used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Two out of the Crowd._ Lettice had had no tea, but she did not stay for it; she uprooted herself, setting back her chair without a sound, and flitted inconspicuously out of the exhibition.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading She had caught Dorothea's eye across the hall.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BREAD AND SALT Were you thinking how we, sitting side by side, Might be dreaming miles and miles apart?
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading BREAD AND SALT Were you thinking how we, sitting side by side, Might be dreaming miles and miles apart?
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading She was not surprised when Beatrice rushed up from the basement to inform her that a lady was waiting in her room, a dazzling lady who had arrived in a taxi-cab; she needed not Beatrice's ecstatic description to tell her who that lady was.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading _Two out of the Crowd._ Lettice had had no tea, but she did not stay for it; she uprooted herself, setting back her chair without a sound, and flitted inconspicuously out of the exhibition.
basementnounUS /ˈbeɪsmənt/
the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
From this reading She was not surprised when Beatrice rushed up from the basement to inform her that a lady was waiting in her room, a dazzling lady who had arrived in a taxi-cab; she needed not Beatrice's ecstatic description to tell her who that lady was.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading BREAD AND SALT Were you thinking how we, sitting side by side, Might be dreaming miles and miles apart?
BeatricenounUS /ˈbiːətrəs/
the woman who guided Dante through Paradise in the Divine Comedy
From this reading She was not surprised when Beatrice rushed up from the basement to inform her that a lady was waiting in her room, a dazzling lady who had arrived in a taxi-cab; she needed not Beatrice's ecstatic description to tell her who that lady was.
Beatrice'snounUS /ˈbiːətrɪsɪz/
possessive form of “beatrice” — the woman who guided Dante through Paradise in the Divine Comedy
From this reading She was not surprised when Beatrice rushed up from the basement to inform her that a lady was waiting in her room, a dazzling lady who had arrived in a taxi-cab; she needed not Beatrice's ecstatic description to tell her who that lady was.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading BREAD AND SALT Were you thinking how we, sitting side by side, Might be dreaming miles and miles apart?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Two out of the Crowd._ Lettice had had no tea, but she did not stay for it; she uprooted herself, setting back her chair without a sound, and flitted inconspicuously out of the exhibition.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BREAD AND SALT Were you thinking how we, sitting side by side, Might be dreaming miles and miles apart?
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading She had caught Dorothea's eye across the hall.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading _Two out of the Crowd._ Lettice had had no tea, but she did not stay for it; she uprooted herself, setting back her chair without a sound, and flitted inconspicuously out of the exhibition.
concentratedadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːnsəntreɪtɪd/
gathered together or made less diffuse
From this reading On her slow way home, in Tube and omnibus, she did some concentrated thinking.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading _Two out of the Crowd._ Lettice had had no tea, but she did not stay for it; she uprooted herself, setting back her chair without a sound, and flitted inconspicuously out of the exhibition.
dazzlingadjectiveUS /ˈdæzəlɪŋ/
amazingly impressive; suggestive of the flashing of lightning
From this reading She was not surprised when Beatrice rushed up from the basement to inform her that a lady was waiting in her room, a dazzling lady who had arrived in a taxi-cab; she needed not Beatrice's ecstatic description to tell her who that lady was.
a statement that represents something in words
From this reading She was not surprised when Beatrice rushed up from the basement to inform her that a lady was waiting in her room, a dazzling lady who had arrived in a taxi-cab; she needed not Beatrice's ecstatic description to tell her who that lady was.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading _Two out of the Crowd._ Lettice had had no tea, but she did not stay for it; she uprooted herself, setting back her chair without a sound, and flitted inconspicuously out of the exhibition.
Dorothea's
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From this reading She had caught Dorothea's eye across the hall.
dreamingnounUS /ˈdriːmɪŋ/
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading BREAD AND SALT Were you thinking how we, sitting side by side, Might be dreaming miles and miles apart?
ecstaticadjectiveUS /ekˈstætɪk/
feeling great rapture or delight
From this reading She was not surprised when Beatrice rushed up from the basement to inform her that a lady was waiting in her room, a dazzling lady who had arrived in a taxi-cab; she needed not Beatrice's ecstatic description to tell her who that lady was.
exhibitionnounUS /ˌeksəˈbɪʃən/
the act of exhibiting
From this reading _Two out of the Crowd._ Lettice had had no tea, but she did not stay for it; she uprooted herself, setting back her chair without a sound, and flitted inconspicuously out of the exhibition.
the organ of sight
From this reading She had caught Dorothea's eye across the hall.
flitted
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From this reading _Two out of the Crowd._ Lettice had had no tea, but she did not stay for it; she uprooted herself, setting back her chair without a sound, and flitted inconspicuously out of the exhibition.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Two out of the Crowd._ Lettice had had no tea, but she did not stay for it; she uprooted herself, setting back her chair without a sound, and flitted inconspicuously out of the exhibition.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She was not surprised when Beatrice rushed up from the basement to inform her that a lady was waiting in her room, a dazzling lady who had arrived in a taxi-cab; she needed not Beatrice's ecstatic description to tell her who that lady was.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Two out of the Crowd._ Lettice had had no tea, but she did not stay for it; she uprooted herself, setting back her chair without a sound, and flitted inconspicuously out of the exhibition.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading She had caught Dorothea's eye across the hall.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Two out of the Crowd._ Lettice had had no tea, but she did not stay for it; she uprooted herself, setting back her chair without a sound, and flitted inconspicuously out of the exhibition.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading _Two out of the Crowd._ Lettice had had no tea, but she did not stay for it; she uprooted herself, setting back her chair without a sound, and flitted inconspicuously out of the exhibition.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading On her slow way home, in Tube and omnibus, she did some concentrated thinking.
how
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From this reading BREAD AND SALT Were you thinking how we, sitting side by side, Might be dreaming miles and miles apart?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On her slow way home, in Tube and omnibus, she did some concentrated thinking.
inconspicuouslyadverb
in a manner intended to avoid attracting attention
From this reading _Two out of the Crowd._ Lettice had had no tea, but she did not stay for it; she uprooted herself, setting back her chair without a sound, and flitted inconspicuously out of the exhibition.
informverbUS /ˌɪnˈfɔːrm/
impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to
From this reading She was not surprised when Beatrice rushed up from the basement to inform her that a lady was waiting in her room, a dazzling lady who had arrived in a taxi-cab; she needed not Beatrice's ecstatic description to tell her who that lady was.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Two out of the Crowd._ Lettice had had no tea, but she did not stay for it; she uprooted herself, setting back her chair without a sound, and flitted inconspicuously out of the exhibition.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading She was not surprised when Beatrice rushed up from the basement to inform her that a lady was waiting in her room, a dazzling lady who had arrived in a taxi-cab; she needed not Beatrice's ecstatic description to tell her who that lady was.
Lettice
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From this reading _Two out of the Crowd._ Lettice had had no tea, but she did not stay for it; she uprooted herself, setting back her chair without a sound, and flitted inconspicuously out of the exhibition.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading BREAD AND SALT Were you thinking how we, sitting side by side, Might be dreaming miles and miles apart?
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading BREAD AND SALT Were you thinking how we, sitting side by side, Might be dreaming miles and miles apart?
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading She was not surprised when Beatrice rushed up from the basement to inform her that a lady was waiting in her room, a dazzling lady who had arrived in a taxi-cab; she needed not Beatrice's ecstatic description to tell her who that lady was.
not any; not one
From this reading _Two out of the Crowd._ Lettice had had no tea, but she did not stay for it; she uprooted herself, setting back her chair without a sound, and flitted inconspicuously out of the exhibition.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Two out of the Crowd._ Lettice had had no tea, but she did not stay for it; she uprooted herself, setting back her chair without a sound, and flitted inconspicuously out of the exhibition.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Two out of the Crowd._ Lettice had had no tea, but she did not stay for it; she uprooted herself, setting back her chair without a sound, and flitted inconspicuously out of the exhibition.
omnibusnounUS /ˈɑːmnəbəs/
an anthology of articles on a related subject or an anthology of the works of a single author
From this reading On her slow way home, in Tube and omnibus, she did some concentrated thinking.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On her slow way home, in Tube and omnibus, she did some concentrated thinking.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading _Two out of the Crowd._ Lettice had had no tea, but she did not stay for it; she uprooted herself, setting back her chair without a sound, and flitted inconspicuously out of the exhibition.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading She was not surprised when Beatrice rushed up from the basement to inform her that a lady was waiting in her room, a dazzling lady who had arrived in a taxi-cab; she needed not Beatrice's ecstatic description to tell her who that lady was.
done under pressure
From this reading She was not surprised when Beatrice rushed up from the basement to inform her that a lady was waiting in her room, a dazzling lady who had arrived in a taxi-cab; she needed not Beatrice's ecstatic description to tell her who that lady was.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading BREAD AND SALT Were you thinking how we, sitting side by side, Might be dreaming miles and miles apart?
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading _Two out of the Crowd._ Lettice had had no tea, but she did not stay for it; she uprooted herself, setting back her chair without a sound, and flitted inconspicuously out of the exhibition.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Two out of the Crowd._ Lettice had had no tea, but she did not stay for it; she uprooted herself, setting back her chair without a sound, and flitted inconspicuously out of the exhibition.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading BREAD AND SALT Were you thinking how we, sitting side by side, Might be dreaming miles and miles apart?
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading BREAD AND SALT Were you thinking how we, sitting side by side, Might be dreaming miles and miles apart?
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading On her slow way home, in Tube and omnibus, she did some concentrated thinking.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading On her slow way home, in Tube and omnibus, she did some concentrated thinking.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading _Two out of the Crowd._ Lettice had had no tea, but she did not stay for it; she uprooted herself, setting back her chair without a sound, and flitted inconspicuously out of the exhibition.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading _Two out of the Crowd._ Lettice had had no tea, but she did not stay for it; she uprooted herself, setting back her chair without a sound, and flitted inconspicuously out of the exhibition.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading She was not surprised when Beatrice rushed up from the basement to inform her that a lady was waiting in her room, a dazzling lady who had arrived in a taxi-cab; she needed not Beatrice's ecstatic description to tell her who that lady was.
taxi-cab
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From this reading She was not surprised when Beatrice rushed up from the basement to inform her that a lady was waiting in her room, a dazzling lady who had arrived in a taxi-cab; she needed not Beatrice's ecstatic description to tell her who that lady was.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading _Two out of the Crowd._ Lettice had had no tea, but she did not stay for it; she uprooted herself, setting back her chair without a sound, and flitted inconspicuously out of the exhibition.
express in words
From this reading She was not surprised when Beatrice rushed up from the basement to inform her that a lady was waiting in her room, a dazzling lady who had arrived in a taxi-cab; she needed not Beatrice's ecstatic description to tell her who that lady was.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was not surprised when Beatrice rushed up from the basement to inform her that a lady was waiting in her room, a dazzling lady who had arrived in a taxi-cab; she needed not Beatrice's ecstatic description to tell her who that lady was.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Two out of the Crowd._ Lettice had had no tea, but she did not stay for it; she uprooted herself, setting back her chair without a sound, and flitted inconspicuously out of the exhibition.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading BREAD AND SALT Were you thinking how we, sitting side by side, Might be dreaming miles and miles apart?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was not surprised when Beatrice rushed up from the basement to inform her that a lady was waiting in her room, a dazzling lady who had arrived in a taxi-cab; she needed not Beatrice's ecstatic description to tell her who that lady was.
TubenounUS /tuːb/
conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
From this reading On her slow way home, in Tube and omnibus, she did some concentrated thinking.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading _Two out of the Crowd._ Lettice had had no tea, but she did not stay for it; she uprooted herself, setting back her chair without a sound, and flitted inconspicuously out of the exhibition.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She was not surprised when Beatrice rushed up from the basement to inform her that a lady was waiting in her room, a dazzling lady who had arrived in a taxi-cab; she needed not Beatrice's ecstatic description to tell her who that lady was.
uprootedverbUS /əˈpruːtɪd/
past form of “uproot” — move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment
From this reading _Two out of the Crowd._ Lettice had had no tea, but she did not stay for it; she uprooted herself, setting back her chair without a sound, and flitted inconspicuously out of the exhibition.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading She was not surprised when Beatrice rushed up from the basement to inform her that a lady was waiting in her room, a dazzling lady who had arrived in a taxi-cab; she needed not Beatrice's ecstatic description to tell her who that lady was.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was not surprised when Beatrice rushed up from the basement to inform her that a lady was waiting in her room, a dazzling lady who had arrived in a taxi-cab; she needed not Beatrice's ecstatic description to tell her who that lady was.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading On her slow way home, in Tube and omnibus, she did some concentrated thinking.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading BREAD AND SALT Were you thinking how we, sitting side by side, Might be dreaming miles and miles apart?
Wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading BREAD AND SALT Were you thinking how we, sitting side by side, Might be dreaming miles and miles apart?
at the time that
From this reading She was not surprised when Beatrice rushed up from the basement to inform her that a lady was waiting in her room, a dazzling lady who had arrived in a taxi-cab; she needed not Beatrice's ecstatic description to tell her who that lady was.
which person or people
From this reading She was not surprised when Beatrice rushed up from the basement to inform her that a lady was waiting in her room, a dazzling lady who had arrived in a taxi-cab; she needed not Beatrice's ecstatic description to tell her who that lady was.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading _Two out of the Crowd._ Lettice had had no tea, but she did not stay for it; she uprooted herself, setting back her chair without a sound, and flitted inconspicuously out of the exhibition.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading BREAD AND SALT Were you thinking how we, sitting side by side, Might be dreaming miles and miles apart?
