used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A FEAST AND A LOVE FEAST.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A FEAST AND A LOVE FEAST.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With that and their delight at Miss Elsie's improvement, the whole staff was in excellent spirits.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading While the evening was passing so pleasantly with Elsie, the principal personages below stairs were holding a subdued revel in the housekeeper's room.
casions
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From this reading "It's one ob dem 'casions," said Dolf, "when we ort ter do somethin' a little out ob de common run--what do yer say, Miss Clorindy?"
Clorindy
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From this reading "It's one ob dem 'casions," said Dolf, "when we ort ter do somethin' a little out ob de common run--what do yer say, Miss Clorindy?"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Miss Dinah had come up from the village, and her ebony suitor was expected.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading "It's one ob dem 'casions," said Dolf, "when we ort ter do somethin' a little out ob de common run--what do yer say, Miss Clorindy?"
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "It's one ob dem 'casions," said Dolf, "when we ort ter do somethin' a little out ob de common run--what do yer say, Miss Clorindy?"
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading With that and their delight at Miss Elsie's improvement, the whole staff was in excellent spirits.
dem
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From this reading "It's one ob dem 'casions," said Dolf, "when we ort ter do somethin' a little out ob de common run--what do yer say, Miss Clorindy?"
Dinah
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From this reading Miss Dinah had come up from the village, and her ebony suitor was expected.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "It's one ob dem 'casions," said Dolf, "when we ort ter do somethin' a little out ob de common run--what do yer say, Miss Clorindy?"
Dolf
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From this reading "It's one ob dem 'casions," said Dolf, "when we ort ter do somethin' a little out ob de common run--what do yer say, Miss Clorindy?"
ebonynounUS /ˈebəni/
a very dark black
From this reading Miss Dinah had come up from the village, and her ebony suitor was expected.
Elsie
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From this reading While the evening was passing so pleasantly with Elsie, the principal personages below stairs were holding a subdued revel in the housekeeper's room.
Elsie's
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From this reading With that and their delight at Miss Elsie's improvement, the whole staff was in excellent spirits.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading While the evening was passing so pleasantly with Elsie, the principal personages below stairs were holding a subdued revel in the housekeeper's room.
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading With that and their delight at Miss Elsie's improvement, the whole staff was in excellent spirits.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading Miss Dinah had come up from the village, and her ebony suitor was expected.
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading A FEAST AND A LOVE FEAST.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Miss Dinah had come up from the village, and her ebony suitor was expected.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Miss Dinah had come up from the village, and her ebony suitor was expected.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Dinah had come up from the village, and her ebony suitor was expected.
the act of retaining something
From this reading While the evening was passing so pleasantly with Elsie, the principal personages below stairs were holding a subdued revel in the housekeeper's room.
housekeeper's
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From this reading While the evening was passing so pleasantly with Elsie, the principal personages below stairs were holding a subdued revel in the housekeeper's room.
improvementnounUS /ˌɪmˈpruːvmənt/
a change for the better; progress in development
From this reading With that and their delight at Miss Elsie's improvement, the whole staff was in excellent spirits.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While the evening was passing so pleasantly with Elsie, the principal personages below stairs were holding a subdued revel in the housekeeper's room.
It's
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From this reading "It's one ob dem 'casions," said Dolf, "when we ort ter do somethin' a little out ob de common run--what do yer say, Miss Clorindy?"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "It's one ob dem 'casions," said Dolf, "when we ort ter do somethin' a little out ob de common run--what do yer say, Miss Clorindy?"
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading A FEAST AND A LOVE FEAST.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Dinah had come up from the village, and her ebony suitor was expected.
obnoun
a major river of western Siberia; flows generally northward and westward to the Gulf of Ob and the Kara Sea
From this reading "It's one ob dem 'casions," said Dolf, "when we ort ter do somethin' a little out ob de common run--what do yer say, Miss Clorindy?"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "It's one ob dem 'casions," said Dolf, "when we ort ter do somethin' a little out ob de common run--what do yer say, Miss Clorindy?"
ort
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From this reading "It's one ob dem 'casions," said Dolf, "when we ort ter do somethin' a little out ob de common run--what do yer say, Miss Clorindy?"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "It's one ob dem 'casions," said Dolf, "when we ort ter do somethin' a little out ob de common run--what do yer say, Miss Clorindy?"
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading While the evening was passing so pleasantly with Elsie, the principal personages below stairs were holding a subdued revel in the housekeeper's room.
personages
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From this reading While the evening was passing so pleasantly with Elsie, the principal personages below stairs were holding a subdued revel in the housekeeper's room.
pleasantlyadverbUS /ˈplezəntli/
in a cheerful manner
From this reading While the evening was passing so pleasantly with Elsie, the principal personages below stairs were holding a subdued revel in the housekeeper's room.
the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
From this reading While the evening was passing so pleasantly with Elsie, the principal personages below stairs were holding a subdued revel in the housekeeper's room.
revelverbUS /ˈrevəl/
take delight in
From this reading While the evening was passing so pleasantly with Elsie, the principal personages below stairs were holding a subdued revel in the housekeeper's room.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading While the evening was passing so pleasantly with Elsie, the principal personages below stairs were holding a subdued revel in the housekeeper's room.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "It's one ob dem 'casions," said Dolf, "when we ort ter do somethin' a little out ob de common run--what do yer say, Miss Clorindy?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It's one ob dem 'casions," said Dolf, "when we ort ter do somethin' a little out ob de common run--what do yer say, Miss Clorindy?"
express in words
From this reading "It's one ob dem 'casions," said Dolf, "when we ort ter do somethin' a little out ob de common run--what do yer say, Miss Clorindy?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading While the evening was passing so pleasantly with Elsie, the principal personages below stairs were holding a subdued revel in the housekeeper's room.
somethin
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From this reading "It's one ob dem 'casions," said Dolf, "when we ort ter do somethin' a little out ob de common run--what do yer say, Miss Clorindy?"
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading With that and their delight at Miss Elsie's improvement, the whole staff was in excellent spirits.
staffnounUS /stæf/
personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
From this reading With that and their delight at Miss Elsie's improvement, the whole staff was in excellent spirits.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading While the evening was passing so pleasantly with Elsie, the principal personages below stairs were holding a subdued revel in the housekeeper's room.
subduedadjectiveUS /səbˈduːd/
in a softened tone
From this reading While the evening was passing so pleasantly with Elsie, the principal personages below stairs were holding a subdued revel in the housekeeper's room.
suitornounUS /ˈsuːtər/
a man who courts a woman
From this reading Miss Dinah had come up from the village, and her ebony suitor was expected.
ter
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From this reading "It's one ob dem 'casions," said Dolf, "when we ort ter do somethin' a little out ob de common run--what do yer say, Miss Clorindy?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With that and their delight at Miss Elsie's improvement, the whole staff was in excellent spirits.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading While the evening was passing so pleasantly with Elsie, the principal personages below stairs were holding a subdued revel in the housekeeper's room.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading With that and their delight at Miss Elsie's improvement, the whole staff was in excellent spirits.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Miss Dinah had come up from the village, and her ebony suitor was expected.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading Miss Dinah had come up from the village, and her ebony suitor was expected.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While the evening was passing so pleasantly with Elsie, the principal personages below stairs were holding a subdued revel in the housekeeper's room.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "It's one ob dem 'casions," said Dolf, "when we ort ter do somethin' a little out ob de common run--what do yer say, Miss Clorindy?"
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading While the evening was passing so pleasantly with Elsie, the principal personages below stairs were holding a subdued revel in the housekeeper's room.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "It's one ob dem 'casions," said Dolf, "when we ort ter do somethin' a little out ob de common run--what do yer say, Miss Clorindy?"
at the time that
From this reading "It's one ob dem 'casions," said Dolf, "when we ort ter do somethin' a little out ob de common run--what do yer say, Miss Clorindy?"
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While the evening was passing so pleasantly with Elsie, the principal personages below stairs were holding a subdued revel in the housekeeper's room.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading With that and their delight at Miss Elsie's improvement, the whole staff was in excellent spirits.
in the company of; together with
From this reading While the evening was passing so pleasantly with Elsie, the principal personages below stairs were holding a subdued revel in the housekeeper's room.
yer
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From this reading "It's one ob dem 'casions," said Dolf, "when we ort ter do somethin' a little out ob de common run--what do yer say, Miss Clorindy?"
