used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ONE'S FOLLY, ANOTHER'S OPPORTUNITY WHEN Henry's holiday had ended and he stepped once again into the outer darkness that lay beyond Hampton Bagot, the words of his which kept ringing like alarm-bells in the ears of his mother and Dora were: "Flo--a jolly, dashing sort of girl."
afaradverbUS /əˈfɑːr/
(old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far
From this reading They turned the phrase over in their mind, put it away, took it down, pecked at it; tossed it afar, and ran after it forthwith, wishful to forget it, but unable to let it go.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading They turned the phrase over in their mind, put it away, took it down, pecked at it; tossed it afar, and ran after it forthwith, wishful to forget it, but unable to let it go.
anew
From this reading ONE'S FOLLY, ANOTHER'S OPPORTUNITY WHEN Henry's holiday had ended and he stepped once again into the outer darkness that lay beyond Hampton Bagot, the words of his which kept ringing like alarm-bells in the ears of his mother and Dora were: "Flo--a jolly, dashing sort of girl."
alarm-bells
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From this reading ONE'S FOLLY, ANOTHER'S OPPORTUNITY WHEN Henry's holiday had ended and he stepped once again into the outer darkness that lay beyond Hampton Bagot, the words of his which kept ringing like alarm-bells in the ears of his mother and Dora were: "Flo--a jolly, dashing sort of girl."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ONE'S FOLLY, ANOTHER'S OPPORTUNITY WHEN Henry's holiday had ended and he stepped once again into the outer darkness that lay beyond Hampton Bagot, the words of his which kept ringing like alarm-bells in the ears of his mother and Dora were: "Flo--a jolly, dashing sort of girl."
ANOTHER'S
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From this reading ONE'S FOLLY, ANOTHER'S OPPORTUNITY WHEN Henry's holiday had ended and he stepped once again into the outer darkness that lay beyond Hampton Bagot, the words of his which kept ringing like alarm-bells in the ears of his mother and Dora were: "Flo--a jolly, dashing sort of girl."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They turned the phrase over in their mind, put it away, took it down, pecked at it; tossed it afar, and ran after it forthwith, wishful to forget it, but unable to let it go.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading They turned the phrase over in their mind, put it away, took it down, pecked at it; tossed it afar, and ran after it forthwith, wishful to forget it, but unable to let it go.
Bagot
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From this reading ONE'S FOLLY, ANOTHER'S OPPORTUNITY WHEN Henry's holiday had ended and he stepped once again into the outer darkness that lay beyond Hampton Bagot, the words of his which kept ringing like alarm-bells in the ears of his mother and Dora were: "Flo--a jolly, dashing sort of girl."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had been spoken once only; but that was enough.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading ONE'S FOLLY, ANOTHER'S OPPORTUNITY WHEN Henry's holiday had ended and he stepped once again into the outer darkness that lay beyond Hampton Bagot, the words of his which kept ringing like alarm-bells in the ears of his mother and Dora were: "Flo--a jolly, dashing sort of girl."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They had been spoken once only; but that was enough.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading The essential woman in his mother and sister pounced on them like a cat on a mouse peeping from its hole.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading ONE'S FOLLY, ANOTHER'S OPPORTUNITY WHEN Henry's holiday had ended and he stepped once again into the outer darkness that lay beyond Hampton Bagot, the words of his which kept ringing like alarm-bells in the ears of his mother and Dora were: "Flo--a jolly, dashing sort of girl."
dashingadjectiveUS /ˈdæʃɪŋ/
lively and spirited
From this reading ONE'S FOLLY, ANOTHER'S OPPORTUNITY WHEN Henry's holiday had ended and he stepped once again into the outer darkness that lay beyond Hampton Bagot, the words of his which kept ringing like alarm-bells in the ears of his mother and Dora were: "Flo--a jolly, dashing sort of girl."
Dora
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From this reading ONE'S FOLLY, ANOTHER'S OPPORTUNITY WHEN Henry's holiday had ended and he stepped once again into the outer darkness that lay beyond Hampton Bagot, the words of his which kept ringing like alarm-bells in the ears of his mother and Dora were: "Flo--a jolly, dashing sort of girl."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading They turned the phrase over in their mind, put it away, took it down, pecked at it; tossed it afar, and ran after it forthwith, wishful to forget it, but unable to let it go.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading ONE'S FOLLY, ANOTHER'S OPPORTUNITY WHEN Henry's holiday had ended and he stepped once again into the outer darkness that lay beyond Hampton Bagot, the words of his which kept ringing like alarm-bells in the ears of his mother and Dora were: "Flo--a jolly, dashing sort of girl."
endedadjectiveUS /ˈendəd/
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading ONE'S FOLLY, ANOTHER'S OPPORTUNITY WHEN Henry's holiday had ended and he stepped once again into the outer darkness that lay beyond Hampton Bagot, the words of his which kept ringing like alarm-bells in the ears of his mother and Dora were: "Flo--a jolly, dashing sort of girl."
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading They had been spoken once only; but that was enough.
essentialadjectiveUS /eˈsenʃəl/
absolutely necessary; vitally necessary
From this reading The essential woman in his mother and sister pounced on them like a cat on a mouse peeping from its hole.
Flo
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From this reading ONE'S FOLLY, ANOTHER'S OPPORTUNITY WHEN Henry's holiday had ended and he stepped once again into the outer darkness that lay beyond Hampton Bagot, the words of his which kept ringing like alarm-bells in the ears of his mother and Dora were: "Flo--a jolly, dashing sort of girl."
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
From this reading ONE'S FOLLY, ANOTHER'S OPPORTUNITY WHEN Henry's holiday had ended and he stepped once again into the outer darkness that lay beyond Hampton Bagot, the words of his which kept ringing like alarm-bells in the ears of his mother and Dora were: "Flo--a jolly, dashing sort of girl."
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading They turned the phrase over in their mind, put it away, took it down, pecked at it; tossed it afar, and ran after it forthwith, wishful to forget it, but unable to let it go.
forthwithadverbUS /ˈfɔːrˈθwɪθ/
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading They turned the phrase over in their mind, put it away, took it down, pecked at it; tossed it afar, and ran after it forthwith, wishful to forget it, but unable to let it go.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The essential woman in his mother and sister pounced on them like a cat on a mouse peeping from its hole.
a young female
From this reading ONE'S FOLLY, ANOTHER'S OPPORTUNITY WHEN Henry's holiday had ended and he stepped once again into the outer darkness that lay beyond Hampton Bagot, the words of his which kept ringing like alarm-bells in the ears of his mother and Dora were: "Flo--a jolly, dashing sort of girl."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They turned the phrase over in their mind, put it away, took it down, pecked at it; tossed it afar, and ran after it forthwith, wishful to forget it, but unable to let it go.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ONE'S FOLLY, ANOTHER'S OPPORTUNITY WHEN Henry's holiday had ended and he stepped once again into the outer darkness that lay beyond Hampton Bagot, the words of his which kept ringing like alarm-bells in the ears of his mother and Dora were: "Flo--a jolly, dashing sort of girl."
HamptonnounUS /ˈhæmptən/
United States musician who was the first to use the vibraphone as a jazz instrument (1913-2002)
From this reading ONE'S FOLLY, ANOTHER'S OPPORTUNITY WHEN Henry's holiday had ended and he stepped once again into the outer darkness that lay beyond Hampton Bagot, the words of his which kept ringing like alarm-bells in the ears of his mother and Dora were: "Flo--a jolly, dashing sort of girl."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ONE'S FOLLY, ANOTHER'S OPPORTUNITY WHEN Henry's holiday had ended and he stepped once again into the outer darkness that lay beyond Hampton Bagot, the words of his which kept ringing like alarm-bells in the ears of his mother and Dora were: "Flo--a jolly, dashing sort of girl."
Henry'snounUS /ˈhenriz/
possessive form of “henry” — 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 ONE'S FOLLY, ANOTHER'S OPPORTUNITY WHEN Henry's holiday had ended and he stepped once again into the outer darkness that lay beyond Hampton Bagot, the words of his which kept ringing like alarm-bells in the ears of his mother and Dora were: "Flo--a jolly, dashing sort of girl."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ONE'S FOLLY, ANOTHER'S OPPORTUNITY WHEN Henry's holiday had ended and he stepped once again into the outer darkness that lay beyond Hampton Bagot, the words of his which kept ringing like alarm-bells in the ears of his mother and Dora were: "Flo--a jolly, dashing sort of girl."
an opening into or through something
From this reading The essential woman in his mother and sister pounced on them like a cat on a mouse peeping from its hole.
holidaynounUS /ˈhɑːlədeɪ/
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading ONE'S FOLLY, ANOTHER'S OPPORTUNITY WHEN Henry's holiday had ended and he stepped once again into the outer darkness that lay beyond Hampton Bagot, the words of his which kept ringing like alarm-bells in the ears of his mother and Dora were: "Flo--a jolly, dashing sort of girl."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ONE'S FOLLY, ANOTHER'S OPPORTUNITY WHEN Henry's holiday had ended and he stepped once again into the outer darkness that lay beyond Hampton Bagot, the words of his which kept ringing like alarm-bells in the ears of his mother and Dora were: "Flo--a jolly, dashing sort of girl."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading ONE'S FOLLY, ANOTHER'S OPPORTUNITY WHEN Henry's holiday had ended and he stepped once again into the outer darkness that lay beyond Hampton Bagot, the words of his which kept ringing like alarm-bells in the ears of his mother and Dora were: "Flo--a jolly, dashing sort of girl."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They turned the phrase over in their mind, put it away, took it down, pecked at it; tossed it afar, and ran after it forthwith, wishful to forget it, but unable to let it go.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The essential woman in his mother and sister pounced on them like a cat on a mouse peeping from its hole.
jollyadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɑːli/
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading ONE'S FOLLY, ANOTHER'S OPPORTUNITY WHEN Henry's holiday had ended and he stepped once again into the outer darkness that lay beyond Hampton Bagot, the words of his which kept ringing like alarm-bells in the ears of his mother and Dora were: "Flo--a jolly, dashing sort of girl."
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading ONE'S FOLLY, ANOTHER'S OPPORTUNITY WHEN Henry's holiday had ended and he stepped once again into the outer darkness that lay beyond Hampton Bagot, the words of his which kept ringing like alarm-bells in the ears of his mother and Dora were: "Flo--a jolly, dashing sort of girl."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading ONE'S FOLLY, ANOTHER'S OPPORTUNITY WHEN Henry's holiday had ended and he stepped once again into the outer darkness that lay beyond Hampton Bagot, the words of his which kept ringing like alarm-bells in the ears of his mother and Dora were: "Flo--a jolly, dashing sort of girl."
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading They turned the phrase over in their mind, put it away, took it down, pecked at it; tossed it afar, and ran after it forthwith, wishful to forget it, but unable to let it go.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading ONE'S FOLLY, ANOTHER'S OPPORTUNITY WHEN Henry's holiday had ended and he stepped once again into the outer darkness that lay beyond Hampton Bagot, the words of his which kept ringing like alarm-bells in the ears of his mother and Dora were: "Flo--a jolly, dashing sort of girl."
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading It might mean much, it might mean nothing.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It might mean much, it might mean nothing.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading They turned the phrase over in their mind, put it away, took it down, pecked at it; tossed it afar, and ran after it forthwith, wishful to forget it, but unable to let it go.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading ONE'S FOLLY, ANOTHER'S OPPORTUNITY WHEN Henry's holiday had ended and he stepped once again into the outer darkness that lay beyond Hampton Bagot, the words of his which kept ringing like alarm-bells in the ears of his mother and Dora were: "Flo--a jolly, dashing sort of girl."
mousenounUS /maʊs/
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading The essential woman in his mother and sister pounced on them like a cat on a mouse peeping from its hole.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading It might mean much, it might mean nothing.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It might mean much, it might mean nothing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ONE'S FOLLY, ANOTHER'S OPPORTUNITY WHEN Henry's holiday had ended and he stepped once again into the outer darkness that lay beyond Hampton Bagot, the words of his which kept ringing like alarm-bells in the ears of his mother and Dora were: "Flo--a jolly, dashing sort of girl."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The essential woman in his mother and sister pounced on them like a cat on a mouse peeping from its hole.
on one occasion
From this reading ONE'S FOLLY, ANOTHER'S OPPORTUNITY WHEN Henry's holiday had ended and he stepped once again into the outer darkness that lay beyond Hampton Bagot, the words of his which kept ringing like alarm-bells in the ears of his mother and Dora were: "Flo--a jolly, dashing sort of girl."
ONE'S
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From this reading ONE'S FOLLY, ANOTHER'S OPPORTUNITY WHEN Henry's holiday had ended and he stepped once again into the outer darkness that lay beyond Hampton Bagot, the words of his which kept ringing like alarm-bells in the ears of his mother and Dora were: "Flo--a jolly, dashing sort of girl."
and nothing more
From this reading They had been spoken once only; but that was enough.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading ONE'S FOLLY, ANOTHER'S OPPORTUNITY WHEN Henry's holiday had ended and he stepped once again into the outer darkness that lay beyond Hampton Bagot, the words of his which kept ringing like alarm-bells in the ears of his mother and Dora were: "Flo--a jolly, dashing sort of girl."
outeradjectiveUS /ˈaʊtər/
being on the outside or further from a center
From this reading ONE'S FOLLY, ANOTHER'S OPPORTUNITY WHEN Henry's holiday had ended and he stepped once again into the outer darkness that lay beyond Hampton Bagot, the words of his which kept ringing like alarm-bells in the ears of his mother and Dora were: "Flo--a jolly, dashing sort of girl."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They turned the phrase over in their mind, put it away, took it down, pecked at it; tossed it afar, and ran after it forthwith, wishful to forget it, but unable to let it go.
pecked
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From this reading They turned the phrase over in their mind, put it away, took it down, pecked at it; tossed it afar, and ran after it forthwith, wishful to forget it, but unable to let it go.
peepingverbUS /ˈpiːpɪŋ/
-ing form of “peep” — look furtively
From this reading The essential woman in his mother and sister pounced on them like a cat on a mouse peeping from its hole.
phrasenounUS /freɪz/
an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading They turned the phrase over in their mind, put it away, took it down, pecked at it; tossed it afar, and ran after it forthwith, wishful to forget it, but unable to let it go.
pouncedverbUS /paʊnst/
past form of “pounce” — move down on as if in an attack
From this reading The essential woman in his mother and sister pounced on them like a cat on a mouse peeping from its hole.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading They turned the phrase over in their mind, put it away, took it down, pecked at it; tossed it afar, and ran after it forthwith, wishful to forget it, but unable to let it go.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading They turned the phrase over in their mind, put it away, took it down, pecked at it; tossed it afar, and ran after it forthwith, wishful to forget it, but unable to let it go.
ringingnounUS /ˈrɪŋɪŋ/
the sound of a bell ringing
From this reading ONE'S FOLLY, ANOTHER'S OPPORTUNITY WHEN Henry's holiday had ended and he stepped once again into the outer darkness that lay beyond Hampton Bagot, the words of his which kept ringing like alarm-bells in the ears of his mother and Dora were: "Flo--a jolly, dashing sort of girl."
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading The essential woman in his mother and sister pounced on them like a cat on a mouse peeping from its hole.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading ONE'S FOLLY, ANOTHER'S OPPORTUNITY WHEN Henry's holiday had ended and he stepped once again into the outer darkness that lay beyond Hampton Bagot, the words of his which kept ringing like alarm-bells in the ears of his mother and Dora were: "Flo--a jolly, dashing sort of girl."
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading They had been spoken once only; but that was enough.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading ONE'S FOLLY, ANOTHER'S OPPORTUNITY WHEN Henry's holiday had ended and he stepped once again into the outer darkness that lay beyond Hampton Bagot, the words of his which kept ringing like alarm-bells in the ears of his mother and Dora were: "Flo--a jolly, dashing sort of girl."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ONE'S FOLLY, ANOTHER'S OPPORTUNITY WHEN Henry's holiday had ended and he stepped once again into the outer darkness that lay beyond Hampton Bagot, the words of his which kept ringing like alarm-bells in the ears of his mother and Dora were: "Flo--a jolly, dashing sort of girl."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ONE'S FOLLY, ANOTHER'S OPPORTUNITY WHEN Henry's holiday had ended and he stepped once again into the outer darkness that lay beyond Hampton Bagot, the words of his which kept ringing like alarm-bells in the ears of his mother and Dora were: "Flo--a jolly, dashing sort of girl."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They turned the phrase over in their mind, put it away, took it down, pecked at it; tossed it afar, and ran after it forthwith, wishful to forget it, but unable to let it go.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The essential woman in his mother and sister pounced on them like a cat on a mouse peeping from its hole.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had been spoken once only; but that was enough.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They turned the phrase over in their mind, put it away, took it down, pecked at it; tossed it afar, and ran after it forthwith, wishful to forget it, but unable to let it go.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading They turned the phrase over in their mind, put it away, took it down, pecked at it; tossed it afar, and ran after it forthwith, wishful to forget it, but unable to let it go.
tossedverbUS /tɔːst/
past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading They turned the phrase over in their mind, put it away, took it down, pecked at it; tossed it afar, and ran after it forthwith, wishful to forget it, but unable to let it go.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading They turned the phrase over in their mind, put it away, took it down, pecked at it; tossed it afar, and ran after it forthwith, wishful to forget it, but unable to let it go.
(usually followed by “to”) not having the necessary means or skill or know-how
From this reading They turned the phrase over in their mind, put it away, took it down, pecked at it; tossed it afar, and ran after it forthwith, wishful to forget it, but unable to let it go.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They had been spoken once only; but that was enough.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ONE'S FOLLY, ANOTHER'S OPPORTUNITY WHEN Henry's holiday had ended and he stepped once again into the outer darkness that lay beyond Hampton Bagot, the words of his which kept ringing like alarm-bells in the ears of his mother and Dora were: "Flo--a jolly, dashing sort of girl."
at the time that
From this reading ONE'S FOLLY, ANOTHER'S OPPORTUNITY WHEN Henry's holiday had ended and he stepped once again into the outer darkness that lay beyond Hampton Bagot, the words of his which kept ringing like alarm-bells in the ears of his mother and Dora were: "Flo--a jolly, dashing sort of girl."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading ONE'S FOLLY, ANOTHER'S OPPORTUNITY WHEN Henry's holiday had ended and he stepped once again into the outer darkness that lay beyond Hampton Bagot, the words of his which kept ringing like alarm-bells in the ears of his mother and Dora were: "Flo--a jolly, dashing sort of girl."
wishfuladjectiveUS /ˈwɪʃfəl/
having or expressing desire for something
From this reading They turned the phrase over in their mind, put it away, took it down, pecked at it; tossed it afar, and ran after it forthwith, wishful to forget it, but unable to let it go.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The essential woman in his mother and sister pounced on them like a cat on a mouse peeping from its hole.
the words that are spoken
From this reading ONE'S FOLLY, ANOTHER'S OPPORTUNITY WHEN Henry's holiday had ended and he stepped once again into the outer darkness that lay beyond Hampton Bagot, the words of his which kept ringing like alarm-bells in the ears of his mother and Dora were: "Flo--a jolly, dashing sort of girl."
