used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was good to be home and how easily I slipped back into being a child again!
anew
From this reading It was good to be home and how easily I slipped back into being a child again!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was good to be home and how easily I slipped back into being a child again!
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading I spent a great deal of my time driving around with Father, who was very pleased to have me.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading BRACKEN IN AUGUST.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading It was good to be home and how easily I slipped back into being a child again!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was good to be home and how easily I slipped back into being a child again!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I could hardly believe I had been so grown-up for a month, going to hops and having a proposal and what not.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading It was good to be home and how easily I slipped back into being a child again!
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I could hardly believe I had been so grown-up for a month, going to hops and having a proposal and what not.
BRACKENnounUS /ˈbrækən/
fern of southeastern Asia; not hardy in cold temperate regions
From this reading BRACKEN IN AUGUST.
buggynounUS /ˈbʌɡi/
a small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
From this reading Sometimes we squeezed Cousin Sue Lee into the narrow-seated buggy and then we would have a jolly time.
a young person of either sex
From this reading It was good to be home and how easily I slipped back into being a child again!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could hardly believe I had been so grown-up for a month, going to hops and having a proposal and what not.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading Sometimes we squeezed Cousin Sue Lee into the narrow-seated buggy and then we would have a jolly time.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading I spent a great deal of my time driving around with Father, who was very pleased to have me.
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading I spent a great deal of my time driving around with Father, who was very pleased to have me.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading It was good to be home and how easily I slipped back into being a child again!
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading I spent a great deal of my time driving around with Father, who was very pleased to have me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I could hardly believe I had been so grown-up for a month, going to hops and having a proposal and what not.
the act of departing
From this reading I could hardly believe I had been so grown-up for a month, going to hops and having a proposal and what not.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading It was good to be home and how easily I slipped back into being a child again!
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I spent a great deal of my time driving around with Father, who was very pleased to have me.
grown-up
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I could hardly believe I had been so grown-up for a month, going to hops and having a proposal and what not.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I could hardly believe I had been so grown-up for a month, going to hops and having a proposal and what not.
only a very short time before
From this reading I could hardly believe I had been so grown-up for a month, going to hops and having a proposal and what not.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I spent a great deal of my time driving around with Father, who was very pleased to have me.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading I could hardly believe I had been so grown-up for a month, going to hops and having a proposal and what not.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading It was good to be home and how easily I slipped back into being a child again!
hopsnounUS /hɑːps/
twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers arranged in conelike spikes; the dried flowers of this plant are used in brewing to add the characteristic bitter taste to beer
From this reading I could hardly believe I had been so grown-up for a month, going to hops and having a proposal and what not.
how
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was good to be home and how easily I slipped back into being a child again!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was good to be home and how easily I slipped back into being a child again!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BRACKEN IN AUGUST.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was good to be home and how easily I slipped back into being a child again!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was good to be home and how easily I slipped back into being a child again!
jollyadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɑːli/
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading Sometimes we squeezed Cousin Sue Lee into the narrow-seated buggy and then we would have a jolly time.
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading Sometimes we squeezed Cousin Sue Lee into the narrow-seated buggy and then we would have a jolly time.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I spent a great deal of my time driving around with Father, who was very pleased to have me.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading I could hardly believe I had been so grown-up for a month, going to hops and having a proposal and what not.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I spent a great deal of my time driving around with Father, who was very pleased to have me.
narrow-seated
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sometimes we squeezed Cousin Sue Lee into the narrow-seated buggy and then we would have a jolly time.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I could hardly believe I had been so grown-up for a month, going to hops and having a proposal and what not.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I spent a great deal of my time driving around with Father, who was very pleased to have me.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading I spent a great deal of my time driving around with Father, who was very pleased to have me.
proposalnounUS /prəˈpoʊzəl/
something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)
From this reading I could hardly believe I had been so grown-up for a month, going to hops and having a proposal and what not.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading It was good to be home and how easily I slipped back into being a child again!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I could hardly believe I had been so grown-up for a month, going to hops and having a proposal and what not.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Sometimes we squeezed Cousin Sue Lee into the narrow-seated buggy and then we would have a jolly time.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading I spent a great deal of my time driving around with Father, who was very pleased to have me.
squeezedverbUS /skwiːzd/
past form of “squeeze” — to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
From this reading Sometimes we squeezed Cousin Sue Lee into the narrow-seated buggy and then we would have a jolly time.
SueverbUS /suː/
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading Sometimes we squeezed Cousin Sue Lee into the narrow-seated buggy and then we would have a jolly time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sometimes we squeezed Cousin Sue Lee into the narrow-seated buggy and then we would have a jolly time.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Sometimes we squeezed Cousin Sue Lee into the narrow-seated buggy and then we would have a jolly time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I spent a great deal of my time driving around with Father, who was very pleased to have me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was good to be home and how easily I slipped back into being a child again!
precisely as stated
From this reading I spent a great deal of my time driving around with Father, who was very pleased to have me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was good to be home and how easily I slipped back into being a child again!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Sometimes we squeezed Cousin Sue Lee into the narrow-seated buggy and then we would have a jolly time.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I could hardly believe I had been so grown-up for a month, going to hops and having a proposal and what not.
which person or people
From this reading I spent a great deal of my time driving around with Father, who was very pleased to have me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I spent a great deal of my time driving around with Father, who was very pleased to have me.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Sometimes we squeezed Cousin Sue Lee into the narrow-seated buggy and then we would have a jolly time.
