used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE GREEN BEADS Beryl waved Robin off to the Granger's with a forced cheerfulness.
(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 She'd just go on and on wanting things all her life.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Left alone, she sat in the room she shared with Robin and stared unhappily at the disarray left from the frenzied packing and unpacking.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Left alone, she sat in the room she shared with Robin and stared unhappily at the disarray left from the frenzied packing and unpacking.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Left alone, she sat in the room she shared with Robin and stared unhappily at the disarray left from the frenzied packing and unpacking.
bagsnounUS /bæɡz/
plural of “bag” — a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading Nothing exciting like going off to a house-party of young people with two bags full of lovely clothes would ever, _ever_ happen to her!
BEADSnounUS /biːdz/
several beads threaded together on a string
From this reading THE GREEN BEADS Beryl waved Robin off to the Granger's with a forced cheerfulness.
BerylnounUS /ˈberəl/
the chief source of beryllium; colored transparent varieties are valued as gems
From this reading THE GREEN BEADS Beryl waved Robin off to the Granger's with a forced cheerfulness.
cheerfulnessnounUS /ˈtʃɪrfəlnəs/
the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom
From this reading THE GREEN BEADS Beryl waved Robin off to the Granger's with a forced cheerfulness.
clothing in general
From this reading Nothing exciting like going off to a house-party of young people with two bags full of lovely clothes would ever, _ever_ happen to her!
disarraynounUS /ˌdɪsərˈeɪ/
a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior
From this reading Left alone, she sat in the room she shared with Robin and stared unhappily at the disarray left from the frenzied packing and unpacking.
at any time
From this reading Nothing exciting like going off to a house-party of young people with two bags full of lovely clothes would ever, _ever_ happen to her!
excitingadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/
creating or arousing excitement
From this reading Nothing exciting like going off to a house-party of young people with two bags full of lovely clothes would ever, _ever_ happen to her!
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading In fact _nothing_ exciting would ever happen.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading THE GREEN BEADS Beryl waved Robin off to the Granger's with a forced cheerfulness.
frenziedadjectiveUS /ˈfrenzid/
affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason
From this reading Left alone, she sat in the room she shared with Robin and stared unhappily at the disarray left from the frenzied packing and unpacking.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Left alone, she sat in the room she shared with Robin and stared unhappily at the disarray left from the frenzied packing and unpacking.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Nothing exciting like going off to a house-party of young people with two bags full of lovely clothes would ever, _ever_ happen to her!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She'd just go on and on wanting things all her life.
the act of departing
From this reading Nothing exciting like going off to a house-party of young people with two bags full of lovely clothes would ever, _ever_ happen to her!
Granger's
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From this reading THE GREEN BEADS Beryl waved Robin off to the Granger's with a forced cheerfulness.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading THE GREEN BEADS Beryl waved Robin off to the Granger's with a forced cheerfulness.
come to pass
From this reading Nothing exciting like going off to a house-party of young people with two bags full of lovely clothes would ever, _ever_ happen to her!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nothing exciting like going off to a house-party of young people with two bags full of lovely clothes would ever, _ever_ happen to her!
house-party
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From this reading Nothing exciting like going off to a house-party of young people with two bags full of lovely clothes would ever, _ever_ happen to her!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Left alone, she sat in the room she shared with Robin and stared unhappily at the disarray left from the frenzied packing and unpacking.
and nothing more
From this reading She'd just go on and on wanting things all her life.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Left alone, she sat in the room she shared with Robin and stared unhappily at the disarray left from the frenzied packing and unpacking.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading She'd just go on and on wanting things all her life.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Nothing exciting like going off to a house-party of young people with two bags full of lovely clothes would ever, _ever_ happen to her!
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading Nothing exciting like going off to a house-party of young people with two bags full of lovely clothes would ever, _ever_ happen to her!
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing exciting like going off to a house-party of young people with two bags full of lovely clothes would ever, _ever_ happen to her!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nothing exciting like going off to a house-party of young people with two bags full of lovely clothes would ever, _ever_ happen to her!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE GREEN BEADS Beryl waved Robin off to the Granger's with a forced cheerfulness.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She'd just go on and on wanting things all her life.
packingnounUS /ˈpækɪŋ/
any material used especially to protect something
From this reading Left alone, she sat in the room she shared with Robin and stared unhappily at the disarray left from the frenzied packing and unpacking.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Nothing exciting like going off to a house-party of young people with two bags full of lovely clothes would ever, _ever_ happen to her!
RobinnounUS /ˈrɑːbən/
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading THE GREEN BEADS Beryl waved Robin off to the Granger's with a forced cheerfulness.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Left alone, she sat in the room she shared with Robin and stared unhappily at the disarray left from the frenzied packing and unpacking.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Left alone, she sat in the room she shared with Robin and stared unhappily at the disarray left from the frenzied packing and unpacking.
sharedadjectiveUS /ʃerd/
have in common; held or experienced in common
From this reading Left alone, she sat in the room she shared with Robin and stared unhappily at the disarray left from the frenzied packing and unpacking.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Left alone, she sat in the room she shared with Robin and stared unhappily at the disarray left from the frenzied packing and unpacking.
She'd
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From this reading She'd just go on and on wanting things all her life.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Left alone, she sat in the room she shared with Robin and stared unhappily at the disarray left from the frenzied packing and unpacking.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GREEN BEADS Beryl waved Robin off to the Granger's with a forced cheerfulness.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading She'd just go on and on wanting things all her life.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE GREEN BEADS Beryl waved Robin off to the Granger's with a forced cheerfulness.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Nothing exciting like going off to a house-party of young people with two bags full of lovely clothes would ever, _ever_ happen to her!
unhappilyadverbUS /ənˈhæpəli/
in an unpleasant way
From this reading Left alone, she sat in the room she shared with Robin and stared unhappily at the disarray left from the frenzied packing and unpacking.
unpackingverbUS /ənˈpækɪŋ/
-ing form of “unpack” — remove from its packing
From this reading Left alone, she sat in the room she shared with Robin and stared unhappily at the disarray left from the frenzied packing and unpacking.
nonexistent
From this reading She'd just go on and on wanting things all her life.
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading THE GREEN BEADS Beryl waved Robin off to the Granger's with a forced cheerfulness.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE GREEN BEADS Beryl waved Robin off to the Granger's with a forced cheerfulness.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Nothing exciting like going off to a house-party of young people with two bags full of lovely clothes would ever, _ever_ happen to her!
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Nothing exciting like going off to a house-party of young people with two bags full of lovely clothes would ever, _ever_ happen to her!
