Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Clara had brought Miss Dunbar back and established her in her own house near Weir, under the care of a deaf widowed aunt.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading "Lucy handed the little prince over to Jean Hassard, who married him after he had a long fight with her father about her dot.

later than; following

From this reading Mrs. Waldeaux found Lucy one day, a month after her arrival, seated at her sewing on the broad, rose-covered piazza, looking as if she never had left it.

(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 Dunbar Place was a stately colonial house, set in a large demesne, and all Kent County waited breathless to know what revelations the heiress would make to it, in the way of equi-pages, marqueterie furniture, or Paris gowns.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading "Have you come to stay now, my dear," she said, "or will Prince Wolfburgh----" "Oh, that is an old story," interrupted Clara.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Clara had brought Miss Dunbar back and established her in her own house near Weir, under the care of a deaf widowed aunt.

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading Mrs. Waldeaux found Lucy one day, a month after her arrival, seated at her sewing on the broad, rose-covered piazza, looking as if she never had left it.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Mrs. Waldeaux found Lucy one day, a month after her arrival, seated at her sewing on the broad, rose-covered piazza, looking as if she never had left it.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Mrs. Waldeaux found Lucy one day, a month after her arrival, seated at her sewing on the broad, rose-covered piazza, looking as if she never had left it.

the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading Clara had brought Miss Dunbar back and established her in her own house near Weir, under the care of a deaf widowed aunt.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Clara had brought Miss Dunbar back and established her in her own house near Weir, under the care of a deaf widowed aunt.

not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty

From this reading Dunbar Place was a stately colonial house, set in a large demesne, and all Kent County waited breathless to know what revelations the heiress would make to it, in the way of equi-pages, marqueterie furniture, or Paris gowns.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading Mrs. Waldeaux found Lucy one day, a month after her arrival, seated at her sewing on the broad, rose-covered piazza, looking as if she never had left it.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading Clara had brought Miss Dunbar back and established her in her own house near Weir, under the care of a deaf widowed aunt.

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading Clara had brought Miss Dunbar back and established her in her own house near Weir, under the care of a deaf widowed aunt.

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From this reading Clara had brought Miss Dunbar back and established her in her own house near Weir, under the care of a deaf widowed aunt.

of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony

From this reading Dunbar Place was a stately colonial house, set in a large demesne, and all Kent County waited breathless to know what revelations the heiress would make to it, in the way of equi-pages, marqueterie furniture, or Paris gowns.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading "Have you come to stay now, my dear," she said, "or will Prince Wolfburgh----" "Oh, that is an old story," interrupted Clara.

(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government

From this reading Dunbar Place was a stately colonial house, set in a large demesne, and all Kent County waited breathless to know what revelations the heiress would make to it, in the way of equi-pages, marqueterie furniture, or Paris gowns.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Mrs. Waldeaux found Lucy one day, a month after her arrival, seated at her sewing on the broad, rose-covered piazza, looking as if she never had left it.

lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part

From this reading Clara had brought Miss Dunbar back and established her in her own house near Weir, under the care of a deaf widowed aunt.

dearly loved

From this reading "Have you come to stay now, my dear," she said, "or will Prince Wolfburgh----" "Oh, that is an old story," interrupted Clara.

extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use

From this reading Dunbar Place was a stately colonial house, set in a large demesne, and all Kent County waited breathless to know what revelations the heiress would make to it, in the way of equi-pages, marqueterie furniture, or Paris gowns.

a very small circular shape

From this reading "Lucy handed the little prince over to Jean Hassard, who married him after he had a long fight with her father about her dot.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Clara had brought Miss Dunbar back and established her in her own house near Weir, under the care of a deaf widowed aunt.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Dunbar Place was a stately colonial house, set in a large demesne, and all Kent County waited breathless to know what revelations the heiress would make to it, in the way of equi-pages, marqueterie furniture, or Paris gowns.

brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established

From this reading Clara had brought Miss Dunbar back and established her in her own house near Weir, under the care of a deaf widowed aunt.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading "Lucy handed the little prince over to Jean Hassard, who married him after he had a long fight with her father about her dot.

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading "Lucy handed the little prince over to Jean Hassard, who married him after he had a long fight with her father about her dot.

set up or found

From this reading Mrs. Waldeaux found Lucy one day, a month after her arrival, seated at her sewing on the broad, rose-covered piazza, looking as if she never had left it.

furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy

From this reading Dunbar Place was a stately colonial house, set in a large demesne, and all Kent County waited breathless to know what revelations the heiress would make to it, in the way of equi-pages, marqueterie furniture, or Paris gowns.

plural of “gown” — a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions

From this reading Dunbar Place was a stately colonial house, set in a large demesne, and all Kent County waited breathless to know what revelations the heiress would make to it, in the way of equi-pages, marqueterie furniture, or Paris gowns.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Clara had brought Miss Dunbar back and established her in her own house near Weir, under the care of a deaf widowed aunt.

having or involving the use of hands

From this reading "Lucy handed the little prince over to Jean Hassard, who married him after he had a long fight with her father about her dot.

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From this reading "Lucy handed the little prince over to Jean Hassard, who married him after he had a long fight with her father about her dot.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "Have you come to stay now, my dear," she said, "or will Prince Wolfburgh----" "Oh, that is an old story," interrupted Clara.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Lucy handed the little prince over to Jean Hassard, who married him after he had a long fight with her father about her dot.

a female heir

From this reading Dunbar Place was a stately colonial house, set in a large demesne, and all Kent County waited breathless to know what revelations the heiress would make to it, in the way of equi-pages, marqueterie furniture, or Paris gowns.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Clara had brought Miss Dunbar back and established her in her own house near Weir, under the care of a deaf widowed aunt.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Lucy handed the little prince over to Jean Hassard, who married him after he had a long fight with her father about her dot.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading Clara had brought Miss Dunbar back and established her in her own house near Weir, under the care of a deaf widowed aunt.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Mrs. Waldeaux found Lucy one day, a month after her arrival, seated at her sewing on the broad, rose-covered piazza, looking as if she never had left it.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Clara had brought Miss Dunbar back and established her in her own house near Weir, under the care of a deaf widowed aunt.

discontinued temporarily

From this reading "Have you come to stay now, my dear," she said, "or will Prince Wolfburgh----" "Oh, that is an old story," interrupted Clara.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "Have you come to stay now, my dear," she said, "or will Prince Wolfburgh----" "Oh, that is an old story," interrupted Clara.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Dunbar Place was a stately colonial house, set in a large demesne, and all Kent County waited breathless to know what revelations the heiress would make to it, in the way of equi-pages, marqueterie furniture, or Paris gowns.

a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric

From this reading "Lucy handed the little prince over to Jean Hassard, who married him after he had a long fight with her father about her dot.

a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans

From this reading Dunbar Place was a stately colonial house, set in a large demesne, and all Kent County waited breathless to know what revelations the heiress would make to it, in the way of equi-pages, marqueterie furniture, or Paris gowns.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Dunbar Place was a stately colonial house, set in a large demesne, and all Kent County waited breathless to know what revelations the heiress would make to it, in the way of equi-pages, marqueterie furniture, or Paris gowns.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Dunbar Place was a stately colonial house, set in a large demesne, and all Kent County waited breathless to know what revelations the heiress would make to it, in the way of equi-pages, marqueterie furniture, or Paris gowns.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Mrs. Waldeaux found Lucy one day, a month after her arrival, seated at her sewing on the broad, rose-covered piazza, looking as if she never had left it.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading "Lucy handed the little prince over to Jean Hassard, who married him after he had a long fight with her father about her dot.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading "Lucy handed the little prince over to Jean Hassard, who married him after he had a long fight with her father about her dot.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading Mrs. Waldeaux found Lucy one day, a month after her arrival, seated at her sewing on the broad, rose-covered piazza, looking as if she never had left it.

incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974

From this reading Mrs. Waldeaux found Lucy one day, a month after her arrival, seated at her sewing on the broad, rose-covered piazza, looking as if she never had left it.

engage in

From this reading Dunbar Place was a stately colonial house, set in a large demesne, and all Kent County waited breathless to know what revelations the heiress would make to it, in the way of equi-pages, marqueterie furniture, or Paris gowns.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Dunbar Place was a stately colonial house, set in a large demesne, and all Kent County waited breathless to know what revelations the heiress would make to it, in the way of equi-pages, marqueterie furniture, or Paris gowns.

joined in matrimony

From this reading "Lucy handed the little prince over to Jean Hassard, who married him after he had a long fight with her father about her dot.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading Clara had brought Miss Dunbar back and established her in her own house near Weir, under the care of a deaf widowed aunt.

one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading Mrs. Waldeaux found Lucy one day, a month after her arrival, seated at her sewing on the broad, rose-covered piazza, looking as if she never had left it.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Mrs. Waldeaux found Lucy one day, a month after her arrival, seated at her sewing on the broad, rose-covered piazza, looking as if she never had left it.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Have you come to stay now, my dear," she said, "or will Prince Wolfburgh----" "Oh, that is an old story," interrupted Clara.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading Clara had brought Miss Dunbar back and established her in her own house near Weir, under the care of a deaf widowed aunt.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Mrs. Waldeaux found Lucy one day, a month after her arrival, seated at her sewing on the broad, rose-covered piazza, looking as if she never had left it.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading "Have you come to stay now, my dear," she said, "or will Prince Wolfburgh----" "Oh, that is an old story," interrupted Clara.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Clara had brought Miss Dunbar back and established her in her own house near Weir, under the care of a deaf widowed aunt.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading "Have you come to stay now, my dear," she said, "or will Prince Wolfburgh----" "Oh, that is an old story," interrupted Clara.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading "Have you come to stay now, my dear," she said, "or will Prince Wolfburgh----" "Oh, that is an old story," interrupted Clara.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Mrs. Waldeaux found Lucy one day, a month after her arrival, seated at her sewing on the broad, rose-covered piazza, looking as if she never had left it.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Mrs. Waldeaux found Lucy one day, a month after her arrival, seated at her sewing on the broad, rose-covered piazza, looking as if she never had left it.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Dunbar Place was a stately colonial house, set in a large demesne, and all Kent County waited breathless to know what revelations the heiress would make to it, in the way of equi-pages, marqueterie furniture, or Paris gowns.

above and across; more than

From this reading "Lucy handed the little prince over to Jean Hassard, who married him after he had a long fight with her father about her dot.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Clara had brought Miss Dunbar back and established her in her own house near Weir, under the care of a deaf widowed aunt.

the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce

From this reading Dunbar Place was a stately colonial house, set in a large demesne, and all Kent County waited breathless to know what revelations the heiress would make to it, in the way of equi-pages, marqueterie furniture, or Paris gowns.

a public square with room for pedestrians

From this reading Mrs. Waldeaux found Lucy one day, a month after her arrival, seated at her sewing on the broad, rose-covered piazza, looking as if she never had left it.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Dunbar Place was a stately colonial house, set in a large demesne, and all Kent County waited breathless to know what revelations the heiress would make to it, in the way of equi-pages, marqueterie furniture, or Paris gowns.

a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)

From this reading "Have you come to stay now, my dear," she said, "or will Prince Wolfburgh----" "Oh, that is an old story," interrupted Clara.

plural of “revelation” — the speech act of making something evident

From this reading Dunbar Place was a stately colonial house, set in a large demesne, and all Kent County waited breathless to know what revelations the heiress would make to it, in the way of equi-pages, marqueterie furniture, or Paris gowns.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Mrs. Waldeaux found Lucy one day, a month after her arrival, seated at her sewing on the broad, rose-covered piazza, looking as if she never had left it.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Have you come to stay now, my dear," she said, "or will Prince Wolfburgh----" "Oh, that is an old story," interrupted Clara.

(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks

From this reading Mrs. Waldeaux found Lucy one day, a month after her arrival, seated at her sewing on the broad, rose-covered piazza, looking as if she never had left it.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Dunbar Place was a stately colonial house, set in a large demesne, and all Kent County waited breathless to know what revelations the heiress would make to it, in the way of equi-pages, marqueterie furniture, or Paris gowns.

joining or attaching by stitches

From this reading Mrs. Waldeaux found Lucy one day, a month after her arrival, seated at her sewing on the broad, rose-covered piazza, looking as if she never had left it.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Mrs. Waldeaux found Lucy one day, a month after her arrival, seated at her sewing on the broad, rose-covered piazza, looking as if she never had left it.

impressive in appearance

From this reading Dunbar Place was a stately colonial house, set in a large demesne, and all Kent County waited breathless to know what revelations the heiress would make to it, in the way of equi-pages, marqueterie furniture, or Paris gowns.

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading "Have you come to stay now, my dear," she said, "or will Prince Wolfburgh----" "Oh, that is an old story," interrupted Clara.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading "Have you come to stay now, my dear," she said, "or will Prince Wolfburgh----" "Oh, that is an old story," interrupted Clara.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Have you come to stay now, my dear," she said, "or will Prince Wolfburgh----" "Oh, that is an old story," interrupted Clara.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Clara had brought Miss Dunbar back and established her in her own house near Weir, under the care of a deaf widowed aunt.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Dunbar Place was a stately colonial house, set in a large demesne, and all Kent County waited breathless to know what revelations the heiress would make to it, in the way of equi-pages, marqueterie furniture, or Paris gowns.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Clara had brought Miss Dunbar back and established her in her own house near Weir, under the care of a deaf widowed aunt.

past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading Dunbar Place was a stately colonial house, set in a large demesne, and all Kent County waited breathless to know what revelations the heiress would make to it, in the way of equi-pages, marqueterie furniture, or Paris gowns.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Mrs. Waldeaux found Lucy one day, a month after her arrival, seated at her sewing on the broad, rose-covered piazza, looking as if she never had left it.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Dunbar Place was a stately colonial house, set in a large demesne, and all Kent County waited breathless to know what revelations the heiress would make to it, in the way of equi-pages, marqueterie furniture, or Paris gowns.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Dunbar Place was a stately colonial house, set in a large demesne, and all Kent County waited breathless to know what revelations the heiress would make to it, in the way of equi-pages, marqueterie furniture, or Paris gowns.

a low dam built across a stream to raise its level or divert its flow

From this reading Clara had brought Miss Dunbar back and established her in her own house near Weir, under the care of a deaf widowed aunt.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Dunbar Place was a stately colonial house, set in a large demesne, and all Kent County waited breathless to know what revelations the heiress would make to it, in the way of equi-pages, marqueterie furniture, or Paris gowns.

which person or people

From this reading "Lucy handed the little prince over to Jean Hassard, who married him after he had a long fight with her father about her dot.

single because of death of the spouse

From this reading Clara had brought Miss Dunbar back and established her in her own house near Weir, under the care of a deaf widowed aunt.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "Have you come to stay now, my dear," she said, "or will Prince Wolfburgh----" "Oh, that is an old story," interrupted Clara.

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Lucy handed the little prince over to Jean Hassard, who married him after he had a long fight with her father about her dot.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Have you come to stay now, my dear," she said, "or will Prince Wolfburgh----" "Oh, that is an old story," interrupted Clara.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Dunbar Place was a stately colonial house, set in a large demesne, and all Kent County waited breathless to know what revelations the heiress would make to it, in the way of equi-pages, marqueterie furniture, or Paris gowns.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Have you come to stay now, my dear," she said, "or will Prince Wolfburgh----" "Oh, that is an old story," interrupted Clara.