used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE SONG OF ALL THE AGES "Now isn't life _extraordinary_?" thought Gwenna Williams, incoherently in the drawing-room as she sat on the yellow Empire sofa under the mirror, holding a tiny coffee-cup and answering the small-talk of kindly Mrs. Smith.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading "Fancy, before this afternoon I'd never seen any flying!
plural of “age” — how long something has existed
From this reading THE SONG OF ALL THE AGES "Now isn't life _extraordinary_?" thought Gwenna Williams, incoherently in the drawing-room as she sat on the yellow Empire sofa under the mirror, holding a tiny coffee-cup and answering the small-talk of kindly Mrs. Smith.
(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 THE SONG OF ALL THE AGES "Now isn't life _extraordinary_?" thought Gwenna Williams, incoherently in the drawing-room as she sat on the yellow Empire sofa under the mirror, holding a tiny coffee-cup and answering the small-talk of kindly Mrs. Smith.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SONG OF ALL THE AGES "Now isn't life _extraordinary_?" thought Gwenna Williams, incoherently in the drawing-room as she sat on the yellow Empire sofa under the mirror, holding a tiny coffee-cup and answering the small-talk of kindly Mrs. Smith.
answeringadjectiveUS /ˈænsərɪŋ/
replying
From this reading THE SONG OF ALL THE AGES "Now isn't life _extraordinary_?" thought Gwenna Williams, incoherently in the drawing-room as she sat on the yellow Empire sofa under the mirror, holding a tiny coffee-cup and answering the small-talk of kindly Mrs. Smith.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Fancy, before this afternoon I'd never seen any flying!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE SONG OF ALL THE AGES "Now isn't life _extraordinary_?" thought Gwenna Williams, incoherently in the drawing-room as she sat on the yellow Empire sofa under the mirror, holding a tiny coffee-cup and answering the small-talk of kindly Mrs. Smith.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading And now on the very same evening I'm asked to go flying myself!
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Fancy, before this afternoon I'd never seen any flying!
coffee-cup
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From this reading THE SONG OF ALL THE AGES "Now isn't life _extraordinary_?" thought Gwenna Williams, incoherently in the drawing-room as she sat on the yellow Empire sofa under the mirror, holding a tiny coffee-cup and answering the small-talk of kindly Mrs. Smith.
drawing-room
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From this reading THE SONG OF ALL THE AGES "Now isn't life _extraordinary_?" thought Gwenna Williams, incoherently in the drawing-room as she sat on the yellow Empire sofa under the mirror, holding a tiny coffee-cup and answering the small-talk of kindly Mrs. Smith.
EmpirenounUS /ˈempaɪər/
the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
From this reading THE SONG OF ALL THE AGES "Now isn't life _extraordinary_?" thought Gwenna Williams, incoherently in the drawing-room as she sat on the yellow Empire sofa under the mirror, holding a tiny coffee-cup and answering the small-talk of kindly Mrs. Smith.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading And now on the very same evening I'm asked to go flying myself!
beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
From this reading THE SONG OF ALL THE AGES "Now isn't life _extraordinary_?" thought Gwenna Williams, incoherently in the drawing-room as she sat on the yellow Empire sofa under the mirror, holding a tiny coffee-cup and answering the small-talk of kindly Mrs. Smith.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading "Fancy, before this afternoon I'd never seen any flying!
moving swiftly
From this reading "Fancy, before this afternoon I'd never seen any flying!
a young female
From this reading Just like that girl who was with him in the race!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And now on the very same evening I'm asked to go flying myself!
Gwenna
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From this reading THE SONG OF ALL THE AGES "Now isn't life _extraordinary_?" thought Gwenna Williams, incoherently in the drawing-room as she sat on the yellow Empire sofa under the mirror, holding a tiny coffee-cup and answering the small-talk of kindly Mrs. Smith.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Just like that girl who was with him in the race!
the act of retaining something
From this reading THE SONG OF ALL THE AGES "Now isn't life _extraordinary_?" thought Gwenna Williams, incoherently in the drawing-room as she sat on the yellow Empire sofa under the mirror, holding a tiny coffee-cup and answering the small-talk of kindly Mrs. Smith.
I'd
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From this reading "Fancy, before this afternoon I'd never seen any flying!
I'm
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From this reading And now on the very same evening I'm asked to go flying myself!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE SONG OF ALL THE AGES "Now isn't life _extraordinary_?" thought Gwenna Williams, incoherently in the drawing-room as she sat on the yellow Empire sofa under the mirror, holding a tiny coffee-cup and answering the small-talk of kindly Mrs. Smith.
incoherentlyadverbUS /ˌɪnkoʊˈhɪrəntli/
in an incoherent manner
From this reading THE SONG OF ALL THE AGES "Now isn't life _extraordinary_?" thought Gwenna Williams, incoherently in the drawing-room as she sat on the yellow Empire sofa under the mirror, holding a tiny coffee-cup and answering the small-talk of kindly Mrs. Smith.
isn't
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From this reading THE SONG OF ALL THE AGES "Now isn't life _extraordinary_?" thought Gwenna Williams, incoherently in the drawing-room as she sat on the yellow Empire sofa under the mirror, holding a tiny coffee-cup and answering the small-talk of kindly Mrs. Smith.
and nothing more
From this reading Just like that girl who was with him in the race!
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading THE SONG OF ALL THE AGES "Now isn't life _extraordinary_?" thought Gwenna Williams, incoherently in the drawing-room as she sat on the yellow Empire sofa under the mirror, holding a tiny coffee-cup and answering the small-talk of kindly Mrs. Smith.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading THE SONG OF ALL THE AGES "Now isn't life _extraordinary_?" thought Gwenna Williams, incoherently in the drawing-room as she sat on the yellow Empire sofa under the mirror, holding a tiny coffee-cup and answering the small-talk of kindly Mrs. Smith.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Just like that girl who was with him in the race!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Me!
mirrornounUS /ˈmɪrər/
polished surface that forms images by reflecting light
From this reading THE SONG OF ALL THE AGES "Now isn't life _extraordinary_?" thought Gwenna Williams, incoherently in the drawing-room as she sat on the yellow Empire sofa under the mirror, holding a tiny coffee-cup and answering the small-talk of kindly Mrs. Smith.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading THE SONG OF ALL THE AGES "Now isn't life _extraordinary_?" thought Gwenna Williams, incoherently in the drawing-room as she sat on the yellow Empire sofa under the mirror, holding a tiny coffee-cup and answering the small-talk of kindly Mrs. Smith.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading And now on the very same evening I'm asked to go flying myself!
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Fancy, before this afternoon I'd never seen any flying!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading THE SONG OF ALL THE AGES "Now isn't life _extraordinary_?" thought Gwenna Williams, incoherently in the drawing-room as she sat on the yellow Empire sofa under the mirror, holding a tiny coffee-cup and answering the small-talk of kindly Mrs. Smith.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SONG OF ALL THE AGES "Now isn't life _extraordinary_?" thought Gwenna Williams, incoherently in the drawing-room as she sat on the yellow Empire sofa under the mirror, holding a tiny coffee-cup and answering the small-talk of kindly Mrs. Smith.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE SONG OF ALL THE AGES "Now isn't life _extraordinary_?" thought Gwenna Williams, incoherently in the drawing-room as she sat on the yellow Empire sofa under the mirror, holding a tiny coffee-cup and answering the small-talk of kindly Mrs. Smith.
any competition
From this reading Just like that girl who was with him in the race!
Identical; not different.
From this reading And now on the very same evening I'm asked to go flying myself!
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading THE SONG OF ALL THE AGES "Now isn't life _extraordinary_?" thought Gwenna Williams, incoherently in the drawing-room as she sat on the yellow Empire sofa under the mirror, holding a tiny coffee-cup and answering the small-talk of kindly Mrs. Smith.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Fancy, before this afternoon I'd never seen any flying!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE SONG OF ALL THE AGES "Now isn't life _extraordinary_?" thought Gwenna Williams, incoherently in the drawing-room as she sat on the yellow Empire sofa under the mirror, holding a tiny coffee-cup and answering the small-talk of kindly Mrs. Smith.
small-talk
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From this reading THE SONG OF ALL THE AGES "Now isn't life _extraordinary_?" thought Gwenna Williams, incoherently in the drawing-room as she sat on the yellow Empire sofa under the mirror, holding a tiny coffee-cup and answering the small-talk of kindly Mrs. Smith.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading THE SONG OF ALL THE AGES "Now isn't life _extraordinary_?" thought Gwenna Williams, incoherently in the drawing-room as she sat on the yellow Empire sofa under the mirror, holding a tiny coffee-cup and answering the small-talk of kindly Mrs. Smith.
sofanounUS /ˈsoʊfə/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading THE SONG OF ALL THE AGES "Now isn't life _extraordinary_?" thought Gwenna Williams, incoherently in the drawing-room as she sat on the yellow Empire sofa under the mirror, holding a tiny coffee-cup and answering the small-talk of kindly Mrs. Smith.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading THE SONG OF ALL THE AGES "Now isn't life _extraordinary_?" thought Gwenna Williams, incoherently in the drawing-room as she sat on the yellow Empire sofa under the mirror, holding a tiny coffee-cup and answering the small-talk of kindly Mrs. Smith.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Just like that girl who was with him in the race!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SONG OF ALL THE AGES "Now isn't life _extraordinary_?" thought Gwenna Williams, incoherently in the drawing-room as she sat on the yellow Empire sofa under the mirror, holding a tiny coffee-cup and answering the small-talk of kindly Mrs. Smith.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Fancy, before this afternoon I'd never seen any flying!
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading THE SONG OF ALL THE AGES "Now isn't life _extraordinary_?" thought Gwenna Williams, incoherently in the drawing-room as she sat on the yellow Empire sofa under the mirror, holding a tiny coffee-cup and answering the small-talk of kindly Mrs. Smith.
very small
From this reading THE SONG OF ALL THE AGES "Now isn't life _extraordinary_?" thought Gwenna Williams, incoherently in the drawing-room as she sat on the yellow Empire sofa under the mirror, holding a tiny coffee-cup and answering the small-talk of kindly Mrs. Smith.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And now on the very same evening I'm asked to go flying myself!
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading THE SONG OF ALL THE AGES "Now isn't life _extraordinary_?" thought Gwenna Williams, incoherently in the drawing-room as she sat on the yellow Empire sofa under the mirror, holding a tiny coffee-cup and answering the small-talk of kindly Mrs. Smith.
precisely as stated
From this reading And now on the very same evening I'm asked to go flying myself!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Just like that girl who was with him in the race!
which person or people
From this reading Just like that girl who was with him in the race!
WilliamsnounUS /ˈwɪljəmz/
United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
From this reading THE SONG OF ALL THE AGES "Now isn't life _extraordinary_?" thought Gwenna Williams, incoherently in the drawing-room as she sat on the yellow Empire sofa under the mirror, holding a tiny coffee-cup and answering the small-talk of kindly Mrs. Smith.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Just like that girl who was with him in the race!
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading THE SONG OF ALL THE AGES "Now isn't life _extraordinary_?" thought Gwenna Williams, incoherently in the drawing-room as she sat on the yellow Empire sofa under the mirror, holding a tiny coffee-cup and answering the small-talk of kindly Mrs. Smith.
