used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HUGH MORICE EXPLAINS So soon as Mrs Forrester had gone Mr Morice asked a question.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "She actually says that people have seen me walking about the woods in the middle of the night in my nightdress.
in actual fact
From this reading "She actually says that people have seen me walking about the woods in the middle of the night in my nightdress.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I believe I am supposed to have been walking in my sleep.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading HUGH MORICE EXPLAINS So soon as Mrs Forrester had gone Mr Morice asked a question.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading HUGH MORICE EXPLAINS So soon as Mrs Forrester had gone Mr Morice asked a question.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "What tale has that woman been telling you?"
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I believe I am supposed to have been walking in my sleep.
Briggs
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From this reading That a postman, named Briggs, saw me doing so last night.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading That a postman, named Briggs, saw me doing so last night.
EXPLAINSverbUS /ɪkˈspleɪnz/
third-person singular of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading HUGH MORICE EXPLAINS So soon as Mrs Forrester had gone Mr Morice asked a question.
Forrester
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From this reading HUGH MORICE EXPLAINS So soon as Mrs Forrester had gone Mr Morice asked a question.
destroyed or killed
From this reading HUGH MORICE EXPLAINS So soon as Mrs Forrester had gone Mr Morice asked a question.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading HUGH MORICE EXPLAINS So soon as Mrs Forrester had gone Mr Morice asked a question.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What tale has that woman been telling you?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "She actually says that people have seen me walking about the woods in the middle of the night in my nightdress.
HUGH
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From this reading HUGH MORICE EXPLAINS So soon as Mrs Forrester had gone Mr Morice asked a question.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I believe I am supposed to have been walking in my sleep.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "She actually says that people have seen me walking about the woods in the middle of the night in my nightdress.
immediately past
From this reading That a postman, named Briggs, saw me doing so last night.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "She actually says that people have seen me walking about the woods in the middle of the night in my nightdress.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading "She actually says that people have seen me walking about the woods in the middle of the night in my nightdress.
MORICE
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From this reading HUGH MORICE EXPLAINS So soon as Mrs Forrester had gone Mr Morice asked a question.
a form of address for a man
From this reading HUGH MORICE EXPLAINS So soon as Mrs Forrester had gone Mr Morice asked a question.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading HUGH MORICE EXPLAINS So soon as Mrs Forrester had gone Mr Morice asked a question.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "She actually says that people have seen me walking about the woods in the middle of the night in my nightdress.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading That a postman, named Briggs, saw me doing so last night.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "She actually says that people have seen me walking about the woods in the middle of the night in my nightdress.
nightdressnoun
lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women
From this reading "She actually says that people have seen me walking about the woods in the middle of the night in my nightdress.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "She actually says that people have seen me walking about the woods in the middle of the night in my nightdress.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "She actually says that people have seen me walking about the woods in the middle of the night in my nightdress.
postmannounUS /ˈpoʊstmən/
a man who delivers the mail
From this reading That a postman, named Briggs, saw me doing so last night.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading HUGH MORICE EXPLAINS So soon as Mrs Forrester had gone Mr Morice asked a question.
cut with a saw
From this reading That a postman, named Briggs, saw me doing so last night.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "She actually says that people have seen me walking about the woods in the middle of the night in my nightdress.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "She actually says that people have seen me walking about the woods in the middle of the night in my nightdress.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She actually says that people have seen me walking about the woods in the middle of the night in my nightdress.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading I believe I am supposed to have been walking in my sleep.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading HUGH MORICE EXPLAINS So soon as Mrs Forrester had gone Mr Morice asked a question.
in the near future
From this reading HUGH MORICE EXPLAINS So soon as Mrs Forrester had gone Mr Morice asked a question.
required or under orders
From this reading I believe I am supposed to have been walking in my sleep.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading "What tale has that woman been telling you?"
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading "What tale has that woman been telling you?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What tale has that woman been telling you?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "She actually says that people have seen me walking about the woods in the middle of the night in my nightdress.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I believe I am supposed to have been walking in my sleep.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading "She actually says that people have seen me walking about the woods in the middle of the night in my nightdress.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What tale has that woman been telling you?"
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "What tale has that woman been telling you?"
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading "She actually says that people have seen me walking about the woods in the middle of the night in my nightdress.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What tale has that woman been telling you?"
