used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “MISS FAY MORRIS THAT WAS” It was still only a little past five when the two men departed, and Claudia found herself alone with a very restless mood.
anew
From this reading She picked up her book—one of Anatole France’s—but that also she put down again in a very few minutes.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading “MISS FAY MORRIS THAT WAS” It was still only a little past five when the two men departed, and Claudia found herself alone with a very restless mood.
in addition
From this reading She picked up her book—one of Anatole France’s—but that also she put down again in a very few minutes.
Anatole
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From this reading She picked up her book—one of Anatole France’s—but that also she put down again in a very few minutes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “MISS FAY MORRIS THAT WAS” It was still only a little past five when the two men departed, and Claudia found herself alone with a very restless mood.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She glanced at the piano, but that was not the right thing.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Had it been earlier she would have gone out and walked in the Park, for she often tramped away a mood of restlessness.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had it been earlier she would have gone out and walked in the Park, for she often tramped away a mood of restlessness.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading She picked up her book—one of Anatole France’s—but that also she put down again in a very few minutes.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was grey and dismal outside.
Claudia
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From this reading “MISS FAY MORRIS THAT WAS” It was still only a little past five when the two men departed, and Claudia found herself alone with a very restless mood.
well in the past; former
From this reading “MISS FAY MORRIS THAT WAS” It was still only a little past five when the two men departed, and Claudia found herself alone with a very restless mood.
dismaladjectiveUS /ˈdɪzməl/
causing dejection
From this reading But it was grey and dismal outside.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She picked up her book—one of Anatole France’s—but that also she put down again in a very few minutes.
earlier in time; previously
From this reading Had it been earlier she would have gone out and walked in the Park, for she often tramped away a mood of restlessness.
FAYnounUS /feɪ/
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading “MISS FAY MORRIS THAT WAS” It was still only a little past five when the two men departed, and Claudia found herself alone with a very restless mood.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading She picked up her book—one of Anatole France’s—but that also she put down again in a very few minutes.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading “MISS FAY MORRIS THAT WAS” It was still only a little past five when the two men departed, and Claudia found herself alone with a very restless mood.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Had it been earlier she would have gone out and walked in the Park, for she often tramped away a mood of restlessness.
set up or found
From this reading “MISS FAY MORRIS THAT WAS” It was still only a little past five when the two men departed, and Claudia found herself alone with a very restless mood.
France'snounUS /ˈfrænsɪz/
possessive form of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading She picked up her book—one of Anatole France’s—but that also she put down again in a very few minutes.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading She glanced at the piano, but that was not the right thing.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Had it been earlier she would have gone out and walked in the Park, for she often tramped away a mood of restlessness.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading But it was grey and dismal outside.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had it been earlier she would have gone out and walked in the Park, for she often tramped away a mood of restlessness.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had it been earlier she would have gone out and walked in the Park, for she often tramped away a mood of restlessness.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She picked up her book—one of Anatole France’s—but that also she put down again in a very few minutes.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “MISS FAY MORRIS THAT WAS” It was still only a little past five when the two men departed, and Claudia found herself alone with a very restless mood.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Had it been earlier she would have gone out and walked in the Park, for she often tramped away a mood of restlessness.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “MISS FAY MORRIS THAT WAS” It was still only a little past five when the two men departed, and Claudia found herself alone with a very restless mood.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “MISS FAY MORRIS THAT WAS” It was still only a little past five when the two men departed, and Claudia found herself alone with a very restless mood.
the force of workers available
From this reading “MISS FAY MORRIS THAT WAS” It was still only a little past five when the two men departed, and Claudia found herself alone with a very restless mood.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading She picked up her book—one of Anatole France’s—but that also she put down again in a very few minutes.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “MISS FAY MORRIS THAT WAS” It was still only a little past five when the two men departed, and Claudia found herself alone with a very restless mood.
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading “MISS FAY MORRIS THAT WAS” It was still only a little past five when the two men departed, and Claudia found herself alone with a very restless mood.
MORRISnounUS /ˈmɔːrəs/
United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)
From this reading “MISS FAY MORRIS THAT WAS” It was still only a little past five when the two men departed, and Claudia found herself alone with a very restless mood.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She glanced at the piano, but that was not the right thing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Had it been earlier she would have gone out and walked in the Park, for she often tramped away a mood of restlessness.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Had it been earlier she would have gone out and walked in the Park, for she often tramped away a mood of restlessness.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She picked up her book—one of Anatole France’s—but that also she put down again in a very few minutes.
and nothing more
From this reading “MISS FAY MORRIS THAT WAS” It was still only a little past five when the two men departed, and Claudia found herself alone with a very restless mood.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Had it been earlier she would have gone out and walked in the Park, for she often tramped away a mood of restlessness.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading But it was grey and dismal outside.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading Had it been earlier she would have gone out and walked in the Park, for she often tramped away a mood of restlessness.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading “MISS FAY MORRIS THAT WAS” It was still only a little past five when the two men departed, and Claudia found herself alone with a very restless mood.
pianonounUS /piˈænoʊ/
a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
From this reading She glanced at the piano, but that was not the right thing.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading She picked up her book—one of Anatole France’s—but that also she put down again in a very few minutes.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She picked up her book—one of Anatole France’s—but that also she put down again in a very few minutes.
restlessadjectiveUS /ˈrestləs/
worried and uneasy
From this reading “MISS FAY MORRIS THAT WAS” It was still only a little past five when the two men departed, and Claudia found herself alone with a very restless mood.
restlessnessnounUS /ˈrestləsnəs/
the quality of being ceaselessly moving or active
From this reading Had it been earlier she would have gone out and walked in the Park, for she often tramped away a mood of restlessness.
precisely, exactly
From this reading She glanced at the piano, but that was not the right thing.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had it been earlier she would have gone out and walked in the Park, for she often tramped away a mood of restlessness.
not in physical motion
From this reading “MISS FAY MORRIS THAT WAS” It was still only a little past five when the two men departed, and Claudia found herself alone with a very restless mood.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “MISS FAY MORRIS THAT WAS” It was still only a little past five when the two men departed, and Claudia found herself alone with a very restless mood.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “MISS FAY MORRIS THAT WAS” It was still only a little past five when the two men departed, and Claudia found herself alone with a very restless mood.
a special situation
From this reading She glanced at the piano, but that was not the right thing.
trampedverbUS /træmpt/
past form of “tramp” — travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition
From this reading Had it been earlier she would have gone out and walked in the Park, for she often tramped away a mood of restlessness.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “MISS FAY MORRIS THAT WAS” It was still only a little past five when the two men departed, and Claudia found herself alone with a very restless mood.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She picked up her book—one of Anatole France’s—but that also she put down again in a very few minutes.
precisely as stated
From this reading “MISS FAY MORRIS THAT WAS” It was still only a little past five when the two men departed, and Claudia found herself alone with a very restless mood.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Had it been earlier she would have gone out and walked in the Park, for she often tramped away a mood of restlessness.
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “MISS FAY MORRIS THAT WAS” It was still only a little past five when the two men departed, and Claudia found herself alone with a very restless mood.
at the time that
From this reading “MISS FAY MORRIS THAT WAS” It was still only a little past five when the two men departed, and Claudia found herself alone with a very restless mood.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “MISS FAY MORRIS THAT WAS” It was still only a little past five when the two men departed, and Claudia found herself alone with a very restless mood.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had it been earlier she would have gone out and walked in the Park, for she often tramped away a mood of restlessness.
