used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To her speechless delight, it proved to be a little dark-brown wooden doll, daintily carved, and with two white beads, with black centres, cunningly set into its face for eyes.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading On the following day McWha went to work again, but not till after breakfast, when the others had long departed.
anew
From this reading On the following day McWha went to work again, but not till after breakfast, when the others had long departed.
allurements
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From this reading She glanced up at him with the most coaxing smile in her whole armoury of allurements.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading McWha would not look at her, and his face was as sullenly harsh as ever; but as he passed he slipped something into her hand.
apronnounUS /ˈeɪprən/
a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing
From this reading Rosy-Lilly, with one hand twisted in her little apron, was standing in the doorway as he passed out.
armourynoun
a collection of resources
From this reading She glanced up at him with the most coaxing smile in her whole armoury of allurements.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Rosy-Lilly, with one hand twisted in her little apron, was standing in the doorway as he passed out.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She glanced up at him with the most coaxing smile in her whole armoury of allurements.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To her speechless delight, it proved to be a little dark-brown wooden doll, daintily carved, and with two white beads, with black centres, cunningly set into its face for eyes.
beadsnounUS /biːdz/
several beads threaded together on a string
From this reading To her speechless delight, it proved to be a little dark-brown wooden doll, daintily carved, and with two white beads, with black centres, cunningly set into its face for eyes.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading To her speechless delight, it proved to be a little dark-brown wooden doll, daintily carved, and with two white beads, with black centres, cunningly set into its face for eyes.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading On the following day McWha went to work again, but not till after breakfast, when the others had long departed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading On the following day McWha went to work again, but not till after breakfast, when the others had long departed.
carvedadjectiveUS /kɑːrvd/
made for or formed by carving (“carven” is archaic or literary)
From this reading To her speechless delight, it proved to be a little dark-brown wooden doll, daintily carved, and with two white beads, with black centres, cunningly set into its face for eyes.
centresnounUS /ˈsentərz/
plural of “centre” — a low-lying region in central France
From this reading To her speechless delight, it proved to be a little dark-brown wooden doll, daintily carved, and with two white beads, with black centres, cunningly set into its face for eyes.
coaxingadjectiveUS /ˈkoʊksɪŋ/
pleasingly persuasive or intended to persuade
From this reading She glanced up at him with the most coaxing smile in her whole armoury of allurements.
cunninglyadverb
in an attractive manner
From this reading To her speechless delight, it proved to be a little dark-brown wooden doll, daintily carved, and with two white beads, with black centres, cunningly set into its face for eyes.
daintilyadverbUS /ˈdeɪntəliː/
in a dainty and fastidious manner
From this reading To her speechless delight, it proved to be a little dark-brown wooden doll, daintily carved, and with two white beads, with black centres, cunningly set into its face for eyes.
dark-brownadjective
of a color similar to that of wood or earth
From this reading To her speechless delight, it proved to be a little dark-brown wooden doll, daintily carved, and with two white beads, with black centres, cunningly set into its face for eyes.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading On the following day McWha went to work again, but not till after breakfast, when the others had long departed.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading To her speechless delight, it proved to be a little dark-brown wooden doll, daintily carved, and with two white beads, with black centres, cunningly set into its face for eyes.
well in the past; former
From this reading On the following day McWha went to work again, but not till after breakfast, when the others had long departed.
dollnounUS /dɑːl/
a small replica of a person; used as a toy
From this reading To her speechless delight, it proved to be a little dark-brown wooden doll, daintily carved, and with two white beads, with black centres, cunningly set into its face for eyes.
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading Rosy-Lilly, with one hand twisted in her little apron, was standing in the doorway as he passed out.
at any time
From this reading McWha would not look at her, and his face was as sullenly harsh as ever; but as he passed he slipped something into her hand.
opinion or judgment
From this reading To her speechless delight, it proved to be a little dark-brown wooden doll, daintily carved, and with two white beads, with black centres, cunningly set into its face for eyes.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading McWha would not look at her, and his face was as sullenly harsh as ever; but as he passed he slipped something into her hand.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading On the following day McWha went to work again, but not till after breakfast, when the others had long departed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To her speechless delight, it proved to be a little dark-brown wooden doll, daintily carved, and with two white beads, with black centres, cunningly set into its face for eyes.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading She glanced up at him with the most coaxing smile in her whole armoury of allurements.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On the following day McWha went to work again, but not till after breakfast, when the others had long departed.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Rosy-Lilly, with one hand twisted in her little apron, was standing in the doorway as he passed out.
harshadjectiveUS /hɑːrʃ/
unpleasantly stern
From this reading McWha would not look at her, and his face was as sullenly harsh as ever; but as he passed he slipped something into her hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rosy-Lilly, with one hand twisted in her little apron, was standing in the doorway as he passed out.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Rosy-Lilly, with one hand twisted in her little apron, was standing in the doorway as he passed out.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She glanced up at him with the most coaxing smile in her whole armoury of allurements.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading McWha would not look at her, and his face was as sullenly harsh as ever; but as he passed he slipped something into her hand.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Rosy-Lilly, with one hand twisted in her little apron, was standing in the doorway as he passed out.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading McWha would not look at her, and his face was as sullenly harsh as ever; but as he passed he slipped something into her hand.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To her speechless delight, it proved to be a little dark-brown wooden doll, daintily carved, and with two white beads, with black centres, cunningly set into its face for eyes.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading To her speechless delight, it proved to be a little dark-brown wooden doll, daintily carved, and with two white beads, with black centres, cunningly set into its face for eyes.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Rosy-Lilly, with one hand twisted in her little apron, was standing in the doorway as he passed out.
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 On the following day McWha went to work again, but not till after breakfast, when the others had long departed.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading McWha would not look at her, and his face was as sullenly harsh as ever; but as he passed he slipped something into her hand.
McWha
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From this reading On the following day McWha went to work again, but not till after breakfast, when the others had long departed.
used to form the superlative
From this reading She glanced up at him with the most coaxing smile in her whole armoury of allurements.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading On the following day McWha went to work again, but not till after breakfast, when the others had long departed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She glanced up at him with the most coaxing smile in her whole armoury of allurements.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the following day McWha went to work again, but not till after breakfast, when the others had long departed.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Rosy-Lilly, with one hand twisted in her little apron, was standing in the doorway as he passed out.
others
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From this reading On the following day McWha went to work again, but not till after breakfast, when the others had long departed.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Rosy-Lilly, with one hand twisted in her little apron, was standing in the doorway as he passed out.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Rosy-Lilly, with one hand twisted in her little apron, was standing in the doorway as he passed out.
established beyond doubt
From this reading To her speechless delight, it proved to be a little dark-brown wooden doll, daintily carved, and with two white beads, with black centres, cunningly set into its face for eyes.
Rosy-Lilly
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From this reading Rosy-Lilly, with one hand twisted in her little apron, was standing in the doorway as he passed out.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading To her speechless delight, it proved to be a little dark-brown wooden doll, daintily carved, and with two white beads, with black centres, cunningly set into its face for eyes.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She glanced up at him with the most coaxing smile in her whole armoury of allurements.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading McWha would not look at her, and his face was as sullenly harsh as ever; but as he passed he slipped something into her hand.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading She glanced up at him with the most coaxing smile in her whole armoury of allurements.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading McWha would not look at her, and his face was as sullenly harsh as ever; but as he passed he slipped something into her hand.
speechlessadjectiveUS /ˈspiːtʃləs/
temporarily incapable of speaking
From this reading To her speechless delight, it proved to be a little dark-brown wooden doll, daintily carved, and with two white beads, with black centres, cunningly set into its face for eyes.
having a supporting base
From this reading Rosy-Lilly, with one hand twisted in her little apron, was standing in the doorway as he passed out.
sullenlyadverb
in a sullen manner
From this reading McWha would not look at her, and his face was as sullenly harsh as ever; but as he passed he slipped something into her hand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the following day McWha went to work again, but not till after breakfast, when the others had long departed.
up to a particular time
From this reading On the following day McWha went to work again, but not till after breakfast, when the others had long departed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the following day McWha went to work again, but not till after breakfast, when the others had long departed.
twistedadjectiveUS /ˈtwɪstɪd/
having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
From this reading Rosy-Lilly, with one hand twisted in her little apron, was standing in the doorway as he passed out.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading To her speechless delight, it proved to be a little dark-brown wooden doll, daintily carved, and with two white beads, with black centres, cunningly set into its face for eyes.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She glanced up at him with the most coaxing smile in her whole armoury of allurements.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rosy-Lilly, with one hand twisted in her little apron, was standing in the doorway as he passed out.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading On the following day McWha went to work again, but not till after breakfast, when the others had long departed.
at the time that
From this reading On the following day McWha went to work again, but not till after breakfast, when the others had long departed.
a Caucasian
From this reading To her speechless delight, it proved to be a little dark-brown wooden doll, daintily carved, and with two white beads, with black centres, cunningly set into its face for eyes.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading She glanced up at him with the most coaxing smile in her whole armoury of allurements.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Rosy-Lilly, with one hand twisted in her little apron, was standing in the doorway as he passed out.
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
From this reading To her speechless delight, it proved to be a little dark-brown wooden doll, daintily carved, and with two white beads, with black centres, cunningly set into its face for eyes.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading On the following day McWha went to work again, but not till after breakfast, when the others had long departed.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading McWha would not look at her, and his face was as sullenly harsh as ever; but as he passed he slipped something into her hand.
