used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They wanted Leslie,--to tell and ask her half a hundred things about the projected tableaux.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They wanted Leslie,--to tell and ask her half a hundred things about the projected tableaux.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The "by and by" people came at last: Jeannie and Elinor, and Sin Saxon, and the Arnalls, and Josie Scherman.
Arnalls
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From this reading The "by and by" people came at last: Jeannie and Elinor, and Sin Saxon, and the Arnalls, and Josie Scherman.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading They wanted Leslie,--to tell and ask her half a hundred things about the projected tableaux.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The "by and by" people came at last: Jeannie and Elinor, and Sin Saxon, and the Arnalls, and Josie Scherman.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If it had only been Miss Craydocke and the Josselyns sitting together, with Dakie Thayne, how would that have concerned them,--the later comers?
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading It would only have been a bit of "the pines" preoccupied: they would have found a place for themselves, and gone on with their own chatter.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The "by and by" people came at last: Jeannie and Elinor, and Sin Saxon, and the Arnalls, and Josie Scherman.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The "by and by" people came at last: Jeannie and Elinor, and Sin Saxon, and the Arnalls, and Josie Scherman.
chatterverbUS /ˈtʃætər/
click repeatedly or uncontrollably
From this reading It would only have been a bit of "the pines" preoccupied: they would have found a place for themselves, and gone on with their own chatter.
comersnounUS /ˈkʌmərz/
plural of “comer” — someone with a promising future
From this reading If it had only been Miss Craydocke and the Josselyns sitting together, with Dakie Thayne, how would that have concerned them,--the later comers?
feeling or showing worry or solicitude
From this reading If it had only been Miss Craydocke and the Josselyns sitting together, with Dakie Thayne, how would that have concerned them,--the later comers?
Craydocke
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From this reading If it had only been Miss Craydocke and the Josselyns sitting together, with Dakie Thayne, how would that have concerned them,--the later comers?
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading CROWDED OUT.
Dakie
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Elinor
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From this reading The "by and by" people came at last: Jeannie and Elinor, and Sin Saxon, and the Arnalls, and Josie Scherman.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It would only have been a bit of "the pines" preoccupied: they would have found a place for themselves, and gone on with their own chatter.
set up or found
From this reading It would only have been a bit of "the pines" preoccupied: they would have found a place for themselves, and gone on with their own chatter.
destroyed or killed
From this reading It would only have been a bit of "the pines" preoccupied: they would have found a place for themselves, and gone on with their own chatter.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If it had only been Miss Craydocke and the Josselyns sitting together, with Dakie Thayne, how would that have concerned them,--the later comers?
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading They wanted Leslie,--to tell and ask her half a hundred things about the projected tableaux.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If it had only been Miss Craydocke and the Josselyns sitting together, with Dakie Thayne, how would that have concerned them,--the later comers?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They wanted Leslie,--to tell and ask her half a hundred things about the projected tableaux.
how
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From this reading If it had only been Miss Craydocke and the Josselyns sitting together, with Dakie Thayne, how would that have concerned them,--the later comers?
ten 10s
From this reading They wanted Leslie,--to tell and ask her half a hundred things about the projected tableaux.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If it had only been Miss Craydocke and the Josselyns sitting together, with Dakie Thayne, how would that have concerned them,--the later comers?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If it had only been Miss Craydocke and the Josselyns sitting together, with Dakie Thayne, how would that have concerned them,--the later comers?
Jeannie
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From this reading The "by and by" people came at last: Jeannie and Elinor, and Sin Saxon, and the Arnalls, and Josie Scherman.
Josie
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From this reading The "by and by" people came at last: Jeannie and Elinor, and Sin Saxon, and the Arnalls, and Josie Scherman.
Josselyns
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From this reading If it had only been Miss Craydocke and the Josselyns sitting together, with Dakie Thayne, how would that have concerned them,--the later comers?
immediately past
From this reading The "by and by" people came at last: Jeannie and Elinor, and Sin Saxon, and the Arnalls, and Josie Scherman.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading If it had only been Miss Craydocke and the Josselyns sitting together, with Dakie Thayne, how would that have concerned them,--the later comers?
Leslie
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From this reading They wanted Leslie,--to tell and ask her half a hundred things about the projected tableaux.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading If it had only been Miss Craydocke and the Josselyns sitting together, with Dakie Thayne, how would that have concerned them,--the later comers?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It would only have been a bit of "the pines" preoccupied: they would have found a place for themselves, and gone on with their own chatter.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It would only have been a bit of "the pines" preoccupied: they would have found a place for themselves, and gone on with their own chatter.
and nothing more
From this reading If it had only been Miss Craydocke and the Josselyns sitting together, with Dakie Thayne, how would that have concerned them,--the later comers?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading CROWDED OUT.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading It would only have been a bit of "the pines" preoccupied: they would have found a place for themselves, and gone on with their own chatter.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The "by and by" people came at last: Jeannie and Elinor, and Sin Saxon, and the Arnalls, and Josie Scherman.
pinesnounUS /paɪnz/
plural of “pine” — a coniferous tree
From this reading It would only have been a bit of "the pines" preoccupied: they would have found a place for themselves, and gone on with their own chatter.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It would only have been a bit of "the pines" preoccupied: they would have found a place for themselves, and gone on with their own chatter.
preoccupiedadjectiveUS /priˈɑːkjəpaɪd/
deeply absorbed in thought
From this reading It would only have been a bit of "the pines" preoccupied: they would have found a place for themselves, and gone on with their own chatter.
projectedadjectiveUS /prəˈdʒektəd/
extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
From this reading They wanted Leslie,--to tell and ask her half a hundred things about the projected tableaux.
SaxonnounUS /ˈsæksən/
a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons; dominant in England until the Norman Conquest
From this reading The "by and by" people came at last: Jeannie and Elinor, and Sin Saxon, and the Arnalls, and Josie Scherman.
Scherman
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From this reading The "by and by" people came at last: Jeannie and Elinor, and Sin Saxon, and the Arnalls, and Josie Scherman.
estrangement from god
From this reading The "by and by" people came at last: Jeannie and Elinor, and Sin Saxon, and the Arnalls, and Josie Scherman.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading If it had only been Miss Craydocke and the Josselyns sitting together, with Dakie Thayne, how would that have concerned them,--the later comers?
tableauxnounUS /təˈbloʊ/
plural of “tableau” — a group of people attractively arranged (as if in a painting)
From this reading They wanted Leslie,--to tell and ask her half a hundred things about the projected tableaux.
express in words
From this reading They wanted Leslie,--to tell and ask her half a hundred things about the projected tableaux.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If it had only been Miss Craydocke and the Josselyns sitting together, with Dakie Thayne, how would that have concerned them,--the later comers?
Thayne
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From this reading If it had only been Miss Craydocke and the Josselyns sitting together, with Dakie Thayne, how would that have concerned them,--the later comers?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The "by and by" people came at last: Jeannie and Elinor, and Sin Saxon, and the Arnalls, and Josie Scherman.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It would only have been a bit of "the pines" preoccupied: they would have found a place for themselves, and gone on with their own chatter.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading If it had only been Miss Craydocke and the Josselyns sitting together, with Dakie Thayne, how would that have concerned them,--the later comers?
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading It would only have been a bit of "the pines" preoccupied: they would have found a place for themselves, and gone on with their own chatter.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They wanted Leslie,--to tell and ask her half a hundred things about the projected tableaux.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading They wanted Leslie,--to tell and ask her half a hundred things about the projected tableaux.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They wanted Leslie,--to tell and ask her half a hundred things about the projected tableaux.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading If it had only been Miss Craydocke and the Josselyns sitting together, with Dakie Thayne, how would that have concerned them,--the later comers?
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading They wanted Leslie,--to tell and ask her half a hundred things about the projected tableaux.
in the company of; together with
From this reading If it had only been Miss Craydocke and the Josselyns sitting together, with Dakie Thayne, how would that have concerned them,--the later comers?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If it had only been Miss Craydocke and the Josselyns sitting together, with Dakie Thayne, how would that have concerned them,--the later comers?
