used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Miss Lloyd pleaded a violent headache as an excuse for her non-attendance at the breakfast-table the morning after the scene between herself and Gerald in the back drawing-room.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Miss Lloyd pleaded a violent headache as an excuse for her non-attendance at the breakfast-table the morning after the scene between herself and Gerald in the back drawing-room.
(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 She felt as if she could not face any one for a little while; but, more than all, the possibility of meeting Gerald frightened her.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading To have gone in to breakfast, and have found him there, would have set her heart fluttering and have brought the tell-tale colour to her cheeks, and would almost infallibly have betrayed her secret to every one.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Miss Lloyd pleaded a violent headache as an excuse for her non-attendance at the breakfast-table the morning after the scene between herself and Gerald in the back drawing-room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Lloyd pleaded a violent headache as an excuse for her non-attendance at the breakfast-table the morning after the scene between herself and Gerald in the back drawing-room.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading She felt as if she could not face any one for a little while; but, more than all, the possibility of meeting Gerald frightened her.
any person at all
From this reading No; she felt as if she could not meet any one just yet--that she did not want to meet anyone.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Miss Lloyd pleaded a violent headache as an excuse for her non-attendance at the breakfast-table the morning after the scene between herself and Gerald in the back drawing-room.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Miss Lloyd pleaded a violent headache as an excuse for her non-attendance at the breakfast-table the morning after the scene between herself and Gerald in the back drawing-room.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Miss Lloyd pleaded a violent headache as an excuse for her non-attendance at the breakfast-table the morning after the scene between herself and Gerald in the back drawing-room.
past form of “betray” — reveal unintentionally
From this reading To have gone in to breakfast, and have found him there, would have set her heart fluttering and have brought the tell-tale colour to her cheeks, and would almost infallibly have betrayed her secret to every one.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Miss Lloyd pleaded a violent headache as an excuse for her non-attendance at the breakfast-table the morning after the scene between herself and Gerald in the back drawing-room.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading To have gone in to breakfast, and have found him there, would have set her heart fluttering and have brought the tell-tale colour to her cheeks, and would almost infallibly have betrayed her secret to every one.
breakfast-table
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From this reading Miss Lloyd pleaded a violent headache as an excuse for her non-attendance at the breakfast-table the morning after the scene between herself and Gerald in the back drawing-room.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading To have gone in to breakfast, and have found him there, would have set her heart fluttering and have brought the tell-tale colour to her cheeks, and would almost infallibly have betrayed her secret to every one.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She felt as if she could not face any one for a little while; but, more than all, the possibility of meeting Gerald frightened her.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading To have gone in to breakfast, and have found him there, would have set her heart fluttering and have brought the tell-tale colour to her cheeks, and would almost infallibly have betrayed her secret to every one.
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading To have gone in to breakfast, and have found him there, would have set her heart fluttering and have brought the tell-tale colour to her cheeks, and would almost infallibly have betrayed her secret to every one.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She felt as if she could not face any one for a little while; but, more than all, the possibility of meeting Gerald frightened her.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading No; she felt as if she could not meet any one just yet--that she did not want to meet anyone.
drawing-room
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From this reading Miss Lloyd pleaded a violent headache as an excuse for her non-attendance at the breakfast-table the morning after the scene between herself and Gerald in the back drawing-room.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading To have gone in to breakfast, and have found him there, would have set her heart fluttering and have brought the tell-tale colour to her cheeks, and would almost infallibly have betrayed her secret to every one.
accept an excuse for
From this reading Miss Lloyd pleaded a violent headache as an excuse for her non-attendance at the breakfast-table the morning after the scene between herself and Gerald in the back drawing-room.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She felt as if she could not face any one for a little while; but, more than all, the possibility of meeting Gerald frightened her.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She felt as if she could not face any one for a little while; but, more than all, the possibility of meeting Gerald frightened her.
flutteringnounUS /ˈflʌtərɪŋ/
the motion made by flapping up and down
From this reading To have gone in to breakfast, and have found him there, would have set her heart fluttering and have brought the tell-tale colour to her cheeks, and would almost infallibly have betrayed her secret to every one.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Miss Lloyd pleaded a violent headache as an excuse for her non-attendance at the breakfast-table the morning after the scene between herself and Gerald in the back drawing-room.
set up or found
From this reading To have gone in to breakfast, and have found him there, would have set her heart fluttering and have brought the tell-tale colour to her cheeks, and would almost infallibly have betrayed her secret to every one.
made afraid
From this reading She felt as if she could not face any one for a little while; but, more than all, the possibility of meeting Gerald frightened her.
Gerald
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From this reading Miss Lloyd pleaded a violent headache as an excuse for her non-attendance at the breakfast-table the morning after the scene between herself and Gerald in the back drawing-room.
destroyed or killed
From this reading To have gone in to breakfast, and have found him there, would have set her heart fluttering and have brought the tell-tale colour to her cheeks, and would almost infallibly have betrayed her secret to every one.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To have gone in to breakfast, and have found him there, would have set her heart fluttering and have brought the tell-tale colour to her cheeks, and would almost infallibly have betrayed her secret to every one.
headachenounUS /ˈhedeɪk/
something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
From this reading Miss Lloyd pleaded a violent headache as an excuse for her non-attendance at the breakfast-table the morning after the scene between herself and Gerald in the back drawing-room.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading To have gone in to breakfast, and have found him there, would have set her heart fluttering and have brought the tell-tale colour to her cheeks, and would almost infallibly have betrayed her secret to every one.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Lloyd pleaded a violent headache as an excuse for her non-attendance at the breakfast-table the morning after the scene between herself and Gerald in the back drawing-room.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Miss Lloyd pleaded a violent headache as an excuse for her non-attendance at the breakfast-table the morning after the scene between herself and Gerald in the back drawing-room.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To have gone in to breakfast, and have found him there, would have set her heart fluttering and have brought the tell-tale colour to her cheeks, and would almost infallibly have betrayed her secret to every one.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She felt as if she could not face any one for a little while; but, more than all, the possibility of meeting Gerald frightened her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Miss Lloyd pleaded a violent headache as an excuse for her non-attendance at the breakfast-table the morning after the scene between herself and Gerald in the back drawing-room.
infallibly
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From this reading To have gone in to breakfast, and have found him there, would have set her heart fluttering and have brought the tell-tale colour to her cheeks, and would almost infallibly have betrayed her secret to every one.
and nothing more
From this reading No; she felt as if she could not meet any one just yet--that she did not want to meet anyone.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She felt as if she could not face any one for a little while; but, more than all, the possibility of meeting Gerald frightened her.
LloydnounUS /lɔɪd/
United States comic actor in silent films; he used physical danger as a source of comedy (1893-1971)
From this reading Miss Lloyd pleaded a violent headache as an excuse for her non-attendance at the breakfast-table the morning after the scene between herself and Gerald in the back drawing-room.
come together
From this reading No; she felt as if she could not meet any one just yet--that she did not want to meet anyone.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading She felt as if she could not face any one for a little while; but, more than all, the possibility of meeting Gerald frightened her.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Lloyd pleaded a violent headache as an excuse for her non-attendance at the breakfast-table the morning after the scene between herself and Gerald in the back drawing-room.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She felt as if she could not face any one for a little while; but, more than all, the possibility of meeting Gerald frightened her.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Miss Lloyd pleaded a violent headache as an excuse for her non-attendance at the breakfast-table the morning after the scene between herself and Gerald in the back drawing-room.
not any; not one
From this reading No; she felt as if she could not meet any one just yet--that she did not want to meet anyone.
non-attendance
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From this reading Miss Lloyd pleaded a violent headache as an excuse for her non-attendance at the breakfast-table the morning after the scene between herself and Gerald in the back drawing-room.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She felt as if she could not face any one for a little while; but, more than all, the possibility of meeting Gerald frightened her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She felt as if she could not face any one for a little while; but, more than all, the possibility of meeting Gerald frightened her.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She felt as if she could not face any one for a little while; but, more than all, the possibility of meeting Gerald frightened her.
pleadedverbUS /ˈpliːdɪd/
past form of “plead” — appeal or request earnestly
From this reading Miss Lloyd pleaded a violent headache as an excuse for her non-attendance at the breakfast-table the morning after the scene between herself and Gerald in the back drawing-room.
POD'SnounUS /pɑːdz/
possessive form of “pod” — the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)
From this reading POD'S REVELATION.
a future prospect or potential
From this reading She felt as if she could not face any one for a little while; but, more than all, the possibility of meeting Gerald frightened her.
REVELATIONnounUS /ˌrevəˈleɪʃən/
the speech act of making something evident
From this reading POD'S REVELATION.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading Miss Lloyd pleaded a violent headache as an excuse for her non-attendance at the breakfast-table the morning after the scene between herself and Gerald in the back drawing-room.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading To have gone in to breakfast, and have found him there, would have set her heart fluttering and have brought the tell-tale colour to her cheeks, and would almost infallibly have betrayed her secret to every one.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading To have gone in to breakfast, and have found him there, would have set her heart fluttering and have brought the tell-tale colour to her cheeks, and would almost infallibly have betrayed her secret to every one.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She felt as if she could not face any one for a little while; but, more than all, the possibility of meeting Gerald frightened her.
tell-tale
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From this reading To have gone in to breakfast, and have found him there, would have set her heart fluttering and have brought the tell-tale colour to her cheeks, and would almost infallibly have betrayed her secret to every one.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She felt as if she could not face any one for a little while; but, more than all, the possibility of meeting Gerald frightened her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No; she felt as if she could not meet any one just yet--that she did not want to meet anyone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miss Lloyd pleaded a violent headache as an excuse for her non-attendance at the breakfast-table the morning after the scene between herself and Gerald in the back drawing-room.
in or at that place or location
From this reading To have gone in to breakfast, and have found him there, would have set her heart fluttering and have brought the tell-tale colour to her cheeks, and would almost infallibly have betrayed her secret to every one.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To have gone in to breakfast, and have found him there, would have set her heart fluttering and have brought the tell-tale colour to her cheeks, and would almost infallibly have betrayed her secret to every one.
acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
From this reading Miss Lloyd pleaded a violent headache as an excuse for her non-attendance at the breakfast-table the morning after the scene between herself and Gerald in the back drawing-room.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading No; she felt as if she could not meet any one just yet--that she did not want to meet anyone.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading She felt as if she could not face any one for a little while; but, more than all, the possibility of meeting Gerald frightened her.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To have gone in to breakfast, and have found him there, would have set her heart fluttering and have brought the tell-tale colour to her cheeks, and would almost infallibly have betrayed her secret to every one.
but in spite of that
From this reading No; she felt as if she could not meet any one just yet--that she did not want to meet anyone.
