used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As Doris stepped into the trim little roadster, Dave cast her an admiring glance, noting that she was dressed in a white sports costume which set off her red hair to startling advantage.
admiringverbUS /ædˈmaɪrɪŋ/
-ing form of “admire” — feel admiration for
From this reading As Doris stepped into the trim little roadster, Dave cast her an admiring glance, noting that she was dressed in a white sports costume which set off her red hair to startling advantage.
the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading As Doris stepped into the trim little roadster, Dave cast her an admiring glance, noting that she was dressed in a white sports costume which set off her red hair to startling advantage.
(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 Dave was dark, tall, straight as a cadet, and considered handsome by all of Doris’s friends.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As Doris stepped into the trim little roadster, Dave cast her an admiring glance, noting that she was dressed in a white sports costume which set off her red hair to startling advantage.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was not given to worrying unnecessarily, and on this day nothing could have interfered with her fun.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Doris stepped into the trim little roadster, Dave cast her an admiring glance, noting that she was dressed in a white sports costume which set off her red hair to startling advantage.
aviationnounUS /ˌeɪviˈeɪʃən/
the aggregation of a country's military aircraft
From this reading By Saturday, when David Chamberlin called to take Doris to the aviation meet, her financial troubles were temporarily forgotten.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By Saturday, when David Chamberlin called to take Doris to the aviation meet, her financial troubles were temporarily forgotten.
cadetnounUS /kəˈdet/
a military trainee (as at a military academy)
From this reading Dave was dark, tall, straight as a cadet, and considered handsome by all of Doris’s friends.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading By Saturday, when David Chamberlin called to take Doris to the aviation meet, her financial troubles were temporarily forgotten.
put or send forth
From this reading As Doris stepped into the trim little roadster, Dave cast her an admiring glance, noting that she was dressed in a white sports costume which set off her red hair to startling advantage.
Chamberlin
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From this reading By Saturday, when David Chamberlin called to take Doris to the aviation meet, her financial troubles were temporarily forgotten.
carefully weighed
From this reading Dave was dark, tall, straight as a cadet, and considered handsome by all of Doris’s friends.
costumenounUS /kɑːˈstuːm/
the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball
From this reading As Doris stepped into the trim little roadster, Dave cast her an admiring glance, noting that she was dressed in a white sports costume which set off her red hair to startling advantage.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She was not given to worrying unnecessarily, and on this day nothing could have interfered with her fun.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Dave was dark, tall, straight as a cadet, and considered handsome by all of Doris’s friends.
Dave
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From this reading As Doris stepped into the trim little roadster, Dave cast her an admiring glance, noting that she was dressed in a white sports costume which set off her red hair to startling advantage.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading By Saturday, when David Chamberlin called to take Doris to the aviation meet, her financial troubles were temporarily forgotten.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading She was not given to worrying unnecessarily, and on this day nothing could have interfered with her fun.
DorisnounUS /ˈdɔːrəs/
(Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids
From this reading By Saturday, when David Chamberlin called to take Doris to the aviation meet, her financial troubles were temporarily forgotten.
Doris's
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From this reading Dave was dark, tall, straight as a cadet, and considered handsome by all of Doris’s friends.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading As Doris stepped into the trim little roadster, Dave cast her an admiring glance, noting that she was dressed in a white sports costume which set off her red hair to startling advantage.
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading They made an excellent pair.
financialadjectiveUS /fəˈnænʃəl/
involving financial matters
From this reading By Saturday, when David Chamberlin called to take Doris to the aviation meet, her financial troubles were temporarily forgotten.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading By Saturday, when David Chamberlin called to take Doris to the aviation meet, her financial troubles were temporarily forgotten.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Dave was dark, tall, straight as a cadet, and considered handsome by all of Doris’s friends.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading She was not given to worrying unnecessarily, and on this day nothing could have interfered with her fun.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading She was not given to worrying unnecessarily, and on this day nothing could have interfered with her fun.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading As Doris stepped into the trim little roadster, Dave cast her an admiring glance, noting that she was dressed in a white sports costume which set off her red hair to startling advantage.
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 As Doris stepped into the trim little roadster, Dave cast her an admiring glance, noting that she was dressed in a white sports costume which set off her red hair to startling advantage.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading Dave was dark, tall, straight as a cadet, and considered handsome by all of Doris’s friends.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She was not given to worrying unnecessarily, and on this day nothing could have interfered with her fun.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading By Saturday, when David Chamberlin called to take Doris to the aviation meet, her financial troubles were temporarily forgotten.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As Doris stepped into the trim little roadster, Dave cast her an admiring glance, noting that she was dressed in a white sports costume which set off her red hair to startling advantage.
interferedverbUS /ˌɪntərˈfɪrd/
past form of “interfere” — come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle
From this reading She was not given to worrying unnecessarily, and on this day nothing could have interfered with her fun.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As Doris stepped into the trim little roadster, Dave cast her an admiring glance, noting that she was dressed in a white sports costume which set off her red hair to startling advantage.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading As Doris stepped into the trim little roadster, Dave cast her an admiring glance, noting that she was dressed in a white sports costume which set off her red hair to startling advantage.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading They made an excellent pair.
come together
From this reading By Saturday, when David Chamberlin called to take Doris to the aviation meet, her financial troubles were temporarily forgotten.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was not given to worrying unnecessarily, and on this day nothing could have interfered with her fun.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She was not given to worrying unnecessarily, and on this day nothing could have interfered with her fun.
notingverbUS /ˈnoʊtɪŋ/
-ing form of “note” — make mention of
From this reading As Doris stepped into the trim little roadster, Dave cast her an admiring glance, noting that she was dressed in a white sports costume which set off her red hair to startling advantage.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dave was dark, tall, straight as a cadet, and considered handsome by all of Doris’s friends.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading As Doris stepped into the trim little roadster, Dave cast her an admiring glance, noting that she was dressed in a white sports costume which set off her red hair to startling advantage.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was not given to worrying unnecessarily, and on this day nothing could have interfered with her fun.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading They made an excellent pair.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading As Doris stepped into the trim little roadster, Dave cast her an admiring glance, noting that she was dressed in a white sports costume which set off her red hair to startling advantage.
roadsternounUS /ˈroʊdstər/
an open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat
From this reading As Doris stepped into the trim little roadster, Dave cast her an admiring glance, noting that she was dressed in a white sports costume which set off her red hair to startling advantage.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading By Saturday, when David Chamberlin called to take Doris to the aviation meet, her financial troubles were temporarily forgotten.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading As Doris stepped into the trim little roadster, Dave cast her an admiring glance, noting that she was dressed in a white sports costume which set off her red hair to startling advantage.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was not given to worrying unnecessarily, and on this day nothing could have interfered with her fun.
sportsnounUS /spɔːrts/
plural of “sport” — an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading As Doris stepped into the trim little roadster, Dave cast her an admiring glance, noting that she was dressed in a white sports costume which set off her red hair to startling advantage.
startlingadjectiveUS /ˈstɑːrtlɪŋ/
so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm
From this reading As Doris stepped into the trim little roadster, Dave cast her an admiring glance, noting that she was dressed in a white sports costume which set off her red hair to startling advantage.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading As Doris stepped into the trim little roadster, Dave cast her an admiring glance, noting that she was dressed in a white sports costume which set off her red hair to startling advantage.
successive (without a break)
From this reading Dave was dark, tall, straight as a cadet, and considered handsome by all of Doris’s friends.
carry out
From this reading By Saturday, when David Chamberlin called to take Doris to the aviation meet, her financial troubles were temporarily forgotten.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Dave was dark, tall, straight as a cadet, and considered handsome by all of Doris’s friends.
temporarilyadverbUS /ˌtempərˈerəli/
for a limited time only; not permanently
From this reading By Saturday, when David Chamberlin called to take Doris to the aviation meet, her financial troubles were temporarily forgotten.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As Doris stepped into the trim little roadster, Dave cast her an admiring glance, noting that she was dressed in a white sports costume which set off her red hair to startling advantage.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By Saturday, when David Chamberlin called to take Doris to the aviation meet, her financial troubles were temporarily forgotten.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They made an excellent pair.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She was not given to worrying unnecessarily, and on this day nothing could have interfered with her fun.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By Saturday, when David Chamberlin called to take Doris to the aviation meet, her financial troubles were temporarily forgotten.
trimverbUS /trɪm/
remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
From this reading As Doris stepped into the trim little roadster, Dave cast her an admiring glance, noting that she was dressed in a white sports costume which set off her red hair to startling advantage.
plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty
From this reading By Saturday, when David Chamberlin called to take Doris to the aviation meet, her financial troubles were temporarily forgotten.
unnecessarilyadverbUS /ənˈnesəserəli/
in an unnecessary manner
From this reading She was not given to worrying unnecessarily, and on this day nothing could have interfered with her fun.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was not given to worrying unnecessarily, and on this day nothing could have interfered with her fun.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading By Saturday, when David Chamberlin called to take Doris to the aviation meet, her financial troubles were temporarily forgotten.
at the time that
From this reading By Saturday, when David Chamberlin called to take Doris to the aviation meet, her financial troubles were temporarily forgotten.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As Doris stepped into the trim little roadster, Dave cast her an admiring glance, noting that she was dressed in a white sports costume which set off her red hair to startling advantage.
a Caucasian
From this reading As Doris stepped into the trim little roadster, Dave cast her an admiring glance, noting that she was dressed in a white sports costume which set off her red hair to startling advantage.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was not given to worrying unnecessarily, and on this day nothing could have interfered with her fun.
worryingnounUS /ˈwɜːriɪŋ/
the act of harassing someone
From this reading She was not given to worrying unnecessarily, and on this day nothing could have interfered with her fun.
