used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Mrs. Palmer!” exclaimed the page, throwing wide open a door leading into an elegant little parlor on the right-hand side of the hall, opposite the grand saloon.
a'dree
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From this reading EMOLYN’S WEIRD We maun a’dree our weird.—MEG MERRILES.
a feeling of delighted approval and liking
From this reading They entered the beautiful white hall, with its rainbow windows, around on which Susan Palmer stared with open-eyed admiration and wonder.
farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading A lady dressed in gray rose from a sofa and advanced to meet the visitors.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Mrs. Palmer!” exclaimed the page, throwing wide open a door leading into an elegant little parlor on the right-hand side of the hall, opposite the grand saloon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They entered the beautiful white hall, with its rainbow windows, around on which Susan Palmer stared with open-eyed admiration and wonder.
arm-chair
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From this reading “Oh, Miss Emolyn!” exclaimed Mrs. Palmer, so overcome with emotion at the very sight of the lady that she sank down at once into the arm-chair which Em. quick as thought wheeled to her side.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading They entered the beautiful white hall, with its rainbow windows, around on which Susan Palmer stared with open-eyed admiration and wonder.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Oh, Miss Emolyn!” exclaimed Mrs. Palmer, so overcome with emotion at the very sight of the lady that she sank down at once into the arm-chair which Em. quick as thought wheeled to her side.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Oh, Miss Emolyn!” exclaimed Mrs. Palmer, so overcome with emotion at the very sight of the lady that she sank down at once into the arm-chair which Em. quick as thought wheeled to her side.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading They entered the beautiful white hall, with its rainbow windows, around on which Susan Palmer stared with open-eyed admiration and wonder.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “Mrs. Palmer!” exclaimed the page, throwing wide open a door leading into an elegant little parlor on the right-hand side of the hall, opposite the grand saloon.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Oh, Miss Emolyn!” exclaimed Mrs. Palmer, so overcome with emotion at the very sight of the lady that she sank down at once into the arm-chair which Em. quick as thought wheeled to her side.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading A lady dressed in gray rose from a sofa and advanced to meet the visitors.
elegantadjectiveUS /ˈeləɡənt/
refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style
From this reading “Mrs. Palmer!” exclaimed the page, throwing wide open a door leading into an elegant little parlor on the right-hand side of the hall, opposite the grand saloon.
a quad with a square body
From this reading “Oh, Miss Emolyn!” exclaimed Mrs. Palmer, so overcome with emotion at the very sight of the lady that she sank down at once into the arm-chair which Em. quick as thought wheeled to her side.
Emolyn
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EMOLYN'S
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From this reading EMOLYN’S WEIRD We maun a’dree our weird.—MEG MERRILES.
any strong feeling
From this reading “Oh, Miss Emolyn!” exclaimed Mrs. Palmer, so overcome with emotion at the very sight of the lady that she sank down at once into the arm-chair which Em. quick as thought wheeled to her side.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading They entered the beautiful white hall, with its rainbow windows, around on which Susan Palmer stared with open-eyed admiration and wonder.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “Mrs. Palmer!” exclaimed the page, throwing wide open a door leading into an elegant little parlor on the right-hand side of the hall, opposite the grand saloon.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A lady dressed in gray rose from a sofa and advanced to meet the visitors.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading “Mrs. Palmer!” exclaimed the page, throwing wide open a door leading into an elegant little parlor on the right-hand side of the hall, opposite the grand saloon.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading A lady dressed in gray rose from a sofa and advanced to meet the visitors.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading They entered the beautiful white hall, with its rainbow windows, around on which Susan Palmer stared with open-eyed admiration and wonder.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, Miss Emolyn!” exclaimed Mrs. Palmer, so overcome with emotion at the very sight of the lady that she sank down at once into the arm-chair which Em. quick as thought wheeled to her side.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A lady dressed in gray rose from a sofa and advanced to meet the visitors.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Mrs. Palmer!” exclaimed the page, throwing wide open a door leading into an elegant little parlor on the right-hand side of the hall, opposite the grand saloon.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading They entered the beautiful white hall, with its rainbow windows, around on which Susan Palmer stared with open-eyed admiration and wonder.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading A lady dressed in gray rose from a sofa and advanced to meet the visitors.
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading “Mrs. Palmer!” exclaimed the page, throwing wide open a door leading into an elegant little parlor on the right-hand side of the hall, opposite the grand saloon.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Mrs. Palmer!” exclaimed the page, throwing wide open a door leading into an elegant little parlor on the right-hand side of the hall, opposite the grand saloon.
maun
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From this reading EMOLYN’S WEIRD We maun a’dree our weird.—MEG MERRILES.
come together
From this reading A lady dressed in gray rose from a sofa and advanced to meet the visitors.
MEGnounUS /meɡ/
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading EMOLYN’S WEIRD We maun a’dree our weird.—MEG MERRILES.
MERRILES
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From this reading EMOLYN’S WEIRD We maun a’dree our weird.—MEG MERRILES.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Oh, Miss Emolyn!” exclaimed Mrs. Palmer, so overcome with emotion at the very sight of the lady that she sank down at once into the arm-chair which Em. quick as thought wheeled to her side.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “Mrs. Palmer!” exclaimed the page, throwing wide open a door leading into an elegant little parlor on the right-hand side of the hall, opposite the grand saloon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Mrs. Palmer!” exclaimed the page, throwing wide open a door leading into an elegant little parlor on the right-hand side of the hall, opposite the grand saloon.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
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touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They entered the beautiful white hall, with its rainbow windows, around on which Susan Palmer stared with open-eyed admiration and wonder.
on one occasion
From this reading “Oh, Miss Emolyn!” exclaimed Mrs. Palmer, so overcome with emotion at the very sight of the lady that she sank down at once into the arm-chair which Em. quick as thought wheeled to her side.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Mrs. Palmer!” exclaimed the page, throwing wide open a door leading into an elegant little parlor on the right-hand side of the hall, opposite the grand saloon.
open-eyedadjective
carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger
From this reading They entered the beautiful white hall, with its rainbow windows, around on which Susan Palmer stared with open-eyed admiration and wonder.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading “Mrs. Palmer!” exclaimed the page, throwing wide open a door leading into an elegant little parlor on the right-hand side of the hall, opposite the grand saloon.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading EMOLYN’S WEIRD We maun a’dree our weird.—MEG MERRILES.
win a victory over
From this reading “Oh, Miss Emolyn!” exclaimed Mrs. Palmer, so overcome with emotion at the very sight of the lady that she sank down at once into the arm-chair which Em. quick as thought wheeled to her side.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading “Mrs. Palmer!” exclaimed the page, throwing wide open a door leading into an elegant little parlor on the right-hand side of the hall, opposite the grand saloon.
PalmernounUS /ˈpɑːmər/
United States golfer (born in 1929)
From this reading They entered the beautiful white hall, with its rainbow windows, around on which Susan Palmer stared with open-eyed admiration and wonder.
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading “Mrs. Palmer!” exclaimed the page, throwing wide open a door leading into an elegant little parlor on the right-hand side of the hall, opposite the grand saloon.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading “Oh, Miss Emolyn!” exclaimed Mrs. Palmer, so overcome with emotion at the very sight of the lady that she sank down at once into the arm-chair which Em. quick as thought wheeled to her side.
rainbownounUS /ˈreɪnboʊ/
an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
From this reading They entered the beautiful white hall, with its rainbow windows, around on which Susan Palmer stared with open-eyed admiration and wonder.
right-handadjectiveUS /raɪtˈhænd/
located on or directed toward the right
From this reading “Mrs. Palmer!” exclaimed the page, throwing wide open a door leading into an elegant little parlor on the right-hand side of the hall, opposite the grand saloon.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading A lady dressed in gray rose from a sofa and advanced to meet the visitors.
saloonnounUS /səˈluːn/
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading “Mrs. Palmer!” exclaimed the page, throwing wide open a door leading into an elegant little parlor on the right-hand side of the hall, opposite the grand saloon.
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading “Oh, Miss Emolyn!” exclaimed Mrs. Palmer, so overcome with emotion at the very sight of the lady that she sank down at once into the arm-chair which Em. quick as thought wheeled to her side.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh, Miss Emolyn!” exclaimed Mrs. Palmer, so overcome with emotion at the very sight of the lady that she sank down at once into the arm-chair which Em. quick as thought wheeled to her side.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading “Mrs. Palmer!” exclaimed the page, throwing wide open a door leading into an elegant little parlor on the right-hand side of the hall, opposite the grand saloon.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading “Oh, Miss Emolyn!” exclaimed Mrs. Palmer, so overcome with emotion at the very sight of the lady that she sank down at once into the arm-chair which Em. quick as thought wheeled to her side.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Oh, Miss Emolyn!” exclaimed Mrs. Palmer, so overcome with emotion at the very sight of the lady that she sank down at once into the arm-chair which Em. quick as thought wheeled to her side.
sofanounUS /ˈsoʊfə/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading A lady dressed in gray rose from a sofa and advanced to meet the visitors.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading They entered the beautiful white hall, with its rainbow windows, around on which Susan Palmer stared with open-eyed admiration and wonder.
Susan
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From this reading They entered the beautiful white hall, with its rainbow windows, around on which Susan Palmer stared with open-eyed admiration and wonder.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Oh, Miss Emolyn!” exclaimed Mrs. Palmer, so overcome with emotion at the very sight of the lady that she sank down at once into the arm-chair which Em. quick as thought wheeled to her side.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They entered the beautiful white hall, with its rainbow windows, around on which Susan Palmer stared with open-eyed admiration and wonder.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They entered the beautiful white hall, with its rainbow windows, around on which Susan Palmer stared with open-eyed admiration and wonder.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Oh, Miss Emolyn!” exclaimed Mrs. Palmer, so overcome with emotion at the very sight of the lady that she sank down at once into the arm-chair which Em. quick as thought wheeled to her side.
-ing form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading “Mrs. Palmer!” exclaimed the page, throwing wide open a door leading into an elegant little parlor on the right-hand side of the hall, opposite the grand saloon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A lady dressed in gray rose from a sofa and advanced to meet the visitors.
precisely as stated
From this reading “Oh, Miss Emolyn!” exclaimed Mrs. Palmer, so overcome with emotion at the very sight of the lady that she sank down at once into the arm-chair which Em. quick as thought wheeled to her side.
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading A lady dressed in gray rose from a sofa and advanced to meet the visitors.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading EMOLYN’S WEIRD We maun a’dree our weird.—MEG MERRILES.
WEIRDadjectiveUS /wɪrd/
suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
From this reading EMOLYN’S WEIRD We maun a’dree our weird.—MEG MERRILES.
wheeledadjectiveUS /wiːld/
having wheels; often used in combination
From this reading “Oh, Miss Emolyn!” exclaimed Mrs. Palmer, so overcome with emotion at the very sight of the lady that she sank down at once into the arm-chair which Em. quick as thought wheeled to her side.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They entered the beautiful white hall, with its rainbow windows, around on which Susan Palmer stared with open-eyed admiration and wonder.
a Caucasian
From this reading They entered the beautiful white hall, with its rainbow windows, around on which Susan Palmer stared with open-eyed admiration and wonder.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading “Mrs. Palmer!” exclaimed the page, throwing wide open a door leading into an elegant little parlor on the right-hand side of the hall, opposite the grand saloon.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading They entered the beautiful white hall, with its rainbow windows, around on which Susan Palmer stared with open-eyed admiration and wonder.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They entered the beautiful white hall, with its rainbow windows, around on which Susan Palmer stared with open-eyed admiration and wonder.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading They entered the beautiful white hall, with its rainbow windows, around on which Susan Palmer stared with open-eyed admiration and wonder.
