used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To the Memory of My Father, A Captain of Volunteers In the Great War “She’s like Margaret; she’s really one of us,” remarked Mrs. Forrest to her brother.
(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 “She carries herself as Margaret did in her girlhood, and she’s dark, as we all are.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “She carries herself as Margaret did in her girlhood, and she’s dark, as we all are.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “She carries herself as Margaret did in her girlhood, and she’s dark, as we all are.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “She carries herself as Margaret did in her girlhood, and she’s dark, as we all are.”
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading _By_ MEREDITH NICHOLSON Author of The Main Chance PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
BRAUNWORTH
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From this reading _By_ MEREDITH NICHOLSON Author of The Main Chance PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
BROOKLYNnounUS /ˈbrʊklən/
a borough of New York City
From this reading BROOKLYN, N. Y.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading To the Memory of My Father, A Captain of Volunteers In the Great War “She’s like Margaret; she’s really one of us,” remarked Mrs. Forrest to her brother.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _By_ MEREDITH NICHOLSON Author of The Main Chance PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading To the Memory of My Father, A Captain of Volunteers In the Great War “She’s like Margaret; she’s really one of us,” remarked Mrs. Forrest to her brother.
carriesnounUS /ˈkæriz/
plural of “carry” — the act of carrying something
From this reading “She carries herself as Margaret did in her girlhood, and she’s dark, as we all are.”
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading _By_ MEREDITH NICHOLSON Author of The Main Chance PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
COnounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading _By_ MEREDITH NICHOLSON Author of The Main Chance PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
Dameron
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From this reading “I hope she’s escaped the Dameron traits; they’re unattractive,” said Rodney Merriam.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading “She carries herself as Margaret did in her girlhood, and she’s dark, as we all are.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “She carries herself as Margaret did in her girlhood, and she’s dark, as we all are.”
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading “I hope she’s escaped the Dameron traits; they’re unattractive,” said Rodney Merriam.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading To the Memory of My Father, A Captain of Volunteers In the Great War “She’s like Margaret; she’s really one of us,” remarked Mrs. Forrest to her brother.
Forrest
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From this reading To the Memory of My Father, A Captain of Volunteers In the Great War “She’s like Margaret; she’s really one of us,” remarked Mrs. Forrest to her brother.
girlhoodnounUS /ˈɡɜːrlhʊd/
the childhood of a girl
From this reading “She carries herself as Margaret did in her girlhood, and she’s dark, as we all are.”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading To the Memory of My Father, A Captain of Volunteers In the Great War “She’s like Margaret; she’s really one of us,” remarked Mrs. Forrest to her brother.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To the Memory of My Father, A Captain of Volunteers In the Great War “She’s like Margaret; she’s really one of us,” remarked Mrs. Forrest to her brother.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She carries herself as Margaret did in her girlhood, and she’s dark, as we all are.”
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “I hope she’s escaped the Dameron traits; they’re unattractive,” said Rodney Merriam.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I hope she’s escaped the Dameron traits; they’re unattractive,” said Rodney Merriam.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To the Memory of My Father, A Captain of Volunteers In the Great War “She’s like Margaret; she’s really one of us,” remarked Mrs. Forrest to her brother.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading To the Memory of My Father, A Captain of Volunteers In the Great War “She’s like Margaret; she’s really one of us,” remarked Mrs. Forrest to her brother.
most important element
From this reading _By_ MEREDITH NICHOLSON Author of The Main Chance PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
Margaret
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From this reading To the Memory of My Father, A Captain of Volunteers In the Great War “She’s like Margaret; she’s really one of us,” remarked Mrs. Forrest to her brother.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading To the Memory of My Father, A Captain of Volunteers In the Great War “She’s like Margaret; she’s really one of us,” remarked Mrs. Forrest to her brother.
MEREDITHnounUS /ˈmerɪdɪθ/
United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
From this reading _By_ MEREDITH NICHOLSON Author of The Main Chance PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
Merriam
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From this reading “I hope she’s escaped the Dameron traits; they’re unattractive,” said Rodney Merriam.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading To the Memory of My Father, A Captain of Volunteers In the Great War “She’s like Margaret; she’s really one of us,” remarked Mrs. Forrest to her brother.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading To the Memory of My Father, A Captain of Volunteers In the Great War “She’s like Margaret; she’s really one of us,” remarked Mrs. Forrest to her brother.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading BROOKLYN, N. Y.
NICHOLSON
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From this reading _By_ MEREDITH NICHOLSON Author of The Main Chance PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _By_ MEREDITH NICHOLSON Author of The Main Chance PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To the Memory of My Father, A Captain of Volunteers In the Great War “She’s like Margaret; she’s really one of us,” remarked Mrs. Forrest to her brother.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading _By_ MEREDITH NICHOLSON Author of The Main Chance PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading To the Memory of My Father, A Captain of Volunteers In the Great War “She’s like Margaret; she’s really one of us,” remarked Mrs. Forrest to her brother.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading To the Memory of My Father, A Captain of Volunteers In the Great War “She’s like Margaret; she’s really one of us,” remarked Mrs. Forrest to her brother.
Rodney
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From this reading “I hope she’s escaped the Dameron traits; they’re unattractive,” said Rodney Merriam.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I hope she’s escaped the Dameron traits; they’re unattractive,” said Rodney Merriam.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She carries herself as Margaret did in her girlhood, and she’s dark, as we all are.”
She's
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From this reading To the Memory of My Father, A Captain of Volunteers In the Great War “She’s like Margaret; she’s really one of us,” remarked Mrs. Forrest to her brother.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _By_ MEREDITH NICHOLSON Author of The Main Chance PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
they're
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From this reading “I hope she’s escaped the Dameron traits; they’re unattractive,” said Rodney Merriam.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To the Memory of My Father, A Captain of Volunteers In the Great War “She’s like Margaret; she’s really one of us,” remarked Mrs. Forrest to her brother.
traitsnounUS /treɪts/
plural of “trait” — a distinguishing feature of your personal nature
From this reading “I hope she’s escaped the Dameron traits; they’re unattractive,” said Rodney Merriam.
unattractiveadjectiveUS /ˌʌnəˈtræktɪv/
lacking beauty or charm
From this reading “I hope she’s escaped the Dameron traits; they’re unattractive,” said Rodney Merriam.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To the Memory of My Father, A Captain of Volunteers In the Great War “She’s like Margaret; she’s really one of us,” remarked Mrs. Forrest to her brother.
VolunteersnounUS /ˌvɑːlənˈtɪrz/
plural of “volunteer” — (military) a person who freely enlists for service
From this reading To the Memory of My Father, A Captain of Volunteers In the Great War “She’s like Margaret; she’s really one of us,” remarked Mrs. Forrest to her brother.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading To the Memory of My Father, A Captain of Volunteers In the Great War “She’s like Margaret; she’s really one of us,” remarked Mrs. Forrest to her brother.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “She carries herself as Margaret did in her girlhood, and she’s dark, as we all are.”
YnounUS /waɪ/
a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
From this reading BROOKLYN, N. Y.
