used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Something more than a week after the Wyldes had called upon the Falconers, Juliette suggested, one day, that it was time that they should return the call.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Something more than a week after the Wyldes had called upon the Falconers, Juliette suggested, one day, that it was time that they should return the call.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “You and Pansy can do so this afternoon,” Colonel Falconer replied.
(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 “As for me, I cannot spare a day from those lawyers until I get through my business, for I am hurrying all I can, that I may take my family away from the city before the heated term sets in.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “As for me, I cannot spare a day from those lawyers until I get through my business, for I am hurrying all I can, that I may take my family away from the city before the heated term sets in.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “You and Pansy can do so this afternoon,” Colonel Falconer replied.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “As for me, I cannot spare a day from those lawyers until I get through my business, for I am hurrying all I can, that I may take my family away from the city before the heated term sets in.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So at noon that day they found themselves ringing the doorbell at a residence on Grace Street, quite as elegant as the one they had left.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “As for me, I cannot spare a day from those lawyers until I get through my business, for I am hurrying all I can, that I may take my family away from the city before the heated term sets in.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “As for me, I cannot spare a day from those lawyers until I get through my business, for I am hurrying all I can, that I may take my family away from the city before the heated term sets in.”
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “As for me, I cannot spare a day from those lawyers until I get through my business, for I am hurrying all I can, that I may take my family away from the city before the heated term sets in.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Something more than a week after the Wyldes had called upon the Falconers, Juliette suggested, one day, that it was time that they should return the call.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Something more than a week after the Wyldes had called upon the Falconers, Juliette suggested, one day, that it was time that they should return the call.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “You and Pansy can do so this afternoon,” Colonel Falconer replied.
cannot
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “As for me, I cannot spare a day from those lawyers until I get through my business, for I am hurrying all I can, that I may take my family away from the city before the heated term sets in.”
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading “As for me, I cannot spare a day from those lawyers until I get through my business, for I am hurrying all I can, that I may take my family away from the city before the heated term sets in.”
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading “You and Pansy can do so this afternoon,” Colonel Falconer replied.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Something more than a week after the Wyldes had called upon the Falconers, Juliette suggested, one day, that it was time that they should return the call.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “You and Pansy can do so this afternoon,” Colonel Falconer replied.
doorbellnounUS /ˈdɔːrbel/
a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed
From this reading So at noon that day they found themselves ringing the doorbell at a residence on Grace Street, quite as elegant as the one they had left.
elegantadjectiveUS /ˈeləɡənt/
refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style
From this reading So at noon that day they found themselves ringing the doorbell at a residence on Grace Street, quite as elegant as the one they had left.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “Then we will call to-day, and we can then find out where they intend to summer, for I should like to go to the same place,” exclaimed Juliette.
FalconernounUS /ˈfælkənər/
a person who breeds and trains hawks and who follows the sport of falconry
From this reading “You and Pansy can do so this afternoon,” Colonel Falconer replied.
FalconersnounUS /ˈfælkənərz/
plural of “falconer” — a person who breeds and trains hawks and who follows the sport of falconry
From this reading Something more than a week after the Wyldes had called upon the Falconers, Juliette suggested, one day, that it was time that they should return the call.
a social unit living together
From this reading “As for me, I cannot spare a day from those lawyers until I get through my business, for I am hurrying all I can, that I may take my family away from the city before the heated term sets in.”
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “Then we will call to-day, and we can then find out where they intend to summer, for I should like to go to the same place,” exclaimed Juliette.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “As for me, I cannot spare a day from those lawyers until I get through my business, for I am hurrying all I can, that I may take my family away from the city before the heated term sets in.”
set up or found
From this reading So at noon that day they found themselves ringing the doorbell at a residence on Grace Street, quite as elegant as the one they had left.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “As for me, I cannot spare a day from those lawyers until I get through my business, for I am hurrying all I can, that I may take my family away from the city before the heated term sets in.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “As for me, I cannot spare a day from those lawyers until I get through my business, for I am hurrying all I can, that I may take my family away from the city before the heated term sets in.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Then we will call to-day, and we can then find out where they intend to summer, for I should like to go to the same place,” exclaimed Juliette.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading So at noon that day they found themselves ringing the doorbell at a residence on Grace Street, quite as elegant as the one they had left.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Something more than a week after the Wyldes had called upon the Falconers, Juliette suggested, one day, that it was time that they should return the call.
heatedadjectiveUS /ˈhiːtəd/
made warm or hot (“het” is a dialectal variant of “heated”)
From this reading “As for me, I cannot spare a day from those lawyers until I get through my business, for I am hurrying all I can, that I may take my family away from the city before the heated term sets in.”
hurryingadjectiveUS /ˈhɜːriɪŋ/
moving with great haste
From this reading “As for me, I cannot spare a day from those lawyers until I get through my business, for I am hurrying all I can, that I may take my family away from the city before the heated term sets in.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “As for me, I cannot spare a day from those lawyers until I get through my business, for I am hurrying all I can, that I may take my family away from the city before the heated term sets in.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “As for me, I cannot spare a day from those lawyers until I get through my business, for I am hurrying all I can, that I may take my family away from the city before the heated term sets in.”
have in mind as a purpose
From this reading “Then we will call to-day, and we can then find out where they intend to summer, for I should like to go to the same place,” exclaimed Juliette.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Something more than a week after the Wyldes had called upon the Falconers, Juliette suggested, one day, that it was time that they should return the call.
Juliette
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From this reading Something more than a week after the Wyldes had called upon the Falconers, Juliette suggested, one day, that it was time that they should return the call.
lawyersnounUS /ˈlɔːjərz/
plural of “lawyer” — a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading “As for me, I cannot spare a day from those lawyers until I get through my business, for I am hurrying all I can, that I may take my family away from the city before the heated term sets in.”
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading So at noon that day they found themselves ringing the doorbell at a residence on Grace Street, quite as elegant as the one they had left.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Then we will call to-day, and we can then find out where they intend to summer, for I should like to go to the same place,” exclaimed Juliette.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “As for me, I cannot spare a day from those lawyers until I get through my business, for I am hurrying all I can, that I may take my family away from the city before the heated term sets in.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “As for me, I cannot spare a day from those lawyers until I get through my business, for I am hurrying all I can, that I may take my family away from the city before the heated term sets in.”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Something more than a week after the Wyldes had called upon the Falconers, Juliette suggested, one day, that it was time that they should return the call.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “As for me, I cannot spare a day from those lawyers until I get through my business, for I am hurrying all I can, that I may take my family away from the city before the heated term sets in.”
the middle of the day
From this reading So at noon that day they found themselves ringing the doorbell at a residence on Grace Street, quite as elegant as the one they had left.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So at noon that day they found themselves ringing the doorbell at a residence on Grace Street, quite as elegant as the one they had left.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Something more than a week after the Wyldes had called upon the Falconers, Juliette suggested, one day, that it was time that they should return the call.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Then we will call to-day, and we can then find out where they intend to summer, for I should like to go to the same place,” exclaimed Juliette.
PansynounUS /ˈpænzi/
large-flowered garden plant derived chiefly from the wild pansy of Europe and having velvety petals of various colors
From this reading “You and Pansy can do so this afternoon,” Colonel Falconer replied.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “Then we will call to-day, and we can then find out where they intend to summer, for I should like to go to the same place,” exclaimed Juliette.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading So at noon that day they found themselves ringing the doorbell at a residence on Grace Street, quite as elegant as the one they had left.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “You and Pansy can do so this afternoon,” Colonel Falconer replied.
residencenounUS /ˈrezɪdəns/
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading So at noon that day they found themselves ringing the doorbell at a residence on Grace Street, quite as elegant as the one they had left.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Something more than a week after the Wyldes had called upon the Falconers, Juliette suggested, one day, that it was time that they should return the call.
ringingnounUS /ˈrɪŋɪŋ/
the sound of a bell ringing
From this reading So at noon that day they found themselves ringing the doorbell at a residence on Grace Street, quite as elegant as the one they had left.
Identical; not different.
From this reading “Then we will call to-day, and we can then find out where they intend to summer, for I should like to go to the same place,” exclaimed Juliette.
setsnounUS /sets/
plural of “set” — a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
From this reading “As for me, I cannot spare a day from those lawyers until I get through my business, for I am hurrying all I can, that I may take my family away from the city before the heated term sets in.”
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Something more than a week after the Wyldes had called upon the Falconers, Juliette suggested, one day, that it was time that they should return the call.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “You and Pansy can do so this afternoon,” Colonel Falconer replied.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something more than a week after the Wyldes had called upon the Falconers, Juliette suggested, one day, that it was time that they should return the call.
refrain from harming
From this reading “As for me, I cannot spare a day from those lawyers until I get through my business, for I am hurrying all I can, that I may take my family away from the city before the heated term sets in.”
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading So at noon that day they found themselves ringing the doorbell at a residence on Grace Street, quite as elegant as the one they had left.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading Something more than a week after the Wyldes had called upon the Falconers, Juliette suggested, one day, that it was time that they should return the call.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading “Then we will call to-day, and we can then find out where they intend to summer, for I should like to go to the same place,” exclaimed Juliette.
carry out
From this reading “As for me, I cannot spare a day from those lawyers until I get through my business, for I am hurrying all I can, that I may take my family away from the city before the heated term sets in.”
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading “As for me, I cannot spare a day from those lawyers until I get through my business, for I am hurrying all I can, that I may take my family away from the city before the heated term sets in.”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Something more than a week after the Wyldes had called upon the Falconers, Juliette suggested, one day, that it was time that they should return the call.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Something more than a week after the Wyldes had called upon the Falconers, Juliette suggested, one day, that it was time that they should return the call.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Something more than a week after the Wyldes had called upon the Falconers, Juliette suggested, one day, that it was time that they should return the call.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading So at noon that day they found themselves ringing the doorbell at a residence on Grace Street, quite as elegant as the one they had left.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Then we will call to-day, and we can then find out where they intend to summer, for I should like to go to the same place,” exclaimed Juliette.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Something more than a week after the Wyldes had called upon the Falconers, Juliette suggested, one day, that it was time that they should return the call.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “You and Pansy can do so this afternoon,” Colonel Falconer replied.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “As for me, I cannot spare a day from those lawyers until I get through my business, for I am hurrying all I can, that I may take my family away from the city before the heated term sets in.”
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading “As for me, I cannot spare a day from those lawyers until I get through my business, for I am hurrying all I can, that I may take my family away from the city before the heated term sets in.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Something more than a week after the Wyldes had called upon the Falconers, Juliette suggested, one day, that it was time that they should return the call.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Then we will call to-day, and we can then find out where they intend to summer, for I should like to go to the same place,” exclaimed Juliette.
to-day
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then we will call to-day, and we can then find out where they intend to summer, for I should like to go to the same place,” exclaimed Juliette.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “As for me, I cannot spare a day from those lawyers until I get through my business, for I am hurrying all I can, that I may take my family away from the city before the heated term sets in.”
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Something more than a week after the Wyldes had called upon the Falconers, Juliette suggested, one day, that it was time that they should return the call.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Something more than a week after the Wyldes had called upon the Falconers, Juliette suggested, one day, that it was time that they should return the call.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Then we will call to-day, and we can then find out where they intend to summer, for I should like to go to the same place,” exclaimed Juliette.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Something more than a week after the Wyldes had called upon the Falconers, Juliette suggested, one day, that it was time that they should return the call.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Then we will call to-day, and we can then find out where they intend to summer, for I should like to go to the same place,” exclaimed Juliette.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Then we will call to-day, and we can then find out where they intend to summer, for I should like to go to the same place,” exclaimed Juliette.
Wyldes
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Something more than a week after the Wyldes had called upon the Falconers, Juliette suggested, one day, that it was time that they should return the call.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You and Pansy can do so this afternoon,” Colonel Falconer replied.
