used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Arabella remarked, with a flash in her eyes that one rarely saw.
(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 Patricia said, "but that's all right, for I'll stay right here and talk to you."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Patricia said, "but that's all right, for I'll stay right here and talk to you."
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading At any other time, Arabella would have listened for hours to whatever Patricia might care to say, but to-night she was in a contrary mood.
Arabella
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From this reading Arabella remarked, with a flash in her eyes that one rarely saw.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At any other time, Arabella would have listened for hours to whatever Patricia might care to say, but to-night she was in a contrary mood.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Arabella was not in much of a mood for listening, either, but she thought it best not to say so.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Patricia said, "but that's all right, for I'll stay right here and talk to you."
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading At any other time, Arabella would have listened for hours to whatever Patricia might care to say, but to-night she was in a contrary mood.
very opposed in nature or character or purpose
From this reading At any other time, Arabella would have listened for hours to whatever Patricia might care to say, but to-night she was in a contrary mood.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Oh, _do_ excuse me!"
one or the other of two
From this reading Arabella was not in much of a mood for listening, either, but she thought it best not to say so.
accept an excuse for
From this reading "Oh, _do_ excuse me!"
opinion or judgment
From this reading Arabella remarked, with a flash in her eyes that one rarely saw.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading Arabella remarked, with a flash in her eyes that one rarely saw.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Patricia said, "but that's all right, for I'll stay right here and talk to you."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At any other time, Arabella would have listened for hours to whatever Patricia might care to say, but to-night she was in a contrary mood.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Arabella remarked, with a flash in her eyes that one rarely saw.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Patricia said, "but that's all right, for I'll stay right here and talk to you."
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading At any other time, Arabella would have listened for hours to whatever Patricia might care to say, but to-night she was in a contrary mood.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I would _not_!"
I'll
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From this reading Patricia said, "but that's all right, for I'll stay right here and talk to you."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Arabella remarked, with a flash in her eyes that one rarely saw.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Arabella was not in much of a mood for listening, either, but she thought it best not to say so.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading Patricia said, laughing.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading At any other time, Arabella would have listened for hours to whatever Patricia might care to say, but to-night she was in a contrary mood.
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading Arabella was not in much of a mood for listening, either, but she thought it best not to say so.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, _do_ excuse me!"
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading At any other time, Arabella would have listened for hours to whatever Patricia might care to say, but to-night she was in a contrary mood.
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading Arabella was not in much of a mood for listening, either, but she thought it best not to say so.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Arabella was not in much of a mood for listening, either, but she thought it best not to say so.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I would _not_!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Arabella was not in much of a mood for listening, either, but she thought it best not to say so.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, _do_ excuse me!"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Arabella remarked, with a flash in her eyes that one rarely saw.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading At any other time, Arabella would have listened for hours to whatever Patricia might care to say, but to-night she was in a contrary mood.
Patricia
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From this reading Patricia said, laughing.
rarelyadverbUS /ˈrerli/
not often
From this reading Arabella remarked, with a flash in her eyes that one rarely saw.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading Arabella remarked, with a flash in her eyes that one rarely saw.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Patricia said, "but that's all right, for I'll stay right here and talk to you."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Patricia said, laughing.
cut with a saw
From this reading Arabella remarked, with a flash in her eyes that one rarely saw.
express in words
From this reading Arabella was not in much of a mood for listening, either, but she thought it best not to say so.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Arabella was not in much of a mood for listening, either, but she thought it best not to say so.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Arabella was not in much of a mood for listening, either, but she thought it best not to say so.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Patricia said, "but that's all right, for I'll stay right here and talk to you."
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Patricia said, "but that's all right, for I'll stay right here and talk to you."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Arabella remarked, with a flash in her eyes that one rarely saw.
that's
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From this reading Patricia said, "but that's all right, for I'll stay right here and talk to you."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Arabella was not in much of a mood for listening, either, but she thought it best not to say so.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading At any other time, Arabella would have listened for hours to whatever Patricia might care to say, but to-night she was in a contrary mood.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Patricia said, "but that's all right, for I'll stay right here and talk to you."
to-night
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From this reading At any other time, Arabella would have listened for hours to whatever Patricia might care to say, but to-night she was in a contrary mood.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Arabella was not in much of a mood for listening, either, but she thought it best not to say so.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading At any other time, Arabella would have listened for hours to whatever Patricia might care to say, but to-night she was in a contrary mood.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Arabella remarked, with a flash in her eyes that one rarely saw.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I would _not_!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Patricia said, "but that's all right, for I'll stay right here and talk to you."
