used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Miss Clarice Delehanty slid out of a shower of tulle-of-gold dancing-frock and into an Avenue gown of rough serge.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Miss Clarice Delehanty slid out of a shower of tulle-of-gold dancing-frock and into an Avenue gown of rough serge.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Clarice Delehanty slid out of a shower of tulle-of-gold dancing-frock and into an Avenue gown of rough serge.
archedadjectiveUS /ɑːrtʃt/
constructed with or in the form of an arch or arches
From this reading The tail of a very arched eyebrow threatened, and then ran down in a black rill.
a line of approach
From this reading Miss Clarice Delehanty slid out of a shower of tulle-of-gold dancing-frock and into an Avenue gown of rough serge.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "That'll be enough canary-talk out of you, Clare.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading "If Niagara Falls was claret lemonade, You'd see me beat it to a watery grave."
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The tail of a very arched eyebrow threatened, and then ran down in a black rill.
canary-talk
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From this reading "That'll be enough canary-talk out of you, Clare.
Clare
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From this reading "That'll be enough canary-talk out of you, Clare.
claretnoun
a dark purplish-red color
From this reading "If Niagara Falls was claret lemonade, You'd see me beat it to a watery grave."
Clarice
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From this reading Miss Clarice Delehanty slid out of a shower of tulle-of-gold dancing-frock and into an Avenue gown of rough serge.
dancing-frock
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From this reading Miss Clarice Delehanty slid out of a shower of tulle-of-gold dancing-frock and into an Avenue gown of rough serge.
Delehanty
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From this reading Miss Clarice Delehanty slid out of a shower of tulle-of-gold dancing-frock and into an Avenue gown of rough serge.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The tail of a very arched eyebrow threatened, and then ran down in a black rill.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "That'll be enough canary-talk out of you, Clare.
eyebrownounUS /ˈaɪbraʊ/
the arch of hair above each eye
From this reading The tail of a very arched eyebrow threatened, and then ran down in a black rill.
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading "If Niagara Falls was claret lemonade, You'd see me beat it to a watery grave."
a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions
From this reading Miss Clarice Delehanty slid out of a shower of tulle-of-gold dancing-frock and into an Avenue gown of rough serge.
death of a person
From this reading "If Niagara Falls was claret lemonade, You'd see me beat it to a watery grave."
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Hand me my shirt-waist there off the hook."
hookverbUS /hʊk/
fasten with a hook
From this reading Hand me my shirt-waist there off the hook."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If Niagara Falls was claret lemonade, You'd see me beat it to a watery grave."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The tail of a very arched eyebrow threatened, and then ran down in a black rill.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Miss Clarice Delehanty slid out of a shower of tulle-of-gold dancing-frock and into an Avenue gown of rough serge.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "If Niagara Falls was claret lemonade, You'd see me beat it to a watery grave."
lemonadenounUS /ˈleməˈneɪd/
sweetened beverage of diluted lemon juice
From this reading "If Niagara Falls was claret lemonade, You'd see me beat it to a watery grave."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "If Niagara Falls was claret lemonade, You'd see me beat it to a watery grave."
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Clarice Delehanty slid out of a shower of tulle-of-gold dancing-frock and into an Avenue gown of rough serge.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Hand me my shirt-waist there off the hook."
NiagaranounUS /naɪˈæɡrə/
waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls; in the United States it is the American Falls
From this reading "If Niagara Falls was claret lemonade, You'd see me beat it to a watery grave."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Miss Clarice Delehanty slid out of a shower of tulle-of-gold dancing-frock and into an Avenue gown of rough serge.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Hand me my shirt-waist there off the hook."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Miss Clarice Delehanty slid out of a shower of tulle-of-gold dancing-frock and into an Avenue gown of rough serge.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The tail of a very arched eyebrow threatened, and then ran down in a black rill.
rillnounUS /rɪl/
a small stream
From this reading The tail of a very arched eyebrow threatened, and then ran down in a black rill.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading Miss Clarice Delehanty slid out of a shower of tulle-of-gold dancing-frock and into an Avenue gown of rough serge.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "If Niagara Falls was claret lemonade, You'd see me beat it to a watery grave."
sergenounUS /sɜːrdʒ/
a twilled woolen fabric
From this reading Miss Clarice Delehanty slid out of a shower of tulle-of-gold dancing-frock and into an Avenue gown of rough serge.
shirt-waist
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From this reading Hand me my shirt-waist there off the hook."
showernounUS /ˈʃaʊər/
a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you
From this reading Miss Clarice Delehanty slid out of a shower of tulle-of-gold dancing-frock and into an Avenue gown of rough serge.
slidverbUS /slɪd/
inflected form of “slide” — move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading Miss Clarice Delehanty slid out of a shower of tulle-of-gold dancing-frock and into an Avenue gown of rough serge.
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading The tail of a very arched eyebrow threatened, and then ran down in a black rill.
That'll
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From this reading "That'll be enough canary-talk out of you, Clare.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The tail of a very arched eyebrow threatened, and then ran down in a black rill.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The tail of a very arched eyebrow threatened, and then ran down in a black rill.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Hand me my shirt-waist there off the hook."
(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
From this reading The tail of a very arched eyebrow threatened, and then ran down in a black rill.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If Niagara Falls was claret lemonade, You'd see me beat it to a watery grave."
tulle-of-gold
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From this reading Miss Clarice Delehanty slid out of a shower of tulle-of-gold dancing-frock and into an Avenue gown of rough serge.
precisely as stated
From this reading The tail of a very arched eyebrow threatened, and then ran down in a black rill.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "If Niagara Falls was claret lemonade, You'd see me beat it to a watery grave."
wateryadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːtəri/
filled with water
From this reading "If Niagara Falls was claret lemonade, You'd see me beat it to a watery grave."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "That'll be enough canary-talk out of you, Clare.
You'd
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From this reading "If Niagara Falls was claret lemonade, You'd see me beat it to a watery grave."
