used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Ida no sooner found herself alone than she took from her wardrobe a black dress, a long cloak, a bonnet and black veil.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She quickly donned them, then stole into the corridor, locking the door after her, and putting the key in her pocket.
(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 If she could get out of the house and into the grounds unobserved, all would be well.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Ida no sooner found herself alone than she took from her wardrobe a black dress, a long cloak, a bonnet and black veil.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ida no sooner found herself alone than she took from her wardrobe a black dress, a long cloak, a bonnet and black veil.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If she could get out of the house and into the grounds unobserved, all would be well.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Ida no sooner found herself alone than she took from her wardrobe a black dress, a long cloak, a bonnet and black veil.
bonnetnounUS /ˈbɑːnət/
a hat tied under the chin
From this reading Ida no sooner found herself alone than she took from her wardrobe a black dress, a long cloak, a bonnet and black veil.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading She made her way to the railway station, and bought a ticket for Washington.
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading Ida no sooner found herself alone than she took from her wardrobe a black dress, a long cloak, a bonnet and black veil.
corridornounUS /ˈkɔːrədər/
an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading She quickly donned them, then stole into the corridor, locking the door after her, and putting the key in her pocket.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If she could get out of the house and into the grounds unobserved, all would be well.
donnedverbUS /dɑːnd/
inflected form of “don” — put clothing on one's body
From this reading She quickly donned them, then stole into the corridor, locking the door after her, and putting the key in her pocket.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading She quickly donned them, then stole into the corridor, locking the door after her, and putting the key in her pocket.
put on clothes
From this reading Ida no sooner found herself alone than she took from her wardrobe a black dress, a long cloak, a bonnet and black veil.
favoredadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪvərd/
preferred above all others and treated with partiality
From this reading Fortune favored her; no one was in sight.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She made her way to the railway station, and bought a ticket for Washington.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Fortune favored her; no one was in sight.
set up or found
From this reading Ida no sooner found herself alone than she took from her wardrobe a black dress, a long cloak, a bonnet and black veil.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Ida no sooner found herself alone than she took from her wardrobe a black dress, a long cloak, a bonnet and black veil.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading If she could get out of the house and into the grounds unobserved, all would be well.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading If she could get out of the house and into the grounds unobserved, all would be well.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ida no sooner found herself alone than she took from her wardrobe a black dress, a long cloak, a bonnet and black veil.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Ida no sooner found herself alone than she took from her wardrobe a black dress, a long cloak, a bonnet and black veil.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading If she could get out of the house and into the grounds unobserved, all would be well.
IdanounUS /ˈaɪdə/
an agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank
From this reading Ida no sooner found herself alone than she took from her wardrobe a black dress, a long cloak, a bonnet and black veil.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If she could get out of the house and into the grounds unobserved, all would be well.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She quickly donned them, then stole into the corridor, locking the door after her, and putting the key in her pocket.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She quickly donned them, then stole into the corridor, locking the door after her, and putting the key in her pocket.
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading She quickly donned them, then stole into the corridor, locking the door after her, and putting the key in her pocket.
lockingnounUS /ˈlɑːkɪŋ/
the act of locking something up to protect it
From this reading She quickly donned them, then stole into the corridor, locking the door after her, and putting the key in her pocket.
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 Ida no sooner found herself alone than she took from her wardrobe a black dress, a long cloak, a bonnet and black veil.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She made her way to the railway station, and bought a ticket for Washington.
not any; not one
From this reading Ida no sooner found herself alone than she took from her wardrobe a black dress, a long cloak, a bonnet and black veil.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If she could get out of the house and into the grounds unobserved, all would be well.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Fortune favored her; no one was in sight.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading If she could get out of the house and into the grounds unobserved, all would be well.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading She quickly donned them, then stole into the corridor, locking the door after her, and putting the key in her pocket.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading She quickly donned them, then stole into the corridor, locking the door after her, and putting the key in her pocket.
with speed
From this reading She quickly donned them, then stole into the corridor, locking the door after her, and putting the key in her pocket.
railwaynounUS /ˈreɪlweɪ/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading She made her way to the railway station, and bought a ticket for Washington.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ida no sooner found herself alone than she took from her wardrobe a black dress, a long cloak, a bonnet and black veil.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Fortune favored her; no one was in sight.
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading Ida no sooner found herself alone than she took from her wardrobe a black dress, a long cloak, a bonnet and black veil.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading She made her way to the railway station, and bought a ticket for Washington.
a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women
From this reading She quickly donned them, then stole into the corridor, locking the door after her, and putting the key in her pocket.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Ida no sooner found herself alone than she took from her wardrobe a black dress, a long cloak, a bonnet and black veil.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She quickly donned them, then stole into the corridor, locking the door after her, and putting the key in her pocket.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She quickly donned them, then stole into the corridor, locking the door after her, and putting the key in her pocket.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She quickly donned them, then stole into the corridor, locking the door after her, and putting the key in her pocket.
ticketnounUS /ˈtɪkət/
a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
From this reading She made her way to the railway station, and bought a ticket for Washington.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She made her way to the railway station, and bought a ticket for Washington.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Ida no sooner found herself alone than she took from her wardrobe a black dress, a long cloak, a bonnet and black veil.
unobservedadjective
not seen or observed
From this reading If she could get out of the house and into the grounds unobserved, all would be well.
a garment that covers the head and face
From this reading Ida no sooner found herself alone than she took from her wardrobe a black dress, a long cloak, a bonnet and black veil.
wardrobenounUS /ˈwɔːrdroʊb/
a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes
From this reading Ida no sooner found herself alone than she took from her wardrobe a black dress, a long cloak, a bonnet and black veil.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fortune favored her; no one was in sight.
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading She made her way to the railway station, and bought a ticket for Washington.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading She made her way to the railway station, and bought a ticket for Washington.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading If she could get out of the house and into the grounds unobserved, all would be well.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If she could get out of the house and into the grounds unobserved, all would be well.
