used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was a physician's son and a student of medicine.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was the inn-keeper Wiesner's only daughter and managed the household and kitchen because her mother had died in the previous year.
Antonie
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From this reading Her name was Antonie.
for the reason that
From this reading She was the inn-keeper Wiesner's only daughter and managed the household and kitchen because her mother had died in the previous year.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading He hoped to fight his way into full fraternity membership by the beginning of the next semester.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He hoped to fight his way into full fraternity membership by the beginning of the next semester.
a female human offspring
From this reading She was the inn-keeper Wiesner's only daughter and managed the household and kitchen because her mother had died in the previous year.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading She was the inn-keeper Wiesner's only daughter and managed the household and kitchen because her mother had died in the previous year.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading He hoped to fight his way into full fraternity membership by the beginning of the next semester.
fraternitynounUS /frəˈtɜːrnəti/
a social club for male undergraduates
From this reading He hoped to fight his way into full fraternity membership by the beginning of the next semester.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading He hoped to fight his way into full fraternity membership by the beginning of the next semester.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was the inn-keeper Wiesner's only daughter and managed the household and kitchen because her mother had died in the previous year.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a physician's son and a student of medicine.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her name was Antonie.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His name was Robert Messerschmidt.
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading He hoped to fight his way into full fraternity membership by the beginning of the next semester.
a social unit living together
From this reading She was the inn-keeper Wiesner's only daughter and managed the household and kitchen because her mother had died in the previous year.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was the inn-keeper Wiesner's only daughter and managed the household and kitchen because her mother had died in the previous year.
inn-keeper
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From this reading She was the inn-keeper Wiesner's only daughter and managed the household and kitchen because her mother had died in the previous year.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He hoped to fight his way into full fraternity membership by the beginning of the next semester.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading She was the inn-keeper Wiesner's only daughter and managed the household and kitchen because her mother had died in the previous year.
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading She was the inn-keeper Wiesner's only daughter and managed the household and kitchen because her mother had died in the previous year.
medicinenounUS /ˈmedəsən/
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
From this reading He was a physician's son and a student of medicine.
membershipnounUS /ˈmembərʃɪp/
the body of members of an organization or group
From this reading He hoped to fight his way into full fraternity membership by the beginning of the next semester.
Messerschmidt
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From this reading His name was Robert Messerschmidt.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading She was the inn-keeper Wiesner's only daughter and managed the household and kitchen because her mother had died in the previous year.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Her name was Antonie.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading He hoped to fight his way into full fraternity membership by the beginning of the next semester.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was a physician's son and a student of medicine.
and nothing more
From this reading She was the inn-keeper Wiesner's only daughter and managed the household and kitchen because her mother had died in the previous year.
physician'snounUS /fəˈzɪʃənz/
possessive form of “physician” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading He was a physician's son and a student of medicine.
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading She was the inn-keeper Wiesner's only daughter and managed the household and kitchen because her mother had died in the previous year.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading His name was Robert Messerschmidt.
semesternounUS /səˈmestər/
one of two divisions of an academic year
From this reading He hoped to fight his way into full fraternity membership by the beginning of the next semester.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was the inn-keeper Wiesner's only daughter and managed the household and kitchen because her mother had died in the previous year.
a male human offspring
From this reading He was a physician's son and a student of medicine.
studentnounUS /ˈstuːdənt/
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading He was a physician's son and a student of medicine.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was the inn-keeper Wiesner's only daughter and managed the household and kitchen because her mother had died in the previous year.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He hoped to fight his way into full fraternity membership by the beginning of the next semester.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her name was Antonie.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He hoped to fight his way into full fraternity membership by the beginning of the next semester.
Wiesner's
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From this reading She was the inn-keeper Wiesner's only daughter and managed the household and kitchen because her mother had died in the previous year.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading She was the inn-keeper Wiesner's only daughter and managed the household and kitchen because her mother had died in the previous year.
