used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading About a week after the occurrences related in the last chapter, Mrs. Henry was sitting one morning at her window, at work.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About a week after the occurrences related in the last chapter, Mrs. Henry was sitting one morning at her window, at work.
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading THE ACCIDENT.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading About a week after the occurrences related in the last chapter, Mrs. Henry was sitting one morning at her window, at work.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a large and beautiful window, opening out upon a piazza.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading About a week after the occurrences related in the last chapter, Mrs. Henry was sitting one morning at her window, at work.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading It was a large and beautiful window, opening out upon a piazza.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The window came down nearly to the floor, so that when it was open one could walk directly out.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading About a week after the occurrences related in the last chapter, Mrs. Henry was sitting one morning at her window, at work.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The window came down nearly to the floor, so that when it was open one could walk directly out.
without deviation
From this reading The window came down nearly to the floor, so that when it was open one could walk directly out.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The window came down nearly to the floor, so that when it was open one could walk directly out.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading The window came down nearly to the floor, so that when it was open one could walk directly out.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading There was a sort of step, however, which it was necessary to go over.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading About a week after the occurrences related in the last chapter, Mrs. Henry was sitting one morning at her window, at work.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading About a week after the occurrences related in the last chapter, Mrs. Henry was sitting one morning at her window, at work.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading There was a sort of step, however, which it was necessary to go over.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading About a week after the occurrences related in the last chapter, Mrs. Henry was sitting one morning at her window, at work.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a large and beautiful window, opening out upon a piazza.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was a large and beautiful window, opening out upon a piazza.
immediately past
From this reading About a week after the occurrences related in the last chapter, Mrs. Henry was sitting one morning at her window, at work.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading About a week after the occurrences related in the last chapter, Mrs. Henry was sitting one morning at her window, at work.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading About a week after the occurrences related in the last chapter, Mrs. Henry was sitting one morning at her window, at work.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The window came down nearly to the floor, so that when it was open one could walk directly out.
absolutely essential
From this reading There was a sort of step, however, which it was necessary to go over.
occurrencesnounUS /əˈkɜːrənsɪz/
plural of “occurrence” — an event that happens
From this reading About a week after the occurrences related in the last chapter, Mrs. Henry was sitting one morning at her window, at work.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a sort of step, however, which it was necessary to go over.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading About a week after the occurrences related in the last chapter, Mrs. Henry was sitting one morning at her window, at work.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The window came down nearly to the floor, so that when it was open one could walk directly out.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading It was a large and beautiful window, opening out upon a piazza.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It was a large and beautiful window, opening out upon a piazza.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading There was a sort of step, however, which it was necessary to go over.
piazzanounUS /piˈæzə/
a public square with room for pedestrians
From this reading It was a large and beautiful window, opening out upon a piazza.
being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
From this reading About a week after the occurrences related in the last chapter, Mrs. Henry was sitting one morning at her window, at work.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading About a week after the occurrences related in the last chapter, Mrs. Henry was sitting one morning at her window, at work.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The window came down nearly to the floor, so that when it was open one could walk directly out.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading There was a sort of step, however, which it was necessary to go over.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading There was a sort of step, however, which it was necessary to go over.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The window came down nearly to the floor, so that when it was open one could walk directly out.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ACCIDENT.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a sort of step, however, which it was necessary to go over.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The window came down nearly to the floor, so that when it was open one could walk directly out.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was a large and beautiful window, opening out upon a piazza.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading The window came down nearly to the floor, so that when it was open one could walk directly out.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading About a week after the occurrences related in the last chapter, Mrs. Henry was sitting one morning at her window, at work.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading About a week after the occurrences related in the last chapter, Mrs. Henry was sitting one morning at her window, at work.
at the time that
From this reading The window came down nearly to the floor, so that when it was open one could walk directly out.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was a sort of step, however, which it was necessary to go over.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading About a week after the occurrences related in the last chapter, Mrs. Henry was sitting one morning at her window, at work.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading About a week after the occurrences related in the last chapter, Mrs. Henry was sitting one morning at her window, at work.
