used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Molly Looks Through Miss Lydia’s Window_ Molly led Miss Lydia into the cottage parlour—a dainty, fresh little room—and brought a chair forward into which Miss Lydia sank gratefully.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Molly Looks Through Miss Lydia’s Window_ Molly led Miss Lydia into the cottage parlour—a dainty, fresh little room—and brought a chair forward into which Miss Lydia sank gratefully.
react verbally
From this reading There was no answer, and then she saw that Miss Lydia was crying softly to herself.
any thing at all
From this reading “Can I get you anything?
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading _Molly Looks Through Miss Lydia’s Window_ Molly led Miss Lydia into the cottage parlour—a dainty, fresh little room—and brought a chair forward into which Miss Lydia sank gratefully.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Can I get you anything?
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading _Molly Looks Through Miss Lydia’s Window_ Molly led Miss Lydia into the cottage parlour—a dainty, fresh little room—and brought a chair forward into which Miss Lydia sank gratefully.
cheerfullyadverbUS /ˈtʃɪrfəli/
in a cheerful manner
From this reading Shall I make you some tea?” suggested Molly cheerfully.
a small house with a single story
From this reading _Molly Looks Through Miss Lydia’s Window_ Molly led Miss Lydia into the cottage parlour—a dainty, fresh little room—and brought a chair forward into which Miss Lydia sank gratefully.
demanding attention
From this reading There was no answer, and then she saw that Miss Lydia was crying softly to herself.
daintyadjectiveUS /ˈdeɪnti/
delicately beautiful
From this reading _Molly Looks Through Miss Lydia’s Window_ Molly led Miss Lydia into the cottage parlour—a dainty, fresh little room—and brought a chair forward into which Miss Lydia sank gratefully.
dearly loved
From this reading “Oh, dear!
at or to or toward the front
From this reading _Molly Looks Through Miss Lydia’s Window_ Molly led Miss Lydia into the cottage parlour—a dainty, fresh little room—and brought a chair forward into which Miss Lydia sank gratefully.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading _Molly Looks Through Miss Lydia’s Window_ Molly led Miss Lydia into the cottage parlour—a dainty, fresh little room—and brought a chair forward into which Miss Lydia sank gratefully.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Can I get you anything?
gratefullyadverbUS /ˈɡreɪtfəli/
with appreciation; in a grateful manner
From this reading _Molly Looks Through Miss Lydia’s Window_ Molly led Miss Lydia into the cottage parlour—a dainty, fresh little room—and brought a chair forward into which Miss Lydia sank gratefully.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading There was no answer, and then she saw that Miss Lydia was crying softly to herself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Can I get you anything?
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _Molly Looks Through Miss Lydia’s Window_ Molly led Miss Lydia into the cottage parlour—a dainty, fresh little room—and brought a chair forward into which Miss Lydia sank gratefully.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading _Molly Looks Through Miss Lydia’s Window_ Molly led Miss Lydia into the cottage parlour—a dainty, fresh little room—and brought a chair forward into which Miss Lydia sank gratefully.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading _Molly Looks Through Miss Lydia’s Window_ Molly led Miss Lydia into the cottage parlour—a dainty, fresh little room—and brought a chair forward into which Miss Lydia sank gratefully.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading _Molly Looks Through Miss Lydia’s Window_ Molly led Miss Lydia into the cottage parlour—a dainty, fresh little room—and brought a chair forward into which Miss Lydia sank gratefully.
LydianounUS /ˈlɪdiə/
an ancient region on the coast of western Asia Minor; a powerful kingdom until conquered by the Persians in 546 BC
From this reading _Molly Looks Through Miss Lydia’s Window_ Molly led Miss Lydia into the cottage parlour—a dainty, fresh little room—and brought a chair forward into which Miss Lydia sank gratefully.
Lydia's
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From this reading _Molly Looks Through Miss Lydia’s Window_ Molly led Miss Lydia into the cottage parlour—a dainty, fresh little room—and brought a chair forward into which Miss Lydia sank gratefully.
engage in
From this reading Shall I make you some tea?” suggested Molly cheerfully.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading _Molly Looks Through Miss Lydia’s Window_ Molly led Miss Lydia into the cottage parlour—a dainty, fresh little room—and brought a chair forward into which Miss Lydia sank gratefully.
MollynounUS /ˈmɑːli/
popular aquarium fish
From this reading _Molly Looks Through Miss Lydia’s Window_ Molly led Miss Lydia into the cottage parlour—a dainty, fresh little room—and brought a chair forward into which Miss Lydia sank gratefully.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no answer, and then she saw that Miss Lydia was crying softly to herself.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, dear!
parlournounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading _Molly Looks Through Miss Lydia’s Window_ Molly led Miss Lydia into the cottage parlour—a dainty, fresh little room—and brought a chair forward into which Miss Lydia sank gratefully.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading _Molly Looks Through Miss Lydia’s Window_ Molly led Miss Lydia into the cottage parlour—a dainty, fresh little room—and brought a chair forward into which Miss Lydia sank gratefully.
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading _Molly Looks Through Miss Lydia’s Window_ Molly led Miss Lydia into the cottage parlour—a dainty, fresh little room—and brought a chair forward into which Miss Lydia sank gratefully.
cut with a saw
From this reading There was no answer, and then she saw that Miss Lydia was crying softly to herself.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Shall I make you some tea?” suggested Molly cheerfully.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was no answer, and then she saw that Miss Lydia was crying softly to herself.
with low volume
From this reading There was no answer, and then she saw that Miss Lydia was crying softly to herself.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Shall I make you some tea?” suggested Molly cheerfully.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading Shall I make you some tea?” suggested Molly cheerfully.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading Shall I make you some tea?” suggested Molly cheerfully.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was no answer, and then she saw that Miss Lydia was crying softly to herself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Molly Looks Through Miss Lydia’s Window_ Molly led Miss Lydia into the cottage parlour—a dainty, fresh little room—and brought a chair forward into which Miss Lydia sank gratefully.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading There was no answer, and then she saw that Miss Lydia was crying softly to herself.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no answer, and then she saw that Miss Lydia was crying softly to herself.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading _Molly Looks Through Miss Lydia’s Window_ Molly led Miss Lydia into the cottage parlour—a dainty, fresh little room—and brought a chair forward into which Miss Lydia sank gratefully.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was no answer, and then she saw that Miss Lydia was crying softly to herself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no answer, and then she saw that Miss Lydia was crying softly to herself.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _Molly Looks Through Miss Lydia’s Window_ Molly led Miss Lydia into the cottage parlour—a dainty, fresh little room—and brought a chair forward into which Miss Lydia sank gratefully.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading _Molly Looks Through Miss Lydia’s Window_ Molly led Miss Lydia into the cottage parlour—a dainty, fresh little room—and brought a chair forward into which Miss Lydia sank gratefully.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Can I get you anything?
