used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Clementina, having found what she sought, glided to the chair which her father had relinquished, and said, coquettishly, "Now I have come to entertain _you_, Mr. Chiffield.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here are some photographs of them, taken for me on the spot."
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Clementina, having found what she sought, glided to the chair which her father had relinquished, and said, coquettishly, "Now I have come to entertain _you_, Mr. Chiffield.
Chiffield
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From this reading Clementina, having found what she sought, glided to the chair which her father had relinquished, and said, coquettishly, "Now I have come to entertain _you_, Mr. Chiffield.
Clementina
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From this reading Clementina, having found what she sought, glided to the chair which her father had relinquished, and said, coquettishly, "Now I have come to entertain _you_, Mr. Chiffield.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Clementina, having found what she sought, glided to the chair which her father had relinquished, and said, coquettishly, "Now I have come to entertain _you_, Mr. Chiffield.
coquettishlyadverb
in a flirtatious manner
From this reading Clementina, having found what she sought, glided to the chair which her father had relinquished, and said, coquettishly, "Now I have come to entertain _you_, Mr. Chiffield.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading You were speaking of Niagara Falls, the other day.
entertainverbUS /ˌentərˈteɪn/
provide entertainment for
From this reading Clementina, having found what she sought, glided to the chair which her father had relinquished, and said, coquettishly, "Now I have come to entertain _you_, Mr. Chiffield.
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading You were speaking of Niagara Falls, the other day.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Clementina, having found what she sought, glided to the chair which her father had relinquished, and said, coquettishly, "Now I have come to entertain _you_, Mr. Chiffield.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Here are some photographs of them, taken for me on the spot."
set up or found
From this reading Clementina, having found what she sought, glided to the chair which her father had relinquished, and said, coquettishly, "Now I have come to entertain _you_, Mr. Chiffield.
glidedverbUS /ˈɡlaɪdɪd/
past form of “glide” — move smoothly and effortlessly
From this reading Clementina, having found what she sought, glided to the chair which her father had relinquished, and said, coquettishly, "Now I have come to entertain _you_, Mr. Chiffield.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Clementina, having found what she sought, glided to the chair which her father had relinquished, and said, coquettishly, "Now I have come to entertain _you_, Mr. Chiffield.
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading She handed the pictures to Mr. Chiffield.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Clementina, having found what she sought, glided to the chair which her father had relinquished, and said, coquettishly, "Now I have come to entertain _you_, Mr. Chiffield.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Clementina, having found what she sought, glided to the chair which her father had relinquished, and said, coquettishly, "Now I have come to entertain _you_, Mr. Chiffield.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Clementina, having found what she sought, glided to the chair which her father had relinquished, and said, coquettishly, "Now I have come to entertain _you_, Mr. Chiffield.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here are some photographs of them, taken for me on the spot."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Clementina, having found what she sought, glided to the chair which her father had relinquished, and said, coquettishly, "Now I have come to entertain _you_, Mr. Chiffield.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PULLING IN.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Here are some photographs of them, taken for me on the spot."
a form of address for a man
From this reading Clementina, having found what she sought, glided to the chair which her father had relinquished, and said, coquettishly, "Now I have come to entertain _you_, Mr. Chiffield.
NiagaranounUS /naɪˈæɡrə/
waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls; in the United States it is the American Falls
From this reading You were speaking of Niagara Falls, the other day.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Clementina, having found what she sought, glided to the chair which her father had relinquished, and said, coquettishly, "Now I have come to entertain _you_, Mr. Chiffield.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You were speaking of Niagara Falls, the other day.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Here are some photographs of them, taken for me on the spot."
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading You were speaking of Niagara Falls, the other day.
photographsnounUS /ˈfoʊtəɡræfs/
plural of “photograph” — a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format
From this reading Here are some photographs of them, taken for me on the spot."
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading She handed the pictures to Mr. Chiffield.
PULLINGnounUS /ˈpʊlɪŋ/
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading PULLING IN.
relinquishedadjectiveUS /rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃt/
that has been withdrawn or retreated from
From this reading Clementina, having found what she sought, glided to the chair which her father had relinquished, and said, coquettishly, "Now I have come to entertain _you_, Mr. Chiffield.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Clementina, having found what she sought, glided to the chair which her father had relinquished, and said, coquettishly, "Now I have come to entertain _you_, Mr. Chiffield.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Clementina, having found what she sought, glided to the chair which her father had relinquished, and said, coquettishly, "Now I have come to entertain _you_, Mr. Chiffield.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Here are some photographs of them, taken for me on the spot."
that is looked for
From this reading Clementina, having found what she sought, glided to the chair which her father had relinquished, and said, coquettishly, "Now I have come to entertain _you_, Mr. Chiffield.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading You were speaking of Niagara Falls, the other day.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Here are some photographs of them, taken for me on the spot."
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Here are some photographs of them, taken for me on the spot."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Clementina, having found what she sought, glided to the chair which her father had relinquished, and said, coquettishly, "Now I have come to entertain _you_, Mr. Chiffield.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Here are some photographs of them, taken for me on the spot."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Clementina, having found what she sought, glided to the chair which her father had relinquished, and said, coquettishly, "Now I have come to entertain _you_, Mr. Chiffield.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You were speaking of Niagara Falls, the other day.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Clementina, having found what she sought, glided to the chair which her father had relinquished, and said, coquettishly, "Now I have come to entertain _you_, Mr. Chiffield.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Clementina, having found what she sought, glided to the chair which her father had relinquished, and said, coquettishly, "Now I have come to entertain _you_, Mr. Chiffield.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Clementina, having found what she sought, glided to the chair which her father had relinquished, and said, coquettishly, "Now I have come to entertain _you_, Mr. Chiffield.
