used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IT was but a few steps from Henrietta's door to Sally's own.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sally, her ideas a little confused by that exclamation of Henrietta's and by what it implied, walked those few steps softly and had her hand upon the knob of her own door when she found herself sniffing and realized that she smelt smoke.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was a very faint smell and she hesitated, even then, and stood there in the dark hall, recalling the fires that had been left.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading IT was but a few steps from Henrietta's door to Sally's own.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Sally, her ideas a little confused by that exclamation of Henrietta's and by what it implied, walked those few steps softly and had her hand upon the knob of her own door when she found herself sniffing and realized that she smelt smoke.
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading Sally, her ideas a little confused by that exclamation of Henrietta's and by what it implied, walked those few steps softly and had her hand upon the knob of her own door when she found herself sniffing and realized that she smelt smoke.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It was a very faint smell and she hesitated, even then, and stood there in the dark hall, recalling the fires that had been left.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading IT was but a few steps from Henrietta's door to Sally's own.
divisible by two
From this reading It was a very faint smell and she hesitated, even then, and stood there in the dark hall, recalling the fires that had been left.
exclamationnounUS /ˌekskləˈmeɪʃən/
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading Sally, her ideas a little confused by that exclamation of Henrietta's and by what it implied, walked those few steps softly and had her hand upon the knob of her own door when she found herself sniffing and realized that she smelt smoke.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading It was a very faint smell and she hesitated, even then, and stood there in the dark hall, recalling the fires that had been left.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading IT was but a few steps from Henrietta's door to Sally's own.
start firing a weapon
From this reading There had been no wood fire.
plural of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)
From this reading It was a very faint smell and she hesitated, even then, and stood there in the dark hall, recalling the fires that had been left.
set up or found
From this reading Sally, her ideas a little confused by that exclamation of Henrietta's and by what it implied, walked those few steps softly and had her hand upon the knob of her own door when she found herself sniffing and realized that she smelt smoke.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading IT was but a few steps from Henrietta's door to Sally's own.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sally, her ideas a little confused by that exclamation of Henrietta's and by what it implied, walked those few steps softly and had her hand upon the knob of her own door when she found herself sniffing and realized that she smelt smoke.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading It was a very faint smell and she hesitated, even then, and stood there in the dark hall, recalling the fires that had been left.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Sally, her ideas a little confused by that exclamation of Henrietta's and by what it implied, walked those few steps softly and had her hand upon the knob of her own door when she found herself sniffing and realized that she smelt smoke.
Henrietta's
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From this reading IT was but a few steps from Henrietta's door to Sally's own.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sally, her ideas a little confused by that exclamation of Henrietta's and by what it implied, walked those few steps softly and had her hand upon the knob of her own door when she found herself sniffing and realized that she smelt smoke.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Sally, her ideas a little confused by that exclamation of Henrietta's and by what it implied, walked those few steps softly and had her hand upon the knob of her own door when she found herself sniffing and realized that she smelt smoke.
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading It was a very faint smell and she hesitated, even then, and stood there in the dark hall, recalling the fires that had been left.
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Sally, her ideas a little confused by that exclamation of Henrietta's and by what it implied, walked those few steps softly and had her hand upon the knob of her own door when she found herself sniffing and realized that she smelt smoke.
impliedverbUS /ˌɪmˈplaɪd/
inflected form of “imply” — express or state indirectly
From this reading Sally, her ideas a little confused by that exclamation of Henrietta's and by what it implied, walked those few steps softly and had her hand upon the knob of her own door when she found herself sniffing and realized that she smelt smoke.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a very faint smell and she hesitated, even then, and stood there in the dark hall, recalling the fires that had been left.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT was but a few steps from Henrietta's door to Sally's own.
knobnounUS /nɑːb/
a circular rounded projection or protuberance
From this reading Sally, her ideas a little confused by that exclamation of Henrietta's and by what it implied, walked those few steps softly and had her hand upon the knob of her own door when she found herself sniffing and realized that she smelt smoke.
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 It was a very faint smell and she hesitated, even then, and stood there in the dark hall, recalling the fires that had been left.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Sally, her ideas a little confused by that exclamation of Henrietta's and by what it implied, walked those few steps softly and had her hand upon the knob of her own door when she found herself sniffing and realized that she smelt smoke.
not any; not one
From this reading There had been no wood fire.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sally, her ideas a little confused by that exclamation of Henrietta's and by what it implied, walked those few steps softly and had her hand upon the knob of her own door when she found herself sniffing and realized that she smelt smoke.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading IT was but a few steps from Henrietta's door to Sally's own.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading Sally, her ideas a little confused by that exclamation of Henrietta's and by what it implied, walked those few steps softly and had her hand upon the knob of her own door when she found herself sniffing and realized that she smelt smoke.
recallingverbUS /rɪˈkɔːlɪŋ/
-ing form of “recall” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading It was a very faint smell and she hesitated, even then, and stood there in the dark hall, recalling the fires that had been left.
witty remark
From this reading Sally, her ideas a little confused by that exclamation of Henrietta's and by what it implied, walked those few steps softly and had her hand upon the knob of her own door when she found herself sniffing and realized that she smelt smoke.
Sally'snounUS /ˈsæliz/
possessive form of “sally” — witty remark
From this reading IT was but a few steps from Henrietta's door to Sally's own.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sally, her ideas a little confused by that exclamation of Henrietta's and by what it implied, walked those few steps softly and had her hand upon the knob of her own door when she found herself sniffing and realized that she smelt smoke.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading It was a very faint smell and she hesitated, even then, and stood there in the dark hall, recalling the fires that had been left.
smeltnounUS /smelt/
small cold-water silvery fish; migrate between salt and fresh water
From this reading Sally, her ideas a little confused by that exclamation of Henrietta's and by what it implied, walked those few steps softly and had her hand upon the knob of her own door when she found herself sniffing and realized that she smelt smoke.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading Sally, her ideas a little confused by that exclamation of Henrietta's and by what it implied, walked those few steps softly and had her hand upon the knob of her own door when she found herself sniffing and realized that she smelt smoke.
sniffingverbUS /ˈsnɪfɪŋ/
-ing form of “sniff” — perceive by inhaling through the nose
From this reading Sally, her ideas a little confused by that exclamation of Henrietta's and by what it implied, walked those few steps softly and had her hand upon the knob of her own door when she found herself sniffing and realized that she smelt smoke.
with low volume
From this reading Sally, her ideas a little confused by that exclamation of Henrietta's and by what it implied, walked those few steps softly and had her hand upon the knob of her own door when she found herself sniffing and realized that she smelt smoke.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading IT was but a few steps from Henrietta's door to Sally's own.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading It was a very faint smell and she hesitated, even then, and stood there in the dark hall, recalling the fires that had been left.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sally, her ideas a little confused by that exclamation of Henrietta's and by what it implied, walked those few steps softly and had her hand upon the knob of her own door when she found herself sniffing and realized that she smelt smoke.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sally, her ideas a little confused by that exclamation of Henrietta's and by what it implied, walked those few steps softly and had her hand upon the knob of her own door when she found herself sniffing and realized that she smelt smoke.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading It was a very faint smell and she hesitated, even then, and stood there in the dark hall, recalling the fires that had been left.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It was a very faint smell and she hesitated, even then, and stood there in the dark hall, recalling the fires that had been left.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Sally, her ideas a little confused by that exclamation of Henrietta's and by what it implied, walked those few steps softly and had her hand upon the knob of her own door when she found herself sniffing and realized that she smelt smoke.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IT was but a few steps from Henrietta's door to Sally's own.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading She took her hand softly from the knob.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Sally, her ideas a little confused by that exclamation of Henrietta's and by what it implied, walked those few steps softly and had her hand upon the knob of her own door when she found herself sniffing and realized that she smelt smoke.
precisely as stated
From this reading It was a very faint smell and she hesitated, even then, and stood there in the dark hall, recalling the fires that had been left.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Sally, her ideas a little confused by that exclamation of Henrietta's and by what it implied, walked those few steps softly and had her hand upon the knob of her own door when she found herself sniffing and realized that she smelt smoke.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT was but a few steps from Henrietta's door to Sally's own.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Sally, her ideas a little confused by that exclamation of Henrietta's and by what it implied, walked those few steps softly and had her hand upon the knob of her own door when she found herself sniffing and realized that she smelt smoke.
at the time that
From this reading Sally, her ideas a little confused by that exclamation of Henrietta's and by what it implied, walked those few steps softly and had her hand upon the knob of her own door when she found herself sniffing and realized that she smelt smoke.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading There had been no wood fire.
