used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "A forlorn, gloomy day," said Bessie at the breakfast-table the next morning, "and I'm glad of it!"
(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 "It must have rained very hard in the night," said Sibyl, looking out into the garden where the vine-leaves were strewed all over the ground.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "A forlorn, gloomy day," said Bessie at the breakfast-table the next morning, "and I'm glad of it!"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "A forlorn, gloomy day," said Bessie at the breakfast-table the next morning, "and I'm glad of it!"
Bessie
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From this reading "A forlorn, gloomy day," said Bessie at the breakfast-table the next morning, "and I'm glad of it!"
breakfast-table
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From this reading "A forlorn, gloomy day," said Bessie at the breakfast-table the next morning, "and I'm glad of it!"
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading "I don't know that I care," said Tom.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "A forlorn, gloomy day," said Bessie at the breakfast-table the next morning, "and I'm glad of it!"
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading "When a fellow has got to go to school, it don't make much difference."
don't
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From this reading "I don't know that I care," said Tom.
a boy or man
From this reading "When a fellow has got to go to school, it don't make much difference."
forlornadjectiveUS /fərˈlɔːrn/
marked by or showing hopelessness
From this reading "A forlorn, gloomy day," said Bessie at the breakfast-table the next morning, "and I'm glad of it!"
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading "It must have rained very hard in the night," said Sibyl, looking out into the garden where the vine-leaves were strewed all over the ground.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "A forlorn, gloomy day," said Bessie at the breakfast-table the next morning, "and I'm glad of it!"
depressingly dark
From this reading "A forlorn, gloomy day," said Bessie at the breakfast-table the next morning, "and I'm glad of it!"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "When a fellow has got to go to school, it don't make much difference."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "When a fellow has got to go to school, it don't make much difference."
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading "It must have rained very hard in the night," said Sibyl, looking out into the garden where the vine-leaves were strewed all over the ground.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "It must have rained very hard in the night," said Sibyl, looking out into the garden where the vine-leaves were strewed all over the ground.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "When a fellow has got to go to school, it don't make much difference."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "It must have rained very hard in the night," said Sibyl, looking out into the garden where the vine-leaves were strewed all over the ground.
HOME-COMING
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From this reading THE HOME-COMING.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't know that I care," said Tom.
I'm
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From this reading "A forlorn, gloomy day," said Bessie at the breakfast-table the next morning, "and I'm glad of it!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "It must have rained very hard in the night," said Sibyl, looking out into the garden where the vine-leaves were strewed all over the ground.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "It must have rained very hard in the night," said Sibyl, looking out into the garden where the vine-leaves were strewed all over the ground.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "A forlorn, gloomy day," said Bessie at the breakfast-table the next morning, "and I'm glad of it!"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I don't know that I care," said Tom.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "It must have rained very hard in the night," said Sibyl, looking out into the garden where the vine-leaves were strewed all over the ground.
engage in
From this reading "When a fellow has got to go to school, it don't make much difference."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "A forlorn, gloomy day," said Bessie at the breakfast-table the next morning, "and I'm glad of it!"
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "When a fellow has got to go to school, it don't make much difference."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "It must have rained very hard in the night," said Sibyl, looking out into the garden where the vine-leaves were strewed all over the ground.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "A forlorn, gloomy day," said Bessie at the breakfast-table the next morning, "and I'm glad of it!"
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "It must have rained very hard in the night," said Sibyl, looking out into the garden where the vine-leaves were strewed all over the ground.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "A forlorn, gloomy day," said Bessie at the breakfast-table the next morning, "and I'm glad of it!"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "It must have rained very hard in the night," said Sibyl, looking out into the garden where the vine-leaves were strewed all over the ground.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "It must have rained very hard in the night," said Sibyl, looking out into the garden where the vine-leaves were strewed all over the ground.
rainedverbUS /reɪnd/
past form of “rain” — precipitate as rain
From this reading "It must have rained very hard in the night," said Sibyl, looking out into the garden where the vine-leaves were strewed all over the ground.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "A forlorn, gloomy day," said Bessie at the breakfast-table the next morning, "and I'm glad of it!"
an educational institution
From this reading "When a fellow has got to go to school, it don't make much difference."
SibylnounUS /ˈsɪbəl/
a woman who tells fortunes
From this reading "It must have rained very hard in the night," said Sibyl, looking out into the garden where the vine-leaves were strewed all over the ground.
strewed
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From this reading "It must have rained very hard in the night," said Sibyl, looking out into the garden where the vine-leaves were strewed all over the ground.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I don't know that I care," said Tom.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HOME-COMING.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "When a fellow has got to go to school, it don't make much difference."
male cat
From this reading "I don't know that I care," said Tom.
precisely as stated
From this reading "It must have rained very hard in the night," said Sibyl, looking out into the garden where the vine-leaves were strewed all over the ground.
vine-leaves
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From this reading "It must have rained very hard in the night," said Sibyl, looking out into the garden where the vine-leaves were strewed all over the ground.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "It must have rained very hard in the night," said Sibyl, looking out into the garden where the vine-leaves were strewed all over the ground.
at the time that
From this reading "When a fellow has got to go to school, it don't make much difference."
in or at the place that
From this reading "It must have rained very hard in the night," said Sibyl, looking out into the garden where the vine-leaves were strewed all over the ground.
