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From this reading The girl was at once sent to the city hospital, where she has been since May 30.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She remained there until a few weeks ago when the child was born.
in the past
From this reading She came to Memphis nearly three months ago, and was taken in at the Woman's Refuge in the southern part of the city.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She came to Memphis nearly three months ago, and was taken in at the Woman's Refuge in the southern part of the city.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She came to Memphis nearly three months ago, and was taken in at the Woman's Refuge in the southern part of the city.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The girl was at once sent to the city hospital, where she has been since May 30.
brought into existence
From this reading She remained there until a few weeks ago when the child was born.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She came to Memphis nearly three months ago, and was taken in at the Woman's Refuge in the southern part of the city.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading The ladies in charge of the Refuge were horrified.
a young person of either sex
From this reading She remained there until a few weeks ago when the child was born.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading She came to Memphis nearly three months ago, and was taken in at the Woman's Refuge in the southern part of the city.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading She is a country girl.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading She remained there until a few weeks ago when the child was born.
a young female
From this reading The girl was at once sent to the city hospital, where she has been since May 30.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The girl was at once sent to the city hospital, where she has been since May 30.
horrifiedadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːrəfaɪd/
stricken with horror
From this reading The ladies in charge of the Refuge were horrified.
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading The girl was at once sent to the city hospital, where she has been since May 30.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She came to Memphis nearly three months ago, and was taken in at the Woman's Refuge in the southern part of the city.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is a country girl.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading The ladies in charge of the Refuge were horrified.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The girl was at once sent to the city hospital, where she has been since May 30.
MemphisnounUS /ˈmemfəs/
largest city of Tennessee; located in southwestern Tennessee on bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River
From this reading She came to Memphis nearly three months ago, and was taken in at the Woman's Refuge in the southern part of the city.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading She came to Memphis nearly three months ago, and was taken in at the Woman's Refuge in the southern part of the city.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading She came to Memphis nearly three months ago, and was taken in at the Woman's Refuge in the southern part of the city.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She came to Memphis nearly three months ago, and was taken in at the Woman's Refuge in the southern part of the city.
on one occasion
From this reading The girl was at once sent to the city hospital, where she has been since May 30.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading She came to Memphis nearly three months ago, and was taken in at the Woman's Refuge in the southern part of the city.
a safe place
From this reading She came to Memphis nearly three months ago, and was taken in at the Woman's Refuge in the southern part of the city.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading She remained there until a few weeks ago when the child was born.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading The girl was at once sent to the city hospital, where she has been since May 30.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She came to Memphis nearly three months ago, and was taken in at the Woman's Refuge in the southern part of the city.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The girl was at once sent to the city hospital, where she has been since May 30.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading She came to Memphis nearly three months ago, and was taken in at the Woman's Refuge in the southern part of the city.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading She came to Memphis nearly three months ago, and was taken in at the Woman's Refuge in the southern part of the city.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She came to Memphis nearly three months ago, and was taken in at the Woman's Refuge in the southern part of the city.
in or at that place or location
From this reading She remained there until a few weeks ago when the child was born.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading She came to Memphis nearly three months ago, and was taken in at the Woman's Refuge in the southern part of the city.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She came to Memphis nearly three months ago, and was taken in at the Woman's Refuge in the southern part of the city.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She remained there until a few weeks ago when the child was born.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She came to Memphis nearly three months ago, and was taken in at the Woman's Refuge in the southern part of the city.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading She remained there until a few weeks ago when the child was born.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The ladies in charge of the Refuge were horrified.
at the time that
From this reading She remained there until a few weeks ago when the child was born.
in or at the place that
From this reading The girl was at once sent to the city hospital, where she has been since May 30.
Woman'snounUS /ˈwʊmənz/
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading She came to Memphis nearly three months ago, and was taken in at the Woman's Refuge in the southern part of the city.
