used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MARJORIE SURPRISES HER RELATIVES "I REALLY don't know when I've been so pleased about anything!" exclaimed Lulu Bell, a pretty, bright-faced girl of fourteen, as she and her friends greeted Marjorie in the restaurant.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading MARJORIE SURPRISES HER RELATIVES "I REALLY don't know when I've been so pleased about anything!" exclaimed Lulu Bell, a pretty, bright-faced girl of fourteen, as she and her friends greeted Marjorie in the restaurant.
(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 "We were all so glad when Beverly Randolph told us you were here.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MARJORIE SURPRISES HER RELATIVES "I REALLY don't know when I've been so pleased about anything!" exclaimed Lulu Bell, a pretty, bright-faced girl of fourteen, as she and her friends greeted Marjorie in the restaurant.
any thing at all
From this reading MARJORIE SURPRISES HER RELATIVES "I REALLY don't know when I've been so pleased about anything!" exclaimed Lulu Bell, a pretty, bright-faced girl of fourteen, as she and her friends greeted Marjorie in the restaurant.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading MARJORIE SURPRISES HER RELATIVES "I REALLY don't know when I've been so pleased about anything!" exclaimed Lulu Bell, a pretty, bright-faced girl of fourteen, as she and her friends greeted Marjorie in the restaurant.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Won't Elsie be surprised?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading MARJORIE SURPRISES HER RELATIVES "I REALLY don't know when I've been so pleased about anything!" exclaimed Lulu Bell, a pretty, bright-faced girl of fourteen, as she and her friends greeted Marjorie in the restaurant.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading MARJORIE SURPRISES HER RELATIVES "I REALLY don't know when I've been so pleased about anything!" exclaimed Lulu Bell, a pretty, bright-faced girl of fourteen, as she and her friends greeted Marjorie in the restaurant.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Come here and sit between Winifred and me."
Beverly
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From this reading "We were all so glad when Beverly Randolph told us you were here.
bright-faced
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From this reading MARJORIE SURPRISES HER RELATIVES "I REALLY don't know when I've been so pleased about anything!" exclaimed Lulu Bell, a pretty, bright-faced girl of fourteen, as she and her friends greeted Marjorie in the restaurant.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come here and sit between Winifred and me."
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading She hadn't the least idea you were coming.
don't
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From this reading MARJORIE SURPRISES HER RELATIVES "I REALLY don't know when I've been so pleased about anything!" exclaimed Lulu Bell, a pretty, bright-faced girl of fourteen, as she and her friends greeted Marjorie in the restaurant.
Elsie
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From this reading Won't Elsie be surprised?
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading MARJORIE SURPRISES HER RELATIVES "I REALLY don't know when I've been so pleased about anything!" exclaimed Lulu Bell, a pretty, bright-faced girl of fourteen, as she and her friends greeted Marjorie in the restaurant.
fourteennounUS /ˈfɔːrˈtiːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one
From this reading MARJORIE SURPRISES HER RELATIVES "I REALLY don't know when I've been so pleased about anything!" exclaimed Lulu Bell, a pretty, bright-faced girl of fourteen, as she and her friends greeted Marjorie in the restaurant.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading MARJORIE SURPRISES HER RELATIVES "I REALLY don't know when I've been so pleased about anything!" exclaimed Lulu Bell, a pretty, bright-faced girl of fourteen, as she and her friends greeted Marjorie in the restaurant.
a young female
From this reading MARJORIE SURPRISES HER RELATIVES "I REALLY don't know when I've been so pleased about anything!" exclaimed Lulu Bell, a pretty, bright-faced girl of fourteen, as she and her friends greeted Marjorie in the restaurant.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "We were all so glad when Beverly Randolph told us you were here.
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading MARJORIE SURPRISES HER RELATIVES "I REALLY don't know when I've been so pleased about anything!" exclaimed Lulu Bell, a pretty, bright-faced girl of fourteen, as she and her friends greeted Marjorie in the restaurant.
hadn't
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From this reading She hadn't the least idea you were coming.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading MARJORIE SURPRISES HER RELATIVES "I REALLY don't know when I've been so pleased about anything!" exclaimed Lulu Bell, a pretty, bright-faced girl of fourteen, as she and her friends greeted Marjorie in the restaurant.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "We were all so glad when Beverly Randolph told us you were here.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MARJORIE SURPRISES HER RELATIVES "I REALLY don't know when I've been so pleased about anything!" exclaimed Lulu Bell, a pretty, bright-faced girl of fourteen, as she and her friends greeted Marjorie in the restaurant.
I've
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From this reading MARJORIE SURPRISES HER RELATIVES "I REALLY don't know when I've been so pleased about anything!" exclaimed Lulu Bell, a pretty, bright-faced girl of fourteen, as she and her friends greeted Marjorie in the restaurant.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She hadn't the least idea you were coming.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MARJORIE SURPRISES HER RELATIVES "I REALLY don't know when I've been so pleased about anything!" exclaimed Lulu Bell, a pretty, bright-faced girl of fourteen, as she and her friends greeted Marjorie in the restaurant.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading MARJORIE SURPRISES HER RELATIVES "I REALLY don't know when I've been so pleased about anything!" exclaimed Lulu Bell, a pretty, bright-faced girl of fourteen, as she and her friends greeted Marjorie in the restaurant.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading She hadn't the least idea you were coming.
LulunounUS /ˈluːluː/
a very attractive or seductive looking woman
From this reading MARJORIE SURPRISES HER RELATIVES "I REALLY don't know when I've been so pleased about anything!" exclaimed Lulu Bell, a pretty, bright-faced girl of fourteen, as she and her friends greeted Marjorie in the restaurant.
MARJORIE
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From this reading MARJORIE SURPRISES HER RELATIVES "I REALLY don't know when I've been so pleased about anything!" exclaimed Lulu Bell, a pretty, bright-faced girl of fourteen, as she and her friends greeted Marjorie in the restaurant.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Come here and sit between Winifred and me."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MARJORIE SURPRISES HER RELATIVES "I REALLY don't know when I've been so pleased about anything!" exclaimed Lulu Bell, a pretty, bright-faced girl of fourteen, as she and her friends greeted Marjorie in the restaurant.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading MARJORIE SURPRISES HER RELATIVES "I REALLY don't know when I've been so pleased about anything!" exclaimed Lulu Bell, a pretty, bright-faced girl of fourteen, as she and her friends greeted Marjorie in the restaurant.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading MARJORIE SURPRISES HER RELATIVES "I REALLY don't know when I've been so pleased about anything!" exclaimed Lulu Bell, a pretty, bright-faced girl of fourteen, as she and her friends greeted Marjorie in the restaurant.
Randolph
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From this reading "We were all so glad when Beverly Randolph told us you were here.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading MARJORIE SURPRISES HER RELATIVES "I REALLY don't know when I've been so pleased about anything!" exclaimed Lulu Bell, a pretty, bright-faced girl of fourteen, as she and her friends greeted Marjorie in the restaurant.
RELATIVESnounUS /ˈrelətɪvz/
plural of “relative” — a person related by blood or marriage
From this reading MARJORIE SURPRISES HER RELATIVES "I REALLY don't know when I've been so pleased about anything!" exclaimed Lulu Bell, a pretty, bright-faced girl of fourteen, as she and her friends greeted Marjorie in the restaurant.
restaurantnounUS /ˈrestərɑːnt/
a building where people go to eat
From this reading MARJORIE SURPRISES HER RELATIVES "I REALLY don't know when I've been so pleased about anything!" exclaimed Lulu Bell, a pretty, bright-faced girl of fourteen, as she and her friends greeted Marjorie in the restaurant.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MARJORIE SURPRISES HER RELATIVES "I REALLY don't know when I've been so pleased about anything!" exclaimed Lulu Bell, a pretty, bright-faced girl of fourteen, as she and her friends greeted Marjorie in the restaurant.
be seated
From this reading Come here and sit between Winifred and me."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading MARJORIE SURPRISES HER RELATIVES "I REALLY don't know when I've been so pleased about anything!" exclaimed Lulu Bell, a pretty, bright-faced girl of fourteen, as she and her friends greeted Marjorie in the restaurant.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading Won't Elsie be surprised?
SURPRISESnounUS /sərˈpraɪzɪz/
plural of “surprise” — the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading MARJORIE SURPRISES HER RELATIVES "I REALLY don't know when I've been so pleased about anything!" exclaimed Lulu Bell, a pretty, bright-faced girl of fourteen, as she and her friends greeted Marjorie in the restaurant.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MARJORIE SURPRISES HER RELATIVES "I REALLY don't know when I've been so pleased about anything!" exclaimed Lulu Bell, a pretty, bright-faced girl of fourteen, as she and her friends greeted Marjorie in the restaurant.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "We were all so glad when Beverly Randolph told us you were here.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We were all so glad when Beverly Randolph told us you were here.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We were all so glad when Beverly Randolph told us you were here.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We were all so glad when Beverly Randolph told us you were here.
at the time that
From this reading MARJORIE SURPRISES HER RELATIVES "I REALLY don't know when I've been so pleased about anything!" exclaimed Lulu Bell, a pretty, bright-faced girl of fourteen, as she and her friends greeted Marjorie in the restaurant.
Winifred
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From this reading Come here and sit between Winifred and me."
Won't
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From this reading Won't Elsie be surprised?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "We were all so glad when Beverly Randolph told us you were here.
