used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading STARS At lunch one warm Wednesday, Don suggested to Miss Winthrop that after the close of business they take a car for the beach instead of going to their respective homes.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading STARS At lunch one warm Wednesday, Don suggested to Miss Winthrop that after the close of business they take a car for the beach instead of going to their respective homes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We can go down there, have our supper, and then get out of the crowd and smell the ocean awhile," he said.
any thing at all
From this reading He had a knack for putting in a most reasonable light anything he wished to do.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was a feature of his selling gift, and she recognized it as such.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading STARS At lunch one warm Wednesday, Don suggested to Miss Winthrop that after the close of business they take a car for the beach instead of going to their respective homes.
awhileadverbUS /əˈwaɪl/
for a short time
From this reading "We can go down there, have our supper, and then get out of the crowd and smell the ocean awhile," he said.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading STARS At lunch one warm Wednesday, Don suggested to Miss Winthrop that after the close of business they take a car for the beach instead of going to their respective homes.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading STARS At lunch one warm Wednesday, Don suggested to Miss Winthrop that after the close of business they take a car for the beach instead of going to their respective homes.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "We can go down there, have our supper, and then get out of the crowd and smell the ocean awhile," he said.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading STARS At lunch one warm Wednesday, Don suggested to Miss Winthrop that after the close of business they take a car for the beach instead of going to their respective homes.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading STARS At lunch one warm Wednesday, Don suggested to Miss Winthrop that after the close of business they take a car for the beach instead of going to their respective homes.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading "We can go down there, have our supper, and then get out of the crowd and smell the ocean awhile," he said.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He had a knack for putting in a most reasonable light anything he wished to do.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading STARS At lunch one warm Wednesday, Don suggested to Miss Winthrop that after the close of business they take a car for the beach instead of going to their respective homes.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "We can go down there, have our supper, and then get out of the crowd and smell the ocean awhile," he said.
featurenounUS /ˈfiːtʃər/
a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading It was a feature of his selling gift, and she recognized it as such.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading STARS At lunch one warm Wednesday, Don suggested to Miss Winthrop that after the close of business they take a car for the beach instead of going to their respective homes.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "We can go down there, have our supper, and then get out of the crowd and smell the ocean awhile," he said.
something acquired without compensation
From this reading It was a feature of his selling gift, and she recognized it as such.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "We can go down there, have our supper, and then get out of the crowd and smell the ocean awhile," he said.
the act of departing
From this reading STARS At lunch one warm Wednesday, Don suggested to Miss Winthrop that after the close of business they take a car for the beach instead of going to their respective homes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had a knack for putting in a most reasonable light anything he wished to do.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We can go down there, have our supper, and then get out of the crowd and smell the ocean awhile," he said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We can go down there, have our supper, and then get out of the crowd and smell the ocean awhile," he said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "What do you say?" he pressed her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a feature of his selling gift, and she recognized it as such.
homesnounUS /hoʊmz/
plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time
From this reading STARS At lunch one warm Wednesday, Don suggested to Miss Winthrop that after the close of business they take a car for the beach instead of going to their respective homes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had a knack for putting in a most reasonable light anything he wished to do.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading STARS At lunch one warm Wednesday, Don suggested to Miss Winthrop that after the close of business they take a car for the beach instead of going to their respective homes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a feature of his selling gift, and she recognized it as such.
knacknounUS /næk/
a special way of doing something
From this reading He had a knack for putting in a most reasonable light anything he wished to do.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading He had a knack for putting in a most reasonable light anything he wished to do.
take the midday meal
From this reading STARS At lunch one warm Wednesday, Don suggested to Miss Winthrop that after the close of business they take a car for the beach instead of going to their respective homes.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading STARS At lunch one warm Wednesday, Don suggested to Miss Winthrop that after the close of business they take a car for the beach instead of going to their respective homes.
used to form the superlative
From this reading He had a knack for putting in a most reasonable light anything he wished to do.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading "We can go down there, have our supper, and then get out of the crowd and smell the ocean awhile," he said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading STARS At lunch one warm Wednesday, Don suggested to Miss Winthrop that after the close of business they take a car for the beach instead of going to their respective homes.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading STARS At lunch one warm Wednesday, Don suggested to Miss Winthrop that after the close of business they take a car for the beach instead of going to their respective homes.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "We can go down there, have our supper, and then get out of the crowd and smell the ocean awhile," he said.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "We can go down there, have our supper, and then get out of the crowd and smell the ocean awhile," he said.
compacted by ironing
From this reading "What do you say?" he pressed her.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading He had a knack for putting in a most reasonable light anything he wished to do.
reasonableadjectiveUS /ˈriːzənəbəl/
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading He had a knack for putting in a most reasonable light anything he wished to do.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading It was a feature of his selling gift, and she recognized it as such.
respectiveadjectiveUS /rɪˈspektɪv/
considered individually
From this reading STARS At lunch one warm Wednesday, Don suggested to Miss Winthrop that after the close of business they take a car for the beach instead of going to their respective homes.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We can go down there, have our supper, and then get out of the crowd and smell the ocean awhile," he said.
express in words
From this reading "What do you say?" he pressed her.
sellingnounUS /ˈselɪŋ/
the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money
From this reading It was a feature of his selling gift, and she recognized it as such.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was a feature of his selling gift, and she recognized it as such.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading "We can go down there, have our supper, and then get out of the crowd and smell the ocean awhile," he said.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading STARS At lunch one warm Wednesday, Don suggested to Miss Winthrop that after the close of business they take a car for the beach instead of going to their respective homes.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was a feature of his selling gift, and she recognized it as such.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading STARS At lunch one warm Wednesday, Don suggested to Miss Winthrop that after the close of business they take a car for the beach instead of going to their respective homes.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading "We can go down there, have our supper, and then get out of the crowd and smell the ocean awhile," he said.
carry out
From this reading STARS At lunch one warm Wednesday, Don suggested to Miss Winthrop that after the close of business they take a car for the beach instead of going to their respective homes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading STARS At lunch one warm Wednesday, Don suggested to Miss Winthrop that after the close of business they take a car for the beach instead of going to their respective homes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading STARS At lunch one warm Wednesday, Don suggested to Miss Winthrop that after the close of business they take a car for the beach instead of going to their respective homes.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading STARS At lunch one warm Wednesday, Don suggested to Miss Winthrop that after the close of business they take a car for the beach instead of going to their respective homes.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "We can go down there, have our supper, and then get out of the crowd and smell the ocean awhile," he said.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "We can go down there, have our supper, and then get out of the crowd and smell the ocean awhile," he said.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading STARS At lunch one warm Wednesday, Don suggested to Miss Winthrop that after the close of business they take a car for the beach instead of going to their respective homes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading STARS At lunch one warm Wednesday, Don suggested to Miss Winthrop that after the close of business they take a car for the beach instead of going to their respective homes.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading STARS At lunch one warm Wednesday, Don suggested to Miss Winthrop that after the close of business they take a car for the beach instead of going to their respective homes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a feature of his selling gift, and she recognized it as such.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We can go down there, have our supper, and then get out of the crowd and smell the ocean awhile," he said.
WednesdaynounUS /ˈwenzdi/
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading STARS At lunch one warm Wednesday, Don suggested to Miss Winthrop that after the close of business they take a car for the beach instead of going to their respective homes.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you say?" he pressed her.
Winthrop
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From this reading STARS At lunch one warm Wednesday, Don suggested to Miss Winthrop that after the close of business they take a car for the beach instead of going to their respective homes.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading He had a knack for putting in a most reasonable light anything he wished to do.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you say?" he pressed her.
