All the cleverness that should have gone into her book she used in her everyday life to wrench herself free from the poverty that was choking her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As she wrote she grew to resemble the girl she wrote about.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As she wrote she grew to resemble the girl she wrote about.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She bought clothes, and ran up debts, and signed notes, and resorted to expedients.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading All the cleverness that should have gone into her book she used in her everyday life to wrench herself free from the poverty that was choking her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All the cleverness that should have gone into her book she used in her everyday life to wrench herself free from the poverty that was choking her.
which person or people
From this reading She borrowed money from Peggy and from George, who had fallen in love with her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She borrowed money from Peggy and from George, who had fallen in love with her.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would pay it back some day.
wrenchverbUS /rentʃ/
twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
From this reading All the cleverness that should have gone into her book she used in her everyday life to wrench herself free from the poverty that was choking her.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading As she wrote she grew to resemble the girl she wrote about.
