aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Aunt Penelope went early to bed, Vernon and I stayed downstairs and talked about our future.
(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 think we were all very tired.
in addition
From this reading I was thinking all the time of my father, and I know well that Vernon was thinking of him also.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Aunt Penelope went early to bed, Vernon and I stayed downstairs and talked about our future.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We said very little to each other that night at the comfortable little hotel.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Aunt Penelope went early to bed, Vernon and I stayed downstairs and talked about our future.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Aunt Penelope went early to bed, Vernon and I stayed downstairs and talked about our future.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading We said very little to each other that night at the comfortable little hotel.
downstairsadverbUS /ˈdaʊnˈsterz/
on a floor below
From this reading Aunt Penelope went early to bed, Vernon and I stayed downstairs and talked about our future.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading We said very little to each other that night at the comfortable little hotel.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Aunt Penelope went early to bed, Vernon and I stayed downstairs and talked about our future.
divisible by two
From this reading We talked languidly, however; our thoughts were not even with our own happy future at that moment.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading I was thinking all the time of my father, and I know well that Vernon was thinking of him also.
yet to be or coming
From this reading Aunt Penelope went early to bed, Vernon and I stayed downstairs and talked about our future.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading We talked languidly, however; our thoughts were not even with our own happy future at that moment.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was thinking all the time of my father, and I know well that Vernon was thinking of him also.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading We said very little to each other that night at the comfortable little hotel.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading We talked languidly, however; our thoughts were not even with our own happy future at that moment.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think we were all very tired.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I was thinking all the time of my father, and I know well that Vernon was thinking of him also.
languidlyadverb
in a languid and lethargic manner
From this reading We talked languidly, however; our thoughts were not even with our own happy future at that moment.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We said very little to each other that night at the comfortable little hotel.
a particular point in time
From this reading We talked languidly, however; our thoughts were not even with our own happy future at that moment.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was thinking all the time of my father, and I know well that Vernon was thinking of him also.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading We said very little to each other that night at the comfortable little hotel.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We talked languidly, however; our thoughts were not even with our own happy future at that moment.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was thinking all the time of my father, and I know well that Vernon was thinking of him also.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading We said very little to each other that night at the comfortable little hotel.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Aunt Penelope went early to bed, Vernon and I stayed downstairs and talked about our future.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading We talked languidly, however; our thoughts were not even with our own happy future at that moment.
PenelopenounUS /pəˈneləpi/
(Greek mythology) the wife of Odysseus and a symbol of devotion and fidelity; for 10 years while Odysseus fought the Trojan War she resisted numerous suitors until Odysseus returned and killed them
From this reading Aunt Penelope went early to bed, Vernon and I stayed downstairs and talked about our future.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading We said very little to each other that night at the comfortable little hotel.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Aunt Penelope went early to bed, Vernon and I stayed downstairs and talked about our future.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Aunt Penelope went early to bed, Vernon and I stayed downstairs and talked about our future.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We said very little to each other that night at the comfortable little hotel.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We said very little to each other that night at the comfortable little hotel.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think we were all very tired.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading I was thinking all the time of my father, and I know well that Vernon was thinking of him also.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading We talked languidly, however; our thoughts were not even with our own happy future at that moment.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I was thinking all the time of my father, and I know well that Vernon was thinking of him also.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading I think we were all very tired.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We said very little to each other that night at the comfortable little hotel.
Vernon
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From this reading Aunt Penelope went early to bed, Vernon and I stayed downstairs and talked about our future.
precisely as stated
From this reading We said very little to each other that night at the comfortable little hotel.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was thinking all the time of my father, and I know well that Vernon was thinking of him also.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We said very little to each other that night at the comfortable little hotel.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading I was thinking all the time of my father, and I know well that Vernon was thinking of him also.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Aunt Penelope went early to bed, Vernon and I stayed downstairs and talked about our future.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I think we were all very tired.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We talked languidly, however; our thoughts were not even with our own happy future at that moment.
