used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “What a thing friendship is, world without end!”--_Browning._ Yes, Linnæa March was the dunce of the school.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Even the teachers said she was a girl nothing could be done with, and concluded to leave her alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She made friends with no one, and no one made friends with her.
attractiveadjectiveUS /əˈtræktɪv/
pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm
From this reading She was neither pretty nor attractive, nor did she seem to wish to be either.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She was neither pretty nor attractive, nor did she seem to wish to be either.
BrowningnounUS /ˈbraʊnɪŋ/
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading “What a thing friendship is, world without end!”--_Browning._ Yes, Linnæa March was the dunce of the school.
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading Even the teachers said she was a girl nothing could be done with, and concluded to leave her alone.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Even the teachers said she was a girl nothing could be done with, and concluded to leave her alone.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She was neither pretty nor attractive, nor did she seem to wish to be either.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Even the teachers said she was a girl nothing could be done with, and concluded to leave her alone.
duncenoun
a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence
From this reading “What a thing friendship is, world without end!”--_Browning._ Yes, Linnæa March was the dunce of the school.
one or the other of two
From this reading She was neither pretty nor attractive, nor did she seem to wish to be either.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “What a thing friendship is, world without end!”--_Browning._ Yes, Linnæa March was the dunce of the school.
divisible by two
From this reading Even the teachers said she was a girl nothing could be done with, and concluded to leave her alone.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading She made friends with no one, and no one made friends with her.
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading “What a thing friendship is, world without end!”--_Browning._ Yes, Linnæa March was the dunce of the school.
a young female
From this reading Even the teachers said she was a girl nothing could be done with, and concluded to leave her alone.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She made friends with no one, and no one made friends with her.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What a thing friendship is, world without end!”--_Browning._ Yes, Linnæa March was the dunce of the school.
go away from a place
From this reading Even the teachers said she was a girl nothing could be done with, and concluded to leave her alone.
Linnæa
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From this reading “What a thing friendship is, world without end!”--_Browning._ Yes, Linnæa March was the dunce of the school.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She made friends with no one, and no one made friends with her.
march in a procession
From this reading “What a thing friendship is, world without end!”--_Browning._ Yes, Linnæa March was the dunce of the school.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading She was neither pretty nor attractive, nor did she seem to wish to be either.
not any; not one
From this reading She made friends with no one, and no one made friends with her.
no person; not anyone
From this reading Nobody understood Linnæa.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading She was neither pretty nor attractive, nor did she seem to wish to be either.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Even the teachers said she was a girl nothing could be done with, and concluded to leave her alone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “What a thing friendship is, world without end!”--_Browning._ Yes, Linnæa March was the dunce of the school.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She made friends with no one, and no one made friends with her.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading She was neither pretty nor attractive, nor did she seem to wish to be either.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Even the teachers said she was a girl nothing could be done with, and concluded to leave her alone.
an educational institution
From this reading “What a thing friendship is, world without end!”--_Browning._ Yes, Linnæa March was the dunce of the school.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading She was neither pretty nor attractive, nor did she seem to wish to be either.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was neither pretty nor attractive, nor did she seem to wish to be either.
teachersnounUS /ˈtiːtʃərz/
plural of “teacher” — a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading Even the teachers said she was a girl nothing could be done with, and concluded to leave her alone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “What a thing friendship is, world without end!”--_Browning._ Yes, Linnæa March was the dunce of the school.
a special situation
From this reading “What a thing friendship is, world without end!”--_Browning._ Yes, Linnæa March was the dunce of the school.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was neither pretty nor attractive, nor did she seem to wish to be either.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading Nobody understood Linnæa.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What a thing friendship is, world without end!”--_Browning._ Yes, Linnæa March was the dunce of the school.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What a thing friendship is, world without end!”--_Browning._ Yes, Linnæa March was the dunce of the school.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading She was neither pretty nor attractive, nor did she seem to wish to be either.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She made friends with no one, and no one made friends with her.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “What a thing friendship is, world without end!”--_Browning._ Yes, Linnæa March was the dunce of the school.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “What a thing friendship is, world without end!”--_Browning._ Yes, Linnæa March was the dunce of the school.
an affirmative
From this reading “What a thing friendship is, world without end!”--_Browning._ Yes, Linnæa March was the dunce of the school.
