used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She was interrupted by the entrance of Katy, holding a letter and looking pale and aggrieved.
aggrievedverbUS /əˈɡriːvd/
past form of “aggrieve” — infringe on the rights of
From this reading She was interrupted by the entrance of Katy, holding a letter and looking pale and aggrieved.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Only seven days more to cross off," said Clover, drawing her pencil through one of the squares on the diagram pinned beside her looking- glass, "seven more, and then--oh, joy!--papa will be here, and we shall start for home."
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Isn't it too bad?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Only seven days more to cross off," said Clover, drawing her pencil through one of the squares on the diagram pinned beside her looking- glass, "seven more, and then--oh, joy!--papa will be here, and we shall start for home."
next to; at the side of
From this reading "Only seven days more to cross off," said Clover, drawing her pencil through one of the squares on the diagram pinned beside her looking- glass, "seven more, and then--oh, joy!--papa will be here, and we shall start for home."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was interrupted by the entrance of Katy, holding a letter and looking pale and aggrieved.
can't
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From this reading Papa can't come for us.
ClovernounUS /ˈkloʊvər/
a plant of the genus Trifolium
From this reading "Only seven days more to cross off," said Clover, drawing her pencil through one of the squares on the diagram pinned beside her looking- glass, "seven more, and then--oh, joy!--papa will be here, and we shall start for home."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Papa can't come for us.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Oh, Clover," she cried, "just listen to this!
travel across or pass over
From this reading "Only seven days more to cross off," said Clover, drawing her pencil through one of the squares on the diagram pinned beside her looking- glass, "seven more, and then--oh, joy!--papa will be here, and we shall start for home."
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading "Only seven days more to cross off," said Clover, drawing her pencil through one of the squares on the diagram pinned beside her looking- glass, "seven more, and then--oh, joy!--papa will be here, and we shall start for home."
diagramnounUS /ˈdaɪəɡræm/
a drawing intended to explain how something works; a drawing showing the relation between the parts
From this reading "Only seven days more to cross off," said Clover, drawing her pencil through one of the squares on the diagram pinned beside her looking- glass, "seven more, and then--oh, joy!--papa will be here, and we shall start for home."
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading "Only seven days more to cross off," said Clover, drawing her pencil through one of the squares on the diagram pinned beside her looking- glass, "seven more, and then--oh, joy!--papa will be here, and we shall start for home."
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading She was interrupted by the entrance of Katy, holding a letter and looking pale and aggrieved.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Only seven days more to cross off," said Clover, drawing her pencil through one of the squares on the diagram pinned beside her looking- glass, "seven more, and then--oh, joy!--papa will be here, and we shall start for home."
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading "Only seven days more to cross off," said Clover, drawing her pencil through one of the squares on the diagram pinned beside her looking- glass, "seven more, and then--oh, joy!--papa will be here, and we shall start for home."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Only seven days more to cross off," said Clover, drawing her pencil through one of the squares on the diagram pinned beside her looking- glass, "seven more, and then--oh, joy!--papa will be here, and we shall start for home."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Only seven days more to cross off," said Clover, drawing her pencil through one of the squares on the diagram pinned beside her looking- glass, "seven more, and then--oh, joy!--papa will be here, and we shall start for home."
the act of retaining something
From this reading She was interrupted by the entrance of Katy, holding a letter and looking pale and aggrieved.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Only seven days more to cross off," said Clover, drawing her pencil through one of the squares on the diagram pinned beside her looking- glass, "seven more, and then--oh, joy!--papa will be here, and we shall start for home."
discontinued temporarily
From this reading She was interrupted by the entrance of Katy, holding a letter and looking pale and aggrieved.
Isn't
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From this reading Isn't it too bad?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Isn't it too bad?"
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading "Only seven days more to cross off," said Clover, drawing her pencil through one of the squares on the diagram pinned beside her looking- glass, "seven more, and then--oh, joy!--papa will be here, and we shall start for home."
and nothing more
From this reading "Oh, Clover," she cried, "just listen to this!
Katy
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From this reading She was interrupted by the entrance of Katy, holding a letter and looking pale and aggrieved.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading She was interrupted by the entrance of Katy, holding a letter and looking pale and aggrieved.
hear with intention
From this reading "Oh, Clover," she cried, "just listen to this!
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "Only seven days more to cross off," said Clover, drawing her pencil through one of the squares on the diagram pinned beside her looking- glass, "seven more, and then--oh, joy!--papa will be here, and we shall start for home."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Only seven days more to cross off," said Clover, drawing her pencil through one of the squares on the diagram pinned beside her looking- glass, "seven more, and then--oh, joy!--papa will be here, and we shall start for home."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Only seven days more to cross off," said Clover, drawing her pencil through one of the squares on the diagram pinned beside her looking- glass, "seven more, and then--oh, joy!--papa will be here, and we shall start for home."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Only seven days more to cross off," said Clover, drawing her pencil through one of the squares on the diagram pinned beside her looking- glass, "seven more, and then--oh, joy!--papa will be here, and we shall start for home."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Only seven days more to cross off," said Clover, drawing her pencil through one of the squares on the diagram pinned beside her looking- glass, "seven more, and then--oh, joy!--papa will be here, and we shall start for home."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Only seven days more to cross off," said Clover, drawing her pencil through one of the squares on the diagram pinned beside her looking- glass, "seven more, and then--oh, joy!--papa will be here, and we shall start for home."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Only seven days more to cross off," said Clover, drawing her pencil through one of the squares on the diagram pinned beside her looking- glass, "seven more, and then--oh, joy!--papa will be here, and we shall start for home."
and nothing more
From this reading "Only seven days more to cross off," said Clover, drawing her pencil through one of the squares on the diagram pinned beside her looking- glass, "seven more, and then--oh, joy!--papa will be here, and we shall start for home."
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading She was interrupted by the entrance of Katy, holding a letter and looking pale and aggrieved.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading "Only seven days more to cross off," said Clover, drawing her pencil through one of the squares on the diagram pinned beside her looking- glass, "seven more, and then--oh, joy!--papa will be here, and we shall start for home."
pencilnounUS /ˈpensəl/
a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
From this reading "Only seven days more to cross off," said Clover, drawing her pencil through one of the squares on the diagram pinned beside her looking- glass, "seven more, and then--oh, joy!--papa will be here, and we shall start for home."
pinnedverbUS /pɪnd/
inflected form of “pin” — to hold fast or prevent from moving
From this reading "Only seven days more to cross off," said Clover, drawing her pencil through one of the squares on the diagram pinned beside her looking- glass, "seven more, and then--oh, joy!--papa will be here, and we shall start for home."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Only seven days more to cross off," said Clover, drawing her pencil through one of the squares on the diagram pinned beside her looking- glass, "seven more, and then--oh, joy!--papa will be here, and we shall start for home."
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading "Only seven days more to cross off," said Clover, drawing her pencil through one of the squares on the diagram pinned beside her looking- glass, "seven more, and then--oh, joy!--papa will be here, and we shall start for home."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Only seven days more to cross off," said Clover, drawing her pencil through one of the squares on the diagram pinned beside her looking- glass, "seven more, and then--oh, joy!--papa will be here, and we shall start for home."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was interrupted by the entrance of Katy, holding a letter and looking pale and aggrieved.
squaresnounUS /skwerz/
plural of “square” — (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
From this reading "Only seven days more to cross off," said Clover, drawing her pencil through one of the squares on the diagram pinned beside her looking- glass, "seven more, and then--oh, joy!--papa will be here, and we shall start for home."
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "Only seven days more to cross off," said Clover, drawing her pencil through one of the squares on the diagram pinned beside her looking- glass, "seven more, and then--oh, joy!--papa will be here, and we shall start for home."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Only seven days more to cross off," said Clover, drawing her pencil through one of the squares on the diagram pinned beside her looking- glass, "seven more, and then--oh, joy!--papa will be here, and we shall start for home."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Only seven days more to cross off," said Clover, drawing her pencil through one of the squares on the diagram pinned beside her looking- glass, "seven more, and then--oh, joy!--papa will be here, and we shall start for home."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Oh, Clover," she cried, "just listen to this!
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "Only seven days more to cross off," said Clover, drawing her pencil through one of the squares on the diagram pinned beside her looking- glass, "seven more, and then--oh, joy!--papa will be here, and we shall start for home."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Only seven days more to cross off," said Clover, drawing her pencil through one of the squares on the diagram pinned beside her looking- glass, "seven more, and then--oh, joy!--papa will be here, and we shall start for home."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Isn't it too bad?"
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Papa can't come for us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was interrupted by the entrance of Katy, holding a letter and looking pale and aggrieved.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Only seven days more to cross off," said Clover, drawing her pencil through one of the squares on the diagram pinned beside her looking- glass, "seven more, and then--oh, joy!--papa will be here, and we shall start for home."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Only seven days more to cross off," said Clover, drawing her pencil through one of the squares on the diagram pinned beside her looking- glass, "seven more, and then--oh, joy!--papa will be here, and we shall start for home."
