used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Courtlandt gave a slight, dry cough.
in the past
From this reading "How long ago it all seems!" she murmured, drooping her blond head and fingering with one hand at a button on the front of her black dress.
(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 "How long ago it all seems!" she murmured, drooping her blond head and fingering with one hand at a button on the front of her black dress.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And you didn't marry one of them, Court?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "How long ago it all seems!" she murmured, drooping her blond head and fingering with one hand at a button on the front of her black dress.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It's only four years, and yet I fancy it to be a century."
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading "How long ago it all seems!" she murmured, drooping her blond head and fingering with one hand at a button on the front of her black dress.
blondadjectiveUS /blɑːnd/
being or having light colored skin and hair and usually blue or grey eyes
From this reading "How long ago it all seems!" she murmured, drooping her blond head and fingering with one hand at a button on the front of her black dress.
buttonnounUS /ˈbʌtən/
a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
From this reading "How long ago it all seems!" she murmured, drooping her blond head and fingering with one hand at a button on the front of her black dress.
a period of 100 years
From this reading "It's only four years, and yet I fancy it to be a century."
coughverbUS /kɑːf/
exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion
From this reading Courtlandt gave a slight, dry cough.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading "And you didn't marry one of them, Court?"
Courtlandt
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From this reading Courtlandt gave a slight, dry cough.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "I'm under the impression, Pauline," he said, "that I did not."
didn't
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From this reading "And you didn't marry one of them, Court?"
put on clothes
From this reading "How long ago it all seems!" she murmured, drooping her blond head and fingering with one hand at a button on the front of her black dress.
droopingadjectiveUS /ˈdruːpɪŋ/
weak from exhaustion
From this reading "How long ago it all seems!" she murmured, drooping her blond head and fingering with one hand at a button on the front of her black dress.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading Courtlandt gave a slight, dry cough.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading "It's only four years, and yet I fancy it to be a century."
fingeringnounUS /ˈfɪŋɡərɪŋ/
the placement of the fingers for playing different notes (or sequences of notes) on a musical instrument
From this reading "How long ago it all seems!" she murmured, drooping her blond head and fingering with one hand at a button on the front of her black dress.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading "It's only four years, and yet I fancy it to be a century."
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading "How long ago it all seems!" she murmured, drooping her blond head and fingering with one hand at a button on the front of her black dress.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Courtlandt gave a slight, dry cough.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "How long ago it all seems!" she murmured, drooping her blond head and fingering with one hand at a button on the front of her black dress.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I'm under the impression, Pauline," he said, "that I did not."
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "How long ago it all seems!" she murmured, drooping her blond head and fingering with one hand at a button on the front of her black dress.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "How long ago it all seems!" she murmured, drooping her blond head and fingering with one hand at a button on the front of her black dress.
How
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From this reading "How long ago it all seems!" she murmured, drooping her blond head and fingering with one hand at a button on the front of her black dress.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I'm under the impression, Pauline," he said, "that I did not."
I'm
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From this reading "I'm under the impression, Pauline," he said, "that I did not."
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading "I'm under the impression, Pauline," he said, "that I did not."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "How long ago it all seems!" she murmured, drooping her blond head and fingering with one hand at a button on the front of her black dress.
It's
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From this reading "It's only four years, and yet I fancy it to be a century."
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "How long ago it all seems!" she murmured, drooping her blond head and fingering with one hand at a button on the front of her black dress.
take in marriage
From this reading "And you didn't marry one of them, Court?"
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading "How long ago it all seems!" she murmured, drooping her blond head and fingering with one hand at a button on the front of her black dress.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I'm under the impression, Pauline," he said, "that I did not."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "And you didn't marry one of them, Court?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "How long ago it all seems!" she murmured, drooping her blond head and fingering with one hand at a button on the front of her black dress.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "And you didn't marry one of them, Court?"
and nothing more
From this reading "It's only four years, and yet I fancy it to be a century."
PaulineadjectiveUS /pɔːˈliːn/
relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines
From this reading "I'm under the impression, Pauline," he said, "that I did not."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I'm under the impression, Pauline," he said, "that I did not."
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "How long ago it all seems!" she murmured, drooping her blond head and fingering with one hand at a button on the front of her black dress.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "How long ago it all seems!" she murmured, drooping her blond head and fingering with one hand at a button on the front of her black dress.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading Courtlandt gave a slight, dry cough.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I'm under the impression, Pauline," he said, "that I did not."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I'm under the impression, Pauline," he said, "that I did not."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "And you didn't marry one of them, Court?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It's only four years, and yet I fancy it to be a century."
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "I'm under the impression, Pauline," he said, "that I did not."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "How long ago it all seems!" she murmured, drooping her blond head and fingering with one hand at a button on the front of her black dress.
a late time of life
From this reading "It's only four years, and yet I fancy it to be a century."
but in spite of that
From this reading "It's only four years, and yet I fancy it to be a century."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And you didn't marry one of them, Court?"
