used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "How does it happen that you are not out for a canter on horseback with our host and Captain Drury?" she asked.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After Vivian Deane had learned of the estrangement of Eugene and Ida, she made up her mind that she would part them forever.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After Vivian Deane had learned of the estrangement of Eugene and Ida, she made up her mind that she would part them forever.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "How does it happen that you are not out for a canter on horseback with our host and Captain Drury?" she asked.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading She was standing in the magnificent drawing-room one morning, when Arthur Hollis entered.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "How does it happen that you are not out for a canter on horseback with our host and Captain Drury?" she asked.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But how?
canterverbUS /ˈkæntər/
ride at a canter
From this reading "How does it happen that you are not out for a canter on horseback with our host and Captain Drury?" she asked.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "How does it happen that you are not out for a canter on horseback with our host and Captain Drury?" she asked.
Deane
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From this reading After Vivian Deane had learned of the estrangement of Eugene and Ida, she made up her mind that she would part them forever.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How does it happen that you are not out for a canter on horseback with our host and Captain Drury?" she asked.
drawing-room
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From this reading She was standing in the magnificent drawing-room one morning, when Arthur Hollis entered.
Drury
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From this reading "How does it happen that you are not out for a canter on horseback with our host and Captain Drury?" she asked.
in a serious manner
From this reading She thought over the matter long and earnestly.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading She was standing in the magnificent drawing-room one morning, when Arthur Hollis entered.
estrangementnounUS /ɪˈstreɪndʒmənt/
separation resulting from hostility
From this reading After Vivian Deane had learned of the estrangement of Eugene and Ida, she made up her mind that she would part them forever.
EugenenounUS /juːˈdʒiːn/
Austrian general in the service of the Holy Roman Empire during the War of the Spanish Succession (1663-1736)
From this reading After Vivian Deane had learned of the estrangement of Eugene and Ida, she made up her mind that she would part them forever.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "How does it happen that you are not out for a canter on horseback with our host and Captain Drury?" she asked.
for a limitless time
From this reading After Vivian Deane had learned of the estrangement of Eugene and Ida, she made up her mind that she would part them forever.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After Vivian Deane had learned of the estrangement of Eugene and Ida, she made up her mind that she would part them forever.
come to pass
From this reading "How does it happen that you are not out for a canter on horseback with our host and Captain Drury?" she asked.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After Vivian Deane had learned of the estrangement of Eugene and Ida, she made up her mind that she would part them forever.
Hollis
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From this reading She was standing in the magnificent drawing-room one morning, when Arthur Hollis entered.
horsebacknounUS /ˈhɔːrsbæk/
the back of a horse
From this reading "How does it happen that you are not out for a canter on horseback with our host and Captain Drury?" she asked.
a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
From this reading "How does it happen that you are not out for a canter on horseback with our host and Captain Drury?" she asked.
how
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From this reading But how?
IdanounUS /ˈaɪdə/
an agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank
From this reading After Vivian Deane had learned of the estrangement of Eugene and Ida, she made up her mind that she would part them forever.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was standing in the magnificent drawing-room one morning, when Arthur Hollis entered.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "How does it happen that you are not out for a canter on horseback with our host and Captain Drury?" she asked.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading After Vivian Deane had learned of the estrangement of Eugene and Ida, she made up her mind that she would part them forever.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading She thought over the matter long and earnestly.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading After Vivian Deane had learned of the estrangement of Eugene and Ida, she made up her mind that she would part them forever.
characterized by grandeur
From this reading She was standing in the magnificent drawing-room one morning, when Arthur Hollis entered.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading She thought over the matter long and earnestly.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading After Vivian Deane had learned of the estrangement of Eugene and Ida, she made up her mind that she would part them forever.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading She was standing in the magnificent drawing-room one morning, when Arthur Hollis entered.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "How does it happen that you are not out for a canter on horseback with our host and Captain Drury?" she asked.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After Vivian Deane had learned of the estrangement of Eugene and Ida, she made up her mind that she would part them forever.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "How does it happen that you are not out for a canter on horseback with our host and Captain Drury?" she asked.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She was standing in the magnificent drawing-room one morning, when Arthur Hollis entered.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "How does it happen that you are not out for a canter on horseback with our host and Captain Drury?" she asked.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "How does it happen that you are not out for a canter on horseback with our host and Captain Drury?" she asked.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She thought over the matter long and earnestly.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading After Vivian Deane had learned of the estrangement of Eugene and Ida, she made up her mind that she would part them forever.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After Vivian Deane had learned of the estrangement of Eugene and Ida, she made up her mind that she would part them forever.
having a supporting base
From this reading She was standing in the magnificent drawing-room one morning, when Arthur Hollis entered.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After Vivian Deane had learned of the estrangement of Eugene and Ida, she made up her mind that she would part them forever.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After Vivian Deane had learned of the estrangement of Eugene and Ida, she made up her mind that she would part them forever.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading After Vivian Deane had learned of the estrangement of Eugene and Ida, she made up her mind that she would part them forever.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She thought over the matter long and earnestly.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading After Vivian Deane had learned of the estrangement of Eugene and Ida, she made up her mind that she would part them forever.
Vivian
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From this reading After Vivian Deane had learned of the estrangement of Eugene and Ida, she made up her mind that she would part them forever.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was standing in the magnificent drawing-room one morning, when Arthur Hollis entered.
at the time that
From this reading She was standing in the magnificent drawing-room one morning, when Arthur Hollis entered.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "How does it happen that you are not out for a canter on horseback with our host and Captain Drury?" she asked.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading After Vivian Deane had learned of the estrangement of Eugene and Ida, she made up her mind that she would part them forever.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How does it happen that you are not out for a canter on horseback with our host and Captain Drury?" she asked.
