used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE MADAME The omnibus lurched through a wide gateway where two huge stone pillars almost hid a tiny lodge, the latter aglow with lamplight.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading As a little girl she had attended the school herself, Nancy knew, and she had afterward--after being an instructor in college--married a German professor and gone to his country.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading As a little girl she had attended the school herself, Nancy knew, and she had afterward--after being an instructor in college--married a German professor and gone to his country.
aglowadjectiveUS /əˈɡloʊ/
softly bright or radiant
From this reading THE MADAME The omnibus lurched through a wide gateway where two huge stone pillars almost hid a tiny lodge, the latter aglow with lamplight.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading THE MADAME The omnibus lurched through a wide gateway where two huge stone pillars almost hid a tiny lodge, the latter aglow with lamplight.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As a little girl she had attended the school herself, Nancy knew, and she had afterward--after being an instructor in college--married a German professor and gone to his country.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pinewood had once been a famous private estate, and a Vice-president of the United States had lived in it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As a little girl she had attended the school herself, Nancy knew, and she had afterward--after being an instructor in college--married a German professor and gone to his country.
playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
From this reading As a little girl she had attended the school herself, Nancy knew, and she had afterward--after being an instructor in college--married a German professor and gone to his country.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He was now dead and Madame had come back to her native land and to her much beloved preparatory school.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But for many years it had been a girls' school, and Madame Schakael had come from Germany to be its principal.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Pinewood had once been a famous private estate, and a Vice-president of the United States had lived in it.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading As a little girl she had attended the school herself, Nancy knew, and she had afterward--after being an instructor in college--married a German professor and gone to his country.
dearly loved
From this reading He was now dead and Madame had come back to her native land and to her much beloved preparatory school.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But for many years it had been a girls' school, and Madame Schakael had come from Germany to be its principal.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading As a little girl she had attended the school herself, Nancy knew, and she had afterward--after being an instructor in college--married a German professor and gone to his country.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But for many years it had been a girls' school, and Madame Schakael had come from Germany to be its principal.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading As a little girl she had attended the school herself, Nancy knew, and she had afterward--after being an instructor in college--married a German professor and gone to his country.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading He was now dead and Madame had come back to her native land and to her much beloved preparatory school.
everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
From this reading Pinewood had once been a famous private estate, and a Vice-president of the United States had lived in it.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading Pinewood had once been a famous private estate, and a Vice-president of the United States had lived in it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But for many years it had been a girls' school, and Madame Schakael had come from Germany to be its principal.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But for many years it had been a girls' school, and Madame Schakael had come from Germany to be its principal.
gatewaynounUS /ˈɡeɪtweɪ/
an entrance that can be closed by a gate
From this reading THE MADAME The omnibus lurched through a wide gateway where two huge stone pillars almost hid a tiny lodge, the latter aglow with lamplight.
a person of German nationality
From this reading As a little girl she had attended the school herself, Nancy knew, and she had afterward--after being an instructor in college--married a German professor and gone to his country.
GermanynounUS /ˈdʒɜːrməni/
a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
From this reading But for many years it had been a girls' school, and Madame Schakael had come from Germany to be its principal.
a young female
From this reading As a little girl she had attended the school herself, Nancy knew, and she had afterward--after being an instructor in college--married a German professor and gone to his country.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading But for many years it had been a girls' school, and Madame Schakael had come from Germany to be its principal.
destroyed or killed
From this reading As a little girl she had attended the school herself, Nancy knew, and she had afterward--after being an instructor in college--married a German professor and gone to his country.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Pinewood had once been a famous private estate, and a Vice-president of the United States had lived in it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was now dead and Madame had come back to her native land and to her much beloved preparatory school.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He was now dead and Madame had come back to her native land and to her much beloved preparatory school.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading As a little girl she had attended the school herself, Nancy knew, and she had afterward--after being an instructor in college--married a German professor and gone to his country.
inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading THE MADAME The omnibus lurched through a wide gateway where two huge stone pillars almost hid a tiny lodge, the latter aglow with lamplight.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As a little girl she had attended the school herself, Nancy knew, and she had afterward--after being an instructor in college--married a German professor and gone to his country.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading THE MADAME The omnibus lurched through a wide gateway where two huge stone pillars almost hid a tiny lodge, the latter aglow with lamplight.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Pinewood had once been a famous private estate, and a Vice-president of the United States had lived in it.
instructornounUS /ˌɪnˈstrʌktər/
a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading As a little girl she had attended the school herself, Nancy knew, and she had afterward--after being an instructor in college--married a German professor and gone to his country.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Pinewood had once been a famous private estate, and a Vice-president of the United States had lived in it.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But for many years it had been a girls' school, and Madame Schakael had come from Germany to be its principal.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading As a little girl she had attended the school herself, Nancy knew, and she had afterward--after being an instructor in college--married a German professor and gone to his country.
lamplightnoun
light from a lamp
From this reading THE MADAME The omnibus lurched through a wide gateway where two huge stone pillars almost hid a tiny lodge, the latter aglow with lamplight.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading He was now dead and Madame had come back to her native land and to her much beloved preparatory school.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading THE MADAME The omnibus lurched through a wide gateway where two huge stone pillars almost hid a tiny lodge, the latter aglow with lamplight.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading As a little girl she had attended the school herself, Nancy knew, and she had afterward--after being an instructor in college--married a German professor and gone to his country.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Pinewood had once been a famous private estate, and a Vice-president of the United States had lived in it.
lodgeverbUS /lɑːdʒ/
be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading THE MADAME The omnibus lurched through a wide gateway where two huge stone pillars almost hid a tiny lodge, the latter aglow with lamplight.
lurchedverbUS /lɜːrtʃt/
past form of “lurch” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading THE MADAME The omnibus lurched through a wide gateway where two huge stone pillars almost hid a tiny lodge, the latter aglow with lamplight.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading THE MADAME The omnibus lurched through a wide gateway where two huge stone pillars almost hid a tiny lodge, the latter aglow with lamplight.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading But for many years it had been a girls' school, and Madame Schakael had come from Germany to be its principal.
joined in matrimony
From this reading As a little girl she had attended the school herself, Nancy knew, and she had afterward--after being an instructor in college--married a German professor and gone to his country.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading He was now dead and Madame had come back to her native land and to her much beloved preparatory school.
NancynounUS /ˈnænsi/
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading As a little girl she had attended the school herself, Nancy knew, and she had afterward--after being an instructor in college--married a German professor and gone to his country.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading He was now dead and Madame had come back to her native land and to her much beloved preparatory school.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He was now dead and Madame had come back to her native land and to her much beloved preparatory school.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Pinewood had once been a famous private estate, and a Vice-president of the United States had lived in it.
omnibusnounUS /ˈɑːmnəbəs/
an anthology of articles on a related subject or an anthology of the works of a single author
From this reading THE MADAME The omnibus lurched through a wide gateway where two huge stone pillars almost hid a tiny lodge, the latter aglow with lamplight.
on one occasion
From this reading Pinewood had once been a famous private estate, and a Vice-president of the United States had lived in it.
pillarsnounUS /ˈpɪlərz/
plural of “pillar” — a fundamental principle or practice
From this reading THE MADAME The omnibus lurched through a wide gateway where two huge stone pillars almost hid a tiny lodge, the latter aglow with lamplight.
Pinewood
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From this reading Pinewood had once been a famous private estate, and a Vice-president of the United States had lived in it.
preparatoryadjectiveUS /prɪˈperətɔːri/
preceding and preparing for something
From this reading He was now dead and Madame had come back to her native land and to her much beloved preparatory school.
the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
From this reading But for many years it had been a girls' school, and Madame Schakael had come from Germany to be its principal.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading Pinewood had once been a famous private estate, and a Vice-president of the United States had lived in it.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading As a little girl she had attended the school herself, Nancy knew, and she had afterward--after being an instructor in college--married a German professor and gone to his country.
Schakael
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From this reading But for many years it had been a girls' school, and Madame Schakael had come from Germany to be its principal.
an educational institution
From this reading But for many years it had been a girls' school, and Madame Schakael had come from Germany to be its principal.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As a little girl she had attended the school herself, Nancy knew, and she had afterward--after being an instructor in college--married a German professor and gone to his country.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Pinewood had once been a famous private estate, and a Vice-president of the United States had lived in it.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading THE MADAME The omnibus lurched through a wide gateway where two huge stone pillars almost hid a tiny lodge, the latter aglow with lamplight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MADAME The omnibus lurched through a wide gateway where two huge stone pillars almost hid a tiny lodge, the latter aglow with lamplight.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading THE MADAME The omnibus lurched through a wide gateway where two huge stone pillars almost hid a tiny lodge, the latter aglow with lamplight.
very small
From this reading THE MADAME The omnibus lurched through a wide gateway where two huge stone pillars almost hid a tiny lodge, the latter aglow with lamplight.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But for many years it had been a girls' school, and Madame Schakael had come from Germany to be its principal.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading THE MADAME The omnibus lurched through a wide gateway where two huge stone pillars almost hid a tiny lodge, the latter aglow with lamplight.
UnitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading Pinewood had once been a famous private estate, and a Vice-president of the United States had lived in it.
Vice-president
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From this reading Pinewood had once been a famous private estate, and a Vice-president of the United States had lived in it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was now dead and Madame had come back to her native land and to her much beloved preparatory school.
in or at the place that
From this reading THE MADAME The omnibus lurched through a wide gateway where two huge stone pillars almost hid a tiny lodge, the latter aglow with lamplight.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading THE MADAME The omnibus lurched through a wide gateway where two huge stone pillars almost hid a tiny lodge, the latter aglow with lamplight.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE MADAME The omnibus lurched through a wide gateway where two huge stone pillars almost hid a tiny lodge, the latter aglow with lamplight.
a late time of life
From this reading But for many years it had been a girls' school, and Madame Schakael had come from Germany to be its principal.
