used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There is a mystery—about the blue-eyed boy!”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There is a mystery—about the blue-eyed boy!”
speak to
From this reading “Let’s get that address down first of all.”
(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 “Let’s get that address down first of all.”
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading When the girls reached the house, almost breathless from their rapid climb, Jo Ann immediately burst out, “I was right!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She grabbed up a piece of paper and scribbled down the address, then showed it to Jo Ann.
Ann
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From this reading When the girls reached the house, almost breathless from their rapid climb, Jo Ann immediately burst out, “I was right!
blue-eyedadjective
favorite
From this reading There is a mystery—about the blue-eyed boy!”
a youthful male person
From this reading There is a mystery—about the blue-eyed boy!”
breathlessadjectiveUS /ˈbreθləs/
not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
From this reading When the girls reached the house, almost breathless from their rapid climb, Jo Ann immediately burst out, “I was right!
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading When the girls reached the house, almost breathless from their rapid climb, Jo Ann immediately burst out, “I was right!
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading When the girls reached the house, almost breathless from their rapid climb, Jo Ann immediately burst out, “I was right!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Let’s get that address down first of all.”
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “Let’s get that address down first of all.”
FlorencenounUS /ˈflɔːrəns/
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading “Wait a minute, Jo,” put in Florence.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When the girls reached the house, almost breathless from their rapid climb, Jo Ann immediately burst out, “I was right!
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Let’s get that address down first of all.”
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading When the girls reached the house, almost breathless from their rapid climb, Jo Ann immediately burst out, “I was right!
grabbedverbUS /ɡræbd/
inflected form of “grab” — take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
From this reading She grabbed up a piece of paper and scribbled down the address, then showed it to Jo Ann.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading When the girls reached the house, almost breathless from their rapid climb, Jo Ann immediately burst out, “I was right!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When the girls reached the house, almost breathless from their rapid climb, Jo Ann immediately burst out, “I was right!
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading When the girls reached the house, almost breathless from their rapid climb, Jo Ann immediately burst out, “I was right!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Wait a minute, Jo,” put in Florence.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is a mystery—about the blue-eyed boy!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She grabbed up a piece of paper and scribbled down the address, then showed it to Jo Ann.
Jo
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From this reading When the girls reached the house, almost breathless from their rapid climb, Jo Ann immediately burst out, “I was right!
Let's
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From this reading “Let’s get that address down first of all.”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “Wait a minute, Jo,” put in Florence.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading There is a mystery—about the blue-eyed boy!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Let’s get that address down first of all.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When the girls reached the house, almost breathless from their rapid climb, Jo Ann immediately burst out, “I was right!
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading She grabbed up a piece of paper and scribbled down the address, then showed it to Jo Ann.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading She grabbed up a piece of paper and scribbled down the address, then showed it to Jo Ann.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Wait a minute, Jo,” put in Florence.
rapidadjectiveUS /ˈræpəd/
done or occurring in a brief period of time
From this reading When the girls reached the house, almost breathless from their rapid climb, Jo Ann immediately burst out, “I was right!
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading When the girls reached the house, almost breathless from their rapid climb, Jo Ann immediately burst out, “I was right!
precisely, exactly
From this reading When the girls reached the house, almost breathless from their rapid climb, Jo Ann immediately burst out, “I was right!
scribbledverbUS /ˈskrɪbəld/
past form of “scribble” — write down quickly without much attention to detail
From this reading She grabbed up a piece of paper and scribbled down the address, then showed it to Jo Ann.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She grabbed up a piece of paper and scribbled down the address, then showed it to Jo Ann.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading She grabbed up a piece of paper and scribbled down the address, then showed it to Jo Ann.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Let’s get that address down first of all.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the girls reached the house, almost breathless from their rapid climb, Jo Ann immediately burst out, “I was right!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When the girls reached the house, almost breathless from their rapid climb, Jo Ann immediately burst out, “I was right!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She grabbed up a piece of paper and scribbled down the address, then showed it to Jo Ann.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is a mystery—about the blue-eyed boy!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She grabbed up a piece of paper and scribbled down the address, then showed it to Jo Ann.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She grabbed up a piece of paper and scribbled down the address, then showed it to Jo Ann.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “Wait a minute, Jo,” put in Florence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the girls reached the house, almost breathless from their rapid climb, Jo Ann immediately burst out, “I was right!
at the time that
From this reading When the girls reached the house, almost breathless from their rapid climb, Jo Ann immediately burst out, “I was right!
