used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading |EARLY in the morning following the funeral Hoag sent Cato with a message to Paul.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was some work to be done, and the boy was to come at once and see about it.
advisedadjectiveUS /ædˈvaɪzd/
having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel
From this reading “Well, I'd go,” Amanda advised her nephew.
Amanda
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From this reading “Well, I'd go,” Amanda advised her nephew.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was some work to be done, and the boy was to come at once and see about it.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “Mopin' around home like this won't do any good.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Mopin' around home like this won't do any good.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was some work to be done, and the boy was to come at once and see about it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was some work to be done, and the boy was to come at once and see about it.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Mrs. Rundel, in her black dress, was near and heard the negro speaking, but she turned indifferently into her room and closed the door.
a youthful male person
From this reading There was some work to be done, and the boy was to come at once and see about it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mrs. Rundel, in her black dress, was near and heard the negro speaking, but she turned indifferently into her room and closed the door.
Cato
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From this reading |EARLY in the morning following the funeral Hoag sent Cato with a message to Paul.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading Mrs. Rundel, in her black dress, was near and heard the negro speaking, but she turned indifferently into her room and closed the door.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading There was some work to be done, and the boy was to come at once and see about it.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Mopin' around home like this won't do any good.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading There was some work to be done, and the boy was to come at once and see about it.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Mrs. Rundel, in her black dress, was near and heard the negro speaking, but she turned indifferently into her room and closed the door.
put on clothes
From this reading Mrs. Rundel, in her black dress, was near and heard the negro speaking, but she turned indifferently into her room and closed the door.
EARLYadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading |EARLY in the morning following the funeral Hoag sent Cato with a message to Paul.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading |EARLY in the morning following the funeral Hoag sent Cato with a message to Paul.
funeralnounUS /ˈfjuːnərəl/
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading |EARLY in the morning following the funeral Hoag sent Cato with a message to Paul.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Well, I'd go,” Amanda advised her nephew.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Mopin' around home like this won't do any good.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Mrs. Rundel, in her black dress, was near and heard the negro speaking, but she turned indifferently into her room and closed the door.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Rundel, in her black dress, was near and heard the negro speaking, but she turned indifferently into her room and closed the door.
Hoag
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From this reading |EARLY in the morning following the funeral Hoag sent Cato with a message to Paul.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “Mopin' around home like this won't do any good.
I'd
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From this reading “Well, I'd go,” Amanda advised her nephew.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading |EARLY in the morning following the funeral Hoag sent Cato with a message to Paul.
indifferentlyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdɪfrəntli/
with indifference; in an indifferent manner
From this reading Mrs. Rundel, in her black dress, was near and heard the negro speaking, but she turned indifferently into her room and closed the door.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Mrs. Rundel, in her black dress, was near and heard the negro speaking, but she turned indifferently into her room and closed the door.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was some work to be done, and the boy was to come at once and see about it.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Mopin' around home like this won't do any good.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading |EARLY in the morning following the funeral Hoag sent Cato with a message to Paul.
Mopin
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From this reading “Mopin' around home like this won't do any good.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading |EARLY in the morning following the funeral Hoag sent Cato with a message to Paul.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Rundel, in her black dress, was near and heard the negro speaking, but she turned indifferently into her room and closed the door.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Mrs. Rundel, in her black dress, was near and heard the negro speaking, but she turned indifferently into her room and closed the door.
negronounUS /ˈniːɡroʊ/
a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading Mrs. Rundel, in her black dress, was near and heard the negro speaking, but she turned indifferently into her room and closed the door.
nephewnounUS /ˈnefjuː/
a son of your brother or sister
From this reading “Well, I'd go,” Amanda advised her nephew.
on one occasion
From this reading There was some work to be done, and the boy was to come at once and see about it.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading |EARLY in the morning following the funeral Hoag sent Cato with a message to Paul.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Mrs. Rundel, in her black dress, was near and heard the negro speaking, but she turned indifferently into her room and closed the door.
Rundel
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From this reading Mrs. Rundel, in her black dress, was near and heard the negro speaking, but she turned indifferently into her room and closed the door.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading There was some work to be done, and the boy was to come at once and see about it.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading |EARLY in the morning following the funeral Hoag sent Cato with a message to Paul.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Rundel, in her black dress, was near and heard the negro speaking, but she turned indifferently into her room and closed the door.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There was some work to be done, and the boy was to come at once and see about it.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading Mrs. Rundel, in her black dress, was near and heard the negro speaking, but she turned indifferently into her room and closed the door.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading |EARLY in the morning following the funeral Hoag sent Cato with a message to Paul.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was some work to be done, and the boy was to come at once and see about it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Mopin' around home like this won't do any good.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading |EARLY in the morning following the funeral Hoag sent Cato with a message to Paul.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Mrs. Rundel, in her black dress, was near and heard the negro speaking, but she turned indifferently into her room and closed the door.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was some work to be done, and the boy was to come at once and see about it.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, I'd go,” Amanda advised her nephew.
in the company of; together with
From this reading |EARLY in the morning following the funeral Hoag sent Cato with a message to Paul.
won't
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From this reading “Mopin' around home like this won't do any good.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading There was some work to be done, and the boy was to come at once and see about it.
