used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A GIRL LEAVES SCHOOL The next morning, during school hours, Mrs. Rhodes and Mrs. Henry Rhodes searched Laura’s room.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was nothing unusual about the tray of Laura’s trunk except the large hole that Mabel had made by tumbling into 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 But when the tray was lifted out and several layers of clothing were removed, it looked very much as if all the mysteries were solved.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A GIRL LEAVES SCHOOL The next morning, during school hours, Mrs. Rhodes and Mrs. Henry Rhodes searched Laura’s room.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But when the tray was lifted out and several layers of clothing were removed, it looked very much as if all the mysteries were solved.
atticnounUS /ˈætɪk/
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
From this reading Under the cover on the dresser top they found Laura’s trunk key and carried it to the attic trunk room.
be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading There was nothing in it that did not belong to either Laura or her roommate Victoria Webster.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when the tray was lifted out and several layers of clothing were removed, it looked very much as if all the mysteries were solved.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was nothing unusual about the tray of Laura’s trunk except the large hole that Mabel had made by tumbling into it.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Under the cover on the dresser top they found Laura’s trunk key and carried it to the attic trunk room.
clothingnounUS /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
From this reading But when the tray was lifted out and several layers of clothing were removed, it looked very much as if all the mysteries were solved.
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading Under the cover on the dresser top they found Laura’s trunk key and carried it to the attic trunk room.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading There was nothing in it that did not belong to either Laura or her roommate Victoria Webster.
dressernounUS /ˈdresər/
furniture with drawers for keeping clothes
From this reading Under the cover on the dresser top they found Laura’s trunk key and carried it to the attic trunk room.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading A GIRL LEAVES SCHOOL The next morning, during school hours, Mrs. Rhodes and Mrs. Henry Rhodes searched Laura’s room.
one or the other of two
From this reading There was nothing in it that did not belong to either Laura or her roommate Victoria Webster.
apart from; not including
From this reading There was nothing unusual about the tray of Laura’s trunk except the large hole that Mabel had made by tumbling into it.
set up or found
From this reading Under the cover on the dresser top they found Laura’s trunk key and carried it to the attic trunk room.
a young female
From this reading A GIRL LEAVES SCHOOL The next morning, during school hours, Mrs. Rhodes and Mrs. Henry Rhodes searched Laura’s room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was nothing unusual about the tray of Laura’s trunk except the large hole that Mabel had made by tumbling into it.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading A GIRL LEAVES SCHOOL The next morning, during school hours, Mrs. Rhodes and Mrs. Henry Rhodes searched Laura’s room.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was nothing in it that did not belong to either Laura or her roommate Victoria Webster.
an opening into or through something
From this reading There was nothing unusual about the tray of Laura’s trunk except the large hole that Mabel had made by tumbling into it.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading A GIRL LEAVES SCHOOL The next morning, during school hours, Mrs. Rhodes and Mrs. Henry Rhodes searched Laura’s room.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But when the tray was lifted out and several layers of clothing were removed, it looked very much as if all the mysteries were solved.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was nothing in it that did not belong to either Laura or her roommate Victoria Webster.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There was nothing unusual about the tray of Laura’s trunk except the large hole that Mabel had made by tumbling into it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was nothing in it that did not belong to either Laura or her roommate Victoria Webster.
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading Under the cover on the dresser top they found Laura’s trunk key and carried it to the attic trunk room.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There was nothing unusual about the tray of Laura’s trunk except the large hole that Mabel had made by tumbling into it.
Laura
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From this reading There was nothing in it that did not belong to either Laura or her roommate Victoria Webster.
Laura's
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From this reading A GIRL LEAVES SCHOOL The next morning, during school hours, Mrs. Rhodes and Mrs. Henry Rhodes searched Laura’s room.
layersnounUS /ˈleɪərz/
plural of “layer” — single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance
From this reading But when the tray was lifted out and several layers of clothing were removed, it looked very much as if all the mysteries were solved.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading A GIRL LEAVES SCHOOL The next morning, during school hours, Mrs. Rhodes and Mrs. Henry Rhodes searched Laura’s room.
held up in the air
From this reading But when the tray was lifted out and several layers of clothing were removed, it looked very much as if all the mysteries were solved.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading But when the tray was lifted out and several layers of clothing were removed, it looked very much as if all the mysteries were solved.
Mabel
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From this reading There was nothing unusual about the tray of Laura’s trunk except the large hole that Mabel had made by tumbling into it.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading There was nothing unusual about the tray of Laura’s trunk except the large hole that Mabel had made by tumbling into it.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading A GIRL LEAVES SCHOOL The next morning, during school hours, Mrs. Rhodes and Mrs. Henry Rhodes searched Laura’s room.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading A GIRL LEAVES SCHOOL The next morning, during school hours, Mrs. Rhodes and Mrs. Henry Rhodes searched Laura’s room.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading But when the tray was lifted out and several layers of clothing were removed, it looked very much as if all the mysteries were solved.
mysteriesnounUS /ˈmɪstəriz/
plural of “mystery” — something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading But when the tray was lifted out and several layers of clothing were removed, it looked very much as if all the mysteries were solved.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading A GIRL LEAVES SCHOOL The next morning, during school hours, Mrs. Rhodes and Mrs. Henry Rhodes searched Laura’s room.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was nothing in it that did not belong to either Laura or her roommate Victoria Webster.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was nothing in it that did not belong to either Laura or her roommate Victoria Webster.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was nothing unusual about the tray of Laura’s trunk except the large hole that Mabel had made by tumbling into it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Under the cover on the dresser top they found Laura’s trunk key and carried it to the attic trunk room.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There was nothing in it that did not belong to either Laura or her roommate Victoria Webster.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But when the tray was lifted out and several layers of clothing were removed, it looked very much as if all the mysteries were solved.
separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
From this reading But when the tray was lifted out and several layers of clothing were removed, it looked very much as if all the mysteries were solved.
RhodesnounUS /roʊdz/
British colonial financier and statesman in South Africa
From this reading A GIRL LEAVES SCHOOL The next morning, during school hours, Mrs. Rhodes and Mrs. Henry Rhodes searched Laura’s room.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading A GIRL LEAVES SCHOOL The next morning, during school hours, Mrs. Rhodes and Mrs. Henry Rhodes searched Laura’s room.
roommatenounUS /ˈruːmeɪt/
an associate who shares a room with you
From this reading There was nothing in it that did not belong to either Laura or her roommate Victoria Webster.
an educational institution
From this reading A GIRL LEAVES SCHOOL The next morning, during school hours, Mrs. Rhodes and Mrs. Henry Rhodes searched Laura’s room.
searchedverbUS /sɜːrtʃt/
past form of “search” — try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading A GIRL LEAVES SCHOOL The next morning, during school hours, Mrs. Rhodes and Mrs. Henry Rhodes searched Laura’s room.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading But when the tray was lifted out and several layers of clothing were removed, it looked very much as if all the mysteries were solved.
solvedadjectiveUS /sɑːlvd/
explained or answered
From this reading But when the tray was lifted out and several layers of clothing were removed, it looked very much as if all the mysteries were solved.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was nothing in it that did not belong to either Laura or her roommate Victoria Webster.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A GIRL LEAVES SCHOOL The next morning, during school hours, Mrs. Rhodes and Mrs. Henry Rhodes searched Laura’s room.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was nothing in it that did not belong to either Laura or her roommate Victoria Webster.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Under the cover on the dresser top they found Laura’s trunk key and carried it to the attic trunk room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was nothing in it that did not belong to either Laura or her roommate Victoria Webster.
the upper part of anything
From this reading Under the cover on the dresser top they found Laura’s trunk key and carried it to the attic trunk room.
traynounUS /treɪ/
an open receptacle for holding or displaying or serving articles or food
From this reading There was nothing unusual about the tray of Laura’s trunk except the large hole that Mabel had made by tumbling into it.
the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
From this reading Under the cover on the dresser top they found Laura’s trunk key and carried it to the attic trunk room.
tumblingnounUS /ˈtʌmbəlɪŋ/
the gymnastic moves of an acrobat
From this reading There was nothing unusual about the tray of Laura’s trunk except the large hole that Mabel had made by tumbling into it.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under the cover on the dresser top they found Laura’s trunk key and carried it to the attic trunk room.
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading There was nothing unusual about the tray of Laura’s trunk except the large hole that Mabel had made by tumbling into it.
precisely as stated
From this reading But when the tray was lifted out and several layers of clothing were removed, it looked very much as if all the mysteries were solved.
VictorianounUS /vɪkˈtɔːriə/
queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
From this reading There was nothing in it that did not belong to either Laura or her roommate Victoria Webster.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was nothing in it that did not belong to either Laura or her roommate Victoria Webster.
WebsternounUS /ˈwebstər/
English playwright (1580-1625)
From this reading There was nothing in it that did not belong to either Laura or her roommate Victoria Webster.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But when the tray was lifted out and several layers of clothing were removed, it looked very much as if all the mysteries were solved.
at the time that
From this reading But when the tray was lifted out and several layers of clothing were removed, it looked very much as if all the mysteries were solved.
