used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BIRD CLUBS AND A PRINCESS “When may I see you alone, Miss Randolph?”
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Cathalina had slipped through the front ranks of the girls in the hall after dinner, and leaning close spoke in low tones.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading BIRD CLUBS AND A PRINCESS “When may I see you alone, Miss Randolph?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BIRD CLUBS AND A PRINCESS “When may I see you alone, Miss Randolph?”
any thing at all
From this reading “Anything serious?”
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading “Right now, Cathalina,” Miss Randolph drew Cathalina’s hand within her arm and completed the short distance to her door.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading BIRD CLUBS AND A PRINCESS “When may I see you alone, Miss Randolph?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “No, Miss Randolph, but I have a puzzle and I thought you might help me.”
Cathalina
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From this reading Cathalina had slipped through the front ranks of the girls in the hall after dinner, and leaning close spoke in low tones.
Cathalina's
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From this reading “Right now, Cathalina,” Miss Randolph drew Cathalina’s hand within her arm and completed the short distance to her door.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Cathalina had slipped through the front ranks of the girls in the hall after dinner, and leaning close spoke in low tones.
CLUBSnounUS /klʌbz/
plural of “club” — a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading BIRD CLUBS AND A PRINCESS “When may I see you alone, Miss Randolph?”
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading “Right now, Cathalina,” Miss Randolph drew Cathalina’s hand within her arm and completed the short distance to her door.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading Cathalina had slipped through the front ranks of the girls in the hall after dinner, and leaning close spoke in low tones.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading “Right now, Cathalina,” Miss Randolph drew Cathalina’s hand within her arm and completed the short distance to her door.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “Right now, Cathalina,” Miss Randolph drew Cathalina’s hand within her arm and completed the short distance to her door.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading “Right now, Cathalina,” Miss Randolph drew Cathalina’s hand within her arm and completed the short distance to her door.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Cathalina had slipped through the front ranks of the girls in the hall after dinner, and leaning close spoke in low tones.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Cathalina had slipped through the front ranks of the girls in the hall after dinner, and leaning close spoke in low tones.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Cathalina had slipped through the front ranks of the girls in the hall after dinner, and leaning close spoke in low tones.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Cathalina had slipped through the front ranks of the girls in the hall after dinner, and leaning close spoke in low tones.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading “Right now, Cathalina,” Miss Randolph drew Cathalina’s hand within her arm and completed the short distance to her door.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “No, Miss Randolph, but I have a puzzle and I thought you might help me.”
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “No, Miss Randolph, but I have a puzzle and I thought you might help me.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Right now, Cathalina,” Miss Randolph drew Cathalina’s hand within her arm and completed the short distance to her door.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading BIRD CLUBS AND A PRINCESS “When may I see you alone, Miss Randolph?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Cathalina had slipped through the front ranks of the girls in the hall after dinner, and leaning close spoke in low tones.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading Cathalina had slipped through the front ranks of the girls in the hall after dinner, and leaning close spoke in low tones.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Cathalina had slipped through the front ranks of the girls in the hall after dinner, and leaning close spoke in low tones.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading BIRD CLUBS AND A PRINCESS “When may I see you alone, Miss Randolph?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “No, Miss Randolph, but I have a puzzle and I thought you might help me.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “No, Miss Randolph, but I have a puzzle and I thought you might help me.”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading BIRD CLUBS AND A PRINCESS “When may I see you alone, Miss Randolph?”
not any; not one
From this reading “No, Miss Randolph, but I have a puzzle and I thought you might help me.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Right now, Cathalina,” Miss Randolph drew Cathalina’s hand within her arm and completed the short distance to her door.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Cathalina had slipped through the front ranks of the girls in the hall after dinner, and leaning close spoke in low tones.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading BIRD CLUBS AND A PRINCESS “When may I see you alone, Miss Randolph?”
puzzleverbUS /ˈpʌzəl/
be a mystery or bewildering to
From this reading “No, Miss Randolph, but I have a puzzle and I thought you might help me.”
Randolph
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From this reading BIRD CLUBS AND A PRINCESS “When may I see you alone, Miss Randolph?”
ranksnounUS /ræŋks/
plural of “rank” — a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
From this reading Cathalina had slipped through the front ranks of the girls in the hall after dinner, and leaning close spoke in low tones.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “Right now, Cathalina,” Miss Randolph drew Cathalina’s hand within her arm and completed the short distance to her door.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading BIRD CLUBS AND A PRINCESS “When may I see you alone, Miss Randolph?”
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading “Anything serious?”
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading “Right now, Cathalina,” Miss Randolph drew Cathalina’s hand within her arm and completed the short distance to her door.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading Cathalina had slipped through the front ranks of the girls in the hall after dinner, and leaning close spoke in low tones.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Cathalina had slipped through the front ranks of the girls in the hall after dinner, and leaning close spoke in low tones.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Cathalina had slipped through the front ranks of the girls in the hall after dinner, and leaning close spoke in low tones.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “No, Miss Randolph, but I have a puzzle and I thought you might help me.”
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Cathalina had slipped through the front ranks of the girls in the hall after dinner, and leaning close spoke in low tones.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Right now, Cathalina,” Miss Randolph drew Cathalina’s hand within her arm and completed the short distance to her door.
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading Cathalina had slipped through the front ranks of the girls in the hall after dinner, and leaning close spoke in low tones.
at the time that
From this reading BIRD CLUBS AND A PRINCESS “When may I see you alone, Miss Randolph?”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “Right now, Cathalina,” Miss Randolph drew Cathalina’s hand within her arm and completed the short distance to her door.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading BIRD CLUBS AND A PRINCESS “When may I see you alone, Miss Randolph?”
