Chapter II · Friends in Need

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

From this reading “There she goes,” Nancy Brown had exclaimed as “The Comet,” Billie’s motor, whirled by; “too proud even to ask her old friends to take a spin.”

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Perhaps she’s forgotten all about us.

(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 Perhaps she’s forgotten all about us.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Remember, she has not seen any of us since we were children.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading “There she goes,” Nancy Brown had exclaimed as “The Comet,” Billie’s motor, whirled by; “too proud even to ask her old friends to take a spin.”

make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading “There she goes,” Nancy Brown had exclaimed as “The Comet,” Billie’s motor, whirled by; “too proud even to ask her old friends to take a spin.”

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading “Now, Nancy,” protested Elinor, “don’t be too hard on her.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Besides, I’ve been thinking that we ought to have done the first speaking.

in addition to; as well as

From this reading Besides, I’ve been thinking that we ought to have done the first speaking.

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From this reading “There she goes,” Nancy Brown had exclaimed as “The Comet,” Billie’s motor, whirled by; “too proud even to ask her old friends to take a spin.”

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading “There she goes,” Nancy Brown had exclaimed as “The Comet,” Billie’s motor, whirled by; “too proud even to ask her old friends to take a spin.”

showing who or what does the action

From this reading “There she goes,” Nancy Brown had exclaimed as “The Comet,” Billie’s motor, whirled by; “too proud even to ask her old friends to take a spin.”

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading Remember, she has not seen any of us since we were children.

(astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit

From this reading “There she goes,” Nancy Brown had exclaimed as “The Comet,” Billie’s motor, whirled by; “too proud even to ask her old friends to take a spin.”

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From this reading “Now, Nancy,” protested Elinor, “don’t be too hard on her.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading Besides, I’ve been thinking that we ought to have done the first speaking.

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From this reading “Now, Nancy,” protested Elinor, “don’t be too hard on her.

divisible by two

From this reading “There she goes,” Nancy Brown had exclaimed as “The Comet,” Billie’s motor, whirled by; “too proud even to ask her old friends to take a spin.”

past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy

From this reading “There she goes,” Nancy Brown had exclaimed as “The Comet,” Billie’s motor, whirled by; “too proud even to ask her old friends to take a spin.”

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Besides, I’ve been thinking that we ought to have done the first speaking.

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading Perhaps she’s forgotten all about us.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading “There she goes,” Nancy Brown had exclaimed as “The Comet,” Billie’s motor, whirled by; “too proud even to ask her old friends to take a spin.”

plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

From this reading “There she goes,” Nancy Brown had exclaimed as “The Comet,” Billie’s motor, whirled by; “too proud even to ask her old friends to take a spin.”

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

From this reading “There she goes,” Nancy Brown had exclaimed as “The Comet,” Billie’s motor, whirled by; “too proud even to ask her old friends to take a spin.”

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading “Now, Nancy,” protested Elinor, “don’t be too hard on her.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Remember, she has not seen any of us since we were children.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Besides, I’ve been thinking that we ought to have done the first speaking.

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

From this reading “There she goes,” Nancy Brown had exclaimed as “The Comet,” Billie’s motor, whirled by; “too proud even to ask her old friends to take a spin.”

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From this reading Besides, I’ve been thinking that we ought to have done the first speaking.

machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion

From this reading “There she goes,” Nancy Brown had exclaimed as “The Comet,” Billie’s motor, whirled by; “too proud even to ask her old friends to take a spin.”

a city in northeastern France in Lorraine

From this reading “There she goes,” Nancy Brown had exclaimed as “The Comet,” Billie’s motor, whirled by; “too proud even to ask her old friends to take a spin.”

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Remember, she has not seen any of us since we were children.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading “Now, Nancy,” protested Elinor, “don’t be too hard on her.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Remember, she has not seen any of us since we were children.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading “There she goes,” Nancy Brown had exclaimed as “The Comet,” Billie’s motor, whirled by; “too proud even to ask her old friends to take a spin.”

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “Now, Nancy,” protested Elinor, “don’t be too hard on her.

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading Besides, I’ve been thinking that we ought to have done the first speaking.

by chance

From this reading Perhaps she’s forgotten all about us.

past form of “protest” — utter words of protest

From this reading “Now, Nancy,” protested Elinor, “don’t be too hard on her.

feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride

From this reading “There she goes,” Nancy Brown had exclaimed as “The Comet,” Billie’s motor, whirled by; “too proud even to ask her old friends to take a spin.”

To recall to mind.

From this reading Remember, she has not seen any of us since we were children.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Remember, she has not seen any of us since we were children.

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

From this reading “There she goes,” Nancy Brown had exclaimed as “The Comet,” Billie’s motor, whirled by; “too proud even to ask her old friends to take a spin.”

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From this reading Perhaps she’s forgotten all about us.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Remember, she has not seen any of us since we were children.

the utterance of intelligible speech

From this reading Besides, I’ve been thinking that we ought to have done the first speaking.

revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis

From this reading “There she goes,” Nancy Brown had exclaimed as “The Comet,” Billie’s motor, whirled by; “too proud even to ask her old friends to take a spin.”

carry out

From this reading “There she goes,” Nancy Brown had exclaimed as “The Comet,” Billie’s motor, whirled by; “too proud even to ask her old friends to take a spin.”

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Besides, I’ve been thinking that we ought to have done the first speaking.

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

From this reading “There she goes,” Nancy Brown had exclaimed as “The Comet,” Billie’s motor, whirled by; “too proud even to ask her old friends to take a spin.”

in or at that place or location

From this reading “There she goes,” Nancy Brown had exclaimed as “The Comet,” Billie’s motor, whirled by; “too proud even to ask her old friends to take a spin.”

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading Besides, I’ve been thinking that we ought to have done the first speaking.

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

From this reading “There she goes,” Nancy Brown had exclaimed as “The Comet,” Billie’s motor, whirled by; “too proud even to ask her old friends to take a spin.”

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading “There she goes,” Nancy Brown had exclaimed as “The Comet,” Billie’s motor, whirled by; “too proud even to ask her old friends to take a spin.”

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Remember, she has not seen any of us since we were children.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Remember, she has not seen any of us since we were children.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Remember, she has not seen any of us since we were children.

past form of “whirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion

From this reading “There she goes,” Nancy Brown had exclaimed as “The Comet,” Billie’s motor, whirled by; “too proud even to ask her old friends to take a spin.”