used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Hamilton, picking up a book in an adjoining room, made a place under the lamp and sat down to read.
adjoiningverbUS /əˈdʒɔɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “adjoin” — lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
From this reading Hamilton, picking up a book in an adjoining room, made a place under the lamp and sat down to read.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading In the evening of the day on which they had buried Alice, and the family were all at The Towers, Dolly, after dinner, asked Doctor Hamilton to walk with her.
Alice
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From this reading In the evening of the day on which they had buried Alice, and the family were all at The Towers, Dolly, after dinner, asked Doctor Hamilton to walk with her.
(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 In the evening of the day on which they had buried Alice, and the family were all at The Towers, Dolly, after dinner, asked Doctor Hamilton to walk with her.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Hamilton, picking up a book in an adjoining room, made a place under the lamp and sat down to read.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the evening of the day on which they had buried Alice, and the family were all at The Towers, Dolly, after dinner, asked Doctor Hamilton to walk with her.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading In the evening of the day on which they had buried Alice, and the family were all at The Towers, Dolly, after dinner, asked Doctor Hamilton to walk with her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the evening of the day on which they had buried Alice, and the family were all at The Towers, Dolly, after dinner, asked Doctor Hamilton to walk with her.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Hamilton, picking up a book in an adjoining room, made a place under the lamp and sat down to read.
placed in a grave
From this reading In the evening of the day on which they had buried Alice, and the family were all at The Towers, Dolly, after dinner, asked Doctor Hamilton to walk with her.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading The library door was closed.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading In the evening of the day on which they had buried Alice, and the family were all at The Towers, Dolly, after dinner, asked Doctor Hamilton to walk with her.
dinedverbUS /daɪnd/
past form of “dine” — have supper; eat dinner
From this reading Robert Kimberly had dined upstairs and Hamilton upon leaving Dolly went up to Kimberly’s rooms.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading In the evening of the day on which they had buried Alice, and the family were all at The Towers, Dolly, after dinner, asked Doctor Hamilton to walk with her.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading In the evening of the day on which they had buried Alice, and the family were all at The Towers, Dolly, after dinner, asked Doctor Hamilton to walk with her.
DollynounUS /ˈdɑːli/
conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted
From this reading In the evening of the day on which they had buried Alice, and the family were all at The Towers, Dolly, after dinner, asked Doctor Hamilton to walk with her.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The library door was closed.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Hamilton, picking up a book in an adjoining room, made a place under the lamp and sat down to read.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading In the evening of the day on which they had buried Alice, and the family were all at The Towers, Dolly, after dinner, asked Doctor Hamilton to walk with her.
a social unit living together
From this reading In the evening of the day on which they had buried Alice, and the family were all at The Towers, Dolly, after dinner, asked Doctor Hamilton to walk with her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the evening of the day on which they had buried Alice, and the family were all at The Towers, Dolly, after dinner, asked Doctor Hamilton to walk with her.
HamiltonnounUS /ˈhæməltən/
Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
From this reading In the evening of the day on which they had buried Alice, and the family were all at The Towers, Dolly, after dinner, asked Doctor Hamilton to walk with her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In the evening of the day on which they had buried Alice, and the family were all at The Towers, Dolly, after dinner, asked Doctor Hamilton to walk with her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the evening of the day on which they had buried Alice, and the family were all at The Towers, Dolly, after dinner, asked Doctor Hamilton to walk with her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was late when Kimberly opened the closed door.
Kimberly
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From this reading Robert Kimberly had dined upstairs and Hamilton upon leaving Dolly went up to Kimberly’s rooms.
Kimberly's
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From this reading Robert Kimberly had dined upstairs and Hamilton upon leaving Dolly went up to Kimberly’s rooms.
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading Hamilton, picking up a book in an adjoining room, made a place under the lamp and sat down to read.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading It was late when Kimberly opened the closed door.
the act of departing
From this reading Robert Kimberly had dined upstairs and Hamilton upon leaving Dolly went up to Kimberly’s rooms.
a room where books are kept
From this reading The library door was closed.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Hamilton, picking up a book in an adjoining room, made a place under the lamp and sat down to read.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the evening of the day on which they had buried Alice, and the family were all at The Towers, Dolly, after dinner, asked Doctor Hamilton to walk with her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the evening of the day on which they had buried Alice, and the family were all at The Towers, Dolly, after dinner, asked Doctor Hamilton to walk with her.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading It was late when Kimberly opened the closed door.
pickingnounUS /ˈpɪkɪŋ/
the quantity of a crop that is harvested
From this reading Hamilton, picking up a book in an adjoining room, made a place under the lamp and sat down to read.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Hamilton, picking up a book in an adjoining room, made a place under the lamp and sat down to read.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Hamilton, picking up a book in an adjoining room, made a place under the lamp and sat down to read.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading Robert Kimberly had dined upstairs and Hamilton upon leaving Dolly went up to Kimberly’s rooms.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Hamilton, picking up a book in an adjoining room, made a place under the lamp and sat down to read.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading Robert Kimberly had dined upstairs and Hamilton upon leaving Dolly went up to Kimberly’s rooms.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Hamilton, picking up a book in an adjoining room, made a place under the lamp and sat down to read.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the evening of the day on which they had buried Alice, and the family were all at The Towers, Dolly, after dinner, asked Doctor Hamilton to walk with her.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the evening of the day on which they had buried Alice, and the family were all at The Towers, Dolly, after dinner, asked Doctor Hamilton to walk with her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the evening of the day on which they had buried Alice, and the family were all at The Towers, Dolly, after dinner, asked Doctor Hamilton to walk with her.
TowersnounUS /ˈtaʊərz/
plural of “tower” — a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading In the evening of the day on which they had buried Alice, and the family were all at The Towers, Dolly, after dinner, asked Doctor Hamilton to walk with her.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Hamilton, picking up a book in an adjoining room, made a place under the lamp and sat down to read.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Robert Kimberly had dined upstairs and Hamilton upon leaving Dolly went up to Kimberly’s rooms.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Robert Kimberly had dined upstairs and Hamilton upon leaving Dolly went up to Kimberly’s rooms.
on a floor above
From this reading Robert Kimberly had dined upstairs and Hamilton upon leaving Dolly went up to Kimberly’s rooms.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading In the evening of the day on which they had buried Alice, and the family were all at The Towers, Dolly, after dinner, asked Doctor Hamilton to walk with her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The library door was closed.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Robert Kimberly had dined upstairs and Hamilton upon leaving Dolly went up to Kimberly’s rooms.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the evening of the day on which they had buried Alice, and the family were all at The Towers, Dolly, after dinner, asked Doctor Hamilton to walk with her.
at the time that
From this reading It was late when Kimberly opened the closed door.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the evening of the day on which they had buried Alice, and the family were all at The Towers, Dolly, after dinner, asked Doctor Hamilton to walk with her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the evening of the day on which they had buried Alice, and the family were all at The Towers, Dolly, after dinner, asked Doctor Hamilton to walk with her.
