used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She leaves him with a cold good-night, and retires to her own room.
(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 Bonnibel hears the sound of "The violin, flute and bassoon, And the dancers dancing in tune." through all her interview with Colonel Carlyle, but when it is ended she does not return to the ball-room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is barely midnight and the mirth and merriment are at their hight down-stairs.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is barely midnight and the mirth and merriment are at their hight down-stairs.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lucy, her maid, starts up drowsily from her easy-chair as she enters.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It is barely midnight and the mirth and merriment are at their hight down-stairs.
ball-room
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From this reading Bonnibel hears the sound of "The violin, flute and bassoon, And the dancers dancing in tune." through all her interview with Colonel Carlyle, but when it is ended she does not return to the ball-room.
barelyadverbUS /ˈberli/
only a very short time before
From this reading It is barely midnight and the mirth and merriment are at their hight down-stairs.
bassoonnounUS /bəˈsuːn/
a double-reed instrument; the tenor of the oboe family
From this reading Bonnibel hears the sound of "The violin, flute and bassoon, And the dancers dancing in tune." through all her interview with Colonel Carlyle, but when it is ended she does not return to the ball-room.
Bonnibel
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From this reading Bonnibel hears the sound of "The violin, flute and bassoon, And the dancers dancing in tune." through all her interview with Colonel Carlyle, but when it is ended she does not return to the ball-room.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Bonnibel hears the sound of "The violin, flute and bassoon, And the dancers dancing in tune." through all her interview with Colonel Carlyle, but when it is ended she does not return to the ball-room.
CarlylenounUS /ˈkɑːrlaɪl/
Scottish historian who wrote about the French Revolution (1795-1881)
From this reading Bonnibel hears the sound of "The violin, flute and bassoon, And the dancers dancing in tune." through all her interview with Colonel Carlyle, but when it is ended she does not return to the ball-room.
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 She leaves him with a cold good-night, and retires to her own room.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading Bonnibel hears the sound of "The violin, flute and bassoon, And the dancers dancing in tune." through all her interview with Colonel Carlyle, but when it is ended she does not return to the ball-room.
dancersnounUS /ˈdænsərz/
plural of “dancer” — a performer who dances professionally
From this reading Bonnibel hears the sound of "The violin, flute and bassoon, And the dancers dancing in tune." through all her interview with Colonel Carlyle, but when it is ended she does not return to the ball-room.
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
From this reading Bonnibel hears the sound of "The violin, flute and bassoon, And the dancers dancing in tune." through all her interview with Colonel Carlyle, but when it is ended she does not return to the ball-room.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bonnibel hears the sound of "The violin, flute and bassoon, And the dancers dancing in tune." through all her interview with Colonel Carlyle, but when it is ended she does not return to the ball-room.
down-stairs
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From this reading It is barely midnight and the mirth and merriment are at their hight down-stairs.
drowsilyadverb
in a drowsy manner
From this reading Lucy, her maid, starts up drowsily from her easy-chair as she enters.
easy-chair
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From this reading Lucy, her maid, starts up drowsily from her easy-chair as she enters.
endedadjectiveUS /ˈendəd/
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading Bonnibel hears the sound of "The violin, flute and bassoon, And the dancers dancing in tune." through all her interview with Colonel Carlyle, but when it is ended she does not return to the ball-room.
entersverbUS /ˈentərz/
third-person singular of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Lucy, her maid, starts up drowsily from her easy-chair as she enters.
flutenounUS /fluːt/
a high-pitched woodwind instrument; a slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown
From this reading Bonnibel hears the sound of "The violin, flute and bassoon, And the dancers dancing in tune." through all her interview with Colonel Carlyle, but when it is ended she does not return to the ball-room.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Lucy, her maid, starts up drowsily from her easy-chair as she enters.
good-night
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From this reading She leaves him with a cold good-night, and retires to her own room.
hearsverbUS /hiːrz/
third-person singular of “hear” — perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Bonnibel hears the sound of "The violin, flute and bassoon, And the dancers dancing in tune." through all her interview with Colonel Carlyle, but when it is ended she does not return to the ball-room.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Bonnibel hears the sound of "The violin, flute and bassoon, And the dancers dancing in tune." through all her interview with Colonel Carlyle, but when it is ended she does not return to the ball-room.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "You here, Lucy?" she says.
hight
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From this reading It is barely midnight and the mirth and merriment are at their hight down-stairs.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She leaves him with a cold good-night, and retires to her own room.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bonnibel hears the sound of "The violin, flute and bassoon, And the dancers dancing in tune." through all her interview with Colonel Carlyle, but when it is ended she does not return to the ball-room.
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading Bonnibel hears the sound of "The violin, flute and bassoon, And the dancers dancing in tune." through all her interview with Colonel Carlyle, but when it is ended she does not return to the ball-room.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is barely midnight and the mirth and merriment are at their hight down-stairs.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is barely midnight and the mirth and merriment are at their hight down-stairs.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading She leaves him with a cold good-night, and retires to her own room.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading Lucy, her maid, starts up drowsily from her easy-chair as she enters.
a female domestic
From this reading Lucy, her maid, starts up drowsily from her easy-chair as she enters.
merrimentnoun
a gay feeling
From this reading It is barely midnight and the mirth and merriment are at their hight down-stairs.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading It is barely midnight and the mirth and merriment are at their hight down-stairs.
mirthnounUS /mɜːrθ/
great merriment
From this reading It is barely midnight and the mirth and merriment are at their hight down-stairs.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Bonnibel hears the sound of "The violin, flute and bassoon, And the dancers dancing in tune." through all her interview with Colonel Carlyle, but when it is ended she does not return to the ball-room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bonnibel hears the sound of "The violin, flute and bassoon, And the dancers dancing in tune." through all her interview with Colonel Carlyle, but when it is ended she does not return to the ball-room.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading She leaves him with a cold good-night, and retires to her own room.
retiresverbUS /rɪˈtaɪrz/
third-person singular of “retire” — go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
From this reading She leaves him with a cold good-night, and retires to her own room.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Bonnibel hears the sound of "The violin, flute and bassoon, And the dancers dancing in tune." through all her interview with Colonel Carlyle, but when it is ended she does not return to the ball-room.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading She leaves him with a cold good-night, and retires to her own room.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "You here, Lucy?" she says.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bonnibel hears the sound of "The violin, flute and bassoon, And the dancers dancing in tune." through all her interview with Colonel Carlyle, but when it is ended she does not return to the ball-room.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Bonnibel hears the sound of "The violin, flute and bassoon, And the dancers dancing in tune." through all her interview with Colonel Carlyle, but when it is ended she does not return to the ball-room.
startsnounUS /stɑːrts/
plural of “start” — the beginning of anything
From this reading Lucy, her maid, starts up drowsily from her easy-chair as she enters.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is barely midnight and the mirth and merriment are at their hight down-stairs.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It is barely midnight and the mirth and merriment are at their hight down-stairs.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Bonnibel hears the sound of "The violin, flute and bassoon, And the dancers dancing in tune." through all her interview with Colonel Carlyle, but when it is ended she does not return to the ball-room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bonnibel hears the sound of "The violin, flute and bassoon, And the dancers dancing in tune." through all her interview with Colonel Carlyle, but when it is ended she does not return to the ball-room.
tunenounUS /tuːn/
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading Bonnibel hears the sound of "The violin, flute and bassoon, And the dancers dancing in tune." through all her interview with Colonel Carlyle, but when it is ended she does not return to the ball-room.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Lucy, her maid, starts up drowsily from her easy-chair as she enters.
violinnounUS /vaɪəˈlɪn/
bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
From this reading Bonnibel hears the sound of "The violin, flute and bassoon, And the dancers dancing in tune." through all her interview with Colonel Carlyle, but when it is ended she does not return to the ball-room.
at the time that
From this reading Bonnibel hears the sound of "The violin, flute and bassoon, And the dancers dancing in tune." through all her interview with Colonel Carlyle, but when it is ended she does not return to the ball-room.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Bonnibel hears the sound of "The violin, flute and bassoon, And the dancers dancing in tune." through all her interview with Colonel Carlyle, but when it is ended she does not return to the ball-room.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You here, Lucy?" she says.
