used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The foregoing remark was made by Mabel Miller, who spoke in a very discontented manner.
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading There is not a girl in our acquaintance who has more delightful changes of amusement than yourself.
a feeling of delight at being entertained
From this reading There is not a girl in our acquaintance who has more delightful changes of amusement than yourself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have grown so tired of this continual round of parties, calls, and theatre going; I do wish something would happen to break the monotony of my life.”
terminate
From this reading I have grown so tired of this continual round of parties, calls, and theatre going; I do wish something would happen to break the monotony of my life.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The foregoing remark was made by Mabel Miller, who spoke in a very discontented manner.
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading I have grown so tired of this continual round of parties, calls, and theatre going; I do wish something would happen to break the monotony of my life.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Why, Mabel, how can you talk of monotony?
changesnounUS /ˈtʃeɪndʒəz/
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading There is not a girl in our acquaintance who has more delightful changes of amusement than yourself.
continualadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːəl/
recurring regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series
From this reading I have grown so tired of this continual round of parties, calls, and theatre going; I do wish something would happen to break the monotony of my life.”
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading There is not a girl in our acquaintance who has more delightful changes of amusement than yourself.
discontentedadjectiveUS /ˌdɪskənˈtentɪd/
showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing
From this reading The foregoing remark was made by Mabel Miller, who spoke in a very discontented manner.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I have grown so tired of this continual round of parties, calls, and theatre going; I do wish something would happen to break the monotony of my life.”
foregoingadjectiveUS /fɔːrˈɡoʊɪŋ/
especially of writing or speech; going before
From this reading The foregoing remark was made by Mabel Miller, who spoke in a very discontented manner.
a young female
From this reading There is not a girl in our acquaintance who has more delightful changes of amusement than yourself.
the act of departing
From this reading I have grown so tired of this continual round of parties, calls, and theatre going; I do wish something would happen to break the monotony of my life.”
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading I have grown so tired of this continual round of parties, calls, and theatre going; I do wish something would happen to break the monotony of my life.”
come to pass
From this reading I have grown so tired of this continual round of parties, calls, and theatre going; I do wish something would happen to break the monotony of my life.”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is not a girl in our acquaintance who has more delightful changes of amusement than yourself.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have grown so tired of this continual round of parties, calls, and theatre going; I do wish something would happen to break the monotony of my life.”
how
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From this reading “Why, Mabel, how can you talk of monotony?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have grown so tired of this continual round of parties, calls, and theatre going; I do wish something would happen to break the monotony of my life.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The foregoing remark was made by Mabel Miller, who spoke in a very discontented manner.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is not a girl in our acquaintance who has more delightful changes of amusement than yourself.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I have grown so tired of this continual round of parties, calls, and theatre going; I do wish something would happen to break the monotony of my life.”
Mabel
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From this reading The foregoing remark was made by Mabel Miller, who spoke in a very discontented manner.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The foregoing remark was made by Mabel Miller, who spoke in a very discontented manner.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The foregoing remark was made by Mabel Miller, who spoke in a very discontented manner.
MillernounUS /ˈmɪlər/
United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)
From this reading The foregoing remark was made by Mabel Miller, who spoke in a very discontented manner.
monotonynounUS /məˈnɑːtəni/
the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety
From this reading I have grown so tired of this continual round of parties, calls, and theatre going; I do wish something would happen to break the monotony of my life.”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading There is not a girl in our acquaintance who has more delightful changes of amusement than yourself.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have grown so tired of this continual round of parties, calls, and theatre going; I do wish something would happen to break the monotony of my life.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There is not a girl in our acquaintance who has more delightful changes of amusement than yourself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have grown so tired of this continual round of parties, calls, and theatre going; I do wish something would happen to break the monotony of my life.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading There is not a girl in our acquaintance who has more delightful changes of amusement than yourself.
plural of “party” — an organization to gain political power
From this reading I have grown so tired of this continual round of parties, calls, and theatre going; I do wish something would happen to break the monotony of my life.”
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading The foregoing remark was made by Mabel Miller, who spoke in a very discontented manner.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading I have grown so tired of this continual round of parties, calls, and theatre going; I do wish something would happen to break the monotony of my life.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I have grown so tired of this continual round of parties, calls, and theatre going; I do wish something would happen to break the monotony of my life.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I have grown so tired of this continual round of parties, calls, and theatre going; I do wish something would happen to break the monotony of my life.”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading The foregoing remark was made by Mabel Miller, who spoke in a very discontented manner.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “Why, Mabel, how can you talk of monotony?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There is not a girl in our acquaintance who has more delightful changes of amusement than yourself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have grown so tired of this continual round of parties, calls, and theatre going; I do wish something would happen to break the monotony of my life.”
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading I have grown so tired of this continual round of parties, calls, and theatre going; I do wish something would happen to break the monotony of my life.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is not a girl in our acquaintance who has more delightful changes of amusement than yourself.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I have grown so tired of this continual round of parties, calls, and theatre going; I do wish something would happen to break the monotony of my life.”
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading I have grown so tired of this continual round of parties, calls, and theatre going; I do wish something would happen to break the monotony of my life.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have grown so tired of this continual round of parties, calls, and theatre going; I do wish something would happen to break the monotony of my life.”
precisely as stated
From this reading The foregoing remark was made by Mabel Miller, who spoke in a very discontented manner.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The foregoing remark was made by Mabel Miller, who spoke in a very discontented manner.
which person or people
From this reading The foregoing remark was made by Mabel Miller, who spoke in a very discontented manner.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, Mabel, how can you talk of monotony?
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I have grown so tired of this continual round of parties, calls, and theatre going; I do wish something would happen to break the monotony of my life.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I have grown so tired of this continual round of parties, calls, and theatre going; I do wish something would happen to break the monotony of my life.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why, Mabel, how can you talk of monotony?
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading There is not a girl in our acquaintance who has more delightful changes of amusement than yourself.
