used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading DRESSING FOR THE BALL "How are Miss Ella and Louise going?" asked Douglas, as she stooped for a parting glance in the mirror which the sloping ceiling necessitated hanging so low that a girl as tall as Douglas could not see above her nose without bending double.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading DRESSING FOR THE BALL "How are Miss Ella and Louise going?" asked Douglas, as she stooped for a parting glance in the mirror which the sloping ceiling necessitated hanging so low that a girl as tall as Douglas could not see above her nose without bending double.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DRESSING FOR THE BALL "How are Miss Ella and Louise going?" asked Douglas, as she stooped for a parting glance in the mirror which the sloping ceiling necessitated hanging so low that a girl as tall as Douglas could not see above her nose without bending double.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "In their phaeton," answered Helen.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading DRESSING FOR THE BALL "How are Miss Ella and Louise going?" asked Douglas, as she stooped for a parting glance in the mirror which the sloping ceiling necessitated hanging so low that a girl as tall as Douglas could not see above her nose without bending double.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading DRESSING FOR THE BALL "How are Miss Ella and Louise going?" asked Douglas, as she stooped for a parting glance in the mirror which the sloping ceiling necessitated hanging so low that a girl as tall as Douglas could not see above her nose without bending double.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading DRESSING FOR THE BALL "How are Miss Ella and Louise going?" asked Douglas, as she stooped for a parting glance in the mirror which the sloping ceiling necessitated hanging so low that a girl as tall as Douglas could not see above her nose without bending double.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading DRESSING FOR THE BALL "How are Miss Ella and Louise going?" asked Douglas, as she stooped for a parting glance in the mirror which the sloping ceiling necessitated hanging so low that a girl as tall as Douglas could not see above her nose without bending double.
bendingnounUS /ˈbendɪŋ/
movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading DRESSING FOR THE BALL "How are Miss Ella and Louise going?" asked Douglas, as she stooped for a parting glance in the mirror which the sloping ceiling necessitated hanging so low that a girl as tall as Douglas could not see above her nose without bending double.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading You see with Sam gone they can't get out the big old rockaway."
can't
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From this reading You see with Sam gone they can't get out the big old rockaway."
ceilingnounUS /ˈsiːlɪŋ/
the overhead upper surface of a covered space
From this reading DRESSING FOR THE BALL "How are Miss Ella and Louise going?" asked Douglas, as she stooped for a parting glance in the mirror which the sloping ceiling necessitated hanging so low that a girl as tall as Douglas could not see above her nose without bending double.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading DRESSING FOR THE BALL "How are Miss Ella and Louise going?" asked Douglas, as she stooped for a parting glance in the mirror which the sloping ceiling necessitated hanging so low that a girl as tall as Douglas could not see above her nose without bending double.
don't
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From this reading "They don't mind driving themselves.
increase twofold
From this reading DRESSING FOR THE BALL "How are Miss Ella and Louise going?" asked Douglas, as she stooped for a parting glance in the mirror which the sloping ceiling necessitated hanging so low that a girl as tall as Douglas could not see above her nose without bending double.
DouglasnounUS /ˈdʌɡləs/
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading DRESSING FOR THE BALL "How are Miss Ella and Louise going?" asked Douglas, as she stooped for a parting glance in the mirror which the sloping ceiling necessitated hanging so low that a girl as tall as Douglas could not see above her nose without bending double.
DRESSINGnounUS /ˈdresɪŋ/
savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
From this reading DRESSING FOR THE BALL "How are Miss Ella and Louise going?" asked Douglas, as she stooped for a parting glance in the mirror which the sloping ceiling necessitated hanging so low that a girl as tall as Douglas could not see above her nose without bending double.
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading "They don't mind driving themselves.
Ella
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From this reading DRESSING FOR THE BALL "How are Miss Ella and Louise going?" asked Douglas, as she stooped for a parting glance in the mirror which the sloping ceiling necessitated hanging so low that a girl as tall as Douglas could not see above her nose without bending double.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading DRESSING FOR THE BALL "How are Miss Ella and Louise going?" asked Douglas, as she stooped for a parting glance in the mirror which the sloping ceiling necessitated hanging so low that a girl as tall as Douglas could not see above her nose without bending double.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You see with Sam gone they can't get out the big old rockaway."
a young female
From this reading DRESSING FOR THE BALL "How are Miss Ella and Louise going?" asked Douglas, as she stooped for a parting glance in the mirror which the sloping ceiling necessitated hanging so low that a girl as tall as Douglas could not see above her nose without bending double.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading DRESSING FOR THE BALL "How are Miss Ella and Louise going?" asked Douglas, as she stooped for a parting glance in the mirror which the sloping ceiling necessitated hanging so low that a girl as tall as Douglas could not see above her nose without bending double.
the act of departing
From this reading DRESSING FOR THE BALL "How are Miss Ella and Louise going?" asked Douglas, as she stooped for a parting glance in the mirror which the sloping ceiling necessitated hanging so low that a girl as tall as Douglas could not see above her nose without bending double.
destroyed or killed
From this reading You see with Sam gone they can't get out the big old rockaway."
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading DRESSING FOR THE BALL "How are Miss Ella and Louise going?" asked Douglas, as she stooped for a parting glance in the mirror which the sloping ceiling necessitated hanging so low that a girl as tall as Douglas could not see above her nose without bending double.
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading "In their phaeton," answered Helen.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading DRESSING FOR THE BALL "How are Miss Ella and Louise going?" asked Douglas, as she stooped for a parting glance in the mirror which the sloping ceiling necessitated hanging so low that a girl as tall as Douglas could not see above her nose without bending double.
How
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From this reading DRESSING FOR THE BALL "How are Miss Ella and Louise going?" asked Douglas, as she stooped for a parting glance in the mirror which the sloping ceiling necessitated hanging so low that a girl as tall as Douglas could not see above her nose without bending double.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DRESSING FOR THE BALL "How are Miss Ella and Louise going?" asked Douglas, as she stooped for a parting glance in the mirror which the sloping ceiling necessitated hanging so low that a girl as tall as Douglas could not see above her nose without bending double.
Louise
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From this reading DRESSING FOR THE BALL "How are Miss Ella and Louise going?" asked Douglas, as she stooped for a parting glance in the mirror which the sloping ceiling necessitated hanging so low that a girl as tall as Douglas could not see above her nose without bending double.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading DRESSING FOR THE BALL "How are Miss Ella and Louise going?" asked Douglas, as she stooped for a parting glance in the mirror which the sloping ceiling necessitated hanging so low that a girl as tall as Douglas could not see above her nose without bending double.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "They don't mind driving themselves.
mirrornounUS /ˈmɪrər/
polished surface that forms images by reflecting light
From this reading DRESSING FOR THE BALL "How are Miss Ella and Louise going?" asked Douglas, as she stooped for a parting glance in the mirror which the sloping ceiling necessitated hanging so low that a girl as tall as Douglas could not see above her nose without bending double.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading DRESSING FOR THE BALL "How are Miss Ella and Louise going?" asked Douglas, as she stooped for a parting glance in the mirror which the sloping ceiling necessitated hanging so low that a girl as tall as Douglas could not see above her nose without bending double.
necessitatedverbUS /nəˈsesəteɪtəd/
past form of “necessitate” — require as useful, just, or proper
From this reading DRESSING FOR THE BALL "How are Miss Ella and Louise going?" asked Douglas, as she stooped for a parting glance in the mirror which the sloping ceiling necessitated hanging so low that a girl as tall as Douglas could not see above her nose without bending double.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading DRESSING FOR THE BALL "How are Miss Ella and Louise going?" asked Douglas, as she stooped for a parting glance in the mirror which the sloping ceiling necessitated hanging so low that a girl as tall as Douglas could not see above her nose without bending double.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading DRESSING FOR THE BALL "How are Miss Ella and Louise going?" asked Douglas, as she stooped for a parting glance in the mirror which the sloping ceiling necessitated hanging so low that a girl as tall as Douglas could not see above her nose without bending double.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading You see with Sam gone they can't get out the big old rockaway."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading You see with Sam gone they can't get out the big old rockaway."
the act of departing politely
From this reading DRESSING FOR THE BALL "How are Miss Ella and Louise going?" asked Douglas, as she stooped for a parting glance in the mirror which the sloping ceiling necessitated hanging so low that a girl as tall as Douglas could not see above her nose without bending double.
phaetonnoun
large open car seating four with folding top
From this reading "In their phaeton," answered Helen.
rockaway
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From this reading You see with Sam gone they can't get out the big old rockaway."
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading You see with Sam gone they can't get out the big old rockaway."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading DRESSING FOR THE BALL "How are Miss Ella and Louise going?" asked Douglas, as she stooped for a parting glance in the mirror which the sloping ceiling necessitated hanging so low that a girl as tall as Douglas could not see above her nose without bending double.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading DRESSING FOR THE BALL "How are Miss Ella and Louise going?" asked Douglas, as she stooped for a parting glance in the mirror which the sloping ceiling necessitated hanging so low that a girl as tall as Douglas could not see above her nose without bending double.
slopingadjectiveUS /ˈsloʊpɪŋ/
having an oblique or slanted direction
From this reading DRESSING FOR THE BALL "How are Miss Ella and Louise going?" asked Douglas, as she stooped for a parting glance in the mirror which the sloping ceiling necessitated hanging so low that a girl as tall as Douglas could not see above her nose without bending double.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading DRESSING FOR THE BALL "How are Miss Ella and Louise going?" asked Douglas, as she stooped for a parting glance in the mirror which the sloping ceiling necessitated hanging so low that a girl as tall as Douglas could not see above her nose without bending double.
stoopedadjectiveUS /stuːpt/
having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
From this reading DRESSING FOR THE BALL "How are Miss Ella and Louise going?" asked Douglas, as she stooped for a parting glance in the mirror which the sloping ceiling necessitated hanging so low that a girl as tall as Douglas could not see above her nose without bending double.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading DRESSING FOR THE BALL "How are Miss Ella and Louise going?" asked Douglas, as she stooped for a parting glance in the mirror which the sloping ceiling necessitated hanging so low that a girl as tall as Douglas could not see above her nose without bending double.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading DRESSING FOR THE BALL "How are Miss Ella and Louise going?" asked Douglas, as she stooped for a parting glance in the mirror which the sloping ceiling necessitated hanging so low that a girl as tall as Douglas could not see above her nose without bending double.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DRESSING FOR THE BALL "How are Miss Ella and Louise going?" asked Douglas, as she stooped for a parting glance in the mirror which the sloping ceiling necessitated hanging so low that a girl as tall as Douglas could not see above her nose without bending double.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "In their phaeton," answered Helen.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I asked them.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading "They don't mind driving themselves.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They don't mind driving themselves.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading DRESSING FOR THE BALL "How are Miss Ella and Louise going?" asked Douglas, as she stooped for a parting glance in the mirror which the sloping ceiling necessitated hanging so low that a girl as tall as Douglas could not see above her nose without bending double.
in the company of; together with
From this reading You see with Sam gone they can't get out the big old rockaway."
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading DRESSING FOR THE BALL "How are Miss Ella and Louise going?" asked Douglas, as she stooped for a parting glance in the mirror which the sloping ceiling necessitated hanging so low that a girl as tall as Douglas could not see above her nose without bending double.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You see with Sam gone they can't get out the big old rockaway."
