used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This might be a beautiful palace but she was very much afraid that she was not going to like it.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Left alone, Mary Rose caught George Washington to her heart and stood staring about the room.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Across the driveway she could see a broad open space, the yard of a rambling old-fashioned house.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading This might be a beautiful palace but she was very much afraid that she was not going to like it.
alleynounUS /ˈæli/
a narrow street with walls on both sides
From this reading She walked slowly into the next room and then to the kitchen, whose windows faced the alley.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Left alone, Mary Rose caught George Washington to her heart and stood staring about the room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Left alone, Mary Rose caught George Washington to her heart and stood staring about the room.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This might be a beautiful palace but she was very much afraid that she was not going to like it.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading This might be a beautiful palace but she was very much afraid that she was not going to like it.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Across the driveway she could see a broad open space, the yard of a rambling old-fashioned house.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This might be a beautiful palace but she was very much afraid that she was not going to like it.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Left alone, Mary Rose caught George Washington to her heart and stood staring about the room.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Across the driveway she could see a broad open space, the yard of a rambling old-fashioned house.
drivewaynounUS /ˈdraɪvweɪ/
a road leading up to a private house
From this reading Across the driveway she could see a broad open space, the yard of a rambling old-fashioned house.
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading She walked slowly into the next room and then to the kitchen, whose windows faced the alley.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading Left alone, Mary Rose caught George Washington to her heart and stood staring about the room.
the act of departing
From this reading This might be a beautiful palace but she was very much afraid that she was not going to like it.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading She shook her head.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Left alone, Mary Rose caught George Washington to her heart and stood staring about the room.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Left alone, Mary Rose caught George Washington to her heart and stood staring about the room.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Across the driveway she could see a broad open space, the yard of a rambling old-fashioned house.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She walked slowly into the next room and then to the kitchen, whose windows faced the alley.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This might be a beautiful palace but she was very much afraid that she was not going to like it.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading She walked slowly into the next room and then to the kitchen, whose windows faced the alley.
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 Left alone, Mary Rose caught George Washington to her heart and stood staring about the room.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading This might be a beautiful palace but she was very much afraid that she was not going to like it.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Left alone, Mary Rose caught George Washington to her heart and stood staring about the room.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading This might be a beautiful palace but she was very much afraid that she was not going to like it.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading This might be a beautiful palace but she was very much afraid that she was not going to like it.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading She walked slowly into the next room and then to the kitchen, whose windows faced the alley.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This might be a beautiful palace but she was very much afraid that she was not going to like it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Across the driveway she could see a broad open space, the yard of a rambling old-fashioned house.
old-fashionedadjectiveUS /ˌoʊldˈfæʃənd/
out of fashion
From this reading Across the driveway she could see a broad open space, the yard of a rambling old-fashioned house.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Across the driveway she could see a broad open space, the yard of a rambling old-fashioned house.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading This might be a beautiful palace but she was very much afraid that she was not going to like it.
ramblingadjectiveUS /ˈræmblɪŋ/
spreading out in different directions or distributed irregularly
From this reading Across the driveway she could see a broad open space, the yard of a rambling old-fashioned house.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Left alone, Mary Rose caught George Washington to her heart and stood staring about the room.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Left alone, Mary Rose caught George Washington to her heart and stood staring about the room.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Across the driveway she could see a broad open space, the yard of a rambling old-fashioned house.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She shook her head.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading She shook her head.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading She walked slowly into the next room and then to the kitchen, whose windows faced the alley.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading Across the driveway she could see a broad open space, the yard of a rambling old-fashioned house.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading Left alone, Mary Rose caught George Washington to her heart and stood staring about the room.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Left alone, Mary Rose caught George Washington to her heart and stood staring about the room.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This might be a beautiful palace but she was very much afraid that she was not going to like it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Left alone, Mary Rose caught George Washington to her heart and stood staring about the room.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She walked slowly into the next room and then to the kitchen, whose windows faced the alley.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This might be a beautiful palace but she was very much afraid that she was not going to like it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Left alone, Mary Rose caught George Washington to her heart and stood staring about the room.
precisely as stated
From this reading This might be a beautiful palace but she was very much afraid that she was not going to like it.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading She walked slowly into the next room and then to the kitchen, whose windows faced the alley.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This might be a beautiful palace but she was very much afraid that she was not going to like it.
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading Left alone, Mary Rose caught George Washington to her heart and stood staring about the room.
belonging to which person
From this reading She walked slowly into the next room and then to the kitchen, whose windows faced the alley.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading She walked slowly into the next room and then to the kitchen, whose windows faced the alley.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading Across the driveway she could see a broad open space, the yard of a rambling old-fashioned house.
