used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On the sofa opposite to her sat a lady--a large, well-dressed lady--with bright black eager eyes, and a high color.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading When Katherine returned that afternoon she found Miss Payne was not alone.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading When Katherine returned that afternoon she found Miss Payne was not alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the sofa opposite to her sat a lady--a large, well-dressed lady--with bright black eager eyes, and a high color.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading She held open on her lap a neat black leather bag, from which she had taken some papers, and was speaking quickly, in loud dictatorial tones, when Katherine came in.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading On the sofa opposite to her sat a lady--a large, well-dressed lady--with bright black eager eyes, and a high color.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading On the sofa opposite to her sat a lady--a large, well-dressed lady--with bright black eager eyes, and a high color.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She held open on her lap a neat black leather bag, from which she had taken some papers, and was speaking quickly, in loud dictatorial tones, when Katherine came in.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading On the sofa opposite to her sat a lady--a large, well-dressed lady--with bright black eager eyes, and a high color.
dictatorialadjectiveUS /ˌdɪktəˈtɔːriəl/
of or characteristic of a dictator
From this reading She held open on her lap a neat black leather bag, from which she had taken some papers, and was speaking quickly, in loud dictatorial tones, when Katherine came in.
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading On the sofa opposite to her sat a lady--a large, well-dressed lady--with bright black eager eyes, and a high color.
opinion or judgment
From this reading On the sofa opposite to her sat a lady--a large, well-dressed lady--with bright black eager eyes, and a high color.
set up or found
From this reading When Katherine returned that afternoon she found Miss Payne was not alone.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She held open on her lap a neat black leather bag, from which she had taken some papers, and was speaking quickly, in loud dictatorial tones, when Katherine came in.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She held open on her lap a neat black leather bag, from which she had taken some papers, and was speaking quickly, in loud dictatorial tones, when Katherine came in.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading She held open on her lap a neat black leather bag, from which she had taken some papers, and was speaking quickly, in loud dictatorial tones, when Katherine came in.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On the sofa opposite to her sat a lady--a large, well-dressed lady--with bright black eager eyes, and a high color.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading On the sofa opposite to her sat a lady--a large, well-dressed lady--with bright black eager eyes, and a high color.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She held open on her lap a neat black leather bag, from which she had taken some papers, and was speaking quickly, in loud dictatorial tones, when Katherine came in.
Katherine
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From this reading When Katherine returned that afternoon she found Miss Payne was not alone.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading On the sofa opposite to her sat a lady--a large, well-dressed lady--with bright black eager eyes, and a high color.
lapverbUS /læp/
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading She held open on her lap a neat black leather bag, from which she had taken some papers, and was speaking quickly, in loud dictatorial tones, when Katherine came in.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading On the sofa opposite to her sat a lady--a large, well-dressed lady--with bright black eager eyes, and a high color.
leathernounUS /ˈleðər/
an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
From this reading She held open on her lap a neat black leather bag, from which she had taken some papers, and was speaking quickly, in loud dictatorial tones, when Katherine came in.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading She held open on her lap a neat black leather bag, from which she had taken some papers, and was speaking quickly, in loud dictatorial tones, when Katherine came in.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading When Katherine returned that afternoon she found Miss Payne was not alone.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "MRS.
neatadjectiveUS /niːt/
clean or organized
From this reading She held open on her lap a neat black leather bag, from which she had taken some papers, and was speaking quickly, in loud dictatorial tones, when Katherine came in.
NEEDHAM
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From this reading NEEDHAM."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When Katherine returned that afternoon she found Miss Payne was not alone.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the sofa opposite to her sat a lady--a large, well-dressed lady--with bright black eager eyes, and a high color.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading She held open on her lap a neat black leather bag, from which she had taken some papers, and was speaking quickly, in loud dictatorial tones, when Katherine came in.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading On the sofa opposite to her sat a lady--a large, well-dressed lady--with bright black eager eyes, and a high color.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading She held open on her lap a neat black leather bag, from which she had taken some papers, and was speaking quickly, in loud dictatorial tones, when Katherine came in.
Payne
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From this reading When Katherine returned that afternoon she found Miss Payne was not alone.
with speed
From this reading She held open on her lap a neat black leather bag, from which she had taken some papers, and was speaking quickly, in loud dictatorial tones, when Katherine came in.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading When Katherine returned that afternoon she found Miss Payne was not alone.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading On the sofa opposite to her sat a lady--a large, well-dressed lady--with bright black eager eyes, and a high color.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Katherine returned that afternoon she found Miss Payne was not alone.
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading On the sofa opposite to her sat a lady--a large, well-dressed lady--with bright black eager eyes, and a high color.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She held open on her lap a neat black leather bag, from which she had taken some papers, and was speaking quickly, in loud dictatorial tones, when Katherine came in.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading She held open on her lap a neat black leather bag, from which she had taken some papers, and was speaking quickly, in loud dictatorial tones, when Katherine came in.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading She held open on her lap a neat black leather bag, from which she had taken some papers, and was speaking quickly, in loud dictatorial tones, when Katherine came in.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Katherine returned that afternoon she found Miss Payne was not alone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the sofa opposite to her sat a lady--a large, well-dressed lady--with bright black eager eyes, and a high color.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the sofa opposite to her sat a lady--a large, well-dressed lady--with bright black eager eyes, and a high color.
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading She held open on her lap a neat black leather bag, from which she had taken some papers, and was speaking quickly, in loud dictatorial tones, when Katherine came in.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Katherine returned that afternoon she found Miss Payne was not alone.
well-dressedadjective
having tasteful clothing and being scrupulously neat
From this reading On the sofa opposite to her sat a lady--a large, well-dressed lady--with bright black eager eyes, and a high color.
at the time that
From this reading When Katherine returned that afternoon she found Miss Payne was not alone.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She held open on her lap a neat black leather bag, from which she had taken some papers, and was speaking quickly, in loud dictatorial tones, when Katherine came in.
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the sofa opposite to her sat a lady--a large, well-dressed lady--with bright black eager eyes, and a high color.
