used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MATTIE IN A NEW CHARACTER.
(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 The family at Lowder Street were all gathered together when the travellers made their appearance.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading The family at Lowder Street were all gathered together when the travellers made their appearance.
Archie
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From this reading "Oh, Archie! my dear boy, I never thought you would surprise us in this way!" she said, throwing down her work with tremulous hands.
Archie's
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From this reading There was a general shout of delight when Archie's face peered in at them from the dusky hall over Mattie's shoulder.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The family at Lowder Street were all gathered together when the travellers made their appearance.
a youthful male person
From this reading "Oh, Archie! my dear boy, I never thought you would surprise us in this way!" she said, throwing down her work with tremulous hands.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading MATTIE IN A NEW CHARACTER.
dearly loved
From this reading "Oh, Archie! my dear boy, I never thought you would surprise us in this way!" she said, throwing down her work with tremulous hands.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading There was a general shout of delight when Archie's face peered in at them from the dusky hall over Mattie's shoulder.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Oh, Archie! my dear boy, I never thought you would surprise us in this way!" she said, throwing down her work with tremulous hands.
Drummond's
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From this reading Mrs. Drummond's thin face flushed with the unexpected pleasure.
duskyadjective
lighted by or as if by twilight
From this reading There was a general shout of delight when Archie's face peered in at them from the dusky hall over Mattie's shoulder.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading There was a general shout of delight when Archie's face peered in at them from the dusky hall over Mattie's shoulder.
a social unit living together
From this reading The family at Lowder Street were all gathered together when the travellers made their appearance.
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading Mrs. Drummond's thin face flushed with the unexpected pleasure.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was a general shout of delight when Archie's face peered in at them from the dusky hall over Mattie's shoulder.
brought together in one place
From this reading The family at Lowder Street were all gathered together when the travellers made their appearance.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading There was a general shout of delight when Archie's face peered in at them from the dusky hall over Mattie's shoulder.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading There was a general shout of delight when Archie's face peered in at them from the dusky hall over Mattie's shoulder.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading "Oh, Archie! my dear boy, I never thought you would surprise us in this way!" she said, throwing down her work with tremulous hands.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, Archie! my dear boy, I never thought you would surprise us in this way!" she said, throwing down her work with tremulous hands.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, Archie! my dear boy, I never thought you would surprise us in this way!" she said, throwing down her work with tremulous hands.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MATTIE IN A NEW CHARACTER.
Lowder
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From this reading The family at Lowder Street were all gathered together when the travellers made their appearance.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The family at Lowder Street were all gathered together when the travellers made their appearance.
MATTIE
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From this reading MATTIE IN A NEW CHARACTER.
Mattie's
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From this reading There was a general shout of delight when Archie's face peered in at them from the dusky hall over Mattie's shoulder.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Drummond's thin face flushed with the unexpected pleasure.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Oh, Archie! my dear boy, I never thought you would surprise us in this way!" she said, throwing down her work with tremulous hands.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Oh, Archie! my dear boy, I never thought you would surprise us in this way!" she said, throwing down her work with tremulous hands.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading MATTIE IN A NEW CHARACTER.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a general shout of delight when Archie's face peered in at them from the dusky hall over Mattie's shoulder.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Archie! my dear boy, I never thought you would surprise us in this way!" she said, throwing down her work with tremulous hands.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading There was a general shout of delight when Archie's face peered in at them from the dusky hall over Mattie's shoulder.
peeredverbUS /pɪrd/
past form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading There was a general shout of delight when Archie's face peered in at them from the dusky hall over Mattie's shoulder.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Mrs. Drummond's thin face flushed with the unexpected pleasure.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh, Archie! my dear boy, I never thought you would surprise us in this way!" she said, throwing down her work with tremulous hands.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, Archie! my dear boy, I never thought you would surprise us in this way!" she said, throwing down her work with tremulous hands.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading There was a general shout of delight when Archie's face peered in at them from the dusky hall over Mattie's shoulder.
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading There was a general shout of delight when Archie's face peered in at them from the dusky hall over Mattie's shoulder.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading The family at Lowder Street were all gathered together when the travellers made their appearance.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading "Oh, Archie! my dear boy, I never thought you would surprise us in this way!" she said, throwing down her work with tremulous hands.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The family at Lowder Street were all gathered together when the travellers made their appearance.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The family at Lowder Street were all gathered together when the travellers made their appearance.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There was a general shout of delight when Archie's face peered in at them from the dusky hall over Mattie's shoulder.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a general shout of delight when Archie's face peered in at them from the dusky hall over Mattie's shoulder.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Mrs. Drummond's thin face flushed with the unexpected pleasure.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Oh, Archie! my dear boy, I never thought you would surprise us in this way!" she said, throwing down her work with tremulous hands.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Oh, Archie! my dear boy, I never thought you would surprise us in this way!" she said, throwing down her work with tremulous hands.
-ing form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading "Oh, Archie! my dear boy, I never thought you would surprise us in this way!" she said, throwing down her work with tremulous hands.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading The family at Lowder Street were all gathered together when the travellers made their appearance.
travellersnounUS /ˈtrævələrz/
plural of “traveller” — a person who changes location
From this reading The family at Lowder Street were all gathered together when the travellers made their appearance.
tremulousadjectiveUS /ˈtremjələs/
(of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear
From this reading "Oh, Archie! my dear boy, I never thought you would surprise us in this way!" she said, throwing down her work with tremulous hands.
not expected or anticipated
From this reading Mrs. Drummond's thin face flushed with the unexpected pleasure.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, Archie! my dear boy, I never thought you would surprise us in this way!" she said, throwing down her work with tremulous hands.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a general shout of delight when Archie's face peered in at them from the dusky hall over Mattie's shoulder.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Oh, Archie! my dear boy, I never thought you would surprise us in this way!" she said, throwing down her work with tremulous hands.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The family at Lowder Street were all gathered together when the travellers made their appearance.
at the time that
From this reading The family at Lowder Street were all gathered together when the travellers made their appearance.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Drummond's thin face flushed with the unexpected pleasure.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "Oh, Archie! my dear boy, I never thought you would surprise us in this way!" she said, throwing down her work with tremulous hands.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Oh, Archie! my dear boy, I never thought you would surprise us in this way!" she said, throwing down her work with tremulous hands.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, Archie! my dear boy, I never thought you would surprise us in this way!" she said, throwing down her work with tremulous hands.
