used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Now I’ll go out and post it before the Family come home, and then perhaps a little walk round Bloomsbury will give me an appetite for tea."
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading THE FINAL FREAK Tilly finished writing her letter, signed and addressed it, and leaned back in her chair.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Now I’ll go out and post it before the Family come home, and then perhaps a little walk round Bloomsbury will give me an appetite for tea."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FINAL FREAK Tilly finished writing her letter, signed and addressed it, and leaned back in her chair.
react verbally
From this reading But as Tilly rose briskly to her feet her eye fell upon the letter from Dicky, lying beside the answer to it which she had just written.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading "That’s done, anyhow," she said to herself, with the instinctive cheerfulness of those who are born plucky.
appetitenounUS /ˈæpətaɪt/
a feeling of craving something
From this reading "Now I’ll go out and post it before the Family come home, and then perhaps a little walk round Bloomsbury will give me an appetite for tea."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "That’s done, anyhow," she said to herself, with the instinctive cheerfulness of those who are born plucky.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But as Tilly rose briskly to her feet her eye fell upon the letter from Dicky, lying beside the answer to it which she had just written.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading THE FINAL FREAK Tilly finished writing her letter, signed and addressed it, and leaned back in her chair.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Now I’ll go out and post it before the Family come home, and then perhaps a little walk round Bloomsbury will give me an appetite for tea."
next to; at the side of
From this reading But as Tilly rose briskly to her feet her eye fell upon the letter from Dicky, lying beside the answer to it which she had just written.
Bloomsburynoun
a city district of central London laid out in garden squares
From this reading "Now I’ll go out and post it before the Family come home, and then perhaps a little walk round Bloomsbury will give me an appetite for tea."
brought into existence
From this reading "That’s done, anyhow," she said to herself, with the instinctive cheerfulness of those who are born plucky.
brisklyadverbUS /ˈbrɪskli/
in a brisk manner
From this reading But as Tilly rose briskly to her feet her eye fell upon the letter from Dicky, lying beside the answer to it which she had just written.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But as Tilly rose briskly to her feet her eye fell upon the letter from Dicky, lying beside the answer to it which she had just written.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading THE FINAL FREAK Tilly finished writing her letter, signed and addressed it, and leaned back in her chair.
cheerfulnessnounUS /ˈtʃɪrfəlnəs/
the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom
From this reading "That’s done, anyhow," she said to herself, with the instinctive cheerfulness of those who are born plucky.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Now I’ll go out and post it before the Family come home, and then perhaps a little walk round Bloomsbury will give me an appetite for tea."
declinedverbUS /dɪˈklaɪnd/
past form of “decline” — grow worse
From this reading She had just declined to marry Dicky Mainwaring.
DickynounUS /ˈdɪki/
a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater
From this reading She had just declined to marry Dicky Mainwaring.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "That’s done, anyhow," she said to herself, with the instinctive cheerfulness of those who are born plucky.
the organ of sight
From this reading But as Tilly rose briskly to her feet her eye fell upon the letter from Dicky, lying beside the answer to it which she had just written.
a social unit living together
From this reading "Now I’ll go out and post it before the Family come home, and then perhaps a little walk round Bloomsbury will give me an appetite for tea."
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading But as Tilly rose briskly to her feet her eye fell upon the letter from Dicky, lying beside the answer to it which she had just written.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading But as Tilly rose briskly to her feet her eye fell upon the letter from Dicky, lying beside the answer to it which she had just written.
FINALadjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnəl/
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading THE FINAL FREAK Tilly finished writing her letter, signed and addressed it, and leaned back in her chair.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading THE FINAL FREAK Tilly finished writing her letter, signed and addressed it, and leaned back in her chair.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Now I’ll go out and post it before the Family come home, and then perhaps a little walk round Bloomsbury will give me an appetite for tea."
FREAKnounUS /friːk/
a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
From this reading THE FINAL FREAK Tilly finished writing her letter, signed and addressed it, and leaned back in her chair.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But as Tilly rose briskly to her feet her eye fell upon the letter from Dicky, lying beside the answer to it which she had just written.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Now I’ll go out and post it before the Family come home, and then perhaps a little walk round Bloomsbury will give me an appetite for tea."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Now I’ll go out and post it before the Family come home, and then perhaps a little walk round Bloomsbury will give me an appetite for tea."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had just declined to marry Dicky Mainwaring.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE FINAL FREAK Tilly finished writing her letter, signed and addressed it, and leaned back in her chair.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "That’s done, anyhow," she said to herself, with the instinctive cheerfulness of those who are born plucky.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Now I’ll go out and post it before the Family come home, and then perhaps a little walk round Bloomsbury will give me an appetite for tea."
I'll
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From this reading "Now I’ll go out and post it before the Family come home, and then perhaps a little walk round Bloomsbury will give me an appetite for tea."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FINAL FREAK Tilly finished writing her letter, signed and addressed it, and leaned back in her chair.
instinctiveadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈstɪŋktɪv/
unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct
From this reading "That’s done, anyhow," she said to herself, with the instinctive cheerfulness of those who are born plucky.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE FINAL FREAK Tilly finished writing her letter, signed and addressed it, and leaned back in her chair.
and nothing more
From this reading She had just declined to marry Dicky Mainwaring.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading THE FINAL FREAK Tilly finished writing her letter, signed and addressed it, and leaned back in her chair.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading THE FINAL FREAK Tilly finished writing her letter, signed and addressed it, and leaned back in her chair.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Now I’ll go out and post it before the Family come home, and then perhaps a little walk round Bloomsbury will give me an appetite for tea."
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading But as Tilly rose briskly to her feet her eye fell upon the letter from Dicky, lying beside the answer to it which she had just written.
Mainwaring
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From this reading She had just declined to marry Dicky Mainwaring.
take in marriage
From this reading She had just declined to marry Dicky Mainwaring.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Now I’ll go out and post it before the Family come home, and then perhaps a little walk round Bloomsbury will give me an appetite for tea."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now I’ll go out and post it before the Family come home, and then perhaps a little walk round Bloomsbury will give me an appetite for tea."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "That’s done, anyhow," she said to herself, with the instinctive cheerfulness of those who are born plucky.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Now I’ll go out and post it before the Family come home, and then perhaps a little walk round Bloomsbury will give me an appetite for tea."
by chance
From this reading "Now I’ll go out and post it before the Family come home, and then perhaps a little walk round Bloomsbury will give me an appetite for tea."
pluckyadjectiveUS /ˈplʌki/
marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited
From this reading "That’s done, anyhow," she said to herself, with the instinctive cheerfulness of those who are born plucky.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading "Now I’ll go out and post it before the Family come home, and then perhaps a little walk round Bloomsbury will give me an appetite for tea."
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading But as Tilly rose briskly to her feet her eye fell upon the letter from Dicky, lying beside the answer to it which she had just written.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading "Now I’ll go out and post it before the Family come home, and then perhaps a little walk round Bloomsbury will give me an appetite for tea."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "That’s done, anyhow," she said to herself, with the instinctive cheerfulness of those who are born plucky.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had just declined to marry Dicky Mainwaring.
signedadjectiveUS /saɪnd/
having a handwritten signature
From this reading THE FINAL FREAK Tilly finished writing her letter, signed and addressed it, and leaned back in her chair.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading "Now I’ll go out and post it before the Family come home, and then perhaps a little walk round Bloomsbury will give me an appetite for tea."
That's
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From this reading "That’s done, anyhow," she said to herself, with the instinctive cheerfulness of those who are born plucky.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FINAL FREAK Tilly finished writing her letter, signed and addressed it, and leaned back in her chair.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Now I’ll go out and post it before the Family come home, and then perhaps a little walk round Bloomsbury will give me an appetite for tea."
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "That’s done, anyhow," she said to herself, with the instinctive cheerfulness of those who are born plucky.
Tilly
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From this reading THE FINAL FREAK Tilly finished writing her letter, signed and addressed it, and leaned back in her chair.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had just declined to marry Dicky Mainwaring.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But as Tilly rose briskly to her feet her eye fell upon the letter from Dicky, lying beside the answer to it which she had just written.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading "Now I’ll go out and post it before the Family come home, and then perhaps a little walk round Bloomsbury will give me an appetite for tea."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But as Tilly rose briskly to her feet her eye fell upon the letter from Dicky, lying beside the answer to it which she had just written.
which person or people
From this reading "That’s done, anyhow," she said to herself, with the instinctive cheerfulness of those who are born plucky.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Now I’ll go out and post it before the Family come home, and then perhaps a little walk round Bloomsbury will give me an appetite for tea."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "That’s done, anyhow," she said to herself, with the instinctive cheerfulness of those who are born plucky.
the act of creating written works
From this reading THE FINAL FREAK Tilly finished writing her letter, signed and addressed it, and leaned back in her chair.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading But as Tilly rose briskly to her feet her eye fell upon the letter from Dicky, lying beside the answer to it which she had just written.
