used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She was leaning back on the pillows, her hair all tumbled into curls after a restless night, her hands playing absently with the lace on her morning wrapper.
absentlyadverb
in an absentminded or preoccupied manner
From this reading She was leaning back on the pillows, her hair all tumbled into curls after a restless night, her hands playing absently with the lace on her morning wrapper.
ADOLESCENTadjectiveUS /ˌædəˈlesənt/
relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent
From this reading "ADOLESCENT INSANITY."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She was leaning back on the pillows, her hair all tumbled into curls after a restless night, her hands playing absently with the lace on her morning wrapper.
anew
From this reading "Rather than go through all that strain again," said Mona the next morning, "I would throw up the whole thing and emigrate."
(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 "Rather than go through all that strain again," said Mona the next morning, "I would throw up the whole thing and emigrate."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Rather than go through all that strain again," said Mona the next morning, "I would throw up the whole thing and emigrate."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she spoke, the maid came in with a tempting little tray.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She was leaning back on the pillows, her hair all tumbled into curls after a restless night, her hands playing absently with the lace on her morning wrapper.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading As she spoke, the maid came in with a tempting little tray.
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading "Why doesn't the coffee come?"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Why doesn't the coffee come?"
curlsnounUS /kɜːrlz/
plural of “curl” — a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
From this reading She was leaning back on the pillows, her hair all tumbled into curls after a restless night, her hands playing absently with the lace on her morning wrapper.
doesn't
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From this reading "Why doesn't the coffee come?"
emigrateverbUS /ˈeməɡreɪt/
leave one's country of residence for a new one
From this reading "Rather than go through all that strain again," said Mona the next morning, "I would throw up the whole thing and emigrate."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Rather than go through all that strain again," said Mona the next morning, "I would throw up the whole thing and emigrate."
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading She was leaning back on the pillows, her hair all tumbled into curls after a restless night, her hands playing absently with the lace on her morning wrapper.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading She was leaning back on the pillows, her hair all tumbled into curls after a restless night, her hands playing absently with the lace on her morning wrapper.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was leaning back on the pillows, her hair all tumbled into curls after a restless night, her hands playing absently with the lace on her morning wrapper.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Rather than go through all that strain again," said Mona the next morning, "I would throw up the whole thing and emigrate."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As she spoke, the maid came in with a tempting little tray.
INSANITYnounUS /ˌɪnˈsænəti/
relatively permanent disorder of the mind
From this reading "ADOLESCENT INSANITY."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She was leaning back on the pillows, her hair all tumbled into curls after a restless night, her hands playing absently with the lace on her morning wrapper.
laceverbUS /leɪs/
spin, wind, or twist together
From this reading She was leaning back on the pillows, her hair all tumbled into curls after a restless night, her hands playing absently with the lace on her morning wrapper.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading She was leaning back on the pillows, her hair all tumbled into curls after a restless night, her hands playing absently with the lace on her morning wrapper.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading As she spoke, the maid came in with a tempting little tray.
a female domestic
From this reading As she spoke, the maid came in with a tempting little tray.
MonanounUS /ˈmoʊnə/
an island to the northwest of Wales
From this reading "Rather than go through all that strain again," said Mona the next morning, "I would throw up the whole thing and emigrate."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "Rather than go through all that strain again," said Mona the next morning, "I would throw up the whole thing and emigrate."
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "Rather than go through all that strain again," said Mona the next morning, "I would throw up the whole thing and emigrate."
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading She was leaning back on the pillows, her hair all tumbled into curls after a restless night, her hands playing absently with the lace on her morning wrapper.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was leaning back on the pillows, her hair all tumbled into curls after a restless night, her hands playing absently with the lace on her morning wrapper.
pillowsnounUS /ˈpɪloʊz/
plural of “pillow” — a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading She was leaning back on the pillows, her hair all tumbled into curls after a restless night, her hands playing absently with the lace on her morning wrapper.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading She was leaning back on the pillows, her hair all tumbled into curls after a restless night, her hands playing absently with the lace on her morning wrapper.
on the contrary
From this reading "Rather than go through all that strain again," said Mona the next morning, "I would throw up the whole thing and emigrate."
restlessadjectiveUS /ˈrestləs/
worried and uneasy
From this reading She was leaning back on the pillows, her hair all tumbled into curls after a restless night, her hands playing absently with the lace on her morning wrapper.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Rather than go through all that strain again," said Mona the next morning, "I would throw up the whole thing and emigrate."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was leaning back on the pillows, her hair all tumbled into curls after a restless night, her hands playing absently with the lace on her morning wrapper.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading As she spoke, the maid came in with a tempting little tray.
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading "Rather than go through all that strain again," said Mona the next morning, "I would throw up the whole thing and emigrate."
temptingadjectiveUS /ˈtemptɪŋ/
highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire
From this reading As she spoke, the maid came in with a tempting little tray.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Rather than go through all that strain again," said Mona the next morning, "I would throw up the whole thing and emigrate."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Rather than go through all that strain again," said Mona the next morning, "I would throw up the whole thing and emigrate."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Rather than go through all that strain again," said Mona the next morning, "I would throw up the whole thing and emigrate."
a special situation
From this reading "Rather than go through all that strain again," said Mona the next morning, "I would throw up the whole thing and emigrate."
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "Rather than go through all that strain again," said Mona the next morning, "I would throw up the whole thing and emigrate."
propel through the air
From this reading "Rather than go through all that strain again," said Mona the next morning, "I would throw up the whole thing and emigrate."
traynounUS /treɪ/
an open receptacle for holding or displaying or serving articles or food
From this reading As she spoke, the maid came in with a tempting little tray.
tumbledverbUS /ˈtʌmbəld/
past form of “tumble” — fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading She was leaning back on the pillows, her hair all tumbled into curls after a restless night, her hands playing absently with the lace on her morning wrapper.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Rather than go through all that strain again," said Mona the next morning, "I would throw up the whole thing and emigrate."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was leaning back on the pillows, her hair all tumbled into curls after a restless night, her hands playing absently with the lace on her morning wrapper.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading "Rather than go through all that strain again," said Mona the next morning, "I would throw up the whole thing and emigrate."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why doesn't the coffee come?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was leaning back on the pillows, her hair all tumbled into curls after a restless night, her hands playing absently with the lace on her morning wrapper.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Rather than go through all that strain again," said Mona the next morning, "I would throw up the whole thing and emigrate."
wrappernounUS /ˈræpər/
a loose dressing gown for women
From this reading She was leaning back on the pillows, her hair all tumbled into curls after a restless night, her hands playing absently with the lace on her morning wrapper.
