used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Instead, she stood face to face with a strange boy, a jolly, freckle-faced youngster of about thirteen.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Instead, she stood face to face with a strange boy, a jolly, freckle-faced youngster of about thirteen.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading In that keen salt air it was no light matter to have gone dinnerless to bed and to be waiting at nine o'clock for breakfast.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading During the search for her uncle, Anne awaited the stewardess's return with growing impatience and hunger.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading During the search for her uncle, Anne awaited the stewardess's return with growing impatience and hunger.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading At last she heard approaching steps.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In that keen salt air it was no light matter to have gone dinnerless to bed and to be waiting at nine o'clock for breakfast.
awaitedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪtɪd/
expected hopefully
From this reading During the search for her uncle, Anne awaited the stewardess's return with growing impatience and hunger.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In that keen salt air it was no light matter to have gone dinnerless to bed and to be waiting at nine o'clock for breakfast.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading In that keen salt air it was no light matter to have gone dinnerless to bed and to be waiting at nine o'clock for breakfast.
a youthful male person
From this reading Instead, she stood face to face with a strange boy, a jolly, freckle-faced youngster of about thirteen.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading In that keen salt air it was no light matter to have gone dinnerless to bed and to be waiting at nine o'clock for breakfast.
dinnerless
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From this reading In that keen salt air it was no light matter to have gone dinnerless to bed and to be waiting at nine o'clock for breakfast.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading She flung her door open, expecting to see her uncle or at least the stewardess.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the search for her uncle, Anne awaited the stewardess's return with growing impatience and hunger.
-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading She flung her door open, expecting to see her uncle or at least the stewardess.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Instead, she stood face to face with a strange boy, a jolly, freckle-faced youngster of about thirteen.
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading She flung her door open, expecting to see her uncle or at least the stewardess.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading During the search for her uncle, Anne awaited the stewardess's return with growing impatience and hunger.
freckle-faced
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From this reading Instead, she stood face to face with a strange boy, a jolly, freckle-faced youngster of about thirteen.
destroyed or killed
From this reading In that keen salt air it was no light matter to have gone dinnerless to bed and to be waiting at nine o'clock for breakfast.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading During the search for her uncle, Anne awaited the stewardess's return with growing impatience and hunger.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In that keen salt air it was no light matter to have gone dinnerless to bed and to be waiting at nine o'clock for breakfast.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading At last she heard approaching steps.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading During the search for her uncle, Anne awaited the stewardess's return with growing impatience and hunger.
a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
From this reading During the search for her uncle, Anne awaited the stewardess's return with growing impatience and hunger.
a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
From this reading During the search for her uncle, Anne awaited the stewardess's return with growing impatience and hunger.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In that keen salt air it was no light matter to have gone dinnerless to bed and to be waiting at nine o'clock for breakfast.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading Instead, she stood face to face with a strange boy, a jolly, freckle-faced youngster of about thirteen.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In that keen salt air it was no light matter to have gone dinnerless to bed and to be waiting at nine o'clock for breakfast.
jollyadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɑːli/
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading Instead, she stood face to face with a strange boy, a jolly, freckle-faced youngster of about thirteen.
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading In that keen salt air it was no light matter to have gone dinnerless to bed and to be waiting at nine o'clock for breakfast.
immediately past
From this reading At last she heard approaching steps.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading She flung her door open, expecting to see her uncle or at least the stewardess.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading In that keen salt air it was no light matter to have gone dinnerless to bed and to be waiting at nine o'clock for breakfast.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading In that keen salt air it was no light matter to have gone dinnerless to bed and to be waiting at nine o'clock for breakfast.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading In that keen salt air it was no light matter to have gone dinnerless to bed and to be waiting at nine o'clock for breakfast.
not any; not one
From this reading In that keen salt air it was no light matter to have gone dinnerless to bed and to be waiting at nine o'clock for breakfast.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading In that keen salt air it was no light matter to have gone dinnerless to bed and to be waiting at nine o'clock for breakfast.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Instead, she stood face to face with a strange boy, a jolly, freckle-faced youngster of about thirteen.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading She flung her door open, expecting to see her uncle or at least the stewardess.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She flung her door open, expecting to see her uncle or at least the stewardess.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading During the search for her uncle, Anne awaited the stewardess's return with growing impatience and hunger.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading In that keen salt air it was no light matter to have gone dinnerless to bed and to be waiting at nine o'clock for breakfast.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading During the search for her uncle, Anne awaited the stewardess's return with growing impatience and hunger.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She flung her door open, expecting to see her uncle or at least the stewardess.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At last she heard approaching steps.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading At last she heard approaching steps.
stewardessnounUS /ˈstuːərdəs/
a woman steward on an airplane
From this reading She flung her door open, expecting to see her uncle or at least the stewardess.
stewardess's
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From this reading During the search for her uncle, Anne awaited the stewardess's return with growing impatience and hunger.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Instead, she stood face to face with a strange boy, a jolly, freckle-faced youngster of about thirteen.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Instead, she stood face to face with a strange boy, a jolly, freckle-faced youngster of about thirteen.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In that keen salt air it was no light matter to have gone dinnerless to bed and to be waiting at nine o'clock for breakfast.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading During the search for her uncle, Anne awaited the stewardess's return with growing impatience and hunger.
thirteennounUS /ˈθɜːrˈtiːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one
From this reading Instead, she stood face to face with a strange boy, a jolly, freckle-faced youngster of about thirteen.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In that keen salt air it was no light matter to have gone dinnerless to bed and to be waiting at nine o'clock for breakfast.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading During the search for her uncle, Anne awaited the stewardess's return with growing impatience and hunger.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading In that keen salt air it was no light matter to have gone dinnerless to bed and to be waiting at nine o'clock for breakfast.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In that keen salt air it was no light matter to have gone dinnerless to bed and to be waiting at nine o'clock for breakfast.
in the company of; together with
From this reading During the search for her uncle, Anne awaited the stewardess's return with growing impatience and hunger.
youngsternounUS /ˈjʌŋstər/
a young person of either sex
From this reading Instead, she stood face to face with a strange boy, a jolly, freckle-faced youngster of about thirteen.
