used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That was as much fun for them as it would have been for Laura and Jess to go to a party.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But the idea that Dr. Agnew approved of Mrs. Kerrick sleeping where she could hear the patter of rain drops gave incentive to Laura’s thought and set her about following out the idea that had first flashed across her mind.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading But the idea that Dr. Agnew approved of Mrs. Kerrick sleeping where she could hear the patter of rain drops gave incentive to Laura’s thought and set her about following out the idea that had first flashed across her mind.
Agnew
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From this reading But the idea that Dr. Agnew approved of Mrs. Kerrick sleeping where she could hear the patter of rain drops gave incentive to Laura’s thought and set her about following out the idea that had first flashed across her mind.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But the idea that Dr. Agnew approved of Mrs. Kerrick sleeping where she could hear the patter of rain drops gave incentive to Laura’s thought and set her about following out the idea that had first flashed across her mind.
approvedadjectiveUS /əˈpruːvd/
established by authority; given authoritative approval
From this reading But the idea that Dr. Agnew approved of Mrs. Kerrick sleeping where she could hear the patter of rain drops gave incentive to Laura’s thought and set her about following out the idea that had first flashed across her mind.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That was as much fun for them as it would have been for Laura and Jess to go to a party.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She found Chet and Lance hard at work cleaning the automobile.
automobilenounUS /ˈɔːtəmoʊbiːl/
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading She found Chet and Lance hard at work cleaning the automobile.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That was as much fun for them as it would have been for Laura and Jess to go to a party.
Belding
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From this reading Somewhere Laura Belding had read of this very thing!
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Laura took her brother and Lance into her confidence instantly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the idea that Dr. Agnew approved of Mrs. Kerrick sleeping where she could hear the patter of rain drops gave incentive to Laura’s thought and set her about following out the idea that had first flashed across her mind.
Chet
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From this reading She found Chet and Lance hard at work cleaning the automobile.
cleaningnounUS /ˈkliːnɪŋ/
the act of making something clean
From this reading She found Chet and Lance hard at work cleaning the automobile.
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading Laura took her brother and Lance into her confidence instantly.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But the idea that Dr. Agnew approved of Mrs. Kerrick sleeping where she could hear the patter of rain drops gave incentive to Laura’s thought and set her about following out the idea that had first flashed across her mind.
Dr
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From this reading But the idea that Dr. Agnew approved of Mrs. Kerrick sleeping where she could hear the patter of rain drops gave incentive to Laura’s thought and set her about following out the idea that had first flashed across her mind.
dropsnounUS /drɑːps/
plural of “drop” — a shape that is spherical and small
From this reading But the idea that Dr. Agnew approved of Mrs. Kerrick sleeping where she could hear the patter of rain drops gave incentive to Laura’s thought and set her about following out the idea that had first flashed across her mind.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading But the idea that Dr. Agnew approved of Mrs. Kerrick sleeping where she could hear the patter of rain drops gave incentive to Laura’s thought and set her about following out the idea that had first flashed across her mind.
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading But the idea that Dr. Agnew approved of Mrs. Kerrick sleeping where she could hear the patter of rain drops gave incentive to Laura’s thought and set her about following out the idea that had first flashed across her mind.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading But the idea that Dr. Agnew approved of Mrs. Kerrick sleeping where she could hear the patter of rain drops gave incentive to Laura’s thought and set her about following out the idea that had first flashed across her mind.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That was as much fun for them as it would have been for Laura and Jess to go to a party.
set up or found
From this reading She found Chet and Lance hard at work cleaning the automobile.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading That was as much fun for them as it would have been for Laura and Jess to go to a party.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading But the idea that Dr. Agnew approved of Mrs. Kerrick sleeping where she could hear the patter of rain drops gave incentive to Laura’s thought and set her about following out the idea that had first flashed across her mind.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading That was as much fun for them as it would have been for Laura and Jess to go to a party.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Somewhere Laura Belding had read of this very thing!
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading She found Chet and Lance hard at work cleaning the automobile.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That was as much fun for them as it would have been for Laura and Jess to go to a party.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading But the idea that Dr. Agnew approved of Mrs. Kerrick sleeping where she could hear the patter of rain drops gave incentive to Laura’s thought and set her about following out the idea that had first flashed across her mind.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But the idea that Dr. Agnew approved of Mrs. Kerrick sleeping where she could hear the patter of rain drops gave incentive to Laura’s thought and set her about following out the idea that had first flashed across her mind.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But the idea that Dr. Agnew approved of Mrs. Kerrick sleeping where she could hear the patter of rain drops gave incentive to Laura’s thought and set her about following out the idea that had first flashed across her mind.
incentivenounUS /ˌɪnˈsentɪv/
a positive motivational influence
From this reading But the idea that Dr. Agnew approved of Mrs. Kerrick sleeping where she could hear the patter of rain drops gave incentive to Laura’s thought and set her about following out the idea that had first flashed across her mind.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Laura took her brother and Lance into her confidence instantly.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Laura took her brother and Lance into her confidence instantly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That was as much fun for them as it would have been for Laura and Jess to go to a party.
Jess
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From this reading That was as much fun for them as it would have been for Laura and Jess to go to a party.
Kerrick
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From this reading But the idea that Dr. Agnew approved of Mrs. Kerrick sleeping where she could hear the patter of rain drops gave incentive to Laura’s thought and set her about following out the idea that had first flashed across her mind.
LancenounUS /læns/
a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
From this reading She found Chet and Lance hard at work cleaning the automobile.
Laura
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From this reading Somewhere Laura Belding had read of this very thing!
Laura's
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From this reading But the idea that Dr. Agnew approved of Mrs. Kerrick sleeping where she could hear the patter of rain drops gave incentive to Laura’s thought and set her about following out the idea that had first flashed across her mind.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading But the idea that Dr. Agnew approved of Mrs. Kerrick sleeping where she could hear the patter of rain drops gave incentive to Laura’s thought and set her about following out the idea that had first flashed across her mind.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading But the idea that Dr. Agnew approved of Mrs. Kerrick sleeping where she could hear the patter of rain drops gave incentive to Laura’s thought and set her about following out the idea that had first flashed across her mind.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading That was as much fun for them as it would have been for Laura and Jess to go to a party.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Somewhere Laura Belding had read of this very thing!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But the idea that Dr. Agnew approved of Mrs. Kerrick sleeping where she could hear the patter of rain drops gave incentive to Laura’s thought and set her about following out the idea that had first flashed across her mind.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading That was as much fun for them as it would have been for Laura and Jess to go to a party.
patternounUS /ˈpætər/
plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)
From this reading But the idea that Dr. Agnew approved of Mrs. Kerrick sleeping where she could hear the patter of rain drops gave incentive to Laura’s thought and set her about following out the idea that had first flashed across her mind.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading But the idea that Dr. Agnew approved of Mrs. Kerrick sleeping where she could hear the patter of rain drops gave incentive to Laura’s thought and set her about following out the idea that had first flashed across her mind.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Somewhere Laura Belding had read of this very thing!
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading But the idea that Dr. Agnew approved of Mrs. Kerrick sleeping where she could hear the patter of rain drops gave incentive to Laura’s thought and set her about following out the idea that had first flashed across her mind.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But the idea that Dr. Agnew approved of Mrs. Kerrick sleeping where she could hear the patter of rain drops gave incentive to Laura’s thought and set her about following out the idea that had first flashed across her mind.
the state of being asleep
From this reading But the idea that Dr. Agnew approved of Mrs. Kerrick sleeping where she could hear the patter of rain drops gave incentive to Laura’s thought and set her about following out the idea that had first flashed across her mind.
in or at or to some place
From this reading Somewhere Laura Belding had read of this very thing!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But the idea that Dr. Agnew approved of Mrs. Kerrick sleeping where she could hear the patter of rain drops gave incentive to Laura’s thought and set her about following out the idea that had first flashed across her mind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the idea that Dr. Agnew approved of Mrs. Kerrick sleeping where she could hear the patter of rain drops gave incentive to Laura’s thought and set her about following out the idea that had first flashed across her mind.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading That was as much fun for them as it would have been for Laura and Jess to go to a party.
a special situation
From this reading Somewhere Laura Belding had read of this very thing!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Somewhere Laura Belding had read of this very thing!
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But the idea that Dr. Agnew approved of Mrs. Kerrick sleeping where she could hear the patter of rain drops gave incentive to Laura’s thought and set her about following out the idea that had first flashed across her mind.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But the idea that Dr. Agnew approved of Mrs. Kerrick sleeping where she could hear the patter of rain drops gave incentive to Laura’s thought and set her about following out the idea that had first flashed across her mind.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Laura took her brother and Lance into her confidence instantly.
precisely as stated
From this reading Somewhere Laura Belding had read of this very thing!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was as much fun for them as it would have been for Laura and Jess to go to a party.
in or at the place that
From this reading But the idea that Dr. Agnew approved of Mrs. Kerrick sleeping where she could hear the patter of rain drops gave incentive to Laura’s thought and set her about following out the idea that had first flashed across her mind.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading She found Chet and Lance hard at work cleaning the automobile.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading That was as much fun for them as it would have been for Laura and Jess to go to a party.
