used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mrs. Dan Arkell (wholly despising Mildred's acknowledged impression of the new visitor, and treating her to a sharp lecture for entertaining it) had made a call on Miss Travice the following morning, and offered Mildred's services as a companion to her.
acknowledgedadjectiveUS /ækˈnɑːlɪdʒd/
recognized or made known or admitted
From this reading Mrs. Dan Arkell (wholly despising Mildred's acknowledged impression of the new visitor, and treating her to a sharp lecture for entertaining it) had made a call on Miss Travice the following morning, and offered Mildred's services as a companion to her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The month for which Charlotte Travice had been invited had lengthened itself into nearly three, and December had come in.
Arkell
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From this reading Mrs. Dan Arkell (wholly despising Mildred's acknowledged impression of the new visitor, and treating her to a sharp lecture for entertaining it) had made a call on Miss Travice the following morning, and offered Mildred's services as a companion to her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mrs. Dan Arkell (wholly despising Mildred's acknowledged impression of the new visitor, and treating her to a sharp lecture for entertaining it) had made a call on Miss Travice the following morning, and offered Mildred's services as a companion to her.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The month for which Charlotte Travice had been invited had lengthened itself into nearly three, and December had come in.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in a very short time Mildred found she was not wanted.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Mrs. Dan Arkell (wholly despising Mildred's acknowledged impression of the new visitor, and treating her to a sharp lecture for entertaining it) had made a call on Miss Travice the following morning, and offered Mildred's services as a companion to her.
CARR'S
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From this reading ROBERT CARR'S REQUEST.
CharlottenounUS /ˈʃɑːrlət/
the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina
From this reading The month for which Charlotte Travice had been invited had lengthened itself into nearly three, and December had come in.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The month for which Charlotte Travice had been invited had lengthened itself into nearly three, and December had come in.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Mrs. Dan Arkell (wholly despising Mildred's acknowledged impression of the new visitor, and treating her to a sharp lecture for entertaining it) had made a call on Miss Travice the following morning, and offered Mildred's services as a companion to her.
Dan
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From this reading Mrs. Dan Arkell (wholly despising Mildred's acknowledged impression of the new visitor, and treating her to a sharp lecture for entertaining it) had made a call on Miss Travice the following morning, and offered Mildred's services as a companion to her.
DecembernounUS /dɪˈsembər/
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading The month for which Charlotte Travice had been invited had lengthened itself into nearly three, and December had come in.
despisingnounUS /dɪˈspaɪzɪŋ/
a feeling of scornful hatred
From this reading Mrs. Dan Arkell (wholly despising Mildred's acknowledged impression of the new visitor, and treating her to a sharp lecture for entertaining it) had made a call on Miss Travice the following morning, and offered Mildred's services as a companion to her.
entertainingadjectiveUS /ˌentərˈteɪnɪŋ/
agreeably diverting
From this reading Mrs. Dan Arkell (wholly despising Mildred's acknowledged impression of the new visitor, and treating her to a sharp lecture for entertaining it) had made a call on Miss Travice the following morning, and offered Mildred's services as a companion to her.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading Mrs. Dan Arkell (wholly despising Mildred's acknowledged impression of the new visitor, and treating her to a sharp lecture for entertaining it) had made a call on Miss Travice the following morning, and offered Mildred's services as a companion to her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The month for which Charlotte Travice had been invited had lengthened itself into nearly three, and December had come in.
set up or found
From this reading But in a very short time Mildred found she was not wanted.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The month for which Charlotte Travice had been invited had lengthened itself into nearly three, and December had come in.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Dan Arkell (wholly despising Mildred's acknowledged impression of the new visitor, and treating her to a sharp lecture for entertaining it) had made a call on Miss Travice the following morning, and offered Mildred's services as a companion to her.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading Mrs. Dan Arkell (wholly despising Mildred's acknowledged impression of the new visitor, and treating her to a sharp lecture for entertaining it) had made a call on Miss Travice the following morning, and offered Mildred's services as a companion to her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The month for which Charlotte Travice had been invited had lengthened itself into nearly three, and December had come in.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The month for which Charlotte Travice had been invited had lengthened itself into nearly three, and December had come in.
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading The month for which Charlotte Travice had been invited had lengthened itself into nearly three, and December had come in.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Dan Arkell (wholly despising Mildred's acknowledged impression of the new visitor, and treating her to a sharp lecture for entertaining it) had made a call on Miss Travice the following morning, and offered Mildred's services as a companion to her.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The month for which Charlotte Travice had been invited had lengthened itself into nearly three, and December had come in.
lectureverbUS /ˈlektʃər/
deliver a lecture or talk
From this reading Mrs. Dan Arkell (wholly despising Mildred's acknowledged impression of the new visitor, and treating her to a sharp lecture for entertaining it) had made a call on Miss Travice the following morning, and offered Mildred's services as a companion to her.
lengthenedadjectiveUS /ˈleŋθənd/
drawn out or made longer spatially
From this reading The month for which Charlotte Travice had been invited had lengthened itself into nearly three, and December had come in.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Mrs. Dan Arkell (wholly despising Mildred's acknowledged impression of the new visitor, and treating her to a sharp lecture for entertaining it) had made a call on Miss Travice the following morning, and offered Mildred's services as a companion to her.
Mildred
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From this reading But in a very short time Mildred found she was not wanted.
Mildred's
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From this reading Mrs. Dan Arkell (wholly despising Mildred's acknowledged impression of the new visitor, and treating her to a sharp lecture for entertaining it) had made a call on Miss Travice the following morning, and offered Mildred's services as a companion to her.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Mrs. Dan Arkell (wholly despising Mildred's acknowledged impression of the new visitor, and treating her to a sharp lecture for entertaining it) had made a call on Miss Travice the following morning, and offered Mildred's services as a companion to her.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading The month for which Charlotte Travice had been invited had lengthened itself into nearly three, and December had come in.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Mrs. Dan Arkell (wholly despising Mildred's acknowledged impression of the new visitor, and treating her to a sharp lecture for entertaining it) had made a call on Miss Travice the following morning, and offered Mildred's services as a companion to her.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Dan Arkell (wholly despising Mildred's acknowledged impression of the new visitor, and treating her to a sharp lecture for entertaining it) had made a call on Miss Travice the following morning, and offered Mildred's services as a companion to her.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The month for which Charlotte Travice had been invited had lengthened itself into nearly three, and December had come in.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Mrs. Dan Arkell (wholly despising Mildred's acknowledged impression of the new visitor, and treating her to a sharp lecture for entertaining it) had made a call on Miss Travice the following morning, and offered Mildred's services as a companion to her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But in a very short time Mildred found she was not wanted.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Dan Arkell (wholly despising Mildred's acknowledged impression of the new visitor, and treating her to a sharp lecture for entertaining it) had made a call on Miss Travice the following morning, and offered Mildred's services as a companion to her.
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading Mrs. Dan Arkell (wholly despising Mildred's acknowledged impression of the new visitor, and treating her to a sharp lecture for entertaining it) had made a call on Miss Travice the following morning, and offered Mildred's services as a companion to her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The time went on.
express the need or desire for
From this reading ROBERT CARR'S REQUEST.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading ROBERT CARR'S REQUEST.
performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others
From this reading Mrs. Dan Arkell (wholly despising Mildred's acknowledged impression of the new visitor, and treating her to a sharp lecture for entertaining it) had made a call on Miss Travice the following morning, and offered Mildred's services as a companion to her.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading Mrs. Dan Arkell (wholly despising Mildred's acknowledged impression of the new visitor, and treating her to a sharp lecture for entertaining it) had made a call on Miss Travice the following morning, and offered Mildred's services as a companion to her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But in a very short time Mildred found she was not wanted.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading But in a very short time Mildred found she was not wanted.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The time went on.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The month for which Charlotte Travice had been invited had lengthened itself into nearly three, and December had come in.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The time went on.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Dan Arkell (wholly despising Mildred's acknowledged impression of the new visitor, and treating her to a sharp lecture for entertaining it) had made a call on Miss Travice the following morning, and offered Mildred's services as a companion to her.
Travice
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From this reading The month for which Charlotte Travice had been invited had lengthened itself into nearly three, and December had come in.
treatingverbUS /ˈtriːtɪŋ/
-ing form of “treat” — interact in a certain way
From this reading Mrs. Dan Arkell (wholly despising Mildred's acknowledged impression of the new visitor, and treating her to a sharp lecture for entertaining it) had made a call on Miss Travice the following morning, and offered Mildred's services as a companion to her.
precisely as stated
From this reading But in a very short time Mildred found she was not wanted.
someone who visits
From this reading Mrs. Dan Arkell (wholly despising Mildred's acknowledged impression of the new visitor, and treating her to a sharp lecture for entertaining it) had made a call on Miss Travice the following morning, and offered Mildred's services as a companion to her.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading But in a very short time Mildred found she was not wanted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But in a very short time Mildred found she was not wanted.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The time went on.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The month for which Charlotte Travice had been invited had lengthened itself into nearly three, and December had come in.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Mrs. Dan Arkell (wholly despising Mildred's acknowledged impression of the new visitor, and treating her to a sharp lecture for entertaining it) had made a call on Miss Travice the following morning, and offered Mildred's services as a companion to her.
