used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She switched on the light by the doorway, and looked about her smiling, but with a little shiver, too.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She switched on the light by the doorway, and looked about her smiling, but with a little shiver, too.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading On the night before they sailed for France, long after she had gone to bed Ethel came out in her wrapper into the warm dark living-room.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Already the room had been stripped bare.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was something she had forgotten to do, and she wanted to get it off her mind.
completely unclothed
From this reading Already the room had been stripped bare.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading On the night before they sailed for France, long after she had gone to bed Ethel came out in her wrapper into the warm dark living-room.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Already the room had been stripped bare.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading On the night before they sailed for France, long after she had gone to bed Ethel came out in her wrapper into the warm dark living-room.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She switched on the light by the doorway, and looked about her smiling, but with a little shiver, too.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She switched on the light by the doorway, and looked about her smiling, but with a little shiver, too.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading On the night before they sailed for France, long after she had gone to bed Ethel came out in her wrapper into the warm dark living-room.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading On the night before they sailed for France, long after she had gone to bed Ethel came out in her wrapper into the warm dark living-room.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading There was something she had forgotten to do, and she wanted to get it off her mind.
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading She switched on the light by the doorway, and looked about her smiling, but with a little shiver, too.
Ethel
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From this reading On the night before they sailed for France, long after she had gone to bed Ethel came out in her wrapper into the warm dark living-room.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On the night before they sailed for France, long after she had gone to bed Ethel came out in her wrapper into the warm dark living-room.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading There was something she had forgotten to do, and she wanted to get it off her mind.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading On the night before they sailed for France, long after she had gone to bed Ethel came out in her wrapper into the warm dark living-room.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading There was something she had forgotten to do, and she wanted to get it off her mind.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading The ghost was gone--or nearly so.
destroyed or killed
From this reading On the night before they sailed for France, long after she had gone to bed Ethel came out in her wrapper into the warm dark living-room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On the night before they sailed for France, long after she had gone to bed Ethel came out in her wrapper into the warm dark living-room.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On the night before they sailed for France, long after she had gone to bed Ethel came out in her wrapper into the warm dark living-room.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the night before they sailed for France, long after she had gone to bed Ethel came out in her wrapper into the warm dark living-room.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading On the night before they sailed for France, long after she had gone to bed Ethel came out in her wrapper into the warm dark living-room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was something she had forgotten to do, and she wanted to get it off her mind.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading She switched on the light by the doorway, and looked about her smiling, but with a little shiver, too.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She switched on the light by the doorway, and looked about her smiling, but with a little shiver, too.
living-roomnoun
a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax
From this reading On the night before they sailed for France, long after she had gone to bed Ethel came out in her wrapper into the warm dark living-room.
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 On the night before they sailed for France, long after she had gone to bed Ethel came out in her wrapper into the warm dark living-room.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She switched on the light by the doorway, and looked about her smiling, but with a little shiver, too.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading There was something she had forgotten to do, and she wanted to get it off her mind.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The ghost was gone--or nearly so.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading On the night before they sailed for France, long after she had gone to bed Ethel came out in her wrapper into the warm dark living-room.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading There was something she had forgotten to do, and she wanted to get it off her mind.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the night before they sailed for France, long after she had gone to bed Ethel came out in her wrapper into the warm dark living-room.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The ghost was gone--or nearly so.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading On the night before they sailed for France, long after she had gone to bed Ethel came out in her wrapper into the warm dark living-room.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Already the room had been stripped bare.
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading On the night before they sailed for France, long after she had gone to bed Ethel came out in her wrapper into the warm dark living-room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the night before they sailed for France, long after she had gone to bed Ethel came out in her wrapper into the warm dark living-room.
shiververbUS /ˈʃɪvər/
tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading She switched on the light by the doorway, and looked about her smiling, but with a little shiver, too.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading She switched on the light by the doorway, and looked about her smiling, but with a little shiver, too.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The ghost was gone--or nearly so.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something she had forgotten to do, and she wanted to get it off her mind.
strippedadjectiveUS /strɪpt/
having only essential or minimal features
From this reading Already the room had been stripped bare.
switchedverbUS /swɪtʃt/
past form of “switch” — change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
From this reading She switched on the light by the doorway, and looked about her smiling, but with a little shiver, too.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the night before they sailed for France, long after she had gone to bed Ethel came out in her wrapper into the warm dark living-room.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was something she had forgotten to do, and she wanted to get it off her mind.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the night before they sailed for France, long after she had gone to bed Ethel came out in her wrapper into the warm dark living-room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the night before they sailed for France, long after she had gone to bed Ethel came out in her wrapper into the warm dark living-room.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading She switched on the light by the doorway, and looked about her smiling, but with a little shiver, too.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading There was something she had forgotten to do, and she wanted to get it off her mind.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading On the night before they sailed for France, long after she had gone to bed Ethel came out in her wrapper into the warm dark living-room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was something she had forgotten to do, and she wanted to get it off her mind.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She switched on the light by the doorway, and looked about her smiling, but with a little shiver, too.
wrappernounUS /ˈræpər/
a loose dressing gown for women
From this reading On the night before they sailed for France, long after she had gone to bed Ethel came out in her wrapper into the warm dark living-room.
