used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE FOUR POTTLES Kate and Harriet went straight to their bedrooms, Harriet to rehearse her part in the forthcoming scene with Horatio; Kate, in an angry fever, to ring for Gibson to pack her boxes without a moment's delay.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was a suppressed eagerness about the girl, as if she had something further to disclose, something unusual, but Kate did not question her, and she left the room, closing the door reluctantly behind her.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE FOUR POTTLES Kate and Harriet went straight to their bedrooms, Harriet to rehearse her part in the forthcoming scene with Horatio; Kate, in an angry fever, to ring for Gibson to pack her boxes without a moment's delay.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FOUR POTTLES Kate and Harriet went straight to their bedrooms, Harriet to rehearse her part in the forthcoming scene with Horatio; Kate, in an angry fever, to ring for Gibson to pack her boxes without a moment's delay.
angryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/
feeling or showing anger
From this reading THE FOUR POTTLES Kate and Harriet went straight to their bedrooms, Harriet to rehearse her part in the forthcoming scene with Horatio; Kate, in an angry fever, to ring for Gibson to pack her boxes without a moment's delay.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading She rang several times before a housemaid appeared and informed her ladyship that Gibson was nowhere to be found.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was a suppressed eagerness about the girl, as if she had something further to disclose, something unusual, but Kate did not question her, and she left the room, closing the door reluctantly behind her.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading It was a collection of stories by a new French author.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She rang several times before a housemaid appeared and informed her ladyship that Gibson was nowhere to be found.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading On the table near the bed lay a yellow, paper-backed book, open and face downward, in unseemly straddle, as Kate had left it the day before to keep the place.
bedroomsnounUS /ˈbedruːmz/
plural of “bedroom” — a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading THE FOUR POTTLES Kate and Harriet went straight to their bedrooms, Harriet to rehearse her part in the forthcoming scene with Horatio; Kate, in an angry fever, to ring for Gibson to pack her boxes without a moment's delay.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She rang several times before a housemaid appeared and informed her ladyship that Gibson was nowhere to be found.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading There was a suppressed eagerness about the girl, as if she had something further to disclose, something unusual, but Kate did not question her, and she left the room, closing the door reluctantly behind her.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading On the table near the bed lay a yellow, paper-backed book, open and face downward, in unseemly straddle, as Kate had left it the day before to keep the place.
boxesnounUS /ˈbɑːksəz/
plural of “box” — a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading THE FOUR POTTLES Kate and Harriet went straight to their bedrooms, Harriet to rehearse her part in the forthcoming scene with Horatio; Kate, in an angry fever, to ring for Gibson to pack her boxes without a moment's delay.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was a suppressed eagerness about the girl, as if she had something further to disclose, something unusual, but Kate did not question her, and she left the room, closing the door reluctantly behind her.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was a collection of stories by a new French author.
closingnounUS /ˈkloʊzɪŋ/
the act of closing something
From this reading There was a suppressed eagerness about the girl, as if she had something further to disclose, something unusual, but Kate did not question her, and she left the room, closing the door reluctantly behind her.
collectionnounUS /kəˈlekʃən/
several things grouped together or considered as a whole
From this reading It was a collection of stories by a new French author.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading On the table near the bed lay a yellow, paper-backed book, open and face downward, in unseemly straddle, as Kate had left it the day before to keep the place.
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading THE FOUR POTTLES Kate and Harriet went straight to their bedrooms, Harriet to rehearse her part in the forthcoming scene with Horatio; Kate, in an angry fever, to ring for Gibson to pack her boxes without a moment's delay.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading There was a suppressed eagerness about the girl, as if she had something further to disclose, something unusual, but Kate did not question her, and she left the room, closing the door reluctantly behind her.
discloseverbUS /dɪˈskloʊz/
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
From this reading There was a suppressed eagerness about the girl, as if she had something further to disclose, something unusual, but Kate did not question her, and she left the room, closing the door reluctantly behind her.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading There was a suppressed eagerness about the girl, as if she had something further to disclose, something unusual, but Kate did not question her, and she left the room, closing the door reluctantly behind her.
downwardadjectiveUS /ˈdaʊnwərd/
extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
From this reading On the table near the bed lay a yellow, paper-backed book, open and face downward, in unseemly straddle, as Kate had left it the day before to keep the place.
eagernessnounUS /ˈiːɡərnəs/
a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
From this reading There was a suppressed eagerness about the girl, as if she had something further to disclose, something unusual, but Kate did not question her, and she left the room, closing the door reluctantly behind her.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading On the table near the bed lay a yellow, paper-backed book, open and face downward, in unseemly straddle, as Kate had left it the day before to keep the place.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading THE FOUR POTTLES Kate and Harriet went straight to their bedrooms, Harriet to rehearse her part in the forthcoming scene with Horatio; Kate, in an angry fever, to ring for Gibson to pack her boxes without a moment's delay.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE FOUR POTTLES Kate and Harriet went straight to their bedrooms, Harriet to rehearse her part in the forthcoming scene with Horatio; Kate, in an angry fever, to ring for Gibson to pack her boxes without a moment's delay.
forthcomingadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrθˈkʌmɪŋ/
at ease in talking to others
From this reading THE FOUR POTTLES Kate and Harriet went straight to their bedrooms, Harriet to rehearse her part in the forthcoming scene with Horatio; Kate, in an angry fever, to ring for Gibson to pack her boxes without a moment's delay.
set up or found
From this reading She rang several times before a housemaid appeared and informed her ladyship that Gibson was nowhere to be found.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading THE FOUR POTTLES Kate and Harriet went straight to their bedrooms, Harriet to rehearse her part in the forthcoming scene with Horatio; Kate, in an angry fever, to ring for Gibson to pack her boxes without a moment's delay.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading It was a collection of stories by a new French author.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading There was a suppressed eagerness about the girl, as if she had something further to disclose, something unusual, but Kate did not question her, and she left the room, closing the door reluctantly behind her.
GibsonnounUS /ˈɡɪbsən/
United States illustrator remembered for his creation of the “Gibson girl” (1867-1944)
From this reading THE FOUR POTTLES Kate and Harriet went straight to their bedrooms, Harriet to rehearse her part in the forthcoming scene with Horatio; Kate, in an angry fever, to ring for Gibson to pack her boxes without a moment's delay.
a young female
From this reading There was a suppressed eagerness about the girl, as if she had something further to disclose, something unusual, but Kate did not question her, and she left the room, closing the door reluctantly behind her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was a suppressed eagerness about the girl, as if she had something further to disclose, something unusual, but Kate did not question her, and she left the room, closing the door reluctantly behind her.
Harriet
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From this reading THE FOUR POTTLES Kate and Harriet went straight to their bedrooms, Harriet to rehearse her part in the forthcoming scene with Horatio; Kate, in an angry fever, to ring for Gibson to pack her boxes without a moment's delay.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE FOUR POTTLES Kate and Harriet went straight to their bedrooms, Harriet to rehearse her part in the forthcoming scene with Horatio; Kate, in an angry fever, to ring for Gibson to pack her boxes without a moment's delay.
Horatio
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From this reading THE FOUR POTTLES Kate and Harriet went straight to their bedrooms, Harriet to rehearse her part in the forthcoming scene with Horatio; Kate, in an angry fever, to ring for Gibson to pack her boxes without a moment's delay.
housemaidnoun
a female domestic
From this reading She rang several times before a housemaid appeared and informed her ladyship that Gibson was nowhere to be found.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There was a suppressed eagerness about the girl, as if she had something further to disclose, something unusual, but Kate did not question her, and she left the room, closing the door reluctantly behind her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FOUR POTTLES Kate and Harriet went straight to their bedrooms, Harriet to rehearse her part in the forthcoming scene with Horatio; Kate, in an angry fever, to ring for Gibson to pack her boxes without a moment's delay.
having much knowledge or education
From this reading She rang several times before a housemaid appeared and informed her ladyship that Gibson was nowhere to be found.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On the table near the bed lay a yellow, paper-backed book, open and face downward, in unseemly straddle, as Kate had left it the day before to keep the place.
Kate
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From this reading THE FOUR POTTLES Kate and Harriet went straight to their bedrooms, Harriet to rehearse her part in the forthcoming scene with Horatio; Kate, in an angry fever, to ring for Gibson to pack her boxes without a moment's delay.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading On the table near the bed lay a yellow, paper-backed book, open and face downward, in unseemly straddle, as Kate had left it the day before to keep the place.
ladyshipnoun
a title used to address any peeress except a duchess
From this reading She rang several times before a housemaid appeared and informed her ladyship that Gibson was nowhere to be found.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading On the table near the bed lay a yellow, paper-backed book, open and face downward, in unseemly straddle, as Kate had left it the day before to keep the place.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading There was a suppressed eagerness about the girl, as if she had something further to disclose, something unusual, but Kate did not question her, and she left the room, closing the door reluctantly behind her.
moment'snounUS /ˈmoʊmənts/
possessive form of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading THE FOUR POTTLES Kate and Harriet went straight to their bedrooms, Harriet to rehearse her part in the forthcoming scene with Horatio; Kate, in an angry fever, to ring for Gibson to pack her boxes without a moment's delay.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading On the table near the bed lay a yellow, paper-backed book, open and face downward, in unseemly straddle, as Kate had left it the day before to keep the place.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading It was a collection of stories by a new French author.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was a suppressed eagerness about the girl, as if she had something further to disclose, something unusual, but Kate did not question her, and she left the room, closing the door reluctantly behind her.
nowherenounUS /ˈnoʊwer/
an insignificant place
From this reading She rang several times before a housemaid appeared and informed her ladyship that Gibson was nowhere to be found.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a collection of stories by a new French author.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the table near the bed lay a yellow, paper-backed book, open and face downward, in unseemly straddle, as Kate had left it the day before to keep the place.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading On the table near the bed lay a yellow, paper-backed book, open and face downward, in unseemly straddle, as Kate had left it the day before to keep the place.
arrange in a container
From this reading THE FOUR POTTLES Kate and Harriet went straight to their bedrooms, Harriet to rehearse her part in the forthcoming scene with Horatio; Kate, in an angry fever, to ring for Gibson to pack her boxes without a moment's delay.
paper-backed
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From this reading On the table near the bed lay a yellow, paper-backed book, open and face downward, in unseemly straddle, as Kate had left it the day before to keep the place.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading THE FOUR POTTLES Kate and Harriet went straight to their bedrooms, Harriet to rehearse her part in the forthcoming scene with Horatio; Kate, in an angry fever, to ring for Gibson to pack her boxes without a moment's delay.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading On the table near the bed lay a yellow, paper-backed book, open and face downward, in unseemly straddle, as Kate had left it the day before to keep the place.
POTTLES
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From this reading THE FOUR POTTLES Kate and Harriet went straight to their bedrooms, Harriet to rehearse her part in the forthcoming scene with Horatio; Kate, in an angry fever, to ring for Gibson to pack her boxes without a moment's delay.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading There was a suppressed eagerness about the girl, as if she had something further to disclose, something unusual, but Kate did not question her, and she left the room, closing the door reluctantly behind her.
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading She rang several times before a housemaid appeared and informed her ladyship that Gibson was nowhere to be found.
rehearseverbUS /riˈhɜːrs/
engage in a rehearsal
From this reading THE FOUR POTTLES Kate and Harriet went straight to their bedrooms, Harriet to rehearse her part in the forthcoming scene with Horatio; Kate, in an angry fever, to ring for Gibson to pack her boxes without a moment's delay.
reluctantlyadverbUS /rɪˈlʌktəntli/
with reluctance
From this reading There was a suppressed eagerness about the girl, as if she had something further to disclose, something unusual, but Kate did not question her, and she left the room, closing the door reluctantly behind her.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading THE FOUR POTTLES Kate and Harriet went straight to their bedrooms, Harriet to rehearse her part in the forthcoming scene with Horatio; Kate, in an angry fever, to ring for Gibson to pack her boxes without a moment's delay.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading There was a suppressed eagerness about the girl, as if she had something further to disclose, something unusual, but Kate did not question her, and she left the room, closing the door reluctantly behind her.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading THE FOUR POTTLES Kate and Harriet went straight to their bedrooms, Harriet to rehearse her part in the forthcoming scene with Horatio; Kate, in an angry fever, to ring for Gibson to pack her boxes without a moment's delay.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading She rang several times before a housemaid appeared and informed her ladyship that Gibson was nowhere to be found.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She rang several times before a housemaid appeared and informed her ladyship that Gibson was nowhere to be found.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was a suppressed eagerness about the girl, as if she had something further to disclose, something unusual, but Kate did not question her, and she left the room, closing the door reluctantly behind her.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading It was a collection of stories by a new French author.
straddleverbUS /ˈstrædəl/
sit or stand astride of
From this reading On the table near the bed lay a yellow, paper-backed book, open and face downward, in unseemly straddle, as Kate had left it the day before to keep the place.
successive (without a break)
From this reading THE FOUR POTTLES Kate and Harriet went straight to their bedrooms, Harriet to rehearse her part in the forthcoming scene with Horatio; Kate, in an angry fever, to ring for Gibson to pack her boxes without a moment's delay.
suppressedadjectiveUS /səˈprest/
kept from public knowledge by various means
From this reading There was a suppressed eagerness about the girl, as if she had something further to disclose, something unusual, but Kate did not question her, and she left the room, closing the door reluctantly behind her.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading On the table near the bed lay a yellow, paper-backed book, open and face downward, in unseemly straddle, as Kate had left it the day before to keep the place.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She rang several times before a housemaid appeared and informed her ladyship that Gibson was nowhere to be found.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FOUR POTTLES Kate and Harriet went straight to their bedrooms, Harriet to rehearse her part in the forthcoming scene with Horatio; Kate, in an angry fever, to ring for Gibson to pack her boxes without a moment's delay.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE FOUR POTTLES Kate and Harriet went straight to their bedrooms, Harriet to rehearse her part in the forthcoming scene with Horatio; Kate, in an angry fever, to ring for Gibson to pack her boxes without a moment's delay.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a suppressed eagerness about the girl, as if she had something further to disclose, something unusual, but Kate did not question her, and she left the room, closing the door reluctantly behind her.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading She rang several times before a housemaid appeared and informed her ladyship that Gibson was nowhere to be found.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE FOUR POTTLES Kate and Harriet went straight to their bedrooms, Harriet to rehearse her part in the forthcoming scene with Horatio; Kate, in an angry fever, to ring for Gibson to pack her boxes without a moment's delay.
unseemlyadjectiveUS /ənˈsiːmli/
not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
From this reading On the table near the bed lay a yellow, paper-backed book, open and face downward, in unseemly straddle, as Kate had left it the day before to keep the place.
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading There was a suppressed eagerness about the girl, as if she had something further to disclose, something unusual, but Kate did not question her, and she left the room, closing the door reluctantly behind her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She rang several times before a housemaid appeared and informed her ladyship that Gibson was nowhere to be found.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE FOUR POTTLES Kate and Harriet went straight to their bedrooms, Harriet to rehearse her part in the forthcoming scene with Horatio; Kate, in an angry fever, to ring for Gibson to pack her boxes without a moment's delay.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE FOUR POTTLES Kate and Harriet went straight to their bedrooms, Harriet to rehearse her part in the forthcoming scene with Horatio; Kate, in an angry fever, to ring for Gibson to pack her boxes without a moment's delay.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading THE FOUR POTTLES Kate and Harriet went straight to their bedrooms, Harriet to rehearse her part in the forthcoming scene with Horatio; Kate, in an angry fever, to ring for Gibson to pack her boxes without a moment's delay.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading On the table near the bed lay a yellow, paper-backed book, open and face downward, in unseemly straddle, as Kate had left it the day before to keep the place.
