used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When he came in, she was sitting on the porch with a group of women, among them Fritzie Venable and Lottie Nelson.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Toward five o’clock, Alice in one of the De Castro cars drove around to The Hickories after him.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading That afternoon MacBirney played golf with Charles Kimberly.
Alice
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From this reading Toward five o’clock, Alice in one of the De Castro cars drove around to The Hickories after him.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading When he came in, she was sitting on the porch with a group of women, among them Fritzie Venable and Lottie Nelson.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When he came in, she was sitting on the porch with a group of women, among them Fritzie Venable and Lottie Nelson.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Toward five o’clock, Alice in one of the De Castro cars drove around to The Hickories after him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I must be very displeasing to Mrs. Nelson," Alice said to her husband as they drove away.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "I must be very displeasing to Mrs. Nelson," Alice said to her husband as they drove away.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I must be very displeasing to Mrs. Nelson," Alice said to her husband as they drove away.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When he came in, she was sitting on the porch with a group of women, among them Fritzie Venable and Lottie Nelson.
carsnounUS /kɑːrz/
plural of “car” — a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Toward five o’clock, Alice in one of the De Castro cars drove around to The Hickories after him.
CastronounUS /ˈkæstroʊ/
Cuban socialist leader who overthrew a dictator in 1959 and established a Marxist socialist state in Cuba (born in 1927)
From this reading Toward five o’clock, Alice in one of the De Castro cars drove around to The Hickories after him.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading That afternoon MacBirney played golf with Charles Kimberly.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading "It upsets me completely to meet that woman."
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Toward five o’clock, Alice in one of the De Castro cars drove around to The Hickories after him.
displeasingadjective
causing displeasure or lacking pleasing qualities
From this reading "I must be very displeasing to Mrs. Nelson," Alice said to her husband as they drove away.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading Toward five o’clock, Alice in one of the De Castro cars drove around to The Hickories after him.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Toward five o’clock, Alice in one of the De Castro cars drove around to The Hickories after him.
Fritzie
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From this reading When he came in, she was sitting on the porch with a group of women, among them Fritzie Venable and Lottie Nelson.
golfnounUS /ɡɑːlf/
a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes
From this reading That afternoon MacBirney played golf with Charles Kimberly.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading When he came in, she was sitting on the porch with a group of women, among them Fritzie Venable and Lottie Nelson.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he came in, she was sitting on the porch with a group of women, among them Fritzie Venable and Lottie Nelson.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I must be very displeasing to Mrs. Nelson," Alice said to her husband as they drove away.
HickoriesnounUS /ˈhɪkəriz/
plural of “hickory” — valuable tough heavy hardwood from various hickory trees
From this reading Toward five o’clock, Alice in one of the De Castro cars drove around to The Hickories after him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Toward five o’clock, Alice in one of the De Castro cars drove around to The Hickories after him.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading "I must be very displeasing to Mrs. Nelson," Alice said to her husband as they drove away.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I must be very displeasing to Mrs. Nelson," Alice said to her husband as they drove away.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Toward five o’clock, Alice in one of the De Castro cars drove around to The Hickories after him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It upsets me completely to meet that woman."
Kimberly
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From this reading That afternoon MacBirney played golf with Charles Kimberly.
Lottie
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From this reading When he came in, she was sitting on the porch with a group of women, among them Fritzie Venable and Lottie Nelson.
MacBirney
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From this reading That afternoon MacBirney played golf with Charles Kimberly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It upsets me completely to meet that woman."
come together
From this reading "It upsets me completely to meet that woman."
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "I must be very displeasing to Mrs. Nelson," Alice said to her husband as they drove away.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I must be very displeasing to Mrs. Nelson," Alice said to her husband as they drove away.
NelsonnounUS /ˈnelsən/
English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
From this reading When he came in, she was sitting on the porch with a group of women, among them Fritzie Venable and Lottie Nelson.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading Toward five o’clock, Alice in one of the De Castro cars drove around to The Hickories after him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Toward five o’clock, Alice in one of the De Castro cars drove around to The Hickories after him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When he came in, she was sitting on the porch with a group of women, among them Fritzie Venable and Lottie Nelson.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Toward five o’clock, Alice in one of the De Castro cars drove around to The Hickories after him.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading That afternoon MacBirney played golf with Charles Kimberly.
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading When he came in, she was sitting on the porch with a group of women, among them Fritzie Venable and Lottie Nelson.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I must be very displeasing to Mrs. Nelson," Alice said to her husband as they drove away.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he came in, she was sitting on the porch with a group of women, among them Fritzie Venable and Lottie Nelson.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading When he came in, she was sitting on the porch with a group of women, among them Fritzie Venable and Lottie Nelson.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That afternoon MacBirney played golf with Charles Kimberly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Toward five o’clock, Alice in one of the De Castro cars drove around to The Hickories after him.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When he came in, she was sitting on the porch with a group of women, among them Fritzie Venable and Lottie Nelson.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I must be very displeasing to Mrs. Nelson," Alice said to her husband as they drove away.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Toward five o’clock, Alice in one of the De Castro cars drove around to The Hickories after him.
TowardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Toward five o’clock, Alice in one of the De Castro cars drove around to The Hickories after him.
upsetsnounUS /əpˈsets/
plural of “upset” — an unhappy and worried mental state
From this reading "It upsets me completely to meet that woman."
Venable
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From this reading When he came in, she was sitting on the porch with a group of women, among them Fritzie Venable and Lottie Nelson.
precisely as stated
From this reading "I must be very displeasing to Mrs. Nelson," Alice said to her husband as they drove away.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When he came in, she was sitting on the porch with a group of women, among them Fritzie Venable and Lottie Nelson.
at the time that
From this reading When he came in, she was sitting on the porch with a group of women, among them Fritzie Venable and Lottie Nelson.
in the company of; together with
From this reading That afternoon MacBirney played golf with Charles Kimberly.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "It upsets me completely to meet that woman."
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading When he came in, she was sitting on the porch with a group of women, among them Fritzie Venable and Lottie Nelson.
