used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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accompanyverbUS /əˈkʌmpəni/
be present or associated with an event or entity
From this reading At first she had thought only the Dean would accompany her, but when Miss Daphne heard of the plan, she declared she would not be left out of it.
(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 Kit figured it out from all sides, and finally decided to walk right up to the horns of the dilemma in a fearless attack.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CIRCLE OF RA The next thing was to break the news gently and convincingly to the family.
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading "Don't be at all surprised to see me arrive with the other Christmas packages, and have a fire laid in the guest room."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Don't be at all surprised to see me arrive with the other Christmas packages, and have a fire laid in the guest room."
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading Kit figured it out from all sides, and finally decided to walk right up to the horns of the dilemma in a fearless attack.
in or to or toward a former location
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Don't be at all surprised to see me arrive with the other Christmas packages, and have a fire laid in the guest room."
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
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terminate
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used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At first she had thought only the Dean would accompany her, but when Miss Daphne heard of the plan, she declared she would not be left out of it.
chattyadjectiveUS /ˈtʃæti/
full of trivial conversation
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period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading "Don't be at all surprised to see me arrive with the other Christmas packages, and have a fire laid in the guest room."
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading THE CIRCLE OF RA The next thing was to break the news gently and convincingly to the family.
convincinglyadverbUS /kənˈvɪnsɪŋli/
in a convincing manner
From this reading THE CIRCLE OF RA The next thing was to break the news gently and convincingly to the family.
DaphnenounUS /ˈdæfni/
any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers
From this reading At first she had thought only the Dean would accompany her, but when Miss Daphne heard of the plan, she declared she would not be left out of it.
DeannounUS /diːn/
an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading At first she had thought only the Dean would accompany her, but when Miss Daphne heard of the plan, she declared she would not be left out of it.
recognizable; marked
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made known or openly avowed
From this reading At first she had thought only the Dean would accompany her, but when Miss Daphne heard of the plan, she declared she would not be left out of it.
dilemmanounUS /dɪˈlemə/
state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options
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Don't
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From this reading "Don't be at all surprised to see me arrive with the other Christmas packages, and have a fire laid in the guest room."
a social unit living together
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fearlessadjectiveUS /ˈfɪrləs/
oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them
From this reading Kit figured it out from all sides, and finally decided to walk right up to the horns of the dilemma in a fearless attack.
figuredadjectiveUS /ˈfɪɡjərd/
(of e.g. fabric design) adorned with patterns
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after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading Kit figured it out from all sides, and finally decided to walk right up to the horns of the dilemma in a fearless attack.
start firing a weapon
From this reading "Don't be at all surprised to see me arrive with the other Christmas packages, and have a fire laid in the guest room."
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At first she had thought only the Dean would accompany her, but when Miss Daphne heard of the plan, she declared she would not be left out of it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Kit figured it out from all sides, and finally decided to walk right up to the horns of the dilemma in a fearless attack.
in a gradual manner
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a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading "Don't be at all surprised to see me arrive with the other Christmas packages, and have a fire laid in the guest room."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At first she had thought only the Dean would accompany her, but when Miss Daphne heard of the plan, she declared she would not be left out of it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Don't be at all surprised to see me arrive with the other Christmas packages, and have a fire laid in the guest room."
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading At first she had thought only the Dean would accompany her, but when Miss Daphne heard of the plan, she declared she would not be left out of it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At first she had thought only the Dean would accompany her, but when Miss Daphne heard of the plan, she declared she would not be left out of it.
hornsnounUS /hɔːrnz/
plural of “horn” — a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Kit figured it out from all sides, and finally decided to walk right up to the horns of the dilemma in a fearless attack.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Kit figured it out from all sides, and finally decided to walk right up to the horns of the dilemma in a fearless attack.
KitnounUS /kɪt/
a case for containing a set of articles
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set down according to a plan
From this reading "Don't be at all surprised to see me arrive with the other Christmas packages, and have a fire laid in the guest room."
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 At first she had thought only the Dean would accompany her, but when Miss Daphne heard of the plan, she declared she would not be left out of it.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Writing back a long, chatty letter to the Mother Bird, she simply tacked on the postscript:
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Writing back a long, chatty letter to the Mother Bird, she simply tacked on the postscript:
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Don't be at all surprised to see me arrive with the other Christmas packages, and have a fire laid in the guest room."
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading At first she had thought only the Dean would accompany her, but when Miss Daphne heard of the plan, she declared she would not be left out of it.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
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information about recent and important events
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immediately following in time or order
From this reading THE CIRCLE OF RA The next thing was to break the news gently and convincingly to the family.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At first she had thought only the Dean would accompany her, but when Miss Daphne heard of the plan, she declared she would not be left out of it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Writing back a long, chatty letter to the Mother Bird, she simply tacked on the postscript:
and nothing more
From this reading At first she had thought only the Dean would accompany her, but when Miss Daphne heard of the plan, she declared she would not be left out of it.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "Don't be at all surprised to see me arrive with the other Christmas packages, and have a fire laid in the guest room."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Kit figured it out from all sides, and finally decided to walk right up to the horns of the dilemma in a fearless attack.
packagesnounUS /ˈpækədʒəz/
plural of “package” — a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading "Don't be at all surprised to see me arrive with the other Christmas packages, and have a fire laid in the guest room."
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading At first she had thought only the Dean would accompany her, but when Miss Daphne heard of the plan, she declared she would not be left out of it.
postscriptnounUS /ˈpoʊskrɪpt/
a note appended to a letter after the signature
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RAnounUS /rɑː/
an intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores
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precisely, exactly
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an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "Don't be at all surprised to see me arrive with the other Christmas packages, and have a fire laid in the guest room."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Don't be at all surprised to see me arrive with the other Christmas packages, and have a fire laid in the guest room."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
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plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Kit figured it out from all sides, and finally decided to walk right up to the horns of the dilemma in a fearless attack.
and nothing more
From this reading Writing back a long, chatty letter to the Mother Bird, she simply tacked on the postscript:
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading "Don't be at all surprised to see me arrive with the other Christmas packages, and have a fire laid in the guest room."
tackedverbUS /tækt/
past form of “tack” — fasten with tacks
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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a special situation
From this reading THE CIRCLE OF RA The next thing was to break the news gently and convincingly to the family.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading At first she had thought only the Dean would accompany her, but when Miss Daphne heard of the plan, she declared she would not be left out of it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE CIRCLE OF RA The next thing was to break the news gently and convincingly to the family.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Kit figured it out from all sides, and finally decided to walk right up to the horns of the dilemma in a fearless attack.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Kit figured it out from all sides, and finally decided to walk right up to the horns of the dilemma in a fearless attack.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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at the time that
From this reading At first she had thought only the Dean would accompany her, but when Miss Daphne heard of the plan, she declared she would not be left out of it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Don't be at all surprised to see me arrive with the other Christmas packages, and have a fire laid in the guest room."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading At first she had thought only the Dean would accompany her, but when Miss Daphne heard of the plan, she declared she would not be left out of it.
the act of creating written works
From this reading Writing back a long, chatty letter to the Mother Bird, she simply tacked on the postscript:
