used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Letty was lying on a sofa in her bedroom.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her maid was to come to her shortly, and she was impatiently listening to every sound that approached or passed her door.
past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading Her maid was to come to her shortly, and she was impatiently listening to every sound that approached or passed her door.
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading Letty was lying on a sofa in her bedroom.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The great clock in the distant hall struck seven, and it seemed to her intolerably long before she heard movements in the passage, and then Maxwell's voice outside.
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading The great clock in the distant hall struck seven, and it seemed to her intolerably long before she heard movements in the passage, and then Maxwell's voice outside.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Her maid was to come to her shortly, and she was impatiently listening to every sound that approached or passed her door.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading The great clock in the distant hall struck seven, and it seemed to her intolerably long before she heard movements in the passage, and then Maxwell's voice outside.
don't
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From this reading I hope you don't mind a few ghosts!
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Her maid was to come to her shortly, and she was impatiently listening to every sound that approached or passed her door.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Her maid was to come to her shortly, and she was impatiently listening to every sound that approached or passed her door.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading I hope you don't mind a few ghosts!
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading "Here is your room, Sir George.
ghostsnounUS /ɡoʊsts/
plural of “ghost” — a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading I hope you don't mind a few ghosts!
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The great clock in the distant hall struck seven, and it seemed to her intolerably long before she heard movements in the passage, and then Maxwell's voice outside.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading The great clock in the distant hall struck seven, and it seemed to her intolerably long before she heard movements in the passage, and then Maxwell's voice outside.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The great clock in the distant hall struck seven, and it seemed to her intolerably long before she heard movements in the passage, and then Maxwell's voice outside.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Letty was lying on a sofa in her bedroom.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Here is your room, Sir George.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I hope you don't mind a few ghosts!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I hope you don't mind a few ghosts!
impatientlyadverbUS /ˌɪmˈpeɪʃəntli/
with impatience; in an impatient manner
From this reading Her maid was to come to her shortly, and she was impatiently listening to every sound that approached or passed her door.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Letty was lying on a sofa in her bedroom.
intolerablyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈtɑːlərəbli/
to an unacceptable degree
From this reading The great clock in the distant hall struck seven, and it seemed to her intolerably long before she heard movements in the passage, and then Maxwell's voice outside.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Here is your room, Sir George.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The great clock in the distant hall struck seven, and it seemed to her intolerably long before she heard movements in the passage, and then Maxwell's voice outside.
Letty
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From this reading Letty was lying on a sofa in her bedroom.
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading Her maid was to come to her shortly, and she was impatiently listening to every sound that approached or passed her door.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The great clock in the distant hall struck seven, and it seemed to her intolerably long before she heard movements in the passage, and then Maxwell's voice outside.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading Letty was lying on a sofa in her bedroom.
a female domestic
From this reading Her maid was to come to her shortly, and she was impatiently listening to every sound that approached or passed her door.
Maxwell'snounUS /ˈmækswelz/
possessive form of “maxwell” — a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss
From this reading The great clock in the distant hall struck seven, and it seemed to her intolerably long before she heard movements in the passage, and then Maxwell's voice outside.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading I hope you don't mind a few ghosts!
plural of “movement” — a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading The great clock in the distant hall struck seven, and it seemed to her intolerably long before she heard movements in the passage, and then Maxwell's voice outside.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Letty was lying on a sofa in her bedroom.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Her maid was to come to her shortly, and she was impatiently listening to every sound that approached or passed her door.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading The great clock in the distant hall struck seven, and it seemed to her intolerably long before she heard movements in the passage, and then Maxwell's voice outside.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading The great clock in the distant hall struck seven, and it seemed to her intolerably long before she heard movements in the passage, and then Maxwell's voice outside.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Her maid was to come to her shortly, and she was impatiently listening to every sound that approached or passed her door.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "Here is your room, Sir George.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The great clock in the distant hall struck seven, and it seemed to her intolerably long before she heard movements in the passage, and then Maxwell's voice outside.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading The great clock in the distant hall struck seven, and it seemed to her intolerably long before she heard movements in the passage, and then Maxwell's voice outside.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her maid was to come to her shortly, and she was impatiently listening to every sound that approached or passed her door.
for a short time
From this reading Her maid was to come to her shortly, and she was impatiently listening to every sound that approached or passed her door.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Here is your room, Sir George.
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading Letty was lying on a sofa in her bedroom.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Her maid was to come to her shortly, and she was impatiently listening to every sound that approached or passed her door.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading The great clock in the distant hall struck seven, and it seemed to her intolerably long before she heard movements in the passage, and then Maxwell's voice outside.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her maid was to come to her shortly, and she was impatiently listening to every sound that approached or passed her door.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The great clock in the distant hall struck seven, and it seemed to her intolerably long before she heard movements in the passage, and then Maxwell's voice outside.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The great clock in the distant hall struck seven, and it seemed to her intolerably long before she heard movements in the passage, and then Maxwell's voice outside.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her maid was to come to her shortly, and she was impatiently listening to every sound that approached or passed her door.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The great clock in the distant hall struck seven, and it seemed to her intolerably long before she heard movements in the passage, and then Maxwell's voice outside.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Letty was lying on a sofa in her bedroom.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I hope you don't mind a few ghosts!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Here is your room, Sir George.
