used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When I was too well to stay in the hospital and not enough well to come home, a pretty lady came and said would I like to go to her house and stay until I was all better."
adoptedadjectiveUS /əˈdɑːptɪd/
acquired as your own by free choice
From this reading "You want to get yourself adopted," was her advice.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading "You want to get yourself adopted," was her advice.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading When she returned months afterward, she had something to tell Marian.
(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 When I was too well to stay in the hospital and not enough well to come home, a pretty lady came and said would I like to go to her house and stay until I was all better."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SHE GOES TO CHURCH JANEY CLARK was taken ill one day and was carried to the hospital.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading When I was too well to stay in the hospital and not enough well to come home, a pretty lady came and said would I like to go to her house and stay until I was all better."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When I was too well to stay in the hospital and not enough well to come home, a pretty lady came and said would I like to go to her house and stay until I was all better."
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading SHE GOES TO CHURCH JANEY CLARK was taken ill one day and was carried to the hospital.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading "I'm going to, first chance I get.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading SHE GOES TO CHURCH JANEY CLARK was taken ill one day and was carried to the hospital.
CLARKnounUS /klɑːrk/
United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838)
From this reading SHE GOES TO CHURCH JANEY CLARK was taken ill one day and was carried to the hospital.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When I was too well to stay in the hospital and not enough well to come home, a pretty lady came and said would I like to go to her house and stay until I was all better."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading SHE GOES TO CHURCH JANEY CLARK was taken ill one day and was carried to the hospital.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading When I was too well to stay in the hospital and not enough well to come home, a pretty lady came and said would I like to go to her house and stay until I was all better."
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "I'm going to, first chance I get.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "You want to get yourself adopted," was her advice.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading When I was too well to stay in the hospital and not enough well to come home, a pretty lady came and said would I like to go to her house and stay until I was all better."
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading SHE GOES TO CHURCH JANEY CLARK was taken ill one day and was carried to the hospital.
the act of departing
From this reading "I'm going to, first chance I get.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When she returned months afterward, she had something to tell Marian.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "You want to get yourself adopted," was her advice.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading When I was too well to stay in the hospital and not enough well to come home, a pretty lady came and said would I like to go to her house and stay until I was all better."
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading SHE GOES TO CHURCH JANEY CLARK was taken ill one day and was carried to the hospital.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading When I was too well to stay in the hospital and not enough well to come home, a pretty lady came and said would I like to go to her house and stay until I was all better."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I'm going to, first chance I get.
I'm
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From this reading "I'm going to, first chance I get.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading SHE GOES TO CHURCH JANEY CLARK was taken ill one day and was carried to the hospital.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When I was too well to stay in the hospital and not enough well to come home, a pretty lady came and said would I like to go to her house and stay until I was all better."
JANEY
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From this reading SHE GOES TO CHURCH JANEY CLARK was taken ill one day and was carried to the hospital.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading When I was too well to stay in the hospital and not enough well to come home, a pretty lady came and said would I like to go to her house and stay until I was all better."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading When I was too well to stay in the hospital and not enough well to come home, a pretty lady came and said would I like to go to her house and stay until I was all better."
MarianadjectiveUS /ˈmeriən/
of or relating to or venerating the Virgin Mary
From this reading When she returned months afterward, she had something to tell Marian.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading When she returned months afterward, she had something to tell Marian.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When I was too well to stay in the hospital and not enough well to come home, a pretty lady came and said would I like to go to her house and stay until I was all better."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading SHE GOES TO CHURCH JANEY CLARK was taken ill one day and was carried to the hospital.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading When I was too well to stay in the hospital and not enough well to come home, a pretty lady came and said would I like to go to her house and stay until I was all better."
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading When she returned months afterward, she had something to tell Marian.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading When I was too well to stay in the hospital and not enough well to come home, a pretty lady came and said would I like to go to her house and stay until I was all better."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SHE GOES TO CHURCH JANEY CLARK was taken ill one day and was carried to the hospital.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading When she returned months afterward, she had something to tell Marian.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading When I was too well to stay in the hospital and not enough well to come home, a pretty lady came and said would I like to go to her house and stay until I was all better."
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading SHE GOES TO CHURCH JANEY CLARK was taken ill one day and was carried to the hospital.
express in words
From this reading When she returned months afterward, she had something to tell Marian.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SHE GOES TO CHURCH JANEY CLARK was taken ill one day and was carried to the hospital.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SHE GOES TO CHURCH JANEY CLARK was taken ill one day and was carried to the hospital.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading When I was too well to stay in the hospital and not enough well to come home, a pretty lady came and said would I like to go to her house and stay until I was all better."
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading When I was too well to stay in the hospital and not enough well to come home, a pretty lady came and said would I like to go to her house and stay until I was all better."
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "You want to get yourself adopted," was her advice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SHE GOES TO CHURCH JANEY CLARK was taken ill one day and was carried to the hospital.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading When I was too well to stay in the hospital and not enough well to come home, a pretty lady came and said would I like to go to her house and stay until I was all better."
at the time that
From this reading When she returned months afterward, she had something to tell Marian.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When I was too well to stay in the hospital and not enough well to come home, a pretty lady came and said would I like to go to her house and stay until I was all better."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You want to get yourself adopted," was her advice.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "You want to get yourself adopted," was her advice.
