used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Esther had spent a week indoors with a cold, and it was the longest she could ever remember.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Esther had spent a week indoors with a cold, and it was the longest she could ever remember.
any thing at all
From this reading And though the rat-tat rang through the house three or four times a day, there was never anything for Esther.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading June was kindness itself, and fussed and petted and made much of her, but the days dragged.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Esther had spent a week indoors with a cold, and it was the longest she could ever remember.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Esther had spent a week indoors with a cold, and it was the longest she could ever remember.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading And though the rat-tat rang through the house three or four times a day, there was never anything for Esther.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading June was kindness itself, and fussed and petted and made much of her, but the days dragged.
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading June was kindness itself, and fussed and petted and made much of her, but the days dragged.
EsthernounUS /ˈestər/
(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
From this reading Esther had spent a week indoors with a cold, and it was the longest she could ever remember.
at any time
From this reading Esther had spent a week indoors with a cold, and it was the longest she could ever remember.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was only one thing to live for--the post!
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading And though the rat-tat rang through the house three or four times a day, there was never anything for Esther.
fussedverbUS /fʌst/
past form of “fuss” — worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading June was kindness itself, and fussed and petted and made much of her, but the days dragged.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Esther had spent a week indoors with a cold, and it was the longest she could ever remember.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading June was kindness itself, and fussed and petted and made much of her, but the days dragged.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading And though the rat-tat rang through the house three or four times a day, there was never anything for Esther.
indoorsadverbUS /ˈɪndɔːrz/
within a building
From this reading Esther had spent a week indoors with a cold, and it was the longest she could ever remember.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Esther had spent a week indoors with a cold, and it was the longest she could ever remember.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading June was kindness itself, and fussed and petted and made much of her, but the days dragged.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading June was kindness itself, and fussed and petted and made much of her, but the days dragged.
the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
From this reading June was kindness itself, and fussed and petted and made much of her, but the days dragged.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Her own letter to Paris remained unanswered.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading There was only one thing to live for--the post!
longestadverbUS /ˈlɔːŋɡəst/
for the most time
From this reading Esther had spent a week indoors with a cold, and it was the longest she could ever remember.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading June was kindness itself, and fussed and petted and made much of her, but the days dragged.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading June was kindness itself, and fussed and petted and made much of her, but the days dragged.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading And though the rat-tat rang through the house three or four times a day, there was never anything for Esther.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading June was kindness itself, and fussed and petted and made much of her, but the days dragged.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was only one thing to live for--the post!
and nothing more
From this reading There was only one thing to live for--the post!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And though the rat-tat rang through the house three or four times a day, there was never anything for Esther.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Her own letter to Paris remained unanswered.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading Her own letter to Paris remained unanswered.
pettedverbUS /ˈpetɪd/
inflected form of “pet” — stroke or caress gently
From this reading June was kindness itself, and fussed and petted and made much of her, but the days dragged.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading There was only one thing to live for--the post!
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading And though the rat-tat rang through the house three or four times a day, there was never anything for Esther.
rat-tatnoun
a series of short sharp taps (as made by strokes on a drum or knocks on a door)
From this reading And though the rat-tat rang through the house three or four times a day, there was never anything for Esther.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Her own letter to Paris remained unanswered.
To recall to mind.
From this reading Esther had spent a week indoors with a cold, and it was the longest she could ever remember.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Esther had spent a week indoors with a cold, and it was the longest she could ever remember.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading Esther had spent a week indoors with a cold, and it was the longest she could ever remember.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Esther had spent a week indoors with a cold, and it was the longest she could ever remember.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was only one thing to live for--the post!
a special situation
From this reading There was only one thing to live for--the post!
in spite of the fact that
From this reading And though the rat-tat rang through the house three or four times a day, there was never anything for Esther.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading And though the rat-tat rang through the house three or four times a day, there was never anything for Esther.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading And though the rat-tat rang through the house three or four times a day, there was never anything for Esther.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading And though the rat-tat rang through the house three or four times a day, there was never anything for Esther.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was only one thing to live for--the post!
unansweredadjectiveUS /ˌʌˈnænsərd/
not returned in kind
From this reading Her own letter to Paris remained unanswered.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Esther had spent a week indoors with a cold, and it was the longest she could ever remember.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Esther had spent a week indoors with a cold, and it was the longest she could ever remember.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Esther had spent a week indoors with a cold, and it was the longest she could ever remember.
