aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Tell us all about it, Marj!” begged Ethel, when they were seated on the attractively furnished screened porch which opened out of Mrs. Remington’s boudoir.
(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 As soon as the girls left the dining-room they one and all made excuses to go to their own apartments.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As soon as the girls left the dining-room they one and all made excuses to go to their own apartments.
apartmentsnounUS /əˈpɑːrtmənts/
plural of “apartment” — a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading As soon as the girls left the dining-room they one and all made excuses to go to their own apartments.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as the girls left the dining-room they one and all made excuses to go to their own apartments.
attractivelyadverbUS /əˈtræktɪvli/
in a beautiful manner
From this reading “Tell us all about it, Marj!” begged Ethel, when they were seated on the attractively furnished screened porch which opened out of Mrs. Remington’s boudoir.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading With the exception of Daisy and Florence, whom Marjorie had informed before breakfast, they were all eager to hear of the project in detail.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “Tell us all about it, Marj!” begged Ethel, when they were seated on the attractively furnished screened porch which opened out of Mrs. Remington’s boudoir.
boudoirnounUS /ˈbuːdɔɪr/
a lady's bedroom or private sitting room
From this reading “Tell us all about it, Marj!” begged Ethel, when they were seated on the attractively furnished screened porch which opened out of Mrs. Remington’s boudoir.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading With the exception of Daisy and Florence, whom Marjorie had informed before breakfast, they were all eager to hear of the project in detail.
DaisynounUS /ˈdeɪzi/
any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
From this reading With the exception of Daisy and Florence, whom Marjorie had informed before breakfast, they were all eager to hear of the project in detail.
detailnounUS /dɪˈteɪl/
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
From this reading With the exception of Daisy and Florence, whom Marjorie had informed before breakfast, they were all eager to hear of the project in detail.
dining-roomnoun
a room used for dining
From this reading As soon as the girls left the dining-room they one and all made excuses to go to their own apartments.
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading With the exception of Daisy and Florence, whom Marjorie had informed before breakfast, they were all eager to hear of the project in detail.
Ethel
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From this reading “Tell us all about it, Marj!” begged Ethel, when they were seated on the attractively furnished screened porch which opened out of Mrs. Remington’s boudoir.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “We want to hear everything!”
exceptionnounUS /ɪkˈsepʃən/
a deliberate act of omission
From this reading With the exception of Daisy and Florence, whom Marjorie had informed before breakfast, they were all eager to hear of the project in detail.
excusesnounUS /ɪksˈkjuːsɪz/
plural of “excuse” — a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
From this reading As soon as the girls left the dining-room they one and all made excuses to go to their own apartments.
FlorencenounUS /ˈflɔːrəns/
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading With the exception of Daisy and Florence, whom Marjorie had informed before breakfast, they were all eager to hear of the project in detail.
provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
From this reading “Tell us all about it, Marj!” begged Ethel, when they were seated on the attractively furnished screened porch which opened out of Mrs. Remington’s boudoir.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading As soon as the girls left the dining-room they one and all made excuses to go to their own apartments.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading As soon as the girls left the dining-room they one and all made excuses to go to their own apartments.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With the exception of Daisy and Florence, whom Marjorie had informed before breakfast, they were all eager to hear of the project in detail.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading With the exception of Daisy and Florence, whom Marjorie had informed before breakfast, they were all eager to hear of the project in detail.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With the exception of Daisy and Florence, whom Marjorie had informed before breakfast, they were all eager to hear of the project in detail.
having much knowledge or education
From this reading With the exception of Daisy and Florence, whom Marjorie had informed before breakfast, they were all eager to hear of the project in detail.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Tell us all about it, Marj!” begged Ethel, when they were seated on the attractively furnished screened porch which opened out of Mrs. Remington’s boudoir.
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 As soon as the girls left the dining-room they one and all made excuses to go to their own apartments.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading As soon as the girls left the dining-room they one and all made excuses to go to their own apartments.
Marj
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From this reading “Tell us all about it, Marj!” begged Ethel, when they were seated on the attractively furnished screened porch which opened out of Mrs. Remington’s boudoir.
Marjorie
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From this reading With the exception of Daisy and Florence, whom Marjorie had informed before breakfast, they were all eager to hear of the project in detail.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “Tell us all about it, Marj!” begged Ethel, when they were seated on the attractively furnished screened porch which opened out of Mrs. Remington’s boudoir.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With the exception of Daisy and Florence, whom Marjorie had informed before breakfast, they were all eager to hear of the project in detail.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Tell us all about it, Marj!” begged Ethel, when they were seated on the attractively furnished screened porch which opened out of Mrs. Remington’s boudoir.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As soon as the girls left the dining-room they one and all made excuses to go to their own apartments.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading “Tell us all about it, Marj!” begged Ethel, when they were seated on the attractively furnished screened porch which opened out of Mrs. Remington’s boudoir.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Tell us all about it, Marj!” begged Ethel, when they were seated on the attractively furnished screened porch which opened out of Mrs. Remington’s boudoir.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading As soon as the girls left the dining-room they one and all made excuses to go to their own apartments.
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading “Tell us all about it, Marj!” begged Ethel, when they were seated on the attractively furnished screened porch which opened out of Mrs. Remington’s boudoir.
projectverbUS /ˈprɑːdʒekt/
communicate vividly
From this reading With the exception of Daisy and Florence, whom Marjorie had informed before breakfast, they were all eager to hear of the project in detail.
Remington's
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From this reading “Tell us all about it, Marj!” begged Ethel, when they were seated on the attractively furnished screened porch which opened out of Mrs. Remington’s boudoir.
screenedverbUS /skriːnd/
past form of “screen” — test or examine for the presence of disease or infection
From this reading “Tell us all about it, Marj!” begged Ethel, when they were seated on the attractively furnished screened porch which opened out of Mrs. Remington’s boudoir.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading “Tell us all about it, Marj!” begged Ethel, when they were seated on the attractively furnished screened porch which opened out of Mrs. Remington’s boudoir.
in the near future
From this reading As soon as the girls left the dining-room they one and all made excuses to go to their own apartments.
TELEGRAMnounUS /ˈteləɡræm/
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading THE TELEGRAM.
express in words
From this reading “Tell us all about it, Marj!” begged Ethel, when they were seated on the attractively furnished screened porch which opened out of Mrs. Remington’s boudoir.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TELEGRAM.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As soon as the girls left the dining-room they one and all made excuses to go to their own apartments.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As soon as the girls left the dining-room they one and all made excuses to go to their own apartments.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As soon as the girls left the dining-room they one and all made excuses to go to their own apartments.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Tell us all about it, Marj!” begged Ethel, when they were seated on the attractively furnished screened porch which opened out of Mrs. Remington’s boudoir.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “We want to hear everything!”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We want to hear everything!”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading With the exception of Daisy and Florence, whom Marjorie had informed before breakfast, they were all eager to hear of the project in detail.
at the time that
From this reading “Tell us all about it, Marj!” begged Ethel, when they were seated on the attractively furnished screened porch which opened out of Mrs. Remington’s boudoir.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Tell us all about it, Marj!” begged Ethel, when they were seated on the attractively furnished screened porch which opened out of Mrs. Remington’s boudoir.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With the exception of Daisy and Florence, whom Marjorie had informed before breakfast, they were all eager to hear of the project in detail.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the exception of Daisy and Florence, whom Marjorie had informed before breakfast, they were all eager to hear of the project in detail.
