used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "We haven't seen anything of her for a week, and now she's trying to back out of coming Sunday night, just because her Rosamond is going to sing at Mrs. Filmore's and they've asked Miss Pat to come and worship."
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Her cheeks were tinted with the crisp air and her eyes were dancing with the brisk walk home through the Park.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE REWARD OF THE FAITHFUL "I think Miss Pat is simply foolish over Miss Merton," said Judith, with an uneasy note in her calm voice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We haven't seen anything of her for a week, and now she's trying to back out of coming Sunday night, just because her Rosamond is going to sing at Mrs. Filmore's and they've asked Miss Pat to come and worship."
any thing at all
From this reading "We haven't seen anything of her for a week, and now she's trying to back out of coming Sunday night, just because her Rosamond is going to sing at Mrs. Filmore's and they've asked Miss Pat to come and worship."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "We haven't seen anything of her for a week, and now she's trying to back out of coming Sunday night, just because her Rosamond is going to sing at Mrs. Filmore's and they've asked Miss Pat to come and worship."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "We haven't seen anything of her for a week, and now she's trying to back out of coming Sunday night, just because her Rosamond is going to sing at Mrs. Filmore's and they've asked Miss Pat to come and worship."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "We haven't seen anything of her for a week, and now she's trying to back out of coming Sunday night, just because her Rosamond is going to sing at Mrs. Filmore's and they've asked Miss Pat to come and worship."
for the reason that
From this reading "We haven't seen anything of her for a week, and now she's trying to back out of coming Sunday night, just because her Rosamond is going to sing at Mrs. Filmore's and they've asked Miss Pat to come and worship."
briskadjectiveUS /brɪsk/
quick and energetic
From this reading Her cheeks were tinted with the crisp air and her eyes were dancing with the brisk walk home through the Park.
make calm or still
From this reading THE REWARD OF THE FAITHFUL "I think Miss Pat is simply foolish over Miss Merton," said Judith, with an uneasy note in her calm voice.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading Her cheeks were tinted with the crisp air and her eyes were dancing with the brisk walk home through the Park.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "We haven't seen anything of her for a week, and now she's trying to back out of coming Sunday night, just because her Rosamond is going to sing at Mrs. Filmore's and they've asked Miss Pat to come and worship."
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "We haven't seen anything of her for a week, and now she's trying to back out of coming Sunday night, just because her Rosamond is going to sing at Mrs. Filmore's and they've asked Miss Pat to come and worship."
crispadjectiveUS /krɪsp/
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading Her cheeks were tinted with the crisp air and her eyes were dancing with the brisk walk home through the Park.
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
From this reading Her cheeks were tinted with the crisp air and her eyes were dancing with the brisk walk home through the Park.
having the place or position changed
From this reading She tossed her muff on the divan and made a laughing face at her disturbed small sister.
divannounUS /dɪˈvæn/
a long backless sofa (usually with pillows against a wall)
From this reading She tossed her muff on the divan and made a laughing face at her disturbed small sister.
Elinor
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From this reading Elinor had just come in.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her cheeks were tinted with the crisp air and her eyes were dancing with the brisk walk home through the Park.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She tossed her muff on the divan and made a laughing face at her disturbed small sister.
steadfast in affection or allegiance
From this reading THE REWARD OF THE FAITHFUL "I think Miss Pat is simply foolish over Miss Merton," said Judith, with an uneasy note in her calm voice.
Filmore's
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From this reading "We haven't seen anything of her for a week, and now she's trying to back out of coming Sunday night, just because her Rosamond is going to sing at Mrs. Filmore's and they've asked Miss Pat to come and worship."
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading THE REWARD OF THE FAITHFUL "I think Miss Pat is simply foolish over Miss Merton," said Judith, with an uneasy note in her calm voice.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "We haven't seen anything of her for a week, and now she's trying to back out of coming Sunday night, just because her Rosamond is going to sing at Mrs. Filmore's and they've asked Miss Pat to come and worship."
the act of departing
From this reading "We haven't seen anything of her for a week, and now she's trying to back out of coming Sunday night, just because her Rosamond is going to sing at Mrs. Filmore's and they've asked Miss Pat to come and worship."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Elinor had just come in.
haven't
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From this reading "We haven't seen anything of her for a week, and now she's trying to back out of coming Sunday night, just because her Rosamond is going to sing at Mrs. Filmore's and they've asked Miss Pat to come and worship."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE REWARD OF THE FAITHFUL "I think Miss Pat is simply foolish over Miss Merton," said Judith, with an uneasy note in her calm voice.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Her cheeks were tinted with the crisp air and her eyes were dancing with the brisk walk home through the Park.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE REWARD OF THE FAITHFUL "I think Miss Pat is simply foolish over Miss Merton," said Judith, with an uneasy note in her calm voice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE REWARD OF THE FAITHFUL "I think Miss Pat is simply foolish over Miss Merton," said Judith, with an uneasy note in her calm voice.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE REWARD OF THE FAITHFUL "I think Miss Pat is simply foolish over Miss Merton," said Judith, with an uneasy note in her calm voice.
JudithnounUS /ˈdʒuːdəθ/
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading THE REWARD OF THE FAITHFUL "I think Miss Pat is simply foolish over Miss Merton," said Judith, with an uneasy note in her calm voice.
and nothing more
From this reading "We haven't seen anything of her for a week, and now she's trying to back out of coming Sunday night, just because her Rosamond is going to sing at Mrs. Filmore's and they've asked Miss Pat to come and worship."
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading She tossed her muff on the divan and made a laughing face at her disturbed small sister.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She tossed her muff on the divan and made a laughing face at her disturbed small sister.
MertonnounUS /ˈmɜːrtən/
United States religious and writer (1915-1968)
From this reading THE REWARD OF THE FAITHFUL "I think Miss Pat is simply foolish over Miss Merton," said Judith, with an uneasy note in her calm voice.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading THE REWARD OF THE FAITHFUL "I think Miss Pat is simply foolish over Miss Merton," said Judith, with an uneasy note in her calm voice.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "We haven't seen anything of her for a week, and now she's trying to back out of coming Sunday night, just because her Rosamond is going to sing at Mrs. Filmore's and they've asked Miss Pat to come and worship."
muffnounUS /mʌf/
a warm tubular covering for the hands
From this reading She tossed her muff on the divan and made a laughing face at her disturbed small sister.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "We haven't seen anything of her for a week, and now she's trying to back out of coming Sunday night, just because her Rosamond is going to sing at Mrs. Filmore's and they've asked Miss Pat to come and worship."
a brief written record
From this reading THE REWARD OF THE FAITHFUL "I think Miss Pat is simply foolish over Miss Merton," said Judith, with an uneasy note in her calm voice.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "We haven't seen anything of her for a week, and now she's trying to back out of coming Sunday night, just because her Rosamond is going to sing at Mrs. Filmore's and they've asked Miss Pat to come and worship."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE REWARD OF THE FAITHFUL "I think Miss Pat is simply foolish over Miss Merton," said Judith, with an uneasy note in her calm voice.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She tossed her muff on the divan and made a laughing face at her disturbed small sister.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "We haven't seen anything of her for a week, and now she's trying to back out of coming Sunday night, just because her Rosamond is going to sing at Mrs. Filmore's and they've asked Miss Pat to come and worship."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THE REWARD OF THE FAITHFUL "I think Miss Pat is simply foolish over Miss Merton," said Judith, with an uneasy note in her calm voice.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading Her cheeks were tinted with the crisp air and her eyes were dancing with the brisk walk home through the Park.
PatverbUS /pæt/
pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading THE REWARD OF THE FAITHFUL "I think Miss Pat is simply foolish over Miss Merton," said Judith, with an uneasy note in her calm voice.
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading THE REWARD OF THE FAITHFUL "I think Miss Pat is simply foolish over Miss Merton," said Judith, with an uneasy note in her calm voice.
Rosamond
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From this reading "We haven't seen anything of her for a week, and now she's trying to back out of coming Sunday night, just because her Rosamond is going to sing at Mrs. Filmore's and they've asked Miss Pat to come and worship."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE REWARD OF THE FAITHFUL "I think Miss Pat is simply foolish over Miss Merton," said Judith, with an uneasy note in her calm voice.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "We haven't seen anything of her for a week, and now she's trying to back out of coming Sunday night, just because her Rosamond is going to sing at Mrs. Filmore's and they've asked Miss Pat to come and worship."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She tossed her muff on the divan and made a laughing face at her disturbed small sister.
she's
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From this reading "We haven't seen anything of her for a week, and now she's trying to back out of coming Sunday night, just because her Rosamond is going to sing at Mrs. Filmore's and they've asked Miss Pat to come and worship."
and nothing more
From this reading THE REWARD OF THE FAITHFUL "I think Miss Pat is simply foolish over Miss Merton," said Judith, with an uneasy note in her calm voice.
deliver by singing
From this reading "We haven't seen anything of her for a week, and now she's trying to back out of coming Sunday night, just because her Rosamond is going to sing at Mrs. Filmore's and they've asked Miss Pat to come and worship."
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading She tossed her muff on the divan and made a laughing face at her disturbed small sister.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She tossed her muff on the divan and made a laughing face at her disturbed small sister.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading "We haven't seen anything of her for a week, and now she's trying to back out of coming Sunday night, just because her Rosamond is going to sing at Mrs. Filmore's and they've asked Miss Pat to come and worship."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE REWARD OF THE FAITHFUL "I think Miss Pat is simply foolish over Miss Merton," said Judith, with an uneasy note in her calm voice.
they've
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From this reading "We haven't seen anything of her for a week, and now she's trying to back out of coming Sunday night, just because her Rosamond is going to sing at Mrs. Filmore's and they've asked Miss Pat to come and worship."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading THE REWARD OF THE FAITHFUL "I think Miss Pat is simply foolish over Miss Merton," said Judith, with an uneasy note in her calm voice.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Her cheeks were tinted with the crisp air and her eyes were dancing with the brisk walk home through the Park.
tintedverbUS /ˈtɪntɪd/
past form of “tint” — color lightly
From this reading Her cheeks were tinted with the crisp air and her eyes were dancing with the brisk walk home through the Park.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We haven't seen anything of her for a week, and now she's trying to back out of coming Sunday night, just because her Rosamond is going to sing at Mrs. Filmore's and they've asked Miss Pat to come and worship."
tossedverbUS /tɔːst/
past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading She tossed her muff on the divan and made a laughing face at her disturbed small sister.
hard to endure
From this reading "We haven't seen anything of her for a week, and now she's trying to back out of coming Sunday night, just because her Rosamond is going to sing at Mrs. Filmore's and they've asked Miss Pat to come and worship."
lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
From this reading THE REWARD OF THE FAITHFUL "I think Miss Pat is simply foolish over Miss Merton," said Judith, with an uneasy note in her calm voice.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading THE REWARD OF THE FAITHFUL "I think Miss Pat is simply foolish over Miss Merton," said Judith, with an uneasy note in her calm voice.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Her cheeks were tinted with the crisp air and her eyes were dancing with the brisk walk home through the Park.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We haven't seen anything of her for a week, and now she's trying to back out of coming Sunday night, just because her Rosamond is going to sing at Mrs. Filmore's and they've asked Miss Pat to come and worship."
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "We haven't seen anything of her for a week, and now she's trying to back out of coming Sunday night, just because her Rosamond is going to sing at Mrs. Filmore's and they've asked Miss Pat to come and worship."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her cheeks were tinted with the crisp air and her eyes were dancing with the brisk walk home through the Park.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE REWARD OF THE FAITHFUL "I think Miss Pat is simply foolish over Miss Merton," said Judith, with an uneasy note in her calm voice.
love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
From this reading "We haven't seen anything of her for a week, and now she's trying to back out of coming Sunday night, just because her Rosamond is going to sing at Mrs. Filmore's and they've asked Miss Pat to come and worship."
