used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For breakfast, which is generally about nine or ten o'clock (we persuaded her to give it to us much earlier), you have a cup of coffee and two or three glasses of milk, home-made bread, and a kind of thin oatmeal cake, butter, and goats'-milk cheese.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading For breakfast, which is generally about nine or ten o'clock (we persuaded her to give it to us much earlier), you have a cup of coffee and two or three glasses of milk, home-made bread, and a kind of thin oatmeal cake, butter, and goats'-milk cheese.
additionnounUS /əˈdɪʃən/
a component that is added to something to improve it
From this reading Supper, at nine o'clock, was much the same as breakfast, with the addition of trout, or soup, and stewed fruit and cream, again with milk to drink.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Dinner is usually about three in the afternoon, but we never had any, as we were out all day, and took bread and coffee with us.
anew
From this reading Supper, at nine o'clock, was much the same as breakfast, with the addition of trout, or soup, and stewed fruit and cream, again with milk to drink.
(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 Dinner is usually about three in the afternoon, but we never had any, as we were out all day, and took bread and coffee with us.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For breakfast, which is generally about nine or ten o'clock (we persuaded her to give it to us much earlier), you have a cup of coffee and two or three glasses of milk, home-made bread, and a kind of thin oatmeal cake, butter, and goats'-milk cheese.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Dinner is usually about three in the afternoon, but we never had any, as we were out all day, and took bread and coffee with us.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The food she used to give us is much the same as you get everywhere in Norway.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Supper, at nine o'clock, was much the same as breakfast, with the addition of trout, or soup, and stewed fruit and cream, again with milk to drink.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading For breakfast, which is generally about nine or ten o'clock (we persuaded her to give it to us much earlier), you have a cup of coffee and two or three glasses of milk, home-made bread, and a kind of thin oatmeal cake, butter, and goats'-milk cheese.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading For breakfast, which is generally about nine or ten o'clock (we persuaded her to give it to us much earlier), you have a cup of coffee and two or three glasses of milk, home-made bread, and a kind of thin oatmeal cake, butter, and goats'-milk cheese.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Dinner is usually about three in the afternoon, but we never had any, as we were out all day, and took bread and coffee with us.
butternounUS /ˈbʌtər/
an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use
From this reading For breakfast, which is generally about nine or ten o'clock (we persuaded her to give it to us much earlier), you have a cup of coffee and two or three glasses of milk, home-made bread, and a kind of thin oatmeal cake, butter, and goats'-milk cheese.
cakenounUS /keɪk/
a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
From this reading For breakfast, which is generally about nine or ten o'clock (we persuaded her to give it to us much earlier), you have a cup of coffee and two or three glasses of milk, home-made bread, and a kind of thin oatmeal cake, butter, and goats'-milk cheese.
cheesenounUS /tʃiːz/
a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk
From this reading For breakfast, which is generally about nine or ten o'clock (we persuaded her to give it to us much earlier), you have a cup of coffee and two or three glasses of milk, home-made bread, and a kind of thin oatmeal cake, butter, and goats'-milk cheese.
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading For breakfast, which is generally about nine or ten o'clock (we persuaded her to give it to us much earlier), you have a cup of coffee and two or three glasses of milk, home-made bread, and a kind of thin oatmeal cake, butter, and goats'-milk cheese.
creamnounUS /kriːm/
the best people or things in a group
From this reading Supper, at nine o'clock, was much the same as breakfast, with the addition of trout, or soup, and stewed fruit and cream, again with milk to drink.
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading For breakfast, which is generally about nine or ten o'clock (we persuaded her to give it to us much earlier), you have a cup of coffee and two or three glasses of milk, home-made bread, and a kind of thin oatmeal cake, butter, and goats'-milk cheese.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Dinner is usually about three in the afternoon, but we never had any, as we were out all day, and took bread and coffee with us.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading There was one girl, who waited on us and did all the work of the house.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading Dinner is usually about three in the afternoon, but we never had any, as we were out all day, and took bread and coffee with us.
take in liquids
From this reading Supper, at nine o'clock, was much the same as breakfast, with the addition of trout, or soup, and stewed fruit and cream, again with milk to drink.
earlier in time; previously
From this reading For breakfast, which is generally about nine or ten o'clock (we persuaded her to give it to us much earlier), you have a cup of coffee and two or three glasses of milk, home-made bread, and a kind of thin oatmeal cake, butter, and goats'-milk cheese.
to or in any or all places
From this reading The food she used to give us is much the same as you get everywhere in Norway.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading The food she used to give us is much the same as you get everywhere in Norway.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For breakfast, which is generally about nine or ten o'clock (we persuaded her to give it to us much earlier), you have a cup of coffee and two or three glasses of milk, home-made bread, and a kind of thin oatmeal cake, butter, and goats'-milk cheese.
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading Supper, at nine o'clock, was much the same as breakfast, with the addition of trout, or soup, and stewed fruit and cream, again with milk to drink.
usually; as a rule
From this reading For breakfast, which is generally about nine or ten o'clock (we persuaded her to give it to us much earlier), you have a cup of coffee and two or three glasses of milk, home-made bread, and a kind of thin oatmeal cake, butter, and goats'-milk cheese.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The food she used to give us is much the same as you get everywhere in Norway.
a young female
From this reading There was one girl, who waited on us and did all the work of the house.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The food she used to give us is much the same as you get everywhere in Norway.
glassesnounUS /ˈɡlæsəz/
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading For breakfast, which is generally about nine or ten o'clock (we persuaded her to give it to us much earlier), you have a cup of coffee and two or three glasses of milk, home-made bread, and a kind of thin oatmeal cake, butter, and goats'-milk cheese.
goatsnounUS /ɡoʊts/
plural of “goat” — any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns
From this reading For breakfast, which is generally about nine or ten o'clock (we persuaded her to give it to us much earlier), you have a cup of coffee and two or three glasses of milk, home-made bread, and a kind of thin oatmeal cake, butter, and goats'-milk cheese.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dinner is usually about three in the afternoon, but we never had any, as we were out all day, and took bread and coffee with us.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For breakfast, which is generally about nine or ten o'clock (we persuaded her to give it to us much earlier), you have a cup of coffee and two or three glasses of milk, home-made bread, and a kind of thin oatmeal cake, butter, and goats'-milk cheese.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For breakfast, which is generally about nine or ten o'clock (we persuaded her to give it to us much earlier), you have a cup of coffee and two or three glasses of milk, home-made bread, and a kind of thin oatmeal cake, butter, and goats'-milk cheese.
home-made
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From this reading For breakfast, which is generally about nine or ten o'clock (we persuaded her to give it to us much earlier), you have a cup of coffee and two or three glasses of milk, home-made bread, and a kind of thin oatmeal cake, butter, and goats'-milk cheese.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading There was one girl, who waited on us and did all the work of the house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The food she used to give us is much the same as you get everywhere in Norway.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The food she used to give us is much the same as you get everywhere in Norway.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For breakfast, which is generally about nine or ten o'clock (we persuaded her to give it to us much earlier), you have a cup of coffee and two or three glasses of milk, home-made bread, and a kind of thin oatmeal cake, butter, and goats'-milk cheese.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading For breakfast, which is generally about nine or ten o'clock (we persuaded her to give it to us much earlier), you have a cup of coffee and two or three glasses of milk, home-made bread, and a kind of thin oatmeal cake, butter, and goats'-milk cheese.
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading For breakfast, which is generally about nine or ten o'clock (we persuaded her to give it to us much earlier), you have a cup of coffee and two or three glasses of milk, home-made bread, and a kind of thin oatmeal cake, butter, and goats'-milk cheese.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The food she used to give us is much the same as you get everywhere in Norway.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Dinner is usually about three in the afternoon, but we never had any, as we were out all day, and took bread and coffee with us.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading For breakfast, which is generally about nine or ten o'clock (we persuaded her to give it to us much earlier), you have a cup of coffee and two or three glasses of milk, home-made bread, and a kind of thin oatmeal cake, butter, and goats'-milk cheese.
NorwaynounUS /ˈnɔːrweɪ/
a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe on the western side of the Scandinavian Peninsula; achieved independence from Sweden in 1905
From this reading The food she used to give us is much the same as you get everywhere in Norway.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading For breakfast, which is generally about nine or ten o'clock (we persuaded her to give it to us much earlier), you have a cup of coffee and two or three glasses of milk, home-made bread, and a kind of thin oatmeal cake, butter, and goats'-milk cheese.
oatmealnounUS /ˈoʊtmiːl/
porridge made of rolled oats
From this reading For breakfast, which is generally about nine or ten o'clock (we persuaded her to give it to us much earlier), you have a cup of coffee and two or three glasses of milk, home-made bread, and a kind of thin oatmeal cake, butter, and goats'-milk cheese.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For breakfast, which is generally about nine or ten o'clock (we persuaded her to give it to us much earlier), you have a cup of coffee and two or three glasses of milk, home-made bread, and a kind of thin oatmeal cake, butter, and goats'-milk cheese.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was one girl, who waited on us and did all the work of the house.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was one girl, who waited on us and did all the work of the house.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For breakfast, which is generally about nine or ten o'clock (we persuaded her to give it to us much earlier), you have a cup of coffee and two or three glasses of milk, home-made bread, and a kind of thin oatmeal cake, butter, and goats'-milk cheese.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Dinner is usually about three in the afternoon, but we never had any, as we were out all day, and took bread and coffee with us.
past form of “persuade” — win approval or support for
From this reading For breakfast, which is generally about nine or ten o'clock (we persuaded her to give it to us much earlier), you have a cup of coffee and two or three glasses of milk, home-made bread, and a kind of thin oatmeal cake, butter, and goats'-milk cheese.
Identical; not different.
From this reading The food she used to give us is much the same as you get everywhere in Norway.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The food she used to give us is much the same as you get everywhere in Norway.
soupnounUS /suːp/
liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food
From this reading Supper, at nine o'clock, was much the same as breakfast, with the addition of trout, or soup, and stewed fruit and cream, again with milk to drink.
stewedadjectiveUS /stuːd/
cooked in hot water
From this reading Supper, at nine o'clock, was much the same as breakfast, with the addition of trout, or soup, and stewed fruit and cream, again with milk to drink.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading Supper, at nine o'clock, was much the same as breakfast, with the addition of trout, or soup, and stewed fruit and cream, again with milk to drink.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading For breakfast, which is generally about nine or ten o'clock (we persuaded her to give it to us much earlier), you have a cup of coffee and two or three glasses of milk, home-made bread, and a kind of thin oatmeal cake, butter, and goats'-milk cheese.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The food she used to give us is much the same as you get everywhere in Norway.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was one girl, who waited on us and did all the work of the house.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading For breakfast, which is generally about nine or ten o'clock (we persuaded her to give it to us much earlier), you have a cup of coffee and two or three glasses of milk, home-made bread, and a kind of thin oatmeal cake, butter, and goats'-milk cheese.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading For breakfast, which is generally about nine or ten o'clock (we persuaded her to give it to us much earlier), you have a cup of coffee and two or three glasses of milk, home-made bread, and a kind of thin oatmeal cake, butter, and goats'-milk cheese.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The food she used to give us is much the same as you get everywhere in Norway.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Dinner is usually about three in the afternoon, but we never had any, as we were out all day, and took bread and coffee with us.
troutnounUS /traʊt/
flesh of any of several primarily freshwater game and food fishes
From this reading Supper, at nine o'clock, was much the same as breakfast, with the addition of trout, or soup, and stewed fruit and cream, again with milk to drink.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading For breakfast, which is generally about nine or ten o'clock (we persuaded her to give it to us much earlier), you have a cup of coffee and two or three glasses of milk, home-made bread, and a kind of thin oatmeal cake, butter, and goats'-milk cheese.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The food she used to give us is much the same as you get everywhere in Norway.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading The food she used to give us is much the same as you get everywhere in Norway.
under normal conditions
From this reading Dinner is usually about three in the afternoon, but we never had any, as we were out all day, and took bread and coffee with us.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading There was one girl, who waited on us and did all the work of the house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Supper, at nine o'clock, was much the same as breakfast, with the addition of trout, or soup, and stewed fruit and cream, again with milk to drink.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading For breakfast, which is generally about nine or ten o'clock (we persuaded her to give it to us much earlier), you have a cup of coffee and two or three glasses of milk, home-made bread, and a kind of thin oatmeal cake, butter, and goats'-milk cheese.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Dinner is usually about three in the afternoon, but we never had any, as we were out all day, and took bread and coffee with us.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For breakfast, which is generally about nine or ten o'clock (we persuaded her to give it to us much earlier), you have a cup of coffee and two or three glasses of milk, home-made bread, and a kind of thin oatmeal cake, butter, and goats'-milk cheese.
which person or people
From this reading There was one girl, who waited on us and did all the work of the house.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dinner is usually about three in the afternoon, but we never had any, as we were out all day, and took bread and coffee with us.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading There was one girl, who waited on us and did all the work of the house.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The food she used to give us is much the same as you get everywhere in Norway.
