used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WHAT WE LEARNED Ju-ju was a cat.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading None of us ever liked Ju-ju very much, although we soon got to respect her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was grey, like smoke, and had a bushy tail and long hair and yellow eyes.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I don’t think yellow eyes are very pretty, do you?
bushyadjectiveUS /ˈbʊʃi/
used of hair; thick and poorly groomed
From this reading She was grey, like smoke, and had a bushy tail and long hair and yellow eyes.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was very vain of her long hair and thick tail and used to spend hours doing nothing but washing herself.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading WHAT WE LEARNED Ju-ju was a cat.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I don’t think yellow eyes are very pretty, do you?
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading She was very vain of her long hair and thick tail and used to spend hours doing nothing but washing herself.
don't
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From this reading I don’t think yellow eyes are very pretty, do you?
at any time
From this reading None of us ever liked Ju-ju very much, although we soon got to respect her.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She was grey, like smoke, and had a bushy tail and long hair and yellow eyes.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading None of us ever liked Ju-ju very much, although we soon got to respect her.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading She was grey, like smoke, and had a bushy tail and long hair and yellow eyes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was grey, like smoke, and had a bushy tail and long hair and yellow eyes.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading She was grey, like smoke, and had a bushy tail and long hair and yellow eyes.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading None of us ever liked Ju-ju very much, although we soon got to respect her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She was very vain of her long hair and thick tail and used to spend hours doing nothing but washing herself.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading She was very vain of her long hair and thick tail and used to spend hours doing nothing but washing herself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don’t think yellow eyes are very pretty, do you?
Ju-ju
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From this reading WHAT WE LEARNED Ju-ju was a cat.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading WHAT WE LEARNED Ju-ju was a cat.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She was grey, like smoke, and had a bushy tail and long hair and yellow eyes.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading None of us ever liked Ju-ju very much, although we soon got to respect her.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading She was grey, like smoke, and had a bushy tail and long hair and yellow eyes.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading None of us ever liked Ju-ju very much, although we soon got to respect her.
not one, and not any
From this reading None of us ever liked Ju-ju very much, although we soon got to respect her.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She was very vain of her long hair and thick tail and used to spend hours doing nothing but washing herself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading None of us ever liked Ju-ju very much, although we soon got to respect her.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading I don’t think yellow eyes are very pretty, do you?
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading None of us ever liked Ju-ju very much, although we soon got to respect her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was grey, like smoke, and had a bushy tail and long hair and yellow eyes.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading She was grey, like smoke, and had a bushy tail and long hair and yellow eyes.
in the near future
From this reading None of us ever liked Ju-ju very much, although we soon got to respect her.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading She was very vain of her long hair and thick tail and used to spend hours doing nothing but washing herself.
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading She was grey, like smoke, and had a bushy tail and long hair and yellow eyes.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading She was very vain of her long hair and thick tail and used to spend hours doing nothing but washing herself.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I don’t think yellow eyes are very pretty, do you?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading None of us ever liked Ju-ju very much, although we soon got to respect her.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading None of us ever liked Ju-ju very much, although we soon got to respect her.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading She was very vain of her long hair and thick tail and used to spend hours doing nothing but washing herself.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading She was very vain of her long hair and thick tail and used to spend hours doing nothing but washing herself.
precisely as stated
From this reading I don’t think yellow eyes are very pretty, do you?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHAT WE LEARNED Ju-ju was a cat.
washingnounUS /ˈwɑːʃɪŋ/
the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
From this reading She was very vain of her long hair and thick tail and used to spend hours doing nothing but washing herself.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WHAT WE LEARNED Ju-ju was a cat.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT WE LEARNED Ju-ju was a cat.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading She was grey, like smoke, and had a bushy tail and long hair and yellow eyes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I don’t think yellow eyes are very pretty, do you?
