used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It had been the Snow Lady’s idea; she said I was growing up a perfect ignoramus.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading My father tilted up his spectacles to his forehead, and gazed across the table at me thoughtfully.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My father tilted up his spectacles to his forehead, and gazed across the table at me thoughtfully.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My father tilted up his spectacles to his forehead, and gazed across the table at me thoughtfully.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Yes,” he repeated, “I’ll be sorry to lose you, my boy; but it’s time you went to school.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been the Snow Lady’s idea; she said I was growing up a perfect ignoramus.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading For the past three years, since he had married the Snow Lady, my father had given me lessons in his study for the last hour of every morning before lunch.
a youthful male person
From this reading “Yes,” he repeated, “I’ll be sorry to lose you, my boy; but it’s time you went to school.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Yes,” he repeated, “I’ll be sorry to lose you, my boy; but it’s time you went to school.”
DantenounUS /ˈdɑːnteɪ/
an Italian poet famous for writing the Divine Comedy that describes a journey through Hell and purgatory and paradise guided by Virgil and his idealized Beatrice (1265-1321)
From this reading Dante, it’s time you went to school.”
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading For the past three years, since he had married the Snow Lady, my father had given me lessons in his study for the last hour of every morning before lunch.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading For the past three years, since he had married the Snow Lady, my father had given me lessons in his study for the last hour of every morning before lunch.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the past three years, since he had married the Snow Lady, my father had given me lessons in his study for the last hour of every morning before lunch.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading My father tilted up his spectacles to his forehead, and gazed across the table at me thoughtfully.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading My father tilted up his spectacles to his forehead, and gazed across the table at me thoughtfully.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading For the past three years, since he had married the Snow Lady, my father had given me lessons in his study for the last hour of every morning before lunch.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading It had been the Snow Lady’s idea; she said I was growing up a perfect ignoramus.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For the past three years, since he had married the Snow Lady, my father had given me lessons in his study for the last hour of every morning before lunch.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For the past three years, since he had married the Snow Lady, my father had given me lessons in his study for the last hour of every morning before lunch.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For the past three years, since he had married the Snow Lady, my father had given me lessons in his study for the last hour of every morning before lunch.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading For the past three years, since he had married the Snow Lady, my father had given me lessons in his study for the last hour of every morning before lunch.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It had been the Snow Lady’s idea; she said I was growing up a perfect ignoramus.
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From this reading “Yes,” he repeated, “I’ll be sorry to lose you, my boy; but it’s time you went to school.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading It had been the Snow Lady’s idea; she said I was growing up a perfect ignoramus.
ignoramusnounUS /ˌɪɡnərˈeɪməs/
an ignorant person
From this reading It had been the Snow Lady’s idea; she said I was growing up a perfect ignoramus.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For the past three years, since he had married the Snow Lady, my father had given me lessons in his study for the last hour of every morning before lunch.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been the Snow Lady’s idea; she said I was growing up a perfect ignoramus.
it's
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From this reading Dante, it’s time you went to school.”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading For the past three years, since he had married the Snow Lady, my father had given me lessons in his study for the last hour of every morning before lunch.
Lady'snounUS /ˈleɪdiz/
possessive form of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading It had been the Snow Lady’s idea; she said I was growing up a perfect ignoramus.
immediately past
From this reading For the past three years, since he had married the Snow Lady, my father had given me lessons in his study for the last hour of every morning before lunch.
lessonsnounUS /ˈlesənz/
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading For the past three years, since he had married the Snow Lady, my father had given me lessons in his study for the last hour of every morning before lunch.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “Yes,” he repeated, “I’ll be sorry to lose you, my boy; but it’s time you went to school.”
take the midday meal
From this reading For the past three years, since he had married the Snow Lady, my father had given me lessons in his study for the last hour of every morning before lunch.
joined in matrimony
From this reading For the past three years, since he had married the Snow Lady, my father had given me lessons in his study for the last hour of every morning before lunch.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For the past three years, since he had married the Snow Lady, my father had given me lessons in his study for the last hour of every morning before lunch.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading For the past three years, since he had married the Snow Lady, my father had given me lessons in his study for the last hour of every morning before lunch.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading For the past three years, since he had married the Snow Lady, my father had given me lessons in his study for the last hour of every morning before lunch.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For the past three years, since he had married the Snow Lady, my father had given me lessons in his study for the last hour of every morning before lunch.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading For the past three years, since he had married the Snow Lady, my father had given me lessons in his study for the last hour of every morning before lunch.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading It had been the Snow Lady’s idea; she said I was growing up a perfect ignoramus.
recurring again and again
From this reading “Yes,” he repeated, “I’ll be sorry to lose you, my boy; but it’s time you went to school.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading It had been the Snow Lady’s idea; she said I was growing up a perfect ignoramus.
an educational institution
From this reading Dante, it’s time you went to school.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It had been the Snow Lady’s idea; she said I was growing up a perfect ignoramus.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading For the past three years, since he had married the Snow Lady, my father had given me lessons in his study for the last hour of every morning before lunch.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading For the past three years, since he had married the Snow Lady, my father had given me lessons in his study for the last hour of every morning before lunch.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “Yes,” he repeated, “I’ll be sorry to lose you, my boy; but it’s time you went to school.”
spectaclesnounUS /ˈspektəkəlz/
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading My father tilted up his spectacles to his forehead, and gazed across the table at me thoughtfully.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading For the past three years, since he had married the Snow Lady, my father had given me lessons in his study for the last hour of every morning before lunch.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading My father tilted up his spectacles to his forehead, and gazed across the table at me thoughtfully.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For the past three years, since he had married the Snow Lady, my father had given me lessons in his study for the last hour of every morning before lunch.
thoughtfullyadverbUS /ˈθɔːtfəli/
in a thoughtful manner
From this reading My father tilted up his spectacles to his forehead, and gazed across the table at me thoughtfully.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading For the past three years, since he had married the Snow Lady, my father had given me lessons in his study for the last hour of every morning before lunch.
tiltedadjectiveUS /ˈtɪltɪd/
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading My father tilted up his spectacles to his forehead, and gazed across the table at me thoughtfully.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Dante, it’s time you went to school.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dante, it’s time you went to school.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It had been the Snow Lady’s idea; she said I was growing up a perfect ignoramus.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It had been the Snow Lady’s idea; she said I was growing up a perfect ignoramus.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Dante, it’s time you went to school.”
a late time of life
From this reading For the past three years, since he had married the Snow Lady, my father had given me lessons in his study for the last hour of every morning before lunch.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes,” he repeated, “I’ll be sorry to lose you, my boy; but it’s time you went to school.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dante, it’s time you went to school.”
