used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading He had accepted the invitation verbally, when talking to Mrs. Medhurst at the studio-warming.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
arrestedverbUS /ərˈestɪd/
past form of “arrest” — take into custody
From this reading And now a strange notion seemed to come whizzing at him and he arrested it with a clutch.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had accepted the invitation verbally, when talking to Mrs. Medhurst at the studio-warming.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
clutchnounUS /klʌtʃ/
the act of grasping
From this reading And now a strange notion seemed to come whizzing at him and he arrested it with a clutch.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
set up or found
From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Why should he not go and dance with Margaret for the last time?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had accepted the invitation verbally, when talking to Mrs. Medhurst at the studio-warming.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And now a strange notion seemed to come whizzing at him and he arrested it with a clutch.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a moment his mind was made up.
a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
From this reading He had accepted the invitation verbally, when talking to Mrs. Medhurst at the studio-warming.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
immediately past
From this reading Why should he not go and dance with Margaret for the last time?
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading In a moment his mind was made up.
Margaret
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From this reading Why should he not go and dance with Margaret for the last time?
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
Medhurst
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From this reading He had accepted the invitation verbally, when talking to Mrs. Medhurst at the studio-warming.
Medhurst's
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From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading In a moment his mind was made up.
a particular point in time
From this reading In a moment his mind was made up.
MorgannounUS /ˈmɔːrɡən/
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why should he not go and dance with Margaret for the last time?
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading And now a strange notion seemed to come whizzing at him and he arrested it with a clutch.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now a strange notion seemed to come whizzing at him and he arrested it with a clutch.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading And now a strange notion seemed to come whizzing at him and he arrested it with a clutch.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why should he not go and dance with Margaret for the last time?
to a small degree or extent
From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading And now a strange notion seemed to come whizzing at him and he arrested it with a clutch.
studio-warming
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From this reading He had accepted the invitation verbally, when talking to Mrs. Medhurst at the studio-warming.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading He had accepted the invitation verbally, when talking to Mrs. Medhurst at the studio-warming.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Why should he not go and dance with Margaret for the last time?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading In a moment his mind was made up.
verballyadverbUS /vərˈbæli/
as a verb
From this reading He had accepted the invitation verbally, when talking to Mrs. Medhurst at the studio-warming.
precisely as stated
From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading However, on the day before his marriage, Morgan happened to come across Mrs. Medhurst's dance card amid a heap of papers he was about to destroy, and somewhat to his surprise found it was for that very evening.
at the time that
From this reading He had accepted the invitation verbally, when talking to Mrs. Medhurst at the studio-warming.
whizzingverbUS /ˈwɪzɪŋ/
inflected form of “whiz” — make a soft swishing sound
From this reading And now a strange notion seemed to come whizzing at him and he arrested it with a clutch.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why should he not go and dance with Margaret for the last time?
in the company of; together with
From this reading And now a strange notion seemed to come whizzing at him and he arrested it with a clutch.
