used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The place was Miss Bellamy's lodgings in Ormond Square, Bayswater, and the time eight p.m., on a frosty evening in mid-winter.
how long something has existed
From this reading Miss Bellamy was forty-five years of age, but looked older.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The place was Miss Bellamy's lodgings in Ormond Square, Bayswater, and the time eight p.m., on a frosty evening in mid-winter.
Bayswater
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From this reading The place was Miss Bellamy's lodgings in Ormond Square, Bayswater, and the time eight p.m., on a frosty evening in mid-winter.
BELLAMY
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From this reading MISS BELLAMY.
Bellamy's
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From this reading The place was Miss Bellamy's lodgings in Ormond Square, Bayswater, and the time eight p.m., on a frosty evening in mid-winter.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Miss Bellamy was forty-five years of age, but looked older.
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She was spare in person and lengthy in nose, but still retained considerable traces of former good looks.
being one more than seven
From this reading The place was Miss Bellamy's lodgings in Ormond Square, Bayswater, and the time eight p.m., on a frosty evening in mid-winter.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading The place was Miss Bellamy's lodgings in Ormond Square, Bayswater, and the time eight p.m., on a frosty evening in mid-winter.
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading She was spare in person and lengthy in nose, but still retained considerable traces of former good looks.
forty-fivenounUS /ˈfɔːrtifaɪv/
a .45-caliber pistol
From this reading Miss Bellamy was forty-five years of age, but looked older.
frostyadjectiveUS /ˈfrɔːsti/
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
From this reading The place was Miss Bellamy's lodgings in Ormond Square, Bayswater, and the time eight p.m., on a frosty evening in mid-winter.
Gerald
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From this reading The people were two: Miss Bellamy herself, and her guest, Mr. Gerald Warburton.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading She was spare in person and lengthy in nose, but still retained considerable traces of former good looks.
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading The people were two: Miss Bellamy herself, and her guest, Mr. Gerald Warburton.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The people were two: Miss Bellamy herself, and her guest, Mr. Gerald Warburton.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The people were two: Miss Bellamy herself, and her guest, Mr. Gerald Warburton.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The place was Miss Bellamy's lodgings in Ormond Square, Bayswater, and the time eight p.m., on a frosty evening in mid-winter.
lengthyadjectiveUS /ˈleŋθi/
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading She was spare in person and lengthy in nose, but still retained considerable traces of former good looks.
lodgingsnounUS /ˈlɑːdʒɪŋz/
temporary living quarters
From this reading The place was Miss Bellamy's lodgings in Ormond Square, Bayswater, and the time eight p.m., on a frosty evening in mid-winter.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Miss Bellamy was forty-five years of age, but looked older.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading She was spare in person and lengthy in nose, but still retained considerable traces of former good looks.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading The place was Miss Bellamy's lodgings in Ormond Square, Bayswater, and the time eight p.m., on a frosty evening in mid-winter.
mid-winter
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From this reading The place was Miss Bellamy's lodgings in Ormond Square, Bayswater, and the time eight p.m., on a frosty evening in mid-winter.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading MISS BELLAMY.
a form of address for a man
From this reading The people were two: Miss Bellamy herself, and her guest, Mr. Gerald Warburton.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading She was spare in person and lengthy in nose, but still retained considerable traces of former good looks.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Miss Bellamy was forty-five years of age, but looked older.
olderadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldər/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading Miss Bellamy was forty-five years of age, but looked older.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The place was Miss Bellamy's lodgings in Ormond Square, Bayswater, and the time eight p.m., on a frosty evening in mid-winter.
Ormond
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From this reading The place was Miss Bellamy's lodgings in Ormond Square, Bayswater, and the time eight p.m., on a frosty evening in mid-winter.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading The place was Miss Bellamy's lodgings in Ormond Square, Bayswater, and the time eight p.m., on a frosty evening in mid-winter.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The people were two: Miss Bellamy herself, and her guest, Mr. Gerald Warburton.
a human being
From this reading She was spare in person and lengthy in nose, but still retained considerable traces of former good looks.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The place was Miss Bellamy's lodgings in Ormond Square, Bayswater, and the time eight p.m., on a frosty evening in mid-winter.
retainedadjectiveUS /rɪˈteɪnd/
continued in your keeping or use or memory
From this reading She was spare in person and lengthy in nose, but still retained considerable traces of former good looks.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was spare in person and lengthy in nose, but still retained considerable traces of former good looks.
refrain from harming
From this reading She was spare in person and lengthy in nose, but still retained considerable traces of former good looks.
make square
From this reading The place was Miss Bellamy's lodgings in Ormond Square, Bayswater, and the time eight p.m., on a frosty evening in mid-winter.
not in physical motion
From this reading She was spare in person and lengthy in nose, but still retained considerable traces of former good looks.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The place was Miss Bellamy's lodgings in Ormond Square, Bayswater, and the time eight p.m., on a frosty evening in mid-winter.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The place was Miss Bellamy's lodgings in Ormond Square, Bayswater, and the time eight p.m., on a frosty evening in mid-winter.
tracesnounUS /ˈtreɪsəz/
plural of “trace” — a just detectable amount
From this reading She was spare in person and lengthy in nose, but still retained considerable traces of former good looks.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The people were two: Miss Bellamy herself, and her guest, Mr. Gerald Warburton.
Warburton
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From this reading The people were two: Miss Bellamy herself, and her guest, Mr. Gerald Warburton.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The place was Miss Bellamy's lodgings in Ormond Square, Bayswater, and the time eight p.m., on a frosty evening in mid-winter.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The people were two: Miss Bellamy herself, and her guest, Mr. Gerald Warburton.
a late time of life
From this reading Miss Bellamy was forty-five years of age, but looked older.
