used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That she should have dressed so early in order to keep him company had caused her father some surprise, and a faint suspicion entered his mind that she had overdrawn at the bank, as she had the last time she sat with him like this.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That she should have dressed so early in order to keep him company had caused her father some surprise, and a faint suspicion entered his mind that she had overdrawn at the bank, as she had the last time she sat with him like this.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That she should have dressed so early in order to keep him company had caused her father some surprise, and a faint suspicion entered his mind that she had overdrawn at the bank, as she had the last time she sat with him like this.
on or to one side
From this reading But Roger put the thought aside.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That she should have dressed so early in order to keep him company had caused her father some surprise, and a faint suspicion entered his mind that she had overdrawn at the bank, as she had the last time she sat with him like this.
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading On the next evening, Saturday, while Roger ate his dinner, Laura came to sit with him.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading That she should have dressed so early in order to keep him company had caused her father some surprise, and a faint suspicion entered his mind that she had overdrawn at the bank, as she had the last time she sat with him like this.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Her manner certainly was a bit strange.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Roger put the thought aside.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading On the next evening, Saturday, while Roger ate his dinner, Laura came to sit with him.
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading That she should have dressed so early in order to keep him company had caused her father some surprise, and a faint suspicion entered his mind that she had overdrawn at the bank, as she had the last time she sat with him like this.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Her manner certainly was a bit strange.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading That she should have dressed so early in order to keep him company had caused her father some surprise, and a faint suspicion entered his mind that she had overdrawn at the bank, as she had the last time she sat with him like this.
diningnounUS /ˈdaɪnɪŋ/
the act of eating dinner
From this reading She herself was dining out.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading On the next evening, Saturday, while Roger ate his dinner, Laura came to sit with him.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading That she should have dressed so early in order to keep him company had caused her father some surprise, and a faint suspicion entered his mind that she had overdrawn at the bank, as she had the last time she sat with him like this.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading That she should have dressed so early in order to keep him company had caused her father some surprise, and a faint suspicion entered his mind that she had overdrawn at the bank, as she had the last time she sat with him like this.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading That she should have dressed so early in order to keep him company had caused her father some surprise, and a faint suspicion entered his mind that she had overdrawn at the bank, as she had the last time she sat with him like this.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading On the next evening, Saturday, while Roger ate his dinner, Laura came to sit with him.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading That she should have dressed so early in order to keep him company had caused her father some surprise, and a faint suspicion entered his mind that she had overdrawn at the bank, as she had the last time she sat with him like this.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading That she should have dressed so early in order to keep him company had caused her father some surprise, and a faint suspicion entered his mind that she had overdrawn at the bank, as she had the last time she sat with him like this.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That she should have dressed so early in order to keep him company had caused her father some surprise, and a faint suspicion entered his mind that she had overdrawn at the bank, as she had the last time she sat with him like this.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That she should have dressed so early in order to keep him company had caused her father some surprise, and a faint suspicion entered his mind that she had overdrawn at the bank, as she had the last time she sat with him like this.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That she should have dressed so early in order to keep him company had caused her father some surprise, and a faint suspicion entered his mind that she had overdrawn at the bank, as she had the last time she sat with him like this.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She herself was dining out.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On the next evening, Saturday, while Roger ate his dinner, Laura came to sit with him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the next evening, Saturday, while Roger ate his dinner, Laura came to sit with him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That she should have dressed so early in order to keep him company had caused her father some surprise, and a faint suspicion entered his mind that she had overdrawn at the bank, as she had the last time she sat with him like this.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading That she should have dressed so early in order to keep him company had caused her father some surprise, and a faint suspicion entered his mind that she had overdrawn at the bank, as she had the last time she sat with him like this.
immediately past
From this reading That she should have dressed so early in order to keep him company had caused her father some surprise, and a faint suspicion entered his mind that she had overdrawn at the bank, as she had the last time she sat with him like this.
Laura
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From this reading On the next evening, Saturday, while Roger ate his dinner, Laura came to sit with him.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading That she should have dressed so early in order to keep him company had caused her father some surprise, and a faint suspicion entered his mind that she had overdrawn at the bank, as she had the last time she sat with him like this.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Her manner certainly was a bit strange.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading That she should have dressed so early in order to keep him company had caused her father some surprise, and a faint suspicion entered his mind that she had overdrawn at the bank, as she had the last time she sat with him like this.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading On the next evening, Saturday, while Roger ate his dinner, Laura came to sit with him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the next evening, Saturday, while Roger ate his dinner, Laura came to sit with him.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading That she should have dressed so early in order to keep him company had caused her father some surprise, and a faint suspicion entered his mind that she had overdrawn at the bank, as she had the last time she sat with him like this.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She herself was dining out.
overdrawnverbUS /ˈoʊvərˈdrɔːn/
inflected form of “overdraw” — draw more money from than is available
From this reading That she should have dressed so early in order to keep him company had caused her father some surprise, and a faint suspicion entered his mind that she had overdrawn at the bank, as she had the last time she sat with him like this.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading But Roger put the thought aside.
Roger
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From this reading On the next evening, Saturday, while Roger ate his dinner, Laura came to sit with him.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading That she should have dressed so early in order to keep him company had caused her father some surprise, and a faint suspicion entered his mind that she had overdrawn at the bank, as she had the last time she sat with him like this.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading On the next evening, Saturday, while Roger ate his dinner, Laura came to sit with him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She herself was dining out.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading That she should have dressed so early in order to keep him company had caused her father some surprise, and a faint suspicion entered his mind that she had overdrawn at the bank, as she had the last time she sat with him like this.
be seated
From this reading On the next evening, Saturday, while Roger ate his dinner, Laura came to sit with him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading That she should have dressed so early in order to keep him company had caused her father some surprise, and a faint suspicion entered his mind that she had overdrawn at the bank, as she had the last time she sat with him like this.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading That she should have dressed so early in order to keep him company had caused her father some surprise, and a faint suspicion entered his mind that she had overdrawn at the bank, as she had the last time she sat with him like this.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Her manner certainly was a bit strange.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading That she should have dressed so early in order to keep him company had caused her father some surprise, and a faint suspicion entered his mind that she had overdrawn at the bank, as she had the last time she sat with him like this.
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading That she should have dressed so early in order to keep him company had caused her father some surprise, and a faint suspicion entered his mind that she had overdrawn at the bank, as she had the last time she sat with him like this.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That she should have dressed so early in order to keep him company had caused her father some surprise, and a faint suspicion entered his mind that she had overdrawn at the bank, as she had the last time she sat with him like this.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the next evening, Saturday, while Roger ate his dinner, Laura came to sit with him.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading That she should have dressed so early in order to keep him company had caused her father some surprise, and a faint suspicion entered his mind that she had overdrawn at the bank, as she had the last time she sat with him like this.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But Roger put the thought aside.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading That she should have dressed so early in order to keep him company had caused her father some surprise, and a faint suspicion entered his mind that she had overdrawn at the bank, as she had the last time she sat with him like this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the next evening, Saturday, while Roger ate his dinner, Laura came to sit with him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She herself was dining out.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading On the next evening, Saturday, while Roger ate his dinner, Laura came to sit with him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the next evening, Saturday, while Roger ate his dinner, Laura came to sit with him.
