used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MY SECRET I HAVEN'T written in this book for over a week, so I shall be very busy now doing it.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I think I'll tell about Sunday first.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading I'm afraid Lynette and I rather like our best white dresses.
(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 We all have a boiled egg on Sunday morning for breakfast; that's the first nice thing that happens, if we don't count our clothes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I'm afraid Lynette and I rather like our best white dresses.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are only just out of our mourning, and it is nice to be in white instead of black.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading MY SECRET I HAVEN'T written in this book for over a week, so I shall be very busy now doing it.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading I'm afraid Lynette and I rather like our best white dresses.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading We are only just out of our mourning, and it is nice to be in white instead of black.
boiledadjectiveUS /bɔɪld/
cooked in hot water
From this reading We all have a boiled egg on Sunday morning for breakfast; that's the first nice thing that happens, if we don't count our clothes.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading MY SECRET I HAVEN'T written in this book for over a week, so I shall be very busy now doing it.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading We all have a boiled egg on Sunday morning for breakfast; that's the first nice thing that happens, if we don't count our clothes.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading MY SECRET I HAVEN'T written in this book for over a week, so I shall be very busy now doing it.
clothing in general
From this reading We all have a boiled egg on Sunday morning for breakfast; that's the first nice thing that happens, if we don't count our clothes.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading We all have a boiled egg on Sunday morning for breakfast; that's the first nice thing that happens, if we don't count our clothes.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading MY SECRET I HAVEN'T written in this book for over a week, so I shall be very busy now doing it.
don't
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From this reading We all have a boiled egg on Sunday morning for breakfast; that's the first nice thing that happens, if we don't count our clothes.
dressesnounUS /ˈdresəz/
plural of “dress” — a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
From this reading I'm afraid Lynette and I rather like our best white dresses.
eggnounUS /eɡ/
animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
From this reading We all have a boiled egg on Sunday morning for breakfast; that's the first nice thing that happens, if we don't count our clothes.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I think I'll tell about Sunday first.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading MY SECRET I HAVEN'T written in this book for over a week, so I shall be very busy now doing it.
third-person singular of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading We all have a boiled egg on Sunday morning for breakfast; that's the first nice thing that happens, if we don't count our clothes.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We all have a boiled egg on Sunday morning for breakfast; that's the first nice thing that happens, if we don't count our clothes.
HAVEN'T
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From this reading MY SECRET I HAVEN'T written in this book for over a week, so I shall be very busy now doing it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MY SECRET I HAVEN'T written in this book for over a week, so I shall be very busy now doing it.
I'll
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From this reading I think I'll tell about Sunday first.
I'm
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From this reading I'm afraid Lynette and I rather like our best white dresses.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading We all have a boiled egg on Sunday morning for breakfast; that's the first nice thing that happens, if we don't count our clothes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MY SECRET I HAVEN'T written in this book for over a week, so I shall be very busy now doing it.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading We are only just out of our mourning, and it is nice to be in white instead of black.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We are only just out of our mourning, and it is nice to be in white instead of black.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading MY SECRET I HAVEN'T written in this book for over a week, so I shall be very busy now doing it.
and nothing more
From this reading We are only just out of our mourning, and it is nice to be in white instead of black.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I'm afraid Lynette and I rather like our best white dresses.
Lynette
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From this reading I'm afraid Lynette and I rather like our best white dresses.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading We all have a boiled egg on Sunday morning for breakfast; that's the first nice thing that happens, if we don't count our clothes.
mourningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
From this reading We are only just out of our mourning, and it is nice to be in white instead of black.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY SECRET I HAVEN'T written in this book for over a week, so I shall be very busy now doing it.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading We all have a boiled egg on Sunday morning for breakfast; that's the first nice thing that happens, if we don't count our clothes.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading MY SECRET I HAVEN'T written in this book for over a week, so I shall be very busy now doing it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We are only just out of our mourning, and it is nice to be in white instead of black.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We all have a boiled egg on Sunday morning for breakfast; that's the first nice thing that happens, if we don't count our clothes.
and nothing more
From this reading We are only just out of our mourning, and it is nice to be in white instead of black.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We all have a boiled egg on Sunday morning for breakfast; that's the first nice thing that happens, if we don't count our clothes.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading We are only just out of our mourning, and it is nice to be in white instead of black.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading MY SECRET I HAVEN'T written in this book for over a week, so I shall be very busy now doing it.
on the contrary
From this reading I'm afraid Lynette and I rather like our best white dresses.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading MY SECRET I HAVEN'T written in this book for over a week, so I shall be very busy now doing it.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading MY SECRET I HAVEN'T written in this book for over a week, so I shall be very busy now doing it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading MY SECRET I HAVEN'T written in this book for over a week, so I shall be very busy now doing it.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading I think I'll tell about Sunday first.
express in words
From this reading I think I'll tell about Sunday first.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We all have a boiled egg on Sunday morning for breakfast; that's the first nice thing that happens, if we don't count our clothes.
that's
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From this reading We all have a boiled egg on Sunday morning for breakfast; that's the first nice thing that happens, if we don't count our clothes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We all have a boiled egg on Sunday morning for breakfast; that's the first nice thing that happens, if we don't count our clothes.
a special situation
From this reading We all have a boiled egg on Sunday morning for breakfast; that's the first nice thing that happens, if we don't count our clothes.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think I'll tell about Sunday first.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading MY SECRET I HAVEN'T written in this book for over a week, so I shall be very busy now doing it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We are only just out of our mourning, and it is nice to be in white instead of black.
precisely as stated
From this reading MY SECRET I HAVEN'T written in this book for over a week, so I shall be very busy now doing it.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We all have a boiled egg on Sunday morning for breakfast; that's the first nice thing that happens, if we don't count our clothes.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading MY SECRET I HAVEN'T written in this book for over a week, so I shall be very busy now doing it.
a Caucasian
From this reading I'm afraid Lynette and I rather like our best white dresses.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading MY SECRET I HAVEN'T written in this book for over a week, so I shall be very busy now doing it.
