used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading After tea had been administered, and sundry indifferent matters discussed, Mrs. Charrington said, with a subtle change in her tone:
administeredverbUS /ədˈmɪnəstərd/
past form of “administer” — work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of
From this reading After tea had been administered, and sundry indifferent matters discussed, Mrs. Charrington said, with a subtle change in her tone:
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After tea had been administered, and sundry indifferent matters discussed, Mrs. Charrington said, with a subtle change in her tone:
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading ‘The girl is perfectly beautiful!’ she said, almost irrelevantly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After tea had been administered, and sundry indifferent matters discussed, Mrs. Charrington said, with a subtle change in her tone:
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading ‘What was wrong with the company?’ asked Minna calmly, but determined to fight.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading ‘The girl is perfectly beautiful!’ she said, almost irrelevantly.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading After tea had been administered, and sundry indifferent matters discussed, Mrs. Charrington said, with a subtle change in her tone:
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ‘What was wrong with the company?’ asked Minna calmly, but determined to fight.
with self-possession (especially in times of stress)
From this reading ‘What was wrong with the company?’ asked Minna calmly, but determined to fight.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading After tea had been administered, and sundry indifferent matters discussed, Mrs. Charrington said, with a subtle change in her tone:
Charrington
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From this reading After tea had been administered, and sundry indifferent matters discussed, Mrs. Charrington said, with a subtle change in her tone:
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading ‘My dear, I congratulate you on the company in which I found you this morning!’
congratulateverbUS /kənˈɡrætʃəleɪt/
say something to someone that expresses praise
From this reading ‘My dear, I congratulate you on the company in which I found you this morning!’
dearly loved
From this reading ‘My dear, I congratulate you on the company in which I found you this morning!’
characterized by great determination
From this reading ‘What was wrong with the company?’ asked Minna calmly, but determined to fight.
discussedverbUS /dɪˈskʌst/
past form of “discuss” — to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading After tea had been administered, and sundry indifferent matters discussed, Mrs. Charrington said, with a subtle change in her tone:
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading ‘What was wrong with the company?’ asked Minna calmly, but determined to fight.
set up or found
From this reading ‘My dear, I congratulate you on the company in which I found you this morning!’
a young female
From this reading ‘The girl is perfectly beautiful!’ she said, almost irrelevantly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After tea had been administered, and sundry indifferent matters discussed, Mrs. Charrington said, with a subtle change in her tone:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After tea had been administered, and sundry indifferent matters discussed, Mrs. Charrington said, with a subtle change in her tone:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘My dear, I congratulate you on the company in which I found you this morning!’
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After tea had been administered, and sundry indifferent matters discussed, Mrs. Charrington said, with a subtle change in her tone:
indifferentadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈdɪfrənt/
marked by a lack of interest
From this reading After tea had been administered, and sundry indifferent matters discussed, Mrs. Charrington said, with a subtle change in her tone:
irrelevantlyadverb
in an irrelevant manner
From this reading ‘The girl is perfectly beautiful!’ she said, almost irrelevantly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘The girl is perfectly beautiful!’ she said, almost irrelevantly.
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading After tea had been administered, and sundry indifferent matters discussed, Mrs. Charrington said, with a subtle change in her tone:
Minna
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From this reading ‘What was wrong with the company?’ asked Minna calmly, but determined to fight.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading ‘My dear, I congratulate you on the company in which I found you this morning!’
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading After tea had been administered, and sundry indifferent matters discussed, Mrs. Charrington said, with a subtle change in her tone:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘My dear, I congratulate you on the company in which I found you this morning!’
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ‘My dear, I congratulate you on the company in which I found you this morning!’
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading ‘The girl is perfectly beautiful!’ she said, almost irrelevantly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading After tea had been administered, and sundry indifferent matters discussed, Mrs. Charrington said, with a subtle change in her tone:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘The girl is perfectly beautiful!’ she said, almost irrelevantly.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading Mrs. Charrington shrugged her shoulders.
shruggedverbUS /ʃrʌɡd/
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading Mrs. Charrington shrugged her shoulders.
subtleadjectiveUS /ˈsʌtəl/
difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
From this reading After tea had been administered, and sundry indifferent matters discussed, Mrs. Charrington said, with a subtle change in her tone:
sundryadjectiveUS /ˈsʌndri/
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading After tea had been administered, and sundry indifferent matters discussed, Mrs. Charrington said, with a subtle change in her tone:
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading After tea had been administered, and sundry indifferent matters discussed, Mrs. Charrington said, with a subtle change in her tone:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘My dear, I congratulate you on the company in which I found you this morning!’
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ‘My dear, I congratulate you on the company in which I found you this morning!’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘What was wrong with the company?’ asked Minna calmly, but determined to fight.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading After tea had been administered, and sundry indifferent matters discussed, Mrs. Charrington said, with a subtle change in her tone:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘What was wrong with the company?’ asked Minna calmly, but determined to fight.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ‘What was wrong with the company?’ asked Minna calmly, but determined to fight.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading ‘My dear, I congratulate you on the company in which I found you this morning!’
in the company of; together with
From this reading After tea had been administered, and sundry indifferent matters discussed, Mrs. Charrington said, with a subtle change in her tone:
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading ‘What was wrong with the company?’ asked Minna calmly, but determined to fight.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘My dear, I congratulate you on the company in which I found you this morning!’
