used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading CORNERED The next day was a scorcher, even as Sallie had foretold, but Jacqueline "flaxed round," as Grandma called it, and had her baking done by nine o'clock.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading What else should she be, with Caroline's beads safe upstairs in the old lacquer box, and Great-aunt Eunice coming back the last of this week or the first of next, and everything about to end happily?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CORNERED The next day was a scorcher, even as Sallie had foretold, but Jacqueline "flaxed round," as Grandma called it, and had her baking done by nine o'clock.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading CORNERED The next day was a scorcher, even as Sallie had foretold, but Jacqueline "flaxed round," as Grandma called it, and had her baking done by nine o'clock.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading What else should she be, with Caroline's beads safe upstairs in the old lacquer box, and Great-aunt Eunice coming back the last of this week or the first of next, and everything about to end happily?
bakingnounUS /ˈbeɪkɪŋ/
making bread or cake or pastry etc.
From this reading CORNERED The next day was a scorcher, even as Sallie had foretold, but Jacqueline "flaxed round," as Grandma called it, and had her baking done by nine o'clock.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What else should she be, with Caroline's beads safe upstairs in the old lacquer box, and Great-aunt Eunice coming back the last of this week or the first of next, and everything about to end happily?
beadsnounUS /biːdz/
several beads threaded together on a string
From this reading What else should she be, with Caroline's beads safe upstairs in the old lacquer box, and Great-aunt Eunice coming back the last of this week or the first of next, and everything about to end happily?
for the reason that
From this reading She found the work mere play, because she was light-hearted.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading What else should she be, with Caroline's beads safe upstairs in the old lacquer box, and Great-aunt Eunice coming back the last of this week or the first of next, and everything about to end happily?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading CORNERED The next day was a scorcher, even as Sallie had foretold, but Jacqueline "flaxed round," as Grandma called it, and had her baking done by nine o'clock.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading CORNERED The next day was a scorcher, even as Sallie had foretold, but Jacqueline "flaxed round," as Grandma called it, and had her baking done by nine o'clock.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading CORNERED The next day was a scorcher, even as Sallie had foretold, but Jacqueline "flaxed round," as Grandma called it, and had her baking done by nine o'clock.
CarolineadjectiveUS /ˈkerəlaɪn/
of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England
From this reading As to Caroline--oh, well, Caroline had had the time of her life, and she'd get used to the farm pretty soon.
Caroline's
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From this reading What else should she be, with Caroline's beads safe upstairs in the old lacquer box, and Great-aunt Eunice coming back the last of this week or the first of next, and everything about to end happily?
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading What else should she be, with Caroline's beads safe upstairs in the old lacquer box, and Great-aunt Eunice coming back the last of this week or the first of next, and everything about to end happily?
CORNEREDadjectiveUS /ˈkɔːrnərd/
forced to turn and face attackers
From this reading CORNERED The next day was a scorcher, even as Sallie had foretold, but Jacqueline "flaxed round," as Grandma called it, and had her baking done by nine o'clock.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading CORNERED The next day was a scorcher, even as Sallie had foretold, but Jacqueline "flaxed round," as Grandma called it, and had her baking done by nine o'clock.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading CORNERED The next day was a scorcher, even as Sallie had foretold, but Jacqueline "flaxed round," as Grandma called it, and had her baking done by nine o'clock.
else
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From this reading What else should she be, with Caroline's beads safe upstairs in the old lacquer box, and Great-aunt Eunice coming back the last of this week or the first of next, and everything about to end happily?
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading What else should she be, with Caroline's beads safe upstairs in the old lacquer box, and Great-aunt Eunice coming back the last of this week or the first of next, and everything about to end happily?
Eunice
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From this reading What else should she be, with Caroline's beads safe upstairs in the old lacquer box, and Great-aunt Eunice coming back the last of this week or the first of next, and everything about to end happily?
divisible by two
From this reading CORNERED The next day was a scorcher, even as Sallie had foretold, but Jacqueline "flaxed round," as Grandma called it, and had her baking done by nine o'clock.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading What else should she be, with Caroline's beads safe upstairs in the old lacquer box, and Great-aunt Eunice coming back the last of this week or the first of next, and everything about to end happily?
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading As to Caroline--oh, well, Caroline had had the time of her life, and she'd get used to the farm pretty soon.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading What else should she be, with Caroline's beads safe upstairs in the old lacquer box, and Great-aunt Eunice coming back the last of this week or the first of next, and everything about to end happily?
flaxed
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From this reading CORNERED The next day was a scorcher, even as Sallie had foretold, but Jacqueline "flaxed round," as Grandma called it, and had her baking done by nine o'clock.
foretoldverbUS /fɔːrˈtoʊld/
inflected form of “foretell” — foreshadow or presage
From this reading CORNERED The next day was a scorcher, even as Sallie had foretold, but Jacqueline "flaxed round," as Grandma called it, and had her baking done by nine o'clock.
set up or found
From this reading She found the work mere play, because she was light-hearted.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading She was going to have great fun, looking back on this strange summer.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading As to Caroline--oh, well, Caroline had had the time of her life, and she'd get used to the farm pretty soon.
the act of departing
From this reading She was going to have great fun, looking back on this strange summer.
GrandmanounUS /ˈɡrændmɑː/
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading CORNERED The next day was a scorcher, even as Sallie had foretold, but Jacqueline "flaxed round," as Grandma called it, and had her baking done by nine o'clock.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading She was going to have great fun, looking back on this strange summer.
Great-auntnoun
an aunt of your father or mother
From this reading What else should she be, with Caroline's beads safe upstairs in the old lacquer box, and Great-aunt Eunice coming back the last of this week or the first of next, and everything about to end happily?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading CORNERED The next day was a scorcher, even as Sallie had foretold, but Jacqueline "flaxed round," as Grandma called it, and had her baking done by nine o'clock.
happilyadverbUS /ˈhæpəli/
in a joyous manner
From this reading What else should she be, with Caroline's beads safe upstairs in the old lacquer box, and Great-aunt Eunice coming back the last of this week or the first of next, and everything about to end happily?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She was going to have great fun, looking back on this strange summer.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading CORNERED The next day was a scorcher, even as Sallie had foretold, but Jacqueline "flaxed round," as Grandma called it, and had her baking done by nine o'clock.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What else should she be, with Caroline's beads safe upstairs in the old lacquer box, and Great-aunt Eunice coming back the last of this week or the first of next, and everything about to end happily?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading CORNERED The next day was a scorcher, even as Sallie had foretold, but Jacqueline "flaxed round," as Grandma called it, and had her baking done by nine o'clock.
Jacqueline
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From this reading CORNERED The next day was a scorcher, even as Sallie had foretold, but Jacqueline "flaxed round," as Grandma called it, and had her baking done by nine o'clock.
lacquernounUS /ˈlækər/
a black resinous substance obtained from certain trees and used as a natural varnish
From this reading What else should she be, with Caroline's beads safe upstairs in the old lacquer box, and Great-aunt Eunice coming back the last of this week or the first of next, and everything about to end happily?
immediately past
From this reading What else should she be, with Caroline's beads safe upstairs in the old lacquer box, and Great-aunt Eunice coming back the last of this week or the first of next, and everything about to end happily?
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading As to Caroline--oh, well, Caroline had had the time of her life, and she'd get used to the farm pretty soon.
light-heartedadjective
carefree and happy and lighthearted
From this reading She found the work mere play, because she was light-hearted.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading She was going to have great fun, looking back on this strange summer.
being nothing more than specified
From this reading She found the work mere play, because she was light-hearted.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading CORNERED The next day was a scorcher, even as Sallie had foretold, but Jacqueline "flaxed round," as Grandma called it, and had her baking done by nine o'clock.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading CORNERED The next day was a scorcher, even as Sallie had foretold, but Jacqueline "flaxed round," as Grandma called it, and had her baking done by nine o'clock.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading CORNERED The next day was a scorcher, even as Sallie had foretold, but Jacqueline "flaxed round," as Grandma called it, and had her baking done by nine o'clock.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What else should she be, with Caroline's beads safe upstairs in the old lacquer box, and Great-aunt Eunice coming back the last of this week or the first of next, and everything about to end happily?
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading As to Caroline--oh, well, Caroline had had the time of her life, and she'd get used to the farm pretty soon.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading What else should she be, with Caroline's beads safe upstairs in the old lacquer box, and Great-aunt Eunice coming back the last of this week or the first of next, and everything about to end happily?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was going to have great fun, looking back on this strange summer.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading What else should she be, with Caroline's beads safe upstairs in the old lacquer box, and Great-aunt Eunice coming back the last of this week or the first of next, and everything about to end happily?
participate in games or sport
From this reading She found the work mere play, because she was light-hearted.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading As to Caroline--oh, well, Caroline had had the time of her life, and she'd get used to the farm pretty soon.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading CORNERED The next day was a scorcher, even as Sallie had foretold, but Jacqueline "flaxed round," as Grandma called it, and had her baking done by nine o'clock.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading What else should she be, with Caroline's beads safe upstairs in the old lacquer box, and Great-aunt Eunice coming back the last of this week or the first of next, and everything about to end happily?
Sallie
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From this reading CORNERED The next day was a scorcher, even as Sallie had foretold, but Jacqueline "flaxed round," as Grandma called it, and had her baking done by nine o'clock.
scorchernounUS /ˈskɔːrtʃər/
an extremely hot day
From this reading CORNERED The next day was a scorcher, even as Sallie had foretold, but Jacqueline "flaxed round," as Grandma called it, and had her baking done by nine o'clock.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She found the work mere play, because she was light-hearted.
she'd
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From this reading As to Caroline--oh, well, Caroline had had the time of her life, and she'd get used to the farm pretty soon.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading What else should she be, with Caroline's beads safe upstairs in the old lacquer box, and Great-aunt Eunice coming back the last of this week or the first of next, and everything about to end happily?
in the near future
From this reading As to Caroline--oh, well, Caroline had had the time of her life, and she'd get used to the farm pretty soon.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading She was going to have great fun, looking back on this strange summer.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading She was going to have great fun, looking back on this strange summer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CORNERED The next day was a scorcher, even as Sallie had foretold, but Jacqueline "flaxed round," as Grandma called it, and had her baking done by nine o'clock.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What else should she be, with Caroline's beads safe upstairs in the old lacquer box, and Great-aunt Eunice coming back the last of this week or the first of next, and everything about to end happily?
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading As to Caroline--oh, well, Caroline had had the time of her life, and she'd get used to the farm pretty soon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What else should she be, with Caroline's beads safe upstairs in the old lacquer box, and Great-aunt Eunice coming back the last of this week or the first of next, and everything about to end happily?
on a floor above
From this reading What else should she be, with Caroline's beads safe upstairs in the old lacquer box, and Great-aunt Eunice coming back the last of this week or the first of next, and everything about to end happily?
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading As to Caroline--oh, well, Caroline had had the time of her life, and she'd get used to the farm pretty soon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CORNERED The next day was a scorcher, even as Sallie had foretold, but Jacqueline "flaxed round," as Grandma called it, and had her baking done by nine o'clock.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading What else should she be, with Caroline's beads safe upstairs in the old lacquer box, and Great-aunt Eunice coming back the last of this week or the first of next, and everything about to end happily?
(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 As to Caroline--oh, well, Caroline had had the time of her life, and she'd get used to the farm pretty soon.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What else should she be, with Caroline's beads safe upstairs in the old lacquer box, and Great-aunt Eunice coming back the last of this week or the first of next, and everything about to end happily?
in the company of; together with
From this reading What else should she be, with Caroline's beads safe upstairs in the old lacquer box, and Great-aunt Eunice coming back the last of this week or the first of next, and everything about to end happily?
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading She found the work mere play, because she was light-hearted.
