used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Agneta went upstairs at once, while I hastened to get her a cup of tea.
Agneta
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From this reading Agneta went upstairs at once, while I hastened to get her a cup of tea.
Alan
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From this reading Entering the dining-room, I found Alan Faulkner seated there taking tea in solitude.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I started at seeing him, and a hot tide of colour rose in my face.
any person at all
From this reading MISJUDGED WE gained the house without encountering anybody.
any thing at all
From this reading I would have given anything not to have blushed at that moment.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Agneta went upstairs at once, while I hastened to get her a cup of tea.
blushedverbUS /blʌʃt/
past form of “blush” — turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
From this reading I would have given anything not to have blushed at that moment.
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading I started at seeing him, and a hot tide of colour rose in my face.
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading Agneta went upstairs at once, while I hastened to get her a cup of tea.
dining-roomnoun
a room used for dining
From this reading Entering the dining-room, I found Alan Faulkner seated there taking tea in solitude.
encounteringverbUS /enˈkaʊntərɪŋ/
-ing form of “encounter” — come together
From this reading MISJUDGED WE gained the house without encountering anybody.
a movement into or inward
From this reading Entering the dining-room, I found Alan Faulkner seated there taking tea in solitude.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading I started at seeing him, and a hot tide of colour rose in my face.
FaulknernounUS /ˈfɔːknər/
United States novelist (originally Falkner) who wrote about people in the southern United States (1897-1962)
From this reading Entering the dining-room, I found Alan Faulkner seated there taking tea in solitude.
set up or found
From this reading Entering the dining-room, I found Alan Faulkner seated there taking tea in solitude.
past form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading MISJUDGED WE gained the house without encountering anybody.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Agneta went upstairs at once, while I hastened to get her a cup of tea.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading I would have given anything not to have blushed at that moment.
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading Agneta went upstairs at once, while I hastened to get her a cup of tea.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I would have given anything not to have blushed at that moment.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Agneta went upstairs at once, while I hastened to get her a cup of tea.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I started at seeing him, and a hot tide of colour rose in my face.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading I started at seeing him, and a hot tide of colour rose in my face.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading MISJUDGED WE gained the house without encountering anybody.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Agneta went upstairs at once, while I hastened to get her a cup of tea.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Entering the dining-room, I found Alan Faulkner seated there taking tea in solitude.
MISJUDGEDverbUS /mɪsˈdʒʌdʒd/
past form of “misjudge” — judge incorrectly
From this reading MISJUDGED WE gained the house without encountering anybody.
a particular point in time
From this reading I would have given anything not to have blushed at that moment.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I started at seeing him, and a hot tide of colour rose in my face.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I would have given anything not to have blushed at that moment.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Agneta went upstairs at once, while I hastened to get her a cup of tea.
on one occasion
From this reading Agneta went upstairs at once, while I hastened to get her a cup of tea.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading I started at seeing him, and a hot tide of colour rose in my face.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading Entering the dining-room, I found Alan Faulkner seated there taking tea in solitude.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading I started at seeing him, and a hot tide of colour rose in my face.
solitudenounUS /ˈsɑːlətuːd/
a state of social isolation
From this reading Entering the dining-room, I found Alan Faulkner seated there taking tea in solitude.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading I started at seeing him, and a hot tide of colour rose in my face.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading Entering the dining-room, I found Alan Faulkner seated there taking tea in solitude.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading Agneta went upstairs at once, while I hastened to get her a cup of tea.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I would have given anything not to have blushed at that moment.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MISJUDGED WE gained the house without encountering anybody.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Entering the dining-room, I found Alan Faulkner seated there taking tea in solitude.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading I started at seeing him, and a hot tide of colour rose in my face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Agneta went upstairs at once, while I hastened to get her a cup of tea.
on a floor above
From this reading Agneta went upstairs at once, while I hastened to get her a cup of tea.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading MISJUDGED WE gained the house without encountering anybody.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Agneta went upstairs at once, while I hastened to get her a cup of tea.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Agneta went upstairs at once, while I hastened to get her a cup of tea.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading MISJUDGED WE gained the house without encountering anybody.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would have given anything not to have blushed at that moment.
