used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Miss Haye came down to breakfast the next morning; but after little more than a nominal presentation of herself there, she escaped from Rose's looks and words of comment and innuendo and regained her own room.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Miss Haye came down to breakfast the next morning; but after little more than a nominal presentation of herself there, she escaped from Rose's looks and words of comment and innuendo and regained her own room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Haye came down to breakfast the next morning; but after little more than a nominal presentation of herself there, she escaped from Rose's looks and words of comment and innuendo and regained her own room.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Miss Haye came down to breakfast the next morning; but after little more than a nominal presentation of herself there, she escaped from Rose's looks and words of comment and innuendo and regained her own room.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Miss Haye came down to breakfast the next morning; but after little more than a nominal presentation of herself there, she escaped from Rose's looks and words of comment and innuendo and regained her own room.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Miss Haye came down to breakfast the next morning; but after little more than a nominal presentation of herself there, she escaped from Rose's looks and words of comment and innuendo and regained her own room.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading And there she sat down in the window to muse, having carefully locked out Clam.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Even so quickly may one catch the plague?
ClamnounUS /klæm/
burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness
From this reading And there she sat down in the window to muse, having carefully locked out Clam.
commentnounUS /ˈkɑːment/
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading Miss Haye came down to breakfast the next morning; but after little more than a nominal presentation of herself there, she escaped from Rose's looks and words of comment and innuendo and regained her own room.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Miss Haye came down to breakfast the next morning; but after little more than a nominal presentation of herself there, she escaped from Rose's looks and words of comment and innuendo and regained her own room.
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading Miss Haye came down to breakfast the next morning; but after little more than a nominal presentation of herself there, she escaped from Rose's looks and words of comment and innuendo and regained her own room.
divisible by two
From this reading Even so quickly may one catch the plague?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Miss Haye came down to breakfast the next morning; but after little more than a nominal presentation of herself there, she escaped from Rose's looks and words of comment and innuendo and regained her own room.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading And there she sat down in the window to muse, having carefully locked out Clam.
Haye
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From this reading Miss Haye came down to breakfast the next morning; but after little more than a nominal presentation of herself there, she escaped from Rose's looks and words of comment and innuendo and regained her own room.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Haye came down to breakfast the next morning; but after little more than a nominal presentation of herself there, she escaped from Rose's looks and words of comment and innuendo and regained her own room.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Miss Haye came down to breakfast the next morning; but after little more than a nominal presentation of herself there, she escaped from Rose's looks and words of comment and innuendo and regained her own room.
How
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From this reading How now?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And there she sat down in the window to muse, having carefully locked out Clam.
innuendonounUS /ˌɪnjuːˈendoʊ/
an indirect (and usually malicious) implication
From this reading Miss Haye came down to breakfast the next morning; but after little more than a nominal presentation of herself there, she escaped from Rose's looks and words of comment and innuendo and regained her own room.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Miss Haye came down to breakfast the next morning; but after little more than a nominal presentation of herself there, she escaped from Rose's looks and words of comment and innuendo and regained her own room.
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading And there she sat down in the window to muse, having carefully locked out Clam.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Miss Haye came down to breakfast the next morning; but after little more than a nominal presentation of herself there, she escaped from Rose's looks and words of comment and innuendo and regained her own room.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Even so quickly may one catch the plague?
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Haye came down to breakfast the next morning; but after little more than a nominal presentation of herself there, she escaped from Rose's looks and words of comment and innuendo and regained her own room.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Miss Haye came down to breakfast the next morning; but after little more than a nominal presentation of herself there, she escaped from Rose's looks and words of comment and innuendo and regained her own room.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Miss Haye came down to breakfast the next morning; but after little more than a nominal presentation of herself there, she escaped from Rose's looks and words of comment and innuendo and regained her own room.
musenounUS /mjuːz/
in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science
From this reading And there she sat down in the window to muse, having carefully locked out Clam.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Miss Haye came down to breakfast the next morning; but after little more than a nominal presentation of herself there, she escaped from Rose's looks and words of comment and innuendo and regained her own room.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading TWELFTH NIGHT.
nominaladjectiveUS /ˈnɑːmənəl/
relating to or constituting or bearing or giving a name
From this reading Miss Haye came down to breakfast the next morning; but after little more than a nominal presentation of herself there, she escaped from Rose's looks and words of comment and innuendo and regained her own room.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading How now?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Miss Haye came down to breakfast the next morning; but after little more than a nominal presentation of herself there, she escaped from Rose's looks and words of comment and innuendo and regained her own room.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Even so quickly may one catch the plague?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And there she sat down in the window to muse, having carefully locked out Clam.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Miss Haye came down to breakfast the next morning; but after little more than a nominal presentation of herself there, she escaped from Rose's looks and words of comment and innuendo and regained her own room.
plagueverbUS /pleɪɡ/
cause to suffer a blight
From this reading Even so quickly may one catch the plague?
presentationnounUS /ˌprezənˈteɪʃən/
the activity of formally presenting something (as a prize or reward)
From this reading Miss Haye came down to breakfast the next morning; but after little more than a nominal presentation of herself there, she escaped from Rose's looks and words of comment and innuendo and regained her own room.
with speed
From this reading Even so quickly may one catch the plague?
regainedverbUS /riˈɡeɪnd/
past form of “regain” — get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading Miss Haye came down to breakfast the next morning; but after little more than a nominal presentation of herself there, she escaped from Rose's looks and words of comment and innuendo and regained her own room.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Miss Haye came down to breakfast the next morning; but after little more than a nominal presentation of herself there, she escaped from Rose's looks and words of comment and innuendo and regained her own room.
Rose'snounUS /ˈroʊzɪz/
possessive form of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Miss Haye came down to breakfast the next morning; but after little more than a nominal presentation of herself there, she escaped from Rose's looks and words of comment and innuendo and regained her own room.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading And there she sat down in the window to muse, having carefully locked out Clam.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Haye came down to breakfast the next morning; but after little more than a nominal presentation of herself there, she escaped from Rose's looks and words of comment and innuendo and regained her own room.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Even so quickly may one catch the plague?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Miss Haye came down to breakfast the next morning; but after little more than a nominal presentation of herself there, she escaped from Rose's looks and words of comment and innuendo and regained her own room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Even so quickly may one catch the plague?
in or at that place or location
From this reading Miss Haye came down to breakfast the next morning; but after little more than a nominal presentation of herself there, she escaped from Rose's looks and words of comment and innuendo and regained her own room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miss Haye came down to breakfast the next morning; but after little more than a nominal presentation of herself there, she escaped from Rose's looks and words of comment and innuendo and regained her own room.
TWELFTHadjectiveUS /twelfθ/
coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position
From this reading TWELFTH NIGHT.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading And there she sat down in the window to muse, having carefully locked out Clam.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Miss Haye came down to breakfast the next morning; but after little more than a nominal presentation of herself there, she escaped from Rose's looks and words of comment and innuendo and regained her own room.
