Chapter V · Chapter 5

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading ELEANOR ENJOYS HERSELF IN HER OWN WAY "I am in society here," Eleanor wrote to her friend Albertina, with a pardonable emphasis on that phase of her new existence that would appeal to the haughty ideals of Miss Weston, "I don't have to do any housework, or anything.

plural of “age” — how long something has existed

From this reading I have six aunts and uncles all diferent names and ages but grown up.

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From this reading ELEANOR ENJOYS HERSELF IN HER OWN WAY "I am in society here," Eleanor wrote to her friend Albertina, with a pardonable emphasis on that phase of her new existence that would appeal to the haughty ideals of Miss Weston, "I don't have to do any housework, or anything.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading I sleep under a pink silk bedquilt, and I have all new clothes.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading ELEANOR ENJOYS HERSELF IN HER OWN WAY "I am in society here," Eleanor wrote to her friend Albertina, with a pardonable emphasis on that phase of her new existence that would appeal to the haughty ideals of Miss Weston, "I don't have to do any housework, or anything.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading I sleep under a pink silk bedquilt, and I have all new clothes.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading ELEANOR ENJOYS HERSELF IN HER OWN WAY "I am in society here," Eleanor wrote to her friend Albertina, with a pardonable emphasis on that phase of her new existence that would appeal to the haughty ideals of Miss Weston, "I don't have to do any housework, or anything.

any thing at all

From this reading ELEANOR ENJOYS HERSELF IN HER OWN WAY "I am in society here," Eleanor wrote to her friend Albertina, with a pardonable emphasis on that phase of her new existence that would appeal to the haughty ideals of Miss Weston, "I don't have to do any housework, or anything.

take a court case to a higher court for review

From this reading ELEANOR ENJOYS HERSELF IN HER OWN WAY "I am in society here," Eleanor wrote to her friend Albertina, with a pardonable emphasis on that phase of her new existence that would appeal to the haughty ideals of Miss Weston, "I don't have to do any housework, or anything.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I have a new black pattern leather sailor hat that I sopose you would laugh at.

plural of “aunt” — the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading I have six aunts and uncles all diferent names and ages but grown up.

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From this reading I sleep under a pink silk bedquilt, and I have all new clothes.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading I have a new black pattern leather sailor hat that I sopose you would laugh at.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It cost six dollars and draws the sun down to my head but I don't say anything.

clothing in general

From this reading I sleep under a pink silk bedquilt, and I have all new clothes.

the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor

From this reading It cost six dollars and draws the sun down to my head but I don't say anything.

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From this reading I have six aunts and uncles all diferent names and ages but grown up.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading ELEANOR ENJOYS HERSELF IN HER OWN WAY "I am in society here," Eleanor wrote to her friend Albertina, with a pardonable emphasis on that phase of her new existence that would appeal to the haughty ideals of Miss Weston, "I don't have to do any housework, or anything.

plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents

From this reading It cost six dollars and draws the sun down to my head but I don't say anything.

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From this reading ELEANOR ENJOYS HERSELF IN HER OWN WAY "I am in society here," Eleanor wrote to her friend Albertina, with a pardonable emphasis on that phase of her new existence that would appeal to the haughty ideals of Miss Weston, "I don't have to do any housework, or anything.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading It cost six dollars and draws the sun down to my head but I don't say anything.

plural of “draw” — a gully that is shallower than a ravine

From this reading It cost six dollars and draws the sun down to my head but I don't say anything.

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From this reading ELEANOR ENJOYS HERSELF IN HER OWN WAY "I am in society here," Eleanor wrote to her friend Albertina, with a pardonable emphasis on that phase of her new existence that would appeal to the haughty ideals of Miss Weston, "I don't have to do any housework, or anything.

special importance or significance

From this reading ELEANOR ENJOYS HERSELF IN HER OWN WAY "I am in society here," Eleanor wrote to her friend Albertina, with a pardonable emphasis on that phase of her new existence that would appeal to the haughty ideals of Miss Weston, "I don't have to do any housework, or anything.

third-person singular of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in

From this reading ELEANOR ENJOYS HERSELF IN HER OWN WAY "I am in society here," Eleanor wrote to her friend Albertina, with a pardonable emphasis on that phase of her new existence that would appeal to the haughty ideals of Miss Weston, "I don't have to do any housework, or anything.

the state or fact of existing

From this reading ELEANOR ENJOYS HERSELF IN HER OWN WAY "I am in society here," Eleanor wrote to her friend Albertina, with a pardonable emphasis on that phase of her new existence that would appeal to the haughty ideals of Miss Weston, "I don't have to do any housework, or anything.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading ELEANOR ENJOYS HERSELF IN HER OWN WAY "I am in society here," Eleanor wrote to her friend Albertina, with a pardonable emphasis on that phase of her new existence that would appeal to the haughty ideals of Miss Weston, "I don't have to do any housework, or anything.

(of animals) fully developed

From this reading I have six aunts and uncles all diferent names and ages but grown up.

headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim

From this reading I have a new black pattern leather sailor hat that I sopose you would laugh at.

having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy

From this reading ELEANOR ENJOYS HERSELF IN HER OWN WAY "I am in society here," Eleanor wrote to her friend Albertina, with a pardonable emphasis on that phase of her new existence that would appeal to the haughty ideals of Miss Weston, "I don't have to do any housework, or anything.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading ELEANOR ENJOYS HERSELF IN HER OWN WAY "I am in society here," Eleanor wrote to her friend Albertina, with a pardonable emphasis on that phase of her new existence that would appeal to the haughty ideals of Miss Weston, "I don't have to do any housework, or anything.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading It cost six dollars and draws the sun down to my head but I don't say anything.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading ELEANOR ENJOYS HERSELF IN HER OWN WAY "I am in society here," Eleanor wrote to her friend Albertina, with a pardonable emphasis on that phase of her new existence that would appeal to the haughty ideals of Miss Weston, "I don't have to do any housework, or anything.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading ELEANOR ENJOYS HERSELF IN HER OWN WAY "I am in society here," Eleanor wrote to her friend Albertina, with a pardonable emphasis on that phase of her new existence that would appeal to the haughty ideals of Miss Weston, "I don't have to do any housework, or anything.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading ELEANOR ENJOYS HERSELF IN HER OWN WAY "I am in society here," Eleanor wrote to her friend Albertina, with a pardonable emphasis on that phase of her new existence that would appeal to the haughty ideals of Miss Weston, "I don't have to do any housework, or anything.

the work of cleaning and running a house

From this reading ELEANOR ENJOYS HERSELF IN HER OWN WAY "I am in society here," Eleanor wrote to her friend Albertina, with a pardonable emphasis on that phase of her new existence that would appeal to the haughty ideals of Miss Weston, "I don't have to do any housework, or anything.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading ELEANOR ENJOYS HERSELF IN HER OWN WAY "I am in society here," Eleanor wrote to her friend Albertina, with a pardonable emphasis on that phase of her new existence that would appeal to the haughty ideals of Miss Weston, "I don't have to do any housework, or anything.

plural of “ideal” — the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain

From this reading ELEANOR ENJOYS HERSELF IN HER OWN WAY "I am in society here," Eleanor wrote to her friend Albertina, with a pardonable emphasis on that phase of her new existence that would appeal to the haughty ideals of Miss Weston, "I don't have to do any housework, or anything.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading ELEANOR ENJOYS HERSELF IN HER OWN WAY "I am in society here," Eleanor wrote to her friend Albertina, with a pardonable emphasis on that phase of her new existence that would appeal to the haughty ideals of Miss Weston, "I don't have to do any housework, or anything.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It cost six dollars and draws the sun down to my head but I don't say anything.

the sound of laughing

From this reading I have a new black pattern leather sailor hat that I sopose you would laugh at.

an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning

From this reading I have a new black pattern leather sailor hat that I sopose you would laugh at.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading ELEANOR ENJOYS HERSELF IN HER OWN WAY "I am in society here," Eleanor wrote to her friend Albertina, with a pardonable emphasis on that phase of her new existence that would appeal to the haughty ideals of Miss Weston, "I don't have to do any housework, or anything.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading It cost six dollars and draws the sun down to my head but I don't say anything.

verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument

From this reading I have six aunts and uncles all diferent names and ages but grown up.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading ELEANOR ENJOYS HERSELF IN HER OWN WAY "I am in society here," Eleanor wrote to her friend Albertina, with a pardonable emphasis on that phase of her new existence that would appeal to the haughty ideals of Miss Weston, "I don't have to do any housework, or anything.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading ELEANOR ENJOYS HERSELF IN HER OWN WAY "I am in society here," Eleanor wrote to her friend Albertina, with a pardonable emphasis on that phase of her new existence that would appeal to the haughty ideals of Miss Weston, "I don't have to do any housework, or anything.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading ELEANOR ENJOYS HERSELF IN HER OWN WAY "I am in society here," Eleanor wrote to her friend Albertina, with a pardonable emphasis on that phase of her new existence that would appeal to the haughty ideals of Miss Weston, "I don't have to do any housework, or anything.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading ELEANOR ENJOYS HERSELF IN HER OWN WAY "I am in society here," Eleanor wrote to her friend Albertina, with a pardonable emphasis on that phase of her new existence that would appeal to the haughty ideals of Miss Weston, "I don't have to do any housework, or anything.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading ELEANOR ENJOYS HERSELF IN HER OWN WAY "I am in society here," Eleanor wrote to her friend Albertina, with a pardonable emphasis on that phase of her new existence that would appeal to the haughty ideals of Miss Weston, "I don't have to do any housework, or anything.

admitting of being pardoned

From this reading ELEANOR ENJOYS HERSELF IN HER OWN WAY "I am in society here," Eleanor wrote to her friend Albertina, with a pardonable emphasis on that phase of her new existence that would appeal to the haughty ideals of Miss Weston, "I don't have to do any housework, or anything.

a perceptual structure

From this reading I have a new black pattern leather sailor hat that I sopose you would laugh at.

any distinct time period in a sequence of events

From this reading ELEANOR ENJOYS HERSELF IN HER OWN WAY "I am in society here," Eleanor wrote to her friend Albertina, with a pardonable emphasis on that phase of her new existence that would appeal to the haughty ideals of Miss Weston, "I don't have to do any housework, or anything.

a light shade of red

From this reading I sleep under a pink silk bedquilt, and I have all new clothes.

any member of a ship's crew

From this reading I have a new black pattern leather sailor hat that I sopose you would laugh at.

express in words

From this reading It cost six dollars and draws the sun down to my head but I don't say anything.

a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae

From this reading I sleep under a pink silk bedquilt, and I have all new clothes.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading It cost six dollars and draws the sun down to my head but I don't say anything.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading I sleep under a pink silk bedquilt, and I have all new clothes.

an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

From this reading ELEANOR ENJOYS HERSELF IN HER OWN WAY "I am in society here," Eleanor wrote to her friend Albertina, with a pardonable emphasis on that phase of her new existence that would appeal to the haughty ideals of Miss Weston, "I don't have to do any housework, or anything.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I have a new black pattern leather sailor hat that I sopose you would laugh at.

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading It cost six dollars and draws the sun down to my head but I don't say anything.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading ELEANOR ENJOYS HERSELF IN HER OWN WAY "I am in society here," Eleanor wrote to her friend Albertina, with a pardonable emphasis on that phase of her new existence that would appeal to the haughty ideals of Miss Weston, "I don't have to do any housework, or anything.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading ELEANOR ENJOYS HERSELF IN HER OWN WAY "I am in society here," Eleanor wrote to her friend Albertina, with a pardonable emphasis on that phase of her new existence that would appeal to the haughty ideals of Miss Weston, "I don't have to do any housework, or anything.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading ELEANOR ENJOYS HERSELF IN HER OWN WAY "I am in society here," Eleanor wrote to her friend Albertina, with a pardonable emphasis on that phase of her new existence that would appeal to the haughty ideals of Miss Weston, "I don't have to do any housework, or anything.

plural of “uncle” — the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

From this reading I have six aunts and uncles all diferent names and ages but grown up.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading I sleep under a pink silk bedquilt, and I have all new clothes.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading I have six aunts and uncles all diferent names and ages but grown up.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading ELEANOR ENJOYS HERSELF IN HER OWN WAY "I am in society here," Eleanor wrote to her friend Albertina, with a pardonable emphasis on that phase of her new existence that would appeal to the haughty ideals of Miss Weston, "I don't have to do any housework, or anything.

United States photographer(1886-1958)

From this reading ELEANOR ENJOYS HERSELF IN HER OWN WAY "I am in society here," Eleanor wrote to her friend Albertina, with a pardonable emphasis on that phase of her new existence that would appeal to the haughty ideals of Miss Weston, "I don't have to do any housework, or anything.

in the company of; together with

From this reading ELEANOR ENJOYS HERSELF IN HER OWN WAY "I am in society here," Eleanor wrote to her friend Albertina, with a pardonable emphasis on that phase of her new existence that would appeal to the haughty ideals of Miss Weston, "I don't have to do any housework, or anything.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading ELEANOR ENJOYS HERSELF IN HER OWN WAY "I am in society here," Eleanor wrote to her friend Albertina, with a pardonable emphasis on that phase of her new existence that would appeal to the haughty ideals of Miss Weston, "I don't have to do any housework, or anything.

inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading ELEANOR ENJOYS HERSELF IN HER OWN WAY "I am in society here," Eleanor wrote to her friend Albertina, with a pardonable emphasis on that phase of her new existence that would appeal to the haughty ideals of Miss Weston, "I don't have to do any housework, or anything.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I have a new black pattern leather sailor hat that I sopose you would laugh at.