used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She had dressed this evening with much care and wore a white dress with blue ribbons at her waist.
(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 Just before dinner Dorothy came slowly from her room into the sitting room where she found Jim all alone, seated in the same large chair by the window.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Just before dinner Dorothy came slowly from her room into the sitting room where she found Jim all alone, seated in the same large chair by the window.
in addition
From this reading She had also fixed her hair differently and more in the prevailing fashion.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading "AMERICA."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had dressed this evening with much care and wore a white dress with blue ribbons at her waist.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The girls of New York she had noticed wore their hair "up," and as Dorothy was eighteen, she thought she too must dress it like they did.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had dressed this evening with much care and wore a white dress with blue ribbons at her waist.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Just before dinner Dorothy came slowly from her room into the sitting room where she found Jim all alone, seated in the same large chair by the window.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading She had dressed this evening with much care and wore a white dress with blue ribbons at her waist.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Just before dinner Dorothy came slowly from her room into the sitting room where she found Jim all alone, seated in the same large chair by the window.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Just before dinner Dorothy came slowly from her room into the sitting room where she found Jim all alone, seated in the same large chair by the window.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading She had dressed this evening with much care and wore a white dress with blue ribbons at her waist.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Just before dinner Dorothy came slowly from her room into the sitting room where she found Jim all alone, seated in the same large chair by the window.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The girls of New York she had noticed wore their hair "up," and as Dorothy was eighteen, she thought she too must dress it like they did.
differentlyadverbUS /ˈdɪfrəntli/
in another and different manner
From this reading She had also fixed her hair differently and more in the prevailing fashion.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading Just before dinner Dorothy came slowly from her room into the sitting room where she found Jim all alone, seated in the same large chair by the window.
Dorothy
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From this reading Just before dinner Dorothy came slowly from her room into the sitting room where she found Jim all alone, seated in the same large chair by the window.
put on clothes
From this reading She had dressed this evening with much care and wore a white dress with blue ribbons at her waist.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading She had dressed this evening with much care and wore a white dress with blue ribbons at her waist.
being one more than seventeen
From this reading The girls of New York she had noticed wore their hair "up," and as Dorothy was eighteen, she thought she too must dress it like they did.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading She had dressed this evening with much care and wore a white dress with blue ribbons at her waist.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading She had also fixed her hair differently and more in the prevailing fashion.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading She had also fixed her hair differently and more in the prevailing fashion.
set up or found
From this reading Just before dinner Dorothy came slowly from her room into the sitting room where she found Jim all alone, seated in the same large chair by the window.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Just before dinner Dorothy came slowly from her room into the sitting room where she found Jim all alone, seated in the same large chair by the window.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The girls of New York she had noticed wore their hair "up," and as Dorothy was eighteen, she thought she too must dress it like they did.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had dressed this evening with much care and wore a white dress with blue ribbons at her waist.
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 She had also fixed her hair differently and more in the prevailing fashion.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Just before dinner Dorothy came slowly from her room into the sitting room where she found Jim all alone, seated in the same large chair by the window.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Just before dinner Dorothy came slowly from her room into the sitting room where she found Jim all alone, seated in the same large chair by the window.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Just before dinner Dorothy came slowly from her room into the sitting room where she found Jim all alone, seated in the same large chair by the window.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The girls of New York she had noticed wore their hair "up," and as Dorothy was eighteen, she thought she too must dress it like they did.
Jim
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From this reading Just before dinner Dorothy came slowly from her room into the sitting room where she found Jim all alone, seated in the same large chair by the window.
and nothing more
From this reading Just before dinner Dorothy came slowly from her room into the sitting room where she found Jim all alone, seated in the same large chair by the window.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Just before dinner Dorothy came slowly from her room into the sitting room where she found Jim all alone, seated in the same large chair by the window.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The girls of New York she had noticed wore their hair "up," and as Dorothy was eighteen, she thought she too must dress it like they did.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She had also fixed her hair differently and more in the prevailing fashion.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading She had dressed this evening with much care and wore a white dress with blue ribbons at her waist.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The girls of New York she had noticed wore their hair "up," and as Dorothy was eighteen, she thought she too must dress it like they did.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The girls of New York she had noticed wore their hair "up," and as Dorothy was eighteen, she thought she too must dress it like they did.
being perceived or observed
From this reading The girls of New York she had noticed wore their hair "up," and as Dorothy was eighteen, she thought she too must dress it like they did.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The girls of New York she had noticed wore their hair "up," and as Dorothy was eighteen, she thought she too must dress it like they did.
prevailingadjectiveUS /prɪˈveɪlɪŋ/
most frequent or common
From this reading She had also fixed her hair differently and more in the prevailing fashion.
ribbonsnounUS /ˈrɪbənz/
plural of “ribbon” — any long object resembling a thin line
From this reading She had dressed this evening with much care and wore a white dress with blue ribbons at her waist.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Just before dinner Dorothy came slowly from her room into the sitting room where she found Jim all alone, seated in the same large chair by the window.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Just before dinner Dorothy came slowly from her room into the sitting room where she found Jim all alone, seated in the same large chair by the window.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading Just before dinner Dorothy came slowly from her room into the sitting room where she found Jim all alone, seated in the same large chair by the window.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Just before dinner Dorothy came slowly from her room into the sitting room where she found Jim all alone, seated in the same large chair by the window.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Just before dinner Dorothy came slowly from her room into the sitting room where she found Jim all alone, seated in the same large chair by the window.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Just before dinner Dorothy came slowly from her room into the sitting room where she found Jim all alone, seated in the same large chair by the window.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Just before dinner Dorothy came slowly from her room into the sitting room where she found Jim all alone, seated in the same large chair by the window.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The girls of New York she had noticed wore their hair "up," and as Dorothy was eighteen, she thought she too must dress it like they did.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The girls of New York she had noticed wore their hair "up," and as Dorothy was eighteen, she thought she too must dress it like they did.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She had dressed this evening with much care and wore a white dress with blue ribbons at her waist.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The girls of New York she had noticed wore their hair "up," and as Dorothy was eighteen, she thought she too must dress it like they did.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The girls of New York she had noticed wore their hair "up," and as Dorothy was eighteen, she thought she too must dress it like they did.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The girls of New York she had noticed wore their hair "up," and as Dorothy was eighteen, she thought she too must dress it like they did.
the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
From this reading She had dressed this evening with much care and wore a white dress with blue ribbons at her waist.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The girls of New York she had noticed wore their hair "up," and as Dorothy was eighteen, she thought she too must dress it like they did.
in or at the place that
From this reading Just before dinner Dorothy came slowly from her room into the sitting room where she found Jim all alone, seated in the same large chair by the window.
a Caucasian
From this reading She had dressed this evening with much care and wore a white dress with blue ribbons at her waist.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Just before dinner Dorothy came slowly from her room into the sitting room where she found Jim all alone, seated in the same large chair by the window.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had dressed this evening with much care and wore a white dress with blue ribbons at her waist.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading She had dressed this evening with much care and wore a white dress with blue ribbons at her waist.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading The girls of New York she had noticed wore their hair "up," and as Dorothy was eighteen, she thought she too must dress it like they did.
