used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 'I have a boy, too,' Aylmer remarked irrelevantly, 'rather a nice chap.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Though only by the merest, slightest movement of an eyelash Edith could not avoid showing her surprise.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Surprise Certainly Mrs Mitchell on one side and Captain Willis on the other had suffered neglect.
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading Though only by the merest, slightest movement of an eyelash Edith could not avoid showing her surprise.
Aylmer
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From this reading 'I have a boy, too,' Aylmer remarked irrelevantly, 'rather a nice chap.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading But they seemed to become hardened to it towards the end of dinner....
a youthful male person
From this reading 'I have a boy, too,' Aylmer remarked irrelevantly, 'rather a nice chap.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But they seemed to become hardened to it towards the end of dinner....
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Though only by the merest, slightest movement of an eyelash Edith could not avoid showing her surprise.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading The Surprise Certainly Mrs Mitchell on one side and Captain Willis on the other had suffered neglect.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading The Surprise Certainly Mrs Mitchell on one side and Captain Willis on the other had suffered neglect.
a boy or man
From this reading 'I have a boy, too,' Aylmer remarked irrelevantly, 'rather a nice chap.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Though only by the merest, slightest movement of an eyelash Edith could not avoid showing her surprise.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading But they seemed to become hardened to it towards the end of dinner....
Edith
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From this reading Though only by the merest, slightest movement of an eyelash Edith could not avoid showing her surprise.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading But they seemed to become hardened to it towards the end of dinner....
eyelashnounUS /ˈaɪlæʃ/
any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
From this reading Though only by the merest, slightest movement of an eyelash Edith could not avoid showing her surprise.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Surprise Certainly Mrs Mitchell on one side and Captain Willis on the other had suffered neglect.
hardenedadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrdənd/
used of persons; emotionally hardened
From this reading But they seemed to become hardened to it towards the end of dinner....
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'I have a boy, too,' Aylmer remarked irrelevantly, 'rather a nice chap.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Though only by the merest, slightest movement of an eyelash Edith could not avoid showing her surprise.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I have a boy, too,' Aylmer remarked irrelevantly, 'rather a nice chap.
irrelevantlyadverb
in an irrelevant manner
From this reading 'I have a boy, too,' Aylmer remarked irrelevantly, 'rather a nice chap.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But they seemed to become hardened to it towards the end of dinner....
and nothing more
From this reading Just ten.'
merestadjectiveUS /ˈmerəst/
superlative of “mere” — being nothing more than specified
From this reading Though only by the merest, slightest movement of an eyelash Edith could not avoid showing her surprise.
MitchellnounUS /ˈmɪtʃəl/
English aeronautical engineer (1895-1937)
From this reading The Surprise Certainly Mrs Mitchell on one side and Captain Willis on the other had suffered neglect.
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading Though only by the merest, slightest movement of an eyelash Edith could not avoid showing her surprise.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading The Surprise Certainly Mrs Mitchell on one side and Captain Willis on the other had suffered neglect.
neglectverbUS /nəˈɡlekt/
leave undone or leave out
From this reading The Surprise Certainly Mrs Mitchell on one side and Captain Willis on the other had suffered neglect.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading 'I have a boy, too,' Aylmer remarked irrelevantly, 'rather a nice chap.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Though only by the merest, slightest movement of an eyelash Edith could not avoid showing her surprise.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But they seemed to become hardened to it towards the end of dinner....
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Surprise Certainly Mrs Mitchell on one side and Captain Willis on the other had suffered neglect.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Surprise Certainly Mrs Mitchell on one side and Captain Willis on the other had suffered neglect.
and nothing more
From this reading Though only by the merest, slightest movement of an eyelash Edith could not avoid showing her surprise.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The Surprise Certainly Mrs Mitchell on one side and Captain Willis on the other had suffered neglect.
on the contrary
From this reading 'I have a boy, too,' Aylmer remarked irrelevantly, 'rather a nice chap.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading 'I have a boy, too,' Aylmer remarked irrelevantly, 'rather a nice chap.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading But they seemed to become hardened to it towards the end of dinner....
the display of a motion picture
From this reading Though only by the merest, slightest movement of an eyelash Edith could not avoid showing her surprise.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The Surprise Certainly Mrs Mitchell on one side and Captain Willis on the other had suffered neglect.
superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some
From this reading Though only by the merest, slightest movement of an eyelash Edith could not avoid showing her surprise.
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading The Surprise Certainly Mrs Mitchell on one side and Captain Willis on the other had suffered neglect.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading The Surprise Certainly Mrs Mitchell on one side and Captain Willis on the other had suffered neglect.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Just ten.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Surprise Certainly Mrs Mitchell on one side and Captain Willis on the other had suffered neglect.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But they seemed to become hardened to it towards the end of dinner....
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though only by the merest, slightest movement of an eyelash Edith could not avoid showing her surprise.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But they seemed to become hardened to it towards the end of dinner....
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading 'I have a boy, too,' Aylmer remarked irrelevantly, 'rather a nice chap.
in the direction of
From this reading But they seemed to become hardened to it towards the end of dinner....
WillisnounUS /ˈwɪlɪs/
English physician who was a pioneer in the study of the brain (1621-1675)
From this reading The Surprise Certainly Mrs Mitchell on one side and Captain Willis on the other had suffered neglect.
