used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Camille had been in the drawing-room but a few minutes, when the door-bell rang loudly, and sent a nervous tremor through her whole frame.
inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading “I may as well receive them, for I must soon take my old place in society,” she decided, as she heard a bustle in the hall, and knew that the visitors were being admitted.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Some callers,” she thought, wondering why that strange presentiment of evil trembled along her nerves.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Camille had been in the drawing-room but a few minutes, when the door-bell rang loudly, and sent a nervous tremor through her whole frame.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I may as well receive them, for I must soon take my old place in society,” she decided, as she heard a bustle in the hall, and knew that the visitors were being admitted.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Camille had been in the drawing-room but a few minutes, when the door-bell rang loudly, and sent a nervous tremor through her whole frame.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Norman de Vere and his mother had come down into the hall a few moments before, and had been waiting most impatiently the signal to enter the grand drawing-room.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “I may as well receive them, for I must soon take my old place in society,” she decided, as she heard a bustle in the hall, and knew that the visitors were being admitted.
bustlenounUS /ˈbʌsəl/
a rapid active commotion
From this reading “I may as well receive them, for I must soon take my old place in society,” she decided, as she heard a bustle in the hall, and knew that the visitors were being admitted.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Camille had been in the drawing-room but a few minutes, when the door-bell rang loudly, and sent a nervous tremor through her whole frame.
callersnounUS /ˈkɔːlərz/
plural of “caller” — a social or business visitor
From this reading “Some callers,” she thought, wondering why that strange presentiment of evil trembled along her nerves.
Camille
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From this reading Camille had been in the drawing-room but a few minutes, when the door-bell rang loudly, and sent a nervous tremor through her whole frame.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Norman de Vere and his mother had come down into the hall a few moments before, and had been waiting most impatiently the signal to enter the grand drawing-room.
congratulatingverbUS /kənˈɡrætʃəleɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “congratulate” — say something to someone that expresses praise
From this reading She shook it off, congratulating herself that the drawing-room was well lighted and her costume elegant.
costumenounUS /kɑːˈstuːm/
the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball
From this reading She shook it off, congratulating herself that the drawing-room was well lighted and her costume elegant.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Norman de Vere and his mother had come down into the hall a few moments before, and had been waiting most impatiently the signal to enter the grand drawing-room.
recognizable; marked
From this reading “I may as well receive them, for I must soon take my old place in society,” she decided, as she heard a bustle in the hall, and knew that the visitors were being admitted.
door-bell
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From this reading Camille had been in the drawing-room but a few minutes, when the door-bell rang loudly, and sent a nervous tremor through her whole frame.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Norman de Vere and his mother had come down into the hall a few moments before, and had been waiting most impatiently the signal to enter the grand drawing-room.
drawing-room
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From this reading Camille had been in the drawing-room but a few minutes, when the door-bell rang loudly, and sent a nervous tremor through her whole frame.
elegantadjectiveUS /ˈeləɡənt/
refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style
From this reading She shook it off, congratulating herself that the drawing-room was well lighted and her costume elegant.
to come or go into
From this reading Norman de Vere and his mother had come down into the hall a few moments before, and had been waiting most impatiently the signal to enter the grand drawing-room.
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading “Some callers,” she thought, wondering why that strange presentiment of evil trembled along her nerves.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Camille had been in the drawing-room but a few minutes, when the door-bell rang loudly, and sent a nervous tremor through her whole frame.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I may as well receive them, for I must soon take my old place in society,” she decided, as she heard a bustle in the hall, and knew that the visitors were being admitted.
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading Camille had been in the drawing-room but a few minutes, when the door-bell rang loudly, and sent a nervous tremor through her whole frame.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading Norman de Vere and his mother had come down into the hall a few moments before, and had been waiting most impatiently the signal to enter the grand drawing-room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Camille had been in the drawing-room but a few minutes, when the door-bell rang loudly, and sent a nervous tremor through her whole frame.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “I may as well receive them, for I must soon take my old place in society,” she decided, as she heard a bustle in the hall, and knew that the visitors were being admitted.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “I may as well receive them, for I must soon take my old place in society,” she decided, as she heard a bustle in the hall, and knew that the visitors were being admitted.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Camille had been in the drawing-room but a few minutes, when the door-bell rang loudly, and sent a nervous tremor through her whole frame.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She shook it off, congratulating herself that the drawing-room was well lighted and her costume elegant.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Norman de Vere and his mother had come down into the hall a few moments before, and had been waiting most impatiently the signal to enter the grand drawing-room.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I may as well receive them, for I must soon take my old place in society,” she decided, as she heard a bustle in the hall, and knew that the visitors were being admitted.
with impatience; in an impatient manner
From this reading Norman de Vere and his mother had come down into the hall a few moments before, and had been waiting most impatiently the signal to enter the grand drawing-room.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Camille had been in the drawing-room but a few minutes, when the door-bell rang loudly, and sent a nervous tremor through her whole frame.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Norman de Vere and his mother had come down into the hall a few moments before, and had been waiting most impatiently the signal to enter the grand drawing-room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She shook it off, congratulating herself that the drawing-room was well lighted and her costume elegant.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I may as well receive them, for I must soon take my old place in society,” she decided, as she heard a bustle in the hall, and knew that the visitors were being admitted.
set afire or burning
From this reading She shook it off, congratulating herself that the drawing-room was well lighted and her costume elegant.
loudlyadverbUS /ˈlaʊdli/
with relatively high volume
From this reading Camille had been in the drawing-room but a few minutes, when the door-bell rang loudly, and sent a nervous tremor through her whole frame.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “I may as well receive them, for I must soon take my old place in society,” she decided, as she heard a bustle in the hall, and knew that the visitors were being admitted.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Camille had been in the drawing-room but a few minutes, when the door-bell rang loudly, and sent a nervous tremor through her whole frame.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading Norman de Vere and his mother had come down into the hall a few moments before, and had been waiting most impatiently the signal to enter the grand drawing-room.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Norman de Vere and his mother had come down into the hall a few moments before, and had been waiting most impatiently the signal to enter the grand drawing-room.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Norman de Vere and his mother had come down into the hall a few moments before, and had been waiting most impatiently the signal to enter the grand drawing-room.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I may as well receive them, for I must soon take my old place in society,” she decided, as she heard a bustle in the hall, and knew that the visitors were being admitted.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I may as well receive them, for I must soon take my old place in society,” she decided, as she heard a bustle in the hall, and knew that the visitors were being admitted.
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading “Some callers,” she thought, wondering why that strange presentiment of evil trembled along her nerves.
easily agitated
From this reading Camille had been in the drawing-room but a few minutes, when the door-bell rang loudly, and sent a nervous tremor through her whole frame.
NormannounUS /ˈnɔːrmən/
United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)
From this reading Norman de Vere and his mother had come down into the hall a few moments before, and had been waiting most impatiently the signal to enter the grand drawing-room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Some callers,” she thought, wondering why that strange presentiment of evil trembled along her nerves.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She shook it off, congratulating herself that the drawing-room was well lighted and her costume elegant.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “I may as well receive them, for I must soon take my old place in society,” she decided, as she heard a bustle in the hall, and knew that the visitors were being admitted.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “I may as well receive them, for I must soon take my old place in society,” she decided, as she heard a bustle in the hall, and knew that the visitors were being admitted.
presentimentnoun
a feeling of evil to come
From this reading “Some callers,” she thought, wondering why that strange presentiment of evil trembled along her nerves.
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading Camille had been in the drawing-room but a few minutes, when the door-bell rang loudly, and sent a nervous tremor through her whole frame.
get something; come into possession of
From this reading “I may as well receive them, for I must soon take my old place in society,” she decided, as she heard a bustle in the hall, and knew that the visitors were being admitted.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Camille had been in the drawing-room but a few minutes, when the door-bell rang loudly, and sent a nervous tremor through her whole frame.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Some callers,” she thought, wondering why that strange presentiment of evil trembled along her nerves.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading She shook it off, congratulating herself that the drawing-room was well lighted and her costume elegant.
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading Norman de Vere and his mother had come down into the hall a few moments before, and had been waiting most impatiently the signal to enter the grand drawing-room.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading “I may as well receive them, for I must soon take my old place in society,” she decided, as she heard a bustle in the hall, and knew that the visitors were being admitted.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Some callers,” she thought, wondering why that strange presentiment of evil trembled along her nerves.
in the near future
From this reading “I may as well receive them, for I must soon take my old place in society,” she decided, as she heard a bustle in the hall, and knew that the visitors were being admitted.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading “Some callers,” she thought, wondering why that strange presentiment of evil trembled along her nerves.
carry out
From this reading “I may as well receive them, for I must soon take my old place in society,” she decided, as she heard a bustle in the hall, and knew that the visitors were being admitted.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Some callers,” she thought, wondering why that strange presentiment of evil trembled along her nerves.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Camille had been in the drawing-room but a few minutes, when the door-bell rang loudly, and sent a nervous tremor through her whole frame.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “I may as well receive them, for I must soon take my old place in society,” she decided, as she heard a bustle in the hall, and knew that the visitors were being admitted.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Some callers,” she thought, wondering why that strange presentiment of evil trembled along her nerves.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Camille had been in the drawing-room but a few minutes, when the door-bell rang loudly, and sent a nervous tremor through her whole frame.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Norman de Vere and his mother had come down into the hall a few moments before, and had been waiting most impatiently the signal to enter the grand drawing-room.
past form of “tremble” — move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading “Some callers,” she thought, wondering why that strange presentiment of evil trembled along her nerves.
tremornounUS /ˈtremər/
an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)
From this reading Camille had been in the drawing-room but a few minutes, when the door-bell rang loudly, and sent a nervous tremor through her whole frame.
Vere
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From this reading Norman de Vere and his mother had come down into the hall a few moments before, and had been waiting most impatiently the signal to enter the grand drawing-room.
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading “I may as well receive them, for I must soon take my old place in society,” she decided, as she heard a bustle in the hall, and knew that the visitors were being admitted.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Norman de Vere and his mother had come down into the hall a few moments before, and had been waiting most impatiently the signal to enter the grand drawing-room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She shook it off, congratulating herself that the drawing-room was well lighted and her costume elegant.
(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 She shook it off, congratulating herself that the drawing-room was well lighted and her costume elegant.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I may as well receive them, for I must soon take my old place in society,” she decided, as she heard a bustle in the hall, and knew that the visitors were being admitted.
at the time that
From this reading Camille had been in the drawing-room but a few minutes, when the door-bell rang loudly, and sent a nervous tremor through her whole frame.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Camille had been in the drawing-room but a few minutes, when the door-bell rang loudly, and sent a nervous tremor through her whole frame.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Some callers,” she thought, wondering why that strange presentiment of evil trembled along her nerves.
showing curiosity
From this reading “Some callers,” she thought, wondering why that strange presentiment of evil trembled along her nerves.
