used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a cold evening in April and she was wearing a long coat trimmed with some dark-colored fur, and a hat also trimmed with fur, but with something blue in it.
regarded with admiration
From this reading She came toward us very deliberately, with the same grace of movement I had watched and admired night after night.
farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading On seeing us the girl advanced into the room.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She came toward us very deliberately, with the same grace of movement I had watched and admired night after night.
in addition
From this reading It was a cold evening in April and she was wearing a long coat trimmed with some dark-colored fur, and a hat also trimmed with fur, but with something blue in it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I called Mr. Parker's attention to her and he rose at once to his feet.
AprilnounUS /ˈeɪprəl/
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading It was a cold evening in April and she was wearing a long coat trimmed with some dark-colored fur, and a hat also trimmed with fur, but with something blue in it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I called Mr. Parker's attention to her and he rose at once to his feet.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading I called Mr. Parker's attention to her and he rose at once to his feet.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading It was a cold evening in April and she was wearing a long coat trimmed with some dark-colored fur, and a hat also trimmed with fur, but with something blue in it.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading She was rather tall; she had masses of dark brown hair, a suspicion of a fringe, and deep blue eyes.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was a cold evening in April and she was wearing a long coat trimmed with some dark-colored fur, and a hat also trimmed with fur, but with something blue in it.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I called Mr. Parker's attention to her and he rose at once to his feet.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She came toward us very deliberately, with the same grace of movement I had watched and admired night after night.
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading It was a cold evening in April and she was wearing a long coat trimmed with some dark-colored fur, and a hat also trimmed with fur, but with something blue in it.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading It was a cold evening in April and she was wearing a long coat trimmed with some dark-colored fur, and a hat also trimmed with fur, but with something blue in it.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading She was rather tall; she had masses of dark brown hair, a suspicion of a fringe, and deep blue eyes.
dark-coloredadjective
having a dark color
From this reading It was a cold evening in April and she was wearing a long coat trimmed with some dark-colored fur, and a hat also trimmed with fur, but with something blue in it.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading She was rather tall; she had masses of dark brown hair, a suspicion of a fringe, and deep blue eyes.
deliberatelyadverbUS /dɪˈlɪbərətli/
with intention; in an intentional manner
From this reading She came toward us very deliberately, with the same grace of movement I had watched and admired night after night.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading It was a cold evening in April and she was wearing a long coat trimmed with some dark-colored fur, and a hat also trimmed with fur, but with something blue in it.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She was rather tall; she had masses of dark brown hair, a suspicion of a fringe, and deep blue eyes.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading I called Mr. Parker's attention to her and he rose at once to his feet.
fringenounUS /frɪndʒ/
the outside boundary or surface of something
From this reading She was rather tall; she had masses of dark brown hair, a suspicion of a fringe, and deep blue eyes.
furnounUS /fɜːr/
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading It was a cold evening in April and she was wearing a long coat trimmed with some dark-colored fur, and a hat also trimmed with fur, but with something blue in it.
a young female
From this reading On seeing us the girl advanced into the room.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading She came toward us very deliberately, with the same grace of movement I had watched and admired night after night.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was rather tall; she had masses of dark brown hair, a suspicion of a fringe, and deep blue eyes.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading She was rather tall; she had masses of dark brown hair, a suspicion of a fringe, and deep blue eyes.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading It was a cold evening in April and she was wearing a long coat trimmed with some dark-colored fur, and a hat also trimmed with fur, but with something blue in it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I called Mr. Parker's attention to her and he rose at once to his feet.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I called Mr. Parker's attention to her and he rose at once to his feet.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I called Mr. Parker's attention to her and he rose at once to his feet.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I called Mr. Parker's attention to her and he rose at once to his feet.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a cold evening in April and she was wearing a long coat trimmed with some dark-colored fur, and a hat also trimmed with fur, but with something blue in it.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading On seeing us the girl advanced into the room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a cold evening in April and she was wearing a long coat trimmed with some dark-colored fur, and a hat also trimmed with fur, but with something blue in it.
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 It was a cold evening in April and she was wearing a long coat trimmed with some dark-colored fur, and a hat also trimmed with fur, but with something blue in it.
massesnounUS /ˈmæsəz/
the common people generally
From this reading She was rather tall; she had masses of dark brown hair, a suspicion of a fringe, and deep blue eyes.
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading She came toward us very deliberately, with the same grace of movement I had watched and admired night after night.
a form of address for a man
From this reading I called Mr. Parker's attention to her and he rose at once to his feet.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading She came toward us very deliberately, with the same grace of movement I had watched and admired night after night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was rather tall; she had masses of dark brown hair, a suspicion of a fringe, and deep blue eyes.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On seeing us the girl advanced into the room.
on one occasion
From this reading I called Mr. Parker's attention to her and he rose at once to his feet.
Parker'snounUS /ˈpɑːrkərz/
possessive form of “parker” — United States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of jazz (1920-1955)
From this reading I called Mr. Parker's attention to her and he rose at once to his feet.
on the contrary
From this reading She was rather tall; she had masses of dark brown hair, a suspicion of a fringe, and deep blue eyes.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading On seeing us the girl advanced into the room.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading I called Mr. Parker's attention to her and he rose at once to his feet.
Identical; not different.
From this reading She came toward us very deliberately, with the same grace of movement I had watched and admired night after night.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading On seeing us the girl advanced into the room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was a cold evening in April and she was wearing a long coat trimmed with some dark-colored fur, and a hat also trimmed with fur, but with something blue in it.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It was a cold evening in April and she was wearing a long coat trimmed with some dark-colored fur, and a hat also trimmed with fur, but with something blue in it.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It was a cold evening in April and she was wearing a long coat trimmed with some dark-colored fur, and a hat also trimmed with fur, but with something blue in it.
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading She was rather tall; she had masses of dark brown hair, a suspicion of a fringe, and deep blue eyes.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading She was rather tall; she had masses of dark brown hair, a suspicion of a fringe, and deep blue eyes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On seeing us the girl advanced into the room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I called Mr. Parker's attention to her and he rose at once to his feet.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading She came toward us very deliberately, with the same grace of movement I had watched and admired night after night.
trimmedadjectiveUS /trɪmd/
made neat and tidy by trimming
From this reading It was a cold evening in April and she was wearing a long coat trimmed with some dark-colored fur, and a hat also trimmed with fur, but with something blue in it.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On seeing us the girl advanced into the room.
precisely as stated
From this reading She came toward us very deliberately, with the same grace of movement I had watched and admired night after night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a cold evening in April and she was wearing a long coat trimmed with some dark-colored fur, and a hat also trimmed with fur, but with something blue in it.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading She came toward us very deliberately, with the same grace of movement I had watched and admired night after night.
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
From this reading It was a cold evening in April and she was wearing a long coat trimmed with some dark-colored fur, and a hat also trimmed with fur, but with something blue in it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a cold evening in April and she was wearing a long coat trimmed with some dark-colored fur, and a hat also trimmed with fur, but with something blue in it.
