used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Miss Manisty--a small elderly lady in a cap--looked at her nephew with a mild and deprecating air.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading 'In about half an hour.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Miss Manisty--a small elderly lady in a cap--looked at her nephew with a mild and deprecating air.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading 'In about half an hour.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But really, Edward, you need take no trouble! she is coming to visit me, and I will see that she doesn't get in your way.
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading 'Let us be quite clear, Aunt Pattie--when does this young woman arrive?'
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Miss Manisty--a small elderly lady in a cap--looked at her nephew with a mild and deprecating air.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading 'Let us be quite clear, Aunt Pattie--when does this young woman arrive?'
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'Let us be quite clear, Aunt Pattie--when does this young woman arrive?'
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But really, Edward, you need take no trouble! she is coming to visit me, and I will see that she doesn't get in your way.
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading Miss Manisty--a small elderly lady in a cap--looked at her nephew with a mild and deprecating air.
rid of obstructions
From this reading 'Let us be quite clear, Aunt Pattie--when does this young woman arrive?'
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading But really, Edward, you need take no trouble! she is coming to visit me, and I will see that she doesn't get in your way.
deprecatingadjectiveUS /ˈdeprəkeɪtɪŋ/
tending to diminish or disparage
From this reading Miss Manisty--a small elderly lady in a cap--looked at her nephew with a mild and deprecating air.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Let us be quite clear, Aunt Pattie--when does this young woman arrive?'
doesn't
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From this reading But really, Edward, you need take no trouble! she is coming to visit me, and I will see that she doesn't get in your way.
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading But really, Edward, you need take no trouble! she is coming to visit me, and I will see that she doesn't get in your way.
elderlyadjectiveUS /ˈeldərli/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading Miss Manisty--a small elderly lady in a cap--looked at her nephew with a mild and deprecating air.
Eleanor
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From this reading Neither you nor Eleanor need trouble your heads about her.'
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But really, Edward, you need take no trouble! she is coming to visit me, and I will see that she doesn't get in your way.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading 'In about half an hour.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Neither you nor Eleanor need trouble your heads about her.'
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Neither you nor Eleanor need trouble your heads about her.'
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading 'In about half an hour.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But really, Edward, you need take no trouble! she is coming to visit me, and I will see that she doesn't get in your way.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'In about half an hour.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But really, Edward, you need take no trouble! she is coming to visit me, and I will see that she doesn't get in your way.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Miss Manisty--a small elderly lady in a cap--looked at her nephew with a mild and deprecating air.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading 'Let us be quite clear, Aunt Pattie--when does this young woman arrive?'
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Miss Manisty--a small elderly lady in a cap--looked at her nephew with a mild and deprecating air.
Manisty
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From this reading Miss Manisty--a small elderly lady in a cap--looked at her nephew with a mild and deprecating air.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But really, Edward, you need take no trouble! she is coming to visit me, and I will see that she doesn't get in your way.
mildadjectiveUS /maɪld/
moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
From this reading Miss Manisty--a small elderly lady in a cap--looked at her nephew with a mild and deprecating air.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Manisty--a small elderly lady in a cap--looked at her nephew with a mild and deprecating air.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading But really, Edward, you need take no trouble! she is coming to visit me, and I will see that she doesn't get in your way.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither you nor Eleanor need trouble your heads about her.'
a son of your brother or sister
From this reading Miss Manisty--a small elderly lady in a cap--looked at her nephew with a mild and deprecating air.
not any; not one
From this reading But really, Edward, you need take no trouble! she is coming to visit me, and I will see that she doesn't get in your way.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Neither you nor Eleanor need trouble your heads about her.'
Pattie
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From this reading 'Let us be quite clear, Aunt Pattie--when does this young woman arrive?'
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading 'Let us be quite clear, Aunt Pattie--when does this young woman arrive?'
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading But really, Edward, you need take no trouble! she is coming to visit me, and I will see that she doesn't get in your way.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading But really, Edward, you need take no trouble! she is coming to visit me, and I will see that she doesn't get in your way.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But really, Edward, you need take no trouble! she is coming to visit me, and I will see that she doesn't get in your way.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Miss Manisty--a small elderly lady in a cap--looked at her nephew with a mild and deprecating air.
carry out
From this reading But really, Edward, you need take no trouble! she is coming to visit me, and I will see that she doesn't get in your way.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But really, Edward, you need take no trouble! she is coming to visit me, and I will see that she doesn't get in your way.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'Let us be quite clear, Aunt Pattie--when does this young woman arrive?'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But really, Edward, you need take no trouble! she is coming to visit me, and I will see that she doesn't get in your way.
a source of difficulty
From this reading But really, Edward, you need take no trouble! she is coming to visit me, and I will see that she doesn't get in your way.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Let us be quite clear, Aunt Pattie--when does this young woman arrive?'
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading But really, Edward, you need take no trouble! she is coming to visit me, and I will see that she doesn't get in your way.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading But really, Edward, you need take no trouble! she is coming to visit me, and I will see that she doesn't get in your way.
at the time that
From this reading 'Let us be quite clear, Aunt Pattie--when does this young woman arrive?'
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But really, Edward, you need take no trouble! she is coming to visit me, and I will see that she doesn't get in your way.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Miss Manisty--a small elderly lady in a cap--looked at her nephew with a mild and deprecating air.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading 'Let us be quite clear, Aunt Pattie--when does this young woman arrive?'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But really, Edward, you need take no trouble! she is coming to visit me, and I will see that she doesn't get in your way.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading 'Let us be quite clear, Aunt Pattie--when does this young woman arrive?'
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But really, Edward, you need take no trouble! she is coming to visit me, and I will see that she doesn't get in your way.
