used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Miss Anastasia was a little surprised and a good deal gratified, Fleda saw, by her coming, and played the hostess with great benignity.
(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 First of all Earl Douglass's wife, who rose up and taking both Fleda's hands squeezed and shook them heartily, giving her with eye and lip a most genial welcome.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading The quilting-frame was stretched in an upper room, not in the long kitchen, to Fleda's joy; most of the company were already seated at it, and she had to go through a long string of introductions before she was permitted to take her place.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The quilting-frame was stretched in an upper room, not in the long kitchen, to Fleda's joy; most of the company were already seated at it, and she had to go through a long string of introductions before she was permitted to take her place.
Anastasia
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From this reading Miss Anastasia was a little surprised and a good deal gratified, Fleda saw, by her coming, and played the hostess with great benignity.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With superfluity of breeding First makes you sick, and then with feeding.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The quilting-frame was stretched in an upper room, not in the long kitchen, to Fleda's joy; most of the company were already seated at it, and she had to go through a long string of introductions before she was permitted to take her place.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The quilting-frame was stretched in an upper room, not in the long kitchen, to Fleda's joy; most of the company were already seated at it, and she had to go through a long string of introductions before she was permitted to take her place.
benignitynoun
the quality of being kind and gentle
From this reading Miss Anastasia was a little surprised and a good deal gratified, Fleda saw, by her coming, and played the hostess with great benignity.
the two together, not just one
From this reading First of all Earl Douglass's wife, who rose up and taking both Fleda's hands squeezed and shook them heartily, giving her with eye and lip a most genial welcome.
breedingnounUS /ˈbriːdɪŋ/
elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression
From this reading With superfluity of breeding First makes you sick, and then with feeding.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Miss Anastasia was a little surprised and a good deal gratified, Fleda saw, by her coming, and played the hostess with great benignity.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Miss Anastasia was a little surprised and a good deal gratified, Fleda saw, by her coming, and played the hostess with great benignity.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading The quilting-frame was stretched in an upper room, not in the long kitchen, to Fleda's joy; most of the company were already seated at it, and she had to go through a long string of introductions before she was permitted to take her place.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading Miss Anastasia was a little surprised and a good deal gratified, Fleda saw, by her coming, and played the hostess with great benignity.
Douglass's
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From this reading First of all Earl Douglass's wife, who rose up and taking both Fleda's hands squeezed and shook them heartily, giving her with eye and lip a most genial welcome.
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading First of all Earl Douglass's wife, who rose up and taking both Fleda's hands squeezed and shook them heartily, giving her with eye and lip a most genial welcome.
the organ of sight
From this reading First of all Earl Douglass's wife, who rose up and taking both Fleda's hands squeezed and shook them heartily, giving her with eye and lip a most genial welcome.
feedingnounUS /ˈfiːdɪŋ/
the act of consuming food
From this reading With superfluity of breeding First makes you sick, and then with feeding.
FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading With superfluity of breeding First makes you sick, and then with feeding.
Fleda
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From this reading Miss Anastasia was a little surprised and a good deal gratified, Fleda saw, by her coming, and played the hostess with great benignity.
Fleda's
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From this reading The quilting-frame was stretched in an upper room, not in the long kitchen, to Fleda's joy; most of the company were already seated at it, and she had to go through a long string of introductions before she was permitted to take her place.
genialadjectiveUS /ˈdʒiːnjəl/
diffusing warmth and friendliness
From this reading First of all Earl Douglass's wife, who rose up and taking both Fleda's hands squeezed and shook them heartily, giving her with eye and lip a most genial welcome.
the act of giving
From this reading First of all Earl Douglass's wife, who rose up and taking both Fleda's hands squeezed and shook them heartily, giving her with eye and lip a most genial welcome.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The quilting-frame was stretched in an upper room, not in the long kitchen, to Fleda's joy; most of the company were already seated at it, and she had to go through a long string of introductions before she was permitted to take her place.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Miss Anastasia was a little surprised and a good deal gratified, Fleda saw, by her coming, and played the hostess with great benignity.
gratifiedadjectiveUS /ˈɡrætəfaɪd/
having received what was desired
From this reading Miss Anastasia was a little surprised and a good deal gratified, Fleda saw, by her coming, and played the hostess with great benignity.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Miss Anastasia was a little surprised and a good deal gratified, Fleda saw, by her coming, and played the hostess with great benignity.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The quilting-frame was stretched in an upper room, not in the long kitchen, to Fleda's joy; most of the company were already seated at it, and she had to go through a long string of introductions before she was permitted to take her place.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading First of all Earl Douglass's wife, who rose up and taking both Fleda's hands squeezed and shook them heartily, giving her with eye and lip a most genial welcome.
with gusto and without reservation
From this reading First of all Earl Douglass's wife, who rose up and taking both Fleda's hands squeezed and shook them heartily, giving her with eye and lip a most genial welcome.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Anastasia was a little surprised and a good deal gratified, Fleda saw, by her coming, and played the hostess with great benignity.
hostessnounUS /ˈhoʊstəs/
a woman host
From this reading Miss Anastasia was a little surprised and a good deal gratified, Fleda saw, by her coming, and played the hostess with great benignity.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The quilting-frame was stretched in an upper room, not in the long kitchen, to Fleda's joy; most of the company were already seated at it, and she had to go through a long string of introductions before she was permitted to take her place.
introductionsnounUS /ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃənz/
plural of “introduction” — the act of beginning something new
From this reading The quilting-frame was stretched in an upper room, not in the long kitchen, to Fleda's joy; most of the company were already seated at it, and she had to go through a long string of introductions before she was permitted to take her place.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The quilting-frame was stretched in an upper room, not in the long kitchen, to Fleda's joy; most of the company were already seated at it, and she had to go through a long string of introductions before she was permitted to take her place.
Jenyns
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From this reading Jenyns.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading The quilting-frame was stretched in an upper room, not in the long kitchen, to Fleda's joy; most of the company were already seated at it, and she had to go through a long string of introductions before she was permitted to take her place.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading The quilting-frame was stretched in an upper room, not in the long kitchen, to Fleda's joy; most of the company were already seated at it, and she had to go through a long string of introductions before she was permitted to take her place.
lipnounUS /lɪp/
either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading First of all Earl Douglass's wife, who rose up and taking both Fleda's hands squeezed and shook them heartily, giving her with eye and lip a most genial welcome.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Miss Anastasia was a little surprised and a good deal gratified, Fleda saw, by her coming, and played the hostess with great benignity.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The quilting-frame was stretched in an upper room, not in the long kitchen, to Fleda's joy; most of the company were already seated at it, and she had to go through a long string of introductions before she was permitted to take her place.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading With superfluity of breeding First makes you sick, and then with feeding.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Anastasia was a little surprised and a good deal gratified, Fleda saw, by her coming, and played the hostess with great benignity.
used to form the superlative
From this reading The quilting-frame was stretched in an upper room, not in the long kitchen, to Fleda's joy; most of the company were already seated at it, and she had to go through a long string of introductions before she was permitted to take her place.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The quilting-frame was stretched in an upper room, not in the long kitchen, to Fleda's joy; most of the company were already seated at it, and she had to go through a long string of introductions before she was permitted to take her place.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With superfluity of breeding First makes you sick, and then with feeding.
inflected form of “permit” — consent to, give permission
From this reading The quilting-frame was stretched in an upper room, not in the long kitchen, to Fleda's joy; most of the company were already seated at it, and she had to go through a long string of introductions before she was permitted to take her place.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The quilting-frame was stretched in an upper room, not in the long kitchen, to Fleda's joy; most of the company were already seated at it, and she had to go through a long string of introductions before she was permitted to take her place.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading Miss Anastasia was a little surprised and a good deal gratified, Fleda saw, by her coming, and played the hostess with great benignity.
quilting-frame
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From this reading The quilting-frame was stretched in an upper room, not in the long kitchen, to Fleda's joy; most of the company were already seated at it, and she had to go through a long string of introductions before she was permitted to take her place.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The quilting-frame was stretched in an upper room, not in the long kitchen, to Fleda's joy; most of the company were already seated at it, and she had to go through a long string of introductions before she was permitted to take her place.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading First of all Earl Douglass's wife, who rose up and taking both Fleda's hands squeezed and shook them heartily, giving her with eye and lip a most genial welcome.
cut with a saw
From this reading Miss Anastasia was a little surprised and a good deal gratified, Fleda saw, by her coming, and played the hostess with great benignity.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading The quilting-frame was stretched in an upper room, not in the long kitchen, to Fleda's joy; most of the company were already seated at it, and she had to go through a long string of introductions before she was permitted to take her place.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The quilting-frame was stretched in an upper room, not in the long kitchen, to Fleda's joy; most of the company were already seated at it, and she had to go through a long string of introductions before she was permitted to take her place.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading First of all Earl Douglass's wife, who rose up and taking both Fleda's hands squeezed and shook them heartily, giving her with eye and lip a most genial welcome.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading With superfluity of breeding First makes you sick, and then with feeding.
squeezedverbUS /skwiːzd/
past form of “squeeze” — to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
From this reading First of all Earl Douglass's wife, who rose up and taking both Fleda's hands squeezed and shook them heartily, giving her with eye and lip a most genial welcome.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading The quilting-frame was stretched in an upper room, not in the long kitchen, to Fleda's joy; most of the company were already seated at it, and she had to go through a long string of introductions before she was permitted to take her place.
stringnounUS /strɪŋ/
a lightweight cord
From this reading The quilting-frame was stretched in an upper room, not in the long kitchen, to Fleda's joy; most of the company were already seated at it, and she had to go through a long string of introductions before she was permitted to take her place.
superfluitynoun
extreme excess
From this reading With superfluity of breeding First makes you sick, and then with feeding.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading Miss Anastasia was a little surprised and a good deal gratified, Fleda saw, by her coming, and played the hostess with great benignity.
carry out
From this reading The quilting-frame was stretched in an upper room, not in the long kitchen, to Fleda's joy; most of the company were already seated at it, and she had to go through a long string of introductions before she was permitted to take her place.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading First of all Earl Douglass's wife, who rose up and taking both Fleda's hands squeezed and shook them heartily, giving her with eye and lip a most genial welcome.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miss Anastasia was a little surprised and a good deal gratified, Fleda saw, by her coming, and played the hostess with great benignity.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading First of all Earl Douglass's wife, who rose up and taking both Fleda's hands squeezed and shook them heartily, giving her with eye and lip a most genial welcome.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading With superfluity of breeding First makes you sick, and then with feeding.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The quilting-frame was stretched in an upper room, not in the long kitchen, to Fleda's joy; most of the company were already seated at it, and she had to go through a long string of introductions before she was permitted to take her place.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The quilting-frame was stretched in an upper room, not in the long kitchen, to Fleda's joy; most of the company were already seated at it, and she had to go through a long string of introductions before she was permitted to take her place.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading First of all Earl Douglass's wife, who rose up and taking both Fleda's hands squeezed and shook them heartily, giving her with eye and lip a most genial welcome.
the topmost one of two
From this reading The quilting-frame was stretched in an upper room, not in the long kitchen, to Fleda's joy; most of the company were already seated at it, and she had to go through a long string of introductions before she was permitted to take her place.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss Anastasia was a little surprised and a good deal gratified, Fleda saw, by her coming, and played the hostess with great benignity.
accept gladly
From this reading First of all Earl Douglass's wife, who rose up and taking both Fleda's hands squeezed and shook them heartily, giving her with eye and lip a most genial welcome.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The quilting-frame was stretched in an upper room, not in the long kitchen, to Fleda's joy; most of the company were already seated at it, and she had to go through a long string of introductions before she was permitted to take her place.
which person or people
From this reading First of all Earl Douglass's wife, who rose up and taking both Fleda's hands squeezed and shook them heartily, giving her with eye and lip a most genial welcome.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading First of all Earl Douglass's wife, who rose up and taking both Fleda's hands squeezed and shook them heartily, giving her with eye and lip a most genial welcome.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With superfluity of breeding First makes you sick, and then with feeding.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading With superfluity of breeding First makes you sick, and then with feeding.
