used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _The Wedding of the Season_ Mrs. Radigan pulled off her gloves, tossed her hat on the drawing-room table, threw her coat at her maid, and sank into a deep chair.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading "Well, thank Heaven, it is all over," she said, "that we got through it alive, and now we shall see something in the papers besides the Bumpschuses and the Nocastles and all those tiresome people."
(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 "Well, thank Heaven, it is all over," she said, "that we got through it alive, and now we shall see something in the papers besides the Bumpschuses and the Nocastles and all those tiresome people."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _The Wedding of the Season_ Mrs. Radigan pulled off her gloves, tossed her hat on the drawing-room table, threw her coat at her maid, and sank into a deep chair.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Quiet your nerves with a smoke and offer up silent thanksgiving that you are living at this minute."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _The Wedding of the Season_ Mrs. Radigan pulled off her gloves, tossed her hat on the drawing-room table, threw her coat at her maid, and sank into a deep chair.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She called for tea, and when it came Pearl Veal would have made it for her but her sister waved her away firmly.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading "Well, thank Heaven, it is all over," she said, "that we got through it alive, and now we shall see something in the papers besides the Bumpschuses and the Nocastles and all those tiresome people."
Bumpschuses
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From this reading "Well, thank Heaven, it is all over," she said, "that we got through it alive, and now we shall see something in the papers besides the Bumpschuses and the Nocastles and all those tiresome people."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She called for tea, and when it came Pearl Veal would have made it for her but her sister waved her away firmly.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading She called for tea, and when it came Pearl Veal would have made it for her but her sister waved her away firmly.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She called for tea, and when it came Pearl Veal would have made it for her but her sister waved her away firmly.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading _The Wedding of the Season_ Mrs. Radigan pulled off her gloves, tossed her hat on the drawing-room table, threw her coat at her maid, and sank into a deep chair.
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading _The Wedding of the Season_ Mrs. Radigan pulled off her gloves, tossed her hat on the drawing-room table, threw her coat at her maid, and sank into a deep chair.
dearly loved
From this reading "You must rest, my dear," she said.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading _The Wedding of the Season_ Mrs. Radigan pulled off her gloves, tossed her hat on the drawing-room table, threw her coat at her maid, and sank into a deep chair.
drawing-room
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From this reading _The Wedding of the Season_ Mrs. Radigan pulled off her gloves, tossed her hat on the drawing-room table, threw her coat at her maid, and sank into a deep chair.
with resolute determination
From this reading She called for tea, and when it came Pearl Veal would have made it for her but her sister waved her away firmly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She called for tea, and when it came Pearl Veal would have made it for her but her sister waved her away firmly.
glovesnounUS /ɡlʌvz/
plural of “glove” — the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball
From this reading _The Wedding of the Season_ Mrs. Radigan pulled off her gloves, tossed her hat on the drawing-room table, threw her coat at her maid, and sank into a deep chair.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Well, thank Heaven, it is all over," she said, "that we got through it alive, and now we shall see something in the papers besides the Bumpschuses and the Nocastles and all those tiresome people."
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading _The Wedding of the Season_ Mrs. Radigan pulled off her gloves, tossed her hat on the drawing-room table, threw her coat at her maid, and sank into a deep chair.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She called for tea, and when it came Pearl Veal would have made it for her but her sister waved her away firmly.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading "Well, thank Heaven, it is all over," she said, "that we got through it alive, and now we shall see something in the papers besides the Bumpschuses and the Nocastles and all those tiresome people."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _The Wedding of the Season_ Mrs. Radigan pulled off her gloves, tossed her hat on the drawing-room table, threw her coat at her maid, and sank into a deep chair.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Well, thank Heaven, it is all over," she said, "that we got through it alive, and now we shall see something in the papers besides the Bumpschuses and the Nocastles and all those tiresome people."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _The Wedding of the Season_ Mrs. Radigan pulled off her gloves, tossed her hat on the drawing-room table, threw her coat at her maid, and sank into a deep chair.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, thank Heaven, it is all over," she said, "that we got through it alive, and now we shall see something in the papers besides the Bumpschuses and the Nocastles and all those tiresome people."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, thank Heaven, it is all over," she said, "that we got through it alive, and now we shall see something in the papers besides the Bumpschuses and the Nocastles and all those tiresome people."
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading "Quiet your nerves with a smoke and offer up silent thanksgiving that you are living at this minute."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She called for tea, and when it came Pearl Veal would have made it for her but her sister waved her away firmly.
a female domestic
From this reading _The Wedding of the Season_ Mrs. Radigan pulled off her gloves, tossed her hat on the drawing-room table, threw her coat at her maid, and sank into a deep chair.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "Quiet your nerves with a smoke and offer up silent thanksgiving that you are living at this minute."
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading _The Wedding of the Season_ Mrs. Radigan pulled off her gloves, tossed her hat on the drawing-room table, threw her coat at her maid, and sank into a deep chair.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "You must rest, my dear," she said.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You must rest, my dear," she said.
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading "Quiet your nerves with a smoke and offer up silent thanksgiving that you are living at this minute."
Nocastles
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, thank Heaven, it is all over," she said, "that we got through it alive, and now we shall see something in the papers besides the Bumpschuses and the Nocastles and all those tiresome people."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Well, thank Heaven, it is all over," she said, "that we got through it alive, and now we shall see something in the papers besides the Bumpschuses and the Nocastles and all those tiresome people."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The Wedding of the Season_ Mrs. Radigan pulled off her gloves, tossed her hat on the drawing-room table, threw her coat at her maid, and sank into a deep chair.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading _The Wedding of the Season_ Mrs. Radigan pulled off her gloves, tossed her hat on the drawing-room table, threw her coat at her maid, and sank into a deep chair.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading "Quiet your nerves with a smoke and offer up silent thanksgiving that you are living at this minute."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _The Wedding of the Season_ Mrs. Radigan pulled off her gloves, tossed her hat on the drawing-room table, threw her coat at her maid, and sank into a deep chair.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Well, thank Heaven, it is all over," she said, "that we got through it alive, and now we shall see something in the papers besides the Bumpschuses and the Nocastles and all those tiresome people."
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading "Well, thank Heaven, it is all over," she said, "that we got through it alive, and now we shall see something in the papers besides the Bumpschuses and the Nocastles and all those tiresome people."
PearlnounUS /pɜːrl/
a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
From this reading She called for tea, and when it came Pearl Veal would have made it for her but her sister waved her away firmly.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "Well, thank Heaven, it is all over," she said, "that we got through it alive, and now we shall see something in the papers besides the Bumpschuses and the Nocastles and all those tiresome people."
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading _The Wedding of the Season_ Mrs. Radigan pulled off her gloves, tossed her hat on the drawing-room table, threw her coat at her maid, and sank into a deep chair.
QuietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading "Quiet your nerves with a smoke and offer up silent thanksgiving that you are living at this minute."
Radigan
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From this reading _The Wedding of the Season_ Mrs. Radigan pulled off her gloves, tossed her hat on the drawing-room table, threw her coat at her maid, and sank into a deep chair.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading "You must rest, my dear," she said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well, thank Heaven, it is all over," she said, "that we got through it alive, and now we shall see something in the papers besides the Bumpschuses and the Nocastles and all those tiresome people."
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading _The Wedding of the Season_ Mrs. Radigan pulled off her gloves, tossed her hat on the drawing-room table, threw her coat at her maid, and sank into a deep chair.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading _The Wedding of the Season_ Mrs. Radigan pulled off her gloves, tossed her hat on the drawing-room table, threw her coat at her maid, and sank into a deep chair.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Well, thank Heaven, it is all over," she said, "that we got through it alive, and now we shall see something in the papers besides the Bumpschuses and the Nocastles and all those tiresome people."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Well, thank Heaven, it is all over," she said, "that we got through it alive, and now we shall see something in the papers besides the Bumpschuses and the Nocastles and all those tiresome people."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, thank Heaven, it is all over," she said, "that we got through it alive, and now we shall see something in the papers besides the Bumpschuses and the Nocastles and all those tiresome people."
marked by absence of sound
From this reading "Quiet your nerves with a smoke and offer up silent thanksgiving that you are living at this minute."
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading She called for tea, and when it came Pearl Veal would have made it for her but her sister waved her away firmly.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading "Quiet your nerves with a smoke and offer up silent thanksgiving that you are living at this minute."
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Well, thank Heaven, it is all over," she said, "that we got through it alive, and now we shall see something in the papers besides the Bumpschuses and the Nocastles and all those tiresome people."
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading _The Wedding of the Season_ Mrs. Radigan pulled off her gloves, tossed her hat on the drawing-room table, threw her coat at her maid, and sank into a deep chair.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading She called for tea, and when it came Pearl Veal would have made it for her but her sister waved her away firmly.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "Well, thank Heaven, it is all over," she said, "that we got through it alive, and now we shall see something in the papers besides the Bumpschuses and the Nocastles and all those tiresome people."
thanksgivingnounUS /ˌθæŋksˈɡɪvɪŋ/
fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag
From this reading "Quiet your nerves with a smoke and offer up silent thanksgiving that you are living at this minute."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Well, thank Heaven, it is all over," she said, "that we got through it alive, and now we shall see something in the papers besides the Bumpschuses and the Nocastles and all those tiresome people."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Wedding of the Season_ Mrs. Radigan pulled off her gloves, tossed her hat on the drawing-room table, threw her coat at her maid, and sank into a deep chair.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Quiet your nerves with a smoke and offer up silent thanksgiving that you are living at this minute."
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Well, thank Heaven, it is all over," she said, "that we got through it alive, and now we shall see something in the papers besides the Bumpschuses and the Nocastles and all those tiresome people."
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading _The Wedding of the Season_ Mrs. Radigan pulled off her gloves, tossed her hat on the drawing-room table, threw her coat at her maid, and sank into a deep chair.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "Well, thank Heaven, it is all over," she said, "that we got through it alive, and now we shall see something in the papers besides the Bumpschuses and the Nocastles and all those tiresome people."
tiresomeadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərsəm/
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading "Well, thank Heaven, it is all over," she said, "that we got through it alive, and now we shall see something in the papers besides the Bumpschuses and the Nocastles and all those tiresome people."
tossedverbUS /tɔːst/
past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading _The Wedding of the Season_ Mrs. Radigan pulled off her gloves, tossed her hat on the drawing-room table, threw her coat at her maid, and sank into a deep chair.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Quiet your nerves with a smoke and offer up silent thanksgiving that you are living at this minute."
VealnounUS /viːl/
meat from a calf
From this reading She called for tea, and when it came Pearl Veal would have made it for her but her sister waved her away firmly.
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading She called for tea, and when it came Pearl Veal would have made it for her but her sister waved her away firmly.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Well, thank Heaven, it is all over," she said, "that we got through it alive, and now we shall see something in the papers besides the Bumpschuses and the Nocastles and all those tiresome people."
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading _The Wedding of the Season_ Mrs. Radigan pulled off her gloves, tossed her hat on the drawing-room table, threw her coat at her maid, and sank into a deep chair.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, thank Heaven, it is all over," she said, "that we got through it alive, and now we shall see something in the papers besides the Bumpschuses and the Nocastles and all those tiresome people."
at the time that
From this reading She called for tea, and when it came Pearl Veal would have made it for her but her sister waved her away firmly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Quiet your nerves with a smoke and offer up silent thanksgiving that you are living at this minute."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She called for tea, and when it came Pearl Veal would have made it for her but her sister waved her away firmly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You must rest, my dear," she said.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Quiet your nerves with a smoke and offer up silent thanksgiving that you are living at this minute."
