used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At a schoolhouse in the country it is often difficult to get small repairs made.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading At last I bought new glass and a bit of putty and with the aid of Wiggan and another boy, set the panes myself one night after school.
a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading At last I bought new glass and a bit of putty and with the aid of Wiggan and another boy, set the panes myself one night after school.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had been trying to get it replaced for two months; and now we had two panes broken.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading At last I bought new glass and a bit of putty and with the aid of Wiggan and another boy, set the panes myself one night after school.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At a schoolhouse in the country it is often difficult to get small repairs made.
atticnounUS /ˈætɪk/
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
From this reading Early that season the boys had broken a pane of glass in the low attic window at the front end of the house.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I had been trying to get it replaced for two months; and now we had two panes broken.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading At last I bought new glass and a bit of putty and with the aid of Wiggan and another boy, set the panes myself one night after school.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading At last I bought new glass and a bit of putty and with the aid of Wiggan and another boy, set the panes myself one night after school.
a youthful male person
From this reading At last I bought new glass and a bit of putty and with the aid of Wiggan and another boy, set the panes myself one night after school.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Early that season the boys had broken a pane of glass in the low attic window at the front end of the house.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Early that season the boys had broken a pane of glass in the low attic window at the front end of the house.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But while setting the attic pane we made a singular discovery.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading At a schoolhouse in the country it is often difficult to get small repairs made.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading At a schoolhouse in the country it is often difficult to get small repairs made.
the act of discovering something
From this reading But while setting the attic pane we made a singular discovery.
EarlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Early that season the boys had broken a pane of glass in the low attic window at the front end of the house.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Early that season the boys had broken a pane of glass in the low attic window at the front end of the house.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I had been trying to get it replaced for two months; and now we had two panes broken.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Early that season the boys had broken a pane of glass in the low attic window at the front end of the house.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading At a schoolhouse in the country it is often difficult to get small repairs made.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading Early that season the boys had broken a pane of glass in the low attic window at the front end of the house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Early that season the boys had broken a pane of glass in the low attic window at the front end of the house.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Early that season the boys had broken a pane of glass in the low attic window at the front end of the house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had been trying to get it replaced for two months; and now we had two panes broken.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At a schoolhouse in the country it is often difficult to get small repairs made.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At a schoolhouse in the country it is often difficult to get small repairs made.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At a schoolhouse in the country it is often difficult to get small repairs made.
immediately past
From this reading At last I bought new glass and a bit of putty and with the aid of Wiggan and another boy, set the panes myself one night after school.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Early that season the boys had broken a pane of glass in the low attic window at the front end of the house.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading At a schoolhouse in the country it is often difficult to get small repairs made.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading I had been trying to get it replaced for two months; and now we had two panes broken.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading At last I bought new glass and a bit of putty and with the aid of Wiggan and another boy, set the panes myself one night after school.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading At last I bought new glass and a bit of putty and with the aid of Wiggan and another boy, set the panes myself one night after school.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading At last I bought new glass and a bit of putty and with the aid of Wiggan and another boy, set the panes myself one night after school.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I had been trying to get it replaced for two months; and now we had two panes broken.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Early that season the boys had broken a pane of glass in the low attic window at the front end of the house.
many times at short intervals
From this reading At a schoolhouse in the country it is often difficult to get small repairs made.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At last I bought new glass and a bit of putty and with the aid of Wiggan and another boy, set the panes myself one night after school.
panenounUS /peɪn/
sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors
From this reading Early that season the boys had broken a pane of glass in the low attic window at the front end of the house.
panesnounUS /peɪnz/
plural of “pane” — sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors
From this reading I had been trying to get it replaced for two months; and now we had two panes broken.
puttynounUS /ˈpʌti/
a dough-like mixture of whiting and boiled linseed oil; used especially to patch woodwork or secure panes of glass
From this reading At last I bought new glass and a bit of putty and with the aid of Wiggan and another boy, set the panes myself one night after school.
repairsnounUS /rɪˈperz/
plural of “repair” — the act of putting something in working order again
From this reading At a schoolhouse in the country it is often difficult to get small repairs made.
replacedverbUS /ˌriːˈpleɪst/
past form of “replace” — substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
From this reading I had been trying to get it replaced for two months; and now we had two panes broken.
an educational institution
From this reading At last I bought new glass and a bit of putty and with the aid of Wiggan and another boy, set the panes myself one night after school.
schoolhousenounUS /ˈskuːlhaʊs/
a building where young people receive education
From this reading At a schoolhouse in the country it is often difficult to get small repairs made.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading Early that season the boys had broken a pane of glass in the low attic window at the front end of the house.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading At last I bought new glass and a bit of putty and with the aid of Wiggan and another boy, set the panes myself one night after school.
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading But while setting the attic pane we made a singular discovery.
unusual or striking
From this reading But while setting the attic pane we made a singular discovery.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading At a schoolhouse in the country it is often difficult to get small repairs made.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Early that season the boys had broken a pane of glass in the low attic window at the front end of the house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At a schoolhouse in the country it is often difficult to get small repairs made.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At a schoolhouse in the country it is often difficult to get small repairs made.
hard to endure
From this reading I had been trying to get it replaced for two months; and now we had two panes broken.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I had been trying to get it replaced for two months; and now we had two panes broken.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I had been trying to get it replaced for two months; and now we had two panes broken.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading But while setting the attic pane we made a singular discovery.
Wiggan
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From this reading At last I bought new glass and a bit of putty and with the aid of Wiggan and another boy, set the panes myself one night after school.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Early that season the boys had broken a pane of glass in the low attic window at the front end of the house.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At last I bought new glass and a bit of putty and with the aid of Wiggan and another boy, set the panes myself one night after school.
