used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Sylvia's plans, so well laid and apparently so easy of execution did not, to her chagrin, work out, for instead of awaking and demanding supper Stanley Heath slept without a break until morning.
ajaradjectiveUS /əˈdʒɑːr/
slightly open
From this reading Had not Marcia insisted on leaving her door ajar lest the invalid call, the girl might have slipped down stairs in the darkness and returned the handkerchief.
alasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading This, alas, did not come.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sylvia's plans, so well laid and apparently so easy of execution did not, to her chagrin, work out, for instead of awaking and demanding supper Stanley Heath slept without a break until morning.
from appearances alone
From this reading Sylvia's plans, so well laid and apparently so easy of execution did not, to her chagrin, work out, for instead of awaking and demanding supper Stanley Heath slept without a break until morning.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As it was, fate forced her to put it into her bureau drawer and await more favorable opportunity.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sun was tinting the lavender sands to rose and gilding the water with its first flecks of gold when she saw Marcia standing at the foot of her bed.
awaitverbUS /əˈweɪt/
look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading As it was, fate forced her to put it into her bureau drawer and await more favorable opportunity.
awaking
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From this reading Sylvia's plans, so well laid and apparently so easy of execution did not, to her chagrin, work out, for instead of awaking and demanding supper Stanley Heath slept without a break until morning.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Sun was tinting the lavender sands to rose and gilding the water with its first flecks of gold when she saw Marcia standing at the foot of her bed.
terminate
From this reading Sylvia's plans, so well laid and apparently so easy of execution did not, to her chagrin, work out, for instead of awaking and demanding supper Stanley Heath slept without a break until morning.
bureaunounUS /ˈbjʊroʊ/
an administrative unit of government
From this reading As it was, fate forced her to put it into her bureau drawer and await more favorable opportunity.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Had not Marcia insisted on leaving her door ajar lest the invalid call, the girl might have slipped down stairs in the darkness and returned the handkerchief.
chagrinnounUS /ʃəˈɡrɪn/
strong feelings of embarrassment
From this reading Sylvia's plans, so well laid and apparently so easy of execution did not, to her chagrin, work out, for instead of awaking and demanding supper Stanley Heath slept without a break until morning.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading This, alas, did not come.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Had not Marcia insisted on leaving her door ajar lest the invalid call, the girl might have slipped down stairs in the darkness and returned the handkerchief.
demandingadjectiveUS /dɪˈmændɪŋ/
requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill
From this reading Sylvia's plans, so well laid and apparently so easy of execution did not, to her chagrin, work out, for instead of awaking and demanding supper Stanley Heath slept without a break until morning.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Sylvia's plans, so well laid and apparently so easy of execution did not, to her chagrin, work out, for instead of awaking and demanding supper Stanley Heath slept without a break until morning.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Had not Marcia insisted on leaving her door ajar lest the invalid call, the girl might have slipped down stairs in the darkness and returned the handkerchief.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Had not Marcia insisted on leaving her door ajar lest the invalid call, the girl might have slipped down stairs in the darkness and returned the handkerchief.
drawernounUS /drɔːr/
a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out
From this reading As it was, fate forced her to put it into her bureau drawer and await more favorable opportunity.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading Sylvia's plans, so well laid and apparently so easy of execution did not, to her chagrin, work out, for instead of awaking and demanding supper Stanley Heath slept without a break until morning.
executionnounUS /ˌeksəˈkjuːʃən/
putting a condemned person to death
From this reading Sylvia's plans, so well laid and apparently so easy of execution did not, to her chagrin, work out, for instead of awaking and demanding supper Stanley Heath slept without a break until morning.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading As it was, fate forced her to put it into her bureau drawer and await more favorable opportunity.
favorableadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪvərəbəl/
encouraging or approving or pleasing
From this reading As it was, fate forced her to put it into her bureau drawer and await more favorable opportunity.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Sun was tinting the lavender sands to rose and gilding the water with its first flecks of gold when she saw Marcia standing at the foot of her bed.
flecksnounUS /fleks/
plural of “fleck” — a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
From this reading Sun was tinting the lavender sands to rose and gilding the water with its first flecks of gold when she saw Marcia standing at the foot of her bed.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Sun was tinting the lavender sands to rose and gilding the water with its first flecks of gold when she saw Marcia standing at the foot of her bed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Sylvia's plans, so well laid and apparently so easy of execution did not, to her chagrin, work out, for instead of awaking and demanding supper Stanley Heath slept without a break until morning.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading As it was, fate forced her to put it into her bureau drawer and await more favorable opportunity.
gildingnounUS /ˈɡɪldɪŋ/
a coating of gold or of something that looks like gold
From this reading Sun was tinting the lavender sands to rose and gilding the water with its first flecks of gold when she saw Marcia standing at the foot of her bed.
a young female
From this reading Had not Marcia insisted on leaving her door ajar lest the invalid call, the girl might have slipped down stairs in the darkness and returned the handkerchief.
coins made of gold
From this reading Sun was tinting the lavender sands to rose and gilding the water with its first flecks of gold when she saw Marcia standing at the foot of her bed.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had not Marcia insisted on leaving her door ajar lest the invalid call, the girl might have slipped down stairs in the darkness and returned the handkerchief.
a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory
From this reading Had not Marcia insisted on leaving her door ajar lest the invalid call, the girl might have slipped down stairs in the darkness and returned the handkerchief.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had not Marcia insisted on leaving her door ajar lest the invalid call, the girl might have slipped down stairs in the darkness and returned the handkerchief.
HeathnounUS /hiːθ/
a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
From this reading Sylvia's plans, so well laid and apparently so easy of execution did not, to her chagrin, work out, for instead of awaking and demanding supper Stanley Heath slept without a break until morning.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sylvia's plans, so well laid and apparently so easy of execution did not, to her chagrin, work out, for instead of awaking and demanding supper Stanley Heath slept without a break until morning.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Had not Marcia insisted on leaving her door ajar lest the invalid call, the girl might have slipped down stairs in the darkness and returned the handkerchief.
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading Had not Marcia insisted on leaving her door ajar lest the invalid call, the girl might have slipped down stairs in the darkness and returned the handkerchief.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading Sylvia's plans, so well laid and apparently so easy of execution did not, to her chagrin, work out, for instead of awaking and demanding supper Stanley Heath slept without a break until morning.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As it was, fate forced her to put it into her bureau drawer and await more favorable opportunity.
invalidnounUS /ˈɪnvələd/
someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
From this reading Had not Marcia insisted on leaving her door ajar lest the invalid call, the girl might have slipped down stairs in the darkness and returned the handkerchief.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As it was, fate forced her to put it into her bureau drawer and await more favorable opportunity.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Sun was tinting the lavender sands to rose and gilding the water with its first flecks of gold when she saw Marcia standing at the foot of her bed.
set down according to a plan
From this reading Sylvia's plans, so well laid and apparently so easy of execution did not, to her chagrin, work out, for instead of awaking and demanding supper Stanley Heath slept without a break until morning.
lavenderadjectiveUS /ˈlævəndər/
of a pale purple color
From this reading Sun was tinting the lavender sands to rose and gilding the water with its first flecks of gold when she saw Marcia standing at the foot of her bed.
the act of departing
From this reading Had not Marcia insisted on leaving her door ajar lest the invalid call, the girl might have slipped down stairs in the darkness and returned the handkerchief.
in order that something should not happen
From this reading Had not Marcia insisted on leaving her door ajar lest the invalid call, the girl might have slipped down stairs in the darkness and returned the handkerchief.
Marcia
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had not Marcia insisted on leaving her door ajar lest the invalid call, the girl might have slipped down stairs in the darkness and returned the handkerchief.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Had not Marcia insisted on leaving her door ajar lest the invalid call, the girl might have slipped down stairs in the darkness and returned the handkerchief.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading As it was, fate forced her to put it into her bureau drawer and await more favorable opportunity.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Sylvia's plans, so well laid and apparently so easy of execution did not, to her chagrin, work out, for instead of awaking and demanding supper Stanley Heath slept without a break until morning.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sylvia's plans, so well laid and apparently so easy of execution did not, to her chagrin, work out, for instead of awaking and demanding supper Stanley Heath slept without a break until morning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sylvia's plans, so well laid and apparently so easy of execution did not, to her chagrin, work out, for instead of awaking and demanding supper Stanley Heath slept without a break until morning.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Had not Marcia insisted on leaving her door ajar lest the invalid call, the girl might have slipped down stairs in the darkness and returned the handkerchief.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading As it was, fate forced her to put it into her bureau drawer and await more favorable opportunity.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Sylvia's plans, so well laid and apparently so easy of execution did not, to her chagrin, work out, for instead of awaking and demanding supper Stanley Heath slept without a break until morning.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading Sylvia's plans, so well laid and apparently so easy of execution did not, to her chagrin, work out, for instead of awaking and demanding supper Stanley Heath slept without a break until morning.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading As it was, fate forced her to put it into her bureau drawer and await more favorable opportunity.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Had not Marcia insisted on leaving her door ajar lest the invalid call, the girl might have slipped down stairs in the darkness and returned the handkerchief.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Sun was tinting the lavender sands to rose and gilding the water with its first flecks of gold when she saw Marcia standing at the foot of her bed.
sandsnounUS /sændz/
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
From this reading Sun was tinting the lavender sands to rose and gilding the water with its first flecks of gold when she saw Marcia standing at the foot of her bed.
cut with a saw
From this reading Sun was tinting the lavender sands to rose and gilding the water with its first flecks of gold when she saw Marcia standing at the foot of her bed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sun was tinting the lavender sands to rose and gilding the water with its first flecks of gold when she saw Marcia standing at the foot of her bed.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading Sylvia's plans, so well laid and apparently so easy of execution did not, to her chagrin, work out, for instead of awaking and demanding supper Stanley Heath slept without a break until morning.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading Had not Marcia insisted on leaving her door ajar lest the invalid call, the girl might have slipped down stairs in the darkness and returned the handkerchief.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Sylvia's plans, so well laid and apparently so easy of execution did not, to her chagrin, work out, for instead of awaking and demanding supper Stanley Heath slept without a break until morning.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Had not Marcia insisted on leaving her door ajar lest the invalid call, the girl might have slipped down stairs in the darkness and returned the handkerchief.
having a supporting base
From this reading Sun was tinting the lavender sands to rose and gilding the water with its first flecks of gold when she saw Marcia standing at the foot of her bed.
StanleynounUS /ˈstænli/
United States inventor who built a steam-powered automobile (1849-1918)
From this reading Sylvia's plans, so well laid and apparently so easy of execution did not, to her chagrin, work out, for instead of awaking and demanding supper Stanley Heath slept without a break until morning.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Sun was tinting the lavender sands to rose and gilding the water with its first flecks of gold when she saw Marcia standing at the foot of her bed.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading Sylvia's plans, so well laid and apparently so easy of execution did not, to her chagrin, work out, for instead of awaking and demanding supper Stanley Heath slept without a break until morning.
Sylvia's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sylvia's plans, so well laid and apparently so easy of execution did not, to her chagrin, work out, for instead of awaking and demanding supper Stanley Heath slept without a break until morning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Had not Marcia insisted on leaving her door ajar lest the invalid call, the girl might have slipped down stairs in the darkness and returned the handkerchief.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This, alas, did not come.
tintingnoun
the act of adding a tinge of color
From this reading Sun was tinting the lavender sands to rose and gilding the water with its first flecks of gold when she saw Marcia standing at the foot of her bed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sylvia's plans, so well laid and apparently so easy of execution did not, to her chagrin, work out, for instead of awaking and demanding supper Stanley Heath slept without a break until morning.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Sylvia's plans, so well laid and apparently so easy of execution did not, to her chagrin, work out, for instead of awaking and demanding supper Stanley Heath slept without a break until morning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As it was, fate forced her to put it into her bureau drawer and await more favorable opportunity.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Sun was tinting the lavender sands to rose and gilding the water with its first flecks of gold when she saw Marcia standing at the foot of her bed.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Sylvia's plans, so well laid and apparently so easy of execution did not, to her chagrin, work out, for instead of awaking and demanding supper Stanley Heath slept without a break until morning.
at the time that
From this reading Sun was tinting the lavender sands to rose and gilding the water with its first flecks of gold when she saw Marcia standing at the foot of her bed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sun was tinting the lavender sands to rose and gilding the water with its first flecks of gold when she saw Marcia standing at the foot of her bed.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Sylvia's plans, so well laid and apparently so easy of execution did not, to her chagrin, work out, for instead of awaking and demanding supper Stanley Heath slept without a break until morning.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Sylvia's plans, so well laid and apparently so easy of execution did not, to her chagrin, work out, for instead of awaking and demanding supper Stanley Heath slept without a break until morning.
