aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading "I don't recall that Nora Marsh and I have ever been alone together for two consecutive minutes in our lives.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I don't recall that Nora Marsh and I have ever been alone together for two consecutive minutes in our lives.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I'll tell Miss Marsh you're here, Miss Pringle," said Kate, at the door.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "How strange it will be not to find her in her own drawing-room!" she reflected.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I don't recall that Nora Marsh and I have ever been alone together for two consecutive minutes in our lives.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading It was well on to three o'clock when Miss Pringle made her careful way up the path that led to the late Miss Wickham's door.
consecutiveadjectiveUS /kənˈsɛk.jə.tɪv/
Following continuously in unbroken sequence.
From this reading "I don't recall that Nora Marsh and I have ever been alone together for two consecutive minutes in our lives.
couldn't
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From this reading I simply couldn't have stood it."
don't
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From this reading "I don't recall that Nora Marsh and I have ever been alone together for two consecutive minutes in our lives.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading It was well on to three o'clock when Miss Pringle made her careful way up the path that led to the late Miss Wickham's door.
drawing-room
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From this reading "How strange it will be not to find her in her own drawing-room!" she reflected.
at any time
From this reading "I don't recall that Nora Marsh and I have ever been alone together for two consecutive minutes in our lives.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "How strange it will be not to find her in her own drawing-room!" she reflected.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I don't recall that Nora Marsh and I have ever been alone together for two consecutive minutes in our lives.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I don't recall that Nora Marsh and I have ever been alone together for two consecutive minutes in our lives.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was well on to three o'clock when Miss Pringle made her careful way up the path that led to the late Miss Wickham's door.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I'll tell Miss Marsh you're here, Miss Pringle," said Kate, at the door.
How
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From this reading "How strange it will be not to find her in her own drawing-room!" she reflected.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't recall that Nora Marsh and I have ever been alone together for two consecutive minutes in our lives.
I'll
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From this reading "I'll tell Miss Marsh you're here, Miss Pringle," said Kate, at the door.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "How strange it will be not to find her in her own drawing-room!" she reflected.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was well on to three o'clock when Miss Pringle made her careful way up the path that led to the late Miss Wickham's door.
Kate
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From this reading "I'll tell Miss Marsh you're here, Miss Pringle," said Kate, at the door.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading It was well on to three o'clock when Miss Pringle made her careful way up the path that led to the late Miss Wickham's door.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading It was well on to three o'clock when Miss Pringle made her careful way up the path that led to the late Miss Wickham's door.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "I don't recall that Nora Marsh and I have ever been alone together for two consecutive minutes in our lives.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It was well on to three o'clock when Miss Pringle made her careful way up the path that led to the late Miss Wickham's door.
MarshnounUS /mɑːrʃ/
low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
From this reading "I don't recall that Nora Marsh and I have ever been alone together for two consecutive minutes in our lives.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading "I don't recall that Nora Marsh and I have ever been alone together for two consecutive minutes in our lives.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading It was well on to three o'clock when Miss Pringle made her careful way up the path that led to the late Miss Wickham's door.
Nora
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From this reading "I don't recall that Nora Marsh and I have ever been alone together for two consecutive minutes in our lives.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "How strange it will be not to find her in her own drawing-room!" she reflected.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading It was well on to three o'clock when Miss Pringle made her careful way up the path that led to the late Miss Wickham's door.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was well on to three o'clock when Miss Pringle made her careful way up the path that led to the late Miss Wickham's door.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "I don't recall that Nora Marsh and I have ever been alone together for two consecutive minutes in our lives.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "How strange it will be not to find her in her own drawing-room!" she reflected.
a course of conduct
From this reading It was well on to three o'clock when Miss Pringle made her careful way up the path that led to the late Miss Wickham's door.
Pringle
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From this reading It was well on to three o'clock when Miss Pringle made her careful way up the path that led to the late Miss Wickham's door.
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading "I don't recall that Nora Marsh and I have ever been alone together for two consecutive minutes in our lives.
(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back
From this reading "How strange it will be not to find her in her own drawing-room!" she reflected.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I'll tell Miss Marsh you're here, Miss Pringle," said Kate, at the door.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "How strange it will be not to find her in her own drawing-room!" she reflected.
and nothing more
From this reading I simply couldn't have stood it."
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading I simply couldn't have stood it."
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading "How strange it will be not to find her in her own drawing-room!" she reflected.
express in words
From this reading "I'll tell Miss Marsh you're here, Miss Pringle," said Kate, at the door.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was well on to three o'clock when Miss Pringle made her careful way up the path that led to the late Miss Wickham's door.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was well on to three o'clock when Miss Pringle made her careful way up the path that led to the late Miss Wickham's door.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading It was well on to three o'clock when Miss Pringle made her careful way up the path that led to the late Miss Wickham's door.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was well on to three o'clock when Miss Pringle made her careful way up the path that led to the late Miss Wickham's door.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading "I don't recall that Nora Marsh and I have ever been alone together for two consecutive minutes in our lives.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "I don't recall that Nora Marsh and I have ever been alone together for two consecutive minutes in our lives.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It was well on to three o'clock when Miss Pringle made her careful way up the path that led to the late Miss Wickham's door.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was well on to three o'clock when Miss Pringle made her careful way up the path that led to the late Miss Wickham's door.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It was well on to three o'clock when Miss Pringle made her careful way up the path that led to the late Miss Wickham's door.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading It was well on to three o'clock when Miss Pringle made her careful way up the path that led to the late Miss Wickham's door.
at the time that
From this reading It was well on to three o'clock when Miss Pringle made her careful way up the path that led to the late Miss Wickham's door.
Wickham's
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From this reading It was well on to three o'clock when Miss Pringle made her careful way up the path that led to the late Miss Wickham's door.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "How strange it will be not to find her in her own drawing-room!" she reflected.
you're
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From this reading "I'll tell Miss Marsh you're here, Miss Pringle," said Kate, at the door.
