used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A CHOICE OF CHAPERONS Washy Gallup's gossip should not have made much impression upon Louise Grayling's mind, but it fretted her.
Abe's
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From this reading There were customers being waited upon, so she had no opportunity to mention the matter of Cap'n Abe's chest to the substitute storekeeper at once.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She left the old fisherman with a tart speech and returned to the store.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There were customers being waited upon, so she had no opportunity to mention the matter of Cap'n Abe's chest to the substitute storekeeper at once.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Perhaps her recent interview with Aunt Euphemia had rasped the girl's nerves.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading There were customers being waited upon, so she had no opportunity to mention the matter of Cap'n Abe's chest to the substitute storekeeper at once.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A CHOICE OF CHAPERONS Washy Gallup's gossip should not have made much impression upon Louise Grayling's mind, but it fretted her.
Cap'n
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From this reading There were customers being waited upon, so she had no opportunity to mention the matter of Cap'n Abe's chest to the substitute storekeeper at once.
CHAPERONS
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From this reading A CHOICE OF CHAPERONS Washy Gallup's gossip should not have made much impression upon Louise Grayling's mind, but it fretted her.
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading There were customers being waited upon, so she had no opportunity to mention the matter of Cap'n Abe's chest to the substitute storekeeper at once.
the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading A CHOICE OF CHAPERONS Washy Gallup's gossip should not have made much impression upon Louise Grayling's mind, but it fretted her.
deem to be
From this reading Then, when she had taken time to consider it, she decided not to do so.
customersnounUS /ˈkʌstəmərz/
plural of “customer” — someone who pays for goods or services
From this reading There were customers being waited upon, so she had no opportunity to mention the matter of Cap'n Abe's chest to the substitute storekeeper at once.
recognizable; marked
From this reading Then, when she had taken time to consider it, she decided not to do so.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Then, when she had taken time to consider it, she decided not to do so.
Euphemia
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From this reading Perhaps her recent interview with Aunt Euphemia had rasped the girl's nerves.
fishermannounUS /ˈfɪʃərmæn/
someone whose occupation is catching fish
From this reading She left the old fisherman with a tart speech and returned to the store.
frettedadjectiveUS /ˈfretɪd/
having frets
From this reading A CHOICE OF CHAPERONS Washy Gallup's gossip should not have made much impression upon Louise Grayling's mind, but it fretted her.
Gallup's
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From this reading A CHOICE OF CHAPERONS Washy Gallup's gossip should not have made much impression upon Louise Grayling's mind, but it fretted her.
girl'snounUS /ɡɜːrlz/
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Perhaps her recent interview with Aunt Euphemia had rasped the girl's nerves.
gossipnounUS /ˈɡɑːsəp/
light informal conversation for social occasions
From this reading A CHOICE OF CHAPERONS Washy Gallup's gossip should not have made much impression upon Louise Grayling's mind, but it fretted her.
Grayling's
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From this reading A CHOICE OF CHAPERONS Washy Gallup's gossip should not have made much impression upon Louise Grayling's mind, but it fretted her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Perhaps her recent interview with Aunt Euphemia had rasped the girl's nerves.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A CHOICE OF CHAPERONS Washy Gallup's gossip should not have made much impression upon Louise Grayling's mind, but it fretted her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A CHOICE OF CHAPERONS Washy Gallup's gossip should not have made much impression upon Louise Grayling's mind, but it fretted her.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading A CHOICE OF CHAPERONS Washy Gallup's gossip should not have made much impression upon Louise Grayling's mind, but it fretted her.
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading Perhaps her recent interview with Aunt Euphemia had rasped the girl's nerves.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A CHOICE OF CHAPERONS Washy Gallup's gossip should not have made much impression upon Louise Grayling's mind, but it fretted her.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading She left the old fisherman with a tart speech and returned to the store.
Louise
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From this reading A CHOICE OF CHAPERONS Washy Gallup's gossip should not have made much impression upon Louise Grayling's mind, but it fretted her.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading A CHOICE OF CHAPERONS Washy Gallup's gossip should not have made much impression upon Louise Grayling's mind, but it fretted her.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading There were customers being waited upon, so she had no opportunity to mention the matter of Cap'n Abe's chest to the substitute storekeeper at once.
make reference to
From this reading There were customers being waited upon, so she had no opportunity to mention the matter of Cap'n Abe's chest to the substitute storekeeper at once.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading A CHOICE OF CHAPERONS Washy Gallup's gossip should not have made much impression upon Louise Grayling's mind, but it fretted her.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading A CHOICE OF CHAPERONS Washy Gallup's gossip should not have made much impression upon Louise Grayling's mind, but it fretted her.
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading Perhaps her recent interview with Aunt Euphemia had rasped the girl's nerves.
not any; not one
From this reading There were customers being waited upon, so she had no opportunity to mention the matter of Cap'n Abe's chest to the substitute storekeeper at once.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A CHOICE OF CHAPERONS Washy Gallup's gossip should not have made much impression upon Louise Grayling's mind, but it fretted her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A CHOICE OF CHAPERONS Washy Gallup's gossip should not have made much impression upon Louise Grayling's mind, but it fretted her.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading She left the old fisherman with a tart speech and returned to the store.
on one occasion
From this reading There were customers being waited upon, so she had no opportunity to mention the matter of Cap'n Abe's chest to the substitute storekeeper at once.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading There were customers being waited upon, so she had no opportunity to mention the matter of Cap'n Abe's chest to the substitute storekeeper at once.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps her recent interview with Aunt Euphemia had rasped the girl's nerves.
raspedverbUS /ræspt/
past form of “rasp” — scrape with a rasp
From this reading Perhaps her recent interview with Aunt Euphemia had rasped the girl's nerves.
recentadjectiveUS /ˈriːsənt/
new
From this reading Perhaps her recent interview with Aunt Euphemia had rasped the girl's nerves.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading She left the old fisherman with a tart speech and returned to the store.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She left the old fisherman with a tart speech and returned to the store.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading A CHOICE OF CHAPERONS Washy Gallup's gossip should not have made much impression upon Louise Grayling's mind, but it fretted her.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There were customers being waited upon, so she had no opportunity to mention the matter of Cap'n Abe's chest to the substitute storekeeper at once.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading She left the old fisherman with a tart speech and returned to the store.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading She left the old fisherman with a tart speech and returned to the store.
storekeepernounUS /ˈstɔːrkiːpər/
a merchant who owns or manages a shop
From this reading There were customers being waited upon, so she had no opportunity to mention the matter of Cap'n Abe's chest to the substitute storekeeper at once.
substituteverbUS /ˈsʌbstətuːt/
put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
From this reading There were customers being waited upon, so she had no opportunity to mention the matter of Cap'n Abe's chest to the substitute storekeeper at once.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Then, when she had taken time to consider it, she decided not to do so.
tartadjectiveUS /tɑːrt/
tasting sour like a lemon
From this reading She left the old fisherman with a tart speech and returned to the store.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Perhaps her recent interview with Aunt Euphemia had rasped the girl's nerves.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, when she had taken time to consider it, she decided not to do so.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were customers being waited upon, so she had no opportunity to mention the matter of Cap'n Abe's chest to the substitute storekeeper at once.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Then, when she had taken time to consider it, she decided not to do so.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She left the old fisherman with a tart speech and returned to the store.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A CHOICE OF CHAPERONS Washy Gallup's gossip should not have made much impression upon Louise Grayling's mind, but it fretted her.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading There were customers being waited upon, so she had no opportunity to mention the matter of Cap'n Abe's chest to the substitute storekeeper at once.
WashyadjectiveUS /ˈwɑːʃi/
overly diluted; thin and insipid
From this reading A CHOICE OF CHAPERONS Washy Gallup's gossip should not have made much impression upon Louise Grayling's mind, but it fretted her.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were customers being waited upon, so she had no opportunity to mention the matter of Cap'n Abe's chest to the substitute storekeeper at once.
at the time that
From this reading Then, when she had taken time to consider it, she decided not to do so.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Perhaps her recent interview with Aunt Euphemia had rasped the girl's nerves.
