used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading How the afternoon at Moyne proves a great success--How Olga Bohun is led into a half confession, and how Monica, growing restless, seeks a dubious solitude.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It is only a funny old-fashioned spot, after all," in quite an off-hand manner.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading How the afternoon at Moyne proves a great success--How Olga Bohun is led into a half confession, and how Monica, growing restless, seeks a dubious solitude.
(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 It is only a funny old-fashioned spot, after all," in quite an off-hand manner.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It is only a funny old-fashioned spot, after all," in quite an off-hand manner.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How the afternoon at Moyne proves a great success--How Olga Bohun is led into a half confession, and how Monica, growing restless, seeks a dubious solitude.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading How the afternoon at Moyne proves a great success--How Olga Bohun is led into a half confession, and how Monica, growing restless, seeks a dubious solitude.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "We ought to be more than grateful to you, dear Miss Blake, for letting us see it."
BlakenounUS /bleɪk/
visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading "We ought to be more than grateful to you, dear Miss Blake, for letting us see it."
Bohun
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From this reading How the afternoon at Moyne proves a great success--How Olga Bohun is led into a half confession, and how Monica, growing restless, seeks a dubious solitude.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Miss Priscilla reddens with suppressed satisfaction but says,-- "Tut tut, my dear!
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading How the afternoon at Moyne proves a great success--How Olga Bohun is led into a half confession, and how Monica, growing restless, seeks a dubious solitude.
dearly loved
From this reading "We ought to be more than grateful to you, dear Miss Blake, for letting us see it."
dubiousadjectiveUS /ˈduːbiəs/
fraught with uncertainty or doubt
From this reading How the afternoon at Moyne proves a great success--How Olga Bohun is led into a half confession, and how Monica, growing restless, seeks a dubious solitude.
enthusiasticallyadverbUS /ɪnˌθuːziˈæstɪkli/
with enthusiasm; in an enthusiastic manner
From this reading "It is quite the loveliest old place in the world!" says Mrs. Bohun, in her soft plaintive voice, speaking very enthusiastically.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "We ought to be more than grateful to you, dear Miss Blake, for letting us see it."
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading It is only a funny old-fashioned spot, after all," in quite an off-hand manner.
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading "We ought to be more than grateful to you, dear Miss Blake, for letting us see it."
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading How the afternoon at Moyne proves a great success--How Olga Bohun is led into a half confession, and how Monica, growing restless, seeks a dubious solitude.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading How the afternoon at Moyne proves a great success--How Olga Bohun is led into a half confession, and how Monica, growing restless, seeks a dubious solitude.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading How the afternoon at Moyne proves a great success--How Olga Bohun is led into a half confession, and how Monica, growing restless, seeks a dubious solitude.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "It is quite the loveliest old place in the world!" says Mrs. Bohun, in her soft plaintive voice, speaking very enthusiastically.
How
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From this reading How the afternoon at Moyne proves a great success--How Olga Bohun is led into a half confession, and how Monica, growing restless, seeks a dubious solitude.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "It is quite the loveliest old place in the world!" says Mrs. Bohun, in her soft plaintive voice, speaking very enthusiastically.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading How the afternoon at Moyne proves a great success--How Olga Bohun is led into a half confession, and how Monica, growing restless, seeks a dubious solitude.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How the afternoon at Moyne proves a great success--How Olga Bohun is led into a half confession, and how Monica, growing restless, seeks a dubious solitude.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is quite the loveliest old place in the world!" says Mrs. Bohun, in her soft plaintive voice, speaking very enthusiastically.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading How the afternoon at Moyne proves a great success--How Olga Bohun is led into a half confession, and how Monica, growing restless, seeks a dubious solitude.
property that is leased or rented out or let
From this reading "We ought to be more than grateful to you, dear Miss Blake, for letting us see it."
loveliest
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From this reading "It is quite the loveliest old place in the world!" says Mrs. Bohun, in her soft plaintive voice, speaking very enthusiastically.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It is only a funny old-fashioned spot, after all," in quite an off-hand manner.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "We ought to be more than grateful to you, dear Miss Blake, for letting us see it."
Monica
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From this reading How the afternoon at Moyne proves a great success--How Olga Bohun is led into a half confession, and how Monica, growing restless, seeks a dubious solitude.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "We ought to be more than grateful to you, dear Miss Blake, for letting us see it."
Moyne
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From this reading How the afternoon at Moyne proves a great success--How Olga Bohun is led into a half confession, and how Monica, growing restless, seeks a dubious solitude.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "It is quite the loveliest old place in the world!" says Mrs. Bohun, in her soft plaintive voice, speaking very enthusiastically.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Miss Priscilla reddens with suppressed satisfaction but says,-- "Tut tut, my dear!
off-handadverb
without preparation
From this reading It is only a funny old-fashioned spot, after all," in quite an off-hand manner.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "It is quite the loveliest old place in the world!" says Mrs. Bohun, in her soft plaintive voice, speaking very enthusiastically.
old-fashionedadjectiveUS /ˌoʊldˈfæʃənd/
out of fashion
From this reading It is only a funny old-fashioned spot, after all," in quite an off-hand manner.
Olga
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From this reading How the afternoon at Moyne proves a great success--How Olga Bohun is led into a half confession, and how Monica, growing restless, seeks a dubious solitude.
and nothing more
From this reading It is only a funny old-fashioned spot, after all," in quite an off-hand manner.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "We ought to be more than grateful to you, dear Miss Blake, for letting us see it."
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "It is quite the loveliest old place in the world!" says Mrs. Bohun, in her soft plaintive voice, speaking very enthusiastically.
plaintiveadjectiveUS /ˈpleɪntɪv/
expressing sorrow
From this reading "It is quite the loveliest old place in the world!" says Mrs. Bohun, in her soft plaintive voice, speaking very enthusiastically.
Priscilla
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From this reading Miss Priscilla reddens with suppressed satisfaction but says,-- "Tut tut, my dear!
provesverbUS /pruːvz/
third-person singular of “prove” — be shown or be found to be
From this reading How the afternoon at Moyne proves a great success--How Olga Bohun is led into a half confession, and how Monica, growing restless, seeks a dubious solitude.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "It is quite the loveliest old place in the world!" says Mrs. Bohun, in her soft plaintive voice, speaking very enthusiastically.
reddens
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From this reading Miss Priscilla reddens with suppressed satisfaction but says,-- "Tut tut, my dear!
worried and uneasy
From this reading How the afternoon at Moyne proves a great success--How Olga Bohun is led into a half confession, and how Monica, growing restless, seeks a dubious solitude.
the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
From this reading Miss Priscilla reddens with suppressed satisfaction but says,-- "Tut tut, my dear!
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "It is quite the loveliest old place in the world!" says Mrs. Bohun, in her soft plaintive voice, speaking very enthusiastically.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "We ought to be more than grateful to you, dear Miss Blake, for letting us see it."
seeksnounUS /siːks/
plural of “seek” — the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk
From this reading How the afternoon at Moyne proves a great success--How Olga Bohun is led into a half confession, and how Monica, growing restless, seeks a dubious solitude.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading "It is quite the loveliest old place in the world!" says Mrs. Bohun, in her soft plaintive voice, speaking very enthusiastically.
a state of social isolation
From this reading How the afternoon at Moyne proves a great success--How Olga Bohun is led into a half confession, and how Monica, growing restless, seeks a dubious solitude.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading "It is quite the loveliest old place in the world!" says Mrs. Bohun, in her soft plaintive voice, speaking very enthusiastically.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It is only a funny old-fashioned spot, after all," in quite an off-hand manner.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading How the afternoon at Moyne proves a great success--How Olga Bohun is led into a half confession, and how Monica, growing restless, seeks a dubious solitude.
suppressedadjectiveUS /səˈprest/
kept from public knowledge by various means
From this reading Miss Priscilla reddens with suppressed satisfaction but says,-- "Tut tut, my dear!
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "We ought to be more than grateful to you, dear Miss Blake, for letting us see it."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How the afternoon at Moyne proves a great success--How Olga Bohun is led into a half confession, and how Monica, growing restless, seeks a dubious solitude.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We ought to be more than grateful to you, dear Miss Blake, for letting us see it."
TutverbUS /tʌt/
utter “tsk,” “tut,” or “tut-tut,” as in disapproval
From this reading Miss Priscilla reddens with suppressed satisfaction but says,-- "Tut tut, my dear!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We ought to be more than grateful to you, dear Miss Blake, for letting us see it."
precisely as stated
From this reading "It is quite the loveliest old place in the world!" says Mrs. Bohun, in her soft plaintive voice, speaking very enthusiastically.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "It is quite the loveliest old place in the world!" says Mrs. Bohun, in her soft plaintive voice, speaking very enthusiastically.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We ought to be more than grateful to you, dear Miss Blake, for letting us see it."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Miss Priscilla reddens with suppressed satisfaction but says,-- "Tut tut, my dear!
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "It is quite the loveliest old place in the world!" says Mrs. Bohun, in her soft plaintive voice, speaking very enthusiastically.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "We ought to be more than grateful to you, dear Miss Blake, for letting us see it."
