used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A RUSSIAN PRINCESS Mrs. Duff was awake by this time and Dallas, slipping off my back, went to sit down at a little distance from her and embraced her with adoring glances.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I followed along the grass by the veranda as he went to his room and fussed about a drawer to get the finest and whitest one he could for her.
adoringadjectiveUS /əˈdɔːrɪŋ/
showing adoration
From this reading A RUSSIAN PRINCESS Mrs. Duff was awake by this time and Dallas, slipping off my back, went to sit down at a little distance from her and embraced her with adoring glances.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading I followed along the grass by the veranda as he went to his room and fussed about a drawer to get the finest and whitest one he could for her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A RUSSIAN PRINCESS Mrs. Duff was awake by this time and Dallas, slipping off my back, went to sit down at a little distance from her and embraced her with adoring glances.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I followed along the grass by the veranda as he went to his room and fussed about a drawer to get the finest and whitest one he could for her.
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading When I came back she was asking him to please get her a handkerchief.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A RUSSIAN PRINCESS Mrs. Duff was awake by this time and Dallas, slipping off my back, went to sit down at a little distance from her and embraced her with adoring glances.
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading A RUSSIAN PRINCESS Mrs. Duff was awake by this time and Dallas, slipping off my back, went to sit down at a little distance from her and embraced her with adoring glances.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading A RUSSIAN PRINCESS Mrs. Duff was awake by this time and Dallas, slipping off my back, went to sit down at a little distance from her and embraced her with adoring glances.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She smiled at him but said nothing and I went over to the fountain to get a drink.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A RUSSIAN PRINCESS Mrs. Duff was awake by this time and Dallas, slipping off my back, went to sit down at a little distance from her and embraced her with adoring glances.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When I came back she was asking him to please get her a handkerchief.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I followed along the grass by the veranda as he went to his room and fussed about a drawer to get the finest and whitest one he could for her.
DallasnounUS /ˈdæləs/
a large commercial and industrial city in northeastern Texas located in the heart of the northern Texas oil fields
From this reading A RUSSIAN PRINCESS Mrs. Duff was awake by this time and Dallas, slipping off my back, went to sit down at a little distance from her and embraced her with adoring glances.
greatly pleased
From this reading Oh! how delighted he was to have a mother to wait on.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading A RUSSIAN PRINCESS Mrs. Duff was awake by this time and Dallas, slipping off my back, went to sit down at a little distance from her and embraced her with adoring glances.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading A RUSSIAN PRINCESS Mrs. Duff was awake by this time and Dallas, slipping off my back, went to sit down at a little distance from her and embraced her with adoring glances.
drawernounUS /drɔːr/
a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out
From this reading I followed along the grass by the veranda as he went to his room and fussed about a drawer to get the finest and whitest one he could for her.
take in liquids
From this reading She smiled at him but said nothing and I went over to the fountain to get a drink.
DuffnounUS /dʌf/
a stiff flour pudding steamed or boiled usually and containing e.g. currants and raisins and citron
From this reading A RUSSIAN PRINCESS Mrs. Duff was awake by this time and Dallas, slipping off my back, went to sit down at a little distance from her and embraced her with adoring glances.
embracedverbUS /emˈbreɪst/
past form of “embrace” — include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading A RUSSIAN PRINCESS Mrs. Duff was awake by this time and Dallas, slipping off my back, went to sit down at a little distance from her and embraced her with adoring glances.
finestadjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnəst/
superlative of “fine” — being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading I followed along the grass by the veranda as he went to his room and fussed about a drawer to get the finest and whitest one he could for her.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading I followed along the grass by the veranda as he went to his room and fussed about a drawer to get the finest and whitest one he could for her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I followed along the grass by the veranda as he went to his room and fussed about a drawer to get the finest and whitest one he could for her.
fountainnounUS /ˈfaʊntən/
a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
From this reading She smiled at him but said nothing and I went over to the fountain to get a drink.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A RUSSIAN PRINCESS Mrs. Duff was awake by this time and Dallas, slipping off my back, went to sit down at a little distance from her and embraced her with adoring glances.
fussedverbUS /fʌst/
past form of “fuss” — worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading I followed along the grass by the veranda as he went to his room and fussed about a drawer to get the finest and whitest one he could for her.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She smiled at him but said nothing and I went over to the fountain to get a drink.
glancesnounUS /ˈɡlænsɪz/
plural of “glance” — a quick look
From this reading A RUSSIAN PRINCESS Mrs. Duff was awake by this time and Dallas, slipping off my back, went to sit down at a little distance from her and embraced her with adoring glances.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading I followed along the grass by the veranda as he went to his room and fussed about a drawer to get the finest and whitest one he could for her.
a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory
From this reading When I came back she was asking him to please get her a handkerchief.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Oh! how delighted he was to have a mother to wait on.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Oh! how delighted he was to have a mother to wait on.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A RUSSIAN PRINCESS Mrs. Duff was awake by this time and Dallas, slipping off my back, went to sit down at a little distance from her and embraced her with adoring glances.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She smiled at him but said nothing and I went over to the fountain to get a drink.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I followed along the grass by the veranda as he went to his room and fussed about a drawer to get the finest and whitest one he could for her.
how
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From this reading Oh! how delighted he was to have a mother to wait on.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She smiled at him but said nothing and I went over to the fountain to get a drink.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A RUSSIAN PRINCESS Mrs. Duff was awake by this time and Dallas, slipping off my back, went to sit down at a little distance from her and embraced her with adoring glances.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Oh! how delighted he was to have a mother to wait on.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading A RUSSIAN PRINCESS Mrs. Duff was awake by this time and Dallas, slipping off my back, went to sit down at a little distance from her and embraced her with adoring glances.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A RUSSIAN PRINCESS Mrs. Duff was awake by this time and Dallas, slipping off my back, went to sit down at a little distance from her and embraced her with adoring glances.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She smiled at him but said nothing and I went over to the fountain to get a drink.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading A RUSSIAN PRINCESS Mrs. Duff was awake by this time and Dallas, slipping off my back, went to sit down at a little distance from her and embraced her with adoring glances.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh! how delighted he was to have a mother to wait on.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Oh! how delighted he was to have a mother to wait on.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I followed along the grass by the veranda as he went to his room and fussed about a drawer to get the finest and whitest one he could for her.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She smiled at him but said nothing and I went over to the fountain to get a drink.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading When I came back she was asking him to please get her a handkerchief.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading A RUSSIAN PRINCESS Mrs. Duff was awake by this time and Dallas, slipping off my back, went to sit down at a little distance from her and embraced her with adoring glances.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading I followed along the grass by the veranda as he went to his room and fussed about a drawer to get the finest and whitest one he could for her.
RUSSIANnounUS /ˈrʌʃən/
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading A RUSSIAN PRINCESS Mrs. Duff was awake by this time and Dallas, slipping off my back, went to sit down at a little distance from her and embraced her with adoring glances.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She smiled at him but said nothing and I went over to the fountain to get a drink.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She smiled at him but said nothing and I went over to the fountain to get a drink.
be seated
From this reading A RUSSIAN PRINCESS Mrs. Duff was awake by this time and Dallas, slipping off my back, went to sit down at a little distance from her and embraced her with adoring glances.
slippingadjectiveUS /ˈslɪpɪŋ/
moving as on a slippery surface
From this reading A RUSSIAN PRINCESS Mrs. Duff was awake by this time and Dallas, slipping off my back, went to sit down at a little distance from her and embraced her with adoring glances.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading She smiled at him but said nothing and I went over to the fountain to get a drink.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She smiled at him but said nothing and I went over to the fountain to get a drink.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A RUSSIAN PRINCESS Mrs. Duff was awake by this time and Dallas, slipping off my back, went to sit down at a little distance from her and embraced her with adoring glances.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading A RUSSIAN PRINCESS Mrs. Duff was awake by this time and Dallas, slipping off my back, went to sit down at a little distance from her and embraced her with adoring glances.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A RUSSIAN PRINCESS Mrs. Duff was awake by this time and Dallas, slipping off my back, went to sit down at a little distance from her and embraced her with adoring glances.
verandanounUS /vərˈændə/
a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
From this reading I followed along the grass by the veranda as he went to his room and fussed about a drawer to get the finest and whitest one he could for her.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Oh! how delighted he was to have a mother to wait on.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A RUSSIAN PRINCESS Mrs. Duff was awake by this time and Dallas, slipping off my back, went to sit down at a little distance from her and embraced her with adoring glances.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading A RUSSIAN PRINCESS Mrs. Duff was awake by this time and Dallas, slipping off my back, went to sit down at a little distance from her and embraced her with adoring glances.
at the time that
From this reading When I came back she was asking him to please get her a handkerchief.
whitestadjectiveUS /ˈwaɪtɪst/
superlative of “white” — being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light
From this reading I followed along the grass by the veranda as he went to his room and fussed about a drawer to get the finest and whitest one he could for her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A RUSSIAN PRINCESS Mrs. Duff was awake by this time and Dallas, slipping off my back, went to sit down at a little distance from her and embraced her with adoring glances.
