used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DIANA ROYALL pushed back the music-rack and rose from her seat at the piano.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading DIANA ROYALL pushed back the music-rack and rose from her seat at the piano.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE REAPING,” “THE IMPERSONATOR,” ETC.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading DIANA ROYALL pushed back the music-rack and rose from her seat at the piano.
CAMBRIDGEnounUS /ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ/
a university in England
From this reading THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.
DIANAnounUS /daɪˈænə/
English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)
From this reading DIANA ROYALL pushed back the music-rack and rose from her seat at the piano.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading The negro disappeared, and Diana moved slowly to the table at the farther end of the long room, and stood there turning over some papers in her leisurely, graceful way.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The negro disappeared, and Diana moved slowly to the table at the farther end of the long room, and stood there turning over some papers in her leisurely, graceful way.
ETC
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE REAPING,” “THE IMPERSONATOR,” ETC.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading The negro disappeared, and Diana moved slowly to the table at the farther end of the long room, and stood there turning over some papers in her leisurely, graceful way.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading DIANA ROYALL pushed back the music-rack and rose from her seat at the piano.
characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution
From this reading The negro disappeared, and Diana moved slowly to the table at the farther end of the long room, and stood there turning over some papers in her leisurely, graceful way.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading DIANA ROYALL pushed back the music-rack and rose from her seat at the piano.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Show the person in here, Kingdom.”
IMPERSONATORnounUS /ˌɪmˈpɜːrsəneɪtər/
someone who (fraudulently) assumes the appearance of another
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE REAPING,” “THE IMPERSONATOR,” ETC.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Show the person in here, Kingdom.”
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading “Show the person in here, Kingdom.”
leisurelyadverbUS /ˈliːzərli/
in an unhurried way or at one's convenience
From this reading The negro disappeared, and Diana moved slowly to the table at the farther end of the long room, and stood there turning over some papers in her leisurely, graceful way.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The negro disappeared, and Diana moved slowly to the table at the farther end of the long room, and stood there turning over some papers in her leisurely, graceful way.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading The negro disappeared, and Diana moved slowly to the table at the farther end of the long room, and stood there turning over some papers in her leisurely, graceful way.
music-rack
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From this reading DIANA ROYALL pushed back the music-rack and rose from her seat at the piano.
negronounUS /ˈniːɡroʊ/
a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading The negro disappeared, and Diana moved slowly to the table at the farther end of the long room, and stood there turning over some papers in her leisurely, graceful way.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE REAPING,” “THE IMPERSONATOR,” ETC.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The negro disappeared, and Diana moved slowly to the table at the farther end of the long room, and stood there turning over some papers in her leisurely, graceful way.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading The negro disappeared, and Diana moved slowly to the table at the farther end of the long room, and stood there turning over some papers in her leisurely, graceful way.
a human being
From this reading “Show the person in here, Kingdom.”
pianonounUS /piˈænoʊ/
a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
From this reading DIANA ROYALL pushed back the music-rack and rose from her seat at the piano.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading DIANA ROYALL pushed back the music-rack and rose from her seat at the piano.
REAPINGverbUS /ˈriːpɪŋ/
-ing form of “reap” — gather, as of natural products
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE REAPING,” “THE IMPERSONATOR,” ETC.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The negro disappeared, and Diana moved slowly to the table at the farther end of the long room, and stood there turning over some papers in her leisurely, graceful way.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading DIANA ROYALL pushed back the music-rack and rose from her seat at the piano.
ROYALL
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From this reading DIANA ROYALL pushed back the music-rack and rose from her seat at the piano.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading DIANA ROYALL pushed back the music-rack and rose from her seat at the piano.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “Show the person in here, Kingdom.”
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading The negro disappeared, and Diana moved slowly to the table at the farther end of the long room, and stood there turning over some papers in her leisurely, graceful way.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The negro disappeared, and Diana moved slowly to the table at the farther end of the long room, and stood there turning over some papers in her leisurely, graceful way.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The negro disappeared, and Diana moved slowly to the table at the farther end of the long room, and stood there turning over some papers in her leisurely, graceful way.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading The negro disappeared, and Diana moved slowly to the table at the farther end of the long room, and stood there turning over some papers in her leisurely, graceful way.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE REAPING,” “THE IMPERSONATOR,” ETC.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The negro disappeared, and Diana moved slowly to the table at the farther end of the long room, and stood there turning over some papers in her leisurely, graceful way.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The negro disappeared, and Diana moved slowly to the table at the farther end of the long room, and stood there turning over some papers in her leisurely, graceful way.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading The negro disappeared, and Diana moved slowly to the table at the farther end of the long room, and stood there turning over some papers in her leisurely, graceful way.
UnounUS /juː/
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.
UNIVERSITYnounUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəti/
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The negro disappeared, and Diana moved slowly to the table at the farther end of the long room, and stood there turning over some papers in her leisurely, graceful way.
