used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A BASE TRICK.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She might even have herself forgotten what she had said about paying Pattie out.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading She had undoubtedly had a few glasses the night Tom came in to see Harry, and that was enough to account for uncontrolled words, and forgetfulness of them.
AdamsnounUS /ˈædəmz/
American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)
From this reading Jim Adams could not make out what had changed his wife, but changed she was.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It might have been a dream that she had threatened vengeance on Pattie, for she now never mentioned her, and she treated Tom with a politeness and a thoughtfulness that made Jim believe she repented her interview with Pattie, and wished Tom to forget it.
installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading A BASE TRICK.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It might have been a dream that she had threatened vengeance on Pattie, for she now never mentioned her, and she treated Tom with a politeness and a thoughtfulness that made Jim believe she repented her interview with Pattie, and wished Tom to forget it.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading It might have been a dream that she had threatened vengeance on Pattie, for she now never mentioned her, and she treated Tom with a politeness and a thoughtfulness that made Jim believe she repented her interview with Pattie, and wished Tom to forget it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Jim Adams could not make out what had changed his wife, but changed she was.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She had undoubtedly had a few glasses the night Tom came in to see Harry, and that was enough to account for uncontrolled words, and forgetfulness of them.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading Jim Adams could not make out what had changed his wife, but changed she was.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Jim Adams could not make out what had changed his wife, but changed she was.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading It might have been a dream that she had threatened vengeance on Pattie, for she now never mentioned her, and she treated Tom with a politeness and a thoughtfulness that made Jim believe she repented her interview with Pattie, and wished Tom to forget it.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading She had undoubtedly had a few glasses the night Tom came in to see Harry, and that was enough to account for uncontrolled words, and forgetfulness of them.
divisible by two
From this reading She might even have herself forgotten what she had said about paying Pattie out.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading She had undoubtedly had a few glasses the night Tom came in to see Harry, and that was enough to account for uncontrolled words, and forgetfulness of them.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It might have been a dream that she had threatened vengeance on Pattie, for she now never mentioned her, and she treated Tom with a politeness and a thoughtfulness that made Jim believe she repented her interview with Pattie, and wished Tom to forget it.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading It might have been a dream that she had threatened vengeance on Pattie, for she now never mentioned her, and she treated Tom with a politeness and a thoughtfulness that made Jim believe she repented her interview with Pattie, and wished Tom to forget it.
forgetfulnessnoun
tendency to forget
From this reading She had undoubtedly had a few glasses the night Tom came in to see Harry, and that was enough to account for uncontrolled words, and forgetfulness of them.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading She might even have herself forgotten what she had said about paying Pattie out.
glassesnounUS /ˈɡlæsəz/
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading She had undoubtedly had a few glasses the night Tom came in to see Harry, and that was enough to account for uncontrolled words, and forgetfulness of them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jim Adams could not make out what had changed his wife, but changed she was.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading She had undoubtedly had a few glasses the night Tom came in to see Harry, and that was enough to account for uncontrolled words, and forgetfulness of them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It might have been a dream that she had threatened vengeance on Pattie, for she now never mentioned her, and she treated Tom with a politeness and a thoughtfulness that made Jim believe she repented her interview with Pattie, and wished Tom to forget it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It might have been a dream that she had threatened vengeance on Pattie, for she now never mentioned her, and she treated Tom with a politeness and a thoughtfulness that made Jim believe she repented her interview with Pattie, and wished Tom to forget it.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She might even have herself forgotten what she had said about paying Pattie out.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jim Adams could not make out what had changed his wife, but changed she was.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had undoubtedly had a few glasses the night Tom came in to see Harry, and that was enough to account for uncontrolled words, and forgetfulness of them.
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading It might have been a dream that she had threatened vengeance on Pattie, for she now never mentioned her, and she treated Tom with a politeness and a thoughtfulness that made Jim believe she repented her interview with Pattie, and wished Tom to forget it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It might have been a dream that she had threatened vengeance on Pattie, for she now never mentioned her, and she treated Tom with a politeness and a thoughtfulness that made Jim believe she repented her interview with Pattie, and wished Tom to forget it.
Jim
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From this reading Jim Adams could not make out what had changed his wife, but changed she was.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It might have been a dream that she had threatened vengeance on Pattie, for she now never mentioned her, and she treated Tom with a politeness and a thoughtfulness that made Jim believe she repented her interview with Pattie, and wished Tom to forget it.
engage in
From this reading Jim Adams could not make out what had changed his wife, but changed she was.
past form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading It might have been a dream that she had threatened vengeance on Pattie, for she now never mentioned her, and she treated Tom with a politeness and a thoughtfulness that made Jim believe she repented her interview with Pattie, and wished Tom to forget it.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It might have been a dream that she had threatened vengeance on Pattie, for she now never mentioned her, and she treated Tom with a politeness and a thoughtfulness that made Jim believe she repented her interview with Pattie, and wished Tom to forget it.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading It might have been a dream that she had threatened vengeance on Pattie, for she now never mentioned her, and she treated Tom with a politeness and a thoughtfulness that made Jim believe she repented her interview with Pattie, and wished Tom to forget it.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading She had undoubtedly had a few glasses the night Tom came in to see Harry, and that was enough to account for uncontrolled words, and forgetfulness of them.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Jim Adams could not make out what had changed his wife, but changed she was.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It might have been a dream that she had threatened vengeance on Pattie, for she now never mentioned her, and she treated Tom with a politeness and a thoughtfulness that made Jim believe she repented her interview with Pattie, and wished Tom to forget it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had undoubtedly had a few glasses the night Tom came in to see Harry, and that was enough to account for uncontrolled words, and forgetfulness of them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It might have been a dream that she had threatened vengeance on Pattie, for she now never mentioned her, and she treated Tom with a politeness and a thoughtfulness that made Jim believe she repented her interview with Pattie, and wished Tom to forget it.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Jim Adams could not make out what had changed his wife, but changed she was.
Pattie
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From this reading It might have been a dream that she had threatened vengeance on Pattie, for she now never mentioned her, and she treated Tom with a politeness and a thoughtfulness that made Jim believe she repented her interview with Pattie, and wished Tom to forget it.
yielding a fair profit
From this reading She might even have herself forgotten what she had said about paying Pattie out.
politenessnounUS /pəˈlaɪtnəs/
a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage
From this reading It might have been a dream that she had threatened vengeance on Pattie, for she now never mentioned her, and she treated Tom with a politeness and a thoughtfulness that made Jim believe she repented her interview with Pattie, and wished Tom to forget it.
repentedverbUS /rɪˈpentɪd/
past form of “repent” — turn away from sin or do penitence
From this reading It might have been a dream that she had threatened vengeance on Pattie, for she now never mentioned her, and she treated Tom with a politeness and a thoughtfulness that made Jim believe she repented her interview with Pattie, and wished Tom to forget it.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She might even have herself forgotten what she had said about paying Pattie out.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She had undoubtedly had a few glasses the night Tom came in to see Harry, and that was enough to account for uncontrolled words, and forgetfulness of them.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jim Adams could not make out what had changed his wife, but changed she was.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It might have been a dream that she had threatened vengeance on Pattie, for she now never mentioned her, and she treated Tom with a politeness and a thoughtfulness that made Jim believe she repented her interview with Pattie, and wished Tom to forget it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had undoubtedly had a few glasses the night Tom came in to see Harry, and that was enough to account for uncontrolled words, and forgetfulness of them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She had undoubtedly had a few glasses the night Tom came in to see Harry, and that was enough to account for uncontrolled words, and forgetfulness of them.
thoughtfulnessnounUS /ˈθɔːtfəlnɪs/
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading It might have been a dream that she had threatened vengeance on Pattie, for she now never mentioned her, and she treated Tom with a politeness and a thoughtfulness that made Jim believe she repented her interview with Pattie, and wished Tom to forget it.
(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
From this reading It might have been a dream that she had threatened vengeance on Pattie, for she now never mentioned her, and she treated Tom with a politeness and a thoughtfulness that made Jim believe she repented her interview with Pattie, and wished Tom to forget it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It might have been a dream that she had threatened vengeance on Pattie, for she now never mentioned her, and she treated Tom with a politeness and a thoughtfulness that made Jim believe she repented her interview with Pattie, and wished Tom to forget it.
male cat
From this reading It might have been a dream that she had threatened vengeance on Pattie, for she now never mentioned her, and she treated Tom with a politeness and a thoughtfulness that made Jim believe she repented her interview with Pattie, and wished Tom to forget it.
subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent
From this reading It might have been a dream that she had threatened vengeance on Pattie, for she now never mentioned her, and she treated Tom with a politeness and a thoughtfulness that made Jim believe she repented her interview with Pattie, and wished Tom to forget it.
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading A BASE TRICK.
uncontrolledadjectiveUS /ˌʌnkənˈtroʊld/
not being under control; out of control
From this reading She had undoubtedly had a few glasses the night Tom came in to see Harry, and that was enough to account for uncontrolled words, and forgetfulness of them.
undoubtedlyadverbUS /ənˈdaʊtɪdli/
without doubt; certainly
From this reading She had undoubtedly had a few glasses the night Tom came in to see Harry, and that was enough to account for uncontrolled words, and forgetfulness of them.
the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
From this reading It might have been a dream that she had threatened vengeance on Pattie, for she now never mentioned her, and she treated Tom with a politeness and a thoughtfulness that made Jim believe she repented her interview with Pattie, and wished Tom to forget it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jim Adams could not make out what had changed his wife, but changed she was.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Jim Adams could not make out what had changed his wife, but changed she was.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Jim Adams could not make out what had changed his wife, but changed she was.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading It might have been a dream that she had threatened vengeance on Pattie, for she now never mentioned her, and she treated Tom with a politeness and a thoughtfulness that made Jim believe she repented her interview with Pattie, and wished Tom to forget it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It might have been a dream that she had threatened vengeance on Pattie, for she now never mentioned her, and she treated Tom with a politeness and a thoughtfulness that made Jim believe she repented her interview with Pattie, and wished Tom to forget it.
the words that are spoken
From this reading She had undoubtedly had a few glasses the night Tom came in to see Harry, and that was enough to account for uncontrolled words, and forgetfulness of them.
