used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Wireless from the Steam Yacht Jessie Norwood, gaily excited, came bounding into her sitting room waving a slit envelope over her sunny head, her face alight.
alightverbUS /əˈlaɪt/
to come to rest, settle
From this reading The Wireless from the Steam Yacht Jessie Norwood, gaily excited, came bounding into her sitting room waving a slit envelope over her sunny head, her face alight.
Amy
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From this reading She wore a pretty silk slip-on, a sports skirt, and silk hose and oxfords that her chum, Amy Drew, pronounced "the very swellest of the swell."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She wore a pretty silk slip-on, a sports skirt, and silk hose and oxfords that her chum, Amy Drew, pronounced "the very swellest of the swell."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What's happened to the family now, Jess?" asked Amy, tossing back her hair.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The two visitors looked up in some surprise at Jessie's boisterous entrance, for usually she was the demurest of creatures.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "What's happened to the family now, Jess?" asked Amy, tossing back her hair.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Beside Amy in the sitting room was Nell Stanley, busy with sewing in her lap.
boisterousadjectiveUS /ˈbɔɪstərəs/
noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
From this reading The two visitors looked up in some surprise at Jessie's boisterous entrance, for usually she was the demurest of creatures.
boundingverbUS /ˈbaʊndɪŋ/
-ing form of “bound” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading The Wireless from the Steam Yacht Jessie Norwood, gaily excited, came bounding into her sitting room waving a slit envelope over her sunny head, her face alight.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading Beside Amy in the sitting room was Nell Stanley, busy with sewing in her lap.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The Wireless from the Steam Yacht Jessie Norwood, gaily excited, came bounding into her sitting room waving a slit envelope over her sunny head, her face alight.
chumnounUS /tʃʌm/
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading She wore a pretty silk slip-on, a sports skirt, and silk hose and oxfords that her chum, Amy Drew, pronounced "the very swellest of the swell."
plural of “creature” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading The two visitors looked up in some surprise at Jessie's boisterous entrance, for usually she was the demurest of creatures.
demurest
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From this reading The two visitors looked up in some surprise at Jessie's boisterous entrance, for usually she was the demurest of creatures.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading She wore a pretty silk slip-on, a sports skirt, and silk hose and oxfords that her chum, Amy Drew, pronounced "the very swellest of the swell."
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading The two visitors looked up in some surprise at Jessie's boisterous entrance, for usually she was the demurest of creatures.
envelopenounUS /ˈenvəloʊp/
a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc.
From this reading The Wireless from the Steam Yacht Jessie Norwood, gaily excited, came bounding into her sitting room waving a slit envelope over her sunny head, her face alight.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading The Wireless from the Steam Yacht Jessie Norwood, gaily excited, came bounding into her sitting room waving a slit envelope over her sunny head, her face alight.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The Wireless from the Steam Yacht Jessie Norwood, gaily excited, came bounding into her sitting room waving a slit envelope over her sunny head, her face alight.
a social unit living together
From this reading "What's happened to the family now, Jess?" asked Amy, tossing back her hair.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The two visitors looked up in some surprise at Jessie's boisterous entrance, for usually she was the demurest of creatures.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Wireless from the Steam Yacht Jessie Norwood, gaily excited, came bounding into her sitting room waving a slit envelope over her sunny head, her face alight.
gailyadverbUS /ˈɡeɪli/
in a gay manner
From this reading The Wireless from the Steam Yacht Jessie Norwood, gaily excited, came bounding into her sitting room waving a slit envelope over her sunny head, her face alight.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading "What's happened to the family now, Jess?" asked Amy, tossing back her hair.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading "What's happened to the family now, Jess?" asked Amy, tossing back her hair.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The Wireless from the Steam Yacht Jessie Norwood, gaily excited, came bounding into her sitting room waving a slit envelope over her sunny head, her face alight.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Wireless from the Steam Yacht Jessie Norwood, gaily excited, came bounding into her sitting room waving a slit envelope over her sunny head, her face alight.
hosenounUS /hoʊz/
socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear)
From this reading She wore a pretty silk slip-on, a sports skirt, and silk hose and oxfords that her chum, Amy Drew, pronounced "the very swellest of the swell."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Beside Amy in the sitting room was Nell Stanley, busy with sewing in her lap.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Wireless from the Steam Yacht Jessie Norwood, gaily excited, came bounding into her sitting room waving a slit envelope over her sunny head, her face alight.
Jess
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From this reading "What's happened to the family now, Jess?" asked Amy, tossing back her hair.
Jessie
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From this reading The Wireless from the Steam Yacht Jessie Norwood, gaily excited, came bounding into her sitting room waving a slit envelope over her sunny head, her face alight.
Jessie's
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From this reading The two visitors looked up in some surprise at Jessie's boisterous entrance, for usually she was the demurest of creatures.
lapverbUS /læp/
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading Beside Amy in the sitting room was Nell Stanley, busy with sewing in her lap.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The two visitors looked up in some surprise at Jessie's boisterous entrance, for usually she was the demurest of creatures.
Nell
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From this reading Beside Amy in the sitting room was Nell Stanley, busy with sewing in her lap.
Norwood
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From this reading The Wireless from the Steam Yacht Jessie Norwood, gaily excited, came bounding into her sitting room waving a slit envelope over her sunny head, her face alight.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "What's happened to the family now, Jess?" asked Amy, tossing back her hair.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She wore a pretty silk slip-on, a sports skirt, and silk hose and oxfords that her chum, Amy Drew, pronounced "the very swellest of the swell."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The Wireless from the Steam Yacht Jessie Norwood, gaily excited, came bounding into her sitting room waving a slit envelope over her sunny head, her face alight.
oxfordsnounUS /ˈɑːksfərdz/
plural of “oxford” — a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
From this reading She wore a pretty silk slip-on, a sports skirt, and silk hose and oxfords that her chum, Amy Drew, pronounced "the very swellest of the swell."
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading She wore a pretty silk slip-on, a sports skirt, and silk hose and oxfords that her chum, Amy Drew, pronounced "the very swellest of the swell."
pronouncedadjectiveUS /prəˈnaʊnst/
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading She wore a pretty silk slip-on, a sports skirt, and silk hose and oxfords that her chum, Amy Drew, pronounced "the very swellest of the swell."
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The Wireless from the Steam Yacht Jessie Norwood, gaily excited, came bounding into her sitting room waving a slit envelope over her sunny head, her face alight.
sewingnounUS /ˈsoʊɪŋ/
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading Beside Amy in the sitting room was Nell Stanley, busy with sewing in her lap.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wore a pretty silk slip-on, a sports skirt, and silk hose and oxfords that her chum, Amy Drew, pronounced "the very swellest of the swell."
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading She wore a pretty silk slip-on, a sports skirt, and silk hose and oxfords that her chum, Amy Drew, pronounced "the very swellest of the swell."
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading The Wireless from the Steam Yacht Jessie Norwood, gaily excited, came bounding into her sitting room waving a slit envelope over her sunny head, her face alight.
skirtnounUS /skɜːrt/
cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
From this reading She wore a pretty silk slip-on, a sports skirt, and silk hose and oxfords that her chum, Amy Drew, pronounced "the very swellest of the swell."
slip-onnounUS /ˈslɪpɑːn/
an article of clothing (garment or shoe) that is easily slipped on or off
From this reading She wore a pretty silk slip-on, a sports skirt, and silk hose and oxfords that her chum, Amy Drew, pronounced "the very swellest of the swell."
slitnounUS /slɪt/
a long narrow opening
From this reading The Wireless from the Steam Yacht Jessie Norwood, gaily excited, came bounding into her sitting room waving a slit envelope over her sunny head, her face alight.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The two visitors looked up in some surprise at Jessie's boisterous entrance, for usually she was the demurest of creatures.
sportsnounUS /spɔːrts/
plural of “sport” — an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading She wore a pretty silk slip-on, a sports skirt, and silk hose and oxfords that her chum, Amy Drew, pronounced "the very swellest of the swell."
StanleynounUS /ˈstænli/
United States inventor who built a steam-powered automobile (1849-1918)
From this reading Beside Amy in the sitting room was Nell Stanley, busy with sewing in her lap.
SteamverbUS /stiːm/
travel by means of steam power
From this reading The Wireless from the Steam Yacht Jessie Norwood, gaily excited, came bounding into her sitting room waving a slit envelope over her sunny head, her face alight.
sunnyadjectiveUS /ˈsʌni/
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading The Wireless from the Steam Yacht Jessie Norwood, gaily excited, came bounding into her sitting room waving a slit envelope over her sunny head, her face alight.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading The two visitors looked up in some surprise at Jessie's boisterous entrance, for usually she was the demurest of creatures.
swellverbUS /swel/
increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity
From this reading She wore a pretty silk slip-on, a sports skirt, and silk hose and oxfords that her chum, Amy Drew, pronounced "the very swellest of the swell."
swellest
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From this reading She wore a pretty silk slip-on, a sports skirt, and silk hose and oxfords that her chum, Amy Drew, pronounced "the very swellest of the swell."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She wore a pretty silk slip-on, a sports skirt, and silk hose and oxfords that her chum, Amy Drew, pronounced "the very swellest of the swell."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Wireless from the Steam Yacht Jessie Norwood, gaily excited, came bounding into her sitting room waving a slit envelope over her sunny head, her face alight.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What's happened to the family now, Jess?" asked Amy, tossing back her hair.
tossingverbUS /ˈtɔːsɪŋ/
-ing form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading "What's happened to the family now, Jess?" asked Amy, tossing back her hair.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The two visitors looked up in some surprise at Jessie's boisterous entrance, for usually she was the demurest of creatures.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The two visitors looked up in some surprise at Jessie's boisterous entrance, for usually she was the demurest of creatures.
under normal conditions
From this reading The two visitors looked up in some surprise at Jessie's boisterous entrance, for usually she was the demurest of creatures.
precisely as stated
From this reading She wore a pretty silk slip-on, a sports skirt, and silk hose and oxfords that her chum, Amy Drew, pronounced "the very swellest of the swell."
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading The two visitors looked up in some surprise at Jessie's boisterous entrance, for usually she was the demurest of creatures.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Beside Amy in the sitting room was Nell Stanley, busy with sewing in her lap.
wavingnounUS /ˈweɪvɪŋ/
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
From this reading The Wireless from the Steam Yacht Jessie Norwood, gaily excited, came bounding into her sitting room waving a slit envelope over her sunny head, her face alight.
What's
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From this reading "What's happened to the family now, Jess?" asked Amy, tossing back her hair.
WirelessnounUS /ˈwaɪrlɪs/
medium for communication
From this reading The Wireless from the Steam Yacht Jessie Norwood, gaily excited, came bounding into her sitting room waving a slit envelope over her sunny head, her face alight.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Beside Amy in the sitting room was Nell Stanley, busy with sewing in her lap.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading She wore a pretty silk slip-on, a sports skirt, and silk hose and oxfords that her chum, Amy Drew, pronounced "the very swellest of the swell."
YachtnounUS /jɑːt/
an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
From this reading The Wireless from the Steam Yacht Jessie Norwood, gaily excited, came bounding into her sitting room waving a slit envelope over her sunny head, her face alight.
