used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Never had a Christmas present?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Well, there's one thing,--you _shall_ have one this year, you dear thing!" and Molly Elliston flung down the Christmas muffler she was knitting, and stared at her visitor, as if she could scarcely believe what she had just confessed to her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Well, there's one thing,--you _shall_ have one this year, you dear thing!" and Molly Elliston flung down the Christmas muffler she was knitting, and stared at her visitor, as if she could scarcely believe what she had just confessed to her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Well, there's one thing,--you _shall_ have one this year, you dear thing!" and Molly Elliston flung down the Christmas muffler she was knitting, and stared at her visitor, as if she could scarcely believe what she had just confessed to her.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading The visitor laughed, showing a beautiful row of small white teeth as she did so.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Well, there's one thing,--you _shall_ have one this year, you dear thing!" and Molly Elliston flung down the Christmas muffler she was knitting, and stared at her visitor, as if she could scarcely believe what she had just confessed to her.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading "Never had a Christmas present?"
past form of “confess” — confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading Well, there's one thing,--you _shall_ have one this year, you dear thing!" and Molly Elliston flung down the Christmas muffler she was knitting, and stared at her visitor, as if she could scarcely believe what she had just confessed to her.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Well, there's one thing,--you _shall_ have one this year, you dear thing!" and Molly Elliston flung down the Christmas muffler she was knitting, and stared at her visitor, as if she could scarcely believe what she had just confessed to her.
dearly loved
From this reading Well, there's one thing,--you _shall_ have one this year, you dear thing!" and Molly Elliston flung down the Christmas muffler she was knitting, and stared at her visitor, as if she could scarcely believe what she had just confessed to her.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The visitor laughed, showing a beautiful row of small white teeth as she did so.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Well, there's one thing,--you _shall_ have one this year, you dear thing!" and Molly Elliston flung down the Christmas muffler she was knitting, and stared at her visitor, as if she could scarcely believe what she had just confessed to her.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading "Why, it's just dreadful!
Elliston
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From this reading Well, there's one thing,--you _shall_ have one this year, you dear thing!" and Molly Elliston flung down the Christmas muffler she was knitting, and stared at her visitor, as if she could scarcely believe what she had just confessed to her.
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading Well, there's one thing,--you _shall_ have one this year, you dear thing!" and Molly Elliston flung down the Christmas muffler she was knitting, and stared at her visitor, as if she could scarcely believe what she had just confessed to her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Never had a Christmas present?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Well, there's one thing,--you _shall_ have one this year, you dear thing!" and Molly Elliston flung down the Christmas muffler she was knitting, and stared at her visitor, as if she could scarcely believe what she had just confessed to her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Well, there's one thing,--you _shall_ have one this year, you dear thing!" and Molly Elliston flung down the Christmas muffler she was knitting, and stared at her visitor, as if she could scarcely believe what she had just confessed to her.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Well, there's one thing,--you _shall_ have one this year, you dear thing!" and Molly Elliston flung down the Christmas muffler she was knitting, and stared at her visitor, as if she could scarcely believe what she had just confessed to her.
it's
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From this reading "Why, it's just dreadful!
and nothing more
From this reading "Why, it's just dreadful!
knittingnounUS /ˈnɪtɪŋ/
needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine
From this reading Well, there's one thing,--you _shall_ have one this year, you dear thing!" and Molly Elliston flung down the Christmas muffler she was knitting, and stared at her visitor, as if she could scarcely believe what she had just confessed to her.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading The visitor laughed, showing a beautiful row of small white teeth as she did so.
MollynounUS /ˈmɑːli/
popular aquarium fish
From this reading Well, there's one thing,--you _shall_ have one this year, you dear thing!" and Molly Elliston flung down the Christmas muffler she was knitting, and stared at her visitor, as if she could scarcely believe what she had just confessed to her.
mufflernounUS /ˈmʌflər/
a tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system that is designed to reduce noise
From this reading Well, there's one thing,--you _shall_ have one this year, you dear thing!" and Molly Elliston flung down the Christmas muffler she was knitting, and stared at her visitor, as if she could scarcely believe what she had just confessed to her.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Never had a Christmas present?"
not any; not one
From this reading "No, never."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The visitor laughed, showing a beautiful row of small white teeth as she did so.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Well, there's one thing,--you _shall_ have one this year, you dear thing!" and Molly Elliston flung down the Christmas muffler she was knitting, and stared at her visitor, as if she could scarcely believe what she had just confessed to her.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "Never had a Christmas present?"
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading The visitor laughed, showing a beautiful row of small white teeth as she did so.
only a very short time before
From this reading Well, there's one thing,--you _shall_ have one this year, you dear thing!" and Molly Elliston flung down the Christmas muffler she was knitting, and stared at her visitor, as if she could scarcely believe what she had just confessed to her.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Well, there's one thing,--you _shall_ have one this year, you dear thing!" and Molly Elliston flung down the Christmas muffler she was knitting, and stared at her visitor, as if she could scarcely believe what she had just confessed to her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Well, there's one thing,--you _shall_ have one this year, you dear thing!" and Molly Elliston flung down the Christmas muffler she was knitting, and stared at her visitor, as if she could scarcely believe what she had just confessed to her.
the display of a motion picture
From this reading The visitor laughed, showing a beautiful row of small white teeth as she did so.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The visitor laughed, showing a beautiful row of small white teeth as she did so.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The visitor laughed, showing a beautiful row of small white teeth as she did so.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Well, there's one thing,--you _shall_ have one this year, you dear thing!" and Molly Elliston flung down the Christmas muffler she was knitting, and stared at her visitor, as if she could scarcely believe what she had just confessed to her.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading The visitor laughed, showing a beautiful row of small white teeth as she did so.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Well, there's one thing,--you _shall_ have one this year, you dear thing!" and Molly Elliston flung down the Christmas muffler she was knitting, and stared at her visitor, as if she could scarcely believe what she had just confessed to her.
there's
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From this reading Well, there's one thing,--you _shall_ have one this year, you dear thing!" and Molly Elliston flung down the Christmas muffler she was knitting, and stared at her visitor, as if she could scarcely believe what she had just confessed to her.
a special situation
From this reading Well, there's one thing,--you _shall_ have one this year, you dear thing!" and Molly Elliston flung down the Christmas muffler she was knitting, and stared at her visitor, as if she could scarcely believe what she had just confessed to her.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Well, there's one thing,--you _shall_ have one this year, you dear thing!" and Molly Elliston flung down the Christmas muffler she was knitting, and stared at her visitor, as if she could scarcely believe what she had just confessed to her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well, there's one thing,--you _shall_ have one this year, you dear thing!" and Molly Elliston flung down the Christmas muffler she was knitting, and stared at her visitor, as if she could scarcely believe what she had just confessed to her.
someone who visits
From this reading Well, there's one thing,--you _shall_ have one this year, you dear thing!" and Molly Elliston flung down the Christmas muffler she was knitting, and stared at her visitor, as if she could scarcely believe what she had just confessed to her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Well, there's one thing,--you _shall_ have one this year, you dear thing!" and Molly Elliston flung down the Christmas muffler she was knitting, and stared at her visitor, as if she could scarcely believe what she had just confessed to her.
(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 Well, there's one thing,--you _shall_ have one this year, you dear thing!" and Molly Elliston flung down the Christmas muffler she was knitting, and stared at her visitor, as if she could scarcely believe what she had just confessed to her.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Well, there's one thing,--you _shall_ have one this year, you dear thing!" and Molly Elliston flung down the Christmas muffler she was knitting, and stared at her visitor, as if she could scarcely believe what she had just confessed to her.
a Caucasian
From this reading The visitor laughed, showing a beautiful row of small white teeth as she did so.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, it's just dreadful!
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Well, there's one thing,--you _shall_ have one this year, you dear thing!" and Molly Elliston flung down the Christmas muffler she was knitting, and stared at her visitor, as if she could scarcely believe what she had just confessed to her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Well, there's one thing,--you _shall_ have one this year, you dear thing!" and Molly Elliston flung down the Christmas muffler she was knitting, and stared at her visitor, as if she could scarcely believe what she had just confessed to her.
