used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For a time she sat gazing into the fire, watching Alice Carden who sat opposite her engrossed in a book.
Alice
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From this reading For a time she sat gazing into the fire, watching Alice Carden who sat opposite her engrossed in a book.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At the end of half an hour May had made up her mind what to do, and when Alice laid her volume aside, she began to speak.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the end of half an hour May had made up her mind what to do, and when Alice laid her volume aside, she began to speak.
on or to one side
From this reading At the end of half an hour May had made up her mind what to do, and when Alice laid her volume aside, she began to speak.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "How long is your father likely to be away?" she asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the end of half an hour May had made up her mind what to do, and when Alice laid her volume aside, she began to speak.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "How long is your father likely to be away?" she asked.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading FIELDEN INTERVENES May went quietly back to the drawing-room.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "How long is your father likely to be away?" she asked.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading At the end of half an hour May had made up her mind what to do, and when Alice laid her volume aside, she began to speak.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading For a time she sat gazing into the fire, watching Alice Carden who sat opposite her engrossed in a book.
Carden
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From this reading For a time she sat gazing into the fire, watching Alice Carden who sat opposite her engrossed in a book.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading At the end of half an hour May had made up her mind what to do, and when Alice laid her volume aside, she began to speak.
drawing-room
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From this reading FIELDEN INTERVENES May went quietly back to the drawing-room.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading At the end of half an hour May had made up her mind what to do, and when Alice laid her volume aside, she began to speak.
engrossedadjectiveUS /ɪnˈɡroʊst/
giving or marked by complete attention to
From this reading For a time she sat gazing into the fire, watching Alice Carden who sat opposite her engrossed in a book.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading There was nothing in her face to indicate what she was suffering.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "How long is your father likely to be away?" she asked.
FIELDEN
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From this reading FIELDEN INTERVENES May went quietly back to the drawing-room.
start firing a weapon
From this reading For a time she sat gazing into the fire, watching Alice Carden who sat opposite her engrossed in a book.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a time she sat gazing into the fire, watching Alice Carden who sat opposite her engrossed in a book.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading For a time she sat gazing into the fire, watching Alice Carden who sat opposite her engrossed in a book.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At the end of half an hour May had made up her mind what to do, and when Alice laid her volume aside, she began to speak.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading At the end of half an hour May had made up her mind what to do, and when Alice laid her volume aside, she began to speak.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was nothing in her face to indicate what she was suffering.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading At the end of half an hour May had made up her mind what to do, and when Alice laid her volume aside, she began to speak.
How
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From this reading "How long is your father likely to be away?" she asked.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was nothing in her face to indicate what she was suffering.
indicateverbUS /ˈɪndəkeɪt/
be a signal for or a symptom of
From this reading There was nothing in her face to indicate what she was suffering.
INTERVENESverbUS /ˌɪntərˈviːnz/
third-person singular of “intervene” — get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force
From this reading FIELDEN INTERVENES May went quietly back to the drawing-room.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading For a time she sat gazing into the fire, watching Alice Carden who sat opposite her engrossed in a book.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How long is your father likely to be away?" she asked.
set down according to a plan
From this reading At the end of half an hour May had made up her mind what to do, and when Alice laid her volume aside, she began to speak.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading "How long is your father likely to be away?" she asked.
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 "How long is your father likely to be away?" she asked.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading At the end of half an hour May had made up her mind what to do, and when Alice laid her volume aside, she began to speak.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading FIELDEN INTERVENES May went quietly back to the drawing-room.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading At the end of half an hour May had made up her mind what to do, and when Alice laid her volume aside, she began to speak.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was nothing in her face to indicate what she was suffering.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the end of half an hour May had made up her mind what to do, and when Alice laid her volume aside, she began to speak.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading For a time she sat gazing into the fire, watching Alice Carden who sat opposite her engrossed in a book.
with low volume
From this reading FIELDEN INTERVENES May went quietly back to the drawing-room.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading For a time she sat gazing into the fire, watching Alice Carden who sat opposite her engrossed in a book.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was nothing in her face to indicate what she was suffering.
express in speech
From this reading At the end of half an hour May had made up her mind what to do, and when Alice laid her volume aside, she began to speak.
a state of acute pain
From this reading There was nothing in her face to indicate what she was suffering.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FIELDEN INTERVENES May went quietly back to the drawing-room.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was nothing in her face to indicate what she was suffering.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For a time she sat gazing into the fire, watching Alice Carden who sat opposite her engrossed in a book.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FIELDEN INTERVENES May went quietly back to the drawing-room.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading At the end of half an hour May had made up her mind what to do, and when Alice laid her volume aside, she began to speak.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading At the end of half an hour May had made up her mind what to do, and when Alice laid her volume aside, she began to speak.
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 her face to indicate what she was suffering.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading For a time she sat gazing into the fire, watching Alice Carden who sat opposite her engrossed in a book.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading FIELDEN INTERVENES May went quietly back to the drawing-room.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading There was nothing in her face to indicate what she was suffering.
at the time that
From this reading At the end of half an hour May had made up her mind what to do, and when Alice laid her volume aside, she began to speak.
which person or people
From this reading For a time she sat gazing into the fire, watching Alice Carden who sat opposite her engrossed in a book.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How long is your father likely to be away?" she asked.
