used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She would not have even a servant surprise her so; kneeling on the floor with her face buried in her hands on the table.
ABOUTprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ABOUT WORK.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She started up hurriedly; and then was confounded to see entering--Mr. Dillwyn himself.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had heard no ring of the door-bell; that must have been when she was up-stairs getting her Bible.
the sacred writings of the Christian religions
From this reading She had heard no ring of the door-bell; that must have been when she was up-stairs getting her Bible.
placed in a grave
From this reading She would not have even a servant surprise her so; kneeling on the floor with her face buried in her hands on the table.
confoundedadjectiveUS /kənˈfaʊndɪd/
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading She started up hurriedly; and then was confounded to see entering--Mr. Dillwyn himself.
Dillwyn
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From this reading She started up hurriedly; and then was confounded to see entering--Mr. Dillwyn himself.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The sound of the opening door made her start up.
door-bell
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From this reading She had heard no ring of the door-bell; that must have been when she was up-stairs getting her Bible.
a movement into or inward
From this reading She started up hurriedly; and then was confounded to see entering--Mr. Dillwyn himself.
divisible by two
From this reading She would not have even a servant surprise her so; kneeling on the floor with her face buried in her hands on the table.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She would not have even a servant surprise her so; kneeling on the floor with her face buried in her hands on the table.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading She would not have even a servant surprise her so; kneeling on the floor with her face buried in her hands on the table.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading She had heard no ring of the door-bell; that must have been when she was up-stairs getting her Bible.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had heard no ring of the door-bell; that must have been when she was up-stairs getting her Bible.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading She would not have even a servant surprise her so; kneeling on the floor with her face buried in her hands on the table.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She would not have even a servant surprise her so; kneeling on the floor with her face buried in her hands on the table.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading She had heard no ring of the door-bell; that must have been when she was up-stairs getting her Bible.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The sound of the opening door made her start up.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading She started up hurriedly; and then was confounded to see entering--Mr. Dillwyn himself.
hurriedlyadverbUS /ˈhɜːridli/
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading She started up hurriedly; and then was confounded to see entering--Mr. Dillwyn himself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She would not have even a servant surprise her so; kneeling on the floor with her face buried in her hands on the table.
kneelingnounUS /ˈniːlɪŋ/
supporting yourself on your knees
From this reading She would not have even a servant surprise her so; kneeling on the floor with her face buried in her hands on the table.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The sound of the opening door made her start up.
a form of address for a man
From this reading She started up hurriedly; and then was confounded to see entering--Mr. Dillwyn himself.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She had heard no ring of the door-bell; that must have been when she was up-stairs getting her Bible.
not any; not one
From this reading She had heard no ring of the door-bell; that must have been when she was up-stairs getting her Bible.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She would not have even a servant surprise her so; kneeling on the floor with her face buried in her hands on the table.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sound of the opening door made her start up.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She would not have even a servant surprise her so; kneeling on the floor with her face buried in her hands on the table.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading The sound of the opening door made her start up.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading She had heard no ring of the door-bell; that must have been when she was up-stairs getting her Bible.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She started up hurriedly; and then was confounded to see entering--Mr. Dillwyn himself.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading She would not have even a servant surprise her so; kneeling on the floor with her face buried in her hands on the table.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She would not have even a servant surprise her so; kneeling on the floor with her face buried in her hands on the table.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She would not have even a servant surprise her so; kneeling on the floor with her face buried in her hands on the table.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading The sound of the opening door made her start up.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The sound of the opening door made her start up.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading She started up hurriedly; and then was confounded to see entering--Mr. Dillwyn himself.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading She would not have even a servant surprise her so; kneeling on the floor with her face buried in her hands on the table.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading She would not have even a servant surprise her so; kneeling on the floor with her face buried in her hands on the table.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had heard no ring of the door-bell; that must have been when she was up-stairs getting her Bible.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sound of the opening door made her start up.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She started up hurriedly; and then was confounded to see entering--Mr. Dillwyn himself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She started up hurriedly; and then was confounded to see entering--Mr. Dillwyn himself.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The sound of the opening door made her start up.
up-stairs
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From this reading She had heard no ring of the door-bell; that must have been when she was up-stairs getting her Bible.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She started up hurriedly; and then was confounded to see entering--Mr. Dillwyn himself.
at the time that
From this reading She had heard no ring of the door-bell; that must have been when she was up-stairs getting her Bible.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She would not have even a servant surprise her so; kneeling on the floor with her face buried in her hands on the table.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading ABOUT WORK.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would not have even a servant surprise her so; kneeling on the floor with her face buried in her hands on the table.
