used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Her hat had been left downstairs, and a mass of red-to-golden hair seemed almost to glitter as she sat there.
admiringverbUS /ædˈmaɪrɪŋ/
-ing form of “admire” — feel admiration for
From this reading To Betty’s admiring eyes she seemed a glittery sort of person altogether.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Her hat had been left downstairs, and a mass of red-to-golden hair seemed almost to glitter as she sat there.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading To Betty’s admiring eyes she seemed a glittery sort of person altogether.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had dimpled herself into Betty’s cubicle, and had perched herself, still dimpling, on the side of Betty’s bed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her hat had been left downstairs, and a mass of red-to-golden hair seemed almost to glitter as she sat there.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE WINDOW TABLE “I just half-guessed you’d be in our room,” said Gerry.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading AT THE WINDOW TABLE “I just half-guessed you’d be in our room,” said Gerry.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading She had dimpled herself into Betty’s cubicle, and had perched herself, still dimpling, on the side of Betty’s bed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Her hat had been left downstairs, and a mass of red-to-golden hair seemed almost to glitter as she sat there.
Betty's
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From this reading She had dimpled herself into Betty’s cubicle, and had perched herself, still dimpling, on the side of Betty’s bed.
couldn't
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From this reading “That was why I couldn’t help speaking to you in the station.”
cubiclenounUS /ˈkjuːbɪkəl/
small room in which a monk or nun lives
From this reading She had dimpled herself into Betty’s cubicle, and had perched herself, still dimpling, on the side of Betty’s bed.
dimpledverbUS /ˈdɪmpəld/
past form of “dimple” — mark with, or as if with, dimples
From this reading She had dimpled herself into Betty’s cubicle, and had perched herself, still dimpling, on the side of Betty’s bed.
dimpling
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From this reading She had dimpled herself into Betty’s cubicle, and had perched herself, still dimpling, on the side of Betty’s bed.
downstairsadverbUS /ˈdaʊnˈsterz/
on a floor below
From this reading Her hat had been left downstairs, and a mass of red-to-golden hair seemed almost to glitter as she sat there.
opinion or judgment
From this reading To Betty’s admiring eyes she seemed a glittery sort of person altogether.
Gerry
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From this reading AT THE WINDOW TABLE “I just half-guessed you’d be in our room,” said Gerry.
glitternounUS /ˈɡlɪtər/
the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
From this reading Her hat had been left downstairs, and a mass of red-to-golden hair seemed almost to glitter as she sat there.
glitteryadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɪtəri/
having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
From this reading To Betty’s admiring eyes she seemed a glittery sort of person altogether.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had dimpled herself into Betty’s cubicle, and had perched herself, still dimpling, on the side of Betty’s bed.
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 Her hat had been left downstairs, and a mass of red-to-golden hair seemed almost to glitter as she sat there.
half-guessed
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From this reading AT THE WINDOW TABLE “I just half-guessed you’d be in our room,” said Gerry.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading Her hat had been left downstairs, and a mass of red-to-golden hair seemed almost to glitter as she sat there.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “That was why I couldn’t help speaking to you in the station.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her hat had been left downstairs, and a mass of red-to-golden hair seemed almost to glitter as she sat there.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She had dimpled herself into Betty’s cubicle, and had perched herself, still dimpling, on the side of Betty’s bed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading AT THE WINDOW TABLE “I just half-guessed you’d be in our room,” said Gerry.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AT THE WINDOW TABLE “I just half-guessed you’d be in our room,” said Gerry.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She had dimpled herself into Betty’s cubicle, and had perched herself, still dimpling, on the side of Betty’s bed.
and nothing more
From this reading AT THE WINDOW TABLE “I just half-guessed you’d be in our room,” said Gerry.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Her hat had been left downstairs, and a mass of red-to-golden hair seemed almost to glitter as she sat there.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading Her hat had been left downstairs, and a mass of red-to-golden hair seemed almost to glitter as she sat there.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had dimpled herself into Betty’s cubicle, and had perched herself, still dimpling, on the side of Betty’s bed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had dimpled herself into Betty’s cubicle, and had perched herself, still dimpling, on the side of Betty’s bed.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading AT THE WINDOW TABLE “I just half-guessed you’d be in our room,” said Gerry.
perchedverbUS /pɜːrtʃt/
past form of “perch” — sit, as on a branch
From this reading She had dimpled herself into Betty’s cubicle, and had perched herself, still dimpling, on the side of Betty’s bed.
a human being
From this reading To Betty’s admiring eyes she seemed a glittery sort of person altogether.
red-to-golden
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From this reading Her hat had been left downstairs, and a mass of red-to-golden hair seemed almost to glitter as she sat there.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading AT THE WINDOW TABLE “I just half-guessed you’d be in our room,” said Gerry.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading AT THE WINDOW TABLE “I just half-guessed you’d be in our room,” said Gerry.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Her hat had been left downstairs, and a mass of red-to-golden hair seemed almost to glitter as she sat there.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Her hat had been left downstairs, and a mass of red-to-golden hair seemed almost to glitter as she sat there.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had dimpled herself into Betty’s cubicle, and had perched herself, still dimpling, on the side of Betty’s bed.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading She had dimpled herself into Betty’s cubicle, and had perched herself, still dimpling, on the side of Betty’s bed.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading To Betty’s admiring eyes she seemed a glittery sort of person altogether.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading “That was why I couldn’t help speaking to you in the station.”
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading “That was why I couldn’t help speaking to you in the station.”
not in physical motion
From this reading She had dimpled herself into Betty’s cubicle, and had perched herself, still dimpling, on the side of Betty’s bed.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading AT THE WINDOW TABLE “I just half-guessed you’d be in our room,” said Gerry.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That was why I couldn’t help speaking to you in the station.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE WINDOW TABLE “I just half-guessed you’d be in our room,” said Gerry.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Her hat had been left downstairs, and a mass of red-to-golden hair seemed almost to glitter as she sat there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “That was why I couldn’t help speaking to you in the station.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That was why I couldn’t help speaking to you in the station.”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “That was why I couldn’t help speaking to you in the station.”
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading AT THE WINDOW TABLE “I just half-guessed you’d be in our room,” said Gerry.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “That was why I couldn’t help speaking to you in the station.”
you'd
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From this reading AT THE WINDOW TABLE “I just half-guessed you’d be in our room,” said Gerry.
