used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She was seated at the piano in Lady Seely's drawing-room, and Algernon was leaning on the instrument, and idly turning over a portfolio of music.
Algernon
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From this reading She was seated at the piano in Lady Seely's drawing-room, and Algernon was leaning on the instrument, and idly turning over a portfolio of music.
Ancram
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From this reading "So you are to come to Switzerland with us next month, Ancram," said Miss Kilfinane.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was seated at the piano in Lady Seely's drawing-room, and Algernon was leaning on the instrument, and idly turning over a portfolio of music.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "So you are to come to Switzerland with us next month, Ancram," said Miss Kilfinane.
arrangementnounUS /ərˈeɪndʒmənt/
the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading "Yes; I hope your serene highness has no objection to that arrangement?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was seated at the piano in Lady Seely's drawing-room, and Algernon was leaning on the instrument, and idly turning over a portfolio of music.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It would be of no use my objecting, I suppose!"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "So you are to come to Switzerland with us next month, Ancram," said Miss Kilfinane.
drawing-room
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From this reading She was seated at the piano in Lady Seely's drawing-room, and Algernon was leaning on the instrument, and idly turning over a portfolio of music.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes; I hope your serene highness has no objection to that arrangement?"
highnessnounUS /ˈhaɪnəs/
(Your Highness or His Highness or Her Highness) title used to address a royal person
From this reading "Yes; I hope your serene highness has no objection to that arrangement?"
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "Yes; I hope your serene highness has no objection to that arrangement?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes; I hope your serene highness has no objection to that arrangement?"
idlyadverbUS /ˈaɪdli/
in an idle manner
From this reading She was seated at the piano in Lady Seely's drawing-room, and Algernon was leaning on the instrument, and idly turning over a portfolio of music.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was seated at the piano in Lady Seely's drawing-room, and Algernon was leaning on the instrument, and idly turning over a portfolio of music.
instrumentnounUS /ˈɪnstrəmənt/
a device that requires skill for proper use
From this reading She was seated at the piano in Lady Seely's drawing-room, and Algernon was leaning on the instrument, and idly turning over a portfolio of music.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It would be of no use my objecting, I suppose!"
Kilfinane
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From this reading "So you are to come to Switzerland with us next month, Ancram," said Miss Kilfinane.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading She was seated at the piano in Lady Seely's drawing-room, and Algernon was leaning on the instrument, and idly turning over a portfolio of music.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading She was seated at the piano in Lady Seely's drawing-room, and Algernon was leaning on the instrument, and idly turning over a portfolio of music.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "So you are to come to Switzerland with us next month, Ancram," said Miss Kilfinane.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading "So you are to come to Switzerland with us next month, Ancram," said Miss Kilfinane.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading She was seated at the piano in Lady Seely's drawing-room, and Algernon was leaning on the instrument, and idly turning over a portfolio of music.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "It would be of no use my objecting, I suppose!"
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "So you are to come to Switzerland with us next month, Ancram," said Miss Kilfinane.
not any; not one
From this reading "Yes; I hope your serene highness has no objection to that arrangement?"
not one, and not any
From this reading "Of none whatever.
objectingverbUS /əbˈdʒektɪŋ/
-ing form of “object” — express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent
From this reading "It would be of no use my objecting, I suppose!"
objectionnounUS /əbˈdʒekʃən/
the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
From this reading "Yes; I hope your serene highness has no objection to that arrangement?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was seated at the piano in Lady Seely's drawing-room, and Algernon was leaning on the instrument, and idly turning over a portfolio of music.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was seated at the piano in Lady Seely's drawing-room, and Algernon was leaning on the instrument, and idly turning over a portfolio of music.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She was seated at the piano in Lady Seely's drawing-room, and Algernon was leaning on the instrument, and idly turning over a portfolio of music.
pianonounUS /piˈænoʊ/
a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
From this reading She was seated at the piano in Lady Seely's drawing-room, and Algernon was leaning on the instrument, and idly turning over a portfolio of music.
portfolionounUS /pɔːrtˈfoʊlioʊ/
a large, flat, thin case for carrying loose papers or drawings or maps; usually leather
From this reading She was seated at the piano in Lady Seely's drawing-room, and Algernon was leaning on the instrument, and idly turning over a portfolio of music.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "So you are to come to Switzerland with us next month, Ancram," said Miss Kilfinane.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading She was seated at the piano in Lady Seely's drawing-room, and Algernon was leaning on the instrument, and idly turning over a portfolio of music.
Seely's
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From this reading She was seated at the piano in Lady Seely's drawing-room, and Algernon was leaning on the instrument, and idly turning over a portfolio of music.
sereneadjectiveUS /sərˈiːn/
not agitated; without losing self-possession
From this reading "Yes; I hope your serene highness has no objection to that arrangement?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was seated at the piano in Lady Seely's drawing-room, and Algernon was leaning on the instrument, and idly turning over a portfolio of music.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So you are to come to Switzerland with us next month, Ancram," said Miss Kilfinane.
express a supposition
From this reading "It would be of no use my objecting, I suppose!"
SwitzerlandnounUS /ˈswɪtsərlənd/
a landlocked federal republic in central Europe
From this reading "So you are to come to Switzerland with us next month, Ancram," said Miss Kilfinane.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Yes; I hope your serene highness has no objection to that arrangement?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was seated at the piano in Lady Seely's drawing-room, and Algernon was leaning on the instrument, and idly turning over a portfolio of music.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "So you are to come to Switzerland with us next month, Ancram," said Miss Kilfinane.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading She was seated at the piano in Lady Seely's drawing-room, and Algernon was leaning on the instrument, and idly turning over a portfolio of music.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "So you are to come to Switzerland with us next month, Ancram," said Miss Kilfinane.
the act of using
From this reading "It would be of no use my objecting, I suppose!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was seated at the piano in Lady Seely's drawing-room, and Algernon was leaning on the instrument, and idly turning over a portfolio of music.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading "Of none whatever.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "So you are to come to Switzerland with us next month, Ancram," said Miss Kilfinane.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "It would be of no use my objecting, I suppose!"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes; I hope your serene highness has no objection to that arrangement?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "So you are to come to Switzerland with us next month, Ancram," said Miss Kilfinane.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes; I hope your serene highness has no objection to that arrangement?"
