used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A REQUEST.
admiringverbUS /ædˈmaɪrɪŋ/
-ing form of “admire” — feel admiration for
From this reading The prints were all of little value, but to Molly they appeared grand pictures, and several times a day, she would pause to have another admiring gaze at the Good Shepherd.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading At length, one afternoon, she took courage and ventured into the shop, where with her heart beating wildly, and her cheeks flushed with the thought of her boldness, she found herself face to face with Mrs. Mugford.
(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 The prints were all of little value, but to Molly they appeared grand pictures, and several times a day, she would pause to have another admiring gaze at the Good Shepherd.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading IN Mrs. Mugford's shop window, in the midst of several other prints, in cheap wooden frames, was the one that had made such an impression on Molly's mind.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The prints were all of little value, but to Molly they appeared grand pictures, and several times a day, she would pause to have another admiring gaze at the Good Shepherd.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading The prints were all of little value, but to Molly they appeared grand pictures, and several times a day, she would pause to have another admiring gaze at the Good Shepherd.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The prints were all of little value, but to Molly they appeared grand pictures, and several times a day, she would pause to have another admiring gaze at the Good Shepherd.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The good woman smiled kindly as she leaned her hands on the counter, and surveyed the little girl out of her sharp brown eyes.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The prints were all of little value, but to Molly they appeared grand pictures, and several times a day, she would pause to have another admiring gaze at the Good Shepherd.
the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading At length, one afternoon, she took courage and ventured into the shop, where with her heart beating wildly, and her cheeks flushed with the thought of her boldness, she found herself face to face with Mrs. Mugford.
boldnessnounUS /ˈboʊldnəs/
the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger
From this reading At length, one afternoon, she took courage and ventured into the shop, where with her heart beating wildly, and her cheeks flushed with the thought of her boldness, she found herself face to face with Mrs. Mugford.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading The good woman smiled kindly as she leaned her hands on the counter, and surveyed the little girl out of her sharp brown eyes.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The prints were all of little value, but to Molly they appeared grand pictures, and several times a day, she would pause to have another admiring gaze at the Good Shepherd.
cheapadjectiveUS /tʃiːp/
relatively low in price or charging low prices
From this reading IN Mrs. Mugford's shop window, in the midst of several other prints, in cheap wooden frames, was the one that had made such an impression on Molly's mind.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading At length, one afternoon, she took courage and ventured into the shop, where with her heart beating wildly, and her cheeks flushed with the thought of her boldness, she found herself face to face with Mrs. Mugford.
counternounUS /ˈkaʊntər/
table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted
From this reading The good woman smiled kindly as she leaned her hands on the counter, and surveyed the little girl out of her sharp brown eyes.
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading At length, one afternoon, she took courage and ventured into the shop, where with her heart beating wildly, and her cheeks flushed with the thought of her boldness, she found herself face to face with Mrs. Mugford.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The prints were all of little value, but to Molly they appeared grand pictures, and several times a day, she would pause to have another admiring gaze at the Good Shepherd.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The good woman smiled kindly as she leaned her hands on the counter, and surveyed the little girl out of her sharp brown eyes.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading At length, one afternoon, she took courage and ventured into the shop, where with her heart beating wildly, and her cheeks flushed with the thought of her boldness, she found herself face to face with Mrs. Mugford.
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading At length, one afternoon, she took courage and ventured into the shop, where with her heart beating wildly, and her cheeks flushed with the thought of her boldness, she found herself face to face with Mrs. Mugford.
set up or found
From this reading At length, one afternoon, she took courage and ventured into the shop, where with her heart beating wildly, and her cheeks flushed with the thought of her boldness, she found herself face to face with Mrs. Mugford.
framesnounUS /freɪmz/
plural of “frame” — the framework for a pair of eyeglasses
From this reading IN Mrs. Mugford's shop window, in the midst of several other prints, in cheap wooden frames, was the one that had made such an impression on Molly's mind.
a long fixed look
From this reading The prints were all of little value, but to Molly they appeared grand pictures, and several times a day, she would pause to have another admiring gaze at the Good Shepherd.
a young female
From this reading The good woman smiled kindly as she leaned her hands on the counter, and surveyed the little girl out of her sharp brown eyes.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The prints were all of little value, but to Molly they appeared grand pictures, and several times a day, she would pause to have another admiring gaze at the Good Shepherd.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading The prints were all of little value, but to Molly they appeared grand pictures, and several times a day, she would pause to have another admiring gaze at the Good Shepherd.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading IN Mrs. Mugford's shop window, in the midst of several other prints, in cheap wooden frames, was the one that had made such an impression on Molly's mind.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The good woman smiled kindly as she leaned her hands on the counter, and surveyed the little girl out of her sharp brown eyes.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The prints were all of little value, but to Molly they appeared grand pictures, and several times a day, she would pause to have another admiring gaze at the Good Shepherd.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading At length, one afternoon, she took courage and ventured into the shop, where with her heart beating wildly, and her cheeks flushed with the thought of her boldness, she found herself face to face with Mrs. Mugford.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At length, one afternoon, she took courage and ventured into the shop, where with her heart beating wildly, and her cheeks flushed with the thought of her boldness, she found herself face to face with Mrs. Mugford.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading At length, one afternoon, she took courage and ventured into the shop, where with her heart beating wildly, and her cheeks flushed with the thought of her boldness, she found herself face to face with Mrs. Mugford.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading IN Mrs. Mugford's shop window, in the midst of several other prints, in cheap wooden frames, was the one that had made such an impression on Molly's mind.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN Mrs. Mugford's shop window, in the midst of several other prints, in cheap wooden frames, was the one that had made such an impression on Molly's mind.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At length, one afternoon, she took courage and ventured into the shop, where with her heart beating wildly, and her cheeks flushed with the thought of her boldness, she found herself face to face with Mrs. Mugford.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading The good woman smiled kindly as she leaned her hands on the counter, and surveyed the little girl out of her sharp brown eyes.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading The good woman smiled kindly as she leaned her hands on the counter, and surveyed the little girl out of her sharp brown eyes.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading At length, one afternoon, she took courage and ventured into the shop, where with her heart beating wildly, and her cheeks flushed with the thought of her boldness, she found herself face to face with Mrs. Mugford.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The prints were all of little value, but to Molly they appeared grand pictures, and several times a day, she would pause to have another admiring gaze at the Good Shepherd.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading IN Mrs. Mugford's shop window, in the midst of several other prints, in cheap wooden frames, was the one that had made such an impression on Molly's mind.
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading IN Mrs. Mugford's shop window, in the midst of several other prints, in cheap wooden frames, was the one that had made such an impression on Molly's mind.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading IN Mrs. Mugford's shop window, in the midst of several other prints, in cheap wooden frames, was the one that had made such an impression on Molly's mind.
MollynounUS /ˈmɑːli/
popular aquarium fish
From this reading The prints were all of little value, but to Molly they appeared grand pictures, and several times a day, she would pause to have another admiring gaze at the Good Shepherd.
Molly'snounUS /ˈmɑːliz/
possessive form of “molly” — popular aquarium fish
From this reading IN Mrs. Mugford's shop window, in the midst of several other prints, in cheap wooden frames, was the one that had made such an impression on Molly's mind.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading IN Mrs. Mugford's shop window, in the midst of several other prints, in cheap wooden frames, was the one that had made such an impression on Molly's mind.
Mugford
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From this reading At length, one afternoon, she took courage and ventured into the shop, where with her heart beating wildly, and her cheeks flushed with the thought of her boldness, she found herself face to face with Mrs. Mugford.
Mugford's
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From this reading IN Mrs. Mugford's shop window, in the midst of several other prints, in cheap wooden frames, was the one that had made such an impression on Molly's mind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN Mrs. Mugford's shop window, in the midst of several other prints, in cheap wooden frames, was the one that had made such an impression on Molly's mind.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading IN Mrs. Mugford's shop window, in the midst of several other prints, in cheap wooden frames, was the one that had made such an impression on Molly's mind.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading IN Mrs. Mugford's shop window, in the midst of several other prints, in cheap wooden frames, was the one that had made such an impression on Molly's mind.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading IN Mrs. Mugford's shop window, in the midst of several other prints, in cheap wooden frames, was the one that had made such an impression on Molly's mind.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The good woman smiled kindly as she leaned her hands on the counter, and surveyed the little girl out of her sharp brown eyes.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading The prints were all of little value, but to Molly they appeared grand pictures, and several times a day, she would pause to have another admiring gaze at the Good Shepherd.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading The prints were all of little value, but to Molly they appeared grand pictures, and several times a day, she would pause to have another admiring gaze at the Good Shepherd.
printsnounUS /prɪnts/
plural of “print” — the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication
From this reading IN Mrs. Mugford's shop window, in the midst of several other prints, in cheap wooden frames, was the one that had made such an impression on Molly's mind.
express the need or desire for
From this reading A REQUEST.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading IN Mrs. Mugford's shop window, in the midst of several other prints, in cheap wooden frames, was the one that had made such an impression on Molly's mind.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading The good woman smiled kindly as she leaned her hands on the counter, and surveyed the little girl out of her sharp brown eyes.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The prints were all of little value, but to Molly they appeared grand pictures, and several times a day, she would pause to have another admiring gaze at the Good Shepherd.
ShepherdnounUS /ˈʃepərd/
a clergyman who watches over a group of people
From this reading The prints were all of little value, but to Molly they appeared grand pictures, and several times a day, she would pause to have another admiring gaze at the Good Shepherd.
do one's shopping
From this reading IN Mrs. Mugford's shop window, in the midst of several other prints, in cheap wooden frames, was the one that had made such an impression on Molly's mind.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading The good woman smiled kindly as she leaned her hands on the counter, and surveyed the little girl out of her sharp brown eyes.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading IN Mrs. Mugford's shop window, in the midst of several other prints, in cheap wooden frames, was the one that had made such an impression on Molly's mind.
surveyedverbUS /sərˈveɪd/
past form of “survey” — consider in a comprehensive way
From this reading The good woman smiled kindly as she leaned her hands on the counter, and surveyed the little girl out of her sharp brown eyes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IN Mrs. Mugford's shop window, in the midst of several other prints, in cheap wooden frames, was the one that had made such an impression on Molly's mind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN Mrs. Mugford's shop window, in the midst of several other prints, in cheap wooden frames, was the one that had made such an impression on Molly's mind.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The prints were all of little value, but to Molly they appeared grand pictures, and several times a day, she would pause to have another admiring gaze at the Good Shepherd.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading At length, one afternoon, she took courage and ventured into the shop, where with her heart beating wildly, and her cheeks flushed with the thought of her boldness, she found herself face to face with Mrs. Mugford.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading The prints were all of little value, but to Molly they appeared grand pictures, and several times a day, she would pause to have another admiring gaze at the Good Shepherd.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The prints were all of little value, but to Molly they appeared grand pictures, and several times a day, she would pause to have another admiring gaze at the Good Shepherd.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading At length, one afternoon, she took courage and ventured into the shop, where with her heart beating wildly, and her cheeks flushed with the thought of her boldness, she found herself face to face with Mrs. Mugford.
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading The prints were all of little value, but to Molly they appeared grand pictures, and several times a day, she would pause to have another admiring gaze at the Good Shepherd.
past form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
From this reading At length, one afternoon, she took courage and ventured into the shop, where with her heart beating wildly, and her cheeks flushed with the thought of her boldness, she found herself face to face with Mrs. Mugford.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN Mrs. Mugford's shop window, in the midst of several other prints, in cheap wooden frames, was the one that had made such an impression on Molly's mind.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The prints were all of little value, but to Molly they appeared grand pictures, and several times a day, she would pause to have another admiring gaze at the Good Shepherd.
in or at the place that
From this reading At length, one afternoon, she took courage and ventured into the shop, where with her heart beating wildly, and her cheeks flushed with the thought of her boldness, she found herself face to face with Mrs. Mugford.
wildlyadverbUS /ˈwaɪldli/
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading At length, one afternoon, she took courage and ventured into the shop, where with her heart beating wildly, and her cheeks flushed with the thought of her boldness, she found herself face to face with Mrs. Mugford.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading IN Mrs. Mugford's shop window, in the midst of several other prints, in cheap wooden frames, was the one that had made such an impression on Molly's mind.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At length, one afternoon, she took courage and ventured into the shop, where with her heart beating wildly, and her cheeks flushed with the thought of her boldness, she found herself face to face with Mrs. Mugford.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The good woman smiled kindly as she leaned her hands on the counter, and surveyed the little girl out of her sharp brown eyes.
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
From this reading IN Mrs. Mugford's shop window, in the midst of several other prints, in cheap wooden frames, was the one that had made such an impression on Molly's mind.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The prints were all of little value, but to Molly they appeared grand pictures, and several times a day, she would pause to have another admiring gaze at the Good Shepherd.
