used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He had got a few hours of sleep after daylight, and had just swallowed a cup of coffee and called it breakfast, and now, looking haggard and weary, had, as was proper, come over to see about Missy and her hysterics.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The next day about noon Mr. Andrews, with Jay by the hand, walked up the steps of the Varians' house.
afghannounUS /ˈæfɡæn/
a blanket knitted or crocheted in strips or squares; sometimes used as a shawl
From this reading She too had just come down-stairs, and was sitting in a great chair by the window in the parlor, with footstool under her feet and an afghan spread over her.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He had got a few hours of sleep after daylight, and had just swallowed a cup of coffee and called it breakfast, and now, looking haggard and weary, had, as was proper, come over to see about Missy and her hysterics.
anew
From this reading The day was cool and brilliant; all the fogs and clouds of the night had been blown away by a strong north wind; the sun was coming in at the window, and Missy was trying to get warm in it, for she felt like Harry Gill in the story-book, as if she should never get warm again.
(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 The day was cool and brilliant; all the fogs and clouds of the night had been blown away by a strong north wind; the sun was coming in at the window, and Missy was trying to get warm in it, for she felt like Harry Gill in the story-book, as if she should never get warm again.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She too had just come down-stairs, and was sitting in a great chair by the window in the parlor, with footstool under her feet and an afghan spread over her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had got a few hours of sleep after daylight, and had just swallowed a cup of coffee and called it breakfast, and now, looking haggard and weary, had, as was proper, come over to see about Missy and her hysterics.
AndrewsnounUS /ˈændruːz/
United States naturalist who contributed to paleontology and geology (1884-1960)
From this reading The next day about noon Mr. Andrews, with Jay by the hand, walked up the steps of the Varians' house.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had got a few hours of sleep after daylight, and had just swallowed a cup of coffee and called it breakfast, and now, looking haggard and weary, had, as was proper, come over to see about Missy and her hysterics.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The day was cool and brilliant; all the fogs and clouds of the night had been blown away by a strong north wind; the sun was coming in at the window, and Missy was trying to get warm in it, for she felt like Harry Gill in the story-book, as if she should never get warm again.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The day was cool and brilliant; all the fogs and clouds of the night had been blown away by a strong north wind; the sun was coming in at the window, and Missy was trying to get warm in it, for she felt like Harry Gill in the story-book, as if she should never get warm again.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The day was cool and brilliant; all the fogs and clouds of the night had been blown away by a strong north wind; the sun was coming in at the window, and Missy was trying to get warm in it, for she felt like Harry Gill in the story-book, as if she should never get warm again.
blownadjectiveUS /bloʊn/
being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor
From this reading The day was cool and brilliant; all the fogs and clouds of the night had been blown away by a strong north wind; the sun was coming in at the window, and Missy was trying to get warm in it, for she felt like Harry Gill in the story-book, as if she should never get warm again.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading He had got a few hours of sleep after daylight, and had just swallowed a cup of coffee and called it breakfast, and now, looking haggard and weary, had, as was proper, come over to see about Missy and her hysterics.
of surpassing excellence
From this reading The day was cool and brilliant; all the fogs and clouds of the night had been blown away by a strong north wind; the sun was coming in at the window, and Missy was trying to get warm in it, for she felt like Harry Gill in the story-book, as if she should never get warm again.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The next day about noon Mr. Andrews, with Jay by the hand, walked up the steps of the Varians' house.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading He had got a few hours of sleep after daylight, and had just swallowed a cup of coffee and called it breakfast, and now, looking haggard and weary, had, as was proper, come over to see about Missy and her hysterics.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading She too had just come down-stairs, and was sitting in a great chair by the window in the parlor, with footstool under her feet and an afghan spread over her.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading The day was cool and brilliant; all the fogs and clouds of the night had been blown away by a strong north wind; the sun was coming in at the window, and Missy was trying to get warm in it, for she felt like Harry Gill in the story-book, as if she should never get warm again.
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading He had got a few hours of sleep after daylight, and had just swallowed a cup of coffee and called it breakfast, and now, looking haggard and weary, had, as was proper, come over to see about Missy and her hysterics.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He had got a few hours of sleep after daylight, and had just swallowed a cup of coffee and called it breakfast, and now, looking haggard and weary, had, as was proper, come over to see about Missy and her hysterics.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The day was cool and brilliant; all the fogs and clouds of the night had been blown away by a strong north wind; the sun was coming in at the window, and Missy was trying to get warm in it, for she felt like Harry Gill in the story-book, as if she should never get warm again.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading The day was cool and brilliant; all the fogs and clouds of the night had been blown away by a strong north wind; the sun was coming in at the window, and Missy was trying to get warm in it, for she felt like Harry Gill in the story-book, as if she should never get warm again.
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading He had got a few hours of sleep after daylight, and had just swallowed a cup of coffee and called it breakfast, and now, looking haggard and weary, had, as was proper, come over to see about Missy and her hysterics.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The next day about noon Mr. Andrews, with Jay by the hand, walked up the steps of the Varians' house.
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading He had got a few hours of sleep after daylight, and had just swallowed a cup of coffee and called it breakfast, and now, looking haggard and weary, had, as was proper, come over to see about Missy and her hysterics.
down-stairs
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From this reading She too had just come down-stairs, and was sitting in a great chair by the window in the parlor, with footstool under her feet and an afghan spread over her.
to come or go into
From this reading ENTER MISS VARIAN.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading She too had just come down-stairs, and was sitting in a great chair by the window in the parlor, with footstool under her feet and an afghan spread over her.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading The day was cool and brilliant; all the fogs and clouds of the night had been blown away by a strong north wind; the sun was coming in at the window, and Missy was trying to get warm in it, for she felt like Harry Gill in the story-book, as if she should never get warm again.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading He had got a few hours of sleep after daylight, and had just swallowed a cup of coffee and called it breakfast, and now, looking haggard and weary, had, as was proper, come over to see about Missy and her hysterics.
fogsnounUS /fɔːɡz/
plural of “fog” — droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading The day was cool and brilliant; all the fogs and clouds of the night had been blown away by a strong north wind; the sun was coming in at the window, and Missy was trying to get warm in it, for she felt like Harry Gill in the story-book, as if she should never get warm again.
footstoolnoun
a low seat or a stool to rest the feet of a seated person
From this reading She too had just come down-stairs, and was sitting in a great chair by the window in the parlor, with footstool under her feet and an afghan spread over her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The day was cool and brilliant; all the fogs and clouds of the night had been blown away by a strong north wind; the sun was coming in at the window, and Missy was trying to get warm in it, for she felt like Harry Gill in the story-book, as if she should never get warm again.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The day was cool and brilliant; all the fogs and clouds of the night had been blown away by a strong north wind; the sun was coming in at the window, and Missy was trying to get warm in it, for she felt like Harry Gill in the story-book, as if she should never get warm again.
GillnounUS /ɡɪl/
a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters
From this reading The day was cool and brilliant; all the fogs and clouds of the night had been blown away by a strong north wind; the sun was coming in at the window, and Missy was trying to get warm in it, for she felt like Harry Gill in the story-book, as if she should never get warm again.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He had got a few hours of sleep after daylight, and had just swallowed a cup of coffee and called it breakfast, and now, looking haggard and weary, had, as was proper, come over to see about Missy and her hysterics.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading She too had just come down-stairs, and was sitting in a great chair by the window in the parlor, with footstool under her feet and an afghan spread over her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had got a few hours of sleep after daylight, and had just swallowed a cup of coffee and called it breakfast, and now, looking haggard and weary, had, as was proper, come over to see about Missy and her hysterics.
haggardadjectiveUS /ˈhæɡərd/
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading He had got a few hours of sleep after daylight, and had just swallowed a cup of coffee and called it breakfast, and now, looking haggard and weary, had, as was proper, come over to see about Missy and her hysterics.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The next day about noon Mr. Andrews, with Jay by the hand, walked up the steps of the Varians' house.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading The day was cool and brilliant; all the fogs and clouds of the night had been blown away by a strong north wind; the sun was coming in at the window, and Missy was trying to get warm in it, for she felt like Harry Gill in the story-book, as if she should never get warm again.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had got a few hours of sleep after daylight, and had just swallowed a cup of coffee and called it breakfast, and now, looking haggard and weary, had, as was proper, come over to see about Missy and her hysterics.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had got a few hours of sleep after daylight, and had just swallowed a cup of coffee and called it breakfast, and now, looking haggard and weary, had, as was proper, come over to see about Missy and her hysterics.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading He had got a few hours of sleep after daylight, and had just swallowed a cup of coffee and called it breakfast, and now, looking haggard and weary, had, as was proper, come over to see about Missy and her hysterics.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The next day about noon Mr. Andrews, with Jay by the hand, walked up the steps of the Varians' house.
hystericsnounUS /ˌhɪˈsterɪks/
an attack of hysteria
From this reading He had got a few hours of sleep after daylight, and had just swallowed a cup of coffee and called it breakfast, and now, looking haggard and weary, had, as was proper, come over to see about Missy and her hysterics.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The day was cool and brilliant; all the fogs and clouds of the night had been blown away by a strong north wind; the sun was coming in at the window, and Missy was trying to get warm in it, for she felt like Harry Gill in the story-book, as if she should never get warm again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She too had just come down-stairs, and was sitting in a great chair by the window in the parlor, with footstool under her feet and an afghan spread over her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had got a few hours of sleep after daylight, and had just swallowed a cup of coffee and called it breakfast, and now, looking haggard and weary, had, as was proper, come over to see about Missy and her hysterics.
JaynounUS /dʒeɪ/
United States diplomat and jurist who negotiated peace treaties with Britain and served as the first chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1829)
From this reading The next day about noon Mr. Andrews, with Jay by the hand, walked up the steps of the Varians' house.
and nothing more
From this reading He had got a few hours of sleep after daylight, and had just swallowed a cup of coffee and called it breakfast, and now, looking haggard and weary, had, as was proper, come over to see about Missy and her hysterics.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The day was cool and brilliant; all the fogs and clouds of the night had been blown away by a strong north wind; the sun was coming in at the window, and Missy was trying to get warm in it, for she felt like Harry Gill in the story-book, as if she should never get warm again.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading He had got a few hours of sleep after daylight, and had just swallowed a cup of coffee and called it breakfast, and now, looking haggard and weary, had, as was proper, come over to see about Missy and her hysterics.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading ENTER MISS VARIAN.
MissynounUS /ˈmɪsi/
a young female
From this reading He had got a few hours of sleep after daylight, and had just swallowed a cup of coffee and called it breakfast, and now, looking haggard and weary, had, as was proper, come over to see about Missy and her hysterics.
a form of address for a man
From this reading The next day about noon Mr. Andrews, with Jay by the hand, walked up the steps of the Varians' house.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The day was cool and brilliant; all the fogs and clouds of the night had been blown away by a strong north wind; the sun was coming in at the window, and Missy was trying to get warm in it, for she felt like Harry Gill in the story-book, as if she should never get warm again.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next day about noon Mr. Andrews, with Jay by the hand, walked up the steps of the Varians' house.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The day was cool and brilliant; all the fogs and clouds of the night had been blown away by a strong north wind; the sun was coming in at the window, and Missy was trying to get warm in it, for she felt like Harry Gill in the story-book, as if she should never get warm again.
the middle of the day
From this reading The next day about noon Mr. Andrews, with Jay by the hand, walked up the steps of the Varians' house.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The day was cool and brilliant; all the fogs and clouds of the night had been blown away by a strong north wind; the sun was coming in at the window, and Missy was trying to get warm in it, for she felt like Harry Gill in the story-book, as if she should never get warm again.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He had got a few hours of sleep after daylight, and had just swallowed a cup of coffee and called it breakfast, and now, looking haggard and weary, had, as was proper, come over to see about Missy and her hysterics.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next day about noon Mr. Andrews, with Jay by the hand, walked up the steps of the Varians' house.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He had got a few hours of sleep after daylight, and had just swallowed a cup of coffee and called it breakfast, and now, looking haggard and weary, had, as was proper, come over to see about Missy and her hysterics.
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading She too had just come down-stairs, and was sitting in a great chair by the window in the parlor, with footstool under her feet and an afghan spread over her.
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading He had got a few hours of sleep after daylight, and had just swallowed a cup of coffee and called it breakfast, and now, looking haggard and weary, had, as was proper, come over to see about Missy and her hysterics.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He had got a few hours of sleep after daylight, and had just swallowed a cup of coffee and called it breakfast, and now, looking haggard and weary, had, as was proper, come over to see about Missy and her hysterics.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She too had just come down-stairs, and was sitting in a great chair by the window in the parlor, with footstool under her feet and an afghan spread over her.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The day was cool and brilliant; all the fogs and clouds of the night had been blown away by a strong north wind; the sun was coming in at the window, and Missy was trying to get warm in it, for she felt like Harry Gill in the story-book, as if she should never get warm again.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading She too had just come down-stairs, and was sitting in a great chair by the window in the parlor, with footstool under her feet and an afghan spread over her.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading He had got a few hours of sleep after daylight, and had just swallowed a cup of coffee and called it breakfast, and now, looking haggard and weary, had, as was proper, come over to see about Missy and her hysterics.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading She too had just come down-stairs, and was sitting in a great chair by the window in the parlor, with footstool under her feet and an afghan spread over her.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading The next day about noon Mr. Andrews, with Jay by the hand, walked up the steps of the Varians' house.
story-book
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From this reading The day was cool and brilliant; all the fogs and clouds of the night had been blown away by a strong north wind; the sun was coming in at the window, and Missy was trying to get warm in it, for she felt like Harry Gill in the story-book, as if she should never get warm again.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading The day was cool and brilliant; all the fogs and clouds of the night had been blown away by a strong north wind; the sun was coming in at the window, and Missy was trying to get warm in it, for she felt like Harry Gill in the story-book, as if she should never get warm again.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The day was cool and brilliant; all the fogs and clouds of the night had been blown away by a strong north wind; the sun was coming in at the window, and Missy was trying to get warm in it, for she felt like Harry Gill in the story-book, as if she should never get warm again.
swallowedverbUS /ˈswɑːloʊd/
past form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading He had got a few hours of sleep after daylight, and had just swallowed a cup of coffee and called it breakfast, and now, looking haggard and weary, had, as was proper, come over to see about Missy and her hysterics.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day about noon Mr. Andrews, with Jay by the hand, walked up the steps of the Varians' house.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had got a few hours of sleep after daylight, and had just swallowed a cup of coffee and called it breakfast, and now, looking haggard and weary, had, as was proper, come over to see about Missy and her hysterics.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading She too had just come down-stairs, and was sitting in a great chair by the window in the parlor, with footstool under her feet and an afghan spread over her.
hard to endure
From this reading The day was cool and brilliant; all the fogs and clouds of the night had been blown away by a strong north wind; the sun was coming in at the window, and Missy was trying to get warm in it, for she felt like Harry Gill in the story-book, as if she should never get warm again.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She too had just come down-stairs, and was sitting in a great chair by the window in the parlor, with footstool under her feet and an afghan spread over her.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The next day about noon Mr. Andrews, with Jay by the hand, walked up the steps of the Varians' house.
VARIAN
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From this reading ENTER MISS VARIAN.
Varians
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From this reading The next day about noon Mr. Andrews, with Jay by the hand, walked up the steps of the Varians' house.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading The next day about noon Mr. Andrews, with Jay by the hand, walked up the steps of the Varians' house.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading The day was cool and brilliant; all the fogs and clouds of the night had been blown away by a strong north wind; the sun was coming in at the window, and Missy was trying to get warm in it, for she felt like Harry Gill in the story-book, as if she should never get warm again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had got a few hours of sleep after daylight, and had just swallowed a cup of coffee and called it breakfast, and now, looking haggard and weary, had, as was proper, come over to see about Missy and her hysterics.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading He had got a few hours of sleep after daylight, and had just swallowed a cup of coffee and called it breakfast, and now, looking haggard and weary, had, as was proper, come over to see about Missy and her hysterics.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The day was cool and brilliant; all the fogs and clouds of the night had been blown away by a strong north wind; the sun was coming in at the window, and Missy was trying to get warm in it, for she felt like Harry Gill in the story-book, as if she should never get warm again.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading She too had just come down-stairs, and was sitting in a great chair by the window in the parlor, with footstool under her feet and an afghan spread over her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The next day about noon Mr. Andrews, with Jay by the hand, walked up the steps of the Varians' house.
