used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Alison rose with a smile, and beckoned her past the sleeping figure to the farther door.
Alison
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From this reading Alison rose with a smile, and beckoned her past the sleeping figure to the farther door.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Then, bathing her face and hands, and removing all traces of dust from her dress, she went into Marion’s chamber.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Presently the girl rose, and cautiously crept back along the passage.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Presently the girl rose, and cautiously crept back along the passage.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Presently the girl rose, and cautiously crept back along the passage.
bathingnounUS /ˈbeɪðɪŋ/
immersing the body in water or sunshine
From this reading Then, bathing her face and hands, and removing all traces of dust from her dress, she went into Marion’s chamber.
beckonedverbUS /ˈbekənd/
past form of “beckon” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading Alison rose with a smile, and beckoned her past the sleeping figure to the farther door.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She waited several minutes behind the double doors, and looked carefully along the gallery and into the hall below before she gained her own room.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading She waited several minutes behind the double doors, and looked carefully along the gallery and into the hall below before she gained her own room.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading She waited several minutes behind the double doors, and looked carefully along the gallery and into the hall below before she gained her own room.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading She waited several minutes behind the double doors, and looked carefully along the gallery and into the hall below before she gained her own room.
cautiouslyadverbUS /ˈkɔːʃəsli/
as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact
From this reading Presently the girl rose, and cautiously crept back along the passage.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading Then, bathing her face and hands, and removing all traces of dust from her dress, she went into Marion’s chamber.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading Presently the girl rose, and cautiously crept back along the passage.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Alison rose with a smile, and beckoned her past the sleeping figure to the farther door.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading She waited several minutes behind the double doors, and looked carefully along the gallery and into the hall below before she gained her own room.
increase twofold
From this reading She waited several minutes behind the double doors, and looked carefully along the gallery and into the hall below before she gained her own room.
put on clothes
From this reading Then, bathing her face and hands, and removing all traces of dust from her dress, she went into Marion’s chamber.
remove the dust from
From this reading Then, bathing her face and hands, and removing all traces of dust from her dress, she went into Marion’s chamber.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Then, bathing her face and hands, and removing all traces of dust from her dress, she went into Marion’s chamber.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading Alison rose with a smile, and beckoned her past the sleeping figure to the farther door.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading Alison rose with a smile, and beckoned her past the sleeping figure to the farther door.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then, bathing her face and hands, and removing all traces of dust from her dress, she went into Marion’s chamber.
past form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading She waited several minutes behind the double doors, and looked carefully along the gallery and into the hall below before she gained her own room.
gallerynounUS /ˈɡæləri/
spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading She waited several minutes behind the double doors, and looked carefully along the gallery and into the hall below before she gained her own room.
a young female
From this reading Presently the girl rose, and cautiously crept back along the passage.
destroyed or killed
From this reading ’My mistress has gone to make a visit,’ she informed Simone.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading She waited several minutes behind the double doors, and looked carefully along the gallery and into the hall below before she gained her own room.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Then, bathing her face and hands, and removing all traces of dust from her dress, she went into Marion’s chamber.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ’My mistress has gone to make a visit,’ she informed Simone.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She waited several minutes behind the double doors, and looked carefully along the gallery and into the hall below before she gained her own room.
having much knowledge or education
From this reading ’My mistress has gone to make a visit,’ she informed Simone.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She waited several minutes behind the double doors, and looked carefully along the gallery and into the hall below before she gained her own room.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She waited several minutes behind the double doors, and looked carefully along the gallery and into the hall below before she gained her own room.
engage in
From this reading ’My mistress has gone to make a visit,’ she informed Simone.
Marion's
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From this reading Then, bathing her face and hands, and removing all traces of dust from her dress, she went into Marion’s chamber.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading She waited several minutes behind the double doors, and looked carefully along the gallery and into the hall below before she gained her own room.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading ’My mistress has gone to make a visit,’ she informed Simone.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ’My mistress has gone to make a visit,’ she informed Simone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then, bathing her face and hands, and removing all traces of dust from her dress, she went into Marion’s chamber.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading She waited several minutes behind the double doors, and looked carefully along the gallery and into the hall below before she gained her own room.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading Presently the girl rose, and cautiously crept back along the passage.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Alison rose with a smile, and beckoned her past the sleeping figure to the farther door.
in the near future
From this reading Presently the girl rose, and cautiously crept back along the passage.
removingverbUS /riˈmuːvɪŋ/
-ing form of “remove” — remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
From this reading Then, bathing her face and hands, and removing all traces of dust from her dress, she went into Marion’s chamber.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading She waited several minutes behind the double doors, and looked carefully along the gallery and into the hall below before she gained her own room.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Presently the girl rose, and cautiously crept back along the passage.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading She waited several minutes behind the double doors, and looked carefully along the gallery and into the hall below before she gained her own room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She waited several minutes behind the double doors, and looked carefully along the gallery and into the hall below before she gained her own room.
Simone
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From this reading ’My mistress has gone to make a visit,’ she informed Simone.
the state of being asleep
From this reading Alison rose with a smile, and beckoned her past the sleeping figure to the farther door.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Alison rose with a smile, and beckoned her past the sleeping figure to the farther door.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Presently the girl rose, and cautiously crept back along the passage.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, bathing her face and hands, and removing all traces of dust from her dress, she went into Marion’s chamber.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Alison rose with a smile, and beckoned her past the sleeping figure to the farther door.
tracesnounUS /ˈtreɪsəz/
plural of “trace” — a just detectable amount
From this reading Then, bathing her face and hands, and removing all traces of dust from her dress, she went into Marion’s chamber.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading ’My mistress has gone to make a visit,’ she informed Simone.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading She waited several minutes behind the double doors, and looked carefully along the gallery and into the hall below before she gained her own room.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Then, bathing her face and hands, and removing all traces of dust from her dress, she went into Marion’s chamber.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Alison rose with a smile, and beckoned her past the sleeping figure to the farther door.
