used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Florence asked if she might have her coffee in her room, while she dashed off a note, and she ran upstairs humming "Bright Lights" and wondering how she was going to stand her family until the summer scattering.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "If I were you, dear, I would let Mr. Lane tell me about his doctor.
anew
From this reading Roma again turned to her father.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Roma's voice was low and sympathetic; she never lost her dignity.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading New discoveries are often made by queer people."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Florence asked if she might have her coffee in her room, while she dashed off a note, and she ran upstairs humming "Bright Lights" and wondering how she was going to stand her family until the summer scattering.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Florence asked if she might have her coffee in her room, while she dashed off a note, and she ran upstairs humming "Bright Lights" and wondering how she was going to stand her family until the summer scattering.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading New discoveries are often made by queer people."
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading Florence asked if she might have her coffee in her room, while she dashed off a note, and she ran upstairs humming "Bright Lights" and wondering how she was going to stand her family until the summer scattering.
having gaps or spaces
From this reading Florence asked if she might have her coffee in her room, while she dashed off a note, and she ran upstairs humming "Bright Lights" and wondering how she was going to stand her family until the summer scattering.
dearly loved
From this reading "If I were you, dear, I would let Mr. Lane tell me about his doctor.
the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
From this reading Roma's voice was low and sympathetic; she never lost her dignity.
discoveriesnounUS /dɪˈskʌvəriz/
plural of “discovery” — the act of discovering something
From this reading New discoveries are often made by queer people."
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "If I were you, dear, I would let Mr. Lane tell me about his doctor.
a social unit living together
From this reading Florence asked if she might have her coffee in her room, while she dashed off a note, and she ran upstairs humming "Bright Lights" and wondering how she was going to stand her family until the summer scattering.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Roma again turned to her father.
FlorencenounUS /ˈflɔːrəns/
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading Florence asked if she might have her coffee in her room, while she dashed off a note, and she ran upstairs humming "Bright Lights" and wondering how she was going to stand her family until the summer scattering.
the act of departing
From this reading Florence asked if she might have her coffee in her room, while she dashed off a note, and she ran upstairs humming "Bright Lights" and wondering how she was going to stand her family until the summer scattering.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Florence asked if she might have her coffee in her room, while she dashed off a note, and she ran upstairs humming "Bright Lights" and wondering how she was going to stand her family until the summer scattering.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Roma again turned to her father.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "If I were you, dear, I would let Mr. Lane tell me about his doctor.
how
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From this reading Florence asked if she might have her coffee in her room, while she dashed off a note, and she ran upstairs humming "Bright Lights" and wondering how she was going to stand her family until the summer scattering.
hummingnounUS /ˈhʌmɪŋ/
a humming noise
From this reading Florence asked if she might have her coffee in her room, while she dashed off a note, and she ran upstairs humming "Bright Lights" and wondering how she was going to stand her family until the summer scattering.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If I were you, dear, I would let Mr. Lane tell me about his doctor.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If I were you, dear, I would let Mr. Lane tell me about his doctor.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Florence asked if she might have her coffee in her room, while she dashed off a note, and she ran upstairs humming "Bright Lights" and wondering how she was going to stand her family until the summer scattering.
a narrow way or road
From this reading "If I were you, dear, I would let Mr. Lane tell me about his doctor.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "If I were you, dear, I would let Mr. Lane tell me about his doctor.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading Florence asked if she might have her coffee in her room, while she dashed off a note, and she ran upstairs humming "Bright Lights" and wondering how she was going to stand her family until the summer scattering.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Roma's voice was low and sympathetic; she never lost her dignity.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Roma's voice was low and sympathetic; she never lost her dignity.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading New discoveries are often made by queer people."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "If I were you, dear, I would let Mr. Lane tell me about his doctor.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Florence asked if she might have her coffee in her room, while she dashed off a note, and she ran upstairs humming "Bright Lights" and wondering how she was going to stand her family until the summer scattering.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "If I were you, dear, I would let Mr. Lane tell me about his doctor.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Roma's voice was low and sympathetic; she never lost her dignity.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading New discoveries are often made by queer people."
a brief written record
From this reading Florence asked if she might have her coffee in her room, while she dashed off a note, and she ran upstairs humming "Bright Lights" and wondering how she was going to stand her family until the summer scattering.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Florence asked if she might have her coffee in her room, while she dashed off a note, and she ran upstairs humming "Bright Lights" and wondering how she was going to stand her family until the summer scattering.
many times at short intervals
From this reading New discoveries are often made by queer people."
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading New discoveries are often made by queer people."
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading New discoveries are often made by queer people."
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Florence asked if she might have her coffee in her room, while she dashed off a note, and she ran upstairs humming "Bright Lights" and wondering how she was going to stand her family until the summer scattering.
RomanounUS /ˈroʊmɑː/
a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling
From this reading Roma again turned to her father.
Roma'snounUS /ˈroʊmɑːz/
possessive form of “roma” — a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling
From this reading Roma's voice was low and sympathetic; she never lost her dignity.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Florence asked if she might have her coffee in her room, while she dashed off a note, and she ran upstairs humming "Bright Lights" and wondering how she was going to stand her family until the summer scattering.
scatteringnounUS /ˈskætərɪŋ/
a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly
From this reading Florence asked if she might have her coffee in her room, while she dashed off a note, and she ran upstairs humming "Bright Lights" and wondering how she was going to stand her family until the summer scattering.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Roma's voice was low and sympathetic; she never lost her dignity.
be standing; be upright
From this reading Florence asked if she might have her coffee in her room, while she dashed off a note, and she ran upstairs humming "Bright Lights" and wondering how she was going to stand her family until the summer scattering.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Florence asked if she might have her coffee in her room, while she dashed off a note, and she ran upstairs humming "Bright Lights" and wondering how she was going to stand her family until the summer scattering.
sympatheticadjectiveUS /ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk/
of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
From this reading Roma's voice was low and sympathetic; she never lost her dignity.
express in words
From this reading "If I were you, dear, I would let Mr. Lane tell me about his doctor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Florence asked if she might have her coffee in her room, while she dashed off a note, and she ran upstairs humming "Bright Lights" and wondering how she was going to stand her family until the summer scattering.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Roma again turned to her father.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Roma again turned to her father.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Florence asked if she might have her coffee in her room, while she dashed off a note, and she ran upstairs humming "Bright Lights" and wondering how she was going to stand her family until the summer scattering.
on a floor above
From this reading Florence asked if she might have her coffee in her room, while she dashed off a note, and she ran upstairs humming "Bright Lights" and wondering how she was going to stand her family until the summer scattering.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Roma's voice was low and sympathetic; she never lost her dignity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Roma's voice was low and sympathetic; she never lost her dignity.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "If I were you, dear, I would let Mr. Lane tell me about his doctor.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Florence asked if she might have her coffee in her room, while she dashed off a note, and she ran upstairs humming "Bright Lights" and wondering how she was going to stand her family until the summer scattering.
showing curiosity
From this reading Florence asked if she might have her coffee in her room, while she dashed off a note, and she ran upstairs humming "Bright Lights" and wondering how she was going to stand her family until the summer scattering.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "If I were you, dear, I would let Mr. Lane tell me about his doctor.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If I were you, dear, I would let Mr. Lane tell me about his doctor.
