6th
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From this reading NEW FRIENDS AND NEW FASHIONS "November 6th.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "DEAREST AUNT JESSIE: "I am at home alone this evening; Uncle Henry and Aunt Julia have gone out to dinner, and Elsie is at a party.
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading "I have been here just a week, and I think I am beginning to get more accustomed to things.
(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 It is all very interesting, but some of it does seem a little queer, and, oh, how I do wish I could have a good talk with Mother or you, and ask you to explain the things I don't understand.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading "DEAREST AUNT JESSIE: "I am at home alone this evening; Uncle Henry and Aunt Julia have gone out to dinner, and Elsie is at a party.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "DEAREST AUNT JESSIE: "I am at home alone this evening; Uncle Henry and Aunt Julia have gone out to dinner, and Elsie is at a party.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NEW FRIENDS AND NEW FASHIONS "November 6th.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading It is all very interesting, but some of it does seem a little queer, and, oh, how I do wish I could have a good talk with Mother or you, and ask you to explain the things I don't understand.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "DEAREST AUNT JESSIE: "I am at home alone this evening; Uncle Henry and Aunt Julia have gone out to dinner, and Elsie is at a party.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading "DEAREST AUNT JESSIE: "I am at home alone this evening; Uncle Henry and Aunt Julia have gone out to dinner, and Elsie is at a party.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I have been here just a week, and I think I am beginning to get more accustomed to things.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading "I have been here just a week, and I think I am beginning to get more accustomed to things.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It is all very interesting, but some of it does seem a little queer, and, oh, how I do wish I could have a good talk with Mother or you, and ask you to explain the things I don't understand.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It is all very interesting, but some of it does seem a little queer, and, oh, how I do wish I could have a good talk with Mother or you, and ask you to explain the things I don't understand.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading "DEAREST AUNT JESSIE: "I am at home alone this evening; Uncle Henry and Aunt Julia have gone out to dinner, and Elsie is at a party.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading "DEAREST AUNT JESSIE: "I am at home alone this evening; Uncle Henry and Aunt Julia have gone out to dinner, and Elsie is at a party.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It is all very interesting, but some of it does seem a little queer, and, oh, how I do wish I could have a good talk with Mother or you, and ask you to explain the things I don't understand.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is all very interesting, but some of it does seem a little queer, and, oh, how I do wish I could have a good talk with Mother or you, and ask you to explain the things I don't understand.
don't
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From this reading It is all very interesting, but some of it does seem a little queer, and, oh, how I do wish I could have a good talk with Mother or you, and ask you to explain the things I don't understand.
Elsie
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From this reading "DEAREST AUNT JESSIE: "I am at home alone this evening; Uncle Henry and Aunt Julia have gone out to dinner, and Elsie is at a party.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading "DEAREST AUNT JESSIE: "I am at home alone this evening; Uncle Henry and Aunt Julia have gone out to dinner, and Elsie is at a party.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I am going to write you a long, long letter, and try to tell you every single thing that has happened.
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading It is all very interesting, but some of it does seem a little queer, and, oh, how I do wish I could have a good talk with Mother or you, and ask you to explain the things I don't understand.
FASHIONSnounUS /ˈfæʃənz/
plural of “fashion” — how something is done or how it happens
From this reading NEW FRIENDS AND NEW FASHIONS "November 6th.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading NEW FRIENDS AND NEW FASHIONS "November 6th.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I have been here just a week, and I think I am beginning to get more accustomed to things.
the act of departing
From this reading I am going to write you a long, long letter, and try to tell you every single thing that has happened.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "DEAREST AUNT JESSIE: "I am at home alone this evening; Uncle Henry and Aunt Julia have gone out to dinner, and Elsie is at a party.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading It is all very interesting, but some of it does seem a little queer, and, oh, how I do wish I could have a good talk with Mother or you, and ask you to explain the things I don't understand.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading I am going to write you a long, long letter, and try to tell you every single thing that has happened.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am going to write you a long, long letter, and try to tell you every single thing that has happened.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "DEAREST AUNT JESSIE: "I am at home alone this evening; Uncle Henry and Aunt Julia have gone out to dinner, and Elsie is at a party.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading "DEAREST AUNT JESSIE: "I am at home alone this evening; Uncle Henry and Aunt Julia have gone out to dinner, and Elsie is at a party.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I have been here just a week, and I think I am beginning to get more accustomed to things.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "DEAREST AUNT JESSIE: "I am at home alone this evening; Uncle Henry and Aunt Julia have gone out to dinner, and Elsie is at a party.
how
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From this reading It is all very interesting, but some of it does seem a little queer, and, oh, how I do wish I could have a good talk with Mother or you, and ask you to explain the things I don't understand.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "DEAREST AUNT JESSIE: "I am at home alone this evening; Uncle Henry and Aunt Julia have gone out to dinner, and Elsie is at a party.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading It is all very interesting, but some of it does seem a little queer, and, oh, how I do wish I could have a good talk with Mother or you, and ask you to explain the things I don't understand.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "DEAREST AUNT JESSIE: "I am at home alone this evening; Uncle Henry and Aunt Julia have gone out to dinner, and Elsie is at a party.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is all very interesting, but some of it does seem a little queer, and, oh, how I do wish I could have a good talk with Mother or you, and ask you to explain the things I don't understand.
JESSIE
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From this reading "DEAREST AUNT JESSIE: "I am at home alone this evening; Uncle Henry and Aunt Julia have gone out to dinner, and Elsie is at a party.
Julia
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From this reading "DEAREST AUNT JESSIE: "I am at home alone this evening; Uncle Henry and Aunt Julia have gone out to dinner, and Elsie is at a party.
and nothing more
From this reading "I have been here just a week, and I think I am beginning to get more accustomed to things.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
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limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It is all very interesting, but some of it does seem a little queer, and, oh, how I do wish I could have a good talk with Mother or you, and ask you to explain the things I don't understand.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading I am going to write you a long, long letter, and try to tell you every single thing that has happened.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "I have been here just a week, and I think I am beginning to get more accustomed to things.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading It is all very interesting, but some of it does seem a little queer, and, oh, how I do wish I could have a good talk with Mother or you, and ask you to explain the things I don't understand.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading NEW FRIENDS AND NEW FASHIONS "November 6th.
NovembernounUS /noʊˈvembər/
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading NEW FRIENDS AND NEW FASHIONS "November 6th.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is all very interesting, but some of it does seem a little queer, and, oh, how I do wish I could have a good talk with Mother or you, and ask you to explain the things I don't understand.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
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used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It is all very interesting, but some of it does seem a little queer, and, oh, how I do wish I could have a good talk with Mother or you, and ask you to explain the things I don't understand.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "DEAREST AUNT JESSIE: "I am at home alone this evening; Uncle Henry and Aunt Julia have gone out to dinner, and Elsie is at a party.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading "DEAREST AUNT JESSIE: "I am at home alone this evening; Uncle Henry and Aunt Julia have gone out to dinner, and Elsie is at a party.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading It is all very interesting, but some of it does seem a little queer, and, oh, how I do wish I could have a good talk with Mother or you, and ask you to explain the things I don't understand.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It is all very interesting, but some of it does seem a little queer, and, oh, how I do wish I could have a good talk with Mother or you, and ask you to explain the things I don't understand.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading I am going to write you a long, long letter, and try to tell you every single thing that has happened.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It is all very interesting, but some of it does seem a little queer, and, oh, how I do wish I could have a good talk with Mother or you, and ask you to explain the things I don't understand.
exchange thoughts; talk with
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express in words
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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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a special situation
From this reading I am going to write you a long, long letter, and try to tell you every single thing that has happened.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "I have been here just a week, and I think I am beginning to get more accustomed to things.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I have been here just a week, and I think I am beginning to get more accustomed to things.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "DEAREST AUNT JESSIE: "I am at home alone this evening; Uncle Henry and Aunt Julia have gone out to dinner, and Elsie is at a party.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "DEAREST AUNT JESSIE: "I am at home alone this evening; Uncle Henry and Aunt Julia have gone out to dinner, and Elsie is at a party.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading I am going to write you a long, long letter, and try to tell you every single thing that has happened.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading "DEAREST AUNT JESSIE: "I am at home alone this evening; Uncle Henry and Aunt Julia have gone out to dinner, and Elsie is at a party.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
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precisely as stated
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any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "I have been here just a week, and I think I am beginning to get more accustomed to things.
hope for; have a wish
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in the company of; together with
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produce a literary work
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the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I am going to write you a long, long letter, and try to tell you every single thing that has happened.
