used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "One offering me a marvellous lot of money, and a fine house in the country, with nice fresh air and constant attendance for you.
advertisementsnounUS /ˈædvərtaɪzmənts/
plural of “advertisement” — a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading "Lady Jane, I have been looking over the advertisements in the _Times_, and do you know what I have found?"
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading "One offering me a marvellous lot of money, and a fine house in the country, with nice fresh air and constant attendance for you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Annie Brunel ran into Mrs. Christmas’s room the moment Count Schönstein had left, and, sitting down by the bedside, took the old woman’s lean hand in hers.
Annie
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From this reading Annie Brunel ran into Mrs. Christmas’s room the moment Count Schönstein had left, and, sitting down by the bedside, took the old woman’s lean hand in hers.
attendancenounUS /əˈtendəns/
the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
From this reading "One offering me a marvellous lot of money, and a fine house in the country, with nice fresh air and constant attendance for you.
bedsidenounUS /ˈbedsaɪd/
space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person)
From this reading Annie Brunel ran into Mrs. Christmas’s room the moment Count Schönstein had left, and, sitting down by the bedside, took the old woman’s lean hand in hers.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Lady Jane, I have been looking over the advertisements in the _Times_, and do you know what I have found?"
Brunel
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From this reading Annie Brunel ran into Mrs. Christmas’s room the moment Count Schönstein had left, and, sitting down by the bedside, took the old woman’s lean hand in hers.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Annie Brunel ran into Mrs. Christmas’s room the moment Count Schönstein had left, and, sitting down by the bedside, took the old woman’s lean hand in hers.
CHRISTMAS'S
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From this reading MOTHER CHRISTMAS’S STORY.
unvarying in nature
From this reading "One offering me a marvellous lot of money, and a fine house in the country, with nice fresh air and constant attendance for you.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading Annie Brunel ran into Mrs. Christmas’s room the moment Count Schönstein had left, and, sitting down by the bedside, took the old woman’s lean hand in hers.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading "One offering me a marvellous lot of money, and a fine house in the country, with nice fresh air and constant attendance for you.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Lady Jane, I have been looking over the advertisements in the _Times_, and do you know what I have found?"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Annie Brunel ran into Mrs. Christmas’s room the moment Count Schönstein had left, and, sitting down by the bedside, took the old woman’s lean hand in hers.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading "One offering me a marvellous lot of money, and a fine house in the country, with nice fresh air and constant attendance for you.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "One offering me a marvellous lot of money, and a fine house in the country, with nice fresh air and constant attendance for you.
set up or found
From this reading "Lady Jane, I have been looking over the advertisements in the _Times_, and do you know what I have found?"
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading "One offering me a marvellous lot of money, and a fine house in the country, with nice fresh air and constant attendance for you.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Annie Brunel ran into Mrs. Christmas’s room the moment Count Schönstein had left, and, sitting down by the bedside, took the old woman’s lean hand in hers.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Annie Brunel ran into Mrs. Christmas’s room the moment Count Schönstein had left, and, sitting down by the bedside, took the old woman’s lean hand in hers.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Lady Jane, I have been looking over the advertisements in the _Times_, and do you know what I have found?"
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading Annie Brunel ran into Mrs. Christmas’s room the moment Count Schönstein had left, and, sitting down by the bedside, took the old woman’s lean hand in hers.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "One offering me a marvellous lot of money, and a fine house in the country, with nice fresh air and constant attendance for you.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Lady Jane, I have been looking over the advertisements in the _Times_, and do you know what I have found?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Annie Brunel ran into Mrs. Christmas’s room the moment Count Schönstein had left, and, sitting down by the bedside, took the old woman’s lean hand in hers.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Annie Brunel ran into Mrs. Christmas’s room the moment Count Schönstein had left, and, sitting down by the bedside, took the old woman’s lean hand in hers.
Jane
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From this reading "Lady Jane, I have been looking over the advertisements in the _Times_, and do you know what I have found?"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Lady Jane, I have been looking over the advertisements in the _Times_, and do you know what I have found?"
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "Lady Jane, I have been looking over the advertisements in the _Times_, and do you know what I have found?"
leanverbUS /liːn/
to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Annie Brunel ran into Mrs. Christmas’s room the moment Count Schönstein had left, and, sitting down by the bedside, took the old woman’s lean hand in hers.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Annie Brunel ran into Mrs. Christmas’s room the moment Count Schönstein had left, and, sitting down by the bedside, took the old woman’s lean hand in hers.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "Lady Jane, I have been looking over the advertisements in the _Times_, and do you know what I have found?"
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading "One offering me a marvellous lot of money, and a fine house in the country, with nice fresh air and constant attendance for you.
marvellousadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːrvələs/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading "One offering me a marvellous lot of money, and a fine house in the country, with nice fresh air and constant attendance for you.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "One offering me a marvellous lot of money, and a fine house in the country, with nice fresh air and constant attendance for you.
a particular point in time
From this reading Annie Brunel ran into Mrs. Christmas’s room the moment Count Schönstein had left, and, sitting down by the bedside, took the old woman’s lean hand in hers.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading "One offering me a marvellous lot of money, and a fine house in the country, with nice fresh air and constant attendance for you.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading MOTHER CHRISTMAS’S STORY.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Annie Brunel ran into Mrs. Christmas’s room the moment Count Schönstein had left, and, sitting down by the bedside, took the old woman’s lean hand in hers.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading "One offering me a marvellous lot of money, and a fine house in the country, with nice fresh air and constant attendance for you.
not any; not one
From this reading "No."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "One offering me a marvellous lot of money, and a fine house in the country, with nice fresh air and constant attendance for you.
offeringnounUS /ˈɔːfərɪŋ/
something offered (as a proposal or bid)
From this reading "One offering me a marvellous lot of money, and a fine house in the country, with nice fresh air and constant attendance for you.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Annie Brunel ran into Mrs. Christmas’s room the moment Count Schönstein had left, and, sitting down by the bedside, took the old woman’s lean hand in hers.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One offering me a marvellous lot of money, and a fine house in the country, with nice fresh air and constant attendance for you.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Lady Jane, I have been looking over the advertisements in the _Times_, and do you know what I have found?"
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Annie Brunel ran into Mrs. Christmas’s room the moment Count Schönstein had left, and, sitting down by the bedside, took the old woman’s lean hand in hers.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Annie Brunel ran into Mrs. Christmas’s room the moment Count Schönstein had left, and, sitting down by the bedside, took the old woman’s lean hand in hers.
Schönstein
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From this reading Annie Brunel ran into Mrs. Christmas’s room the moment Count Schönstein had left, and, sitting down by the bedside, took the old woman’s lean hand in hers.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Annie Brunel ran into Mrs. Christmas’s room the moment Count Schönstein had left, and, sitting down by the bedside, took the old woman’s lean hand in hers.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading MOTHER CHRISTMAS’S STORY.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Annie Brunel ran into Mrs. Christmas’s room the moment Count Schönstein had left, and, sitting down by the bedside, took the old woman’s lean hand in hers.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading "Lady Jane, I have been looking over the advertisements in the _Times_, and do you know what I have found?"
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Annie Brunel ran into Mrs. Christmas’s room the moment Count Schönstein had left, and, sitting down by the bedside, took the old woman’s lean hand in hers.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Lady Jane, I have been looking over the advertisements in the _Times_, and do you know what I have found?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "One offering me a marvellous lot of money, and a fine house in the country, with nice fresh air and constant attendance for you.
woman'snounUS /ˈwʊmənz/
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Annie Brunel ran into Mrs. Christmas’s room the moment Count Schönstein had left, and, sitting down by the bedside, took the old woman’s lean hand in hers.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Lady Jane, I have been looking over the advertisements in the _Times_, and do you know what I have found?"
