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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading It was long past eight before they had sat down to their meal, and then, her father and mother both being very tired, they took it in such a leisurely fashion that Mona thought they never would have finished.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Mona was growing more and more impatient.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading It was long past eight before they had sat down to their meal, and then, her father and mother both being very tired, they took it in such a leisurely fashion that Mona thought they never would have finished.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading It was long past eight before they had sat down to their meal, and then, her father and mother both being very tired, they took it in such a leisurely fashion that Mona thought they never would have finished.

the two together, not just one

From this reading It was long past eight before they had sat down to their meal, and then, her father and mother both being very tired, they took it in such a leisurely fashion that Mona thought they never would have finished.

dearly loved

From this reading Oh, dear!"

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "Grown-ups do take so long over everything," she thought irritably.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading It was long past eight before they had sat down to their meal, and then, her father and mother both being very tired, they took it in such a leisurely fashion that Mona thought they never would have finished.

being one more than seven

From this reading It was long past eight before they had sat down to their meal, and then, her father and mother both being very tired, they took it in such a leisurely fashion that Mona thought they never would have finished.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading "Grown-ups do take so long over everything," she thought irritably.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading It was long past eight before they had sat down to their meal, and then, her father and mother both being very tired, they took it in such a leisurely fashion that Mona thought they never would have finished.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading It was long past eight before they had sat down to their meal, and then, her father and mother both being very tired, they took it in such a leisurely fashion that Mona thought they never would have finished.

(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state

From this reading It was long past eight before they had sat down to their meal, and then, her father and mother both being very tired, they took it in such a leisurely fashion that Mona thought they never would have finished.

plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent

From this reading "If it gets much later mother will say, 'there isn't time to open the parcels to-night, we must wait till morning!'

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading Mona was growing more and more impatient.

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From this reading "Grown-ups do take so long over everything," she thought irritably.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading It was long past eight before they had sat down to their meal, and then, her father and mother both being very tired, they took it in such a leisurely fashion that Mona thought they never would have finished.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading It was long past eight before they had sat down to their meal, and then, her father and mother both being very tired, they took it in such a leisurely fashion that Mona thought they never would have finished.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading It was long past eight before they had sat down to their meal, and then, her father and mother both being very tired, they took it in such a leisurely fashion that Mona thought they never would have finished.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "If it gets much later mother will say, 'there isn't time to open the parcels to-night, we must wait till morning!'

restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition

From this reading Mona was growing more and more impatient.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading It was long past eight before they had sat down to their meal, and then, her father and mother both being very tired, they took it in such a leisurely fashion that Mona thought they never would have finished.

in a petulant manner

From this reading "Grown-ups do take so long over everything," she thought irritably.

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From this reading "If it gets much later mother will say, 'there isn't time to open the parcels to-night, we must wait till morning!'

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "If it gets much later mother will say, 'there isn't time to open the parcels to-night, we must wait till morning!'

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading "If it gets much later mother will say, 'there isn't time to open the parcels to-night, we must wait till morning!'

in an unhurried way or at one's convenience

From this reading It was long past eight before they had sat down to their meal, and then, her father and mother both being very tired, they took it in such a leisurely fashion that Mona thought they never would have finished.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading "Grown-ups do take so long over everything," she thought irritably.

the food served and eaten at one time

From this reading It was long past eight before they had sat down to their meal, and then, her father and mother both being very tired, they took it in such a leisurely fashion that Mona thought they never would have finished.

an island to the northwest of Wales

From this reading Mona was growing more and more impatient.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Mona was growing more and more impatient.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading "If it gets much later mother will say, 'there isn't time to open the parcels to-night, we must wait till morning!'

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading "If it gets much later mother will say, 'there isn't time to open the parcels to-night, we must wait till morning!'

to a great degree or extent

From this reading "If it gets much later mother will say, 'there isn't time to open the parcels to-night, we must wait till morning!'

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading "If it gets much later mother will say, 'there isn't time to open the parcels to-night, we must wait till morning!'

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading It was long past eight before they had sat down to their meal, and then, her father and mother both being very tired, they took it in such a leisurely fashion that Mona thought they never would have finished.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading Oh, dear!"

To move from a closed position.

From this reading "If it gets much later mother will say, 'there isn't time to open the parcels to-night, we must wait till morning!'

above and across; more than

From this reading "Grown-ups do take so long over everything," she thought irritably.

plural of “parcel” — a wrapped container

From this reading "If it gets much later mother will say, 'there isn't time to open the parcels to-night, we must wait till morning!'

the time that has elapsed

From this reading It was long past eight before they had sat down to their meal, and then, her father and mother both being very tired, they took it in such a leisurely fashion that Mona thought they never would have finished.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading It was long past eight before they had sat down to their meal, and then, her father and mother both being very tired, they took it in such a leisurely fashion that Mona thought they never would have finished.

express in words

From this reading "If it gets much later mother will say, 'there isn't time to open the parcels to-night, we must wait till morning!'

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Grown-ups do take so long over everything," she thought irritably.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "Grown-ups do take so long over everything," she thought irritably.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading It was long past eight before they had sat down to their meal, and then, her father and mother both being very tired, they took it in such a leisurely fashion that Mona thought they never would have finished.

carry out

From this reading "Grown-ups do take so long over everything," she thought irritably.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was long past eight before they had sat down to their meal, and then, her father and mother both being very tired, they took it in such a leisurely fashion that Mona thought they never would have finished.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "If it gets much later mother will say, 'there isn't time to open the parcels to-night, we must wait till morning!'

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading It was long past eight before they had sat down to their meal, and then, her father and mother both being very tired, they took it in such a leisurely fashion that Mona thought they never would have finished.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading It was long past eight before they had sat down to their meal, and then, her father and mother both being very tired, they took it in such a leisurely fashion that Mona thought they never would have finished.

in or at that place or location

From this reading "If it gets much later mother will say, 'there isn't time to open the parcels to-night, we must wait till morning!'

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading It was long past eight before they had sat down to their meal, and then, her father and mother both being very tired, they took it in such a leisurely fashion that Mona thought they never would have finished.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading "Grown-ups do take so long over everything," she thought irritably.

up to a particular time

From this reading "If it gets much later mother will say, 'there isn't time to open the parcels to-night, we must wait till morning!'

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading "If it gets much later mother will say, 'there isn't time to open the parcels to-night, we must wait till morning!'

depleted of strength or energy

From this reading It was long past eight before they had sat down to their meal, and then, her father and mother both being very tired, they took it in such a leisurely fashion that Mona thought they never would have finished.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "If it gets much later mother will say, 'there isn't time to open the parcels to-night, we must wait till morning!'

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From this reading "If it gets much later mother will say, 'there isn't time to open the parcels to-night, we must wait till morning!'

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading It was long past eight before they had sat down to their meal, and then, her father and mother both being very tired, they took it in such a leisurely fashion that Mona thought they never would have finished.

precisely as stated

From this reading It was long past eight before they had sat down to their meal, and then, her father and mother both being very tired, they took it in such a leisurely fashion that Mona thought they never would have finished.

stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading "If it gets much later mother will say, 'there isn't time to open the parcels to-night, we must wait till morning!'

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Mona was growing more and more impatient.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "If it gets much later mother will say, 'there isn't time to open the parcels to-night, we must wait till morning!'

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "If it gets much later mother will say, 'there isn't time to open the parcels to-night, we must wait till morning!'

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading It was long past eight before they had sat down to their meal, and then, her father and mother both being very tired, they took it in such a leisurely fashion that Mona thought they never would have finished.