used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Faith and Muriel were studying together the next morning, which chanced to be Saturday, when they heard a hurrying of feet in the corridor and then a merry banging on the door.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Faith and Muriel were studying together the next morning, which chanced to be Saturday, when they heard a hurrying of feet in the corridor and then a merry banging on the door.
ballsnounUS /bɔːlz/
plural of “ball” — round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading The door was flung open and in bounced Gladys Goodsell and Catherine Lambert, wearing tennis shoes and carrying their racquets and balls.
bangingnounUS /ˈbæŋɪŋ/
a continuing very loud noise
From this reading Faith and Muriel were studying together the next morning, which chanced to be Saturday, when they heard a hurrying of feet in the corridor and then a merry banging on the door.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Faith and Muriel were studying together the next morning, which chanced to be Saturday, when they heard a hurrying of feet in the corridor and then a merry banging on the door.
bouncedverbUS /baʊnst/
past form of “bounce” — spring back; spring away from an impact
From this reading The door was flung open and in bounced Gladys Goodsell and Catherine Lambert, wearing tennis shoes and carrying their racquets and balls.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Come in,” Muriel called.
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading The door was flung open and in bounced Gladys Goodsell and Catherine Lambert, wearing tennis shoes and carrying their racquets and balls.
CatherinenounUS /ˈkæθərən/
first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)
From this reading The door was flung open and in bounced Gladys Goodsell and Catherine Lambert, wearing tennis shoes and carrying their racquets and balls.
chancedverbUS /tʃænst/
past form of “chance” — be the case by chance
From this reading Faith and Muriel were studying together the next morning, which chanced to be Saturday, when they heard a hurrying of feet in the corridor and then a merry banging on the door.
rid of obstructions
From this reading “The coast is clear!”
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading “The coast is clear!”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come in,” Muriel called.
corridornounUS /ˈkɔːrədər/
an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading Faith and Muriel were studying together the next morning, which chanced to be Saturday, when they heard a hurrying of feet in the corridor and then a merry banging on the door.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Faith and Muriel were studying together the next morning, which chanced to be Saturday, when they heard a hurrying of feet in the corridor and then a merry banging on the door.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading Faith and Muriel were studying together the next morning, which chanced to be Saturday, when they heard a hurrying of feet in the corridor and then a merry banging on the door.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Faith and Muriel were studying together the next morning, which chanced to be Saturday, when they heard a hurrying of feet in the corridor and then a merry banging on the door.
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading The door was flung open and in bounced Gladys Goodsell and Catherine Lambert, wearing tennis shoes and carrying their racquets and balls.
Gladys
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From this reading The door was flung open and in bounced Gladys Goodsell and Catherine Lambert, wearing tennis shoes and carrying their racquets and balls.
Goodsell
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From this reading The door was flung open and in bounced Gladys Goodsell and Catherine Lambert, wearing tennis shoes and carrying their racquets and balls.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Faith and Muriel were studying together the next morning, which chanced to be Saturday, when they heard a hurrying of feet in the corridor and then a merry banging on the door.
hurryingadjectiveUS /ˈhɜːriɪŋ/
moving with great haste
From this reading Faith and Muriel were studying together the next morning, which chanced to be Saturday, when they heard a hurrying of feet in the corridor and then a merry banging on the door.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Faith and Muriel were studying together the next morning, which chanced to be Saturday, when they heard a hurrying of feet in the corridor and then a merry banging on the door.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The coast is clear!”
LambertnounUS /ˈlæmbərt/
a cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter
From this reading The door was flung open and in bounced Gladys Goodsell and Catherine Lambert, wearing tennis shoes and carrying their racquets and balls.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading Faith and Muriel were studying together the next morning, which chanced to be Saturday, when they heard a hurrying of feet in the corridor and then a merry banging on the door.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Faith and Muriel were studying together the next morning, which chanced to be Saturday, when they heard a hurrying of feet in the corridor and then a merry banging on the door.
Muriel
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From this reading Faith and Muriel were studying together the next morning, which chanced to be Saturday, when they heard a hurrying of feet in the corridor and then a merry banging on the door.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Faith and Muriel were studying together the next morning, which chanced to be Saturday, when they heard a hurrying of feet in the corridor and then a merry banging on the door.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “Top o’ the morning to you,” Gladys sang out.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Faith and Muriel were studying together the next morning, which chanced to be Saturday, when they heard a hurrying of feet in the corridor and then a merry banging on the door.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Faith and Muriel were studying together the next morning, which chanced to be Saturday, when they heard a hurrying of feet in the corridor and then a merry banging on the door.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The door was flung open and in bounced Gladys Goodsell and Catherine Lambert, wearing tennis shoes and carrying their racquets and balls.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Top o’ the morning to you,” Gladys sang out.
racquetsnounUS /ˈrækɪts/
plural of “racquet” — a sports implement (usually consisting of a handle and an oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings) used to strike a ball (or shuttlecock) in various games
From this reading The door was flung open and in bounced Gladys Goodsell and Catherine Lambert, wearing tennis shoes and carrying their racquets and balls.
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading “Top o’ the morning to you,” Gladys sang out.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Faith and Muriel were studying together the next morning, which chanced to be Saturday, when they heard a hurrying of feet in the corridor and then a merry banging on the door.
a particular situation
From this reading The door was flung open and in bounced Gladys Goodsell and Catherine Lambert, wearing tennis shoes and carrying their racquets and balls.
studyingnounUS /ˈstʌdiɪŋ/
reading carefully with intent to remember
From this reading Faith and Muriel were studying together the next morning, which chanced to be Saturday, when they heard a hurrying of feet in the corridor and then a merry banging on the door.
tennisnounUS /ˈtenəs/
a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court
From this reading The door was flung open and in bounced Gladys Goodsell and Catherine Lambert, wearing tennis shoes and carrying their racquets and balls.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Faith and Muriel were studying together the next morning, which chanced to be Saturday, when they heard a hurrying of feet in the corridor and then a merry banging on the door.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The door was flung open and in bounced Gladys Goodsell and Catherine Lambert, wearing tennis shoes and carrying their racquets and balls.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Faith and Muriel were studying together the next morning, which chanced to be Saturday, when they heard a hurrying of feet in the corridor and then a merry banging on the door.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Faith and Muriel were studying together the next morning, which chanced to be Saturday, when they heard a hurrying of feet in the corridor and then a merry banging on the door.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Faith and Muriel were studying together the next morning, which chanced to be Saturday, when they heard a hurrying of feet in the corridor and then a merry banging on the door.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Faith and Muriel were studying together the next morning, which chanced to be Saturday, when they heard a hurrying of feet in the corridor and then a merry banging on the door.
the upper part of anything
From this reading “Top o’ the morning to you,” Gladys sang out.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The door was flung open and in bounced Gladys Goodsell and Catherine Lambert, wearing tennis shoes and carrying their racquets and balls.
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
From this reading The door was flung open and in bounced Gladys Goodsell and Catherine Lambert, wearing tennis shoes and carrying their racquets and balls.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Faith and Muriel were studying together the next morning, which chanced to be Saturday, when they heard a hurrying of feet in the corridor and then a merry banging on the door.
at the time that
From this reading Faith and Muriel were studying together the next morning, which chanced to be Saturday, when they heard a hurrying of feet in the corridor and then a merry banging on the door.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Faith and Muriel were studying together the next morning, which chanced to be Saturday, when they heard a hurrying of feet in the corridor and then a merry banging on the door.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Top o’ the morning to you,” Gladys sang out.
