used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For a day, however, Lady Allie has loomed large in my thoughts.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The world about me is a world of beauty, but I'm worried and restless and Edna Millay's lines keep running through my head:
(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 "Isn't that 'er, all over?" demanded Struthers, forgetting her place and her position and even her aspirate in the excitement of the moment.
Allie
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From this reading For a day, however, Lady Allie has loomed large in my thoughts.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Isn't that 'er, all over?" demanded Struthers, forgetting her place and her position and even her aspirate in the excitement of the moment.
aspirateverbUS /ˈæspəreɪt/
remove by suction
From this reading "Isn't that 'er, all over?" demanded Struthers, forgetting her place and her position and even her aspirate in the excitement of the moment.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading But I handed back the paper without comment.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Sunday the Thirteenth_ It will be two weeks to-morrow since I've had a line from Dinky-Dunk.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading The world about me is a world of beauty, but I'm worried and restless and Edna Millay's lines keep running through my head:
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I handed back the paper without comment.
commentnounUS /ˈkɑːment/
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading But I handed back the paper without comment.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading For a day, however, Lady Allie has loomed large in my thoughts.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading "Isn't that 'er, all over?" demanded Struthers, forgetting her place and her position and even her aspirate in the excitement of the moment.
Dinky-Dunk
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From this reading _Sunday the Thirteenth_ It will be two weeks to-morrow since I've had a line from Dinky-Dunk.
Edna
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From this reading The world about me is a world of beauty, but I'm worried and restless and Edna Millay's lines keep running through my head:
ernounUS /ər/
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
From this reading "Isn't that 'er, all over?" demanded Struthers, forgetting her place and her position and even her aspirate in the excitement of the moment.
divisible by two
From this reading "Isn't that 'er, all over?" demanded Struthers, forgetting her place and her position and even her aspirate in the excitement of the moment.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading "Isn't that 'er, all over?" demanded Struthers, forgetting her place and her position and even her aspirate in the excitement of the moment.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a day, however, Lady Allie has loomed large in my thoughts.
forgettingverbUS /fərˈɡetɪŋ/
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading "Isn't that 'er, all over?" demanded Struthers, forgetting her place and her position and even her aspirate in the excitement of the moment.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Sunday the Thirteenth_ It will be two weeks to-morrow since I've had a line from Dinky-Dunk.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Sunday the Thirteenth_ It will be two weeks to-morrow since I've had a line from Dinky-Dunk.
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading But I handed back the paper without comment.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For a day, however, Lady Allie has loomed large in my thoughts.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The world about me is a world of beauty, but I'm worried and restless and Edna Millay's lines keep running through my head:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Isn't that 'er, all over?" demanded Struthers, forgetting her place and her position and even her aspirate in the excitement of the moment.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading For a day, however, Lady Allie has loomed large in my thoughts.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I handed back the paper without comment.
I'm
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From this reading The world about me is a world of beauty, but I'm worried and restless and Edna Millay's lines keep running through my head:
I've
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From this reading _Sunday the Thirteenth_ It will be two weeks to-morrow since I've had a line from Dinky-Dunk.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Isn't that 'er, all over?" demanded Struthers, forgetting her place and her position and even her aspirate in the excitement of the moment.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The world about me is a world of beauty, but I'm worried and restless and Edna Millay's lines keep running through my head:
Isn't
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From this reading "Isn't that 'er, all over?" demanded Struthers, forgetting her place and her position and even her aspirate in the excitement of the moment.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Sunday the Thirteenth_ It will be two weeks to-morrow since I've had a line from Dinky-Dunk.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading The world about me is a world of beauty, but I'm worried and restless and Edna Millay's lines keep running through my head:
a polite name for any woman
From this reading For a day, however, Lady Allie has loomed large in my thoughts.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading For a day, however, Lady Allie has loomed large in my thoughts.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading _Sunday the Thirteenth_ It will be two weeks to-morrow since I've had a line from Dinky-Dunk.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading The world about me is a world of beauty, but I'm worried and restless and Edna Millay's lines keep running through my head:
loomedverbUS /luːmd/
past form of “loom” — come into view indistinctly, often threateningly
From this reading For a day, however, Lady Allie has loomed large in my thoughts.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The world about me is a world of beauty, but I'm worried and restless and Edna Millay's lines keep running through my head:
Millay's
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From this reading The world about me is a world of beauty, but I'm worried and restless and Edna Millay's lines keep running through my head:
a particular point in time
From this reading "Isn't that 'er, all over?" demanded Struthers, forgetting her place and her position and even her aspirate in the excitement of the moment.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading For a day, however, Lady Allie has loomed large in my thoughts.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Isn't that 'er, all over?" demanded Struthers, forgetting her place and her position and even her aspirate in the excitement of the moment.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Isn't that 'er, all over?" demanded Struthers, forgetting her place and her position and even her aspirate in the excitement of the moment.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading But I handed back the paper without comment.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "Isn't that 'er, all over?" demanded Struthers, forgetting her place and her position and even her aspirate in the excitement of the moment.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading "Isn't that 'er, all over?" demanded Struthers, forgetting her place and her position and even her aspirate in the excitement of the moment.
worried and uneasy
From this reading The world about me is a world of beauty, but I'm worried and restless and Edna Millay's lines keep running through my head:
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading The world about me is a world of beauty, but I'm worried and restless and Edna Millay's lines keep running through my head:
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading _Sunday the Thirteenth_ It will be two weeks to-morrow since I've had a line from Dinky-Dunk.
Struthers
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From this reading "Isn't that 'er, all over?" demanded Struthers, forgetting her place and her position and even her aspirate in the excitement of the moment.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading _Sunday the Thirteenth_ It will be two weeks to-morrow since I've had a line from Dinky-Dunk.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Isn't that 'er, all over?" demanded Struthers, forgetting her place and her position and even her aspirate in the excitement of the moment.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Isn't that 'er, all over?" demanded Struthers, forgetting her place and her position and even her aspirate in the excitement of the moment.
ThirteenthadjectiveUS /ˈθɜːr.tiːnθ/
Constituting number thirteen in a sequence.
From this reading _Sunday the Thirteenth_ It will be two weeks to-morrow since I've had a line from Dinky-Dunk.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading For a day, however, Lady Allie has loomed large in my thoughts.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The world about me is a world of beauty, but I'm worried and restless and Edna Millay's lines keep running through my head:
to-morrow
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From this reading _Sunday the Thirteenth_ It will be two weeks to-morrow since I've had a line from Dinky-Dunk.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading _Sunday the Thirteenth_ It will be two weeks to-morrow since I've had a line from Dinky-Dunk.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading _Sunday the Thirteenth_ It will be two weeks to-morrow since I've had a line from Dinky-Dunk.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _Sunday the Thirteenth_ It will be two weeks to-morrow since I've had a line from Dinky-Dunk.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But I handed back the paper without comment.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The world about me is a world of beauty, but I'm worried and restless and Edna Millay's lines keep running through my head:
worriedadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrid/
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading The world about me is a world of beauty, but I'm worried and restless and Edna Millay's lines keep running through my head:
