used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
Adele
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From this reading “Then I will go at once and ask for permission,” Adele said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Then I will go at once and ask for permission,” Adele said.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Then I will go at once and ask for permission,” Adele said.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Then I will go at once and ask for permission,” Adele said.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Evelyn, who had slipped away, reappeared carrying a bowl of beautiful roses.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Evelyn, who had slipped away, reappeared carrying a bowl of beautiful roses.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
Berry'snounUS /ˈberiz/
possessive form of “berry” — any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves
From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
bowlnounUS /boʊl/
a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids
From this reading Evelyn, who had slipped away, reappeared carrying a bowl of beautiful roses.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Girls,” she said, “I want to put these flowers that Grandpa sent me on the little table by Gertrude’s bed.”
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Evelyn, who had slipped away, reappeared carrying a bowl of beautiful roses.
clappingnounUS /ˈklæpɪŋ/
a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
From this reading “Oh, Della, I’d love to have her with us,” the little one cried clapping her hands gleefully.
consentedverbUS /kənˈsentɪd/
past form of “consent” — give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Oh, Della, I’d love to have her with us,” the little one cried clapping her hands gleefully.
Della
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From this reading “Oh, Della, I’d love to have her with us,” the little one cried clapping her hands gleefully.
Deriby
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From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
Evelyn
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From this reading Evelyn, who had slipped away, reappeared carrying a bowl of beautiful roses.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading “Girls,” she said, “I want to put these flowers that Grandpa sent me on the little table by Gertrude’s bed.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Then I will go at once and ask for permission,” Adele said.
set up or found
From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
Gertrude
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From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
Gertrude's
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From this reading “Girls,” she said, “I want to put these flowers that Grandpa sent me on the little table by Gertrude’s bed.”
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
the act of giving
From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
gleefullyadverbUS /ˈɡliːfəli/
in a joyous and gleeful manner
From this reading “Oh, Della, I’d love to have her with us,” the little one cried clapping her hands gleefully.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Then I will go at once and ask for permission,” Adele said.
GrandpanounUS /ˈɡrændpɑː/
the father of your father or mother
From this reading “Girls,” she said, “I want to put these flowers that Grandpa sent me on the little table by Gertrude’s bed.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading “Oh, Della, I’d love to have her with us,” the little one cried clapping her hands gleefully.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Oh, Della, I’d love to have her with us,” the little one cried clapping her hands gleefully.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, Della, I’d love to have her with us,” the little one cried clapping her hands gleefully.
how
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From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Then I will go at once and ask for permission,” Adele said.
I'd
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From this reading “Oh, Della, I’d love to have her with us,” the little one cried clapping her hands gleefully.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Oh, Della, I’d love to have her with us,” the little one cried clapping her hands gleefully.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “Oh, Della, I’d love to have her with us,” the little one cried clapping her hands gleefully.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Girls,” she said, “I want to put these flowers that Grandpa sent me on the little table by Gertrude’s bed.”
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, Della, I’d love to have her with us,” the little one cried clapping her hands gleefully.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Girls,” she said, “I want to put these flowers that Grandpa sent me on the little table by Gertrude’s bed.”
on one occasion
From this reading “Then I will go at once and ask for permission,” Adele said.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Oh, Della, I’d love to have her with us,” the little one cried clapping her hands gleefully.
PatricknounUS /ˈpætrɪk/
Apostle and patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary to Ireland in the 5th century
From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
approval to do something
From this reading “Then I will go at once and ask for permission,” Adele said.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
plannedadjectiveUS /plænd/
designed or carried out according to a plan
From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
a full supply
From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Girls,” she said, “I want to put these flowers that Grandpa sent me on the little table by Gertrude’s bed.”
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
reappearedverbUS /ˌriːəˈpɪrd/
past form of “reappear” — appear again
From this reading Evelyn, who had slipped away, reappeared carrying a bowl of beautiful roses.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Evelyn, who had slipped away, reappeared carrying a bowl of beautiful roses.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Then I will go at once and ask for permission,” Adele said.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading “Girls,” she said, “I want to put these flowers that Grandpa sent me on the little table by Gertrude’s bed.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading Evelyn, who had slipped away, reappeared carrying a bowl of beautiful roses.
smilinglyadverbUS /ˈsmaɪlɪŋli/
with smiles; in a smiling manner
From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
in the near future
From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
Sunnyside
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From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading “Girls,” she said, “I want to put these flowers that Grandpa sent me on the little table by Gertrude’s bed.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Oh, Della, I’d love to have her with us,” the little one cried clapping her hands gleefully.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Then I will go at once and ask for permission,” Adele said.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
thereafteradverbUS /ðeˈræftər/
from that time on
From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Girls,” she said, “I want to put these flowers that Grandpa sent me on the little table by Gertrude’s bed.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Oh, Della, I’d love to have her with us,” the little one cried clapping her hands gleefully.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh, Della, I’d love to have her with us,” the little one cried clapping her hands gleefully.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “Girls,” she said, “I want to put these flowers that Grandpa sent me on the little table by Gertrude’s bed.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
at the time that
From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
which person or people
From this reading Evelyn, who had slipped away, reappeared carrying a bowl of beautiful roses.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Then I will go at once and ask for permission,” Adele said.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Oh, Della, I’d love to have her with us,” the little one cried clapping her hands gleefully.
