used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mildred's heart ached with the changes; Peter was growing into a middle-aged man, his hair beginning to silver, his tall back bowed with care.
achedverbUS /eɪkt/
past form of “ache” — feel physical pain
From this reading Mildred's heart ached with the changes; Peter was growing into a middle-aged man, his hair beginning to silver, his tall back bowed with care.
anew
From this reading OLD YEARS BACK AGAIN.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Peter and Mildred sat at the table, Mrs. Peter Arkell lay on her sofa; the children remained orderly on the hearth rug.
Arkell
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From this reading Peter and Mildred sat at the table, Mrs. Peter Arkell lay on her sofa; the children remained orderly on the hearth rug.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading They were gathered in the old familiar sitting-room the night of her arrival at Westerbury.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They were gathered in the old familiar sitting-room the night of her arrival at Westerbury.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading OLD YEARS BACK AGAIN.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading Mildred's heart ached with the changes; Peter was growing into a middle-aged man, his hair beginning to silver, his tall back bowed with care.
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading Mildred's heart ached with the changes; Peter was growing into a middle-aged man, his hair beginning to silver, his tall back bowed with care.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Lucy was getting a great girl now; little Harry--a most lovely child, his face the counterpart of his mother's--was but three years old.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Mildred's heart ached with the changes; Peter was growing into a middle-aged man, his hair beginning to silver, his tall back bowed with care.
changesnounUS /ˈtʃeɪndʒəz/
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading Mildred's heart ached with the changes; Peter was growing into a middle-aged man, his hair beginning to silver, his tall back bowed with care.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Lucy was getting a great girl now; little Harry--a most lovely child, his face the counterpart of his mother's--was but three years old.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Peter and Mildred sat at the table, Mrs. Peter Arkell lay on her sofa; the children remained orderly on the hearth rug.
counterpartnounUS /ˈkaʊntərpɑːrt/
a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another
From this reading Lucy was getting a great girl now; little Harry--a most lovely child, his face the counterpart of his mother's--was but three years old.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Lucy was getting a great girl now; little Harry--a most lovely child, his face the counterpart of his mother's--was but three years old.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading They were gathered in the old familiar sitting-room the night of her arrival at Westerbury.
brought together in one place
From this reading They were gathered in the old familiar sitting-room the night of her arrival at Westerbury.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading Lucy was getting a great girl now; little Harry--a most lovely child, his face the counterpart of his mother's--was but three years old.
a young female
From this reading Lucy was getting a great girl now; little Harry--a most lovely child, his face the counterpart of his mother's--was but three years old.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Lucy was getting a great girl now; little Harry--a most lovely child, his face the counterpart of his mother's--was but three years old.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Mildred's heart ached with the changes; Peter was growing into a middle-aged man, his hair beginning to silver, his tall back bowed with care.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Mildred's heart ached with the changes; Peter was growing into a middle-aged man, his hair beginning to silver, his tall back bowed with care.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Lucy was getting a great girl now; little Harry--a most lovely child, his face the counterpart of his mother's--was but three years old.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Mildred's heart ached with the changes; Peter was growing into a middle-aged man, his hair beginning to silver, his tall back bowed with care.
hearthnounUS /hɑːrθ/
an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
From this reading Peter and Mildred sat at the table, Mrs. Peter Arkell lay on her sofa; the children remained orderly on the hearth rug.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They were gathered in the old familiar sitting-room the night of her arrival at Westerbury.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mildred's heart ached with the changes; Peter was growing into a middle-aged man, his hair beginning to silver, his tall back bowed with care.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were gathered in the old familiar sitting-room the night of her arrival at Westerbury.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Mildred's heart ached with the changes; Peter was growing into a middle-aged man, his hair beginning to silver, his tall back bowed with care.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Peter and Mildred sat at the table, Mrs. Peter Arkell lay on her sofa; the children remained orderly on the hearth rug.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Lucy was getting a great girl now; little Harry--a most lovely child, his face the counterpart of his mother's--was but three years old.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading Lucy was getting a great girl now; little Harry--a most lovely child, his face the counterpart of his mother's--was but three years old.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading Lucy was getting a great girl now; little Harry--a most lovely child, his face the counterpart of his mother's--was but three years old.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Mildred's heart ached with the changes; Peter was growing into a middle-aged man, his hair beginning to silver, his tall back bowed with care.
middle-agedadjectiveUS /ˈmɪdəleɪɡd/
being roughly between 45 and 65 years old
From this reading Mildred's heart ached with the changes; Peter was growing into a middle-aged man, his hair beginning to silver, his tall back bowed with care.
Mildred
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From this reading Peter and Mildred sat at the table, Mrs. Peter Arkell lay on her sofa; the children remained orderly on the hearth rug.
Mildred's
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From this reading Mildred's heart ached with the changes; Peter was growing into a middle-aged man, his hair beginning to silver, his tall back bowed with care.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Lucy was getting a great girl now; little Harry--a most lovely child, his face the counterpart of his mother's--was but three years old.
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Lucy was getting a great girl now; little Harry--a most lovely child, his face the counterpart of his mother's--was but three years old.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Peter and Mildred sat at the table, Mrs. Peter Arkell lay on her sofa; the children remained orderly on the hearth rug.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading They were gathered in the old familiar sitting-room the night of her arrival at Westerbury.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Lucy was getting a great girl now; little Harry--a most lovely child, his face the counterpart of his mother's--was but three years old.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were gathered in the old familiar sitting-room the night of her arrival at Westerbury.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading OLD YEARS BACK AGAIN.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Peter and Mildred sat at the table, Mrs. Peter Arkell lay on her sofa; the children remained orderly on the hearth rug.
orderlynounUS /ˈɔːrdərli/
a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer
From this reading Peter and Mildred sat at the table, Mrs. Peter Arkell lay on her sofa; the children remained orderly on the hearth rug.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading Mildred's heart ached with the changes; Peter was growing into a middle-aged man, his hair beginning to silver, his tall back bowed with care.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Peter and Mildred sat at the table, Mrs. Peter Arkell lay on her sofa; the children remained orderly on the hearth rug.
rugnounUS /rʌɡ/
floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading Peter and Mildred sat at the table, Mrs. Peter Arkell lay on her sofa; the children remained orderly on the hearth rug.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Peter and Mildred sat at the table, Mrs. Peter Arkell lay on her sofa; the children remained orderly on the hearth rug.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading Mildred's heart ached with the changes; Peter was growing into a middle-aged man, his hair beginning to silver, his tall back bowed with care.
sitting-room
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From this reading They were gathered in the old familiar sitting-room the night of her arrival at Westerbury.
sofanounUS /ˈsoʊfə/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading Peter and Mildred sat at the table, Mrs. Peter Arkell lay on her sofa; the children remained orderly on the hearth rug.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Peter and Mildred sat at the table, Mrs. Peter Arkell lay on her sofa; the children remained orderly on the hearth rug.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Mildred's heart ached with the changes; Peter was growing into a middle-aged man, his hair beginning to silver, his tall back bowed with care.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mildred's heart ached with the changes; Peter was growing into a middle-aged man, his hair beginning to silver, his tall back bowed with care.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were gathered in the old familiar sitting-room the night of her arrival at Westerbury.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Lucy was getting a great girl now; little Harry--a most lovely child, his face the counterpart of his mother's--was but three years old.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mildred's heart ached with the changes; Peter was growing into a middle-aged man, his hair beginning to silver, his tall back bowed with care.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mildred's heart ached with the changes; Peter was growing into a middle-aged man, his hair beginning to silver, his tall back bowed with care.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were gathered in the old familiar sitting-room the night of her arrival at Westerbury.
Westerbury
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From this reading They were gathered in the old familiar sitting-room the night of her arrival at Westerbury.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mildred's heart ached with the changes; Peter was growing into a middle-aged man, his hair beginning to silver, his tall back bowed with care.
a late time of life
From this reading OLD YEARS BACK AGAIN.
