used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It had come upon her with all the suddenness of a calamity.
(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 It had come upon her with all the suddenness of a calamity.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She was an old woman, and she disliked exceedingly to have new faces around her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lady Lancaster, filled with chagrin and despair, sat gazing on the floor in silence.
annoyingadjectiveUS /əˈnɔɪɪŋ/
causing irritation or annoyance
From this reading The thought of losing this trusty, capable woman, who had belonged to the staff of Lancaster Park so long, was most annoying to her.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading She was an old woman, and she disliked exceedingly to have new faces around her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She viewed it as nothing less.
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading The thought of losing this trusty, capable woman, who had belonged to the staff of Lancaster Park so long, was most annoying to her.
calamitynounUS /kəˈlæməti/
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading It had come upon her with all the suddenness of a calamity.
(usually followed by “of”) having capacity or ability
From this reading The thought of losing this trusty, capable woman, who had belonged to the staff of Lancaster Park so long, was most annoying to her.
chagrinnounUS /ʃəˈɡrɪn/
strong feelings of embarrassment
From this reading Lady Lancaster, filled with chagrin and despair, sat gazing on the floor in silence.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It had come upon her with all the suddenness of a calamity.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading Lady Lancaster, filled with chagrin and despair, sat gazing on the floor in silence.
dislikedadjectiveUS /dɪˈslaɪkt/
regarded with aversion
From this reading She was an old woman, and she disliked exceedingly to have new faces around her.
to an extreme degree
From this reading She was an old woman, and she disliked exceedingly to have new faces around her.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She was an old woman, and she disliked exceedingly to have new faces around her.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading Lady Lancaster, filled with chagrin and despair, sat gazing on the floor in silence.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Lady Lancaster, filled with chagrin and despair, sat gazing on the floor in silence.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Lady Lancaster, filled with chagrin and despair, sat gazing on the floor in silence.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The thought of losing this trusty, capable woman, who had belonged to the staff of Lancaster Park so long, was most annoying to her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She was an old woman, and she disliked exceedingly to have new faces around her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The thought of losing this trusty, capable woman, who had belonged to the staff of Lancaster Park so long, was most annoying to her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lady Lancaster, filled with chagrin and despair, sat gazing on the floor in silence.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had come upon her with all the suddenness of a calamity.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Lady Lancaster, filled with chagrin and despair, sat gazing on the floor in silence.
LancasternounUS /ˈlænkæstər/
a city in northwestern England
From this reading Lady Lancaster, filled with chagrin and despair, sat gazing on the floor in silence.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading She viewed it as nothing less.
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 The thought of losing this trusty, capable woman, who had belonged to the staff of Lancaster Park so long, was most annoying to her.
-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading The thought of losing this trusty, capable woman, who had belonged to the staff of Lancaster Park so long, was most annoying to her.
used to form the superlative
From this reading The thought of losing this trusty, capable woman, who had belonged to the staff of Lancaster Park so long, was most annoying to her.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading She was an old woman, and she disliked exceedingly to have new faces around her.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She viewed it as nothing less.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The thought of losing this trusty, capable woman, who had belonged to the staff of Lancaster Park so long, was most annoying to her.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading She was an old woman, and she disliked exceedingly to have new faces around her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Lady Lancaster, filled with chagrin and despair, sat gazing on the floor in silence.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading The thought of losing this trusty, capable woman, who had belonged to the staff of Lancaster Park so long, was most annoying to her.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Lady Lancaster, filled with chagrin and despair, sat gazing on the floor in silence.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She viewed it as nothing less.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Lady Lancaster, filled with chagrin and despair, sat gazing on the floor in silence.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The thought of losing this trusty, capable woman, who had belonged to the staff of Lancaster Park so long, was most annoying to her.
staffnounUS /stæf/
personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
From this reading The thought of losing this trusty, capable woman, who had belonged to the staff of Lancaster Park so long, was most annoying to her.
suddennessnounUS /ˈsʌdənnəs/
the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning
From this reading It had come upon her with all the suddenness of a calamity.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lady Lancaster, filled with chagrin and despair, sat gazing on the floor in silence.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The thought of losing this trusty, capable woman, who had belonged to the staff of Lancaster Park so long, was most annoying to her.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The thought of losing this trusty, capable woman, who had belonged to the staff of Lancaster Park so long, was most annoying to her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The thought of losing this trusty, capable woman, who had belonged to the staff of Lancaster Park so long, was most annoying to her.
trustynounUS /ˈtrʌsti/
a convict who is considered trustworthy and granted special privileges
From this reading The thought of losing this trusty, capable woman, who had belonged to the staff of Lancaster Park so long, was most annoying to her.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It had come upon her with all the suddenness of a calamity.
viewedverbUS /vjuːd/
past form of “view” — deem to be
From this reading She viewed it as nothing less.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The thought of losing this trusty, capable woman, who had belonged to the staff of Lancaster Park so long, was most annoying to her.
which person or people
From this reading The thought of losing this trusty, capable woman, who had belonged to the staff of Lancaster Park so long, was most annoying to her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lady Lancaster, filled with chagrin and despair, sat gazing on the floor in silence.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The thought of losing this trusty, capable woman, who had belonged to the staff of Lancaster Park so long, was most annoying to her.
