used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BREAKING CAMP There were but a few days left of camp life.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mary Lee and the twins would return to Miss Cameron, and on the way home the Corners would stop for a day at Cousin Maria Hooper’s.
Ashby
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From this reading Ran would go back to his law school, Ashby to the university, Jo was looking forward with some misgivings to her first year at college, but was so rejoiced that Nan was to be one of her classmates that she averred it took away half her dread.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Hartley must return to Harvard, Effie would enter upon her last year at the Wadsworth school where Daniella, too, would go.
averred
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From this reading Ran would go back to his law school, Ashby to the university, Jo was looking forward with some misgivings to her first year at college, but was so rejoiced that Nan was to be one of her classmates that she averred it took away half her dread.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Ran would go back to his law school, Ashby to the university, Jo was looking forward with some misgivings to her first year at college, but was so rejoiced that Nan was to be one of her classmates that she averred it took away half her dread.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Ran would go back to his law school, Ashby to the university, Jo was looking forward with some misgivings to her first year at college, but was so rejoiced that Nan was to be one of her classmates that she averred it took away half her dread.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Ran would go back to his law school, Ashby to the university, Jo was looking forward with some misgivings to her first year at college, but was so rejoiced that Nan was to be one of her classmates that she averred it took away half her dread.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “We must do something to celebrate,” declared the boys.
the act of breaking something
From this reading BREAKING CAMP There were but a few days left of camp life.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading BREAKING CAMP There were but a few days left of camp life.
Cameron
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From this reading Mary Lee and the twins would return to Miss Cameron, and on the way home the Corners would stop for a day at Cousin Maria Hooper’s.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading BREAKING CAMP There were but a few days left of camp life.
celebrateverbUS /ˈseləbreɪt/
behave as expected during of holidays or rites
From this reading “We must do something to celebrate,” declared the boys.
classmatesnounUS /ˈklæsmeɪts/
plural of “classmate” — an acquaintance that you go to school with
From this reading Ran would go back to his law school, Ashby to the university, Jo was looking forward with some misgivings to her first year at college, but was so rejoiced that Nan was to be one of her classmates that she averred it took away half her dread.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading Ran would go back to his law school, Ashby to the university, Jo was looking forward with some misgivings to her first year at college, but was so rejoiced that Nan was to be one of her classmates that she averred it took away half her dread.
CornersnounUS /ˈkɔːrnərz/
plural of “corner” — a place off to the side of an area
From this reading Mary Lee and the twins would return to Miss Cameron, and on the way home the Corners would stop for a day at Cousin Maria Hooper’s.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading Mary Lee and the twins would return to Miss Cameron, and on the way home the Corners would stop for a day at Cousin Maria Hooper’s.
Daniella
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From this reading Hartley must return to Harvard, Effie would enter upon her last year at the Wadsworth school where Daniella, too, would go.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Mary Lee and the twins would return to Miss Cameron, and on the way home the Corners would stop for a day at Cousin Maria Hooper’s.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading BREAKING CAMP There were but a few days left of camp life.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “We must do something to celebrate,” declared the boys.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “We must do something to celebrate,” declared the boys.
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading Ran would go back to his law school, Ashby to the university, Jo was looking forward with some misgivings to her first year at college, but was so rejoiced that Nan was to be one of her classmates that she averred it took away half her dread.
Effie
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From this reading Hartley must return to Harvard, Effie would enter upon her last year at the Wadsworth school where Daniella, too, would go.
to come or go into
From this reading Hartley must return to Harvard, Effie would enter upon her last year at the Wadsworth school where Daniella, too, would go.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading BREAKING CAMP There were but a few days left of camp life.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Ran would go back to his law school, Ashby to the university, Jo was looking forward with some misgivings to her first year at college, but was so rejoiced that Nan was to be one of her classmates that she averred it took away half her dread.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mary Lee and the twins would return to Miss Cameron, and on the way home the Corners would stop for a day at Cousin Maria Hooper’s.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Ran would go back to his law school, Ashby to the university, Jo was looking forward with some misgivings to her first year at college, but was so rejoiced that Nan was to be one of her classmates that she averred it took away half her dread.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Hartley must return to Harvard, Effie would enter upon her last year at the Wadsworth school where Daniella, too, would go.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Ran would go back to his law school, Ashby to the university, Jo was looking forward with some misgivings to her first year at college, but was so rejoiced that Nan was to be one of her classmates that she averred it took away half her dread.
HartleynounUS /ˈhɑːrtli/
English philosopher who introduced the theory of the association of ideas (1705-1757)
From this reading Hartley must return to Harvard, Effie would enter upon her last year at the Wadsworth school where Daniella, too, would go.
HarvardnounUS /ˈhɑːrvərd/
a university in Massachusetts
From this reading Hartley must return to Harvard, Effie would enter upon her last year at the Wadsworth school where Daniella, too, would go.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Hartley must return to Harvard, Effie would enter upon her last year at the Wadsworth school where Daniella, too, would go.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ran would go back to his law school, Ashby to the university, Jo was looking forward with some misgivings to her first year at college, but was so rejoiced that Nan was to be one of her classmates that she averred it took away half her dread.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Mary Lee and the twins would return to Miss Cameron, and on the way home the Corners would stop for a day at Cousin Maria Hooper’s.
Hooper's
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From this reading Mary Lee and the twins would return to Miss Cameron, and on the way home the Corners would stop for a day at Cousin Maria Hooper’s.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ran would go back to his law school, Ashby to the university, Jo was looking forward with some misgivings to her first year at college, but was so rejoiced that Nan was to be one of her classmates that she averred it took away half her dread.
Jo
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From this reading Ran would go back to his law school, Ashby to the university, Jo was looking forward with some misgivings to her first year at college, but was so rejoiced that Nan was to be one of her classmates that she averred it took away half her dread.
immediately past
From this reading Hartley must return to Harvard, Effie would enter upon her last year at the Wadsworth school where Daniella, too, would go.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading Ran would go back to his law school, Ashby to the university, Jo was looking forward with some misgivings to her first year at college, but was so rejoiced that Nan was to be one of her classmates that she averred it took away half her dread.
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading Mary Lee and the twins would return to Miss Cameron, and on the way home the Corners would stop for a day at Cousin Maria Hooper’s.
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 BREAKING CAMP There were but a few days left of camp life.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading BREAKING CAMP There were but a few days left of camp life.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Ran would go back to his law school, Ashby to the university, Jo was looking forward with some misgivings to her first year at college, but was so rejoiced that Nan was to be one of her classmates that she averred it took away half her dread.
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading Mary Lee and the twins would return to Miss Cameron, and on the way home the Corners would stop for a day at Cousin Maria Hooper’s.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Mary Lee and the twins would return to Miss Cameron, and on the way home the Corners would stop for a day at Cousin Maria Hooper’s.
misgivingsnounUS /mɪsˈɡɪvɪŋz/
plural of “misgiving” — uneasiness about the fitness of an action
From this reading Ran would go back to his law school, Ashby to the university, Jo was looking forward with some misgivings to her first year at college, but was so rejoiced that Nan was to be one of her classmates that she averred it took away half her dread.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Mary Lee and the twins would return to Miss Cameron, and on the way home the Corners would stop for a day at Cousin Maria Hooper’s.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Hartley must return to Harvard, Effie would enter upon her last year at the Wadsworth school where Daniella, too, would go.
NannounUS /næn/
your grandmother
From this reading Ran would go back to his law school, Ashby to the university, Jo was looking forward with some misgivings to her first year at college, but was so rejoiced that Nan was to be one of her classmates that she averred it took away half her dread.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BREAKING CAMP There were but a few days left of camp life.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mary Lee and the twins would return to Miss Cameron, and on the way home the Corners would stop for a day at Cousin Maria Hooper’s.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Ran would go back to his law school, Ashby to the university, Jo was looking forward with some misgivings to her first year at college, but was so rejoiced that Nan was to be one of her classmates that she averred it took away half her dread.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Ran would go back to his law school, Ashby to the university, Jo was looking forward with some misgivings to her first year at college, but was so rejoiced that Nan was to be one of her classmates that she averred it took away half her dread.
rejoicedverbUS /rɪˈdʒɔɪst/
past form of “rejoice” — feel happiness or joy
From this reading Ran would go back to his law school, Ashby to the university, Jo was looking forward with some misgivings to her first year at college, but was so rejoiced that Nan was to be one of her classmates that she averred it took away half her dread.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Hartley must return to Harvard, Effie would enter upon her last year at the Wadsworth school where Daniella, too, would go.
an educational institution
From this reading Hartley must return to Harvard, Effie would enter upon her last year at the Wadsworth school where Daniella, too, would go.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ran would go back to his law school, Ashby to the university, Jo was looking forward with some misgivings to her first year at college, but was so rejoiced that Nan was to be one of her classmates that she averred it took away half her dread.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Ran would go back to his law school, Ashby to the university, Jo was looking forward with some misgivings to her first year at college, but was so rejoiced that Nan was to be one of her classmates that she averred it took away half her dread.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Ran would go back to his law school, Ashby to the university, Jo was looking forward with some misgivings to her first year at college, but was so rejoiced that Nan was to be one of her classmates that she averred it took away half her dread.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “We must do something to celebrate,” declared the boys.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading Mary Lee and the twins would return to Miss Cameron, and on the way home the Corners would stop for a day at Cousin Maria Hooper’s.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ran would go back to his law school, Ashby to the university, Jo was looking forward with some misgivings to her first year at college, but was so rejoiced that Nan was to be one of her classmates that she averred it took away half her dread.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hartley must return to Harvard, Effie would enter upon her last year at the Wadsworth school where Daniella, too, would go.
in or at that place or location
From this reading BREAKING CAMP There were but a few days left of camp life.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hartley must return to Harvard, Effie would enter upon her last year at the Wadsworth school where Daniella, too, would go.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Hartley must return to Harvard, Effie would enter upon her last year at the Wadsworth school where Daniella, too, would go.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Ran would go back to his law school, Ashby to the university, Jo was looking forward with some misgivings to her first year at college, but was so rejoiced that Nan was to be one of her classmates that she averred it took away half her dread.
twinsnounUS /twɪnz/
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading Mary Lee and the twins would return to Miss Cameron, and on the way home the Corners would stop for a day at Cousin Maria Hooper’s.
universitynounUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəti/
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading Ran would go back to his law school, Ashby to the university, Jo was looking forward with some misgivings to her first year at college, but was so rejoiced that Nan was to be one of her classmates that she averred it took away half her dread.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Hartley must return to Harvard, Effie would enter upon her last year at the Wadsworth school where Daniella, too, would go.
Wadsworth
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From this reading Hartley must return to Harvard, Effie would enter upon her last year at the Wadsworth school where Daniella, too, would go.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ran would go back to his law school, Ashby to the university, Jo was looking forward with some misgivings to her first year at college, but was so rejoiced that Nan was to be one of her classmates that she averred it took away half her dread.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Mary Lee and the twins would return to Miss Cameron, and on the way home the Corners would stop for a day at Cousin Maria Hooper’s.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We must do something to celebrate,” declared the boys.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading BREAKING CAMP There were but a few days left of camp life.
in or at the place that
From this reading Hartley must return to Harvard, Effie would enter upon her last year at the Wadsworth school where Daniella, too, would go.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ran would go back to his law school, Ashby to the university, Jo was looking forward with some misgivings to her first year at college, but was so rejoiced that Nan was to be one of her classmates that she averred it took away half her dread.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Hartley must return to Harvard, Effie would enter upon her last year at the Wadsworth school where Daniella, too, would go.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Hartley must return to Harvard, Effie would enter upon her last year at the Wadsworth school where Daniella, too, would go.
