used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She peeped into the drawing-room, and there sat a stiff, solemn little figure--a new girl, no doubt--and, yes, here was Eleanor bringing Peggy Forrest to introduce to the newcomer.
in the past
From this reading As Judith stood in the front hall waiting her turn to sign the register, she almost laughed aloud as she remembered how, standing in this very spot, she had clung desperately to Aunt Nell five short months ago.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading She could hardly wait to get over to South, and see Nancy, and Catherine, and Jane, and Josephine, and all the rest of them.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading As Judith stood in the front hall waiting her turn to sign the register, she almost laughed aloud as she remembered how, standing in this very spot, she had clung desperately to Aunt Nell five short months ago.
using the voice; not silently
From this reading As Judith stood in the front hall waiting her turn to sign the register, she almost laughed aloud as she remembered how, standing in this very spot, she had clung desperately to Aunt Nell five short months ago.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She could hardly wait to get over to South, and see Nancy, and Catherine, and Jane, and Josephine, and all the rest of them.
ANONYMOUSadjectiveUS /əˈnɑːnəməs/
having no known name or identity or known source
From this reading THE ANONYMOUS LETTER WHAT fun it was to get back to York Hill!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Judith stood in the front hall waiting her turn to sign the register, she almost laughed aloud as she remembered how, standing in this very spot, she had clung desperately to Aunt Nell five short months ago.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading As Judith stood in the front hall waiting her turn to sign the register, she almost laughed aloud as she remembered how, standing in this very spot, she had clung desperately to Aunt Nell five short months ago.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading THE ANONYMOUS LETTER WHAT fun it was to get back to York Hill!
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading She peeped into the drawing-room, and there sat a stiff, solemn little figure--a new girl, no doubt--and, yes, here was Eleanor bringing Peggy Forrest to introduce to the newcomer.
CatherinenounUS /ˈkæθərən/
first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)
From this reading She could hardly wait to get over to South, and see Nancy, and Catherine, and Jane, and Josephine, and all the rest of them.
clungverbUS /klʌŋ/
inflected form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading As Judith stood in the front hall waiting her turn to sign the register, she almost laughed aloud as she remembered how, standing in this very spot, she had clung desperately to Aunt Nell five short months ago.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could hardly wait to get over to South, and see Nancy, and Catherine, and Jane, and Josephine, and all the rest of them.
desperatelyadverbUS /ˈdespərətli/
with great urgency
From this reading As Judith stood in the front hall waiting her turn to sign the register, she almost laughed aloud as she remembered how, standing in this very spot, she had clung desperately to Aunt Nell five short months ago.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading How different it was now!
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading She peeped into the drawing-room, and there sat a stiff, solemn little figure--a new girl, no doubt--and, yes, here was Eleanor bringing Peggy Forrest to introduce to the newcomer.
drawing-room
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From this reading She peeped into the drawing-room, and there sat a stiff, solemn little figure--a new girl, no doubt--and, yes, here was Eleanor bringing Peggy Forrest to introduce to the newcomer.
Eleanor
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From this reading She peeped into the drawing-room, and there sat a stiff, solemn little figure--a new girl, no doubt--and, yes, here was Eleanor bringing Peggy Forrest to introduce to the newcomer.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading She peeped into the drawing-room, and there sat a stiff, solemn little figure--a new girl, no doubt--and, yes, here was Eleanor bringing Peggy Forrest to introduce to the newcomer.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading As Judith stood in the front hall waiting her turn to sign the register, she almost laughed aloud as she remembered how, standing in this very spot, she had clung desperately to Aunt Nell five short months ago.
Forrest
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From this reading She peeped into the drawing-room, and there sat a stiff, solemn little figure--a new girl, no doubt--and, yes, here was Eleanor bringing Peggy Forrest to introduce to the newcomer.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading As Judith stood in the front hall waiting her turn to sign the register, she almost laughed aloud as she remembered how, standing in this very spot, she had clung desperately to Aunt Nell five short months ago.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading THE ANONYMOUS LETTER WHAT fun it was to get back to York Hill!
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading THE ANONYMOUS LETTER WHAT fun it was to get back to York Hill!
a young female
From this reading She peeped into the drawing-room, and there sat a stiff, solemn little figure--a new girl, no doubt--and, yes, here was Eleanor bringing Peggy Forrest to introduce to the newcomer.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As Judith stood in the front hall waiting her turn to sign the register, she almost laughed aloud as she remembered how, standing in this very spot, she had clung desperately to Aunt Nell five short months ago.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading As Judith stood in the front hall waiting her turn to sign the register, she almost laughed aloud as she remembered how, standing in this very spot, she had clung desperately to Aunt Nell five short months ago.
only a very short time before
From this reading She could hardly wait to get over to South, and see Nancy, and Catherine, and Jane, and Josephine, and all the rest of them.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As Judith stood in the front hall waiting her turn to sign the register, she almost laughed aloud as she remembered how, standing in this very spot, she had clung desperately to Aunt Nell five short months ago.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading She peeped into the drawing-room, and there sat a stiff, solemn little figure--a new girl, no doubt--and, yes, here was Eleanor bringing Peggy Forrest to introduce to the newcomer.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading THE ANONYMOUS LETTER WHAT fun it was to get back to York Hill!
how
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From this reading As Judith stood in the front hall waiting her turn to sign the register, she almost laughed aloud as she remembered how, standing in this very spot, she had clung desperately to Aunt Nell five short months ago.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As Judith stood in the front hall waiting her turn to sign the register, she almost laughed aloud as she remembered how, standing in this very spot, she had clung desperately to Aunt Nell five short months ago.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She peeped into the drawing-room, and there sat a stiff, solemn little figure--a new girl, no doubt--and, yes, here was Eleanor bringing Peggy Forrest to introduce to the newcomer.
introduceverbUS /ˌɪntrəˈduːs/
cause to come to know personally
From this reading She peeped into the drawing-room, and there sat a stiff, solemn little figure--a new girl, no doubt--and, yes, here was Eleanor bringing Peggy Forrest to introduce to the newcomer.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE ANONYMOUS LETTER WHAT fun it was to get back to York Hill!
Jane
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From this reading She could hardly wait to get over to South, and see Nancy, and Catherine, and Jane, and Josephine, and all the rest of them.
Josephine
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From this reading She could hardly wait to get over to South, and see Nancy, and Catherine, and Jane, and Josephine, and all the rest of them.
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 As Judith stood in the front hall waiting her turn to sign the register, she almost laughed aloud as she remembered how, standing in this very spot, she had clung desperately to Aunt Nell five short months ago.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading As Judith stood in the front hall waiting her turn to sign the register, she almost laughed aloud as she remembered how, standing in this very spot, she had clung desperately to Aunt Nell five short months ago.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading THE ANONYMOUS LETTER WHAT fun it was to get back to York Hill!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She peeped into the drawing-room, and there sat a stiff, solemn little figure--a new girl, no doubt--and, yes, here was Eleanor bringing Peggy Forrest to introduce to the newcomer.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading As Judith stood in the front hall waiting her turn to sign the register, she almost laughed aloud as she remembered how, standing in this very spot, she had clung desperately to Aunt Nell five short months ago.
NancynounUS /ˈnænsi/
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading She could hardly wait to get over to South, and see Nancy, and Catherine, and Jane, and Josephine, and all the rest of them.
Nell
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From this reading As Judith stood in the front hall waiting her turn to sign the register, she almost laughed aloud as she remembered how, standing in this very spot, she had clung desperately to Aunt Nell five short months ago.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading She peeped into the drawing-room, and there sat a stiff, solemn little figure--a new girl, no doubt--and, yes, here was Eleanor bringing Peggy Forrest to introduce to the newcomer.
newcomernounUS /ˈnuːkʌmər/
any new participant in some activity
From this reading She peeped into the drawing-room, and there sat a stiff, solemn little figure--a new girl, no doubt--and, yes, here was Eleanor bringing Peggy Forrest to introduce to the newcomer.
not any; not one
From this reading She peeped into the drawing-room, and there sat a stiff, solemn little figure--a new girl, no doubt--and, yes, here was Eleanor bringing Peggy Forrest to introduce to the newcomer.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading How different it was now!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She could hardly wait to get over to South, and see Nancy, and Catherine, and Jane, and Josephine, and all the rest of them.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She could hardly wait to get over to South, and see Nancy, and Catherine, and Jane, and Josephine, and all the rest of them.
peepedverbUS /piːpt/
past form of “peep” — look furtively
From this reading She peeped into the drawing-room, and there sat a stiff, solemn little figure--a new girl, no doubt--and, yes, here was Eleanor bringing Peggy Forrest to introduce to the newcomer.
Peggy
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From this reading She peeped into the drawing-room, and there sat a stiff, solemn little figure--a new girl, no doubt--and, yes, here was Eleanor bringing Peggy Forrest to introduce to the newcomer.
registerverbUS /ˈredʒɪstər/
record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions
From this reading As Judith stood in the front hall waiting her turn to sign the register, she almost laughed aloud as she remembered how, standing in this very spot, she had clung desperately to Aunt Nell five short months ago.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading As Judith stood in the front hall waiting her turn to sign the register, she almost laughed aloud as she remembered how, standing in this very spot, she had clung desperately to Aunt Nell five short months ago.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading She could hardly wait to get over to South, and see Nancy, and Catherine, and Jane, and Josephine, and all the rest of them.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading She peeped into the drawing-room, and there sat a stiff, solemn little figure--a new girl, no doubt--and, yes, here was Eleanor bringing Peggy Forrest to introduce to the newcomer.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She could hardly wait to get over to South, and see Nancy, and Catherine, and Jane, and Josephine, and all the rest of them.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As Judith stood in the front hall waiting her turn to sign the register, she almost laughed aloud as she remembered how, standing in this very spot, she had clung desperately to Aunt Nell five short months ago.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading As Judith stood in the front hall waiting her turn to sign the register, she almost laughed aloud as she remembered how, standing in this very spot, she had clung desperately to Aunt Nell five short months ago.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading As Judith stood in the front hall waiting her turn to sign the register, she almost laughed aloud as she remembered how, standing in this very spot, she had clung desperately to Aunt Nell five short months ago.
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading She peeped into the drawing-room, and there sat a stiff, solemn little figure--a new girl, no doubt--and, yes, here was Eleanor bringing Peggy Forrest to introduce to the newcomer.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading She could hardly wait to get over to South, and see Nancy, and Catherine, and Jane, and Josephine, and all the rest of them.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading As Judith stood in the front hall waiting her turn to sign the register, she almost laughed aloud as she remembered how, standing in this very spot, she had clung desperately to Aunt Nell five short months ago.
having a supporting base
From this reading As Judith stood in the front hall waiting her turn to sign the register, she almost laughed aloud as she remembered how, standing in this very spot, she had clung desperately to Aunt Nell five short months ago.
not moving or operating freely
From this reading She peeped into the drawing-room, and there sat a stiff, solemn little figure--a new girl, no doubt--and, yes, here was Eleanor bringing Peggy Forrest to introduce to the newcomer.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading As Judith stood in the front hall waiting her turn to sign the register, she almost laughed aloud as she remembered how, standing in this very spot, she had clung desperately to Aunt Nell five short months ago.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ANONYMOUS LETTER WHAT fun it was to get back to York Hill!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She could hardly wait to get over to South, and see Nancy, and Catherine, and Jane, and Josephine, and all the rest of them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading She peeped into the drawing-room, and there sat a stiff, solemn little figure--a new girl, no doubt--and, yes, here was Eleanor bringing Peggy Forrest to introduce to the newcomer.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As Judith stood in the front hall waiting her turn to sign the register, she almost laughed aloud as she remembered how, standing in this very spot, she had clung desperately to Aunt Nell five short months ago.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE ANONYMOUS LETTER WHAT fun it was to get back to York Hill!
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading As Judith stood in the front hall waiting her turn to sign the register, she almost laughed aloud as she remembered how, standing in this very spot, she had clung desperately to Aunt Nell five short months ago.
precisely as stated
From this reading As Judith stood in the front hall waiting her turn to sign the register, she almost laughed aloud as she remembered how, standing in this very spot, she had clung desperately to Aunt Nell five short months ago.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading She could hardly wait to get over to South, and see Nancy, and Catherine, and Jane, and Josephine, and all the rest of them.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading As Judith stood in the front hall waiting her turn to sign the register, she almost laughed aloud as she remembered how, standing in this very spot, she had clung desperately to Aunt Nell five short months ago.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE ANONYMOUS LETTER WHAT fun it was to get back to York Hill!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE ANONYMOUS LETTER WHAT fun it was to get back to York Hill!
an affirmative
From this reading She peeped into the drawing-room, and there sat a stiff, solemn little figure--a new girl, no doubt--and, yes, here was Eleanor bringing Peggy Forrest to introduce to the newcomer.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading THE ANONYMOUS LETTER WHAT fun it was to get back to York Hill!
