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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading HENRY WEST’S IDEAL The aromatic smell of coffee and bacon filled Bess’ nostrils as she awoke to a glorious morning.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading At first she looked about in wonderment, trying to think where she was.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading With the sudden realization she sprang out of the snug bed, and going to the open window, filled her lungs with deep draughts of pure, mountain air.

(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 It did not take her many minutes to dress and place her belongings in the trunk, which she fastened so it would be all ready and cause no delay.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading HENRY WEST’S IDEAL The aromatic smell of coffee and bacon filled Bess’ nostrils as she awoke to a glorious morning.

(chemistry) of or relating to or containing one or more benzene rings

From this reading HENRY WEST’S IDEAL The aromatic smell of coffee and bacon filled Bess’ nostrils as she awoke to a glorious morning.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading HENRY WEST’S IDEAL The aromatic smell of coffee and bacon filled Bess’ nostrils as she awoke to a glorious morning.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At first she looked about in wonderment, trying to think where she was.

inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping

From this reading HENRY WEST’S IDEAL The aromatic smell of coffee and bacon filled Bess’ nostrils as she awoke to a glorious morning.

back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried

From this reading HENRY WEST’S IDEAL The aromatic smell of coffee and bacon filled Bess’ nostrils as she awoke to a glorious morning.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading It did not take her many minutes to dress and place her belongings in the trunk, which she fastened so it would be all ready and cause no delay.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading With the sudden realization she sprang out of the snug bed, and going to the open window, filled her lungs with deep draughts of pure, mountain air.

something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone

From this reading It did not take her many minutes to dress and place her belongings in the trunk, which she fastened so it would be all ready and cause no delay.

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From this reading HENRY WEST’S IDEAL The aromatic smell of coffee and bacon filled Bess’ nostrils as she awoke to a glorious morning.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading One of her habits was punctuality, and she never felt that she had a right to infringe upon the time of others by keeping them waiting.

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading It did not take her many minutes to dress and place her belongings in the trunk, which she fastened so it would be all ready and cause no delay.

a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans

From this reading HENRY WEST’S IDEAL The aromatic smell of coffee and bacon filled Bess’ nostrils as she awoke to a glorious morning.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading With the sudden realization she sprang out of the snug bed, and going to the open window, filled her lungs with deep draughts of pure, mountain air.

cause to be slowed down or delayed

From this reading It did not take her many minutes to dress and place her belongings in the trunk, which she fastened so it would be all ready and cause no delay.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading It did not take her many minutes to dress and place her belongings in the trunk, which she fastened so it would be all ready and cause no delay.

a checkerboard game for two players who each have 12 pieces; the object is to jump over and so capture the opponent's pieces

From this reading With the sudden realization she sprang out of the snug bed, and going to the open window, filled her lungs with deep draughts of pure, mountain air.

put on clothes

From this reading It did not take her many minutes to dress and place her belongings in the trunk, which she fastened so it would be all ready and cause no delay.

firmly closed or secured

From this reading It did not take her many minutes to dress and place her belongings in the trunk, which she fastened so it would be all ready and cause no delay.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading One of her habits was punctuality, and she never felt that she had a right to infringe upon the time of others by keeping them waiting.

(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with

From this reading HENRY WEST’S IDEAL The aromatic smell of coffee and bacon filled Bess’ nostrils as she awoke to a glorious morning.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading At first she looked about in wonderment, trying to think where she was.

having or deserving or conferring glory

From this reading HENRY WEST’S IDEAL The aromatic smell of coffee and bacon filled Bess’ nostrils as she awoke to a glorious morning.

the act of departing

From this reading With the sudden realization she sprang out of the snug bed, and going to the open window, filled her lungs with deep draughts of pure, mountain air.

plural of “habit” — an established custom

From this reading One of her habits was punctuality, and she never felt that she had a right to infringe upon the time of others by keeping them waiting.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading One of her habits was punctuality, and she never felt that she had a right to infringe upon the time of others by keeping them waiting.

a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

From this reading HENRY WEST’S IDEAL The aromatic smell of coffee and bacon filled Bess’ nostrils as she awoke to a glorious morning.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading With the sudden realization she sprang out of the snug bed, and going to the open window, filled her lungs with deep draughts of pure, mountain air.

conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal

From this reading HENRY WEST’S IDEAL The aromatic smell of coffee and bacon filled Bess’ nostrils as she awoke to a glorious morning.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading At first she looked about in wonderment, trying to think where she was.

go against, as of rules and laws

From this reading One of her habits was punctuality, and she never felt that she had a right to infringe upon the time of others by keeping them waiting.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It did not take her many minutes to dress and place her belongings in the trunk, which she fastened so it would be all ready and cause no delay.

conformity or harmony

From this reading One of her habits was punctuality, and she never felt that she had a right to infringe upon the time of others by keeping them waiting.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading At first she looked about in wonderment, trying to think where she was.

plural of “lung” — either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood

From this reading With the sudden realization she sprang out of the snug bed, and going to the open window, filled her lungs with deep draughts of pure, mountain air.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading It did not take her many minutes to dress and place her belongings in the trunk, which she fastened so it would be all ready and cause no delay.

a written account of what transpired at a meeting

From this reading It did not take her many minutes to dress and place her belongings in the trunk, which she fastened so it would be all ready and cause no delay.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading HENRY WEST’S IDEAL The aromatic smell of coffee and bacon filled Bess’ nostrils as she awoke to a glorious morning.

a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading With the sudden realization she sprang out of the snug bed, and going to the open window, filled her lungs with deep draughts of pure, mountain air.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading One of her habits was punctuality, and she never felt that she had a right to infringe upon the time of others by keeping them waiting.

not any; not one

From this reading It did not take her many minutes to dress and place her belongings in the trunk, which she fastened so it would be all ready and cause no delay.

plural of “nostril” — either one of the two external openings to the nasal cavity in the nose

From this reading HENRY WEST’S IDEAL The aromatic smell of coffee and bacon filled Bess’ nostrils as she awoke to a glorious morning.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It did not take her many minutes to dress and place her belongings in the trunk, which she fastened so it would be all ready and cause no delay.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading HENRY WEST’S IDEAL The aromatic smell of coffee and bacon filled Bess’ nostrils as she awoke to a glorious morning.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One of her habits was punctuality, and she never felt that she had a right to infringe upon the time of others by keeping them waiting.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading With the sudden realization she sprang out of the snug bed, and going to the open window, filled her lungs with deep draughts of pure, mountain air.

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From this reading One of her habits was punctuality, and she never felt that she had a right to infringe upon the time of others by keeping them waiting.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading With the sudden realization she sprang out of the snug bed, and going to the open window, filled her lungs with deep draughts of pure, mountain air.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading It did not take her many minutes to dress and place her belongings in the trunk, which she fastened so it would be all ready and cause no delay.

the quality or habit of adhering to an appointed time

From this reading One of her habits was punctuality, and she never felt that she had a right to infringe upon the time of others by keeping them waiting.

free of extraneous elements of any kind

From this reading With the sudden realization she sprang out of the snug bed, and going to the open window, filled her lungs with deep draughts of pure, mountain air.

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading It did not take her many minutes to dress and place her belongings in the trunk, which she fastened so it would be all ready and cause no delay.

coming to understand something clearly and distinctly

From this reading With the sudden realization she sprang out of the snug bed, and going to the open window, filled her lungs with deep draughts of pure, mountain air.

precisely, exactly

From this reading One of her habits was punctuality, and she never felt that she had a right to infringe upon the time of others by keeping them waiting.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading HENRY WEST’S IDEAL The aromatic smell of coffee and bacon filled Bess’ nostrils as she awoke to a glorious morning.

the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form

From this reading HENRY WEST’S IDEAL The aromatic smell of coffee and bacon filled Bess’ nostrils as she awoke to a glorious morning.

offering safety; well protected or concealed

From this reading With the sudden realization she sprang out of the snug bed, and going to the open window, filled her lungs with deep draughts of pure, mountain air.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading It did not take her many minutes to dress and place her belongings in the trunk, which she fastened so it would be all ready and cause no delay.

inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading With the sudden realization she sprang out of the snug bed, and going to the open window, filled her lungs with deep draughts of pure, mountain air.

happening without warning or in a short space of time

From this reading With the sudden realization she sprang out of the snug bed, and going to the open window, filled her lungs with deep draughts of pure, mountain air.

carry out

From this reading It did not take her many minutes to dress and place her belongings in the trunk, which she fastened so it would be all ready and cause no delay.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading One of her habits was punctuality, and she never felt that she had a right to infringe upon the time of others by keeping them waiting.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading HENRY WEST’S IDEAL The aromatic smell of coffee and bacon filled Bess’ nostrils as she awoke to a glorious morning.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading One of her habits was punctuality, and she never felt that she had a right to infringe upon the time of others by keeping them waiting.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading At first she looked about in wonderment, trying to think where she was.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading One of her habits was punctuality, and she never felt that she had a right to infringe upon the time of others by keeping them waiting.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading HENRY WEST’S IDEAL The aromatic smell of coffee and bacon filled Bess’ nostrils as she awoke to a glorious morning.

the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber

From this reading It did not take her many minutes to dress and place her belongings in the trunk, which she fastened so it would be all ready and cause no delay.

hard to endure

From this reading At first she looked about in wonderment, trying to think where she was.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading One of her habits was punctuality, and she never felt that she had a right to infringe upon the time of others by keeping them waiting.

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

From this reading One of her habits was punctuality, and she never felt that she had a right to infringe upon the time of others by keeping them waiting.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading At first she looked about in wonderment, trying to think where she was.

possessive form of “west” — the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading HENRY WEST’S IDEAL The aromatic smell of coffee and bacon filled Bess’ nostrils as she awoke to a glorious morning.

in or at the place that

From this reading At first she looked about in wonderment, trying to think where she was.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading It did not take her many minutes to dress and place her belongings in the trunk, which she fastened so it would be all ready and cause no delay.

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading With the sudden realization she sprang out of the snug bed, and going to the open window, filled her lungs with deep draughts of pure, mountain air.

in the company of; together with

From this reading With the sudden realization she sprang out of the snug bed, and going to the open window, filled her lungs with deep draughts of pure, mountain air.

the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading At first she looked about in wonderment, trying to think where she was.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading It did not take her many minutes to dress and place her belongings in the trunk, which she fastened so it would be all ready and cause no delay.