used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A SEA OF TROUBLES MR.
amazinglyadverbUS /əˈmeɪzɪŋli/
in an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise
From this reading THAYER’S month having been much shortened by his tremendous energy, the factory classes were successfully started, and Babbie, with her tantalizing fashion of appearing haughtily distant one minute and amazingly friendly the next, was off for the gay Southern resorts that she professed to hate.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THAYER’S month having been much shortened by his tremendous energy, the factory classes were successfully started, and Babbie, with her tantalizing fashion of appearing haughtily distant one minute and amazingly friendly the next, was off for the gay Southern resorts that she professed to hate.
appearingnounUS /əˈpɪrɪŋ/
formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action
From this reading THAYER’S month having been much shortened by his tremendous energy, the factory classes were successfully started, and Babbie, with her tantalizing fashion of appearing haughtily distant one minute and amazingly friendly the next, was off for the gay Southern resorts that she professed to hate.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At some one of them, Mr. Thayer was morally certain, his fascinating cousin Austin would make it a point to find her.
AustinnounUS /ˈɔːstən/
state capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the University of Texas
From this reading At some one of them, Mr. Thayer was morally certain, his fascinating cousin Austin would make it a point to find her.
Austin'snounUS /ˈɔːstənz/
possessive form of “austin” — state capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the University of Texas
From this reading White flannels, he reflected glumly, were notably becoming to Austin’s style.
Babbie
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From this reading THAYER’S month having been much shortened by his tremendous energy, the factory classes were successfully started, and Babbie, with her tantalizing fashion of appearing haughtily distant one minute and amazingly friendly the next, was off for the gay Southern resorts that she professed to hate.
according with custom or propriety
From this reading White flannels, he reflected glumly, were notably becoming to Austin’s style.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THAYER’S month having been much shortened by his tremendous energy, the factory classes were successfully started, and Babbie, with her tantalizing fashion of appearing haughtily distant one minute and amazingly friendly the next, was off for the gay Southern resorts that she professed to hate.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THAYER’S month having been much shortened by his tremendous energy, the factory classes were successfully started, and Babbie, with her tantalizing fashion of appearing haughtily distant one minute and amazingly friendly the next, was off for the gay Southern resorts that she professed to hate.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading At some one of them, Mr. Thayer was morally certain, his fascinating cousin Austin would make it a point to find her.
classesnounUS /ˈklæsəz/
plural of “class” — a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading THAYER’S month having been much shortened by his tremendous energy, the factory classes were successfully started, and Babbie, with her tantalizing fashion of appearing haughtily distant one minute and amazingly friendly the next, was off for the gay Southern resorts that she professed to hate.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Eugenia’s three weeks were nearly gone too, and the lost theme had not come to light.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading At some one of them, Mr. Thayer was morally certain, his fascinating cousin Austin would make it a point to find her.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading THAYER’S month having been much shortened by his tremendous energy, the factory classes were successfully started, and Babbie, with her tantalizing fashion of appearing haughtily distant one minute and amazingly friendly the next, was off for the gay Southern resorts that she professed to hate.
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading THAYER’S month having been much shortened by his tremendous energy, the factory classes were successfully started, and Babbie, with her tantalizing fashion of appearing haughtily distant one minute and amazingly friendly the next, was off for the gay Southern resorts that she professed to hate.
Eugenia'snounUS /ˌjuːˈdʒiːniəz/
possessive form of “eugenia” — tropical trees and shrubs with aromatic leaves and often valuable hard wood
From this reading Eugenia’s three weeks were nearly gone too, and the lost theme had not come to light.
factorynounUS /ˈfæktəri/
a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
From this reading THAYER’S month having been much shortened by his tremendous energy, the factory classes were successfully started, and Babbie, with her tantalizing fashion of appearing haughtily distant one minute and amazingly friendly the next, was off for the gay Southern resorts that she professed to hate.
fascinatingadjectiveUS /ˈfæsəneɪtɪŋ/
capable of arousing and holding the attention
From this reading At some one of them, Mr. Thayer was morally certain, his fascinating cousin Austin would make it a point to find her.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading THAYER’S month having been much shortened by his tremendous energy, the factory classes were successfully started, and Babbie, with her tantalizing fashion of appearing haughtily distant one minute and amazingly friendly the next, was off for the gay Southern resorts that she professed to hate.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading At some one of them, Mr. Thayer was morally certain, his fascinating cousin Austin would make it a point to find her.
flannelsnounUS /ˈflænəlz/
plural of “flannel” — a soft light woolen fabric; used for clothing
From this reading White flannels, he reflected glumly, were notably becoming to Austin’s style.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THAYER’S month having been much shortened by his tremendous energy, the factory classes were successfully started, and Babbie, with her tantalizing fashion of appearing haughtily distant one minute and amazingly friendly the next, was off for the gay Southern resorts that she professed to hate.
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading THAYER’S month having been much shortened by his tremendous energy, the factory classes were successfully started, and Babbie, with her tantalizing fashion of appearing haughtily distant one minute and amazingly friendly the next, was off for the gay Southern resorts that she professed to hate.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading THAYER’S month having been much shortened by his tremendous energy, the factory classes were successfully started, and Babbie, with her tantalizing fashion of appearing haughtily distant one minute and amazingly friendly the next, was off for the gay Southern resorts that she professed to hate.
glumlyadverbUS /ˈɡlʌmli/
in a sullen manner
From this reading White flannels, he reflected glumly, were notably becoming to Austin’s style.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Eugenia’s three weeks were nearly gone too, and the lost theme had not come to light.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Eugenia’s three weeks were nearly gone too, and the lost theme had not come to light.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading THAYER’S month having been much shortened by his tremendous energy, the factory classes were successfully started, and Babbie, with her tantalizing fashion of appearing haughtily distant one minute and amazingly friendly the next, was off for the gay Southern resorts that she professed to hate.
haughtilyadverbUS /ˈhɔːtɪli/
in a haughty manner
From this reading THAYER’S month having been much shortened by his tremendous energy, the factory classes were successfully started, and Babbie, with her tantalizing fashion of appearing haughtily distant one minute and amazingly friendly the next, was off for the gay Southern resorts that she professed to hate.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading THAYER’S month having been much shortened by his tremendous energy, the factory classes were successfully started, and Babbie, with her tantalizing fashion of appearing haughtily distant one minute and amazingly friendly the next, was off for the gay Southern resorts that she professed to hate.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading White flannels, he reflected glumly, were notably becoming to Austin’s style.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THAYER’S month having been much shortened by his tremendous energy, the factory classes were successfully started, and Babbie, with her tantalizing fashion of appearing haughtily distant one minute and amazingly friendly the next, was off for the gay Southern resorts that she professed to hate.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THAYER’S month having been much shortened by his tremendous energy, the factory classes were successfully started, and Babbie, with her tantalizing fashion of appearing haughtily distant one minute and amazingly friendly the next, was off for the gay Southern resorts that she professed to hate.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At some one of them, Mr. Thayer was morally certain, his fascinating cousin Austin would make it a point to find her.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Eugenia’s three weeks were nearly gone too, and the lost theme had not come to light.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Eugenia’s three weeks were nearly gone too, and the lost theme had not come to light.
engage in
From this reading At some one of them, Mr. Thayer was morally certain, his fascinating cousin Austin would make it a point to find her.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading THAYER’S month having been much shortened by his tremendous energy, the factory classes were successfully started, and Babbie, with her tantalizing fashion of appearing haughtily distant one minute and amazingly friendly the next, was off for the gay Southern resorts that she professed to hate.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading THAYER’S month having been much shortened by his tremendous energy, the factory classes were successfully started, and Babbie, with her tantalizing fashion of appearing haughtily distant one minute and amazingly friendly the next, was off for the gay Southern resorts that she professed to hate.
morallyadverbUS /ˈmɔːrəli/
with respect to moral principles
From this reading At some one of them, Mr. Thayer was morally certain, his fascinating cousin Austin would make it a point to find her.
a form of address for a man
From this reading A SEA OF TROUBLES MR.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading THAYER’S month having been much shortened by his tremendous energy, the factory classes were successfully started, and Babbie, with her tantalizing fashion of appearing haughtily distant one minute and amazingly friendly the next, was off for the gay Southern resorts that she professed to hate.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Eugenia’s three weeks were nearly gone too, and the lost theme had not come to light.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading THAYER’S month having been much shortened by his tremendous energy, the factory classes were successfully started, and Babbie, with her tantalizing fashion of appearing haughtily distant one minute and amazingly friendly the next, was off for the gay Southern resorts that she professed to hate.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Eugenia’s three weeks were nearly gone too, and the lost theme had not come to light.
notablyadverbUS /ˈnoʊtəbli/
especially; in particular
From this reading White flannels, he reflected glumly, were notably becoming to Austin’s style.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A SEA OF TROUBLES MR.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THAYER’S month having been much shortened by his tremendous energy, the factory classes were successfully started, and Babbie, with her tantalizing fashion of appearing haughtily distant one minute and amazingly friendly the next, was off for the gay Southern resorts that she professed to hate.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THAYER’S month having been much shortened by his tremendous energy, the factory classes were successfully started, and Babbie, with her tantalizing fashion of appearing haughtily distant one minute and amazingly friendly the next, was off for the gay Southern resorts that she professed to hate.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading At some one of them, Mr. Thayer was morally certain, his fascinating cousin Austin would make it a point to find her.
professedadjectiveUS /prəˈfest/
professing to be qualified
From this reading THAYER’S month having been much shortened by his tremendous energy, the factory classes were successfully started, and Babbie, with her tantalizing fashion of appearing haughtily distant one minute and amazingly friendly the next, was off for the gay Southern resorts that she professed to hate.
(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back
From this reading White flannels, he reflected glumly, were notably becoming to Austin’s style.
resortsnounUS /rɪˈzɔːrts/
plural of “resort” — a hotel located in a resort area
From this reading THAYER’S month having been much shortened by his tremendous energy, the factory classes were successfully started, and Babbie, with her tantalizing fashion of appearing haughtily distant one minute and amazingly friendly the next, was off for the gay Southern resorts that she professed to hate.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading A SEA OF TROUBLES MR.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THAYER’S month having been much shortened by his tremendous energy, the factory classes were successfully started, and Babbie, with her tantalizing fashion of appearing haughtily distant one minute and amazingly friendly the next, was off for the gay Southern resorts that she professed to hate.
shortenedadjectiveUS /ˈʃɔːrtənd/
cut short
From this reading THAYER’S month having been much shortened by his tremendous energy, the factory classes were successfully started, and Babbie, with her tantalizing fashion of appearing haughtily distant one minute and amazingly friendly the next, was off for the gay Southern resorts that she professed to hate.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading At some one of them, Mr. Thayer was morally certain, his fascinating cousin Austin would make it a point to find her.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading THAYER’S month having been much shortened by his tremendous energy, the factory classes were successfully started, and Babbie, with her tantalizing fashion of appearing haughtily distant one minute and amazingly friendly the next, was off for the gay Southern resorts that she professed to hate.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading THAYER’S month having been much shortened by his tremendous energy, the factory classes were successfully started, and Babbie, with her tantalizing fashion of appearing haughtily distant one minute and amazingly friendly the next, was off for the gay Southern resorts that she professed to hate.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading White flannels, he reflected glumly, were notably becoming to Austin’s style.
successfullyadverbUS /səkˈsesfəli/
with success; in a successful manner
From this reading THAYER’S month having been much shortened by his tremendous energy, the factory classes were successfully started, and Babbie, with her tantalizing fashion of appearing haughtily distant one minute and amazingly friendly the next, was off for the gay Southern resorts that she professed to hate.
tantalizingadjectiveUS /ˈtæntəlaɪzɪŋ/
arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable or mockingly out of reach
From this reading THAYER’S month having been much shortened by his tremendous energy, the factory classes were successfully started, and Babbie, with her tantalizing fashion of appearing haughtily distant one minute and amazingly friendly the next, was off for the gay Southern resorts that she professed to hate.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THAYER’S month having been much shortened by his tremendous energy, the factory classes were successfully started, and Babbie, with her tantalizing fashion of appearing haughtily distant one minute and amazingly friendly the next, was off for the gay Southern resorts that she professed to hate.
Thayer
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From this reading At some one of them, Mr. Thayer was morally certain, his fascinating cousin Austin would make it a point to find her.
THAYER'S
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From this reading THAYER’S month having been much shortened by his tremendous energy, the factory classes were successfully started, and Babbie, with her tantalizing fashion of appearing haughtily distant one minute and amazingly friendly the next, was off for the gay Southern resorts that she professed to hate.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THAYER’S month having been much shortened by his tremendous energy, the factory classes were successfully started, and Babbie, with her tantalizing fashion of appearing haughtily distant one minute and amazingly friendly the next, was off for the gay Southern resorts that she professed to hate.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading At some one of them, Mr. Thayer was morally certain, his fascinating cousin Austin would make it a point to find her.
themenounUS /θiːm/
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading Eugenia’s three weeks were nearly gone too, and the lost theme had not come to light.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Eugenia’s three weeks were nearly gone too, and the lost theme had not come to light.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THAYER’S month having been much shortened by his tremendous energy, the factory classes were successfully started, and Babbie, with her tantalizing fashion of appearing haughtily distant one minute and amazingly friendly the next, was off for the gay Southern resorts that she professed to hate.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Eugenia’s three weeks were nearly gone too, and the lost theme had not come to light.
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading THAYER’S month having been much shortened by his tremendous energy, the factory classes were successfully started, and Babbie, with her tantalizing fashion of appearing haughtily distant one minute and amazingly friendly the next, was off for the gay Southern resorts that she professed to hate.
plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty
From this reading A SEA OF TROUBLES MR.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THAYER’S month having been much shortened by his tremendous energy, the factory classes were successfully started, and Babbie, with her tantalizing fashion of appearing haughtily distant one minute and amazingly friendly the next, was off for the gay Southern resorts that she professed to hate.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Eugenia’s three weeks were nearly gone too, and the lost theme had not come to light.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THAYER’S month having been much shortened by his tremendous energy, the factory classes were successfully started, and Babbie, with her tantalizing fashion of appearing haughtily distant one minute and amazingly friendly the next, was off for the gay Southern resorts that she professed to hate.
a Caucasian
From this reading White flannels, he reflected glumly, were notably becoming to Austin’s style.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THAYER’S month having been much shortened by his tremendous energy, the factory classes were successfully started, and Babbie, with her tantalizing fashion of appearing haughtily distant one minute and amazingly friendly the next, was off for the gay Southern resorts that she professed to hate.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading At some one of them, Mr. Thayer was morally certain, his fascinating cousin Austin would make it a point to find her.
