used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Muriel’s spectacular slide down the ice steps brought her a broken collarbone.
accordverbUS /əˈkɔːrd/
go together
From this reading The disasters of the following week seemed quite in accord with it.
angryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/
feeling or showing anger
From this reading Little knowing what he did, that patient individual handed Marjorie a letter which filled her with angry consternation.
eagerly desirous
From this reading The three anxious girls had awaited news of Muriel at Marjorie’s home had hardly taken their leave when the ring of the postman brought her fresh misery.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The three anxious girls had awaited news of Muriel at Marjorie’s home had hardly taken their leave when the ring of the postman brought her fresh misery.
awaitedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪtɪd/
expected hopefully
From this reading The three anxious girls had awaited news of Muriel at Marjorie’s home had hardly taken their leave when the ring of the postman brought her fresh misery.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Muriel’s spectacular slide down the ice steps brought her a broken collarbone.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Muriel’s spectacular slide down the ice steps brought her a broken collarbone.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Everybody knows the trite saying: “It never rains but that it pours.”
collarbonenounUS /ˈkɑːlərboʊn/
bone linking the scapula and sternum
From this reading Muriel’s spectacular slide down the ice steps brought her a broken collarbone.
consternationnounUS /ˌkɑːnstərˈneɪʃən/
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading Little knowing what he did, that patient individual handed Marjorie a letter which filled her with angry consternation.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Little knowing what he did, that patient individual handed Marjorie a letter which filled her with angry consternation.
disastersnounUS /dɪˈzæstərz/
plural of “disaster” — a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
From this reading The disasters of the following week seemed quite in accord with it.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Muriel’s spectacular slide down the ice steps brought her a broken collarbone.
every person
From this reading Everybody knows the trite saying: “It never rains but that it pours.”
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading Little knowing what he did, that patient individual handed Marjorie a letter which filled her with angry consternation.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading The disasters of the following week seemed quite in accord with it.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading The three anxious girls had awaited news of Muriel at Marjorie’s home had hardly taken their leave when the ring of the postman brought her fresh misery.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The three anxious girls had awaited news of Muriel at Marjorie’s home had hardly taken their leave when the ring of the postman brought her fresh misery.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The three anxious girls had awaited news of Muriel at Marjorie’s home had hardly taken their leave when the ring of the postman brought her fresh misery.
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading Little knowing what he did, that patient individual handed Marjorie a letter which filled her with angry consternation.
only a very short time before
From this reading The three anxious girls had awaited news of Muriel at Marjorie’s home had hardly taken their leave when the ring of the postman brought her fresh misery.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Little knowing what he did, that patient individual handed Marjorie a letter which filled her with angry consternation.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Muriel’s spectacular slide down the ice steps brought her a broken collarbone.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The three anxious girls had awaited news of Muriel at Marjorie’s home had hardly taken their leave when the ring of the postman brought her fresh misery.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading Muriel’s spectacular slide down the ice steps brought her a broken collarbone.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The disasters of the following week seemed quite in accord with it.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading Little knowing what he did, that patient individual handed Marjorie a letter which filled her with angry consternation.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Everybody knows the trite saying: “It never rains but that it pours.”
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading Little knowing what he did, that patient individual handed Marjorie a letter which filled her with angry consternation.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading Everybody knows the trite saying: “It never rains but that it pours.”
go away from a place
From this reading The three anxious girls had awaited news of Muriel at Marjorie’s home had hardly taken their leave when the ring of the postman brought her fresh misery.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Little knowing what he did, that patient individual handed Marjorie a letter which filled her with angry consternation.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Little knowing what he did, that patient individual handed Marjorie a letter which filled her with angry consternation.
Marjorie
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From this reading Little knowing what he did, that patient individual handed Marjorie a letter which filled her with angry consternation.
Marjorie's
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From this reading The three anxious girls had awaited news of Muriel at Marjorie’s home had hardly taken their leave when the ring of the postman brought her fresh misery.
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading The three anxious girls had awaited news of Muriel at Marjorie’s home had hardly taken their leave when the ring of the postman brought her fresh misery.
Muriel
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From this reading The three anxious girls had awaited news of Muriel at Marjorie’s home had hardly taken their leave when the ring of the postman brought her fresh misery.
Muriel's
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From this reading Muriel’s spectacular slide down the ice steps brought her a broken collarbone.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Everybody knows the trite saying: “It never rains but that it pours.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading The three anxious girls had awaited news of Muriel at Marjorie’s home had hardly taken their leave when the ring of the postman brought her fresh misery.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The disasters of the following week seemed quite in accord with it.
a person who requires medical care
From this reading Little knowing what he did, that patient individual handed Marjorie a letter which filled her with angry consternation.
postmannounUS /ˈpoʊstmən/
a man who delivers the mail
From this reading The three anxious girls had awaited news of Muriel at Marjorie’s home had hardly taken their leave when the ring of the postman brought her fresh misery.
poursverbUS /pɔːrz/
third-person singular of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading Everybody knows the trite saying: “It never rains but that it pours.”
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading The disasters of the following week seemed quite in accord with it.
rainsnounUS /reɪnz/
plural of “rain” — water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading Everybody knows the trite saying: “It never rains but that it pours.”
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading The three anxious girls had awaited news of Muriel at Marjorie’s home had hardly taken their leave when the ring of the postman brought her fresh misery.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading Everybody knows the trite saying: “It never rains but that it pours.”
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The disasters of the following week seemed quite in accord with it.
slidenounUS /slaɪd/
a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
From this reading Muriel’s spectacular slide down the ice steps brought her a broken collarbone.
spectacularadjectiveUS /spekˈtækjələr/
sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
From this reading Muriel’s spectacular slide down the ice steps brought her a broken collarbone.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Muriel’s spectacular slide down the ice steps brought her a broken collarbone.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The three anxious girls had awaited news of Muriel at Marjorie’s home had hardly taken their leave when the ring of the postman brought her fresh misery.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Everybody knows the trite saying: “It never rains but that it pours.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Everybody knows the trite saying: “It never rains but that it pours.”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The three anxious girls had awaited news of Muriel at Marjorie’s home had hardly taken their leave when the ring of the postman brought her fresh misery.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The three anxious girls had awaited news of Muriel at Marjorie’s home had hardly taken their leave when the ring of the postman brought her fresh misery.
triteadjectiveUS /traɪt/
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
From this reading Everybody knows the trite saying: “It never rains but that it pours.”
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading The disasters of the following week seemed quite in accord with it.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Little knowing what he did, that patient individual handed Marjorie a letter which filled her with angry consternation.
at the time that
From this reading The three anxious girls had awaited news of Muriel at Marjorie’s home had hardly taken their leave when the ring of the postman brought her fresh misery.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Little knowing what he did, that patient individual handed Marjorie a letter which filled her with angry consternation.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The disasters of the following week seemed quite in accord with it.
