used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was all still below stairs, then a soft, stealthy silken movement, cautiously coming up the stairs.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading It was all still below stairs, then a soft, stealthy silken movement, cautiously coming up the stairs.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Julia Cloud went quickly to the hall door, and switched on the light.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading On the landing stood Leslie, lovely and flushed, with her hair slightly ruffled and her velvet evening cloak thrown back, showing the rosy mist of her dress.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading It was all still below stairs, then a soft, stealthy silken movement, cautiously coming up the stairs.
cautiouslyadverbUS /ˈkɔːʃəsli/
as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact
From this reading It was all still below stairs, then a soft, stealthy silken movement, cautiously coming up the stairs.
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading On the landing stood Leslie, lovely and flushed, with her hair slightly ruffled and her velvet evening cloak thrown back, showing the rosy mist of her dress.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading Julia Cloud went quickly to the hall door, and switched on the light.
CloudyadjectiveUS /ˈklaʊdi/
lacking definite form or limits
From this reading "O Cloudy!
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading It was all still below stairs, then a soft, stealthy silken movement, cautiously coming up the stairs.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Julia Cloud went quickly to the hall door, and switched on the light.
put on clothes
From this reading On the landing stood Leslie, lovely and flushed, with her hair slightly ruffled and her velvet evening cloak thrown back, showing the rosy mist of her dress.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading On the landing stood Leslie, lovely and flushed, with her hair slightly ruffled and her velvet evening cloak thrown back, showing the rosy mist of her dress.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She stood with one silver slipper poised on the stairs, a sweet, guilty look on her face.
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading On the landing stood Leslie, lovely and flushed, with her hair slightly ruffled and her velvet evening cloak thrown back, showing the rosy mist of her dress.
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
From this reading She stood with one silver slipper poised on the stairs, a sweet, guilty look on her face.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading On the landing stood Leslie, lovely and flushed, with her hair slightly ruffled and her velvet evening cloak thrown back, showing the rosy mist of her dress.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Julia Cloud went quickly to the hall door, and switched on the light.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On the landing stood Leslie, lovely and flushed, with her hair slightly ruffled and her velvet evening cloak thrown back, showing the rosy mist of her dress.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was all still below stairs, then a soft, stealthy silken movement, cautiously coming up the stairs.
Julia
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From this reading Julia Cloud went quickly to the hall door, and switched on the light.
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading On the landing stood Leslie, lovely and flushed, with her hair slightly ruffled and her velvet evening cloak thrown back, showing the rosy mist of her dress.
Leslie
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From this reading On the landing stood Leslie, lovely and flushed, with her hair slightly ruffled and her velvet evening cloak thrown back, showing the rosy mist of her dress.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Julia Cloud went quickly to the hall door, and switched on the light.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She stood with one silver slipper poised on the stairs, a sweet, guilty look on her face.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading On the landing stood Leslie, lovely and flushed, with her hair slightly ruffled and her velvet evening cloak thrown back, showing the rosy mist of her dress.
become covered with mist
From this reading On the landing stood Leslie, lovely and flushed, with her hair slightly ruffled and her velvet evening cloak thrown back, showing the rosy mist of her dress.
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading It was all still below stairs, then a soft, stealthy silken movement, cautiously coming up the stairs.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O Cloudy!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the landing stood Leslie, lovely and flushed, with her hair slightly ruffled and her velvet evening cloak thrown back, showing the rosy mist of her dress.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Julia Cloud went quickly to the hall door, and switched on the light.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She stood with one silver slipper poised on the stairs, a sweet, guilty look on her face.
poisedadjectiveUS /pɔɪzd/
marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action
From this reading She stood with one silver slipper poised on the stairs, a sweet, guilty look on her face.
with speed
From this reading Julia Cloud went quickly to the hall door, and switched on the light.
rosyadjectiveUS /ˈroʊzi/
reflecting optimism
From this reading On the landing stood Leslie, lovely and flushed, with her hair slightly ruffled and her velvet evening cloak thrown back, showing the rosy mist of her dress.
ruffledadjectiveUS /ˈrʌfəld/
shaken into waves or undulations as by wind
From this reading On the landing stood Leslie, lovely and flushed, with her hair slightly ruffled and her velvet evening cloak thrown back, showing the rosy mist of her dress.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stood with one silver slipper poised on the stairs, a sweet, guilty look on her face.
the display of a motion picture
From this reading On the landing stood Leslie, lovely and flushed, with her hair slightly ruffled and her velvet evening cloak thrown back, showing the rosy mist of her dress.
silkenadjectiveUS /ˈsɪlkən/
having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
From this reading It was all still below stairs, then a soft, stealthy silken movement, cautiously coming up the stairs.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading She stood with one silver slipper poised on the stairs, a sweet, guilty look on her face.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading On the landing stood Leslie, lovely and flushed, with her hair slightly ruffled and her velvet evening cloak thrown back, showing the rosy mist of her dress.
slippernounUS /ˈslɪpər/
low footwear that can be slipped on and off easily; usually worn indoors
From this reading She stood with one silver slipper poised on the stairs, a sweet, guilty look on her face.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading It was all still below stairs, then a soft, stealthy silken movement, cautiously coming up the stairs.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading It was all still below stairs, then a soft, stealthy silken movement, cautiously coming up the stairs.
stealthyadjectiveUS /ˈstelθi/
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed
From this reading It was all still below stairs, then a soft, stealthy silken movement, cautiously coming up the stairs.
not in physical motion
From this reading It was all still below stairs, then a soft, stealthy silken movement, cautiously coming up the stairs.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading On the landing stood Leslie, lovely and flushed, with her hair slightly ruffled and her velvet evening cloak thrown back, showing the rosy mist of her dress.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading She stood with one silver slipper poised on the stairs, a sweet, guilty look on her face.
switchedverbUS /swɪtʃt/
past form of “switch” — change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
From this reading Julia Cloud went quickly to the hall door, and switched on the light.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was all still below stairs, then a soft, stealthy silken movement, cautiously coming up the stairs.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading It was all still below stairs, then a soft, stealthy silken movement, cautiously coming up the stairs.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading On the landing stood Leslie, lovely and flushed, with her hair slightly ruffled and her velvet evening cloak thrown back, showing the rosy mist of her dress.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Julia Cloud went quickly to the hall door, and switched on the light.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It was all still below stairs, then a soft, stealthy silken movement, cautiously coming up the stairs.
velvetnounUS /ˈvelvət/
a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back
From this reading On the landing stood Leslie, lovely and flushed, with her hair slightly ruffled and her velvet evening cloak thrown back, showing the rosy mist of her dress.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was all still below stairs, then a soft, stealthy silken movement, cautiously coming up the stairs.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Julia Cloud went quickly to the hall door, and switched on the light.
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the landing stood Leslie, lovely and flushed, with her hair slightly ruffled and her velvet evening cloak thrown back, showing the rosy mist of her dress.
