used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The first three days following Miss Reinhart's arrival were a holiday.
(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 My father himself showed her over the house, took her through the picture galleries, told her all the legends of the place.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She walked out in the grounds and had learned to make herself quite at home.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading The first three days following Miss Reinhart's arrival were a holiday.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She walked out in the grounds and had learned to make herself quite at home.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sir Roland told her that she must do so, that her duties and responsibilities would be great.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading She must therefore take care of herself.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The first three days following Miss Reinhart's arrival were a holiday.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Sir Roland told her that she must do so, that her duties and responsibilities would be great.
plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading Sir Roland told her that she must do so, that her duties and responsibilities would be great.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading My father himself showed her over the house, took her through the picture galleries, told her all the legends of the place.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first three days following Miss Reinhart's arrival were a holiday.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading The first three days following Miss Reinhart's arrival were a holiday.
galleriesnounUS /ˈɡæləriz/
plural of “gallery” — spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading My father himself showed her over the house, took her through the picture galleries, told her all the legends of the place.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Sir Roland told her that she must do so, that her duties and responsibilities would be great.
groundsnounUS /ɡraʊndz/
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading She walked out in the grounds and had learned to make herself quite at home.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She walked out in the grounds and had learned to make herself quite at home.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading My father himself showed her over the house, took her through the picture galleries, told her all the legends of the place.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She walked out in the grounds and had learned to make herself quite at home.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading My father himself showed her over the house, took her through the picture galleries, told her all the legends of the place.
holidaynounUS /ˈhɑːlədeɪ/
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading The first three days following Miss Reinhart's arrival were a holiday.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading She walked out in the grounds and had learned to make herself quite at home.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading My father himself showed her over the house, took her through the picture galleries, told her all the legends of the place.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She walked out in the grounds and had learned to make herself quite at home.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading She walked out in the grounds and had learned to make herself quite at home.
legendsnounUS /ˈledʒəndz/
plural of “legend” — a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
From this reading My father himself showed her over the house, took her through the picture galleries, told her all the legends of the place.
engage in
From this reading She walked out in the grounds and had learned to make herself quite at home.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading The first three days following Miss Reinhart's arrival were a holiday.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Sir Roland told her that she must do so, that her duties and responsibilities would be great.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My father himself showed her over the house, took her through the picture galleries, told her all the legends of the place.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My father himself showed her over the house, took her through the picture galleries, told her all the legends of the place.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She walked out in the grounds and had learned to make herself quite at home.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading My father himself showed her over the house, took her through the picture galleries, told her all the legends of the place.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading My father himself showed her over the house, took her through the picture galleries, told her all the legends of the place.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading My father himself showed her over the house, took her through the picture galleries, told her all the legends of the place.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading She walked out in the grounds and had learned to make herself quite at home.
Reinhart's
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From this reading The first three days following Miss Reinhart's arrival were a holiday.
responsibilitiesnounUS /riˌspɑːnsəˈbɪlətiz/
plural of “responsibility” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading Sir Roland told her that she must do so, that her duties and responsibilities would be great.
Roland
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From this reading Sir Roland told her that she must do so, that her duties and responsibilities would be great.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She walked out in the grounds and had learned to make herself quite at home.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading My father himself showed her over the house, took her through the picture galleries, told her all the legends of the place.
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir Roland told her that she must do so, that her duties and responsibilities would be great.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Sir Roland told her that she must do so, that her duties and responsibilities would be great.
carry out
From this reading She must therefore take care of herself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sir Roland told her that she must do so, that her duties and responsibilities would be great.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first three days following Miss Reinhart's arrival were a holiday.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading She must therefore take care of herself.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The first three days following Miss Reinhart's arrival were a holiday.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading My father himself showed her over the house, took her through the picture galleries, told her all the legends of the place.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She walked out in the grounds and had learned to make herself quite at home.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading My father himself showed her over the house, took her through the picture galleries, told her all the legends of the place.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading My father himself showed her over the house, took her through the picture galleries, told her all the legends of the place.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading She walked out in the grounds and had learned to make herself quite at home.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The first three days following Miss Reinhart's arrival were a holiday.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Sir Roland told her that she must do so, that her duties and responsibilities would be great.
