used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Hannah was, as a matter of fact, somewhat late at her wedding.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But when Hannah entered in Calliope's tan ulster buttoned closely about her throat, she was strangely quiet and somewhat pale and her eyes, I was certain, were red with weeping.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading And, as we went, Henry added still further to our anxiety by calling from the gay little crowd about him a distinctly soothing:
adjustverbUS /əˈdʒʌst/
alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
From this reading "Is Gramma here?" she asked at once, and, at our answer, merely turned to hurry upstairs where Calliope and I were to adjust the secret wedding-gown and fasten a pink rose in her hair.
(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 We were all in some suspense when we saw her at last, hurrying up the street with Henry, who had gallantly called to escort her; and Calliope and I went to the door to meet her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We were all in some suspense when we saw her at last, hurrying up the street with Henry, who had gallantly called to escort her; and Calliope and I went to the door to meet her.
react verbally
From this reading "Is Gramma here?" she asked at once, and, at our answer, merely turned to hurry upstairs where Calliope and I were to adjust the secret wedding-gown and fasten a pink rose in her hair.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading And, as we went, Henry added still further to our anxiety by calling from the gay little crowd about him a distinctly soothing:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Hannah was, as a matter of fact, somewhat late at her wedding.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Is Gramma here?" she asked at once, and, at our answer, merely turned to hurry upstairs where Calliope and I were to adjust the secret wedding-gown and fasten a pink rose in her hair.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Hannah was, as a matter of fact, somewhat late at her wedding.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when Hannah entered in Calliope's tan ulster buttoned closely about her throat, she was strangely quiet and somewhat pale and her eyes, I was certain, were red with weeping.
buttonedadjectiveUS /ˈbʌtənd/
furnished or closed with buttons or something buttonlike
From this reading But when Hannah entered in Calliope's tan ulster buttoned closely about her throat, she was strangely quiet and somewhat pale and her eyes, I was certain, were red with weeping.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And, as we went, Henry added still further to our anxiety by calling from the gay little crowd about him a distinctly soothing:
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading We were all in some suspense when we saw her at last, hurrying up the street with Henry, who had gallantly called to escort her; and Calliope and I went to the door to meet her.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading And, as we went, Henry added still further to our anxiety by calling from the gay little crowd about him a distinctly soothing:
CalliopenounUS /kəˈlaɪəpiː/
(Greek mythology) the Muse of epic poetry
From this reading We were all in some suspense when we saw her at last, hurrying up the street with Henry, who had gallantly called to escort her; and Calliope and I went to the door to meet her.
Calliope's
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From this reading But when Hannah entered in Calliope's tan ulster buttoned closely about her throat, she was strangely quiet and somewhat pale and her eyes, I was certain, were red with weeping.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading But when Hannah entered in Calliope's tan ulster buttoned closely about her throat, she was strangely quiet and somewhat pale and her eyes, I was certain, were red with weeping.
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading But when Hannah entered in Calliope's tan ulster buttoned closely about her throat, she was strangely quiet and somewhat pale and her eyes, I was certain, were red with weeping.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading And, as we went, Henry added still further to our anxiety by calling from the gay little crowd about him a distinctly soothing:
clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment
From this reading And, as we went, Henry added still further to our anxiety by calling from the gay little crowd about him a distinctly soothing:
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading We were all in some suspense when we saw her at last, hurrying up the street with Henry, who had gallantly called to escort her; and Calliope and I went to the door to meet her.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading But when Hannah entered in Calliope's tan ulster buttoned closely about her throat, she was strangely quiet and somewhat pale and her eyes, I was certain, were red with weeping.
escortnounUS /eˈskɔːrt/
someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
From this reading We were all in some suspense when we saw her at last, hurrying up the street with Henry, who had gallantly called to escort her; and Calliope and I went to the door to meet her.
opinion or judgment
From this reading But when Hannah entered in Calliope's tan ulster buttoned closely about her throat, she was strangely quiet and somewhat pale and her eyes, I was certain, were red with weeping.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading Hannah was, as a matter of fact, somewhat late at her wedding.
fastenverbUS /ˈfæsən/
cause to be firmly attached
From this reading "Is Gramma here?" she asked at once, and, at our answer, merely turned to hurry upstairs where Calliope and I were to adjust the secret wedding-gown and fasten a pink rose in her hair.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And, as we went, Henry added still further to our anxiety by calling from the gay little crowd about him a distinctly soothing:
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading And, as we went, Henry added still further to our anxiety by calling from the gay little crowd about him a distinctly soothing:
gallantlyadverbUS /ˈɡæləntli/
in a gallant manner
From this reading We were all in some suspense when we saw her at last, hurrying up the street with Henry, who had gallantly called to escort her; and Calliope and I went to the door to meet her.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading And, as we went, Henry added still further to our anxiety by calling from the gay little crowd about him a distinctly soothing:
Grammanoun
pasture grass of plains of South America and western North America
From this reading "Is Gramma here?" she asked at once, and, at our answer, merely turned to hurry upstairs where Calliope and I were to adjust the secret wedding-gown and fasten a pink rose in her hair.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We were all in some suspense when we saw her at last, hurrying up the street with Henry, who had gallantly called to escort her; and Calliope and I went to the door to meet her.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading "Is Gramma here?" she asked at once, and, at our answer, merely turned to hurry upstairs where Calliope and I were to adjust the secret wedding-gown and fasten a pink rose in her hair.
Hannah
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From this reading Hannah was, as a matter of fact, somewhat late at her wedding.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading We were all in some suspense when we saw her at last, hurrying up the street with Henry, who had gallantly called to escort her; and Calliope and I went to the door to meet her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Hannah was, as a matter of fact, somewhat late at her wedding.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Is Gramma here?" she asked at once, and, at our answer, merely turned to hurry upstairs where Calliope and I were to adjust the secret wedding-gown and fasten a pink rose in her hair.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And, as we went, Henry added still further to our anxiety by calling from the gay little crowd about him a distinctly soothing:
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading "Is Gramma here?" she asked at once, and, at our answer, merely turned to hurry upstairs where Calliope and I were to adjust the secret wedding-gown and fasten a pink rose in her hair.
hurryingadjectiveUS /ˈhɜːriɪŋ/
moving with great haste
From this reading We were all in some suspense when we saw her at last, hurrying up the street with Henry, who had gallantly called to escort her; and Calliope and I went to the door to meet her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We were all in some suspense when we saw her at last, hurrying up the street with Henry, who had gallantly called to escort her; and Calliope and I went to the door to meet her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We were all in some suspense when we saw her at last, hurrying up the street with Henry, who had gallantly called to escort her; and Calliope and I went to the door to meet her.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is Gramma here?" she asked at once, and, at our answer, merely turned to hurry upstairs where Calliope and I were to adjust the secret wedding-gown and fasten a pink rose in her hair.
immediately past
From this reading We were all in some suspense when we saw her at last, hurrying up the street with Henry, who had gallantly called to escort her; and Calliope and I went to the door to meet her.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Hannah was, as a matter of fact, somewhat late at her wedding.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And, as we went, Henry added still further to our anxiety by calling from the gay little crowd about him a distinctly soothing:
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Hannah was, as a matter of fact, somewhat late at her wedding.
come together
From this reading We were all in some suspense when we saw her at last, hurrying up the street with Henry, who had gallantly called to escort her; and Calliope and I went to the door to meet her.
and nothing more
From this reading "Is Gramma here?" she asked at once, and, at our answer, merely turned to hurry upstairs where Calliope and I were to adjust the secret wedding-gown and fasten a pink rose in her hair.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hannah was, as a matter of fact, somewhat late at her wedding.
on one occasion
From this reading "Is Gramma here?" she asked at once, and, at our answer, merely turned to hurry upstairs where Calliope and I were to adjust the secret wedding-gown and fasten a pink rose in her hair.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Is Gramma here?" she asked at once, and, at our answer, merely turned to hurry upstairs where Calliope and I were to adjust the secret wedding-gown and fasten a pink rose in her hair.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading But when Hannah entered in Calliope's tan ulster buttoned closely about her throat, she was strangely quiet and somewhat pale and her eyes, I was certain, were red with weeping.
a light shade of red
From this reading "Is Gramma here?" she asked at once, and, at our answer, merely turned to hurry upstairs where Calliope and I were to adjust the secret wedding-gown and fasten a pink rose in her hair.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading But when Hannah entered in Calliope's tan ulster buttoned closely about her throat, she was strangely quiet and somewhat pale and her eyes, I was certain, were red with weeping.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading But when Hannah entered in Calliope's tan ulster buttoned closely about her throat, she was strangely quiet and somewhat pale and her eyes, I was certain, were red with weeping.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading "Is Gramma here?" she asked at once, and, at our answer, merely turned to hurry upstairs where Calliope and I were to adjust the secret wedding-gown and fasten a pink rose in her hair.
cut with a saw
From this reading We were all in some suspense when we saw her at last, hurrying up the street with Henry, who had gallantly called to escort her; and Calliope and I went to the door to meet her.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading "Is Gramma here?" she asked at once, and, at our answer, merely turned to hurry upstairs where Calliope and I were to adjust the secret wedding-gown and fasten a pink rose in her hair.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But when Hannah entered in Calliope's tan ulster buttoned closely about her throat, she was strangely quiet and somewhat pale and her eyes, I was certain, were red with weeping.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading We were all in some suspense when we saw her at last, hurrying up the street with Henry, who had gallantly called to escort her; and Calliope and I went to the door to meet her.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading Hannah was, as a matter of fact, somewhat late at her wedding.
soothingadjectiveUS /ˈsuːðɪŋ/
affording physical relief
From this reading And, as we went, Henry added still further to our anxiety by calling from the gay little crowd about him a distinctly soothing:
not in physical motion
From this reading And, as we went, Henry added still further to our anxiety by calling from the gay little crowd about him a distinctly soothing:
in a strange manner
From this reading But when Hannah entered in Calliope's tan ulster buttoned closely about her throat, she was strangely quiet and somewhat pale and her eyes, I was certain, were red with weeping.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading We were all in some suspense when we saw her at last, hurrying up the street with Henry, who had gallantly called to escort her; and Calliope and I went to the door to meet her.
suspensenounUS /səˈspens/
apprehension about what is going to happen
From this reading We were all in some suspense when we saw her at last, hurrying up the street with Henry, who had gallantly called to escort her; and Calliope and I went to the door to meet her.
tannounUS /tæn/
a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
From this reading But when Hannah entered in Calliope's tan ulster buttoned closely about her throat, she was strangely quiet and somewhat pale and her eyes, I was certain, were red with weeping.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We were all in some suspense when we saw her at last, hurrying up the street with Henry, who had gallantly called to escort her; and Calliope and I went to the door to meet her.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading But when Hannah entered in Calliope's tan ulster buttoned closely about her throat, she was strangely quiet and somewhat pale and her eyes, I was certain, were red with weeping.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We were all in some suspense when we saw her at last, hurrying up the street with Henry, who had gallantly called to escort her; and Calliope and I went to the door to meet her.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading "Is Gramma here?" she asked at once, and, at our answer, merely turned to hurry upstairs where Calliope and I were to adjust the secret wedding-gown and fasten a pink rose in her hair.
ulsternounUS /ˈʌlstər/
a historic division of Ireland located in the northeastern part of the island; six of Ulster's nine counties are in Northern Ireland
From this reading But when Hannah entered in Calliope's tan ulster buttoned closely about her throat, she was strangely quiet and somewhat pale and her eyes, I was certain, were red with weeping.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading We were all in some suspense when we saw her at last, hurrying up the street with Henry, who had gallantly called to escort her; and Calliope and I went to the door to meet her.
on a floor above
From this reading "Is Gramma here?" she asked at once, and, at our answer, merely turned to hurry upstairs where Calliope and I were to adjust the secret wedding-gown and fasten a pink rose in her hair.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hannah was, as a matter of fact, somewhat late at her wedding.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were all in some suspense when we saw her at last, hurrying up the street with Henry, who had gallantly called to escort her; and Calliope and I went to the door to meet her.
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading Hannah was, as a matter of fact, somewhat late at her wedding.
wedding-gown
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From this reading "Is Gramma here?" she asked at once, and, at our answer, merely turned to hurry upstairs where Calliope and I were to adjust the secret wedding-gown and fasten a pink rose in her hair.
showing sorrow
From this reading But when Hannah entered in Calliope's tan ulster buttoned closely about her throat, she was strangely quiet and somewhat pale and her eyes, I was certain, were red with weeping.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We were all in some suspense when we saw her at last, hurrying up the street with Henry, who had gallantly called to escort her; and Calliope and I went to the door to meet her.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were all in some suspense when we saw her at last, hurrying up the street with Henry, who had gallantly called to escort her; and Calliope and I went to the door to meet her.
at the time that
From this reading We were all in some suspense when we saw her at last, hurrying up the street with Henry, who had gallantly called to escort her; and Calliope and I went to the door to meet her.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Is Gramma here?" she asked at once, and, at our answer, merely turned to hurry upstairs where Calliope and I were to adjust the secret wedding-gown and fasten a pink rose in her hair.
which person or people
From this reading We were all in some suspense when we saw her at last, hurrying up the street with Henry, who had gallantly called to escort her; and Calliope and I went to the door to meet her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We were all in some suspense when we saw her at last, hurrying up the street with Henry, who had gallantly called to escort her; and Calliope and I went to the door to meet her.
