used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading So, if you don’t mind, I’ll make a fire in your room in the morning before you are awake.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After leaving Connie, Kenneth went to say good-night to Mrs. Hart, to whom he said, very deferentially: “I know from my father how warm your house is everywhere, and I know our bedrooms are cold.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After leaving Connie, Kenneth went to say good-night to Mrs. Hart, to whom he said, very deferentially: “I know from my father how warm your house is everywhere, and I know our bedrooms are cold.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading After leaving Connie, Kenneth went to say good-night to Mrs. Hart, to whom he said, very deferentially: “I know from my father how warm your house is everywhere, and I know our bedrooms are cold.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But as he went on her countenance relaxed, and she began for the first time to notice what a fine face and figure he had, and how well he spoke.
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading So, if you don’t mind, I’ll make a fire in your room in the morning before you are awake.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I’ll be very still.”
bedroomsnounUS /ˈbedruːmz/
plural of “bedroom” — a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading After leaving Connie, Kenneth went to say good-night to Mrs. Hart, to whom he said, very deferentially: “I know from my father how warm your house is everywhere, and I know our bedrooms are cold.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading So, if you don’t mind, I’ll make a fire in your room in the morning before you are awake.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading When Kenneth began to speak, Mrs. Hart gave him a haughty stare.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But as he went on her countenance relaxed, and she began for the first time to notice what a fine face and figure he had, and how well he spoke.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading After leaving Connie, Kenneth went to say good-night to Mrs. Hart, to whom he said, very deferentially: “I know from my father how warm your house is everywhere, and I know our bedrooms are cold.
Connie
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From this reading After leaving Connie, Kenneth went to say good-night to Mrs. Hart, to whom he said, very deferentially: “I know from my father how warm your house is everywhere, and I know our bedrooms are cold.
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
From this reading But as he went on her countenance relaxed, and she began for the first time to notice what a fine face and figure he had, and how well he spoke.
deferentiallyadverb
in a servile manner
From this reading After leaving Connie, Kenneth went to say good-night to Mrs. Hart, to whom he said, very deferentially: “I know from my father how warm your house is everywhere, and I know our bedrooms are cold.
don't
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From this reading So, if you don’t mind, I’ll make a fire in your room in the morning before you are awake.
to or in any or all places
From this reading After leaving Connie, Kenneth went to say good-night to Mrs. Hart, to whom he said, very deferentially: “I know from my father how warm your house is everywhere, and I know our bedrooms are cold.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading But as he went on her countenance relaxed, and she began for the first time to notice what a fine face and figure he had, and how well he spoke.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading After leaving Connie, Kenneth went to say good-night to Mrs. Hart, to whom he said, very deferentially: “I know from my father how warm your house is everywhere, and I know our bedrooms are cold.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading But as he went on her countenance relaxed, and she began for the first time to notice what a fine face and figure he had, and how well he spoke.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading But as he went on her countenance relaxed, and she began for the first time to notice what a fine face and figure he had, and how well he spoke.
start firing a weapon
From this reading So, if you don’t mind, I’ll make a fire in your room in the morning before you are awake.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading But as he went on her countenance relaxed, and she began for the first time to notice what a fine face and figure he had, and how well he spoke.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But as he went on her countenance relaxed, and she began for the first time to notice what a fine face and figure he had, and how well he spoke.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading After leaving Connie, Kenneth went to say good-night to Mrs. Hart, to whom he said, very deferentially: “I know from my father how warm your house is everywhere, and I know our bedrooms are cold.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading When Kenneth began to speak, Mrs. Hart gave him a haughty stare.
good-night
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From this reading After leaving Connie, Kenneth went to say good-night to Mrs. Hart, to whom he said, very deferentially: “I know from my father how warm your house is everywhere, and I know our bedrooms are cold.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But as he went on her countenance relaxed, and she began for the first time to notice what a fine face and figure he had, and how well he spoke.
HartnounUS /hɑːrt/
United States playwright who collaborated with George S. Kaufman (1904-1961)
From this reading After leaving Connie, Kenneth went to say good-night to Mrs. Hart, to whom he said, very deferentially: “I know from my father how warm your house is everywhere, and I know our bedrooms are cold.
haughtyadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːti/
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
From this reading When Kenneth began to speak, Mrs. Hart gave him a haughty stare.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After leaving Connie, Kenneth went to say good-night to Mrs. Hart, to whom he said, very deferentially: “I know from my father how warm your house is everywhere, and I know our bedrooms are cold.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But as he went on her countenance relaxed, and she began for the first time to notice what a fine face and figure he had, and how well he spoke.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Kenneth began to speak, Mrs. Hart gave him a haughty stare.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading After leaving Connie, Kenneth went to say good-night to Mrs. Hart, to whom he said, very deferentially: “I know from my father how warm your house is everywhere, and I know our bedrooms are cold.
how
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From this reading After leaving Connie, Kenneth went to say good-night to Mrs. Hart, to whom he said, very deferentially: “I know from my father how warm your house is everywhere, and I know our bedrooms are cold.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading After leaving Connie, Kenneth went to say good-night to Mrs. Hart, to whom he said, very deferentially: “I know from my father how warm your house is everywhere, and I know our bedrooms are cold.
I'll
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From this reading So, if you don’t mind, I’ll make a fire in your room in the morning before you are awake.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading So, if you don’t mind, I’ll make a fire in your room in the morning before you are awake.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So, if you don’t mind, I’ll make a fire in your room in the morning before you are awake.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After leaving Connie, Kenneth went to say good-night to Mrs. Hart, to whom he said, very deferentially: “I know from my father how warm your house is everywhere, and I know our bedrooms are cold.
Kenneth
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From this reading After leaving Connie, Kenneth went to say good-night to Mrs. Hart, to whom he said, very deferentially: “I know from my father how warm your house is everywhere, and I know our bedrooms are cold.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading After leaving Connie, Kenneth went to say good-night to Mrs. Hart, to whom he said, very deferentially: “I know from my father how warm your house is everywhere, and I know our bedrooms are cold.
the act of departing
From this reading After leaving Connie, Kenneth went to say good-night to Mrs. Hart, to whom he said, very deferentially: “I know from my father how warm your house is everywhere, and I know our bedrooms are cold.
engage in
From this reading So, if you don’t mind, I’ll make a fire in your room in the morning before you are awake.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading So, if you don’t mind, I’ll make a fire in your room in the morning before you are awake.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading So, if you don’t mind, I’ll make a fire in your room in the morning before you are awake.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading After leaving Connie, Kenneth went to say good-night to Mrs. Hart, to whom he said, very deferentially: “I know from my father how warm your house is everywhere, and I know our bedrooms are cold.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading After leaving Connie, Kenneth went to say good-night to Mrs. Hart, to whom he said, very deferentially: “I know from my father how warm your house is everywhere, and I know our bedrooms are cold.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading But as he went on her countenance relaxed, and she began for the first time to notice what a fine face and figure he had, and how well he spoke.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But as he went on her countenance relaxed, and she began for the first time to notice what a fine face and figure he had, and how well he spoke.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading After leaving Connie, Kenneth went to say good-night to Mrs. Hart, to whom he said, very deferentially: “I know from my father how warm your house is everywhere, and I know our bedrooms are cold.
relaxedadjectiveUS /rɪˈlækst/
without strain or anxiety
From this reading But as he went on her countenance relaxed, and she began for the first time to notice what a fine face and figure he had, and how well he spoke.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading So, if you don’t mind, I’ll make a fire in your room in the morning before you are awake.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading After leaving Connie, Kenneth went to say good-night to Mrs. Hart, to whom he said, very deferentially: “I know from my father how warm your house is everywhere, and I know our bedrooms are cold.
express in words
From this reading After leaving Connie, Kenneth went to say good-night to Mrs. Hart, to whom he said, very deferentially: “I know from my father how warm your house is everywhere, and I know our bedrooms are cold.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But as he went on her countenance relaxed, and she began for the first time to notice what a fine face and figure he had, and how well he spoke.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, if you don’t mind, I’ll make a fire in your room in the morning before you are awake.
express in speech
From this reading When Kenneth began to speak, Mrs. Hart gave him a haughty stare.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading But as he went on her countenance relaxed, and she began for the first time to notice what a fine face and figure he had, and how well he spoke.
stareverbUS /ster/
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading When Kenneth began to speak, Mrs. Hart gave him a haughty stare.
not in physical motion
From this reading I’ll be very still.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So, if you don’t mind, I’ll make a fire in your room in the morning before you are awake.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading But as he went on her countenance relaxed, and she began for the first time to notice what a fine face and figure he had, and how well he spoke.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After leaving Connie, Kenneth went to say good-night to Mrs. Hart, to whom he said, very deferentially: “I know from my father how warm your house is everywhere, and I know our bedrooms are cold.
precisely as stated
From this reading After leaving Connie, Kenneth went to say good-night to Mrs. Hart, to whom he said, very deferentially: “I know from my father how warm your house is everywhere, and I know our bedrooms are cold.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading After leaving Connie, Kenneth went to say good-night to Mrs. Hart, to whom he said, very deferentially: “I know from my father how warm your house is everywhere, and I know our bedrooms are cold.
(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 But as he went on her countenance relaxed, and she began for the first time to notice what a fine face and figure he had, and how well he spoke.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading After leaving Connie, Kenneth went to say good-night to Mrs. Hart, to whom he said, very deferentially: “I know from my father how warm your house is everywhere, and I know our bedrooms are cold.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But as he went on her countenance relaxed, and she began for the first time to notice what a fine face and figure he had, and how well he spoke.
at the time that
From this reading When Kenneth began to speak, Mrs. Hart gave him a haughty stare.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After leaving Connie, Kenneth went to say good-night to Mrs. Hart, to whom he said, very deferentially: “I know from my father how warm your house is everywhere, and I know our bedrooms are cold.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So, if you don’t mind, I’ll make a fire in your room in the morning before you are awake.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading After leaving Connie, Kenneth went to say good-night to Mrs. Hart, to whom he said, very deferentially: “I know from my father how warm your house is everywhere, and I know our bedrooms are cold.
