used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading So soon as they set foot indoors they were informed that dinner was ready to be served; an announcement which, as they had been travelling all day, and had only had a scanty lunch on the train, Mrs Plummer was inclined to hail with rapture.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE BEECH TREE When the travellers returned it was after nine o'clock.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading So soon as they set foot indoors they were informed that dinner was ready to be served; an announcement which, as they had been travelling all day, and had only had a scanty lunch on the train, Mrs Plummer was inclined to hail with rapture.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading So soon as they set foot indoors they were informed that dinner was ready to be served; an announcement which, as they had been travelling all day, and had only had a scanty lunch on the train, Mrs Plummer was inclined to hail with rapture.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So soon as they set foot indoors they were informed that dinner was ready to be served; an announcement which, as they had been travelling all day, and had only had a scanty lunch on the train, Mrs Plummer was inclined to hail with rapture.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading "I don't want any dinner," she announced.
announcementnounUS /əˈnaʊnsmənt/
a formal public statement
From this reading So soon as they set foot indoors they were informed that dinner was ready to be served; an announcement which, as they had been travelling all day, and had only had a scanty lunch on the train, Mrs Plummer was inclined to hail with rapture.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "I don't want any dinner," she announced.
Arnott
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From this reading Miss Arnott, however--as she was only too frequently wont to be--was of a different mind.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So soon as they set foot indoors they were informed that dinner was ready to be served; an announcement which, as they had been travelling all day, and had only had a scanty lunch on the train, Mrs Plummer was inclined to hail with rapture.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading So soon as they set foot indoors they were informed that dinner was ready to be served; an announcement which, as they had been travelling all day, and had only had a scanty lunch on the train, Mrs Plummer was inclined to hail with rapture.
BEECHnounUS /biːtʃ/
any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions
From this reading THE BEECH TREE When the travellers returned it was after nine o'clock.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading So soon as they set foot indoors they were informed that dinner was ready to be served; an announcement which, as they had been travelling all day, and had only had a scanty lunch on the train, Mrs Plummer was inclined to hail with rapture.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading So soon as they set foot indoors they were informed that dinner was ready to be served; an announcement which, as they had been travelling all day, and had only had a scanty lunch on the train, Mrs Plummer was inclined to hail with rapture.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading Miss Arnott, however--as she was only too frequently wont to be--was of a different mind.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading So soon as they set foot indoors they were informed that dinner was ready to be served; an announcement which, as they had been travelling all day, and had only had a scanty lunch on the train, Mrs Plummer was inclined to hail with rapture.
don't
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From this reading "I don't want any dinner," she announced.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading So soon as they set foot indoors they were informed that dinner was ready to be served; an announcement which, as they had been travelling all day, and had only had a scanty lunch on the train, Mrs Plummer was inclined to hail with rapture.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Miss Arnott, however--as she was only too frequently wont to be--was of a different mind.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So soon as they set foot indoors they were informed that dinner was ready to be served; an announcement which, as they had been travelling all day, and had only had a scanty lunch on the train, Mrs Plummer was inclined to hail with rapture.
hailverbUS /heɪl/
praise vociferously
From this reading So soon as they set foot indoors they were informed that dinner was ready to be served; an announcement which, as they had been travelling all day, and had only had a scanty lunch on the train, Mrs Plummer was inclined to hail with rapture.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Miss Arnott, however--as she was only too frequently wont to be--was of a different mind.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't want any dinner," she announced.
(often followed by “to”) having a preference, disposition, or tendency
From this reading So soon as they set foot indoors they were informed that dinner was ready to be served; an announcement which, as they had been travelling all day, and had only had a scanty lunch on the train, Mrs Plummer was inclined to hail with rapture.
indoorsadverbUS /ˈɪndɔːrz/
within a building
From this reading So soon as they set foot indoors they were informed that dinner was ready to be served; an announcement which, as they had been travelling all day, and had only had a scanty lunch on the train, Mrs Plummer was inclined to hail with rapture.
having much knowledge or education
From this reading So soon as they set foot indoors they were informed that dinner was ready to be served; an announcement which, as they had been travelling all day, and had only had a scanty lunch on the train, Mrs Plummer was inclined to hail with rapture.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE BEECH TREE When the travellers returned it was after nine o'clock.
take the midday meal
From this reading So soon as they set foot indoors they were informed that dinner was ready to be served; an announcement which, as they had been travelling all day, and had only had a scanty lunch on the train, Mrs Plummer was inclined to hail with rapture.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Miss Arnott, however--as she was only too frequently wont to be--was of a different mind.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Arnott, however--as she was only too frequently wont to be--was of a different mind.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading So soon as they set foot indoors they were informed that dinner was ready to be served; an announcement which, as they had been travelling all day, and had only had a scanty lunch on the train, Mrs Plummer was inclined to hail with rapture.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading THE BEECH TREE When the travellers returned it was after nine o'clock.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not want any dinner!"
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading THE BEECH TREE When the travellers returned it was after nine o'clock.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Miss Arnott, however--as she was only too frequently wont to be--was of a different mind.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So soon as they set foot indoors they were informed that dinner was ready to be served; an announcement which, as they had been travelling all day, and had only had a scanty lunch on the train, Mrs Plummer was inclined to hail with rapture.
and nothing more
From this reading So soon as they set foot indoors they were informed that dinner was ready to be served; an announcement which, as they had been travelling all day, and had only had a scanty lunch on the train, Mrs Plummer was inclined to hail with rapture.
Plummer
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From this reading So soon as they set foot indoors they were informed that dinner was ready to be served; an announcement which, as they had been travelling all day, and had only had a scanty lunch on the train, Mrs Plummer was inclined to hail with rapture.
rapturenounUS /ˈræptʃər/
a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
From this reading So soon as they set foot indoors they were informed that dinner was ready to be served; an announcement which, as they had been travelling all day, and had only had a scanty lunch on the train, Mrs Plummer was inclined to hail with rapture.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading So soon as they set foot indoors they were informed that dinner was ready to be served; an announcement which, as they had been travelling all day, and had only had a scanty lunch on the train, Mrs Plummer was inclined to hail with rapture.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading THE BEECH TREE When the travellers returned it was after nine o'clock.
scantyadjectiveUS /ˈskænti/
lacking in magnitude or quantity
From this reading So soon as they set foot indoors they were informed that dinner was ready to be served; an announcement which, as they had been travelling all day, and had only had a scanty lunch on the train, Mrs Plummer was inclined to hail with rapture.
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading So soon as they set foot indoors they were informed that dinner was ready to be served; an announcement which, as they had been travelling all day, and had only had a scanty lunch on the train, Mrs Plummer was inclined to hail with rapture.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading So soon as they set foot indoors they were informed that dinner was ready to be served; an announcement which, as they had been travelling all day, and had only had a scanty lunch on the train, Mrs Plummer was inclined to hail with rapture.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Arnott, however--as she was only too frequently wont to be--was of a different mind.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So soon as they set foot indoors they were informed that dinner was ready to be served; an announcement which, as they had been travelling all day, and had only had a scanty lunch on the train, Mrs Plummer was inclined to hail with rapture.
in the near future
From this reading So soon as they set foot indoors they were informed that dinner was ready to be served; an announcement which, as they had been travelling all day, and had only had a scanty lunch on the train, Mrs Plummer was inclined to hail with rapture.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So soon as they set foot indoors they were informed that dinner was ready to be served; an announcement which, as they had been travelling all day, and had only had a scanty lunch on the train, Mrs Plummer was inclined to hail with rapture.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BEECH TREE When the travellers returned it was after nine o'clock.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So soon as they set foot indoors they were informed that dinner was ready to be served; an announcement which, as they had been travelling all day, and had only had a scanty lunch on the train, Mrs Plummer was inclined to hail with rapture.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So soon as they set foot indoors they were informed that dinner was ready to be served; an announcement which, as they had been travelling all day, and had only had a scanty lunch on the train, Mrs Plummer was inclined to hail with rapture.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Miss Arnott, however--as she was only too frequently wont to be--was of a different mind.
create by training and teaching
From this reading So soon as they set foot indoors they were informed that dinner was ready to be served; an announcement which, as they had been travelling all day, and had only had a scanty lunch on the train, Mrs Plummer was inclined to hail with rapture.
travellersnounUS /ˈtrævələrz/
plural of “traveller” — a person who changes location
From this reading THE BEECH TREE When the travellers returned it was after nine o'clock.
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading So soon as they set foot indoors they were informed that dinner was ready to be served; an announcement which, as they had been travelling all day, and had only had a scanty lunch on the train, Mrs Plummer was inclined to hail with rapture.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading THE BEECH TREE When the travellers returned it was after nine o'clock.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "I don't want any dinner," she announced.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BEECH TREE When the travellers returned it was after nine o'clock.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So soon as they set foot indoors they were informed that dinner was ready to be served; an announcement which, as they had been travelling all day, and had only had a scanty lunch on the train, Mrs Plummer was inclined to hail with rapture.
at the time that
From this reading THE BEECH TREE When the travellers returned it was after nine o'clock.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading So soon as they set foot indoors they were informed that dinner was ready to be served; an announcement which, as they had been travelling all day, and had only had a scanty lunch on the train, Mrs Plummer was inclined to hail with rapture.
in the company of; together with
From this reading So soon as they set foot indoors they were informed that dinner was ready to be served; an announcement which, as they had been travelling all day, and had only had a scanty lunch on the train, Mrs Plummer was inclined to hail with rapture.
wontnounUS /woʊnt/
an established custom
From this reading Miss Arnott, however--as she was only too frequently wont to be--was of a different mind.
