used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She moved across the green to the corner where Charles was coolly sponging his face and chest over a basin.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading She moved across the green to the corner where Charles was coolly sponging his face and chest over a basin.
how long something has existed
From this reading He was her youngest, and she had seen him but twice since, at the age of eight, he had left home for Westminster School.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She moved across the green to the corner where Charles was coolly sponging his face and chest over a basin.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "In a moment, ma'am!" said he, looking up with a twinkle in his eye as the boys made way for her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She read the meaning of it and smiled at her own mistake as she drew back the hand she had put out to take the sponge from him.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She read the meaning of it and smiled at her own mistake as she drew back the hand she had put out to take the sponge from him.
basinnounUS /ˈbeɪsən/
a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids
From this reading She moved across the green to the corner where Charles was coolly sponging his face and chest over a basin.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "In a moment, ma'am!" said he, looking up with a twinkle in his eye as the boys made way for her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was her youngest, and she had seen him but twice since, at the age of eight, he had left home for Westminster School.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading She moved across the green to the corner where Charles was coolly sponging his face and chest over a basin.
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading She moved across the green to the corner where Charles was coolly sponging his face and chest over a basin.
a young person of either sex
From this reading In spite of the evidence of her eyes he was a small child still--until his voice warned her.
coollyadverbUS /ˈkuːli/
in a composed and unconcerned manner
From this reading She moved across the green to the corner where Charles was coolly sponging his face and chest over a basin.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading She moved across the green to the corner where Charles was coolly sponging his face and chest over a basin.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading She read the meaning of it and smiled at her own mistake as she drew back the hand she had put out to take the sponge from him.
being one more than seven
From this reading He was her youngest, and she had seen him but twice since, at the age of eight, he had left home for Westminster School.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading In spite of the evidence of her eyes he was a small child still--until his voice warned her.
the organ of sight
From this reading "In a moment, ma'am!" said he, looking up with a twinkle in his eye as the boys made way for her.
opinion or judgment
From this reading In spite of the evidence of her eyes he was a small child still--until his voice warned her.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She moved across the green to the corner where Charles was coolly sponging his face and chest over a basin.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "In a moment, ma'am!" said he, looking up with a twinkle in his eye as the boys made way for her.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She read the meaning of it and smiled at her own mistake as she drew back the hand she had put out to take the sponge from him.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading She moved across the green to the corner where Charles was coolly sponging his face and chest over a basin.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She read the meaning of it and smiled at her own mistake as she drew back the hand she had put out to take the sponge from him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "In a moment, ma'am!" said he, looking up with a twinkle in his eye as the boys made way for her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "In a moment, ma'am!" said he, looking up with a twinkle in his eye as the boys made way for her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She read the meaning of it and smiled at her own mistake as she drew back the hand she had put out to take the sponge from him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She moved across the green to the corner where Charles was coolly sponging his face and chest over a basin.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading He was her youngest, and she had seen him but twice since, at the age of eight, he had left home for Westminster School.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In a moment, ma'am!" said he, looking up with a twinkle in his eye as the boys made way for her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She read the meaning of it and smiled at her own mistake as she drew back the hand she had put out to take the sponge from him.
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 He was her youngest, and she had seen him but twice since, at the age of eight, he had left home for Westminster School.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "In a moment, ma'am!" said he, looking up with a twinkle in his eye as the boys made way for her.
ma'amnounUS /mæm/
a woman of refinement
From this reading "In a moment, ma'am!" said he, looking up with a twinkle in his eye as the boys made way for her.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "In a moment, ma'am!" said he, looking up with a twinkle in his eye as the boys made way for her.
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading She read the meaning of it and smiled at her own mistake as she drew back the hand she had put out to take the sponge from him.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading She read the meaning of it and smiled at her own mistake as she drew back the hand she had put out to take the sponge from him.
a particular point in time
From this reading "In a moment, ma'am!" said he, looking up with a twinkle in his eye as the boys made way for her.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading She moved across the green to the corner where Charles was coolly sponging his face and chest over a basin.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She read the meaning of it and smiled at her own mistake as she drew back the hand she had put out to take the sponge from him.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She read the meaning of it and smiled at her own mistake as she drew back the hand she had put out to take the sponge from him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She moved across the green to the corner where Charles was coolly sponging his face and chest over a basin.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading She read the meaning of it and smiled at her own mistake as she drew back the hand she had put out to take the sponge from him.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She read the meaning of it and smiled at her own mistake as she drew back the hand she had put out to take the sponge from him.
interpret something that is written or printed
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being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "In a moment, ma'am!" said he, looking up with a twinkle in his eye as the boys made way for her.
an educational institution
From this reading He was her youngest, and she had seen him but twice since, at the age of eight, he had left home for Westminster School.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He was her youngest, and she had seen him but twice since, at the age of eight, he had left home for Westminster School.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She moved across the green to the corner where Charles was coolly sponging his face and chest over a basin.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He was her youngest, and she had seen him but twice since, at the age of eight, he had left home for Westminster School.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading In spite of the evidence of her eyes he was a small child still--until his voice warned her.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading She read the meaning of it and smiled at her own mistake as she drew back the hand she had put out to take the sponge from him.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading In spite of the evidence of her eyes he was a small child still--until his voice warned her.
spongeverbUS /spʌndʒ/
wipe with a sponge, so as to clean or moisten
From this reading She read the meaning of it and smiled at her own mistake as she drew back the hand she had put out to take the sponge from him.
sponging
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From this reading She moved across the green to the corner where Charles was coolly sponging his face and chest over a basin.
not in physical motion
From this reading In spite of the evidence of her eyes he was a small child still--until his voice warned her.
carry out
From this reading She read the meaning of it and smiled at her own mistake as she drew back the hand she had put out to take the sponge from him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She moved across the green to the corner where Charles was coolly sponging his face and chest over a basin.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She moved across the green to the corner where Charles was coolly sponging his face and chest over a basin.
two times
From this reading He was her youngest, and she had seen him but twice since, at the age of eight, he had left home for Westminster School.
twinkleverbUS /ˈtwɪŋkəl/
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading "In a moment, ma'am!" said he, looking up with a twinkle in his eye as the boys made way for her.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading In spite of the evidence of her eyes he was a small child still--until his voice warned her.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "In a moment, ma'am!" said he, looking up with a twinkle in his eye as the boys made way for her.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading In spite of the evidence of her eyes he was a small child still--until his voice warned her.
past form of “warn” — notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading In spite of the evidence of her eyes he was a small child still--until his voice warned her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She moved across the green to the corner where Charles was coolly sponging his face and chest over a basin.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "In a moment, ma'am!" said he, looking up with a twinkle in his eye as the boys made way for her.
WestminsternounUS /ˌwestˈmɪnstər/
a borough of Greater London on the Thames; contains Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey
From this reading He was her youngest, and she had seen him but twice since, at the age of eight, he had left home for Westminster School.
in or at the place that
From this reading She moved across the green to the corner where Charles was coolly sponging his face and chest over a basin.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "In a moment, ma'am!" said he, looking up with a twinkle in his eye as the boys made way for her.
youngestadjectiveUS /ˈjʌŋɡəst/
superlative of “young” — (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading He was her youngest, and she had seen him but twice since, at the age of eight, he had left home for Westminster School.
