used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Jean Dunbarton received Mr. Geoffrey Stonor upon his entrance into Mrs. Freddy's drawing-room with a charming little air of fluttered responsibility.
to or in a foreign country
From this reading She had to go afterwards to say good-bye to some people who are leaving for abroad.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading She had to go afterwards to say good-bye to some people who are leaving for abroad.
how long something has existed
From this reading 'What a terribly philanthropic age it is!'
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Jean Dunbarton received Mr. Geoffrey Stonor upon his entrance into Mrs. Freddy's drawing-room with a charming little air of fluttered responsibility.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Mrs. Freddy and I have been lunching with the Whyteleafes.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She had to go afterwards to say good-bye to some people who are leaving for abroad.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading So Mrs. Freddy asked me to turn over my Girls' Club to your cousin Sophia----' 'Are you given to good works, too?' he interrupted.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading 'Mrs. Freddy and I have been lunching with the Whyteleafes.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading Jean Dunbarton received Mr. Geoffrey Stonor upon his entrance into Mrs. Freddy's drawing-room with a charming little air of fluttered responsibility.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading So Mrs. Freddy asked me to turn over my Girls' Club to your cousin Sophia----' 'Are you given to good works, too?' he interrupted.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading So Mrs. Freddy asked me to turn over my Girls' Club to your cousin Sophia----' 'Are you given to good works, too?' he interrupted.
drawing-room
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From this reading Jean Dunbarton received Mr. Geoffrey Stonor upon his entrance into Mrs. Freddy's drawing-room with a charming little air of fluttered responsibility.
Dunbarton
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From this reading Jean Dunbarton received Mr. Geoffrey Stonor upon his entrance into Mrs. Freddy's drawing-room with a charming little air of fluttered responsibility.
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading Jean Dunbarton received Mr. Geoffrey Stonor upon his entrance into Mrs. Freddy's drawing-room with a charming little air of fluttered responsibility.
flutteredverbUS /ˈflʌtərd/
past form of “flutter” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading Jean Dunbarton received Mr. Geoffrey Stonor upon his entrance into Mrs. Freddy's drawing-room with a charming little air of fluttered responsibility.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had to go afterwards to say good-bye to some people who are leaving for abroad.
Freddy
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From this reading 'Mrs. Freddy and I have been lunching with the Whyteleafes.
Freddy's
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From this reading Jean Dunbarton received Mr. Geoffrey Stonor upon his entrance into Mrs. Freddy's drawing-room with a charming little air of fluttered responsibility.
Geoffrey
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From this reading Jean Dunbarton received Mr. Geoffrey Stonor upon his entrance into Mrs. Freddy's drawing-room with a charming little air of fluttered responsibility.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading So Mrs. Freddy asked me to turn over my Girls' Club to your cousin Sophia----' 'Are you given to good works, too?' he interrupted.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading So Mrs. Freddy asked me to turn over my Girls' Club to your cousin Sophia----' 'Are you given to good works, too?' he interrupted.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She had to go afterwards to say good-bye to some people who are leaving for abroad.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading So Mrs. Freddy asked me to turn over my Girls' Club to your cousin Sophia----' 'Are you given to good works, too?' he interrupted.
good-byenounUS /ɡɪdˈbaɪ/
a farewell remark
From this reading She had to go afterwards to say good-bye to some people who are leaving for abroad.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had to go afterwards to say good-bye to some people who are leaving for abroad.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'Mrs. Freddy and I have been lunching with the Whyteleafes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So Mrs. Freddy asked me to turn over my Girls' Club to your cousin Sophia----' 'Are you given to good works, too?' he interrupted.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jean Dunbarton received Mr. Geoffrey Stonor upon his entrance into Mrs. Freddy's drawing-room with a charming little air of fluttered responsibility.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Mrs. Freddy and I have been lunching with the Whyteleafes.
discontinued temporarily
From this reading So Mrs. Freddy asked me to turn over my Girls' Club to your cousin Sophia----' 'Are you given to good works, too?' he interrupted.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Jean Dunbarton received Mr. Geoffrey Stonor upon his entrance into Mrs. Freddy's drawing-room with a charming little air of fluttered responsibility.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'What a terribly philanthropic age it is!'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'What a terribly philanthropic age it is!'
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading Jean Dunbarton received Mr. Geoffrey Stonor upon his entrance into Mrs. Freddy's drawing-room with a charming little air of fluttered responsibility.
the act of departing
From this reading She had to go afterwards to say good-bye to some people who are leaving for abroad.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Jean Dunbarton received Mr. Geoffrey Stonor upon his entrance into Mrs. Freddy's drawing-room with a charming little air of fluttered responsibility.
lunchingnounUS /ˈlʌntʃɪŋ/
the act of eating lunch
From this reading 'Mrs. Freddy and I have been lunching with the Whyteleafes.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So Mrs. Freddy asked me to turn over my Girls' Club to your cousin Sophia----' 'Are you given to good works, too?' he interrupted.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Jean Dunbarton received Mr. Geoffrey Stonor upon his entrance into Mrs. Freddy's drawing-room with a charming little air of fluttered responsibility.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Jean Dunbarton received Mr. Geoffrey Stonor upon his entrance into Mrs. Freddy's drawing-room with a charming little air of fluttered responsibility.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading So Mrs. Freddy asked me to turn over my Girls' Club to your cousin Sophia----' 'Are you given to good works, too?' he interrupted.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jean Dunbarton received Mr. Geoffrey Stonor upon his entrance into Mrs. Freddy's drawing-room with a charming little air of fluttered responsibility.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading So Mrs. Freddy asked me to turn over my Girls' Club to your cousin Sophia----' 'Are you given to good works, too?' he interrupted.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading She had to go afterwards to say good-bye to some people who are leaving for abroad.
philanthropicadjectiveUS /ˌfɪlənˈθrɑːpɪk/
generous in assistance to the poor
From this reading 'What a terribly philanthropic age it is!'
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading Jean Dunbarton received Mr. Geoffrey Stonor upon his entrance into Mrs. Freddy's drawing-room with a charming little air of fluttered responsibility.
responsibilitynounUS /riˌspɑːnsəˈbɪləti/
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading Jean Dunbarton received Mr. Geoffrey Stonor upon his entrance into Mrs. Freddy's drawing-room with a charming little air of fluttered responsibility.
express in words
From this reading She had to go afterwards to say good-bye to some people who are leaving for abroad.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had to go afterwards to say good-bye to some people who are leaving for abroad.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Mrs. Freddy asked me to turn over my Girls' Club to your cousin Sophia----' 'Are you given to good works, too?' he interrupted.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She had to go afterwards to say good-bye to some people who are leaving for abroad.
Sophia
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From this reading So Mrs. Freddy asked me to turn over my Girls' Club to your cousin Sophia----' 'Are you given to good works, too?' he interrupted.
Stonor
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From this reading Jean Dunbarton received Mr. Geoffrey Stonor upon his entrance into Mrs. Freddy's drawing-room with a charming little air of fluttered responsibility.
terriblyadverbUS /ˈterəbli/
used as intensifiers
From this reading 'What a terribly philanthropic age it is!'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Mrs. Freddy and I have been lunching with the Whyteleafes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had to go afterwards to say good-bye to some people who are leaving for abroad.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading So Mrs. Freddy asked me to turn over my Girls' Club to your cousin Sophia----' 'Are you given to good works, too?' he interrupted.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading So Mrs. Freddy asked me to turn over my Girls' Club to your cousin Sophia----' 'Are you given to good works, too?' he interrupted.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Jean Dunbarton received Mr. Geoffrey Stonor upon his entrance into Mrs. Freddy's drawing-room with a charming little air of fluttered responsibility.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'What a terribly philanthropic age it is!'
which person or people
From this reading She had to go afterwards to say good-bye to some people who are leaving for abroad.
Whyteleafes
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From this reading 'Mrs. Freddy and I have been lunching with the Whyteleafes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jean Dunbarton received Mr. Geoffrey Stonor upon his entrance into Mrs. Freddy's drawing-room with a charming little air of fluttered responsibility.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading So Mrs. Freddy asked me to turn over my Girls' Club to your cousin Sophia----' 'Are you given to good works, too?' he interrupted.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So Mrs. Freddy asked me to turn over my Girls' Club to your cousin Sophia----' 'Are you given to good works, too?' he interrupted.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So Mrs. Freddy asked me to turn over my Girls' Club to your cousin Sophia----' 'Are you given to good works, too?' he interrupted.
