used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She was in high glee and declared she had made the luckiest bid yet, for her "old horse" proved to be a box of books.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was in high glee and declared she had made the luckiest bid yet, for her "old horse" proved to be a box of books.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "New books, are they?"
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading THE LETTERS ON THE TRUNK Miss Ri arrived betimes that Saturday morning.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Not bad ones, either," she declared, "and those I have duplicates of, I can give away at Christmas.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Not bad ones, either," she declared, "and those I have duplicates of, I can give away at Christmas.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "Not bad ones, either," she declared, "and those I have duplicates of, I can give away at Christmas.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She was in high glee and declared she had made the luckiest bid yet, for her "old horse" proved to be a box of books.
betimesadverb
in good time
From this reading THE LETTERS ON THE TRUNK Miss Ri arrived betimes that Saturday morning.
propose a payment
From this reading She was in high glee and declared she had made the luckiest bid yet, for her "old horse" proved to be a box of books.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading She was in high glee and declared she had made the luckiest bid yet, for her "old horse" proved to be a box of books.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading She was in high glee and declared she had made the luckiest bid yet, for her "old horse" proved to be a box of books.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Not bad ones, either," she declared, "and those I have duplicates of, I can give away at Christmas.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading The box was certainly well worth the two dollars I paid for it."
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading "Not bad ones, either," she declared, "and those I have duplicates of, I can give away at Christmas.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading She was in high glee and declared she had made the luckiest bid yet, for her "old horse" proved to be a box of books.
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading The box was certainly well worth the two dollars I paid for it."
duplicatesnounUS /ˈdjuːpləkeɪts/
plural of “duplicate” — something additional of the same kind
From this reading "Not bad ones, either," she declared, "and those I have duplicates of, I can give away at Christmas.
one or the other of two
From this reading "Not bad ones, either," she declared, "and those I have duplicates of, I can give away at Christmas.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was in high glee and declared she had made the luckiest bid yet, for her "old horse" proved to be a box of books.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Not bad ones, either," she declared, "and those I have duplicates of, I can give away at Christmas.
gleenounUS /ɡliː/
great merriment
From this reading She was in high glee and declared she had made the luckiest bid yet, for her "old horse" proved to be a box of books.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was in high glee and declared she had made the luckiest bid yet, for her "old horse" proved to be a box of books.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Not bad ones, either," she declared, "and those I have duplicates of, I can give away at Christmas.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was in high glee and declared she had made the luckiest bid yet, for her "old horse" proved to be a box of books.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading She was in high glee and declared she had made the luckiest bid yet, for her "old horse" proved to be a box of books.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading She was in high glee and declared she had made the luckiest bid yet, for her "old horse" proved to be a box of books.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Not bad ones, either," she declared, "and those I have duplicates of, I can give away at Christmas.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was in high glee and declared she had made the luckiest bid yet, for her "old horse" proved to be a box of books.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The box was certainly well worth the two dollars I paid for it."
the literary culture
From this reading THE LETTERS ON THE TRUNK Miss Ri arrived betimes that Saturday morning.
luckiestadjectiveUS /ˈlʌkiəst/
superlative of “lucky” — occurring by chance
From this reading She was in high glee and declared she had made the luckiest bid yet, for her "old horse" proved to be a box of books.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She was in high glee and declared she had made the luckiest bid yet, for her "old horse" proved to be a box of books.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading THE LETTERS ON THE TRUNK Miss Ri arrived betimes that Saturday morning.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE LETTERS ON THE TRUNK Miss Ri arrived betimes that Saturday morning.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "New books, are they?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not bad ones, either," she declared, "and those I have duplicates of, I can give away at Christmas.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was in high glee and declared she had made the luckiest bid yet, for her "old horse" proved to be a box of books.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading She was in high glee and declared she had made the luckiest bid yet, for her "old horse" proved to be a box of books.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE LETTERS ON THE TRUNK Miss Ri arrived betimes that Saturday morning.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Not bad ones, either," she declared, "and those I have duplicates of, I can give away at Christmas.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading The box was certainly well worth the two dollars I paid for it."
established beyond doubt
From this reading She was in high glee and declared she had made the luckiest bid yet, for her "old horse" proved to be a box of books.
Rinoun
a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies; the smallest state
From this reading THE LETTERS ON THE TRUNK Miss Ri arrived betimes that Saturday morning.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading THE LETTERS ON THE TRUNK Miss Ri arrived betimes that Saturday morning.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was in high glee and declared she had made the luckiest bid yet, for her "old horse" proved to be a box of books.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE LETTERS ON THE TRUNK Miss Ri arrived betimes that Saturday morning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LETTERS ON THE TRUNK Miss Ri arrived betimes that Saturday morning.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "New books, are they?"
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Not bad ones, either," she declared, "and those I have duplicates of, I can give away at Christmas.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was in high glee and declared she had made the luckiest bid yet, for her "old horse" proved to be a box of books.
the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
From this reading THE LETTERS ON THE TRUNK Miss Ri arrived betimes that Saturday morning.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The box was certainly well worth the two dollars I paid for it."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was in high glee and declared she had made the luckiest bid yet, for her "old horse" proved to be a box of books.
(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 The box was certainly well worth the two dollars I paid for it."
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading The box was certainly well worth the two dollars I paid for it."
but in spite of that
From this reading She was in high glee and declared she had made the luckiest bid yet, for her "old horse" proved to be a box of books.
