used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Rumor began to scratch and tear at Sên King-lo, and it did not leave Ivy Gilbert quite unscotched—though, for a time, it left her unsmirched.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading It was winter now, and November winds rattled leafless branches at Arlington and on the hillside woods above old Fort Totten’s star-shaped embankments and cherished parapets.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She made her move at once now, but she made it deftly and unbiased or hampered by anything that Reginald had said or that he felt.
any thing at all
From this reading She made her move at once now, but she made it deftly and unbiased or hampered by anything that Reginald had said or that he felt.
ArlingtonnounUS /ˈɑːrlɪŋtən/
a city in northern Texas between Dallas and Fort Worth
From this reading It was winter now, and November winds rattled leafless branches at Arlington and on the hillside woods above old Fort Totten’s star-shaped embankments and cherished parapets.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She made her move at once now, but she made it deftly and unbiased or hampered by anything that Reginald had said or that he felt.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Rumor began to scratch and tear at Sên King-lo, and it did not leave Ivy Gilbert quite unscotched—though, for a time, it left her unsmirched.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The Potomac crawled gray and sullen between ice-scummed shores.
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading It was winter now, and November winds rattled leafless branches at Arlington and on the hillside woods above old Fort Totten’s star-shaped embankments and cherished parapets.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Emmeline Hamilton was silly—decadent even but she was far from stupid.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She made her move at once now, but she made it deftly and unbiased or hampered by anything that Reginald had said or that he felt.
cherishedadjectiveUS /ˈtʃerɪʃt/
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading It was winter now, and November winds rattled leafless branches at Arlington and on the hillside woods above old Fort Totten’s star-shaped embankments and cherished parapets.
crawledverbUS /krɔːld/
past form of “crawl” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading The Potomac crawled gray and sullen between ice-scummed shores.
decadentadjectiveUS /ˈdekədənt/
luxuriously self-indulgent
From this reading Emmeline Hamilton was silly—decadent even but she was far from stupid.
deftlyadverbUS /ˈdeftli/
with dexterity; in a dexterous manner
From this reading She made her move at once now, but she made it deftly and unbiased or hampered by anything that Reginald had said or that he felt.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Rumor began to scratch and tear at Sên King-lo, and it did not leave Ivy Gilbert quite unscotched—though, for a time, it left her unsmirched.
embankmentsnounUS /emˈbæŋkmənts/
plural of “embankment” — a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection
From this reading It was winter now, and November winds rattled leafless branches at Arlington and on the hillside woods above old Fort Totten’s star-shaped embankments and cherished parapets.
Emmeline
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From this reading Emmeline Hamilton was silly—decadent even but she was far from stupid.
divisible by two
From this reading Emmeline Hamilton was silly—decadent even but she was far from stupid.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Emmeline Hamilton was silly—decadent even but she was far from stupid.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She made her move at once now, but she made it deftly and unbiased or hampered by anything that Reginald had said or that he felt.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Rumor began to scratch and tear at Sên King-lo, and it did not leave Ivy Gilbert quite unscotched—though, for a time, it left her unsmirched.
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading It was winter now, and November winds rattled leafless branches at Arlington and on the hillside woods above old Fort Totten’s star-shaped embankments and cherished parapets.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Emmeline Hamilton was silly—decadent even but she was far from stupid.
GilbertnounUS /ˈɡɪlbərt/
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading Rumor began to scratch and tear at Sên King-lo, and it did not leave Ivy Gilbert quite unscotched—though, for a time, it left her unsmirched.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading The Potomac crawled gray and sullen between ice-scummed shores.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She made her move at once now, but she made it deftly and unbiased or hampered by anything that Reginald had said or that he felt.
HamiltonnounUS /ˈhæməltən/
Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
From this reading Emmeline Hamilton was silly—decadent even but she was far from stupid.
hamperedverbUS /ˈhæmpərd/
past form of “hamper” — prevent the progress or free movement of
From this reading She made her move at once now, but she made it deftly and unbiased or hampered by anything that Reginald had said or that he felt.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She made her move at once now, but she made it deftly and unbiased or hampered by anything that Reginald had said or that he felt.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She made her move at once now, but she made it deftly and unbiased or hampered by anything that Reginald had said or that he felt.
hillsidenounUS /ˈhɪlsaɪd/
the side or slope of a hill
From this reading It was winter now, and November winds rattled leafless branches at Arlington and on the hillside woods above old Fort Totten’s star-shaped embankments and cherished parapets.
ice-scummed
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From this reading The Potomac crawled gray and sullen between ice-scummed shores.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She made her move at once now, but she made it deftly and unbiased or hampered by anything that Reginald had said or that he felt.
IvynounUS /ˈaɪvi/
Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits
From this reading Rumor began to scratch and tear at Sên King-lo, and it did not leave Ivy Gilbert quite unscotched—though, for a time, it left her unsmirched.
King-lo
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From this reading Rumor began to scratch and tear at Sên King-lo, and it did not leave Ivy Gilbert quite unscotched—though, for a time, it left her unsmirched.
leaflessadjectiveUS /ˈliːfləs/
having no leaves
From this reading It was winter now, and November winds rattled leafless branches at Arlington and on the hillside woods above old Fort Totten’s star-shaped embankments and cherished parapets.
go away from a place
From this reading Rumor began to scratch and tear at Sên King-lo, and it did not leave Ivy Gilbert quite unscotched—though, for a time, it left her unsmirched.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Rumor began to scratch and tear at Sên King-lo, and it did not leave Ivy Gilbert quite unscotched—though, for a time, it left her unsmirched.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She made her move at once now, but she made it deftly and unbiased or hampered by anything that Reginald had said or that he felt.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She made her move at once now, but she made it deftly and unbiased or hampered by anything that Reginald had said or that he felt.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Rumor began to scratch and tear at Sên King-lo, and it did not leave Ivy Gilbert quite unscotched—though, for a time, it left her unsmirched.
NovembernounUS /noʊˈvembər/
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading It was winter now, and November winds rattled leafless branches at Arlington and on the hillside woods above old Fort Totten’s star-shaped embankments and cherished parapets.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She made her move at once now, but she made it deftly and unbiased or hampered by anything that Reginald had said or that he felt.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading It was winter now, and November winds rattled leafless branches at Arlington and on the hillside woods above old Fort Totten’s star-shaped embankments and cherished parapets.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was winter now, and November winds rattled leafless branches at Arlington and on the hillside woods above old Fort Totten’s star-shaped embankments and cherished parapets.
on one occasion
From this reading She made her move at once now, but she made it deftly and unbiased or hampered by anything that Reginald had said or that he felt.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She made her move at once now, but she made it deftly and unbiased or hampered by anything that Reginald had said or that he felt.
parapets
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From this reading It was winter now, and November winds rattled leafless branches at Arlington and on the hillside woods above old Fort Totten’s star-shaped embankments and cherished parapets.
PotomacnounUS /pəˈtoʊmək/
a river in the east central United States; rises in West Virginia in the Appalachian Mountains and flows eastward, forming the boundary between Maryland and Virginia, to the Chesapeake Bay
From this reading The Potomac crawled gray and sullen between ice-scummed shores.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Rumor began to scratch and tear at Sên King-lo, and it did not leave Ivy Gilbert quite unscotched—though, for a time, it left her unsmirched.
rattledadjectiveUS /ˈrætəld/
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (“rattled” is an informal term)
From this reading It was winter now, and November winds rattled leafless branches at Arlington and on the hillside woods above old Fort Totten’s star-shaped embankments and cherished parapets.
Reginald
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From this reading She made her move at once now, but she made it deftly and unbiased or hampered by anything that Reginald had said or that he felt.
RumornounUS /ˈruːmər/
gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
From this reading Rumor began to scratch and tear at Sên King-lo, and it did not leave Ivy Gilbert quite unscotched—though, for a time, it left her unsmirched.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She made her move at once now, but she made it deftly and unbiased or hampered by anything that Reginald had said or that he felt.
scratchverbUS /skrætʃ/
cause friction
From this reading Rumor began to scratch and tear at Sên King-lo, and it did not leave Ivy Gilbert quite unscotched—though, for a time, it left her unsmirched.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Emmeline Hamilton was silly—decadent even but she was far from stupid.
shoresnounUS /ʃɔːrz/
plural of “shore” — the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading The Potomac crawled gray and sullen between ice-scummed shores.
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading Emmeline Hamilton was silly—decadent even but she was far from stupid.
star-shapedadjective
shaped like a star
From this reading It was winter now, and November winds rattled leafless branches at Arlington and on the hillside woods above old Fort Totten’s star-shaped embankments and cherished parapets.
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading Emmeline Hamilton was silly—decadent even but she was far from stupid.
sullenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌlən/
showing a brooding ill humor
From this reading The Potomac crawled gray and sullen between ice-scummed shores.
Sên
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From this reading Rumor began to scratch and tear at Sên King-lo, and it did not leave Ivy Gilbert quite unscotched—though, for a time, it left her unsmirched.
separate or cause to separate abruptly
From this reading Rumor began to scratch and tear at Sên King-lo, and it did not leave Ivy Gilbert quite unscotched—though, for a time, it left her unsmirched.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She made her move at once now, but she made it deftly and unbiased or hampered by anything that Reginald had said or that he felt.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was winter now, and November winds rattled leafless branches at Arlington and on the hillside woods above old Fort Totten’s star-shaped embankments and cherished parapets.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Rumor began to scratch and tear at Sên King-lo, and it did not leave Ivy Gilbert quite unscotched—though, for a time, it left her unsmirched.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Rumor began to scratch and tear at Sên King-lo, and it did not leave Ivy Gilbert quite unscotched—though, for a time, it left her unsmirched.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rumor began to scratch and tear at Sên King-lo, and it did not leave Ivy Gilbert quite unscotched—though, for a time, it left her unsmirched.
Totten's
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From this reading It was winter now, and November winds rattled leafless branches at Arlington and on the hillside woods above old Fort Totten’s star-shaped embankments and cherished parapets.
unbiasedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnˈbaɪəst/
characterized by a lack of partiality
From this reading She made her move at once now, but she made it deftly and unbiased or hampered by anything that Reginald had said or that he felt.
unscotched
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From this reading Rumor began to scratch and tear at Sên King-lo, and it did not leave Ivy Gilbert quite unscotched—though, for a time, it left her unsmirched.
unsmirched
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From this reading Rumor began to scratch and tear at Sên King-lo, and it did not leave Ivy Gilbert quite unscotched—though, for a time, it left her unsmirched.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Emmeline Hamilton was silly—decadent even but she was far from stupid.
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading It was winter now, and November winds rattled leafless branches at Arlington and on the hillside woods above old Fort Totten’s star-shaped embankments and cherished parapets.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading It was winter now, and November winds rattled leafless branches at Arlington and on the hillside woods above old Fort Totten’s star-shaped embankments and cherished parapets.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading It was winter now, and November winds rattled leafless branches at Arlington and on the hillside woods above old Fort Totten’s star-shaped embankments and cherished parapets.
