used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She had worked as well as she could at home, but it had not been the same as studying with a mistress, and she felt her deficiencies painfully.
the state of being absent
From this reading The Senior Oxford Gwen went back to school after three weeks' absence, fearing that every chance of the Senior Oxford must have faded into thin air.
in actual fact
From this reading "The exam. begins on the sixteenth, and that's actually next Monday.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The Senior Oxford Gwen went back to school after three weeks' absence, fearing that every chance of the Senior Oxford must have faded into thin air.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The Senior Oxford Gwen went back to school after three weeks' absence, fearing that every chance of the Senior Oxford must have faded into thin air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had worked as well as she could at home, but it had not been the same as studying with a mistress, and she felt her deficiencies painfully.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had worked as well as she could at home, but it had not been the same as studying with a mistress, and she felt her deficiencies painfully.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had worked as well as she could at home, but it had not been the same as studying with a mistress, and she felt her deficiencies painfully.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The Senior Oxford Gwen went back to school after three weeks' absence, fearing that every chance of the Senior Oxford must have faded into thin air.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had worked as well as she could at home, but it had not been the same as studying with a mistress, and she felt her deficiencies painfully.
plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading "The exam. begins on the sixteenth, and that's actually next Monday.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had worked as well as she could at home, but it had not been the same as studying with a mistress, and she felt her deficiencies painfully.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading The Senior Oxford Gwen went back to school after three weeks' absence, fearing that every chance of the Senior Oxford must have faded into thin air.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She had worked as well as she could at home, but it had not been the same as studying with a mistress, and she felt her deficiencies painfully.
dearly loved
From this reading Oh dear!
deficienciesnounUS /dɪˈfɪʃənsiz/
plural of “deficiency” — the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading She had worked as well as she could at home, but it had not been the same as studying with a mistress, and she felt her deficiencies painfully.
one or the other of two
From this reading "There's no time to make things up now, either," she thought.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The Senior Oxford Gwen went back to school after three weeks' absence, fearing that every chance of the Senior Oxford must have faded into thin air.
examnounUS /ɪɡˈzæm/
a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
From this reading "The exam. begins on the sixteenth, and that's actually next Monday.
fadedadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪdəd/
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading The Senior Oxford Gwen went back to school after three weeks' absence, fearing that every chance of the Senior Oxford must have faded into thin air.
fearingverbUS /ˈfɪrɪŋ/
-ing form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading The Senior Oxford Gwen went back to school after three weeks' absence, fearing that every chance of the Senior Oxford must have faded into thin air.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She had worked as well as she could at home, but it had not been the same as studying with a mistress, and she felt her deficiencies painfully.
Gwen
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From this reading The Senior Oxford Gwen went back to school after three weeks' absence, fearing that every chance of the Senior Oxford must have faded into thin air.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had worked as well as she could at home, but it had not been the same as studying with a mistress, and she felt her deficiencies painfully.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Senior Oxford Gwen went back to school after three weeks' absence, fearing that every chance of the Senior Oxford must have faded into thin air.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had worked as well as she could at home, but it had not been the same as studying with a mistress, and she felt her deficiencies painfully.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading She had worked as well as she could at home, but it had not been the same as studying with a mistress, and she felt her deficiencies painfully.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Senior Oxford Gwen went back to school after three weeks' absence, fearing that every chance of the Senior Oxford must have faded into thin air.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had worked as well as she could at home, but it had not been the same as studying with a mistress, and she felt her deficiencies painfully.
engage in
From this reading "There's no time to make things up now, either," she thought.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading She had worked as well as she could at home, but it had not been the same as studying with a mistress, and she felt her deficiencies painfully.
MondaynounUS /ˈmʌndi/
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading "The exam. begins on the sixteenth, and that's actually next Monday.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The Senior Oxford Gwen went back to school after three weeks' absence, fearing that every chance of the Senior Oxford must have faded into thin air.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "The exam. begins on the sixteenth, and that's actually next Monday.
not any; not one
From this reading "There's no time to make things up now, either," she thought.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had worked as well as she could at home, but it had not been the same as studying with a mistress, and she felt her deficiencies painfully.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "There's no time to make things up now, either," she thought.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Senior Oxford Gwen went back to school after three weeks' absence, fearing that every chance of the Senior Oxford must have faded into thin air.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh dear!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "The exam. begins on the sixteenth, and that's actually next Monday.
OxfordnounUS /ˈɑːksfərd/
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
From this reading The Senior Oxford Gwen went back to school after three weeks' absence, fearing that every chance of the Senior Oxford must have faded into thin air.
painfullyadverbUS /ˈpeɪnfəli/
unpleasantly
From this reading She had worked as well as she could at home, but it had not been the same as studying with a mistress, and she felt her deficiencies painfully.
Identical; not different.
From this reading She had worked as well as she could at home, but it had not been the same as studying with a mistress, and she felt her deficiencies painfully.
an educational institution
From this reading The Senior Oxford Gwen went back to school after three weeks' absence, fearing that every chance of the Senior Oxford must have faded into thin air.
SenioradjectiveUS /ˈsiːnjər/
older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service
From this reading The Senior Oxford Gwen went back to school after three weeks' absence, fearing that every chance of the Senior Oxford must have faded into thin air.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had worked as well as she could at home, but it had not been the same as studying with a mistress, and she felt her deficiencies painfully.
sixteenthadjectiveUS /sɪkˈstiːnθ/
coming next after the fifteenth in position
From this reading "The exam. begins on the sixteenth, and that's actually next Monday.
studyingnounUS /ˈstʌdiɪŋ/
reading carefully with intent to remember
From this reading She had worked as well as she could at home, but it had not been the same as studying with a mistress, and she felt her deficiencies painfully.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Senior Oxford Gwen went back to school after three weeks' absence, fearing that every chance of the Senior Oxford must have faded into thin air.
that's
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From this reading "The exam. begins on the sixteenth, and that's actually next Monday.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Senior Oxford Gwen went back to school after three weeks' absence, fearing that every chance of the Senior Oxford must have faded into thin air.
There's
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From this reading "There's no time to make things up now, either," she thought.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading The Senior Oxford Gwen went back to school after three weeks' absence, fearing that every chance of the Senior Oxford must have faded into thin air.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "There's no time to make things up now, either," she thought.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "There's no time to make things up now, either," she thought.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The Senior Oxford Gwen went back to school after three weeks' absence, fearing that every chance of the Senior Oxford must have faded into thin air.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "There's no time to make things up now, either," she thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Senior Oxford Gwen went back to school after three weeks' absence, fearing that every chance of the Senior Oxford must have faded into thin air.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "There's no time to make things up now, either," she thought.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading The Senior Oxford Gwen went back to school after three weeks' absence, fearing that every chance of the Senior Oxford must have faded into thin air.
(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 She had worked as well as she could at home, but it had not been the same as studying with a mistress, and she felt her deficiencies painfully.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The Senior Oxford Gwen went back to school after three weeks' absence, fearing that every chance of the Senior Oxford must have faded into thin air.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had worked as well as she could at home, but it had not been the same as studying with a mistress, and she felt her deficiencies painfully.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading She had worked as well as she could at home, but it had not been the same as studying with a mistress, and she felt her deficiencies painfully.
