used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Miss Kavenaugh is a very much-sought-after lady, and when I am able to secure her for a day, I give up everything else, sit down and sew with her.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading Miss Kavenaugh is a very much-sought-after lady, and when I am able to secure her for a day, I give up everything else, sit down and sew with her.
anew
From this reading It was five months later, sometime during the last of September, that I again heard directly from Ruth and her love-affair with Breckenridge Sewall.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Miss Kavenaugh is a very much-sought-after lady, and when I am able to secure her for a day, I give up everything else, sit down and sew with her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was five months later, sometime during the last of September, that I again heard directly from Ruth and her love-affair with Breckenridge Sewall.
bastes
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From this reading She plans, cuts and bastes, and I run the chain-stitch machine like mad.
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading We had been working since eight A. M. in my darling new bedroom that looks out on my row of late dahlias.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We had been working since eight A. M. in my darling new bedroom that looks out on my row of late dahlias.
Breckenridge
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From this reading It was five months later, sometime during the last of September, that I again heard directly from Ruth and her love-affair with Breckenridge Sewall.
chain-stitch
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From this reading She plans, cuts and bastes, and I run the chain-stitch machine like mad.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Miss Kavenaugh, the dollar-and-a-half-a-day university seamstress, had come to help me with my muslin curtains.
curtainsnounUS /ˈkɜːrtənz/
plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading Miss Kavenaugh, the dollar-and-a-half-a-day university seamstress, had come to help me with my muslin curtains.
cutsnounUS /kʌts/
plural of “cut” — a share of the profits
From this reading She plans, cuts and bastes, and I run the chain-stitch machine like mad.
dahlias
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From this reading We had been working since eight A. M. in my darling new bedroom that looks out on my row of late dahlias.
a special loved one
From this reading We had been working since eight A. M. in my darling new bedroom that looks out on my row of late dahlias.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Miss Kavenaugh is a very much-sought-after lady, and when I am able to secure her for a day, I give up everything else, sit down and sew with her.
without deviation
From this reading It was five months later, sometime during the last of September, that I again heard directly from Ruth and her love-affair with Breckenridge Sewall.
dollar-and-a-half-a-day
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From this reading Miss Kavenaugh, the dollar-and-a-half-a-day university seamstress, had come to help me with my muslin curtains.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Miss Kavenaugh is a very much-sought-after lady, and when I am able to secure her for a day, I give up everything else, sit down and sew with her.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading It was five months later, sometime during the last of September, that I again heard directly from Ruth and her love-affair with Breckenridge Sewall.
being one more than seven
From this reading We had been working since eight A. M. in my darling new bedroom that looks out on my row of late dahlias.
else
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From this reading Miss Kavenaugh is a very much-sought-after lady, and when I am able to secure her for a day, I give up everything else, sit down and sew with her.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Miss Kavenaugh is a very much-sought-after lady, and when I am able to secure her for a day, I give up everything else, sit down and sew with her.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading It was five months later, sometime during the last of September, that I again heard directly from Ruth and her love-affair with Breckenridge Sewall.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Miss Kavenaugh is a very much-sought-after lady, and when I am able to secure her for a day, I give up everything else, sit down and sew with her.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was five months later, sometime during the last of September, that I again heard directly from Ruth and her love-affair with Breckenridge Sewall.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Miss Kavenaugh is a very much-sought-after lady, and when I am able to secure her for a day, I give up everything else, sit down and sew with her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Miss Kavenaugh, the dollar-and-a-half-a-day university seamstress, had come to help me with my muslin curtains.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading It was five months later, sometime during the last of September, that I again heard directly from Ruth and her love-affair with Breckenridge Sewall.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Miss Kavenaugh, the dollar-and-a-half-a-day university seamstress, had come to help me with my muslin curtains.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was five months later, sometime during the last of September, that I again heard directly from Ruth and her love-affair with Breckenridge Sewall.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was five months later, sometime during the last of September, that I again heard directly from Ruth and her love-affair with Breckenridge Sewall.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We had been working since eight A. M. in my darling new bedroom that looks out on my row of late dahlias.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss Kavenaugh is a very much-sought-after lady, and when I am able to secure her for a day, I give up everything else, sit down and sew with her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was five months later, sometime during the last of September, that I again heard directly from Ruth and her love-affair with Breckenridge Sewall.
Kavenaugh
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From this reading Miss Kavenaugh, the dollar-and-a-half-a-day university seamstress, had come to help me with my muslin curtains.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Miss Kavenaugh is a very much-sought-after lady, and when I am able to secure her for a day, I give up everything else, sit down and sew with her.
immediately past
From this reading It was five months later, sometime during the last of September, that I again heard directly from Ruth and her love-affair with Breckenridge Sewall.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading We had been working since eight A. M. in my darling new bedroom that looks out on my row of late dahlias.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading It was five months later, sometime during the last of September, that I again heard directly from Ruth and her love-affair with Breckenridge Sewall.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She plans, cuts and bastes, and I run the chain-stitch machine like mad.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading We had been working since eight A. M. in my darling new bedroom that looks out on my row of late dahlias.
love-affair
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From this reading It was five months later, sometime during the last of September, that I again heard directly from Ruth and her love-affair with Breckenridge Sewall.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading We had been working since eight A. M. in my darling new bedroom that looks out on my row of late dahlias.
any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
From this reading She plans, cuts and bastes, and I run the chain-stitch machine like mad.
roused to anger
From this reading She plans, cuts and bastes, and I run the chain-stitch machine like mad.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Miss Kavenaugh, the dollar-and-a-half-a-day university seamstress, had come to help me with my muslin curtains.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Kavenaugh, the dollar-and-a-half-a-day university seamstress, had come to help me with my muslin curtains.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading It was five months later, sometime during the last of September, that I again heard directly from Ruth and her love-affair with Breckenridge Sewall.
much-sought-after
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From this reading Miss Kavenaugh is a very much-sought-after lady, and when I am able to secure her for a day, I give up everything else, sit down and sew with her.
muslinnounUS /ˈmʌzlən/
plain-woven cotton fabric
From this reading Miss Kavenaugh, the dollar-and-a-half-a-day university seamstress, had come to help me with my muslin curtains.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Miss Kavenaugh, the dollar-and-a-half-a-day university seamstress, had come to help me with my muslin curtains.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading We had been working since eight A. M. in my darling new bedroom that looks out on my row of late dahlias.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was five months later, sometime during the last of September, that I again heard directly from Ruth and her love-affair with Breckenridge Sewall.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We had been working since eight A. M. in my darling new bedroom that looks out on my row of late dahlias.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading We had been working since eight A. M. in my darling new bedroom that looks out on my row of late dahlias.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading She plans, cuts and bastes, and I run the chain-stitch machine like mad.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading We had been working since eight A. M. in my darling new bedroom that looks out on my row of late dahlias.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading She plans, cuts and bastes, and I run the chain-stitch machine like mad.
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading It was five months later, sometime during the last of September, that I again heard directly from Ruth and her love-affair with Breckenridge Sewall.
seamstressnounUS /ˈsiːmstrɪs/
someone who makes or mends dresses
From this reading Miss Kavenaugh, the dollar-and-a-half-a-day university seamstress, had come to help me with my muslin curtains.
get by special effort
From this reading Miss Kavenaugh is a very much-sought-after lady, and when I am able to secure her for a day, I give up everything else, sit down and sew with her.
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading It was five months later, sometime during the last of September, that I again heard directly from Ruth and her love-affair with Breckenridge Sewall.
sewverbUS /soʊ/
fasten by sewing; do needlework
From this reading Miss Kavenaugh is a very much-sought-after lady, and when I am able to secure her for a day, I give up everything else, sit down and sew with her.
Sewall
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From this reading It was five months later, sometime during the last of September, that I again heard directly from Ruth and her love-affair with Breckenridge Sewall.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She plans, cuts and bastes, and I run the chain-stitch machine like mad.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading We had been working since eight A. M. in my darling new bedroom that looks out on my row of late dahlias.
be seated
From this reading Miss Kavenaugh is a very much-sought-after lady, and when I am able to secure her for a day, I give up everything else, sit down and sew with her.
sometimeadverbUS /ˈsʌmtaɪm/
at some indefinite or unstated time
From this reading It was five months later, sometime during the last of September, that I again heard directly from Ruth and her love-affair with Breckenridge Sewall.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was five months later, sometime during the last of September, that I again heard directly from Ruth and her love-affair with Breckenridge Sewall.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was five months later, sometime during the last of September, that I again heard directly from Ruth and her love-affair with Breckenridge Sewall.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miss Kavenaugh, the dollar-and-a-half-a-day university seamstress, had come to help me with my muslin curtains.
universitynounUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəti/
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading Miss Kavenaugh, the dollar-and-a-half-a-day university seamstress, had come to help me with my muslin curtains.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Miss Kavenaugh is a very much-sought-after lady, and when I am able to secure her for a day, I give up everything else, sit down and sew with her.
precisely as stated
From this reading Miss Kavenaugh is a very much-sought-after lady, and when I am able to secure her for a day, I give up everything else, sit down and sew with her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was five months later, sometime during the last of September, that I again heard directly from Ruth and her love-affair with Breckenridge Sewall.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had been working since eight A. M. in my darling new bedroom that looks out on my row of late dahlias.
at the time that
From this reading Miss Kavenaugh is a very much-sought-after lady, and when I am able to secure her for a day, I give up everything else, sit down and sew with her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was five months later, sometime during the last of September, that I again heard directly from Ruth and her love-affair with Breckenridge Sewall.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading We had been working since eight A. M. in my darling new bedroom that looks out on my row of late dahlias.
