used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Alone in her room, with the key turned in the lock, Miss Dollie Meredith had a perfectly delightful time.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "After all, it wasn't anything," she assured herself.
anew
From this reading She wept and laughed and sobbed and shuddered; she was pensive and doleful and happy and melancholy; she dreamed dreams of the future, past and present; she sang foolish little ecstatic songs--just a few words of each--and cried again copiously.
(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 "After all, it wasn't anything," she assured herself.
AloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Alone in her room, with the key turned in the lock, Miss Dollie Meredith had a perfectly delightful time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She wept and laughed and sobbed and shuddered; she was pensive and doleful and happy and melancholy; she dreamed dreams of the future, past and present; she sang foolish little ecstatic songs--just a few words of each--and cried again copiously.
any thing at all
From this reading "After all, it wasn't anything," she assured herself.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading "It was silly for him to--to take the stuff, of course, but it's back now, and he told me the truth, and he intended to return it, anyway."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her father had sent her to her room with a stern reprimand, and she giggled joyously as she remembered it.
marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
From this reading "After all, it wasn't anything," she assured herself.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "It was silly for him to--to take the stuff, of course, but it's back now, and he told me the truth, and he intended to return it, anyway."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "It was silly for him to--to take the stuff, of course, but it's back now, and he told me the truth, and he intended to return it, anyway."
copiouslyadverbUS /ˈkoʊpjəsli/
in an abundant manner
From this reading She wept and laughed and sobbed and shuddered; she was pensive and doleful and happy and melancholy; she dreamed dreams of the future, past and present; she sang foolish little ecstatic songs--just a few words of each--and cried again copiously.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "It was silly for him to--to take the stuff, of course, but it's back now, and he told me the truth, and he intended to return it, anyway."
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading She wept and laughed and sobbed and shuddered; she was pensive and doleful and happy and melancholy; she dreamed dreams of the future, past and present; she sang foolish little ecstatic songs--just a few words of each--and cried again copiously.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading Alone in her room, with the key turned in the lock, Miss Dollie Meredith had a perfectly delightful time.
dolefuladjectiveUS /ˈdoʊlfəl/
filled with or evoking sadness
From this reading She wept and laughed and sobbed and shuddered; she was pensive and doleful and happy and melancholy; she dreamed dreams of the future, past and present; she sang foolish little ecstatic songs--just a few words of each--and cried again copiously.
Dollie
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From this reading Alone in her room, with the key turned in the lock, Miss Dollie Meredith had a perfectly delightful time.
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading She wept and laughed and sobbed and shuddered; she was pensive and doleful and happy and melancholy; she dreamed dreams of the future, past and present; she sang foolish little ecstatic songs--just a few words of each--and cried again copiously.
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading She wept and laughed and sobbed and shuddered; she was pensive and doleful and happy and melancholy; she dreamed dreams of the future, past and present; she sang foolish little ecstatic songs--just a few words of each--and cried again copiously.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading She wept and laughed and sobbed and shuddered; she was pensive and doleful and happy and melancholy; she dreamed dreams of the future, past and present; she sang foolish little ecstatic songs--just a few words of each--and cried again copiously.
ecstaticadjectiveUS /ekˈstætɪk/
feeling great rapture or delight
From this reading She wept and laughed and sobbed and shuddered; she was pensive and doleful and happy and melancholy; she dreamed dreams of the future, past and present; she sang foolish little ecstatic songs--just a few words of each--and cried again copiously.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Her father had sent her to her room with a stern reprimand, and she giggled joyously as she remembered it.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading She wept and laughed and sobbed and shuddered; she was pensive and doleful and happy and melancholy; she dreamed dreams of the future, past and present; she sang foolish little ecstatic songs--just a few words of each--and cried again copiously.
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading She wept and laughed and sobbed and shuddered; she was pensive and doleful and happy and melancholy; she dreamed dreams of the future, past and present; she sang foolish little ecstatic songs--just a few words of each--and cried again copiously.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "It was silly for him to--to take the stuff, of course, but it's back now, and he told me the truth, and he intended to return it, anyway."
yet to be or coming
From this reading She wept and laughed and sobbed and shuddered; she was pensive and doleful and happy and melancholy; she dreamed dreams of the future, past and present; she sang foolish little ecstatic songs--just a few words of each--and cried again copiously.
giggledverbUS /ˈɡɪɡəld/
past form of “giggle” — laugh nervously
From this reading Her father had sent her to her room with a stern reprimand, and she giggled joyously as she remembered it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Alone in her room, with the key turned in the lock, Miss Dollie Meredith had a perfectly delightful time.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading She wept and laughed and sobbed and shuddered; she was pensive and doleful and happy and melancholy; she dreamed dreams of the future, past and present; she sang foolish little ecstatic songs--just a few words of each--and cried again copiously.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It was silly for him to--to take the stuff, of course, but it's back now, and he told me the truth, and he intended to return it, anyway."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Alone in her room, with the key turned in the lock, Miss Dollie Meredith had a perfectly delightful time.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "After all, it wasn't anything," she assured herself.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It was silly for him to--to take the stuff, of course, but it's back now, and he told me the truth, and he intended to return it, anyway."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Alone in her room, with the key turned in the lock, Miss Dollie Meredith had a perfectly delightful time.
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading "It was silly for him to--to take the stuff, of course, but it's back now, and he told me the truth, and he intended to return it, anyway."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Her father had sent her to her room with a stern reprimand, and she giggled joyously as she remembered it.
it's
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From this reading "It was silly for him to--to take the stuff, of course, but it's back now, and he told me the truth, and he intended to return it, anyway."
joyouslyadverb
in a joyous and gleeful manner
From this reading Her father had sent her to her room with a stern reprimand, and she giggled joyously as she remembered it.
and nothing more
From this reading She wept and laughed and sobbed and shuddered; she was pensive and doleful and happy and melancholy; she dreamed dreams of the future, past and present; she sang foolish little ecstatic songs--just a few words of each--and cried again copiously.
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading Alone in her room, with the key turned in the lock, Miss Dollie Meredith had a perfectly delightful time.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading She wept and laughed and sobbed and shuddered; she was pensive and doleful and happy and melancholy; she dreamed dreams of the future, past and present; she sang foolish little ecstatic songs--just a few words of each--and cried again copiously.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She wept and laughed and sobbed and shuddered; she was pensive and doleful and happy and melancholy; she dreamed dreams of the future, past and present; she sang foolish little ecstatic songs--just a few words of each--and cried again copiously.
fasten with a lock
From this reading Alone in her room, with the key turned in the lock, Miss Dollie Meredith had a perfectly delightful time.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It was silly for him to--to take the stuff, of course, but it's back now, and he told me the truth, and he intended to return it, anyway."
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading She wept and laughed and sobbed and shuddered; she was pensive and doleful and happy and melancholy; she dreamed dreams of the future, past and present; she sang foolish little ecstatic songs--just a few words of each--and cried again copiously.
MeredithnounUS /ˈmerɪdɪθ/
United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
From this reading Alone in her room, with the key turned in the lock, Miss Dollie Meredith had a perfectly delightful time.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Alone in her room, with the key turned in the lock, Miss Dollie Meredith had a perfectly delightful time.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "It was silly for him to--to take the stuff, of course, but it's back now, and he told me the truth, and he intended to return it, anyway."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She wept and laughed and sobbed and shuddered; she was pensive and doleful and happy and melancholy; she dreamed dreams of the future, past and present; she sang foolish little ecstatic songs--just a few words of each--and cried again copiously.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading She wept and laughed and sobbed and shuddered; she was pensive and doleful and happy and melancholy; she dreamed dreams of the future, past and present; she sang foolish little ecstatic songs--just a few words of each--and cried again copiously.
pensiveadjectiveUS /ˈpensɪv/
deeply or seriously thoughtful
From this reading She wept and laughed and sobbed and shuddered; she was pensive and doleful and happy and melancholy; she dreamed dreams of the future, past and present; she sang foolish little ecstatic songs--just a few words of each--and cried again copiously.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Alone in her room, with the key turned in the lock, Miss Dollie Meredith had a perfectly delightful time.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading She wept and laughed and sobbed and shuddered; she was pensive and doleful and happy and melancholy; she dreamed dreams of the future, past and present; she sang foolish little ecstatic songs--just a few words of each--and cried again copiously.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading Her father had sent her to her room with a stern reprimand, and she giggled joyously as she remembered it.
reprimandverbUS /ˈreprəmænd/
rebuke formally
From this reading Her father had sent her to her room with a stern reprimand, and she giggled joyously as she remembered it.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "It was silly for him to--to take the stuff, of course, but it's back now, and he told me the truth, and he intended to return it, anyway."
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Alone in her room, with the key turned in the lock, Miss Dollie Meredith had a perfectly delightful time.
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading She wept and laughed and sobbed and shuddered; she was pensive and doleful and happy and melancholy; she dreamed dreams of the future, past and present; she sang foolish little ecstatic songs--just a few words of each--and cried again copiously.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Her father had sent her to her room with a stern reprimand, and she giggled joyously as she remembered it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wept and laughed and sobbed and shuddered; she was pensive and doleful and happy and melancholy; she dreamed dreams of the future, past and present; she sang foolish little ecstatic songs--just a few words of each--and cried again copiously.
shudderedverbUS /ˈʃʌdərd/
past form of “shudder” — shake, as from cold
From this reading She wept and laughed and sobbed and shuddered; she was pensive and doleful and happy and melancholy; she dreamed dreams of the future, past and present; she sang foolish little ecstatic songs--just a few words of each--and cried again copiously.
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading "It was silly for him to--to take the stuff, of course, but it's back now, and he told me the truth, and he intended to return it, anyway."
sobbedverbUS /sɑːbd/
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading She wept and laughed and sobbed and shuddered; she was pensive and doleful and happy and melancholy; she dreamed dreams of the future, past and present; she sang foolish little ecstatic songs--just a few words of each--and cried again copiously.
plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words
From this reading She wept and laughed and sobbed and shuddered; she was pensive and doleful and happy and melancholy; she dreamed dreams of the future, past and present; she sang foolish little ecstatic songs--just a few words of each--and cried again copiously.
sternadjectiveUS /stɜːrn/
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading Her father had sent her to her room with a stern reprimand, and she giggled joyously as she remembered it.
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading "It was silly for him to--to take the stuff, of course, but it's back now, and he told me the truth, and he intended to return it, anyway."
carry out
From this reading "It was silly for him to--to take the stuff, of course, but it's back now, and he told me the truth, and he intended to return it, anyway."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Alone in her room, with the key turned in the lock, Miss Dollie Meredith had a perfectly delightful time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Alone in her room, with the key turned in the lock, Miss Dollie Meredith had a perfectly delightful time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her father had sent her to her room with a stern reprimand, and she giggled joyously as she remembered it.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "It was silly for him to--to take the stuff, of course, but it's back now, and he told me the truth, and he intended to return it, anyway."
a fact that has been verified
From this reading "It was silly for him to--to take the stuff, of course, but it's back now, and he told me the truth, and he intended to return it, anyway."
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Alone in her room, with the key turned in the lock, Miss Dollie Meredith had a perfectly delightful time.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She wept and laughed and sobbed and shuddered; she was pensive and doleful and happy and melancholy; she dreamed dreams of the future, past and present; she sang foolish little ecstatic songs--just a few words of each--and cried again copiously.
wasn't
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From this reading "After all, it wasn't anything," she assured herself.
inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading She wept and laughed and sobbed and shuddered; she was pensive and doleful and happy and melancholy; she dreamed dreams of the future, past and present; she sang foolish little ecstatic songs--just a few words of each--and cried again copiously.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Alone in her room, with the key turned in the lock, Miss Dollie Meredith had a perfectly delightful time.
the words that are spoken
From this reading She wept and laughed and sobbed and shuddered; she was pensive and doleful and happy and melancholy; she dreamed dreams of the future, past and present; she sang foolish little ecstatic songs--just a few words of each--and cried again copiously.
