aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Grandmother Gordon’s Locket All the Brownies and Veve clustered about Connie to see the locket which she had found in the pocket of the silk wedding dress.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “It seems Grandfather was right after all.”
(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 Grandmother Gordon’s Locket All the Brownies and Veve clustered about Connie to see the locket which she had found in the pocket of the silk wedding dress.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Grandmother Gordon’s Locket All the Brownies and Veve clustered about Connie to see the locket which she had found in the pocket of the silk wedding dress.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Miss Gordon asked teasingly.
BrowniesnounUS /ˈbraʊniz/
plural of “brownie” — a junior Girl Scout
From this reading Grandmother Gordon’s Locket All the Brownies and Veve clustered about Connie to see the locket which she had found in the pocket of the silk wedding dress.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading “So this is the locket you were certain Mrs. Stone took?”
clusteredadjectiveUS /ˈklʌstərd/
growing close together but not in dense mats
From this reading Grandmother Gordon’s Locket All the Brownies and Veve clustered about Connie to see the locket which she had found in the pocket of the silk wedding dress.
Connie
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From this reading Grandmother Gordon’s Locket All the Brownies and Veve clustered about Connie to see the locket which she had found in the pocket of the silk wedding dress.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Inside were the pictures of Grandmother and Grandfather Gordon, taken on the day of their marriage.
put on clothes
From this reading Grandmother Gordon’s Locket All the Brownies and Veve clustered about Connie to see the locket which she had found in the pocket of the silk wedding dress.
set up or found
From this reading Grandmother Gordon’s Locket All the Brownies and Veve clustered about Connie to see the locket which she had found in the pocket of the silk wedding dress.
Gordon
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From this reading Inside were the pictures of Grandmother and Grandfather Gordon, taken on the day of their marriage.
Gordon's
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From this reading Grandmother Gordon’s Locket All the Brownies and Veve clustered about Connie to see the locket which she had found in the pocket of the silk wedding dress.
the father of your father or mother
From this reading Inside were the pictures of Grandmother and Grandfather Gordon, taken on the day of their marriage.
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading Grandmother Gordon’s Locket All the Brownies and Veve clustered about Connie to see the locket which she had found in the pocket of the silk wedding dress.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Grandmother Gordon’s Locket All the Brownies and Veve clustered about Connie to see the locket which she had found in the pocket of the silk wedding dress.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Grandmother Gordon’s Locket All the Brownies and Veve clustered about Connie to see the locket which she had found in the pocket of the silk wedding dress.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading Inside were the pictures of Grandmother and Grandfather Gordon, taken on the day of their marriage.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “So this is the locket you were certain Mrs. Stone took?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It seems Grandfather was right after all.”
LocketnounUS /ˈlɑːkɪt/
a small ornamental case; usually contains a picture or a lock of hair and is worn on a necklace
From this reading Grandmother Gordon’s Locket All the Brownies and Veve clustered about Connie to see the locket which she had found in the pocket of the silk wedding dress.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading Inside were the pictures of Grandmother and Grandfather Gordon, taken on the day of their marriage.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Gordon asked teasingly.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “So this is the locket you were certain Mrs. Stone took?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Grandmother Gordon’s Locket All the Brownies and Veve clustered about Connie to see the locket which she had found in the pocket of the silk wedding dress.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Inside were the pictures of Grandmother and Grandfather Gordon, taken on the day of their marriage.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Inside were the pictures of Grandmother and Grandfather Gordon, taken on the day of their marriage.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading Grandmother Gordon’s Locket All the Brownies and Veve clustered about Connie to see the locket which she had found in the pocket of the silk wedding dress.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “It seems Grandfather was right after all.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Grandmother Gordon’s Locket All the Brownies and Veve clustered about Connie to see the locket which she had found in the pocket of the silk wedding dress.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “It seems Grandfather was right after all.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Grandmother Gordon’s Locket All the Brownies and Veve clustered about Connie to see the locket which she had found in the pocket of the silk wedding dress.
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading Grandmother Gordon’s Locket All the Brownies and Veve clustered about Connie to see the locket which she had found in the pocket of the silk wedding dress.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So this is the locket you were certain Mrs. Stone took?”
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “So this is the locket you were certain Mrs. Stone took?”
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Inside were the pictures of Grandmother and Grandfather Gordon, taken on the day of their marriage.
teasinglyadverb
in a playfully teasing manner
From this reading Miss Gordon asked teasingly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Grandmother Gordon’s Locket All the Brownies and Veve clustered about Connie to see the locket which she had found in the pocket of the silk wedding dress.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Inside were the pictures of Grandmother and Grandfather Gordon, taken on the day of their marriage.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “So this is the locket you were certain Mrs. Stone took?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Grandmother Gordon’s Locket All the Brownies and Veve clustered about Connie to see the locket which she had found in the pocket of the silk wedding dress.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading “So this is the locket you were certain Mrs. Stone took?”
Veve
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From this reading Grandmother Gordon’s Locket All the Brownies and Veve clustered about Connie to see the locket which she had found in the pocket of the silk wedding dress.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It seems Grandfather was right after all.”
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading Grandmother Gordon’s Locket All the Brownies and Veve clustered about Connie to see the locket which she had found in the pocket of the silk wedding dress.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Inside were the pictures of Grandmother and Grandfather Gordon, taken on the day of their marriage.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Grandmother Gordon’s Locket All the Brownies and Veve clustered about Connie to see the locket which she had found in the pocket of the silk wedding dress.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “So this is the locket you were certain Mrs. Stone took?”
