used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I am thinking of sending Nell away for a good rest and change.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Nell was out for the afternoon, and Doyle was busy down the street, leaving Lila alone in the house.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Amy and Harry will seldom be here, and you would have the house all to yourself.”
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Nell was out for the afternoon, and Doyle was busy down the street, leaving Lila alone in the house.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am thinking of sending Nell away for a good rest and change.
Amy
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From this reading Amy and Harry will seldom be here, and you would have the house all to yourself.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am thinking of sending Nell away for a good rest and change.
AustinnounUS /ˈɔːstən/
state capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the University of Texas
From this reading Austin had chosen this quiet time to have a good heart-to-heart talk with Lila.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I am thinking of sending Nell away for a good rest and change.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading Nell was out for the afternoon, and Doyle was busy down the street, leaving Lila alone in the house.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading I am thinking of sending Nell away for a good rest and change.
one who is the object of choice; who is given preference
From this reading Austin had chosen this quiet time to have a good heart-to-heart talk with Lila.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
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being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Nell was out for the afternoon, and Doyle was busy down the street, leaving Lila alone in the house.
Doyle
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From this reading Nell was out for the afternoon, and Doyle was busy down the street, leaving Lila alone in the house.
a social unit living together
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I am thinking of sending Nell away for a good rest and change.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I am thinking of sending Nell away for a good rest and change.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Austin had chosen this quiet time to have a good heart-to-heart talk with Lila.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Amy and Harry will seldom be here, and you would have the house all to yourself.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Amy and Harry will seldom be here, and you would have the house all to yourself.”
heart-to-heartnoun
an intimate talk in private
From this reading Austin had chosen this quiet time to have a good heart-to-heart talk with Lila.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Amy and Harry will seldom be here, and you would have the house all to yourself.”
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Amy and Harry will seldom be here, and you would have the house all to yourself.”
housekeepernounUS /ˈhaʊskiːpər/
a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household
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how
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am thinking of sending Nell away for a good rest and change.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nell was out for the afternoon, and Doyle was busy down the street, leaving Lila alone in the house.
the act of departing
From this reading Nell was out for the afternoon, and Doyle was busy down the street, leaving Lila alone in the house.
prefer or wish to do something
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Lila
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limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
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belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE FAMILY CIRCLE NARROWS “Lila, little sister, how would you like to be my housekeeper this summer?
NARROWSnounUS /ˈneroʊz/
plural of “narrow” — a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water
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Nell
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From this reading I am thinking of sending Nell away for a good rest and change.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am thinking of sending Nell away for a good rest and change.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Nell was out for the afternoon, and Doyle was busy down the street, leaving Lila alone in the house.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading Austin had chosen this quiet time to have a good heart-to-heart talk with Lila.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading I am thinking of sending Nell away for a good rest and change.
not often
From this reading Amy and Harry will seldom be here, and you would have the house all to yourself.”
the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
From this reading I am thinking of sending Nell away for a good rest and change.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading THE FAMILY CIRCLE NARROWS “Lila, little sister, how would you like to be my housekeeper this summer?
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Nell was out for the afternoon, and Doyle was busy down the street, leaving Lila alone in the house.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
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exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Austin had chosen this quiet time to have a good heart-to-heart talk with Lila.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FAMILY CIRCLE NARROWS “Lila, little sister, how would you like to be my housekeeper this summer?
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading I am thinking of sending Nell away for a good rest and change.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE FAMILY CIRCLE NARROWS “Lila, little sister, how would you like to be my housekeeper this summer?
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Austin had chosen this quiet time to have a good heart-to-heart talk with Lila.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE FAMILY CIRCLE NARROWS “Lila, little sister, how would you like to be my housekeeper this summer?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nell was out for the afternoon, and Doyle was busy down the street, leaving Lila alone in the house.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Amy and Harry will seldom be here, and you would have the house all to yourself.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Austin had chosen this quiet time to have a good heart-to-heart talk with Lila.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading THE FAMILY CIRCLE NARROWS “Lila, little sister, how would you like to be my housekeeper this summer?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE FAMILY CIRCLE NARROWS “Lila, little sister, how would you like to be my housekeeper this summer?
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Amy and Harry will seldom be here, and you would have the house all to yourself.”
