used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _AT LAST: AN ALLEGORY._ "I am sorry we have come to the Gold page," said Alice, with a sigh, folding her hands together as she seated herself in the bow-window seat on the Sunday before their parents were to sail for America.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading "Because it is the last, I mean," answered Alice; "we shall miss our Sunday afternoon story dreadfully."
Agnes
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From this reading "I propose that Agnes tells us one every Sunday," said John.
Alice
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From this reading _AT LAST: AN ALLEGORY._ "I am sorry we have come to the Gold page," said Alice, with a sigh, folding her hands together as she seated herself in the bow-window seat on the Sunday before their parents were to sail for America.
ALLEGORYnounUS /ˈæləɡɔːri/
a short moral story (often with animal characters)
From this reading _AT LAST: AN ALLEGORY._ "I am sorry we have come to the Gold page," said Alice, with a sigh, folding her hands together as she seated herself in the bow-window seat on the Sunday before their parents were to sail for America.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading _AT LAST: AN ALLEGORY._ "I am sorry we have come to the Gold page," said Alice, with a sigh, folding her hands together as she seated herself in the bow-window seat on the Sunday before their parents were to sail for America.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading _AT LAST: AN ALLEGORY._ "I am sorry we have come to the Gold page," said Alice, with a sigh, folding her hands together as she seated herself in the bow-window seat on the Sunday before their parents were to sail for America.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _AT LAST: AN ALLEGORY._ "I am sorry we have come to the Gold page," said Alice, with a sigh, folding her hands together as she seated herself in the bow-window seat on the Sunday before their parents were to sail for America.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Because it is the last, I mean," answered Alice; "we shall miss our Sunday afternoon story dreadfully."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _AT LAST: AN ALLEGORY._ "I am sorry we have come to the Gold page," said Alice, with a sigh, folding her hands together as she seated herself in the bow-window seat on the Sunday before their parents were to sail for America.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _AT LAST: AN ALLEGORY._ "I am sorry we have come to the Gold page," said Alice, with a sigh, folding her hands together as she seated herself in the bow-window seat on the Sunday before their parents were to sail for America.
for the reason that
From this reading "Because it is the last, I mean," answered Alice; "we shall miss our Sunday afternoon story dreadfully."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading _AT LAST: AN ALLEGORY._ "I am sorry we have come to the Gold page," said Alice, with a sigh, folding her hands together as she seated herself in the bow-window seat on the Sunday before their parents were to sail for America.
bow-window
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From this reading _AT LAST: AN ALLEGORY._ "I am sorry we have come to the Gold page," said Alice, with a sigh, folding her hands together as she seated herself in the bow-window seat on the Sunday before their parents were to sail for America.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Agnes shook her head, but answered, half-smiling.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _AT LAST: AN ALLEGORY._ "I am sorry we have come to the Gold page," said Alice, with a sigh, folding her hands together as she seated herself in the bow-window seat on the Sunday before their parents were to sail for America.
dreadfullyadverbUS /ˈdredfəli/
of a dreadful kind
From this reading "Because it is the last, I mean," answered Alice; "we shall miss our Sunday afternoon story dreadfully."
echoedverbUS /ˈekoʊd/
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading "_Sorry!_" echoed Minnie, "why, I am very glad indeed!"
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "I propose that Agnes tells us one every Sunday," said John.
foldingnounUS /ˈfoʊldɪŋ/
the process whereby a protein molecule assumes its intricate three-dimensional shape
From this reading _AT LAST: AN ALLEGORY._ "I am sorry we have come to the Gold page," said Alice, with a sigh, folding her hands together as she seated herself in the bow-window seat on the Sunday before their parents were to sail for America.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _AT LAST: AN ALLEGORY._ "I am sorry we have come to the Gold page," said Alice, with a sigh, folding her hands together as she seated herself in the bow-window seat on the Sunday before their parents were to sail for America.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "_Sorry!_" echoed Minnie, "why, I am very glad indeed!"
coins made of gold
From this reading _AT LAST: AN ALLEGORY._ "I am sorry we have come to the Gold page," said Alice, with a sigh, folding her hands together as she seated herself in the bow-window seat on the Sunday before their parents were to sail for America.
half-smiling
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From this reading Agnes shook her head, but answered, half-smiling.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading _AT LAST: AN ALLEGORY._ "I am sorry we have come to the Gold page," said Alice, with a sigh, folding her hands together as she seated herself in the bow-window seat on the Sunday before their parents were to sail for America.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _AT LAST: AN ALLEGORY._ "I am sorry we have come to the Gold page," said Alice, with a sigh, folding her hands together as she seated herself in the bow-window seat on the Sunday before their parents were to sail for America.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Agnes shook her head, but answered, half-smiling.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _AT LAST: AN ALLEGORY._ "I am sorry we have come to the Gold page," said Alice, with a sigh, folding her hands together as she seated herself in the bow-window seat on the Sunday before their parents were to sail for America.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading _AT LAST: AN ALLEGORY._ "I am sorry we have come to the Gold page," said Alice, with a sigh, folding her hands together as she seated herself in the bow-window seat on the Sunday before their parents were to sail for America.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _AT LAST: AN ALLEGORY._ "I am sorry we have come to the Gold page," said Alice, with a sigh, folding her hands together as she seated herself in the bow-window seat on the Sunday before their parents were to sail for America.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _AT LAST: AN ALLEGORY._ "I am sorry we have come to the Gold page," said Alice, with a sigh, folding her hands together as she seated herself in the bow-window seat on the Sunday before their parents were to sail for America.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading "_Sorry!_" echoed Minnie, "why, I am very glad indeed!"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Because it is the last, I mean," answered Alice; "we shall miss our Sunday afternoon story dreadfully."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Because it is the last, I mean," answered Alice; "we shall miss our Sunday afternoon story dreadfully."
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading "I propose that Agnes tells us one every Sunday," said John.
immediately past
From this reading _AT LAST: AN ALLEGORY._ "I am sorry we have come to the Gold page," said Alice, with a sigh, folding her hands together as she seated herself in the bow-window seat on the Sunday before their parents were to sail for America.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "Because it is the last, I mean," answered Alice; "we shall miss our Sunday afternoon story dreadfully."
Minnie
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From this reading "_Sorry!_" echoed Minnie, "why, I am very glad indeed!"
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Because it is the last, I mean," answered Alice; "we shall miss our Sunday afternoon story dreadfully."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _AT LAST: AN ALLEGORY._ "I am sorry we have come to the Gold page," said Alice, with a sigh, folding her hands together as she seated herself in the bow-window seat on the Sunday before their parents were to sail for America.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I propose that Agnes tells us one every Sunday," said John.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Because it is the last, I mean," answered Alice; "we shall miss our Sunday afternoon story dreadfully."
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading _AT LAST: AN ALLEGORY._ "I am sorry we have come to the Gold page," said Alice, with a sigh, folding her hands together as she seated herself in the bow-window seat on the Sunday before their parents were to sail for America.
plural of “parent” — a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
From this reading _AT LAST: AN ALLEGORY._ "I am sorry we have come to the Gold page," said Alice, with a sigh, folding her hands together as she seated herself in the bow-window seat on the Sunday before their parents were to sail for America.
proposeverbUS /prəˈpoʊz/
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading "I propose that Agnes tells us one every Sunday," said John.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading _AT LAST: AN ALLEGORY._ "I am sorry we have come to the Gold page," said Alice, with a sigh, folding her hands together as she seated herself in the bow-window seat on the Sunday before their parents were to sail for America.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading _AT LAST: AN ALLEGORY._ "I am sorry we have come to the Gold page," said Alice, with a sigh, folding her hands together as she seated herself in the bow-window seat on the Sunday before their parents were to sail for America.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading _AT LAST: AN ALLEGORY._ "I am sorry we have come to the Gold page," said Alice, with a sigh, folding her hands together as she seated herself in the bow-window seat on the Sunday before their parents were to sail for America.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading _AT LAST: AN ALLEGORY._ "I am sorry we have come to the Gold page," said Alice, with a sigh, folding her hands together as she seated herself in the bow-window seat on the Sunday before their parents were to sail for America.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Because it is the last, I mean," answered Alice; "we shall miss our Sunday afternoon story dreadfully."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _AT LAST: AN ALLEGORY._ "I am sorry we have come to the Gold page," said Alice, with a sigh, folding her hands together as she seated herself in the bow-window seat on the Sunday before their parents were to sail for America.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Agnes shook her head, but answered, half-smiling.
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading _AT LAST: AN ALLEGORY._ "I am sorry we have come to the Gold page," said Alice, with a sigh, folding her hands together as she seated herself in the bow-window seat on the Sunday before their parents were to sail for America.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading _AT LAST: AN ALLEGORY._ "I am sorry we have come to the Gold page," said Alice, with a sigh, folding her hands together as she seated herself in the bow-window seat on the Sunday before their parents were to sail for America.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading "Because it is the last, I mean," answered Alice; "we shall miss our Sunday afternoon story dreadfully."
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading _AT LAST: AN ALLEGORY._ "I am sorry we have come to the Gold page," said Alice, with a sigh, folding her hands together as she seated herself in the bow-window seat on the Sunday before their parents were to sail for America.
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading "I propose that Agnes tells us one every Sunday," said John.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I propose that Agnes tells us one every Sunday," said John.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _AT LAST: AN ALLEGORY._ "I am sorry we have come to the Gold page," said Alice, with a sigh, folding her hands together as she seated herself in the bow-window seat on the Sunday before their parents were to sail for America.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading _AT LAST: AN ALLEGORY._ "I am sorry we have come to the Gold page," said Alice, with a sigh, folding her hands together as she seated herself in the bow-window seat on the Sunday before their parents were to sail for America.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _AT LAST: AN ALLEGORY._ "I am sorry we have come to the Gold page," said Alice, with a sigh, folding her hands together as she seated herself in the bow-window seat on the Sunday before their parents were to sail for America.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading _AT LAST: AN ALLEGORY._ "I am sorry we have come to the Gold page," said Alice, with a sigh, folding her hands together as she seated herself in the bow-window seat on the Sunday before their parents were to sail for America.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I propose that Agnes tells us one every Sunday," said John.
precisely as stated
From this reading "_Sorry!_" echoed Minnie, "why, I am very glad indeed!"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _AT LAST: AN ALLEGORY._ "I am sorry we have come to the Gold page," said Alice, with a sigh, folding her hands together as she seated herself in the bow-window seat on the Sunday before their parents were to sail for America.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _AT LAST: AN ALLEGORY._ "I am sorry we have come to the Gold page," said Alice, with a sigh, folding her hands together as she seated herself in the bow-window seat on the Sunday before their parents were to sail for America.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "_Sorry!_" echoed Minnie, "why, I am very glad indeed!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading _AT LAST: AN ALLEGORY._ "I am sorry we have come to the Gold page," said Alice, with a sigh, folding her hands together as she seated herself in the bow-window seat on the Sunday before their parents were to sail for America.
