used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a note of surprise in Miss Vane's voice as she turned the corner of a great group of foliage-plants, and came upon brother and sister at the open library window.
agitatedadjectiveUS /ˈædʒəteɪtɪd/
troubled emotionally and usually deeply
From this reading If you have finished your conversation"--with a sharp glance from Florence's wet eyelashes to Hubert's pale agitated face--"I have work for both of you.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Florence, Enid has been alone all the morning; do take the child for a walk and let her have a little fresh air!
(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 Florence, Enid has been alone all the morning; do take the child for a walk and let her have a little fresh air!
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Florence, Enid has been alone all the morning; do take the child for a walk and let her have a little fresh air!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a note of surprise in Miss Vane's voice as she turned the corner of a great group of foliage-plants, and came upon brother and sister at the open library window.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Oh, you two are here together!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was a note of surprise in Miss Vane's voice as she turned the corner of a great group of foliage-plants, and came upon brother and sister at the open library window.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was a note of surprise in Miss Vane's voice as she turned the corner of a great group of foliage-plants, and came upon brother and sister at the open library window.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading "I could not tell what had become of either of you.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Florence, Enid has been alone all the morning; do take the child for a walk and let her have a little fresh air!
the two together, not just one
From this reading If you have finished your conversation"--with a sharp glance from Florence's wet eyelashes to Hubert's pale agitated face--"I have work for both of you.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading There was a note of surprise in Miss Vane's voice as she turned the corner of a great group of foliage-plants, and came upon brother and sister at the open library window.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading There was a note of surprise in Miss Vane's voice as she turned the corner of a great group of foliage-plants, and came upon brother and sister at the open library window.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Florence, Enid has been alone all the morning; do take the child for a walk and let her have a little fresh air!
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading If you have finished your conversation"--with a sharp glance from Florence's wet eyelashes to Hubert's pale agitated face--"I have work for both of you.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading There was a note of surprise in Miss Vane's voice as she turned the corner of a great group of foliage-plants, and came upon brother and sister at the open library window.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I could not tell what had become of either of you.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Florence, Enid has been alone all the morning; do take the child for a walk and let her have a little fresh air!
one or the other of two
From this reading "I could not tell what had become of either of you.
EnidnounUS /ˈiːnɪd/
a town in north central Oklahoma
From this reading Florence, Enid has been alone all the morning; do take the child for a walk and let her have a little fresh air!
eyelashesnounUS /ˈaɪlæʃɪz/
plural of “eyelash” — any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
From this reading If you have finished your conversation"--with a sharp glance from Florence's wet eyelashes to Hubert's pale agitated face--"I have work for both of you.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading If you have finished your conversation"--with a sharp glance from Florence's wet eyelashes to Hubert's pale agitated face--"I have work for both of you.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading If you have finished your conversation"--with a sharp glance from Florence's wet eyelashes to Hubert's pale agitated face--"I have work for both of you.
FlorencenounUS /ˈflɔːrəns/
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading Florence, Enid has been alone all the morning; do take the child for a walk and let her have a little fresh air!
Florence'snounUS /ˈflɔːrənsɪz/
possessive form of “florence” — a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading If you have finished your conversation"--with a sharp glance from Florence's wet eyelashes to Hubert's pale agitated face--"I have work for both of you.
foliage-plants
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From this reading There was a note of surprise in Miss Vane's voice as she turned the corner of a great group of foliage-plants, and came upon brother and sister at the open library window.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If you have finished your conversation"--with a sharp glance from Florence's wet eyelashes to Hubert's pale agitated face--"I have work for both of you.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading Florence, Enid has been alone all the morning; do take the child for a walk and let her have a little fresh air!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading If you have finished your conversation"--with a sharp glance from Florence's wet eyelashes to Hubert's pale agitated face--"I have work for both of you.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading If you have finished your conversation"--with a sharp glance from Florence's wet eyelashes to Hubert's pale agitated face--"I have work for both of you.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading There was a note of surprise in Miss Vane's voice as she turned the corner of a great group of foliage-plants, and came upon brother and sister at the open library window.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading There was a note of surprise in Miss Vane's voice as she turned the corner of a great group of foliage-plants, and came upon brother and sister at the open library window.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I could not tell what had become of either of you.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Florence, Enid has been alone all the morning; do take the child for a walk and let her have a little fresh air!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If you have finished your conversation"--with a sharp glance from Florence's wet eyelashes to Hubert's pale agitated face--"I have work for both of you.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Florence, Enid has been alone all the morning; do take the child for a walk and let her have a little fresh air!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Oh, you two are here together!"
Hubert's
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From this reading If you have finished your conversation"--with a sharp glance from Florence's wet eyelashes to Hubert's pale agitated face--"I have work for both of you.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I could not tell what had become of either of you.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you have finished your conversation"--with a sharp glance from Florence's wet eyelashes to Hubert's pale agitated face--"I have work for both of you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a note of surprise in Miss Vane's voice as she turned the corner of a great group of foliage-plants, and came upon brother and sister at the open library window.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Florence, Enid has been alone all the morning; do take the child for a walk and let her have a little fresh air!
a room where books are kept
From this reading There was a note of surprise in Miss Vane's voice as she turned the corner of a great group of foliage-plants, and came upon brother and sister at the open library window.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Florence, Enid has been alone all the morning; do take the child for a walk and let her have a little fresh air!
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading There was a note of surprise in Miss Vane's voice as she turned the corner of a great group of foliage-plants, and came upon brother and sister at the open library window.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Florence, Enid has been alone all the morning; do take the child for a walk and let her have a little fresh air!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I could not tell what had become of either of you.
a brief written record
From this reading There was a note of surprise in Miss Vane's voice as she turned the corner of a great group of foliage-plants, and came upon brother and sister at the open library window.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a note of surprise in Miss Vane's voice as she turned the corner of a great group of foliage-plants, and came upon brother and sister at the open library window.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, you two are here together!"
To move from a closed position.
From this reading There was a note of surprise in Miss Vane's voice as she turned the corner of a great group of foliage-plants, and came upon brother and sister at the open library window.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading If you have finished your conversation"--with a sharp glance from Florence's wet eyelashes to Hubert's pale agitated face--"I have work for both of you.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading If you have finished your conversation"--with a sharp glance from Florence's wet eyelashes to Hubert's pale agitated face--"I have work for both of you.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was a note of surprise in Miss Vane's voice as she turned the corner of a great group of foliage-plants, and came upon brother and sister at the open library window.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading There was a note of surprise in Miss Vane's voice as she turned the corner of a great group of foliage-plants, and came upon brother and sister at the open library window.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading There was a note of surprise in Miss Vane's voice as she turned the corner of a great group of foliage-plants, and came upon brother and sister at the open library window.
carry out
From this reading Florence, Enid has been alone all the morning; do take the child for a walk and let her have a little fresh air!
express in words
From this reading "I could not tell what had become of either of you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a note of surprise in Miss Vane's voice as she turned the corner of a great group of foliage-plants, and came upon brother and sister at the open library window.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a note of surprise in Miss Vane's voice as she turned the corner of a great group of foliage-plants, and came upon brother and sister at the open library window.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If you have finished your conversation"--with a sharp glance from Florence's wet eyelashes to Hubert's pale agitated face--"I have work for both of you.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading "Oh, you two are here together!"
moved around an axis or center
From this reading There was a note of surprise in Miss Vane's voice as she turned the corner of a great group of foliage-plants, and came upon brother and sister at the open library window.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Oh, you two are here together!"
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There was a note of surprise in Miss Vane's voice as she turned the corner of a great group of foliage-plants, and came upon brother and sister at the open library window.
Vane's
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From this reading There was a note of surprise in Miss Vane's voice as she turned the corner of a great group of foliage-plants, and came upon brother and sister at the open library window.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading There was a note of surprise in Miss Vane's voice as she turned the corner of a great group of foliage-plants, and came upon brother and sister at the open library window.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Florence, Enid has been alone all the morning; do take the child for a walk and let her have a little fresh air!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a note of surprise in Miss Vane's voice as she turned the corner of a great group of foliage-plants, and came upon brother and sister at the open library window.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading If you have finished your conversation"--with a sharp glance from Florence's wet eyelashes to Hubert's pale agitated face--"I have work for both of you.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I could not tell what had become of either of you.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading There was a note of surprise in Miss Vane's voice as she turned the corner of a great group of foliage-plants, and came upon brother and sister at the open library window.
in the company of; together with
From this reading If you have finished your conversation"--with a sharp glance from Florence's wet eyelashes to Hubert's pale agitated face--"I have work for both of you.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading If you have finished your conversation"--with a sharp glance from Florence's wet eyelashes to Hubert's pale agitated face--"I have work for both of you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, you two are here together!"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you have finished your conversation"--with a sharp glance from Florence's wet eyelashes to Hubert's pale agitated face--"I have work for both of you.
