used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “She’s going to the station to meet Aunt Dulcie, and has a little shopping to do first.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading GRETEL MEETS AN OLD FRIEND “Mother wants to know if any one would like to go into New London with her,” said Molly, coming into Gretel’s and Geraldine’s room, on the following Saturday afternoon.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading GRETEL MEETS AN OLD FRIEND “Mother wants to know if any one would like to go into New London with her,” said Molly, coming into Gretel’s and Geraldine’s room, on the following Saturday afternoon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GRETEL MEETS AN OLD FRIEND “Mother wants to know if any one would like to go into New London with her,” said Molly, coming into Gretel’s and Geraldine’s room, on the following Saturday afternoon.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading GRETEL MEETS AN OLD FRIEND “Mother wants to know if any one would like to go into New London with her,” said Molly, coming into Gretel’s and Geraldine’s room, on the following Saturday afternoon.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “She’s going to the station to meet Aunt Dulcie, and has a little shopping to do first.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “I’m going fishing with the boys,” said Geraldine.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading GRETEL MEETS AN OLD FRIEND “Mother wants to know if any one would like to go into New London with her,” said Molly, coming into Gretel’s and Geraldine’s room, on the following Saturday afternoon.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “She’s going to the station to meet Aunt Dulcie, and has a little shopping to do first.
Dulcie
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From this reading “She’s going to the station to meet Aunt Dulcie, and has a little shopping to do first.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “She’s going to the station to meet Aunt Dulcie, and has a little shopping to do first.
fishingnounUS /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading “I’m going fishing with the boys,” said Geraldine.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading GRETEL MEETS AN OLD FRIEND “Mother wants to know if any one would like to go into New London with her,” said Molly, coming into Gretel’s and Geraldine’s room, on the following Saturday afternoon.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading GRETEL MEETS AN OLD FRIEND “Mother wants to know if any one would like to go into New London with her,” said Molly, coming into Gretel’s and Geraldine’s room, on the following Saturday afternoon.
Geraldine
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From this reading “I’m going fishing with the boys,” said Geraldine.
Geraldine's
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From this reading GRETEL MEETS AN OLD FRIEND “Mother wants to know if any one would like to go into New London with her,” said Molly, coming into Gretel’s and Geraldine’s room, on the following Saturday afternoon.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading GRETEL MEETS AN OLD FRIEND “Mother wants to know if any one would like to go into New London with her,” said Molly, coming into Gretel’s and Geraldine’s room, on the following Saturday afternoon.
the act of departing
From this reading “She’s going to the station to meet Aunt Dulcie, and has a little shopping to do first.
GRETEL
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From this reading GRETEL MEETS AN OLD FRIEND “Mother wants to know if any one would like to go into New London with her,” said Molly, coming into Gretel’s and Geraldine’s room, on the following Saturday afternoon.
Gretel's
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From this reading GRETEL MEETS AN OLD FRIEND “Mother wants to know if any one would like to go into New London with her,” said Molly, coming into Gretel’s and Geraldine’s room, on the following Saturday afternoon.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She’s going to the station to meet Aunt Dulcie, and has a little shopping to do first.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading GRETEL MEETS AN OLD FRIEND “Mother wants to know if any one would like to go into New London with her,” said Molly, coming into Gretel’s and Geraldine’s room, on the following Saturday afternoon.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I promised Jerry.
I'm
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From this reading “I’m going fishing with the boys,” said Geraldine.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading GRETEL MEETS AN OLD FRIEND “Mother wants to know if any one would like to go into New London with her,” said Molly, coming into Gretel’s and Geraldine’s room, on the following Saturday afternoon.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading GRETEL MEETS AN OLD FRIEND “Mother wants to know if any one would like to go into New London with her,” said Molly, coming into Gretel’s and Geraldine’s room, on the following Saturday afternoon.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “I promised Jerry.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading GRETEL MEETS AN OLD FRIEND “Mother wants to know if any one would like to go into New London with her,” said Molly, coming into Gretel’s and Geraldine’s room, on the following Saturday afternoon.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading GRETEL MEETS AN OLD FRIEND “Mother wants to know if any one would like to go into New London with her,” said Molly, coming into Gretel’s and Geraldine’s room, on the following Saturday afternoon.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “She’s going to the station to meet Aunt Dulcie, and has a little shopping to do first.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading GRETEL MEETS AN OLD FRIEND “Mother wants to know if any one would like to go into New London with her,” said Molly, coming into Gretel’s and Geraldine’s room, on the following Saturday afternoon.
come together
From this reading “She’s going to the station to meet Aunt Dulcie, and has a little shopping to do first.
MEETSnounUS /miːts/
plural of “meet” — a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
From this reading GRETEL MEETS AN OLD FRIEND “Mother wants to know if any one would like to go into New London with her,” said Molly, coming into Gretel’s and Geraldine’s room, on the following Saturday afternoon.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She thought perhaps you might like to go with her.”
MollynounUS /ˈmɑːli/
popular aquarium fish
From this reading GRETEL MEETS AN OLD FRIEND “Mother wants to know if any one would like to go into New London with her,” said Molly, coming into Gretel’s and Geraldine’s room, on the following Saturday afternoon.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading GRETEL MEETS AN OLD FRIEND “Mother wants to know if any one would like to go into New London with her,” said Molly, coming into Gretel’s and Geraldine’s room, on the following Saturday afternoon.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading GRETEL MEETS AN OLD FRIEND “Mother wants to know if any one would like to go into New London with her,” said Molly, coming into Gretel’s and Geraldine’s room, on the following Saturday afternoon.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading GRETEL MEETS AN OLD FRIEND “Mother wants to know if any one would like to go into New London with her,” said Molly, coming into Gretel’s and Geraldine’s room, on the following Saturday afternoon.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading GRETEL MEETS AN OLD FRIEND “Mother wants to know if any one would like to go into New London with her,” said Molly, coming into Gretel’s and Geraldine’s room, on the following Saturday afternoon.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading GRETEL MEETS AN OLD FRIEND “Mother wants to know if any one would like to go into New London with her,” said Molly, coming into Gretel’s and Geraldine’s room, on the following Saturday afternoon.
by chance
From this reading She thought perhaps you might like to go with her.”
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading “I promised Jerry.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading GRETEL MEETS AN OLD FRIEND “Mother wants to know if any one would like to go into New London with her,” said Molly, coming into Gretel’s and Geraldine’s room, on the following Saturday afternoon.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading GRETEL MEETS AN OLD FRIEND “Mother wants to know if any one would like to go into New London with her,” said Molly, coming into Gretel’s and Geraldine’s room, on the following Saturday afternoon.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading GRETEL MEETS AN OLD FRIEND “Mother wants to know if any one would like to go into New London with her,” said Molly, coming into Gretel’s and Geraldine’s room, on the following Saturday afternoon.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She thought perhaps you might like to go with her.”
She's
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From this reading “She’s going to the station to meet Aunt Dulcie, and has a little shopping to do first.
shoppingnounUS /ˈʃɑːpɪŋ/
searching for or buying goods or services
From this reading “She’s going to the station to meet Aunt Dulcie, and has a little shopping to do first.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading “She’s going to the station to meet Aunt Dulcie, and has a little shopping to do first.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GRETEL MEETS AN OLD FRIEND “Mother wants to know if any one would like to go into New London with her,” said Molly, coming into Gretel’s and Geraldine’s room, on the following Saturday afternoon.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She thought perhaps you might like to go with her.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GRETEL MEETS AN OLD FRIEND “Mother wants to know if any one would like to go into New London with her,” said Molly, coming into Gretel’s and Geraldine’s room, on the following Saturday afternoon.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading GRETEL MEETS AN OLD FRIEND “Mother wants to know if any one would like to go into New London with her,” said Molly, coming into Gretel’s and Geraldine’s room, on the following Saturday afternoon.
in the company of; together with
From this reading GRETEL MEETS AN OLD FRIEND “Mother wants to know if any one would like to go into New London with her,” said Molly, coming into Gretel’s and Geraldine’s room, on the following Saturday afternoon.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading GRETEL MEETS AN OLD FRIEND “Mother wants to know if any one would like to go into New London with her,” said Molly, coming into Gretel’s and Geraldine’s room, on the following Saturday afternoon.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She thought perhaps you might like to go with her.”