used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Hugh spent the summer at home, working on the farm, reading a little, and occasionally visiting a lake summer resort a few miles away.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hugh spent the summer at home, working on the farm, reading a little, and occasionally visiting a lake summer resort a few miles away.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Hugh spent the summer at home, working on the farm, reading a little, and occasionally visiting a lake summer resort a few miles away.
be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
From this reading Helen had left Merrytown to attend a secretarial school in a neighboring city, and Hugh was genuinely glad to find her gone when he returned from college.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Hugh spent the summer at home, working on the farm, reading a little, and occasionally visiting a lake summer resort a few miles away.
according with custom or propriety
From this reading Helen was becoming not only a bore but a problem.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, he met a girl at Corley Lake, the summer resort, whom he found much more fascinating.
cause to be bored
From this reading Helen was becoming not only a bore but a problem.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Helen was becoming not only a bore but a problem.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Helen had left Merrytown to attend a secretarial school in a neighboring city, and Hugh was genuinely glad to find her gone when he returned from college.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading Helen had left Merrytown to attend a secretarial school in a neighboring city, and Hugh was genuinely glad to find her gone when he returned from college.
Corley
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From this reading Besides, he met a girl at Corley Lake, the summer resort, whom he found much more fascinating.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading Hugh spent the summer at home, working on the farm, reading a little, and occasionally visiting a lake summer resort a few miles away.
fascinatingadjectiveUS /ˈfæsəneɪtɪŋ/
capable of arousing and holding the attention
From this reading Besides, he met a girl at Corley Lake, the summer resort, whom he found much more fascinating.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Hugh spent the summer at home, working on the farm, reading a little, and occasionally visiting a lake summer resort a few miles away.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Helen had left Merrytown to attend a secretarial school in a neighboring city, and Hugh was genuinely glad to find her gone when he returned from college.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a month or two he thought that he was in love with Janet Harton.
set up or found
From this reading Besides, he met a girl at Corley Lake, the summer resort, whom he found much more fascinating.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Helen had left Merrytown to attend a secretarial school in a neighboring city, and Hugh was genuinely glad to find her gone when he returned from college.
genuinelyadverbUS /ˈdʒenjəwənli/
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Helen had left Merrytown to attend a secretarial school in a neighboring city, and Hugh was genuinely glad to find her gone when he returned from college.
a young female
From this reading Besides, he met a girl at Corley Lake, the summer resort, whom he found much more fascinating.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading Helen had left Merrytown to attend a secretarial school in a neighboring city, and Hugh was genuinely glad to find her gone when he returned from college.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Helen had left Merrytown to attend a secretarial school in a neighboring city, and Hugh was genuinely glad to find her gone when he returned from college.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Helen had left Merrytown to attend a secretarial school in a neighboring city, and Hugh was genuinely glad to find her gone when he returned from college.
Harton
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From this reading For a month or two he thought that he was in love with Janet Harton.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Helen had left Merrytown to attend a secretarial school in a neighboring city, and Hugh was genuinely glad to find her gone when he returned from college.
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading Helen had left Merrytown to attend a secretarial school in a neighboring city, and Hugh was genuinely glad to find her gone when he returned from college.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Helen had left Merrytown to attend a secretarial school in a neighboring city, and Hugh was genuinely glad to find her gone when he returned from college.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Hugh spent the summer at home, working on the farm, reading a little, and occasionally visiting a lake summer resort a few miles away.
Hugh
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From this reading Hugh spent the summer at home, working on the farm, reading a little, and occasionally visiting a lake summer resort a few miles away.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Helen had left Merrytown to attend a secretarial school in a neighboring city, and Hugh was genuinely glad to find her gone when he returned from college.
Janet
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From this reading For a month or two he thought that he was in love with Janet Harton.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading Hugh spent the summer at home, working on the farm, reading a little, and occasionally visiting a lake summer resort a few miles away.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Helen had left Merrytown to attend a secretarial school in a neighboring city, and Hugh was genuinely glad to find her gone when he returned from college.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Hugh spent the summer at home, working on the farm, reading a little, and occasionally visiting a lake summer resort a few miles away.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading For a month or two he thought that he was in love with Janet Harton.
Merrytown
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From this reading Helen had left Merrytown to attend a secretarial school in a neighboring city, and Hugh was genuinely glad to find her gone when he returned from college.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Besides, he met a girl at Corley Lake, the summer resort, whom he found much more fascinating.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Hugh spent the summer at home, working on the farm, reading a little, and occasionally visiting a lake summer resort a few miles away.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading For a month or two he thought that he was in love with Janet Harton.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Besides, he met a girl at Corley Lake, the summer resort, whom he found much more fascinating.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Besides, he met a girl at Corley Lake, the summer resort, whom he found much more fascinating.
neighboringadjectiveUS /ˈneɪbərɪŋ/
having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching
From this reading Helen had left Merrytown to attend a secretarial school in a neighboring city, and Hugh was genuinely glad to find her gone when he returned from college.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Helen was becoming not only a bore but a problem.
sporadically and infrequently
From this reading Hugh spent the summer at home, working on the farm, reading a little, and occasionally visiting a lake summer resort a few miles away.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Hugh spent the summer at home, working on the farm, reading a little, and occasionally visiting a lake summer resort a few miles away.
and nothing more
From this reading Helen was becoming not only a bore but a problem.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For a month or two he thought that he was in love with Janet Harton.
problemnounUS /ˈprɑːbləm/
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading Helen was becoming not only a bore but a problem.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading Hugh spent the summer at home, working on the farm, reading a little, and occasionally visiting a lake summer resort a few miles away.
resortnounUS /rɪˈzɔːrt/
a hotel located in a resort area
From this reading Hugh spent the summer at home, working on the farm, reading a little, and occasionally visiting a lake summer resort a few miles away.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Helen had left Merrytown to attend a secretarial school in a neighboring city, and Hugh was genuinely glad to find her gone when he returned from college.
an educational institution
From this reading Helen had left Merrytown to attend a secretarial school in a neighboring city, and Hugh was genuinely glad to find her gone when he returned from college.
secretarialadjectiveUS /ˌsekrəˈteriəl/
of or relating to a secretary or to a secretary's work
From this reading Helen had left Merrytown to attend a secretarial school in a neighboring city, and Hugh was genuinely glad to find her gone when he returned from college.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading Hugh spent the summer at home, working on the farm, reading a little, and occasionally visiting a lake summer resort a few miles away.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Hugh spent the summer at home, working on the farm, reading a little, and occasionally visiting a lake summer resort a few miles away.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For a month or two he thought that he was in love with Janet Harton.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hugh spent the summer at home, working on the farm, reading a little, and occasionally visiting a lake summer resort a few miles away.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading For a month or two he thought that he was in love with Janet Harton.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Helen had left Merrytown to attend a secretarial school in a neighboring city, and Hugh was genuinely glad to find her gone when he returned from college.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading For a month or two he thought that he was in love with Janet Harton.
visitingnounUS /ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ/
the activity of making visits
From this reading Hugh spent the summer at home, working on the farm, reading a little, and occasionally visiting a lake summer resort a few miles away.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Helen had left Merrytown to attend a secretarial school in a neighboring city, and Hugh was genuinely glad to find her gone when he returned from college.
at the time that
From this reading Helen had left Merrytown to attend a secretarial school in a neighboring city, and Hugh was genuinely glad to find her gone when he returned from college.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Besides, he met a girl at Corley Lake, the summer resort, whom he found much more fascinating.
in the company of; together with
From this reading For a month or two he thought that he was in love with Janet Harton.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading Hugh spent the summer at home, working on the farm, reading a little, and occasionally visiting a lake summer resort a few miles away.
