used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When Rosanna went home that night after supper at the Club and a long drive up the River Road, she realized for the first time just how great a sacrifice she _had_ made.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And she wondered how the family would receive the news she was about to spring.
achedverbUS /eɪkt/
past form of “ache” — feel physical pain
From this reading She fairly ached as she thought it over.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading When Rosanna went home that night after supper at the Club and a long drive up the River Road, she realized for the first time just how great a sacrifice she _had_ made.
(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 All the Ports of the World to see, and now she might never, never see them!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Rosanna went home that night after supper at the Club and a long drive up the River Road, she realized for the first time just how great a sacrifice she _had_ made.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading A thousand things might come up to prevent another such a journey.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She fairly ached as she thought it over.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Rosanna went home that night after supper at the Club and a long drive up the River Road, she realized for the first time just how great a sacrifice she _had_ made.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading When Rosanna went home that night after supper at the Club and a long drive up the River Road, she realized for the first time just how great a sacrifice she _had_ made.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A thousand things might come up to prevent another such a journey.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading When Rosanna went home that night after supper at the Club and a long drive up the River Road, she realized for the first time just how great a sacrifice she _had_ made.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading She fairly ached as she thought it over.
a social unit living together
From this reading And she wondered how the family would receive the news she was about to spring.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading When Rosanna went home that night after supper at the Club and a long drive up the River Road, she realized for the first time just how great a sacrifice she _had_ made.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When Rosanna went home that night after supper at the Club and a long drive up the River Road, she realized for the first time just how great a sacrifice she _had_ made.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading When Rosanna went home that night after supper at the Club and a long drive up the River Road, she realized for the first time just how great a sacrifice she _had_ made.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Rosanna went home that night after supper at the Club and a long drive up the River Road, she realized for the first time just how great a sacrifice she _had_ made.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading When Rosanna went home that night after supper at the Club and a long drive up the River Road, she realized for the first time just how great a sacrifice she _had_ made.
how
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From this reading When Rosanna went home that night after supper at the Club and a long drive up the River Road, she realized for the first time just how great a sacrifice she _had_ made.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She fairly ached as she thought it over.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading A thousand things might come up to prevent another such a journey.
and nothing more
From this reading When Rosanna went home that night after supper at the Club and a long drive up the River Road, she realized for the first time just how great a sacrifice she _had_ made.
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 When Rosanna went home that night after supper at the Club and a long drive up the River Road, she realized for the first time just how great a sacrifice she _had_ made.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading When Rosanna went home that night after supper at the Club and a long drive up the River Road, she realized for the first time just how great a sacrifice she _had_ made.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading All the Ports of the World to see, and now she might never, never see them!
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading All the Ports of the World to see, and now she might never, never see them!
information about recent and important events
From this reading And she wondered how the family would receive the news she was about to spring.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading When Rosanna went home that night after supper at the Club and a long drive up the River Road, she realized for the first time just how great a sacrifice she _had_ made.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading All the Ports of the World to see, and now she might never, never see them!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All the Ports of the World to see, and now she might never, never see them!
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She fairly ached as she thought it over.
PortsnounUS /pɔːrts/
plural of “port” — a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading All the Ports of the World to see, and now she might never, never see them!
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading A thousand things might come up to prevent another such a journey.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading When Rosanna went home that night after supper at the Club and a long drive up the River Road, she realized for the first time just how great a sacrifice she _had_ made.
get something; come into possession of
From this reading And she wondered how the family would receive the news she was about to spring.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading When Rosanna went home that night after supper at the Club and a long drive up the River Road, she realized for the first time just how great a sacrifice she _had_ made.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading When Rosanna went home that night after supper at the Club and a long drive up the River Road, she realized for the first time just how great a sacrifice she _had_ made.
Rosanna
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From this reading When Rosanna went home that night after supper at the Club and a long drive up the River Road, she realized for the first time just how great a sacrifice she _had_ made.
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
From this reading When Rosanna went home that night after supper at the Club and a long drive up the River Road, she realized for the first time just how great a sacrifice she _had_ made.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading All the Ports of the World to see, and now she might never, never see them!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Rosanna went home that night after supper at the Club and a long drive up the River Road, she realized for the first time just how great a sacrifice she _had_ made.
the season of growth
From this reading And she wondered how the family would receive the news she was about to spring.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading A thousand things might come up to prevent another such a journey.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading When Rosanna went home that night after supper at the Club and a long drive up the River Road, she realized for the first time just how great a sacrifice she _had_ made.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Rosanna went home that night after supper at the Club and a long drive up the River Road, she realized for the first time just how great a sacrifice she _had_ made.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Rosanna went home that night after supper at the Club and a long drive up the River Road, she realized for the first time just how great a sacrifice she _had_ made.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading All the Ports of the World to see, and now she might never, never see them!
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading A thousand things might come up to prevent another such a journey.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She fairly ached as she thought it over.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading A thousand things might come up to prevent another such a journey.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading When Rosanna went home that night after supper at the Club and a long drive up the River Road, she realized for the first time just how great a sacrifice she _had_ made.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All the Ports of the World to see, and now she might never, never see them!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When Rosanna went home that night after supper at the Club and a long drive up the River Road, she realized for the first time just how great a sacrifice she _had_ made.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And she wondered how the family would receive the news she was about to spring.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading When Rosanna went home that night after supper at the Club and a long drive up the River Road, she realized for the first time just how great a sacrifice she _had_ made.
at the time that
From this reading When Rosanna went home that night after supper at the Club and a long drive up the River Road, she realized for the first time just how great a sacrifice she _had_ made.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading And she wondered how the family would receive the news she was about to spring.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading All the Ports of the World to see, and now she might never, never see them!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And she wondered how the family would receive the news she was about to spring.
