used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BLIND ALLEYS I Margaret and Catherine were lunching together in a new tea room, a discovery of Margaret's.
AcadianounUS /əˈkeɪdiə/
the French-speaking part of the Canadian Maritime Provinces
From this reading The Acadian, Acadia being indicated in the potted box at the windows, the imitation fir trees on the bare tables, and the Dresden shepherdess costume of the waitresses.
Acadiannoun
an early French settler in the Maritimes
From this reading The Acadian, Acadia being indicated in the potted box at the windows, the imitation fir trees on the bare tables, and the Dresden shepherdess costume of the waitresses.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "It's a relief, after St. Francis every day," said Catherine.
ALLEYSnounUS /ˈæliz/
plural of “alley” — a narrow street with walls on both sides
From this reading BLIND ALLEYS I Margaret and Catherine were lunching together in a new tea room, a discovery of Margaret's.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BLIND ALLEYS I Margaret and Catherine were lunching together in a new tea room, a discovery of Margaret's.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Acadian, Acadia being indicated in the potted box at the windows, the imitation fir trees on the bare tables, and the Dresden shepherdess costume of the waitresses.
completely unclothed
From this reading The Acadian, Acadia being indicated in the potted box at the windows, the imitation fir trees on the bare tables, and the Dresden shepherdess costume of the waitresses.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The Acadian, Acadia being indicated in the potted box at the windows, the imitation fir trees on the bare tables, and the Dresden shepherdess costume of the waitresses.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading BLIND ALLEYS I Margaret and Catherine were lunching together in a new tea room, a discovery of Margaret's.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading The Acadian, Acadia being indicated in the potted box at the windows, the imitation fir trees on the bare tables, and the Dresden shepherdess costume of the waitresses.
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 BLIND ALLEYS I Margaret and Catherine were lunching together in a new tea room, a discovery of Margaret's.
costumenounUS /kɑːˈstuːm/
the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball
From this reading The Acadian, Acadia being indicated in the potted box at the windows, the imitation fir trees on the bare tables, and the Dresden shepherdess costume of the waitresses.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "It's a relief, after St. Francis every day," said Catherine.
the act of discovering something
From this reading BLIND ALLEYS I Margaret and Catherine were lunching together in a new tea room, a discovery of Margaret's.
DresdennounUS /ˈdrezdɪn/
a city in southeastern Germany on the Elbe River; it was almost totally destroyed by British air raids in 1945
From this reading The Acadian, Acadia being indicated in the potted box at the windows, the imitation fir trees on the bare tables, and the Dresden shepherdess costume of the waitresses.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "It's a relief, after St. Francis every day," said Catherine.
firnounUS /fɜːr/
nonresinous wood of a fir tree
From this reading The Acadian, Acadia being indicated in the potted box at the windows, the imitation fir trees on the bare tables, and the Dresden shepherdess costume of the waitresses.
Francis
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From this reading "It's a relief, after St. Francis every day," said Catherine.
a young female
From this reading "The soup of the working girl grows monotonous."
growsverbUS /ɡroʊz/
third-person singular of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading "The soup of the working girl grows monotonous."
plural of “hundred” — ten 10s
From this reading "Hundreds of places like this."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading BLIND ALLEYS I Margaret and Catherine were lunching together in a new tea room, a discovery of Margaret's.
imitationnounUS /ˌɪməˈteɪʃən/
the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations
From this reading The Acadian, Acadia being indicated in the potted box at the windows, the imitation fir trees on the bare tables, and the Dresden shepherdess costume of the waitresses.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BLIND ALLEYS I Margaret and Catherine were lunching together in a new tea room, a discovery of Margaret's.
indicatedverbUS /ˈɪndəkeɪtəd/
past form of “indicate” — be a signal for or a symptom of
From this reading The Acadian, Acadia being indicated in the potted box at the windows, the imitation fir trees on the bare tables, and the Dresden shepherdess costume of the waitresses.
It's
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From this reading "It's a relief, after St. Francis every day," said Catherine.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Hundreds of places like this."
lunchingnounUS /ˈlʌntʃɪŋ/
the act of eating lunch
From this reading BLIND ALLEYS I Margaret and Catherine were lunching together in a new tea room, a discovery of Margaret's.
Margaret
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From this reading BLIND ALLEYS I Margaret and Catherine were lunching together in a new tea room, a discovery of Margaret's.
Margaret's
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From this reading BLIND ALLEYS I Margaret and Catherine were lunching together in a new tea room, a discovery of Margaret's.
monotonousadjectiveUS /məˈnɑːtənəs/
tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
From this reading "The soup of the working girl grows monotonous."
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading BLIND ALLEYS I Margaret and Catherine were lunching together in a new tea room, a discovery of Margaret's.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BLIND ALLEYS I Margaret and Catherine were lunching together in a new tea room, a discovery of Margaret's.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Acadian, Acadia being indicated in the potted box at the windows, the imitation fir trees on the bare tables, and the Dresden shepherdess costume of the waitresses.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "Hundreds of places like this."
pottedadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːtɪd/
of plants; planted or grown in a pot
From this reading The Acadian, Acadia being indicated in the potted box at the windows, the imitation fir trees on the bare tables, and the Dresden shepherdess costume of the waitresses.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading "It's a relief, after St. Francis every day," said Catherine.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading BLIND ALLEYS I Margaret and Catherine were lunching together in a new tea room, a discovery of Margaret's.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It's a relief, after St. Francis every day," said Catherine.
shepherdessnoun
a woman shepherd
From this reading The Acadian, Acadia being indicated in the potted box at the windows, the imitation fir trees on the bare tables, and the Dresden shepherdess costume of the waitresses.
soupnounUS /suːp/
liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food
From this reading "The soup of the working girl grows monotonous."
St
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From this reading "It's a relief, after St. Francis every day," said Catherine.
tablesnounUS /ˈteɪbəlz/
plural of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading The Acadian, Acadia being indicated in the potted box at the windows, the imitation fir trees on the bare tables, and the Dresden shepherdess costume of the waitresses.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading BLIND ALLEYS I Margaret and Catherine were lunching together in a new tea room, a discovery of Margaret's.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Acadian, Acadia being indicated in the potted box at the windows, the imitation fir trees on the bare tables, and the Dresden shepherdess costume of the waitresses.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Hundreds of places like this."
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading BLIND ALLEYS I Margaret and Catherine were lunching together in a new tea room, a discovery of Margaret's.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The Acadian, Acadia being indicated in the potted box at the windows, the imitation fir trees on the bare tables, and the Dresden shepherdess costume of the waitresses.
waitressesnounUS /ˈweɪtrəsɪz/
plural of “waitress” — a woman waiter
From this reading The Acadian, Acadia being indicated in the potted box at the windows, the imitation fir trees on the bare tables, and the Dresden shepherdess costume of the waitresses.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading BLIND ALLEYS I Margaret and Catherine were lunching together in a new tea room, a discovery of Margaret's.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading The Acadian, Acadia being indicated in the potted box at the windows, the imitation fir trees on the bare tables, and the Dresden shepherdess costume of the waitresses.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading "The soup of the working girl grows monotonous."
