used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That evening a quintette of girls gathered in Ethel's room to discuss the peculiar situation.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "There's something not right about it," Judith emphatically declared.
Adrienne
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From this reading NORMA'S "FIND" The end of the next day was productive of no better results so far as Adrienne, Judith and Jane were concerned.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NORMA'S "FIND" The end of the next day was productive of no better results so far as Adrienne, Judith and Jane were concerned.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading NORMA'S "FIND" The end of the next day was productive of no better results so far as Adrienne, Judith and Jane were concerned.
BennettnounUS /ˈbenət/
United States aviator who (with Richard E. Byrd) piloted the first flight over the North Pole (1890-1928)
From this reading The quintette consisted of Ethel, Adrienne, Jane, Judith and Norma Bennett.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading NORMA'S "FIND" The end of the next day was productive of no better results so far as Adrienne, Judith and Jane were concerned.
feeling or showing worry or solicitude
From this reading NORMA'S "FIND" The end of the next day was productive of no better results so far as Adrienne, Judith and Jane were concerned.
consistedverbUS /kənˈsɪstəd/
past form of “consist” — originate
From this reading The quintette consisted of Ethel, Adrienne, Jane, Judith and Norma Bennett.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading NORMA'S "FIND" The end of the next day was productive of no better results so far as Adrienne, Judith and Jane were concerned.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading "There's something not right about it," Judith emphatically declared.
discussverbUS /dɪˈskʌs/
to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading That evening a quintette of girls gathered in Ethel's room to discuss the peculiar situation.
emphaticallyadverbUS /emˈfætɪkli/
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading "There's something not right about it," Judith emphatically declared.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading NORMA'S "FIND" The end of the next day was productive of no better results so far as Adrienne, Judith and Jane were concerned.
escortnounUS /eˈskɔːrt/
someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
From this reading Playing escort to their freshman sisters seemed not for them.
Ethel
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From this reading The quintette consisted of Ethel, Adrienne, Jane, Judith and Norma Bennett.
Ethel's
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From this reading That evening a quintette of girls gathered in Ethel's room to discuss the peculiar situation.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading That evening a quintette of girls gathered in Ethel's room to discuss the peculiar situation.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading NORMA'S "FIND" The end of the next day was productive of no better results so far as Adrienne, Judith and Jane were concerned.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading NORMA'S "FIND" The end of the next day was productive of no better results so far as Adrienne, Judith and Jane were concerned.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Playing escort to their freshman sisters seemed not for them.
freshmannounUS /ˈfreʃmən/
a first-year undergraduate
From this reading Playing escort to their freshman sisters seemed not for them.
brought together in one place
From this reading That evening a quintette of girls gathered in Ethel's room to discuss the peculiar situation.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading That evening a quintette of girls gathered in Ethel's room to discuss the peculiar situation.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That evening a quintette of girls gathered in Ethel's room to discuss the peculiar situation.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "There's something not right about it," Judith emphatically declared.
Jane
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From this reading NORMA'S "FIND" The end of the next day was productive of no better results so far as Adrienne, Judith and Jane were concerned.
JudithnounUS /ˈdʒuːdəθ/
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading NORMA'S "FIND" The end of the next day was productive of no better results so far as Adrienne, Judith and Jane were concerned.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading NORMA'S "FIND" The end of the next day was productive of no better results so far as Adrienne, Judith and Jane were concerned.
not any; not one
From this reading NORMA'S "FIND" The end of the next day was productive of no better results so far as Adrienne, Judith and Jane were concerned.
NormanounUS /ˈnɔːrmə/
a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Lupus and Ara in the Milky Way
From this reading The quintette consisted of Ethel, Adrienne, Jane, Judith and Norma Bennett.
NORMA'S
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From this reading NORMA'S "FIND" The end of the next day was productive of no better results so far as Adrienne, Judith and Jane were concerned.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Playing escort to their freshman sisters seemed not for them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NORMA'S "FIND" The end of the next day was productive of no better results so far as Adrienne, Judith and Jane were concerned.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading That evening a quintette of girls gathered in Ethel's room to discuss the peculiar situation.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading Playing escort to their freshman sisters seemed not for them.
productiveadjectiveUS /prəˈdʌktɪv/
producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly)
From this reading NORMA'S "FIND" The end of the next day was productive of no better results so far as Adrienne, Judith and Jane were concerned.
quintettenoun
five performers or singers who perform together
From this reading That evening a quintette of girls gathered in Ethel's room to discuss the peculiar situation.
resultsnounUS /rɪˈzʌlts/
plural of “result” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading NORMA'S "FIND" The end of the next day was productive of no better results so far as Adrienne, Judith and Jane were concerned.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "There's something not right about it," Judith emphatically declared.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading That evening a quintette of girls gathered in Ethel's room to discuss the peculiar situation.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Playing escort to their freshman sisters seemed not for them.
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Playing escort to their freshman sisters seemed not for them.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading That evening a quintette of girls gathered in Ethel's room to discuss the peculiar situation.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading NORMA'S "FIND" The end of the next day was productive of no better results so far as Adrienne, Judith and Jane were concerned.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "There's something not right about it," Judith emphatically declared.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That evening a quintette of girls gathered in Ethel's room to discuss the peculiar situation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NORMA'S "FIND" The end of the next day was productive of no better results so far as Adrienne, Judith and Jane were concerned.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Playing escort to their freshman sisters seemed not for them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Playing escort to their freshman sisters seemed not for them.
There's
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From this reading "There's something not right about it," Judith emphatically declared.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Playing escort to their freshman sisters seemed not for them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NORMA'S "FIND" The end of the next day was productive of no better results so far as Adrienne, Judith and Jane were concerned.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading NORMA'S "FIND" The end of the next day was productive of no better results so far as Adrienne, Judith and Jane were concerned.
