used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a rush of work on hand and hardly a moment to spare, but during the dinner hour Peg asked a storm of questions.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Miss Dell would like to have refused, but she met Peg's fierce eyes across the room and changed her mind, and Faith was reinstated.
anew
From this reading Faith went back to the factory the next day and asked to be taken on again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Faith went back to the factory the next day and asked to be taken on again.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Faith went back to the factory the next day and asked to be taken on again.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Faith went back to the factory the next day and asked to be taken on again.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Faith went back to the factory the next day and asked to be taken on again.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Miss Dell would like to have refused, but she met Peg's fierce eyes across the room and changed her mind, and Faith was reinstated.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading Miss Dell would like to have refused, but she met Peg's fierce eyes across the room and changed her mind, and Faith was reinstated.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Faith went back to the factory the next day and asked to be taken on again.
DellnounUS /del/
a small wooded hollow
From this reading Miss Dell would like to have refused, but she met Peg's fierce eyes across the room and changed her mind, and Faith was reinstated.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading There was a rush of work on hand and hardly a moment to spare, but during the dinner hour Peg asked a storm of questions.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading There was a rush of work on hand and hardly a moment to spare, but during the dinner hour Peg asked a storm of questions.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Miss Dell would like to have refused, but she met Peg's fierce eyes across the room and changed her mind, and Faith was reinstated.
factorynounUS /ˈfæktəri/
a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
From this reading Faith went back to the factory the next day and asked to be taken on again.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading Faith went back to the factory the next day and asked to be taken on again.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading Miss Dell would like to have refused, but she met Peg's fierce eyes across the room and changed her mind, and Faith was reinstated.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was not much time for talking that morning.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading There was a rush of work on hand and hardly a moment to spare, but during the dinner hour Peg asked a storm of questions.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading "What has happened?
only a very short time before
From this reading There was a rush of work on hand and hardly a moment to spare, but during the dinner hour Peg asked a storm of questions.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What has happened?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Miss Dell would like to have refused, but she met Peg's fierce eyes across the room and changed her mind, and Faith was reinstated.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Dell would like to have refused, but she met Peg's fierce eyes across the room and changed her mind, and Faith was reinstated.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading There was a rush of work on hand and hardly a moment to spare, but during the dinner hour Peg asked a storm of questions.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Miss Dell would like to have refused, but she met Peg's fierce eyes across the room and changed her mind, and Faith was reinstated.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Miss Dell would like to have refused, but she met Peg's fierce eyes across the room and changed her mind, and Faith was reinstated.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Miss Dell would like to have refused, but she met Peg's fierce eyes across the room and changed her mind, and Faith was reinstated.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Dell would like to have refused, but she met Peg's fierce eyes across the room and changed her mind, and Faith was reinstated.
a particular point in time
From this reading There was a rush of work on hand and hardly a moment to spare, but during the dinner hour Peg asked a storm of questions.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading There was not much time for talking that morning.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading There was not much time for talking that morning.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Faith went back to the factory the next day and asked to be taken on again.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was not much time for talking that morning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a rush of work on hand and hardly a moment to spare, but during the dinner hour Peg asked a storm of questions.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Faith went back to the factory the next day and asked to be taken on again.
PegnounUS /peɡ/
a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
From this reading There was a rush of work on hand and hardly a moment to spare, but during the dinner hour Peg asked a storm of questions.
Peg's
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From this reading Miss Dell would like to have refused, but she met Peg's fierce eyes across the room and changed her mind, and Faith was reinstated.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading There was a rush of work on hand and hardly a moment to spare, but during the dinner hour Peg asked a storm of questions.
past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading Miss Dell would like to have refused, but she met Peg's fierce eyes across the room and changed her mind, and Faith was reinstated.
reinstatedverbUS /ˌriːɪnˈsteɪtɪd/
past form of “reinstate” — restore to the previous state or rank
From this reading Miss Dell would like to have refused, but she met Peg's fierce eyes across the room and changed her mind, and Faith was reinstated.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Miss Dell would like to have refused, but she met Peg's fierce eyes across the room and changed her mind, and Faith was reinstated.
move hurridly
From this reading There was a rush of work on hand and hardly a moment to spare, but during the dinner hour Peg asked a storm of questions.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Dell would like to have refused, but she met Peg's fierce eyes across the room and changed her mind, and Faith was reinstated.
refrain from harming
From this reading There was a rush of work on hand and hardly a moment to spare, but during the dinner hour Peg asked a storm of questions.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading There was a rush of work on hand and hardly a moment to spare, but during the dinner hour Peg asked a storm of questions.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Faith went back to the factory the next day and asked to be taken on again.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading There was not much time for talking that morning.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was not much time for talking that morning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Faith went back to the factory the next day and asked to be taken on again.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was not much time for talking that morning.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading There was not much time for talking that morning.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Faith went back to the factory the next day and asked to be taken on again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss Dell would like to have refused, but she met Peg's fierce eyes across the room and changed her mind, and Faith was reinstated.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Faith went back to the factory the next day and asked to be taken on again.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What has happened?
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading There was a rush of work on hand and hardly a moment to spare, but during the dinner hour Peg asked a storm of questions.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Miss Dell would like to have refused, but she met Peg's fierce eyes across the room and changed her mind, and Faith was reinstated.
