used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then old Peter rang a bell which stood on the hall table, and called out to Ann Coddle (once my nurse, now the seamstress, chambermaid, and general lightener of his toils), to tell Miss Pauline a lady wanted her.
advertisedadjectiveUS /ˈædvərtaɪzd/
called to public attention
From this reading At last (on the day on which Richard had advertised me she was coming,) the door was opened, and some one was taken to the parlor.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This bell was to save his old bones; he never went up-stairs, and he resented every visitor as an innovation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At last (on the day on which Richard had advertised me she was coming,) the door was opened, and some one was taken to the parlor.
Ann
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From this reading Then old Peter rang a bell which stood on the hall table, and called out to Ann Coddle (once my nurse, now the seamstress, chambermaid, and general lightener of his toils), to tell Miss Pauline a lady wanted her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This bell was to save his old bones; he never went up-stairs, and he resented every visitor as an innovation.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last (on the day on which Richard had advertised me she was coming,) the door was opened, and some one was taken to the parlor.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading Then old Peter rang a bell which stood on the hall table, and called out to Ann Coddle (once my nurse, now the seamstress, chambermaid, and general lightener of his toils), to tell Miss Pauline a lady wanted her.
(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
From this reading This bell was to save his old bones; he never went up-stairs, and he resented every visitor as an innovation.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Then old Peter rang a bell which stood on the hall table, and called out to Ann Coddle (once my nurse, now the seamstress, chambermaid, and general lightener of his toils), to tell Miss Pauline a lady wanted her.
chambermaidnoun
a maid who is employed to clean and care for bedrooms (now primarily in hotels)
From this reading Then old Peter rang a bell which stood on the hall table, and called out to Ann Coddle (once my nurse, now the seamstress, chambermaid, and general lightener of his toils), to tell Miss Pauline a lady wanted her.
CoddleverbUS /ˈkɑːdəl/
treat with excessive indulgence
From this reading Then old Peter rang a bell which stood on the hall table, and called out to Ann Coddle (once my nurse, now the seamstress, chambermaid, and general lightener of his toils), to tell Miss Pauline a lady wanted her.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading At last (on the day on which Richard had advertised me she was coming,) the door was opened, and some one was taken to the parlor.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading At last (on the day on which Richard had advertised me she was coming,) the door was opened, and some one was taken to the parlor.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Mieux vaut une once de fortune qu'une livre de sagesse.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading At last (on the day on which Richard had advertised me she was coming,) the door was opened, and some one was taken to the parlor.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading This bell was to save his old bones; he never went up-stairs, and he resented every visitor as an innovation.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Mieux vaut une once de fortune qu'une livre de sagesse.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading Then old Peter rang a bell which stood on the hall table, and called out to Ann Coddle (once my nurse, now the seamstress, chambermaid, and general lightener of his toils), to tell Miss Pauline a lady wanted her.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading VERY GOOD LUCK.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At last (on the day on which Richard had advertised me she was coming,) the door was opened, and some one was taken to the parlor.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Then old Peter rang a bell which stood on the hall table, and called out to Ann Coddle (once my nurse, now the seamstress, chambermaid, and general lightener of his toils), to tell Miss Pauline a lady wanted her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This bell was to save his old bones; he never went up-stairs, and he resented every visitor as an innovation.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then old Peter rang a bell which stood on the hall table, and called out to Ann Coddle (once my nurse, now the seamstress, chambermaid, and general lightener of his toils), to tell Miss Pauline a lady wanted her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then old Peter rang a bell which stood on the hall table, and called out to Ann Coddle (once my nurse, now the seamstress, chambermaid, and general lightener of his toils), to tell Miss Pauline a lady wanted her.
innovationnounUS /ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən/
a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation
From this reading This bell was to save his old bones; he never went up-stairs, and he resented every visitor as an innovation.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Then old Peter rang a bell which stood on the hall table, and called out to Ann Coddle (once my nurse, now the seamstress, chambermaid, and general lightener of his toils), to tell Miss Pauline a lady wanted her.
immediately past
From this reading At last (on the day on which Richard had advertised me she was coming,) the door was opened, and some one was taken to the parlor.
lightener
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From this reading Then old Peter rang a bell which stood on the hall table, and called out to Ann Coddle (once my nurse, now the seamstress, chambermaid, and general lightener of his toils), to tell Miss Pauline a lady wanted her.
livre
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From this reading Mieux vaut une once de fortune qu'une livre de sagesse.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading VERY GOOD LUCK.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At last (on the day on which Richard had advertised me she was coming,) the door was opened, and some one was taken to the parlor.
Mieux
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From this reading Mieux vaut une once de fortune qu'une livre de sagesse.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Then old Peter rang a bell which stood on the hall table, and called out to Ann Coddle (once my nurse, now the seamstress, chambermaid, and general lightener of his toils), to tell Miss Pauline a lady wanted her.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then old Peter rang a bell which stood on the hall table, and called out to Ann Coddle (once my nurse, now the seamstress, chambermaid, and general lightener of his toils), to tell Miss Pauline a lady wanted her.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading This bell was to save his old bones; he never went up-stairs, and he resented every visitor as an innovation.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Then old Peter rang a bell which stood on the hall table, and called out to Ann Coddle (once my nurse, now the seamstress, chambermaid, and general lightener of his toils), to tell Miss Pauline a lady wanted her.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading Then old Peter rang a bell which stood on the hall table, and called out to Ann Coddle (once my nurse, now the seamstress, chambermaid, and general lightener of his toils), to tell Miss Pauline a lady wanted her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then old Peter rang a bell which stood on the hall table, and called out to Ann Coddle (once my nurse, now the seamstress, chambermaid, and general lightener of his toils), to tell Miss Pauline a lady wanted her.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Then old Peter rang a bell which stood on the hall table, and called out to Ann Coddle (once my nurse, now the seamstress, chambermaid, and general lightener of his toils), to tell Miss Pauline a lady wanted her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At last (on the day on which Richard had advertised me she was coming,) the door was opened, and some one was taken to the parlor.
on one occasion
From this reading Mieux vaut une once de fortune qu'une livre de sagesse.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At last (on the day on which Richard had advertised me she was coming,) the door was opened, and some one was taken to the parlor.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading At last (on the day on which Richard had advertised me she was coming,) the door was opened, and some one was taken to the parlor.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Then old Peter rang a bell which stood on the hall table, and called out to Ann Coddle (once my nurse, now the seamstress, chambermaid, and general lightener of his toils), to tell Miss Pauline a lady wanted her.
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading At last (on the day on which Richard had advertised me she was coming,) the door was opened, and some one was taken to the parlor.
PaulineadjectiveUS /pɔːˈliːn/
relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines
From this reading Then old Peter rang a bell which stood on the hall table, and called out to Ann Coddle (once my nurse, now the seamstress, chambermaid, and general lightener of his toils), to tell Miss Pauline a lady wanted her.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading Then old Peter rang a bell which stood on the hall table, and called out to Ann Coddle (once my nurse, now the seamstress, chambermaid, and general lightener of his toils), to tell Miss Pauline a lady wanted her.
qu'une
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From this reading Mieux vaut une once de fortune qu'une livre de sagesse.
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading Then old Peter rang a bell which stood on the hall table, and called out to Ann Coddle (once my nurse, now the seamstress, chambermaid, and general lightener of his toils), to tell Miss Pauline a lady wanted her.
resentedverbUS /riˈzentɪd/
past form of “resent” — feel bitter or indignant about
From this reading This bell was to save his old bones; he never went up-stairs, and he resented every visitor as an innovation.
Richard
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From this reading At last (on the day on which Richard had advertised me she was coming,) the door was opened, and some one was taken to the parlor.
sagesse
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From this reading Mieux vaut une once de fortune qu'une livre de sagesse.
except for; apart from
From this reading This bell was to save his old bones; he never went up-stairs, and he resented every visitor as an innovation.
seamstressnounUS /ˈsiːmstrɪs/
someone who makes or mends dresses
From this reading Then old Peter rang a bell which stood on the hall table, and called out to Ann Coddle (once my nurse, now the seamstress, chambermaid, and general lightener of his toils), to tell Miss Pauline a lady wanted her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At last (on the day on which Richard had advertised me she was coming,) the door was opened, and some one was taken to the parlor.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading At last (on the day on which Richard had advertised me she was coming,) the door was opened, and some one was taken to the parlor.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Then old Peter rang a bell which stood on the hall table, and called out to Ann Coddle (once my nurse, now the seamstress, chambermaid, and general lightener of his toils), to tell Miss Pauline a lady wanted her.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Then old Peter rang a bell which stood on the hall table, and called out to Ann Coddle (once my nurse, now the seamstress, chambermaid, and general lightener of his toils), to tell Miss Pauline a lady wanted her.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading At last (on the day on which Richard had advertised me she was coming,) the door was opened, and some one was taken to the parlor.
express in words
From this reading Then old Peter rang a bell which stood on the hall table, and called out to Ann Coddle (once my nurse, now the seamstress, chambermaid, and general lightener of his toils), to tell Miss Pauline a lady wanted her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At last (on the day on which Richard had advertised me she was coming,) the door was opened, and some one was taken to the parlor.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then old Peter rang a bell which stood on the hall table, and called out to Ann Coddle (once my nurse, now the seamstress, chambermaid, and general lightener of his toils), to tell Miss Pauline a lady wanted her.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This bell was to save his old bones; he never went up-stairs, and he resented every visitor as an innovation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At last (on the day on which Richard had advertised me she was coming,) the door was opened, and some one was taken to the parlor.
toilsnounUS /tɔɪlz/
plural of “toil” — productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
From this reading Then old Peter rang a bell which stood on the hall table, and called out to Ann Coddle (once my nurse, now the seamstress, chambermaid, and general lightener of his toils), to tell Miss Pauline a lady wanted her.
une
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From this reading Mieux vaut une once de fortune qu'une livre de sagesse.
up-stairs
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From this reading This bell was to save his old bones; he never went up-stairs, and he resented every visitor as an innovation.
vaut
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From this reading Mieux vaut une once de fortune qu'une livre de sagesse.
precisely as stated
From this reading VERY GOOD LUCK.
someone who visits
From this reading This bell was to save his old bones; he never went up-stairs, and he resented every visitor as an innovation.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading Then old Peter rang a bell which stood on the hall table, and called out to Ann Coddle (once my nurse, now the seamstress, chambermaid, and general lightener of his toils), to tell Miss Pauline a lady wanted her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At last (on the day on which Richard had advertised me she was coming,) the door was opened, and some one was taken to the parlor.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading This bell was to save his old bones; he never went up-stairs, and he resented every visitor as an innovation.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At last (on the day on which Richard had advertised me she was coming,) the door was opened, and some one was taken to the parlor.
