used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For a moment no one spoke, and then Kitty French, who, in a despairing, miserable way, was huddled in the depths of a great arm-chair, said:
anew
From this reading Doctor Hills again glanced round the assembly in that quick way of his, and said:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Schuyler Carleton had with difficulty concluded his narration, and he sat clenching his hands and biting his lips as if at the very limit of his powers of endurance.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “Did any of you have reason to think Miss Van Norman had any thought of taking her own life?”
arm-chair
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From this reading For a moment no one spoke, and then Kitty French, who, in a despairing, miserable way, was huddled in the depths of a great arm-chair, said:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Schuyler Carleton had with difficulty concluded his narration, and he sat clenching his hands and biting his lips as if at the very limit of his powers of endurance.
assemblynounUS /əˈsembli/
a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit
From this reading Doctor Hills again glanced round the assembly in that quick way of his, and said:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Schuyler Carleton had with difficulty concluded his narration, and he sat clenching his hands and biting his lips as if at the very limit of his powers of endurance.
bitingadjectiveUS /ˈbaɪtɪŋ/
capable of wounding
From this reading Schuyler Carleton had with difficulty concluded his narration, and he sat clenching his hands and biting his lips as if at the very limit of his powers of endurance.
Carleton
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From this reading Schuyler Carleton had with difficulty concluded his narration, and he sat clenching his hands and biting his lips as if at the very limit of his powers of endurance.
clenching
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From this reading Schuyler Carleton had with difficulty concluded his narration, and he sat clenching his hands and biting his lips as if at the very limit of his powers of endurance.
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading Schuyler Carleton had with difficulty concluded his narration, and he sat clenching his hands and biting his lips as if at the very limit of his powers of endurance.
daggernounUS /ˈdæɡ.ər/
A short knife with a pointed and edged blade, used as a stealth weapon.
From this reading “I have heard Madeleine say that some time she would kill herself with that horrid old dagger.
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading For a moment no one spoke, and then Kitty French, who, in a despairing, miserable way, was huddled in the depths of a great arm-chair, said:
despairingadjectiveUS /dɪˈsperɪŋ/
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading For a moment no one spoke, and then Kitty French, who, in a despairing, miserable way, was huddled in the depths of a great arm-chair, said:
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did any of you have reason to think Miss Van Norman had any thought of taking her own life?”
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading Schuyler Carleton had with difficulty concluded his narration, and he sat clenching his hands and biting his lips as if at the very limit of his powers of endurance.
a licensed medical practitioner
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endurancenounUS /ˈendərəns/
the power to withstand hardship or stress
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment no one spoke, and then Kitty French, who, in a despairing, miserable way, was huddled in the depths of a great arm-chair, said:
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading For a moment no one spoke, and then Kitty French, who, in a despairing, miserable way, was huddled in the depths of a great arm-chair, said:
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Doctor Hills again glanced round the assembly in that quick way of his, and said:
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading For a moment no one spoke, and then Kitty French, who, in a despairing, miserable way, was huddled in the depths of a great arm-chair, said:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Schuyler Carleton had with difficulty concluded his narration, and he sat clenching his hands and biting his lips as if at the very limit of his powers of endurance.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Did any of you have reason to think Miss Van Norman had any thought of taking her own life?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Schuyler Carleton had with difficulty concluded his narration, and he sat clenching his hands and biting his lips as if at the very limit of his powers of endurance.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “I have heard Madeleine say that some time she would kill herself with that horrid old dagger.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Did any of you have reason to think Miss Van Norman had any thought of taking her own life?”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “I have heard Madeleine say that some time she would kill herself with that horrid old dagger.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Doctor Hills again glanced round the assembly in that quick way of his, and said:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Schuyler Carleton had with difficulty concluded his narration, and he sat clenching his hands and biting his lips as if at the very limit of his powers of endurance.
horridadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːrəd/
exceedingly bad
From this reading “I have heard Madeleine say that some time she would kill herself with that horrid old dagger.
huddledadjectiveUS /ˈhʌdəld/
crowded or massed together
From this reading For a moment no one spoke, and then Kitty French, who, in a despairing, miserable way, was huddled in the depths of a great arm-chair, said:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have heard Madeleine say that some time she would kill herself with that horrid old dagger.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Schuyler Carleton had with difficulty concluded his narration, and he sat clenching his hands and biting his lips as if at the very limit of his powers of endurance.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Doctor Hills again glanced round the assembly in that quick way of his, and said:
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “I have heard Madeleine say that some time she would kill herself with that horrid old dagger.
KittynounUS /ˈkɪti/
the combined stakes of the betters
From this reading For a moment no one spoke, and then Kitty French, who, in a despairing, miserable way, was huddled in the depths of a great arm-chair, said:
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “Did any of you have reason to think Miss Van Norman had any thought of taking her own life?”
limitnounUS /ˈlɪmət/
the greatest possible degree of something
From this reading Schuyler Carleton had with difficulty concluded his narration, and he sat clenching his hands and biting his lips as if at the very limit of his powers of endurance.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Schuyler Carleton had with difficulty concluded his narration, and he sat clenching his hands and biting his lips as if at the very limit of his powers of endurance.
Madeleine
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From this reading “I have heard Madeleine say that some time she would kill herself with that horrid old dagger.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading For a moment no one spoke, and then Kitty French, who, in a despairing, miserable way, was huddled in the depths of a great arm-chair, said:
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Did any of you have reason to think Miss Van Norman had any thought of taking her own life?”
a particular point in time
From this reading For a moment no one spoke, and then Kitty French, who, in a despairing, miserable way, was huddled in the depths of a great arm-chair, said:
narrationnounUS /neˈreɪʃən/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Schuyler Carleton had with difficulty concluded his narration, and he sat clenching his hands and biting his lips as if at the very limit of his powers of endurance.
not any; not one
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NormannounUS /ˈnɔːrmən/
United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)
From this reading “Did any of you have reason to think Miss Van Norman had any thought of taking her own life?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Schuyler Carleton had with difficulty concluded his narration, and he sat clenching his hands and biting his lips as if at the very limit of his powers of endurance.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “I have heard Madeleine say that some time she would kill herself with that horrid old dagger.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For a moment no one spoke, and then Kitty French, who, in a despairing, miserable way, was huddled in the depths of a great arm-chair, said:
have ownership or possession of
From this reading “Did any of you have reason to think Miss Van Norman had any thought of taking her own life?”
plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence
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accomplished rapidly and without delay
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a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading “Did any of you have reason to think Miss Van Norman had any thought of taking her own life?”
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
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being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Doctor Hills again glanced round the assembly in that quick way of his, and said:
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Schuyler Carleton had with difficulty concluded his narration, and he sat clenching his hands and biting his lips as if at the very limit of his powers of endurance.
express in words
From this reading “I have heard Madeleine say that some time she would kill herself with that horrid old dagger.
Schuyler
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From this reading Schuyler Carleton had with difficulty concluded his narration, and he sat clenching his hands and biting his lips as if at the very limit of his powers of endurance.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I have heard Madeleine say that some time she would kill herself with that horrid old dagger.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “I have heard Madeleine say that some time she would kill herself with that horrid old dagger.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading For a moment no one spoke, and then Kitty French, who, in a despairing, miserable way, was huddled in the depths of a great arm-chair, said:
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading “Did any of you have reason to think Miss Van Norman had any thought of taking her own life?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Doctor Hills again glanced round the assembly in that quick way of his, and said:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading For a moment no one spoke, and then Kitty French, who, in a despairing, miserable way, was huddled in the depths of a great arm-chair, said:
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “Did any of you have reason to think Miss Van Norman had any thought of taking her own life?”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Did any of you have reason to think Miss Van Norman had any thought of taking her own life?”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “I have heard Madeleine say that some time she would kill herself with that horrid old dagger.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Did any of you have reason to think Miss Van Norman had any thought of taking her own life?”
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading “Did any of you have reason to think Miss Van Norman had any thought of taking her own life?”
precisely as stated
From this reading Schuyler Carleton had with difficulty concluded his narration, and he sat clenching his hands and biting his lips as if at the very limit of his powers of endurance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For a moment no one spoke, and then Kitty French, who, in a despairing, miserable way, was huddled in the depths of a great arm-chair, said:
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Doctor Hills again glanced round the assembly in that quick way of his, and said:
which person or people
From this reading For a moment no one spoke, and then Kitty French, who, in a despairing, miserable way, was huddled in the depths of a great arm-chair, said:
in the company of; together with
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used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I have heard Madeleine say that some time she would kill herself with that horrid old dagger.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Did any of you have reason to think Miss Van Norman had any thought of taking her own life?”
