used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Yes, thank you, quite warm,” she said, turning round a little, and then turning back.
Agatha
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From this reading “Are you quite warm there, Agatha?”
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Already there had come over her the slight but unmistakable change which indicates the wife--the girl no longer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Yes, thank you, quite warm,” she said, turning round a little, and then turning back.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Are you quite warm there, Agatha?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She sat working, or seeming to work, at a large bay window that fronted the sea at Brighton.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Yes, thank you, quite warm,” she said, turning round a little, and then turning back.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading She sat working, or seeming to work, at a large bay window that fronted the sea at Brighton.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been married just one week.
BrightonnounUS /ˈbraɪtən/
a city in East Sussex in southern England that is a popular resort; site of the University of Sussex
From this reading She sat working, or seeming to work, at a large bay window that fronted the sea at Brighton.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Already there had come over her the slight but unmistakable change which indicates the wife--the girl no longer.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading Already there had come over her the slight but unmistakable change which indicates the wife--the girl no longer.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Already there had come over her the slight but unmistakable change which indicates the wife--the girl no longer.
frontedverbUS /ˈfrʌntɪd/
past form of “front” — be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
From this reading She sat working, or seeming to work, at a large bay window that fronted the sea at Brighton.
a young female
From this reading Already there had come over her the slight but unmistakable change which indicates the wife--the girl no longer.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Already there had come over her the slight but unmistakable change which indicates the wife--the girl no longer.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Already there had come over her the slight but unmistakable change which indicates the wife--the girl no longer.
indicatesverbUS /ˈɪndɪkeɪts/
third-person singular of “indicate” — be a signal for or a symptom of
From this reading Already there had come over her the slight but unmistakable change which indicates the wife--the girl no longer.
and nothing more
From this reading She had been married just one week.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She sat working, or seeming to work, at a large bay window that fronted the sea at Brighton.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Yes, thank you, quite warm,” she said, turning round a little, and then turning back.
for more time
From this reading Already there had come over her the slight but unmistakable change which indicates the wife--the girl no longer.
joined in matrimony
From this reading She had been married just one week.
not any; not one
From this reading Already there had come over her the slight but unmistakable change which indicates the wife--the girl no longer.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She had been married just one week.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She sat working, or seeming to work, at a large bay window that fronted the sea at Brighton.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Already there had come over her the slight but unmistakable change which indicates the wife--the girl no longer.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “Are you quite warm there, Agatha?”
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading “Yes, thank you, quite warm,” she said, turning round a little, and then turning back.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Yes, thank you, quite warm,” she said, turning round a little, and then turning back.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading She sat working, or seeming to work, at a large bay window that fronted the sea at Brighton.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading She sat working, or seeming to work, at a large bay window that fronted the sea at Brighton.
seemingadjectiveUS /ˈsiːmɪŋ/
appearing as such but not necessarily so
From this reading She sat working, or seeming to work, at a large bay window that fronted the sea at Brighton.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Yes, thank you, quite warm,” she said, turning round a little, and then turning back.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading Already there had come over her the slight but unmistakable change which indicates the wife--the girl no longer.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “Yes, thank you, quite warm,” she said, turning round a little, and then turning back.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She sat working, or seeming to work, at a large bay window that fronted the sea at Brighton.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She sat working, or seeming to work, at a large bay window that fronted the sea at Brighton.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Yes, thank you, quite warm,” she said, turning round a little, and then turning back.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Are you quite warm there, Agatha?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She sat working, or seeming to work, at a large bay window that fronted the sea at Brighton.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading “Yes, thank you, quite warm,” she said, turning round a little, and then turning back.
unmistakableadjectiveUS /ˌʌnmɪˈsteɪkəbəl/
clearly evident to the mind
From this reading Already there had come over her the slight but unmistakable change which indicates the wife--the girl no longer.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading “Are you quite warm there, Agatha?”
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading She had been married just one week.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Already there had come over her the slight but unmistakable change which indicates the wife--the girl no longer.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Already there had come over her the slight but unmistakable change which indicates the wife--the girl no longer.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading She sat working, or seeming to work, at a large bay window that fronted the sea at Brighton.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading She sat working, or seeming to work, at a large bay window that fronted the sea at Brighton.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading She sat working, or seeming to work, at a large bay window that fronted the sea at Brighton.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, thank you, quite warm,” she said, turning round a little, and then turning back.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Are you quite warm there, Agatha?”
