used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mary Rose always made a careful explanation.
advertiseverbUS /ˈædvərtaɪz/
call attention to
From this reading "The princess, I mean the other lady," she colored pinkly as Miss Carter laughed, "said we were to advertise Mr. Bingham Henderson's jam."
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "If she would like two birds I'm almost sure that Mrs. Schuneman would loan her Germania."
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Mary Rose always made a careful explanation.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "The princess, I mean the other lady," she colored pinkly as Miss Carter laughed, "said we were to advertise Mr. Bingham Henderson's jam."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With Jenny Lind's cage in her hand, Mary Rose knocked at Miss Thorley's door.
Bingham
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From this reading "The princess, I mean the other lady," she colored pinkly as Miss Carter laughed, "said we were to advertise Mr. Bingham Henderson's jam."
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading "If she would like two birds I'm almost sure that Mrs. Schuneman would loan her Germania."
cagenounUS /keɪdʒ/
an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
From this reading With Jenny Lind's cage in her hand, Mary Rose knocked at Miss Thorley's door.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading Mary Rose always made a careful explanation.
CarternounUS /ˈkɑːrtər/
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading "We've come to have our pictures taken," she told Miss Carter, when she opened it.
coloredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌlərd/
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading "The princess, I mean the other lady," she colored pinkly as Miss Carter laughed, "said we were to advertise Mr. Bingham Henderson's jam."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "We've come to have our pictures taken," she told Miss Carter, when she opened it.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading With Jenny Lind's cage in her hand, Mary Rose knocked at Miss Thorley's door.
a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
From this reading Mary Rose always made a careful explanation.
Germania
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From this reading "If she would like two birds I'm almost sure that Mrs. Schuneman would loan her Germania."
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading With Jenny Lind's cage in her hand, Mary Rose knocked at Miss Thorley's door.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We've come to have our pictures taken," she told Miss Carter, when she opened it.
Henderson's
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From this reading "The princess, I mean the other lady," she colored pinkly as Miss Carter laughed, "said we were to advertise Mr. Bingham Henderson's jam."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With Jenny Lind's cage in her hand, Mary Rose knocked at Miss Thorley's door.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "The princess, I mean the other lady," she colored pinkly as Miss Carter laughed, "said we were to advertise Mr. Bingham Henderson's jam."
I'm
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From this reading "If she would like two birds I'm almost sure that Mrs. Schuneman would loan her Germania."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If she would like two birds I'm almost sure that Mrs. Schuneman would loan her Germania."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With Jenny Lind's cage in her hand, Mary Rose knocked at Miss Thorley's door.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "We've come to have our pictures taken," she told Miss Carter, when she opened it.
jamverbUS /dʒæm/
press tightly together or cram
From this reading "The princess, I mean the other lady," she colored pinkly as Miss Carter laughed, "said we were to advertise Mr. Bingham Henderson's jam."
JennynounUS /ˈdʒeni/
United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907)
From this reading With Jenny Lind's cage in her hand, Mary Rose knocked at Miss Thorley's door.
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading With Jenny Lind's cage in her hand, Mary Rose knocked at Miss Thorley's door.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "The princess, I mean the other lady," she colored pinkly as Miss Carter laughed, "said we were to advertise Mr. Bingham Henderson's jam."
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading "The princess, I mean the other lady," she colored pinkly as Miss Carter laughed, "said we were to advertise Mr. Bingham Henderson's jam."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "If she would like two birds I'm almost sure that Mrs. Schuneman would loan her Germania."
Lind's
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From this reading With Jenny Lind's cage in her hand, Mary Rose knocked at Miss Thorley's door.
loannounUS /loʊn/
the temporary provision of money (usually at interest)
From this reading "If she would like two birds I'm almost sure that Mrs. Schuneman would loan her Germania."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Mary Rose always made a careful explanation.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading With Jenny Lind's cage in her hand, Mary Rose knocked at Miss Thorley's door.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "The princess, I mean the other lady," she colored pinkly as Miss Carter laughed, "said we were to advertise Mr. Bingham Henderson's jam."
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading With Jenny Lind's cage in her hand, Mary Rose knocked at Miss Thorley's door.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "The princess, I mean the other lady," she colored pinkly as Miss Carter laughed, "said we were to advertise Mr. Bingham Henderson's jam."
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "If she would like two birds I'm almost sure that Mrs. Schuneman would loan her Germania."
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading "We've come to have our pictures taken," she told Miss Carter, when she opened it.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "The princess, I mean the other lady," she colored pinkly as Miss Carter laughed, "said we were to advertise Mr. Bingham Henderson's jam."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "We've come to have our pictures taken," she told Miss Carter, when she opened it.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading "We've come to have our pictures taken," she told Miss Carter, when she opened it.
pinkly
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From this reading "The princess, I mean the other lady," she colored pinkly as Miss Carter laughed, "said we were to advertise Mr. Bingham Henderson's jam."
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading "The princess, I mean the other lady," she colored pinkly as Miss Carter laughed, "said we were to advertise Mr. Bingham Henderson's jam."
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading With Jenny Lind's cage in her hand, Mary Rose knocked at Miss Thorley's door.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "The princess, I mean the other lady," she colored pinkly as Miss Carter laughed, "said we were to advertise Mr. Bingham Henderson's jam."
Schuneman
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From this reading "If she would like two birds I'm almost sure that Mrs. Schuneman would loan her Germania."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We've come to have our pictures taken," she told Miss Carter, when she opened it.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "If she would like two birds I'm almost sure that Mrs. Schuneman would loan her Germania."
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading "We've come to have our pictures taken," she told Miss Carter, when she opened it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "If she would like two birds I'm almost sure that Mrs. Schuneman would loan her Germania."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The princess, I mean the other lady," she colored pinkly as Miss Carter laughed, "said we were to advertise Mr. Bingham Henderson's jam."
Thorley's
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From this reading With Jenny Lind's cage in her hand, Mary Rose knocked at Miss Thorley's door.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We've come to have our pictures taken," she told Miss Carter, when she opened it.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "We've come to have our pictures taken," she told Miss Carter, when she opened it.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "If she would like two birds I'm almost sure that Mrs. Schuneman would loan her Germania."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "The princess, I mean the other lady," she colored pinkly as Miss Carter laughed, "said we were to advertise Mr. Bingham Henderson's jam."
We've
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From this reading "We've come to have our pictures taken," she told Miss Carter, when she opened it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "The princess, I mean the other lady," she colored pinkly as Miss Carter laughed, "said we were to advertise Mr. Bingham Henderson's jam."
at the time that
From this reading "We've come to have our pictures taken," she told Miss Carter, when she opened it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With Jenny Lind's cage in her hand, Mary Rose knocked at Miss Thorley's door.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "If she would like two birds I'm almost sure that Mrs. Schuneman would loan her Germania."
