used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I ASSURE you he said he had never seen a place with more pretty young ladies in it."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Oh, yes, I heard," said Jessie; "and how he stared about at Church!
Amy
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From this reading "Who?" said Jessie, coming suddenly into the light closet of the work-room, where Florence Cray was taking off her hat, and Amy Lee seemed to be helping her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Who?" said Jessie, coming suddenly into the light closet of the work-room, where Florence Cray was taking off her hat, and Amy Lee seemed to be helping her.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "Why, Mr. Wingfield, Mr. Holdaway's head groom, who has come over with another man and a boy, and three of the loveliest horses you ever did see."
make certain of
From this reading "I ASSURE you he said he had never seen a place with more pretty young ladies in it."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Oh, yes, I heard," said Jessie; "and how he stared about at Church!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Who?" said Jessie, coming suddenly into the light closet of the work-room, where Florence Cray was taking off her hat, and Amy Lee seemed to be helping her.
a youthful male person
From this reading "Why, Mr. Wingfield, Mr. Holdaway's head groom, who has come over with another man and a boy, and three of the loveliest horses you ever did see."
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading "Oh, yes, I heard," said Jessie; "and how he stared about at Church!
closetnounUS /ˈklɑːzət/
a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space
From this reading "Who?" said Jessie, coming suddenly into the light closet of the work-room, where Florence Cray was taking off her hat, and Amy Lee seemed to be helping her.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Why, Mr. Wingfield, Mr. Holdaway's head groom, who has come over with another man and a boy, and three of the loveliest horses you ever did see."
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "Who?" said Jessie, coming suddenly into the light closet of the work-room, where Florence Cray was taking off her hat, and Amy Lee seemed to be helping her.
Cray
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From this reading "Who?" said Jessie, coming suddenly into the light closet of the work-room, where Florence Cray was taking off her hat, and Amy Lee seemed to be helping her.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Why, Mr. Wingfield, Mr. Holdaway's head groom, who has come over with another man and a boy, and three of the loveliest horses you ever did see."
at any time
From this reading "Why, Mr. Wingfield, Mr. Holdaway's head groom, who has come over with another man and a boy, and three of the loveliest horses you ever did see."
opinion or judgment
From this reading WANDERING EYES.
FlorencenounUS /ˈflɔːrəns/
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading "Who?" said Jessie, coming suddenly into the light closet of the work-room, where Florence Cray was taking off her hat, and Amy Lee seemed to be helping her.
groomverbUS /ɡruːm/
educate for a future role or function
From this reading "Why, Mr. Wingfield, Mr. Holdaway's head groom, who has come over with another man and a boy, and three of the loveliest horses you ever did see."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I ASSURE you he said he had never seen a place with more pretty young ladies in it."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Why, Mr. Wingfield, Mr. Holdaway's head groom, who has come over with another man and a boy, and three of the loveliest horses you ever did see."
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading "Who?" said Jessie, coming suddenly into the light closet of the work-room, where Florence Cray was taking off her hat, and Amy Lee seemed to be helping her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I ASSURE you he said he had never seen a place with more pretty young ladies in it."
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "Why, Mr. Wingfield, Mr. Holdaway's head groom, who has come over with another man and a boy, and three of the loveliest horses you ever did see."
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "Oh, yes, I heard," said Jessie; "and how he stared about at Church!
helpingnounUS /ˈhelpɪŋ/
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading "Who?" said Jessie, coming suddenly into the light closet of the work-room, where Florence Cray was taking off her hat, and Amy Lee seemed to be helping her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Who?" said Jessie, coming suddenly into the light closet of the work-room, where Florence Cray was taking off her hat, and Amy Lee seemed to be helping her.
Holdaway's
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From this reading "Why, Mr. Wingfield, Mr. Holdaway's head groom, who has come over with another man and a boy, and three of the loveliest horses you ever did see."
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "Why, Mr. Wingfield, Mr. Holdaway's head groom, who has come over with another man and a boy, and three of the loveliest horses you ever did see."
how
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From this reading "Oh, yes, I heard," said Jessie; "and how he stared about at Church!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I ASSURE you he said he had never seen a place with more pretty young ladies in it."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I ASSURE you he said he had never seen a place with more pretty young ladies in it."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Who?" said Jessie, coming suddenly into the light closet of the work-room, where Florence Cray was taking off her hat, and Amy Lee seemed to be helping her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I ASSURE you he said he had never seen a place with more pretty young ladies in it."
Jessie
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From this reading "Who?" said Jessie, coming suddenly into the light closet of the work-room, where Florence Cray was taking off her hat, and Amy Lee seemed to be helping her.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading "I ASSURE you he said he had never seen a place with more pretty young ladies in it."
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading "Who?" said Jessie, coming suddenly into the light closet of the work-room, where Florence Cray was taking off her hat, and Amy Lee seemed to be helping her.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading "Who?" said Jessie, coming suddenly into the light closet of the work-room, where Florence Cray was taking off her hat, and Amy Lee seemed to be helping her.
loveliest
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From this reading "Why, Mr. Wingfield, Mr. Holdaway's head groom, who has come over with another man and a boy, and three of the loveliest horses you ever did see."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Why, Mr. Wingfield, Mr. Holdaway's head groom, who has come over with another man and a boy, and three of the loveliest horses you ever did see."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "I ASSURE you he said he had never seen a place with more pretty young ladies in it."
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Why, Mr. Wingfield, Mr. Holdaway's head groom, who has come over with another man and a boy, and three of the loveliest horses you ever did see."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I ASSURE you he said he had never seen a place with more pretty young ladies in it."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Who?" said Jessie, coming suddenly into the light closet of the work-room, where Florence Cray was taking off her hat, and Amy Lee seemed to be helping her.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Who?" said Jessie, coming suddenly into the light closet of the work-room, where Florence Cray was taking off her hat, and Amy Lee seemed to be helping her.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, yes, I heard," said Jessie; "and how he stared about at Church!
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Why, Mr. Wingfield, Mr. Holdaway's head groom, who has come over with another man and a boy, and three of the loveliest horses you ever did see."
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "I ASSURE you he said he had never seen a place with more pretty young ladies in it."
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "I ASSURE you he said he had never seen a place with more pretty young ladies in it."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I ASSURE you he said he had never seen a place with more pretty young ladies in it."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Why, Mr. Wingfield, Mr. Holdaway's head groom, who has come over with another man and a boy, and three of the loveliest horses you ever did see."
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "Who?" said Jessie, coming suddenly into the light closet of the work-room, where Florence Cray was taking off her hat, and Amy Lee seemed to be helping her.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I ASSURE you he said he had never seen a place with more pretty young ladies in it."
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading "Oh, yes, I heard," said Jessie; "and how he stared about at Church!
happening unexpectedly
From this reading "Who?" said Jessie, coming suddenly into the light closet of the work-room, where Florence Cray was taking off her hat, and Amy Lee seemed to be helping her.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading "Who?" said Jessie, coming suddenly into the light closet of the work-room, where Florence Cray was taking off her hat, and Amy Lee seemed to be helping her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Who?" said Jessie, coming suddenly into the light closet of the work-room, where Florence Cray was taking off her hat, and Amy Lee seemed to be helping her.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading "Why, Mr. Wingfield, Mr. Holdaway's head groom, who has come over with another man and a boy, and three of the loveliest horses you ever did see."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Who?" said Jessie, coming suddenly into the light closet of the work-room, where Florence Cray was taking off her hat, and Amy Lee seemed to be helping her.
migratory
From this reading WANDERING EYES.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Who?" said Jessie, coming suddenly into the light closet of the work-room, where Florence Cray was taking off her hat, and Amy Lee seemed to be helping her.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Who?" said Jessie, coming suddenly into the light closet of the work-room, where Florence Cray was taking off her hat, and Amy Lee seemed to be helping her.
which person or people
From this reading "Who?" said Jessie, coming suddenly into the light closet of the work-room, where Florence Cray was taking off her hat, and Amy Lee seemed to be helping her.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, Mr. Wingfield, Mr. Holdaway's head groom, who has come over with another man and a boy, and three of the loveliest horses you ever did see."
Wingfield
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From this reading "Why, Mr. Wingfield, Mr. Holdaway's head groom, who has come over with another man and a boy, and three of the loveliest horses you ever did see."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I ASSURE you he said he had never seen a place with more pretty young ladies in it."
work-room
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From this reading "Who?" said Jessie, coming suddenly into the light closet of the work-room, where Florence Cray was taking off her hat, and Amy Lee seemed to be helping her.
an affirmative
From this reading "Oh, yes, I heard," said Jessie; "and how he stared about at Church!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I ASSURE you he said he had never seen a place with more pretty young ladies in it."
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "I ASSURE you he said he had never seen a place with more pretty young ladies in it."
