used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A few minutes before Margaret was setting out for Chirke Weston, Mr. Grey called her into the library, where he was standing at one of the windows, with a letter in his hand.
anchornounUS /ˈæŋkər/
a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
From this reading Ma pur mostrava anchor grand' arroganza, Tanto superbo havea l'aspetto fiero, E qualunche il mirasse in su Bajardo, Direbbe, quest'è 'l fior d'ogni gagliardo.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Margaret threaded her way through the heavy carved oak furniture, and joined her uncle.
arroganza
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A few minutes before Margaret was setting out for Chirke Weston, Mr. Grey called her into the library, where he was standing at one of the windows, with a letter in his hand.
Bajardo
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an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading A groom was leading a beautiful bay horse slowly to and fro before the windows.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading A groom was leading a beautiful bay horse slowly to and fro before the windows.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A few minutes before Margaret was setting out for Chirke Weston, Mr. Grey called her into the library, where he was standing at one of the windows, with a letter in his hand.
BOIARDO
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past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading A few minutes before Margaret was setting out for Chirke Weston, Mr. Grey called her into the library, where he was standing at one of the windows, with a letter in his hand.
carvedadjectiveUS /kɑːrvd/
made for or formed by carving (“carven” is archaic or literary)
From this reading Margaret threaded her way through the heavy carved oak furniture, and joined her uncle.
Chirke
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d'ogni
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Direbbe
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a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading Ma pur mostrava anchor grand' arroganza, Tanto superbo havea l'aspetto fiero, E qualunche il mirasse in su Bajardo, Direbbe, quest'è 'l fior d'ogni gagliardo.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A few minutes before Margaret was setting out for Chirke Weston, Mr. Grey called her into the library, where he was standing at one of the windows, with a letter in his hand.
fiero
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fior
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A few minutes before Margaret was setting out for Chirke Weston, Mr. Grey called her into the library, where he was standing at one of the windows, with a letter in his hand.
fro
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From this reading A groom was leading a beautiful bay horse slowly to and fro before the windows.
furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
From this reading Margaret threaded her way through the heavy carved oak furniture, and joined her uncle.
gagliardo
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of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading Ma pur mostrava anchor grand' arroganza, Tanto superbo havea l'aspetto fiero, E qualunche il mirasse in su Bajardo, Direbbe, quest'è 'l fior d'ogni gagliardo.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading A few minutes before Margaret was setting out for Chirke Weston, Mr. Grey called her into the library, where he was standing at one of the windows, with a letter in his hand.
groomverbUS /ɡruːm/
educate for a future role or function
From this reading A groom was leading a beautiful bay horse slowly to and fro before the windows.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading A few minutes before Margaret was setting out for Chirke Weston, Mr. Grey called her into the library, where he was standing at one of the windows, with a letter in his hand.
havea
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a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A few minutes before Margaret was setting out for Chirke Weston, Mr. Grey called her into the library, where he was standing at one of the windows, with a letter in his hand.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Margaret threaded her way through the heavy carved oak furniture, and joined her uncle.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A few minutes before Margaret was setting out for Chirke Weston, Mr. Grey called her into the library, where he was standing at one of the windows, with a letter in his hand.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A few minutes before Margaret was setting out for Chirke Weston, Mr. Grey called her into the library, where he was standing at one of the windows, with a letter in his hand.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading A groom was leading a beautiful bay horse slowly to and fro before the windows.
ilnounUS /ɪl/
a midwestern state in north-central United States
From this reading Ma pur mostrava anchor grand' arroganza, Tanto superbo havea l'aspetto fiero, E qualunche il mirasse in su Bajardo, Direbbe, quest'è 'l fior d'ogni gagliardo.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ma pur mostrava anchor grand' arroganza, Tanto superbo havea l'aspetto fiero, E qualunche il mirasse in su Bajardo, Direbbe, quest'è 'l fior d'ogni gagliardo.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A few minutes before Margaret was setting out for Chirke Weston, Mr. Grey called her into the library, where he was standing at one of the windows, with a letter in his hand.
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading Margaret threaded her way through the heavy carved oak furniture, and joined her uncle.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading Ma pur mostrava anchor grand' arroganza, Tanto superbo havea l'aspetto fiero, E qualunche il mirasse in su Bajardo, Direbbe, quest'è 'l fior d'ogni gagliardo.
l'aspetto
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indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading A groom was leading a beautiful bay horse slowly to and fro before the windows.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading A few minutes before Margaret was setting out for Chirke Weston, Mr. Grey called her into the library, where he was standing at one of the windows, with a letter in his hand.
a room where books are kept
From this reading A few minutes before Margaret was setting out for Chirke Weston, Mr. Grey called her into the library, where he was standing at one of the windows, with a letter in his hand.
ManounUS /mɑː/
informal terms for a mother
From this reading Ma pur mostrava anchor grand' arroganza, Tanto superbo havea l'aspetto fiero, E qualunche il mirasse in su Bajardo, Direbbe, quest'è 'l fior d'ogni gagliardo.
Margaret
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From this reading A few minutes before Margaret was setting out for Chirke Weston, Mr. Grey called her into the library, where he was standing at one of the windows, with a letter in his hand.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading A few minutes before Margaret was setting out for Chirke Weston, Mr. Grey called her into the library, where he was standing at one of the windows, with a letter in his hand.
mirasse
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mostrava
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a form of address for a man
From this reading A few minutes before Margaret was setting out for Chirke Weston, Mr. Grey called her into the library, where he was standing at one of the windows, with a letter in his hand.
the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading Margaret threaded her way through the heavy carved oak furniture, and joined her uncle.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A few minutes before Margaret was setting out for Chirke Weston, Mr. Grey called her into the library, where he was standing at one of the windows, with a letter in his hand.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A few minutes before Margaret was setting out for Chirke Weston, Mr. Grey called her into the library, where he was standing at one of the windows, with a letter in his hand.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading A few minutes before Margaret was setting out for Chirke Weston, Mr. Grey called her into the library, where he was standing at one of the windows, with a letter in his hand.
pur
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qualunche
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quest'è
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the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading A few minutes before Margaret was setting out for Chirke Weston, Mr. Grey called her into the library, where he was standing at one of the windows, with a letter in his hand.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading A groom was leading a beautiful bay horse slowly to and fro before the windows.
having a supporting base
From this reading A few minutes before Margaret was setting out for Chirke Weston, Mr. Grey called her into the library, where he was standing at one of the windows, with a letter in his hand.
su
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superbo
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Tanto
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A few minutes before Margaret was setting out for Chirke Weston, Mr. Grey called her into the library, where he was standing at one of the windows, with a letter in his hand.
threadedadjectiveUS /ˈθredɪd/
(of bolts or screws) having screw threads
From this reading Margaret threaded her way through the heavy carved oak furniture, and joined her uncle.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Margaret threaded her way through the heavy carved oak furniture, and joined her uncle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A groom was leading a beautiful bay horse slowly to and fro before the windows.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Margaret threaded her way through the heavy carved oak furniture, and joined her uncle.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A few minutes before Margaret was setting out for Chirke Weston, Mr. Grey called her into the library, where he was standing at one of the windows, with a letter in his hand.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Margaret threaded her way through the heavy carved oak furniture, and joined her uncle.
WestonnounUS /ˈwestən/
United States photographer(1886-1958)
From this reading A few minutes before Margaret was setting out for Chirke Weston, Mr. Grey called her into the library, where he was standing at one of the windows, with a letter in his hand.
in or at the place that
From this reading A few minutes before Margaret was setting out for Chirke Weston, Mr. Grey called her into the library, where he was standing at one of the windows, with a letter in his hand.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading A few minutes before Margaret was setting out for Chirke Weston, Mr. Grey called her into the library, where he was standing at one of the windows, with a letter in his hand.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A few minutes before Margaret was setting out for Chirke Weston, Mr. Grey called her into the library, where he was standing at one of the windows, with a letter in his hand.
