used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A GLORIOUS PROSPECT "Hail, the conquering heroine comes!" cried Rhoda Hammond, as Nan entered the room.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I suppose you are disappointed," laughed Nan, as she threw herself into a chair.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A GLORIOUS PROSPECT "Hail, the conquering heroine comes!" cried Rhoda Hammond, as Nan entered the room.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "It would have been delightfully exciting if she had, wouldn't it?
Bess
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From this reading "I see she didn't eat you up," remarked Bess with a smile.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But talking of eating, let me have some of those chocolates, you stingy thing."
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading "I suppose you are disappointed," laughed Nan, as she threw herself into a chair.
chocolatesnounUS /ˈtʃɔːkləts/
plural of “chocolate” — a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot
From this reading But talking of eating, let me have some of those chocolates, you stingy thing."
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading A GLORIOUS PROSPECT "Hail, the conquering heroine comes!" cried Rhoda Hammond, as Nan entered the room.
conqueringnounUS /ˈkɑːŋkərɪŋ/
the act of conquering
From this reading A GLORIOUS PROSPECT "Hail, the conquering heroine comes!" cried Rhoda Hammond, as Nan entered the room.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading A GLORIOUS PROSPECT "Hail, the conquering heroine comes!" cried Rhoda Hammond, as Nan entered the room.
delightfullyadverbUS /dɪˈlaɪtfəli/
in a delightful manner
From this reading "It would have been delightfully exciting if she had, wouldn't it?
didn't
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From this reading "I see she didn't eat you up," remarked Bess with a smile.
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading "I suppose you are disappointed," laughed Nan, as she threw herself into a chair.
take in solid food
From this reading "I see she didn't eat you up," remarked Bess with a smile.
the act of consuming food
From this reading But talking of eating, let me have some of those chocolates, you stingy thing."
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading A GLORIOUS PROSPECT "Hail, the conquering heroine comes!" cried Rhoda Hammond, as Nan entered the room.
excitingadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/
creating or arousing excitement
From this reading "It would have been delightfully exciting if she had, wouldn't it?
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading A GLORIOUS PROSPECT "Hail, the conquering heroine comes!" cried Rhoda Hammond, as Nan entered the room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "It would have been delightfully exciting if she had, wouldn't it?
HailverbUS /heɪl/
praise vociferously
From this reading A GLORIOUS PROSPECT "Hail, the conquering heroine comes!" cried Rhoda Hammond, as Nan entered the room.
Hammond
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From this reading A GLORIOUS PROSPECT "Hail, the conquering heroine comes!" cried Rhoda Hammond, as Nan entered the room.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "It would have been delightfully exciting if she had, wouldn't it?
heroinenounUS /ˈheroʊən/
the main good female character in a work of fiction
From this reading A GLORIOUS PROSPECT "Hail, the conquering heroine comes!" cried Rhoda Hammond, as Nan entered the room.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "I suppose you are disappointed," laughed Nan, as she threw herself into a chair.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I see she didn't eat you up," remarked Bess with a smile.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "It would have been delightfully exciting if she had, wouldn't it?
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "I suppose you are disappointed," laughed Nan, as she threw herself into a chair.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It would have been delightfully exciting if she had, wouldn't it?
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading "I suppose you are disappointed," laughed Nan, as she threw herself into a chair.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading But talking of eating, let me have some of those chocolates, you stingy thing."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But talking of eating, let me have some of those chocolates, you stingy thing."
NannounUS /næn/
your grandmother
From this reading A GLORIOUS PROSPECT "Hail, the conquering heroine comes!" cried Rhoda Hammond, as Nan entered the room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But talking of eating, let me have some of those chocolates, you stingy thing."
the possibility of future success
From this reading A GLORIOUS PROSPECT "Hail, the conquering heroine comes!" cried Rhoda Hammond, as Nan entered the room.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading "I see she didn't eat you up," remarked Bess with a smile.
Rhoda
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From this reading A GLORIOUS PROSPECT "Hail, the conquering heroine comes!" cried Rhoda Hammond, as Nan entered the room.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading A GLORIOUS PROSPECT "Hail, the conquering heroine comes!" cried Rhoda Hammond, as Nan entered the room.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I see she didn't eat you up," remarked Bess with a smile.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I see she didn't eat you up," remarked Bess with a smile.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "I see she didn't eat you up," remarked Bess with a smile.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading But talking of eating, let me have some of those chocolates, you stingy thing."
stingyadjectiveUS /ˈstɪndʒi/
unwilling to spend (money, time, resources, etc.)
From this reading But talking of eating, let me have some of those chocolates, you stingy thing."
express a supposition
From this reading "I suppose you are disappointed," laughed Nan, as she threw herself into a chair.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading But talking of eating, let me have some of those chocolates, you stingy thing."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A GLORIOUS PROSPECT "Hail, the conquering heroine comes!" cried Rhoda Hammond, as Nan entered the room.
a special situation
From this reading But talking of eating, let me have some of those chocolates, you stingy thing."
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But talking of eating, let me have some of those chocolates, you stingy thing."
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading "I suppose you are disappointed," laughed Nan, as she threw herself into a chair.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "I see she didn't eat you up," remarked Bess with a smile.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I see she didn't eat you up," remarked Bess with a smile.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "It would have been delightfully exciting if she had, wouldn't it?
wouldn't
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From this reading "It would have been delightfully exciting if she had, wouldn't it?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I see she didn't eat you up," remarked Bess with a smile.
