used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading CONTAGIOUS 'There's only the one slipper here,' said Aunt Annie, feeling in the embroidered slipper-bag which depended from a glittering brass nail in the recess to the right of the fireplace.
(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 'I was mending the other this morning,' said Mrs. Knight, springing up with all her excessive stoutness from the easy-chair.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And this fireplace was on the ground-floor, and not in Oxford Street.
Annie
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From this reading CONTAGIOUS 'There's only the one slipper here,' said Aunt Annie, feeling in the embroidered slipper-bag which depended from a glittering brass nail in the recess to the right of the fireplace.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading CONTAGIOUS 'There's only the one slipper here,' said Aunt Annie, feeling in the embroidered slipper-bag which depended from a glittering brass nail in the recess to the right of the fireplace.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading 'I left it in my work-basket, I do believe.'
brassnounUS /bræs/
an alloy of copper and zinc
From this reading CONTAGIOUS 'There's only the one slipper here,' said Aunt Annie, feeling in the embroidered slipper-bag which depended from a glittering brass nail in the recess to the right of the fireplace.
CONTAGIOUSadjectiveUS /kənˈteɪdʒəs/
easily diffused or spread as from one person to another
From this reading CONTAGIOUS 'There's only the one slipper here,' said Aunt Annie, feeling in the embroidered slipper-bag which depended from a glittering brass nail in the recess to the right of the fireplace.
dependedverbUS /dɪˈpendəd/
past form of “depend” — be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading CONTAGIOUS 'There's only the one slipper here,' said Aunt Annie, feeling in the embroidered slipper-bag which depended from a glittering brass nail in the recess to the right of the fireplace.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'I left it in my work-basket, I do believe.'
easy-chair
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From this reading 'I was mending the other this morning,' said Mrs. Knight, springing up with all her excessive stoutness from the easy-chair.
embroideredverbUS /emˈbrɔɪdərd/
past form of “embroider” — decorate with needlework
From this reading CONTAGIOUS 'There's only the one slipper here,' said Aunt Annie, feeling in the embroidered slipper-bag which depended from a glittering brass nail in the recess to the right of the fireplace.
excessiveadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsesɪv/
beyond normal limits
From this reading 'I was mending the other this morning,' said Mrs. Knight, springing up with all her excessive stoutness from the easy-chair.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading CONTAGIOUS 'There's only the one slipper here,' said Aunt Annie, feeling in the embroidered slipper-bag which depended from a glittering brass nail in the recess to the right of the fireplace.
fireplacenounUS /ˈfaɪərpleɪs/
an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
From this reading CONTAGIOUS 'There's only the one slipper here,' said Aunt Annie, feeling in the embroidered slipper-bag which depended from a glittering brass nail in the recess to the right of the fireplace.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading CONTAGIOUS 'There's only the one slipper here,' said Aunt Annie, feeling in the embroidered slipper-bag which depended from a glittering brass nail in the recess to the right of the fireplace.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading 'I'll get it,' said Aunt Annie.
glitteringadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɪtərɪŋ/
having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
From this reading CONTAGIOUS 'There's only the one slipper here,' said Aunt Annie, feeling in the embroidered slipper-bag which depended from a glittering brass nail in the recess to the right of the fireplace.
ground-flooradjective
on the floor closest to level with the ground
From this reading And this fireplace was on the ground-floor, and not in Oxford Street.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 'I was mending the other this morning,' said Mrs. Knight, springing up with all her excessive stoutness from the easy-chair.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading CONTAGIOUS 'There's only the one slipper here,' said Aunt Annie, feeling in the embroidered slipper-bag which depended from a glittering brass nail in the recess to the right of the fireplace.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I was mending the other this morning,' said Mrs. Knight, springing up with all her excessive stoutness from the easy-chair.
I'll
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From this reading 'I'll get it,' said Aunt Annie.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CONTAGIOUS 'There's only the one slipper here,' said Aunt Annie, feeling in the embroidered slipper-bag which depended from a glittering brass nail in the recess to the right of the fireplace.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'I left it in my work-basket, I do believe.'
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading 'I was mending the other this morning,' said Mrs. Knight, springing up with all her excessive stoutness from the easy-chair.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading 'I left it in my work-basket, I do believe.'
mendingnounUS /ˈmendɪŋ/
garments that must be repaired
From this reading 'I was mending the other this morning,' said Mrs. Knight, springing up with all her excessive stoutness from the easy-chair.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading 'I was mending the other this morning,' said Mrs. Knight, springing up with all her excessive stoutness from the easy-chair.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading 'I was mending the other this morning,' said Mrs. Knight, springing up with all her excessive stoutness from the easy-chair.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'I left it in my work-basket, I do believe.'
nailverbUS /neɪl/
attach something somewhere by means of nails
From this reading CONTAGIOUS 'There's only the one slipper here,' said Aunt Annie, feeling in the embroidered slipper-bag which depended from a glittering brass nail in the recess to the right of the fireplace.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And this fireplace was on the ground-floor, and not in Oxford Street.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CONTAGIOUS 'There's only the one slipper here,' said Aunt Annie, feeling in the embroidered slipper-bag which depended from a glittering brass nail in the recess to the right of the fireplace.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And this fireplace was on the ground-floor, and not in Oxford Street.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CONTAGIOUS 'There's only the one slipper here,' said Aunt Annie, feeling in the embroidered slipper-bag which depended from a glittering brass nail in the recess to the right of the fireplace.
and nothing more
From this reading CONTAGIOUS 'There's only the one slipper here,' said Aunt Annie, feeling in the embroidered slipper-bag which depended from a glittering brass nail in the recess to the right of the fireplace.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading 'I was mending the other this morning,' said Mrs. Knight, springing up with all her excessive stoutness from the easy-chair.
OxfordnounUS /ˈɑːksfərd/
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
From this reading And this fireplace was on the ground-floor, and not in Oxford Street.
recessverbUS /rɪˈses/
put into a recess
From this reading CONTAGIOUS 'There's only the one slipper here,' said Aunt Annie, feeling in the embroidered slipper-bag which depended from a glittering brass nail in the recess to the right of the fireplace.
precisely, exactly
From this reading CONTAGIOUS 'There's only the one slipper here,' said Aunt Annie, feeling in the embroidered slipper-bag which depended from a glittering brass nail in the recess to the right of the fireplace.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading CONTAGIOUS 'There's only the one slipper here,' said Aunt Annie, feeling in the embroidered slipper-bag which depended from a glittering brass nail in the recess to the right of the fireplace.
slippernounUS /ˈslɪpər/
low footwear that can be slipped on and off easily; usually worn indoors
From this reading CONTAGIOUS 'There's only the one slipper here,' said Aunt Annie, feeling in the embroidered slipper-bag which depended from a glittering brass nail in the recess to the right of the fireplace.
slipper-bag
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From this reading CONTAGIOUS 'There's only the one slipper here,' said Aunt Annie, feeling in the embroidered slipper-bag which depended from a glittering brass nail in the recess to the right of the fireplace.
springingverbUS /ˈsprɪŋɪŋ/
-ing form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading 'I was mending the other this morning,' said Mrs. Knight, springing up with all her excessive stoutness from the easy-chair.
stoutnessnounUS /ˈstaʊtnəs/
the property of being strong and resolute
From this reading 'I was mending the other this morning,' said Mrs. Knight, springing up with all her excessive stoutness from the easy-chair.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading And this fireplace was on the ground-floor, and not in Oxford Street.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CONTAGIOUS 'There's only the one slipper here,' said Aunt Annie, feeling in the embroidered slipper-bag which depended from a glittering brass nail in the recess to the right of the fireplace.
There's
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From this reading CONTAGIOUS 'There's only the one slipper here,' said Aunt Annie, feeling in the embroidered slipper-bag which depended from a glittering brass nail in the recess to the right of the fireplace.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And this fireplace was on the ground-floor, and not in Oxford Street.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CONTAGIOUS 'There's only the one slipper here,' said Aunt Annie, feeling in the embroidered slipper-bag which depended from a glittering brass nail in the recess to the right of the fireplace.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading 'I was mending the other this morning,' said Mrs. Knight, springing up with all her excessive stoutness from the easy-chair.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And this fireplace was on the ground-floor, and not in Oxford Street.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading CONTAGIOUS 'There's only the one slipper here,' said Aunt Annie, feeling in the embroidered slipper-bag which depended from a glittering brass nail in the recess to the right of the fireplace.
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'I was mending the other this morning,' said Mrs. Knight, springing up with all her excessive stoutness from the easy-chair.
work-basket
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From this reading 'I left it in my work-basket, I do believe.'
