(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 "It's all right, Mrs. Sheldon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHEN Mrs. Sheldon had turned from speaking with Mrs. Oliver and her two charming daughters, she looked around the office in dismay.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading WHEN Mrs. Sheldon had turned from speaking with Mrs. Oliver and her two charming daughters, she looked around the office in dismay.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Why, where is Marguerite?" she asked with instant worry in her eyes.
make certain of
From this reading She hastened to assure her.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "She hasn't gone away?" and there was in her voice that quality of desperation which had made Mrs. Dunlap fear for her health more than once in the hours they had spent together.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading WHEN Mrs. Sheldon had turned from speaking with Mrs. Oliver and her two charming daughters, she looked around the office in dismay.
plural of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading WHEN Mrs. Sheldon had turned from speaking with Mrs. Oliver and her two charming daughters, she looked around the office in dismay.
desperationnounUS /ˌdespərˈeɪʃən/
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading "She hasn't gone away?" and there was in her voice that quality of desperation which had made Mrs. Dunlap fear for her health more than once in the hours they had spent together.
dismaynounUS /dɪˈsmeɪ/
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading WHEN Mrs. Sheldon had turned from speaking with Mrs. Oliver and her two charming daughters, she looked around the office in dismay.
Dunlap
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From this reading "She hasn't gone away?" and there was in her voice that quality of desperation which had made Mrs. Dunlap fear for her health more than once in the hours they had spent together.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "Why, where is Marguerite?" she asked with instant worry in her eyes.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading "She hasn't gone away?" and there was in her voice that quality of desperation which had made Mrs. Dunlap fear for her health more than once in the hours they had spent together.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "She hasn't gone away?" and there was in her voice that quality of desperation which had made Mrs. Dunlap fear for her health more than once in the hours they had spent together.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading WHEN Mrs. Sheldon had turned from speaking with Mrs. Oliver and her two charming daughters, she looked around the office in dismay.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "She hasn't gone away?" and there was in her voice that quality of desperation which had made Mrs. Dunlap fear for her health more than once in the hours they had spent together.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WHEN Mrs. Sheldon had turned from speaking with Mrs. Oliver and her two charming daughters, she looked around the office in dismay.
hasn't
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From this reading "She hasn't gone away?" and there was in her voice that quality of desperation which had made Mrs. Dunlap fear for her health more than once in the hours they had spent together.
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading She hastened to assure her.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading "She hasn't gone away?" and there was in her voice that quality of desperation which had made Mrs. Dunlap fear for her health more than once in the hours they had spent together.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading WHEN Mrs. Sheldon had turned from speaking with Mrs. Oliver and her two charming daughters, she looked around the office in dismay.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading "She hasn't gone away?" and there was in her voice that quality of desperation which had made Mrs. Dunlap fear for her health more than once in the hours they had spent together.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHEN Mrs. Sheldon had turned from speaking with Mrs. Oliver and her two charming daughters, she looked around the office in dismay.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading "Why, where is Marguerite?" she asked with instant worry in her eyes.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Why, where is Marguerite?" she asked with instant worry in her eyes.
It's
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From this reading "It's all right, Mrs. Sheldon.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading WHEN Mrs. Sheldon had turned from speaking with Mrs. Oliver and her two charming daughters, she looked around the office in dismay.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "She hasn't gone away?" and there was in her voice that quality of desperation which had made Mrs. Dunlap fear for her health more than once in the hours they had spent together.
MargueritenounUS /ˌmɑːrɡərˈiːt/
tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum
From this reading "Why, where is Marguerite?" she asked with instant worry in her eyes.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "She hasn't gone away?" and there was in her voice that quality of desperation which had made Mrs. Dunlap fear for her health more than once in the hours they had spent together.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading WHEN Mrs. Sheldon had turned from speaking with Mrs. Oliver and her two charming daughters, she looked around the office in dismay.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "She hasn't gone away?" and there was in her voice that quality of desperation which had made Mrs. Dunlap fear for her health more than once in the hours they had spent together.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading WHEN Mrs. Sheldon had turned from speaking with Mrs. Oliver and her two charming daughters, she looked around the office in dismay.
OlivernounUS /ˈɑːləvər/
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading WHEN Mrs. Sheldon had turned from speaking with Mrs. Oliver and her two charming daughters, she looked around the office in dismay.
on one occasion
From this reading "She hasn't gone away?" and there was in her voice that quality of desperation which had made Mrs. Dunlap fear for her health more than once in the hours they had spent together.
an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
From this reading "She hasn't gone away?" and there was in her voice that quality of desperation which had made Mrs. Dunlap fear for her health more than once in the hours they had spent together.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "It's all right, Mrs. Sheldon.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WHEN Mrs. Sheldon had turned from speaking with Mrs. Oliver and her two charming daughters, she looked around the office in dismay.
Sheldon
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From this reading WHEN Mrs. Sheldon had turned from speaking with Mrs. Oliver and her two charming daughters, she looked around the office in dismay.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading WHEN Mrs. Sheldon had turned from speaking with Mrs. Oliver and her two charming daughters, she looked around the office in dismay.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading "She hasn't gone away?" and there was in her voice that quality of desperation which had made Mrs. Dunlap fear for her health more than once in the hours they had spent together.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "She hasn't gone away?" and there was in her voice that quality of desperation which had made Mrs. Dunlap fear for her health more than once in the hours they had spent together.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "She hasn't gone away?" and there was in her voice that quality of desperation which had made Mrs. Dunlap fear for her health more than once in the hours they had spent together.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEN Mrs. Sheldon had turned from speaking with Mrs. Oliver and her two charming daughters, she looked around the office in dismay.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "She hasn't gone away?" and there was in her voice that quality of desperation which had made Mrs. Dunlap fear for her health more than once in the hours they had spent together.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She hasn't gone away?" and there was in her voice that quality of desperation which had made Mrs. Dunlap fear for her health more than once in the hours they had spent together.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She hastened to assure her.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading "She hasn't gone away?" and there was in her voice that quality of desperation which had made Mrs. Dunlap fear for her health more than once in the hours they had spent together.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading WHEN Mrs. Sheldon had turned from speaking with Mrs. Oliver and her two charming daughters, she looked around the office in dismay.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading WHEN Mrs. Sheldon had turned from speaking with Mrs. Oliver and her two charming daughters, she looked around the office in dismay.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "She hasn't gone away?" and there was in her voice that quality of desperation which had made Mrs. Dunlap fear for her health more than once in the hours they had spent together.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She hasn't gone away?" and there was in her voice that quality of desperation which had made Mrs. Dunlap fear for her health more than once in the hours they had spent together.
at the time that
From this reading WHEN Mrs. Sheldon had turned from speaking with Mrs. Oliver and her two charming daughters, she looked around the office in dismay.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Why, where is Marguerite?" she asked with instant worry in her eyes.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "She hasn't gone away?" and there was in her voice that quality of desperation which had made Mrs. Dunlap fear for her health more than once in the hours they had spent together.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, where is Marguerite?" she asked with instant worry in her eyes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WHEN Mrs. Sheldon had turned from speaking with Mrs. Oliver and her two charming daughters, she looked around the office in dismay.
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading "Why, where is Marguerite?" she asked with instant worry in her eyes.
