used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The young people had a merry time over their breakfast the next morning, rehearsing all they had gone through in their celebration of Hallowe'en, each one seeming to have enjoyed his or her part in it.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading They lingered over the meal, but soon after leaving the table scattered to their homes, excepting Eva, who returned to Woodburn with Max and Lucilla.
(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 The young people had a merry time over their breakfast the next morning, rehearsing all they had gone through in their celebration of Hallowe'en, each one seeming to have enjoyed his or her part in it.
amanuensisnoun
someone skilled in the transcription of speech (especially dictation)
From this reading "Here is your amanuensis, and haven't you something for her to do?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They lingered over the meal, but soon after leaving the table scattered to their homes, excepting Eva, who returned to Woodburn with Max and Lucilla.
arrivingverbUS /ərˈaɪvɪŋ/
-ing form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading On arriving there Lucilla hastened to the library, where she found her father examining some business letters.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading The young people had a merry time over their breakfast the next morning, rehearsing all they had gone through in their celebration of Hallowe'en, each one seeming to have enjoyed his or her part in it.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading On arriving there Lucilla hastened to the library, where she found her father examining some business letters.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They lingered over the meal, but soon after leaving the table scattered to their homes, excepting Eva, who returned to Woodburn with Max and Lucilla.
celebrationnounUS /ˌseləˈbreɪʃən/
a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event
From this reading The young people had a merry time over their breakfast the next morning, rehearsing all they had gone through in their celebration of Hallowe'en, each one seeming to have enjoyed his or her part in it.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Here is your amanuensis, and haven't you something for her to do?"
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The young people had a merry time over their breakfast the next morning, rehearsing all they had gone through in their celebration of Hallowe'en, each one seeming to have enjoyed his or her part in it.
past form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading The young people had a merry time over their breakfast the next morning, rehearsing all they had gone through in their celebration of Hallowe'en, each one seeming to have enjoyed his or her part in it.
Eva
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From this reading They lingered over the meal, but soon after leaving the table scattered to their homes, excepting Eva, who returned to Woodburn with Max and Lucilla.
examiningverbUS /ɪɡˈzæmɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading On arriving there Lucilla hastened to the library, where she found her father examining some business letters.
exceptingverbUS /ˌekˈseptɪŋ/
-ing form of “except” — take exception to
From this reading They lingered over the meal, but soon after leaving the table scattered to their homes, excepting Eva, who returned to Woodburn with Max and Lucilla.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading On arriving there Lucilla hastened to the library, where she found her father examining some business letters.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Here is your amanuensis, and haven't you something for her to do?"
set up or found
From this reading On arriving there Lucilla hastened to the library, where she found her father examining some business letters.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The young people had a merry time over their breakfast the next morning, rehearsing all they had gone through in their celebration of Hallowe'en, each one seeming to have enjoyed his or her part in it.
Good-morning
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From this reading "Good-morning, papa!" she said.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The young people had a merry time over their breakfast the next morning, rehearsing all they had gone through in their celebration of Hallowe'en, each one seeming to have enjoyed his or her part in it.
Hallowe'ennounUS /ˌhæləˈwiːn/
the evening before All Saints' Day; often devoted to pranks played by young people
From this reading The young people had a merry time over their breakfast the next morning, rehearsing all they had gone through in their celebration of Hallowe'en, each one seeming to have enjoyed his or her part in it.
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading On arriving there Lucilla hastened to the library, where she found her father examining some business letters.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The young people had a merry time over their breakfast the next morning, rehearsing all they had gone through in their celebration of Hallowe'en, each one seeming to have enjoyed his or her part in it.
haven't
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From this reading "Here is your amanuensis, and haven't you something for her to do?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The young people had a merry time over their breakfast the next morning, rehearsing all they had gone through in their celebration of Hallowe'en, each one seeming to have enjoyed his or her part in it.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Here is your amanuensis, and haven't you something for her to do?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The young people had a merry time over their breakfast the next morning, rehearsing all they had gone through in their celebration of Hallowe'en, each one seeming to have enjoyed his or her part in it.
homesnounUS /hoʊmz/
plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time
From this reading They lingered over the meal, but soon after leaving the table scattered to their homes, excepting Eva, who returned to Woodburn with Max and Lucilla.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The young people had a merry time over their breakfast the next morning, rehearsing all they had gone through in their celebration of Hallowe'en, each one seeming to have enjoyed his or her part in it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Here is your amanuensis, and haven't you something for her to do?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The young people had a merry time over their breakfast the next morning, rehearsing all they had gone through in their celebration of Hallowe'en, each one seeming to have enjoyed his or her part in it.
the act of departing
From this reading They lingered over the meal, but soon after leaving the table scattered to their homes, excepting Eva, who returned to Woodburn with Max and Lucilla.
the literary culture
From this reading On arriving there Lucilla hastened to the library, where she found her father examining some business letters.
a room where books are kept
From this reading On arriving there Lucilla hastened to the library, where she found her father examining some business letters.
lingeredverbUS /ˈlɪŋɡərd/
past form of “linger” — remain present although waning or gradually dying
From this reading They lingered over the meal, but soon after leaving the table scattered to their homes, excepting Eva, who returned to Woodburn with Max and Lucilla.
Lucilla
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From this reading They lingered over the meal, but soon after leaving the table scattered to their homes, excepting Eva, who returned to Woodburn with Max and Lucilla.
MaxnounUS /mæks/
street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
From this reading They lingered over the meal, but soon after leaving the table scattered to their homes, excepting Eva, who returned to Woodburn with Max and Lucilla.
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading They lingered over the meal, but soon after leaving the table scattered to their homes, excepting Eva, who returned to Woodburn with Max and Lucilla.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading The young people had a merry time over their breakfast the next morning, rehearsing all they had gone through in their celebration of Hallowe'en, each one seeming to have enjoyed his or her part in it.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The young people had a merry time over their breakfast the next morning, rehearsing all they had gone through in their celebration of Hallowe'en, each one seeming to have enjoyed his or her part in it.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The young people had a merry time over their breakfast the next morning, rehearsing all they had gone through in their celebration of Hallowe'en, each one seeming to have enjoyed his or her part in it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The young people had a merry time over their breakfast the next morning, rehearsing all they had gone through in their celebration of Hallowe'en, each one seeming to have enjoyed his or her part in it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On arriving there Lucilla hastened to the library, where she found her father examining some business letters.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The young people had a merry time over their breakfast the next morning, rehearsing all they had gone through in their celebration of Hallowe'en, each one seeming to have enjoyed his or her part in it.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The young people had a merry time over their breakfast the next morning, rehearsing all they had gone through in their celebration of Hallowe'en, each one seeming to have enjoyed his or her part in it.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The young people had a merry time over their breakfast the next morning, rehearsing all they had gone through in their celebration of Hallowe'en, each one seeming to have enjoyed his or her part in it.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading "Good-morning, papa!" she said.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading The young people had a merry time over their breakfast the next morning, rehearsing all they had gone through in their celebration of Hallowe'en, each one seeming to have enjoyed his or her part in it.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The young people had a merry time over their breakfast the next morning, rehearsing all they had gone through in their celebration of Hallowe'en, each one seeming to have enjoyed his or her part in it.
rehearsingverbUS /rɪˈhɜːrsɪŋ/
-ing form of “rehearse” — engage in a rehearsal
From this reading The young people had a merry time over their breakfast the next morning, rehearsing all they had gone through in their celebration of Hallowe'en, each one seeming to have enjoyed his or her part in it.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading They lingered over the meal, but soon after leaving the table scattered to their homes, excepting Eva, who returned to Woodburn with Max and Lucilla.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Good-morning, papa!" she said.
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading They lingered over the meal, but soon after leaving the table scattered to their homes, excepting Eva, who returned to Woodburn with Max and Lucilla.
seemingadjectiveUS /ˈsiːmɪŋ/
appearing as such but not necessarily so
From this reading The young people had a merry time over their breakfast the next morning, rehearsing all they had gone through in their celebration of Hallowe'en, each one seeming to have enjoyed his or her part in it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On arriving there Lucilla hastened to the library, where she found her father examining some business letters.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading On arriving there Lucilla hastened to the library, where she found her father examining some business letters.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Here is your amanuensis, and haven't you something for her to do?"
in the near future
From this reading They lingered over the meal, but soon after leaving the table scattered to their homes, excepting Eva, who returned to Woodburn with Max and Lucilla.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading They lingered over the meal, but soon after leaving the table scattered to their homes, excepting Eva, who returned to Woodburn with Max and Lucilla.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The young people had a merry time over their breakfast the next morning, rehearsing all they had gone through in their celebration of Hallowe'en, each one seeming to have enjoyed his or her part in it.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The young people had a merry time over their breakfast the next morning, rehearsing all they had gone through in their celebration of Hallowe'en, each one seeming to have enjoyed his or her part in it.
in or at that place or location
From this reading On arriving there Lucilla hastened to the library, where she found her father examining some business letters.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The young people had a merry time over their breakfast the next morning, rehearsing all they had gone through in their celebration of Hallowe'en, each one seeming to have enjoyed his or her part in it.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The young people had a merry time over their breakfast the next morning, rehearsing all they had gone through in their celebration of Hallowe'en, each one seeming to have enjoyed his or her part in it.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The young people had a merry time over their breakfast the next morning, rehearsing all they had gone through in their celebration of Hallowe'en, each one seeming to have enjoyed his or her part in it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The young people had a merry time over their breakfast the next morning, rehearsing all they had gone through in their celebration of Hallowe'en, each one seeming to have enjoyed his or her part in it.
in or at the place that
From this reading On arriving there Lucilla hastened to the library, where she found her father examining some business letters.
which person or people
From this reading They lingered over the meal, but soon after leaving the table scattered to their homes, excepting Eva, who returned to Woodburn with Max and Lucilla.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They lingered over the meal, but soon after leaving the table scattered to their homes, excepting Eva, who returned to Woodburn with Max and Lucilla.
Woodburn
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From this reading They lingered over the meal, but soon after leaving the table scattered to their homes, excepting Eva, who returned to Woodburn with Max and Lucilla.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Here is your amanuensis, and haven't you something for her to do?"
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The young people had a merry time over their breakfast the next morning, rehearsing all they had gone through in their celebration of Hallowe'en, each one seeming to have enjoyed his or her part in it.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Here is your amanuensis, and haven't you something for her to do?"
