used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "How are you getting on with your packing, Frida?" said Miss Drechsler, as the girl, wearing a loose morning-dress, looked into the room where her friend was sitting.
react verbally
From this reading "Oh, very well," was the answer; "I have nearly finished.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "How are you getting on with your packing, Frida?" said Miss Drechsler, as the girl, wearing a loose morning-dress, looked into the room where her friend was sitting.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "How are you getting on with your packing, Frida?" said Miss Drechsler, as the girl, wearing a loose morning-dress, looked into the room where her friend was sitting.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading "It chanced, eternal God, that chance did guide."
chancedverbUS /tʃænst/
past form of “chance” — be the case by chance
From this reading "It chanced, eternal God, that chance did guide."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When did you say the man would come for the trunks?"
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "It chanced, eternal God, that chance did guide."
Drechsler
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From this reading "How are you getting on with your packing, Frida?" said Miss Drechsler, as the girl, wearing a loose morning-dress, looked into the room where her friend was sitting.
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading "It chanced, eternal God, that chance did guide."
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading "Oh, very well," was the answer; "I have nearly finished.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When did you say the man would come for the trunks?"
Frida
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From this reading "How are you getting on with your packing, Frida?" said Miss Drechsler, as the girl, wearing a loose morning-dress, looked into the room where her friend was sitting.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "How are you getting on with your packing, Frida?" said Miss Drechsler, as the girl, wearing a loose morning-dress, looked into the room where her friend was sitting.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading "How are you getting on with your packing, Frida?" said Miss Drechsler, as the girl, wearing a loose morning-dress, looked into the room where her friend was sitting.
a young female
From this reading "How are you getting on with your packing, Frida?" said Miss Drechsler, as the girl, wearing a loose morning-dress, looked into the room where her friend was sitting.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "It chanced, eternal God, that chance did guide."
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading "It chanced, eternal God, that chance did guide."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Oh, very well," was the answer; "I have nearly finished.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "How are you getting on with your packing, Frida?" said Miss Drechsler, as the girl, wearing a loose morning-dress, looked into the room where her friend was sitting.
How
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From this reading "How are you getting on with your packing, Frida?" said Miss Drechsler, as the girl, wearing a loose morning-dress, looked into the room where her friend was sitting.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, very well," was the answer; "I have nearly finished.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "How are you getting on with your packing, Frida?" said Miss Drechsler, as the girl, wearing a loose morning-dress, looked into the room where her friend was sitting.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It chanced, eternal God, that chance did guide."
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "How are you getting on with your packing, Frida?" said Miss Drechsler, as the girl, wearing a loose morning-dress, looked into the room where her friend was sitting.
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading "How are you getting on with your packing, Frida?" said Miss Drechsler, as the girl, wearing a loose morning-dress, looked into the room where her friend was sitting.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading When did you say the man would come for the trunks?"
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "How are you getting on with your packing, Frida?" said Miss Drechsler, as the girl, wearing a loose morning-dress, looked into the room where her friend was sitting.
morning-dress
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From this reading "How are you getting on with your packing, Frida?" said Miss Drechsler, as the girl, wearing a loose morning-dress, looked into the room where her friend was sitting.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "Oh, very well," was the answer; "I have nearly finished.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading THE OLD NURSE.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, very well," was the answer; "I have nearly finished.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading THE OLD NURSE.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "How are you getting on with your packing, Frida?" said Miss Drechsler, as the girl, wearing a loose morning-dress, looked into the room where her friend was sitting.
packingnounUS /ˈpækɪŋ/
any material used especially to protect something
From this reading "How are you getting on with your packing, Frida?" said Miss Drechsler, as the girl, wearing a loose morning-dress, looked into the room where her friend was sitting.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "How are you getting on with your packing, Frida?" said Miss Drechsler, as the girl, wearing a loose morning-dress, looked into the room where her friend was sitting.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "How are you getting on with your packing, Frida?" said Miss Drechsler, as the girl, wearing a loose morning-dress, looked into the room where her friend was sitting.
express in words
From this reading When did you say the man would come for the trunks?"
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading "How are you getting on with your packing, Frida?" said Miss Drechsler, as the girl, wearing a loose morning-dress, looked into the room where her friend was sitting.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It chanced, eternal God, that chance did guide."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OLD NURSE.
trunksnounUS /trʌŋks/
(used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee
From this reading When did you say the man would come for the trunks?"
precisely as stated
From this reading "Oh, very well," was the answer; "I have nearly finished.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How are you getting on with your packing, Frida?" said Miss Drechsler, as the girl, wearing a loose morning-dress, looked into the room where her friend was sitting.
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
From this reading "How are you getting on with your packing, Frida?" said Miss Drechsler, as the girl, wearing a loose morning-dress, looked into the room where her friend was sitting.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Oh, very well," was the answer; "I have nearly finished.
at the time that
From this reading When did you say the man would come for the trunks?"
in or at the place that
From this reading "How are you getting on with your packing, Frida?" said Miss Drechsler, as the girl, wearing a loose morning-dress, looked into the room where her friend was sitting.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "How are you getting on with your packing, Frida?" said Miss Drechsler, as the girl, wearing a loose morning-dress, looked into the room where her friend was sitting.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When did you say the man would come for the trunks?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How are you getting on with your packing, Frida?" said Miss Drechsler, as the girl, wearing a loose morning-dress, looked into the room where her friend was sitting.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How are you getting on with your packing, Frida?" said Miss Drechsler, as the girl, wearing a loose morning-dress, looked into the room where her friend was sitting.
