used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mrs. Wesley Elliot turned a complacently abstracted gaze upon her friend who sat beside her on the vine-shaded piazza of the parsonage.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Do you remember my speaking to you about Jim— Oh, a long time ago, and how he—?
abstractedadjectiveUS /ˈæbstræktɪd/
lost in thought; showing preoccupation
From this reading Mrs. Wesley Elliot turned a complacently abstracted gaze upon her friend who sat beside her on the vine-shaded piazza of the parsonage.
in the past
From this reading “Do you remember my speaking to you about Jim— Oh, a long time ago, and how he—?
(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 the sweetest sympathy for Ellen, whenever she thought of her at all:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Do you remember my speaking to you about Jim— Oh, a long time ago, and how he—?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She felt the sweetest sympathy for Ellen, whenever she thought of her at all:
next to; at the side of
From this reading Mrs. Wesley Elliot turned a complacently abstracted gaze upon her friend who sat beside her on the vine-shaded piazza of the parsonage.
complacentlyadverbUS /kəmˈpleɪsəntli/
in a self-satisfied manner
From this reading Mrs. Wesley Elliot turned a complacently abstracted gaze upon her friend who sat beside her on the vine-shaded piazza of the parsonage.
dearly loved
From this reading “Yes, dear.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you remember my speaking to you about Jim— Oh, a long time ago, and how he—?
Ellen
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From this reading “Fanny,” said Ellen suddenly; “I want to tell you something.”
Elliot
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From this reading Mrs. Wesley Elliot turned a complacently abstracted gaze upon her friend who sat beside her on the vine-shaded piazza of the parsonage.
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading “Fanny,” said Ellen suddenly; “I want to tell you something.”
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She felt the sweetest sympathy for Ellen, whenever she thought of her at all:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She felt the sweetest sympathy for Ellen, whenever she thought of her at all:
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Mrs. Wesley Elliot turned a complacently abstracted gaze upon her friend who sat beside her on the vine-shaded piazza of the parsonage.
a long fixed look
From this reading Mrs. Wesley Elliot turned a complacently abstracted gaze upon her friend who sat beside her on the vine-shaded piazza of the parsonage.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Do you remember my speaking to you about Jim— Oh, a long time ago, and how he—?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Wesley Elliot turned a complacently abstracted gaze upon her friend who sat beside her on the vine-shaded piazza of the parsonage.
how
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From this reading “Do you remember my speaking to you about Jim— Oh, a long time ago, and how he—?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Fanny,” said Ellen suddenly; “I want to tell you something.”
Jim
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From this reading “Do you remember my speaking to you about Jim— Oh, a long time ago, and how he—?
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “Do you remember my speaking to you about Jim— Oh, a long time ago, and how he—?
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Wesley Elliot turned a complacently abstracted gaze upon her friend who sat beside her on the vine-shaded piazza of the parsonage.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Do you remember my speaking to you about Jim— Oh, a long time ago, and how he—?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Wesley Elliot turned a complacently abstracted gaze upon her friend who sat beside her on the vine-shaded piazza of the parsonage.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Do you remember my speaking to you about Jim— Oh, a long time ago, and how he—?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mrs. Wesley Elliot turned a complacently abstracted gaze upon her friend who sat beside her on the vine-shaded piazza of the parsonage.
parsonagenounUS /ˈpɑːrsənɪdʒ/
an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
From this reading Mrs. Wesley Elliot turned a complacently abstracted gaze upon her friend who sat beside her on the vine-shaded piazza of the parsonage.
piazzanounUS /piˈæzə/
a public square with room for pedestrians
From this reading Mrs. Wesley Elliot turned a complacently abstracted gaze upon her friend who sat beside her on the vine-shaded piazza of the parsonage.
To recall to mind.
From this reading “Do you remember my speaking to you about Jim— Oh, a long time ago, and how he—?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Fanny,” said Ellen suddenly; “I want to tell you something.”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Mrs. Wesley Elliot turned a complacently abstracted gaze upon her friend who sat beside her on the vine-shaded piazza of the parsonage.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She felt the sweetest sympathy for Ellen, whenever she thought of her at all:
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Fanny,” said Ellen suddenly; “I want to tell you something.”
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading “Do you remember my speaking to you about Jim— Oh, a long time ago, and how he—?
happening unexpectedly
From this reading “Fanny,” said Ellen suddenly; “I want to tell you something.”
sweetestadjectiveUS /ˈswiːtəst/
superlative of “sweet” — having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading She felt the sweetest sympathy for Ellen, whenever she thought of her at all:
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading She felt the sweetest sympathy for Ellen, whenever she thought of her at all:
express in words
From this reading “Fanny,” said Ellen suddenly; “I want to tell you something.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Wesley Elliot turned a complacently abstracted gaze upon her friend who sat beside her on the vine-shaded piazza of the parsonage.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She felt the sweetest sympathy for Ellen, whenever she thought of her at all:
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “Do you remember my speaking to you about Jim— Oh, a long time ago, and how he—?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Fanny,” said Ellen suddenly; “I want to tell you something.”
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Mrs. Wesley Elliot turned a complacently abstracted gaze upon her friend who sat beside her on the vine-shaded piazza of the parsonage.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Mrs. Wesley Elliot turned a complacently abstracted gaze upon her friend who sat beside her on the vine-shaded piazza of the parsonage.
vine-shaded
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From this reading Mrs. Wesley Elliot turned a complacently abstracted gaze upon her friend who sat beside her on the vine-shaded piazza of the parsonage.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “Fanny,” said Ellen suddenly; “I want to tell you something.”
WesleynounUS /ˈwesli/
English clergyman and brother of John Wesley who wrote many hymns (1707-1788)
From this reading Mrs. Wesley Elliot turned a complacently abstracted gaze upon her friend who sat beside her on the vine-shaded piazza of the parsonage.
at any time that; every time that
From this reading She felt the sweetest sympathy for Ellen, whenever she thought of her at all:
which person or people
From this reading Mrs. Wesley Elliot turned a complacently abstracted gaze upon her friend who sat beside her on the vine-shaded piazza of the parsonage.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, dear.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Fanny,” said Ellen suddenly; “I want to tell you something.”
