used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was one moment when he was comparatively deserted; everyone was crowding round a lady in black; angry cries issued from the group.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The Prince was one of the magnetic centres of the gathering; the particles regrouped themselves as he moved about from place to place.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘Pray come over here, Prince, and listen to what Miss Dillwater’s sister is saying.
angryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/
feeling or showing anger
From this reading There was one moment when he was comparatively deserted; everyone was crowding round a lady in black; angry cries issued from the group.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Prince was one of the magnetic centres of the gathering; the particles regrouped themselves as he moved about from place to place.
Bashkirtseff
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From this reading She is about to reveal _the_ great secret about Guy de Maupassant and Marie Bashkirtseff.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading There was one moment when he was comparatively deserted; everyone was crowding round a lady in black; angry cries issued from the group.
centresnounUS /ˈsentərz/
plural of “centre” — a low-lying region in central France
From this reading The Prince was one of the magnetic centres of the gathering; the particles regrouped themselves as he moved about from place to place.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading ‘Pray come over here, Prince, and listen to what Miss Dillwater’s sister is saying.
comparativelyadverbUS /kəmˈperətɪvli/
in a relative manner; by comparison to something else
From this reading There was one moment when he was comparatively deserted; everyone was crowding round a lady in black; angry cries issued from the group.
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading There was one moment when he was comparatively deserted; everyone was crowding round a lady in black; angry cries issued from the group.
crowdingnounUS /ˈkraʊdɪŋ/
a situation in which people or things are crowded together
From this reading There was one moment when he was comparatively deserted; everyone was crowding round a lady in black; angry cries issued from the group.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading She is about to reveal _the_ great secret about Guy de Maupassant and Marie Bashkirtseff.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading There was one moment when he was comparatively deserted; everyone was crowding round a lady in black; angry cries issued from the group.
Dillwater's
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From this reading ‘Pray come over here, Prince, and listen to what Miss Dillwater’s sister is saying.
every person
From this reading There was one moment when he was comparatively deserted; everyone was crowding round a lady in black; angry cries issued from the group.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Prince was one of the magnetic centres of the gathering; the particles regrouped themselves as he moved about from place to place.
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading The Prince was one of the magnetic centres of the gathering; the particles regrouped themselves as he moved about from place to place.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading She is about to reveal _the_ great secret about Guy de Maupassant and Marie Bashkirtseff.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading There was one moment when he was comparatively deserted; everyone was crowding round a lady in black; angry cries issued from the group.
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading She is about to reveal _the_ great secret about Guy de Maupassant and Marie Bashkirtseff.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Prince was one of the magnetic centres of the gathering; the particles regrouped themselves as he moved about from place to place.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading ‘Pray come over here, Prince, and listen to what Miss Dillwater’s sister is saying.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lady Lillico hurried up to him.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading Lady Lillico hurried up to him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was one moment when he was comparatively deserted; everyone was crowding round a lady in black; angry cries issued from the group.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Pray come over here, Prince, and listen to what Miss Dillwater’s sister is saying.
issuedverbUS /ˈɪʃuːd/
past form of “issue” — prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
From this reading There was one moment when he was comparatively deserted; everyone was crowding round a lady in black; angry cries issued from the group.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading There was one moment when he was comparatively deserted; everyone was crowding round a lady in black; angry cries issued from the group.
Lillico
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From this reading Lady Lillico hurried up to him.
hear with intention
From this reading ‘Pray come over here, Prince, and listen to what Miss Dillwater’s sister is saying.
magneticadjectiveUS /mæɡˈnetɪk/
of or relating to or caused by magnetism
From this reading The Prince was one of the magnetic centres of the gathering; the particles regrouped themselves as he moved about from place to place.
Marie
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From this reading She is about to reveal _the_ great secret about Guy de Maupassant and Marie Bashkirtseff.
Maupassantnoun
French writer noted especially for his short stories (1850-1893)
From this reading She is about to reveal _the_ great secret about Guy de Maupassant and Marie Bashkirtseff.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading ‘Pray come over here, Prince, and listen to what Miss Dillwater’s sister is saying.
a particular point in time
From this reading There was one moment when he was comparatively deserted; everyone was crowding round a lady in black; angry cries issued from the group.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading The Prince was one of the magnetic centres of the gathering; the particles regrouped themselves as he moved about from place to place.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Prince was one of the magnetic centres of the gathering; the particles regrouped themselves as he moved about from place to place.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Prince was one of the magnetic centres of the gathering; the particles regrouped themselves as he moved about from place to place.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading ‘Pray come over here, Prince, and listen to what Miss Dillwater’s sister is saying.
particlesnounUS /ˈpɑːrtəkəlz/
plural of “particle” — (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
From this reading The Prince was one of the magnetic centres of the gathering; the particles regrouped themselves as he moved about from place to place.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The Prince was one of the magnetic centres of the gathering; the particles regrouped themselves as he moved about from place to place.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading ‘Pray come over here, Prince, and listen to what Miss Dillwater’s sister is saying.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading The Prince was one of the magnetic centres of the gathering; the particles regrouped themselves as he moved about from place to place.
regroupedverbUS /riˈɡruːpt/
past form of “regroup” — organize anew, as after a setback
From this reading The Prince was one of the magnetic centres of the gathering; the particles regrouped themselves as he moved about from place to place.
revealverbUS /rɪˈviːl/
make visible
From this reading She is about to reveal _the_ great secret about Guy de Maupassant and Marie Bashkirtseff.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading There was one moment when he was comparatively deserted; everyone was crowding round a lady in black; angry cries issued from the group.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading ‘Pray come over here, Prince, and listen to what Miss Dillwater’s sister is saying.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading She is about to reveal _the_ great secret about Guy de Maupassant and Marie Bashkirtseff.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is about to reveal _the_ great secret about Guy de Maupassant and Marie Bashkirtseff.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading ‘Pray come over here, Prince, and listen to what Miss Dillwater’s sister is saying.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Prince was one of the magnetic centres of the gathering; the particles regrouped themselves as he moved about from place to place.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The Prince was one of the magnetic centres of the gathering; the particles regrouped themselves as he moved about from place to place.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was one moment when he was comparatively deserted; everyone was crowding round a lady in black; angry cries issued from the group.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Prince was one of the magnetic centres of the gathering; the particles regrouped themselves as he moved about from place to place.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Lady Lillico hurried up to him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Prince was one of the magnetic centres of the gathering; the particles regrouped themselves as he moved about from place to place.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ‘Pray come over here, Prince, and listen to what Miss Dillwater’s sister is saying.
at the time that
From this reading There was one moment when he was comparatively deserted; everyone was crowding round a lady in black; angry cries issued from the group.
