used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Lobster and clams on Tuesday, either a trip or something going on every minute since, and now this picnic to the boys’ island.
abbreviationsnounUS /əˌbriːviˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “abbreviation” — a shortened form of a word or phrase
From this reading “Explain your abbreviations; something to do with Greycliff, I suppose.”
anew
From this reading And G. G. G. G. again next year!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Lobster and clams on Tuesday, either a trip or something going on every minute since, and now this picnic to the boys’ island.
BOOTHBAY
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From this reading THE PICNIC TO BOOTHBAY “This is certainly one wonderful time to me,” remarked Virgie to Isabel.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “Lobster and clams on Tuesday, either a trip or something going on every minute since, and now this picnic to the boys’ island.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading THE PICNIC TO BOOTHBAY “This is certainly one wonderful time to me,” remarked Virgie to Isabel.
clamsnounUS /klæmz/
informal terms for money
From this reading “Lobster and clams on Tuesday, either a trip or something going on every minute since, and now this picnic to the boys’ island.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Explain your abbreviations; something to do with Greycliff, I suppose.”
one or the other of two
From this reading “Lobster and clams on Tuesday, either a trip or something going on every minute since, and now this picnic to the boys’ island.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Lobster and clams on Tuesday, either a trip or something going on every minute since, and now this picnic to the boys’ island.
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “Explain your abbreviations; something to do with Greycliff, I suppose.”
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading I have to shake myself sometimes and say ‘remember the Maine’ or something for fear I’ll get spoiled.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have to shake myself sometimes and say ‘remember the Maine’ or something for fear I’ll get spoiled.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading And G. G. G. G. again next year!”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I have to shake myself sometimes and say ‘remember the Maine’ or something for fear I’ll get spoiled.
the act of departing
From this reading “Lobster and clams on Tuesday, either a trip or something going on every minute since, and now this picnic to the boys’ island.
Greycliff
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Explain your abbreviations; something to do with Greycliff, I suppose.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have to shake myself sometimes and say ‘remember the Maine’ or something for fear I’ll get spoiled.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have to shake myself sometimes and say ‘remember the Maine’ or something for fear I’ll get spoiled.
I'll
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From this reading I have to shake myself sometimes and say ‘remember the Maine’ or something for fear I’ll get spoiled.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PICNIC TO BOOTHBAY “This is certainly one wonderful time to me,” remarked Virgie to Isabel.
Isabel
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From this reading THE PICNIC TO BOOTHBAY “This is certainly one wonderful time to me,” remarked Virgie to Isabel.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading “Lobster and clams on Tuesday, either a trip or something going on every minute since, and now this picnic to the boys’ island.
LobsternounUS /ˈlɑːbstər/
flesh of a lobster
From this reading “Lobster and clams on Tuesday, either a trip or something going on every minute since, and now this picnic to the boys’ island.
MainenounUS /meɪn/
a state in New England
From this reading I have to shake myself sometimes and say ‘remember the Maine’ or something for fear I’ll get spoiled.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE PICNIC TO BOOTHBAY “This is certainly one wonderful time to me,” remarked Virgie to Isabel.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “Lobster and clams on Tuesday, either a trip or something going on every minute since, and now this picnic to the boys’ island.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I have to shake myself sometimes and say ‘remember the Maine’ or something for fear I’ll get spoiled.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading And G. G. G. G. again next year!”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Lobster and clams on Tuesday, either a trip or something going on every minute since, and now this picnic to the boys’ island.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Lobster and clams on Tuesday, either a trip or something going on every minute since, and now this picnic to the boys’ island.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE PICNIC TO BOOTHBAY “This is certainly one wonderful time to me,” remarked Virgie to Isabel.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Lobster and clams on Tuesday, either a trip or something going on every minute since, and now this picnic to the boys’ island.
PICNICnounUS /ˈpɪknɪk/
a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
From this reading THE PICNIC TO BOOTHBAY “This is certainly one wonderful time to me,” remarked Virgie to Isabel.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading THE PICNIC TO BOOTHBAY “This is certainly one wonderful time to me,” remarked Virgie to Isabel.
To recall to mind.
From this reading I have to shake myself sometimes and say ‘remember the Maine’ or something for fear I’ll get spoiled.
express in words
From this reading I have to shake myself sometimes and say ‘remember the Maine’ or something for fear I’ll get spoiled.
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading I have to shake myself sometimes and say ‘remember the Maine’ or something for fear I’ll get spoiled.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Lobster and clams on Tuesday, either a trip or something going on every minute since, and now this picnic to the boys’ island.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Lobster and clams on Tuesday, either a trip or something going on every minute since, and now this picnic to the boys’ island.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading I have to shake myself sometimes and say ‘remember the Maine’ or something for fear I’ll get spoiled.
spoiledadjectiveUS /spɔɪld/
having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention
From this reading I have to shake myself sometimes and say ‘remember the Maine’ or something for fear I’ll get spoiled.
express a supposition
From this reading “Explain your abbreviations; something to do with Greycliff, I suppose.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PICNIC TO BOOTHBAY “This is certainly one wonderful time to me,” remarked Virgie to Isabel.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE PICNIC TO BOOTHBAY “This is certainly one wonderful time to me,” remarked Virgie to Isabel.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading THE PICNIC TO BOOTHBAY “This is certainly one wonderful time to me,” remarked Virgie to Isabel.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE PICNIC TO BOOTHBAY “This is certainly one wonderful time to me,” remarked Virgie to Isabel.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading “Lobster and clams on Tuesday, either a trip or something going on every minute since, and now this picnic to the boys’ island.
TuesdaynounUS /ˈtuːzdi/
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading “Lobster and clams on Tuesday, either a trip or something going on every minute since, and now this picnic to the boys’ island.
Virgie
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PICNIC TO BOOTHBAY “This is certainly one wonderful time to me,” remarked Virgie to Isabel.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Explain your abbreviations; something to do with Greycliff, I suppose.”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading THE PICNIC TO BOOTHBAY “This is certainly one wonderful time to me,” remarked Virgie to Isabel.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading And G. G. G. G. again next year!”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Explain your abbreviations; something to do with Greycliff, I suppose.”
