used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HOW did they ever get into such a dreadful snarl as this, anyway?
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading To be sure it is against the rule, at this present time, for girls in boarding-schools to make sofas of their beds.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had seated her guests—Flossy Shipley and Marion Wilbur—in the two chairs her small sleeping-room contained, and then curled herself, boarding-school fashion, on the foot of her bed.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading HOW did they ever get into such a dreadful snarl as this, anyway?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading HOW did they ever get into such a dreadful snarl as this, anyway?
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading It was Eurie Mitchel who asked this question.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To be sure it is against the rule, at this present time, for girls in boarding-schools to make sofas of their beds.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To be sure it is against the rule, at this present time, for girls in boarding-schools to make sofas of their beds.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading She had seated her guests—Flossy Shipley and Marion Wilbur—in the two chairs her small sleeping-room contained, and then curled herself, boarding-school fashion, on the foot of her bed.
bedsnounUS /bedz/
plural of “bed” — a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading To be sure it is against the rule, at this present time, for girls in boarding-schools to make sofas of their beds.
boarding-school
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From this reading She had seated her guests—Flossy Shipley and Marion Wilbur—in the two chairs her small sleeping-room contained, and then curled herself, boarding-school fashion, on the foot of her bed.
boarding-schools
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From this reading To be sure it is against the rule, at this present time, for girls in boarding-schools to make sofas of their beds.
plural of “chair” — a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading She had seated her guests—Flossy Shipley and Marion Wilbur—in the two chairs her small sleeping-room contained, and then curled herself, boarding-school fashion, on the foot of her bed.
gotten under control
From this reading She had seated her guests—Flossy Shipley and Marion Wilbur—in the two chairs her small sleeping-room contained, and then curled herself, boarding-school fashion, on the foot of her bed.
curledadjectiveUS /kɜːrld/
(of hair) making curls or having been made to curl
From this reading She had seated her guests—Flossy Shipley and Marion Wilbur—in the two chairs her small sleeping-room contained, and then curled herself, boarding-school fashion, on the foot of her bed.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading HOW did they ever get into such a dreadful snarl as this, anyway?
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading HOW did they ever get into such a dreadful snarl as this, anyway?
Eurie
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From this reading It was Eurie Mitchel who asked this question.
at any time
From this reading HOW did they ever get into such a dreadful snarl as this, anyway?
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading She had seated her guests—Flossy Shipley and Marion Wilbur—in the two chairs her small sleeping-room contained, and then curled herself, boarding-school fashion, on the foot of her bed.
Flossyadjective
like down or as soft as down
From this reading She had seated her guests—Flossy Shipley and Marion Wilbur—in the two chairs her small sleeping-room contained, and then curled herself, boarding-school fashion, on the foot of her bed.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading She had seated her guests—Flossy Shipley and Marion Wilbur—in the two chairs her small sleeping-room contained, and then curled herself, boarding-school fashion, on the foot of her bed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To be sure it is against the rule, at this present time, for girls in boarding-schools to make sofas of their beds.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading HOW did they ever get into such a dreadful snarl as this, anyway?
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading To be sure it is against the rule, at this present time, for girls in boarding-schools to make sofas of their beds.
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading She had seated her guests—Flossy Shipley and Marion Wilbur—in the two chairs her small sleeping-room contained, and then curled herself, boarding-school fashion, on the foot of her bed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had seated her guests—Flossy Shipley and Marion Wilbur—in the two chairs her small sleeping-room contained, and then curled herself, boarding-school fashion, on the foot of her bed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had seated her guests—Flossy Shipley and Marion Wilbur—in the two chairs her small sleeping-room contained, and then curled herself, boarding-school fashion, on the foot of her bed.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She had seated her guests—Flossy Shipley and Marion Wilbur—in the two chairs her small sleeping-room contained, and then curled herself, boarding-school fashion, on the foot of her bed.
HOW
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From this reading HOW did they ever get into such a dreadful snarl as this, anyway?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had seated her guests—Flossy Shipley and Marion Wilbur—in the two chairs her small sleeping-room contained, and then curled herself, boarding-school fashion, on the foot of her bed.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading HOW did they ever get into such a dreadful snarl as this, anyway?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To be sure it is against the rule, at this present time, for girls in boarding-schools to make sofas of their beds.
ISSUESnounUS /ˈɪʃuːz/
plural of “issue” — an important question that is in dispute and must be settled
From this reading SIDE ISSUES.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Eurie Mitchel who asked this question.
engage in
From this reading To be sure it is against the rule, at this present time, for girls in boarding-schools to make sofas of their beds.
Marion
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From this reading She had seated her guests—Flossy Shipley and Marion Wilbur—in the two chairs her small sleeping-room contained, and then curled herself, boarding-school fashion, on the foot of her bed.
Mitchel
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From this reading It was Eurie Mitchel who asked this question.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had seated her guests—Flossy Shipley and Marion Wilbur—in the two chairs her small sleeping-room contained, and then curled herself, boarding-school fashion, on the foot of her bed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had seated her guests—Flossy Shipley and Marion Wilbur—in the two chairs her small sleeping-room contained, and then curled herself, boarding-school fashion, on the foot of her bed.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading To be sure it is against the rule, at this present time, for girls in boarding-schools to make sofas of their beds.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading It was Eurie Mitchel who asked this question.
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading To be sure it is against the rule, at this present time, for girls in boarding-schools to make sofas of their beds.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading She had seated her guests—Flossy Shipley and Marion Wilbur—in the two chairs her small sleeping-room contained, and then curled herself, boarding-school fashion, on the foot of her bed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had seated her guests—Flossy Shipley and Marion Wilbur—in the two chairs her small sleeping-room contained, and then curled herself, boarding-school fashion, on the foot of her bed.
Shipley
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From this reading She had seated her guests—Flossy Shipley and Marion Wilbur—in the two chairs her small sleeping-room contained, and then curled herself, boarding-school fashion, on the foot of her bed.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading SIDE ISSUES.
sleeping-room
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From this reading She had seated her guests—Flossy Shipley and Marion Wilbur—in the two chairs her small sleeping-room contained, and then curled herself, boarding-school fashion, on the foot of her bed.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She had seated her guests—Flossy Shipley and Marion Wilbur—in the two chairs her small sleeping-room contained, and then curled herself, boarding-school fashion, on the foot of her bed.
snarlverbUS /snɑːrl/
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading HOW did they ever get into such a dreadful snarl as this, anyway?
sofasnounUS /ˈsoʊfəz/
plural of “sofa” — an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading To be sure it is against the rule, at this present time, for girls in boarding-schools to make sofas of their beds.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading HOW did they ever get into such a dreadful snarl as this, anyway?
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading To be sure it is against the rule, at this present time, for girls in boarding-schools to make sofas of their beds.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had seated her guests—Flossy Shipley and Marion Wilbur—in the two chairs her small sleeping-room contained, and then curled herself, boarding-school fashion, on the foot of her bed.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading To be sure it is against the rule, at this present time, for girls in boarding-schools to make sofas of their beds.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She had seated her guests—Flossy Shipley and Marion Wilbur—in the two chairs her small sleeping-room contained, and then curled herself, boarding-school fashion, on the foot of her bed.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HOW did they ever get into such a dreadful snarl as this, anyway?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading HOW did they ever get into such a dreadful snarl as this, anyway?
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading To be sure it is against the rule, at this present time, for girls in boarding-schools to make sofas of their beds.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To be sure it is against the rule, at this present time, for girls in boarding-schools to make sofas of their beds.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading She had seated her guests—Flossy Shipley and Marion Wilbur—in the two chairs her small sleeping-room contained, and then curled herself, boarding-school fashion, on the foot of her bed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Eurie Mitchel who asked this question.
which person or people
From this reading It was Eurie Mitchel who asked this question.
Wilbur
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From this reading She had seated her guests—Flossy Shipley and Marion Wilbur—in the two chairs her small sleeping-room contained, and then curled herself, boarding-school fashion, on the foot of her bed.
