used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At the light knock heard on her chamber door Mme. Roumestan trembled as if she had been caught in a crime, and pushing in again the gracefully moulded drawer of her Louis XV bureau over which she had been leaning almost on her knees, she cried:
anew
From this reading At the light knock heard on her chamber door Mme. Roumestan trembled as if she had been caught in a crime, and pushing in again the gracefully moulded drawer of her Louis XV bureau over which she had been leaning almost on her knees, she cried:
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading At the light knock heard on her chamber door Mme. Roumestan trembled as if she had been caught in a crime, and pushing in again the gracefully moulded drawer of her Louis XV bureau over which she had been leaning almost on her knees, she cried:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the light knock heard on her chamber door Mme. Roumestan trembled as if she had been caught in a crime, and pushing in again the gracefully moulded drawer of her Louis XV bureau over which she had been leaning almost on her knees, she cried:
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “A letter for Madame; there is great haste,” answered the Englishwoman.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At the light knock heard on her chamber door Mme. Roumestan trembled as if she had been caught in a crime, and pushing in again the gracefully moulded drawer of her Louis XV bureau over which she had been leaning almost on her knees, she cried:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the light knock heard on her chamber door Mme. Roumestan trembled as if she had been caught in a crime, and pushing in again the gracefully moulded drawer of her Louis XV bureau over which she had been leaning almost on her knees, she cried:
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading THE BABY CLOTHES.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading At the light knock heard on her chamber door Mme. Roumestan trembled as if she had been caught in a crime, and pushing in again the gracefully moulded drawer of her Louis XV bureau over which she had been leaning almost on her knees, she cried:
bureaunounUS /ˈbjʊroʊ/
an administrative unit of government
From this reading At the light knock heard on her chamber door Mme. Roumestan trembled as if she had been caught in a crime, and pushing in again the gracefully moulded drawer of her Louis XV bureau over which she had been leaning almost on her knees, she cried:
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading At the light knock heard on her chamber door Mme. Roumestan trembled as if she had been caught in a crime, and pushing in again the gracefully moulded drawer of her Louis XV bureau over which she had been leaning almost on her knees, she cried:
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading At the light knock heard on her chamber door Mme. Roumestan trembled as if she had been caught in a crime, and pushing in again the gracefully moulded drawer of her Louis XV bureau over which she had been leaning almost on her knees, she cried:
clothing in general
From this reading THE BABY CLOTHES.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading At the light knock heard on her chamber door Mme. Roumestan trembled as if she had been caught in a crime, and pushing in again the gracefully moulded drawer of her Louis XV bureau over which she had been leaning almost on her knees, she cried:
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading At the light knock heard on her chamber door Mme. Roumestan trembled as if she had been caught in a crime, and pushing in again the gracefully moulded drawer of her Louis XV bureau over which she had been leaning almost on her knees, she cried:
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What do you want, Polly?”
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading At the light knock heard on her chamber door Mme. Roumestan trembled as if she had been caught in a crime, and pushing in again the gracefully moulded drawer of her Louis XV bureau over which she had been leaning almost on her knees, she cried:
drawernounUS /drɔːr/
a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out
From this reading At the light knock heard on her chamber door Mme. Roumestan trembled as if she had been caught in a crime, and pushing in again the gracefully moulded drawer of her Louis XV bureau over which she had been leaning almost on her knees, she cried:
EnglishwomannounUS /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃwʊmən/
a woman who is a native or inhabitant of England
From this reading “A letter for Madame; there is great haste,” answered the Englishwoman.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “A letter for Madame; there is great haste,” answered the Englishwoman.
gracefullyadverbUS /ˈɡreɪsfəli/
in a graceful manner
From this reading At the light knock heard on her chamber door Mme. Roumestan trembled as if she had been caught in a crime, and pushing in again the gracefully moulded drawer of her Louis XV bureau over which she had been leaning almost on her knees, she cried:
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “A letter for Madame; there is great haste,” answered the Englishwoman.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At the light knock heard on her chamber door Mme. Roumestan trembled as if she had been caught in a crime, and pushing in again the gracefully moulded drawer of her Louis XV bureau over which she had been leaning almost on her knees, she cried:
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading “A letter for Madame; there is great haste,” answered the Englishwoman.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading At the light knock heard on her chamber door Mme. Roumestan trembled as if she had been caught in a crime, and pushing in again the gracefully moulded drawer of her Louis XV bureau over which she had been leaning almost on her knees, she cried:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At the light knock heard on her chamber door Mme. Roumestan trembled as if she had been caught in a crime, and pushing in again the gracefully moulded drawer of her Louis XV bureau over which she had been leaning almost on her knees, she cried:
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading At the light knock heard on her chamber door Mme. Roumestan trembled as if she had been caught in a crime, and pushing in again the gracefully moulded drawer of her Louis XV bureau over which she had been leaning almost on her knees, she cried:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the light knock heard on her chamber door Mme. Roumestan trembled as if she had been caught in a crime, and pushing in again the gracefully moulded drawer of her Louis XV bureau over which she had been leaning almost on her knees, she cried:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “A letter for Madame; there is great haste,” answered the Englishwoman.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading At the light knock heard on her chamber door Mme. Roumestan trembled as if she had been caught in a crime, and pushing in again the gracefully moulded drawer of her Louis XV bureau over which she had been leaning almost on her knees, she cried:
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading At the light knock heard on her chamber door Mme. Roumestan trembled as if she had been caught in a crime, and pushing in again the gracefully moulded drawer of her Louis XV bureau over which she had been leaning almost on her knees, she cried:
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading At the light knock heard on her chamber door Mme. Roumestan trembled as if she had been caught in a crime, and pushing in again the gracefully moulded drawer of her Louis XV bureau over which she had been leaning almost on her knees, she cried:
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading “A letter for Madame; there is great haste,” answered the Englishwoman.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading At the light knock heard on her chamber door Mme. Roumestan trembled as if she had been caught in a crime, and pushing in again the gracefully moulded drawer of her Louis XV bureau over which she had been leaning almost on her knees, she cried:
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
From this reading At the light knock heard on her chamber door Mme. Roumestan trembled as if she had been caught in a crime, and pushing in again the gracefully moulded drawer of her Louis XV bureau over which she had been leaning almost on her knees, she cried:
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading “A letter for Madame; there is great haste,” answered the Englishwoman.
Mme
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From this reading At the light knock heard on her chamber door Mme. Roumestan trembled as if she had been caught in a crime, and pushing in again the gracefully moulded drawer of her Louis XV bureau over which she had been leaning almost on her knees, she cried:
moulded
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From this reading At the light knock heard on her chamber door Mme. Roumestan trembled as if she had been caught in a crime, and pushing in again the gracefully moulded drawer of her Louis XV bureau over which she had been leaning almost on her knees, she cried:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the light knock heard on her chamber door Mme. Roumestan trembled as if she had been caught in a crime, and pushing in again the gracefully moulded drawer of her Louis XV bureau over which she had been leaning almost on her knees, she cried:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At the light knock heard on her chamber door Mme. Roumestan trembled as if she had been caught in a crime, and pushing in again the gracefully moulded drawer of her Louis XV bureau over which she had been leaning almost on her knees, she cried:
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading At the light knock heard on her chamber door Mme. Roumestan trembled as if she had been caught in a crime, and pushing in again the gracefully moulded drawer of her Louis XV bureau over which she had been leaning almost on her knees, she cried:
Polly
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From this reading What do you want, Polly?”
pushingnounUS /ˈpʊʃɪŋ/
the act of applying force in order to move something away
From this reading At the light knock heard on her chamber door Mme. Roumestan trembled as if she had been caught in a crime, and pushing in again the gracefully moulded drawer of her Louis XV bureau over which she had been leaning almost on her knees, she cried:
Roumestan
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From this reading At the light knock heard on her chamber door Mme. Roumestan trembled as if she had been caught in a crime, and pushing in again the gracefully moulded drawer of her Louis XV bureau over which she had been leaning almost on her knees, she cried:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the light knock heard on her chamber door Mme. Roumestan trembled as if she had been caught in a crime, and pushing in again the gracefully moulded drawer of her Louis XV bureau over which she had been leaning almost on her knees, she cried:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BABY CLOTHES.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Who’s there?
past form of “tremble” — move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading At the light knock heard on her chamber door Mme. Roumestan trembled as if she had been caught in a crime, and pushing in again the gracefully moulded drawer of her Louis XV bureau over which she had been leaning almost on her knees, she cried:
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading What do you want, Polly?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What do you want, Polly?”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At the light knock heard on her chamber door Mme. Roumestan trembled as if she had been caught in a crime, and pushing in again the gracefully moulded drawer of her Louis XV bureau over which she had been leaning almost on her knees, she cried:
Who's
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From this reading “Who’s there?
XVnoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading At the light knock heard on her chamber door Mme. Roumestan trembled as if she had been caught in a crime, and pushing in again the gracefully moulded drawer of her Louis XV bureau over which she had been leaning almost on her knees, she cried:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What do you want, Polly?”
