used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She hit these several objects off, with a tone which seemed to turn them into chips, and blocks, and sawdust, and shavings, and then, with a sudden softening of all her face, a sudden lowering of her voice and another blush, she said, as she sank back into her seat:
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading “Engaged!” said her cousins together, and Gladys added:
(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 She hit these several objects off, with a tone which seemed to turn them into chips, and blocks, and sawdust, and shavings, and then, with a sudden softening of all her face, a sudden lowering of her voice and another blush, she said, as she sank back into her seat:
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Besides--to settle the matter at once--I am engaged.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She hit these several objects off, with a tone which seemed to turn them into chips, and blocks, and sawdust, and shavings, and then, with a sudden softening of all her face, a sudden lowering of her voice and another blush, she said, as she sank back into her seat:
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading She hit these several objects off, with a tone which seemed to turn them into chips, and blocks, and sawdust, and shavings, and then, with a sudden softening of all her face, a sudden lowering of her voice and another blush, she said, as she sank back into her seat:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She hit these several objects off, with a tone which seemed to turn them into chips, and blocks, and sawdust, and shavings, and then, with a sudden softening of all her face, a sudden lowering of her voice and another blush, she said, as she sank back into her seat:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Besides--to settle the matter at once--I am engaged.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She hit these several objects off, with a tone which seemed to turn them into chips, and blocks, and sawdust, and shavings, and then, with a sudden softening of all her face, a sudden lowering of her voice and another blush, she said, as she sank back into her seat:
in addition to; as well as
From this reading “Besides--to settle the matter at once--I am engaged.”
blocksnounUS /blɑːks/
plural of “block” — a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
From this reading She hit these several objects off, with a tone which seemed to turn them into chips, and blocks, and sawdust, and shavings, and then, with a sudden softening of all her face, a sudden lowering of her voice and another blush, she said, as she sank back into her seat:
blushverbUS /blʌʃ/
turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
From this reading She hit these several objects off, with a tone which seemed to turn them into chips, and blocks, and sawdust, and shavings, and then, with a sudden softening of all her face, a sudden lowering of her voice and another blush, she said, as she sank back into her seat:
chipsnounUS /tʃɪps/
strips of potato fried in deep fat
From this reading She hit these several objects off, with a tone which seemed to turn them into chips, and blocks, and sawdust, and shavings, and then, with a sudden softening of all her face, a sudden lowering of her voice and another blush, she said, as she sank back into her seat:
cousinsnounUS /ˈkʌzənz/
plural of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “Engaged!” said her cousins together, and Gladys added:
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading “Besides--to settle the matter at once--I am engaged.”
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She hit these several objects off, with a tone which seemed to turn them into chips, and blocks, and sawdust, and shavings, and then, with a sudden softening of all her face, a sudden lowering of her voice and another blush, she said, as she sank back into her seat:
Gladys
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From this reading “Engaged!” said her cousins together, and Gladys added:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She hit these several objects off, with a tone which seemed to turn them into chips, and blocks, and sawdust, and shavings, and then, with a sudden softening of all her face, a sudden lowering of her voice and another blush, she said, as she sank back into her seat:
cause to move by striking
From this reading She hit these several objects off, with a tone which seemed to turn them into chips, and blocks, and sawdust, and shavings, and then, with a sudden softening of all her face, a sudden lowering of her voice and another blush, she said, as she sank back into her seat:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Besides--to settle the matter at once--I am engaged.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some neighbor in Virginia?”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She hit these several objects off, with a tone which seemed to turn them into chips, and blocks, and sawdust, and shavings, and then, with a sudden softening of all her face, a sudden lowering of her voice and another blush, she said, as she sank back into her seat:
loweringadjectiveUS /ˈloʊərɪŋ/
darkened by clouds
From this reading She hit these several objects off, with a tone which seemed to turn them into chips, and blocks, and sawdust, and shavings, and then, with a sudden softening of all her face, a sudden lowering of her voice and another blush, she said, as she sank back into her seat:
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “Besides--to settle the matter at once--I am engaged.”
neighbornounUS /ˈneɪbər/
a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading Some neighbor in Virginia?”
plural of “object” — a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading She hit these several objects off, with a tone which seemed to turn them into chips, and blocks, and sawdust, and shavings, and then, with a sudden softening of all her face, a sudden lowering of her voice and another blush, she said, as she sank back into her seat:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She hit these several objects off, with a tone which seemed to turn them into chips, and blocks, and sawdust, and shavings, and then, with a sudden softening of all her face, a sudden lowering of her voice and another blush, she said, as she sank back into her seat:
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She hit these several objects off, with a tone which seemed to turn them into chips, and blocks, and sawdust, and shavings, and then, with a sudden softening of all her face, a sudden lowering of her voice and another blush, she said, as she sank back into her seat:
on one occasion
From this reading “Besides--to settle the matter at once--I am engaged.”
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading “To whom, pray?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She hit these several objects off, with a tone which seemed to turn them into chips, and blocks, and sawdust, and shavings, and then, with a sudden softening of all her face, a sudden lowering of her voice and another blush, she said, as she sank back into her seat:
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading She hit these several objects off, with a tone which seemed to turn them into chips, and blocks, and sawdust, and shavings, and then, with a sudden softening of all her face, a sudden lowering of her voice and another blush, she said, as she sank back into her seat:
sawdustnounUS /ˈsɔːdʌst/
fine particles of wood made by sawing wood
From this reading She hit these several objects off, with a tone which seemed to turn them into chips, and blocks, and sawdust, and shavings, and then, with a sudden softening of all her face, a sudden lowering of her voice and another blush, she said, as she sank back into her seat:
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading She hit these several objects off, with a tone which seemed to turn them into chips, and blocks, and sawdust, and shavings, and then, with a sudden softening of all her face, a sudden lowering of her voice and another blush, she said, as she sank back into her seat:
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading She hit these several objects off, with a tone which seemed to turn them into chips, and blocks, and sawdust, and shavings, and then, with a sudden softening of all her face, a sudden lowering of her voice and another blush, she said, as she sank back into her seat:
settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
From this reading “Besides--to settle the matter at once--I am engaged.”
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading She hit these several objects off, with a tone which seemed to turn them into chips, and blocks, and sawdust, and shavings, and then, with a sudden softening of all her face, a sudden lowering of her voice and another blush, she said, as she sank back into her seat:
shavingsnounUS /ˈʃeɪvɪŋz/
plural of “shaving” — the act of removing hair with a razor
From this reading She hit these several objects off, with a tone which seemed to turn them into chips, and blocks, and sawdust, and shavings, and then, with a sudden softening of all her face, a sudden lowering of her voice and another blush, she said, as she sank back into her seat:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She hit these several objects off, with a tone which seemed to turn them into chips, and blocks, and sawdust, and shavings, and then, with a sudden softening of all her face, a sudden lowering of her voice and another blush, she said, as she sank back into her seat:
softeningnounUS /ˈsɔːfənɪŋ/
the process of becoming softer
From this reading She hit these several objects off, with a tone which seemed to turn them into chips, and blocks, and sawdust, and shavings, and then, with a sudden softening of all her face, a sudden lowering of her voice and another blush, she said, as she sank back into her seat:
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some neighbor in Virginia?”
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading She hit these several objects off, with a tone which seemed to turn them into chips, and blocks, and sawdust, and shavings, and then, with a sudden softening of all her face, a sudden lowering of her voice and another blush, she said, as she sank back into her seat:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Besides--to settle the matter at once--I am engaged.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She hit these several objects off, with a tone which seemed to turn them into chips, and blocks, and sawdust, and shavings, and then, with a sudden softening of all her face, a sudden lowering of her voice and another blush, she said, as she sank back into her seat:
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She hit these several objects off, with a tone which seemed to turn them into chips, and blocks, and sawdust, and shavings, and then, with a sudden softening of all her face, a sudden lowering of her voice and another blush, she said, as she sank back into her seat:
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading She hit these several objects off, with a tone which seemed to turn them into chips, and blocks, and sawdust, and shavings, and then, with a sudden softening of all her face, a sudden lowering of her voice and another blush, she said, as she sank back into her seat:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She hit these several objects off, with a tone which seemed to turn them into chips, and blocks, and sawdust, and shavings, and then, with a sudden softening of all her face, a sudden lowering of her voice and another blush, she said, as she sank back into her seat:
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading “Engaged!” said her cousins together, and Gladys added:
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading She hit these several objects off, with a tone which seemed to turn them into chips, and blocks, and sawdust, and shavings, and then, with a sudden softening of all her face, a sudden lowering of her voice and another blush, she said, as she sank back into her seat:
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading She hit these several objects off, with a tone which seemed to turn them into chips, and blocks, and sawdust, and shavings, and then, with a sudden softening of all her face, a sudden lowering of her voice and another blush, she said, as she sank back into her seat:
VirginianounUS /vərˈdʒɪnjə/
a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
From this reading Some neighbor in Virginia?”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading She hit these several objects off, with a tone which seemed to turn them into chips, and blocks, and sawdust, and shavings, and then, with a sudden softening of all her face, a sudden lowering of her voice and another blush, she said, as she sank back into her seat:
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She hit these several objects off, with a tone which seemed to turn them into chips, and blocks, and sawdust, and shavings, and then, with a sudden softening of all her face, a sudden lowering of her voice and another blush, she said, as she sank back into her seat:
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “To whom, pray?
in the company of; together with
From this reading She hit these several objects off, with a tone which seemed to turn them into chips, and blocks, and sawdust, and shavings, and then, with a sudden softening of all her face, a sudden lowering of her voice and another blush, she said, as she sank back into her seat:
