used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On their departure Mr. Kendrew wisely started a new subject.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Vanborough beckoned to Blanche to come to her, and pointed toward the French window opening to the floor.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading “Yes,” said Blanche, “if Anne will go with me.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Anne rose at once, and the two girls went away together into the garden, hand in hand.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Anne rose at once, and the two girls went away together into the garden, hand in hand.
beckonedverbUS /ˈbekənd/
past form of “beckon” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading Mrs. Vanborough beckoned to Blanche to come to her, and pointed toward the French window opening to the floor.
Blanche
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From this reading Mrs. Vanborough beckoned to Blanche to come to her, and pointed toward the French window opening to the floor.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Mrs. Vanborough beckoned to Blanche to come to her, and pointed toward the French window opening to the floor.
the act of departing
From this reading On their departure Mr. Kendrew wisely started a new subject.
take in solid food
From this reading “Would you like to eat your fruit in the garden, Blanche?”
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Mrs. Vanborough beckoned to Blanche to come to her, and pointed toward the French window opening to the floor.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading Mrs. Vanborough beckoned to Blanche to come to her, and pointed toward the French window opening to the floor.
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading “Would you like to eat your fruit in the garden, Blanche?”
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading “Would you like to eat your fruit in the garden, Blanche?”
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Anne rose at once, and the two girls went away together into the garden, hand in hand.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Yes,” said Blanche, “if Anne will go with me.”
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Anne rose at once, and the two girls went away together into the garden, hand in hand.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Vanborough beckoned to Blanche to come to her, and pointed toward the French window opening to the floor.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Yes,” said Blanche, “if Anne will go with me.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Would you like to eat your fruit in the garden, Blanche?”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Anne rose at once, and the two girls went away together into the garden, hand in hand.
Kendrewnoun
English biologist noted for studies of the molecular structure of blood components (born in 1917)
From this reading On their departure Mr. Kendrew wisely started a new subject.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Would you like to eat your fruit in the garden, Blanche?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Yes,” said Blanche, “if Anne will go with me.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading On their departure Mr. Kendrew wisely started a new subject.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Vanborough beckoned to Blanche to come to her, and pointed toward the French window opening to the floor.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading On their departure Mr. Kendrew wisely started a new subject.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On their departure Mr. Kendrew wisely started a new subject.
on one occasion
From this reading Anne rose at once, and the two girls went away together into the garden, hand in hand.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading Mrs. Vanborough beckoned to Blanche to come to her, and pointed toward the French window opening to the floor.
having a point
From this reading Mrs. Vanborough beckoned to Blanche to come to her, and pointed toward the French window opening to the floor.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Anne rose at once, and the two girls went away together into the garden, hand in hand.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Yes,” said Blanche, “if Anne will go with me.”
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading On their departure Mr. Kendrew wisely started a new subject.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading On their departure Mr. Kendrew wisely started a new subject.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Vanborough beckoned to Blanche to come to her, and pointed toward the French window opening to the floor.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On their departure Mr. Kendrew wisely started a new subject.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Vanborough beckoned to Blanche to come to her, and pointed toward the French window opening to the floor.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Anne rose at once, and the two girls went away together into the garden, hand in hand.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Mrs. Vanborough beckoned to Blanche to come to her, and pointed toward the French window opening to the floor.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Anne rose at once, and the two girls went away together into the garden, hand in hand.
Vanborough
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From this reading Mrs. Vanborough beckoned to Blanche to come to her, and pointed toward the French window opening to the floor.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Anne rose at once, and the two girls went away together into the garden, hand in hand.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Yes,” said Blanche, “if Anne will go with me.”
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Mrs. Vanborough beckoned to Blanche to come to her, and pointed toward the French window opening to the floor.
wiselyadverbUS /ˈwaɪzli/
in a wise manner
From this reading On their departure Mr. Kendrew wisely started a new subject.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Yes,” said Blanche, “if Anne will go with me.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Would you like to eat your fruit in the garden, Blanche?”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes,” said Blanche, “if Anne will go with me.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Would you like to eat your fruit in the garden, Blanche?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Would you like to eat your fruit in the garden, Blanche?”
