used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Some way the girls managed to get her inside the Hall and administer hot drinks and hot food and in a surprisingly short time she was herself again.
administerverbUS /ədˈmɪnəstər/
work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of
From this reading Some way the girls managed to get her inside the Hall and administer hot drinks and hot food and in a surprisingly short time she was herself again.
anew
From this reading Some way the girls managed to get her inside the Hall and administer hot drinks and hot food and in a surprisingly short time she was herself again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Some way the girls managed to get her inside the Hall and administer hot drinks and hot food and in a surprisingly short time she was herself again.
beautified
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From this reading Not quite herself, for she was beautified and transfigured with happiness into a very different Polly Haddon from the one the girls had known.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Polly Haddon had not died.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Miss Walters was summoned and made her come into her own private rooms.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading But Polly Haddon had not died.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading Not quite herself, for she was beautified and transfigured with happiness into a very different Polly Haddon from the one the girls had known.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One very seldom does—of happiness.
drinksnounUS /drɪŋks/
plural of “drink” — a single serving of a beverage
From this reading Some way the girls managed to get her inside the Hall and administer hot drinks and hot food and in a surprisingly short time she was herself again.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading Some way the girls managed to get her inside the Hall and administer hot drinks and hot food and in a surprisingly short time she was herself again.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Not quite herself, for she was beautified and transfigured with happiness into a very different Polly Haddon from the one the girls had known.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Not quite herself, for she was beautified and transfigured with happiness into a very different Polly Haddon from the one the girls had known.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Some way the girls managed to get her inside the Hall and administer hot drinks and hot food and in a surprisingly short time she was herself again.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Some way the girls managed to get her inside the Hall and administer hot drinks and hot food and in a surprisingly short time she was herself again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But Polly Haddon had not died.
Haddon
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From this reading But Polly Haddon had not died.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Some way the girls managed to get her inside the Hall and administer hot drinks and hot food and in a surprisingly short time she was herself again.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading One very seldom does—of happiness.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Some way the girls managed to get her inside the Hall and administer hot drinks and hot food and in a surprisingly short time she was herself again.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Some way the girls managed to get her inside the Hall and administer hot drinks and hot food and in a surprisingly short time she was herself again.
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 Some way the girls managed to get her inside the Hall and administer hot drinks and hot food and in a surprisingly short time she was herself again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some way the girls managed to get her inside the Hall and administer hot drinks and hot food and in a surprisingly short time she was herself again.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading Some way the girls managed to get her inside the Hall and administer hot drinks and hot food and in a surprisingly short time she was herself again.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Not quite herself, for she was beautified and transfigured with happiness into a very different Polly Haddon from the one the girls had known.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Not quite herself, for she was beautified and transfigured with happiness into a very different Polly Haddon from the one the girls had known.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Miss Walters was summoned and made her come into her own private rooms.
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading Some way the girls managed to get her inside the Hall and administer hot drinks and hot food and in a surprisingly short time she was herself again.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Walters was summoned and made her come into her own private rooms.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Polly Haddon had not died.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One very seldom does—of happiness.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One very seldom does—of happiness.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Miss Walters was summoned and made her come into her own private rooms.
Polly
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From this reading But Polly Haddon had not died.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading Miss Walters was summoned and made her come into her own private rooms.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Not quite herself, for she was beautified and transfigured with happiness into a very different Polly Haddon from the one the girls had known.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading Miss Walters was summoned and made her come into her own private rooms.
not often
From this reading One very seldom does—of happiness.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Some way the girls managed to get her inside the Hall and administer hot drinks and hot food and in a surprisingly short time she was herself again.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Some way the girls managed to get her inside the Hall and administer hot drinks and hot food and in a surprisingly short time she was herself again.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some way the girls managed to get her inside the Hall and administer hot drinks and hot food and in a surprisingly short time she was herself again.
summonedverbUS /ˈsʌmənd/
past form of “summon” — call in an official matter, such as to attend court
From this reading Miss Walters was summoned and made her come into her own private rooms.
surprisinglyadverbUS /sərˈpraɪzɪŋli/
in a surprising manner
From this reading Some way the girls managed to get her inside the Hall and administer hot drinks and hot food and in a surprisingly short time she was herself again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Some way the girls managed to get her inside the Hall and administer hot drinks and hot food and in a surprisingly short time she was herself again.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Some way the girls managed to get her inside the Hall and administer hot drinks and hot food and in a surprisingly short time she was herself again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some way the girls managed to get her inside the Hall and administer hot drinks and hot food and in a surprisingly short time she was herself again.
transfigured
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From this reading Not quite herself, for she was beautified and transfigured with happiness into a very different Polly Haddon from the one the girls had known.
precisely as stated
From this reading One very seldom does—of happiness.
WaltersnounUS /ˈwɔːltərz/
plural of “walter” — German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading Miss Walters was summoned and made her come into her own private rooms.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Some way the girls managed to get her inside the Hall and administer hot drinks and hot food and in a surprisingly short time she was herself again.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Some way the girls managed to get her inside the Hall and administer hot drinks and hot food and in a surprisingly short time she was herself again.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Not quite herself, for she was beautified and transfigured with happiness into a very different Polly Haddon from the one the girls had known.
