used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "WELL, Norah my darling, I've just slipped in for five minutes to see you, I can't stop long, but just pour me out a cup like a dear, I'm half grilled in this dreadful hot weather!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the milliner's girl threw herself on a chair, and began fanning herself with her pocket-handkerchief.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading Though Norah had been so often during the day thinking over what course she should take, and what words she should say, yet the sudden appearance of Sophy Puller seemed to take her by surprise.
ARMOURnounUS /ˈɑːrmər/
a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles
From this reading PROVING THE ARMOUR.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For the first time Norah was sorry to see her friend, and especially to see her at tea.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Though Norah had been so often during the day thinking over what course she should take, and what words she should say, yet the sudden appearance of Sophy Puller seemed to take her by surprise.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading And the milliner's girl threw herself on a chair, and began fanning herself with her pocket-handkerchief.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "WELL, Norah my darling, I've just slipped in for five minutes to see you, I can't stop long, but just pour me out a cup like a dear, I'm half grilled in this dreadful hot weather!"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Though Norah had been so often during the day thinking over what course she should take, and what words she should say, yet the sudden appearance of Sophy Puller seemed to take her by surprise.
can't
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From this reading "WELL, Norah my darling, I've just slipped in for five minutes to see you, I can't stop long, but just pour me out a cup like a dear, I'm half grilled in this dreadful hot weather!"
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading And the milliner's girl threw herself on a chair, and began fanning herself with her pocket-handkerchief.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Though Norah had been so often during the day thinking over what course she should take, and what words she should say, yet the sudden appearance of Sophy Puller seemed to take her by surprise.
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading "WELL, Norah my darling, I've just slipped in for five minutes to see you, I can't stop long, but just pour me out a cup like a dear, I'm half grilled in this dreadful hot weather!"
a special loved one
From this reading "WELL, Norah my darling, I've just slipped in for five minutes to see you, I can't stop long, but just pour me out a cup like a dear, I'm half grilled in this dreadful hot weather!"
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Though Norah had been so often during the day thinking over what course she should take, and what words she should say, yet the sudden appearance of Sophy Puller seemed to take her by surprise.
dearly loved
From this reading "WELL, Norah my darling, I've just slipped in for five minutes to see you, I can't stop long, but just pour me out a cup like a dear, I'm half grilled in this dreadful hot weather!"
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading "WELL, Norah my darling, I've just slipped in for five minutes to see you, I can't stop long, but just pour me out a cup like a dear, I'm half grilled in this dreadful hot weather!"
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Though Norah had been so often during the day thinking over what course she should take, and what words she should say, yet the sudden appearance of Sophy Puller seemed to take her by surprise.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading For the first time Norah was sorry to see her friend, and especially to see her at tea.
fanningverbUS /ˈfænɪŋ/
inflected form of “fan” — strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)
From this reading And the milliner's girl threw herself on a chair, and began fanning herself with her pocket-handkerchief.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading For the first time Norah was sorry to see her friend, and especially to see her at tea.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading "WELL, Norah my darling, I've just slipped in for five minutes to see you, I can't stop long, but just pour me out a cup like a dear, I'm half grilled in this dreadful hot weather!"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "WELL, Norah my darling, I've just slipped in for five minutes to see you, I can't stop long, but just pour me out a cup like a dear, I'm half grilled in this dreadful hot weather!"
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading For the first time Norah was sorry to see her friend, and especially to see her at tea.
a young female
From this reading And the milliner's girl threw herself on a chair, and began fanning herself with her pocket-handkerchief.
grilledadjectiveUS /ɡrɪld/
cooked by radiant heat (as over a grill)
From this reading "WELL, Norah my darling, I've just slipped in for five minutes to see you, I can't stop long, but just pour me out a cup like a dear, I'm half grilled in this dreadful hot weather!"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Though Norah had been so often during the day thinking over what course she should take, and what words she should say, yet the sudden appearance of Sophy Puller seemed to take her by surprise.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "WELL, Norah my darling, I've just slipped in for five minutes to see you, I can't stop long, but just pour me out a cup like a dear, I'm half grilled in this dreadful hot weather!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And the milliner's girl threw herself on a chair, and began fanning herself with her pocket-handkerchief.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading And the milliner's girl threw herself on a chair, and began fanning herself with her pocket-handkerchief.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading "WELL, Norah my darling, I've just slipped in for five minutes to see you, I can't stop long, but just pour me out a cup like a dear, I'm half grilled in this dreadful hot weather!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "WELL, Norah my darling, I've just slipped in for five minutes to see you, I can't stop long, but just pour me out a cup like a dear, I'm half grilled in this dreadful hot weather!"
I'm
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From this reading "WELL, Norah my darling, I've just slipped in for five minutes to see you, I can't stop long, but just pour me out a cup like a dear, I'm half grilled in this dreadful hot weather!"
I've
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From this reading "WELL, Norah my darling, I've just slipped in for five minutes to see you, I can't stop long, but just pour me out a cup like a dear, I'm half grilled in this dreadful hot weather!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "WELL, Norah my darling, I've just slipped in for five minutes to see you, I can't stop long, but just pour me out a cup like a dear, I'm half grilled in this dreadful hot weather!"
and nothing more
From this reading "WELL, Norah my darling, I've just slipped in for five minutes to see you, I can't stop long, but just pour me out a cup like a dear, I'm half grilled in this dreadful hot weather!"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "WELL, Norah my darling, I've just slipped in for five minutes to see you, I can't stop long, but just pour me out a cup like a dear, I'm half grilled in this dreadful hot weather!"
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 "WELL, Norah my darling, I've just slipped in for five minutes to see you, I can't stop long, but just pour me out a cup like a dear, I'm half grilled in this dreadful hot weather!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "WELL, Norah my darling, I've just slipped in for five minutes to see you, I can't stop long, but just pour me out a cup like a dear, I'm half grilled in this dreadful hot weather!"
milliner's
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From this reading And the milliner's girl threw herself on a chair, and began fanning herself with her pocket-handkerchief.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading "WELL, Norah my darling, I've just slipped in for five minutes to see you, I can't stop long, but just pour me out a cup like a dear, I'm half grilled in this dreadful hot weather!"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "WELL, Norah my darling, I've just slipped in for five minutes to see you, I can't stop long, but just pour me out a cup like a dear, I'm half grilled in this dreadful hot weather!"
Norah
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From this reading "WELL, Norah my darling, I've just slipped in for five minutes to see you, I can't stop long, but just pour me out a cup like a dear, I'm half grilled in this dreadful hot weather!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Though Norah had been so often during the day thinking over what course she should take, and what words she should say, yet the sudden appearance of Sophy Puller seemed to take her by surprise.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Though Norah had been so often during the day thinking over what course she should take, and what words she should say, yet the sudden appearance of Sophy Puller seemed to take her by surprise.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And the milliner's girl threw herself on a chair, and began fanning herself with her pocket-handkerchief.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "WELL, Norah my darling, I've just slipped in for five minutes to see you, I can't stop long, but just pour me out a cup like a dear, I'm half grilled in this dreadful hot weather!"
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Though Norah had been so often during the day thinking over what course she should take, and what words she should say, yet the sudden appearance of Sophy Puller seemed to take her by surprise.
pocket-handkerchiefnoun
a handkerchief that is carried in a pocket
From this reading And the milliner's girl threw herself on a chair, and began fanning herself with her pocket-handkerchief.
pourverbUS /pɔːr/
cause to run
From this reading "WELL, Norah my darling, I've just slipped in for five minutes to see you, I can't stop long, but just pour me out a cup like a dear, I'm half grilled in this dreadful hot weather!"
PROVINGverbUS /ˈpruːvɪŋ/
-ing form of “prove” — be shown or be found to be
From this reading PROVING THE ARMOUR.
PullernounUS /ˈpʊlər/
someone who applies force so as to cause motion toward herself or himself
From this reading Though Norah had been so often during the day thinking over what course she should take, and what words she should say, yet the sudden appearance of Sophy Puller seemed to take her by surprise.
express in words
From this reading Though Norah had been so often during the day thinking over what course she should take, and what words she should say, yet the sudden appearance of Sophy Puller seemed to take her by surprise.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "WELL, Norah my darling, I've just slipped in for five minutes to see you, I can't stop long, but just pour me out a cup like a dear, I'm half grilled in this dreadful hot weather!"
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Though Norah had been so often during the day thinking over what course she should take, and what words she should say, yet the sudden appearance of Sophy Puller seemed to take her by surprise.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Though Norah had been so often during the day thinking over what course she should take, and what words she should say, yet the sudden appearance of Sophy Puller seemed to take her by surprise.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Though Norah had been so often during the day thinking over what course she should take, and what words she should say, yet the sudden appearance of Sophy Puller seemed to take her by surprise.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading "WELL, Norah my darling, I've just slipped in for five minutes to see you, I can't stop long, but just pour me out a cup like a dear, I'm half grilled in this dreadful hot weather!"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Though Norah had been so often during the day thinking over what course she should take, and what words she should say, yet the sudden appearance of Sophy Puller seemed to take her by surprise.
Sophy
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From this reading Though Norah had been so often during the day thinking over what course she should take, and what words she should say, yet the sudden appearance of Sophy Puller seemed to take her by surprise.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading For the first time Norah was sorry to see her friend, and especially to see her at tea.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading "WELL, Norah my darling, I've just slipped in for five minutes to see you, I can't stop long, but just pour me out a cup like a dear, I'm half grilled in this dreadful hot weather!"
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading Though Norah had been so often during the day thinking over what course she should take, and what words she should say, yet the sudden appearance of Sophy Puller seemed to take her by surprise.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading Though Norah had been so often during the day thinking over what course she should take, and what words she should say, yet the sudden appearance of Sophy Puller seemed to take her by surprise.
carry out
From this reading Though Norah had been so often during the day thinking over what course she should take, and what words she should say, yet the sudden appearance of Sophy Puller seemed to take her by surprise.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading For the first time Norah was sorry to see her friend, and especially to see her at tea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PROVING THE ARMOUR.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading Though Norah had been so often during the day thinking over what course she should take, and what words she should say, yet the sudden appearance of Sophy Puller seemed to take her by surprise.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "WELL, Norah my darling, I've just slipped in for five minutes to see you, I can't stop long, but just pour me out a cup like a dear, I'm half grilled in this dreadful hot weather!"
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though Norah had been so often during the day thinking over what course she should take, and what words she should say, yet the sudden appearance of Sophy Puller seemed to take her by surprise.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading And the milliner's girl threw herself on a chair, and began fanning herself with her pocket-handkerchief.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For the first time Norah was sorry to see her friend, and especially to see her at tea.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "WELL, Norah my darling, I've just slipped in for five minutes to see you, I can't stop long, but just pour me out a cup like a dear, I'm half grilled in this dreadful hot weather!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For the first time Norah was sorry to see her friend, and especially to see her at tea.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading "WELL, Norah my darling, I've just slipped in for five minutes to see you, I can't stop long, but just pour me out a cup like a dear, I'm half grilled in this dreadful hot weather!"
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "WELL, Norah my darling, I've just slipped in for five minutes to see you, I can't stop long, but just pour me out a cup like a dear, I'm half grilled in this dreadful hot weather!"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Though Norah had been so often during the day thinking over what course she should take, and what words she should say, yet the sudden appearance of Sophy Puller seemed to take her by surprise.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And the milliner's girl threw herself on a chair, and began fanning herself with her pocket-handkerchief.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Though Norah had been so often during the day thinking over what course she should take, and what words she should say, yet the sudden appearance of Sophy Puller seemed to take her by surprise.
but in spite of that
From this reading Though Norah had been so often during the day thinking over what course she should take, and what words she should say, yet the sudden appearance of Sophy Puller seemed to take her by surprise.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "WELL, Norah my darling, I've just slipped in for five minutes to see you, I can't stop long, but just pour me out a cup like a dear, I'm half grilled in this dreadful hot weather!"
